Undead Slayer

Xiao Yang raised his hands, looking at the armguards in his grip with increasing delight. Behind him, a petite Skeleton Thief dragged a bulging sack, rummaging through the remains of a fallen Skeleton Warrior.

This was Xiao Yang's summoned servant, Little Bone.

Before long, it really found something, holding it up and happily running towards Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang took what Little Bone handed him. It was a broken bone fragment, and also an item.

[Undead Slayer (Skeleton)]
[Quality: Common]
[Type: Accessory]
[Effect: Damage against Skeleton-type Undead +1]
[Description: Yes, yes, you dug out a smooth bone fragment from a skeleton's frame. This means you're no longer afraid of these guys.]

Although it was just a white-quality item, it was still usable for Xiao Yang. He took the broken bone fragment and, with a smile, patted Little Bone's head.

"You're amazing, Little Bone!"

Little Bone couldn't express joy, but it seemed very happy and began to pull various things out of the small sack behind it.

[Large Bone Club]
[Quality: White]
[Type: Material]
[Description: This is a large bone club. It has all the functions a large bone club should have.]

Little Bone kept pulling out these white Large Bone Clubs and presenting them to Xiao Yang.

These skeletons could drop materials, but they rarely dropped anything good. It was usually just bones. If they were unlucky, they might not even drop bones, only things like low-quality bone fragments.

This was the first time Xiao Yang had properly obtained an item from these things. Well, it was a bit of a stretch to say Xiao Yang obtained it.

He put away the materials Little Bone had produced. Although Little Bone wasn't a combat-capable servant, Xiao Yang was already very satisfied. After all, this little guy not only picked up a lot of miscellaneous materials for Xiao Yang after every battle but also kept him company in this dark and silent Skeleton Dungeon.

Xiao Yang raised the Wilderness Hatchet in his hand and shouted happily to Little Bone.

"Let's go, Little Bone! Next room!"

With an excited voice, Xiao Yang and Little Bone continued their exploration of the first floor of the Skeleton Dungeon.

In just a few days, Xiao Yang had almost cleared the first floor of the Skeleton Dungeon.

Although the first floor of the Skeleton Dungeon wasn't small, for a game player who had found a way to clear the instance and was full of enthusiasm, it was a quick matter.

Of course, the Dark Dispelling Lantern had helped Xiao Yang a lot. The slow health regeneration after leaving combat was fantastic. Even if he was accidentally hit by a skeleton, Xiao Yang could disengage, find a place to hide, and wait until he was at full health before peeking out again.

During his meticulous exploration, to ensure he didn't miss any spot, Xiao Yang had even drawn the structure and map of this floor on the walls of the Safe House.

Fighting in this Skeleton Dungeon felt like playing a game, yet it wasn't. The game-like aspects were the leveling up and monsters dropping items. The non-game-like aspects were that death was real and the world engine was based on the real world.

Xiao Yang dragged the wooden chest containing the Adventurer's Armguard back to the Safe House and used the Dark Dispelling Lantern's magical inextinguishable flame to light a fire. He used the charred wood to draw the map on the Safe House walls.

Besides the exploration progress, after staying in the Skeleton Dungeon for a while, some very real problems also emerged. As a living person, he needed to eat and drink.

For food, the five loaves of bread could sustain him. The five loaves from the beginner's set were baguette-style, and one loaf could last Xiao Yang for two days. Water was more difficult to solve.

Fortunately, at the very edge of the first floor of the dungeon, on the cold, damp walls built with smooth stone bricks, a lot of moss grew. This moss was like a sponge, storing a large amount of water. He could boil it using the skulls of the skeletons to make it drinkable.

Xiao Yang had turned what should have been a dungeon exploration into something like wilderness survival.

In the Safe House, Xiao Yang examined the simple map he had drawn. He hadn't yet found the path to the next dungeon level. On the simple map before him, there were still two unexplored passages on the first floor of the Skeleton Dungeon: one to the east and one to the west. Today, Xiao Yang planned to explore one direction.

The most important thing now was to find the path to the next dungeon level.

Just like in a divine game, this Skeleton Dungeon was both a game and not a game. There were treasure chests, but the monsters did not respawn. Whether they were ordinary skeletons or Skeleton Warriors, they did not respawn.

This presented a problem: even if Xiao Yang wanted to grind for levels, once he cleared all the skeletons on the first floor, there would be no more to fight.

At that point, he would have to venture to the next dungeon level.

He still had some reservations.

He felt that even if he cleared this entire floor, he still wouldn't be able to defeat the patrolling Dungeon Guardian.

Stretching, Xiao Yang glanced back. Through the small window of the iron gate, he could see the Dungeon Guardian, wielding a giant axe, still patrolling the corridor.

"What if I go down to the second floor, and the gate closes, making the exploration a one-way ticket down? What if I can only come back up after clearing the dungeon?" Xiao Yang muttered softly.

This was a problem that had to be considered, but Xiao Yang had no solution. In any case, he would find the path to the next dungeon level first.

Xiao Yang scratched his greasy, messy hair, which hadn't been washed in days, and made his decision.

So, which path should he explore?

Xiao Yang pulled a dull gold coin from his pocket and tossed it onto the table. This was a coin Xiao Yang had found in one of the dungeon rooms, a pure gold coin. If he could take it outside, he would probably be very happy. A single gold coin could sustain him for a long time. But after spending so long in the Skeleton Dungeon, he had come to terms with it. He wasn't even sure if he could get out and return to his own home. In such a situation, the gold coin's value was irrelevant.

The coin stopped spinning, and with a crisp sound, the side with a depiction of a skeletal gate faced Xiao Yang.

"Alright! Let's go west!"

Having made his decision, Xiao Yang also determined which direction he would head today.

"Towards the west!"