Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!

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Root was now C+ Rank. Possibly we would want him to be at least B Rank before bringing him with us to the Sealed Dungeon, that's like the minimum Rank necessary to get to that one nasty dungeon. It might be rather dangerous but it is worth it. This dungeon has up to B Rank monsters, but those B Rank are all bosses. Naturally, they probably can't give enough EXP themselves, so my plan is to just wipe out the entire monster population of the Swamp 8, and maybe move to Swamp 7, 6, and so on if the EXP is still not enough.

If someone ends up complaining that we are taking everything, they can always go complain to our backers, the Duchess, and the Guild Master of one of the most prestigious guilds in this country, I am sure they'll be able to get their answers in there!

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[Race]: [Magic Treant (Special)]

A Special Treant that has attained Magical Properties and has evolved to become incredibly strong. It has Mana flowing across its entire body and its healing and tanking abilities are top notch. They're resilient fighters that can take on many enemies at once with ease. Regenerate, and create countless branches, wooden spears, and wooden shields for attack and protection. Their leaves hold healing properties and their sweet aroma can drive enemies towards them.

However, this is a special one which has developed a special Red Magic Jewel, which enhances Magical Power and Magic Spell Effects and Damage by +50%.

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Interesting! Merely by looking at Root's Race I can tell he's powerful. The red jewel on his forehead seems to boost his magical prowess even more, resembling more of a special benefit of him being "special" in a way.

CLASH!

CLASH!

CLAAASH!

However, the Spear Fishes were not stopping to annoy my moment with my walking tree at all! I wanted to admire his greatness a bit more, but these damn bastards…

"Alright Root, let's turn them all into Grilled Fishes!" I said with fury.

"Gyugyuuh! Got it master!" Root quickly decided to join as I opened the barriers and let the Fishes in.

I greeted them with my Phantasmal Flames right away, roasting half of the hundreds of Spear Fishes rushing towards me in a mere second!

FLUOOOOSSSHHH!

"Gygyuuuuh!"

And Root jumped forward without any fear whatsoever, his Rank already surpassing the vicious Spear Fishes! His body quickly shapeshifted. The dozes of branches he had quickly became sharp wooden spears, a combination of skills quickly unleashed a thunderous storming attack of many piercing blows against the Spear Fishes all at once!

CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

Dozens of Spear Fishes were impaled all across the sky. When Root finally fell off into the swamp water, he didn't mind at all, as he began shooting his own wood as sharp spear projectiles, and then began shredding apart the Spear Fishes fighting from below.

His bark had grown incredibly hard now, it was very easy for him to tank their hits like nobody's business! In just ten minutes, all the fish was gone- or well, it was ready to eat!

Ding!

[Root] defeated [Spear Fish (D Rank)] x263!]

[Root] earned 920500 EXP]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] has Leveled Up!]

[Root] Level has reached Level 18!]

[All of [Root] stats have increased]

[Root] Special Skill Effects have been activated, Skill Proficiency to all Skills upon Leveling Up has been distributed]

[Some of [Root] Skills have leveled up!]

[You and your Party gained a large sum of EXP!]

[Your Total EXP Earned has been boosted by several Skills]

[You earned 1220500 EXP]

Heh, still not enough EXP to level up, this is painful!

"Anyways, time to take a break, no?" I wondered.

"Gyugyuh!" Root agreed.

Like that, we returned to land by flying and quickly decided to relax. There was so many fish and frog meat that we had a big feast. Mostly everybody aside from the dwarves, Root, and I had been just spectating everything while mostly relaxing and enjoying the view. I felt slightly bad I brought them all here just for that, so I made extra sure to cook them some delicious food.

Aside from grilled fish, I also made fish croquets covered in breadcrumbs and deep fried, and also made fish broth where I added potatoes, carrots, and also some tasty seaweed I found in the swamps. There was a lot of edible plants growing around here, and they all had rather unique and refreshing tastes.

It wasn't hard at all to just grab them all and begin cooking something tasty with it. The smell of grilled fish and fish broth filled the surroundings. Several wild monsters popped out to check where this delicious smell was coming from but were quickly stopped by the barriers I had set up.

"Mama, look what we found!"

"Look! Look!"

Takeshi and Laura who were playing around near the swamp suddenly brought large cat-sized crabs and crawfish, and even fatty shrimps!

"Oh, those are Tyrant Crabs and Swamp Crawfish and Shrimps!" Helga pointed out. "They're sneaky little monsters. They're the weakest at around F Rank or even G Rank."

"This crab's a bit heavy and strong, but I can easily handle him, hahaha! Let's eat them!" Takeshi said happily, holding into the big green crab trying to pinch his face with its claws.

"Sure, let's boil them out then!"

I quickly washed them out and then put them inside a large pot, boiling them right away for their delicious fishy flavor. There wasn't anything better than enjoying this delicious meal with everyone here! The smell of the boiled crustaceans quickly began covering our surroundings as we enjoyed the fish feast, a few minutes later and it was all done.

"Alright, let's try them out!" I grabbed the crab and cut one of its massive claws.

I lightly opened it by hitting it with one of my fingers, cracks quickly spread through the shell.

Crack!

And then it opened wide, a beautiful, shiny white meat inside!

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