Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 4



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4. Evolution

Hyunseong urgently turned on the status window and looked at the message floating at the very bottom.

[You have reached the level where evolution is possible.]

[Would you like to evolve?]

[Y/N]

“… Is this the end?”

I wasn’t expecting anything grandiose, but it was so simple and clear that I was taken aback.

I looked through it carefully, but I couldn’t find any particularly different phrases.

Hyunseong sighed as if he had given up.

Was it just a day or two that the system was unfriendly?

“Hmm.”

He strokes his chin and falls into thought.

It was a lot to think about, given how evolution works, but it didn’t seem like such a bad option.

‘It can’t get any worse than it is now.’

Evolution means developing in a more advantageous way.

In that sense, I thought it couldn’t get any worse than the current situation where I had to swing my weapon carefully every time so as not to dislocate my arm bone.

The worries didn’t last long.

‘It’s times like these that we need to take bold action.’

There may be information that can only be obtained through experience.

He knew better than anyone that if you save something without fully understanding what it is, you won’t be able to use it properly when you actually need it.

“Even if you can’t eat it, it’s delicious.”

[[Skeleton] evolved into [Skeleton (Top)].]

[Additional abilities are granted through evolution.]

The rising system window.

A faint light seemed to surround him, but then silence came again.

“… Is this the end?”

In that absurd situation, Hyunseong repeated what he had just said.

Since it’s called evolution, I thought there might be some change, even if it’s not that great.

Surely no one would have thought it would end like this.

‘If it’s going to be like this, then why don’t you call it evolution?’

Isn’t this a bit off?

Even though I was grumbling like that inside, I moved my whole body and looked around to see if anything had changed.

First of all, the most noticeable change is-

“Physical recovery?”

All the bones that had been cracked were neatly reattached.

and,

‘It’s better than I thought?’

Hyunseong, who was moving his body here and there, realized something and swung the sword he was holding once.

Shhh!

A rusty sword that cuts through the air with a sharp sound.

Two times, three times, four times.

Hyunseong’s sword, which he had been swinging continuously, began to move more dazzlingly.

Shhh! Shhh shhh!

The arm bone that fell off only after swinging it for a long time.

“It’s definitely different.”

He clenched his teeth as he put the dislocated arm bone back into place.

The strength connecting bone to bone had increased significantly.

Previously, the weapon would fall off every time I swung it, but now it can withstand even one blow.

‘And-‘

My internal energy, which was as small as a grain of rice, had increased just a little bit.

Hyunseong opens the status window, wondering if there is something else he has figured out.

[Name: Kim Hyun-seong.]

[Race: Skeleton (Upper)]

[Characteristic: None]

[Level:6]

[Strength: 7]

[Stamina: 7]

[Endurance: 7]

[Agility: 7]

[Magic Power: 7]

[Remaining points: 5]

“Wow…?”

Hyunseong stared blankly at the status window without even thinking about closing his jaw.

All abilities increased by 2.

Considering that you gain 1 point every time you level up, this is a huge increase that you can only get by leveling up 10 times.

‘To this extent, it can definitely be called evolution. The appearance has not changed, but the essence has completely changed.’

Even though they evolved, their abilities are inferior to those of the newly awakened ones.

Although abilities aren’t everything in battle, I was able to clearly realize just how weak a monster the Skeleton race is.

Hyunseong rested his sword on his pelvic bone and became lost in thought.

‘Perhaps evolution does not end here.’

It may have simply been his own wish, but it was also an intuition that had developed over a long period of time, going back and forth between life and death.

If evolution only happens once, wouldn’t a window pop up telling you to evolve after you’ve grown a bit more?

[Skeleton (Upper)] After reaching a certain level, I had a strong feeling that there would be an opportunity to evolve into another race.

‘I don’t know how many more evolutions there will be in the future, but if they continue to evolve like that-‘

Couldn’t it be possible for someday monsters to be able to make sounds and become humanoid monsters?

Since it was already wrong to become human, this was the only way.

Of course, people won’t welcome you for being a humanoid monster.

‘But if you can deceive well, you might be able to blend in with the crowd.’

Suddenly, a laugh came out at his own appearance.

If his old friend Ma Cheon-gang knew that he was being treated like this after giving up the enviable position of the Queen Mother, would he be angry or would he laugh at him and say that he was glad?

Hyunseong looks around.

“It seems like there are no monsters around here anymore, so let’s move to another place.”

Only the sound of bones clashing echoed through the silent labyrinth.

* * *

[Level up.]

“Tsk. It’s finally up.”

Instead of being happy when he heard the system sound after the battle ended, Hyunseong clicked his tongue.

Quite some time has passed since we entered the labyrinth.

I’ve been hunting so many skeletons around the area that it’s become pointless to count them, but there’s a problem.

‘My level isn’t going up at all.’

Since evolving, the speed at which I leveled up has been too slow.

Considering that his level is still in the single digits, the future will be even more dire.

I thought that the problem would be solved by hunting other monsters that were not skeletons, but there was a problem here too.

‘I can’t see any monsters other than skeletons…’

I was experiencing in real time how wide the labyrinth was.

I’ve only heard that the labyrinth is wide, wide, but I never thought it would be this wide.

At this point, you might think there are only skeletons on the first floor.

‘But that’s not it.’

As far as I remember, there were various types of monsters on the first floor, such as skeletons, goblins, bloodhounds, and gnolls.

So the conclusion is that the distance you moved over the course of several days was not enough to reach the place where other monsters appeared.

Even with an undead body that didn’t need sleep, rest, or food, I could see that the labyrinth was truly enormous.

“It’s fortunate that I’m undead now.”

If he had returned to a human body, with no water, no food, and no safe shelter, wouldn’t he have already been a cold corpse somewhere in the labyrinth?

I wanted to avoid that kind of death.

As I was moving with that thought in mind,

“Keruk.”

A sound coming from inside the labyrinth.

It was not the sound of bones crashing that I was tired of hearing, but the sound of flesh flowing from the throat of a living creature.

My consciousness, which had been loose, suddenly awakened.

As we moved to the source of the sound, what we saw was a monster as weak as a skeleton, the epitome of the weakest.

“It’s a goblin.”

It was a bunch of goblins.

In any case, Hyunseong approaches with joy at having met another monster.

The goblins looked this way at the sound of bones from their own bodies clashing.

“Keeek?”

“Keruk!”

The hostility that arises from those who look at you.

Hyunseong quietly took out his sword in response.

‘Is it true that even if they are the same monster, they are not necessarily on the same side?’

If it was obvious, it was an obvious story.

Because the undead hate all beings that have life that does not exist to them.

It would be no exception since monsters other than the undead are alive.

‘So even a labyrinth has its own ecosystem.’

A goblin approached us without any warning, carrying a club.

They probably know that skeletons are weak.

Moreover, since there was only one, there was no need for the goblin to fight it with all his might.

“If only the opponent wasn’t me.”

“Keeek?”

As Hyunseong swung his sword while muttering, the head of the goblin that was approaching him rolled off.

A brief moment of silence.

It will take time to understand what happened.

and,

“Kyauk?!”

“Keeek!!”

The goblins began to roar in unison.

Guys running towards each other, each holding a weapon.

I tried to knock down the guy in front, but-

“…?!”

Peeing!

Hyunseong stepped back as an arrow flew through the wind.

Two goblins were chasing after me, speeding up as if it was their chance.

As I twisted my body to avoid the swinging club, another goblin that had been following me attacked me with an axe as if taking advantage of the gap.

‘indeed…!’

Hyunseong stuck his sword into the ground and used the spinning force to kick the ground.

A circle drawn around the sword.

He used that centrifugal force to knee one of the goblins in the back.

Crunch

“Keeeeeek!!”

I felt something snapping on my kneecap, accompanied by an eerie sound.

Without stopping, he drew his sword and cut off another one’s head.

This time, the goblin collapses without even being able to utter a single word.

‘That was a close call.’

Hyunseong secretly sighed in relief.

Because I almost suffered a defeat when I tried to fight the skeletons as usual.

After fighting like this myself, I could clearly understand why the Awakened considered the Skeleton to be the weakest.

‘Skeletons are not scary if there aren’t many of them.’

Because it was just a simple attack without any ego.

However, the goblins before my eyes were different.

‘We are cooperating.’

Although they were clumsy, they fought while filling each other’s gaps, making them several times more difficult to deal with.

Hyunseong’s teeth are chattering.

If I had a whole body, I would lick my lips with my tongue.

‘It’s fun.’

It felt like a real fight.

Because fighting skeletons always felt like something was missing.

In terms of the game, it’s like finally finishing the tutorial and meeting the preemptive mob.

“Come on, come on, you little ones.”

“Crack!”

The guys are embarrassed when three of their colleagues are hit in an instant.

Hyunseong looked at those guys, gritted his teeth, and ran towards the goblins.

“If you don’t come, I’ll go!”

* * *

[Level up.]

“As expected, this was the answer.”

As soon as I defeated the goblins, the blocked level was cleared.

He looked around with pleased eyes and picked up the sword the goblin was holding.

Hyunseong swings it a few times and nods his head as if he is satisfied.

“It’s much more useful than what I have now.”

Because the black sword he had until now was so rusty and blunt that it would be more appropriate to say he hit him rather than stab him.

If you can cut something properly with that sword, it means that the user’s skills are as great as yours.

Hyunseong slung his sword on his waist and stroked his chin.

‘hmm….’

This battle left me with many feelings.

Including the fact that he was underestimating the labyrinth.

‘If these battles continue in the future…’

It can’t go on like this.

I needed to get stronger.

And if there’s one way to become stronger right now, it’s this.

“In this situation, there is no need to save. I think I should start investing my points.”

A status window appeared before my eyes with a beeping sound.