An Unexpected Enemy
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"Speech"
'Thoughts'
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Yuzuki could be seen rushing around the island while killing what appeared to be a number of large snakes of all varieties, they were easily longer than ten meters and had decently thick bodies. Though, Yuzuki was easily slicing through them all.
This was mainly thanks to him having allocated a large number of status points into his strength stat, his speed also having been increased majorly along with his vitality. If he were to gauge, each of these snakes were probably two times as powerful as Jakaal was.
It had only been around an hour or so since he had arrived here on the island and it seemed to be completely infested with these snakes, no wonder a number of pirates and marines had been killed so easily when they arrived. They must have been swarmed.
The ones that ended up in the ocean must have been ones that had somehow managed to get out of the inner parts of the island towards the shores, though probably didn't last as he could tell these snakes were incredibly poisonous. They must have died due to the poison while in the water.
Though, he was glad that this island was actually swarmed as he had racked up quite a few levels from the constant swarms. With his new skill he had gotten from having defeated Yagamura, it made it easier for him to get stronger.
Ever since arriving, he must have killed snakes easily in the thousands. He was shocked that this island had so many snakes to begin with, though it was indeed incredibly massive.
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[Character Status]
Name: Yuzuki Aoi
Age: 12
Level: 140
Race: Human
Balance: $565,422
Health Points: 16,454/17,044 [20 Per Vitality Stat Point]
Special Points: 10,889/12,704 [40 Per Special Points Stat Point]
Status Points: 1,845
Gacha Coins: [Copper: 42] [Silver: 13] [Gold: 1]
[Strength: 842.8 <+10>] [Speed: 961 <+0>] [Vitality: 837.2 <+15>]
[Special Points: 317.6 <+0>] [Wisdom: 148.2 <+0>] [Luck: 165 <+25>]
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'I should probably use those coins, could get something useful.'
Yuzuki thought to himself as he looked at the number of coins he had ended up getting, though he still only had one gold coin, they seemed to be that damn rare if he didn't even get one from killing these thousands of snakes he had come across.
It must have been pure luck that he got one from fighting against Yagamura, his luck stat probably assisted in him getting it. Thinking about it, perhaps it would be beneficial for him to allocate his current points before using the coins. Increasing his luck might be good.
He decided to do just that as he quickly placed in the points
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[Strength: 1442.8 <+10>] [Speed: 1,261 <+0>] [Vitality: 1037.2 <+15>]
[Special Points: 417.6 <+0>] [Wisdom: 348.2 <+0>] [Luck: 610 <+25>]
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[You have received $21,440]
[You have received LV1 Enchant Stones x54]
[You have received LV2 Enchant Stones x12]
[You have received LV1 SP Stones x43]
[You have received LV2 SP Stones x22]
[You have received LV1 HP Stones x60]
[You have received LV2 HP Stones x24]
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That was all of the Copper Gacha Coins as it seemed that these coins were only giving him Enchant Stones, SP Stones and HP Stones. Unless the other items that he could get from them were just incredibly rare, he didn't get any of them.
Though, he wasn't complaining at all as they would prove useful, he was sure of that. In fact, he decided to use a few of the LV1 HP stones right now to replenish some health just in case anything were to happen right now.
The action of using one was interesting as all he did was taking them out of his inventory and crush them in his hand, that was when a wave of power flows over his body. He could see his health status rising back up in response.
Next up were the Silver Gacha Coins.
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[You have received $1,021,400]
[You have received 'LV2 Enchantment Scroll: Stardust Trail']
[You have received LV3 Enchant Stones x2]
[You have received LV3 SP Stones x8]
[You have received LV3 HP Stones x10]
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[LV2 Enchantment Scroll: Stardust Trail: Allows the user to enchant their body to produce trails of stardust whenever they move, the stardust also gives user resistance to elemental based attacks]
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'Hold on a second...'
Yuzuki narrowed his eyes as he held onto the folded up scroll in his hands before taking out a level two Enchant Stone from his inventory, when he held both together, they synchronised and glowed at the same time. He watched as they suddenly combined into one before seemingly turning into particles and entering inside Yuzuki's body.
He watched as the particles caused his body to glow for a second before it stopped. When it finished, he looked at his body all round to see that he was now releasing faint particles of stardust, his body was basically giving off small sparkles of golden and white light.
He ran in circles for a second as he noticed the trail being left behind him that slowly disappeared over time. He didn't really feel physically different, but if what he read was true, then he should be more resilient to things like fire and water-based attacks and such.
It would definitely prove useful in the future.
Finally, he had the Gold Gacha Coin.
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[You have received $401,235]
[You have received the skill 'The Touch of Akami']
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[The Touch of Akami: This passive skill allows the user to increase their own stats by 5% of the enemies highest status category when the user defeats them]
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'Wait, Akami? Isn't that...'
Yuzuki had found the name familiar as he was pretty sure he remembered it making an appearance during a special two-episode part that was a crossover between the different medias of Toriko, One Piece and Dragon Ball if he wasn't mistaken.
The creature known as the Deep Sea Glutton was capable of absorbing the energy of its opponents and going through transformations that increase its power drastically. It would appear that he just got its ability, but on a far less degree as he would receive the power at the end when he defeats his enemy, along with only getting 5% of their highest status.
However, while it was only 5%, that could be a massively overpowered ability. Depending on what he defeats and how easily he is able to defeat them, his power could potentially skyrocket in an instant if he manages to defeat them.
An example would have been Yagamura, if he remembered right, the man had a strength stats of 4800. If he were to of had this particular skill during the time, then he would have received 240 points added into each of his categories. Insane.
Yuzuki didn't allow the shock to remain for long as he shook his head before refocusing on his main target and reason for having arrived on this island. He needed to find and defeat whatever the giant on the island was, the one that people have said to have seen from the ocean.
Considering how massive this island was, it might be hiding somewhere.
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[Quest Acquired]
Task: Locate and defeat the giant anomaly that dwells within this serpentine infested island
Rewards: $500,000, 40 Copper Gacha Coins, 20 Silver Gacha Coin, Skill Book 'The Dark Arts', Skill Book 'Haki'
Accept? [Yes] [No]
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Yuzuki quickly selected [Yes] upon seeing the notification popup, when he saw the rewards, it would have been utterly stupid of him to not accept the task. However, as people say, no pain no gain. The quest must be very difficult if the rewards were this grand.
A skill book that will give him a few more spells for him to use, and also the access to Haki. There was no way he was going to be given that without having to do something dangerous. Haki would prove to be very useful to him in the future.
'No more snakes around here from what I can see. I just need to find this creatu-!'
Yuzuki didn't finish his thought when a massive earthquake suddenly occurred along with an explosion in the distance. Yuzuki managed to keep himself stable as it felt as if the entire island was shaking. Which was surprising considering how massive it was.
'I might have just found it...' Yuzuki thought with narrowed eyes as he quickly climbed up a large tree, it didn't take him long to reach the top as he looked towards the location that the explosion had occurred. He didn't see anything aside from a massive dust cloud. 'Hmm...'
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[Major Bloodlust Signs Detected]
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'No damn...'
Yuzuki scoffed slightly at the notification as ever since whatever made that earthquake became active just then, of course, it most likely didn't have any good intentions. He had his hand on his sword at the ready as he scanned the area.
'For something massive, it's surprisingly stealthy...' Yuzuki thought as he couldn't seem to find the creature anywhere. Though, that soon ended when his instincts screamed at him in alarm. He quickly jumped backwards off of the tree and out of the way.
It was lucky he did as a split second afterwards, some massive shot out from beneath the ground. He skidded to a stop and looked to see a massive creature emerging from the ground in front of him. When it was in full view, the creature was revealed to be a massive king cobra snake with black colouration and green glowing eyes.
The snake had a strange liquid substance constantly running off of its body onto the ground, the liquid could be seen corroding the ground instantly. The monster was also easily longer than probably three hundred meters in length and had the body width of like forty meters.
'Is this thing why the island is infested with snakes.' His answer soon came when he saw the scales suddenly lifted slightly as hundreds of snakes suddenly emerged from the king cobra and fell to the ground before quickly burrowing into the ground. It was a strange sight to behold.
The snakes that had come out were all decently smaller than the ones that he had defeated in the past hour, so it was easy to see that they were newborns and the ones that he killed were all more matured and aged.
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[Name: Eternity Serpent] [Class: Fortress Metaphysical]
[Health Points: 1,000,000/1,000,000] [Special Points: 300,000/300,000]
[Strength: 80,000] [Speed: 200] [Vitality: 15,000]
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'A metaphysical...!'
Yuzuki couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly as he stared at the incredibly powerful beast in front of him. Metaphysicals were the enemies that came from the same anime that his Dark Arts were from, the world of World Break.
The being in front of him was immensely powerful in the physical department as well as in the vitality, far surpassing Yagamura. Though, it appeared that the serpent was much slower than he was, so he at least had that advantage.
However, he knew that with its incredible strength that if he were to be hit with enough force by this creature, he could be killed in an instant. He probably wouldn't even feel any pain as he would be killed instantly upon impact.
Despite how high his luck stat was, he was still really damn unlucky...
He didn't have any time left to think about anything as he jumped to the side to dodge another strike from the metaphysical. He took the chance to then jump onto its body before running along with while continuously slashing at the body.
'Tch.' Yuzuki clicked his tongue when he noticed the blade was having absolutely no effect against the monster. The scales were definitely stronger than the metal produced by Jakaal, completely in a different league altogether. "Spelling! Purgatory in the netherworld. Wildfires on the ground. The flames are impartial and consume good, evil, and chaos alike. They purify all with fierce charity. All must die, and return to dust. God has forsaken mankind. The age of decadence shall not end. Let the trumpets sound. The time of judgement has come! The time of judgement has come! The time of judgement has come! Level 5 Dark Art: Black Gehenna!"
Yuzuki had quickly chanted his spell before the flames once again enveloped his blade, he then proceeded to slash at the beast. Unfortunately, even with the added effects of the spell, he was barely making dents into the scales.
'This is going to be a problem...' Yuzuki could already tell this was going to be a long and tiresome battle as he hadn't even managed to get through the scales even with his empowered sword. He wasn't able to utilise Ittou Shura either, he had used it against Yagamura around two hours ago, he won't have access to it for like another twenty-two hours... 'I'll have to use something else...'
Yuzuki then distanced himself from the beast while also keeping his eyes trained on it, to which he then held his hand forwards before writing in the space in front of him. "Spelling! Dance, Dance. Thunder god Spear. Thunderclaps Hundredfold, invoke. Nothing lives forever. An instant, a flash, indulge in pleasure. Abandon all in the blink of an eye."
As he was chanting, the metaphysical's eyes glowed brighter before a stream of acid was fired out from its mouth towards Yuzuki. The boy used his speed while still chanting to avoid the attack, the acid hit the ground and corroded it instantly.
"Regret not, belated one. Tonight is the banquet of carnage. Perish, perish, perish, perish! Scatter to the winds, all life! Souls, grow light in liberation!"
Yuzuki then quickly jumped onto the head of the serpent before jumping up into the sky, looking down towards the metaphysical from above. He narrowed his eyes as he then finished the chanting process as he tensed his muscles.
"Impart this lightness, this vibrancy, this liberty, this blessedness, to everyone!" Yuzuki finished the words came together before gathering in Yuzuki's hand. He then held his hand up towards the sky as golden lights could be seen forming high above in the stormy clouds. "Level 8 Dark Art: Thunderstorm Helix!"
The serpent turned around and looked upwards as the golden lights in the sky suddenly began raining down in the form of powerful spears of thunder, they were all colliding with the serpent on the face as it roared in pain from the barrage of lightning.
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[Name: Eternity Serpent] [Class: Fortress Metaphysical]
[Health Points: 968,500/1,000,000] [Special Points: 288,000/300,000]
[Strength: 80,000] [Speed: 200] [Vitality: 15,000]
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'I see, so it's far more vulnerable on its mucous membranes.'
Yuzuki had deduced as he could see that the parts that were covered in scales on the serpent's face were only scorched slightly from the attack while the mucous membranes such as the eyes, lips, and nostrils had taken far more significant damage.
The damage was also decent, he had managed to shave off a good chunk of health from the monster with that single attack. While he still had a long way to go before he defeats it, he was at least getting somewhere with it.
The only issue now was to avoid getting hit directly, he should be fine if he gets hit with little force, but a big hit and he'd be down for sure. He was worried about that as well as if he'll have enough SP Points to get him through. That one attack took quite a number of points, he'd probably have to resort to using the SP Stones.
The metaphysical had quickly recovered its composure as it glared with absolute hatred towards Yuzuki, the boy having kept a calm state mind as he narrowed his eyes at the being. He needed to stay focused and composed, though he could feel his heart beating with concern.