Chapter 24
The First Encounter
Part 2B
I guess while I was distracted with the girl, everyone came to where we were standing. The next thing I heard was the man in a uniform saying, "The question is, where in this forest can be considered safe?" Although I have no idea what dangerous animals or beasts are roaming around this forest, or any other beings I am not aware of, regardless of the armed men that we have been fighting for a while now, the real question is: where in this forest can it be safe for us to rest and plan for our next step? Personally, I don't have any answer for that, and I don't think anyone has the answer to that.
At that time, the Statues Panel interface appeared in front of me, like it was giving me the answer that I was looking for, but the full menu appeared this time, so I had to figure out what was new this time by myself:
Name: Aden
Age: 16
Race: Human
Rank: A (Officer)
Level: 6
Status: healthy
Skills: five skills gained
1- Skill Name: Flash
Skill Level 1
Skill Description:
This allows you to teleport a short distance of at least one hundred meters and a maximum of 300 meters. (You can cross any distance while the skill is active.)
Skill duration: twenty seconds.
Skill cool-down period: one minute
2- Skill Name: Dodge
Skill Level 1
Skill Description:
This allows you to dodge any incoming attacks, with the limitation of only dodging visible attacks to you or within your perception of radios. It will increase the speed of your attack for longer when the skill is active.
Skill duration: one minute.
Skill cool-down period: three minutes
3- Skill Name: Sprint
Skill Level 1
Skill Description:
This allows you to run at a very high speed, equal to one hundred meters per second. (You increase or decrease your speed as per your will during the duration of the skill.)
Skill duration: ten seconds.
Skill cool-down period: two minutes
4- Skill Name: Slash
Skill Level 1
Skill Description:
This allows you to cut through any object.
using any sharp weapon or object.
Skill duration: ten seconds.
Skill cool-down period: one minute
All skills can be leveled up with continuous use; with each level upgrade, the duration will increase and the cool-down will decrease.
5- Skill Name: Strike
Skill Level 1
Skill Description:
This allows you to strike with any weapon of your choice or your hands with blunt force at a very high speed, and you will be able to control the force and the speed of your skill.
Skill duration: twenty seconds.
Skill cool-down period: one minute.
6-Skill Name: Asult
Skill Level 1
Skill Description:
This is a new skill that has been created by combining two different skills for the purpose of using speed with attack. This skill will enable you to slash your enemies without giving them the chance of retaliation and can be used as both an offensive and defensive skill.
Skill duration: forty seconds.
Skill cool-down period: one minute.
All skills can be leveled up with continuous use; with each level upgrade, the duration will increase and the cool-down will decrease.
Gifts:
Two attributes are unlocked.
Strength 80/200
Intelligence 80/200
Mystery Map unlocked
Description:
An enhanced visual map can survey an area of one hundred square miles and present a clear, live view of the whole area. The control function enables you to view and see any specifics or details that you want to see. Things that you can see are not limited.
Functions available 04/10
1- E-Warn
An early warning function can give you an advance warning if there are any obstacles or dangers on your route before a minimum of 5 miles to a maximum of 30 miles.
Clear
A white color applied to an area indicates that the area is clear of any danger.
Reach
By leaving a pin in a location on the map as a mark, you will be able to use your flash skill to appear in that location when you want, regardless of the distance between you and your marked location.
Hide
You can designate the area on the map you are in as a hiding location that will not be available on or shown on any other map and is inaccessible to anyone else unless they are with you or have been invited by you, and that will cover a radius of a hundred square meters.
All attributes can be leveled up with continuous use, with each level upgrade, you need to accumulate 10 points. Attribute points can be gifted by leveling up or gained by successfully completing tasks and missions.
Grade: 2
Phase: 2
Points: 05
Inventory: Six Items
Remarks: Inventory is unlocked, and a mystery map has been gifted to you.
Mission: Survive
Duration: 18 hours
Reward: mystery map + skill
You have unlocked the inventory.
Inventory: Six items unlocked
Inventory
Available items
One complete set of leather armor (light leather armor and high-defensive leather armor six pieces of chest, arm, elbow, knees, and a pair of shoes, cannot prevent damage but reduce any damage by 60%.)
Metel Shield (This metel shield is made of a light, hard metal known as Armometal, which is harder than steel and lighter than feather).
A short sword is a sword made of armor steel so sharp that it can cut anything if the required amount of force is used.
24 separately packed meal rations
(nutritious meals, preserved and packed; each meal is enough for twenty-four hours).
Survivalcamping gear bag that contains the following items:
two large tents, each for eight people.
2 medium tents, each for six people.
2 small tents, each for two people.
Cooking items
Portable washing tube
Unable to read the information about this item.
Please choose the required item to withdraw it from the inventory.
You can keep your belongings and whatever you are carrying in your inventory space. You can store anything and take it out whenever you want; the space is limited and can be increased when the conditions are met.
To access your inventory, say or click on the inventory icon on your screen. To activate your skills, say the skill name internally or aloud.
It took like ten seconds to read it once and twice. Its really clear to me now more than ever that whomever was controlling this thing, and by the thing, I mean the interface they are monitoring us by means that I cant figure out at the moment, but probably by something inside me or through my eyes. So I asked myself: Is there a way that I can hide things from them, or, correctly, do I have any privacy at all? Since even they can monitor my thoughts, let alone what I am doing or where I am going, these magical skills and attributes, supplies, and at the same time present to me a solution to my current predicament and needs, what else is remaining that they cannot do? And the most important question of all that is, if they can do all those magical things that are fascinating, like fantasy novels, what do they need from me?.
At least they have provided me now with some means that I can use for my safety until something else comes up. The other thing I was a bit worried about was whether I could show the people here about my inventory or not, though without thinking about it that much. I have already shown them one of my skills, and no one has commented on it so far. Although there wasn't enough time to do that, the skills and the magical things like the inventory are common things here like any other fantasy world. Even for short, while I was with Emika, I didn't notice anything like that, and from the information that I had access to, I didn't see or come across anything like that. Suddenly, I heard the girl on the ground yelling, "It's coming , its coming, someone help me, Anna, Anna" and she jumped straight up like someone was chasing her.