For the next few floors, until floor 9, I just kept moving forward like before. The dungeon just kept following the same model where the next boss continued being added to the next floors troops, which was fine with me since they were easy as shit for me to fight.
I mean they are goblins with pretty much the same exact stats, just with different focuses.
I have encountered now, Goblins, Goblin swordsmen, Goblin Rogues, Goblin Spearmen, Goblin Knights, Goblin Casters, Goblin Archers, and the last one I encountered was the Goblin Healer.
I'm sure the healers would normally be the most troublesome one to deal with, but I mean when it comes to me killing them before they have a chance of being healed it doesn't matter.
Well I suppose my strategy would break down should I happen to encounter a Goblin Necromancer, but thankfully the only casters I have seen are ones that can cast the basic Fireball spell, not very damaging even without resistances, but it didn't stop me from getting my Fire Resistance up.
[Fire Resistance(Medium) Level 8]
[Pain Resistance (Medium) Level 2]
[Small Health Regeneration (Minor) Level 5]
Yup, despite how weak they are, I was able to get these resistances and my health regen skill up. So I think that was pretty worthwhile experience, definitely not helping that masochist title, but hey at least I'm not doing this damage to myself.
I also got a new title from it, one that's actually decent if you can believe it.
It made me happy knowing that his bastard system actually will keep track of some good things that I do.
Maybe I can actually have Hero as my title one day. I mean I'm not very heroic, but I mean just imagine the bonuses that I would get from it
I can see it now, +5 to every single stat. Granted I don't know if it will really be +5 to everything but a man can dream can't he?
Oh yeah, I almost forgot my other skills that increased.
[Weapon Destruction (Minor) Level 6]
[Dagger Handling(Rookie) Level 3]
[Dismemberment(Medium) Level 2 ]
[Dodge(Apprentice) Level 8]
[Parry(Minor)(Dagger) Level 6 ]
[Barrier Construction (Novice) Level 4 ]
[Throwing (novice) Level 2]
[Shout (Minor) Level 6]
[Cutthroat (Apprentice) Level 3]
Those are the skills that increased, and I don't think I learned any new ones.
Hm...
Nope, nothing. Well whatever, doesn't matter I am just happy getting my skills up. It would be great if I could be unkillable.
If you're wondering how throwing leveled up well, that was when I fought the goblin caster. I saw fire appear above his head and got pretty scared honestly so I just chucked the dagger. It surprising hit despite it being extremely sudden.
Well now the current situation. I feel a lot better than I did, what was it now? A week ago maybe? I can't tell, there isn't a time and date function on my HUD. Maybe there was at some point but it's not there anymore.
Well point is, now I at least feel back to my usual self if that's any consolation for the fact, no more mental breakdowns for at least a good bit. If my life was a story then I would guess around another 50 chapters at the least. If it was an anime I'd say a good 2 and a half arcs then it'll come out of nowhere.
It's just generally how they come and go, I should be better off if I can set up where I live. I want to have all my stuff set up, if I do that I should be a lot better off if something happens.
It definitely helps me out being able to distract myself with technology, and if I keep myself busy enough then I may not even have any problems, I can just be happy with myself and enjoy this world.
Something that still makes me a bit sad though is that since then X hasn't said anything. I kind of miss her since she helped me.
Also if you wonder why I am calling X she all of a sudden is because he voice started getting more feminine as time went by. When she was talking to me it sounded robotic of course, but it is now, well at least the last things that she was saying was more feminine sounding than anything before.
Maybe she is leveling up still and as she levels up she'll get more human like. If so that would be really bad ass if so. It would go and make a lot of people on earth interested and want to know how it is that an AI, or well, I think she's an AI, managed to develop a human level of emotion.
But man, I can't wait till I get out of this dungeon. I want to go and meet some Elves and Dwarves already, I want to go and learn Dwarven blacksmithing. Make some legendary level Weapons and Armor. I'd name the best one Excalibur since I would keep going with the whole King Arthur thing.
I mean my parents were dumbasses and horrible people, but at least when I was born they gave me a different last name than them so I was able to have a better lease at life.
Thankfully they didn't realize that Arthur was his first name and that Pendragon was his last name, but my god I can imagine going through school with that as my last name. God, kids would make merciless fun of me. Hell some adults would too I'm sure.
I want to learn magic though, like I'm sitting here just regenerating my stamina but if I knew magic I could just say screw the dagger, just go and spam spells, I mean I have a lot of MP so I should by all means be able to since I can fight for hours without stopping.
'Informing host, if host purchases all magic proficiency available now then user is able to receive on magic skill free of charge. This skill is not a true spell but does use MP, it also has no chant or incantation needed, depending on strength of skill though, user will have cool down on this still up to 24 hours per skill use.'
Wait X why did you talk all of a sudden? Also why are you back to sounding like a robot.
'Informing host. Last personality has reached full potential and is unavailable for current skill level of 3. Skill created additional personality that will develop. Once host reaches sufficient skill level both personalities will be available. If skill is maxed out then skill has a bonus at final level.'
Wait so as the level increases then so does the level? Why did it take so long for you to talk then?
'Skill only just developed new personality matrix, skill could have been started earlier but would have resulted in issues with code and possibly corrupted. Now skill is in perfect state for developing a personality.'
Okay... so I can get a magic skill if I get all magic proficiency?
'Correct. All 21 that are currently there. If there are more added or removed later you shall retain the skill'
Oh interesting, well I mean I was planning on getting them, but I wanted to go somewhere to get my proficiency tested then scare them by starting out with just like, I don't know, something like fire, then ask to retest it and add like 5 more each time. Maybe do the cliche thing of break the object and possibly the persons mind
So well I want magic now, even if it's not true magic I still want it.
I go and but all magic talents.
[Skill [Fire Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Water Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Earth Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Wind Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Holy Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Demonic Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Light Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Dark Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Death Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Life Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Divination Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Summoning Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Space Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Time Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Ancient Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Dragon Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Spirit Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Enchanting Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Alchemy Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Blacksmithing Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
[Skill [Everyday Magic Proficiency(Basic)] Acquired]
Well -21 skill points and now I am left with this wall of text ringing through my head so fun times.
Cool, so do I get the magic skill now?
'Affirmative.'
[Skill [Fire Arrow (Novice)] Acquired]
Well let's test it first before I judge it, but based on my knowledge of this spell it is not AoE like I was hoping for, but it may have a high fire rate and low MP cost... maybe.
I mean I know that it was like that in a few games I have played. Let's test it out.
Fire Arrow!
Nope. Nada. Zilch.
"Fire Arrow!"
Nope, still nothing.
X how do I do.
'Host must mentally click on the skill the first use'
Oh that makes a bit of sense, I guess. I mean it does kind of bind it to my interface then. Right?
I go to my skills list and see that it is part of a new section called magic and I mentally choose the skill and arrow made of fire appears over my hand.
Huh, it looks more badass than I thought it would actually. Like I half expected an arrow that was just colored red that did a bit of fire damage to appear, but this arrow actually is made of fire.
Like if you made a campfire and for some reason instead of just forming randomly it just kind of somehow forms an arrow. That's what this looks like to me, plus the flames licking off of it look cool.
I think of sending it forward but it does nothing, I swear mental commands shouldn't be so hard for this damn system considering I control the menus with my mind. Well time to make this look cool, or really fucking stupid.
I make my hand into a gun shape and point it at a dead goblin down the hall then 'pull the trigger' on it.
Surprisingly it goes forward in almost an instant after and within the same second it hits the dead goblin charring the chest and... cooking it apparently.
Oh god that is a repulsive smell.
Burn it faster damn you.
"Fire arrow, Fire arrow, fire arrow, fire arrow, fire arrow!"
I yell out and surprisingly 5 of them for, I check my MP and it's only gone down by .6, which I have to say is pretty efficient for this spell considering I can summon it like this.
I need to take care of this problem though and point at the cooking goblin so the arrows pierce different parts of it, thankfully turning it to ashes in less than a minute. That short time before it turned to ash was brutal though, I don't wish to go through that smell again.
Make cooking goblins illegal as part of the Geneva convention because that is some brutal shit. Kill more people with that than mustard gas ever did.
I think I'll try to kill this boss with like 50 fire arrows. I think that should be enough right? Armor? Pft, it's fine it'll melt. I mean those Goblin Knights didn't even have real armor on, they just had a leather chest plate on that is way too small for me. Hell I think my cloth shirt is more protective than that armor was.
I step into the room and continue whispering Flame arrow until I lose count. It is hard to keep track of it and speak at the same time so I just summoned a bunch, maybe a bit too many since I have like 10 mana missing... wait have I summoned 90 or so of these? Oh he is going to die.
After the door slams a goblin turns and looks at me and snarls before he notices all the arrows, then he gets scared and tries running.
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Goblin General-Swordsman:
Level 8
Strength: 15
Cunning: 2
Intelligence: 2
Dexterity: 3
Endurance: 6
Luck: 3
Hp: 18/18
SP: 12/12
MP: 6/6
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Oh a strong one? Well not for long, he may have a broken sword that is not rusted and a leather chest plate but I don't care.
I point the finger gun and pull the trigger at his limbs while I smirk.
He tries running away, but it wouldn't work even if he ran at the beginning. A fire arrow pierced his head and started cooking him. He is lucky that one shot killed him or he would surely be suffering right now.
The Arrows didn't stop there, they pierced him in so many locations that for the 15 seconds his body was intact you would think he was a porcupine. That's right, the heat was so intense that he turned to ash that quickly, there was almost nothing left of his existence. Not even the sword is solid, it melted then turned into a gas from the intense heat, which I don't really know if iron(I think that's what it was made of?) is safe.
So next floor time.
I walk to the next floor and keep summoning Fire Arrows for about half an hour which gets me some interesting new skills and a couple level ups.
[Skill [MP Efficiency (Minor)] Acquired]
[[Fire Magic Proficiency(Basic)] is now level 2]
[Skill [MP Regeneration (Minor)] Acquired]
[[Fire Arrow(Novice)] is now level 4]
[Skill [Faster incantation(Novice)]Acquired]
[Skill [MP Reinforcement (Basic)] Acquired]
Cool right? Well X told me earlier when I asked that there are over 5000 goblins so you can be damn sure that I went and put 70 more stat points into my intelligence which made it 110. Plus the MP Reinforcement skill makes my Int x 4 equal my MP, so now I have the ability to have 4400 Arrows at a time, which if I play it right then I should be able to kill all of them because of piercing on the arrows.
"CATCH A RIIIIIIIIIIDE"
Now lets see how those sons of bitches react to this barrage that I am going to send at them.
After waiting for about 3 minutes nothing came along so I just sat there until I finally heard the vibration of the goblins marching.
Oh, so that is what generals are good for? Making them organized? Well I want to beat this dungeon today so they picked a bad time to march full force and not worrying about defense.
After turning 3 corners I finally see the front 6 rows of the army, that's right rows. Those previously unorganized goblins were marching in order, however that didn't last long and they all started running at me with no regard for the arrows dotting the wall behind me.
I start sending them into goblins with the goal of killing them as fast as possible.
I also don't know why but it is fun to do this while making both of my hands into finger guns, I keep piercing goblins by the multiples, although I do get some unlucky shots in I usually always hit at least one goblin with how dense they are packing in.
After unleashing the Arrows logically I killed all the goblins and got way too many messages in my ears of skills increasing in level. Doesn't seem like anything new though.
[[Fire Arrow (Rookie)] is now level 5]
Wait what in the fuck, that is it? Also why is this leveling up so much faster than my physical skills?
'Informing user, it is due to your body being more capable of magic. If user so wishes there are various things available for purchase using skill points in the shop area. For example, users highest physical skill, Dagger Handling, would already be at the level of Professional if you were meant for wielding Daggers, that is also why your leveling up of Bows was faster. If your ability to cast Fire magic was on a scale you were used to it would be 9 at almost perfect, and your dagger handling was at 3, and your Bow handling was a 5.'
That... actually makes sense to me.
Wait but earth has no magic? Does that mean I almost got gyped there by being amazing at magic?
'No it was a gift from the one who sent you here. He gave you various capability, and he assumed that you being from a world without magic would mostly like 3 kinds of magic, Fire, Holy, and [REDACTED]'
Huh, what was the last one?
'User has not unlocked that magic proficiency yet so please work hard to do so if you wish to know what it is'
Wait I have all of the proficiency though?
'Incorrect, there are some hidden ones that you can discover once User learns actual magic and co- Whoops, skill almost said too much. Please discover on your own User'
Well at least he was right about Holy magic, especially if that is the healing magic I am used to. Although I would also like Death magic but if the skill is right then I can just increase my capabilities as I wish.
I walk towards the final door and summon the few arrows that I can as I collect all the corpses and materials that they dropped while I do so. I mean, waste not want not? I plan on being the richest man on this world, whether that be from me selling monster materials or building a trade empire I don't care.
After opening the door I have 20 arrows behind me and a goblin turns and looks at me before placing a small crown made of... Roots and I think a couple of chunks of broken emerald?
Interesting, I bet this is a Goblin King. Any takers?
No? Nobody wants to bet against me, well I mean doesn't matter to me.
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Goblin King- Swordsman Knight
Level 27
Strength: 24
Cunning: 8
Intelligence: 4
Dexterity: 6
Endurance: 15
Luck: 3
Hp: 45/45
SP: 30/30
MP: 12/12
Skills: [Sword Handling(Apprentice) Level 7][Sword Skills(Novice) Level 5]
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I send all the arrows I have at him instantly with a snap of my fingers but he simply dodges out of their way while only suffering from a scratch.
How interesting, well I can only summon 2 more right now, but I still am good with a dagger so I am not defenseless. As he draws his whole sword from it's scabbard I can tell that it's the first unbroken sword that also isn't suffering from rust, so I won't be able to break the weapon easily, nor do I want to.
I rush towards him with the dagger in my left hand and roll towards him to throw him off in the middle of his swing. After he misses I lunge to the side so I end up at his back and I try to stab into his shoulder blade.
I wasn't ready for him to jump backwards into be though which made me stop and jump back, giving him plenty of time to turn around.
So this is the difference in level of someone with the actual skills for the weapon they are using, I guess it's because I don't know any ways of using a dagger other than what I've seen but it still is very efficient.
As I sit there thinking he takes it as a chance to swing at me, but I hurry to catch the blade with my own and drive it upward, I don't have enough time to make another hit with my dagger though so I use my magic skill.
"FIRE ARROW" I shout and will it to go towards his head.
He seems to notice the target so he dodges to the right, but he underestimates me with the dagger, I swing down cutting his arm clean off.
Surprisingly though he doesn't die, but his gets onto his knees and kneels down towards me.
Wait, he's crying?
Monster's cry?
Wait, wouldn't I be the monster for just brutally murdering his people... well now I feel bad.
I grab the crown and place it on my head then he looks up to me with his eyes still slightly tearing up.
[Goblin King wishes to become a subordinate!]
Heh?
[Yes/No]
Uh Yes please!
I click yes and nothing happens except the goblin stops crying. Uh, well I gotta take care of him now that he's my... Minion? Subordinate? I don't know.
I grab his arm and put it back where it belongs on the stump then give him the regeneration potion I have been saving.
After waiting a couple minutes he actually has his right arm back on and he's able to use it. I give him his sword.
I have an evil plan to use him for on my way out of here.
[Congratulations! You have completed the 10th floor of the dungeon!]
[110 Floors left of tutorial dungeon! Keep it up!]
What in the fuck mothering hell.
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Status:
Gained 8 levels, 88 status points, and 10 skill points
John Arthur
Title:
Level: 25
Strength: 43(+0) [Up 3]
Cunning: 43(+2) [Up 3]
Intelligence: 110(+0) [Up 70 ]
Dexterity: 43(+0) [Up 3]
Endurance: 54(+0) [Up 3]
Luck: 46(+1)[Up 6]
Equipment:
Head: Goblin King Crown
Chest: T-shirt
Arms: None
Legs: Boxers, Jean pants, Boots
Misc: None
Weapon(s): Knife
HP: 162/162
MP: 0.1/440
SP: 108/108
XP: 6594/1734