'Okay. What should I do now?'
Barry spread his gaze in all directions looking for something. But all he could find were screams and more zombies.
Barry swallowed hard. For now, it's clear the priority is just surviving at all costs. He now had a dagger in his hand, a normal grade weapon. This will do for now. He also has a Stealth skill that can remove his presence from the sight of weak enemies.
'I have to know my own strength first.'
Barry retreated back to his classroom then sat hidden under the back table. After that he accessed his status screen using his mind.
[ Name: Barry Johnson. ]
[ Race: Human. ]
[ Life: 100. ]
[ Class: - ]
[ Level: 1 ]
[ Exp: 150 /500]
[ Attributes: / Strength: 10 / Agility: 10 / Magic power: 13 / Defense: 10 / Luck: 15 ]
[ Skill: Stealth Lv.1 (normal grade) ]
Barry nodded in understanding when he saw the status screen. 'This is exactly the same as what I read in novels and comics. So, I assume 10 is the base number for my attributes and maybe everyone's attributes. Unless, he or she is already strong. And Im just to weak.'
He never considers himself as someone athletic and he rarely trains his body. So now it's natural that the attributes are quite low.
'Only my Luck and Magic are slightly higher, and that's just by 5 and 3 points from the other attributes. But, I will consider whatever I get now as an advantage.'
Screams have been going on continuously since earlier. But Barry's heart is abnormally calm. He didn't know how he could maintain such a calm attitude in the midst of that disaster. Maybe that's because Barry doesn't think what he experienced is real yet.
He thought what he saw now could be a dream in broad daylight like the ones he usually experienced. He usually dreams that his life would be a little more interesting if something like what was in the novel happened.
Because, his real life is not a pleasant life to begin with, Barry seeks comfort through novelty of fictional stories.
'Maybe I'm going mad now. But, I will enjoy this while I'm here.' A smile appeared on Barry's face. Then he stood up and crept slowly forward with dagger in hand.
He focused his mind on looking at the status of his dagger.
[ Name: Dagger . ]
[ Grade: Normal. ]
[Damage: 10.]
[ "A dagger that has a standard level of sharpness. There is nothing special about this dagger." ]
'Truly an ordinary weapon.' Barry thought. Even so, this is the only weapon he can use now. This dagger is better than his small pocket knife and Barry has thrown it away.
He started sneaking out of the classroom. The crack in the sky was something he had considered as a background. For now Barry knew that he didn't have time to worry about that.
He saw one of the zombies coming out of the classroom next to him while dragging the remains of a student. Barry immediately activated his Stealth and disappeared.
Barry crept closer to the zombie then realized that the other zombies were still busy preying on other students, he stabbed his dagger into the zombie's head with all his might.
The zombies fell without making any sound. Barry caught him before he fell to the floor and made a thud that would attract the other zombies.
[ You have killed a Level 1 normal zombie! ]
[ Obtained: 50 exp. ]
'I have to kill another 6 zombies to be able to level up.'
Barry now considers this to be a hunting while he is the hunter because there aren't many zombies in this area. He doesn't know why. But thanks to that he could choose to kill them instead of running. Because if there are just a few zombies then there is a chance to hunt them down one by one with Stealth.
However, he needs to pay attention to his Magic Power because he knows that if he runs out of Magic Power something bad will definitely happen to his body.
Barry activated his Stealth again and ran towards one of the zombies who was eating one of the students. He did the same thing, stabbing his dagger into the zombie's head and killing it instantly.
[ You have killed a Level 1 normal zombie! ]
[ Obtained: 50 exp,]
Then he immediately moved towards the other zombie who didn't even realize that his friend had died. And killing him instantly.
[ You have killed a Level 1 normal zombie! ]
[ Obtained: 50 exp, 1 magic potion (normal grade), 3 attribute points. ]
Barry took the small bottle and couldn't help but smile to his luck. Even if he only had 5 points higher in Luck, he could get that luck at the most important moment.
Apart from the Magic potion, he also gets free attribute points even before leveling up. Without hesitation, Rama immediately used his free attribute points to increase his Luck to 18.
[ Name: Magic potion (normal grade) ]
[ Description: Restore 10 points of Magic power. ]
Barry drank the potion and immediately felt his body being revitalized. His Magic Power is full again.
With his condition restored, Barry continues to hunt zombies. He found another 4 zombies scattered around the corridor his class was in and finally he managed to kill them.
[You Leveled up! ]
[ Obtained: 2 free attribute points, Martial Arts Level 1 (Normal passive skill). ]
'Holy shIt! a martial arts skill!'
Barry is now increasingly convinced that his Luck is the most important attribute he can have right now. At least when you are still at the beginning of the stage. With high Luck he can get lots of good rewards.
Without hesitation, Barry immediately take the Martial Art skill without reading the description first because he knew what martial arts were.
Immediately, Barry felt changes in his body. He felt like his muscles were being filled with a foreign energy and Barry had various memories about martial arts lessons that he knew he had never learned before.
And because this is a passive skill, he doesn't need to spend any magic.
With a smile on his face, Barry continued his journey until finally he saw a zombie standing in the middle of the road. However, this zombie looks different.
The zombie is over two meters tall. All the muscles in his hands and feet were bulging with reddish muscles as if they could explode at any time.
The zombies immediately noticed Barry's presence. And then, he rushed towards him with bloodthirsty red eyes.
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