⦗Area Danger Level 2⦘
⦗XP Bonus +50%⦘
⦗All Stats Bonus +5%⦘
"Area danger level, huh?" Bob stared at the monster in front of him — a swirling mass of flames with a smiling face — and he frowned. He twirled a dagger in his hands, wondering if he could deal any damage to that thing, or if it was like the last boss he ran into, "But, there are no doors…"
'If anything, this area was a dead end and I am trapped here.' Bob narrowed his eyes, then they lit up in a green light as he analysed the monster. As the floating tag appeared, Bob cracked his neck, furrowing his brows and entering a fighting stance — the type of famous anime MCs
Well, mimicking a stance and putting it to practical use when you have little less than a day of experience fighting monsters were two different things. Bob had learned from his gaming years that he shouldn't put too much thought into games that did not require that much focus — then again…
He had skipped the tutorial. How was he supposed to know whether this game require focus or— shit! While Bob was deep in thought, the mass of flame burst out into maniacal laughter, and then it began to spin in his direction, transforming into a ring of fire as it moved.
Bob cursed as he jumped to the side to dodge the attack, crashing face-first into the ground. In a stunned frenzy, Bob rolled over and he dodged the monster's follow-up attack — a spitted fireball. A frown formed on his face as Bob stood to his feet, and the monster began to spin again.
The green light in his eyes retrieved into the darkness, and Bob's frown grew, "That bastard is a Level 20! I cannot face it head-on if I do not have a plan or the necessary skill." Neither of which he had, if you were wondering. Yes, Bob fucked himself up.
The massive wisp cackled like the demon that it was, entering a spinning frenzy as it moved forth to attack Bob. The heroic Bob, seeing this monster moving towards him, withdrew two blades and he entered a defensive stance. Once the thing was close enough, he attacked!
'Die!' Bob used [I Just Glitched], vanishing behind the monster and spinning around to create an arc with his daggers, and cleaving nothing but— well —fire. Bob was not surprised as he flew in the air, expelling fumes from his charred upper body, his grip around his dagger tight.
⦗Wandering Wisp Dealt Magic Damage!⦘
⦗Health -25!⦘
⦗Magic Burn Inflicted!⦘
⦗Health Regeneration -50%!⦘
The wisp opened its mouth and spat out another burst of flame, and Bob caught fire again, there was no end to his screaming and cursing as Bob rolled on the ground trying to put out the flames. As he struggled, he was exposed to the monster's combo!
Roll — Dash — Roll — Flame Attack!
"Oh… shit…" Bob was blasted into the ceiling, his face as black as charcoal. The wisp laughed as a pained Bob landed on the ground. Bob clenched his fists, burning with rage as the wisp prepared for a finisher. He used [I Just Glitched], spamming until he reached the other end of the room.
Once Bob created a distance between them, he wanted to use [The Developer Forgot This Error] to enhance his basic attacks for a counter, but he remembered that the wisp was ethereal. To damage it, he needed magic damage! Bob turned to the blade in his hands, and then he grinned.
⦗Do you wish to level up Crooked Blade?⦘
Mwahahah! Why hadn't he thought of this? He could make anything level up! Any-THING! As he imagined his dagger transforming into the fang of a fallen celestial immortal dragon, Bob laughed! All his hopes of survival vested in this—what the fuck?
⦗Sorry. This weapon "Crooked Blade" has no potential in life.⦘
⦗The system detected the evolution as a waste to the natural order, and it will be cancelled.⦘
"Huh?" Bob blinked, wondering where he had gone wrong in life. The wandering wisp advanced, a vexing grin on its face. Bob threw the dagger away, then tried another—Failure. Bob wondered if a goblin could be so useless that their uselessness would be passed down a blade.
After trying out six of the seven blades, and running around the room like a madman dodging an annoying wisp's attacks, Bob finally found it! Out of the seven daggers, only one met the requirement for evolution, and as Bob activated his skill and reached out to the blade, he smiled.
⦗Crooked Dagger forged into Cat's Claw!⦘
⦗Cat's Claw forged into Giant Tiger Fangs!⦘
⦗Giant Tiger Fangs forged into Flame Serpent Fangs!⦘
⦗Claimed Flame Serpent Fangs!⦘
⦗Attack +90⦘ ⦗Element: Fire⦘
⦗Rank: A-tier⦘ ⦗Rarity: High⦘
The wandering wisp sensed the strong aura from the blade, and it acted fast, transforming into a bigger burst of flames that chased Bob all over the room. Bob ran fast, gripping his weapon tight and searching for an opening to launch an attack, the wisp chasing him with a smile.
Its voice was like a trigger for emotional destabilisation, ringing at a high pitch, piercing the deep silence with such annoying joy that would make any target want to turn around and beat it to a pulp — 'like, why was it laughing like that?' but, Bob knew better as a gamer and he was prepared.
He turned around, and as the wisp swooped down to attack, Bob swung his new blade with all of his might, ripping through the wisp in a fierce curve, watching as it exploded into tiny sparks. He was patient, watching as the sparks died out, and the wisp along with them.
"With over a hundred points in strength? This little flame stood no chance." Bob shifted his gaze from the terminated wisp to the reward notifications, a smile forming on his lips as he skimmed through them with his gaze, a smile forming on his lips.
⦗Dealt Magic Critical Damage to Wandering Wisp⦘
⦗Killed Wandering Wisp!⦘
⦗XP +2500!⦘
⦗You have levelled up!⦘
⦗All Stats +10!⦘
Bob laughed as he held the dagger, a pitch-black blade without a hilt, and felt the energy pulsing in the golden engravings. He stared down at his clothes and laughed harder. He was going to be a legendary hero with the best equipment! No one would stand against me!
⦗Sorry, "Crying Boots" has no future⦘
⦗Sorry, "Tattered Rags" has no future⦘
"Not even surprising…" Bob stared at his shoes, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.