With his eyes wide open, the last thing the goblin showed in them was disbelief and fear, as the light in his eyes grew faint, his body collapsed, he convulsed a few times on the ground and then stopped moving. That was a better look than the one of lust he gave me a few moments ago, I thought smiling.
[Beep]
[Level up]
The monster fell on his back and the blood came pouring out of all the holes in his face. I looked around to see that there was no longer any danger and after confirming it, my body then seemed to lose the bit of strength it had just now, and like a puppet that had its ropes cut, I fell on my bottom.
My body was bathed in sweat and blood, my breath was irregular and the pain in my leg and shoulder increased with the decrease of adrenaline in my body, this caused my vision to go to the affected places. I didn't notice anything about my shoulder because the clothes I was wearing blocked the sight, but I could feel that the place where I was hit had began to swell. On the other hand, at the area of my calf, my pants were torn showing the wound where the wild boar bit me. I don't know if it's a reaction of the body or instinct, but focusing my gaze on the injured place made it hurt more. I couldn't help but release a groan from my mouth.
"Ughhh"
For a moment, I felt that my conciousness was fading, you can't really blame me for that as the only fight I ever had was when I was a child and all we did was put a bruise on each other. The biggest open wound I've had was when I cut myself with a kitchen knife while cooking. One of those moments where I thought 'that will probably stop bleeding if I suck on it for a few seconds.'
What kept my mind from getting lost in the dark was Aurora's voice that rang out in my head in a high tone.
[Alexander, how long do you plan to remain stuck there? Quickly take out a potion to cure the wounds on your body]
Returning to my senses, I followed Aurora's instructions immediately taking out a potion from the inventory, opening the lid of the small crystal bottle and carrying it directly to my mouth with my right hand that could still move. It was then that I noticed that my hands were stained with blood and a strong stench came flooding to every corner of my nose, causing nausea and an urge to vomit to flow through me, because of the images and smell that were transmitted to me through my senses.
I had just realized that I had taken several lives with my hands just now, as I mechanically moved my head observing my surroundings, the inert bodies of several creatures increasing my desire to empty the contents of my stomach. I was lucky that I had not eaten anything until now. Otherwise, the disastrous scene in this place would have another picturesque scene to pile onto it.
It was strange, until a few moments ago my mind was calm and even knowing that I had killed them did not seem to affect me much.
[Leave that for later, drink the potion now!]
Aurora's voice echoed in my head again insisting for me to drink the potion. I didn't remember selecting "Grumpy" in her personality ... I will just see it as her concern for me, and hope I didn't do something wrong with the selection since I didn't want Aurora yelling at me constantly. Or rather, I was afraid to think that with her sensual voice, it could cause something strange to awaken inside me.
Holding my breath and opening my mouth, I poured the potion inside and swallowed. The liquid passed through my throat, having a strong bitter taste that wasn't pleasant to drink, but I decided to ignore it and kept swallowing.
[Don't drink it all, sprinkle some on your wounds as well]
It seems that Aurora has calmed down returning to her usual tone, that's a relief. I followed her instructions and spilled a little of the content on my ankle, creating a burning sensation, afterwards I then smeared a little on my shoulder and temple. I felt the moisture of the liquid in each place causing me to observe the slight greenish color that now painted each area in addition to the pungent smell of herbs it gave off.
"Is it really safe to drink this?"
Although I was just asking myself, Aurora took the trouble to answer me.
[Fufufu ... you can't expect much from a potion of the lowest quality, it will only prevent your wound from becoming infected and speed up the natural healing process a bit. It is good that the bite of the wild boar did not affect any tendons because the level of this potion would not solve that]
"And I was hoping to see an image of my wound healing in front of my eyes as smoke came out of it. I think this fantasy world is lacking a bit of the fantasy..."
[As I said, the one you used is a low level potion, if you want to see such situations you will have to obtain higher quality potions. There are even those that can regenerate limbs, or if we go to extremes there are those that as long as a small cell remains and it has not been long enough for the soul to fade, it can restore the person completely. That should be enough for your fantasy, right? Although I would not recommend you get injured enough to have to test the effect of those potions Alexander]
"Haaa… that surpasses my expectations and sounds more like something divine. Don't worry Aurora, it's not like I have a pain fetish. How long will it take for my wounds to heal with this potion?"
[Since there are only shallow lacerations and a bit of bruising, using another potion before you go to sleep should be able to get you moving without any discomfort by tomorrow. Now, what you should do is collect everything and leave this place soon, since the blood will attract other monsters]
Following Aurora's advice, I got up with some effort and while limping, reached the bodies of the goblins and the wild boar. As expected, I could put them in my inventory slots, but what surprised me was discovering a small chest next to the first goblin that I killed. Still worried that another monster might appear, I just shove it in the inventory to check it out later.
About 300 meters from the battleground, I continued to walk away and then remembered hearing the system sound out. Intrigued by the result of the mission, I questioned Aurora.
"Aurora what happened with the mission?"
[You have successfully completed it; you can see the results in the system]
As indicated by her words I close my eyes and concentrate my mind, I could see the system menu and selected the mission option. In the mission option, there were 2 completed missions so far, I chose the newest one, the subjugation of the goblin.
[Mission / Principal] "Goblin subjugation"
They are creatures considered plagues in most of the worlds, exterminating those who are in your way is a custom to prevent them from increasing their numbers too much, since in considerable quantity they can decimate small towns.
Objective: Kill a goblin for the first time
Reward: 100x Crystals
1,000x Gold
System function unlocked: Map
System function unlocked: Store
Failure Condition: Death, Run out of time
Time limite: 2hrs.]
[Mission completion: Rating: S
Additional Reward: 100x Crystals
1,000x Gold
1x [Lizard Leather Gauntlets -J]
1x [Gaia's Map-Inimp area]
1x [Summoning Scroll Level 1-E]
System function unlocked: Holographic interface]
It is good that I completed the mission, it also seems that I did it perfectly and one more function of the system was unlocked. Summoning scroll? It is the reward object with the highest rank that I have obtained. Well, everything is welcome, I'll check it out when it's safer, but for now let's get away from here.
[Buy something from the system's store to support you in moving faster]
When I wanted to concentrate my mind to see the system menu, something new appeared in front of me. Without the need to concentrate and close my eyes, I could see a translucent holographic window that was the same image that was presented inside my head. Trying it a bit, I realized that I could move it both with my thoughts and interact with it with my hands.
This must be the holographic interface function that was just unlocked. Not wanting to waste time, I went directly to the store tab. A variety of other options were deployed: Items, Magic items, Weapons, Armor, abilities.
It was a great help to have the search option, entering crutch in it, another list was displayed. I quickly chose one with the name of [Wooden Crutch] priced at 5G and in the next instant, it appeared in my hands. I checked it a little but it was just a normal crutch, so I just placed it under my armpit and continue walking with a faster pace than before.
[Here should be fine for now Alexander, clean yourself. Although the most dangerous place was undoubtedly where the goblins died because of their strong smell of blood, you are still a walking attraction point]
After about 10 more minutes Aurora spoke again. Aurora, I wish you had mentioned it to me much earlier...
[It made no sense to clean yourself in a place that is covered with the smell of blood Alexander, that's why I didn't tell you until now]
"Alright, I understand"
Without further discussion with Aurora, I take the canteen and a crystal out from my inventory, place the crystal in a slot that was in the center of the container, when doing so it shone like there were electrical circuits on the surface of it. Then it began to absorb water with great momentum and after several minutes it stopped.
I placed it on my head and directed the nozzle down, the water began to pour wetting my hair and clothing. Stopping at intervals, I cleaned the blood stains on my body and clothes, but for the latter it was not very effective. I don't think that with just water it can be cleaned.
[Buy something to block odors in the store]
Oh, why didn't I think about that? Again, I entered the system and went to the search option without wasting time. Another list with a variety of cleaning items appeared, I selected [Odor-canceling powder-100G] and as the name indicated, was a small bag with a white powder inside. I took a little and spread it on my body especially where there were blood stains on my clothes and on the wound on my leg. I shouldn't have any problems since in the description shown by the evaluation, it would not cause any harm even if applied in the laceration.
"Haaa ..."
I let out a sigh when I felt that things were back in my control. I think for the moment, I should seek refuge and rest from my wounds. The problem is where?
[That can be solved with the new function of the system: map and the Gaia map you got as a reward Alexander]
Great, I should send a small prayer to the Heavens for the help. Before looking for the map in the holographic window, it appeared in my face. Or rather, it was more like I noticed there was a window like map in the upper right of my vision that strangely if I concentrate on it, becomes sharp and very clear, but if I dont concentrate, it is almost imperceptible.
"I wonder how much area it covers."
[At this moment the area has a diameter of 100m, but this can change since as the system is integrated into your soul your abilities are equally attached to it. And one skill of yours has been linked to the map]
"Really? Which one? Did other skills get linked too?"
I asked Aurora surprised by the information she told me. As for what I thought about it, I believe it is a good thing since it sounded like I was making the system mine.
[It is one that you activated without thinking about it in the previous battle, [Soul Of The Emperor] and answering your other question, the answer is yes, [Evaluation] has been integrated with the holographic interface. But lets leave that for later and concentrate on finding a place for you to rest and recover. Then you can unravel everything quietly]
"But which direction should I go in? The map doesn't show anything useful right now, or should I just travel the place randomly until I find something useful?"
[Use [Gaia's -Inimp area] that you obtained in the reward. With it, the entire area you are in will be mapped]
"Right, I still have that map"
[Gaia's-Inimp area]
Map with the general knowledge that you should know about the Inimp area in Gaia, you can see the positions of everything that is in an open areas. Although they will still be marked, you cannot see the information of closed areas such as trails or villages inside forests, mountains, mazes, the different stores inside a villages etc. For this you must explore the places yourself. When the map is used, it disappears physically and is integrated into the system.
Bonus: One closed area can be mapped when used]
Taking out the map and using evaluation on it, it seems that it is an object to integrate into the system, I began to worry because it was very small, just thinking of forcing my eyes to distinguish what the map contained caused me a headache. It is good that it integrated into the system.
Using it, what remained were several extensions of land that seemed to be continents, with rivers mapped out in them and seas separating them. In the 3 continents that showed all kinds of ecosystems were distinguished. It really was another world.
[You're misunderstanding some things, but let's leave it aside for now, focus on the blue icon like person. That's your current position]
I found the icon of a small circle on a triangle with an inverted tip, it was in an area with drawings of several trees, I suppose they represent this forest, as it had a label with the name of [Eltin Forest].
With my finger pressed on the name [Eltin Forest], it was enlarged until it blurred and presented another new map. This image showed my location within the Eltin forest, I could see several areas marked as goblin settlements, kobolds and lizard nests, as well as other monster names.
The area was extensive and the settlements were also large, distributed throughout the map. As I assumed earlier, I didn't seem to be very deep in the forest, you could say I was on the edge. The closest thing to me was a goblin settlement that I was moving away from since I started walking.
I've been lucky, I don't know what would have happened if I had approached it instead, probably nothing nice.
Having mapped the entire area, the bonus from using the map, I decided to look for a cave or something that would serve as a refuge for now. It didn't take long to find one that was a safe distance from the Goblin settlement and with my direction determined, I walked there.
Half an hour after using the map, I arrive at the entrance to the cave without any mishaps. I look at the surroundings to see if anything is wrong, but everything looked good. Determining that it was safe to rest, the only thing missing was to check inside. I hope it's not a monster's lair, I don't have much energy to try to fight right now.
I went in, preparing myself just in case, after scanning with my eyes I saw nothing threatening and I didn't feel that there were any dangers in the surrounding area. Noticing this feeling, I realized that I activated my [Soul Of The Emperor] ability again, it seems that when I feel pressured or anxious it activates on its own ...
" Fuuuu ... "
I leaned on the wall of the cave and exhaled all the air from my lungs as I slid down while setting the crutch aside, losing the tension in my body, fatigue took ahold of me. I took the canteen and a resistance pill from the inventory, place it in my mouth and swallowed it with the water.
Let's rest a little, my mind is exhausted and after I wake up let's review everything that remains pending. Can you keep watch while I sleep Aurora?
[Yes, if something happens, I will warn you. You can rest easy Alexander]
"That's a relief"
I closed my eyes and relaxed my body; it didn't take long for sleep to take hold of me.
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A/N
Some of you may think the MC is stupid bc of this chapter and having to be told what to do by Aurora, well until you've killed 3 people for the first time and had your shoulder probably broken and your ankle cut open to know what he feels like I say keep your comments to yourself. You can be smart and still lose your head in that kind of situation.
Written by:
Jwunder99
Ideas by:
Drack21