Chapter 2
Naruto x Hinita: I'm only using the basic gamer mechanics in the story. I've only ever watched the anime so not everything in this story will be 100% accurate according to the games, light novel or manga. Also to me having an MP gauge instead of a cool down makes more sense because If all the abilities have cool downs then Tsuneo could theoretically just camp on top of something. I do agree about the edgy summary lol.
Guest: Hehe maybe. You'll have to read to find out :)
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I cringed in pain from the light beam. Every inch of my being felt like it was on fire after being teleported away. Re-materializing in the air I could only stare downwards. Wide-eyed I immediately realized how cartoon characters feel as they fall to their doom.
'Aw crap' were the words that entered my mind as I hurtled towards a field of grass. Leading in a heap of limbs I massaged my agony filled body hoping to quell the pain. "Pain? Wait! What if that guy was telling the truth about dying in real life" I muttered as I pushed myself from the ground. Continuing that train of thought, I promptly blanched, mentally reviewing my fight against that Dune Shifter. How I almost met my demise after only a few hours into the game. My death. Death.
'NO! I can't get killed here, I have to live. If not for myself then for them' I somberly resolved. Accessing the menu my mini map flashed to life. Checking the area I immediately realized I was on floor 1 again. "The only way for you to escape is to clear all 100 floors." His words echoed in my mind. Having an objective I began to run across the grass planes searching for a target.
'There!' I mentally yelled out spotting a crowd enemies blocking my path. The creatures were humanoid in appearance, with the exception of them being impish in size. At height of 4 feet, the beings resembled goblins from fantasy games. Each of the creatures were armed with a 8 inch dagger in each hand which violently glared at me in the sun. The little critters had sickly green skin and stained yellow teeth which protruded from their mouths. Three of the vermin wore rusted brass chest plates and cloth wrappings around their wastes, preserving what little modesty they had. However the fourth was noticeably different. With a dull golden crown adorning his head I identified him as the leader. Unlike his subordinates the leader of the troop was wreathed in a full body suit of steel, leaving only his face uncovered. The shiny metal armor was complete with a set of gauntlets and greaves, clanking in rhyme with every step the fiend took. Looking above their heads to check their stats I planned out my attack.
Lvl 6 Goblin King
Lvl 5 Goblin
Lvl 5 Goblin
Lvl 5 Goblin
'Okay. So in every war or battle once a commander dies his troops morale fades. That same logic should apply here'. Sprinting towards the goblins I made a beeline for their leader, putting my battle strategy to action. One of the basic goblins pointed at me but it was to late. Within slashing range, my blade rose into the air preparing to bite into the commander's neck. However an invisible hand gripped my body preventing my from savoring an easy kill.
"Melee attacks are prohibited with conventional weapons. Please attack with something else" My notification bar helpfully chimed out.
" !" The Goblin King said while slicing at me.
Unable to dodge the counter attack, The strike connected dealing 20 damage. Soon enough I was surrounded by the three other goblins. In a storm of wild slashes, vicious stabs, and forceful blows my health slowly dropped. 'Why the hell can't I attack?!' I ranted powerless to retaliate.
5 damage
20 damage
5 damage
5 damage
5 damage
5 damage
5 damage
20 damage
5 damage
5 damage
Noticing a slight pause in the barrage I was able to sidestep away from them. With no means of attacking I sprinted away hoping to escape. The goblins, however gave chase intent on cutting me down. Thankfully I was slightly faster than my aggressors and because of that I managed to temporarily lose them in a nearby forest.
Having managed to escape, the first thing on my mind was finding a place to hide so I could figure out what's wrong with the combat system. Spotting tree with a thick layer of leaves and branches a few feet above my head I nimbly grabbed onto the branch before pulling myself up. The adjacent leafy branches hid me from view as trembling fingers scrolled down the status menu.
Tsuneo
HP: [100/200]
HP Regen: [0.1 HP/s]
MP: [89/150]
MP Regen: [0.5 MP/s]
Lvl 11
XP: [106/500]
STATS
Str: 25 (Strength increases the damage of physical attacks.)
Vit: 20 (Vitality increases HP by 10 per level)
Wis: 20 (Wisdom increases MP by 5 per level)
Skl: 19 (Skill increases the cool down of abilities and increases weapon critical chance rates)
Lck: -10 (Luck increases the possibility of rare items appearing. If luck is negative then it decreases the chance of rare item drops and increases the chance of negative stat conditions)
Available Stat Points: 5
SKILLS
Body Skills
Sprint Lvl 1: [XP 4/10] A Basic ability that allows for faster movement at the expense of your movement being louder. Uses 1 MP every meter (Lvl Up increases speed and decreases MP drain.)
Sprint Challenges:
Use Sprint 50 times near an enemy without being detected.[0/50] REWARD:?
Use Sprint to escape from 100 enemies.[0/100] REWARD?
Sidestep Lvl 1: [XP 20/50] A basic movement ability that allows the user to dodge attacks. Can attack while sidestepping. Uses 10 MP per sidestep (Lvl Up increases speed of dodge and increases the probability of the enemy overextending after sidestepping)
Sidestep Challenges:
Use sidestep to get behind an enemy and kill them 20 times.[0/20] REWARD?
Use sidestep to get to a higher place 10 times.[0/10] REWARD?
Stealth Lvl 1: [XP 30/50] The ability to avoid detection. Successful sneak attacks will do bonus damage.(Lvl Up increases sneak attack damage, decreases detection chance and decreases armor noise)
Stealth Challenges:
*Use stealth to kill 50 enemies from above. [0/50] REWARD?
*Use stealth to kill 10 enemies from bushes. [1/10] REWARD?
Weapon Skills
*Survivalist Lvl MAX: A special skill which grants the player the ability to equip a maximum of 10 weapons on their person at once. However this skill bans players from attacking and defending with conventional melee weapons.
*Throwing Axe Mastery Lvl 1: [XP 0/100] A skill devoted to the usage of Throwing Axes (Lvl increases damage and unlocks skills)
Throwing Axe Skills:
Power Throw Lvl 1: [XP 0/100] Using maximum strength the user hurls their Axe at an enemy doing more damage than a regular throw. Uses 30 MP. (Lvl decreases MP cost)
"Bans player from attacking and defending with conventional melee weapons! And what happened to my blocking skill?" I parroted aloud. Fearing for my sanity I reread the stats again. And again, hoping to find some deception in the text. That this all might be fake. But alas the curtain of ignorance was lifted off my head, I realizing that this was all real. Sighing I put two stat points into wisdom, two into skill and one into strength. Since all my damage will be from throwing weapons I needed to increase my MP and Critical Chance so I could spam skills and hopefully useless weapons in a fight. With that plan in mind I allocated two stat points into skill, two points into wisdom, and the last point into strength.
Before I could ponder my current situation any further a chorus of childlike screeches accompanied by the clanking of metal was heard in the distance. The racket grew closer and closer causing my chest rate to. "Where. Is. That. Human?" A familiar creature grunted out. My heart sank as I peered down onto the forest floor.
Not only had the four menaces manage to track me, they somehow gathered three more common goblins. "There! There!" One of the creatures shouted pointing up towards me. Moments later the horde completely surrounded the tree. However each of their attempts to climb up failed miserably. After each trial the group comically landed on their butts as they fell from the wide tree trunk. In agitation the leader barked out commands in a foreign tongue. Suddenly five of the normal goblins assembled, like a firing squad and angry stared me down. My eyes drifted towards the other normal goblin and I noticed it reaching into a crevice in a nearby tree only to pull out a worn leather bag. Rushing back over to its companions the creature began handing out the bag's contents.
"Oh shit I'm screwed" I whispered horrified. Inside of the bag was a pile of their daggers. From my vantage point I was able to count out at least twenty. Making their plan obvious the creatures took several knives in each hand and aimed at me.
"Thwack. Thwack. Thwack. Thwack. Thwack. Thwack" The tree groaned out as It was impaled by the bladed weapons. The creatures were as accurate as they were tall with all six knives missing me. There was a slight lull in their onslaught as they drew more weapons, giving me the time to take some of the weapons around me. Upon stashing six of their weapons in my pockets I got another status notification.
Weapon Skills
(NEW) Throwing Knife Mastery lvl 1: [XP 0/100] A skill devoted to the usage of throwing knives. (lvl increases damage and unlocks skills)
Throwing Knife Skills:
Knife Volley lvl 1: [XP 0/100] The user takes three knives in one hand and throws them at an enemy. Uses 50 MP. Accuracy decreases at further ranges. (lvl increases accuracy and decreases MP cost)
Thwack. A familiar sound alerted me that my oppressors had re-armed and resumed their assault. I felt several knives slash into my body but thankfully they only left shallow cuts. My HP only dropped ten points from the ineffective attack. [HP: 90/200]
However as the goblins started to become more accurate I realized I had to do something. Leaping from the tree I sped off into the forest. Overcoming their shock the creatures quickly gave chase. 'Damn it If I stop to throw knives they'll catch up to me. But if I don't they'll eventually overtake me once I run out of MP' I ranted as I noticed my MP gauge at [92/160]. Soon enough I found an answer to my predicament.
Sprinting past several trees, I made sure I was out of sight before jumping into a nearby bush. Re-equipping my axe I lied in wait. Moments later the goblins rushed passed me like mad men. Passing the bush I immediately took am as their backs were facing me. Eyeballing the distance I bought my right arm back.
The axe head shone an orange color as it was raised skyward, signifying my Power Throw activating. Like a slingshot my arm snapped forward sending the weapon hurtling towards the goblin's leader. The axe found itself sheathed in the back of the leaders skull. The dead goblin unceremoniously fell to the ground with a thud before dissipating in a storm of blue pixels. "45 XP gained", the notification bar chimed off at my achievement.
Hearing something drop to the ground the other goblins immediately turned around. "NOO! Leader! URAAH!" The creatures shouted out enraged at their king's death. In a whirlwind of fury the creature's sped to their leader's killer.
Seeing there charge I drew three knives into my right hand. The daggers shone orange as I activated my Knife Volley skill. Pulling my arm back I stood in a throwing position waiting for the opportune moment to strike. Soon enough the blades were released into the air. Without looking back I ran in the other direction hoping to escape.
"30 XP gained"
"30 XP gained"
Peering over my shoulder I spotted two goblins drop to the ground with a knife in each their chests. However the third knife abandoned its brethren as it flew harmlessly into the distance. "MP Low!" The status bar rung aloud. Surely enough my MP gauge was at [10/160].
"Oh shit! Oh shit!" I chanted in hysteria as the four remaining goblins drew nearer. As I continued my mantra I spun around looking for some kind of solution. However the only thing around me was a lake of trees and two tall large square shaped boulders parallel to each other. But they were to tall to pull myself onto and there weren't any crevices to use as footholds. Then as if struck by lightning I suddenly had an epiphany.
'Use sidestep to get to a higher place 10 times.' I thought remembering one of the sidestep challenges. But I had no time to wonder if my idea would work because in a few seconds the goblins would be right on top of me. Acting fast I quickly moved over towards the odd pair of rocks. Standing between the two I saw that the four goblins were mere meters away.
With a mixture of hope and despair I put my plan into action. Leaping at the rock on my left, my feet just barely touched the halfway point before gravity began to pull me down. Twisting my body I internally yelled 'SIDESTEP'. This action caused my to rebound off the rock and slam my torso onto the top of the second one. Hearing an uproar under me I swiftly heaved myself on top of the second rock. Lying on my back I began to psychotically laugh out as I once again evaded death. I spent the next twenty minutes prone on the rock allowing my HP and MP to regenerate as the goblins stared at me from below.
The sun was beginning to set and I had no desire to camp out in the wilderness so I decided to eliminate my problem. I prepare another knife volley and slowly crawled over to the edge of my rock. Peering down I noticed all four goblins sitting in a circle at the base of the boulder. Smirking sadistically all three of my knives soon found themselves a new home. Each of the blades were buried hilt deep inside of a goblins skull. The sole survivor stared up at me in panic incredulous that his comrades were instantly killed. Reaching into my pocket I began to pull out my last knife only to find that I was out!
"Okay this isn't so bad. It can't get up here so I'll just wait it out" I thought before going to sleep intent on passing the time.
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When I woke I expected the goblin to have left dejected at its failed attempts to kill me. Nothing prepare my for the sight that would greet me. Flanking my platform on all four sides were long wooden spears planted into the ground. If I jumped down I would instantly get impaled by at least five spears. My only means of escape would be to leap over to the other rock and jump off the back side (there aren't any spears behind the other rock). However before I could even attempt to move I heard an ominously slow clanking sound. The suspense nearly caused my heart to stop as the clanking got louder and closer. Then I saw something pull itself onto the other rock. Paralyzed by fear I could only stare in horror as crazed eyes met my frightened orbs.
"he he he. SUPRISE!" The sole surviving goblin screamed out as it jumped at me. Landing on my rock It slowly advanced towards me. I slowly shuffled backwards until I was a few feet from teetering off edge of the rock. It suddenly tackled me to the face of the boulder. With a knife in each hand it drove both blades down at my eyes. Thankfully I managed to catch it's wrists before it had the chance to gouge my eyes out. We spent what seemingly an eternity on the ground fighting for control over the weapon. The contest of strength was even at first but I soon realized that the creature had more energy and stamina than me. Arms began to shake as the goblin pushed the blades downward ignoring my resistance. I only had one option left. I swiftly brought my knees up and rested them on the creatures chest, leaving it confused. Capitalizing on its confusion I rolled backward before pushing my legs forward. This action caused the monster to drop both weapons. Like a bucking bronco the goblin was ejected off of me and flew from the rock.
"Splurch" Several spears coughed out as they were coated in a layer of green blood. Looking from my platform I spotted the goblin trying to pull a spear out of its abdomen. Unable to escape it's spiky prison the light soon faded from its eyes before erupting in blue dots and pixels.
30 XP gained
Special skill created!
Surprise that I unlocked a special skill I immediately checked It out.
Body Skills
(NEW)Disarm lvl 1 [XP: 30/100] This skill allows the user to, when unarmed to steal their attacker's weapon. This skill can be transitioned into an attack after a successful Disarm (lvl increases Disarm chance and adds special perks).
Leaping over to the other rock I looked over the side of it and found knives embedded into the rocky wall forming pseudo ladder. Jumping down I pluncked five knives off the rock before happily scavenging the forest. Yes despite almost dying I was happy. I unlocked a useful skill, gained some XP, figured out how my combat system worked, and once I finished scavenging I would have a nice supply of throwing knives.
After 20 minutes of searching I finally found the place where the goblin king died. Spotting my axe I picked it up before grabbing the goblins loot. Taking all the loot from my kills I did inventory on my spoils of war. "Okay I now have: 32 throwing knives, 9 disease infested goblin teeth, and 30 Cor" I counted out as I began walk back to town.
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The whole MP gauge thing will be explained next chapter. However know this only Tsuneo has an MP gauge. Everybody else has normal weapon cool downs.