Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

“Let’s go,” the man with the golden gauntlets hiding behind the stone peak said softly.

After giving Jiang Cheng a deep look, he left without any hesitation, leaving behind a dumbfounded female warrior.

“Master, we’re… we’re leaving just like that?”

There were so many shining pieces of equipment that nearly blinded her eyes.

She had just seen a piece of equipment with a green glow!

Green – that was the Legendary grade, above even the purple Rare grade!

And here she was, a complete noob…

While that guy… already had Legendaries!

With her master’s skills, snatching that equipment wouldn’t have been too difficult. So why leave?

The man with the golden gauntlets seemed to sense her confusion. He paused and said, “Yun Xiang, you must understand, what makes a god-tier player powerful is never their equipment.”

“With the same gear, if you can bring out 100% of its potential, then a god-tier player can unleash 500% or even higher.”

“Oh… I see.” Although she didn’t fully understand, Yun Xiang still nodded.

Perhaps… this was the gap between her and her master.

Even though she was hailed as the successor to the Fist Sage in Shanhe Club, she was keenly aware that her technical skill might not even reach a tenth of her master’s.

“But… Master, when you encounter an expert like that, shouldn’t you spar with them?”

Her master, Zhen Shanhe, one of the Twelve Gods and the Fist Sage, was known as a sparring maniac, wasn’t he?

Why the change of heart today?

Zhen Shanhe paused, glancing at the golden growth gauntlets he had been bestowed since birth. He shook his head.

“Now is not the time for us to meet.”

“Not the time to meet? Oh, alright.”

Yun Xiang obediently nodded.

Although she didn’t know what her master was thinking, she was incredibly shocked.

How strange and bizarre. Why would a blood skeleton possess divine techniques?

Soloing a Level 20 Hidden Boss with such skill made her scalp tingle. It was simply too incredible.

Even with her current strength, she couldn’t achieve such a feat!

Damn…

Just what kind of perverted monster did the game designers spawn?

“By the way… Master, was that blood skeleton a Hidden Boss too? Were two Hidden Bosses fighting each other just now?”

“Heh.” Zhen Shanhe gave a mysterious smile. “You’ll understand in time.”

Seeing her master being cryptic again, Yun Xiang could only stay silent.

After the two emerged, they ran into Du Ba Tianxia and the veteran players from his guild.

Without guild tokens, there were no guild chat channels yet. Du Ba Tianxia found it a bit tiring to give commands, a hint of fatigue on his face.

But upon seeing Zhen Shanhe and Yun Xiang, the weariness instantly vanished, replaced by a smile as he approached them.

“Fist Sage, did you finish off the boss?”

Zhen Shanhe nodded. “Disperse your men. I’ll remember this favor.”

Without further small talk, Zhen Shanhe left with Yun Xiang.

Such an attitude could be considered quite rude, but on Du Ba Tianxia’s face, a hint of excitement emerged.

The Fist Sage now owed him a favor!

This favor would play a crucial role once guild wars began, propelling his guild to new heights!

However…

“Just who were the Fist Sage and sword hero Yun Xiang guarding while they fought the boss?”

Du Ba Tianxia was incredibly curious, itching to rush in and investigate.

Anyone who could get the Fist Sage to personally stand guard was definitely no ordinary figure!

…

“Skeleton Big Brother, you’re really too amazing! My god, I admire you so much!”

Zhang Mengmeng gestured with both hands, her stunning figure trembling slightly, clearly very excited.

“Wow, Skeleton Big Brother, how did you dodge that giant rock earlier while retreating and spinning your spear at the same time? That was simply too cool!”

“This horse… Wow, so cool!”

“This equipment,” Zhang Mengmeng chattered non-stop. But towards the end, she suddenly seemed a bit embarrassed.

Jiang Cheng opened his right hand, indicating for her to quickly pick up the loot before it disappeared.

Unfortunately, Zhang Mengmeng’s comprehension ability once again subverted Jiang Cheng’s expectations.

“Oh, it’s fine. I was just a little curious, that’s all. I don’t really want that equipment.”

After saying that, she even took a step back, as if afraid Jiang Cheng would misunderstand.

Jiang Cheng: “…”

Left with no choice, Jiang Cheng could only pick up the items himself. After examining them one by one, he tossed them to her.

But before throwing them, he still took a look.

【Robe of Misfortune】

Quality: Elite

Level: 15

Defense: 15-30

Set Effect: Equipping the Robe of Misfortune, Gloves of Misfortune, Staff of Misfortune, Helmet of Misfortune, and Boots of Misfortune activates 100 HP, 50 Attack, 50 Spell Damage, and the Curse skill.

【Boots of Misfortune】

Quality: Elite

Level: 15

Defense: 10-10

Movement Speed 10%

Set Effect: Equipping the Robe of Misfortune, Gloves of Misfortune, Staff of Misfortune, Helmet of Misfortune, and Boots of Misfortune activates 100 HP, 50 Attack, 50 Spell Damage, and the Curse skill.

【Boots of Swiftness】

Quality: Elite

Level: 15

Movement Speed 50%

…

These three blue pieces of equipment didn’t give Jiang Cheng much of a pleasant surprise, and two of them were for the same equipment slot.

However, he did spot a green gem that gave him a slight shock.

【Heart of Misfortune】

Quality: Legendary

Attribute: No level or class restrictions.

Description: When socketed into a weapon, grants the Misfortune attribute, reducing the enemy’s Attack and Defense by 10%.

“Good stuff. I wonder if I can use it in my weapons?”

But his weapons currently had no sockets, so he couldn’t use it at all.

After handing the Heart of Misfortune to Zhang Mengmeng, Jiang Cheng gestured for her to take good care of it.

Who knows if this silly girl understood. Anyway, she just kept nodding.

Jiang Cheng could only resign himself to fate.

Nothing else of note appeared after that, just some potions and coins.

However… an inconspicuous letter caught his attention.

【Necromancer’s Note】

Description: Special Item

Upon use, accepts the hidden job Necromancer’s class change quest.

“This silly girl is finally going to start growing stronger.” Jiang Cheng gave a faint smile.

Undead players could only change to two classes at level 10 – Undead Summoner and Undead Mage. Their attributes were no different from other classes.

But hidden classes gained double the attributes per level, making them twice as powerful as common classes.

Moreover, the Necromancer class was a combination of both the Undead Summoner and Undead Mage.

This letter was worth at least 50 million!

“Wow! For me?” Zhang Mengmeng took the letter, bouncing with excitement. “Then… should I use it?”

Jiang Cheng nodded without a word.

It was time for this silly girl to power up. Otherwise… if she died, he might disintegrate too. That would be a losing proposition.

“Yay, I got a quest! This quest even has a hidden reward – two Five-star Socket Stones and a skill book without class restrictions!”

Two Five-star Socket Stones?

Jiang Cheng’s interest was piqued. Her luck was truly… quite good.

It seemed they needed to complete the quest as soon as possible.

Jiang Cheng mounted the Skeleton Warhorse and extended his hand to the bashful Zhang Mengmeng.