9 Volume 1 Chapter 8: Future And The First Clone (Edited)
Volume 1 Chapter 8 :Future And The First Clone
After reading all of the descriptions of the skills I pick, and from what I read about the [Unique Skill] [Clone], I guess my gamble paid off since the skill [Clone] was perfect for me. Even if the experience gain will be halved by 2 times, so if the normal experience gain would be 1 exp, the clone can only give me 0.5 exp. This means it will take more time for me to level up and for my skill to improve as well. However, since I will not do anything and can just let my clones do all of the leveling up, I can be as lazy as I want. After contemplating this idea, I summoned my very first clone.
But no one had foreseen a future where the game world would be filled with masked characters of the same height, hairstyle, and hair color. Among them, a horde of masked girl characters was led by six individuals, identical to the others except for their silver-covered masks. Many players assumed these six were the leaders of the horde. However, upon successfully defeating these six individuals, there was no kill notification. Only a few players suspected that this wasn't the end, while most celebrated their apparent success.
Suddenly, the horde, which had ceased attacking upon the defeat of the six individuals, began to move again. Alerted, but not under attack, the players noticed the clones seemingly oblivious to their alert stance. The horde split into two, and amidst them, four masked individuals were seen carrying a coffin. Confusion gripped all the players as a voice emanated from the coffin.
???: "Ugh, why did you wake me up? I was having such a nice sleep. Is it already time for me to wake up?"
However, the voice within the coffin abruptly fell silent as an enraged voice began emanating from inside.
???: "Who the heck killed ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, and ???? Since you all cut my sleep short, you shall all meet your demise!"
Subsequently, the coffin began to open, revealing an identical figure, this time without a mask. However, before anyone could truly appreciate the appearance of the girl emerging from the coffin, a myriad of differently colored magic circles appeared, encircling the players. Some of the more skilled players reacted swiftly, casting barriers or trying to leave the range of the different colored magic circles. Just as they began to feel a sense of relief for surviving the impending attack, the horde of masked individuals wielding various weapons like swords, spears, and more, charged towards them. But that encounter was a prelude to events yet to unfold.
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Mentally deciding to utilize the clone skill and summon a clone of myself, a luminous white magic circle began to glow on the floor of the dark cave where I now sat. Despite my high VIT stats aiding in the gradual healing of my injured leg, the stinging sensation persisted. Feeling a sense of boredom from the inactivity, I decided to activate the [Clone] skill.
Gradually, a figure began to take form within the magic circle until it was fully manifested, at which point the magical circle slowly dissipated. Hastening to inspect the summoned clone, I couldn't help but find it somewhat eerie, especially in the dimly lit cave surroundings. Its resemblance to someone assuming your appearance to deceive and supplant you was unsettling. However, in a brighter setting, it would become evident that the clone and I were practically identical, akin to twins, to the point where our names could easily be interchanged due to our strikingly similar appearances.
After a brief half-minute passed, I anticipated that the initial five clones were supposed to possess a sophisticated AI capable of autonomous thinking and unique traits. However, to my surprise, the clone stood motionless, failing to move from where it was summoned. Growing increasingly bored with waiting, I decided to take the initiative and engage in conversation with the clone.
Carmilla: "Umm, hello? Can you hear me?"
Approaching the Clone, I began waving my hand near its face, persisting for about 20 seconds until I noticed the Clone's eyes blink. Sensing a response, I cautiously took a few steps back.
???: "I apologize for keeping you waiting, Master."
Carmilla: "It's okay. But why are you referring to me as 'master'?"
???: "Master is master."
Upon hearing the clone's straightforward response, I simply shrugged my shoulders. I reckoned it might have been a game function given that it was my clone. Considering its nature as my clone, I decided to access the status screen to check the clone's stats.
[Name: ???]
[Race: Vampire Clone]
[Title/s: N/A]
[Level: 1]
[HP: 35/40]
[MP: 20/20]
[STA: -/-]
[STR: 15] x2 (30)
[DEF: 10]
[VIT: 20] x2 (40)
[AGI: 15] x2 (30)
[DEX :10]
[INT: 10]
[MAG: 10] x2 (20)
[MAGDEF: 10]
[Racial Skill]
[Immortality Lv: max]
[Make the user have unlimited stamina.
The user doesn't need food or sleep.
Nullifies Body and Mind type Status Ailments receive continuous damage when exposed to sunlight.
Receive 3x damage to fire magic, light magic, and holy magic.
The uses of health potion and mana potion will be ineffective.]
[Bat Transformation Lv: 1]
[Make the user transform into a bat and halve the user stats while in bat form
Transformation limit: 1 minute
Every time the skill level up it will increase the time limit by 30 seconds.]
[Charm Lv: 1]
[Passive: Make NPC has a very nice attitude toward you. Chance a monster to follow you.
Active: 5% to make other Players or monsters stun for 5 seconds depending on the Intelligence of the target.
Every time the skill level up it will increase the stun time by 1 second.]
[Night vision Lv: 1]
[Make the user have the same sight in the dark as in the morning.
Maximum distance is 5 meters in direct view of the player.
Every time the skill level up it will increase the Maximum Distance by 1 meter.]
[Blood Magic Lv: 1]
[Blood Magic lets the user control or create Blood at will.
Cost depends on the volume of blood controlled or created.
Increase Damage by 1%
Every time the skill level up it will increase the Damage percentage by 0.5%]
[Strength Enhancement Lv: 1]
[Multiply the stats STR by 2 times
Every time the skill level up +0.5]
[Speed Enhancement Lv: 1]
[Multiply the stats AGI by 2 times
Every time the skill level up +0.5]
[Vitality Enhancement Lv: 1]
[Multiply the stats VIT by 2 times
Every time the skill level up +0.5]
[Magic Enhancement Lv: 1]
[Multiply the stats MAG by 2 times
Every time the skill level up +0.5]
[Skills]
[Analyze Lv:1]
[Allow the user to view the stats of Mobs, Items and players. The information the user will get will depend to the skill level. A full stat will be view if the skill level is higher to the level of the one being scan.
Cost 5 mana every time the skill is use.
Range of analyze is 5 meters around the user.
Every time the skill level up the maximum rage of the skill will increase by 1 meter.]
[Automatic Mana recovery Lv: 1]
[Will automatically recover by 5 MP per second.
Every time the skill level up it will increase by 5 MP per Level up]
