Bro, I'm not an Undead!

The Pelvis Man was the most attractive to Skullius solely based off of its ability to take a punch. It was greatly defensive and from the looks of it, it had a good amount of offense.

After being under constant pummelling from the creatures of this world, Skullius couldn’t imagine being able to handle it when he faced stronger opponents like the man who had killed his host, Eldris when he had been using [Basic Evil Invasion].

Such instances made him want to bolster his defence, as now, he was no longer under the constant pressure of having to deal with Doom Factor 1. He didn’t know the exact way in which Doom Factor 1 would respond to him becoming Tier 1 but he would find out soon enough.

The Pelvis Man had the future possibility of gaining a Supreme Skill which was attractive to Skullius to some degree but because he didn’t knew the intricacies of variation between the types of skills, he didn’t feel all that hyped. Perhaps using [Flesh It Like You Mean It] and [Lifeless Evolution] as case studies would have helped but it wouldn’t generate enough excitement for him.

On the other hand, Skullius wanted to bolster his offense because of the coming dangers, particularly, the immediate one that was lying in wait behind the door.

He was also more interested in the Jabbing Junk Skellion and Fulgurant Bone Penetrator because they had higher offensive potential plus, they offered Veneration arts.

Even without fully understanding what Veneration arts were, Skullius was all the more looking forward to it.

Fleshing people up was always a delight.

What really rubbed him the wrong way were the flaws.

“If I become a Pelvis Man, I’ll have to restrict myself to not killing innocents. That’s trash. How am I supposed to earn more experience then? Then again, the Skellion has to run 100,000 miles everyday. I’m not sure how far that is but it seems a little too long. The Penetrator can’t do damage with actions that aren’t penetration? That’s weird as flesh,” Skullius said, voicing his thoughts.

The high stats were promising though. Skullius had initially thought with one of these, he could even contend with creatures he had seen the stats of like Onumbassssss, but then he recalled…

“Wait! There’s the thing about cores. Onumbassssss had a blue core! I wonder how strong that makes you.”

Skullius also remembered Eldris’ stats. They were weak stats yet they had a boldened texts as if to reflect that these weren’t your typical numbers. Skullius couldn’t even see Eldris’ core colour. This was another mystery he had to tackle.

His excitement died down as he thought to Benzard who had a blue core._.

“I still have a white core. I don’t think an increase in my stats like this will just make me bully the guy. I still have to play it smart,” Skullius said before running through the descriptions again and finally making a choice.

There was just too much he wanted and a whole lot of weird stuff. He turned to elimination when all else failed, opting for what he thought compatible with him.

A great offense that’s more or less balance with just enough uniquess for him to pick it up.

“I choose… Fulgurant Bone Penetrator.”

Skullius’ core pulsed, the guidance field acknowledging his choice and beginning to allow for the changes necessary to take place.

[You have chosen ‘Fulgurant Bone Penetrator’ as your race]

[Your race is being upgraded, changes in progress]

Immediately after the notification assaulted Skillius’ eyes, a tremendous wave of power slammed the Boneman to the ground!

It was heavy and overbearing yet silent.

Skullius didn’t struggle, allowing himself to feel every change that would occur.

And changes came indeed!

A deep blue hue expanded from Skullius and receded back to his bony figure!

Right then, a spark flickered across the floor, followed by another and another.

The small sparks turned into arcs and then chains of lightning that roiled around the figure of the Boneman!

Even with all this, no sound came from this lightning that bore no resemblance to the natural element. It had a gradient of two colours in a harmonious mix; sky and navy blue!

When it scorched the floor with its power, one could not underestimate its brilliance and uniqueness.

Silentburn Levin!

Hundreds of arcs of this element burst from Skullius’ body that began to float in the air, the space around him beginning to brighten up!

Skullius’ armless shoulder was assaulted by the lightning heavily, a super bright flash emanating as shockingly, an bony arm began to form within the fulgrous flashes of lightning!

As this happened, Skullius’ full body began to change.

An additional pair of sockets appeared on his skull, the pre-existing ones moving slightly below to accommodate the new ones and giving the appearance a more natural feel!

All four sockets, two on each side blazed with a fierce light blue flame that almost shot from the metamorphosing Boneman!

His bones became larger and thick, his height increasing by a bit to touch upon 2.3 meters!

A dark blue colour transitioned over the foggy grey of his bones, small bits of Silentburn Levin rushing along the surface of his form in extremely minute proportions constantly!

When these changes completed, the Silentburn Levin that was smashing together against his shoulder had fully formed a powerful new arm that matched the rest of Skullius’ body!

Within Skullius’ ribs, a large white core could be seen, flaring like a very bright torch through the cracks of the ArchLight Generation Keeper that was struggling to contain his shape.

A larger upper frame with thick arms and a broad chest, the full figure not making Skullius look like an upside down carrot, was the full outline of the new Fulgurant Bone Penetrator.

“Hoo….” Skullius opened his mouth, a burst of mana being released like a splotch of hot air.

He looked at himself, admiring his appearance with his four blazing sockets.

[Congratulations! You have evolved into Tier 1, becoming a ‘Fulgurant Bone Penetrator’]

[You have gained 3000 Mana]

[You have gained 600 Health]

[You have gained 250 Strength]

[You have gained 175 Agility]

[You have gained 50 Intelligence]

[You have acquired the ‘Fulgurant Bone Penetrator’ exclusive skills]

[All standard Null Lifeform skills have levelled up!]

“Hehe…” Skullius cackled with a slightly deeper voice. “Oh….even my voice has changed. Great! Clacking my teeth wasn’t cutting it for me anymore anyway.”

“My stats are ridiculous! I could kill all the goblins I want with this! My other skills levelled up too?”

Skullius checked his status and cackled bitterly upon seeing its entirety.

His Discount Human form and Boneman form really were two different existences. There was no [Evil Darkness] or [Just Light] in his panel anymore.

It was a bummer but he didn’t feel too down.

[Congratulations, you have attained a unique element from your race]

[As a ‘Fulgurant Bone Penetrator’, you possess Silentburn Levin, an element from “#%^@!”. With it, you are able to use Serenity damage to slaughter their your foes]

“Serenity damage, huh? I wonder what it does,” Skullius said.

His core bled mana as he thought of the other races he couldn’t pick but this one didn’t seem to disappoint.

[You have reached Tier 1. Your mana reserves have vastly increased. Doom Factor 1 demands a total of 2000 Mana Points for a three day exemption period]

“Huh?”

Skullius didn’t understand what this notification meant.

He scratched his head as read it again, trying to get a feel of what it was trying to say.

“Hmm. Does it mean that if I give this amount, it won’t bother me for 3 days? If that’s the case then fine! Better than having to deal with this every time,” Skullius said before consenting.

He felt a portion of his mana from his large mana core vanish as it was used up for Doom Factor 1.

It felt good to have so much mana and better yet, have it be refilled by the ArchLight Generation Keeper immediately!

[Doom Factor 1 is temporarily cured. Resuming pursuit in 72 hours]

“… okay I guess.”

Skullius couldn’t express it but he was extremely confused and irritated. Doom Factor 1 would return. He had thought that he would have to sustain himself by having [Basic Mana Manipulation] infinitely but that didn’t seem to be case.

Or rather, it wasn’t his only option.

With that out of the way, Skullius analysed every aspect of his body, finding the running arcs of Silentburn Levin continuously racing along the fibre of his strong bones.

His hope was reignited.

As he looked at his figure, the sorry state of the ArchLight Generation Keeper didn’t sit right with him.

This masterpiece was merely a few hits away from destruction and he would lose his long standing benefit if he didn’t do something about it. Maybe he could find another one to use for jow and store this one safely?

Could there truly be a stronger plot armour? Scratch that ‘armour’?

His sockets turned to the two wooden chests that were within the room.

‘I still have to see what’s in those. Maybe there’s something really good but…’ Skullius thought as he placed his bony hand on the chest plate of the ArchLight Generation Keeper where the strange insignia was carved.

“Let me upgrade this real quick.”