Bro, I'm not an Undead!

"Kek..." Skullius cackled.

This situation was something else.

At this point, even he could tell that he was probably being led on. Getting powered up through the souls, the enhancement to the two elements, getting [Pseudo Evil Veneration] and now this?

The idea he had gotten was that the darkness and light halos that showed over everyone in the hall was a way to show him that these people were at the mercy of [Evil Darkness] and [Just Light]!

They were like a substitute of the yokes in a way, Skullius imagined.

Though he had thought about it before, it was becoming more apparent. Even though all this wasn't given to him on a silver platter, him simply giving it a hard try landed him great benefits.

The question still held though. To what end?

[Pre-existing conditions have allowed for the activation of the skill 'Basic Evil Invasion']

[Pre-existing conditions are allowing the challenger a chance to use 'Basic Evil Invasion' on a vastly stronger opponent for a limited amount of time]

[Time left until deactivation of skill... 59 seconds]

Skullius' mind spun at these notifications.

Limited time...

This was definitely a perk. A limited one.

He had invaded the body of the man with the long, black hair, and the sensation he felt right now was like no other he had experienced before.

The rushing of blood in his veins...

The twitching responses of his muscles when he willed them to move...

It was all foreign but... vaguely familiar.

One thing was for certain though.

This Labyrinth really wanted him to advance but only when he made a conscious effort to discover and pry for answers!

Skullius looked at his real body that was in his grip and quickly turned to gaze upon the hundreds in the hall, looking over in his direction warily.

'Calm down! You don't have time to be shocked! Think!' Skullius told himself. 'I have no time to waste. My skills and armour are currently being deconstructed... whatever that means...

So...'

Skullius focused his vision on Remos.

'I have to deal with him first but... status!'

He checked his stats in the stolen body.

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[ Name : Eldris Traven (Nameless Discount Human) ]

[ Level : 58 ]

[ Class : Heroic Warrior ]

[ Race : Human ]

[ Inv. Status : Cursed (Uncoddled) ]

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[ Stats ]

[ STRENGTH (III) : 70 ]

[ AGILITY (III) : 47 ]

[ INTELLIGENCE (III) : 36 ]

[ ENDURANCE (III) : 55 ]

[ LUCK : 45 ]

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[ HEALTH : 10527/10527 ]

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[ MANA (III) : 120/120 ]

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[Skills]

[Breaking Wind Demon Arts | Lv.60]

[Unhindered Fist | Lv.25]

[Storm Dash | Lv.15]

[Broken Physique | Lv.71]

[Emperor Dragon Mimicking Art | Lv.32]

[Tyranny | Lv.24]

....

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"Oh my..." Skullius muttered as he looked at his status.

This was ridiculous. With one scroll, he couldn't see the end of all the skills in this body!

But...

'Those stats... What the hell?'

He understood that it must have been something to do with the quality of mana. He had seen the indication (II), but (III)?!

"Hey... Eldris... is everything alright?" Remos asked with a frown, his eyes glowing with a thunderous light.

Skullius felt Remos' mana output beginning to increase. The old man's wheel began to turn; there was a large influx of mana powering it up!

'He already knows, doesn't he?' Skullius thought and he gulped down saliva unconsciously. 'I've already wasted 10 seconds! Here goes nothing!'

Skullius dropped his real body to the floor under the gazes of the many who watched on. It seemed like all of them had already figured out that the man with the black hair, Eldris, wasn't himself anymore, which confused Skullius, but only for a moment.

To all those that glared at him, they saw thick darkness with movements like flame leaking from Eldris' eyes!

They were shocked by this sudden development as it hadn't happened before and they hadn't expected such a thing to happen after the revelation that this new challenger was actually an undead!

FWOOOSH!

Skullius in Eldris' body leaned ahead and then stormed forward with all his might!

He felt a ridiculous surge of mana building up from the horrendously powerful core within him!

His simple lunge caused the air in the hall to thrum.

Skullius' one step covered the nearly 100 meter distance between him and Remos in an instant!

He was shocked to see himself before the old man so suddenly.

Remos was uncluttered. He kept up with Skullius' movement!

'This is...'

Time seemed to be moving slowly around Skullius, but even then, he spotted several figures that seemed equally as capable in the art of speed, bolting towards him with expressions of calm.

Two of these individuals were the man and woman who had been talking about Remos earlier.

Skullius adjusted his mind-set to the task, scrolling through his long list of skills and activating one he thought to be offensive from its name!

His thoughts were clear and very fast, transcending the norm when it came to time.

"[Breaking Wind Demon Arts]!"

As soon as the skill was cast, Skullius felt a powerful reaction from his body!

His muscles tensed up, veins protruding from his skin with a tinge of crimson running within them. He clenched his fist and breathed out hot air that made the air dance.

His body knew!

This body knew what to do!

Skullius' thick right arm cocked backwards while his left pushed forward. Dark crimson energies with a jagged edge spiked from his body eagerly.

Remos frowned.

One of the sigils on his double wheel shone brightly as he activated another spell.

"Absolute Magic, Level Field," he muttered.

Skullius threw his fist at the same time Remos cast his spell and for a moment, a fierce red light as well as a dominant blue one clashed to create a blinding flash of purple!

Half of the people in the hall were struck by a horrendous force that pushed them against the floor without mercy!

This was the remnants of the power of [Level Field] which was cast by Remos, a grand ability that would increase the gravitational force on a specific area!

Due to the clash, it only managed to affect the area outside his and Skullius' radius!

The individuals who had been rushing to attack Skullius weren't affected that much.

The first between them to arrive near the vicinity of the exchange, was the curvaceous woman with navy blue hair.

The light resulting from the confrontation vanished.

A bright shield with countless dancing runes could be seen coating Remos protectively while Skullius was still in his striking pose, his arm releasing waves of devastating red energy!

'Damn this old bro. He's quick! I need something with more power. Also...'

Skullius took a quick glance at the woman with navy blue hair. She had already reached him, her mana bubbling from her body and leaking out like a stream that went on to form a solid shape!

GRRRRRRRAAARR!

A massive tiger appeared from the solidifying mana, growling with raucous intensity!

Skullius' eyes wondered to the figure of this creature with careful eyes, but he was not afraid!