It was late at night, and an aura of death spread across the silent Violet Forest.

Crack!

My blade sliced all the way through Violet Undead Knight’s spear, skull, and shoulder in an instant.

A beam of golden light shrouded me as I leveled up to 47. As usual, the experience gained for killing monsters that were many levels above me was incredible. Since I was alone, all of that bonus experience was mine. On top of that, my new passive skill, Awakening, increased my XP gain even further.

My body convulsed as if new flesh had grown around my bones. I put down my hood and checked out my own reflection using a pool of spring water. My flesh had basically regrown in full, and my face no longer looked as scary as it used to. However, my complexion was still incredibly pale.

Ding~!

System Notice: You have ascended to a new rank, Bone General!

……

Good. If I had any doubts as to whether I had truly ascended to a new rank before, the system notice made it all too clear. I had reached the apex of Bone Creatures. The next step was to become the legendary Asura!

Asuras had complete bodies of...