Day 11
Nabil woke up and looked at the sky, which was obscured by a dark frame. He quickly realized he was trapped in a large pit. Scanning the area, he saw skulls and blood.
"What's going on? Why am I here? What did they do to me?" he said, panic creeping into his voice. He noticed a bucket of water and some cold, cooked potatoes nearby.
He took a sip of the water. "It's just regular water."
He bit into the potato. "It's normal and cooked."
Looking up, he saw he was deep underground, with only a glass pane separating him from the sky. Checking his inventory, he found nothing.
"Of course, nothing." He punched the wall in frustration, causing his hand to bleed. He tried jumping and climbing, but the pit was too deep and straight.
The glass opened briefly, and a piece of bread was thrown into the pit before it closed again.
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Day 12
"After observing for a day, I've realized they don't understand human language and don't want me to die. Still, they don't want me to escape either."
Nabil started working out, determined to stay ready for anything.
"If I train hard, I'll be strong enough to break the wall, fast enough to escape, and tough enough to handle any damage."
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Day 16
Nabil's body had become more defined through relentless training. He kept punching the wall, even though his hands were covered in blood.
"I'm going to keep pushing myself. My system isn't responding since I came into this pit, so I can't upgrade my stats. But I can still get stronger and faster."
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Day 18
"It's been eight days now. The situation hasn't changed: the glass gate opens to drop off water, bread, and food. But I can feel that I'm stronger."
He continued to work out, focusing on increasing his strength and stamina.
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Day 19
"Today started just like the others. The same old routine. But I have a feeling it's going to end soon. I'm stronger than ever. I hope I can break through the wall in a few days."
At night, the sound of a trumpet jolted him awake. The wall beneath him began to rise, and the glass opened. He climbed out to find the village on fire.
A green dragon with red eyes was breathing fire across the town. A guard threw a diamond sword onto the ground and ran away.
"Wait, are they telling me to fight this thing?" Nabil wondered aloud.
He saw elves dying in the flames and the dragon heading towards the center of the village. People were screaming and crying.
"So, they want me to save them. But why would I? They imprisoned me and trapped me in darkness," he thought, conflicted.
Looking back, he saw the elves from the castle shooting arrows at the dragon, but the creature was unaffected.
"Did they imprison me just to deal with this dragon? Am I the only one who can defeat it? Maybe that's why they kept me locked up."
An elf approached and handed him an art book. The first page showed a figure emerging from the energy field, creating a hole through which a dragon appeared. The figure then defeated the dragon and became the king of the village.
"Wait, this matches my entry and the dragon. So, they knew this would happen and imprisoned me to fight the dragon? And the portal—was I the cause of this dragon's appearance?"
He picked up the glowing diamond sword, thinking, "I'm not sure what to do with this dragon. But my plan is to try and defeat it. If it seems too difficult, I'll run and leave everything behind."
With that thought, he ran towards the dragon. The king, watching from the palace, smiled with satisfaction.
Nabil approached the dragon, feeling the intense heat.
"This heat is unbearable."
He leaped into the air with all his strength, reaching 20 meters high.
"I've been trying to reach the glass and jumping endlessly, but now my jump height has increased dramatically."
Face-to-face with the dragon, it shot a laser at him. Nabil blocked it with his sword, reflecting the attack back at the dragon.
The laser hit the dragon's eye, making it open its mouth to create a fireball. Nabil, however, managed to strike the dragon's left eye before it could launch the attack. The dragon shot a laser beam from its left eye, but Nabil's sword reflected the beam back, hitting the dragon's body.
Standing on top of his sword, Nabil jumped higher, pulling the sword out.
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Day 19 (continued)
The dragon swung its wing to strike Nabil, but Nabil anticipated the move. With a swift strike, he hit the wing before it could make contact.
Nabil, gripping the glowing diamond sword, yanked it free and hurled it straight at the dragon's head.
The sword embedded itself in the dragon's skull. The beast let out a deafening scream before crashing to the ground, toppling over buildings in its fall.
Nabil landed gracefully as the dragon's body crumpled. He pulled the sword from the dragon's head and surveyed the damage.
"I've really improved. The dragon barely got a chance to hit me. I'd be dead if that 30-meter monster had landed a hit."
He turned to see the elf king approaching with an army of elves armed with crossbows.
The king bowed in acknowledgment and held out a crystal.
"Wait, that's the crystal Spray gave me," Nabil said, moving toward the king to retrieve it.
Taking the crystal, he examined it. "Thanks, I almost forgot about this."
Suddenly, the crossbow-wielding elves surrounded him.
The king's commanding shout signaled them, and in an instant, they unleashed a volley of crossbow bolts at Nabil.
Nabil realized too late as the bolts hit him. Several struck his head, and he fell to the ground, unconscious.
The king smiled smugly, and the elves began clapping, celebrating their supposed victory.
The white figure with wings and multiple eyes observed from the sky. It paused time, descended, and picked up the art book lying nearby.
The figure began reading the book, written in an unknown language:
"The elves will be freed when someone from the outside enters. They will pass through the god's wall and into the village. This person will not understand our language. After their arrival, the devil dragon will follow their path, creating a portal that will expand.
The person will be captured by the mighty king and imprisoned.
Exactly nine days later, the devil dragon will arrive and decimate our people.
The greedy intruder will then kill the dragon and seize control of the empire, enslaving the elves.
The only way to prevent this is to kill the intruder after they have defeated the dragon."
The figure, in a female voice, spoke, "I wrote this book because I know the future." She dropped the book and flew back into the sky.
"But when you read the unknown future, you will never truly know it. The future will consume you instead."
With that, the figure snapped her fingers, and time resumed. The figure vanished into the night sky.
Nabil's body lay on the ground as the elves continued their victory celebration.
But suddenly, the ground shook, and the dragon stood up again. The elves, stunned, fired crossbows at the dragon, but their attacks were ineffective.
The dragon's eyes glowed fiercely as it conjured a massive fireball.
It hurled the fireball at the village, then used its wings to shield Nabil's body as it unleashed a torrent of flames. In moments, the village was reduced to dust, along with all its inhabitants.
The king, the elves—both innocent and evil—were turned to smoke and dust.
An elf attempted to flee, but the dragon's laser destroyed the last of the escaping elves.
The dragon picked up Nabil on its back and began to soar into the sky, carrying the sword and the crystal in its mouth.
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Day 20
Nabil awoke on a hard surface, feeling disoriented. He looked around and saw the glowing diamond sword and the crystal beside him.
He picked up the crystal and glanced at his surroundings.
He looked back and saw he was lying on the tail of the dragon he had defeated.
With shock and fear he jumped back and said " What the..."
As memories of the battle returned, he saw the dragon's eyes were still bleeding, and blood flowed from its head.
< Notification -
You've reached level 42
Coin count - 632,101
Points - 578,031
Health - 100% (recovered)
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You have tamed a rare mob - Henju Dragon
Mob health - 26 (Potion of Life needed in 6 hours or Henju will die) >
"I tamed this dragon? The last thing I remember was being betrayed and shot by the elves. So, did the dragon save me?" Nabil wondered aloud.
< After system recovery, the system detected that the dragon is healing you by licking you. >
" What? He saved me. No way... "
Nabil looked at the system and said, "I need to find the Potion of Life and save him as a return of saving me "
< It can be found in Hefdo Mountain >
"Where's Hefdo Mountain?"
A map appeared, showing the location of the mountain.
< You are currently on top of the mountain >
"Wow.. Perfect, that should make it easier." Said Nabil with disbelief.
< Stats upgrade - (Level up reward) 4 to 42
Health boost - +++++
Stamina boost - +++++
Speed boost - +++++++
Resistance boost - ++++
Reflex boost - ++++
Recovery boost - +++++
Skill level - 01 (same)
Ability level - 23 (improved)
Formula unlocked - Map (5).
System AI improved (+++) >
"How did I gain all these levels? I was at level 4 with only a few coins and points."
< Pet feat after taming added to your stats >
"Oh, I see."
Nabil looked at the Henju Dragon, noting its inability to move.
"I'll save you, don't worry. Then we'll get to know each other better."