[Easy.]
[Normal.]
[Extreme.]
"Can I get information about each Difficulty Setting?" Elisha asked.
[No additional information can be given.]
"Will I get more rewards by choosing a harder one?"
[No additional information can be given.]
"Well, can I get more information about the Tower then?"
[That is possible.]
"Alright, so why is it on Earth?"
[Otherwordly Deities have decided that your planet would be where the Tower Of Sacrifice would appear.]
"Is that so? Aliens did?"
[The Tower of Sacrifice's creatures are closer to Deities than aliens, but you can refer to them as you wish.]
"You mean they won't hold a grudge?"
[Correct.]
"I guess they are a bit godlike then. So? Why did they want it here? What's its purpose anyways."
[The Tower Of Sacrifice can be seen as a series of challenges.]
[The Deities will watch the challengers attempt to clear them all.]
[No more information can be given.]
"About the Tower's purpose?"
[Correct.]
"Alright. What's at the top?"
[No information can be given.]
"So those Deities watch us. Do they want us to die?"
[Deities are complex and they vastly differ from one another.]
"In other words, some do and some don't?"
[Correct.]
'Alright then, if they don't want us to die for no reason then... maybe success is a possibility...' Elisha thought as he raised his hand up.
"Although you're not saying it, I'm sure I will be rewarded for struggling a bit."
[You have selected the following difficulty.]
[Extreme.]
[Clear Requirement: Defeat 60 Goblins.]
'60? Isn't that a lot?'
The next instant, shrieking could be heard.
Elisha turned in that direction.
There, he found 4 Goblins.
They were small green creatures that looked very ugly.
Their teeth were yellow and broken.
Their nails are long and dirty.
'Thank god it's not 60 Goblins at once...' He thought.
But the next second, he noticed something.
'Wait... Are those weapons?'
Indeed, the Goblins were armed.
Two of them had Iron Daggers[F] and Wooden Shields[F].
The other two had Wooden Bows[F] and Wooden Arrows[F].
[Caution!]
[The number of Goblins will double every time the current wave of Goblins is defeated.]
"It'll double? So 4, 8, 16 and 32? That's 60, right?" Elisha asked.
[Correct.]
'What the hell? Defeating more than 30 of these when they clearly make balanced teams... Even now they have close-range and long-range fighters.'
Elisha shook his head and started walking discreetly towards the group of Goblins.
'I should take out the archers first...'
His thoughts were interrupted by the System.
[Compensation for choosing a Higher Difficulty Setting will now be awarded.]
[You have received 25 Unused Stat Points.]
[You have received 1 Health Potion.]
[You have received one Iron Sword[F+].]
[The Items can be found inside your Inventory.]
'That's good. Better than nothing for sure. Still, fighting 30 of them...'
"Show me my Stats." Elisha said out loud.
[ Stats: Strength: 8
Agility: 13
Sense: 7
Vigor & Endurance: 9
Unused Stat Points: 25
]
'Alright, Agility is my highest Stat. I guess Strength and Sense are low... I have no reference point though.'
"I'll put 3 points into my Agility Stat, 4 into my Strength Stat and 3 into my Sense Stat."
[3 Unused Stat Points have been allocated to the Agility Stat.]
[4 Unused Stat Points have been allocated to the Strength Stat.]
[3 Unused Stat Points have been allocated to the Sense Stat.]
"Open my Inventory."
A sword made of Iron appeared in his right hand.
'A sword... This feels weird.'
Elisha turned his gaze towards the group of monsters.
'I'm not sure what Stat is the most important against these guys, especially when there will be 30 of them. Let's start with this and adjust as we go.' He thought.
Elisha walked towards the group of Goblins.
They were short humanoid monsters, standing about 1 meter tall.
'I need as much data as I can get on these guys. Rushing will not help.'
He kept walking.
Calmly and slowly, letting the Goblins notice him one by one.
Once they all noticed him, they changed their positioning.
The goblins with daggers and shields stepped forward while the archers stood behind them.
Elisha stopped walking.
'They're half and half. There is no reason for that not to change later, but I might as well not assume that it will. I'll have to face 16 archers at once. Let's see how fast those..!'
His thoughts were interrupted as an arrow flew past his face, leaving a shallow wound on his cheek.
Immediately, Elisha ran away.
'It was so fast, what the hell?? I couldn't even see it. That could have pierced my neck!'
More arrows were shot, but they were aimed poorly.
'What am I doing? I'm not supposed to run.'
He turned back towards the group of Goblins.
They had not moved one inch from their position and their eyes were locked on Elisha.
"I'll add ten points to my Sense Stat."
[10 Unused Stat Points have been allocated to the Sense Stat.]
'It's now at 20, I doubled it. I need to clearly see those arrows, otherwise when 15 of them will come at once...'
The next instant, he ran towards the group of Goblins.
Two arrows were shot at him.
But this time,
'I can see them!' He thought.
Elisha leaned a bit forward and an arrow flew above his head.
He got in front of the armed Goblins.
"They're still fast, but!" Elisha said out loud as he swung his sword towards a Goblin's neck.
[You have defeated one Goblin.]
[You have gained 10 Gold coins and 20 Experience Points.]
[You have defeated 1/60 Goblins.]
[59 Goblins remaining to clear the Floor.]
Thanks to his high Sense Stat, he easily noticed the Goblin on his right that was about to stab him.
While being aware of the archers, jumped back to dodge and defeated the other close-range fighter.
[You have defeated one Goblin.]
[You have gained 10 Gold coins and 20 Experience Points.]
[You have defeated 2/60 Goblins.]
[58 Goblins remaining to clear the Floor.]
[You have leveled up!]
[1 Stat Point has been added to every Stat.]
[You have received 3 Unused Stat Points that can be allocated to the Stats of your choice.]
With a smile on his face, Elisha dodged the arrow that was shot only four meters away from him by bending his body backward.
After that, he jumped away, leaving the archers alive.
"System, does training help raise our Stats?"
[It does.]
"Alright, I guess I will play a bit more with you two."