Chapter Name : Grinding Levels
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After sometime walking in the dark, I encountered another batch of zombies which I immediately dispatched. I encountered a small group of undead knights too, which I fight much harder than the first kinds of undead.
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[You successfully defeated 13 weak zombies! gain (13 × 20) 260 xp]
[You successfully defeated 4 skeleton sword warriors! gain (4 × 30) 120 xp]
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[Obtained Old Sturdy Bat! x5]
[Obtained Mana Stone! x7]
[Obtained Rusty Shortsword! x2]
[Obtained Rusty Longsword! x1]
[Obtained Rusty Iron Armor! x1]
[Obtained Old Leather Gloves! x1]
[Obtained Old Leather Sabaton Boots! x1]
[Obtained Old Ring of Magic! x1]
[Obtained Small Red Potion x12]
[Obtained Hard Zombie Teeth x29]
[Obtained Skeleton Mask x1]
[Obtained Bone Dust x30]
[Obtained Tattered Zombie Clothings x21]
[Obtained Tin Raals* x90]
[Obtained Bronze Raal* x1]
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[Host's sight in darkness increased accurately and became clearer...]
[Passive Skill Dark Vision Level raised to Lvl 2]
[Host's sight in darkness increased accurately and became clearer...]
[Passive Skill Dark Vision Level raised to Lvl 3]
[Host's sight in darkness increased accurately and became clearer...]
[Passive Skill Dark Vision Level raised to Lvl 4]
[Host's ability of inspections and observing one's status and information increased...]
[Passive Skill Inspect Level raised to Lvl 2]
[Host's ability of inspections and observing one's status and information increased...]
[Passive Skill Inspect Level raised to Lvl 3]
[Host's ability to sense surroundings increased accurately became more sharper...]
[Passive Skill Heightened Sensitivity Level raised to Lvl 2]
[Host's ability to sense surroundings increased accurately became more sharper...]
[Passive Skill Heightened Sensitivity Level raised to Lvl 3]
[Host's ability to sense surroundings increased accurately became more sharper...]
[Passive Skill Heightened Sensitivity Level raised to Lvl 4]
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I became satisfied seeing that I levelled up my Passives since I can't get any active skills, a new sentence in the tab appeared maiing me surprised.
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[Your Level raised by 1! Lvl 1 ➨ 2]
Choose one reward to obtain :
(1) +1 Stat to All Attributes
(2) Heals Health and Mana completely
(3) Random Temporary Buff for 15 minutes
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Not thinking of anything, I choose the second option.
Recovering is the most hardest to have in this kind of place, much harder to someone who fights these monsters without experience in fighting.
'Status'
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NAME : Darux Dela Torre
CLASS : None ¤Unlocks at Lvl 10¤
TITLES : Intermediate Rank Gamer
LEVEL : 1 ➨ 2 (90/500)
HEALTH : 45/45 ➨ 60/60
MANA : 36/36 ➨ 39/39
STAMINA : 12/12 ➨ 20/20
ATTRIBUTES :
STRENGTH - 5 ➨ 6
INTELLIGENCE - 12 ➨ 13
VITALITY - 7 ➨ 8 (+2)
AGILITY - 8 ➨ 9
¤Locked : Based to Job Taken¤
STATISTICS :
PHYSICAL DAMAGE - 10 ➨ 12 (+20)
PHYSICAL RESISTANCE - 14 ➨ 16 (+4) (+36)
MOVEMENT SPEED - 16 ➨ 18 (+10)
MAGIC DAMAGE - 24 ➨ 26 (+25)
MAGIC RESISTANCE - 14 ➨ 16 (+29)
PASSIVE SKILLS :
Gamer's Mentality Lvl MAX
Fear Resistance Lvl MAX
Cooking Lvl 4
Cleaning Lvl 2
Literature Lvl 3
Inspect Lvl 1 ➨ 3
Dark Vision Lvl 1 ➨ 4
Heightened Sensitivity Lvl 1 ➨ 4
Battle Tactics Lvl 1
- While in the midst of battle, gain the ability to think fastly of the moves, tactics, and counterattacks to be performed.
Sword Mastery Lvl 1
- Basic Sword Mastery, boosts efficiency and damage when using swords.
Damage Boost : 100% ~ 105%
ACTIVE SKILLS :
Enraged Slash Lvl 1 ➨ 2
- Empowered Slash that uses Stamina in exchange of massive damage boost on the Slash.
Damage Boost : 100% ~ 250%
Stamina Consumption : 3 Stamina/ 1 Slash
Sweep Tempest Lvl 1
- When using two swords at the same time, can perform a five series of spinning while slashing enemies in close range. Consumes Stamina.
Stamina Consumption : 1 Stamina/1 series
RACE TRAITS :
○ HUMANE ○
○ RATIONAL THINKING ○
SPECIAL TRAITS :
○ NEUTRAL INSANE ○
○ MILD ANTISOCIAL ○
○ BATTLE MANIAC ○
EQUIPPED ITEMS :
○Rusty Shortsword (2E*)
Description : Fine rusted sword of sworn warrior died due to unknown reason, no one owns it so a free weapon for fighting.
+10 PHY. (DAM)
+5 PHY. (RES)
Durability : 30/30
○Rusty Iron Armor
Description : Fine rusted armor of sworn warrior died due to unknown reason, no one owns it so a free weapon for fighting.
+20 PHY. (RES)
+10 MAG. (RES)
Durability : 80/80
○Old Leather Gloves
Description : Old gloves made from tough leather, who knows who made this?
+2 PHY. (RES)
+5 MAG. (DAM)
+10 MAG. (RES)
Durability : 30/30
○Old Ring of Magic
Description : Old ring that hold magic amplifier to empower magic skills, mages luxury.
+20 MAG. (DAM)
+15 MAG. (RES)
Durability : 40/40
○Old Scaled Belt
Description : Scaled Belt of a mighty warrior that died in the middle of battle.
+2 VIT
+5 PHY. (RES)
Durability : 50/50
○Old Leather Sabaton Boots
Description : Old Boots made from tough leather in Sabaton style, who knows who made this fabulous art?
+4 PHY. (RES)
+10 MOV. SPD
+4 MAG. (RES)
Durability : 50/50
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This is better to know, at least I graduated in level 1. Continuing walking, my eyes noticed the dim light coming from afar. I equipped my weapons and walk in fast pace but cautious on my surroundings.
I heard a series of screams of terror far away.
Seems like there's really other people here, and they were... inexperienced in fighting. Not minding what could happen, I rushed in the lighted area of the labyrinth.
Might as well check who is who to be saved.
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3RD PERSON POV :
"H-help! Help m- Eeeekkk!", a girl said after seeing her bestfriend fall in the floor lifeless. A visible slit can be found in her throat, she watched her friend's twitchings before a crazed cackle taked her horrified expression.
Standing in front of her was a young man with gray hair, and a heterochromatic of silver eyes and green eyes, his devilish grin sends multiple shock in her body.
"Well, well, well, such a pain she died quickly... I thought she'll play with me for a bit... Her performance before in zombie are good, no?", he bursted out laughing before he looks into her trembling state.
"Fear. That was the greatest feeling everyone should feel, a greatest change to all ferocities done by humanity itself. Colors are the best example, of why there's dim and light, of why there's many variations and solutions we could only expect by combining various colors...", He stopped moving foward and nearing his face to hers. The girl trembled and released an unintentional whimper, holding her mouth in fear. She furiously shakes her head, she didn't want to die. (Not ripping our Jack the Ripper of Shuumatsu no Walkure here)
"Say, what do you think to color of fear was?", the man smiled closing his face more to hers. His eyes drifted in her eyes, looking straight to her deepest and where was her soul was. The girl opened her mouth and only pleads came.
"N-no, please l-let me go..."
"pleaseletmegopleaseletmegopleaseletmego...", she muttered repeatedly before feeling a searing pain in her chest. She sputtered blood as the man's knife embedded itself into her chest, where her heart was.
"Don't like to answer eh? I don't like it when someone are like that, anyways..."
Seeing that the girl stayed for a few seconds before slowly dying, he thinks for a bit before saying with all his hearts content.
"Before you die I should at least say my name, I am..."
"Ezekiel Zyrganov"
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Darux Dela Torre's POV :
Reaching the lighted hall, I saw a large horde of zombies not far away scrambling and running in their... moderate speed chasing a group of idiots. I see the group first but I didn't call them, since I'm still in the dark. One fat man stopped in his tracks panting exactly in front of the darkened hall, I looked at him amused. Would he fight? or would he run again?
Noticing his sudden strange movements, I clicked my tongue. A noob I see...a real bunch of dumb people.
They already heard the voice, but it seems like they didn't have the knowledge to be smart.
I rushed in the back of the zombies, and preparing for a slaughter I would cause.
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3RD PERSON POV
"Ahhhhh!!! Help meeeeeee!!!", a fat man screamed in his lungs to his groupmates leaving him running away from a group of zombies. The others were also rinning but he of course, were the slowest. The teen with blonde hair in front of him shouted back, at him.
"We can't help you! Sorry Joey!", and the teen fastened his speed with others and left the fat man running away. The fat man paled, his body can't take the toll running for an hour.
'Is... is this how I would die?'
'Damn it... I didn't even get a chance to bang a sexy chick'
'Mom... I'm sorry...'
'I can't make it...'
He run more faster before stopping in his tracks, turning back at the raging horde of zombies. Raising his elbow and hands like a martyr, he closed his eyes.
'This is it...'
'I, Joey McDonalds will die in this staunched place'
'I don't want to...'
He whimpered hearing the roars and growls of zombies.
"Hey fat fucker! stop being a damn Petunia Pig cosplay and run!", a young voice shouted out of nowhere. Joey opened his eyes in shock seeing a young man with black hair wearing a black jacket rushing to the horde while holding a shortsword, he warned the young man.
"Stop, you'll just die! they're too many zombies there!", he shouted to the young man. The young man appeared in front of one zombie and performed a crescent slash diagonally slightly upwards, cutting it to two and the others near it. Bright light appeared everywhere making Joey cover his eyes, not seeing how the young man dealt with all the zombies.
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Darux Dela Torre's POV :
I smiled, this man is really a kind one... sadly I'm not like him. I'd rather use that chance to run, than reminding me and still standing on my back even I think that I can't do it. (he's comparing himself to Joey, and placed himself to Joey's place but still keeping his own place)
Using my skills I charge at the nearest zombie, waving my swords like a head instructor in orchestral play waving his hands in precise manners.
'Enraged Slash! Burst Mode!'
*SLASH!* *SLASH!* *SLASH!* *SLASH!* *SLASH!*
I spun myself like a spinning top (with blades of course) and cutted through defenses of the zombie horde of 30, one of the zombies tried to bite me but greeted only by an upward slash from below.
*Snarl**Snarl**Snarl**Snarl**Snarl**Snarl**Snarl*
I continuously slashed and diced the poor zombies, weak (literally thinman), slow(bulky and not that decomposed but slowly walks), strong (muscled zombies like gymnasts), there's even a river zombie(zombie that holds his groin and have fishes protruding in it's skin).
Wait, did I just ripped out that game?
(A/N : what game?)
That game.
(A/N : Ah, that game)
Notifications rang on my head but I quickly think of it as mute, and luckily that happened. I grinned, this really feels like I'm in a game.
But, I'm not a delusional shit nor a game maniac that wants to farm xp as they can. Even abandoning humanity that is. (Don't tell webnovel Author Tomoyuki this, he'll give me a thumbs up, maybe)
Suddenly...
*ROAR!*
Oh shit...
I really am unlucky.
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A/N : The girl before went one of Veronica's group, and there's a good thing about Ezekiel too.
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