I walked over to the Berserker's corpse, but something looked a bit off.
"Hmm, wasn't his head severed?"
I stood over the Berserker where his head was connected with his body. I crouched and took a closer look.
"Hmm, I swore it was detached."
Then suddenly, the Berserker's eyes opened and he let out a loud booming roar. But then everything went quiet when I hastily slashed his throat.
Blood spurted and eventually, the light in his eyes disappeared.
[Leveled up!(3)]
[Level: 108]
[Skill Obtained: Fallen Descent(Lvl.1)]
[Fallen Descent: With the power of the fallen angel, slam the ground with sheer will and unleashing a devastating shockwave| Effects: Direct your power into a single blow, directed at the ground and discharge a shockwave| Conditions: Consumes 50000 mana per use]
[Class Learned: Berserker]
I took deep breaths and took a minute to assess what happened. I couldn't think of any other reason how he was able to come back except that it was his rage skill. Well, it's a pretty weak rage skill if I must say.
After that, I walked over to the Mage's corpse.
I stood over the Mage and sank my dagger into his skull.
[Leveled up!(2)]
[Level: 110]
[Passive Skill Obtained: Fire Manipulation]
[Fire Manipulation: Blessed by the flames of the fire god, you are granted the ability to control flames| Effects: Manipulate, bend, and create fire at will]
[Class Learned: Mage]
This Grave Robber skill is really useful. Though I wished it worked on monsters.
After I did that, I glanced at Kiyomi who was standing at the entrance.
…
I walked up to her and placed my left hand on her shoulder.
"You are set free."
Then the crest on her breast vanished.
[Kiyomi has left the party]
I walked towards the exit to leave until she grabbed my sleeve.
"Hm?"
"…that's it… we're done?"
"Precisely. That is what we agreed on, correct?"
She slowly let go of my sleeve and looked away. I turned towards her and opened her hand. Then I handed her a few gold coins.
"This will help you on your journey to wherever you need to go. Once we separate, we don't need to see each other again. You've hit your limit so you have no use to me, nor am I of any use to you. From here on out, you are on your own. Any complaints?"
Kiyomi looked down at the floor and shook her head.
"Good, you should get going."
Kiyomi nodded and turned to leave before giving me one more look. Then she vanished.
…
I could've told her to stay but a promise is a promise.
Now then, time to drink my problems away. The drinking age in this world is 16, so I don't have to worry about being caught.
***
When I woke up, I was lying on the floor with a vodka bottle in my hand.
…
Fuck… I feel like shit.
It was quiet. Really quiet. Well, that would make sense since I'm the only one in the room.
Today is the day that the demon wave attacks. Crap, this week flew by fast.
Not much happened. The heroes sent to come here were located in another part of town, so I didn't have to bother to look out the window and see their stupid faces.
I've been drinking these past days ever since that event. When the guards came to investigate about a murder, they found no clues except claw marks. Like the simple-minded people they were, they assumed that those adventurers or enslavers in my eyes were brutally attacked. They didn't even stop to think how a wolf managed to get into the inn itself and kill the Assassin.
Despite that, everything was pretty much normal except that Kiyomi wasn't here anymore.
I had to make up a story to everyone in the inn that our parents called her back to our home. Of course, they were naive and easily took that story in. Kiyomi made a name for herself in the inn and they were pretty much sad to see her go away just like that. Well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss her too.
But… that doesn't matter anymore.
I threw the vodka bottle away and approached the door. I think that's enough drinking for now. If I drink anymore, I'll end up like my old man.
As I roamed the halls, the entire inn was quiet. Considering everyone went off to meet with the demon wave, it would make sense. It's a surprise that almost everyone in this town is an adventurer. Since I wasn't an adventurer, I could stay back. But if it's necessary, then I might join in.
I've been scoping out the area where the demon wave would attack. It's a wide field with a lake and a large cliff to its side. Seeing the cliff, I've been thinking if I should use it as a camping spot. It would work well since I have Deadshot and Charged Arrow.
I have been leveling up just in case I ever needed to join the battle and I'll say that I haven't really been as motivated as before.
{Status}
Name: Nero Akuma|(Former: Naoko Akujin)
Title: Human
Class: Jack of All Trades
Status: Normal
Level: 121
Mana: [100,000,000/100,000,000]
Strength: 240
Agility: 212
Technique: 205
Perception: 200
Charisma: 666
Stat Points: 0
{Abilities}
Passive Skills: Sprint, Bloodlust, Allocation(Locked), Exceed(Locked), Dagger Arts, Deadshot, Excess, Grave Robber, Fire Manipulation
Active Skills: None
Skills: Analysis, Mark of Fidelity, Wolf's Blood(Lvl.5), Flash Step(Lvl.4), Charged Arrow(Lvl.7), Energy Shield(Lvl.1), Aura Barrier(Lvl.2), Quick Regeneration(Lvl.2), Stealth(Lvl.6), Shadow Fist(Lvl.1), Fallen Descent(Lvl.1)
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I've been working on leveling up my skills but it's a bit hard to level up my barrier skills since it's more of a support skill. I've been flying solo, so I didn't really have the time to do that.
I could've probably leveled up more if there were more Crimson Bears but I've only been encountering wolves.
Didn't get any new skills or passives from upgrading my stats so I think I've run out of options. The best thing I could do is kill the boss of this demon wave. In every RPG game, the bosses are mostly the ones that grant the players new equipment and skills. So, I'll be killing the boss of this wave.
However, I won't be able to do that unless I defeat the waves coming after me and there will be a competition on who kills the boss as I won't be the only one there. I'll have to find a way to sneak past everyone.
The cliffs would be a good place to watch the battle and examine my enemies, both the demons and the heroes. Of course, not all the heroes will be my enemy but for now, I just need to avoid them as I am still a fugitive.
I'll need to get stronger if I'm gonna want to get my revenge. Revenge against the king for throwing me away.
When I got to the first floor, I walked towards the exit and left.
The shops in town were still open, so I went over to the pharmacy to get myself some potions. After that, I went over to the gear shop to get myself a new bow. The bow I'm currently using is almost about to wear out so I needed a replacement. Looks like using Charged Arrow repeatedly took a toll on my bow.
I got myself a foldable longbow and a foldable recurve bow. Both were black, just how I liked them. I bought two because though they may be the same kind of weapons, one is better for sniping and the other is suited for close combat and a faster firing rate.
After that, I went ahead over to the battlefield where the battle was held.
An hour later, I arrived at the battlefield and let me just say that the lake that was supposed to be there was completely gone.
Looks like the Mages went wild. There was a giant crater steaming with leftover mana in the lake's place. I wonder... how many demons were there that they had to resort to decimating the entire thing?
Speaking of demons, they were just how I expected them.
Large, befoul fiends with dark auras surrounding them. They looked like reptilian creatures with armor that was made up of some kind of creature's vertebrae and carried a sword that also looked like it was made of vertebrae. From the close-up, they would look like the elites of an army but that was not the case. They were only ordinary soldiers, weaker than the real elites. According to a book I found, they were called pawns. Their levels ranged from 80 to 100.
Those elites were the giants. They were basically the same as the pawns except they looked about 5 times bigger, more terrifying, and had giant hammers instead of swords. I could see multiple skulls around them and I'm guessing those are human skulls. They were called rooks. Their levels ranged from 100 to 125.
Well, since I've seen that, I should wait till the boss shows up. That is the only one I'll be going after.
Though, it didn't take that long for it to appear.
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