Perhaps, only those who have truly faced death can appreciate the value of life.
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【You were killed by a Skeleton Guard (Level 3) with a mace, gaining +1 blunt weapon resistance and +1 edged weapon resistance.】
【You were devoured by a mass of Tomb Grub Worms (Level 1), gaining +2 corrosion resistance】
【You were instantly killed by the elite monster, the Tomb King (Level 20), gaining +2% immunity to fatal blows】
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Within the eerily silent underground tomb.
A pile of bones, vaguely resembling a human shape, lies behind.
Behind the bones, upon a throne.
A massive skeleton giant, dressed in a luxuriously tattered purple robe and wearing a dazzlingly inappropriate crown, emits two blood-red, flame-like glows from its sunken eye sockets.
This is a high-level undead—the Tomb King.
And the one who reduced Crest to a pile of bones.
Crest has lost count of his deaths.
Being reincarnated into a different world, what could be more terrifying than landing amidst a bunch of undead?
Fortunately, Crest is also lucky.
He was not reincarnated directly into a living being hated by the undead.
Instead, he became the lowest of the undead—a skeleton (Level 1).
It was precisely because of this that he was not immediately attacked to death by a bunch of skeleton soldiers at the very beginning.
...
The bones scattered on the tomb's floor mysteriously gather together, followed by a blinding white light, too quick for even the powerful "Tomb King" to react.
Everything was as if it had never happened...
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【You were instantly killed by the elite monster, the Tomb King (Level 20), gaining +1% immunity to fatal blows】
"So, I died again?"
Crest, now restored to his skeletal form, stands silently at the grand entrance of the massive tomb palace.
This was his position a few minutes ago.
As if time had reversed, after each death, he would resurrect at a certain point in time before.
Of course, this resurrection is beneficial.
He can accumulate the levels, traits, memories, and skills he had acquired before.
The only loss is the original hundreds of skeleton heads in the lower-left corner, which would decrease by one.
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But now...
The symbol 【Skeleton999】 still reads 【Skeleton999】. Without the mental prompt, Crest would not have noticed this detail.
Really... It's like a game.
But it's not a game.
Each battle before, every exploration of this underground tomb palace, made Crest acutely aware—
This is life, a brand new life.
Although there's still much unknown about this strange world.
But these do not affect Crest's determination to survive.
In his previous world, he failed to grasp his fleeting life, so this time, he wants to live a different kind of splendor!
The first step to living splendidly!...
Is to avoid this "Tomb King" for now. (Dog head)
Thinking to himself, Crest quickly picks up the mace he had previously seized from a Skeleton Guard, tiptoeing away.
If the perspective could be switched, one would see—
In the vast corridor of the tomb palace, a naked low-level skeleton, dragging a one-handed mace, quietly looks around before quickly leaving.
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【Name: Crest】
【Race: Skeleton (Undead)】
【Occupation: Skeleton Soldier lv.2】
【Level: Three (Race Level 1, Occupation Level 2)】
【Skills: Corpse Poison lv.1】
【Weapon Proficiency: One-Handed Mace: 28】
【Traits: Blunt Weapon Resistance +102, Edged Weapon Resistance +99, Corrosion Resistance +92, Immunity to Fatal Blows Probability +3%, etc】
【Experience: 300/675】
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Being reincarnated as an undead, from a certain perspective, Crest is rather fortunate.
As an undead, Crest now possesses special abilities—
【Low-level mental effects ineffective, no need for food, sleep, immune to poison, disease, does not require oxygen, attribute damage ineffective.】
【Paralysis ineffective, instant death magic ineffective, resistance to necromancy, resistance to physical punishment, energy absorption ineffective, negative energy regeneration, night vision.】
Especially not needing to eat, which allows Crest to continue exploring this foodless tomb.
Of course, the undead have many weaknesses.
Such as—
【Vulnerable to positive, light, holy attributes, weak against bludgeoning weapons, penalties in holy positive attribute areas, double damage from fire, etc.】
These are the basic characteristics of the undead.
Moreover, Crest does not know whether it's because he became an undead, but he seems unable to experience intense emotional fluctuations.
If it were before, being in such a dark underground tomb for a long time, even if he wouldn't collapse, he would certainly be affected and become mentally fragile.
But now, Crest has no such negative emotions, as if...
This tomb, is inherently part of him.
...
This underground tomb is like a huge underground palace.
There are a large number of undead.
Skeletons are just the most common type here.
Being an undead himself, Crest generally does not get attacked by them.
These low-level undead seem to lack intelligence and free will, acting purely on instinct.
But if Crest enters the territories of higher-level undead with lord consciousness, he will be treated as an invader, like the previously mentioned Tomb King.但如果克雷斯特带着领主意识进入更高等级的亡灵领地，他就会被当作入侵者对待，就像前面提到的古墓王一样。
Or if he enters special chambers guarded by special undead, he might also be attacked...
"Thud!"
Accompanied by the sound of a blunt weapon shattering bones, Crest successfully kills a skeleton guard that saw him as an invader.
A pale blue light rises from the remains of the skeleton guard, slowly entering Crest's body.
Is this a form of experience gain?
Crest is not sure.
He had also secretly observed other undead's infighting within the tomb, but never saw this pale blue light appear.
However, one thing is certain—
Crest can level up through these pale blue lights.
【You killed a Skeleton Guard (Level 3), gaining 395 experience points.】
【Level up to Level 4.】
【One-Handed Mace Weapon Proficiency increased to 32.】
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With the intake of the pale blue light, Crest's body seems to be instantly filled with an unknown powerful force.
His entire body feels like it has been refined.
This is the feeling of leveling up.
Crest had experienced this twice before, after killing ordinary skeletons and some low-level zombies.
Stretching out his left hand, Crest pauses for a moment in thought.
It's a hand of well-defined bones, with long fingers.
If he were still human, it would undoubtedly be a particularly attractive hand.
Unfortunately, he is now a skeleton.
Crest does not dwell on this thought for long, unsure if it's due to the simplistic thinking of a skeleton or his clear goals. Right now, he only wants to leave this underground tomb.
Crest wants to see this new and different world.
To see deserts, mountains, seas...
To fulfill the dreams he couldn't achieve in his previous life...
Only those who have lost can understand the value of what they had.
Crest has always understood this.
So, this time, let him live again in this new identity!