I headed back to the cave with the two corpses, which were incredibly hard to carry.

I separated the wolf's fur and the remaining flesh and then washed the nearby lake’s skin.

The furs color was a mix of blue and black. I used it to cover my middle layers of bones from the shoulders to the legs.

I also divided the remaining corpse into parts. Then I used it to lure the rats.

They gathered around the bait. After that, I would use a fireball to get rid of all of the rats at once.

[You killed a Monster Rat] *5

Skill Evolution: [Fireball level 7]

[You leveled Up]

I went on to hunting rats. Then the parent rat appeared. It was four times the size of the normal rats.

“Appraisal”

Skill Evolution: [Appraisal level 3]

Race: Monster Rat

Parents of the rats found in the lower levels of dungeons. It is known for its speed and its charge.

HP:50/270

Strength:15

Agility:40

Since the appraisal level increased, it showed me more information than before. I was surprised to see that its HP was already this low.

I saw that it had just given birth. It was in a weak state. It charged toward me with high speed and struck me.

It was faster than me, so I wasn’t able to dodge. I tried blocking it with my hands, but it pushed me a few steps back.

I stretched my hands out and tried to use gravity control, but it moved in random patterns so that I couldn’t get a hold of it. I tried to think of the best way to deal with this situation while hitting it with a fireball.

A solution came to my mind. I ran towards the place it had given birth to the infant rats.

I saw the place, and I located its infants. The parent rat also noticed that and ran straight towards me.

However, that gave me an opening to strike it. I used fireball, and as the path was straight, the rat got hit and fell to the ground.

It was on its last remaining HP. I used my spear to end its life as I was already low on Magic.

[You killed a Parent Monster Rat]

[You leveled Up]

[You leveled Up]

[You leveled Up]

[You leveled Up]

[You leveled Up]

[You leveled Up]

[You leveled Up]

I headed towards the location of the newborn rats. Over 20-50 rats were resting in the nest.

I had to improve my skills, so I used fireball, the nest burnt up and slowly killed them.

[You killed an Infant Monster Rat]

[You killed an Infant Monster Rat]

[You killed an Infant Monster Rat]

[You killed an Infant Monster Rat]

[You killed an Infant Monster Rat] *50

[You leveled Up]

[You leveled Up]

[You leveled Up]

I see it now. I am beginning to understand how the leveling works. The level relies more on the number of kills rather than merely their level; however, since I had got additional level up’s when I killed the monster rats' parents, it seems level also matters but not as much as numbers. I am still unsure of how this works but guess I will figure out more about it along the way

They might have been low in level, but thanks to their numbers, it seems I leveled up quite a bit.

Name: N/A

Title: [Dungeon Seeker] [Dungeon Explorer] [Sage] [Merciless] [Tactician]

Gender: N/A

Race: Skeleton {Sage}

Class: Mage

Level: 25

HP: 300/300

MP: 30/200

Strength: 50

Defense: 40

Agility: 40

Intelligence: 70

Luck: 30

Charisma: 5

Unique skills: [Resurrection level 2] [Night vision level Max] [Persistence level 1] [Stoic level 1] [Physical Damage Resistance level 1] [Craftmanship level 2] [Appraisal level 2] [Fire ball level 7] [Gravity Control level 5]

Class Available: [Fire Mage] [Water Mage] [Dark Mage]

I used appraisal to see what merits the classes had.

[Fire Mage: -Greater affinity towards the fire and consumes less magic when using fire spells.]

[Water Mage: - Greater affinity towards the water and consumes less magic when using water spells].

[Dark Mage: - Provides stealth and increases all stats in the absence of light.]

The dark mage seemed perfect for me as the dungeon had little to no light.

As I was about to choose a class, I heard a violent sound from behind me.

It seemed to be the male parent of the rats. It started violently charging towards me and struck me too.

I had Physical Damage Resistance, so it did little damage to me. However, it kept striking me.

I tried to strike back with my spear, but it was too fast and would use the opening created to deal with a fatal blow.

Skill Evolution: [Physical Damage Resistance level 2]

Skill Evolution: [Physical Damage Resistance level 3]

I kept taking damage, but so did my resistance keeps increasing, however now I had a small amount of HP left.

I decided to take a gamble and threw away my spear. I observed when its next attack would be.

I showed an opening on my right side to lure it, and it tried to attack there.

However, I turned towards it. It would have reached me before I could use fireball, so I decided to take the hit.

After it struck me with its head, I had just 10 HP remaining. However, I used this chance to grab it with my two arms, and I used a fireball.

As I was holding the rat, I also received the damage from the fireball.

New skill [Fire Damage Resistance level1] learned.

New Skill [Regeneration level1] learned.

[You leveled Up]

[You leveled Up]

I leaned into the wall and sat down in relief as I survived. I remembered that I had gotten a new class to choose from. So, I decided Dark Mage while lying down.

[Initiating Class change From Mage to Dark Mage]

New Skill [Stealth level1] learned.

New skill [Dark Amplification level1] learned.

[Stealth: Helps you sneak around]

[Dark Amplification level1{Active}] [All Stats Increased by 15%]

My bones became denser while a black mark appeared around my shoulder. It seemed my height also increased by a few inches.

“Status”

Name: N/A

Title: [Dungeon Seeker] [Dungeon Explorer] [Sage] [Merciless] [Tactician]

Gender: N/A

Race: Skeleton {Sage}

Class: Dark Mage

Level: 27

HP: 700/700

MP: 650/650

Strength: 115

Defense: 100

Agility: 100

Intelligence: 70

Luck: 30

Charisma: 5

Unique skills:

[Resurrection level 2] [Night vision level Max] [Persistence level 1] [Stoic level 1] [Physical Damage Resistance level 3] [Craftmanship level 2] [Appraisal level 2] [Fire ball level 7] [Gravity Control level 5] [Fire Damage Resistance level1] [Regeneration level1] [Stealth level1] [Dark Amplification level1]