35. The Hero of Bae Village

The sun had begun to slip in the western horizon, Bae villagers were seen repairing the village gates that were damaged by the attack this morning. Some of them were also seen patrolling around the village carrying various kinds of weapons.

Inside a shack house in the village, Shiro starts to open his eyes, then blinks several times to bring his vision back in to focus.

"Ahh...How long have I been unconscious?" Shiro said while holding his head which still felt very heavy.

After the fight against the hundreds of Angry Goats this morning, Shiro's stamina was completely drained, making Shiro's body go limp and collapse.

While trying to recall what he had experienced this morning, Shiro slowly got up and leaned his back against the wall. He then focused his mind to open the display of his status.

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Name : Shiro

Sex : Male

Age : 17

Class : Destroyer

Title : Monster Hunter

Level : 11

XP : 1,430/17, 000

Power : 21,800 CP

HP : 7,500/7,500

MP : 3,000/3,000

ATK : 5,000

DEF : 5,000 (+1,300)

STA : 108/110

Speed : 17 Meters/Second

Recovery :

-HP : 11/Minute

-MP : 11/Minute

-STA : 12/Hour

Skill : -{Level 1} Suppression [SS]

Ability : -{Level 1} Poison Resistance 10%

Accessories : -{Level 2} Peridot : Damage Reduce 10%

Equipment :

-[Poor] Armored Woven Clothes (Armor) : +1,000 DP (Dura 95)

-[Poor] Iron Gauntlet : +300 DP (Dura 56)

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Even though his face didn't show it, but Shiro was quite surprised to see the changes of his stats that had increased dramatically. "Monster Hunter? Did I get this title after defeating Angry Goat's flock?"

The title of "Monster Hunter" is obtained after defeating 1,000 monsters of any type with any level and has the effect of adding 2,000 CP. This title can be obtained from any class making it popular with new players wanting to increase their CP. The biggest limitation is finding enough monsters to kill since they only respawn after a system refresh or update.

The developers of EEWAO limited the amount of monsters to encourage competition among the players, so those with larger territory have more monsters to hunt. Therefore many alliances have allied with other alliances to help one another to expand territory and compete with their enemies. However, now the number of Monsters is vastly different from before. They are everywhere like a plague that spreads. They are also somewhat four times stronger than in the game age, so the XP gained from killing monsters is much more and makes the level of players easier to raise.

"Eehh.. I'm already in the top 90% power rating?! I didn't think there were so many who still have a CP below 20,000." said Shiro who looked quite surprised to see that he had been ranked 90% of the approximately 3 million Senshi in the world.

Satisfied seeing the list of power rankings, Shiro read the info display of the Special Skill Suppression, he had just received this morning and tried to analyze the skill.

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Special Skill: Suppression

-Level : 1

-Power : 10% of Character Attack/Second

-Attack Range : All entities within 100 meters

-MP Consumption : 1.000 MP/Second

-CoolDown : 1 Hour

Level 2 upgrade Requirements :

-5.000 Gold

-Level 20 Character

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The Suppression skill has 10 levels and classified as a type of Skill that can cause mass damage, Special Skill Suppression also has a fairly wide attack range.

"Hmmm.. No wonder if a Monster like Angry Goat die that easily. But this skill is great. In just one attack, I can kill hundreds of monsters at once."

After being satisfied checking the change in his status, Shiro began to stand up and walk out of the house to breathe fresh air.

"Oh sir! You are awake!" said Turi who was sitting on the front porch. "Ana! Hurry up and make Mr. Senshi something to drink!" the old man shouted and tried to stand up and approach Shiro.

"Okay, grandpa.." From inside the house came the answer from a soft-spoken girl.

"Please sit down, sir." Respectfully, Turi invited Shiro to sit on the front porch.

While waiting for drinks to arrive, Shiro and Turi sat on the front porch enjoying the view and the warmth of the evening.

Seeing Turi, who was a little afraid to invite Shiro to speak, Shiro tried to open a conversation with the village Chief. "By the way... What about some of the Monsters that escaped to the cemetery this morning?"

"Eh? Oh... Even though there were some citizens who were injured, we still managed to kill the Monster without casualties." Turi answered. "Sir, the citizens are very grateful because you fought bravely against the herd of Monsters earlier. When you were unconscious earlier, they came to bring a lot of fruit for you." Turi seemed quite eager to tell what had happened since he did not think that Shiro would ask about the safety of the citizens.

Right behind them was a pile of several types of fruit covered by a wide cloth. Turi stood up, opened the sheet of cloth, and took some of the fruit to give to Shiro. "Please try some of the fruits from our garden. The villagers gifted you those fruits so all of it is yours to take."

"This is a lot.. does this leave enough for you?" said Shiro who felt uncomfortable with the kind treatment from the residents.

"Yeah, we have more than enough. We have a large garden to meet our food needs. What's the harm in them giving their food rations to someone who saved their lives?" Turi said, sitting again beside Shiro.

"Ah.. Ok. Then thank you." said Shiro with a slightly reddened expression. Without hesitation he then took a banana and ate it slowly.

Although he is able to accept the NPCs as one of the living creatures that live in this world, he is still not accustomed to having to socialize with them. Also, Shiro is the type of person who has difficulty saying the words "Sorry" and "Thank you."

Next Chapter : 36. Is This What they Called "Love"?