Chapter 2
The cost is pretty high since I can only cast it three times before I run out of MP but with my regen I can cast it once every 90 seconds and I should be able to increase my INT and WIS soon.
Once its leveled it'll be very useful. I'll test it later, I don't want to damage my building.
[Quest Complete!]
[Learning the Ropes, Skill Crafting]
{Objective : Create a new skill
{Reward : [ID Create] skill Book, 100 credits, 1000 exp}
[You have leveled Up!]
[Shiro, [No title equipped]
Level – 2 [0/2000]
Class - The Gamer [LVL Max]
Alignment – Neutral Evil
HP – 150 [5 Regen per Minute]
MP – 310 [11 Regen per 10 seconds]
SP – 150 [5 Regen per 10 Seconds]
STR - 5
END - 5
DEX – 5
INT - 21
WIS – 11
CHA – 10
LCK – 10
Points – 10
[Money - 100 Credits]
After some thought I increase WIS to 16 and INT to 26, its not a massive increase but it should help, the empty title slots annoying me a little so I go to the titles menu to see what I've got there.
[Titles]
[Otaku]
{Increases exp gain of skills and titles originating from Manga or Anime Worlds by 25%}
[Game Nerd]
{Increases exp gain of skills and titles originating from Game Worlds by 25%}
[Pervert]
{Increases effectiveness of 'Adult' skills by 25%, Increases exp gain of 'Adult' skills and titles by 25%}
Ignoring the last one (for now) I decide on [Game Nerd], magic missile has been in countless games so hopefully should count, I move onto the skill book, after some confusion I realise its been added to the books section of my inventory and take it out,
[ID Create Skill Book]
{Grants the user the [ID Create] and [ID Escape] skills}
Use? [Yes] [No]
I tap yes and the book glows for a moment before disappearing, as it does I feel new information being added to my brain, fortunately it's pretty painless.
Skill added [ID Create]
[ID Create] (Active) LVL 1/100 (0/100)
{100 MP to cast}
{Creates an Instant Dungeon}
{New dungeons will be added as the skill is leveled}
{Dungeons available}
[Empty] [Zombie]
Skill added [ID Escape]
[ID Escape] (Active) LVL MAX
{50 MP to cast}
{Allows the user to leave the Instant Dungeon and return to reality,}
{Cannot be used while in combat}
[Quest Added]
[Dungeon Diving for Beginners]
{Objective : Defeat the Boss of the Easy Zombie Dungeon}
{Reward : ?, 500 credits, 5000 exp}
Interesting, very interesting. But I don't really want to add a zombie horde to my apartment building, so I suppose it's time to head out of the building.
As I leave the front door I quickly notice that the streets are completely empty, and the surrounding buildings seem unused, I seem to be in a residential area with rows of houses around my apartment complex.
Trying the next houses front door reveals that its unlocked but as I explore the house I realise its clearly never been lived in, it's furnished but everything is perfect, too perfect. There's none of the wear and tear furniture gets from everyday use.
So I leave and keep going down the street.
As I'm walking I hit a barrier, literally.
At the end of the street is a invisible wall preventing me from going any further, After dismissing the message that I had taking -1 HP Damage I run to the other end of the street reveals the same.
I can't climb over the fences behind the houses either.
[Hint]
{While the hub world starts small, it can be upgraded in the store once it is unlocked!}
Nice to know, but pretty useless at the moment. Since I can't leave I guess here will have to do.
"[ID Create, Zombies]"
{Please choose a difficulty for this dungeon}
[Easy] [Normal] [Hard] [Nightmare]
Normal, Hard and Nightmare are greyed out so I select Easy, The moment I do the sky goes dark.
The only illumination is from the full moon, which would be great if it wasn't a pale red.
I can already hear moaning and movement from the street, luckily I'm still in a back garden so I crouch and slowly sneak around the house to the front garden, hiding behind the front fence I glance over to see a figure stumbling down the street, it seems to be alone.
Skill added [Sneak]
[Sneak] (Active) LVL 1/100 (0/100)
{Allows the user to stay undetected, more effective in dark environments or behind cover}
{At level 25 users movement will become silent}
{At level 50 user will have all scents removed while sneaking}
{At level 75 user will become immune to hostile searching skills}
{At level 100 user will gain the ability to blend into shadows, becoming invisible}
I dismiss the notification for now, I really don't have the time to be messing with menus right now.
As it gets closer to my hiding spot I can see that it looks female, her skin looks pale and sickly, her clothes torn and blood stained.
She has blood stains around her mouth and red eyes that almost glow. I think I could beat her with my [Magic Missile] skill. As I'm focusing on her a new notification appears.
Skill added [Observe]
[Observe] (Active) LVL 1/100 (0/100)
{Provides information on target}
{At level 25 targets perks and emotional state will be revealed}
{At level 50 targets background and skills will be revealed}
{At level 100 targets thoughts about the user and the targets secrets will be revealed (when applicable)}
[Female Zombie] LVL 1
[HP – 100]
[SP – 100]
[Primary stat – Strength]
That's useful, extremely so once its leveled. If she only has 100 HP I can kill her easy enough it would just take 3 [Magic Missiles].
Doable but it would almost empty my MP so I better not miss. I hide back behind the fence and wait for her to pass and slowly leave the garden getting behind her.
I hold my hands apart and create my first [Magic Missile] between them, its smaller than I expected, barely the size of a baseball.
It's a glowing purple orb, it looks pretty cool but the glow reveals my presence to my target.
She turns and starts to shamble towards me, but she's very slow. I could outpace her with a fast walk.
As I thrust my hands forward my [Magic Missile] shoots forward and hits her in the chest knocking her over, I quickly prepare another hitting her while she's down. And then one final one to finish her off.
I feel pretty drained with my MP so low but I've won my first battle. I'm glad I have [Gamers Mind] because I'd definitely be freaking out over the corpse otherwise.
She's missing parts of her chest from where my [Magic Missiles] hit her, I can see her broken ribs and damaged organs.
It's pretty gruesome, honestly it's a shame though, she's actually pretty cute if you look past the blood and gore.
[Battle Won!]
{EXP – 50}
{Drops – Rotten Flesh}
The exp is OK but I really could have done without rotten flesh in my inventory, apparently it's a crafting material but I have no idea what I'd make with it.
As I wait for my MP to regen I hear more moaning behind me, looking back I can see 6 more zombies shambling towards me, a quick observe reveals that they are all level 1. my MP is still recovering so I back away.
They're still slow so there's no real threat as long as I keep moving. Thinking quickly I decide to create a new skill. I need something that can hit multiple targets, as a mage there's really only one choice.
'Skill Creation, Chain Lightning'
[Skill Creation Failed]
[50 INT Required]
...shit. Fine I can try more.
'Skill Creation, Fireball'
Skill added [Fireball]
[Fireball] (Active) LVL 1/100 (0/100)
{250 MP to cast}
{Sends a fireball at target dealing (50+INT) Fire Damage, deals (25+(INT/2) to any targets within a 3 meter radius}
{Damage will be increased by 10 every 10 levels}
{MP cost will be reduced by 5 every 5 levels}
{At level 30 fireball will have a 25% chance to inflict [Burning], dealing 10 fire damage every 5 seconds}
{At level 60 fireball will no longer have friendly fire}
{At level 100 fireball will have a 5% chance to incinerate targets, killing them instantly (Does not effect boss characters or targets with a 10 level advantage over the user) }
It's no chain lightning but it'll do, my MP has recovered enough to use my new spell so I create the [Fireball] in between my hands and throw it at the group, sending them flying back, it wasn't quite enough to kill the one it hit but it certainly bought me some time, which I'll need since my MP is practically empty.
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