I slammed my door shut with all the fury I could muster then sank down on my sofa with a contented sigh.
I was exhausted and when I am exhausted, I'm always in a very, VERY bad mood.
Seriously, I'm so tired that I'm considering putting off dungeon diving for the day which is usually a no brainer to me.
Oh?, and why am I tired?
FUCKING KOBAYASHI
Calm down, Shadow, calm, deep breaths.
Okay I'm calm.
Anyways, that devil in human skin made us to do the worst exercise I've done in both my lives.
FLASHBACK
Suzume and I were in an arguement of Water vs. Lighting. She thought Water was stronger and I disagreed so we agreed to disagree however, our arguement was cut short when a soft sound was heard.
RING*
The soft chime of a bell made me stop, my attention on the sound trying to hear it and convince myself that I was hearing things.
Judging by the silence of the class, everybody was trying to do the same as well.
RING*
"BELL!!!"
The second chime of the bell and the shout made the class descend into chaos, everybody tried to scramble out the door which led to a situation in which the door was too small for the amount of bodies struggling to pass.
It was a lost cause, everybody struggled to squeeze through the little door unwilling to just give space to others. I saw Suzume who was the first person to reach the door finally squeeze through and vanish down the corridor in a flash of blue.
RING*
Hearing the last chime of the bell, I decided to do the only thing available in this situation. I ran up to the window, opened it...
And jumped out.
Even as I was falling, I heard the gasp of my classmates who believed I'd jumped to my death however they couldn't be more wrong.
As I was descending down the building in an uncontrollable freefall and was about to end up splat on the ground, I used my chakra to stick to the wall skidding down due to the momentum then jumped off at the right time resulting in me landing perfectly in the front of Kobayashi who was suprised to see me pull that off.
"I'm here Kobayashi-sensei!" I declared
"What?, How did you?-"
She kept on interupting herself as she sought to formulate a question. It was honestly pretty funny sadly we were interupted when my classmates arrived, sprinting like a legion of zombies who just found fresh meat.
I could see her regard me with a side glance before she went back to her cheerful persona.
"Well, well it seems that we have twice the amount of people who were able to reach the deadline, that's an improvement" She nodded looking at her watch "However it seems that they're still some who still wouldn't improve" She looked up at Mikoto who blushed in embarrassment and turned away. Kobayashi sighed then smiled "Well since today is the last day of the week, I'll give you a light exercise. You'll be running 200 laps around the village and of course that means 400 for the late comers." The late comers in question grumbled audibly especially Mikoto.
"Now let's get to it!" She declared before blowing a whistle she got from... seemingly nowhere?.
Questions for later.
We started around a fast pace under the eye of Kobayashi who was following us on an eagle's back, a cold gutless anger passed through me and I glared at her, thankfully though, she didn't notice
[Dex has increased by 1 due running at fast speed.]
'Huh?'
The sudden notification almost made me stop. So I could get stats with specific actions, this is good really good, if I can't get out of this I might as well enjoy it.
I increased my speed much to the suprise of the others except Suzume who was ahead of me.
Let's do this.
FLASHBACK END
So yeah that was it and while I got quite alot stat point from that (A whooping 16 Dex and 13 Vit from running through my exhaustion) it was still very tiring.
A familiar chime that wasn't a bell made me curse.
Quest Alert!
Quest: Road to Improvement
Description: The world is a big and dangerous place, and compared to all the powerful beings out there, you are but an ant that is to be crushed, to stop that, you must grow strong, really strong, strong enough that no one will stop you. However, the journey of a thousnad miles begins with a step.
Objective: Reach Level 60 before the graduation exams
Reward: 38,000 EXP, Stats Crystals, Intermediate package, ???
Bonus Objective: ???
Bonus rewards: ???
I sighed, leaning my head back as I read the notification. I currently wasn't in the physical condition to go into a dungeon but I had to.
I didn't have a choice.
If I wanted to survive in this world, that meant that I would have to become so strong that none of the main villans could harm me, that meant Orochimaru, the Akatsuki, Obito, Madara, Kaguya and the Otuusukis.
I closed my eyes, counting
One, two, three. Walking home
Four, five, six. The headlights of a car
Seven, Eight, Nine. An accident
Ten. I need more POWER
The thoughts made me startle and I searched my brain for any memories related to that, only to find nothing and besides, cars don't exist in the Elemental Nations.
Then. w-was that my former life?
Game?
I waited for a moment but the familiar blue screen didn't show up and I frowned.
'One day it'll all fall into place'
'ID Create.'
Choose a dungeon
[Zombie]-[Zombies] (Hard)
[Lizardmen]
?
?
I select the [Lizardman Dungeon] and much like the last time the environment quickly changes as trees stroud from the ground and reach incredible heights and eventually I was in a forest.
Quest Alert!
Quest: Bandit life
Description: The Lizardmen have some hidden treasure in their cave. Find it and kill anyone who gets in your way.
Objective: Plunder the treasure
Rewards: 9,977 EXP, 7,409 Credits, Items, Skills
Sounds easy enough. I pull out [Crimson] and start walking.
Out of nowhere, arrows fly towards me at an unprecedented rate. [Protection from Arrows] quickly takes over and I backflip before the arrows can hit me. More arrows appear but I break them with a swing of my sword, but that's when they opt their game and launch a spear at me.
I catch it and throw it back, which results in a high-pitched shriek as something comes rushing out of the deep bushes.
It looks like a large black lizard, about as large as a fully-grown human, and wears a loincloth around its crotch. It also has a primitive-looking quiver strapped to its back. But the most obvious detail about it is the spear poking its chest and its constant, reptilian-like cries of agony.
'[Observe]'
Name: Black Lizardman Archer
Level: 17
HP: 180/1880
MP: 870
Thoughts about you: PAIN!
Skill Level Up!
[Observe Lv. 24/100]
I grab the spear and push it down to drive the weapon deeper into the lizard monster's chest. After loud screaming and death throes, the monster's body goes limp and breathes its last.
[You have defeated a Black Lizardman Archer! You have gained 569 EXP! You have earned 427 credits.]
More Lizardmen begin to come out of hiding, each of them in varying colors, sizes, and weapons.
Name: Green Lizardman Archer
Level: 14
HP: 1730
MP: 760
Thoughts about you: KILL
Name: Red Lizardman Warrior
Level: 15
HP: 2410
MP: 340
Thoughts about you: SLASH
Name: Orange Lizardman Barbarian
Level: 19
HP: 2888
MP: 540
Thoughts about you: CRUSH!
The red lizard warriors let out a high-pitched screech and charge at me and dodge their slashes and stabs. I quickly get through its defense and stab one of them in the heart, killing it instantly.
The archers shoot their arrows but I use the new recently deceased corpse as a shield to take all of the arrows. I throw the corpse before using [Fireball] to ignite it, sending a large flaming ball and those annoying archers and instantly catch fire from that.
[You have defeated the Red Lizardman Warrior! You have gained 679 EXP! You have earned 501 Credits!]
[You have defeated Green Lizardman Archers(x2)! You have gained 588 EXP(x2)! You have earned 467 Credits(x2)!]
Level Up!
A loud roar of the large orange lizard man and its warriors quickly grabs my attention.
The massive cold-blooded monster rushes in to try and grab me but I grab its hands and we end up in a deadlock.
The lizardmen hiss and decide to take this chance and attack.
"Shit." I summon a green and yellow [Chromas] and the green one encases me in a green barrier, slicing the brute's arms off. It roars in pain and falls to the ground. Yellow tears the other lizardmen apart in a volley of rapid fire, their bodies becoming nothing more than a bloody and gory mess on the ground.
I turn my attention back to the larger lizard, now writhing in a pool of its own blood.
Skill Level Up!
[Chromas Lv. 3/100]
"I could leave you here to bleed to death, but I'm not that cruel." I stab it in the head and kill it.
[You have defeated Red Lizardman Warrior(x2)! You have gained 679 EXP(x2)! You have earned 501 credits(x2)!]
[You have defeated an Orange Lizardman Vanguard! You have gained 799 EXP! You have earned 657 credits!]
Level Up!
I pull my sword out of its skull. "Now let's find that cave." I look at a mountain not too far from where I am. "Hm, that mountain is a good place to start." I was to start the long tread but then I thought of something. "Wait a minute," I activate [Chromas] and summon a Gaster Blaster in front of me.
It is just like it is portrayed in the games and art: a disembodied dragon-like skull with sharp fangs for teeth. It has two glowing red eyes in its sockets just like mine and it is big enough for a person to ride on it.
I jump on top of the summon and we fly off.
"This is nice." I said with a smile.
After some time, I arrive at the foot of the mountain and, as I expected, there is an entrance to the mountain. However, it is guarded by a bunch of multiple lizardmen, each of different appearance... and they just spotted me.
"Alright, let's give this a whirl." I extend my arm and summon seven [Chromas] behind me. "Let's see what you can do."
It was a massacre.
The lizardmen stood no chance against my [Chromas]. I spammed the blue and red [Chromas] and decimated the first wave of monsters. The Barbarians let out a war cry and charge at me, but I incinerate them all with a blast of my Gaster Blaster.
Before the cave entrance was full of lizardmen guarding it, with a wall made of wood surrounding it.
Now it looked like a bomb hit the area, all of the trees and plants have been completely burned off. The wooden wall is now ashes, giving me access to the cave.
[You have defeated Red Lizardman Warrior(x7)! You have gained 679 EXP(x7)! You have earned 501 credits(x7)!]
[You have defeated Green Lizardman Archers(x5)! You have gained 588 EXP(x5)! You have earned 467 credits(x5)!]
[You have defeated an Orange Lizardman Barbarian(x5)! You have gained 799 EXP(x5)! You have earned 657 credits(x5)!]
Level Up!
Level Up!
Skill acquired:
[Mana Sense Lv. 1/10]
[Allows user to feel the presence of those who have magic]
Nice.
I walk into the cavern and follow the torches that lead further down.
"Hm, everything looks normal." That is until a bright orange light catches my vision. I roll aside as the fireball flies past me. "That was close." I turn to the source of the attack.
In front of me is a lizardman. However, this lizardman is wearing a one-piece purple robe with the hood up and has silver armor strapped on top of it. It's holding a wooden staff that curbs at the end and has a metal bracelet attached to the base of the curb.
Lizardman Wizard
Level: 21
HP: 1401
MP: 6230
Thoughts about you: INTRUDER!
The wizard raises its staff and conjures balls of light that quickly launch themselves straight towards me.
I smash my foot on the ground, calling my chakra and a wall of earth rises to block the laser beams,
[Doton - Earth Style Lv. 1/100]
Cost: Varies
This allows the user to use earth as an element and bend earth to the user's will. Practice is required to improve skills with this element. All the techniques using the Earth Style are of the same level. And cost according to jutsu Rank.
Chakra Cost is based on Jutsu.
Jutsu learned!
[Doton: Doryuukehi - Earth Wall]
Cost: 3000CP
A mainly defensive earth element jutsu that raises a wall in front of the user from the ground
I ignored the notification, focusing on what I'm trying to do. I extend my arms forward, my chakra swirling in preparation on what I'm about to do. Then I smile as the earth wall suddenly launches itself towards the reptilian mage.
The wizard puts both of its hands on the staff and slams it into the ground, causing a magic dome to surround causing the incoming wall to break into pieces the moment it makes contact.
"A magic shield, huh? I wonder though..." I raise my hands and widen my posture. "If it can handle THIS!"
The mountain begins to shake violently. Birds fly off their nests and the rest of the animals run as far away as possible.
"HRRRRAAAAAAARGH!" I throw my arms down and a wall of earth extends from the roof and detachs, then gravity sends it down and destroys the magic shield and crushes the wizard inside.
[You have defeated a Lizardman Wizard! You have gained 1,298 EXP! You have earned 989 credits]
Skill Level Up!
[Doton - Earth Style Lv. 2/100]
"Fuck yes! I just pulled an Avatar!" A piece of rock rises up and I play around with it. "You can call me the last Earth Bender, bitch!"
[Hehe, yeah. But don't you have a quest to finish? That's like your whole reason for being here?]
A wave of calmness washes on me. "Oh right, right." I throw the rock away and make the tread onwards. I pass the rock pillar and the bloody puddle under it. "Excuse me."
"So, do I go on a quest every time I go into a dungeon?" I asked.
[Am I hearing complaining from you? Are you complaining that I'm making things easy for you? Because if that's the case, I can make life hard for you. Like, really hard]
"What? No. Where did you get that idea? I'm just wondering if that's the norm here."
[Oh, well, yes. Every time you go to a dungeon, you will get a quest. Sometimes from me (which is what you're doing now) and sometimes from the environment itself. Don't ask me how that works, I have absolutely no idea]
"Huh. And here I thought the system knew everything. Guess you learn something new everyday."
[Don't get smart with me. You know less than I do]
True.
I continued on until I came across an opening and walked inside and in it I was appalled.
Gold. Gold everywhere.
A massive pile of gold that towers over me, it's so high that it can touch the ceiling. In the pile are other items sticking out like jewels, chests and such.
"Oh... my... god..." I smile forms on my face. "I'm gonna be rich!" But then I realized something. "Wait, how am I going to get it out of here?"
[Just open your Inventory. It'll suck it in.]
"Oh, okay." I opened my [Inventory] but unlike usual the rift opened underneath the pile and was just... sucked into it like a black hole. "That was... interesting."
Currency conversion complete! You now have 10,000,029,920 Credits
You have acquired the following:
[Small Vitality Crystal: Break it to get 5 VIT] (x5)
[Small Intelligence Crystal: Break it to 5 INT] (x5)
[Small Luck Crystal: Break it to get 5 LUCK] (x5)
[Perfect Amulet] - Rank: A
An ornate amulet which serves as a key to the Temen-ni-gru's gate to the Demon World as well as awaken a certain demon sword.
[Risky Dice] - Rank: A
A card found in the Greed Island game. If rolled and ends on "Excellent Luck", user's luck will increase by 20 but if it ends on "Great Misfortune", user will lose 20.
[Legendary Gacha Token(x3)]
[Uncommon Gacha Token(x4)]
Quest Complete!
Bandit life
Objective: Plunder the treasure (COMPLETED)
Rewards: 9,977 EXP, 7,409 credits, Perks, Skills
Level Up!
Perks acquired:
[Apprentice Magus]
Increases the effectiveness of spells by 10%
Decreases CP consumption by 10%
[Element Amp]
Strengthens all elemental attacks by 50%
Skills acquired:
[Blade Beam Lv. 1/10]
Cost: 500CP
Deals damage to the first enemy that you target for 3.5x the normal damage of the user's weapon. A secondary beam will burst from the first enemy you hit which will hit all of the other enemies on the battlefield. This secondary beam hits for 1.0x the normal damage.
I clasp my hands together in an evil sort of way. "Ohohohoho. Looks like my luck is starting to turn." I take out the crystals and promptly crush them and their energy fuses into me.
Shadow Senju
Race: Human
Rank: D
Class: None
Talent: {Chromas}
Level: 48 (EXP: 7%)
HP-37,600/37,600 (2500) 40,100
CP-55,450/55,450 (1000) 56,450
The Gamer
Titles
-Student (Shinobi-in-Training)
-Hated by the dead
STR-93 (10) 103
VIT-83 (10) 93
DEX-83 (10) 93
INT-143 (10) 153
WIS-143 (12) 155
LUC-134 (13) 147
POINTS- 65-65
MONEY-62,000 credits
CREDITS-10,000,037,329
[You have reached 100 Intelligence! You have acquired the perk: Lord of Chakra]
[Lord of Chakra]
Additional 50 CP per 1 INT, Increases effectiveness of all spells and jutsus
[You have reached 100 Wisdom! You have acquired the perk: Wisdom of the Sages]
[Wisdom of the Sages]
- Increases all Skill and Class EXP gain by x5
- Less intelligent magical beings will feel a desire to submit to you
[You have reached 100 Luck! You have acquired the perk: Lucky Gacha]
[Lucky Gacha]
Once a week you can spin the Gacha in the store for a free item.
Not only am I filthy rich now, but now my luck has increased exponentially. Then there's the amulet from Devil May Cry which I wasn't expecting. It's too bad Sparda's sword wasn't in the pile of treasure instead, otherwise it would have been awesome.
I wonder if I'll find the rest of them. I should also try to look for the [Chaos Emeralds, they have always been an asset I wanted to have.
[I can help with that]
Conditions met!
Quest: Chaos Quest
Objective: Find the Chaos Emeralds (0/7)
Reward: Item, Perk, Skill, Legendary Gacha Token(x5)
This will be fun.
I heard sounds coming from a distance so I looked up only to see other lizardmen coming toward me beyond the cave I just raided.
I summon five [Chromas] besides me, all of them bright with colours and aimed.
Let's play a little.