Before Eve could carefully analyze the description for [Necromancer], another quest notification popped up.
[Class Quest: Necromancer Apprentice]
Quest Content: You are a Necromancer Apprentice, yet and your mentor is nowhere to be found, Although you possess the abilities of a Necromancer, you do not know how to use them. find an undead teacher and use an undead skill once.
Quest Reward: Random Chest ×1
Quest Progress: 0/1]
she had only leveled up, yet so much information flooded in at once.
At least the world was still frozen in time; otherwise, she would have been torn apart by the Toads long ago.
Right now she had two quests. One required her to kill ten Toads, while the other demanded she find an undead teacher and successfully use a skill once. Eve had always been decisive when playing games, and after comparing the two, it was obvious that dealing with the immediate Toad crisis took priority.
She opened the Summoning Skill Book and chose to learn it.
[Do you wish to learn the Summon Skill Book?]
[Learning successful! Obtained skill: Summon Skeleton!]
[Summon Skeleton]
Skeletons, one of the immortal undead. They lack life but are granted movement through Dark Magic. They feel no pain, possess no self-awareness, and can be regarded as tireless warriors on the battlefield, fighting enemies until the very end.
Use this skill to summon a Skeleton being below level 10.
Quality: Advanced
Eve rubbed her hands together and activated [Summon Skeleton] the instant she closed the system interface.
Black mist rose out of thin air. Beneath the "watchful eyes" of the surrounding Toads, a gleaming white skeletal hand burst up from the filthy swamp.
Thunder rumbled and the wild winds howled.
Eve gripped her ragged staff tightly, holding her breath as she stared at the skeletal hand with eyes full of anticipation.
With such a dramatic entrance, it had to be something good.
Could it be a Skeleton General or something equally overpowered? Wahahaha!
The hand strained upward, and then a muffled voice drifted up from underground.
"Finally… I can come out again… Ouch, cough, cough… You foolish human, give me a hand…"
…
Her excitement cooled instantly as the summoned creature's information appeared before her eyes.
[Name: Leilan ]
Species: Skeleton (Summoned Creature)
Level: 1
Quality: Common
Description: Cannon fodder from the War of the Gods. After death, its soul was bound within the Dark Forest. Possesses a hot-tempered and irritable personality.
Skills: Bone Strike, Lion's Roar, Taunt]
A common-grade summon… and its intelligence didn't look particularly high.
Hot-tempered and irritable? For a common-quality summoned creature, it even had a name and a personality description?
Although Eve felt a bit puzzled, she chalked it up to the game's insane level of detail.
"Hey! Hey! Where did the one who summoned me go?" the skeleton shouted from beneath the swamp.
Eve hurried over, grabbed the skeletal hand, and pulled with all her strength.
A long skeletal frame flew out in a perfect arc before crashing heavily into the middle of the Toad pile.
"Hiss…what is this?" The skeleton Leilan, freshly unearthed, calmly reattached its fallen right arm and looked down at the creatures surrounding it.
"Frogs? How disgusting!" It kicked away one that lunged at it.
The football-sized Toad exploded mid-air, green blood splattering everywhere.
Ew… Eve instinctively stepped back.
Leilan raised its skull toward her. Although it had no eyes nor ghostly flames in its hollow socketsl, Eve could still feel its resentful glare.
"Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit!"
The Toad army instantly shifted targets.
"I…I'm counting on you!" Eve shouted, raising her ragged staff.
Leilan stepped forward, crushed another Toad underfoot, then reached up to straighten its slightly tilted skull.
"Summoning me just to deal with these things? You're seriously underestimating me…"
Suddenly, it tore off its own right arm, gripped it with the left, spun once, and hurled it forward.
"Watch closely. This is Bone Strike."
The gleaming white bone emitted a faint light as it carved through the battlefield like a boomerang, collecting every Toad in its path.
Eve stood frozen, mouth hanging open.
This was the strength of a common-quality summoned creature?
This game's combat power system had to be broken… She couldn't help applauding her very first summon.
The arm flew back neatly into Leilan's grasp, and a wide circle around them was completely cleared.
[Quest Content: Kill ten Toads (10/10), Completed]
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining: Territory Blueprint — Thatched Hut ×1]
That single throw had wiped out more than ten Toads, thirty, maybe even forty.
Eve swung her ragged staff and smashed the head of a nearby straggler.
Might as well finish the rest; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to stay here peacefully.
…Wait.
Why were there more croaks coming from the distance?
As if some terrifying switch had been flipped, another wave of Toads emerged.
This time, the group aggro locked directly onto Eve.
'If I'd known, I wouldn't have attacked myself.'
Sigh.
Seeing the Toad army surge forward, Eves heart began to speed up. New Toads appeared between her and Leilan, blocking the skeleton from rushing back to protect her immediately.
She tried to summon another Skeleton, only to realize her mana was completely depleted.
"That's why Mages are such a pain," Leilan complained, slamming both hands against the ground.
A powerful shockwave rippled through the swamp, traveling all the way to Eve's feet. Every Toad it passed was knocked off balance, instantly turning to hop toward the source.
"A Mage should stand far away and wave their wand. Leave the real fighting to me."
Leilan let the Toads swarm it, popping them one by one with its bare hands.
Eve didn't dare move, anxiety tightening her chest. "Sorry… I only know this one skill for now, and my mana's only enough to summon you. So… "
Leilan even had time to sound confused. "As a Necromancer, you only know one Summon Skill? How did you even manage to change classes?"
"Class change?" Eve echoed uncertainly. "Uh… it's a long story…"
She wasn't sure whether she could talk about the game at all, she still didn't fully understand what was happening herself.
This summon's thinking was far too sharp. As a newcomer who hadn't grasped the world's background, she couldn't just fabricate a convincing explanation on the spot.
"Oh, I get it now," Leilan said suddenly. "You're a Outworlder. No wonder your luck is good enough to summon me."
The Toads' assault grew increasingly frantic. Fearless of death, they lashed out with long tongues and venomous attacks.
Unfortunately for them, Leilan was nothing but bones. As long as the skeleton remained intact, it could keep moving.
To it, their attacks were completely ineffective—aside from being utterly disgusting.
Pop!
Pop!
Pop!
[Ding! Congratulations to the player for reaching Level 5! Blueprint learning unlocked!]