Chapter 9

(Changed EXP Steal skill name to EXP Exchange, thank you to xlvlx. -_-)

'Why am I getting Deja Vu??' thinks Corven as hes running from a large group of Turtle-Boars.

Hes barely managed to keep ahead of him, only using his machete to swing back behind him when they get to close.

Having traveled a good distance to find the Turtle-Boars, hes struggling to keep the pace to get to the trap.

If it wasn't for him being able to maneuver around the trees better than the Turtle-Boars, he would've already been caught.

Coming up on his pond, he takes a bolt to the left, heading straight for the trap.

With such a sudden turn, the Turtle-Boars are disrupted for a moment, before they follow him again.

With the chase almost over, Corven his smiling widely as he gasps for air, he has his machete at the ready incase any of them manage to get to him at the trap.

Coming up on the trap, he makes a large jump to the safe area between it, falling and making a roll, hitting his head against the stone wall.

Rubbing his forehead better and feeling a bit of blood, he stands up for a moment in a daze to see all the Turtle-Boars charing at him to kill him, afraid that the trap isn't gonna work, he readies his machete as they get close.

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Before they fall in the trap.

{+10 EXP}

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Corven gets excited to see the trap working, until the Turtle-Boar stop moving, he didn't thing they'd all fall in, its lucky half of them did, but the problem is that they aren't leaving.

'They just keep circling me, what the hell is going on..'

Not knowing what to do, Corven summons his spear, and stabs some of the Turtle-Boars still alive in the trap, not letting them suffer from the pain.

Once he's finished, he tries storing some in his inventory, but he can't because he can't reach any.

'Theres not much else to do other than wait i suppose..',sitting on the grass holding his spear, Corven waits for the living Turtle-Boars to leave, but they don't seem to be leaving.

*GROWLS~*

Hearing his stomach growl, Corven takes out a banapple and eats it, thinking on what he could do.

'This wall is far to smooth to climb, I don't even have enough dirt to make it all the way to the top.' he says as he feels the wall behind him

'I still have many sticks.. I could just make a couple of spears to throw at them to make them leave..maybe i could make a bow?'

Knowing what to do, Corven rests his back against the wall and finishes his banapple, watching as the Turtle-Boars stay around just outside the trap.

'1..2. 3... 4...'

Having nothing else left to do, Corven counts 13 remaining Turtle-Boars.

"Status" he says

__________Status__________

Name: Corven Cain

EXP Points: 285.1

Health: 100/100

Mana: 100/100

STR: 11

AGI: 10

CON: 11

VIT: 10

INT: 10

WIS: 10

LUK: 10

Tabs- Inventory, Drawing Panel

Tapping the drawing panel, Corven designs a basic but sturdy long bow, and a few dozen arrows, costing him 7.3 points total.

Accepting the cost, he holds his knee bow, storing all his arrows but one, he then nocks his arrow, and aims it at one of the Turtle-Boars.

Releasing his arrow, it flies towards one of the Turtle-Boars in the front, missing as it goes slightly off course.

'Damn it, it was so close too.' he thinks as he summons an arrow from his inventory, trying again, and again.

Never having used a bow before, Corven is struggling to damage one of the Turtle-Boars,

Not wanting to waste too many arrows, Corven patients himself and focuses, relaxing his body, as he pulls the arrow back as far as he can, before releasing it.

*SQUEAAAAAAL*

Seeing the arrow in the Turtle-Boar, stunned corven for a moment.

Its nowhere serious enough, just in its thigh, but its a great first start.

Having nothing else to do, and sticks to make more arrows when needed(to save points), he practices more with shooting the Turtle-Boars.

The Turtle-Boars realizing the danger of his arrows, eventually disperse, leaving the area, for now at least.

Corven sits in his safe spot for an extra hour just to be safe.

'I need to be more careful, for all I know the wildlife here could be twice as smart as their counterparts on my earth, normal Boars would've long left or even have not chased me at all, I really thought I was gonna have to corral them into the trap.'

Slowly easing out of the safe spot, Corven slides down into the trap pit and stores all the Turtle-Boar carcus'.

Not wanting to be around any longer than he has to, he races back to the river to wash off the mud he has on him.

Once he's done with that he quickly races back to his cave, hiding himself inside.

'*pants* That could've *pants* been worse.'

with it only being midday, Corven decides to rest for awhile before making some fish traps, and resetting his old traps.

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A quick power nap later--

*YAWNS*

Waking up with a stretch, Corven gets out of bed and heads outside to collect thin bendable sticks and vines to make a fish trap.

Needing slot of them, he also collects bigger sticks to cut slices off and use them.

When he's finished, he start getting to work making the trap.

What hell be making is a trap with 2 parts, the cover, and the holder.

The whole trap with be about 4 feet long, so he starts on the holder.

Using long thick sticks, and a few thing bendable twigs, he ties the trap together, looping the bendable twigs up and down and around the sticks, making sure to keep one end of the trap open, while it narrows down and closes at the other end.

Once that's done, next he takes stronger bendable sticks, and he ties it around the whole trap, making sure to make it as tight as possible, he does this until barely any gaps are available in the side, and making sure to close off the back end.

With the holder done, he starts working on the cover.

The cover will work as the same way as the holder, but smaller, only about a foot long, so using more sticks, he ties them together length wise, in a ring pattern, matches the hole in the holder, but he doesn't close off the narrow end like the holder, he instead makes it more narrow, and sharpens the sticks sticking out, and next he ties multiple sticks around it, just like the holder, making sure there are no gaps.

Taking out some raw fish, he puts it inside the holder, and places the cover inside the trap, sealing it properly with only the narrow hole as an entrance, and finally he uses some of his metal line to twist tie the cover to the holder.

Once he's finished, he places the trap in the river, facing the hole the way the water flows, and places rocks on it to keep it steady.

Now with the day about ending, he heads back inside, cooking up some more Turtle-Boar meat he has, and eats a banapple, tho is quickly getting sick of the taste of them.

"Status"

__________Status__________

Name: Corven Cain

EXP Points: 277.8

Health: 100/100

Mana: 100/100

STR: 11

AGI: 10

CON: 11

VIT: 10

INT: 10

WIS: 10

LUK: 10

Tabs- Inventory, Drawing Panel

Tapping the drawing panel, Corven brings up his old save file of the tattoo.

"It didn't take as long as I thought it would but im not complaining, im curious what itll feel like to lose health from no wound, as well as the feeling of being debuffed."

Accepting the price of 125.7 EXP, his hands start to glow and burn for a moment, causing him great pain.

Rushing outside of his cave, Corven rushes out to the cold river, shoving his hands in, doing very little to help the effects.

Luckily it doesn't last long as the glow disperses, with two new tattoos on his hands.

"God that..fucking sucked.."Says Corven in clenched teeth.

Admiring his new tattoos, he wonders back inside the cave, and eats his cooked meat as it looks ready.

Once he's finished eating, he lays on his bed, summoning the flying wolf corpse, as well as 2 Turtle-Boar corpses from his inventory in the middle of the cave.

"Exchange!" he says as he touches the corpses.

The corpses slowly contorts and breaks themselves down, becoming a red slimy type substance as it all swirls slowly into the middle of his tattoo, before disappearing completely.

{+50 EXP}

{+10 EXP}

{+10 EXP}

{EXP Steal skill used}

{Activating skills No Pain, No gain, and Even Trade}

{Health and Mana have dropped to 12.5}

{Strength and Agility will be debuffed by 30% for 3 hours}

Feeling his Heart beat painfully, Corven grabs his chest in both pain and exhaustion, with his eyes barely being able to be kept open, he manages to lay himself down as he holds his chest in pain, before passing out.

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Quick question, if anybody is really enjoying this,feel free to comment what you think the story is missing, or any items that the mc could make in the future, im doing this purely for fun so any ideas might be used and credit will be given.