My body's magicubes begins self-assembling and had teleported me to the town of Andros, where hundreds of adventurers clad in magical armor and equipment roam. The air and sounds of the town were filled with the hustling of bartering food merchants and trading of items merchants with countless curiously wondering adventurers peering at their goods and haggling.
Looking to get geared up, I excitedly walked to the nearest blacksmith shop, reading the sign "Tauros Horns Blacksmithing". I meekly entered the shop unsure of what to expect from these rowdy adventurers and shopkeepers, I was greeted by a young lady with horns resembling a bull fixed on both sides of her head.
"Yassou young man my name is Europa; how can the demon bulls help you today? Are you looking for armor, weapons or something simple and decorative".
Ohhh demon bulls huh... as I thought about the social order of the town, it seems all sorts of mythical beings are accepted other than humans, so humanoids are basically in abundance in this place.
"I'm actually looking for some armor and weapons, any you could recommend?"
"Well right here our newest armor the twilight assassins dark leather armor, hooded and weaved with demon bull leather, it's the toughest and most flexible armor in our inventory now. It provides +90 defense +100 Stealth it is renowned as the assassins guild's guilty pleasure when their members saved enough to splurge on something like this."
"Wait sounds expensive what's the price for this set? and PLEASE explain what you mean by weaved by demon bull leather!?"
Europa looks into the distance with a smile as if reminiscing the good old times, "The price is 10,000 Gold and it's made from the skin of an Elder Demon Bull....my Grandmother!"
What the fuck this bitch is mad! Who skins their grandmother into a tight-fitting leather costume! as I thought to myself and looked at her absurdity.
A sudden thought then crossed my mind, I mean +90 and +100 does sound like a lot but wait I haven't checked my stats maybe this is some game breaking overpowered item? As I sneakily side eyed and look towards the armor again the reassess and appreciate it value, but it was then that I noticed.
"Hold on a minute Europa! What are those things sagging at the chest plate? Are those cow titties at the chest plate!" I shouted hysterically.
Slightly tearing "Of Course, they are! Those are my grandmother's titties strongest in the lands fed us for three generations".
God damn my head hurts from this, okay I need to calmly assess this. Instinctively I shouted "System!" The augment display flashed in my pupils, only three tabs available for viewing, the left as I opened showed me a 50 empty box display...this must be my infinite storage next tab, stats page.
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HP: 100/10,000
DMG: 0/10,000
DEF: 0/10,000
SPD: 50/10,000
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Bonus effect from Equipping armor sets or Wielding Weapons: NIL
"Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." As I zoned out mind trying to comprehend how this dried-out beef jerky of an armor could be considered a highly prized equipment.
"Keep your grandmother suit, I'll find something else...see you...bye bye..."
As I hurriedly left the store, I quickly glanced at a few items some roadside stalls were selling. Fried fish +10 health...Roasted corn +2 health.... Steel Dagger +10 damage...+Iron Long Sword +20 damage.
Seems pretty balanced although if I got stabbed 4 times from a long sword there is no way I can swallow 4 large pieces of fried fish fast enough to heal. From how it looks, it seems this world has a max cap level rating in all fields at 10,000. Perhaps that is someone who has the strength of a demon lord... I am severely underpowered... as I pondered, I accidentally bumped into some town guards decked out in silver armor.
+60 Defense...-30 Speed...it seems heavy protective armor comes at a cost to your movement. Perhaps the Europa's armor isn't that bad considering its stronger than a full plated armor and with its defense so high, regular weapons in the streets wouldn't pose a threat to me.
"Fuck it! if it makes me the strongest in town why not." as I slowly trudged back to Tauro's horns blacksmithing, I noticed that I have no money in the first place. Sudden anxiety and desperation washed over me, "Shit there must be something in my system that helps".
Opening the third tab.
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Magical Attributes: Right Arm (Legendary Strength) - Damage per hit 5000
Max 10 hits per day. Cool Down (1 day)
Magical Attributes: Time Overlord
1. Chronos (Time Manipulation Magic) Targeted Rewind/Forward
2. Aeon (Eternal Time Magic) Universal Time Stoppage
3. Kairos (Time Space Creation Magic) (Targeted)
4. Attis (Locked) (Restricted Information)
Race Attribute: Primordial Chimera (Humanoid)
(3 slots available)
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All seems very overpowered as a skill, maybe I should test these and earn some money by hunting a few monsters. I turned away and headed for an open field on the outskirts of the town. Night was nearing so I knew it was the best time to test my magics unseen.
As I wandered deeper into the forest, the winds stopped blowing and the atmosphere became an eerie sight of darkness and stillness. I could feel it, hundreds of eyes watching me in the dark, the creatures of the night, animals or monsters, I couldn't differentiate yet.
Night soon fell without any encounters, perhaps none of the creatures were bold enough to attack openly as nature is always conspicuous and opportunistic. The Hawk never hunts the snake directly, risking an injury...it always waits for the moment the snake is chasing a prey and the moment the snake lunges for the kill so does the hawk.
Delving deeper I knew I had to take a break and camp somewhere for the night, the end of the cliff face had a small cave tucked at its corner obscure from obvious vision. Approaching the cave, a spine-chilling scene of dismembered limbs and hundreds of decaying bones laid in its center.
Thats when I knew this was cave a trap, for a monster to lie in wait for struggling new adventurers like myself.
An astral beast stalked out of the shadows and creeped towards me ever slowly, its body shaped like a tiger, but its skin is like the colors of the cosmos, with orbs surrounding its neck like planets.
World System Alert: "Auto-Assessment; Legendary Class Monster Detected".
Status:
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HP: 5000/10,000
DMG: 5800/10,000
DEF: 4500/10,000
SPD: 5300/10,000
Monster Bonus effect: (Equipped Legendary Item - Planetary Devastation)
Unique Skill: -Unknown-
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