A "Gate" turned out to be a place not much different from the real world. Rainn entered a dark cave that almost looked like a normal cave. Except for the slight purple and red shimmering light on the rocks which indicated that there was some kind of magic power within this place.
Rainn guessed that this cave was just an ordinary cave before he activated his Gate Key. The Gate Key activated some kind of hidden power that was stored in places in the wild. And this cave is one of them. He walked deeper.
The light from outside that entered through the narrow opening of the mouth of the cave began to be unable to reach where he standing.
[ Skill activated: Eyes of the Dark (Lv. 3) ]
After activating the skill Rainn could see what was in front of him clearly. This cave turned out to be very wide inside. The air is humid and heavy because this cave has hardly been exposed to the outside world for a long time.
The purple and red light that rises and falls on the walls of the cave is getting denser in appearance. That means the magic power in this place is getting stronger.
Rainn knew that soon he would meet the enemy. So he immediately put on his gear and took out his weapon.
[ Lesser Mana Ring ] was something Rainn always wore. Then he put on the [ Scorpion Armor ] and took out the [ Elemental Gem Shortbow ].
The preparations are complete. Rainn stepped forward. His footsteps echoed on the wet cave floor. There was the sound of splashing water falling in the distance.
Suddenly something jumped from a distance towards Rainn. Rainn jumped and rolled forward. He turned in the direction the creature had landed and pulled the bowstring.
[Fire Elemental Gem Selected. ]
Rainn shot a fiery arrow with all his might at the creature. But the creature can jump to dodge. As a result, Rainn's arrow hit the cave wall and set it on fire.
Rainn could see the creature's form. He looks like a human with missing eyes and very pale skin. For a moment Rainn thought he was a Wendigo before he realized that there was a pair of white horns on his head. Wendigos do not have such horns.
Rainn knew that this weapon was not a weapon for close combat. That's why he had to keep his distance from him.
[Fire Elemental Gem Selected. ]
Rainn fired another fiery arrow.
'SWISH!'
'BOOM!'
'SWISH!'
'BOOM!'
The creature turned out to be fast enough for an eyeless creature. He could dodge all of Rainn's shots well.
But Rainn hadn't used a skill to attack him.
[ Skill activated: Angel's Accuracy (Lv.3) ]
Everything seemed to slow down. The creature's movements slowed down. Rainn seemed to be able to see where he was going to jump because of the movement of the muscles under that very pale skin.
'SWISH!'
'CRAAT!'
Finally, Rainn hit the creature's back when he wanted to jump again. The arrow pinned that pale body to the cave wall. Then Rainn ordered his fire arrows to burn the creature's body.
"KRRAAAAHHHHKKKHHH!"
The creature let out a loud and disturbing scream. Not only that, the smell emanating from his burning body was extremely pungent and strange. Rainn covered his nose to block out the smell but still to no avail.
Rainn breathed a sigh of relief for a moment. But when he felt the cave walls tremble he knew that this was not over.
Suddenly from the rock crevice in the cave wall, dozens of similar creatures appeared. They have the same form. Pale and has a pair of horns on the head.
Rainn gritted his teeth. He had to face them all at once to survive. He stared at his bow. The bow couldn't be used as a melee weapon so at times like this it wasn't very useful.
One pale creature jumped at him. Rainn jumped to the side and pulled the bowstring.
[Fire Elemental Gem Selected. ]
But before he could shoot, another pale creature jumped beside him and kicked Rainn's wrist that was holding the bow.
The bow was thrown far away and Rainn's wrist was now sore.
Rainn gritted his teeth and then activated his skill.
[ Lightning Bolt (Lv.3) ]
Lightning flashed from Rainn's hand and struck the pale creature's chest. Makes it flung then rolls wildly.
It all happened because Rainn didn't use [ Ultimate Instinct ].
[ Skill activated: Ultimate Instinct (Lv.3) ]
Now Rainn could see his surroundings. Pale creatures invaded from all around with overwhelming killing intent.
Rainn smirked. He will not die here!
[ Skill activated: Pyrokinesis (Lv.4) ]
Rainn created flames in both his hands and then spread his arms. He spun around while spitting fire at the pale creatures that were charging at him.
Rainn leaped at the closest pale creature and then landed a fist covered in flames. Rainn smacked him in the face repeatedly until the pale face only remained of his skull.
[ Skill activated: Thunder Step (Lv.4) ]
Flashes of light and lightning were created and then struck the pale creature. Rainn had already disappeared from the place leaving the scorched monster behind.
He appeared in the place of another pale creature with the same bolt of lightning. After that Rainn strangled his neck and sent a wave of fire through his hand. The creature was charred.
Rainn did it over and over again with the same pattern. That is, moving quickly with [Thunder Step] so he can attack at once with lightning and followed by [Pyrokinesis] which burns down the enemy.
Not knowing how much time had passed, now all the pale creatures around him had turned into charred, motionless creatures. Because there are so many, the pungent smell increases many times over.
"Cough... Cough... Hueekkk!" Rainn spits out his lunch on the cave floor. This smell is simply unbearable. Rainn wondered what rewards awaited him after experiencing this kind of suffering. He hoped the reward was worth it.
[Rewards: 50 Exp ]
[ Exp: 10/200 ]
[ Congratulations! You leveled up! ]
[ You got 5 skill points ]
Rainn nodded breathlessly. Well, he thought it was okay. His body was limp now. That's a sign that his MP is running low. It was the effect of using several skills simultaneously.
'Looks like I have to train my physique even harder.'
Rainn stood up and spread his gaze around. He must still be using [Eyes of the Dark] inside here unless he wanted to hit the stone wall.
Then he saw something lying in the middle of the room. Rainn walked towards it. It turned out to be a one-meter-long sword. Rainn picked it up and watched it.
The sword was only sharp on one side and not too thick. The blade was straight about seventy centimeters long and was plain black.
The sword guard was in the shape of a pentagon with a circle on the outside.
Just as Rainn was thinking about finding out what sword this was, transparent text appeared before his eyes.
[ Artifact Item discovered. ]
[ Shadowsteel Sword (Rare) ]
'Artifact item?' Rain frowned.
Then shrugged because he could check it again later. Rainn put the sword into the Inventory and looked for the bow. Once he found it, Rainn came out of the cave.
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