Chương 8: Against The Will-o-Wips Legion!

FLAAAAASH!

A giant blue-colored fireball made of phantasmal flames, capable of burning the soul, flew at me with insane speed.

Shit!

I was caught off guard, but I tried to evade, flying to the sides, however, the fireball was way too massive, and my Agility wasn't the highest, either. I grit my imaginary teeth as I prepare myself for the inevitable hit.

However!

CLAAAASH!

"Crack…!"

Partner suddenly emerged before me, taking the whole hit head-on!

Bump!

It fell to the ground as all her bones shattered, scattering along the floor!

"Agh… Partner!"

*Rattle*

It seems to be still alive…

"You dork, why did you do that?! You could have died!"

*Rattle*

Her HP is barely at 2 points… A bit more, and she'll die. But thankfully, it is not lowering, mostly because she can't bleed or anything of the sort. However, if she receives another hit, she'll surely die… But… this wisp is looking for me, not Partner. Partner doesn't precisely have a soul, but her "soul" is made of residual phantasmal essence, whereas I am the one with an actual soul.

As long as I get away from her, the Wisp will follow me instead!

And I have enough Mana!

I rush away from Partner right away as I glance at the Wisp!

"Partner, wait there for a bit, alright?"

*Crackle*

Partner rattles her jaws as if acknowledging my words.

"OOOOOOOOHHHHH!"

The large wisps get off the ground and quickly fly towards me like a cannonball shot through the air!

"You damn fatass!"

I ready Dark Sphere and fire it several times consecutively as if I were firing a Shotgun!

As the idiot is just charging at me directly, all the hits instantly hit it!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOOOMMM!!!

"OOOOOOHHHH…!"

The six Dark Spheres hit it directly, as several parts of its mass begin to fade away. The entire thing is suddenly reduced to the size of a watermelon, but somehow, it kept charging at me desperately!

"OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!!"

"Shut the fuck up already!"

I evade right in time, moving upwards, as the Wisp falls over the ground again and its mass begins to fade away the more it rubs itself through the ground.

"I got you!"

I rushed towards it and absorbed whatever Mana it had left, and…

DARK SPHERE!

A sphere made of pure darkness emerges before me, as I fire it directly at the wisp!

BOOOM!!!

"Guuuuooohh…!"

Poof!

The entire wisp finally dies out as I get tons of EXP.

Phew…

Ding!

[You've gained 200 EXP]

[EXP: [630/500]

[You've leveled up to Level 5!]

[You can now [Evolve]

[Partner] has leveled up to Level 5!]

Ah! Partner! I fly near Partner as I see her slowly recovering. Her cracked and shattered bones slowly reassembled themselves, and in just a few seconds, she was back to normal.

Phew…

"Uwaaah! Partner, you idiot! What would I have done if you died?!"

*Rattle*

"Yeah, I know I could have died! But still… You know that I can raise another Undead, but… you're the first one, and therefore, you're special! Even if we had been together for just like… 5 hours or something…" I sighed.

*Crackle*

Partner's empty eyes seem not to understand what I am trying to say, but she kind of felt my emotions as she used her skeletal arms to hug me.

Aw…

"A-Anyways! Now that we are max level, we should evolve! But how the heck do we evolve?" I wondered.

I tried to find something through the System, and there it was, there was a big button in front of me, saying: [Evolution] (New!). Because it is quite common for evolutions to suddenly make you blackout or something, we decided to move away from this open field, entering another of those closed buildings where they put royal family coffins. The racks were wide enough for Partner to fit her body piece by piece, so we got there pretty easily.

"Phew, being in a closed room really makes me feel safer… Now… Hey, how about you evolve first?" I asked.

*Rattle*

Partner, as if knowing how to do it without even thinking, is suddenly shrouded by shadows and phantom essence that came out of nowhere!

FLAAAASH!

"Woah, hold up!"

I move a few meters away as I see Partner evolve right in front of my eyes. My cracked little skeleton friend is finally getting stronger! The essence quickly fills her skeleton body, and it suddenly starts to change color… The black bones became completely dark and gained a mildly metallic shine. There were no cracks now, and it even had a cross-shaped crimson-red-colored tattoo in the middle of her forehead. Meanwhile, her two empty eye sockets gained two glowing red lights, shining eerily…

Ding!

[Partner] has evolved into a [Black Skeleton Fighter]!]

Black Skeleton Fighter?! Seriously? That sounds really cool for just a black-colored skeleton…

*Rattle*

Partner suddenly begins to inspect her own body, and she seemed to be happy with it.

*Crackle!*

It runs towards me and hugs me again.

"Eh? W-What are you doing? I guess you're happy that you've evolved, aren't you? Must feel nice, huh?"

*Crackle!*

What an overly affectionate skeleton…

"Anyways, let me go now. I want to evolve too! Though, let me check how your stats are looking…."

…

[Name: [Partner]

[Race: [Black Skeleton Fighter]

[Level: [5/10]

[Rank: [F]

[Status: [Strengthened]

[HP: [72/72]

[MP: [27/27]

[Attack: [41]

[Defense: [37]

[Magic: [16]

[Agility: [25]

Characteristic Skills:

[Undead: Lv--]

[Dark Element: Lv--]

[Fiend Language: Lv2]

[Black Steel Bones: Lv1]

Resistance Skills:

[Status Effect Immunity: Lv--]

[Physical Damage Resistance: Lv2]

[Magical Damage Resistance: Lv1]

Normal Skills:

[Life Drain: Lv2]

[Bone Claw: Lv3]

[Intimidation: Lv1]

Title Skills:

[Servant of the Dark Witch: Lv--]

…

Wait, what? Hold up. You got way too strong now! Over 70 HP?! She really became a tank now…

Nai wa…

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Chương 9: Evolution!

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Partner got so strong! What the heck? Now I am jelly! …But she's such a sweetheart, hugging me and stuff.

"Y-You don't have to hug me all the time, alright?" I asked.

*Crackle*

Partner quickly let me go from her skelly embrace, finally allowing me some room to breathe.

"Now that you're evolved, I will evolve too, so keep your guard high and don't let any sneaky wisp get inside to annoy us," I said.

"Rattle!"

Partner rattled her metallic bones as she seemed to nod. I quickly pressed the [Evolution] Option once and for all, only to find that there were… options!

[Evolution Options]

[Ghost]

[Dark Ghost]

[Phantom]

…

Three options?

I would assume Ghost lets me become a Lesser Ghost, huh. Dark Ghost… maybe it strengthens my Dark Magic? And Phantom is… I don't know. what's the difference? Let's see… My excellent Unique Skill: System, comes with the wonderful Analyze ability, so let's use it to analyze these babies.

…

[Ghost] [Rank: F-]

A Ghost, a soul, infected by miasma, has become an Undead. Their bodies are ethereal but can materialize for short periods of time. Although their physical damage is very weak, they have the ability to spook people, drain the life out of people, and curse them.

…

[Dark Ghost] [Rank: F+]

A variant of the Ghost Monster evolved from a soul shrouded in dark and negative emotions, becoming closer to the dark side… Its soul is infused with shadows and darkness, resembling a mass of shadows. Dark ghosts are amazing at using Dark Sphere as their primary attacking method and can hide within shadows to ambush victims from behind.

…

[Phantom] [Rank: F]

Phantoms are souls that had not properly rearranged their appearance and had become flawed. They resemble a mass of phantasmal essence and can change shapes at will. They usually are less aggressive than Ghosts, living in desolate areas. However, they would sometimes haunt large manors and move things around with their ability to lift things into the air. They have great Stealth potential and are very hard to detect.

…

They look quite good… But I am inclined between Dark Ghost and Phantom.

With Dark Ghost, my offense will increase a lot… And I could even hide in shadows! Wait, does this means I can hide in the night? Meanwhile, Phantom comes with a very faint presence, and you can even sneak around people in the bright of day without any issue as if I were just a mass of air…

Hmmm… Yeah, it's obvious what option I will take.

Ding!

[You've chosen the [Dark Ghost] Evolution Option!]

FLAAASH!

The moment I picked this evolution, my entire body was shrouded in phantasmal essence and darkness… a lot of darkness!

Alright… let's prepare… Ugh… this feels weird. It feels as if my entire body is being bathed. Some impurities are being moved away, while this new power, the shadows and darkness, are quickly entering my soul.

And just like that, the evolution finished.

My appearance has become… mildly humanoid. I think I can take the shape of a mannequin or something. But I can't recreate my real face yet… And my phantasmal body is now shrouded with darkness… It's as if I had embraced the edginess that lies within my heart!

Ding!

[You have evolved into a [Dark Ghost]!]

[All your stats have increased]

[The Levels of all your Skills have increased]

[You learned the [Dark Gale: Lv1] and [Shadow Sneak: Lv1] Skills!]

Oooh, I got two new Skills right off the bat! And I feel quite stronger than before. Like, my body seems more "real" to an extent… It's hard to explain it properly…

Anyways, I decided to check my stats.

…

[Name: [Maria Fuentes Belles]

[Race: [Dark Ghost]

[Level: [5/12]

[EXP: [0/600]

[Rank: [F+]

[Status: [Strengthened, Cursed]

[HP: [37/37]

[MP: [185/185]

[Attack: [24]

[Defense: [22]

[Magic: [185]

[Agility: [36]

Characteristic Skills:

[Unique Skill: Supreme Magic]

[Unique Skill: Mana Siphon]

[Unique Skill: System]

[Unique Skill: Goddess] (Sealed)

[Undead: Lv--]

[Dark Element: Lv--]

[Death Element: Lv--]

[Fiend Language: Lv2]

[Shadow Sneak: Lv1]

Resistance Skills:

[Status Effect Immunity: Lv--]

[Magic Damage Resistance: Lv2]

Normal Skills:

[Ghost Touch: Lv3]

[Lesser Curse: Lv3]

[Life Drain: Lv2]

[Possession: Lv2]

[Dark Sphere: Lv4]

[Fake Life: Lv3]

[Stealth: Lv2]

[Dark Gale: Lv1]

Title Skills:

[The Dark Witch: Lv--]

[Bringer of Misfortune: Lv2]

…

Oh, I am indeed looking quite extraordinary there! My MP and Magic had increased by a nice amount, and my other stats don't look that bad either. Although I guess the only vital stats for a glass cannon like me is having more Agility to evade. Sadly, there are no such things as stat points here to relocate them around. The rest of my Skills leveled up except the new ones and… Eh? Even my Title Skill leveled…

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