Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

[Upgrading to a Hidden Evolution Path requires double the Evolution Points. Proceed with the evolution?]

“Double?” Jiang Cheng’s bones cracked under his grip, making a crisp sound.

It was his habitual action. When contemplating a problem, he would rotate his wrist a bit, but in reality, he was taking a moment to rest.

However, after transforming into a Skeleton, he found it somewhat uncomfortable.

After a moment of contemplation, he decided to proceed with the hidden evolution.

A little more expense was fine; strength was the fundamental!

Evolution Points can be earned again, but missing a hidden evolutionary path might mean never finding it again.

Now, the game had only been online for three and a half hours, and players’ levels had yet to rise. Many players were still killing monsters on the outskirts of the novice village.

But soon, their progress would catch up.

There would inevitably come a day when he would clash with players. At that time, the only thing that could ensure his survival would be absolute strength!

Thus, he must evolve in the strongest direction, no matter the cost.

Perhaps, when his strength became strong enough to break the rules, he could return to the real world?

Anything is possible!

“Choose evolution!”

[Congratulations, you’ve spent 2000 Evolution Points to evolve into a Skeleton Assault Guard!]

[Evolution in progress, evolution time is one minute.]

Under Zhang Mengmeng’s surprised gaze, a brilliant blue light suddenly poured into Jiang Cheng’s Skeleton body.

Then, Jiang Cheng’s entire Skeleton body rapidly rose from around 1.58 meters to about 1.73 meters.

The brilliant blue light on his skeletal body surface flashed and disappeared quickly.

From the hollow eye sockets of the Skeleton, two blue flames suddenly surged.

“Oh my god, my precious Skeleton is evolving again?” Zhang Mengmeng looked bewildered.

“Isn’t this too fast?”

In such a short time, Jiang Cheng has undergone evolution twice.

The last evolution made Jiang Cheng’s blade extremely tough, with a slight metallic luster overall, which looked extraordinary.

Indeed, Jiang Cheng’s damage became terrifying, almost effortlessly defeating the Skeleton Bears.

To a Skeleton Bear with only 100 health points, he was nearly invincible.

But this time, the blade seemed to have little change, just the skeleton appeared even tougher.

The empty eye sockets of the Skeleton suddenly became two blue flames resembling soul fires.

So, what new abilities would he evolve this time?

Zhang Mengmeng’s eyes were filled with anticipation.

She cannot see Jiang Cheng’s stats and is unaware of how formidable he has become.

She only knew that Jiang Cheng’s first evolution had propelled her to the top of the level rankings, cutting monsters like cutting vegetables.

One evolution was already so fierce; if he evolved again, wouldn’t this Skeleton become unstoppable?

Probably, now there was no one whose summoned creature was stronger than hers, right?

Although she felt a little pleased, she didn’t forget to guard Jiang Cheng’s side.

Her delicate little face was also filled with vigilance, afraid that monsters would suddenly appear.

Evolution couldn’t be interrupted. She didn’t want any accidents to happen that would hinder Jiang Cheng’s evolution path.

But… she always felt something was off. Obviously, she was the genuine player; shouldn’t Jiang Cheng be the one protecting her?

Why does it seem like she’s the one protecting him?

Who was the summoned creature after all…

[Evolution to Skeleton Assault Guard successful!]

[Health increased by 300 points, Mana increased by 100 points, Attack increased by 50 points, Defense increased by 50 points, Agility increased by 20 points.]

[New evolutionary skills acquired: Assault Armor, Plunder.]

After the System’s prompt sounded, Jiang Cheng woke up.

He tries to “open his eyes,” half-expecting confusion, but notices something different this time—a sensation as if he could move something in his eye sockets.

Jiang Cheng was about to touch it, but suddenly, a delicate pretty face appeared in front of him.

Perfect facial features, fair and tender cheeks, with a cute expression.

Her big eyes were clear and bright, with a hint of anticipation, curiosity, and excitement in her gaze.

Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but sigh. This host of his was really beautiful, with a bit of silliness in her personality, naive and cute, and her figure and temperament were absolutely unparalleled.

If he had to rate her, Jiang Cheng could give her 99 points. He deducted one point because he was afraid she would become proud.

Unfortunately… she’s just a bit slow.

Before, she even wanted to learn his technique for killing Skeleton Bears, and she almost got sent back to the resurrection point.

Even now, there could be lingering bloodstains on her undead mage robe’s backside, reminders of the time when a Skeleton Bear tossed her aside, causing her to land on a jagged stone.

If he hadn’t come to her rescue in time, this cute girl might have been sent back to the undead temple.

In the game world of The Great Wasteland, when players die, they lose levels and drop items.

And Jiang Cheng wasn’t sure if her demise would mean his end as well.

So when killing monsters, he also had to prevent A Silly Cutie from doing something reckless, making him feel a bit tired.

“You’ve evolved, huh?” Zhang Mengmeng showed a sweet smile. “That’s great.”

“What did you evolve into this time? Oh, so annoying. I can’t even see your attributes. What kind of crappy game is this?”

Her tone was slightly complaining.

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng smirked, revealing a knowing smile.

Unfortunately… he was just a Skeleton, with only cheekbones on his face, unable to make any expressions at all.

Since he couldn’t speak or communicate, Jiang Cheng thought it better not to react and check the attributes after evolution first.

He was quite looking forward to the new evolved skills.

Name: Jiang Cheng

Level: 7

Race: Skeleton Assault Guard (Summoner: A Silly Cutie).

HP: 520

Mana: 200

Attack: 64 (Burst Steel Bone Sword +30).

Defense: 64

Agility: 30 (attack speed one slash every 2.5 seconds, movement speed one step every 2 seconds).

Weapon: Burst Steel Bone Sword (Elite)

Skills: Assault Armor, Plunder, Swift Slash (Level 3)

Evolution Points: 0

Enhancement Points: 3

“Amazing.”

Overall attributes skyrocketed threefold!

Health points increased to a whopping 520!

Defense also reached 64 points.

Now, his safety in killing monsters had greatly increased; even the Skeleton Bear’s attacks couldn’t break his defense!

Attack speed was now one slash every 2.5 seconds.

Moreover, Jiang Cheng found a pleasant surprise among his many attributes: this time, the evolution didn’t replace his Swift Slash skill!

This meant he could still use Evolution Points to enhance Swift Slash!

Speed could be increased again!

He felt like rushing to kill a couple of Skeleton Bears to try it out.

But he restrained himself.

“Let’s see what this Assault Armor can do first.”