"Su Liya... Thank goodness." Rosalia stared at the spot where Su Li had disappeared, tears still glistening at the corners of her eyes.
She took a deep breath and clenched her fist, as if to encourage herself.
"Su Liya, wait for me. I'll find a way to turn you back, no matter what it takes! Even if I have to bargain with demons or venture into the depths of Hell..."
The weakness and confusion that had once filled the girl's eyes were gone, replaced by a look of determination.
Then she wiped the blood from her face, a faint smile on her lips, and disappeared into the alley.
A moment later, a party of adventurers reeking of blood walked into the alley.
At their head was a woman with a curvaceous figure and a wolf's head.
"Captain, it's Lainer." Mage Karen went over to the corpse and examined it, covering her nose with a handkerchief.
"He was pierced by a sharp blade and killed in one blow. But the wound on his leg came from having the tendon severed cleanly. And this magic circle is one used by necromancers to summon undead creatures."
Karen frowned. On the Aiseland Continent, necromancers were deeply detested. After all, no one would be happy to find a necromancer digging up their family's graves.
"A necromancer? How interesting..."
Mara crouched down and flicked her tongue out, lightly tasting the air.
"It's not just the scent of a necromancer. There's a skeleton's scent, too."
Mara's slit pupils contracted sharply, and an almost feverish flush spread across her face.
"Ah... That's the scent! It reeks of death and decay, yet it carries a hint of noble dragon might... How... utterly captivating!"
She rose and looked toward the Undead Mountain Range.
"Karen, make the preparations. Three days from now, bring everyone. We're going to take a look around the Undead Mountain Range."
"I absolutely have to meet that adorable little skeleton..."
In the Ghoul Tomb, Su Li opened his eyes again. The first thing he saw was the metal ring in his hand.
The ring was silver all over, with a simple, old-fashioned design. A blood-red gemstone was set into its face, like clotted blood.
"What's this? Don't tell me that girl gave me a token of her love?" Su Li scanned it curiously.
The attribute panel that popped up a second later nearly sent the flames of his soul shooting out of his eye sockets.
[Equipment: Valkyrie Ring (Sealed)]
[Quality: Epic (Lv99)]
[Requirements: None]
[Base Attributes: Charm +300, Luck +100]
[Other Attributes: Sealed]
[Special Effect 1: Soulbound. Once bound, it cannot be lost.]
[Special Effect 2: Ignores level, class, and race restrictions.]
[Special Effect 3: Unlocks the special hidden class Valkyrie.]
[Bonus Skill: War Stomp]
[Description: Stomp down hard to summon numerous Bone Spikes in a fan-shaped area ahead. The number and damage of the spikes depend on the user's base attributes.]
[Bonus Passive: Heroic Spirit Absorption]
[Description: This ring craves battle. When you defeat a powerful enemy, it automatically absorbs some of their life energy and converts it into permanent attribute points for the user.]
"Holy crap!!!" Su Li's hand trembled, and he nearly dropped the ring.
"Epic grade?! Lv99?! Plus 300 Charm?! These stats are insane!"
"Rosalia, you're my lucky charm! My benefactor!" The ring was practically made for him.
War Stomp perfectly made up for his current lack of AOE and ranged crowd control.
And Heroic Spirit Absorption solved the problem of how he'd earn extra attribute points after completing quests!
"As for this special class..." Su Li's mouth twitched.
"Valkyrie? Can a male skeleton be a Valkyrie? Does this game's developer have some kind of misunderstanding about gender?"
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However, when he saw the class description, he swallowed every complaint.
[Class: Valkyrie]
[Traits: 1. Light Affinity: This class lets you learn and chant Light-type Magic and grants immunity to 50% of Light-element damage.
2. Weapon Master: Mastery of all types of weapons, with a 30% damage bonus.
3. Ultimate Dual Cultivation: Your physical attacks deal magic damage, and your magical attacks deliver physical impact. This is true mastery of both martial and magical arts—the talent of a genius among geniuses.
4. Heroic Spirit Summoning: Summon the spirits of the dead to fight for you. Requires a medium or a pact. Currently unavailable.
5. Impure Impact Shield: Negates one large-scale AOE attack and reduces the opponent's attack.]
"..." Su Li fell silent for two seconds, then slipped the ring onto his middle finger without hesitation.
"Can't beat that!"
"Who cares if I'm male or female? In the face of absolute power, gender is just decoration! From today on, call me Su the Valkyrie!"
This class was ridiculously powerful. It not only made up for undead creatures' greatest weakness, but also let him turn around and blind his enemies with holy light.
Just imagine: the two armies face off, and the enemy mage prepares to use Holy Light Technique to purify the evil skeleton.
Then Su Li whips out a Divine Judgment even brighter than the mage himself. The scene...
"Just thinking about it gets me fired up!" Su Li couldn't wait to try out his new skill.
He walked to the open area of the tomb chamber, took a deep breath, then abruptly raised his right foot and stomped down hard!
"War Stomp!!"
"RUMBLE—!!" The ground shook violently.
Dozens of sharp bone spikes burst from the ground in the fan-shaped area ahead.
"So strong! And it's even a Growth Skill!"
Su Li nodded in satisfaction. Combined with stackable Crimson Corruption, this was a Control God Skill.
"Ding!"
[Congratulations on completing the quest: A Necromancer's Summons. Gained EXP +200 (660/1600), Strength +5]
[Congratulations on completing the necromancer's request to form a pact. Gained Free Attribute Points +3]
What a haul!
"One point in Constitution, two points in Agility." Su Li opened his status panel again to check his stats.
[Race: Revered Corrupted Skeleton Soldier]
[Level: Lv6, EXP (660/1600)]
[Attributes: Strength 36, Agility 15, Constitution 27, Spirit 26, Faith 5]
[Classes: Swordsman Lv1, Dragonborn (Special), Valkyrie (Special), Blacksmith (Special)]
[Equipment: Corrupted Iron Sword (Common Lv30), Valkyrie Ring (Epic Lv99)]
"Three special classes. How's anyone else supposed to compete?" Looking at his impressive status panel, Su Li was very pleased.
"Come to think of it, why does Rosalia, this NPC, seem so real?"
"She has a fully fleshed-out backstory, and even reacted like that... She also knows the gesture that only Yueyue and I know... What's going on?"
"Could this world actually be a real alternate world? And some fellow countryman set up a system and dragged us Blue Star locals over here to work as hired muscle?"
"Fellow countryman? GM? System Dad?" Su Li tentatively called out into the air.
No one answered. Only Pipi Axe and Pipi Finger stood nearby, staring blankly at him.
"Forget it. What's the point of overthinking it? I'll just deal with things as they come."
Su Li shook his head, but he didn't even realize that his outlook had quietly changed.
At first, he'd only played the game for fun. Now he was beginning to take this world seriously, along with every person he met and every crisis he faced.
"This has really made me even more curious about this game."
Su Li clenched his fist. The red flames in his eye sockets burned brighter.
"Alright, my next goal is to become a Dragon Knight! I'm going to uncover more of the story!"
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