Chapter 1 Part4 (1/2)
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[You have defeated a Lv2 Treasure Eater. You have achieved a feat of defeating an enemy with a higher level than you. Your Strength and Health permanently increase by 2.]
[As a reward for your achievement, the proficiency of your combat-related skills have been increased. The Beginner Sprint skill has become Lv4.]
[Quest complete! Please check the treasure that the Treasure Eater left behind.]
[You have gained the minimap. If you close your eyes, you will be able to see the minimap.]
[We won...]
[We defeated the monster. I need rest...]
There were only two Pauls... or Skeleton Soldiers that had survived until the end of the battle. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo hadn't tried to save them, but they had managed to survive. However, all their bones were cracked in the aftermath of the fierce battle, and it was difficult for them to even stand!
”Paul, I'll never forget the time we spent together.”
[Ugh!?]
[What are you doing... keuahk!]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo forcefully embraced the two skeletons, who had gone through hards.h.i.+p with him. By doing so, he completely broke through the threshold of their health, and they crumbled to pieces.
Silence finally dawned upon the clearing (the pa.s.sageway had significantly widened and become a clearing), that had been filled with the cries of the Treasure Eater, and the rattling sound of skeleton bones. He was the champion.
[The Acting Skill has become Lv2.]
”That's amazing timing... phew. I'm dying too.”
Though he was victorious, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had received a lot of physical and mental damage. His bone joints ached, and he even saw a part that was cracked. It hurt so much that he thought it might be better to die once and come back!
However, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't do that. It would be a waste to use his Invisible Heart like that, and he already knew of a method to restore his bones. That was...
'Now, let's start reinforcing, shall we?'
His eyes quickly scanned his surroundings. The bones and the Bone Spears of the skeletons that had died fighting here were piled in the dozens. There were also dozens of black coins, too.
That wasn't all. There was a distinct bone, compared to the skeletons' bones, that remained in the area where the Treasure Eater had died, as well as something s.h.i.+ny, causing Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's heart to flutter. It had been worth it to overcome this ordeal (though it was mostly the skeletons)!
”I'll put aside the delicious one for later.”
He suppressed his desire to check the Treasure Eater's loot and picked up the nearby skeleton bone first.
They were mixed bones, but it was for the better. Increasing his strength or agility through an arm or leg bone had nearly reached its limit and increasing his health through mixed bones was much more effective right now.
[You have reinforced your tailbone. Health has increased by 1. Absorbing a portion of the Skeleton Soldier's memories and experiences.]
[I-I'm pretty sure my tailbone just broke. Really! - A nameless soldier]
”If these guys knew they could leave behind memories of their life, they wouldn't have left behind such useless memories...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo stroked his tailbone and felt that the cracks had definitely decreased, compared to before the Reinforcement. And he repeated the Reinforcement process.
The more he repeated the Reinforcement, the more his stats and skill proficiency would slightly increase, and simultaneously, the cracks on his entire body began to cleanly disappear, as if they had been erased by an eraser.
”Huh?”
While Reinforcing, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo found an unexpected item. He had picked up a bone that wasn't an arm bone, a leg bone, or mixed bones.
[Skeleton Soldier's rib bone.]
[A bone left behind by a Skeleton Soldier who had strong bones.]
”So, this kind of thing can happen, too.”
Was it a rare drop? Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was slightly excited and sacrificed it to reinforce his ribs.
[You have reinforced your ribs. Health has increased by 2. Absorbing a portion of the Skeleton Soldier's memories and experience.]
[General Seagald has committed treason...? That's not possible. I'll trust him and follow him to the end. - A nameless soldier.]
”I don't think that's a line a nameless soldier would say, though!?”
What exactly did General Seagald do? He didn't know what he did, but in any case, raising 2 points in Health was awesome. He decided to remember the name, General Seagald, and absorbed the remaining bones one after another. His appearance was akin to a farmer who was harvesting his crops.
”Now, it's time to upgrade the Bone Spear...”
He looked at the mountain of Bone Spears that he had collected while absorbing the bones and looked like he was at a loss. It had been so hard to reinforce the Lv1 Bone Spear, so he couldn't imagine how many Bone Spears would break in the process of reinforcing the Lv2 Bone Spear.
”Phew. But there's no helping it. I gotta do it.”
He had realized the importance of weapons several times during his fight with the Treasure Eater. A single attack from his spear had been more effective than 10 attacks from the other Skeleton Soldiers! He took a short, deep breath, and extended his hand towards the mountain of Bone Spears.
[Reinforcement has failed.]
[Reinforcement has failed.]
[Reinforcement has failed.]
[Reinforcement has succeeded!]
”Oh!”
He had succeeded in only 4 tries! He had thought that Lv1 items may be unable to reinforce Lv2 items, but Lee s.h.i.+n Woo became confident after his single success and began to reinforce, one after another.
[Reinforcement has failed.] x30
”Please no, don't be like that. No!”
[Reinforcement has failed.]
[Reinforcement has failed.]
[Reinforcement has failed.]
[Reinforcement has succeeded!]