An Encounter in the Death Wilderness

Xiao Yu had experienced the life of the Undead before, back in the Sky World. In order to find a suitable monster, he tried many kinds of monsters. However, the Undead in the Sky World were only different in appearance. In essence, playing with them was no different from playing with ordinary humanoid creatures.

But now it's completely different.

At this moment, Xiao Yu's feelings were completely different. The feeling of being immersed in a gloomy and cold aura made Xiao Yu very uncomfortable. He could feel the tactile sensation of bones colliding, the corrosive effect of time on his body, and the fact that life had long since left him. What remained in this pile of bones was a soul unwilling to die. The soul fire in his eye sockets emitted a bright blue light, bringing a strange change to his vision. At this moment, the world in Xiao Yu's vision seemed to be coated with a layer of black light, and he could see clearly even in the darkest night.

After stretching for a bit, a rattling sound came from his body. Xiao Yu looked down and saw a body made of white bones that felt very eerie.

He touched his body and could clearly feel the texture, but it felt like a piece of dead flesh. He gently scraped his ribs with his fingernail, experiencing a strange sensation, but without any pain.

It was as if his soul and body were bound together, a feeling of heaviness, weariness, and even sadness. Only the omnipresent dark energy around him offered him some comfort.

This feeling was so unique that it led him to believe that if skeleton soldiers truly existed in this world, then this must be what they felt like.

But this is good, at least I don't have to worry about the pain anymore, Xiao Yu thought to himself, trying to comfort himself.

What's even more frustrating is that the longsword of that Mad Lion Knights is still stuck in his stomach. However, after so many years, the once-fine steel sword is now covered in rust, and the Mad Lion Knights has disappeared.

Xiao Yu drew his sword immediately.

The Mad Lion Knights's Longsword (rusted).

Item Description: A rusty longsword, the standard weapon of the Mad Lion Knights. Despite its severe corrosion, it still possesses considerable lethality and can be added to the drop list.

Besides that, he had another sword in his hand, which was his previous sword, and it was also covered in rust.

Rhine Empire infantry sword (rusted).

Item Description: A rusty longsword, the standard weapon of the Rhine Empire's infantry. Despite its severe corrosion, it still possesses considerable lethality and can be added to the drop list.

"System!" he shouted.

This time the system panel finally popped up. Although the game is absolutely realistic, some attribute designs still exist.

Character Name: The King's Return

Character type: Skeleton/ Undead.

Level: 1.

Health: 10/10.

Characteristics: Negative Energy Affinity, fears Holy Light, fears fire, immune to Mind Control, immune to Curse, immune to bleeding, immune to poison, Undead Sensing, Darkvision, can be Dispel, can be exorcised, can be purified, Water Breathing, fears blunt weapons, 50% chance to be immune to piercing attacks.

Skills/Talents: Indomitable Will (Passive), Loyal Hound Owner, Memory Fragments (Inactive), Weapon Master (Inactive).

Challenge Level: 1.

Drop value: 0/10.

Monster experience: 10 points.

It seems that the previous part was the game's initial mission. But thinking about it, it's quite immersive. They even considered the characters' backstories. The immersion is definitely much stronger than Sky World. No wonder the game has such a high rating.

So what should I do next? First, I should activate the two talent skills.

Xiao Yu first activated the talent skill associated with that Memory Fragments.

Suddenly, something appeared in his mind, as if a past memory had been suddenly recalled. Xiao Yu unconsciously swung his long sword, as if he had no teacher, and swung it three times into the air in front of him.

System notification: You have activated a residual Memory Fragments and gained the skill [Consecutive Sword Strikes].

Skill Name: Consecutive Sword Strikes, Skill Level LV1.

Skill Description: Launches a continuous attack on the target with two weapons, reducing attack power while greatly increasing attack speed. Requires two weapons.

This skill is pretty good; it's powerful enough for a level 1 skeleton soldier.

Next, Xiao Yu activated the Weapon Master talent.

This time, the feeling was just as obvious. The longsword in his hand suddenly felt familiar, as if he had used it countless times. He used to be a little clumsy when wielding it, but now he was as skilled as a veteran.

[System prompt: You have activated past memories related to weapon use and gained the skill Longsword Specialization (Sword weapon proficiency +1).]

Xiao Yu casually twirled the two swords; they were very easy to handle, as if he used them frequently.

Since that's the case, he might as well use it for now; he doesn't plan to add anything to the drop list for the time being.

When a player defeats a monster, it will drop items. These items don't just appear out of thin air; players can add items to their own loot list or let the system generate them automatically. However, doing so will consume experience points, and quite a few at that.

However, Xiao Yu is only level one with 0 experience points, so he is not worried about losing experience.

He summoned the skeleton dog again, a hunting dog about half a meter long, its body made up of bones, but it still retained its habits from when it was alive, habitually wagging its tail at Xiao Yu, which looked quite comical.

Xiao Yu checked the Skeleton Dog's attributes.

Skeleton Dog: Level 1.

Health: 5.

"You can even set your own name!" Xiao Yu said. "Then I'll call you Ribs."

With all that sorted out, the next step is to find my teammates and rejoin them.

Xiao Yu first checked the map and found himself in the border area between the Burying Ground and the Death Wilderness.

The Burying Ground are located in the heart of the Death Wilderness. The Death Wilderness is vast; it was once a fertile plain and the main grain-producing area of the Rhine Empire. However, with the war with the Kern Kingdom, this plain gradually fell into ruin during the tug-of-war between the two armies. Countless farmers living here died or fled. In addition, the dead left behind by the two armies turned this place into a desolate land filled with the aura of death.

Some human villages still remain here today, struggling to survive.

In the Burying Ground of the Death Wilderness lies the Burial Ground, a vast cemetery. After conquering this territory, the Kern Kingdom built a massive mausoleum here, burying countless soldiers who died in battle between the Rhine Empire and the Kern Kingdom. The Burying Ground got its name from this.

With the onset of the Words of the God of Death incident, the dead of the world are awakened by the call of the Naraku, God of Death, and the Burying Ground have become an exceptionally dangerous region.

The Burying Ground was vast, Xiao Yu didn't know the way. But that didn't matter. As an Undead, he could clearly sense the huge area of negative energy gathering in the distance. He just needed to head in that direction.

All around was a boundless wilderness, filled with tangled weeds and low, twisted shrubs.

The road was difficult to walk on. Wild grass and bushes constantly scraped against his bones, and the skeleton made a clattering sound as it walked, which made Xiao Yu tremble with fear that he might fall apart. Fortunately, the skeleton's body was much sturdier than he had been.

After walking for a while, a cluster of firelight suddenly appeared ahead of a pile of rubble.

Xiao Yu was overjoyed. Even as an Undead, he wasn't comfortable in the pitch-black night. But then, he was startled. Undead don't light torches unless necessary. Light meant the presence of humans—adventurers—who dared to enter the Burying Ground!

Xiao Yu remembered that he was just a skeleton soldier. He tried to hide, but it was too late. The other party had clearly seen him and was walking towards him. Fortunately, there was only one other person.

He was a bald, bearded man clad in heavy armor, holding a torch in one hand and a mace in the other, with a crossbow strapped to his back. He looked like a wild Warrior, and upon seeing Xiao Yu, he immediately showed an excited expression.

"Damn it, monsters have finally spawned again! Leveling up in this godforsaken place is so difficult! Come on, let me take a hit already."

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "So he's a player." He twirled his sword, thinking that he shouldn't be any more powerful than that Mad Lion Knights.