Chapter 169

Chapter 169: New finding

Nobum was the last boss of the Orc Dungeon.

He was an intense and demanding boss that would kill even the legendary class wielder, Alexander Deathwill! His muscle power was his strongest point as he could utilize his own bloodrune through his flesh.

How would he be as the Skeleton? How would his consciousness be?

Alex questioned himself while staring at the bones coalescing into the orc figure. The wide and long bones kept popping out from the small bone seal, forming that mighty posture of the last boss.

At the same time, Stella had been gazing at the monster with narrowed eyes. As the owner of holy energy, Stella naturally didn’t like the presence of the undead monsters. She was repulsed by their aura.

She wasn’t fond of Alex using those skills, either. However, her big sister was closer to the undead than the holiness as well. Stella used this moment to get rid of her inborn revulsion toward the undead for her and Alex’s sake.

At last, the all bones merged to form the monster.

Nobum Skeleton had been born!

“I can’t believe it… This item can really spit out bones of epic monsters… I’ve really hit the jackpot here,” Alex whispered while staring at the sleeping monster.

[Bone Seal(Legendary) – It’s a seal to the Bone Treasury created by the King Of The Underworld. By using this seal, you can steal the bones from the owner of the Earth Soul Land.

You can currently snatch bones ranging from common to epic quality.]

“Wow…” Alex reacted like most people would do.

Who was the soul grave-keeper? He was the legendary or maybe even mythical existence that had tempered the undead monsters, creating the new undead plague. He was also making more undead types, bringing more death to the world!

And right now, Alex and Stella had been stealing the bones from him! That was both scary and hilarious.

Alex ended up laughing out loud, “He gave us a free hand, so he can’t complain if he finds out.”

Stella smiled faintly, feeling good. Although that feeling stemmed from her bloodline, she was also feeling great because the soul grave-keeper was far from a good guy.

She nodded.

“His consciousness…” Alex looked into the skeleton’s empty sockets.

The blue orbs kindled within Nobum Skeleton’s skull as if triggered by his voice. Those eyes were different from the skeletons Alex had faced before as they were similar to dullahan’s eyes.

They were not red… They weren’t filled with killing intent and hatred.

They were blue, flickering with confusion about his existence. Those eyes brimmed with more consciousness than all skeletons Alex had faced before, giving him many expectations toward Nobum.

Ding!

[Your quest, The Undead, has been updated with the new information.]

Alex licked his lips, eager to open the system. But before he could click on it, Nobum’s hands moved.

He lifted them a little, staring at his own bony fingers.

“Who… am I?” Nobum whispered.

He had too many gaps in his memories. In fact, some of his memories hailed from other orcs, so Nobum had a mess within his soul. If he weren’t the last boss of the Orc Dungeon, he would’ve become one of those memories, giving birth to the orc skeleton that the world had never seen before.

But as he was strong and had potential, his memories turned into a clear consciousness, becoming the base of Nobum Skeleton.

After his first question, Alex and Stella became tense. They no longer thought about their own goals; their eyes were on the orc skeleton. Of course, they were ready to intercept him should he point his strength at them.

“Your name is Nobum…” Alex spoke with a much different tone than usual, “I’ve created you. What do you exactly remember?”

Nobum Skeleton’s eyes trembled, then the darkness bloomed within his eye sockets. He probably ‘closed’ his eyes to contemplate Alex’s question.

In his memories, he saw the battles with players in a closed place. Even though he didn’t know what precisely the dungeon was, Nobum could use his last boss memories to differentiate between the dungeon and the ordinary world.

But there was more to just the dungeon’s battles.

Alex raised his eyebrow, “What is it?”

He was currently perplexed. How could the average respawning orc know about the outside world? No, it seemed like all of them had some memories about the outside world, the world from the far past.

Nobum Skeleton tilted his skull, “Home…”

He knew about the outside world too… It wasn’t just the normal orcs’ memories… Even Nobum was well aware of the outside world. He spoke about different things, ranging from culture to laws.

He had so many holes in his memories that those words didn’t make sense.

But Alex and Stella felt like they had found an important clue!

First, Nobum needed to be taught some stuff, “I’m Alex, your Master. This beautiful lady here is my wife. There are more people in my castle. And your objective is to stand outside and protect its gates!”

Nobum Skeleton’s blue eyes flickered, then he nodded, “I will protect… Master.”

Alex picked up the Bone Seal. He threw it to his castle, letting Erin’s power grasp it back to the treasury. He then took Stella’s hand, going past Nobum.

His direction was the forest!

Alex asked her, “I think we found something… precious.”

Stella nodded, “If he has memories of the past and home outside the dungeon, then the last boss and other dungeon monsters are vestiges of the past. They aren’t undead… They are just monsters brought by the dungeon.”

Alex nodded, “I don’t know the bloodrunes’ origins, but if they hail from the orc tribe from the past, we can infer the dungeon’s origins… It’s a phenomenon that brings back the extinct race. It gathers all its treasures in one place, waiting for challengers to win them to start the new legacy.

No, that feels not quite right… There are respawning monsters all around the world too. This phenomenon happens throughout the whole world… The Dungeon just gathers the stronger and more powerful existences… No, that also doesn’t sound right,” Alex recked his brain as he thought about their new finding.

Nonetheless, he had something else to confirm, “We are going to Wolfen Demon.”