Reincarnated As The Hero Ring

Luckily, all of the skeletons here didn't seem to notice us yet. I was really glad that the skeletons didn't notice us as if the skeletons did attack us when we were just getting out from the manhole. It would be pretty bad as Vicar didn't have that much time to prepare for the attack that coming from the skeletons. 

I was intrigued by the new type of skeleton that we had to discover in the outer wall. I was looking around and didn't see any similar skeletons to it. I don't know why but I could feel trouble with the new skeleton that I currently looking at. 

The new skeleton does wear armor like the elite skeleton but it was different as its armor doesn't seem to be broken like the elite skeleton's armor. It almost looks like it was a brand new armor that just been forged or never been wear before.

It also wields a sword on his right and a shield on his left skeletal hand. Both the sword and shield also look new. I know that we couldn't defeat that new skeleton that easily as it was wearing a helm to protect its skull. As if the new skeleton knew about its own weak spot that was in the skull. 

It was obvious that the new type of skeleton wears a full armor that seems to be a metal or something better than metal. Looking at it it may be a mithril armor or something but somehow I didn't believe that it would be mithril as I had seen one before when I was still in the shop. 

I then realized that I should check its stats as appearance doesn't mean that it was powerful. The stats and the skill will determine whether the new skeleton does indeed powerful than the rest of the skeletal monster that we had fought so far. 

[Skeleton Lord] Level 40

HP: 6300

MP: 4000

*Body*

Str-41/60

Dx-33/60

Ag-39/60

*Mind*

Int-45/60

Perception-52/60

Charisma-0/60

*Spirit*

Magic-27/60

Resistance-40/60

>Skeleton Lord

=The most powerful version of a skeletal monster. It ranks on the top among the skeletal monster. There could be only one skeleton lord in an area. It would need a top rank adventurer to be able to defeat this type of skeleton. 

=Undead

=Skeleton/Ghost

>Skill

=Command Skeletons Lvl2

=Growth Lvl2 

=Sword And Shield Mastery

=Enhanced Attributes 

=Dark Shield 

=Critical Strike Lv2 

=Resurrection 

Looking at the name, stats, and the skill of the new skeleton that we had discovered. I know we will have a hard time to defeat it and it will be better for us to avoid it. I somehow didn't believe that we could defeat the skeleton lord by ourselves. 

Its stats were much more powerful than the Elite Skeletons and the Skeletal Mage, what worse than the skeleton lord has much skill and one of them was the dark shield. The skill that could make us unable to land an attack on it as long as it was still activated. 

There were some unknown skills that I never saw any of the skeletons had, but I could just guess what the does skill effect by looking at the skills name. I did tell Vicar about all of this but he somehow believes that we could still defeat it. 

"Didn't you hear what I had said to you! That skeleton lord is dangerous..." I said that to Vicar, I don't know but it seems like Vicar was unaware of the danger. 

"I know but I believe in our strength that we could defeat it," Vicar said that as he still believes we could do it. 

"Okay, so how do you break the dark shield then?" I ask him how will he break the dark shield as it was the thing that gives us such a hard time defeating the skeletal mage before. 

"Simple!" He then continues to said, "Active your talent disrupt and the dark shield will be gone, we then will be able to hit the skeleton lord." That was Vicar's idea to break the dark shield but he seems to forget something about my talents. 

"You do know that I already activated that talent before and it was still on cooldown..." I said that to Vicar and he finally realized it. 

"Really? How much time left before we could use it..." Vicar asks me about the disrupt cooldown. 

"Tomorrow... We could use it tomorrow." I said that to him as he makes a face, he really didn't believe that it takes a long time for us to be able to activate it again. 

"So we basically had no chance against the skeleton lord now unless we know any other way to destroy the dark shield," Vicar said that as he finally understands that we couldn't fight the skeleton lord as we would only lose at the battle if we decided to fight. 

"Just remember that our current objective is to remove the dark ring from Eli's hand and not to fight the skeleton lord," I said that just to remind Vicar of our objective back. 

"I know that but where is she?" Vicar said as he looking for Eli. 

I realized that as well, I really thought that Eli wouldn't move from this spot as that time when I was still here. It seems like Eli wouldn't even budge as she just stands at the same spot. She might move to a different place when teleported me to Aliss's room. 

"I don't know but I do think she is in this area." I believe that Eli wouldn't walk that far away from this place. 

Vicar does seem to think that also, "I agree as she must be in this area... but it would be rather hard finding her." Vicar said that. 

I know what Vicar meant by that, to find her in this crowd of undead would be pretty hard and would also be dangerous. We must think of a way to look for her while not attract any attention from skeletons as it would be very bad if the skeletons did notice us. 

Vicar would have to fight all of the skeletons here including the powerful skeletons lord by himself. I know that Vicar has already fought a large number of skeletons by himself but it was different now. The number of the skeletons here was much bigger than in the trade central area and plus the new skeleton lord. 

So we must absolutely not draw any attention to us or we would put ourselves in a huge problem. To prevent that from happening we must think of a way to look for Eli. With that, I started to ask Vicar if he had any plan to look for Eli without making the skeletons notice we were here. 

"Sorry Ring, I couldn't think of any plan to find Eli without drawing attention as I believe that the skeletons would eventually notice us anyway," Vicar said that. 

I already expected that Vicar couldn't think a way but there's nothing wrong in asking his opinion on this thing. "How about we use your skill Vanish?" I said that to Vicar as I suggest him to use one of his skill. 

"Do you not listen to my explanation about that skill? If I use that skill, my own existence would be in danger..." Vicar said that as he seems to not agree with what I had said. 

"I do listen, it would only erase your existence if you use it very often right?..." I said that as to make Vicar know that I did listen to all his explanation before. I then continue to speak, "Your existence would not be erased if you just use it once." 

"You know what! I do think that fighting skeletons wouldn't be that bad..." Vicar said that as he thinks that fighting was better than using his own skill vanish. 

"Really? Using your skill, you could avoid to fight the skeletons and to be killed by the skeletons." I said that as I think using the skill vanish was the simpler way to find Eli. 

"It seems that I forgot to tell you that the skill would only last for a minute and I would be visible after that..." Vicar said something that he didn't mention when he explaining his skill to me before. 

"Why didn't you said that, you know that it was an important detail of your skills Vanish," I said to Vicar as I kinda mad at him for not explaining everything to me and know I have to think of a different plan because of this. 

"I admit that it was a mistake but the reason I didn't mention it because I didn't think that we would be using it at all," Vicar said that to me. 

"It's fine, it just that I had to think a new way to avoid drawing attention while looking for Eli," I said to him. 

I then begin to think of another way to find Eli...