[Time limit for Active skill: Dragon Power is remaining 98 secs]
[Your health points have fallen below half]
[Health status is now red]
~Stomp!~
~Stomp!~
~Stomp!~
Ayo realized what was happening when he heard the heavy footsteps approaching. Despite the newfound power of Dragon Power, his health had fallen below half, and he was now in a critical condition.
He gritted his teeth and tightened his fist, determined to make the most of the remaining seconds of his skill.
As the hobgoblin emerged, it paused, surveying the scene with the lifeless goblins around.
[Monster Info]
> Hobgoblin
> Lvl 10
> A.P: 300
> D.P: 360
> Special traits: Is furious at you for killing all the goblins.
"Kill Human!!!" The Hobgoblin roared, smashing the ground with its massive fist.
[Hobgoblin has entered Rage Mode]
[Attack Power has increased by 100 points]
[Defense Power has increased by 100 points]
Ayo was well aware of the dire situation he was in, but he wouldn't back down now. He couldn't let fear paralyze him. He gathered his breath and focused.
~Whiiish~
With whatever time he had left, he launched himself into the air, aiming to strike the hobgoblin with all his might.
~Wham!~
But before he could comprehend what had occurred, the hobgoblin's monstrous fist swatted him aside like a fly. Ayo crashed against the wall and toppled to the ground.
[You have received critical hit damage]
[You have entered a critical condition]
[Your health point is less than 50]
[Active skill: Dragon Power(B) has been deactivated]
"Bandage..." He grunted, struggling to move.
[Item: Bandage(Regular) ×1 has been used]
[Wound has been permanently sealed]
[You will gain 50 hp every 15s]
Ayo managed to crawl away from the hobgoblin's reach, wincing in pain. The hobgoblin, seeing its prey struggle, let out a heavy growl, its club raised menacingly.
"Stomp" after "stomp," the hobgoblin made its way closer to Ayo, club smashing against the floor as it approached. Finally, it reached him, raised the club high, and...
~SMACK!~
Ayo rolled away just in time, narrowly avoiding the deadly blow. He staggered to his feet, limping away from the furious hobgoblin. The creature roared in frustration and declared its intent.
"Humans I!! Kill!!!" The hobgoblin bellowed, leaping into the air. Its colossal form cast a looming shadow over Ayo as it descended, the massive body ready to crush him.
'I want to live...' was the only thought racing through Ayo's mind as the monstrous creature closed in.
[Phanes authority has responded to user's request]
[A new system has taken over]
[The Laziness System]
[Daily Quest created]
> Sleep for one hour
> Quest reward: 50 stat points, 1000 exp points, 1,000,000 store points.
> Quest failure: Thirty minutes on the zeroth floor of the tower.
Ayo was surprised by the sudden shift in circumstances but didn't have time to ponder it. He lay on his bed and was instantly transported to his room.
The next morning, Ayo woke up in his own bed, puzzled by the events that had unfolded.
"What's going on?" he muttered aloud, looking around for answers.
[Hello]
Ayo jumped slightly in surprise.
"Who is that?"
[The New System]
"New system..." Ayo noted the difference in tone; it was unlike any system he had encountered.
[To be exact, I am Phanes' Authority]
[The former system has been overridden after I heard your sincere yearning for my power]
[This is The Laziness System]
"Huh? Are you mocking me because I'm lazy?" Ayo inquired, raising an eyebrow.
[Why would I?]
[I chose a trait of yours that we can use to get stronger]
[Who says getting stronger has to be painful and stressful?]
[I, Phanes, can make you stronger without the stress]
A sly smile crept onto Ayo's face. "Really?" he asked, intrigued.
[Of course...]
"Okay, show me..."
[Daily Quest created]
> Sleep for one hour
> Quest reward: 50 stat points, 1000 exp points, 1,000,000 store points.
> Quest failure: Thirty minutes on the first floor of the abyss.
Ayo raised an eyebrow at the quest's peculiar conditions. "So, I get punished for not sleeping?"
[That's beyond me]
[For every quest completion reward, there must be a quest failure reward]
[Like yin and yang, good and bad, negative and positive, boy and girl]
[Plus, climbing the Abyss will be good for you]
"You seem quite flexible in your approach," Ayo observed. "You're different, not like a typical system."
[User is correct]
[System is more than just a system]
Ayo chuckled. "What about the former system?"
[We are one now...]
[She's the cache, and I am the operating system]
Ayo smiled and hugged himself, then fell back onto his bed.
He rose again, "So, I can really sleep and get stronger?"
[Absolutely]
He smiled once more and lay down, covering himself with the bed blanket.
~Bam!~
"Ayo!! Training time!!!" Dara's voice shattered his peace as she barged into his room.
"No... no... no..." Ayo muttered as she dragged the blanket off him.
"Dara, I take back what I said about training. I was delusional thinking I could match up to you guys. Please, let me sleep."
"No, you signed a death warrant when you decided I should train you. I can't let you off that easily," Dara replied and pulled his leg, slamming him to the floor.
"Ahhhooowwww...." Ayo groaned in pain, on the verge of tears, and pleaded with Dara to let him be.
"I'll let you off after you do a hundred pushups..." She smirked.
Still groaning, Ayo lay on the ground. He suddenly remembered something and smiled with his face on the ground as he assumed the push-up position.
"Dragon power."
[Skill activated]
[All stats have increased by 100 stat points at the expense of your health points]
[Time remaining: 0:14:59]
"1"
"2"
"3"
"4"
...
"98"
"99"
"100"
[You have gained +1 strength stat point]
Dara's jaw dropped. "H-H-How? Yesterday you couldn't even do fifty," she stammered, still dazed.
Ayo stood up, grinning, and climbed back onto his bed.
"Will you let me sleep now?"
"Fine..." She agreed but continued to stare at him. He covered himself with a wide smile on his face, kicked his leg a few times in happiness, and soon drifted off to sleep.