Reborn As An Evolving Monster

'[B] Ranked...'

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'[B]Ranked...'

Step-

'One Rank separates me...'

Step-

'From him.'

The white-scaled Monster came to a stop.

It had gone down the stairway just enough to be hidden from the moonlight.

'One Rank away...'

Mark's right hand lay on the lower portion of his face, covering his mouth.

'Moving from [F] to [E] is easier than [C] to [B]. The distance separating the Ranks increases... Only one Rank away, but it won't be easy closing that distance. I'll have to grow... Twice? Thrice? Four times as strong? I still... Can't picture it. If he had fought the Commander... I can't picture, because I didn't see him fight.'

The white-scaled Monster clenched its left hand.

'His presence and aura were enough. How strong is he? I can't picture it. Him being [A] Ranked was only an assumption anyways. Still... Strength that doesn't even need to be shown. I bent to his will without even thinking about it. Might as well have taken a knee. That kind of power...'

The white-scaled Monster's hands moved to cover its face as the corners of its lips rose.

'I really want to break him.'

The smile on Mark's face disappeared right away.

'That's what it's really about, isn't it? Getting that angry... That hateful. It wasn't on their behalf. It wasn't because I lost Levi, Light, Grey, and Fiery. No. It's because they were taken away. That Fire Spirit... He willingly left. Willingly, to make it easier on me. Ha! I definitely would have died had I tried something. That's what I'm really angry about.'

The white-scaled Monster crouched.

Its fingers interlaced and its index finger lay between its nose and lip.

Mark's thumbs pushed against one another and against his front fangs.

'I want the strength to break him.' He thought to himself as he stared down the dark abyss to which the stairway leads. 'Not to defeat him. Not to fight him. Not to kill him. The kind of strength that would make someone like him break. I want him to bend, kneel, scream, plead, and flee. Breaking him completely... In both mind and body.'

Mark tilted his head slightly to the right.

"Wonder if that's immature?" He whispered to himself.

The corners of his lips rose.

The white-scaled Monster chuckled as it stood back up.

"Can't wait to break him." It said with a smile. "But before that..."

Mark skipped down the stairs. The smile on his face remained.

"Gotta get strong."

[You have entered the Dungeon "Vestiges Of The Undead Dark Triad[B]".]

[Dungeon Clear Requirement: Defeat the Boss Monster known as "The First Undead Lich".]

[Reward: None.]

'No Reward...? I guess I get it.' The white-scaled Monster shrugged. 'For a Dungeon in the middle of nowhere, why would a Reward be offered? Similar to that Goblin village. A reward for Clearing the Dungeon other than what is found inside the Dungeon... What kind of Dungeon would have that?' Mark wondered as he continued going down the stairway.

Before he knew it,

'Can barely see the ground, but that's the end of the stairway.'

Mark's eyes had adjusted to the darkness, but it was still difficult to see clearly.

'The First Undead Lich. Would be the second one I see though. Since it's the First, it'll either be old and decrepit, or incredibly strong. It's an Undead in the first place, so I probably shouldn't take age into account. The First... Vestiges of the Undead Triad. First of the Triad? In that case, age wouldn't have anything to do with it. A Triad of Undead Liches? It wouldn't make sense for it to hold the Title of "First Undead Lich" though. Just like-'

[Your Title "The Last Giant" snores in its slumber.]

"Right..." Mark whispered.

He stepped off the last stair and onto the ground.

The next second,

Woosh- Woosh- Woosh-

One by one, the lamps stuck to the wall were lit.

Mark focused on his vision but,

'Nothing further or on the ceiling.' He approached the walls. 'Expected it to be some kind of cave but... The walls are smooth, and so is the ground. It's not just the stairway. The whole underground structure was built. The presence of a stairway should've been enough but... You should have put more effort into making those Floors, Nia.' He chuckled. 'A long and deep corridor, again.'

Mark showed his fangs, and started walking forward.

A lot had happened to the white-scaled Monster.

Too much, in fact.

Remembering and coming to terms with its past took an indeterminable amount of time.

In a flash, days and days of memories had entered its mind.

And what led to that was...

The weight of its actions and past was nothing to scoff at.

The road hadn't been an easy one, and it wouldn't get easier.

That, is the path of a Potential Demon King Candidate.

The weight of being the Devourer and the Evolving Monster.

The weight of being Chosen by Gaavah.

Where to go? Where will this lead?

Mark did not know.

But after all his experiences and all he had gone through, a sole desire presently filled him.

Go back.

Get lost. 𝓯𝒓𝒆𝒆𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Go back.

Just like then, go back.

"Let's find this Undead Lich then."

Get lost inside a Dungeon once more.

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Mark's updated List of Skills:

-Passive Skills:

Water Resistance[F] - Poison Resistance[F]

Weightless Steps[E] - Water Pressure Resistance[E+]

Combative Eye[D] - Ferocious Charge[D]

Venom Regulation[C-] - Accelerated Endurance Regenaration[C] - Accelerated Mana Regenaration[C] - Fire Clad [C+]

Cold Resistance[B] - Destructive Tail Flick[B]- Accelerated Health Point Regeneration[B]

Heat Resistance[A+] - Fire Resistance[A+]

-Magic Skills:

Golem Armor[E] - Venomous Wings[E] - Blinding Sand[E] - Great Fire Ball[E+]

Corrupting Javelin[D] - Mana Barrier[D] - Earth Manipulation[D+] - Freezing Mist[D+]

Dark Corrupting Spear[C] - Bone Manipulation[C] - Ice Manipulation[C] - Corruption Production[C] - Wind Blast[C+] - Corruption Control[C+] - Wind Burst[C+]

Purgatory's Undead Troup[B+] - Purging Ray[B+]

Sprite Manipulation[A-] - Fire Authority[A] - Berserker[A] - Sublime Body Restoration[A] - Partial Gigantification[A+] - Spark Of The Primordial Flame[A+]

-Locked Skills:

Gigantification[S].