A/N: Beginning of 700-1,000 word chapters. :(
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Walking with the group deeper into the forest with their weapons out, Yuan Tai made sure to keep his vigilance up.
Although he had fought two buff monkeys and managed to defeat them, he was only lucky that those two beasts had no points in dexterity. Ever since he fought against the three Buff Monkeys, he hasn't seen any other beast appear before him.
He kept his eyes peeled as he made sure to look for any beast he could steal skills from.
It might prove to be difficult to do since he is stuck in the same group with Christopher, a level 9.
'I should first find a way to level up my two new skills,' thought Yuan Tai as he looked at the two passive skills he got from the Buff Monkeys.
Physical Endurance increased his body's toughness, allowing him to take on more hits and make it more difficult for him to get hurt.
Body Strengthening increased his strength by a certain percentage, which will allow him to hold more strength than the average adventurer. In due time, he will probably get a percentage over 10% and carry massive amounts of strength thanks to his passive.
Yuan Tai wondered if he could just punch wood and bring up the level of his physical endurance, maybe also bringing up the Body Strengthening skill from making use of his strength.
With a curious look, Yuan Tai made sure he made some distance between himself and everyone else before punching the tree right next to him with enough strength to hurt him for the rest of the day.
Bam!
[Skill Level Up!]
[Tier 1: Physical Endurance Level 2]
[4% increased toughness of physique.]
"Damn..." cursed Yuan Tai as he shook his hand. However he had a smile on his face as he looked at the level up of the Physical Endurance skill. He even felt the small effects already as well as his hands pain felt slightly alleviated.
'This is an incredible skill… wait until I get my hands on a recovery skill.'
Yuan Tai smiled before catching up with the group.
He followed from behind and looked around before picking up a rock the size of a fist. He held it within his palms and tried to squish the rock with all his strength.
After a while, he exhausted his strength but his little test didn't end up in failure as he managed to bring it up to the next level.
[Skill Level Up!]
[Tier 1: Body Strengthening Level 3]
[3% increase in strength.]
Yuan Tai nodded as he confirmed that he can bring up the level of his skills without having to be in actual fights with beasts. He could easily train these skills outside of World's Dungeon, easily bringing up his chances of survival in the world.
With a bit of confidence to back his future actions, Yuan Tai decided to act more careful since he wouldn't want to draw unwanted attention.
'I wouldn't want to die without being able to finally reclaim King City and my home,' thought Yuan Tai as he calmly walked behind the group.
AHH!
"Watch out everyone! It's a Razor Rabbit!" yelled out Christopher as he pushed everyone back.
"Razor Rabbits are known for their speed, ultra sharp claws and powerful horns located on it's head!"
As Christopher informed everyone about the Razor Rabbit, he began a fight against the 2 meter tall rabbit that had crimson red eyes, 60 cm long claws, and a 72 cm long horn.
"Ugh!"
Christopher groaned in pain as the Razor Rabbit scratched his left thigh, making him bleed.
"Even I, as a level 9 adventurer, am having trouble with a level 5 Razor Rabbit. So make sure none of you ever try to fight a Razor Rabbit until you are level 10 or are a speed-type fighter," yelled Christopher as he tried stabbing the Razor Rabbit with his shortsword.
'What are it's stats?' thought Yuan Tai as he looked at the Razor Rabbit calmly.
[Razor Rabbit
Level 5
Title: None
HP: 500
MP: 40
CON: 10
STR: 5
DEX: 30 (12%)
INT: 2
WIS: 3
Skill(s): Tier 1: Increased Speed (3/20)]
Smiling at the Razor Rabbit's skill, Yuan Tai quietly took out his dagger as he quietly erased his presence and went up to behind the Razor Rabbit without making a single sound.
He kept himself behind the Razor Rabbit and maintained himself out of sight as he waited for the correct moment to strike and take the skill.
Yuan Tai stayed hidden and waited for a while until the Razor Rabbit was standing right before him. Without wasting a single moment, Yuan Tai took the chance as he sprung out from the bushes and latched himself onto the Razor Rabbit as he stabbed the dagger into the two meter tall Razor Rabbit.
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