Chapter 4: Naked escape from skeletons
Seeing a skeleton that was completely made of bone with no flesh, something he had only seen in movies or games before, and with its eyes made of eerie blue flames, staring at him and slowly approaching, Jia Zhengjin felt goosebumps all over his body.
He let out a loud scream and turned to run back to the room.
In this pitch-black night, he couldn't possibly fight the skeleton with the torch in his hand, right? He didn't believe the torch would be effective against undead creatures.
"Bang!" He forcefully closed the door and hid in his sealed room, breathing heavily, trying to calm his rapidly beating heart. "Oh my god, this is too scary!"
A real undead creature! A walking skeleton! Hiding in the room should be safe, right? In games, entering a room meant entering a safe zone!
Thinking like this, Jia Zhengjin felt a bit more at ease.
He tiptoed to the front of the door, pressing his ear against it to listen carefully.
There was no sound of movements outside, only the sound of chirping of insects in the distant forest.
"Maybe it's gone?" After waiting for a while, Jia Zhengjin thought to himself. Carefully, he opened the door slightly and peered out from the crack.
"Clack, clack, clack..." A pair of eerie blue eyes met his gaze, and the skeleton's mouth rapidly opened and closed, emitting a chilling sound. Then a skeletal arm tried to reach in through the slightly open door!
"Bang!" Jia Zhengjin quickly shut the door, keeping it out.
It was truly terrifying! He hadn't expected the skeleton to stand at the door. Luckily, Jia Zhengjin was cautious; otherwise, if he had opened the door completely, it would have surely rushed in and wreaked havoc!
Strictly speaking, this skeleton could be considered a "monster" in the game. Killing it would yield experience points and loot.
But Jia Zhengjin wasn't sure if it was a normal monster or a boss monster, and the difference between the two was significant, with the latter being potentially deadly! Moreover, he had no weapons other than a dagger. Engaging in close combat with an undead creature with such a short dagger would be suicidal!
Jia Zhengjin wasn't afraid of death; after all, he had already died once . But he didn't want to die meaninglessly, especially since he had finally realized his dream. Of course, he wanted to make the most of his new life!
Fortunately, the room should be safe. As long as he stayed quiet, he should be fine until it left.
Thinking of this, Jia Zhengjin placed the torch on the ground, ready to crawl into his sleeping bag.
"Bang!" At that moment, the closed door suddenly shook violently.
At a glance, the durability that was originally at 100 points immediately dropped to 95 points.
"My goodness! Wasn't the room supposed to be safe?" Goosebumps rose on Jia Zhengjin's skin again. He hadn't expected the room to not be a safe zone! If the skeleton could attack the room, it meant it could lower the durability untill it could break in!
Absolutely not! He couldn't let it break in; he had to figure out a way...
Jia Zhengjin thought carefully and quickly remembered that the basic tool, the stone hammer, could be used to repair damaged structures. So, he immediately selected [Craft], first breaking down a log into four wooden sticks, and then clicked on the stone hammer in the [Tools] section, Consuming two stones, three plant fibers, and one wooden stick in the process.
after the crafting progress bar was completed, a [poor quality Stone Hammer] appeared in his hand.
Holding the stone hammer in front of the door that was gradually being destroyed with its durability falling to 65 points by the skeleton's attacks, a repair option immediately appeared, requiring one piece of lumber.
Jia Zhengjin quickly repaired the wooden door, and one piece of lumber was automatically deducted from his backpack, restoring the door's durability back to 100 points. The damaged areas were also restored to their original state.
"Haha! Attack all you want! I can repair the damage done in an instant!" Seeing the brand-new looking wooden door, Jia Zhengjin laughed triumphantly.
But just as he was feeling proud, the walls on both sides began to tremble, and their durability started to decrease. More skeletons appeared outside, attacking the walls frantically.
"Reinforcements?" Jia Zhengjin's face darkened instantly as he watched the durability of the walls and the door continue to drop. He quickly stared with the needed repairs.
More and more skeletons gathered, and soon there were about a dozen of them, densely packed outside, desperately scratching at the door.
This couldn't go on!
Jia Zhengjin made a quick decision and decided to abandon the room. The wood's durability was too low to withstand the skeletons' attacks. If he did nothing and stayed inside the room, it would surely be breached in the end!
Instead of waiting to die, it was better to take a risk. Although the skeletons looked terrifying, they seemed to be only capable of walking and not running, so they couldn't catch up to him. As long as he kept moving, they wouldn't be able to grab him!
However, the area around the door and the walls on both sides was blocked, leaving him with only one escape route,to escape from the back where there were no skeletons!
These skeletons seemed to have come from the direction of the beach, and they didn't seem smart enough to flank the back.
Decisively, Jia Zhengjin raised the torch in his left hand, the stone hammer in his right, and held the dagger in his mouth. Quickly turning around, he fiercely struck the undamaged wall with the stone hammer.
Faster! Faster! The walls behind him were deteriorating rapidly, and even a few white skeleton arms were reaching through the holes. Jia Zhengjin accelerated, desperately hitting the wooden wall.
"Bang! Bang! Bang..." The damage on the walls behind him grew larger, and even the door was on the verge of collapse, looking like it couldn't hold on much longer.
Luckily, the wall he was striking was finally broken by Jia Zhengjin, creating a gap big enough for him to escape.
"Run!" Jia Zhengjin held the torch and quickly squeezed out the gap, throwing himself into the still dark world outside. At the same time, he dropped the stone hammer, took the dagger out of his mouth, and held it in his hand.
"Clack, clack, clack..." Several skeletons noticed Jia Zhengjin escaping from the room and immediately abandoned the walls to move slowly towards him. The rest continued their intense demolition activities.
"Come on! Come chase me! catch me if you dare!" Jia Zhengjin held the torch in his left hand, the dagger in his right, and turned to make a face at the approaching skeletons. Then he turned and ran!
Of course, he only ran about nearby around the room and didn't venture too far. After all, he had no clothes on, and who knew if there were thorns in the forest that could injure him. Besides, there might be even more scarier monsters lurking in the forest, so he didn't dare to venture in there.
Although he didn't know what time it was, the sky was gradually turning from red to blue, indicating that dawn was approaching. Generally, low-level undead creatures didn't move during the day, so if these skeletons followed this rule, he could simply lead them around a few times waiting for the tables to turn!
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