Chapter 08 - Instantaneous Movement

When Zack woke up the next day, he went to the closest construction materials shop to buy some nails. Before heading to the Valkyries Guild headquarters, he looked for an alley that was pretty abandoned, and the streets nearby were empty, too. Without wasting time, he threw one of the nails at a wall after activating the skill… the nail pierced the wall until half of its body.

"This will do as well," Zack smirked. "Hehehe, my trait is more broken than I had anticipated."

Before he could leave, Zack had another idea. He put the nails in the space between his fingers and then tried to aim at several spots at the same time… when he threw them, they lost a bit of power, but they truly hit in all the places that he had aimed.

"Wow, this is simply insane… I just need to increase my strength a bit more once again, and I will be ready to slay countless of the Petrifying Eyes," Zack thought. "Reaching level ten today won't be that hard."

As Zack returned to the guild, he approached the receptionist to pay for the use of the teleportation circle once again. This time, things moved a bit faster, the process smoother now that he was familiar with the routine. However, as he handed over the required credits, he couldn't help but notice the receptionist's disapproving look.

It was a glance that spoke volumes, a silent warning that Zack knew all too well. It was the same look he had received before when he had brought dirt and the stench of death into the guild's base. The unspoken message behind that look was clear: bring dirt or corpses here again, and there would be consequences.

Zack felt like smiling, but he refrained from doing so. He understood the importance of maintaining cleanliness and order within the guild's base, especially in a place where hunters gathered. His actions had disrupted that order, and he couldn't blame the receptionist for giving him such a look.

Once Zack returned to that city, he opened his backpack, put the nails between his fingers, and proceeded to climb one of the piles of rubble. Thanks to that, the monsters around soon noticed him. He didn't have much time to check the surroundings, but he was fine with that.

"Let's increase my strength a bit once more," Zack thought.

Zack (Cheater) - Lv 05 (10/200)

HP: 340/340

MP: 140/140

SP: 140/140

Strength: 27

Intelligence: 07

Dexterity: 07

Constitution: 07

Spirit: 07

Focus: 07

Unallocated Points: 00

Skill List: Auto Aim Lv 04

Unallocated Skill Points: 00

Even before the monsters could get too close, Zack used Auto Aim and then threw the nails at them. The monsters, with their big eyes, failed to catch the projectiles, and they soon pierced their eyes violently.

The beasts began to agonize in the air, but Zack ignored them and focused on attacking all of the enemies. Before long, forty of those beasts were slain, and the area got quiet again. Zack looked around completely dumbfounded, but soon he felt the pile of rubble to get the wings of the monsters. With the anti-blood knives, it felt like he was cutting butter… it felt a bit disgusting, actually. 

In any case, it took Zack a while to finish that kind of work… he could have used Auto Aim two times over. For Zack, finding a balance between obtaining experience and earning money was essential in his journey as a hunter. While the allure of wealth was undeniable, he understood that experience was the key to becoming stronger and more capable in the long run.

Experience, Zack realized, was the foundation upon which his skills and abilities would grow. It was through facing challenges overcoming obstacles, and then he would become a formidable hunter. Each battle, each encounter with a monster, would provide him with valuable lessons, power, and insights that money alone couldn't buy.

Zack knew that money was secondary to power in the grand scheme of things. Wealth could buy him better equipment, training, and opportunities. Still, it couldn't replace the power and skills he gained through hard-earned experience.

"Hiring someone to work with me would be a good idea, but I am not letting anyone know how my trait works," Zack thought. "Anyway, time to work."

In the end, hunting there had been a walk in the park. Thanks to that, Zack had time to think a lot about how he could use Auto Aim. Perhaps he could even have nails become as powerful as bullets, and that would be enough to kill even the toughest of monsters. He just had to keep hitting them in the same spot over and over again, and eventually, they would suffer critical damage.

In any case, the pile of monster wings was starting to increase in the magic circle, but soon, Zack knew that he would take a break since he was almost reaching level ten. In the end, he reached his goal in the early afternoon…

(You have obtained enough XP to level up.)

(You received five status points and one skill point.)

(You have reached level 10 and unlocked the skill Instantaneous Movement.)

(Instantaneous Movement: This skill allows the user to teleport up to ten meters with a single use. The skill lasts for ten seconds, during which the user can teleport multiple times within the skill's duration. Increasing the skill's level extends both the duration and the distance traveled by the same amount. At a higher level, the user might be able to teleport twenty meters in a single moment and maintain the skill for twenty seconds.