"We paid you. Can we go now?"
"Wait."
("Open the Tutorial for Points.")
His status screen opened up, with a video playing. It explained the purchase of Points with Coins, Stats with Points and the other ways to use Coins.
"Good, it's as I thought."
[Coins:3320]
[Points: 10]
First he turned 2500 Coins into Points.
[Coin Balance: 820]
[Point Balance:110]
And then he invested those Points into his stats.
[Strength G(4) > G(27)]
[A great power wells up within your physique]
[Vitality G(5) > G(25)]
[Your life force fortifies your body]
[Agility G(6) > G(26)]
[Your body and reflexes are more attuned]
[Intelligence G(7) > G(20)]
[Your control over your energy increases]
[Will G(6) > G(20)]
[An overflowing inner strength wells up within your heart]
[Charisma G(6) > (16)]
[Your influence over others increases]
[Point Balance: 10]
At his current rank G, 1 Point translated into 1 Stat increase, and the limit for his stats is 200. Not that he would reach that level anytime soon.
[World Book Lv. 1]
A spectral book appeared in his hands, and flipped to the desired page.
[Character Sheet]
Species: Crimson Eyed Weaver Queen (Mutated)
Race/Gender: Monster, Female
Class: Nil
Sponsor: Nil
Vestige: Nil
Personal Attribute: Monster Queen (Rare), Cruel Hunter (Common), Sentinel (Rare)
Unique Traits: Tyrannical, Capricious
Stats: Strength G(25), Agility G(32), Vitality G(28), Intelligence G(18), Will G(20), Charisma G(21)
General Skills- Bite Lv. 1, Pursuit Lv. 1
Specialisation Skills- Leg Spear Technique Lv. 1, Web Spinning Arts Lv. 1, Steel Thread Lv. 1, Poison Bite Lv. 1
Exclusive Skill: Royal Decree Lv. 1, Stealth Lv. 1, Quick Recovery Lv. 1, Eyes of Doom Lv. 1,
Unique Skills- Spider Climb, Web Walker, Vibration Sense
Class Skills- Nil
State: Weakened, Joyful, Excited, Bloodthirsty
("I can handle it.")
A confidence stemming from his stats bloomed within him. He stepped forward confidently. As he stepped forward, the cloudy sky started to drizzle, and the rain grew heavier. Mason smiled. Even the weather favoured him. The spider's [Vibration Sense] would do more harm than good here.
The Sentinel scuttled forward, thinking that another snack had presented itself.
[Inner Force Release Lv. 1]
*Fwoom*
The Spider stops, eyeing Mason warily. The presence of the prey was enough to threaten it. For the first time, it got serious.
[Web Spinning Arts Lv. 1]
Webbing flew at Mason who dodged and clicked his tongue. The spider's main advantages were it's hard chitinous shell, quick recovery, it's wide field of vision and poison. And although it's stats and skill levels have been lowered to match the area's tier, the sheer number of skills could make anyone sweat.
But it is also not as smart as it's stats suggest. Although the [Intelligence] stat does have the side effect of elevating intellect, it is still based on the creature's original IQ. So a dog with 50 [Int] will definitely be dumber than a human with 50 [Int].
[Combat Discipline Lv. 1]]
[Lone Wolf]
The two skills strengthen Mason.
"You can't beat me."
[Bluff Lv. 2]
[Bluff] could also be used as a mental debuff with words as it's medium. The spider hesitated and Mason dashed forward, Blade in one hand and Knife in the other. The intensifying rain weighed down the flying webs, and he hacked apart those that reached him before finally arriving before it. The blade swung at the eight red eyes.
*Ting*
A sharp limb caught the steel blade. Two others pierced at Mason. He dodged with minimal movement, but more flew at him like spears. The spider did not let him rest and soon Mason was forced to back off. A battle of attrition would not favour him.
[Pursuit Lv. 1]
Seeing the Sentinel focused intently on him, the other students began running around the edges of the battlefield. Keith and Haley glanced anxiously at him, but they knew they were unable to aid him
Seeing that the coast was clear, Mason began running the boss around, not to tire it out, but to look for an opening.
And as the spider got impatient, an opening showed itself. The spider bent all of its legs, as if it was trying to squat, and leapt through the air and tried to land on him, trying to crush him under it. Mason backstepped and countered by hacking it's eyes out.
"Kikkkkkkkk!!" A strange inhuman cry rang out as the spider stumbled around from pain. Mason continued slashed a few more times before mounting the creature.
[Grappling Lv. 1]
[Vampiric Touch Lv. 1]
A rich life essence was siphoned out, and Mason's Mana and Stamina recovered. But enough after that, he didn't stop, The excess began flowing through his body.
[Excess Life Force flows through your body]
[Your Strength has increased by 1]
[Your Vitality has increased by 1]
[Your Vitality has increased by 1]
[Your Agility has increased by 1]
Too bad those satisfying messages appear sporadically, and the struggling spider resorted to rolling on its back to get Mason off. Mason leapt to the ground, before dashing back to strike the weak underbelly.
*Chik*
The sound of pierced flesh rang out, and the spider vanished into thin air.
[Stealth Lv. 1]
("Oh no.")
In the rain an outline of the giant spider could be seen, but the spider's legs were too thin to be visible in the rain. it did not give him enough time to react as a bladed forelimb slashed at him.
His shoulder was pierced and the force staggered him. He nearly dropped his weapon from shock. More sharp slashes flew at him and he drew back, a few more wounds on his body.
("Good thing I saved those points just in case")
[Intelligence G(20) > (30)]
[Point Balance: 0]
His senses sharpened greatly, and he ducked as the hissing of air exposed the swinging blades, and he danced out of the way. It felt like something that was covering his eyes was removed, and he could sense everything around him, even the individual raindrops.
Seeing it's stealth had been seen through, the spider undid it's skill to save Mana.
[Eyes of Doom Lv. 1]
The spider's eye seemed to glow brighter, and a bloody killing intent washed over Mason.
[[Fourth Wall Lv. 1] nullifies the mental debuff!]
He dodged out of the way from the razor sharp steel threads whipping towards him.
[Steel Thread Lv. 1]
"Have a taste of your own medicine."
[Fade Away Lv. 1]
Mason's presence disappeared, hidden within the falling rain.