"You sure about this?" I asked Angela as we stood in front of the mysterious structure known as a 'Dungeon'.
"Let's go!" Angela answered as we walked forward into the portal.
["Attack Speed" stat has been added.]
["Cast Speed" stat has been added.]
[Calibrating stat values to match current level.]
[Calibration complete!]
A series of notifications popped up as I walked through the portal. But I didn't have enough time to read them. And it was certainly different than I thought it would be when crossing through a portal for the second time. Because I had apparently forgotten what it was like the first time, this could also be considered my first time. We were almost instantly teleported, but it felt like something was pulling us towards it, and it was incredibly strong. I couldn't struggle at all. I soon gave in to the mysterious power that pulled me.
After a few seconds, the air around us had changed. It felt dirty and damp. As I slowly opened my eyes, I quickly noticed the smell musty and earthy smell all around me.
"Wow! So this is what a dungeon looks like on the inside!" Angela exclaimed in a low voice. Even though she was incredibly dense about safety, she was smart enough to know that it would probably attract monsters if she were to speak loudly. I hurriedly took the 'WBlade' from on my back and held it with both hands.
'Oh, wait what were those notifications that popped up earlier?' I thought to myself while scoping my surroundings. I also learned that I can use the system in my head which is extremely convenient. I quickly read the notifications, and after reading them I felt like something that was missing had finally returned. I then quickly opened the status window to check to see if what the notification said was true.
Mind of the Ocean(Passive), Beast Transformation Lvl 1, Mana Forming Lvl 14, Mana Bullet Lvl 13, Mana Replacement Lvl 6, Mana Bullet(Pressured) Lvl 6, Mana Replacement(Claw Form) Lvl 5, Mana Replacement(Arm Blade) Lvl 4, Fireball Lvl 9, Magic Tool Creation Lvl 1, Quick Flash Lvl 6
Workshop Blade, Artisan's Glove
[Stat Points: 320]
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I was both confused and amazed at the new stats that were added. I wonder what kind of difference such small numbers can make.
"Axel, dodge to the right, quick!" Angela had startled me, but what was in front of me had startled me even more. It was a bear that looked like its back was on fire because of the color of its fur. Its fur was red while there were circles of orange around its eyes and at the top of its back.
"Is that a 'Fire Bear'?" I hesitantly asked Angela while I dodged its attack.
"Why aren't you paying attention, this isn't a game!" Angela shouted at me in a low voice, but I could still hear the unusual anger in her voice. It felt like the moment we encountered the Fire Bear, her personality changed. 'Is there a way I can see her status?'
Blessing of War(Passive), Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, 'Xxx Xxxxx Xx X Xxxx'
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[Stat Points: 4]
'What the heck?' I thought while dodging the attacks from the Fire Bear. 'Why can't I see the rest of her abilities?'
[You are not allowed to see the abilities of an opponent unless you are allowed permission or you forcefully reveal the information, which alerts the opponent.]
'What the heck? Why is that even a thing?' I was confused and annoyed at the same time. 'Wait, why do I even keep dodging when I'm stronger than this bear, I can easily wipe this thing out-' before I could finish my thought, I saw Angela fighting the bear head-on. Even though I saw this, instead of helping I sat back and watched because although she was only level 2, she had an abnormal strength stat.
"Yes, I defeated my first monster!" Angela cheered.
What the heck? You know what, I'm not even going to worry about whatever was happening. After Angela defeated the Fire Bear, we headed a little deeper into the cave, and I also defeated one. After defeating one of the Fire Bears, a mechanical voice sounded in my head.
[Do you wish to repair this pitiful, low-class, barbaric, trash, dirty, musty, crusty, dusty, inefficient, raggedy, incomplete, system?]
[N/N?]
'W-What the heck? Are you discriminating against the other system?' 'Can you just repair the thing, I don't even know why it's broken'. Who would've guessed that the P.L.S would discriminate against other systems? Actually, I've never seen it be this hostile before.
[Do you wish to have all your levels taken away?]
[Y/N?]
Okay, now I feel targeted. 'No'.
[Do you wish for the almighty, revered, god-like, saint, strongest, smartest, fastest, best P.L System to absorb this lowly system?]
[Y/Y?]
'Is that really the only choice I have right now? Fine, I don't understand how you're the fastest or strongest system but sure.' If Angela were to see my facial expressions, she'd think I was going crazy.
[The System is being merciful by absorbing that lowly piece of cr- so-called system.]
'Okay, okay, just absorb it or whatever. Will there at least be any benefits from doing this?' The system chose not to answer my question, so I'll just wait.
[Lowly piece of cr- so-called system has been successfully absorbed.]
["Inventory" window has been created.]
["Party" window has been created.]
["Mana Regen" stat has been created.]
["Stamina Regen" stat has been created.]
["Health Regen" stat has been created.]
"Woah!" I accidentally shouted after seeing all the notifications popping up. Something that had truly been missing from this system, was the "Inventory" tab. All this time, I've had the 'Artisan's Glove' on and the 'Workshop Blade' on my back. What if I have something valuable that could get assassins sent after me? Where would I hide it? Even though this system had a shop, it didn't even have an inventory. Truly disappointed.
"Wow, I leveled up 3 times after fighting those Fire Bears!" Angela said while typing the translucent blue screen in front of her. Maybe it would be better if I made my interface visible like that?
"Come on, Axel! We still have a long way to go before we clear this dungeon!" Angela said after closing the interface. Anyone could tell even by looking at her from the side that she was completely hyped up. 'I just hope she doesn't turn all mean when we fight more monsters, it's going to get annoying really quick.' I thought to myself before catching up to Angela.
[Random Ability(13) is going to expire in 2 days.]
Rewards can expire? Good to know, but also 13?! I totally forgot all about those! I can't wait until I'm out of this dungeon, I'm going to use all 13 at once! I wonder what kind of abilities I'm going to get, and I better not get another agility based ability.