Evolving My Undead Legion In A Game-Like World

Chapter 21 Clearing The Space (3)

After the acid slime died, Michael felt a surge of power flood through him.

His mind sharpened, his strength increased, his defense tightened, and his speed quickened.

ʼI levelled up!ʼ

Michael thought happily.

Unlike the previous level-up, where he only felt pain, this time he could clearly sense the changes that came with leveling up.

And since he leveled up twice in a row, the boost in strength was even more pronounced.

Excited, Michael immediately checked his status to see the results.

ʼStatusʼ

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[Name: Michael Norman]

[Class: Necromancer Apprentice]

[Level: 4(2^)]

[EXP: 48/600]

[Strength: 2.2(0.6^)]

[Agility: 5.9(1.0^)]

[Constitution: 4.0(0.6^)]

[Intelligence: 7.5(2.0^)]

[Attribute Points: 13]

[Skills: Undead Summoning, Undead Revival, Detect, Basic Shot]

[Talent: Infinite Evolution]

[Class Skill: Contract Slot{0/8}]

[Gift: Mark Of Origin]

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Seeing his newly updated status, Michael felt a surge of emotion.

In just a little over an hour in the Land of Origin, he had transformed into someone monstrous by human standards.

What thrilled Michael most was the increase in his attribute points, the foundation of his power. The sight of 13 attribute points filled him with joy.

ʼ13 attribute points. Including the one I saved from my previous level-up, I gained six from levelling up to level 3 and another six from reaching level 4.ʼ

ʼShould I use them now?ʼ

Michael was a bit conflicted, like having a sudden windfall without knowing where to spend it, even though the possibilities were endless.

Considering how he might leverage these points for another power boost, Michael paid attention to his stats.

ʼMy strength is now twice that of an average human. Even though itʼs my weakest stat, itʼs still very strong. For now, I donʼt need to increase it since I havenʼt felt the need.ʼ

Strength wasnʼt a priority for a necromancer, but without any undead under his command, Michael was still essentially operating as a fake one.

Then, there was his agility.

ʼIt increased by an entire point, bringing my agility to nearly six times that of an average human. Iʼm probably not inferior in speed to most level 8-10 monsters, unless theyʼre specialised in agility.ʼ

Michael felt confident in his assessment. Since monsters lacked attribute points and relied solely on their race for stat boosts, even a level 5 monster specialised in speed might barely edge him out in agility—if at all.

ʼFor one, I havenʼt seen any monsters other than slimes in this building. For now, I donʼt need to increase my speed since itʼs already sufficient,ʼ Michael thought, moving on to the next stat—his constitution.

Without hesitation, he added one point to his constitution, raising it to five times that of an average human.

The reasoning was simple: more vitality meant heʼd be harder to kill. Plus, seeing his attribute points at even numbers was visually satisfying.

There wasnʼt much to say about his intelligence stat. For now, it remained largely useless.

One intriguing aspect of stats was that, when a stat related to oneʼs class reached increments of 20 points, there was a 50% chance of gaining a new skill.

Sometimes, one could even gain skills related to other, unrelated stats for every 20-point increase.

However, a 50% chance didnʼt guarantee a skill every 40 points.

One could potentially accumulate 100 points in a stat without receiving any skill.

With his 13 attribute points, Michael could have invested in intelligence to try unlocking a skill, but it would be a risky gamble. If he failed, thereʼd be no undoing it.

”Even though necromancer Awakeners are rare, I doubt Iʼm the first whose starting location has made it inconvenient to have an undead. There should be a solution on the Supers Association forum—Iʼll check it out once Iʼm back.”

Ultimately, Michael decided to save his attribute points for later when heʼd truly need them. His current strength was already sufficient.

Closing his panel, he approached the ʼcorpseʼ of the acid slime. Unfortunately, the only loot he found was the acid slime core—no spirit crystal this time.

Michael wasnʼt too disappointed; heʼd anticipated it. If spirit crystals were common, they wouldnʼt be so precious.

Stashing the acid slime core in his Mark of Origin, Michael set off in search of more monsters.