"Is it actually real?" Kalu's eyes widened as she stared at the skeletal dog in disbelief.
Combat Unit: Skeleton Dog LV: 4 Skills: Bite, Claw Strike.
It lacked the wolf's Fireball skill.
It seemed these undead creatures truly inherited their combat power from when they were alive, or at least part of it.
"Detect!"
Kalu began casting magic on the skeleton.
A mysterious light shone from her eyes, and a few seconds later...
"This thing seems to have the strength of a mid-level apprentice. It isn't very strong, but it's more powerful than I expected."
Vier said speechlessly, "You look disappointed."
"Haha, it's only at the apprentice level, after all. And it's so small. It would be fine against ordinary people without any training, but against thieves..."
"If I can get corpses that possessed special powers while alive, I can let their descendants inherit their old skills. But their base level won't exceed Level 10."
"Level 10?"
Kalu looked puzzled.
Vier's eyes flickered as she sharply noticed the issue.
Kalu used ranks like apprentice to measure strength, yet she did not know the universally used player levels. Clearly, their worlds measured combat power differently.
Or perhaps their classifications simply were not as detailed.
"How should I put it? It's roughly stronger than a mid-level apprentice."
"I understand. If they can use skills, they really can easily defeat apprentices. So we need powerful beasts, or should we directly use Calamity Beast corpses?"
"That's right. Summoning skeletons each time is no small expenditure for me, either."
Even so, Vier turned the second dog and the pig into skeletons as well.
She estimated that if all three attacked together in pure melee combat, they might be able to fight a Calamity Beast. Even if they could not win, they could at least delay it.
"I just hope the monsters in this world are generally weaker. As long as they aren't as outrageous as those in the Main World."
Remembering the warrior of The Holy See she had encountered before, it was hard for her not to feel pressured.
"Then let's test the skeletal pig's combat ability."
Looking at the massive skeletal creature before her, Vier had it run over and attack a tree in the distance.
The creature, which had clearly been an ordinary domestic pig, unexpectedly burst forth with astonishing speed. It slammed fiercely into the tree, even biting a chunk out of the trunk.
"Good grief."
Its size really was an advantage. It looked quite fierce when it charged, too.
"I think it should be able to handle a juvenile Calamity Beast. Are we taking these three creatures to hunt Calamity Beasts now? Or... should we head into the nearby mountains and wilderness to continue hunting?"
Kalu looked at Vier, seemingly wanting her to make the decision.
"Let's deal with Calamity Beasts. But what are those creatures' real strengths like? If they're much stronger than the ones we faced before and can use magic, that'll be troublesome."
"We might encounter very powerful ones, but those generally don't appear around the outskirts."
"That's good."
Thus, the two girls turned back this time.
After all, the forest was close by, and Kalu was not in such a hurry to return to school.
The two girls deliberately took a detour into the forest with the three skeletal creatures, then began wandering around inside.
The facts proved that it was rather difficult to encounter Calamity Beasts on the outskirts, but magical beasts capable of using magic were much easier to find.
"But this magic seems ridiculously weak."
As a Wind Blade flew toward her, Vier lightly shifted to the side and dodged it. Looking back, she saw a small cut in the tree behind her.
"Weakness depends on the situation, doesn't it? It would still be fatal if it hit somewhere like your neck," Kalu said helplessly.
She was becoming increasingly curious about the white-haired girl.
Vier really seemed to have lost her memory and knew nothing about this world.
Yet she possessed tremendous power, had helped her build an Arrow Tower that could automatically fire arrows, and had created skeletal creatures.
Could an ordinary girl really possess such abilities?
No matter how she thought about it, it was far too incredible.
Watching the petite girl ahead of her nimbly leap over a ditch in the ground and walk through the jungle, Kalu would have absolutely thought Vier was merely an ordinary white-haired girl if not for their previous battles.
There was not the slightest hint of strength about her. From her appearance to her tone, she seemed soft and delicate, the kind that made people want to bully her.
Of course, she quickly repented for that thought.
"Even if she's cute, wanting to bully her until she cries is too evil."
Besides, the other girl was a monster who had punched a Calamity Beast hard enough to fracture its bones.
And...
The most absurd part was that Kalu had to use a Light Magic Shield to block fast and strange attacks like Wind Blades, while that girl could avoid them just by lightly shifting her body.
It was too exaggerated.
Normal apprentices could not dodge an apprentice-level Wind Blade, because it was a true speed-based attack spell.
The two girls continued onward, and after a full half hour, they finally encountered Calamity Beasts.
"Two of them. We need to stay alert for any others nearby."
It was clear that there were relatively few adventurer teams bold enough to explore the forest. But according to Kalu, at least a hundred people still ventured into the forest every day, and that was only from the nearby town.
Along the vast forest border, thousands entered to explore every day. Countless people lost their lives.
The Calamity Beasts in the distance charged toward them.
This time, in order to determine the enemy's skills, Vier did not attack first. Instead, she waited until they came close before dodging.
Danger Perception gave her tremendous confidence.
"Just as I thought, that lethal feeling."
As the creature's claw slashed toward her throat, her danger instinct simultaneously warned her from both her throat and abdomen. She could foresee that the instant attack would come from above and below.
The moment the distance between them closed to fifty meters, Vier dodged to the side, and the Calamity Beast spat out a mouthful of powerful saliva.
Bang!
A palm struck from the side, slapping the creature's face away with a sharp smack.
Then Kalu cast a Quick Throw spell on herself and hurled out a dagger.
With a wet thud, the dagger pierced the target's abdomen.
The three skeletal creatures rushed forward, biting its neck, belly, and leg respectively.
They tried their best to avoid damaging the bones.
Vier then stepped on the creature's head and pinned it to the ground. She easily caught the other Calamity Beast's attack with one hand and threw the entire creature away.
"Damn, isn't she a monster?"
Seeing the white-haired girl fight again, Kalu could only say that it was unbelievable.
Those little fists looked so soft and tender. Why were they so powerful?
Of course, in order to keep Vier from getting hurt, she also used a Magic Scroll.
Originally, she had worried that casually using such expensive things would be too wasteful, but she no longer needed to worry now.
With skeletons, was she still afraid of not being able to make money?
An electric current crackled through the air, and the Calamity Beast fighting Vier collapsed to the ground. Kalu immediately pulled out an Iron Rod she had prepared beforehand and thrust it into the creature's eye.
The other Calamity Beast was soon killed by the same method.
72 Life Energy acquired.
"Let's go. We'll take them back first."
The two girls were already at their limit carrying these corpses, and that was with Super Strength being used along the way.
More than an hour later, the two girls returned to Kalu's home.
"Whew."
Because she had repeatedly activated Super Strength, Vier's exhaustion was now showing.
It was the effect of excessive mental consumption.
Almost all of her abilities depended on her mind. Due to the difference in time and space, she could not promptly share the mental strength of her other bodies, making her feel especially drained.
"You really are tired. I'll get you some water."
Kalu hurried into the ruined castle, poured some water, then ran back and handed it to Vier.
"Gulp."
Seeing the pure-looking white-haired girl drink it, Kalu said happily, "You really saved me. My home is in such ruin, and I have no money. Meeting you really was my good fortune."
Vier froze for a moment, then set down the cup. "I need your help too. I might need to take these summoned creatures away to use later."
"Aren't these yours?" Kalu asked.
"Mm... I suppose."
As she watched the girl quietly drink water, the sunlight perfectly complemented her clothes and skin.
With such miraculous beauty, Kalu felt her heart stir for a moment.
She hurriedly shook her head and silently scolded herself. How sinful. Was this girl simply too charming? Kalu was also a girl, yet her heartbeat had actually sped up.
She really could not bring herself to dislike Vier. She only wanted to pull her into her arms and pet her.
This time, Vier discovered that Purification had not taken effect on this body.
In fact, when Ye Xin had been summoned by the dungeon space and entered Dark Hospital last time, her body possessed the original body's Purification ability.
At the time, Vier had judged that perhaps the ability was determined by the space itself. Whether a clone or the original body entered the dungeon, the space treated them as the original body and granted them the corresponding ability.
After Ye Xin left, that ability vanished, proving that the power itself still belonged to the original body. Without the space's power, it naturally could not be used.
"Don't waste time. Let's prepare the summon."
After resting for a while, Vier stood up from the ground.
She was going to try using a Calamity Beast to create a skeleton.
After Kalu removed the core and Life Energy was invested, the massive skeletal creature climbed out of the pit almost instantly.
Combat Unit: Skeleton Calamity Beast (Elite) LV: 7 Skills: Bite, Strong Acid Spit.
"Very good. It has the Strong Acid Spit skill, and it's even an elite unit."
Vier nodded in satisfaction.
"Amazing. This one seems to have reached the upper apprentice level, and its actual combat power far surpasses others of the same rank. It can fight a relatively powerful lower-ranked warrior one-on-one," Kalu said with a shocked expression after using Detect.
"A lower-ranked warrior?"
That was another name she was hearing for the first time.
So apprentice was the first rank, while lower-ranked warrior was the second rank.
Based on that, did it mean that anything above LV10 could reach the level of a lower-ranked warrior?
What about advancement at LV20?
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