Kiev is shaking in excitement when he saw a pedestal and a sword stuck on it. This reminded him of King Arthur's Excalibur and how only heroes are allowed to wield those kinds of swords. "I must be dreaming! First, an escape from the monsters and now, an opportunity to boost my strength! I'm a hero!!" Kiev hurriedly placed his hand in the sword in an attempt to pull it out.
"System: Do you want to pull the "Breaker"?"
"Damn right I do! Hurry up!" Kiev is being impatient, being flood with thoughts of him being a hero. What he didn't know is the timer for his buff is at its limit. 5-4-3-2-1 "System: Luck stat has reverted to ???"
"What the?" Kiev pulled the "Breaker" successfully but what he's got is only half of the complete sword, the other half is still stuck on the ground. "Are you fucking kidding me right now?!"
System: The Breaker (Incomplete)
Attack: 0-???
Description: A transcendent sword used in breaking enemies' souls, reaping it apart giving a chance of redemption for evil souls.
Additional: Since the sword is incomplete, it would cause soul backdraft, losing a portion of HP for the wielder. In return, random damage would apply upon hit depending on the user's luck stat (5% chance to occur)
"No... NOOOOO... How am I supposed to become a hero with this crap?! Argh... Forget it I guess this is better than nothing" Kiev wanted nothing more but to throw his sword for being useless but he remembered that he's still at level 0 and any equipment is still beneficial.
Kiev knew that there's nothing more he could do in his situation so he ventured out of the cave. What he saw outside are groups of beasts with a label on top of their head. [Misty peak cloud beast: Level 1]. "Well, I guess I'm still in luck to be transported in this area where no high leveled beasts are in sight" Kiev has prior knowledge in games and he mused that this New World-Earth becomes very similar to RPG games. "In games, it is important to focus on leveling up since that would unlock skills and other different abilities... I wonder if it's the same thing right now?" Kiev wasted no time and decides to hunt a level 1 beast.
Cloud beasts of Misty Peak are 2m, tall gelatin-like creatures, they are formed through the peak's fog and are soft-bodied. It's a no-brainer for Kiev that killing these creatures is as easy as flipping one's hand. "What's going on??" Kiev could never have been wrong for thinking so but "The Breaker", the weapon he relies on, seems to fail him. "System: Damage: 0" "System: Damage: 0"... "System: Damage: 0"
"This useless sword! I'll be damned, if this goes on, I have no choice but to use my fists!" Kiev unequipped "The Breaker" and used his fists to deal damage to the cloud beast. "System: Damage 0" "System: Damage 0"... "System Damage: 0"
"..... This..." Kiev is in a dilemma, he thought that by switching to his fists, he would have substantial damage but to his dismay, he still wasn't able to deal with the cloud beast. In his frustration, he grabbed a pebble and unconsciously threw the pebble to the cloud beast. [System: Lucky Throw has been triggered: Damage: 9999999999+] the cloud beast disintegrated almost immediately. Kiev could not believe his eyes, he even thought that some old monster, who is so fast, had swept his target and he just did not see it. "Hey... System... are you messing with me?"
Upon killing the cloud beast "[System: You leveled up. Level+1, Stats increased by +2, Red chest dropped]
[System: Chests are rated based on their color, from lowest to highest quality - Green, Yellow, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Red]
"Holy shit?! System! Can I call you my grandpa??" Kiev had not expected that he would get a red chest drop for the first mob he had just killed.
[System: Red chest opened - Obtained "Cloud Beast's Armor]
System: Cloud Beast's Armor
Defense: 30-45
Description: An armor made of refined cloud beast's gelatin skin.
Additional:
[Soft-bodied] Deflects physical attack by 70%.
[Mist-Creation] Active ability. CD: 360s. Creates a mist diversion which increases escape probability chance.
"Sweet armor! Now, this is what I called a loot!" Kiev is extremely excited when he obtained the armor, what's left is for him to equip the item.
[System: Insufficient level. Level requirement: 20]
"Oh. Come. Oooooooon!!! You little piece of shit, system! I've had enough of this! Do I have to be this unlucky??" Kiev's mood is at an all-time low, he's got a good sword, but it's broken. He's got good armor, but the level restriction makes it useless.
"This sucks. Should I just continue throwing stones then?" Kiev has been restless, he has yet to find a way to level up. He has been walking aimlessly while thinking of a way to boost his level to better defend himself in this dog eats dog world. Without knowing, he bumped into something hard. When he lifted his head, what he saw surprised him. [Misty Peak Mountain Lord: Level ???]
The Misty Peak Mountain Lord looked at the ant-sized Kiev, it resembles an ogre with a huge cleaver on its back. The giant looked at Kiev with hostility, being as proud as a lord is, he smirked and thought of 1000 ways to kill an ant like Kiev.
Kiev looked lifeless, he was out of his mind. He never thought that his luck could be so bad that he would bump into the lord of the peak he's staying at. He had just made his first step into leveling and now this happened. He thought to himself "Just how fucked up this world is going to be?" Kiev tried hard to think about it but eventually, he doesn't care anymore.
The Misty Peak Mountain Lord puts a sinister smile on his face, he thinks that he'll just go with the classic smash-the-ant-with-a-palm style to get rid of the ant. Kiev surrenders, his streak of misfortune already puts a toll on his patience and he's no longer interested in anything. "I'm done. Get this over with." Kiev put his hands up, holding "The Breaker". He waves the sword like an idiot, earning the ire of the lord with each wave.