Hunger
It's been 10 hours since the battle with the first group of demons. The sun was already rising, and the florest wasn't as dark as it was before.
During that time, Arthur was able to track down and exterminate three more groups or demons ranging 12-15. He also found some demonic creatures that he easily killed. Finally, after all 10 hours, Arthur found something interesting.
Right in front of him was a cave that had a strong smell of demons. Based on it, he could easily guess that this was the demon's base. He wasn't sure if it contained a stronger demon, so he chose to avoid this cave and track other groups of demons.
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A month ago…
At the kingdom of Kylenor, Daelor Fortress…
A meeting between the five most important people of the West was in progress.
"We shall take this opportunity and attack the Demons now!"(Easton) said a middle-aged man wearing armor.
"I don't agree with it. Even though the demons and elves started a total war, it doesn't mean that we should get involved. If we join the war, many people will die!" (James) said another middle-aged man who was wearing luxurious clothes.
"Nonsense! That's the best opportunity we will have to deal with those bastard demons! We need to take action as soon as possible!" Replied the man in armor
Just as the man in luxurious clothes was ready to reply, a man who was sitting at the main chair spoke.
"Easton is right. We should join this war against the demons. I have already received news from the king to contact the elves and start planning the best way to deal a heavy strike on them."
His name was Norton, one of the four generals of the Kingdom of Kylenor, also known as Earthshake Sword!
"If that's the decision of the king, I have nothing more to say…" said James, who was an influential noble of the west and also a marquise.
"Good, now let's start making a letter to Evelail(Elf Kingdom), we have many preparations to do."(Norton)
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Back to Arthur, who didn't know that was in the middle of a war between 3 kingdoms…
Stab!
Thud!
Looking at another corpse falling in front of him, Arthur had mixed feelings. At this moment, it's been about a day since he left the red gate, and his class already reached 100% completion, meaning that he was ready to take a class promotion.
But although that was good news and Arthur should've been jumping in happiness, that was a very big problem.
He was hungry!
"I haven't eaten for over a day… I am hungry. Hum, I will just keep doing what I am doing. Even if the worst of the worst comes, I will only eat those demonic beasts I found in the forest. Now let's upgrade my class."
[Apprentice Assassin, Apprentice dagger wielder]
Without thinking too much, Arthur selected Apprentice Assassin.
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[Arthur Gold]
Class: Apprentice Assassin 0%
Body- 129
Soul- 5
Energy- 31
Talents:
Incomprehensive, Night Vision lv 9, Poison Resistance lv 9, Strong body lv 8, Enhanced Smell lv 9, Enhanced Agility lv 9, Iron Skin lv 4, Enhanced Vitality lv 8, Sharp Teeth lv 7, Enhanced Strength lv 8, loud voice lv 7, Conceal lv 8, Superior Regeneration lv 8, Demonic Body lv 7
Abilities:
Heart Assimilator, Dagger Mastery lv 2, Stab lv 2, instantaneous stab lv 1
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"Huh, I already have so many attributes… I should be strong enough to invade that cave, right?"
Arthur pondered for a moment before changing his mind.
"No, no, no, I don't know any information about the enemy. It's too risky. I will just keep tracking them and killing them."
Arthur made his decision and returned to his hunt.
30 minutes later…
Arthur was looking at the group of five demons not so far to him and couldn't help but frown. There were 3 things that he was worried about.
First, they were giving a feeling of threat.
Second, it was strange for them to have this many demons.
Third, there was a demon wearing a robe. He was probably a mage!
Arthur weighed the pros and cons, and after a few minutes, he decided to fight against them.
Arthur didn't know what the difference in strength between him and them, so he chose to take the mage first and have a good fight with them to strengthen his dagger mastery. Slowly, Arthur approached from behind while using his talent 'Conceal'. When he was close enough, he immediately rushed against the mage!
"Stab!"
He screamed as he used an ability.
Stab!
The mage demon didn't even have a chance to react before it died.
Thud!
[Demon's heart assimilated, talents acquired: Demonic Body, Flame Boost]
The other demons immediately reacted, immediately rushing against Arthur with their weapons.
Arthur immediately avoided 3 consecutive attacks and lanced a stab with about 50% his strength.
"Stab!"
Clang!
Arthur's dagger was blocked!
The demon seemed to have used an ability to block Arthur's attack, but he still took many steps back.
Arthur was a little taken back by this development, but he was relieved that his judgment of the situation was right and perhaps those demons were stronger than the others, they still weren't a real challenge to him. He them started a 'fierce' battle against four demons that were around D-rank!
Clang!
Clash!
Pow!
Arthur avoided attack after attack, his dagger also tried to fatally injure his enemies many times but he failed, the weapon proficiency of the demons was higher than Arthur, because Arthur was controlling his strength and the demons had the advantage in numbers, they could give enough pressure to Arthur to increase his battle and weapon proficiency.
"Instantaneous Stab!"
Stab!
Thud!
After ten minutes of fighting, Arthur decided that it was enough. He quickly exterminated all the demons in less than one minute without hurrying.
[Demon's heart assimilated, talents acquired: Demonic Body, Superior Vitality]
[Demon's heart assimilated, talents acquired: Demonic Body, Superior strength]x2
[Demon's heart assimilated, talents acquired: Demonic Body, Berserker]
After looking at the new talents, Arthu nodded in satisfaction.
"They were too weak…" Well, they are stronger than ordinary demons, but still weak. Anyway, I will just appreciate their gift to me."
Arthur smiled after checking his stats. It was time for him to farm stronger demons!
Grrrrrrrrr!
Arthur's stomach started to grow as if he had days without eating! Arthur put his hand on his belly and frowned.
"I am really hungry… I swear that these demons need to eat. The question is, where is their food?"
The hunger Arthur was feeling made his brain spin in a completely different direction than what he wanted, and because of that, he made a choice that in normal circumstances, he never would do.
"That cave… should have food…"
Arthur's eyes sparkled with that thought.
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Talents Description:
Incomprehensive: Immune against mind and soul reading.
Night Vision lv 9: Can see without the presence of light + eye resistance against light.
Poison Resistance lv 9: Resistant against poisons and illnesses.
Strong body lv 8: Possess a strong balanced body. + 9 Body stat, +40% body overall strength.
Enhanced Smell lv 9: Possess a strong sense of smell.
Enhanced Agility lv 9: + 9 Body stats, 45% body agility
Iron Skin lv 4: + 8 Body stats, +40% body defense, + 20% defense against sharp objects
Enhanced Vitality lv 8: + 8 Body stats, +40% body vitality
Sharp Teeth lv 7: Possess very sharp teeth. + 70% teeth sharpness
Enhanced Strength lv 8: + 8 Body stats, +40% body strength
loud voice lv 7: Posses a voice that can be very loud.
Conceal lv 8: Hide your presence in the shadows.
Superior Regeneration lv 8: Posses high speed regeneration. + 800% regeneration speed.
Demonic Body lv 7: Possess a body that is empowered by demonic energy. +140% body stats
Flame boost lv 1: + 10% fire damage, +10% fire resistance
Berserker lv 1: Every 10% life lost + 5% Combat prowess
Superior Vitality lv 1: + 2 Body stats, +10% body vitality
Superior Strength lv 2: + 4 Body stats, +20% body strength