Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

“Wuu, you’re so mean! I don’t want to be a third wheel, hmph.”

Yun Bao cried and returned to Fist Sage’s team.

Within thirty seconds, the entire Fist Dominates Mountains and Rivers guild burst into tears.

“All of you, cry! Hmph, Bao is so heartbroken, and you don’t even sympathize with me! You’re making Bao so sad.” Yun Bao commanded, hands on her hips.

Immediately, the crying intensified.

“Are they holding a funeral for Little Cutie?” Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time.

He was now carrying Little Cutie, walking at the front of the team, while behind him… a group of people were wailing loudly…

The scene looked very much like they were preparing to send Little Cutie off.

But Jiang Cheng didn’t mind these things, he just found it quite amusing.

Looking at Yun Bao, carrying a guqin larger than herself on her back with an arrogant expression, Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but smile.

Ever since his rebirth as a skeleton, Jiang Cheng’s thoughts had been consumed by evolution, accumulating evolution points, and the goal of regaining his human form.

His time was split between killing monsters to level up and earn evolution points, and fighting bosses for equipment drops to gain enhancement points.

Throughout his journey of leveling up and evolving, he also had to keep a constant watch over Little Cutie.

Although he didn’t feel overwhelming pressure, his mood had remained tense.

After all, he couldn’t afford to lose.

If either he or Little Cutie died, he might never be able to revive again.

So, one can imagine his state of mind.

He hadn’t felt this relaxed in a long time.

This Yun Bao was indeed quite a character.

It was quite a sight to see her forcing a group of people to cry, while they struggled between not wanting to cry and feeling uncomfortable trying to hold it in.

“Where did you find her? Aren’t you afraid she’ll corrupt the atmosphere of your Fist Dominates Mountains and Rivers?” Jiang Cheng came to Fist Sage’s side, teasing, “She’s so pampered in Fist Dominates Mountains and Rivers, she’s not your illegitimate daughter, is she?”

Fist Sage shook his head and whispered beside him, “What illegitimate daughter? Nonsense. Just let her make a fuss. If she doesn’t act up for a while, she won’t settle down.”

“To be honest, I regret it a bit,” Fist Sage confided. “I had no idea this girl would turn out so wild. When I first found her, she was such a well-behaved child.”

Fist Sage shook his head helplessly, “In just half a year, she’s been spoiled rotten.”

“Found her?” Jiang Cheng’s heart stirred slightly, and he cast a surprised glance at the little girl.

“She has a congenital heart condition,” Fist Sage said, suddenly sighing.

“I don’t know why her parents… maybe they couldn’t afford treatment, or they gave up. They couldn’t be found.”

Fist Sage looked deeply at Yun Bao, “I took her to see a doctor. She probably only has half a year left. When I found her by the overpass, she was almost frozen.”

“Half a year?” Jiang Cheng’s breath caught slightly. It was hard to imagine that such a lively little girl had experienced such things.

“The reason her complexion is so pale isn’t because she’s naturally beautiful, but because of congenital anemia. She’s also prone to drowsiness and rarely sees sunlight.”

Fist Sage’s mouth twisted, “Actually, I’m quite grateful for The Great Wasteland. With its three-to-one time ratio, it allows her to live for an extra year.”

After hearing this, Jiang Cheng also let out a long sigh, “It seems life isn’t easy for anyone.”

Seeing Yun Bao’s lively appearance, Jiang Cheng thought about himself. Perhaps, compared to her, his current situation wasn’t so bad.

Although he had become a skeleton, existing within a game, at least he had the system. He retained memories of his previous life and still had hope of becoming human again.

But Yun Bao, if she died, she might really be gone.

Her parents must have been too desperate to abandon her.

“I didn’t expect you to be such a good person.”

“Get lost.” Fist Sage punched Jiang Cheng, waving his hand. Suddenly, he said somewhat oddly,

“But this girl is very strange. She seems… particularly favored by The Great Wasteland.”

“How so?” Jiang Cheng’s soul fire brightened.

“Haven’t you noticed? She has a hidden class, and it’s not a mid-game transfer. As soon as she entered the game, she only had the Bard class to choose from, as if this class was born just for her.”

Fist Sage said with an odd expression.

Not a mid-game transfer?

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng’s heart stirred.

In The Great Wasteland, hidden classes were extremely rare, and the rule was that you had to receive a hidden quest or obtain a hidden item during the transfer period, complete the quest, and then transfer.

A born transfer was unprecedented.

“What’s special about her class?” Jiang Cheng suddenly realized this question.

“It’s a super strong support class, I guess. Most skills are primarily buffs, and they’re very comprehensive. Large-scale increases in attack, defense, attack speed, movement speed, health, mana recovery speed, and can even help teammates go invisible when at low health.”

Fist Sage sighed.

“Mana recovery speed?” Jiang Cheng’s eyes suddenly lit up.

“Specifically, how much can it increase?”

“Her level 15 skill, Soul-Gathering Melody, is mainly percentage-based recovery. It instantly adds 500 mana points, recovers 0.5% per second, and can last for 30 seconds.”

“What’s the cooldown time?” Jiang Cheng continued to ask.

“The cooldown time is 40… Hey, why are you asking so much?”

Fist Sage suddenly remembered Jiang Cheng asking him to buy mana potions earlier, and his expression changed slightly.

“You better not have any designs on Yun Bao. She’s the darling of our Fist Dominates Mountains and Rivers now, and she’s our strongest support.”

Fearing that Jiang Cheng might snatch Yun Bao away, Fist Sage immediately pulled him further away, widening his eyes and staring at him warily.

After all, this guy could attract girls even when dead. Who knows if he might captivate Yun Bao’s soul.

“What are you panicking about? Do I look like that kind of person?” Jiang Cheng looked at him, quite exasperated.

“I used to trust your character when you were human, but now you’re not human anymore. Who knows what you might do? I can’t be sure.” Fist Sage said.

Jiang Cheng: “…”

Damn Fist Sage.

Jiang Cheng brushed some snow off A Silly Cutie’s head and continued walking forward.

The Great Wasteland had many players.

Luoyun City was surrounded by snow on all sides, and normally no one would come in this ghostly weather.

The Great Wasteland’s realism included a warmth system. In this icy environment, players’ warmth, hydration, and hunger values plummeted rapidly. The risk of freezing to death was very real.

The members of Fist Dominates Mountains and Rivers had all put on thicker armor to resist the cold.

But there was no help for it. There were too many players in The Great Wasteland, so Jiang Cheng, who had originally planned to level up on the way back, didn’t see a single monster.

And all along the way, there were teams shivering in the ice and snow, waiting for monsters to respawn, making Jiang Cheng admire their perseverance.

These players, seeing the imposing escort of a thousand people from Fist Dominates Mountains and Rivers accompanying Jiang Cheng, were also discussing among themselves.

“This is impressive. Who died that needs an entire guild to send them off?”

“If they died, wouldn’t they just return to the resurrection point? With this setup, they’re probably just unconscious. But to have an entire guild escort them, their identity must be extraordinary.”

Seeing that they were almost at Luoyun City, Jiang Cheng didn’t want to attract too much attention, so he gently patted A Silly Cutie’s face, preparing to wake her up.

But unfortunately, A Silly Cutie’s deep sleep wasn’t something a gentle pat could disturb.

Jiang Cheng could only gently pinch her fair thigh.

“Ah… it hurts, Skeleton Big Brother, what are you doing? Not here…”

Jiang Cheng: “…”