Chapter 4
I spent the next two weeks after my fight with the boar in much the same manner, slowly expanding my territory by exploring through the forest while I foraged for food. I never got lucky enough to come across a pair of monsters fighting each other again, but I did find 1 sleeping boar a few days after, which I easily killed. I came across three moth monsters over the course of the week following that, also dealing with them rather easily via sneak attacks, and most recently I encountered a giant dragonfly monster that launched projectiles from its abdomen. That fight was harder since it caught me off guard and I took a direct hit from the first projectile, dealing 100 damage to me. Luckily, it had a lower DEF like the moths, so I was able to rush it as soon as I got my bearings, cutting off its wings leaving it helpless on the ground, which was good to know that I could deal with enemies in that fashion as well.
[Due to certain actions, the Agility stat has been awarded 9 points.]
[Due to certain actions, the Dexterity stat has been awarded 9 points.]
[Due to certain actions, the Intelligence stat has been awarded 9 points.]
[Due to certain actions, the Strength stat has been awarded 10 points.]
[Due to certain actions, the Endurance stat has been awarded 10 points.]
[Fire Starter has Levelled Up! x3]
[Monster Chef has Levelled Up! x3]
[Due to certain actions, you have unlocked the active skill [Leatherworking]!]
[Leatherworking has Levelled Up!]
[Inspect has Levelled Up! x2]
[2866 XP Gained.]
[You have Levelled Up! All HP and SP restored! x3]
[You have received [Boar Leather x2], [Boar Meat x7] and [Medium Magic Stone x1] for slaying [Battle Boar Level 18]! Your rewards have been deposited into your [Inventory].]
[You have received [Velvet Moth Wing x1], [Moth Meat x12] and [Medium Magic Stone x3] for slaying [Velvet Moth Level 17 x3]! Your rewards have been deposited into your [Inventory].]
[You have received [Gun Libellula Meat x 3] and [Medium Magic Stone x1] for slaying [Gun Libellula Level 19]! Your rewards have been deposited into your [Inventory]
The moths were much easier to kill than the boars having low HP and DEF stats thankfully, as I didn't want to risk a fighting a heavy hitter again, since I'm almost certain that single hit from the boar's tusk had nearly one shot me. Though it's not like I can check since my health was fully restored almost right away, I just don't think the risk is worth it. Especially considering that the moths have rather abysmal PATK and the most they can do when I sneak up on them is start slapping me with their wings only to die within one or two more strikes from my knife. Speaking of which, I discovered something odd about my passive knife skill that it doesn't state outright, which is that as I level it up, it downloads knowledge of proper knife techniques directly into my head! It even absorbs any other knife related [Skills] as part of it, as I discovered when it directly downloaded the [Swift Thrust] skill to my mind and didn't list it as a separate skill but simply added it to the description of my passive. I've also passively gained some more stats and levelled some skills, aside from the bonuses I got from combat, during the past two weeks, so that's a plus. I would have to begin moving down the floors soon though, because just this morning I received a notification that scares the shit out of me.
[Warning, the Player has spent more than 14 days in the same location, all monsters on the floor have been notified of your existence. [377:50:37] until all monsters are notified of your exact location.]
Yeah, not good stuff, so I decided I need to start killing some monsters in earnest for stats and levels before I book it down to the next floor in a week or so. I still haven't even found the way down either so I'll be taking my exploration missions much further from my cave in hopes of finding it while I grind, if not I can spend that last week dedicated to searching for it. On the plus side though, what I have gained over the past two weeks will help in my expeditions this week!
[Status]
[Name: Sana Ljos Alf] [Level: 6] [XP: 992/1600]
[Race: High Elf]
[Sex: Female]
[Age: 13]
[Falna: Forming] - [There is [8392:47:52] left until completion. Process can be lengthened or shortened by completing certain actions. Regular effects of Falna still applied.]
[Titles]
[Exhibitionist]
[HP: 280] 14.1HP/min
[MP: 0] 0MP/min
[SP: 36] 7.1SP/min
[PATK: 29]
[MATK: 35]
[DEF: 36]
[RES: 35]
[Stats]
[Strength: 29]
[Vitality: 28]
[Endurance: 36]
[Dexterity: 30]
[Agility: 32]
[Intelligence: 35]
[Magic: 0]
[Luck: -12]
[Sub menus]
[Skills]
[Spells]
[Equipment]
[Skills]
Passive: [?#%%*+'?!; UNKNOWN] [Truck-Kun's Blessing; MAX] [Brought a Knife to a Monster Fight; Level 4/100] - [When using a knife against [Monster] type enemies, damage is increased by 8%, otherwise damage is increased by 4%. Current sub-skills; [Knife Mastery], [Swift Thrust].] [Trash Belly; Level 3/10] - [You can consume almost anything to satiate your hunger. Though it still tastes like shit. Lol, trash eating trash, hehe, I crack myself up sometimes.]
Active: [Inspect; Level 5/10] [Fire Starter; Level 4/100] - [u cavewoman, u make fire, grunting caveman noises] [Carving; Level 1/100] - [Player can carve wood freely or use learned 'recipes' provided by skill.] [Monster Chef; Level 4/25] - [You have embarked on the journey of cooking up culinary masterpieces out of monsters, to be the one, the only, MONSTER CHEF... eventually. Pffft, yeah right, loser.] [Leatherworking; Level 2/100] - [Player can craft leather items freely or use learned 'recipes' provided by skill.]
[Equipment]
[Weapon: Kopis of the Maiden]
[Head: Cloak of Blending] - [A plain grey cloak taken off the body of a deceased adventurer. Stealth + 75% when enemies aren't aware of you, +25% otherwise. Only works on Enemies Level 25 and below. +25 DEF and +25 RES when fighting enemies more than 20 Levels higher than you. One of the only reasons your Luck stat hasn't screwed you over yet n00b.]
[Neck: Odd Necklace] - [A necklace with an odd shape. +0.1 HP and SP regen]
[Torso: None]
[Arms: None]
[Accessory: None]
[Legs: None]
[Feet: None]
[Vanity Equipment]
[Basic Underwear Set] - [A light blue set of underwear that automatically adjusts its size to the wearer.]
[Boar Skirt] - [Two pieces of Boar Leather tied together to make a short skirt, covered in tan fur.]
I'm still not sure what this [Falna] thing is, but it appeared on my [Status] after I noticed something odd in my reflection while bathing, where I spotted an odd formless tattoo in between my breasts and received the notification [The [Falna] function has been revealed]. It's a dark blue color that is constantly changing shape and moving, kind of like a cloud. 'Going by the time it says it will take to form I likely won't be finding out for a long time though.' And with that thought, I shove aside any lingering thoughts on the subject, since there is nothing to be done about it, so there would be no use in worrying.
As I spent my time ruminating over my progress during the last couple of weeks my trek has finally brought me into new territory, so I quickly shake myself free of idle thoughts. I make sure to concentrate and spam [Inspect] on my surroundings, as I've found that it can spot monsters that I can't directly see, giving me an early warning system. 'Which has totally saved my skin quite a few times.' I continue travelling at my regular pace for another hour or so, not spotting anything out of the ordinary until finally, I come across a giant formation of the dungeon wall material in the shape of a tree trunk with a ramp wrapping up around the side of it. Hoping that I've finally found the path that will lead me to the exit I immediately begin ascending, getting a huge shock once I'm above the trees.
All around me I can see multiple enclosures surrounded by ramps, just like the one I stand upon, forming groups of forested enclosures as far as the eye can see. 'Well then... This place is a lot bigger than I thought it was.' I stand there in dumbfounded shock for a few more minutes as I take in both the vastness of this dungeon floor and the extremely colorful plant life in some of the other enclosures, before I come to my senses and immediately let out a dry chuckle. "Ha. Hahaha... Looks like finding that path to the next floor down might take longer than I thought..." Sighing quietly to myself I turn back to the path and continue my way up the ramp, reaching the top a few minutes later.
From there the ramp splits between a winding pathway that goes around the entire dungeon floor, connecting with more formations like the one I just climbed, and a humongous opening shaped vaguely like a doorway leading inside. 'A doorway for a giant that is.' I note dryly to myself as I glance up to the top of the entrance that is at least 5 meters tall. I decide to peek through the doorway before deciding one way or the other, so I spam [Inspect] into the opening before I shuffle in quietly and wait a few moments in the dimmer light to let my eyes adjust. Once my eyes do adjust, I'm immediately greeted by the sight of a giant hole and I take a few steps back as I'm only one step short of walking into a long fall. I shiver runs up my back as my fear of heights rears its head, making me walk in reverse another few steps until my back collides with the wall.
After calming down and shoving aside the fact that, 'Holy shit I almost walked off the edge!' I note that it isn't quite a straight drop, but rather a winding staircase that follows the edge of the walls and slowly works its way inwards the deeper it gets. My lips curl up into a smirk as I realized my supposedly bad Luck stat had let me get lucky once again, letting me stumble straight into my path down to the next floor instead of having to spend the next couple weeks searching throughout this one.
Since I've completed one of my main goals for the week, I decide it's time to work on the other one and turn back to the entrance with the intention of looking for more easy kills. Only to stop in my tracks and let out a curse under my breath, 'Because of course I'm not that lucky.', as I spot a reptilian monster standing on two legs blocking the way out, its spiked tail swinging back and forth behind it as its head tilted to the side while looks at me. Immediately I [Inspect] it and skim its stats while I bring my knife to bear, noting the fact that the monster is holding a spear in its left hand and has a vaguely flower shaped shield on its right arm.
[Lizardman Scout Level 29]
[HP: 2550]
[SP: 150]
[PATK: 180]
[DEF: 120]
I barely have the time to curse my luck before it lets out a screech and stabs at me with its spear, which I swiftly sidestep, only barely clearing the blade at the tip of the spear. Gritting my teeth, I duck low and charge towards the damned lizard, attempting to get past it so that I'm not stuck between it and a who knows how long drop. Frustratingly, the lizardman pulls his spear back much faster than I can move and tries to swing it down on me from above. I bring up my knife and catch the shaft on my blade at an angle, letting it slide off as I dodge to the left and continue my rush forward. I spin as I slip past it, the lizardman having just pulled back his spear for a horizontal swing at me, ducking low as soon as I see its actions and bringing my knife up to take the blow before it reaches me, the lizardman having adjusted the path of its swing.
I grunt in pain as the shaft hits my knife and just keeps going, sending my flying back at least a meter to the side before I impact the side of the entranceway. Quickly scrambling to my feet and bringing up my knife once again, I find myself already panting as the monster stalks towards me, gripping its spear in both hands. I bring up my left hand to grip my knife as well, pulling it in close to my chest as I prepare my first attempt at the knife skill [Swift Thrust] that had been downloaded into my head just yesterday. The lizardman is still a few feet away, its spear held in a stance that looks to be for thrusting when I activate the skill, the world blurring around me as my body moves through the motions on its own faster than my brain can currently process. When the world stops blurring, I'm standing almost chest to chest with the lizardman, who rears back in surprise as I follow through with the momentum, burying my knife into its chest and pulling it back out to repeat the motion.
Only to stop and cough out blood a moment later, strength leaving my limbs almost instantly as an intense pain courses throughout my body radiating outwards from my stomach, causing me to look down. Blood drips slowly out of my mouth down onto the rear end of the shaft of the spear that has impaled me as stare down dumbly at it, my knife slipping from my right hand and clattering against the ground. "H-huh...? W-when did that get there...?" I mumble semi-deliriously to myself as I drag my gaze back up to the lizardman's yellow slitted eyes that stare down smugly at me. It jostles the spear slightly, loosening its grip and letting me drop to my knees, causing me to cough out another mouthful of blood as my head lolls back and directs my gaze up at it as it rears back one hand in a fist, teeth bared in a grotesque smile.
My eyes widen in realization at the fact that I'm about to be killed before I begin struggling and yelling at it, causing it to pause for a moment. "N... no. No... No, fuck you! I'm not dying here, you tiny brained scaly fuck!" I push my hands down on the ground, my right hand encountering my dagger and quickly gripping it as I struggle to my feet. The damned lizard takes a step back and lowers its hand as it watches my efforts in amusement, bringing it up to inspect its nails and goad me.
My legs give out underneath me as I stand and raise my knife, bringing it down on the shaft of the spear twice in quick succession which causes it to snap off. "Fuck you, fuck you fuckyoufuckyoufuc-" I'm mumbling to myself almost unconsciously as I begin to stagger towards the lizardman, my steps slowly getting surer the closer I get to it. It's still grinning down at me maliciously as it raises its claws once more, its fangs gleaming in the light of the dungeon. "FUCK! YOU!" I shout as I finally reach it, leaping up onto it and gripping the horn jutting out from behind its right eye with my left hand as I scream in its face, partially blocking the swing it sends at me, but not enough to prevent myself from getting clocked in the face. I stab my knife straight into its left eye first and it stumbles back before falling flat on its ass from either the shock or pain. I don't care regardless as I pull my knife out and stab it again, leaning my weight into it and forcing the lizardman on its back as it fails to get a solid hit on me with its flailing arms, only managing claw through my bra straps.
I give a spiteful smile down at it as my thoughts get progressively more jumbled and my reason begins to fade before I bring down my knife into its face. "Die." - Squelch -
'KILL. KILL. DIE. DIE! KILLKILLDIEDIEKILLKILLKILL-'
"Fuck you!" - Squelch - "You." - Squelch - "Scaly." - Squelch - "Piece." - Squelch - "Of." - Squelch - "Shit!"
'-DIEDIEKILLDIEPERISHDIEKILL-'
"How do you like that!" - Squelch - "Or this? Do want some of this? Hahaha!" - Squelch -
'-KILLDIEDIEKILLKILLKILLDIEDIEKILLDIE-'
"Grrr-Agh!" - Squelch - "Hehe. Ehehe. Hehehehehahahaha-"
-KILLKILLDIEKILLDIEDIEDIEKILKILLDIEDIEDIEDIEKILLDIEDIE!'
"Ahahahahaha~. Are you dead yet? I'm not sure, so let's give you some more!"
- Squelch -
"Haa, haa, fuu... Ahhh... That felt good... Sleepy..."
- Rustle, tap, tap - "Gh-ngh!" - Squelch -
I snap back into awareness at the sharp pain radiating from my stomach, letting out a small yell in surprise. "Gah! Ow, what the... fuck..." I trail off my pain becoming secondary for a moment as I notice the corpse of the lizardman a couple feet away from me and grimace at the macabre sight of its skull that has been mulched down into a paste. Turning away from the sight quickly, I shove the image deep down in my mind behind a locked door and throw away the key, 'Because that is just a big nope, all around.'
Having cleared my head, my lack of distraction allows my pain to come to the forefront once more, making me let out a small whimper and bring my hand up to where I'm impaled. Or rather, where I was impaled, I mildly note as my hand brushes over the slowly closing hole in my stomach. I realize what happened to the spear a moment later as I can see it slightly to my right on the ground as I'm looking down at my bloodstained left hand. 'That must have been what woke me up... And I obviously wasn't asleep this whole time, judging by the state of the monster. So, what exactly happened...?'
I take a quick look at my surroundings, spamming [Inspect] all the while, making sure no more monsters had snuck up while I was out of it. Which is when I notice the large cluster of notifications floating much higher than usual, about a couple feet above their usual height at my eye level. I let out an annoyed huff before quietly complaining to myself, "Great, now how am I supposed to read them..." only to let out a surprised squeak when they snap down to their normal height faster than my eyes could track.
[Due to certain actions, the Vitality stat has been awarded 10 points.]
[Warning! You have received the debuff [Impaled]! Please remove source of injury for HP regen to take effect.]
[Brought a Knife to a Monster Fight has Levelled Up!]
[Due to certain actions, the Vitality stat has been awarded 9 points.]
[Due to certain actions, the Endurance stat has been awarded 9 points.]
[Due to certain actions, you have unlocked the berserk-type skill [Rampage]!]
[You have received [Lizardman Nail x2], [Lizardman Shield x1] and [Large Magic Stone x1] for slaying [Lizardman Scout Level 29]! Your rewards have been deposited into your [Inventory].]
[1721 XP Gained.]
[You have Levelled Up! All HP and SP restored! Due to fact that you are suffering from the debuff [Impaled], this injury cannot be healed at this time.]
[Brought a Knife to a Monster Fight has Levelled Up!]
[Due to certain actions, the Strength stat has been awarded 9 points.]
[Due to certain actions, the Endurance stat has been awarded 8 points.]
[Due to certain actions, the development of your [Falna] has undergone a drastic change! Time until completion increased to [8559:32:28].]
[You have removed the source of your injury! Debuff [Impaled] has been removed. Injury will now heal through HP regen.]
[Warning! Berserk state has faded, and player will now suffer from the debuff [Stat Suppression – 50%] for [23:56:48]. [Rampage] is now on cooldown for [71:56:48].]
I hiss out a heavy breath between my clenched teeth, already feeling my exhaustion and weakness from the [Stat Suppression] creeping up on me. Chewing my bottom lip in worry, I glance around once again to ensure there aren't any more monsters and start slowly walking down the ramp that I used to get up in the first place and begin my trek home, hoping to avoid any monsters along the way.
"Heh, with my luck, that isn't going to happen..." I mumble to myself pessimistically.
AN: The Lizardman not finishing her off is due to its overconfidence and thinking she can't do much damage to it as seen from her first hit; thus, it plays with its prey. At least that's the logic that was going through my head as I wrote it lolol.
Sana is more focused on survival than anything, so she don't got time to waste being vain lol. Thus, she doesn't describe herself, at least for now. I've posted the concept image I used as a base to help me create her on my profile but note that this would be her appearance much closer to canon, her hair is much shorter currently and... uh, I can't think of anything else lol. Oh, her boobs aren't that big yet. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
MATHZ
[Lizardman Scout Level 29]
[HP: 2550]
[SP: 150]
[PATK: 180]
[DEF: 120]
VS
Sana Level 6
[HP: 280] 14.1HP/min
[MP: 0] 0MP/min
[SP: 36] 7.1SP/min
[PATK: 29]
[MATK: 35]
[DEF: 36] +25
[RES: 35] +25
Hit by shaft of spear, blocked before hit.
S(231.5/280HP) (24/36SP)
First hit/got impaled.
L(2328.72/2550HP) S(73.5/280HP) (12/36SP)
Eye stab/got clocked in the face, blocked before hit.
L(1876.8/2550HP) S(26.5/280HP) (?/36SP)
Constant damage from bleeding out healed by HP regen, as bleeding is at a slow pace due to being impaled.
Base damage is 170.64 (-120), [Rampage] damage is 511.92 (-120), with [Ignore DEF – 50%] buff 511.92 (-60) which would kill Lizardman in 6 solid hits.
[Swift Thrust: A knife skill concentrated on instant movement for attacks. SP cost 12. Knife wielder can move anywhere within a 10-meter radius of their starting position at a speed that would seem to be teleporting, to any normal person. Damage increased by 200% for first hit after exiting dash.] (221.28 in this case.)
Lizardman damage for a solid hit is 158 after DEF (180 PATK + 39 (Wep) -61 DEF)
Hits with the shaft of the spear have damage reduced by 25% due to less wind up and being blunt damage. 103.25
Blocks reduce the damage by another 25% at the cost of stamina equivalent to the blow (6 in this case). 48.5 (If blocked hit from shaft)
Lizardman punch (blocked) 47 after DEF (180 PATK – 25% block -15% blunt damage –61DEF)
