[Left arm and hand bones chosen as sacrifice.]
[Breaking these bones will result in an increase of: +60 strength]
[Damage done by this skill will not grant any EXP.]
[Do you wish to proceed?]
[Yes/No]
"Yes."
*CRACK*
[Current strength: 71]
'I wonder if I could crush his hand now?' Ignoring the immense amount of pain he was in, Mark started fantasizing about how he would torment his attacker. 'I wonder if they're still hungry...'
Waking up from his daydream, Mark only saw a fist heading straight for his face. With the largest burst of speed he could muster, he held up his hand to catch his aggressors.
"Sorry, I'm not the same person from yesterday." Standing up from his kneeling position, Mark increased the amount of force he was using to hold the Animen's hand.
"THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! LET GO OF MY HAND!" In a panic, the lion yelled at the person crushing his hand.
"I guess I can crush your hands." Applying more pressure, he began to look around for something. "Maybe they will come out when they smell fresh meat..."
With a quick jerk, Mark pulled the lion's arm clean off. Blood rushed out of the wound, creating puddles of blood on the ground.
"YOU BASTARD! HOW THE HELL DID YOU PULL OF MY ARM! YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!" Clutching his arm, the lion stepped back toward the main street.
Searching for something, Mark picked up his sword and held it like a javelin. Pulling his arm back, he aimed for the Animen's knees, attempting to cripple the boy. With one swift motion, the sword soared through the air.
"ARRGH!"
Collapsing to the ground, the Animen turned back to look at his, now tormentor.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!" Now trying to plead for his life, the lion was prepared to do anything for this demon in front of him.
"Me? Well, I just want your pain. And them, they want your flesh." Pointing behind himself, the Animen looked with wide eyes at the sight before him.
A dozen rats were coming towards him, all with their eyes on where his missing arm should be. Doing his best to crawl away, he backed himself into the wall of the alley.
"Hm, I'm getting a sense of déjà vu, Weird."
The rats seeing their prey cornered ignored Mark and ran straight for the feast in front of them. They leaped towards his face and sunk their sharp teeth into his flesh, tearing large chunks and making him bleed more profusely.
'I wonder if the rats killing him will count as me completing the quest.'
"GET OFF ME! ARGH!"
'Maybe I should just put him out of his misery...' Looking at the sight of a dozen rats all eating away at a still moving body, Mark began to consider being considerate and mercy killing the lion. 'Nah.'
[Your mercilessness has been acknowledged by the system]
[Congratulations! New skill has been unlocked!]
[Unending pain: You can designate 1 target for this skill. The target shall suffer immeasurable pain and be forced to remain conscious for the entire duration of the skill. The target will not be allowed to commit suicide while the skill is active. Current duration: 10 seconds.]
'So, my actions can reward me skills as well. Good to know.' Reading over the new skill, Mark began to think of the many applications this could have. 'Well, I have a test subject here, might as well use him.'
"Unending pain."
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Underneath the mountain of rats, a red and bloody mound could be seen. What used to be a person was now a hunk of meat.
'Better get rid of these rats before they turn on me.'
Grabbing the hilt of his sword, Mark took a swing towards the rats. With his increase in strength, 4 of their heads were cut clean off, leaving a deep gash in the ground. The other rats, seeing their family killed in 1 swing, fled back to where they came from, grabbing as much meat as their mouths could carry on the way.
[Congratulations! Instant quest: Revenge, completed!]
[Rewards will now be distributed.]
[EXP threshold has been reached. All injuries shall be healed and all stats shall be increased by 1.]
[1 extra stat point shall be rewarded and stored for allocation.]
[300 Pain Coins have been rewarded.]
[Total EXP: 0/400]
[Hidden quest completed!]
[Hidden quest: Slay your rat allies, 4/12, scare away your rat allies, 8/12]
[Rewards shall now be distributed.]
[100 EXP shall be awarded for each slain ally, 50 shall be awarded for each scared ally.]
[EXP threshold has been reached. All injuries shall be healed and all stats shall be increased by 1.]
[1 extra stat point shall be rewarded and stored for allocation.]
[Total EXP: 400/800]
"Damn, I didn't know I got rewards for killing the rats. If I did, I would have killed them all." Reading over the notifications, a disappointed face appeared on Mark's face. "Well, I did level up 2 times so i guess I should check out my new stats and my stat points."
"Status."
{Name: Mark Spain}
{Race: Human}
{Level: 4}
{Total EXP: 400/800}
{Health: 100/100}
{Strength: 13}
{Agility: 14}
{Intelligence: 13}
{Recovery: 4}
{Stat Points:}
{Available: 2}
{Skills:}
{Sacrifice Strength}
{Painful Recovery: LVL1}
{Unending Pain: LVL1}
'Well, my stats are still, mostly on par with each other. I guess I should add to my strength and agility for the build I want. Maybe I should see what intelligence does though.'
[Intelligence: The ability to see and understand with just a glance. By increasing intelligence, the host will be able to identify anything that the host wants. Inspect unlocked at 15 intelligence.]
'Inspect sounds interesting, and I can unlock it now. I should be okay for now without the extra speed and strength.'
{Intelligence: 15}
[Congratulations! New skill unlocked.]
[Inspect: By looking at an item, the user can use this skill to get information about that item, such as stat boosts, durability, name, etc. By using this skill, the proficiency will be raised and more detailed descriptions will be made.]