He wakes up while feeling his body aching a lot. He winces as he sits up, not feeling refreshed from his sleep at all.
"Ouch. Sleeping on the hard floor is a bad idea..." He said before feeling another ache which causes him to wince again.
He looks around, and then felt a bit depressed after finding himself still in this dilapidated room.
"Right. This is not a dream." He chided.
He takes a moment to just take it in.
He finds himself in this building. Outside are some weird creatures that screams danger in his mind. He have an ability to upgrade things, which enables him to create a safe enough area for himself. There is also water and light, but no food.
Talking about that, he looks at the lantern and stands up. He walks over there and then turns it off. After that, he goes to the bathroom and opens the sink to splash some on his face, waking himself up.
After that, he scoops some of the water and drinks it.
He can still feel his hunger, but he thinks he will sustain himself with water for now. He really can't do anything else after all.
'Well, unless I try going down and take the risk!' His lips thinned at that thought.
He turns off the faucet and leave the room, before looking around the place he is staying at.
It's a small room with a single window and one door. Along with this room is the bathroom where the sink is located. This room looks like it can fit a single bedroom here, which might mean this place might originally be a bedroom of some sorts. If it is, then this can only house a single person.
He looks at his status.
[Status]
Neil Howard (Human/Male)
Upgrades : 4
Nothing was added. He didn't know when is the next income, but because he knows that there will be something like that next time, so he wanted to use this upgrades on something.
His thoughts wanders as he looks around the room. Ideas are coming to him and he smiles after finally finalizing it.
"Right, can I upgrade this room?"
He walks over the wall and touches it.
[Would you like to upgrade (Old & Dilapidated Walls)?]
He raises his eyebrows at that.
"Huh? Why the walls only?" He asked to no one, confusion evident in his tone.
He tries to do it on the floor too.
[Would you like to upgrade (Old & Dilapidated Floor)?]
It is only limited to the floor. It felt so restrictive.
"What the hell!? Can't I upgrade the whole room at once?"
Despite his protest, it's not really happening. So he can only sigh after waiting for awhile.
"Fine!" He grumbles before looking around.
He have decided to use this room as his main base of operations. Basically his new home.
"If I try and upgrade this, I think I can turn this into the safest place in the whole world!" He exclaims, determined to do just that.
He looks at the walls first before looking at the ceilings.
"Right... what about the ceilings. I can't really reach it. How can I upgrade it?"
Just when he thought of that, as his eyes are focused on the ceilings...
[Would you like to upgrade (Old & Dilapidated Ceilings)?]
He is surprised to see that prompt. Usually, he touches the object he wanted to upgrade before the prompt appears. Seeing it appear without making a contact on the curling is surprising.
He tries looking at the window and tries thinking of upgrading it.
[Would you like to upgrade (Glazed Window)?]
He looks at it for awhile, taking a moment to process it, before his lips quirk into a smile.
"I see. So I can also upgrade things by just looking into it. Good to know!" He nodded with this.
With that, he have a general plan in his mind. He wanted to do this right now.
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[Would you like to upgrade (Old & Dilapidated Floor)?]
[(Old & Dilapidated Floor) upgraded to (Old Floor)]
[Would you like to upgrade (Old & Dilapidated Ceiling)?]
[(Old & Dilapidated Ceiling) upgraded to (Old Ceiling)]
[Would you like to upgrade (Old & Dilapidated Walls)?]
[(Old & Dilapidated Walls) upgraded to (Old Walls)]
[Would you like to upgrade (Doorless Area)?]
[(Doorless Area) upgraded to (Wooden Door)]
The whole room became clean. The vines and tree roots sticking to the walls were suddenly gone. The pieces of rubbles and dirt on the ground were sweep clean. There are no .ote cracks or holes on the walls and ceilings.
It looks so comfortable now.
Along with it, he also created a door to the bathroom. He just wanted to do it.
After that, he sits on the floor and look at the windows. He can see the birds on the distance flying around and landing on the broken and destroyed structures on the distance. Along with that are just a sight full of green.
He didn't know if there are any humans there. Just on the second day, he was already looking for any human interaction.
"... Dammit. Why did I even appear in this place!?" He grumbles, but still have the mind to make sure that he is not that load.
He makes sure to always remind himself that there are other creatures here other than himself. He didn't want those creatures finding some creative ways to get here and suddenly attack him.
He knows he have to preserve his strength. Fighting continuously will surely wear him on, and he is not even experience on fighting creatures. It's pretty different than just doing some fistfights on people his age.
He looks at his metal pipe. Then on the door outside this room.
".... Maybe there are some things that I missed on this floor. Should I try and look for something again?"
He contemplates about it, thinking about the pros and cons for it.
Just staying here won't really help him.
"Well, I won't be facing the monsters. Only looking around the second floor once again." He convinces himself.
With that decision, he stood up. The Super Metal Pipe in his hand grip a bit strongly as he walks to the door. He turns the knob, unlocking it. Then he opens it.
He takes the time to look at the dilapidated room outside with a gulp, the dusty and stale air filling his lungs. Some weird groans below and insect sounds can be heard outside the building.
His feet took a moment to freeze on it's steps, before he clenches his free hand into a fist and forces himself to take a step forward.
"Goddammit Neil! I am a man, I have to be strong willed here!" He chided himself with a click of his tongue. Then he looks forward.
He is just a highschool student, so it is natural that he is scared, mostly because he is alone and no one will help him if something happens to him. Still, he have his pride. He is still a man!
He walks on the second floor again, roaming around to look for anything useful that he can upgrade.