Chapter 6 Part1 (2/2)
'And.'
He actually removed the other items from his inventory, besides the Bone of Thunder Lasting, and the Dire Wolf Armor; this included the s.h.i.+eld he had just acquired. They were all level 1 or level 2 equipment, and they were items he received as rewards from the dungeons.
Since both his weapon and armor were level 3, he thought the reinforcement would fail with this equipment, so he had stored them all. And if he were to aim for the right time for Bone Reinforcement with this equipment, he ascertained that that time was now: when he leveled up. He was starting to get the know-how of how this worked.
”Hoo, then shall we start?”
After he piled up the equipment right beside him, he inspected them with delighted eyes and raised the deteriorated Skeleton s.h.i.+elder's shoulder bone in his hand.
”Bone Reinforcement.”
[You have reinforced your shoulder bone. Health has increased by 3. Absorbing a portion of the Skeleton s.h.i.+elder's memories and experiences.]
[Kukek, this warped, cursed body will ultimately be buried here... General, please forgive me for not being able to return to your side... - Hiles Keller]
Who the h.e.l.l are you!? Why the h.e.l.l are you saying something so profound!? No, and if we're talking about a general here, is it Seagald or Leofield? If not, is it a new, third general!? Why are all the generals here so popular!?
”d.a.m.n it, I'll remember the name 'Hiles Keller'...”
He only wanted to improve his abilities, but why is this subplot constantly being attached? His curiosity naturally increased, but Lee s.h.i.+n Woo decided to ignore it for now. More importantly, his stats now totaled 399 through Bone Reinforcement.
”I'm so scared that I'm shaking.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo checked once again that his equipment was safely inside his inventory and cautiously grabbed the Great Slime's Bone Core. He gripped it in one hand, sighed once again, and... initiated the Reinforcement.
[The Great Slime's Bone Core reinforces your entire body. Magic has increased by 17. Acquiring a portion of the Great Slime's memories and experiences.]
[Guoooooooooh! Kugeugeugeugeugagagagagaga! - Great Slime]
The Great Slime's extremely clear memories pa.s.sed through his brain. Its first memory was the moment its entire body was burning, going completely crazy, and self-destructing.
”It shouldn't be, right...?”
He was worried with the Rat Queen that he'd get a skill based on birthing, but since he had acquired the Regeneration skill as a result, it should be like that this time as well. It had to.
The moment Lee s.h.i.+n Woo muttered to himself, trying to get himself to accept it, a dark magic hung over him, as though it had been waiting for this moment.
[It is time for you to receive the karma you were endowed.]
[The Lv2 Bone Tower s.h.i.+eld (+5), as well as the other 13 bone equipment were consumed all at the same time, and Bone Reinforcement has been executed. The effects of the equipment a lower level than you are halved.]
”Ugh...!”
It went as expected. He didn't know how, but the moment he leveled up, all the bone equipment in his periphery were drawn to him and Bone Reinforcement was initiated! Perhaps this was why Bone Reinforcement possessed a modification ability; perhaps it was for this very moment...!
The equipment flew and changed into small particles. The instant those particles were absorbed, he felt a strong power rising throughout his body, as well as a sign that something was changing. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo suddenly thought.
'Perhaps... the ultimate goal of Bone Reinforcement is to integrate the strength of the bones, as well as the bone equipment into my body as one.'
Of course, it was still impossible to make a deduction. Did he have to try Reinforcing bone equipment with other bone equipment, or should he try to reinforce his own bones? It was still a problem that he needed to solve.
He couldn't say which exactly was more effective yet. From now on, this was a problem he'd have to look into, possibly for quite a long time.
But right now, the only thing he was sure about was that he still needed the a.s.sistance of powerful equipment.
[Strength has increased by 11, Agility by 9, Health by 13, and Magic by 12. You have learned the active skill, Low Rank Harden Lv1.]
[The Bone Reinforcement skill has become Lv4. You can now target others and use your Bone Reinforcement on them.]
Even while he seriously considered his Bone Reinforcement and the direction of his growth, the change proceeded quickly. All the potential strength within the equipment was extracted and as a result, his stats were reinforced beyond his wildest imagination; in the process of leveling up, his bones thickened once again and became even more durable.
His height increased considerably and became close to 1 meter and 90 cm. His bones were even more saturated with darkness and anyone that saw him would say that his bones were black. And once the acquired memories and experiences were collected and organized, they bore fruit.
[Low Rank Sprint has changed into the Combat Sprint skill. The level remains the same. In exchange for the skill duration shortening, when it is used in tandem with a attack skill, the attack is amplified. Agility has increased by 5.]
[You have acquired the active skill, Low Rank Self-Destruct Lv1. By exploding a section, or even your entire body, you inflict tremendous damage to all your enemies in the surrounding area. You also take a significant amount of damage. Health and Magic have increased by 3.]
Combat Sprint was probably an ability that the s.h.i.+elder had. It had changed in a way that better suited him, so it couldn't get any better than this.
More importantly, contrary to Regeneration, he hadn't been saved from receiving the Self-Destruct skill... Lee s.h.i.+n Woo decided to think about this later. After all, there was something much more important that he had to do right now. A change much greater than any skill... a level up.
[You have become level 3. The effectiveness of your stats increases. Your proficiency in combat related skills, with the addition of a bonus, increases. The boxes in your inventory increase by 20.]
[Due to the feats you have achieved, your species changes. You have become a Dark Skeleton. You are more aggressive and handle magic superbly, but you are extremely vulnerable to divine power. However, you have been blessed by G.o.d, so this weakness is nullified.]
[Resistances that lay dormant have been revealed.]
As he saw the message stating that his evolution was complete, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, who had calmed himself down, checked his body and muttered.
”A Dark Skeleton, huh?”
A Skeleton Avenger, or a Skeleton Warrior, is like a 'job' in a game, not a species. But this time, his species had actually changed.
Honestly, his bones were all dyed black now, and with one look, he gave off more of a menacing impression than before. He felt that his strength and his magic were much stronger, to the extent that they were incomparable to before. If it was with his current strength, he felt as though he could face the Great Slime head on.
'However, my bones have turned black, so will I be able to properly fool the skeletons...?'
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had a concern that truly befitted a hero, and smiled gently. He could actually feel just how much more powerful his body had become, so he was able to cleanly sweep away his uneasiness and concern over the future.
”Hoo... then.”
He had something he needed to check first. Despite Lee s.h.i.+n Woo roughly knowing, he shook for some reason, a reason that he himself couldn't understand; he smiled bitterly and...
Opened his status.
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