The Ruined Death Knight-Novel

[You received 3000 XP]

Blood sprayed from the wound all over the place, including my skull.

"Finally dead you piece of sh*t" Seeing the XP report I drew my sword out of the caster's head and checked my own status.

[Status]

Name: ----

Race: Skeleton (Undead)

Level: 6

Class: [Undead Warrior Lv.5]

Sub-Class: ----

Health: 187/750

Mana: 9/110

Attribute Points: 0

Attributes: Strength: 23 Agility: 14 Intelligence: 11 Endurance: 14

[Talents] [Undead] [Sin of Wrath]

[Skills] [Lower Weapon Mastery Lv.1] [Miasma Corruption Lv.1] [Sprint Lv.1] [Shield Bash Lv. 1] [Piercing Lv. 1]

[Remark: A abnormal Skeleton that awakened this death aura. Although current you are pathetically weak, your potential just started to sprout.]

[XP: 6900]

"I received a ton of XP but the damage that I have received is way more than I expected..." Glancing at the corpse of the caster goblin I could only have one thought in my mind.

"Magic is way too powerful..." Being able to attack these enemies at a large distance, destructive and fast attacks while distancing yourself with this earth wall...

Even if we don´t count that he is able to turn these almost dead allies into zombies and make them join the fight yet again. I couldn´t help but be amazed at what magic can do.

"If only this goblin had the body of a hobgoblin...I would even have died." I could only shake my head from such thoughts.

"But in the end, I succeded" I turned around and watched the remaining goblins which were staring at me with fully opened eyes. And then I noticed their number´s.

"They were more than 20 goblins..." I killed 17 goblin´s in total if we count the caster too. But in front of me were still 11 goblins left. Those goblins would even be easy to deal with, but what concerned me the most were 2 goblins.

They wore both the same helmet and a similar spear to the one I was using. They both reminded me of that one goblin who inflicted me once that serious wound.

"If those guys are as strong as the helmet goblin that I had killed once this wouldn´t be easy with my current condition."

Be it mana, health, and even equipped. I almost had nothing more left...

Since my spear broke I could only rely on my sword which looked like it was going to break at any time and my shield got blow away from this damned fireball. The man might be enough to use [Sprint] once if I were to force it but I ain´t confident of doing that. My body isn´t any better either! Almost all my bones had black spots cause of these damned flames that were thrown at me. Even my cloth armor was burned.

Wait...cloth?

"Is still burning...?" I just noticed that my cloth between my rips was still burning and before I could even be shocked the 2 helmet goblin´s screeched out loudly!

"Kghwaa!"

I raised my head expecting all the goblins to come rushing at me, but what I was completely bewildered me.

Some goblins dropped their daggers while some others have fallen to the ground out of fear. But the moment they heard the 2 helmet goblins screeching they immediately picked themself up and started running away!

"What?" Why would you guys run away when I am almost dead? Isn´t this moment suppose to be the perfect time to come at me?

Of course, I was confused. I originally thought that those goblins just came after me cause of revenge. But I didn´t know that this wasn´t the case at all!

Revenge wasn´t in the goblin's nature. They would mercilessly kill others and even torture their enemies out of amusement, heck they would even eat their own kind so that they can survive. Why should they care if another tribe has been eliminated?

They did respect their warrior chief yes. But it wasn´t to the point of total loyalty. They mostly respect him cause he was an evolved goblin.

A hobgoblin.

And not for him being a warrior.

In the first place, their goal was to either retrieve the warrior chief's body or kill the skeleton so that their elder can use their bodies as toys. With the elder now dead, why should they care and risk themself at fighting this skeleton?

But that also wasn´t their true reason for them running away.

The true reason was the cause of fear!

With the help of the status, I could clearly see how damaged I was.

But the goblins didn´t!

In their view, I looked like a terrifying black skeleton which was emitting crimson flames through this chest and had dark green ethereal flame coming out of my skull sockets, while the blood that was sprayed in my face looked like I was crying blood out of my eye sockets!

With their reason to fight gone and that terrifying sight.

Of course, they would run away!

But at that time I was clueless as to why they ran away.

As I was blankly staring towards the running goblins I was reminded of what was going on now.

I was burning!

I quickly removed the burning cloth from my rips and throw it to the ground.

"Ugh...I even lost 20 HP though those stupid flames." Seeing the goblins running away I was honestly relieved. I wasn´t worried cause they had more numbers but because of those two helmet goblins.

Although the chance was small for me to lose, I couldn´t say that I would have won for 100%.

"After my body recovers, I should check where these guys live...It´s time to get a new weapon." Seeing the current sword in my hands I felt dejected.

Why do you guys break so easily?

But such thoughts reminded me of something.

"Right, this caster used some kind of staff as this weapon. Let's have a closer look at this staff..."

With this, I picked the caster's staff and inspected it.

The staff was nicely carved and the wood was cleanly shaved and no splinter was to be seen. Other than the wood quality the staff had a skull at the top together with a dark crystal.

"Status..."

[Dead Wood Staff]: A staff that was made with extreme care. It increases the efficiency of nature spells and decreases the focus needed for such spells, Although the improvement is minimal. Through the help of the dark crystal, the staff also amplifies the strength of dark magic.

"Wait isn´t that..." I blankly glanced at the staff.

"Realy useless?"

Maybe useless is too harsh? Although the staff sounds really useful, for me it´s at best a walking staff. The wood was really good so maybe I could beat the other goblins with it? No, I can already do that with my fist.

After thinking for a while about how to use this stuff. And my final conclusion was...

"That is sooo useless..."

With the staff in my hand, I headed towards the throne to sit. Only to realize that the throne was already destroyed...

"Tch" I let the staff near where I was keeping the other goblin weapons and sit on a nearby stone.

"Now that everything has ended I kind of regret making a decoy directly at the throne..." Although you did bring some results...at what cost!

Shaking my head from such thoughts, I opened my status and looked at my XP storage and what I should do about it.

"6900 XP... I got quite a lot this time around." Although it was quite a lot, I was somehow disappointed.

In the whole battle between me and the goblins. 26 goblins died, but I only got the XP out of 17 goblins!

The goblins that died from the fiery explosion and the lighting didn´t give me any XP at all! If that isn´t a fraud then I don´t know what either!

Didn´t the caster goblin basically stole my kills!?

Making me work so that you can rip the benefits out of my work!?

I wish I could f*cking kill you twice!

After feeling frustrating at this kill stealer for some amount of time I continued thinking about where to put my newly acquired XP.

"6900 XP should be enough for me to increase my level to 10 but...I could also wait and get the [Wind Blade] skill!

"It´s only 3100 XP, If I go and kill those goblins and train a little It should be enough to get the [Wind Blade] skill! This battle made me realize that long-distance attacks are truly needed!"

It wasn´t like I wanted to get the skill just because it sounded awesome!

Shooting a projectile from your sword out of nothing sounded really powerful and awesome at the same time!

I ain´t buying it just because is awesome!

Alright?

Just because it is powerful!

...

Realy!