Chapter 7 - Awakener Exam: Part 2

"I swear.... This luck stat is complete bullshit!" Puck screams as he high knees it away from a horde of reapers.

Reapers we're undead creatures that looked like the grim reaper himself, complete with glowing red eyes and gigantic black scythes to match.

And over a hundred of these things were chasing him at the moment.

Why?

Well the answer to that question was quite simple actually.

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10 Minutes Prior: Entrance to the Dungeon~

~You have now enter the A Rank Dungeon: Kingdom of the Undead! Please defeat the boss in order to open the exit!~

Once Puck's vision returned to him, he found himself dropped in a heap.

He let out a small grunt in pain as he slowly got to his feet. The test examiner was standing directly in front of him, grinning down at Puck's confused and disheveled form with a excited look in his eyes.

Puck simply brushed himself off with a small sigh. "A warning would've been appreciated...." He mumbled this more to himself than anything, but Billy heard him loud and clear.

The grin that appeared on Billy's face was absolutely terrifying and it sent a shiver down Puck's spine. "Heh, yeah! Sorry about that! But I think it's time for me to do my job as an examiner." He says, crossing his arms. "First, a quick question. Do you know what the different numbers in your status mean?"

Puck gave him a confused and slightly annoyed look at this. "Huh? If course! Who doesn't?! Anyone with two braincells and basic game knowledge could figure it out!"

The hulking guild master's grin seems to widen at this as he gives a small nod. "Good, that makes this easier then. I'm gonna let you in on a little secret.... The main reason why they hired me as your examiner instead of the usual S Ranked awakeners they have in hand.... Is because of my ability to aggro a large number of high ranking mobs at once from a great distance! You see, the higher ups are REALLY interested in that Luck stat of yours! So.... I guess what I'm trying to say is.... Sorry in advance!" He exclaims before taking in a deep breath.

The entire time Puck listened to Billy's explanation, a bad feeling starting to grip his stomach.

He couldn't explain why, but there was this weird sense of danger that appeared ever since they entered the dungeon.

It was luck his new awakener instincts were telling him to stay on guard.

And when Billy finished his explanation....

He finally understood why.

Puck watched with horror as the red haired guild master suddenly threw his head back and let out a ungodly scream like roar.

A visible red shockwave of energy was launched out in all directions from the guild master's body, knocking Puck off his feet.

Puck was too busy covering his ears while curled up in a ball on the ground to notice when his examiner disappeared from sight.

His parting words being, "Good luck. You'll need it~!"

Not that Puck could hear him at all, but by the time Puck had regained his senses....

He was already surrounded by reapers. Monsters that sometimes appeared as bosses in B Ranked undead dungeons. But in this dungeon, they were simply A Ranked mobs.

Fodder if you will.

Yeah, this did not bode well for him.

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Back to the Present~

Puck didn't know how long he had been running for, but he could hear the examiner's amused laughter ringing out from somewhere in the distance.

"I knew that bastard was bad new from the start! But come the fuck on! This is too much! If I somehow get out of this I'm gonna....?!" Before Puck could finish his internal rant, he had to duck under a swipe from a reaper that somehow appeared in front of him.

He dropped to his knees, letting his momentum carry him to slide underneath the massive scythe's blade before springing back up like a catapult and continuing to run.

He didn't know how many times his instincts and reflexes saved his life at this point, all he knew was that his Luck probably had something to do with it.

"But so fucking what?! I can't rely on luck forever! And I'm bound to reach a roadblock at some point! I can't keep running, it's a waist of stamina at this point! So the only option left is to...."

Puck's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement as he suddenly remembered a certain someone he could summon.

"I'm so glad I actually checked my inventory before entering here!" He mentally gave himself a pat on the back as a huge grin splits his face.

Once he gained some distance from the reapers, Puck skid to a halt. Turning on his heel, he suddenly raised his hand in the air, watching as the reapers quickly closed the distance, before slamming his hand into the ground.

~Gacha Summoning - Rank SSS - Cooldown: 10 hours - Type: Active - Description: The user is able to summon forth the Gacha system. Using the points granted with every level the user is able to pull from the gacha, receiving an item/character depending on their class type. The rank of items/characters pulled can be anywhere between F - SSS ranked depending on the user's maximum rank! - NOTICE!: Upon acquiring this skill the user will automatically gain access to the hidden active skill "Summon" allowing the user to summon items/characters from their "Gacha Inventory" in any manner or form of summoning they so choose!~

....in any manner or form of summoning they so choose!~

A huge red summoning circle suddenly spiralled out from around Puck's hand, causing his smirk to turn into a sadistic grin. "You wanted a show....then I'll fucking give you one!" He exclaims as a humongous smoke cloud suddenly fills the area, reaching the clouds above.

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Some Distance Away~

Billy was having the time of his life, laughing his ass off as he sat up on a tree branch of the largest tree in the forest. Watching Puck from over a hundred meters away from his current location.

Now don't get him wrong, Billy wasn't usually this sadistic.

But when he heard that he was in charge of a new potential S Rank Gacha user of all things....

He just couldn't help himself!

He needed to test the new kid out himself! He wanted to see what kind of item he'll pull out to fish himself out if his current situation.

It's not like he'd let the kid die or anything! He'd show up to help him out if he ever gets into any REAL danger.

But currently....

Watching the kid run away from a horde of reapers was the highlight of his week!

That's why he currently had a bag of popcorn he had saved in his inventory for moments like this!

His trained eyes were more than capable of seeing the distant chase like it was happening right in front of him! So he basically had a front row seat!

He grinned as he took his attention away from Puck for just a moment to bring a hand full of popcorn up to his mouth when....

A huge cloud of smoke suddenly exploded from Puck's location.

To be continued~

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End of Chapter 7~