His spear cleaved through the last of the baby rats, his fist smashing into the side of Kazmar; Lucifer's combat ability seemed to be slowly expanding as he fought more.
The small wounds from the rats began to rapidly heal as his hand glowed red for several seconds, just enough to top up his health to nearly full, as the king of rats, Kazmar, swirling in a 360-degree spin, attacked with its huge tail and claws.
'Ah, this is so fun~ like the game... damn, It's addictive!'
He began to twirl his spear before slicing towards the rat to counter its spin attack.
With a loud bang, the two creatures met. A powerful impact sent Lucifer flying back several meters, falling on his butt with a groan; he was already at 45% health.
He looked up at the towering rat monster in awe, seeing it was bleeding from all over its body but still standing tall.
"I don't think I can handle this thing," he said out loud.
[Don't give up~ you can do it!] The strange female voice sounded from his necklace and grimoire simultaneously; it was eerie but cute.
'Since someone believes in me, let's learn how to fight! Old man vs Rat man round 2!'
Lucifer lowered his body, letting the tip glow red, before stepping back, building momentum on his rear foot, preparing to attack it with a rush, using a serpent strike to hopefully damage it and drain it more than the damage he took.
"Die!"
The spear came down hard, piercing the rat's right leg and sinking into the ground below, causing it to wobble and fall on its front paw.
Lucifer wasted no time, his hand glowing red as he stabbed forward again, hitting the creature in the same leg, cutting deep into its muscle, the beast squealing and backing off.
"Hahahaha! You little shits are weak!" Lucifer taunted it.
Kazmar jumped up high, trying to crush him with its massive weight, but Lucifer easily ducked under it, swinging his spear in an arc, slicing through the rat's stomach before jumping back.
"Aha, you're mine!" Lucifer laughed, rushing forward with his spear behind him, ready to pierce the rat's neck.
The spearhead sunk deep into the rat's thick neck, but it quickly regenerated, turning around to bite him with its razor-sharp teeth, tearing through his shoulder.
"Ow! Dammit!" Lucifer cursed, pulling his spear back before slashing across the rat's stomach again, causing it to cry out in pain.
"Come on, give up!" Lucifer taunted it, kicking it in the face, watching as it stumbled back from the force.
He felt a strange energy running through his body, making his skin feel hot as he ran forward with his spear raised high above his head. He struck down hard, piercing its heart and stabbing deep into its flesh.
Unsure of its death, he jumped onto its back, pressing the spear across its neck, choking it to death, as his fangs enlarged and pressed into the back of the rat's neck as he began to devour its essence, his low health rapidly restoring.
When he finished, he collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily; he was only left with a few scratches from the battle.
'That was amazing,' he thought, looking at the dead rat that lay lifelessly beneath him.
[Gained enough experience to level up, do you want to use it now?]
"Yes," Lucifer nodded, feeling his body heat up as his eyes glowed bright red.
That sense of euphoria began to fill his body as the thick purple light; some call it anima, others ether as it, began to flood his body, increasing his talent and improving his body as he allocated another point into strength.
However, he would focus on agility soon; he wanted the power to pierce through even the toughest hides.
Mostly because the next area was monsters with high defence, and being a quick fighter wouldn't be enough for him to survive alone.
His body began to shudder, the slimy organs and rat meat making him feel a mixture of disgust amidst the feeling of orgasm; while trying to focus his mind, he watched as the grimoire floated over his face as if to distract him, almost sure it was giggling at his current state because he was too hasty.
- Cleared the Tomb of Grammun!
Gained item Ring of Return
[Ring of Retun]
All attributes + 1
You can return to a set destination you've been to once every 4 hours.
Soulbound
Invisible
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His new attributes were shown to him as he felt great, the ring slowly floating onto his right hand, as the left hand was for his future wives.
[Name: Lucifer]
[Level:9]
[Race: Vampire]
[Status: Healthy]
[STR: 9]
[AGL: 5]
[STA: 4]
[VIT: 4]
[INT: 5]
[CHA: 9]
When the ring touched his fingers, he felt a strange sensation; his strength and charisma hit a plateau.
Lucifer knew that in the game, breaking 10 was a huge deal; a character with 10 strength points could overpower more than 15 characters with 1 strength; that is the main reason he chose to prioritise strength, as he would be level 12 at least before he left this village.
'There is one more place I need to go... But I will bring Gwen with me... I need to test my theory about experience out...'
[You don't need to test; anyone with that neck... with your qualities can grant women you choose the experience gain you wish, from 0-100%]
Lucifer felt the pleasure dying down as he climbed from the rat's sticky blood; somehow, he was glad to be a vampire, as the blood smelt like hotdogs with fried onions, rather than what a human might smell...
'So, would she get 1 exp and me 9 exp if I set her to 10% for a 10 exp monster?'
[No, you would get 10 exp]
'Then if I set her to 100%?'
[Both will get 10 exp]
'Isn't this super broken!?'
Lucifer sat there for a few minutes, thinking about how he could make quick money and help Gwen become strong enough to avoid her death scene.
He decided to leave it for now; he didn't know if he could convince Gwen to help him kill monsters or anything...
As his body finally relaxed, looking towards the gloomy outside, he decided to kill a few more monsters before returning.
His body stood up, the wounds fully healed after levelling, as he stepped out of the small barrow; from now on, instead of Kazmar spawning, it would be the same kind of rat, but with a more basic skillset and loot; Lucifer could see the respawned skeletons and boars in the distance...
He grasped his spear tightly...
'Let's get level 10... and unlock a new skill...'
His body moved swiftly as he dashed towards the other monsters; the first he saw was a skeleton holding a club, raising it high above its head, preparing to smash Lucifer as he neared.
However, Lucifer swung his spear with ease, piercing through the skull and knocking it back as he spun around, slicing through the ribcage of another skeleton, destroying its ribs before kicking it back and striking it again, taking its life before it could stand back up.
The skeleton with the club rushed forward, swinging the club with such speed that it smashed against Lucifer's arms, but he ignored the pain as he pushed forward, piercing through its skull and taking the fingers of each skeleton for money.
'It's not very exciting... but it works.' Lucifer thought.
After finishing off the last skeleton, he picked up its club and a few silver coins; he also gathered some herbs, but they were low quality and worth nothing...
'Well, I have one hour until I can use the ring. I hope that by then, I can level up.'
Lucifer started to jog towards the distance as he saw a huge gathering of boars; holding his spear tightly, he would hunt and bring home the bacon so Gwen would pamper her tonight.
That's when a thought came to his mind.
'Can a Vampire get drunk?'
Thus his curiosity would change his fate forever, making his life a complete mess but fun.