Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

She didn’t come to play this game just for fun; she came to make money.

Despite her stunning beauty, akin to that of a goddess, her reality was far from good.

Although her family conditions were extremely favorable, her parents had divorced early on, and now she lived with her biological father and stepmother.

Her stepmother had been nice to her before, but ever since giving birth to her half-brother, her true colors had shown, treating her as if she were nothing.

Anything good would be given to him, and in any matter, her stepbrother took precedence.

And she, she was treated like a stray.

Her female classmates also distanced themselves from her because of her looks and her family relationships.

No matter her achievements, they felt she relied on her family and looks.

After graduating from high school, at just eighteen, she couldn’t bear the torment anymore and dropped out to find a job, luckily landing one at a cosmetics company.

She had hoped to carve out her own path with her abilities, to make her parents and classmates take notice.

But the manager at the company only cared about her looks and figure.

He never focused on her abilities, only on how to win her over.

For six months at that cosmetics company, despite her outstanding abilities, she was still just a common employee due to the manager’s deliberate suppression.

She had confronted the manager once, but he straightforwardly said that as long as she became his girlfriend, he could directly promote himself to vice manager.

Seeing the manager with a Mediterranean sea famous tourist spot smile, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth, Zhang Mengmeng felt utterly disgusted.

In a fit of anger, she smashed a cup on his face and immediately resigned without even asking for her last month’s salary.

She only wanted to earn money with her own abilities and didn’t want others to think she relied on her looks, nor did she want to be seen as a vase or a fox spirit.

But the consequence of doing so was that she could barely afford to eat now.

The reason she came to play the game was also because “The Great Wasteland” had one hundred percent realism and many opportunities; the number of players who pre-ordered helmets reached 7 billion!

Choosing the Undead Mage class was because when she looked up information before, she knew Undead Players could summon Skeletons early on.

This way, she could avoid being frustrated by not being able to defeat monsters in the early stages.

However, reality dealt her a heavy blow.

After she appeared in the game, Undead Players were everywhere, almost all were studios, and there were more players than monsters outside the undead newbie village.

She struggled for a while but couldn’t even snatch one monster.

So, she had to take the risk and come to the Level 3 monster area, the Skeleton Wolf’s wild zone.

But new problems arose.

Level 1 Skeleton soldiers, fighting Level 3 wolves, after deducting defense, only dealt 1-2 points of damage…

It took at least a minute to kill one.

And Skeleton Wolves lived in groups; if she didn’t kill one, several more would come.

She wandered here for a long time, didn’t kill a single Skeleton Wolf, didn’t level up at all, and didn’t gain any experience…

She was actually about to give up this wild area and go back to the Level 1 monster area to try her luck.

If it wasn’t for Jiang Cheng, this mutated Skeleton appearing, she really hadn’t earned anything since the server opened, and she was getting anxious.

So, seeing Jiang Cheng rushing to kill the Skeleton Wolf group alone, she was scared out of her wits.

She couldn’t let Jiang Cheng die, or she wouldn’t want to live either, so she absolutely couldn’t let Jiang Cheng die!

“Please, please, hurry up.”

Seeing Jiang Cheng already within the Skeleton Wolf’s attack range, and about to be surrounded by eight Skeleton Wolves, Zhang Mengmeng’s heart was breaking.

“No, no, no! My precious Skeleton, don’t die!”

Unfortunately… the Skeleton she had just summoned was too slow and couldn’t catch up to help.

Zhang Mengmeng was frantic, but she couldn’t reach Jiang Cheng in time, even though she was more than five meters away.

All she could do was watch as Jiang Cheng was bitten by eight Skeleton Wolves, each dealing -1, -1 damage.

“It’s over, it’s over, my precious Skeleton is going to die!”

Seeing Jiang Cheng being besieged, Zhang Mengmeng already guessed Jiang Cheng’s fate and instantly felt despondent.

Just as she had finally obtained a mutated Skeleton, she hadn’t taken care of it properly, and now it was going to die…

“Ah… I’m such a waste… sob…”

Zhang Mengmeng squatted on the ground, eyes reddening, tears unshed.

Although her gaming skills weren’t good, she understood that in a freshly opened game, being ahead step by step was crucial.

Having such a god-tier Skeleton would definitely allow her to leave everyone else behind.

But now, she had lost this advantage… she might never recover.

Her gaming skills were already lacking; otherwise, she wouldn’t have chosen the Undead Mage class, which didn’t require much skill.

If this Skeleton died…

Her dream of making a name for herself and impressing everyone would be shattered.

Tomorrow, she’d probably have to eat dirt…

“Wait a minute?”

Zhang Mengmeng suddenly recalled the scene just now, reacting.

“The Skeleton Wolves biting him earlier, why did he only lose a little blood?”

She quickly opened her eyes, and when she saw Jiang Cheng only take mandatory -1 damage, she was a little dazed.

“Oh my, when did this Skeleton’s defense become so abnormal?”

She rubbed her eyes, somewhat disbelieving, and checked the Skeleton Wolf’s attributes again.

【Skeleton Wolf】

Level: 3

Attack: 10~12

Defense: 2

HP: 50

Skill: Bite

Overview: Skeleton Wolves outside the undead village inherited their fierce nature from when they were alive, and they tend to live in packs, with average speed.

“It is indeed a Level 3 Skeleton Wolf.” After confirming again, Zhang Mengmeng still found it hard to believe.

Skeleton Wolves were Level 3 monsters, with an attack power of 10~12 points!

But when they attacked the Skeleton, it only caused 1 point of damage?

My god, what kind of defense is this!

This Skeleton is too abnormal!

It’s even more badass than me!

You’re freaking better than me!

You know, she’s already Level 3, with a pitiful defense of only five points, and that’s with wearing newbie cloth armor.

This Skeleton, on the other hand, had over 12 points of defense…

It’s infuriating how much better it is than her!

However, Zhang Mengmeng still didn’t dare to relax her vigilance. Even though its defense was high, Jiang Cheng’s attack speed was too slow. If he were surrounded and attacked by eight Skeleton Wolves, he could still be easily killed…

“-126!”

[Your experience increased by 10 points.]

“-82!”

[Your experience increased by 10 points.]

“-42.”

“-126!”

[Your experience increased by 10 points.]

Zhang Mengmeng: “…”