In my view, I woke and found myself in somewhere ... unknown place. An all-white background. Even so, sometimes, the background switched its color. Black, gray, red, and so on. The color changed quickly, like a change in a panorama scene.
Not only that, but the place was completely filling with empty. There wasn't everything ... furniture, construction, nature, or anything. Even I couldn't see the concept of time here. As if I was experiencing living in an absolute void.
Then, A voice began to speak,
The silhouette laughed in a fufufu tone as it said,
Realizing his intonation became odd,
(What kind of God speaks like a broken-gibberish drunkard!) I hesitated silently.
Then, The silhouette started to speak again,
my thought couldn't get his crap.Â
While processing his statement, I replied again,
On the other hand, The silhouette responded,
Instantly, a transparent board appeared before me. Also, that existence double-surprised me. Without waiting for me, The silhouette began to say something,
...
I started to understand several topics through his explanations. From my understanding, he spoke about the class and divided it into six categories: Fighter, Rogue, Magician, Ranger, Cleric, and Rare. However, the last one piqued my curiosity ...
I understood his brief explanation. Leaving his feelings aside, I didn't care and focused on choosing between a Rare class— with a specific class: summoner class— and a Fighter class.
...
After thought for a while, I decided it,
I confidently chose it.
I, who heard his statement, could only surrender with a sigh. Because of that, I began to consider it carefully. Seeing that I became serious about choosing, The silhouette uttered,
Later ...
Eventually ...
When I said that, The silhouette was taken aback. Like a person who just woke up from his sleep,
Hearing his words, I immediately checked that class. Unfortunately, I saw two logos similar to a wizard's wand. Plus, all classes didn't have descriptive writing, including the names of these. It made me confused.
Realizing this,
The silhouette started to check beside me. He paused for a moment as he looked at my screen. After a while, he replied,
I got a bit mistrustful of his words. I looked at him briefly to confirm. However, he still maintained the same confidence. Because of that, I chose the class that he recommended ...
*Beep!*
I, who was also waiting, got a strange red notification. The notification gave a message about my status board ...
[ Name: Nagao Deri
Level: 1
Class: Unidentified
Skill/Job: -
View more.]
< ... Now~!>
After he spoke, I felt myself floating in the air. Not only that, I'd been immediately forcing forward by unknown abnormal powers. I felt it through my body. Hard and coercive. Even I couldn't move normally ...
But he didn't reply to mine. Getting his reaction, I fought back by trying to release myself from it ...
(Come on! Move your crippled body, Nagao!) I thought desperately. Regrettably, I couldn't move an inch, even with full strength of mine.Â
At the same time, standing in front of me, a hole appeared— a big black hole. Lastly, before I entered it, The silhouette said something,
I entered into the black hole, and several white lights materialized one after another inside it. The acceleration created the looping illusion and made hallucinations in my sight. Soon, an array of other colors joined. Gradually, a white dot appeared at the far end of the black hole. It grew continuously when I came closer, as if enticing me to get nearer. The moment I reached it, my consciousness evanesced.
***
My eyes slowly opened. When I could see clearly, I was lying in a forest already. Realizing this fact, I began to wake up slowly.
By reflex, I surveyed my surroundings. The evening became the background at this time. Those conditions made me jump into the worst conditions ...
"Dammit! I chose the wrong class because of him. Right now, I was placing amidst the unknown forest. What a great joke I'd! Fuck you, a bathroom-deity-wannabe!" I got annoyed while occasionally swearing at him.
In the end, I couldn't help but accept these current situations. Then, I tried to see my status again ...
[ Name: Nagao Deri
Level: 1
HP: 15
MP: 15
Class: Unidentified
Skill/Job: -
Power: 3
Strength: 3
Agility: 3
Mana: 4
View more.]
"Even my class was same as before! At least give me compensation or change into my favorite class, you God dammit!" I cursed with an annoyed feeling.
Unknowingly, I got another notification. The notification popped up before me ...
[You've got an unopened message.] (0/1)
When I saw it, I immediately opened the message. As for the message contents ...
[As a sign of apology, I already gave one additional skill: a translation skill. So, have a good adventure~!
Signed: The God :3 ]
[Your message has been opened.] (1/1)
"How could you give that reaction when I've got a hard time, you punk-ass-deity!" I spoke irritatedly.
But, just like before, I could only accept these situations. Then, I checked the status window. Upon inspection, I saw the skill that he was giving ...
*Beep!*
[Additional Ability :
1. Language is easy: You can speak, understand, and write the language you hear instantly. There's no pause or delay in using this skill. It's permanent regardless of which creature you speak to.]
(It's like I can talk to all beings!) I thought with surprise.
However, I saw another skill that is listed below ...
[Innate Passive Ability:
1. Fight: During a fight, each attack or punch you make (whether with your hands or feet) increases your power and strength stats by 10. Additionally, If your health drops below 40%, your power and strength stats will increase by 10%. However, the skill cannot be applied if the user has an unstable condition.]
(This skill ... with these stats ... it's like I've to live on the death line!) I growled at this skill.
While looking at the status window, I heard several goblins' voices from behind ...
*Kiekk!* *Kieek!* *Kiek!* *Kieek!*
Four goblins came in varied sizes and weapons. They saw me like the gaze of a predator eyeing its prey. Because of the gift I received earlier, I could understand their words clearly, and they said with the same answer ...
"Mine!" "Mine!" "Mine!" "Mine!"
Aware of this situation, I grasped one answer ... An instinctual response ...
Run ...!
***
Nagao, who had been constantly running, hid behind a big tree currently. With extreme exhaustion, he could only hope that those monsters wouldn't find him. Although his feelings were overwhelming with panic and fear, he tried to stay calm at his best ...
"Calm down ... calm down ...," he took a deep breath. "Come on, calm down ...." He said in a hissing tone.
During Nagao's escape, he received many injuries. Shoulder until face covered with a lot of blood. This is due to the many attacks launched by those goblins. Dismally, his blood became more come out than before.
Abruptly, a red quest mission status board appeared before him ...
[You've killed the goblins.] (0/4)Â
(Wow! The first mission is like this?! I can't believe this shit!) Nagao muttered under his breath.Â
Realizing that his body already injured, Nagao tore his clothes and suppressed the bleeding on his shoulder and hand. Before he could completely close his wound ...
*Kiekk!* *Shrrock!*
(TL: Mine!)
One of the goblins appeared and attacked him from behind. That sudden strike hit Nagao's left arm and tore it several inches apart. In effect, he fell a few meters in shock ...
"Arghh! Urghh!!" Nagao hissed painfully.
Before he could stand up, other goblins appeared before Nagao. Their gazes and smiles filled with drool as though they insanely became more hungry. Step by step, they began to approach Nagao's body.
Meanwhile, the blood came out badly. When Nagao could get up, a goblin stabbed Nagao's left palm with a scimitar ...
"Aaarghhhh!!" A woeful sound of pain came from Nagao's mouth.
The same goblin approached Nagao's face and pleased with Nagao's expression. Those goblins also made a sly-mischievous grin.
In contrast, Nagao thought within himself ...
(Urghh ...?! What should I—!) Nagao slightly remembered something.
'Calm is like a flower amidst the storm ....' Said someone with a blurred face.
Nagao, who received that insight, became more relaxed than before. Along with that, he got one clue with this solution ...
(I can!) He began to lay motionless. He became more motionless and stillness.Â
Those goblins saw each other after seeing Nagao's condition. When they thought Nagao had given up on living, one goblin came closer to his face. Noticing this situation, Nagao smiled faintly and ...
*Thump!*
The goblin blown several meters because of Nagao's right punch. As a result, it bumped into a tree and instantly became helpless. Realizing one of them got injured, they prepared to attack Nagao.
Nagao, who was already bleeding, started to stand up. While getting into a stance, he smiled and spoke,
"So ... this is what it's like ... standing on the line of death ...," with a sigh, he picked up the goblin's scimitar earlier. "Looks like ... this skill ... begin to activate!" Nagao said while bandaging his left hand wound like a boxing glove.
Starting with that point, Nagao also saw those statuses immediately. From all those, they had similar statuses ...
[ Name: Goblin
Level: 2
Class: Monster
Hp: 20
Power: 5
Strength: 5
Agility: 6
Mana: 5.]
(Honestly, looking at their status, almost all their stats are 5. Only agility triple above me. With this passive skill activated, the chance ... I can, although I must remain wary!) Nagao muttered confidently.
They started to attack Nagao. Nagao, who was awaring their attack, anticipated it with a scimitar he took ...
*Tang!* *Tang!* *Clash!*
The sparks of fire until the weapons clink clashed with each other. In this survival fight against those goblins, Nagao preferred to become defensive by parrying until blocking their attacks. Occasionally, his eyes also observed enemies' movements ...
(From their attacks ... they attacked alternately. Their attack patterns are disheveled like an adult drunkard. In that case!) Nagao got an idea.
Nagao started to dance. A dance mixed with mocking and taunting gestures. As for taunt, he uttered,
"Come on over here, you punk-greenhorn! Monsters like you can't kill me, even eat me!" While holding up the middle finger.
As a result of what Nagao said, those goblins started to get angry and attacked him again. As Nagao predicted earlier, they attacked randomly. Because of that ...
*Slash!*
Nagao could kill one of those goblins ...
"One goblin, down. Next!" Nagao looked at the goblins.
The remaining goblins charged him again. This time, two goblins, which wielded a spear and a wooden club, began to attack blindly. With the same strategy, Nagao counterattacked with his sword and feet ...
*Swoosh!* *Shrrock!* *Tang!*
Fierce fighting was still going on between them. Several attacks received by the two parties, especially Nagao. He endured several serious injuries on his body ...
(Hp ... only left five. MP ... seven left only ... If I keep pushing myself ... I might die ...!) Nagao thought amidst his state.
Realizing his situation was already squeezing, he found the only answer for him ...
"Ah ... damn it!!" He said while picking up some stones.
After doing that, Nagao immediately ran towards them. Simultaneously, those goblins did the same ...
*Tap!* *Tap!* *Tap!*
When the distance between them already became six meters apart, Nagao threw some stones that he picked up before to them ...
*Swoosh!* *Thud!* *Thud!* *Thud!*
His tactic worked successfully. Their visibility disturbed because of it. That momentum didn't squander by Nagao. Swiftly, he slashed some necks of them ...
*Shrrock!* *Shrrock!* *Shrrock!*
Those goblins instantly died. Together with these circumstances, several things rang from his mission status board ...
[You've killed the goblins.] (1/4)Â
[You've killed the goblins.] (2/4)Â
[You've killed the goblins.] (3/4)
(Only three?! Don't tell me—!) Nagao remembered the first goblin he hit.
*Stab!*
Nagao felt a stab from his behind. He looked over and realized that the first goblin stabbed him. Aware of this, he slashed the goblin's neck without mercy ...
*Shrrock!*
[You've killed the goblins.] (4/4)
[You've got a reward.] (1/4)
[You've got a reward.] (2/4)
[You've got a reward.] (3/4)
[You've got a reward.] (4/4)
In the end, those monsters wiped out by Nagao. But, due to Nagao's condition, he began to check his current status ...
[Name: Nagao Deri
Level: 1
HP: 3*
MP: 5
*Note: The knife is stuck in one of your vulnerable body points. If you don't treat it properly, you die instantly.]
(Damn! Like it or not ....) In the end, Nagao only patched the edges of his wound.
After bandaging his wounds, he walked through the forest immediately. In his erratic mind, Nagao stepped only for one goal ... to survive ...
(Alive ... I must hold it ... just a little bit more ...!) He muttered under his unstable breath while strengthening his mind and body.
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*
After several moments, he came out from that forest.
In front of him, several luminous lights caught his sight. Recognizing that, Nagao walked toward that light with the strength he had ...
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*
When he got there, Nagao saw several gatekeepers. Nagao, who was already tiring and dying, spoke,
"Help ... me ...." Finally, Nagao fell and fainted before the gatekeepers.