Chapter 17 [Bonus chapter] Floor Six

“Let’s go through them shall we?”

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[Undead Aura]

Inflicts fear/terror/hallucination on targets that are affected. Duration varies depending on target. This status effect cannot be cleared with external skills or magic.

Level: MAX

Mana cost: none

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[Negative Burst]

Send out a wave of negative energy that deals magical damage to surrounding targets. The closer the target to you, the more damage is dealt.

Level: MAX

Mana cost: 30

Radius: 15m

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[Domain of the Undead]

Declare a region of space around you as your domain. All undead allies within your domain receive an increase of 20% to attack and defense. All opponents within the domain receive a -20% to attack and defense.

Level: 1

Mana cost: 5/s

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[Touch of Death]

Instantly cause critical damage to any target touched with your hands.

Level: 1

Mana cost: 10

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[Legion of the Dead]

Call forth an army of undead to do your bidding.

Level: 1

Mana cost: none

Legion: 0/5

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[Undead Body]

As an undead, you do not require sleep or rest, and you do not require any sustenance nor are you held back by the need of bodily functions. Your stamina is limitless, and you do not accumulate fatigue. Any injury aside from a critical or fatal head injury will not kill you, and will not hinder your mobility or bodily functions, but damage will still be taken. You are able to survive in extreme conditions of cold and heat, and radiation, up to a certain limit. You will naturally heal your injuries after a period of time, but cannot regain lost body parts. Foreign Body parts can be attached.

-Necrotic/Negative energy is converted to healing/mana supplement

-Healing/Holy magic is converted to damage (Penalty lessened)

-Complete Immunity to sickness and disease

-Complete immunity to psychic attacks

-Complete immunity to poison attacks

-Complete immunity to curses

-(+20%) damage from fire type attacks

-(+50%) damage received from Holy/Light magic attacks

-Can enter holy grounds.

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“This changes are subtle but very important. Overall, I’ve gotten stronger, and my stats too. I don’t think those numbers match a level 20, right? It doesn’t matter for now.” Victor said, as he resumed his journey towards the more advanced floors of the dungeon.

He had the evolution material of the fiery tailed wolf and the dungeon bat, but he had changed his plans a bit since then. These were low level creatures, so he wanted to instead climb descend the dungeon, and when he got to the floors above 70 where the monsters are stronger, he would use theirs to evolve. For the mean time, if he saw any monster with a unique ability or something so eye catching, he would consider it, and maybe use it for his second form, which he was also yet to start developing.

Before that, there was something Victor needed to clarify.

“System, say I was to acquire a vampire bloodline and evolve it to the limit, and then combine it with my zombie form, what would happen, what will I become then? A vampire, a zombie, or a zombie-vampire or vampire-zombie?” Victor asked, as he made his way to the sixth floor.

[You will ultimately become a hybrid, like with any other evolution. If you are requesting which one will precede in terms of your form and appearance, then it will be whichever you choose. But most of the traits of being a zombie will be retained, and your innate ability will still be in effect]

“So, if I were to say, change my form into that of a human, the effects of [Undead Body] would not disappear, correct?”

[Yes. Do note that if you are to acquire the bloodline of a different race that has an effect due to their innate ability that counters the one you already possess, the more advantageous one will be picked over the other, or a new trait will be created from the two, and they in turn will be removed]

“Oho? That’s a really nice effect, certainly.” Victor said.

If there was a horny race in the majority of the fantasy novels and anime Victor knew, it was the vampire race. He could only pray they weren’t just blood thirsty creatures in this world he was in now, as that would be very sad.

“System, apart from vampires, what other race can I fuse with to get ‘that’ desired effect?” Victor asked, putting emphasis on ‘that.’

[The demonic race is a good choice. Their characteristic are close to the undead, and would be able to fuse wholly with your current form]

“Ahh, I see. I never like body building and giant body parts, so I was having second thoughts about what to do with my second form, but I’ll just use that form as I intended still. As experiment.”

By now, Victor had reached the path that lead to the sixth floor, and stepped in without any caution whatsoever. When you are this powerful, what is the need to be so cautious, right?

“I should distribute these stat points soon. You’ll never the strong monster that can be hiding in these lower floors. One can never be too careful.” Victor said, as he descended the path.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t being careful, but as his sense stat increased, he could pick up the smallest signals with his five sense, and from a considerably long distance no less. As far as security was concerned, the entire area close to him was already being monitored by him even without trying.

As Victor could remember, from floor 6 to 14, the monsters that were prominent were beast type monsters, and their levels were also not that high. Just as he stepped foot in the sixth floor, his senses picked up something closing in at him, though, was it because of his stats? The monster on all fours seemed to be running a bit slow.

‘This speed. It’s probably me who is fast. Great, this will also do for a good test.’

As the monster leaped into the air and was about to pounce on Victor, he inserted his index right finger into his mouth and covered it with spit, then dug his sharp claw like fingers into the beasts neck, while skillfully avoiding it’s attack by side stepping.

As the beast fell to the ground, it tried to stand immediately, but fell back down in pain as it winced sorrowfully before giving up. No, it didn’t give up; its life was taken from it without any chance for it to fight back, as per jungle rules. The weak only live to die to the strong.

Victor inspected the corpse for some seconds, as he noticed some fur changing texture. As he grabbed the beast by the hind leg and raised it up, the underbelly skin gave up under pressure, and the insides of the beast poured out, most of which had turn to a pulp of mess.

“This rot is just too destructive, and it’s not even a type of poison or something that is secreted, my entire saliva carries this power of rot.” Victor said, as he felt a little stab in his dead heart.

‘I know I’m just imagining it, but it hurts… I won’t even be allowed my first kiss. I’ll literally kill the first girl I kiss.’ Victor reminisced, as he looked back on the days he practiced the sacred art of kissing with his mirror, did he waste his time for nothing?

‘It better not be a shitty bored goddess who brought me to this world like this. If not, they are dead!’

Just as Victor was still consoling himself, he sensed a horde of monsters approaching his location, and fast too. It was as if they were running with everything they had, like they were being chased by something.

Victor didn’t move an inch and waited for the monsters to come to him. There was actually no point running, since they were coming from both sides, the only two ways that lead into the other parts of the floor. ‘I wonder what they are running from?’ Victor thought.

The first set of monsters came into sight, as they dashed forwards towards him. They appeared to be some type of wolves or something along the lines of that, but their size was bigger than that of a normal wolf. Victor couldn’t help but feel something was off, as it felt like he was actually being targeted and the monsters were running towards him, but why? ‘Are they angry I killed one of them? No, that shouldn’t be.’ For the initial moment though, Victor wanted to watch and see what would happen.

Sure enough, as the beasts closed in, they tried to pounce on him and bear their razor sharp teeth into his skin. This time however, instead of dodging, Victor stood firm and allowed them bite. He hadn’t had an opportunity to test his defences, he already couldn’t feel any pain, so he just wanted to confirm how tough he was.

As the beasts bit and bit, all Victor felt was fur rubbing against his body, and the tickling sensation of the many teeth against his skin. As a zombie with no blood or fluid, Victor’s entire body was as hard as it gets. After he became a zombie lord, he was sure his skin was at least as tough as steel. This was another reason he wanted to change this body.

What is romance if your companion is a stuffed steel bars? Are you going to let the girl hump the smooth hard bars?! Or are you going to provide a slippery den for the counterpart? Alas, this zombie body was only good for battle and survival.

“Negative burst.” Victor said with a calm and plain voice. Completely out of focus with the happenings around him.

As a wave of purplish black energy washed across in a 360 degree manner, colliding with the ceiling and walls of the cave, and extending as far down the cave paths the beasts came from, all the beasts around Victor dropped death in an instant, without the slightest resistance.

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“Interesting.. Is this really the anomaly from last time? Or have the humans sent their champion? It doesn’t matter, either one, None is as powerful as me. Weaklings. Hahaha…”