Evolving My Undead Legion In A Game-Like World

Chapter 20 Clearing The Space (2)

As thoughts raced through Michaelʼs mind, he raised his gun, aiming at the distant acid slime.

Michael quietly activated his skill.

”{Basic Shot}.”

Immediately, he felt an instinctive awareness—his grip was wrong, his aim was off, his posture needed adjusting.

Step by step, Michael made each correction, guided by the skillʼs influence, while keeping his focus on the unaware slime in the distance.

Despite the skillʼs assistance, it took Michael about 20 seconds to make these adjustments. He could still ʼsenseʼ more room for improvement—a result of his low {Mastery} of {Basic Shot}. With higher {Mastery}, aiming and shooting would feel like second nature; heʼd be faster, more precise, without needing to think.

The miraculous effect of his skill left Michael speechless. For the first time, handling a gun felt natural.

ʼThough the skill hints I could improve even further, this is already leagues beyond my earlier fumbling. All I need is to raise my skillʼs proficiency and {Mastery}!ʼ

ʼNo wonder the Federation wants Awakeners. We really are like cheats—quick power-ups, instantly mastering skills that should take years to learn. As a Necromancer, if I were an Archer, wouldnʼt I already be a sharpshooter? How can ordinary people compete with this?ʼ

ʼSure, both are powerful, but the teachers were really wrong to say Awakeners and Cultivators were equal. Itʼs not surprising, though, since the world barely understands these two professions in the first place.ʼ

ʼIs this a deliberate concealment by the Federation, or is there a bigger picture here?ʼ

Despite the whirlwind of thoughts, Michaelʼs focus never wavered from the acid slime.

As soon as he locked onto the monster with a steady aim, he pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Bang!

A soft sound echoed through the long hall.

The gunshot wasnʼt loud, thanks to the silencer.

Pui!

Unlike his first encounter with an acid slime, where he missed every shot, this time Michaelʼs first bullet struck true. It didnʼt kill the slime, but the hole close to its core showed it was a near hit.

ʼ{Basic Shot} is so powerful!ʼ Michael praised in his mind as he began to retreat.

Though close, the shot hadnʼt reached the core, and now the slime was aware of him.

ʼNo eyes or ears, yet it still senses… truly a freak of nature,ʼ Michael thought, revealing his dislike for slimes.

ʼBut itʼs slow.ʼ

Even though monsters didnʼt have attribute points, Michael expected the level 7 acid slime to be stronger. However, aside from the intensity and range of its acid attacks, its speed was barely different from the last one.

ʼIf itʼs this slow, then thereʼs nothing to fear.ʼ

This didnʼt mean Michael would be reckless.

Despite his increasing confidence, Michael knew little about slimes and their potential abilities.

However, seeing the slimeʼs slow pace, Michael figuredhe could potentially finish it off with his refined spear from the Supers Association store.

But Michael decided against it.

For now, the slime couldnʼt reach him, while he could still land shots from a safe distance.

With this strategy, he could continue levelling up until his bullets ran out or his gun became ineffective. Then, heʼd consider close combat.

After circling around, following his previous path back to the room heʼd first arrived in—avoiding unexplored areas to prevent running into more monsters—Michael finally managed to bring down the acid slime.

[You killed a Common★★ LV 7 Acid Slime]

[Youʼve gained 103 Experience Points]

[You killed a monster five levels higher than your own, earning a 6x experience multiplier]

[Youʼve gained 618 Experience Points]

[Level Up!]

[You have levelled up to Level 3!]

[Level Up!]

[You have levelled up to Level 4!]

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[Youʼve levelled up to Level 4 Human!]

[Youʼve gained 0.4 stat points in Strength, Agility, and Constitution. Youʼve gained 1.0 stat points in Intelligence.]

[You have gained 4 Attribute points!]

[Youʼve levelled up to Level 4 Necromancer Apprentice!]

[Youʼve gained 0.2 stat points in Strength and Constitution, 0.6 stat points in Agility, and 1.0 stat points in Intelligence.]

[You have gained 8 Attribute points!]