Aryan registered his name in the Dungeon tablet as "Eone." He wasn't sure how and where this name came from; it was just when he thought about a name for himself that this word subconsciously came to his mind.
"I accept the trail " Eone stated, standing in front of the goblin crypt.
Soon a blue portal appeared, and a thin blue light enveloped him, teleporting him directly to the first floor of the dungeon.
"It's a good time to test some new skills," Eone said, double tapping on his watch.
[Quick status]
[HP:89% MP: 500/500]
[A/N: I will be using MP in numbers instead of percentage, based on reader suggestions. Hope you guys like it. And in case you are a new reader who is already reading MP in numbers....Then just ignore this note as your crush ignores you. ]
Since he learned dark magic, his magic points have increased by a huge margin. His points, which were 215 when he learned Fireball, were now upgraded to 500. The only thing stopping him from growing even stronger was because he was a bottleneck at level 2.
"Shreeeekkkk!!"
Just when Eone was busy in his thoughts, he heard a sound he was anticipating.
"Now we meet face-to-face."
"Fire imbue," "Darkness imbue,"
Eone then took out his two half-foot-long "kukri" from his back and gripped them firmly. The silver blades, which were 0.5 feet long and reddened from heat and had black energy covering their sharp edges, resembled red and black energy blades from science fiction films.
Eone then launched himself towards the goblin, who was still in the air and trying to attack him with its claw.
"Too slow," he said as he dodged past the goblin attack and appeared behind its back. Before the goblin could even turn to look at its enemy, its head was cleanly cut off from its body.
[Level 2 Progress: 74%]
"Shreek!!,Shrekk!!!!,kkkshhhrrr!!!!"
As soon as Eone killed the goblin, five more came from the other end of the cave, running towards him. Eone, in reaction to this, casually dropped his kukri in hand and pointed his palm towards the goblin group.
"Fire Ball: Eternal Flames"
Soon a fireball started to emerge in his left hand. But unlike other typical fireballs, its red core was replaced with white, while its yellow flames were replaced by black.
"Boom!"
[HP:89% MP:250/500]
As soon as the black fireball left Eone's hand, a strong recoil shaked his whole body while the fireball moved towards the goblin as fast as a bullet. The goblin in the centre was completely torn into pieces before evaporating into black fog. The other goblins, who were hit by black flames, kept screaming as they were unable to exhaust the flame on their bodies no matter what they did.
Level 2 Progress: 77%
[Level 2 Progress: 80%]
[Level 2 Progress: 83%]
[Level 2 Progress: 86%]
Eone picked up the Kukri he dropped on the ground as he slowly kept moving towards the one goblin that was left, screaming and rolling on the ground.
"This skill is good, but it takes too much MP to use; I guess I will have to use it again against stronger opponents in the beginning of the battle, and it will act as a constant debuff," Eone muttered to himself while slicing the goblin's head off.
[Level 2 Progress: 89%]
Eone didn't even hesitate for a second and kept moving forward to meet with more goblins in the cave. According to his last visit, they needed to kill 15 unarmed goblins on the first floor to move to the second. And if everything goes according to plan, he might be able to level up on this floor easily.
Eone was thinking about the possibilities when he saw another group of five goblins walking in front of him.
"Here they are," Eone said to himself before launching towards the group of goblins. As soon as he reached the goblins, he dodged past the first goblin and swung his weapon towards the second goblin's claw.
"Slash"
With a slashing sound, the goblin's arm was cut off from its body while the black flames engulfed the part cut by it.
"Chheeerrrkkk" The only thing the goblin could do was scream in pain as it rolled around the floor for a few seconds before disappearing into a black fog.
[Level 2 Progress: 89%]
It looks like these flames can do quite a bit on their own. I still need to learn its mechanisms if I want to unlock its true potential. He thought, looking at the fallen goblin while he dodged the attacks from behind.
"Slash!!"
With another metallic sound, a goblin's head was cut off while its body evaporated in thin air.
[ Level 2 Progress: 91% ]
Eone kept running in the opposite direction to make some distance between him and his enemy; the second he made almost 5 metres of distance from his enemy, he suddenly turned around and threw his kukri, which was rotating, towards a goblin, peircing through its head.
[Level 2 Progress: 94%]
He then used his free hand to cast the fireball skill twice at the upcoming enemy, blasting it into the air.
[HP:89% MP:235/500]
[Level 2 Progress: 97%]
"Shreeekkk"
While Eone was busy casting fireballs, the third goblin jumped on him, targeting his head, but unfortunately for the goblin, its attack was too weak for him.
Eone didn't even bother dodging the attack and directly penetrated his Kukri through the goblin's heart, making it evaporate in black smoke.
[Level 2 Progress: 100%]
[Level Up available]
[Would you like to level up to level 3?
[Yes] / [Not now]
"Not now," Eone said in his deep, altered voice while directing his gaze at four more goblins coming from the front.
He didn't try taking any action without being fully equipped and ran back to pick up his other kukri. Just as he kneeled on the ground to pick up the kukri, a goblin rushed to attack from behind.
Eone picked up his weapon, rolled to his left on the floor, and dodged the attack. It didn't take him a few seconds before he stood up from the ground, directly cutting off the goblin's head.
The other three goblins sooner or later faced the same fate. The fortunate ones died instantly with a single slash, while the unfortunate ones were killed by black fire after only a brief period of survival.
[Ding! Floor 1 Goblin Crypt has been cleared.]
[Reward: 200 crypto coins]
"It looks like the dungeon is really generous to solo adventurers," Eone said, looking at the blue screen in front of him.
"Accept the level up request." Eone said she was looking around for a while before he found a good spot to sit with crossed legs.
[Level up requests have been accepted.]
[Levelling up to level 3]
Similar to the process earlier, it took about 15 to 20 minutes for Eone to level up to level 3. For that duration of time, the only thing he could do was sit patiently and let that strange energy from his crest flow through his body without interfering.
[Ding!!]
[Congratulations! You have successfully levelled up to level 3.
[Status …]
"F@ck the status," he said in frustration, closing the blue screen in front of him.
Similar to last time, one thing that didn't change from the past was the urgent call of nature. He had already lost his patience a few minutes ago; if not for the self respect he had, something unexpected would have happened by now.
Eone quickly rushed to a corner and unleashed a massive hydro-pump attack from his magic staff.
After making his contribution towards a green earth, he came back to his position and double tapped on his wristband.
[Status]
[NAME : Aryan Raj...
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