4 Leave it behind
-I think I will pass out. Fieron, who was sweating profusely from the effort, said.
-Lay down and sleep. I will keep guard.
-No need I will just…
(He passed out. Just clarifying, but it was ecause he got out of mana.)
-Let me just…
Name: Aki
Age: 16
Race: Human
Gender: M
Unspent points: 50
Class: Assassin Lv 26
Active skills:
-Backstab Lv 5
-Poisoning Lv 3
-Parry Lv 1
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Passive skills:
-Blade mastery Lv 4
-Smooth steps Lv 3
-Persuasion Lv 1
-Trap mastery Lv 1
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Subclasse: Arcane mage Lv 20
Active skills:
-Arcane blast Lv 1
-Mana missile Lv 4
-Telekinesis Lv 8
-Whistle Lv 1
-Arcane Ray Lv 1
Passive skills:
-Mana manipulation Lv 4
-Mana absorption Lv 4
-Energy conversion Lv 1
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General Skills:
Mental resistance Lv 6
Charm resistance Lv 6
Massage Lv 1
Meditation Lv 7
Pain resistance Lv 2
Anger Lv 1
Sleep resistance Lv 1
Demonology Lv 5
Disease resistance Lv 1
Identify Lv 1
Subterfuge Lv 5
Intimidate Lv 1
Mana perception Lv 4
Wind magic Lv 1
Attributes:
Vitality: 40
Endurance: 43
Strength: 48
Dexterity: 55
Intelligence: 65
Wisdom: 69
Health: 400/400
Stamina: 430/430
Mana: 690/690
It took Aki about five minutes to decide, but he ended up investing in all his status instead of just focusing on one.
Even if he actually split the Xp with Fieron, it would actually be like the dungeon effect didn't exist and they were hunting by themselves in a normal place, since the experience here is doubled.
Obviously Aki was too greedy to even think of such possibility. Instead of formulating team battle plans, he was thinking about how to hunt in the higher leveled zones.
-Who's there?
You'd have a hard time believing how much he actually says that.
-I mean no harm.
This time a female voice answered and slowly approached while with her hand on a sword.
"Identify"
[Warrior- Lv ??]
Aki showed his best smile. It had been fifteen minutes since they defeated the high orc and he had already recharged his mana with meditation.
-Is there something I can help you with miss?
"If identify can show me the levels of any being ten or less levels above mine, than she must be at least level 37 on her main class. Apparently only the first class is shown, so she could have more levels in her subclass."
The difference between his words and thoughts were immense.
-I am only here for the dungeon. Said the tall ginger in leather armor.
-Then we have a problem. Said Aki while standing straight. -We've already cleared the dungeon and don't plan on handing anything over. Fieron, I promised to protect you, but if the lady attacks then you will have to dodge too.
The skinny man grumbled awake after being lightly kicked in the woman's opposite direction.
-There's no need to fight. I have some treasures as well and…
-Pffff… OK, you win, my poker face hasn't reached such level yet. Look, I can see it in your your eyes, we're similar, but I won't fall for your trap like that. Someone that reached this place at the second day and has a level near the forties can't have a party or be a good person, so let's just…
Both stroke at the same time. Aki tried to pierce his knife at her neck while she lunged at him targeting his left side with her sword.
While she twisted her neck, Aki used his telekinesis to hit her wrist. As a result a piece of his t-shirt was cut and she had a minuscule cut at her neck.
-Hee, so you can use poison and force magic, what a waste.
-I feel the same. If one of us decides to just cripple the other at the end it wouldn't be so strange.
-Gross. Spare me that.
-Good to know we're on the same page miss berserker. I am not sure that I can even stop though.
-It is the same for me. How often would I find someone so similar after all.
If you still haven't guessed, both have that battle junkie grin on their face.
While Guilda changed the hand holding the sword and swung it to Aki's right side, while he intercepted it with his knife and sent a kick to her stomach, which she caught with her right hand.
He tried to punch her, but she jumped back and he fell on all four, rolling to the right in the next second and avoiding the sword being plunged at the earth where he was a moment before.
-Not bad kid.
-Don't say it like you didn't like it, miss.
She got the sword out of ground and he got up.
-Don't you dare interfere Fieron! I don't care if you run, but this is my fight!
As he said so, the sounds of someone running could be heard.
-Anything else before we keep going? She asked.
-If a monster comes up we kill it together. Deal?
-I also don't want to die. Deal.
And so they fought. Really, if they weren't in front of a dungeon they would have been fucked.
As I said before, this forest is also a dungeon, and since dungeon monsters can't leave it's lair without either losing the dungeon's interference by themselves or with orders from the core/dungeon master, these two were perfectly save after crossing the dungeon boundarie and turning a corner.
Not all spawned monsters are idiots, their brains are developed and capable of learning just like normal animals, so after some guidance from the core they form "societies" and get smarter on their own. A good example being that they also know that their attacks can pass through those thresholds.
-Did you see how many there were?
-I'd say thirty or something.
The idiots wounded and drenched with sweat and blood were now seated against the wall and almost passing out.
Before I forget, she is no beauty in special, but still a woman in her prime and has a well kept body.
-Name's Aki. You?
-Guilda. Can you stand?
-I will in two minutes. Just let me get my mana back so I can try figuring out a healing spell. Need me to cauterize your wound? It looks pretty deep and I don't think I can simply cure it in one go. He said pointing at the blood gushing wound on her stomach.
-Don't you think I will kill you if you heal me? She said while raising an eyebrow.
-I don't see any fun in doing that now, do you? He retorted.
-Nope. Get me something to bite. She waited.
-You'd prefer mine or your belt? He joked.
-If you're asking because your hand looks like a mashed red potato, than I can also bite it off. Help me take mine out. These jeans are done for anyway. She retorted, wincing because of the cut on her face stopping her from smiling.
-I didn't open the dungeon treasury yet. We can look for clothes there. He admitted.
-Just fix us already. She said before biting down.
-Hold my arm if you want, but try to not pass out or kill me, ok? He said with a serious face.
*Nods*
-I will start now.
He started focusing on trying to make his good hand the hottest possible and channeled his mana to it, even started shaking before a small ball of fire the size of a table tennis ball appeared in front of his fingers.
*Muffled screams of pain* *Bones cracking*
-Done! You just need to stay still now, your vitality is higher than mine, so if you receive enough healing mana everything should be ok, just hold my arm. I will just hold my bones in place and…
And so he got the belt from her mouth and started straightening his bones. They just stood there for the another hour just breathing hard and feeling the itchiness from the healing.
-I'm going to need that back. She said while pointing at the belt.
-Here. He gave it back without thinking.
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-Did that fucker's just will out some elemental magic out of his ass and then figure how to turn his mana into healing mana? Said a passerby.
-Yup. Devin's getting punished again right now because this guy just got to second place after his stunt with the fourth. Said another attracted leacher.
-Fuck, is he just gonna kill the dragon or something like that? Said a mob like guy that didn't seem to have any presence.
-Maybe, but for now he isn't. Who wants to bet if they're gonna have sex?
*A variety of opinions, punishments and rewards being said by a lot of people*
-Interesting, I will bet as well.
Everyone stopped talking the moment their boss said that.
-Here. And don't you dare bet or show it to anyone. Said the slack faced succubus, who walked away right after giving the man who suggested the bet a small folded paper.
*Even bigger steer starts*
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-So you get the fire resistant set of clothes and I go for the magician tunic and mantle, ok, that makes sense, but you can't keep that egg, we're gonna cook and split it.
-Why do you even want it?! Gilda berated him while hugging an egg that was almost as big as her head.
-Because it is obvious something that will raise the status of the one that eats it! Aki rebuted
-Really? I just wanted a chocobo or some other thing to carry me, so I guess that's for later than. Make a pan and fire and I will fry it. She said, immediately changing plans.
-We don't even have the conditions to raise something like that. He said while easily doing the magic asked for.
-I girl can dream. She pouted, acting nothing like her age.
*Crack*
-Ah, there's blood falling. Maybe it was really… Guilda actually sounded regretful.
-Even if you say it like that, this is going to be out best meal until we get out of this forest and find a city where we can use this gold. He said while patting a very big sack of gold coins that was together with the egg in a treasure chest.
-Now that you said it… the regret fading like it was never there to begin with.
And so they ate the egg. As Aki said, It was actually delicious even though it was just fried. The free status point was even more delicious though.
[*Ding* The dragon egg has changed your body permanently. All status +5. +1 attribute point when leveling up. 46 attribute points awarded]
