A strong sense of happiness overwhelmed Chris as he gazed at his increased Stats, a confident smile broke out on his lips. He closed his Status Window and began to walk deeper into the Dark Woods.
"It's time i complete this quest, i have to get back home before mom notices i'm gone." Chris said to himself as he broke a sprint.
His hair flayed across his back as he dashed through trees and bushes, his eyes scanning through the darkness for any signs of monsters. The forest was silent, only disrupted by the occasional pounding of Chris's feet on the dark ground.
'Where are you..' Chris thought to himself as he jumped onto a tree, the muscles in his legs were quite strong thanks to his increased Strength.
His crouched as he held a nearby branch for support, narrowing his eyes he began to look around for monsters, like a predator looking for it's prey.
'Aha! There's one!' Chris thought as his eyes widened with excitement, he spotted another Dark Hound walking around, unaware of his presence as he was on much higher ground.
Chris chuckled as he leaped from the branch and onto the ground, his landing rough and hard. Small cracks appeared beneath his feet, causing small dust clouds to spread.
The Dark Hound turned around in suprise, it's eyes narrowing at the approaching figure in the dust. A low menacing growl escaped it's mouth as it felt Chris's power, the very presence of him was enough to make it tremble on the spot.
Once the dust subsided Chris was seen standing, a cocky smile on his face. He got into a fighting stance- a basic boxing stance, though Chris looked really stupid as he didn't even know how to fight.
But he wasn't going to back down, his increased power brought him confidence and determination. Something he had never thought was possible for him, he wanted to try fighting a monster all on his own, without relying on the help of his [Summon Lesser Skeleton] Skill.
"Come on puppy," Chris taunted, wanting the Dark Hound to make the first move.
The Dark Hound fell for it as it charged at Chris, its paws pounding against the ground. Chris took a step back and began to focus, he narrowed his eyes as he waiting for the coming attack.
As the Dark Hound leaped into the air towards Chris, it's jaws opened and ready to snap at Chris's neck. Time seemed to slow down for Chris, the movements of the Dark Hound appeared slow to him, and it made sense giving that his Agility was more than twice the Dark Hound's.
Chris swung his fist at the side of the Dark Hound's head, the force was so strong that a large crunching sound eminated from the beast as it flew and crashed on a nearby tree. It's body going limp as blood began to pour from it's ears and mouth.
[Chris has slain Dark Hound! +10 Exp(x10) +5 Soul Points(x10)]
Chris stood there for a few seconds, processing what had just occured. Though he knew he was strong, he didn't expect to be able to kill a Dark Hound in a single hit.
He gazed at his hand, his knuckles were bruised, but a warm flame-like energy covered the wounds. Slowly healing the damage, Chris already knew that this was probably the effect of his [Soul Regeneration] Talent.
Chris was astonished as his wounds quickly recovered, his hands looking as good as new in mere seconds. He smiled as he gently carressed his hand, his fingers adding a comforting feel to his touch.
He glanced over to the Dark Hound, a MP Soul lied next to its dead body. Immediately, Chris began to walk over to the Dark Hound's body. He knelt down and grabbed the MP Soul before stuffing it into his mouth.
[Chris has consumed a MP Soul! +1(x10) MP]
Chri hummed as he savoured the delicous taste of the MP Soul, but before he could continue to enjoy his blissful moment, a loud growl came from behind him. Chris glanced over his shoulder to discover another Dark Hound waiting for him, it's gaze filled with hate and rage as it saw it's kind's dead body.
"Another one? Well, it must've been attracted here by the noise of the bones crunching. Oh well, makes it easier for me as i don't have to go around looking for more now."
Chris said as he stood up. His eyes gleaming with excitement, his heart pounding furiously in his chest. This time, he didn't wait for the Dark Hound to make the first move as he dashed foward. Closing the distance between him and the Dark Hound.
The monster tried leaping back to create distance, but it was too slow as Chris' leg found it's mark on it's ribcage, the force of the kick sending the monster flying upward as it's bones crunched.
[Chris has slain Dark Hound! +10 Exp(x10) +5 Soul Points(x10)]
The ground shook as the Dark Hound crashed hard on the ground, dust forming on the sides of its corpse as Chris stood there. Shortly after it's demise another Soul appeared lying next to its body, which Chris happily took for himself.
It was a Agility Soul, which Chris consumed happily, adding another 10 points to his Agility. But just like before, the sound of the crash the Dark Hound's body made attracted more monsters.
This time, there was a whole pack, about 8 of them stood across Chris, each one eager to avenge its comrades. Chris looked over to the hungry pack of Dark Hounds, a grin breaking out on his lips.
"You all are very generous, handing your Souls over to me like its a gift of somesort." Chris mocked as the pack began charging at him.
"There's no strength in your numbers, atleast not for me." Chris said as he began to fight back against the pack of Dark Hounds.
He's arms flaying left and right as he punched the Dark Hounds that would lunge at him, each punch had massive force behind it as one would die in contact with his fists.
The forest, first a quiet and dangerous place. Was now echoing with the sounds of wimpering and bones crunching. After the battle had ended, Chris was left standing among the bodies of many Dark Hounds, a Soul lying beside each just waiting to be consumed.
"One left.." Chris muttered as his blood lusting eyes fell on the last Dark Hound. He was now level 6 and had 20 Stat Points to spare, but he didn't care about that now, all he could think about in this moment was killing the last Dark Hound.
The Dark Hound trembled in fear as it gazed back at Chris, his powerful aura sending chills in the monsters spine. In a desperate attempt, it turned around and bolted into the woods, running in complex patterns to try and confuse Chris, in hopes of losing him.
"Sigh..you fool" Chris chuckled as he began to chase after it, his quick speed catching up to it in mere seconds. He couldn't let a single monster escape his grasp, for if he did, he would be wasting time in completing the quest.
With a quick, but strong punch he killed the last Dark Hound. A loud whimper escaped it's breath as it succumbed to the force of the attack, a Strength Soul forming beside it's dead body.
Chris consumed the Strength Soul and headed back to consume the others. There were mostly Strength Souls, about 5 of them. The other 3 were: Intelligence, HP and Defense.
After finishing his power meal, Chris's body felt much stronger than before. He opened his Status Window and checked his stats, a smirk forming on his face.
[Status Window]
[Name: Chris] [Race: Human]
[Profession: Divine Lord Of Necromancy] [Level: 6]
[Talents(S): Blessing Of The Death God, Soul Regenerarion]
[Stats]
[HP: 136(+10)] [MP: 136(+10)]
[Strength: 108(+60)] [Defense: 47(+10)]
[Agility: 39(+10)] [Intelligence: 50(+10)]
[Skills]
[Summon Lesser Skeleton-Lv2] [Soul Consumption-Lv1]
[Misc]
[Soul Points: 700(+500)]
[Stat Points: 20]
[Exp:200/5000]
[Shop] Locked-Unlocks At Level 10.
Chris blinked upon seeing his Strength Stat, he was already in the 100's. He could feel his body changing, he glanced over to his arms to see that they were starting to develop muscle.
Though they weren't exactly toned at the moment, it felt a bit weird to have them as a child. He flexed his muscles and to his suprise and astonishment, his muscles boomed with power.
"Woah! Im becoming jacked! This is insane." Chris thought as he lifted his shirt and gazed at his stomach, suprise shocking him again as a small partern of 6 packs began to appear.
"...." Chris couldn't say anything as he unconsciously carressed his stomach, feeling excited and a bit scared at how fast his body was adapting.
He quickly got back to his senses as he withdrew his hand from his stomach. He couldn't afford to get distracted now, he still hadn't completed the quest and would need to do so before his mother notices his dissapearance.
"Let's hurry this up" Chris said as he used [Summon Lesser Skeleton], this time summoning 20 of his skeleton minions. As soon as they all appeared, they immediately bowed to show respect.
Chris smiled at the loyalty given to him by his small army, he pointed deeper into forest as he spoke:
"Go," He said, his tone heavy and carrying authority "Find the last of the Dark Hounds and kill them immediately."
The skeletons didn't need to think twice as they bowed and scattered into different directions, their bones rattling as they all went ahead and searched for their prey.
Chris sighed, a touch of exhaustion creeping up to him. His mana was quickly burning out because of the many skeletons he had summoned, he leaned against a tree as he sat down, closing his eyes as he succumbed to his sleep.
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[Task Completed!]