A/N : Since he have ⸢Gamer's Mentality⸥ he were calm even in fight, so don't think that he's bland just a bit bland but not full bland. And sorry for those being missed my updates in "EP : ED" (Endless Path : Ethereal Divinity), I'm doing a research adding for those new schedules because of school...
Dang it... Here's the new chap, at least look lol.
Chapter Name : Charger?! And the tale of a Zombie Tooth Dumpster
Darux Dela Torre's POV :
Looking at it's physique, only one game character came on my mind.
"Charger?! what the fuck was a Charger doing here?!", I muttered under my breath guffawed in the creature.
Inspecting the magnanimous creature, guess I'm really right.
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⸤Charger⸣
Description : A zombie that undergo on failed evolution, transforming one part of his body in exchange of losing fundamentals at the rest.
Enemy Type : Zombie Mini Boss
MAGIC : Nil
STRENGTH : 35
SPEED : 29
DEFENSE : 15
Skills : Charge, Infectious Bite, Scratch
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It's height weren't that small nor tall, one of it's arms are abnormally large and large violet veins bulging out in rage on it. Completely topless, it wears a black dirtied jeans, traces of zombie bites can be found at it's bended neck, rotting flesh exposed and released wheezing sound. The upper body were supported by the enlarged arm, since the only present connection from it to the lower were the back bone, tissues and muscles are gone, it's whitened eyes with yellowish fluid flowing glared at me before using it's signature attack of course.
Good thing I'm in the middle of the pathway, it can't be stopped nor stop because of almost narrow pathway measuring 8 meters far from each walls. It bended it's legs before launching itself with a charge in unimaginable speed to my direction, I warned the fat guy at the back.
"Hide! I'll take it's attention!", I shouted as I running back letting the charger follow me.
Come boy, El Torero Bandera.
I smiled sadistically, even I'm a human... I'm not at the same time. Panicking, the fat man was more concerned to me than himself.
"What about you?!", he shouted to my fading silhouette.
Touche.
"Don't care for me! care for yourself! And atleast fight some zombies and not cower there damn it!", I shouted back and I don't know if he hear me. Fastening my running pace to not let the charger reach me, I continued to run in the middle of the pathway.
Chargers, the only likehood of Tankers in the game Left 4 Dead. If not the same.
These zombies are Strong and Agile and seemed to be overpowered in this situation, but there are still weak near on them.
(1) They can't take a curve nor chance their movement when using 'Charge', and just Charge in one straight way.
(2) They won't stop ⸢Charge⸥ skill if they are stranded or near obstacles in range of 80 ~ 90 meter radius, thus making them unstoppable but easy to evade (if you are fast enough).
(3) Even if the impact were in large radius when it hit the designated location, the gain of favorability on winning are high.
Seeing what's happening now, it seems that I'm already near to get mauled by the Charger. Instead of panic, I just grinned madly.
I don't know why but maybe the synergy of that ⸢Special Trait⸣and that ⸢Passive Skill⸣, haiz.
Turning really into a madman that likes danger, I wonder if I could still be loved by a girl...
Lucky for me I know that, bad for you I have Weapons and Skills too.
Focusing on running, thinking about it...
I do gained a skill before ain't I?
Flashback~
Running continuously with break for hours, circling in a large circle dome where there are no other presence other than me I heard continuous notifications.
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[Due to Host's consecutive tolling use of stamina in running...]
[Host gained the Active Skill Sprint Lvl 1]
[Due to Host's bodily toll overbeared and endured the aftereffects...]
[Host gained the Active Skill Overcharge Lvl 1]
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⸢Sprint⸥
- Increases speed boost to 2x in exchange of doubled stamina consumption in running.
Stamina Consumption : 3 STA per 1 minute
⸢Overcharge⸥
- Boosts an Specific attribute chosen by the user to boost it in triple amount in amount of time, consumes Mana and Affereffects may happen after exceeding the time using it.
Mana Consumption : 20 Mana each 2 seconds
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'Nice!', I almost shouted in joy.
Continuing my task, I grinned madly in the dark.
*****
'Sprint!'
My skill activated as I gained unnatural speed making me and the Charger far from each other, since of that points in Agility and add those equipments.
Normal human only have 20 points in agility, which the equipment covered the lost tax of that. Meaning I'm slightly normal with 28 MOV. SPD, if doubled... you got what is what.
*ROAR!*
Charger roared in frustration when it realized that I just got far on it again, and increased it's speed too.
We literally do a "cat - and - mouse" chase, not minding who can see us now I enjoyed the fun.
Looking at my tab, I felt like cursing.
It's already time...
'Sprint deactivate!'
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[Skill Sprint deactivated]
[STAMINA LEFT : 4/20]
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I quickly performed a backflip, face barely inches away in it's snarling face. If I didn't have that "Passive" I would have perspirated now, with bead of sweat in face.
'Just escaped in time eh?', I chuckled seeing the running silhouette of the Charger away leaving me all safe for a nick of time. My body limped for a bit, the chase was really cute ha ha.
Looking to my tab, I "do" leveled up before. Good thing I killed more before, leaving that horde of 30 to 5 including that ⸤Charger⸣.
⸤Notification Tab⸥
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[You successfully defeated 11 weak zombies! gain (11 × 20) 220 xp]
[You successfully defeated 6 slow zombies! gain (6 × 21) 126 xp]
[You successfully defeated 4 strong zombies! gain (4 × 23) 92 xp]
[You successfully defeated 4 river zombies! gain (4 × 27) 108 xp]
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[Host's ability of inspections and observing one's status and information increased...]
[Passive Skill Inspect Level raised to Lvl 5]
[Host's incomparable extent of speed increased drastically...]
[Active Skill Sprint Level raised to Lvl 2]
[Host's mastery of using swords have increased...]
[Passive Skill Sword Master Level raised to Lvl 2]
[Host's quickness gathered the requirements for a deadly skill of killer bladesmans...]
[Host gained the Active Skill Blades Outburst Lvl 1]
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[Your Level raised by 1! Lvl 2 ➨ 3]
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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NAME : Darux Dela Torre
CLASS : None ¤Unlocks at Lvl 10¤
TITLES : Intermediate Rank Gamer
LEVEL : 2 ➨ 3 (136/750)
HEALTH : 45/45 ➨ 60/60
MANA : 36/36 ➨ 39/39
STAMINA : 12/12 ➨ 20/20
ATTRIBUTES :
STRENGTH - 6 ➨ 7
INTELLIGENCE - 13 ➨ 14
VITALITY - 8 ➨ 9 (+2)
AGILITY - 9 ➨ 10
¤Locked : Based to Job Taken¤
STATISTICS :
PHYSICAL DAMAGE - 12 ➨ 14 (+20)
PHYSICAL RESISTANCE - 16 ➨ 18 (+4) (+36)
MOVEMENT SPEED - 18 ➨ 20 (+10)
MAGIC DAMAGE - 26 ➨ 28 (+25)
MAGIC RESISTANCE - 16 ➨ 18 (+29)
PASSIVE SKILLS :
Gamer's Mentality Lvl MAX
Fear Resistance Lvl MAX
Cooking Lvl 4
Cleaning Lvl 2
Literature Lvl 3
Inspect Lvl 4 ➨ 5 ⸢Abled to see Hidden Intents⸣
Dark Vision Lvl 4
Heightened Sensitivity Lvl 4
Battle Tactics Lvl 1
Sword Mastery Lvl 1 ➨ 2 ⸢100% ~ 105% ➨ 105% ~ 110%⸣
ACTIVE SKILLS :
Enraged Slash Lvl 1 ➨ 2
Sweep Tempest Lvl 1
Sprint Lvl 1 ➨ 2 ⸢3 STA per 1 minute ➨ 3 STA per 1.25 minutes⸣
Overcharge Lvl 1
Blade Outburst Lvl 1
RACE TRAITS :
○ HUMANE ○
○ RATIONAL THINKING ○
SPECIAL TRAITS :
○ NEUTRAL INSANE ○
○ MILD ANTISOCIAL ○
○ BATTLE MANIAC ○
EQUIPPED ITEMS :
○Rusty Shortsword (2E*)
○Rusty Iron Armor
○Old Leather Gloves
○Old Ring of Magic
○Old Scaled Belt
○Old Leather Sabaton Boots
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Satisfied, I started walking back from were I remembered what I left. I remembered the fat man, I think I should go back and loot the loots.
*****
Joey McDonalds POV :
"Where did he go?!!", I exclaimed in terror looking at the pathway the young man has gone to with that monster.
I looked trembling in the four crawling limbless "zombies" in unexplainable fear, I could felt the slowly heating from my nether region...
I can't do it, what he said.
I can't kill this monsters, I'm weak.
Two zombies snapped at my leg, their teeths chattering.
*snarl* *snarl*
"Ahhh!!!", I moved my legs away from the two whilst screaming. Panicking I looked for some protection.
Ah!
I noticed an object where he lastly killed those zombies, which immediately turned in bright light making me unable to see.
It's a... Baseball bat.
Baseball Bat!
I run to it passing through the four, my stomach almost wanted to run from the stench of the place. There are still other things but I only go first for the bat.
Holy cow, how can that young man ignore this smell?
I grabbed the bat, in my surprise it doesn't get any blood from it sitting calmly in the puddle of rotting blood.
'G-good, not I can fight!', I thought nervously and joyous at the realized fact.
I turn back to see the four zombies snarling, I readied myself. Nervousness runs to me, my heartbeats so fast that I think I could even get a heart attack here.
What if it's a living human? can I do it?
I can't but, this is not a human being. It's a monster!
I closed my eyes hoping that I could do this, in a war cry I smashed one zombie's head.
*SQUISH!*
Falling to my knees, I dropped the bat.
I finally did it.
"Hah... hah... I did... it! Ha ha ha! good gods!", I laughed in joy but quickly turned into vomiting seeing it's squished brain. After ending of threwing up, I shakily hold the bat again and covered my mouth.
"Haah! Haah! Haah!", I shouted smashing the three zombies head that were left. Hearing the squishing sound I couldn't help but threw up again, damn it...
*CLAP* *CLAP* *CLAP* *CLAP*
"Urk... Haaah?", I voiced out hearing the clapping coming from... my right?
"At least you're not that dumbest of dumb, running all their life and not trying to fight back", the voice... It's that man!
"You... are you here since befor- Urkkk!, I throwed up again. The young man aided me, patting my back while doing so. After calming down, he patted my shoulder with a smile.
Good Job staying strong for your first time killing this rotting shits, at least few times throwing up, he said before standing up and going on where the objects are. He started picking all of them before saying ⸤Inventory⸣ and the things vanished, I looked at him with surprise. Is he a magician? how the hell did he pulled that part?
Seeing me looking, his expression turned cold for a bit. Making me froze, what will he do?
You don't know what Inventory is?, he asked and I nodded.
*PAK!*
His facepalm emitted a loud sound which made me flinch, is he still human at that kind of movement?
Well... guess I'm gonna go babysit for now, come with me and before that... pick your loots, he pointed at the place where the zombies I killed were supposed to be. But I only saw things which I couldn't even have know.
I just nodded and became silent.
*****
Darux Dela Torre's POV :
Finally, my loots!
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[Obtained Wooden Club! x2]
[Obtained Mana Stone x4]
[Obtained Sproutings x23]
[Obtained Rotten Fish x12]
[Obtained Small Red Potion x18]
[Obtained Small Yellow Potion x2]
[Obtained Tattered Clothes x7]
[Obtained Hard Zombie Tooth x17]
[Obtained Rotting Zombie Tooth x17]
[Obtained Rotten Flesh x17]
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What the hell did even this Zombie Tooth were for? Alchemy?, I stand up cracking my neck while muttering my demise about tooth.
I already have a hundred of this, please no more... I don't want to be a tooth dumpster...
Looking at the fat man, I really felt disappointed. His thinking about this event were unlikely not aligned to specials like me, maybe I could turn him into one of a hell gamer...
*****
Items :
⸤Seedlings⸣
Type : Rare
Description : Sproutings of unknown plants found in river zombie's carcasses, who knows what it would be if nurtured?
⸤Rotten Fish⸣
Type : Miscellaneous
Description : Fishes living in dead corpses, later were infected by it's horrifying disease. Can be used as fertilizer.
⸤Small Yellow Potion⸣
Type : Uncommon
Description : 1st rank potions brewed by witches, Increases stamine by 5 points permanently.
⸤Hard Zombie Tooth⸣
Type : Common
Description : Hardened tooth from special zombies, emits foul smell. Can be used in alchemy.
⸤Rotten Flesh⸣
Type : Miscellaneous
Description : Flesh which came from the dead, it's unlikely stature gives the best example of staunch women didn't like. Can be used as fertilizer.
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