Path of Dragons - A LitRPG Apocalypse (BOOK TWO STUBBING AUGUST 15)

A deathly aura lingered in the air, but it was nothing compared to what Elijah had felt in the tomb. Part of that was due to the fact that they’d left the immediate area of the challenge, but mostly, it was because they had defeated the necromancer who was the challenge’s eponymous fallen champion. Killing the thing – and the amalgam of slain zombies – had pushed Elijah closer to death than any fight that had come before, but as seemed to always be the case in his new reality, his survival had been well rewarded.

Not with the official prize that came with overcoming the challenge within the Spires of the Fallen. That had gone to Ron, who seemed elated with the powerful Pendant of Vitality. Instead, Elijah had been rewarded with something far more enduring. As potent as a good piece of equipment could be, the reality was that, at his level, gear came and went, but advances in his inherent power would always be there, bolstering his abilities in a lasting way.

So, when he finally turned his attention to the notifications he’d received during and after the battle, the slight disappointment he’d felt at ceding the Pendant of Vitality to the Healer washed away. First came the message telling him that he’d gained another level, and he could feel that he was on the verge of reaching the next, which would award him a new spell. He took a look at his status: