I opened my eyes and the same scenery unfolded before me. The giant trees, the sun's rays peeking through the leaves, and that very same high-pitched screams.
"I should start making a plan," I mumbled softly while I was thinking about my next course of action. I checked my stats and the magic stat stayed there then I opened my skills and only the {Immortality} skill was there.
"AHH! I SHOULD'VE ADDED SOME POINTS TO IT BEFORE I PASSED OUT!" I screamed out of regret. After a few moments, I calmed down and went in the direction of the screams. I'm tired of it by now, the same thing happening all over again. I did not waste any time and immediately charged toward one of the goblins before the mage cast any barrier, I punched the goblin so hard in the face that it became disfigured.
{Goblin Lv. 5 defeated! You gained +100 exp}
"I guess I won't be able to get the {Shellbreak} skill this time."
Then I grabbed its sword and sliced the two goblins at the same time sending their heads flying. The goblin mage was in a state of shock as it was in disbelief at what had happened, it stood there frozen and trembling. I threw a sword toward the mage and killed it instantly.
{Goblin Lv. 5 defeated! You gained +100 exp}
{Goblin Lv. 5 defeated! You gained +100 exp}
{Goblin Mage Lv. 6 defeated! You gained +125 exp}
"Hmm, this time it didn't drop the wooden staff. Can't repeat history, huh?" Oh right, I died, it's not even history if it didn't happen here before. I looked up to the sky with disappointment in my voice. I just grabbed the swords since they are more useful than the mage's staff with no stats on it.
Moving on, I gathered the same wild berries and headed to the giant tree stump, I kind of have the gist of the path since I've been there twice. Instead of creating a campfire which definitely gave away my position to those goblins, I need to get that {Basic Mana Mastery} again so I could create magic. Once I reached the top of the stump, I started meditating and tried to feel the magic go into my body, it was a bit easier now since I have the magic stat. I immediately grasp the mana in the air and suck it in every pore of my body and direct it to my heart.
*Ding*
{You have obtained a new skill: Basic Mana Mastery}
I'll skip the description since I already know about this. Then I proceed to create an image of condensed air with a crescent shape. After a few minutes of grunting and imagining the magic. I obtained it.
{You have obtained a new skill: Razor Wind}
"Nice, now time to put all 15 points to Intelligence," I said with excitement.
{Stats:
Lv. 5
HP: 75/75
MP: 95/95
Strength: 16
Agility: 27
Dexterity: 3
Intelligence: 19
Vitality: 15
Magic: 1}
"Maybe I'll try to make another magic," I said with sparkles in my eyes and a wide grin on my face that hints at my thirst for power. This should be normal right? I'm just being cautious since I died twice already.
"Hmm, maybe it's time to get the eyes that could analyze stuff," I put down the three swords I gathered from killing the goblins earlier and stared at them in hopes that a system notification will pop up. I stared for minutes and then almost an hour passed by but still nothing. My eyes became dry and started to hurt. With my new skill, I gained confidence that I would survive longer than two days.
"The main mission also didn't pop up this time. Perhaps it appears on the second day only."
I went down the stump and head back to where I killed the goblin mage to get its staff.
"Would it increase my chance if I try to analyze more items?" With that in mind, I started sprinting back.
{Sudden Mission}
- Kill the goblins investigating the dead bodies (0/4)
Reward upon completion: 500 exp
Reward upon failure: Death
"Ah yes, failure upon death." I sighed and just continued on my way back to the corpses.
"CHIIKIIIKIK," I heard the goblins communicating with each other then I stopped in my tracks and hid behind a tree. I grasp the situation and one of those goblins looked familiar.
"Isn't that... the elite goblin that killed me? And that goblin looks smaller than the rest." As I was assessing the situation, the small goblin dressed like a thief or a rogue pointed in the direction where I came from, which is the giant tree stump.
"I see, so that's how they found me." I'll have to kill them quickly before that elite goblin calls for reinforcement. I positioned myself wherein the goblins are in a single line in my perspective. Then I cast {Razor Wind} in their direction, the sonic boom sent me a few meters back, they didn't have time to react or dodge because the skill travels at the speed of sound, very overpowered I must say.
{Elite Goblin Lv. 10 defeated! You gained +500 exp}
{Goblin Lv. 4 defeated! You gained +75 exp}
{Goblin Lv. 4 defeated! You gained +75 exp}
{Thief Goblin Lv. 9 defeated! You gained +500 exp}
{Sudden Mission completed. You gained +500 exp}
{Congratulations, you leveled up! Lv. 5 > Lv. 6}
Kinda cheapskate on the experience even if it's already boosted by 500%. Oh well, I'll put 5 on the Magic stat, I wonder how much it boosts my damage. I aimed my hand at one of the trees nearby and cast {Razor Wind}, it blew me off a few meters but the crater it made on the tree is HUGE. It chipped off almost a fourth of the tree trunk. I realized something when the goblin mages cast a fireball, the fire doesn't spread and it slowly disappeared after I was struck by it. Maybe just maybe, I could control the distance of the magic?
{Razor Wind} I cast again to the same tree without thinking of hitting it.
"AH, it didn't even damage the tree! It just disappeared before making an impact. Then how about hitting past the target." I was bewildered because you can control the magic itself! This is simply too amazing.
{Razor Wind} I cast the skill with the intention of not hitting the target but hitting the one behind it. Unfortunately, it didn't work, it just hit the one in front. But this is a big discovery, this means I can control and change the direction of the magic.
"Ah! I got sidetracked. I forgot I was here for the staff. Hmm, I'll also get the other weapons as well." I obtained three more swords, one staff, and one dagger from the goblins. Before heading back, I wanted to make a fire skill but I don't know how since I can't really make a spark or combust something out of thin air.
"What a dumbass, these already don't make any sense so why do I keep going the logical way." I slapped my face to remind myself that the fantasy is now a reality. I imagine a fire coming out of my hand and it worked immediately.
*Ding*
{You have obtained a new skill: Fireball}
{Normal / Fireball Lv. 1: Active}
Proficiency: Activate 0/2000
MP cost: 5
Cooldown: 5 seconds
I used {Fireball} to burn away the corpses of the goblin so I won't be tracked anymore. Then I went on and returned to the tree stump. I placed all the equipment I gathered on the ground and once again stared at them AGGRESSIVELY. I keep getting distracted in between cause I hear some goblins walk past the stump down below but I ignored them and continued staring at the equipment. Night fell and decided to sleep.
*Ding*
*Ding*
{Main Mission}
- Escape the Goblin Forest and head to the city of Bag-iw.
Reward upon completion: 20,000 exp
{You have obtained a new skill: Rest}
{Normal / Rest Lv. 1: Passive}
- Naturally recover HP and MP when sleeping. Slowly removes fatigue when sleeping.
"No way to level this up huh." I was discontent with that but it feels a bit balanced at the same time.
"Alright! How about a new approach to this analysis skill? Let's try concentrating the mana in my eyes," I then meditated and slowly move the mana from my heart to the eyes. I opened my eyes and I was thunderstruck by the scenery I see. I could see mana particles in the surroundings, they looked like blue-green fireflies floating around. I tried to touch them and the particles went inside my hand.
"Woah..." I was amazed at this beautiful sight that I forgot for a moment what I was doing. I gazed at the weapons on the ground and no system notification rang but I could see the stats of the weapons.
"So it's not a skill rather a technique of moving around mana." I should've done that sooner. I feel ashamed, I've read a lot of manga and manhwa yet I wasn't able to think of that method...
{Normal/Short Sword Lv. 1}
Durability 67/80
{Normal/Short Sword Lv. 2}
Durability 45/80
{Normal/Short Sword Lv. 1}
Durability 60/80
{Normal/Dagger Lv. 3}
Durability 23/45
{Normal/Wooden Staff Lv. 1}
Durability 67/80
{Normal/Short Sword Lv. 5}
Durability 74/80
Strength +1
"This Lv. 5 seems to be from the elite goblin." I contemplated if I should keep the other weapons. Recalling the fight with the elite goblin, I decided to just keep them besides my inventory got some room though I'm not entirely sure how much I can store in it.
Before doing anything else, I spent my time meditating to increase the proficiency of the {Basic Mana Mastery}. I checked the proficiency and it seems like I meditated for 178 minutes. I didn't know time passed that fast because it felt like I just closed my eyes for a few moments.
"I think I should go for closed-door cultivation like those hermits," I smugly smiled and keep nodding in agreement as I envision myself to be super powerful.
I went down to gather some wild berries and look around if there was anything useful. With my eyes filled with mana, I can now discern which is edible and not. Nonetheless, I still gathered everything I could cause you never know when you'll need them. After a few hours, my eyes started to bleed and my vision started to become blurry. I hurriedly ran back to the tree stump and redirect the mana in my eyes to lessen the concentration.
"I need to get used to this, normally it's like that so I can reduce the negative effect," I let out a few sighs, and left me no choice but to meditate, I can't do anything with my vision blurred. I started to meditate and at the same time, I thought of doing something nonsensical. While I meditate, I tried to feel the mana in the surrounding and use it to relay information to me, similar to echolocation but I use mana on this one.