As a fire ball and more arrows came flying towards him, Elisha ran forward while dodging the numerous attacks.
Drops of sweat started forming on his face.
'They didn't even leave me time to rest after the previous wave... And magic, what the hell? Fire balls, really??'
Even through multiple scratches appeared on Elisha's body, he still managed to dodge most attacks.
[You have gained 1 Agility Point.]
"Alright, I'll get my Agility to 30. The rest into Endurance."
[2 Unused Stat Points have been allocated to the Agility Stat.]
[Your Agility Stat has reached 30.]
[Your body has become light and nimble.]
[5 Unused Stat Points have been allocated to the Vigor & Endurance Stat.]
The next second, Elisha accelerated towards the Goblins in formation.
The ones at the front raised their spears and extended them to stop his passage.
After all, they were there to defend the long-range fighters.
As he arrived in front of the group, a Goblin extended its spear to stab Elisha while shrieking loudly.
The latter jumped up and beyond the line of spearman with ease.
With a smile, Elisha landed meters beyond the spearmen, just behind the Goblin with the Wooden Staff.
With one clean strike of his blade, the monster's head hit the ground.
The next second, the archers threw their bows and took out their Iron Daggers.
30 Goblins advanced towards Elisha at once.
While it was difficult to fight opponents with spears and daggers at once, the difference in Stats made the fight's outcome obvious.
Elisha stabbed the last Goblin's stomach before stepping back.
With an arrow on his back, a dagger on his leg and many scratches on his arms, Elisha stood victorious.
[You have defeated one Goblin.]
[You have gained 10 Gold coins and 20 Experience Points.]
[You have defeated 60/60 Goblins.]
[You have cleared the First Floor.]
'Goddamn...' Elisha thought, completely exhausted.
He pulled out the weapons that were imbedded inside his body and blood starting flowing out.
Elisha immediately felt like he was about to pass out.
[Would you like to take the Health Potion you possess?]
"Oh. Sure." He answered and the glass container appeared in his hand.
'Completely forgot I gt that as compensation...'
Elisha drank the green liquid and the pain started to alleviate right away.
His wounds started disappearing too.
"Handy... Status Window?"
[ Name: Elisha
Species & level : Human Lv6 (460/500exp)
Gold: 600
HP: 210/230
Endurance: 85/115
Stats: Strength: 18
Agility: 31
Sense: 34
Vigor & Endurance: 23
Unused Stat Points: 3
Skills: (None)
Titles: (None)
]
'Good. Now...' Elisha thought as he stretched his arms upward.
[Rewards for clearing the First Floor will now be given.]
[Do you accept?]
His eyes widened at the question.
'Why wouldn't I accept?' He thought as the question seemed foolish
"Yep."
[Rewards will be given based on achievements.]
[You have defeated 60 Goblins.]
[You have received 5 Goblin Nails.]
[You have received 3 Goblin Eyeballs.]
[You have selected the Extreme Difficulty Setting.]
[You have earned the Title "Courageous Fool".]
[You have earned 300 Gold Coins.]
[You have cleared the First Floor.]
[You have gained 500 Gold Coins.]
[The Deities that created The Tower Of Sacrifice are pleased by your survival.]
'Courageous Fool? I guess it was dangerous...'
[You have been awarded 30 Magic Points.]
[You have 2 minutes to use your Magic Points.]
[You must choose a Type of Magic that you would like to learn.]
[Each Type of Magic costs 5 Magic Points.]
[You can use 1 Magic Point to raise your proficiency in using that Magic Type.]
'Magic? I have 2 minutes to choose?'
"What if I need more time?"
The System gave no answer.
'Will you accept.. And now I have 2 minutes... These aliens... Oh-'
Elisha remembered something.
The System talked about the Tower's creators as Gods or Deities.
Painting he had seen long ago on TV, stories he had heard or read about.
'There's one thing Gods always enjoy...'
And that's...
"Sacrifices..." Elisha muttered as he looked at the ground.
'It makes sense. They kind of want us to suffer. According to the rewards, I got something for choosing the Extreme Difficulty that I wouldn't have gotten otherwise...'
1 minute passed on the clock.
"I won't be using them." Elisha declared with a smile.
[Are you certain?]
'Not being able to use magic, that would be an insane handicap in a world filled with it. But that's also what makes the sacrifice worthwhile.'
"Yes. I'll offer them to the Deities." Elisha said confidently.
'I shouldn't call them aliens. Maybe I should even...'
But a disappointing message appeared.
[Your sacrifice is highly appreciated.]
Elisha waited a couple of seconds, but nothing came.
'Did I get scammed?'
The next second, he noticed that the blue counter was still there.
With 20 seconds left.
[Would you like to leave the First Floor?]
Elisha's gaze alternated between the countdown and the message in front of him.
"Not yet." He answered with five seconds left.
Once the countdown hit zero, it became red before disappearing.
The next instant, Elisha heard sounds, that resembled those of dying beasts, coming from all around him.
They came from the dead Goblins, still on the ground.
A green gas exited their bodies and their skin began to melt.
[Decomposition has started.]
'I should...' Elisha thought as he got away from the dead Goblins and took out his Iron Sword.
He stared at them from a safe distance.
[Hidden Piece discovered.]
'Hidden, huh? Sounds good.' Elisha thought with a nervous smile on his face.
As the Goblin skin melted, bones appeared at some places while other parts of their body became blue.
The next second, they started moving ever so slightly.
[Zombification nearly complete.]
[Defeat the Undead Goblins.]
As some of the Undead Goblins stood up, eyeballs, ears or even arms fell to the ground.
The spectacle added to the disgusting smell turned Elisha's face pale.
'This is... Disgusting.'
One of the Undead Goblins that lacked an arm noticed Elisha.
[Warning!]
The monster prepared to run towards him.
[Undead Goblins have higher Stats than Goblins.]
Just as Elisha finished reading the message, the monster already stood in front of him.
'So fast!'
It opened its mouth and tried biting his leg.
Elisha quickly swung his sword and cut the monster's head off before jumping back.
But he had been scratched.
[You have been poisoned.]
[Health Points will go down until the poison is eliminated.]
'Shit...'
Most of the monsters still hadn't noticed him.
'They're was faster, but still weak. They don't use weapons either which was their forte...'
After Elisha beheaded the third Undead Goblin, he noticed something.
Even beheaded, they were crawling on the ground.
He also noticed that he had not received one message about defeating Undead Goblins.
"What the hell...?" He muttered.
'These guys are undead, sure but... How can I defeat them then?'
Elisha proceeded to try every way of defeating them.
Turning their head into a soup, cutting them into two pieces vertically and horizontally, taking away all their limbs...
Nothing worked.
And while he tried these different methods, his Health points were getting lower and lower.
Even a simple scratch from the Undead Goblin's nails was enough to poison him.
Elisha created as much distance between him and the monsters before calling out the Store.
He froze as he saw the Items available.
The next second, he clicked on one and started laughing out loud.
A lit torch appeared in his left hand.