In a world of magic, demons and monsters, levels spoke volumes of every creatures strength and capabilities.
The gods Ares, Cronus and Hades, each standing as the figure head of the group of gods in charge of the game in the human, monster and demon realms respectively had agreed that the process at which a creature leveled up be maintained at a slow pace.
The purpose of this was for all creatures to fear and respect those with higher and more terrifying levels, knowing full well how rigorous their paths had been.
This was meant to be the case but in actuality it was the reverse. Ares and Hades had formulated ways on how to hasten the levels of the creatures under their sovereignty.
The Titans knew of their ploy but had no choice but to play along, after all, the purpose of their inclusion in the game was purely based on the fact that if the humanoids won the game then the titans would be granted the luxury of returning back to heaven after been banished and forced to live the rest of their lives on a floating island.
The Titans had placed their hopes on the humanoids based on the fact that the humanoids were well accustomed to war and battles than the other creatures in the human and demon realms respectively.
With the cliff filled with fifty dead tigers. Adam had been gifted a quick and easy way to increase his level into that of a formidable being.
Witnessing his newly acquired abilities Adam's face widened with a grin and goose pimples assaulted his flesh but right now wasn't the time to dilly-dally on a spot for he was motivated by deep convictions that his dreams would surely be attainable but right now he had to respond to a certain system. A system he despise for several apparent reasons of course.
With one of them being the fact that most protagonists of novels he read had the advantage of leveling up far more easier than their peers with relatively few amount of time being afforded to them. Most authors never even reach the summit of their story before abandoning said novel.
The frustration that comes with such a delay created the said anger towards anything related to system.
[[CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST SUCCESSFUL BATTLE]]
[[I WOULD LIKE TO BE THE FIRST TO WELCOME YOU INTO THE PRIMORDIAL SEED WORLD]]
"..... "Adam still remained reticent towards the kind words of the system displayed on the screen.
[[HEY I KNOW IT'S A BIT ANNOYING HAVING SOMEONE ELSE VOICE RESOUNDING WITHIN YOUR HEAD. BUT HEY THE BRIGHT SIDE REMAINS THAT I'M JUST A SCREEN DISPLAYING INFORMATION TO YOU.]]
"Alright I get it. Just one question, how long do I have to be stuck with you. "
[[THE SYSTEM IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE STAGES WITH THE FIRST STAGE BEING 'THE COMBAT SYSTEM' WHILE THE NEXT STAGE WILL BE 'THE HAREM SYSTEM' AND OTHER CONSECUTIVE STAGES WILL BE REVEALED WHEN CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET....]]
"Pfft," Adam huffed at the word related to harem which was displayed on the screen.
[[WELL THAT WAS UNEXPECTED!! I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE MORE THAN DELIGHTED TO KNOW YOU STAND THE CHANCE OF BEING SURROUNDED BY WOMEN,]]
"Being surrounded by women doesn't really mean anything to me, the concept on its own is intriguing but that's the limit to my excitement. I honestly do not think I'll need an harem based on my goal of having revenge. To me, women by my side could lead to unnecessary distractions."
"And then again who am I to complain. Just give me the list of things I'm to do, the earlier I complete all five stages the better,"
[[VERY WELL,]]
[[THE COMBAT SYSTEM WILL NOW RELEASE THE QUESTS AND THE ABILITIES THAT COMES WITH THE FIRST STAGE OF THE SYSTEM BEFORE ADVANCING TOWARDS THE NEXT STAGE.]]
With those words displayed, Adam settled down with his mind fully focused on the blue holographic screen before him.
[[HERE IS YOUR STATUS]]
The system had a long list of information listed on the screen which started with the...
> Name:- Adam Baxter
> Level: 1
> Stage: Inchoate mundane realm
> Physique: Demigod/Half spirit
> Elemental Aptitude: Glass
> Elemental AoE Attacks:- Dreaded serpent; Rain of destruction.
> Elemental weapon: Durandal (L50), Chain reaper (L100), Crystal gauntlet (L100)
> Experience percentage: 1%
> Experience point: 2250exp
> Mana point: 900MP
> SKILLS:-
> Astral copy [Active skill] : Capable of making a copy of the host's astral form which can condense into a solid body for a limited period of 48 hours. Requirements for activation is 500MP.
> Mana converter [Active skill]: Capable of absorbing Mana present in any substance for a limited period of 1 hour. 100MP is required for skill activation.
> Absorption [Passive skill] : It absorbs 40% of damage on host body and transforms it into exp. Each damage equals 400exp. 200MP is required for skill activation. System will automatically transform each damage sustained provided the specified MP requirement is present in the host status.
> Trust [Unique skill] : It facilitates the trust earned by target towards the host. Becomes ineffective to targets above the ultimate mundane realm. 100MP is required for activation of skill.
> WEAPONS
> Durandal:-
(A two handed sword which uses 30% offensive strength to cause damage to opponents).
(A damage made to the lowest ranking beast grants host 10exp while the remaining subsequent rank beasts increases with host exp by an additional 10exp).
(A strike provides host with 100MP; MP value increases with an increase in strike needed to take a target down.)
(It is a level 50 weapon that requires 100MP to activate).
> Chain reaper:- (A level 100 weapon made of chains with a glass like sickle on its ends).
(Uses 30% of it's offensive strength to cause damage to the opponent).
(A damage made to the Lowest ranking beast grants host 15exp while the subsequent higher rank beasts grants host an additional 15exp, meaning it increases by 15exp as the rank becomes higher).
(200MP is required for usage of weapon).
> Crystal gauntlet:- A rigid war glove with levels and requirement properties analogous to that of the chain reaper.
> AOE ATTACKS
> Dreaded serpent: :- A glass serpent capable of engulfing a certain amount of targets around a thirty meter radius. Obtains exp in a way analogous to DURANDAL. Attack is limited to once in 6 hours. 50MP is required for its usage.
> Rain of destruction :- Capable of releasing a barrage of glass arrows on all targets around a forty meter radius. Obtains exp in a fashion analogous to DURANDAL. Attack is limited to once in 6 hours. 50MP is required for its activation.
> QUESTS:-
> Kill 10,000 monsters ranging from F to FFFFF ranks. (51/10,000)
> Kill at least 10 monsters with a EEE rank. (0/10)
> Kill at least 10 monsters with a EEEEE rank. (0/10)
> Kill the fifth General of the humanoid army. (0/1)
> Kill at least one humanoid in the ultimate bestial realm. (0/1)
> Time limit:- Two months.
> Reward :- A surprise package will be made available to the host alongside an addition of 50,000 exp and 50,000 mana.
> Failure to complete quest within the specified period will result in an automatic explosion of the host heart.
"What?!"
Viewing every detail the prompt on the screen displayed, Adam's chest clenched a little as his heart skipped a few beats before falling subconsciously to the ground in a kneeling posture.