Dodging and rolling out of the way, Hollow turned and inspected the animal.
[Green Gecko level 13]
- Health 80
Seeing a new higher-level animal. Hollow wondered how people were even supposed to survive in this area. There were monsters that were significantly over-leveled.
Ignoring his thoughts Hollow ducked under an acid spit and slashed the gecko with two rapid cross-cuts. [8 damage] [9 damage]
Screeching in pain the gecko stomped hard on the ground using a skill Hollow had never seen before. [Stomp] [8 damage taken] This knocked Hollow clean off his feet and onto the ground. The gecko quickly followed that up. With a slash at Hollow. [20 damage taken] After that combo void was now at 58 Health. With the gecko at 63 health. Concerned Hollow pushed everything he had into his [Veteran Slash] aiming it at the creature's head, to his surprise it actually worked he received a few notifications and his slash was significantly stronger and deadlier. [68 critical Damage dealt]
{Note: Monsters after level 10 get another skill. It is also when humans get to pick a class}
The [Green Gecko] never expected to lose nearly all of its health in a split second. It collapsed to the ground dead.
[Green Gecko Killed][50 exp][Leveled up]
Hollow collapsed on his sword, barely standing up. Opening the stats sheets he was surprised by the notifications he had.
[Veteran Slash(rare)]-->[Mana Slash(unique)]
- Mana Slash is an attribute mana attack.
- 130%(dex+strength+wisdom+intelligence)/4
[Being the First person to mobilize your Mana stat. Title First to Mana(epic) is awarded]
First to Mana (epic)
- +5% All stats
- +15 to wisdom
- +15 to intelligence
- +4 To mana regeneration rate
- Mana +50%
[Being the First person to hunt with Magic. Title Mana Hunter(semi-epic) is awarded]
Mana Hunter (semi-epic)
- +7 to wisdom
- +7 to wisdom
- +2 To mana regeneration rate
- Skill Mana control(unique)
Mana Control(rare)
Better control of your mana.
Hollow was overjoyed with the new titles. He theorized that his absurdly high death affinity affected his mana movement capabilities. He was also perplexed by the non-attribute nature of [Mana slash]. He was unsure of how to add an attribute.
Checking his stats sheet he saw revolutionary changes.
Hollow Level 2( Human
Health: 99 Regen 2/minute
Stamina: 99 Regen 2/minute
Mana: 408 Regen 7/minute
Defense 14
Titles: Trailblazer, Closest to Death, First to a Title, First to Hunt, Skillmaker, Grinder, Giant Killer, Regenerator, First to Mana, Mana Hunter
Stats:
Strength 30
Dexterity 24
Stamina 29
Vitality 29
Wisdom 60
Intelligence 60
Skills: Sword Mastery, Mana Slash, Block, Analyze
Realizing how absurd it was to have two major First Titles, Hollow began to wonder if and how he could acquire more. Looking around he saw multiple packs of lizards wandering around the area. Deciding to level up as quickly as he could, Hollow began his first hunt.
[Level6: Green Gecko killed][27 exp]
[Level7: Green Gecko killed][30 exp]
[Level6: Green Gecko killed][27 exp]
[Level10: Green Gecko killed][38 exp]
. . .
After killing nearly a dozen lizards, he stopped having earned 294 exp. Hollow quickly leveled all the way up to level 5. At Level 5 he was awarded 4 more stat points that he decided to save for an emergency. During that time Hollow realized that if he focused on the corpses they would not disappear and he could harvest resources from them. Close to the end a gecko finally dropped an item. It appeared in a circular glass cage. When Hollow was crushed while thinking about a sword and a sword appeared in his hand.
Iron Sword(uncommon)
- +3 strength
- +3 dexterity
- Base damage 75%
- Cooldowns 145%
- 20/20 durability
Satisfied with his new weapon he dropped the few dull iron swords he was carrying.
As he was doing, Adrian's group approached him and saw the last two corpses disappearing.
"Hey Hollow," Adrian yelled, quite confused and annoyed at being in an inferior position to someone, "How did you kill all these monsters? We are struggling to kill them ourselves" Some people muttered after Adrian spoke, "Wow, why can't we see his level", "Is that a title".
After analyzing them, Hollow saw that they were still really low leveled.
[Adrian level 2]
[Stella level 1]
[Mark level 1]
"My suggestion is to practice your skills. Ranking them up will increase the damage you can produce." Hollow, commented, "Adrian, have you been able to use Mana yet".
"What do you mean yet? No one has used mana yet" Aiden snidely commented.
"I have" Hollow commented, "I used it with a skill"
Aiden's group exploded in chatter, many of the mages were quite shocked that a nonmage had achieved mana usage first. They began to concern themselves that they might be outclassed by the other groups. "Can you teach us, someone yelled" A chorus of questions began till finally, someone asked. "Do you want some party members?"
"People, calm down, I have no interest in making a part now. I'm going to go explore. For the record what I did is very different from what you need to do. I can only use non-attributed Mana"
A few people still doubted Hollow but his comments alleviated the concerns held by the mages. "Are you sure you don't want to join my group?" Aiden asked snidely, he was thinking that no matter what with his title Hollow, which hid his stats, he would quickly fall due to Aiden's superior affinities.
Snorting Hollow walked off.