10 Chapter 10: Vale (2)
Chapter 10: Vale (2)
~Jack POV~
[Ding!]
[Quest Completed]
[Please choose the following rewards:
-Reward #1: Status Recovery
-Reward #2: Stat Points +3
-Reward #3: Random Item Box]
Ok, no need to beat around the bush I'll happily take the stats, please.
Taking a look at the daily mission quest is done with the day I began to select the second reward to get the bonus stats.
[You got +3 Stat Points!]
More stats for me~
Now with an extra 3 stat points how should I spend them?
Hmm…
How should I spend them?
Do I go for strength this time to gain an extra feat of more power to end fights faster or do I go AGI to increase my reaction timing against Grimm?
Or do I go with INT to increase my understanding or my LUCK to get even better drops in the future…
So many choices…
…
Nah, fuck it I'll go with this method.
Status.
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Name: Jack Nights
Class: The Gamer
Race: Human
Title: None
Level: 1 Exp: 15/100%
HP: 100/100
AP: 500/500
STR: 19+1= 20
AGI: 10
VIT: 10
INT: 10+2= 12
WIS: 10
LUCK: 1
Stat Points: 3-> 0
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There.
What I need most right now is some increase of strength along with some INT for me to have.
But first I'm going to need to create a skill to trap the Grimm in place.
That was why I raised my INT to see if there is a difference shown.
Hmm…
Doing the usual workouts of sit-ups and pushdowns for the time being as I focus on increasing my <Expel Aura> skill which also increases the exp gained alongside <Aura Manipulation> and <Aura> as I use this time to think.
At least according to the screen seeing the percentage change going up steadily as I increase my <Expel Aura> skill some more in the progress.
Perfect.
Hmm…
If I just focus on merely expelling aura I haven't truly considered all that was out there for me to use my Aura on exactly…
Still despite that fact what I really need is to use more of my AP skills some more shame I don't have magic.
And don't get me started on how disappointed by the fact.
For whatever reason, it seems to me that my body isn't acceptable to the changes because I can't make them appear out in emissions which are honestly quite sad but what can I do about it?
Maybe it's due to the fact that I'm not capable of doing it.
Or just not talented in it as the rest of the magic castors back in my old world.
That or Gaia couldn't because she wasn't gifted in Magic perhaps?
And the worst part about this all is I can ask for help but the only ones available are very much people like me to stay away from for personal reasons but the majority being the lack of my freedom wasted or shackled in this life.
It happened to Maidens caught or recruited by Ozpin.
And then there's Salem.
The Maidens or other magic users broken or worse by Salem's hands…
Prime example?
Summer Rose as test subject ZERO in her Grimm Human or Grimm Faunus Hybrids like The Hound from Vol. 8 for instance.
Ok how about I practice <Expel Aura> for a few minutes to get a good grasp of the skill before attempting another one?
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"Whew…"
Relaxing a bit from expelling my aura and using my <Aura Combat> to get better adjusted to it I unlocked another skill when relaxing that I found out to be really good in between training.
Meditation since I let my mind rest as well as my body.
Have to admit it's really handy in speeding the process up.
And grinding skills take time.
But with everything now out of the way it was time for me to create that trapping skill I have intended.
"Whew…"
Placing the water bottle in the center of the place I want it to be I began to think maybe this alone wasn't enough so…
But with the amount of effort, I placed in it's better to work or else I would be pissed.
Beginning to activate my <Aura> I began to use the skill <Aura Expel> leaving my body but with a general focus on the water bottle as I began to give it a command of sorts if that's the right term to use here.
As the small particles of my aura go surround the water bottle in place now acting like a forcefield keeping them in place to stop anything from spreading out or going out.
And by doing so a few more times I manage to see a blue screen showing me as I smirked seeing it.
[You have created a skill!]
[Skill <Aura Trapping> learned!]
[<Aura> LEVEL UP!]
[<Aura Expel> LEVEL UP!]
[<Aura Manipulation> LEVEL UP!]
Talk about good timing on this one.
Could prove handy against trapping people using plainly my aura to do it.
Hell to Remnant this could be considered my Semblance.
Skill list.
<Aura Trapping>.
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<Aura Trapping> (Active) Lv.1/100 Exp: 0.0%
AP Cost: 5 AP
Duration: 3 Min.
Description: This skill allows the user to imprison, and/or otherwise stop beings by surrounding them completely and conceivably forever (due to the target's aura fueling the power) within their own aura.
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Nice.
Basically, this skill allows me to do what the Super Saiyan God Goku pulled on Broly stopping him in place using his own goldy Ki but in my case, my Aura works.
Now with a trap-likeability, I have with me it's time for me to go hunting.
Solo the Grimm alone and attack with all I have then run away from the fight to recharge in a safe place.
Rinse and repeat like a Pokémon YouTuber Nuzlocker.
Time to grind.
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"Alright time to do this."
Already going off alone in the woods with nothing but my fist I already began to use my <Observe> to find any lonely Grimm unfortunate enough to be alone at this time.
Better to fight them one on one than one on two.
Blink.
Wow…
Blinking a bit as I realize this, I'm literally throwing myself into the den of monsters.
Huh…
Guess my common sense is a bit screwed up thinking that way.
Hehehe.
Shaking my head for a bit I began to hurry along and get ready for the day and probably get starting to be training soon.
And I know just the first place to search first…
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Entering outside of the Patch Village gates I began to hurry along and enter the forest.
And without a weapon mind you.
Having no Lien to pay for any of my weapons since I used it up to pay for the hotel room and form some breakfast it was the best I had.
But then again, I do have the skills to help me out to give me the physical boost needed.
<Unarmed Combat>, <Aura Combat>, <Aura>, and <Martial Arts Mastery>.
That's still a lot given but my own hands are my own weapons right now as they are certainly deadlier than any sword or weapons that can give me at this time just your good old fashion fisty cups.
Searching around the area I began to hurry along to find some Grimm or anyone unfortunate enough to come across me but also keeping some distance if the enemy is too dangerous as I made sure to use <Observe> skill to see ahead.
Of course, I made sure to see what I can fight against and what I can't.
Don't need to die too easily.
Spending a few hours searching the forest around I managed to find a Grimm one of the common ones.
[Beowolf – Lv.? Grimm]
"Whew…"
Calming my breath and activating my aura I began to get the younger Grimm's attention as I paused in fear seeing the Grimm for the first time in detailed features showing causing my heat to almost stop.
Beowolves are large, dark, werewolf-like Creatures of Grimm.
But nope.
Calming my nerves with a confident smirk on my face seems to make the Grimm growls at me as he rushed toward me.
*Swoosh*
"<Aura Trapping>."
"Grrr…?"
The Beowolf was stopped in its tracks as I saw this smirking at the scene in front of me cracking my knuckles a bit as I activated my skills <Unarmed Combat>, <Aura Combat>, <Aura>, and <Martial Arts Mastery>.
*Crack*
"GR – Argh!"
*Crack*
*Crack*
*Crack*
"There we go."
That takes care of the Grimm thinking it could escape that easily from me.
Cracking the joints of its body essentially for movement now crippling it physically and taking out the maw of its mouth made it a lot smoother for me to beat the living crap out of this poor fella.
Took this inspiration from a One-Piece fic with the MC having the strongest system I think where he uses the bodies of stronger foes to boost the progression of his skills.
And I have very best few minutes to act upon them.
Grinning at this while the Grimm glares at me how about I give it a taste of its own medicine for a change of pace?
After all, I do need the practice, and any second spent is best spent on beating on a personal punching bag.
Without further ado…
*BAM*
Let the punch fest begin!
*Bam*
*Bam*
While it's hanging defenselessly trapped, I can continue to beat at it till I get a good feel of how to exactly punch an enemy in the future.
*BAM*
[<Unarmed Combat> LEVEL UP!]
[<Aura Combat> LEVEL UP!]
[<Aura> LEVEL UP!]
[<Martial Arts Mastery> LEVEL UP!]
Ahh… music to my ears.
*BAM*
But as for the timeline of events, I haven't gotten around to it yet.
*Bam*
Perhaps I would learn more once I enter Vale with a high chance of a certain headmaster might bug the hell out of me but at the same time, I would gain a lot to know from that place.
*Bam*
The chance of entering Ozpin school might be tempting but that would imply I would have to go to school again.
*Bam*
And who in the world has time for that shit again?
*Bam*
Albeit it is from another world I get to learn free access but that depends if I really want to follow Ozpin though in the end.
*BAM*
I know Ozpin in some fiction is depicted as the bad guy but he's just a guy that has been dealt a bad deal how I see it but then again training up children super soldiers while not telling everyone the truth is dropping the ball on him.
*Bam*
But then again if he knew what I can do besides learning magic if he would give me the ability too he would no doubt keep a close eye on me in the form of protection as he did with Amber using Qrow to observe her from afar when traveling.
*Bam*
And look how that ended out for her she ended up dying in a pointless death in that honestly could've been avoided.
*Bam*
Then there are Ozpin's questionable allies to consider as well as the so-called Pseudo-King or Tyrant of Atlas James Ironwood.
*Bam*
[<Aura Combat> LEVEL UP!]
[<Martial Arts Mastery> LEVEL UP!]
With allies like them who exactly would need enemies?
*Bam*
"Ok break time."
Sitting down doing my <Meditation> I saw the Grimm Beowolf just stood there as I cast another <Aura Trapping> on Grimm as it stood there twitching at me trying to kill but with its connected joints basically destroyed….
Yeah…
That thing would have a really hard time moving out of this place even twitching still to try and kill me.
Waiting around to see my AP is raising themselves up again as I waited just a few minutes for the recovery as the Grimm tries to attack me.
The key word is trying that is.
All it did was try to get close only to crawl towards me like a child.
Standing or more like sitting I merely waited for the Grimm to come to me but in reality, I simply waited around and raise my <Meditation> skill up some more before it was time to rinse and repeat this step again.
Standing up again I began to use <Aura Trapping> on the Grimm as it was stuck in place more thanks to my skill at work here.
[<Aura Trapping> LEVEL UP!]
Oh goodie, my <Aura Trapping> leveled up!
Now then…
Turning my attention towards the Grimm Beowolf with a predatory grin of my own I returned to my life calling~
*Bam*
Beating up these guys.
*Bam*
For I shall be the best bully like that no one has ever seen before.
*Bam*
*Poor*
Finally seeing that the Beowolf is gone into magic particles I got my notifications about the latest news on the screen.
[You defeated a Beowolf!]
[You gain 20 EXP]
[You gained 100 Lien!]
Sigh…
This is going to take a while.
