Chapter 3: Welcome, New Player
Part 3: First Dungeon
Over one month has passed since Romeo gained his new power. During that time all he can do was daily training. The Tenrou group returned and were shocked to learn how much things have changed. They also learned of Romeo's lack of magic talent and were sympathetic towards him but he reassured everyone that he is already changing that. "I had an awakening, it just needs time to set in. I can feel it" was his explanation, some were skeptical, but everyone is hoping for Romeo to get stronger.
Romeo has just finished his daily training. He's a bit tired but no where near exhausted like when he first started. After distributing his stats points, he summoned the menu screen.
Objective complete. You have reached level one!
All locked categories from before has now been unlocked.
Player
Romeo Conbolt
Money:80,742 jewels
Level:1
Job: none
Str:20
-Lifting:150
-Striking/damage:220
-Stamina:180
Spd:20
-Travel/perception:200
-Combat/reaction:250
-Agility/reflex:220
Vit:20
-Health:800/800hp (regen 10hp/minute)
-Durability/defense:170
-Endurance/resistance:190
Int:20
-Learning/combat:170
-Wisdom/deduction:250
-Mana: 200/200mp (regen 10mp/minute)
Ins:20
-Senses:250
-Charm/charisma:200
-Luck:150
Abilities:
Passive:
-Health regeneration: regenerate your hp base on your vitality.
-Mana regeneration: regenerate your mp base on your intelligence.
-Item box: a storage area where items you put in won't be affected by time.
-Will of the survivor: if your hp gets below 30%, increase all your stats by 1000%.
Active:
-Dash: cost 100mp to activate and 10mp for every minutes it's used. Increase your speed by 50%.
-Assess: cost 10mp to use. Allow you to view information of your enemy or an item.
Blessings:
Blessing: the Honored One: you exude an aura of power. Increase others affection for you.
Blessing: a Perfect Body: a body that's built to thrive in all types of situations. You're now immune to all forms of negative physical status effects.(You can still feel some effects of the attack.)
Blessing: a True Hero's Heart: you're capable of staying true to your heroic values even in a world that actively corrupts it. You're now immune to all forms of emotional attacks and manipulation.(You can still feel some effects of the attack.)
Blessing: a True King's Mind: you're able to take charge and make tough decisions in difficult situations without succumbing to the pressure. You're now immune to all forms of mental illness, attacks and manipulation.(You can still feel some effects of the attack.)
Blessing: a True Saint's Soul: your soul will always remain pure. You're now immune to all forms of soul corruption, attacks and manipulation.(You can still feel some effects of the attack.)
Burdens:
Burden of secrecy: you cannot reveal your power as well as Bladewolfe's existence to anyone. This will also prevent anyone from extracting this information.
Achievements: none
Current objectives:
Clear your first dungeon: Return to the dungeon where you met Bladewolfe and clear it properly. Rewards: a new skill.
Optional quests:
Daily training(this will reset by midnight): completed
-100 push up(100/100)
-100 sits up(100/100)
-Run 10 km(10/10)
Rewards: 3 stats points and 1000 jewels.
Romeo smile to himself, proud of the progress he made. This gives him the motivation to complete the current objective despite his fear.
Using the money from daily training, he bought some gear to help him prepare for the dungeon. It wasn't much, just some leather shoulder straps and joints' cover, but it adds to Romeo confident. He couldn't buy a weapon but when he check his item box, he found just what he needed.
Goblin's dagger-D item: used by goblin scouts. No extra effects. Add 10 damage.
"Must have gotten from that stab."-Romeo thought.
Walking towards the field, he sees the same dungeon opening from before. This was where everything changed. Taking a deep breath, he nervously enters the dungeon, carefully avoiding the same trap. He walks around for a bit before seeing the same goblin scout from before, now holding a rock. Using Dash, Romeo quickly blitz past the goblin, cutting its head. The goblin vaporized.
Gained 1 dungeon goblin ear
Romeo use assess
dungeon goblin ear-C ingredient: can be used as ingredients for many types of potions.
Moving deeper into the dungeon, Romeo spotted 5 more goblins. Using the same method, he managed to kill 2 of them before the third one block his attack, counterattacking Romeo. The others join in to attack, landing some hits on Romeo's unprotected parts but it didn't hurt him much. Using his superior speed, Romeo managed to parries their strikes and finished them.
You've leveled up.
New skill learned: Swordsmanship
Romeo open his stats menu.
Level: 2
Str:21
-Lifting:155
-Striking/damage:225
-Stamina:185
Spd:21
-Travel/perception:205
-Combat/reaction:255
-Agility/reflex:225
Vit:21
-Health:780/900hp (regen 15hp/minute)
-Durability/defense:175
-Endurance/resistance:195
Int:21
-Learning/combat:175
-Wisdom/deduction:255
-Mana: 70/300mp (regen 15mp/minute)
Ins:21
-Senses:255
-Charm/charisma:205
-Luck:155
Abilities:
Passive:
-Health regeneration: regenerate your hp base on your vitality.
-Mana regeneration: regenerate your mp base on your intelligence.
-Item box: a storage area where items you put in won't be affected by time.
-Will of the survivor: if your hp gets below 30%, increase all your stats by 1000%.
-Swordsmanship: you can wield a blade with the expertise of a train swordsman.
Active:
-Dash: cost 100mp to activate and 10mp for every minutes it's used. Increase your speed by 50%.
-Assess: cost 10mp to use. Allow you to view information of your enemy or an item.
"So by leveling up I gain one point for each main stats." Romeo deduced. "Also I can learn skills mid-combat? That's sweet."
Romeo also gained more dungeon goblin ears and another dagger. After some more encounters using both daggers, he learned the skill duel wielding. As he move deeper, the dungeon turns darker, forcing him to use his senses more.
Level: 7
Str:26
-Lifting:180
-Striking/damage:250
-Stamina:210
Spd:26
-Travel/perception:230
-Combat/reaction:280
-Agility/reflex:250
Vit:26
-Health:1,400/1,400hp (regen 40hp/
-Durability/defense:200
-Endurance/resistance:220
Int:26
-Learning/combat:200
-Wisdom/deduction:280
-Mana: 500/800mp (regen 40mp/minute)
Ins:26
-Senses:280
-Charm/charisma:230
-Luck:180
Abilities:
Passive:
-Health regeneration: regenerate your hp base on your vitality.
-Mana regeneration: regenerate your mp base on your intelligence.
-Item box: a storage area where items you put in won't be affected by time.
-Will of the survivor: if your hp gets below 30%, increase all your stats by 1000%.
-Swordsmanship: you can wield a blade with the expertise of a train swordsman.
-Duel wielding: you can wield weapons in both hands for combat.
-Nocturnal eyes: you can see in the dark.
Active:
-Dash: cost 100mp to activate and 10mp for every minutes it's used. Increase your speed by 50%.
-Assess: cost 10mp to use. Allow you to view information of your enemy or an item.
Romeo is currently standing outside of the boss area. He has been clearing this dungeon for a few hours now. His armors is badly damaged and his weapons is on the verge of breaking. He considers going back and finished the dungeon another day. But he's so close now, and time is running out. He's already wasted over a month just to get here. The invading force is getting closer while he's only still getting started. He has to do this now.
After waiting for his mp to replenish, he enters the area. Inside is a giant red scorpion with a burning stinger.
Assess
Fire Emperor Scorpion
10,000hp
Its stinger is both poisonous and burning.
The scorpion lunges towards Romeo at a speed too fast for its size, using one of its claws to snap Romeo in half. Romeo barely dodged the attack, activating dash, he charged at the scorpion's head, going for a stab. The dagger snapped in half, leaving him open for a sting attack.
You're poisoned and burning. Blessing: a Perfect Body activate.
You're now cured of the poisoned and burning effects.
Hp dropped below 30%. Increases all stats by 1000%.
"Just one attack." Romeo thought. "Just one attack did this to me."
He's currently in agony, feeling the pain from both the attack and the fire poison effects. He screams, forcing himself to move.
"Nothing has change." He yells. "I'm still that same useless kid. How can I stop the attack, how can I save everyone?"
Suddenly, flashes of the past rush to his head. All his humiliation, his frustration at his own uselessness. This is his one chance to escape from that and this is how he acts at the first sign of trouble?
He stops screaming, a determined look now on his face. Getting rid of his negative thoughts, he's now focused on beating this monster. Thinking for a bit, he wants to test out something.
He runs towards the monster, position himself in front of the stinger at an angle. He slows down, the scorpion launches its stinger at him. At the last second, Romeo dodges and lands a counter strike, launching the stinger back at the scorpion . He smiles, seeing a crack.
Position himself for another attack, this time in front of the scorpion. The monster launched another stinger attack and Romeo dodges and lands a counter strike, this time at the monster's face.
The attack lands, dealing significant damage. Just as the monster was about to pull the stinger out, Romeo rushed in, using his remaining weapon, he strike at the stinger with everything he got.
Congratulations, you have cleared the dungeon.
Objective complete. You acquire the skill "weapon recall".
You've leveled up.
New skills learned: Fatal strike and weapon reinforcement.
You've gained access to the Bazaar.
Gained 1 burning poison stinger.
Romeo open the stats screen.
Level: 14
Str:33
-Lifting:260
-Striking/damage:330
-Stamina:300
Spd:33
-Travel/perception:320
-Combat/reaction:380
-Agility/reflex:360
Vit:33
-Health:1,400/9000hp (regen 200hp/minute)
-Durability/defense:330
-Endurance/resistance:360
Int:33
-Learning/combat:350
-Wisdom/deduction:380
-Mana: 500/5000mp (regen 20mp/minute)
Ins:33
-Senses:350
-Charm/charisma:320
-Luck:300
Abilities:
Passive:
-Health regeneration: regenerate your hp base on your vitality.
-Mana regeneration: regenerate your mp base on your intelligence.
-Item box: a storage area where items you put in won't be affected by time.
-Will of the survivor: if your hp gets below 30%, increase all your stats by 1000%.
-Swordsmanship: you can wield a blade with the expertise of a train swordsman.
-Duel wielding: you can wield weapons in both hands for combat.
-Nocturnal eyes: you can see in the dark.
Active:
-Dash: cost 100mp to activate and 10mp for every minutes it's used. Increase your speed by 50%.
-Assess: cost 10mp. Allow you to view information of your enemy or an item.
-Weapon recall: cost 10mp. You can summon your weapons to your hand anytime you like.
-Fatal strike: cost 200mp. Land a critical strike that deal significant damage to your enemy.
-Weapon reinforcement: increase your weapons' toughness. The toughness increases depends on how much mp was used.
"I went through all that just for that skill!" Romeo screamed, feeling cheated. He then sighed and rubbed his forehead, remembering who gave him this power. Of course Bladewolfe would pull something like this. At least he's stronger now, and he got a new potential weapon.
Burning poison stinger-A material: the stinger of the Fire Emperor Scorpion with its dangerous effects remained. Can be use to craft a weapon.
He smiles, exiting the dungeon before it collapsed.