Along with the opened door of the combined bridge and control room, or CBCR, of the ship, Comandante Kentaro was smoking a cigar with his right hand. His left hand held a red-golden Katana. When the CBCR defense unit was about to head outside, Kentaro blocked them with his Katana and puffed out smoke.
"Stand by! I'll tell when to strike!" He glace to the CBCR defense unit with a serious look.
'Take one more step forward... I'll cut anyone into pieces!'
The CBCR defense unit understood what he meant so they could only follow.
'If it comes to worst... The Comandante himself would take action!' All they could do was pity the mages who was squashed by the mutated Octrocras. They shifted their glance away to the mage that was about to be squashed. They can't bare the gore scene of humans being mashed like a potato.
Boom!
Suddenly, a shockwave was sent on the deck. On its origin, Pedro had completely resisted the attack of the Octrocras' tentacles with his Katana. Because of the force, the tentacle exerted in the attack and the strength of Karakoa, the energy was transferred sideways with the use of shockwave.
...
-50,000
[~Undying~ skill activated!]
HP: 1
[Player's HP is below 20%... Potion Injector Activated!]
+50
HP: 50
[Player's HP is back to 100%.. ~Undying~ skill has been reset!]
[~Might of Pain~ skill activated!]
Attack Damage: 40 +50,000(damage will be lost in 5s, stackable)
Magic Damage: +50,000(damage will be lost in 5s, stackable)
...
While blocking, Pedro looked to the interface and checked the Octrocras' information.
...
[Octrocras (Mutated)]
Rating:???
HP:???
Attributes
Attack Damage: ???
Attack Interval: ???
Defense: ???
Movement speed: ???
Skills:
???
???
???
....
'Of course! The suppression system!' He had a wryly smile. When the gap in physical strength was too huge, the suppression system activates. This concept avoids the 'quantity abuse' for the players, where open world monsters were killed by players that grouped together. They make up for the strength difference by increasing the number of players attacking the target. This has a backlash though, Monsters can have AOE skills that can wipe them in one sweep.
Hence, to avoid selecting monsters without AOE skills and killing them using 'quantity abuse', the Bearth Online developers made the suppression system, where the information about Monsters, NPCs, equipment, weapon or items were rendered unknown if the magic energy and/or physical strength of the player was way too inferior to those.
'Still! I can't believe that the punch of Senior Alicia was stronger! How terrifying... those punches were like taps to her!' Pedro glance a bit to the CBCR. When he returned his glace to the mutated monster, Four of its tentacles was on its way.
'~Scout 1~ Skill Activate!'
...
[~Scout 1~ Activated!]
[Player gained a 10% increase in movement speed and increase vision by 100 m for 30 seconds!]
...
Pedro dodged the first tentacle by jumping to the left, as he landed he quickly jumped again to the left. Despite his skillful dodging, the third tentacle hit him.
...
-50,000
[~Undying~ skill activated!]
HP: 1
[Player's HP is below 20%... Potion Injector Activated!]
+50
HP: 50
[Player's HP is back to 100%.. ~Undying~ skill has been reset!]
[~Might of Pain~ skill activated!]
Attack Damage: 40 +50,000(damage will be lost in 5s, stackable)
Magic Damage: +50,000(damage will be lost in 5s, stackable)
...
'I got caught in the feeling of dodging! I forgot about the five-second rule of the might of pain!' With the same pattern, Pedro dodged the next attack, but this time he purposely received the second attack. He dodges the third and receives the fourth... He continued this cycle until he had a million additional damage in him.
...
-50,000
[~Undying~ skill activated!]
HP: 1
[Player's HP is below 20%... Potion Injector Activated!]
+50
HP: 50
[Player's HP is back to 100%.. ~Undying~ skill has been reset!]
[~Might of Pain~ skill activated!]
Attack Damage: 40 +1,000,000(damage will be lost in 5s, stackable)
Magic Damage: +1,000,000(damage will be lost in 5s, stackable)
...
He holds a rock on his left hand and threw it straight to the body of the monster.
...
[Shotgun mode (~Rock Throw~ Skill) Activated!]
...
The rock split into five as it hits the Octrocras! Five red texts appeared on the monster.
Earlier, before he dashed in front of the mage, he threw a rock to the monster and activated (Body Shot Effect) of Rock throw skill. It triggered the shotgun mode where it will make the next rock thrown, split into five.
...
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
...
Although he dealt a scary five million damage, the Octrocras seemed to still be alive. Octrocras has an HP of 4.5 Million, however, Mutated Octrocras must have higher HP. Since he let the mages earlier to wear its HP down to 50%, he was confident that its HP was less than five million.
Still dazed from the situation, Pedro failed to notice a sneaky tentacle that attacked him on his blind spot. Seconds before it hit him, a man's shadow went past through him and slightly lifted his Katana from its scabbard, showing a little of its red-golden blade. After a second, the man pushed the Katana back to its scabbard.
Pedro returned his gaze to the Octrocras and was shocked to see it diced on perfect cubes.
'Just who is this NPC?' Although he checked in his interface, it showed unknown even in the name.
...
[???(NPC)]
Rating:???
HP:???
Attributes
Attack Damage: ???
Attack Interval: ???
Defense: ???
Movement speed: ???
Skills:
???
???
???
....
Before he could get back to his senses, the man talked.
"Good job! Young... " Just before he finished his 'awesome' line. Someone shouted from the CBCR's door.
"Kentaro! your sword style creates too many messes! Be sure to clean it up afterward!" The angry Madame Soledad shouted as Alivia pulls her back in the CBCR.
"..." Kentaro and Pedro's eyes met. Kentaro's face suddenly wore a wryly smile.
'Oi! Oi! You've got to be kidding me!' Pedro uttered deep inside as he wore a wryly smile back.
"Hehe... Young man! Since you've contributed well in the Octrocras' death! You'll help me clean this up right!" Kentaro shamelessly uttered. A huge grin can still be seen in his face.
"But... You sliced him, Senior! I didn't plan to do it that way!" Pedro tried to reason his way out. He glanced on the door where he came out and saw Carlos who turned around, glanced back to him and waved mockingly, like saying... 'Have fun!'
"Don't lie to me! you won't hold that tight to that little golden Katana of yours!" Kentaro continued as he pointed to the Faithpursuer Katana with a smile.
'You can't complain anymore young man!' Kentaro chuckled inwardly...
Pedro tried to run to the door but suddenly, Kentaro arrived in front of him. He wore a scary look and an aura full of bloodlust.
"Young man! let's not play hard to get, shall we?" Kentaro smiled. Pedro still not losing hope turned around towards the CBCR and run.
"Madaaaame! Heeelp!" He was able to cry for a moment. Alivia slightly peaked out of the CBCR door with a smile in her face.
'Sorry kid!'
Baaaag!
Alivia pulled the door closed. When Pedro glanced at the other door, he saw Kentaro close the door forcefully with a smile.
'F@@@!' He cursed as he realized that he was unable to escape another 'trouble'!
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Author's Note:
When players kill a monster, the player who did the last hit will gain experience points. The same applies when an NPC and a player fight a monster. The last hitter will get the exp points! However, the loot would belong to the one who picks it up first.