Lv1 Skeleton - Chapter 21

Chapter 21

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'Alpeon, arrange for all fighting termites to be stationed nearby . They should arrive promptly if called upon to fight . Also, bring the golden termites and the special arachnids to this room .

'I will see to it my Lord . '

'Alpeon, do you know what is down there?'

'I don't know, all that is known is what is passed  down from each generation, which is not to dig past this point . '

Alpeon's antennas were bobbing up and down as he was in deep thought .

'What about the former King?'

'He didn't seem to have any interest in what lay below us . '

'Well . It seems there are creatures below us . '

'Huh?'

'Well…' Alpeon might have been hesitant to answer knowing my adventurous spirit .

'I'm going to hunt them!'

Below the bottom of the termite's nest, there were monsters called Void Scuttle .

Their status pages indicated that they were D- rank . It was the highest rank I had seen if we excluded Soleste . It seemed that because they were at the boundary of my territory, I could identify their name and rank, but not any other information . Still, it was clear that they were harvesting a certain portion of the Roots' nectar before it arrived to us .

'Lord, Did you summon us?'

The first to arrive was Arin, she was a bit willful, but a hard worker so I didn't scold her too much . The next to arrive was the golden termite Jenna, it was better now between them and they would bicker much less . I looked around the room and began giving out my instructions as everyone else joined .

'Below us lie numerous monsters known as Void Scuttles, they are our next targets because they've been stealing our nectar . Do you understand the situation? This is a punitive expedition to bring to justice those thieves!'

Actually, depending on who you asked it was hard to judge who was the rightful owner of such a precious commodity . But I claimed ownership, because whatever arrives to my home is rightfully mine!'

'I wonder if we will be able to deal with them . '

I had first come in contact with their status page when I was deeply submerged in the pool of nectar, training and discovering new skills . At first, I was worried about their high D- rank, but after my performance with the envoys, I gained some confidence .

'Alpeon, get started on the tunnel, make it deep and narrow . '

'Yes, my Lord . '

He sent the workers to start digging the ground . It was relatively close as I judged we were only separated from the other side by 10 meters of earth and rock . When the workers had gone about 8 meters deep, I had them stop .

'Legol, Arin, Hattan create a strong spiderweb around me to use as a harness .

'As you wish . '

'Jenna, Tagan, Mir make a pond near the hole and fill it with poison . '

'As you command . '

We were preparing our arsenal with poison spider webs and a poison liquid pond .

'On my command, bombard the enemy with everything you've got!'

'Alpeon, step back, there is no need for you to participate in this battle . '

'Lord, please allow me to witness this historical moment . '

I nodded slightly, it seemed Alpeon had a curious nature .

I stepped to the edge of the 8 meter deep hole and prepared myself mentally .

"Gravity Rise! Gravity Rise! Gravity Rise!"

Although I was able to control the spell to not affect me, I chose not to in this case, because I couldn't afford to have my attention split during the upcoming battle . Regardless, because I was just made up of bones, even if the gravity increased 8x it didn't affect me much .

"Fire Enchant"

I drew Excalibur and cast an enchant spell on it . It became bathed in fire, lighting up the room .

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

The termites were stomping on the floor in unison, like the beating of drums . It seemed everyone was excited for the upcoming battle, similar to an army with high morale before a war .

I pointed my hand downwards and cast my magic .

"Inferno!"

Warrrrrrr

Between its firepower and the vacuum effect, it tore threw the last 2 meters of rock, finally connecting the two spaces . I got my first look at these so called Void Scuttles .

'Huhuhu… they actually look like cockroaches, disgusting!'

They were large golden cockroach-like creatures, roughly 70 to 90 cm long . Noticing the disturbance caused by the Inferno, they all rushed towards the new entrance .

I used my strongest magic to greet the incoming swarm .

"Meteor!"

Kookookookooong! Kwaddddd!

'Shit!'

The magic was too strong for the narrow hole, and the entire cave shook . FInally, the edge where I was standing crumbled and I plummeted down like a rock .

'The Lord!'

'Lord!'

Twang!

In this case, the 8x gravity was a terrible idea! The spiderweb which was supposed to be my harness and lifeline snapped so easily .

'Bu Woong! Boo Woong!'

Golden flying termites took to the air, preparing to rush to my aid, but I simply waved them off .

'Circle above, but don't come down . Wait for my signal to smother them with your acid . '

I landed heavily on the ground, sinking almost knee deep into firm rock . I had fallen into what appeared to be a new cave which existed right below my territory .

Hundreds of critters used the opportunity to come and take a bite of me . Worried, I open my Status to check my HP, but was heartened to know that the damage was negligible .

'Luckily they can't break the defense of my Physical Immunity . '

"Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning!"

Pazzzik!

Although I didn't know how much damage it would cause, I was confident that the stun effect would go through . Those which were hit by my skill, fell down on their backs in a stunned state . I stabbed forth with Excalibur, piercing their exoskeleton like a hot knife through butter .

'Quazic'

[+10478 experience points]

[Acquired knowledge of Void Scuttle]

Golden liquid splashed in all direction, it was a one-hit kill!

Dudududuu

The other critters hesitated for a second, surprised by my chain lighting, but they soon rushed towards me once again .

"Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning!"

As soon as the surrounding opponents were stunned, I took the chance to examine their Statuses .

Name: N/A Gender: N/A Status: Blessed by the World Roots' Nectar , Stunned Race: Void Scuttle Class: Wizard Rank: D- Level: 34/50 HP: 6255/8762 MP: 1099/1099 Attack: 100 Defense: 1999 Agility: 315 Intelligence: 50 Unique Skills [Darkfield Lv6] [Division Lv3] [Hibernation Lv1] [Mana Steal Lv2] [Gluttony Lv4]

Although they had stats to match their rank, their skills were severely lacking . Still, because they had Mana Steal, if too many got close to me it could become problematic .

'This might be a bit troublesome, but the experience should be very rewarding . '

"Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning!"

The Scuttles were stunned and stayed immobile on their backs . Looking at them from above, they were completely helpless, as they they were just waiting there to be exterminated .

'Each hit from Chain Lightning deals about 300~400 damage, and they receive maybe 5-6 lightning strikes with the chain effect which is about 1300 damage . I should be able to clean them out with 6 spells . '

When I finished all these damage calculations in my head, I sent out the order to attack .

'Now! Aim for all of them which are flipped over on their backs! Take out as many as possible . '

These monsters might as well have been sacrifices for my experience . Although their defense was high, they had almost no magic resist and their attacks barely left a scratch .

"Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning! Chain Lightning!"

Shwooo! Ptuii!

My minions rained down Hell upon them . Poison, cold and flame spiderwebs, as well as the acidic pond from the termites was poured out, bombarding the helpless critters . I estimated there to be about 400 of them around me on death's door .

'Now is the time for the finishing blow!'

"Meteor!"

I widened the area of my Meteor strike to make sure to hit all the injured Void Scuttles .

[+10,478 experience points] [Acquired ｟Title: Void Scuttle's Grief Lv1｠] [+20,956 experience points] [+41,912 experience points] [Acquired ｟Title: Void Scuttle's Grief Lv2｠] … [Acquired ｟Title: Void Scuttle's Grief Lv5｠]

[Level increased 36 50]

[Level has reached Max]

[Evolution is now possible]

[You can now learn new magic]

[Sage's Wisdom level 1 2]

'Nice, I can finally use Sage's Wisdom again now that it has leveled up . '

Several messages filled my view, including one with an incredible amount of experience points . However, as far as the eye could see, countless more critters were making their way towards me . My gravity spell had worn off so I figured it was time to retreat and digest my gains .

'Alpeon, tell them to come lift me up and then block this pit . '

'Yes as you command . '

Boo Wooong! Boo Woooong!

Dozens of them flew down and grabbed hold of me, hoisting me to safety . Workers quickly worked hard to plug up the hole with rocks and dirt . Of course, there were a few critters which made it through and killed some of the workers, but after almost 30 minutes of working together to repel the intruders, we managed to cover the hole . Although it had come at the cost of several worker termite's lives, I felt the losses were acceptable .

Fortunately, once the hole was filled, the Void Scuttles seemed to have lost interest in the mysterious tunnel and didn't try to force their way through .

'Take the time to rest, make sure we are prepared for the next round of battle . '

All of my minions seemed to have benefited greatly from the skirmish and evolved . Even Alpeon who joined last minute in the attack,  was ready to evolve . I took the time to check their status windows, but faced a multitude of options .

'Hmm… am I supposed to choose their evolutions?'

It seemed that their evolution process wasn't as simple as mine . There were three different branches and up to 10 evolutionary possibilities .

'Ugh, why so many choices? Too complicated, I'll just take a look at my status first .

Confused by all the choices, I decided to put off the decision for later . Excited, I opened up my own window

'Ah… . looks like it's my first big step towards overcoming Soleste . Which one should I choose?

After checking my status, I let out a scream in my mind .

'Olleh!'