On a sad day , three skeletons gathered together , standing on a circle , head lowered , crossed hands , at their feet a beheaded corpse of a zombie , the robed skeleton took a handkerchief to wipe the imaginary tears at the corner of his empty eyes socket ,and in a depressed weakly tone he said " We are gathered here today, to honor the memory of our best friend, comrade and trusted brother , Two" he turned his head to look at the zombie with a sorrowful expression "Two , you have always been by our side , helping us in each fight , supporting us in the hardest times, you were like the earth under our feet, leading us toward the right path ,...sob... you w-were…wuuwuu….. I Can't take it anymore….wuuuwwuu …sob…" the robed skeleton started crying loudly ,pained by his loss , the swordsman beside him patted his back gently trying to comfort him, after some seconds , the robed skeleton regained his calm and mustered all his courage to continue" Two, wherever you are now , I hope that you're fine ,and in peace , someone once said that it's the best people who leave first , therefore , I always thought, it would be my old bones that will give in the world first….. I was wrong …. Well, your friends from your two life wish you a nice and safe journey , rest in peace my boy"
The three skeletons remained silent , head lowered , like if they were praying for the zombie , Melanie, who got completely ignored by the other three characters, witnessed all the ceremony from the side , she was dumbfounded , Undeads preparing a funeral for their friend the undead , that's freaky! .
[Are they going to bury him next ?] as she said that internally in her mind , the robed skeleton looked in her direction, head titled at the side , he wore a confused expression .
"?!"
[… Huh?] Both exchanged stares silently for a moment , then the skeleton walked toward her , Melanie secretly tightened her grip on Ame , and prepared herself for any upcoming attack , however, the skeleton stopped one meter away from her and continued staring at her without moving an inch .
[What wrong with him ?] Melanie looked at him suspiciously .
Suddenly, his expression lit up , a feeling of joy overwhelmed his whole being ,his sorrowful expression from earlier faded completely like if it was just an illusion, he raised his fists toward the sky ,crazily laughing out loudly , for someone who was going to bury his friend , he seems quite happy , he totally disregarded the zombie's corpse a few meters away .
"Hahhahhahha...the world didn't give up on me …Hahhahhah….. Goodbye loneliness, goodbye isolation, goodbye unshaking walls which never respond , …Hahhhahha...my miserable fate will finally change, listen everyone ,especially you ,vicious heavens , Me , the depraved skeleton , finally find a friend ….Haahhhahhhoh cough hahcough cough….."
The skeletons coughed some times before excitedly turning to face the frozen headless Sorcerer in front of him .
"Hi , Friend ! I'm Bob , the humble skeletons who rule this outer area, Nice to meet you" as he talked , he directly took her hand to shook it crazily" Let get along well, okay? I have a feeling that we will be inseparable friends in the future ".
Melanie was in daze after the mad skeleton's speech ,but after she heard the last sentence , she immediately withdrew her hand from his grasp .
[woah ,slow down , you seem to understand what I'm 'saying', no? How is that possible ?]
The skeleton didn't stand in ceremony and directly replayed honestly" It's my ability as a necromancer , I can communicate with the undead whether that can speak out loudly or not , But sadly those nut brains can't replay or even understand what I'm saying, it seems that only monsters with a high consciousness could interact with others …sob.. I wasn't able to have a proper conversation for a long time , at least until ,I met you , my new friend, "
[High consciousness ? What is that ?] Melanie completely disregarded how he addressed her , and only focused on asking questions .
Bob looked a little confused , but still answering "Don't you hear a voice in your head when you level up and receive a new skill? And the translucent page which display your name, race, stats and abilities , haven't you see it before ?"
[You mean the system? You call it high consciousness?]
"System??" the skeleton seemed even more at lost" I have never heard of it before , anyway , normal monsters act rashly and violently following their natural instinct like wild animals , we, we are above that , we are much smarter and stronger , therefore , only those with high consciousness are worthy to rule over the monsters , Now, with you , there is six high ranked beings in the Lost Land , including myself, of course" he said that proudly, with a lifted head and bounced chest .
[Who are the other four , then ? And where are they ?]
"They are in their respective territories, to avoid a constant fight between the parties, we divided the Lost Land into fiv…. Mmmh, six areas" Bob hesitated and his brows twitched slightly when he numbered the territories like if he remembered something unpleasant , but he resumed instantly" Those far away mountains in the east are the territory of the vampires , wicked , nasty , vicious with all its synonymous , they even dare to come here trespassing my area seeking for some unfortunate humans, are they taken me for a mere tree in the scenery ? They disregard my existence and came here to create trouble , Hmmp , smelly dogs ."
"Then , just next the mountains in the northeast , there is a large green plain , it's the territory of a scary being , advise ,don't even think about going there,I'm serious , with only one look from her , you die in the spot , AHH , just recalling her several eyes make me shiver "
"At the west we have a nest , a spider nest , they form a close organized society ,they are much less annoying, but there are still as dangerous and ruthless as the others races , Next, you see all that deep forest ahead of us , it's the host of different monsters , with various shapes, abilities, and attributes, but they are all under the reign of only one monster , their leader , he is easy to talk to and quite friendly if we don't cross his lines or provoke him , in last there is Me ,I rule the outer area , I have fought my whole back then , but at the end I got only this tiny piece of land , they are so means all of them …sob…" he squatted down , starting to draw circles in the ground with a depressed expression .
Melanie somehow felt pity for him , looking at the boundless territories before her eyes, and the one she was in , it was clearly apparent that in a way he got tricked by the others [Are they strong?]
Hearing her question ,Bob woke up from his depression and thought deeply to give a satisfied replay to his new friend "About their strength , the last time I saw them they were all above level 25 ,and now they must have gotten much stronger , even though , there is boundaries and territories ,they found any ways and means to fight each over in attempt to level up, they all are eager to gain more powers to destroy their neighbors and expend their territories , However…" he chuckled in a mocking tone" Recently , they are quiet , I don't know exactly why…. Hehehe, but It may be because they encountered a bottleneck which can't be resolved by just fighting each other , those pigs deserve it , I got my full of the loudly explosions and earth-shaking battles ,always disturbing my rest ".
[What about you ,you don't want to become stronger ?]
"I want too, but the undead are no longer enough for me to level up , I must move to another location and I won't dare to go in the forest it's so dang…" Bob didn't complete his sentences , he turned to look at Melanie thoughtfully with a strange glare . Melanie couldn't stand it anymore and asked ,[What??]
"Mmmh, I was thinking that maybe we can go together in the forest , it would be much safer, and we can support each other , what do you think , friend ?" Bob approached his head closely to her looking at her with great anticipation pleading with puppy like eyes , at least , it was what he tried to make it appears , however , Melanie only see the deep darkness in those two empty eyes sockets , she subconsciously took a step back .
[I killed your earth mage , don't you want to avenge him ? I saw that you care a lot about him ] Melanie didn't bring up this matter earlier to get some information from the skeleton but now she had nothing to lose , However, Bob unexpectedly waved his hand and replied nonchalantly , like if it isn't related to him in the least .
"It's just a mage that I summoned , it true that we stayed together a long time , and I made him reach a high level , it can't compare with a friend whom I could talk to , also if I level up I can revive it anyway , so , let forget this matter , and restart everything from the beginning , I'm Bob , nice to meet you "
Melanie was once more chocked by his shameless behavior and found nothing to say , she just turned around , walking toward the forest .
"So , it a Yes , I can come with you " Bob shouted but didn't get a replay "The silence is a sign of approbation, don't regret it later"
Melanie stopped and turned her head to look at Bob [Did he clearly said that I may regret it on the future ?] Bob called the other two summoned skeletons, the archer and the swordsman , and quickly arrived at Melanie side .
"By the way , What's your name ? You haven't told me yet ."
[Melanie] she just replied without much thinking or even looking at him . However, Bob didn't take it as normally and nonchalantly as she did , he suddenly stopped, with a dumbfounded expression , staring at her with in disbelief.
"You are a female ???"
[…. I am]
Bob looked at her from head to toe , tall figure , flat chest , cold demeanor "Pfft…" he wasn't able to hold his laughter anymore, but as fast as lighting ,before he could laugh his full , he received a heavy punch on the head .
"Awe…" And before he could complain , Melanie was already several meters ahead from him , leaving him behind .