As Zero opened the door, he was met with the sight of a monster destroying a chair in front of his house. Recognition dawned on him as he realized, "Wait, I know this monster!" The creature noticed him and got on its guard. [Chapter 2&3]
Zero observed that the monster's right arm was injured by some arrows. "This must be the guard from the village that they were trying to find and attack with bows or other arrow weapons," he surmised. "But he somehow managed to escape and ended up here."
The Monster Hobo picked up a part of the destroyed chair, ready to attack.
Zero quickly accessed his Inventory System. A window popped up, and he grabbed a sword from it, preparing to defend himself.
The Hobo noticed that Zero summoned a weapon and lunged at him with the stick. Zero deftly dodged the attack and thought, "Oh, he's fast!" He kept his guard up with the sword, ready for the next assault.
Another window popped up, presenting a Quest.
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Quest Name: Red Hobo's Struggle
Reward For Completion: All Stats Up by 02, Random Potion
Penalty for Failure: Level Down by 10
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Seeing the rewards and penalties, Zero couldn't help but feel angry and frustrated. "What the! Completing this gives stat boosts, but the penalty is leveling down? How and why, System, you moron!" he cursed the system.
As the Hobo attacked again, Zero chose to block this time instead of dodging. He managed to block the attack, then pushed the Hobo back and swiftly struck with his sword.
The attack landed, injuring the Hobo, but it didn't do as much damage as Zero had hoped. Zero realized, "This Hobo's skin is much thicker than the monsters I've encountered before. I need to deliver a heavy attack to seriously damage him."
The Hobo threw the stick aside and attacked with its claws. As Zero prepared for the attack, they clashed, but the Hobo's injured arm made him slightly weaker for a moment.
Zero noticed the opportunity and pushed the Hobo backward. Taking advantage of the situation, Zero activated his Skill "Rage" and jumped high.
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Skill Active: Rage
Level: 01
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Your Health will be Damaged by 02 per second.
Your Strength Stats have been increased by 05
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Zero leaped at the Hobo with all his might. The Hobo tried to block the attack, but due to his injured arm, he was slowed down, and Zero's attack landed successfully.
This time, the Hobo suffered serious damage.
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Name: Red Hobo
Level: 15
Health: 23/100
Description: Red Hobos are more evolved and powerful than Normal Hobos. They look similar to Goblins but are weak.
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To be continued...