[3RD TEST COMPLETED]
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DOCUMENTS FOUND (7/7)= A
STRATEGIST KILLED (Optional 1/1)= SS
TIME SPAN 0:54:29/1:00:00= B
TOTAL: S+
"Phew, I was scared for a moment there, since killing the guards weren't exactly apart of the objectives, it was conceived as a bonus achievement. Still, since it's S rank, I'm satisfied." Kal said with a sigh of relief as he sat down in the ground to rest.
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[FOR COMPLETING THE TEST WITH AN S+ GRADE, YOU HAVE BEEM GIVEN ADDITIONAL REWARDS]
[+4000 points
+2 levels
+Water trinket (ADDITIONAL REWARDS)
+Skillscroll: Spring (ADDITIONAL REWARDS)
+Night Cloak (ADDITIONAL REWARDS)
+6000 points(ADDITIONAL REWARDS)]
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YOUR STATUS HAS BEEN REFRESH
-Fatigue has disappeared
-Debuffs has disappeared
-Health is now full
-Mana is now full
"The rewards are greater than I expected! I got a trinket, a skill and an equipment! And now that I'm level 20, the store should be ope-" Before Kal finish his words, a window panel appeared in his view.
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[CONGRATULATIONS FOR REACHING LEVEL 20!]
[STORE HAS BEEN UNLOCKED]
[STORE CURRENCY FEATURE HAS BEEN OPENED]
[Gold coins- this currency can only be used in the STORE and can be obtained by killing monsters or as quest rewards.]
[100 GOLD COINS HAS BEEN GIVEN AS A REWARD]
"Let's check out the store shall we?" Kal immediately opened his window panel and scrolled sideways to check the store.
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STORE
Gold coins- 100
[WEAPONS][ARMOR][POTIONS][CONSUMABLES]
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Just like any other generic rpg game, the store panel was just the copy of it. When Kal pressed the weapons icon, he could see a list of weapons, from swords, axes, bow, spear etc. There where a lot of variety to choose on, it showed a 3d image of the item that rotated slowly and details showing the item's length, size, weight and much more, it also showed the weapon effects. This were all applied to the other icons. The only difference is the price, weapons would go around 2,000-100,000,000 gold coins, armor would go around 1,500-100,000,000, while potions and consumable range around 100-10,000,000.
"The price of the weapons and armors are quite high and even if I can save up a lot of coins, there's a requirement to be able to use it. I wonder how much gold coins I can get from monsters?... well the stronger the monster is, the higher the gold coins should be." Kal said as he cancelled the window panel and moved on to check the item rewards placed in his inventory.
'I obtained two Skillscrolls; one is for defeating Iron Byson, and the other is the test reward, let's check Byson's first since it's something I'm familiar with.' He said as he proceed to grab the Skillscroll.
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[Skillscroll: Jab
Rank: A
Type: DMG/DEBUFF
User will perform 5 quick and light punches that stuns the enemy by 0.2 seconds and deals 300% of user's STRENGTH as physical damage and 100% of the user's AGILITY as true damage (Note- True Damage: damage that deals at the target's base health.).
Mana cost: 100
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Requirements: Expert level in Fist mastery, 70 strength, 70 agility.]
[DO YOU WISH TO LEARN THE SKILL? (Y/N)]
"This skill is amazing and I will definitely use this for a long time since the damage is dependant on my attributes, if I become stronger, also will this skill be! Plus, the cooldown is so short! Although the mana cost might be quite tacky, knowing that I can frequently use this in fights is worth spending some mana. So definitely!" Kal didn't hesitate and pressed the [Yes] button.
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[ JAB
Rank: A
Type: DMG/DEBUFF
Active- User will perform 5 quick and light punches that stuns the enemy by 0.2 seconds and deals 300% of user's STRENGTH as physical damage and 100% of the user's AGILITY as true damage (True Damage: damage that ignores all defense and deals at the target's base health.).
Mana cost: 100
Cooldown: 10 seconds]
"Nice~ let's check the next skill." Kal moved on and grabbed the second skill scroll.
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[Skillscroll: Spring
Rank: A
Type: Buff
Passive- User's body will have the property of a spring that let's him/her jump unbelievable heights and fall like feather. Air time is also significantly increased and duration can be longer, the higher the wind affinity is (1 point= 1 second). The spring like body will be able to absorb 50% of any physical damage that's level is lower than the user (The higher the attack difference, the bigger absorbed percentage) and can release it back at a significantly higher power depending on the user's strength but this will increase your fatigue.
Mana cost: None
Cooldown: none
Requirements: Level 20
[DO YOU WISH TO LEARN THE SKILL? (Y/N)]
"..!" Kal couldn't help but be astonished by the skill's effect. His eyes grew wide and his jaw dropped to the floor.
'This skill is an absolute scam! I can jump and float and even absorb any physical damage! Beating opponents makes me practically invincible! I don't even mind if my fatigue increases faster since the title I gained gave me an additional 50 points of stamina.'
"Yes!" Kal didn't think twice and immediately pressed the button.
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[Spring
Rank: A
Type: Buff
Passive- User's body will have the property of a spring that let's him/her jump unbelievable heights and fall like feather. Air time is also significantly increased and duration can be longer, the higher the wind affinity is (1 point= 0.2 second). The spring like body will be able to absorb any physical damage that's level is lower than the user and release it back at a significantly higher power depending on the user's strength but this will drain your stamina faster.
Mana cost: None
Cooldown: none]
As the window panel appeared, Kal immediately felt the effects especially from his limbs. Unlike when his agility was increased, he'd feel lighter and faster, this one made him like rubber yet as he try to bend his limbs, it still moved normally and not rubbery as he would expected.
"Let's see how high I can jump." Kal curled and squatted on the ground putting all the power and pressure on to his feet. He thrusted upward and jumped up in the air. His jumped had able him to reach 40 meters that he easily saw the entirety of the now-ruined camp of the enemy and he could even see the dried husks of the corpses of the soldiers and Byson's scorched body from above. As he reached his maximum jump, he floated in the air for 3 seconds and falling down back in the ground slowly like a feather.
"That was higher than I expected!" Kal couldn't help but in awe. Since hunters receive superhuman abilities, their bodies would be different from normal people, while a person who's either normal or physically fit, could jump at 1-2 meters, hunters was able to jump double that amount and that only applied to F-rank hunters, that number would increase depending on how their body evolved and how they trained it. Kal had the power output of an elite C-rank hunter or a newly evolved B-rank so he could jump 10-20 meters but with the added buff, Kal was able to double that number instantly. The jumping powers alone of the skill was extremely overpowered and Kal felt like he had just won the jackpot so he felt quite unworthy of it.
"This would be useful when I'm fighting in forest or any place crowded with tall structure, I could just jump up in the air and easily find my target or used it as a means of escape." Kal jumped again and soared in the air, while floating in the air, it was hard for Kal to maneuver his body to move since he was still getting the hang of it. When he fell however, he found out that he could control his falling speed which was great considering that having a slow fall could mean a disadvantage to him in a situation where he needs to be quick and nimble. The fall did not cause any harm to him wether he fell slowly or normally, it just felt like falling down from a regular jump.
"Let's see the next one." Kal went on to check the next reward. It was a pitch black cloak, a hoodie and tattered edges. It almost looked like it was a worn cloak.
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[Night Cloak
Rank: A+
Type: Outer Garment
Defense: 20
Durability: 300/300
Effects:
+100 Mana
+10 Wind Affinity
Passive-(Buff) [Dusk]: Increases evasiveness at night. Activates camouflage when hiding in shadows. 20% chance of completely avoiding projectiles.
Active-(Blink) [Shadow Leap]: Teleport to any nearby shadows (10 meters) in an instant.
Mana cost: 30
Cooldown: None
Requirements: Level 20, 100 Agility]
"..!" Kal was stunned after reading the cloak's description, he didn't even think twice and immediately wore the equipment. His body was then covered by a black robe that exuded a chilling aura and as he moved with the cloak, a smoky effect was generated at the ends of the garment.
'The effects are great and I really like the edgy feeling from this cloak and the two item skills alone makes this worth it! If I ever encounter another of those crossbows, dealing with them will be a lot easier and I can even teleport! I've seen a lot of hunters with teleport abilities and although the range is quite shorter compared to high rankint hunters, it's still pretty handy since it doesn't have any cool down and the mana cost is small.' Kal admired the cloak so much as he continued to wave around.
He moved on to the last item which was a trinket.
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[Trinket of Water]
[Type: Consumables
Rank: C
Element: Water
A water trinket that boost the users vitality and regeneration. If consumed, it permanently increases the water affinity by 15 and temporarily adds water effects to the user's skills that absorbs a bit of their mana and converts it as health to the user. If applied to a weapon, it temporarily enhance the sharpness and 20% of the damage dealt will be considered magic damage, if damage is full magic damage, increases the damage by 20% also adds new effects to the weapon. Effects differs to the other type of equipments.]
[Note: There are still two trinkets in effect in the user's body, trinket cannot be consumed.
Trinket of Fire- 12:09:11
Trinket of Poison- 20:04:20]
"I see... I'll just retrieve it back to the inventory." Kal said after reading the window panel. With the free time before the next test started, Kal decided to train his passive [Spring], he started jumping up and down as he tried to control his jumping ability. With the added wind affinity from his cloak, Kal could stay longer in the air that it almost looked like he was levitating.
As he floated mid air, the window panel appeared conducting the start of the 4th test.
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[4TH TEST HAS COMMENCED]
[You must kill the Griffin in the floating islands. There are dozens of floating island, after staying in an island for 5 seconds, the island will lose its power and fall down the high ground so you must defeat the true griffin before all of the floating islands fall.
OBJECTIVES
Kill the Griffin: (0/1)
Remaining Afloat islands: (15)
Find Griffin soul shard (optional): (0/1)]
"Griffin!? I have to kill an S-rank monster!?" Kal exclaimed in shock. 17 years ago, there was quite a turmoil in the hunter's society. A 5000-hunter expedition lead by 5 S-rank hunters from England and Canada to an unexplored region in the South Atlantic. They were to explore an island which was the size of Italy and as they arrived, a loud deafening shriek bellowed in the deep parts of the island. Although it was quite far, the shriek was so loud that it caused some hunters to faint and some even had their ears bleed. They were quick to scout the source of the deafening shriek and found a giant nest that was all ,a decent from piled logs of trees. The nest was as wide as a football stadium and as high as a 10 storey building. When they check the inside of the nest, what they found had immediately made them flee. It was two griffins, one was as big as 2 African elephants and the other one was as big as sperm whale. They found out that the huge griffin was a male while the whale-sized griffin was a female and was pregnant and ready to give birth that's why it made loud cries.
The threatened griffins quickly fought the uninvited guest and killed almost half the number of hunters that were all mostly compromised with A and B rank hunters. While they had manage to kill the male griffin, even though the female griffin was weakened due to its pregnancy, it still able to kill majority of the hunters and kill 2 S-rank hunters as a result. Only 12 people managed to survive the wrath of the griffin but as a result, they were able to capture the newborn griffin and was now owned by the surviving S-rank hunter which was now one of the most famous hunters in the world.
After that, there were no other Griffin encounters that had been discovered, yet it still remained as one of the best hunter stories that a movie was even made to commemorate the fallen hunters. The Griffin was then ranked as 8th of the strongest monsters discovered.
"Thousands of hunters died from the griffin and not even an S-rank hunter could handle it's might. Now I, barely a B-rank hunter must solely kill it while making myself wary about floating islands falling down. This is just straight up impossible to accomplish!" Kal couldn't help but be dumbfounded. The night disappeared, replaced by a sunny sky breezing with cool air. The grass planes cracked as it all fell down the void leaving a bunch of small floating island.
Kaaaaaaaaw!
A loud cry from a bird resonated in the island, it caused the trees to shake violently as if it was swept by a strong gust of wind. In his hands, a bow as tall and as heavy as him appeared in his right arm and a quiver of iron arrows latched on to his back.
"Although it's fortunate that my weapon is something I'm good with, dealing a with a flying disaster is still close to impossible." Kal sighed as he checked on to his long bow. He grabbed an arrow from his quiver and pulled it on the bowstring as he tried to sense the familiarity of an unfamiliar heavy long bow.
"Just listening to that call had made me pee in my underwear a bit but I don't have a choice." Kal sighed an jumped up in the air.