[ You Are Dead ]
[ Special Skill Is Activated ]
[ Respawn in 3... 2... 1... ]
The darkness disperses, revealing a familiar ceiling.
"Ah! It's my room!"
I'm respawn. So my room is the checkpoint for now.
"Kaiden! Aren't you going to college? Wake up already!"
A shout from outside my room, it's my mom.
"Y- yea! I'm getting ready now!"
Alright, how should I do this? First thing first.
[ Status: Kaiden ]
[ Special Skill: The Will Of A Cat ]
( 8/9 usage ) ( Refill in: 50 hours )
[ Fatigue: 3 ]
[ Level: 1 ( 2 ) ]
[ STR: 2 ]
[ DEF: 2 ]
[ DEX: 4 ]
[ SPD: 5 ]
[ END: 2 ]
[ INT: 3 ]
[ LCK: 5 ]
Insane! I still have it! Even my Luck aspect is kept! The Special Skill too! My level is reset but my stat didn't?! This skill is amazing!
[ Shop ] [ GC: 0 ]
[ Weapon ]
[ Armour ]
[ Skill ]
[ Magic ]
[ Item ]
No coins? Damnit, I can't prepare a skill.
There's nothing I can do about it. I should instead start planning for the first dungeon break.
[ Inventory ]
[ 0/30 ]
( Empty )
This also works, let's bring a few things.
I started rummaging through the home for useful items. There's not much but something simple should do.
***
I have done everything I could to prepare for the goblin raid.
At first, I thought it might be a good idea to avoid college, but my parents didn't think so. They won't be happy if I skip my first day of college.
I didn't tell them to hide or prepare anything, they were already fine last time. As to not cause any butterfly effect, I didn't warn them.
I checked the internet and a few reports of monster sightings have appeared. It's starting.
The location seems to be random, but upon closer inspection, they're more likely to appear inside a large building or wide space, like a school, college, beach or even an amusement park.
So places like the stadium and college campus were dangerous spots all along.
It's almost like they're turning buildings into a dungeon or a labyrinth.
I also didn't think it was a good idea to stray away too much from the past route. I didn't know what kind of monster will appear if I went somewhere else other than college. A goblin is the easiest enemy I've encountered.
Eventually, I'm standing in front of the college.
The nervousness this time isn't from being in a new environment, but from knowing the fact that almost everyone here will die.
I can't save everyone, so I tried to forget this feeling. I must do what I can to survive this time.
Doing the same thing as last time, I found myself sitting beside Eric. We talked as usual, but I couldn't shake off this feeling of unease.
I should do things a bit differently this time and bring Eric with me. I don't know why but I didn't want to end up with Russell's team again.
I brought Eric with me and headed to the restroom. This will get us a head start by avoiding the first raid on the ground floor.
Before that happens, I guess I need to break the news to him.
"Yo Eric, did you read about the monster breakout?"
"I did, it looks a bit real for me. It's pretty uncanny"
".... What if I say that we will be raided by goblins"
".... Why did you think that?"
"Gut feeling, but looking at where the monster attack was reported on the internet, it's kinda like they're most likely to appear in places like this, right?"
"But everything is fine here? Not a single monster was reported near this area. Plus, it's probably just a hoax man, what are you on?"
He laughed a bit, letting a sound like "pfft".
Can't help it, just wait it out.
Two guys entered the restroom, just like last time. They will talk about the same topic as us. And then...
"Yo! Did you see this?!"
"You got it too?!"
Here we go.
[ Notice: Welcome ]
[ Welcome new player! Your world currently is being ravaged by a dungeon monster! You have now become a player to combat this monster! Good luck! ]
[ You have been given 20 gold coins as a gift! ]
"Kaiden... Did you-"
"Yes, I saw it, let's go!"
"Huh? Where!?"
We run for the elevator, better be quick before it's filled with idiots.
Once we reached the 4th floor, the screams of horror could be heard on the ground floor.
"What's that?"
"Goblin"
"How did you know?!"
"I will explain later!"
We head to the same lecture hall as last time. Of course, people were running for their lives once they saw what happened down there.
We entered and caught our breath. I didn't block the door to let Russell and the rest enter.
"Alright... Explain" Eric said while panting.
"I have experienced this once. I have a skill that lets me respawn after I die. This just happened to be my checkpoint."
"... Shouldn't you warned everybody then?"
Did he believe me so quickly? I didn't have to give him a long-winded explanation then.
"Didn't you call it a hoax earlier?"
"... Right"
[ Notice: Mission Successful ]
[ Survive for 10 minutes ]
( 10/10 minutes) ✓
[ Reward has been delivered ]
Nice, I was waiting for that.
I explained how to use the system to Eric and he quickly took graphs of everything. Is this guy also an MMORPG player? I will ask him later.
For now, the skill.
[ Shop ] [ 30 GC ]
★ Skill ★
[ C Class Skill ]
( Sprint - 10 GC )
( Dagger User - 15 GC )
[ B Class skill ]
( Pierce - 25 GC )
( Thruster - 20 GC )
[ A Class Skill ]
( Future Sight - 50 GC )
Hm? Wait, a few skills are missing. Are they gone once purchased? This is bad! I should try searching for it! But how?
"S- Skill check?"
[ Status: Kaiden ]
[ Skill ]
( Flicker - Active )
( Battle Instinct - Passive )
( Danger Sense - Passive )
I got to keep the skills I purchased too?! This skill is insane!
There's so much stuff I could do with this!
... But I don't like the feeling of death. Unlike everybody thought, it's not painless. When I got killed by the Minotaur, the pain was unbearable. If I wasn't dead, I might lose my mind. I'm fine currently, but the pain is still lingering somewhere in me.
*Bam!*
Right on time, Russell and the rest come bursting through the door and quickly lock it with a belt. It wouldn't work but whatever.
Meeting them again after seeing their dead body and being left behind is a strange feeling. But I won't blame them for anything.
Just like last time, with the difference being Eric was here, I explained and taught everything to them about the system.
It should be time. I took out a clever from my inventory that I brought from home. They're surprised by it.
"Um... What's that for?" Terry asked.
"Goblin"
"Goblin?"
[ You've purchased 1 Elixir ]
I should bought this as well.
[ Pierce ]
[ A piercing attack that if landed, will not leave your opponent unscathed, doesn't matter the armour ]
[ You have purchased the Skill "Pierce" ]
"All of you, especially Russell and Kathy, be prepared"
"Why?"
*Bam!* *Bam!* *Bam!*
"Because they're here"