Just as he was about to close the menu, he heard a sudden loud noise.
" Bojing… Don't enter that room… it is too difficult. " ( ??? and Ju Fen )
With the sudden noise Bojing hastily turned around. As he spun his finger bumped the panel.
" Crap! " ( Bojing )
[System: Trial Accepted… Commencing Teleportation]
"Bojing! " ( Ju Fen and ??? )
Rushing down the stairs they both tried to reach him in time.
*Swoosh
*Grab
*Flash
When the light faded Bojing desperately looked around but to no avail, the only life he found inside that baren cave were the snarling and gnashing jaws of the dire wolves that were staring him down.
" Damn… what do I do! " ( Bojing )
Lunging forward the beasts didn't give him any chance for a breather, forcing him to dodge out of the way in a continuous dance of agility, although dodging wasn't his forte. With each failed dodge the dire wolves long serrated claws slashed at his flesh, leaving behind a deep gash in their wake. However, this would only linger momentarily as his self-regeneration kicked in, however this power had one horrific flaw. Although he would heal his power could never nullify the pain it caused.
Not to mention but the beasts were strong enough to pierce his thick, toughened skin that remained as tough as it always was. This showed Bojing just how perilous this situation really was. Without companions or his full power there really was nothing he could do except… run.
Dashing through the caverns Bojing could only try his hardest to survive, although the more he ran the more enemies he would encounter, increasing the enemy count by a large margin. Dashing left, right and centre the caverns felt almost like a maze, and this feeling fully set in as soon as he made a certain turn. Standing before him the thick, jagged stone wall curved in a complete arc from one wall to another signalling what he feared most in this situation… a dead end.
Slowly backing up the countless beasts slowed their movements signaling the end of their hunt, in their eyes they had bested him, and to Bojing there was nothing he could do. Eventually his back felt cold finally meeting the stone wall. Without a moments notice one of the beasts lashed forward, Bojing falling to the ground, shielding his head with his arms, and cowering in a ball of fear.
One by one the beasts lunged forward biting at his flesh piece by piece and tearing it off in small chunks.
*Arrrgghhhhh
Bojing could feel the intense pain of his very body being torn piece by piece, although there was one factor that was both his saving grace and his torturous shackle… his regeneration. Usually in this circumstance the wolves pray would be torn to shreds by now, to have already died in that agonizing and hopeless attack, however for Bojing this just wasn't possible. His skin was thick and tough beyond normal human limitations, hindering the size of the chunks torn off of his body, in addition as soon as a chunk was torn off it was instantly repaired by his instant healing factor. In this moment Bojing was both powerless and immortal.
*Argghhhhhh
With each slash, pierce and tear of his flesh the sensation was almost unbearable. Never has he ever felt this much pain. This definitively showed just how powerful these beasts were compared to your average monster in a dungeon.
" Bojing! Get up! Run! " ( Numen )
It was no use. Through all the pain he was left catatonic, unable to move or think straight. Was it fear or the intense pain? Either way Bojing once again felt powerless. He knew why. He had lost his newfound power and as such wasn't nearly strong enough to face them alone. He was back to being that same old " Useless " player he lived through every day, except this time there was no one there who could save him. In this moment but a single thought raced throughout his mind.
" I wish I could die. " ( Bojing )
" Bojing… " ( Numen )
Wallowing in his pity he had finally given up, and that's where he heard it again.
" Bojing… remember who you are… remember what you're fighting for… live. " ( ??? )
Again, that strange yet familiar voice, that soothing calm tone echoed throughout his mind. It didn't nullify the pain but somehow it eased the burden a little, giving him back some of his thoughts. Again as per before the thoughts of his companions, his friends waiting for him to fulfil his promise to them raced throughout his mind almost like a second wind. Suddenly his drive returned, and the pain went numb. He was determined to do something but what could he do. Desperately looking around for a window of opportunity… a chance he found nothing, but still he wasn't going to give up. Clenching his fists and removing the arms shielding his head the beasts too the opportunity to attack him there.
*Smash
*Ding
With the blow connecting he felt nothing, his head was the hardest part of his body after all, but what was the most surprising was the popup window that appeared.
[System: You have levelled up]
Both Bojing and Numen were confused. In this world there exists a levelling system that both players and monsters can use to level themselves up, except there usually is only one way to get experience… that is by killing. Players kill monsters to gain exp and monsters gain exp by killing players, however what was puzzling was Bojing did not kill anything, rather his restraint was still intact, the restraint that makes him unable to hurt others. Then it hit him.
" Wait… does this mean the more damage I take the more I level up! " ( Bojing )
Reaching forward and clicking on the panel it opened his menu. As they both thought he was most definitely reset to zero, well now at least he was level one. Clicking on his status menu the status level up menu appeared.
All players and even monsters have stats that usually the system automatically levels up, but for whatever reason Bojing could choose which stats to upgrade. The stats include:
Strength ( STR ) : This stat influences the overall Carrying Capacity and Melee Damage.
Vitality ( VIT ) : This stat increases HP Regeneration, Max Hp, Defence and is the main stat for Bojing's abilities.
Agility ( AGI ) : This stat increases Movement Speed, Skill Speed, Weapon Handling and even Think Speed.
Intelligence ( INT ) : This stat effects Magic and Skills Effectiveness and Potency. Increases Buff Active Time and Cooldowns ( Although for Bojing he barely has any )
Dexterity ( DEX ) : Increases Crit Damage, Weapon Damage, Debuff Special Damage, and Weapon Handling.
Luck ( LUC ) : Increases Crit Rate, Drop Rate, Skill Activation Chance, Sneak Skill.
These primary stats are what makes a players build for them, but in Bojing's unique case he has the ability to choose his own path himself. Without hesitation he instantly knew which stat to increase. See there are base Stats that are set at birth that cannot be refunded by any means but Bojing for some reason had them all saved over from the reset, and only his Vitality stat has been left unchanged. This factor left a gigantic smile spread across his face.
" Bojing… what are you thinking. " ( Numen )
" You will see! " ( Bojing )
Looking at his panel he could see his current stats:
STR : 0
VIT : 50
AGI : 0
INT : 0
DEX : 0
LUC : 0
Clicking on his panel he knew what he would choose… Vitality! Although he had only 251 stat points that was all he needed, selecting to use 250 points Bojing chose to upgrade his Vitality. Suddenly a bright green flash of light shone forth as his armour equipped onto his body, although the shine wasn't as bright as before. Afterall his armours stats were based on his level which was still level one, still with the added Vitality and protection Bojing started to feel less and less pain, in fact it was non-existent almost as if he had gotten used to it. Numen watching on was still puzzled on one thing.
" Bojing, why use all but one skill point. " ( Numen )
" Surely you know why! " ( Bojing )
Taking a moment to think to himself he suddenly realised what Bojing meant.
" Bwahahaha, you sure are attentive. " ( Numen )
" What can I say, it is something I've studied extensively! " ( Bojing )
Swiping across the menu Bojing selected the skill tree drop down menu in which as soon as he saw it he instantly was hyped.
" Whoa, this will turn this situation around! " ( Bojing )
Chapter 16 End