Versatile: Alternate World

While I know that Skeletons can evolve into higher forms of monsters after gaining quite an experience, I didn't know that the summoned skeletons I have summoned out of nowhere would evolve, heck, I didn't even know it can do that. They might be skeletons and products of necromancy but they didn't rise from a corpse, I summoned them from literally nothing and yet it seems the law of this world still applies to a monster that shouldn't have been part of the so-called undead that dwells on this world.

As the black matter that creeps into the body of the skeleton slowly merges with the skeleton, the black matter started glowing a bright light all of a sudden. It was so blinding that even the monsters around it didn't dare to approach it and started to back off. Even the big buggers didn't even move and just stare at the spectacle. They were like being intimidated by it.  As much as I want to observe what is happening, seeing that most of the monsters seem stunned I took advantage of the situation and ordered the skeletons to kill them. There is no rule to just stand there and observe what is happening even though such a big opportunity is already presented in front of you. This is not anime that follows the rules.

Since they didn't respond even though we are still killing most of its allies, I took advantage of them doing so by heading straight to the big buggers and swinging the big scythe as hard as I can. One of them immediately got decapitated as a result but the others are not. I realized that these new guys are fully armored and they are not as brittle as the others. Not only that but I also realized that they are much smaller compared to the ones that don't have one.

Them being stunned didn't last long as they returned to their normal behavior after a while. I would have thought they would remain like that for the remainder of the skeleton's transformation but I guess not.

What made me curious is that they started to ignore the evolving skeleton and started to focus more on the other skeletons and me. They were like purposely doing it as if they are trying to not even care that it was evolving right in front of them. I guess it was okay as the skeleton cannot do anything if it was evolving and will be stuck there for the remainder of its evolution and if it was attacked, we will be forced to protect the guy to avoid being killed.

The evolution process didn't take that long and a few more minutes before it ended. At first, I was fine with the evolution but then I suddenly got hit by a realization. Since it was dark matter that started fusing to the skeleton, shouldn't the light be black instead of white? How come it seems like it was holy energy that is enveloping the guy?

Once the light that has covered the skeleton faded, the evolution of the skeleton completely surprised the heck out of me.

[Holy Corrupted Skeleton Knight]

That is the name of the skeleton when it reappeared before me. I have seen skeleton knights before and they are the third-tier monsters that a skeleton can evolve into since the other two are the Skeleton Mage and the Armored Skeleton. Skeleton Knights are massive and are covered with armor all over. It also has a giant shield and a giant sword as its arsenal for fighting. All of them are present to the current skeleton knight but the only difference is that... this guy is covered in white.

White armor, white shield, glowing sword, it doesn't even look like a Skeleton Knight at all since normal skeleton knights are all color black due to the corruption of energy that they absorb as they evolve. Even the original white color of the skeleton's bones would turn greyish black as a result of that corruption. So how come this guy is very white like it has been dipped deep in a bleach solution?

"Master, am I seeing it right? A skeleton that is releasing a holy aura?" Lucia questioned me.

"What? It's releasing holy aura?!" I was surprised, skeletons shouldn't be capable of that.

"Yes Master, I was surprised but I am not wrong, it was indeed the holy aura it was releasing. I don't even detect any kind of dark energy being on the skeleton at all. I have encountered these variants of skeletons but not a color white skeletons that is utilizing holy aura in its arsenal. This is a first for me."

ROAAAAARRRR!

While we are discussing the current changes, the white skeleton knight roared loudly. It's no longer giving the clacking sound but the sound of loud roar most beasts make. Once it is done roaring, it started to bash its shield using its sword while facing the monsters, like it was taunting them to do a move.

The intimidation of the skeleton is very effective as it started to gather at the skeleton like a swarm of worms trying to get into their food. Even the big buggers that have armor are not able to resist the taunt and also rushed toward the skeleton.

I am about to go and rush to help the skeleton as the number of monsters swarming will overwhelm the guy but one of my skeletons stopped me and when I looked at it, it started shaking its head. It wanted me to stay away and just watch. I still can't believe it, but these guys are much more intelligent than I thought they would be.

All of the monsters have gathered the skeleton but it looks like it is unfazed. It waited until all of the monsters have already gathered all over it that I cannot see it from all the wriggling critters. Then, a ray of white light penetrated the horde of monsters and a few seconds later, the light started to get bigger until the light was no longer got covered by monsters and it exploded. As the explosion occurred, the bodies of the critters slowly disintegrated into pieces. The same way a skeleton would once it perishes.

"Master, it looks like we are the first to witness the birth of a skeleton using the Holy Powers to fight. We are witnessing a world's first."