"Congratulations on completing the quest, 'Defeat the Blue Python'."
"You have acquired the Blue Python's poisonous fangs."
Item Description: Blue Python's Poisonous Fangs. Rank: Rare
Increases poison resistance by five per cent.
Deals an additional two per cent poison damage to enemies.
Enhances critical hit chance by five per cent.
During the dungeon raid at the Blue Wolf guild, you kill fifty Rank E monsters. Your uncalculated experience points are three thousand.
"Your level has increased to ten."
New Skills Unlocked:
Poison Strike 'Active': Ten mana power needed to activate.
Poison Resistance: 'Passive'.
Here's the continuation of Chapter 10:
"Congratulations; you have reached level 10."
Current Stats:
Level: Ten
Health: Five hundred and fifty
Mana: forty-five. The host is unable to use mana at the moment due to the rare case of mana blockage.
Strength: Fifty
Agility: Thirty Two
Intelligence: Twenty.
Eagan's eyes scanned the notifications, excitement coursing through his veins. Reaching level ten opened new possibilities.
Available Status status points Fifteen"
He allocated the points to strength and agility, adding ten points to agility and five to strength.
As Eagan continued to look through his gains from the test, another piece of information popped up.
"Class Selection Unlocked!"
"Congratulations! You have reached level ten and are now eligible to choose a class. Selecting a class will grant unique abilities, enhance your stats, and shape your play style."
Class Options:
Assassin is an ability-based class.
Excels at dealing critical hits and evading attacks
Abilities: stealth, poison mastery, critical strike.
Warrior A strength-based class.
Excels at dealing massive damage and withstanding damage
Abilities: Battle Cry, Shield Block, Rage.
Ranger is an intelligence-based class.
Excels at ranged combat and tracking
Abilities: Camouflage, Rapid Fire, Hawk's Eyes
Paladin, this is a hybrid class.
Excels at balancing damage and support
Abilities: healing hands, shield of faith, divine strike.
"Note the skills listed are merely the common skills, and there are chances of getting rare and legendary grades in the future."
"Also not that the classes have subclasses, and you will have to go through a class enhancement trial to move to the next stage."
"Based on your current stats, it is recommended that you choose the warrior class." The system was recommended.
Eagan considered his options, weighing the benefits of each class. Of course, with his proficiency from his past life, being a warrior who would later develop into a swordsman would be the best choice for him.
However, given the knowledge he already had, there was no need to choose the warrior class.
"Should I choose Paladin?" He mused. "Healers are rare, so being a Paladin would really benefit me both now and in the future."
Eagan thought about his past life experiences and the current game dynamics. Being a Paladin would offer unique advantages.
"Paladins are rare, and their support capabilities are invaluable," he reasoned. "With my existing knowledge, I can adapt to the Paladin's play style easily. But the problem now is that I do not have mana."
"Well, I guess I'll have to work harder to open my mana blockage." He muttered and selected the Paladin class.
Class Selected: Paladin
Paladin Stats Boost:
Health: plus hundred
Mana: Plus Fifty. Still blocked due to mana blockage.
Strength: Plus Ten
Agility: plus five.
Intelligence: plus Ten
Paladin basic skills acquired:
Healing Hands. Passive: Level one.
Restores five health to allies within Ten. This skill is upgradeable.
Shield of Faith. Active skill. Level one: absorbs Twenty per cent damage for five seconds and cost thirty mana power. Cooldown time: thirty minutes.
Divine Strike. Active Skill. Level one: Deals One fifty per cent damage to enemies. Cost: fifty mana per cast. No cool-down time.
A knock on the door pulled Eagan out of his mental space in time to see Alastair walk into his room with a glass of warm milk.
It was a tradition between them since Eagan could remember. Whenever Alastair comes home from his raid, he'll bring Eagan warm milk to drink before going to bed.
"I came in the other time, but you were in the shower," Alastair explained as she handed Eagan a cup of milk. "How was it?" He asked and took a seat on Eagan's bed. "Your first day in a dungeon, how do you feel?"
Eagan paused at the question, his eyes concentrated on the cup of milk in his hand.
He remembered Alastair had asked him this particular question in his past life. And back then he replied, 'I don't want to go in there anymore.'
And being the fitting older brother that he is, Alastair had made sure he never stepped into the dungeon until he died.
Feeling the warmth of the milk seeping into his palm, Eagan smiled and cleared his mind from the bothersome events of his past life.
Smiling, he took a sip of the milk and replied. "I like it. It feels like another world on its own, and killing those monsters to protect the people gave me a sense of purpose." He confessed, and Alan hummed happily.
Alastair's eyes sparkled with delight, his expression warm. "That's the spirit, brother! I knew you'd find your place in this world."
Eagan took another sip of the milk, feeling a sense of comfort wash over him. This moment, with Alastair by his side, was a stark contrast to his past life.
The room fell into a comfortable silence as the brothers got lost in their thoughts. Alastair's eyes flickered towards Eagan, lingering for a moment before he looked away.
"What's bothering you?" Eagan asked as he noticed Alastair's behaviour.
"I'm sorry," Alastair breathed out. "I've been so busy with other things to realise how much you've grown."
"I'm sure Mum would have slapped me on the back if she knew I didn't even know you had talent with the sword."
"I have failed as an older brother, and I'm sorry," he apologised.
Eagan's expression softened, his voice gentle. "You didn't fail, Alastair. You've always been there for me; you've always looked out for me."
'You remained entrapped under Thane's hold until the last moment just so I could live a more comfortable life in my past,' he added in his thoughts. 'I owe you a lot, and I promise to pay back in this life.'
Alastair's eyes misted, his voice cracking. "But I should have been more present, more supportive. I was so caught up in my work."
Eagan set the milk aside and flipped Alan's forehead with a smile. "You're doing great. I wouldn't ask for another brother."
"Thanks, Eagan," Alastair replied as he regained his momentum. "Alright, since you already have the skills, I asked Thane to leave some E-rank dungeon rights to me."
"As an S rank hunter, I can have dungeon rights from the association, but I never used them, so I'm cashing out on the rights to have you train more through experience."
"Thanks, Alastair," Eagan said, gratitude filling his chest. "This means a lot to me."
Alastair smiled, his eyes warm. "You're my brother, Eagan. I'll always support you."
Alastair stood up and patted Eagan's back. "For now, there is a C-rank dungeon I'm going to raid tomorrow; would you like to join me?"