Chapter 2
Each of these worlds have their own benefits and drawbacks.
For Overlord, one of the benefits, if the description was anything to go by, was that I'd basically be in Ainz' place. All of the servants of Nazarick would be at his beck and call, being fanatically loyal to me. The New World that Overlord took place in didn't really have anyone that could compete with the forces of Nazarick, which could potentially make conquering it a cakewalk. Unfortunately for me, I kinda fell off the series after Season One. Not because of a lack of interest, but because I just didn't have time to watch the show after that.
Not to mention given the gap in time between seasons, and so many unknowns as a result, there's no telling what the New World truly had in store for me. Ainz may have had plenty of power to take on what came his way, but I'm not Ainz. Just because I would take his place doesn't guarantee I would have his power. I more than likely ain't gonna be pulling off any Black Holes or crushing Clementine with a bear hug anytime soon.
Bleach is also a major no. Bleach was by far my favorite of the Big 3. Naruto had its high points but it felt like the series deviated too far from what it once was. One Piece…was just too damn long. I don't care how popular a series is, no series needs to be over a thousand chapters long. Not to mention a lot of the character designs looked too goofy for me to take the show too seriously.
Doflamingo and Kaidou were kinda cool though.
As far as Bleach was concerned, there were just a LOT of people that would be terrifying to fight. The Captains, Espada, Wandenreich, and so on.
Aizen alone was enough for me to put Bleach off until I was much MUCH stronger until I was ready to deal with them.
Helltaker is up there in the options I wish to go with, but I suck at puzzle games. Like, unironically I suck at them, and if I get zapped by that weird lightning, there is no guarantee I'd get a reset. So unless I can find a way to just bulldoze through the levels or avoid the lightning, I'm not doing that yet.
Tekken I'm a bit iffy on. Unlike with Overlord, there was no guarantee I'd take the place of the protagonist. Speaking of which, if I even did take the protagonist role, would I be Kazuya, or Jin?
I hope to God I don't take Lars' place.
Fuck Lars.
Not to mention a version of Akuma was in that world. I don't know how the hell Heihachi survived the Raging Demon aside from plot armor, but I doubt I would have that kind of luck.
Maneater wouldn't be too bad…if I didn't have a fear of deep water. The shark movies I used to watch didn't help.
Highschool of the Dead, and Hellsing seem relatively low risk, but the issue would be that, given the actual length of time of both series, there wouldn't be too much opportunity to make many gains in power. Hellsing in particular is the more concerning of the two, mainly because Alucard exists.
I don't care what Death Battle says, Alucard was a certified menace, and if he gets omnipresence like in the original series, then I doubt I'd be able to even do anything to kill him if he ever came after me.
The only Monster Hunter Game I ever played was Freedom Unite on the PSP. I never finished it unfortunately, and I had long since lost my PSP by this point. But I do know that some of the beasts there would one shot me. Especially if it's that damn Tigrex.
That damn thing is like a rabid animal.
The Familiar of Zero would put me in Saito's position. I would've considered this option if it wasn't for the fact that the prejudices of that world between nobles and commoners didn't put me at a disadvantage. Sure I'd get stronger eventually, but I think it would be more amusing to arrive with a crap load of power just so I can blow their minds away.
Highschool DXD is probably one of the OG Ecchi anime that many knew about. For better or for worse. My only reason for not choosing that world is because, in spite of some of the fights not being on the same scale as say, Dragon Ball or Bleach, but some of the abilities some of the characters used were downright terrifying. The Gremory's power of Destruction was like a watered down Hakai, and that alone is terrifying.
Not to mention there were multiple pantheons of deities and dragons that could seemingly contend with God. Also God was dead in that world too, so that was…something.
So yeah, I'm not doing that world yet.
Lastly…was Minecraft.
I have no idea what level of difficulty I'd be locked to, but once I did get strong enough, many of the enemies in the game wouldn't even phase me…hopefully. Not to mention the game itself had achievements that I could gain and get bonuses for. Some of these achievements were super easy to gain too, so I'd be making gains much faster than I likely would otherwise.
So I made my choice, and went for Minecraft. Hopefully I don't regret this.
[Congratulations Master! Good luck in your playthrough!]
ARIA's voice was the last thing I heard before a bright flash of light engulfed me. I felt my feet land on solid ground once again when my vision began to clear. A familiar tune began playing in my ears, and I knew for certain…that this was the beginning of my new journey.
Day 1
I saw that I was surrounded by a large field of grass with several yellow and blue flowers. In the distance to my left was a large forest of trees. No doubt a lot of monsters would be appearing from there once night came. A ways ahead of me and I saw what looked like a lake. To my right, in the distance, was an impressive mountain.
This was very ideal.
I couldn't waste any time and started digging into the earth. I want to have a foundation for a house before I go out and get materials. It was like I was playing Pocket Edition on my phone all over again, except the experience felt very VERY real.
Well, aside from the fact that the dirt looked like blocks in my hand like in the game. Once I was certain I had acquired enough, I checked my Inventory and pulled the dirt out.
[Achievement: Taking Inventory]
[Objective: Open your inventory.]
[Reward: 100 Credits, 20 EXP]
Yep. There it is!
I could feel a smile growing on my face as I got excited. Gamer's Mind activated and I was able to retain my cool. Can't get too giddy when monsters could strike at any moment. I managed to complete my makeshift dirt home with a hole that I could use to make a door. Now I just needed to go and get wood, and make myself a crafting table.
I still had my Iron Sword with me from the Dungeon, so if any monsters came close I'd be able to deal with them. I went to go bunch the tree like in the game and, like the dirt, the wood turned into blocks. It seems the physics of this world are still more or less the same.
[Achievement: Getting Wood]
[Objective: Punch a tree until a block of wood pops out.]
[Reward: 100 Credits, 20 EXP]
I could tell I'd level up soon if I kept this up. Once I got a couple more trees punched down, I returned back to the dirt house. I noticed that the sun had barely moved since I got here. I suppose that not EVERYTHING carried over from the original game. I guess time moves as it would IRL.
I'm more than fine with that. I then created some planks before making myself a crafting table.
[Achievement: Benchmaking]
[Objective: Craft a Crafting Table with four blocks of wooden planks.]
[Reward: 100 Credits, 20 EXP]
[You have Leveled Up!]
[100 EXP to Level 5]
[Reward: 10 Stat Points]
Once I created enough wood planks and sticks, I created a door for my home. I was able to make a gate and a couple fences, but not enough to completely surround my house. Before I get on that, I decide to try and bump up a couple of my Stats. I decided to bump up my INT and WIS to 30 and see what happened.
Name: Soren Graves
Level: 4 (100 EXP to Level 5)
HP: 130 (10 Regen per minute)
MP: 130 (10 Regen per minute)
STR: 20
DEX: 20
CON: 30
INT: 30
WIS: 30
CHA: 30
LCK: 40
Stat Points: 0
Credits: 12,800
[Reward for reaching 25 INT]
[INT Modifier]
[Description: Any spells you cast will not only dish out their own damage but an additional amount of damage based on their INT Modifier.]
[Reward for reaching 25 WIS]
[MP Regen Level 1]
[Description: You can regenerate up to ten MP per minute]
So not only would I be able to regenerate MP now, but any Spells I learn would be even stronger than they would be otherwise!? That is so busted and I love it!
I regained my senses and went back out to grab more wood. I wanted to make sure I didn't get too deep into the forest, at least not until I could make enough torches to light the place up. Monsters in Minecraft weren't too fond of light if burning up in the sun was anything to go by. Once I chopped down a few more trees, I moved back to my home to finish making more and more fences. I then managed to completely surround my home with some additional space for when I want to set up a farm.
I looked towards the sky and saw that I had about a few more hours before the sun would start to set, so I decided to create a pickaxe and a hoe.
[Achievement: Time to Mine!]
[Objective: Use planks and sticks to make a pickaxe.]
[Reward: 100 Credits, 20 EXP]
[Achievement: Time to Farm!]
[Objective: Make a Hoe.]
[Reward: 100 Credits, 20 EXP]
I headed outside and went towards the mountain and got myself some cobblestone. I even managed to get some coal in the process. By the time my wooden pickaxe broke, I had gotten quite a ways inside of the mountain. Not enough to reach any caves yet, but that was for the best.
I went outside and saw that the sun was finally starting to set. I ran back to my home and immediately shut the door behind me. I crafted several torches and lit up the inside of my home with one of them. Almost immediately I could hear the distant sounds of the zombies and spiders crawling around the fence. In spite of the seemingly intimidating feeling, Gamer's Mind was keeping me from freaking out.
I went to the Shop to see if it was possible to purchase a bed to sleep in. Unfortunately it was in the HUB World options.
Crap…
Guess I gotta go get the bed the old fashioned way.
Once the night is over, I'll make the dirt house a little bigger and build a furnace. I wanna try and get iron as quickly as possible, make some shears, and so on and so forth. Also I gotta make a bucket for water once I get my farm underway.
I've got quite a ways to go.
Day 2
As the sounds of burning zombies and skeletons are heard outside of my dirt home, I realized that I don't really feel that tired. Gamer's Body is keeping me from feeling a sense of fatigue where I'd normally be sleeping. I gotta find a way to get a bed soon though. I don't want to deal with Phantoms flying around.
I slowly open my door and see burned and charred remains of zombies and skeletons around the outside of the fence. Good thing the fence did it's job.
I looked at my inventory and saw I had about six torches left. I decided to put them around my fence posts. Hopefully they'll keep the beasts from getting anywhere near me. Afterwards, I take my remaining wood, as well as some of the stone I mined and made a stone pickaxe.
[Achievement: Getting an Upgrade]
[Objective: Construct a better pickaxe.]
[Reward: 100 Credits, 20 EXP]
Thank you.
I then went back towards the trees, punching a few of them to get more wood. Once I get more torches, I want to light up that area as well.
Everything the light touches will be my property.
I took the remaining coal and made about four more torches. Then I went all the way back to the cave that I made into the side of the mountain, using two of the torches to light my way around the area. I managed to get more coal before I finally found my way inside of a cave.
Clearly this world was made post cave update because this cave is HUGE.
Right away I immediately boarded up the entrance I made as the sounds of zombies and cave spiders surrounded the area.
I wasn't scared or anything. No, totally not.
Gamer's Mind won't allow me to be.
It is simply me deciding that I'm under prepared for what's in there. Plain and simple. I decided to mine in a different direction. Still haven't found any iron ore yet. It's not too discouraging, just mildly annoying.
My pickaxe eventually broke, but I managed to get plenty of stone and coal in the process. I made my way back home and made several more torches and a few more stone pickaxes. This process was going to be a chore, I could tell.
Deep down, however, I was still enjoying this.
Perhaps I'm still in the honeymoon phase of this whole thing. I had a few more hours before I had to go back inside, so I kept mining, creating various different tunnels in hopes of finding some iron. I used the torches I had to keep myself from getting lost and lighting my way, as you do. I was a bit discouraged before I saw something I wasn't expecting to see.
A. Singular. Diamond.
I kept a torch right by it and, while I was jubilant, I still didn't have any iron yet so there was no point in me trying to mine it. But still, this is amazing!
*TSSSS*
*KABOOM*
…
-100 HP
Mother. Fucking. Creepers.
If it wasn't for Gamer's Mind I would be absolutely fuming. Granted inwardly I'm contemplating Creeper genocide, but I didn't outwordly show it. I was running as fast as I could back to my home to recover. I need to get armor and a shield fast. That Creeper nearly ended my playthrough right then and there!
Once I got inside, I simply sat in the corner and waited for my HP to recover. I really need to level up fast and get my HP up. I can't make another slip up like that again. I have enough stone to make a furnace so I do that.
[Achievement: Hot Topic]
[Objective: Construct a furnace out of eight cobblestone blocks.]
[Reward: 100 Credits, 20 EXP]
One more achievement and I could reach Level 5. The sun was starting to set so I decided to take a brief look outside. While there were monsters appearing, the light from the torches seemed to act as a semi shield that kept them at bay. I guess their weakness to sunlight made them subconsciously paranoid of any form of bright light.
Good to know.
I quickly closed the door as I saw one of the skeletons fire an arrow towards me. Nice try, dickhead!
I took this time to take a look at the Shop to see what could be useful. I noticed that the items I managed to craft were also available for purchasing. So if I managed to craft a bed, would I be able to just buy one outside of the HUB options? It was worth looking into at the least. I also noticed that the materials I've gathered so far were also available, and at pretty dirt poor prices, so that was useful.
I checked over to a section filled with Spell Books. Only one was currently available.
[Item: Book of Level 1 Spells]
[Description: Book full of Spells that cost 100 or less MP to cast.]
[Cost: 1500 Credits]
I currently had 13,200 credits, so spending 1500 wasn't going to be a big deal. I bought the book, leaving me with 11,700 left.
I open the book and it gives a list of spells for me to choose from.
[*Spell: Create Water]
[Description: A Spell capable of generating clean drinkable water for the caster.
[MP Cost: 50]
[*Spell: Repair]
[Description: A spell capable of repairing small items as well as restoring them, eliminating the wear and tear and rust etc.]
[MP Cost: 75]
[*Spell: Shield]
[Description: A spell capable of blocking up to three attacks from foes.]
[MP Cost: 100]
[*Spell: Magic Missile]
[Description: A spell capable of firing three bolts of energy from the caster's hand towards the enemy.]
[Attack: 15 (per missile), MP Cost: 100]
Magic Missile and Shield are definitely the spells I need at the moment. I can just purchase pickaxes at the Shop so I don't have to worry about repairing the old ones. I selected Magic Missile and the knowledge on how to use said spell entered my mind as well as additional info.
[Spell: Magic Missile 0/100]
[Description: A spell capable of firing three bolts of energy from the caster's hand towards the enemy.]
[Attack: 15 (per missile), MP Cost: 100]
At 25% completion: Amount of arrows fired will double. Attack power of each missile will double.
At 50% completion: Amount of arrows fired will double. Attack power of each missile will double. MP Cost is cut in half.
At 75% completion: Amount of arrows fired will double. Attack power of each missile will double. MP Cost is cut in half.
At 100% completion: Amount of arrows fired will double. Attack power of each missile will double. Able to combine with certain spells for more powerful variants.
I'm gonna love this spell a lot! Not to mention with the INT Modifier bonus I have, Magic Missile will be super broken when I level up. Since there seemed to be a percentage requirement for each step of mastery, it seems repetition is the name of the game.
More grinding to come.
Wait a minute…I just realized I had some planks and a couple sticks left.
…
[Achievement: Time to Strike!]
[Objective: Use planks and sticks to make a sword.]
[Reward: 100 Credits, 20 EXP]
[You have Leveled Up!]
[125 EXP to Level 6]
[Reward: 10 Stat Points]
I decided to bring my DEX up to 30 this time and got another notification.
[Reward for reaching 30 DEX]
[Super Eye Level 1 (Active)]
[Description: A human can see up to 3 miles ahead of themselves. By simply focusing, you can now see up to 6 miles ahead.]
[Usain Bolt (Active)]
[Description: By focusing energy into your legs, you can now run at the same speed as the fastest man in the old world.]
Heh. Nice.
I could see that my health was almost full once again. I'll wait until tomorrow to mine some more and hopefully I'll get some iron then.
Day 3
I got outside and gathered some of the remains of the leftover zombies and skeletons. I got some leftover bones and rotten flesh. The rotten flesh is pretty much useless to me but I could just throw them at the zombie and see what happens. The bones could be made for bone meal which will help my plants grow faster.
Speaking of growing stuff…
I started going around and gathering bits of grass in hopes of getting seeds. I managed to get a few of them, but I still need water…which means I need to get that iron ore. I went to the forest, cut down a few trees, and even managed to get some saplings in the process. This could give me a steady source of wood for the time being.
I just realized I hadn't made a chest yet.
After making one, I put in all the things I don't need at the moment in there. Then after making a few more pickaxes and some torches, I head back into the tunnel that I made. I saw the crater that the Creeper had made. I placed a torch on the wall and…the diamond was gone.
The moment I get strong enough, every single Creeper I come across is dying. No exceptions.
But the crater did produce something I wasn't expecting…some iron ore emerged at the bottom.
I immediately ceased the opportunity and started mining it. I managed to get about three pieces of iron ore. Which, if memory serves me correctly, is enough to make a bucket. I kept mining for a little longer before I entered another cave. I steeled my nerves before placing some more torches around.
Unsurprisingly, this drew the attention of quite a few zombies…and a couple Cave Spiders. I decided to use my Observe ability to see if anything changed in comparison to the Dungeons.
[Enemy: Zombie]
[HP: 50, Attack: 25, EXP: 15]
Nothing changed for the zombies.
[Enemy: Cave Spider]
[HP: 50, Attack: 30, EXP: 20]
I know that Cave Spiders are venomous, so I had to be extra careful. I drew my sword and decided to try out my Magic Missile. I fired it and knocked three zombies down. One of the spiders lunged at me and I narrowly dodged the attack. With its back turned, I jumped up and stabbed it right between the eyes, killing it instantly.
[Loot: 100 Credits]
I heard the rapid tapping sound of the second Cave Spider moving towards me. I focused energy into my legs in hopes of being able to jump high enough to avoid another strike. I managed to pull it off and brought my sword down on the Spider's head.
[Loot: 100 Credits]
I have about 85 more EXP left before I reach Level 6. By this time the zombies got up and they were lumbering towards me. Three sword strikes and all three of them are down.
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
40 more EXP and I will be reaching Level 6. A couple more Cave Spiders appeared. My MP hadn't fully recovered yet, so I had to use my sword once again. The Cave Spiders tried to attack in unison and I had to run away for a moment. I needed a way to separate the two of them. Either that or I could wait for my MP to recover. It was about halfway through at this point.
I noticed a small pool of lava not too far from me. I drew the two of them towards me. One of them got too eager and jumped towards me, purple poison dripping from its fangs. I ducked towards the left and the spider screeched as it landed in the lava.
[Loot: 100 Credits]
The second spider hissed and got ready to fight. I pointed my sword at it before making a "bring it on" motion with my hand. The spider charged at me before I jumped and sliced it right between the eyes, killing it instantly.
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[You have Leveled Up!]
[150 EXP to Level 7]
[Reward: 10 Stat Points]
Awesome sauce.
It looks like I'm alone for the time being so I resume mining and placing more torches around. I mined some more stone and coal and even managed to get a few more bits or iron ore. I think I'm gonna be hitting the mother load if this keeps up. After a little while, I managed to get up to ten iron ore, a few dozen stones, and about fifteen coal. I decided it was time for me to take my leave from this cave. There was that one cave from earlier that I covered up, but I'm going to wait until later.
I headed back to my house and saw that the sun was already beginning to set. Geez, was I in that cave for that long? Once I got back inside of my home, I immediately put the coal and iron ore into the furnace and let that get smelted. While that was happening, I made a few more torches and pickaxes. I also decided to finally bring my STR to 30.
Name: Soren Graves
Level: 6 (150 EXP to Level 7)
HP: 150 (10 Regen per minute)
MP: 150 (10 Regen per minute)
STR: 30
DEX: 30
CON: 30
INT: 30
WIS: 30
CHA: 30
LCK: 40
Stat Points: 0
Credits: 12,400
[Reward for reaching 25 STR]
[Single Critical Hit Level 1 (Active)]
[Description: You can bump up any single attack from a weapon by adding your Strength Stat number to increase its power.]
That sounds like it'll be very useful. Especially if I run out of MP and need to take out a foe quicker. By the time I was done, the iron ore was smelted into Iron Ingots. I took them out of the furnace and immediately got a notification.
[Achievement: Acquire Hardware]
[Objective: Smelt iron ore in the furnace.]
[Reward: 100 Credits, 20 EXP]
Nice. Now I just need 130 more EXP before I can reach Level 7, and I now have 12,500 credits. I was taken out of my musing when I heard shrieking coming from outside. I looked outside via the door and saw them.
Phantoms.
I need a bed soon. Like, tomorrow soon.
Day 4
Five Iron Ingots allowed me to finally get my shears and bucket. The first thing I did was get my farm up and running. I ran to the lake area and got some water for my bucket before returning to my home. My farm was a bit small, but then again I didn't have a whole lot of seeds. About six to be precise, so I had to make due. Some plowing with the hoe, digging a hole for the water, and some planing later, and the farm was finally up and running.
Nice.
Now time to find some sheep.
*BAAA*
Hello friend!
I went over to where the sheep was, and they had a couple of friends. This day's going great already! Once I got their wool I then got some extra wooden planks and finally made my bed.
Those Phantoms won't be bothering me anytime soon!
Once that was sorted, I decided to make some stone walls with the extra stone I gathered. This would replace the wooden fences I once had. Maybe when I get enough, I could try to make the walls bigger to avoid getting hit by any of those skeleton arrows. I then take a look at my home and realize that it's time that I should update its look…also maybe make it a bit taller. I did consider making the house wider, but making it taller could give me a way to see any potential enemies come towards the house and, assuming I get a bow and arrow soon, take shots at any who tried to invade.
Unfortunately I didn't have enough materials to make a second floor AND upgrade my home from a dirt shack to a stone home. Also I still don't have any windows yet. They're not a requirement, sure, but windows look nice. Also I should update the floors as well. There were other materials I could mine for aside from the stone and ore after all.
Once I surrounded myself with stone walls instead of dirt, I replaced the torches to have my source of light before I looked outside. It would be at least another hour before the sun would begin to set. I used this time to take a look at my small little farm. The crops, unsurprisingly, were growing pretty fast. I decided to use my bone meal to speed up the process before harvesting the crops to get wheat.
With that, I managed to get some extra seeds and decided to plant those as well. I considered keeping a few to collect some chickens later, but it's not too difficult to find seeds in this area. I can make some loaves of bread and just get the seeds later. After making said bread, I got another notification.
[Achievement: Bake Bread]
[Objective: Turn wheat into bread.]
[Reward: 100 Credits, 20 EXP]
110 EXP left to Level 7.
Once that's sorted, I decide to settle in for the night. But I wasn't about to simply go to sleep. I entered the Menu once again and went to the Dungeon Options. I select the "Dungeon Sleep" option before going towards the Zombie Dungeon. I up the spawn rate to about five per minute. I wanna grind my Magic Missile spell as well as get more of that juicy EXP. I enter the Dungeon and draw my sword.
The five zombies rise from the ground and lumber towards me.
[Enemy: Zombie]
[HP: 50, Attack: 25, EXP: 15]
I immediately fire a Magic Missile, knocking down three of the zombies. The other two have their heads sliced off with ease.
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
80 EXP to Level 7, and 12,700. I wanted to keep track of my progress, mainly because it helps to keep me focused. Also because I want to make sure I can have enough money for the HUB world materials. The zombies get back up, but they're dealt with in short order.
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
35 EXP and 13,100 Credits.
About a minute later, five more zombies appear and I'm able to slice all five of them down with ease.
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[You have Leveled Up!]
[135 EXP to reach Level 8]
[Reward: 10 Stat Points]
…
Name: Soren Graves
Level: 7 (135 EXP to Level 8)
HP: 160 (10 Regen per minute)
MP: 160 (10 Regen per minute)
STR: 30
DEX: 30
CON: 30
INT: 30
WIS: 30
CHA: 30
LCK: 40
Stat Points: 10
Credits: 13,600
Before I can take time to organize my Stat Points, I get another notification.
[WARNING!]
[DUNGEON BOSS REQUIREMENT REACHED! DUNGEON BOSS ARRIVING]
I'm sorry…what?
Soon another Zombie emerged from the ground, but this one was much, MUCH different than the others. It was adorned in rusted armor and its sword was in slightly better condition. It also held a shield with a skull symbol on it. I used Observe to see what I was dealing with here.
[Enemy: Zombie Knight]
[HP: 100, Attack: 75, EXP: 100]
Welp. That's a phenomenal difference. Luckily my MP had recovered enough to use the Magic Missile once again. I fired it at the Zombie Knight…but it lifted its shield and blocked it with relative ease.
…Well shit.
Guess I gotta do this the old fashioned way. Unfortunately the Zombie Knight is much more stable and, dare I say it, actually has some fighting ability. It blocked several strikes from me either with its sword or shield. It thrusted its sword towards me which I had to dodge. I used my Single Critical Hit to try and damage it. While it managed to cause it to stumble, the attack didn't damage it.
Now this…this felt like an actual fight.
A part of me felt very nervous, even with Gamer's Mind keeping me focused, but I also felt a bit excited. The Knight charged towards me, swinging its sword towards my head, which I managed to deflect with my sword. I quickly use Single Critical Hit once again right at the Zombie Knight's eye.
[Critical Hit!]
The Zombie Knight's HP went down to twenty and was reeling from the damage done to it. I kept my guard up, not sure what kind of tricks this Boss might be up to. The Knight eventually recovers and tries to swing at me again, but with only one eye, its swings were far more sloppy than before. This gave me another opportunity as I deflected another strike and then stabbed it right in the neck. With a single motion, I sliced the Zombie Knight's head off.
The body fell to the ground and vanished into dust.
[Loot: 1,000 Credits, Minion Egg: Zombie Knight]
35 EXP left until Level 8, and now I have 14,600 Credits…also Minion Eggs?
[Minion Eggs are gained when you defeat the Bosses of Dungeons. Depending on the boss, the egg could take a minute to hatch or longer. Once the egg does hatch and the minion is born, the minion is 100% loyal to you.]
Well, that's definitely helpful. If I can get enough of these Zombie Knights, then I could have a small army helping me out. At the very least they'll keep some of the monsters at bay. It was a delightful idea to say the least. I put that thought to the side for now as I get ready for another round of zombie killing.
It didn't take much to kill the wave of five zombies. A combo of Magic Missile and several well timed strikes with his sword were all it took to get the job done.
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[Loot: 100 Credits]
[You have Leveled Up!]
[160 EXP to reach Level 9]
[Reward: 10 Stat Points]
160 EXP until I reach Level 9 and now I have 15,100 Credits. I wonder what will happen if I can reach Level 10. I suppose there's only one way to find out.
Another five zombies get taken down without much trouble. Resulting in me gaining 500 credits with 85 EXP left until I reach Level 9.
[WARNING!]
[DUNGEON BOSS REQUIREMENT REACHED! DUNGEON BOSS ARRIVING]
Another Zombie Knight appears.
I feel like I've gotten a handle on how this foe fights now. The Knight swung its sword before I deflected the attack with my sword and threw a Magic Missile right at its face. The combined destructive power of all three beams at once is enough to completely blow the Zombie Knight's head to nothingness.
[Loot: 1,000 Credits]
[You have Leveled Up!]
[185 EXP to Level 10]
[Reward: 10 Stat Points]
Now I have about 16,100 Credits, as well as 30 Stat Points. I leave the Dungeons and put these Stat Points to use.
Name: Soren Graves
Level: 9 (185 EXP to Level 10)
HP: 180 (10 Regen per minute)
MP: 180 (10 Regen per minute)
STR: 30
DEX: 30
CON: 30
INT: 30
WIS: 30
CHA: 30
LCK: 40
Stat Points: 30
Credits: 16,100
I wanna see if I can regenerate my MP faster by putting WIS to 50. I put twenty Star Points to that and decided to try and see what would happen if I got my LCK to 50 as well.
[Reward for Reaching 25 WIS]
[MP Regen Level 2]
[Description: You can regenerate up to 20 MP every 55 seconds]
[Reward for reaching 50 LCK]
[Loot Drop Increase Level 2 (Passive)]
[Description: All loot from defeated enemies will now increase by 2x.]
[EXP Increase Level 1 (Passive)]
[Description: All enemies EXP worth will now be doubled.]
Now that's gonna be helpful. If I can get even more EXP for all the fodder I'm fighting, then this will this be even better! I could probably hit Level 10 before the next day comes!
Name: Soren Graves
Level: 9 (185 EXP to Level 10)
HP: 180 (10 Regen per minute)
MP: 180 (10 Regen per minute)
STR: 30
DEX: 30
CON: 30
INT: 30
WIS: 50
CHA: 30
LCK: 50
Stat Points: 0
Credits: 16,100
After looking over my Profile with satisfaction, I decided to go to the Dungeons one more time for the night. I noticed that it was updated to include Cave Spiders. I decided to just do two spawning per minute before I entered the Dungeon. As I did, two Cave Spiders appeared, and using Observe showed their updated EXP rate.
[Enemy: Cave Spider]
[HP: 50, Attack: 30, EXP: 40]
Alright. Let's do this! I used Magic Missile once again, trying to upgrade the Spell as much as I could in spite of my low MP. The spell took out one of them, but the other one dodged the attack.
[Loot: 200 Credits]
The other one made its way towards me before it tried to jump at me. I quickly dodged it before slicing at two of its legs. This caused it to let out a screech as it was limping towards me. As it tried to attack again, I used Single Critical Hit to stab it right in the face, killing it instantly.
[Loot: 200 Credits]
16,500 Credits and 105 EXP to Level 10.
I waited a minute before the next two Cave Spiders appeared. They were also dealt with in short order.
[Loot: 200 Credits]
[Loot: 200 Credits]
16,700 Credits and 25 EXP left.
Two minutes later, the same result happened.
[Loot: 200 Credits]
[Loot: 200 Credits]
[You have Leveled Up!]
[170 EXP to Level 11]
[HP and MP Values have Doubled]
[Stat Point Values have Doubled]
[Reward: 20 Stat Points.
I immediately left the Dungeon to update my Profile.
Name: Soren Graves
Level: 10 (170 EXP to Level 11)
HP: 200 (10 Regen per minute)
MP: 200 (20 Regen per 55 sec)
STR: 30
DEX: 30
CON: 30
INT: 30
WIS: 50
CHA: 30
LCK: 50
Stat Points: 20
Credits: 16,900
I decided to bump up my CON to match my WIS.
[Reward for reaching 50 CON]
[Health Regen Level 2 (Passive)]
[Description: You'll be able to regenerate 20 Health 55 seconds.]
Baby steps Soren…baby steps.
Once I was satisfied, I tried to see if I could sleep like normal. Due to the Game altering my body and my mind, I don't necessarily need to sleep or eat, but not doing so, especially after three whole days not sleeping beforehand, feels concerning. I doubt the Game would hinder me by crippling me due to lack of sleep, but still.
A.N.: I think Imma end it right there. I was hoping to at least get to ten days, but this chapter's getting kinda long.
Let me know what y'all think.