Chapter 188: Tier 2
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The night for Adriana was a little busy, but she returned in time for a good night's sleep.
When dawn came, Ajacky was meditating, gradually feeling something strange in the air, but she couldn't understand what it was.
And when Adriana got up, she gave Ajacky something to eat, then the two went deeper into the forest.
But this time, Adriana saw more red dots on the [Map], prompting Ajacky to face them.
Compared to the encounter with the Corrupted Wolves, there weren't monsters as powerful or in large numbers.
So Adriana left them to Ajacky, watching her struggle and seeing her constant improvements, while others climb a ladder rung by rung, Ajacky seems to be jumping 2-4 rungs at a time!
She learns very quickly, where she already managed to have some partial control over her own focus, but as she gets used to the enemies and understands that there is nothing to fear, they are just unconscious beasts that fight on instinct.
Her moves are very simple, dodging them is easy with the slightest level of focus, she just needs to rely on her physique and senses.
Adriana was happy with this progress, it was a productive day, Ajacky lost her fear and apprehension when fighting creatures.
The best thing would be to face some people, to end the burden of killing someone for good, but she understands that things have to go smoothly.
(Note: I decided to change how creatures' HP is shown, unless they are enemies inside Dungeons created by the System where they follow the rule, there will be no accurate data, only 1~100%!)
(Reason: When something or someone hits Adriana, the System calculates what the damage margin of what hit the Player would be and this affects her HP, but when the Player hits a creature from Earth or one of the worlds, this calculation is not done, as such, [Gamer's Body] became even more advantageous and broken!)
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On the 4th day, Adriana and Ajacky ended up bumping into another group of Mercenaries, which were stronger and more experienced, there were around 15 of them.
They were facing 3 Volatile Bears, all above Level 50, much more powerful than the one Adriana had faced.
But Adriana used her wits, using the environment against these colossal beasts, finishing them off without much mishap and that helped her reach Level 40!
…
"Thanks for the help!" - Said the leader of the Mercenaries, a tall and muscular woman, with long red hair and a pretty face.
"No problem, but a tip, don't take their cores." - Adriana said calmly.
"… I understand, you can stay." - Said the Mercenary leader retreating, since she personally saw Adriana's strength.
Even if some of her subordinates are unhappy about this, what could they do? Adriana killed 2 of them practically alone and helped finish the last one.
"Ah, I don't want that bomb, look!" - Adriana said, advancing towards one of their backpacks, which left everyone alert, since Adriana was moving her things.
Then Adriana pulled one of the cores, which she gave a light squeeze, before throwing and…
BOOOOOMMMM!!
A huge explosion sounded, along with an intense corrosive purple mist!
"I don't really know what's going on, but some kind of unstable energy is corrupting the creatures of the forest, making them stronger and more aggressive, causing grotesque mutations and worse, their Demonic Cores are unstable, they can literally explode at any moment. time!" - Adriana said calmly.
"That…SHIT!" - The Mercenary leader roared in frustration, since in exchange for the lives of almost 10 companions, they thought they had profited a lot, but, in fact, it was a damn trap.
"Isn't there something we can do? That's over 2000 Gold Coins!" - Said a Halfling Mercenary clenching her teeth and she wasn't the only one distressed.
"From what I can see, I find it difficult that after a few days, whoever manages the village has not had problems with these explosive nuclei, it is likely that they will not even accept them anymore, what you could do is try to purify the nuclei, but you would spend more resources and not would compensate.
Do the following, take the useful materials from the Volatile Bears, they are stronger and their bones are more robust, in the hands of a Magic Blacksmith, they can become interesting Cursed Weapons, if purified, the created weapons or armor will be better than the ones of the same type." - Adriana said calmly.
"Then we can't do anything, but what the hell!" - Shouted a woman of Orc blood furiously, followed by tears, as she lost some important companions due to greed.
"Go back to the village and report, say you found me, I'm a kind of Mage, only more amazing. Say that some more volatile and unstable demonic energy is corrupting the creatures, turning ordinary animals into Demonic Beasts and turning Demonic Beasts into... , I have seen it happen a few times, I think with this information, you can earn some reward." - Adriana said calmly.
"… won't you come with us? We can report together!" - Said the leader of the Mercenaries.
"Sorry, but I need to train this bunny here and this environment is perfect for that, I'm also curious to know what is causing this, as it seems like you've been in the forest for a long time, when did you start to notice the difference in the creatures? " - Asked Adriana calmly.
The leader was thinking, until the Halfling said. - "About 10 days ago, we've been in the forest for almost 1 month, but 10 days ago, suddenly the amount of Demon Beasts increased and we had a lot of losses in that time, but also… we thought we had profited a lot…
But then there was a giant squirrel foaming at the mouth, it was sudden and it killed one of ours in a brutal way, we killed it and found out it had a Demonic Core…"
"Well then, you won't lose everything you got, it's been about 20 days, you must have hunted a lot!" - Adriana said smiling.
"More than 2/3 of the creatures we killed this month were in the last 10 days… of the 2,000 that we thought we would, it's likely that we'll only be left with about 600~700 Gold Coins…" - Said the leader sighing.
"But did you see anything suspicious? Like the vegetation being dead, trees with some kind of plague, anything weird helps." - Adriana said calmly.
They looked at each other, thinking, until one of them said.
"There was one night, I think it was 2 weeks ago, I was keeping watch at night with 2 others who are no longer here… while they were all sleeping, we heard a strange roar coming from Demon Mountain, but due to the distance, we didn't think much of it." - Said an Elf calmly.
Adriana nodded, seeing as Demon Mountain is considered the center of the forest, that must be where the cause of these misfortunes comes from.
Adriana was thoughtful, initially she wanted to take Ajacky, but it will start to get more complicated.
"Can you take Ajacky with you? I'll check out the center, don't worry, she knows how to fight!" - Adriana said calmly.
"Oh, of course!" - Said the mercenary leader without hesitation.
"What?!" - Ajacky shouted in surprise and discontent.
"Bunny Bunny, the situation is much worse than I thought and since my goal is at the center of it, it means I will encounter more and more Mutant Demon Beasts and I don't want you with me as I don't think I will be able to protect you!" - Adriana said calmly.
"But… I can defend myself…" - Said Ajacky clenching his teeth.
"You think you can defend yourself, until now you faced creatures in an environment controlled by me, otherwise you would be in a worse state than you are now, now stop thinking that you are strong, because it is far from being someone strong! " - Adriana said calmly, looking at the others present.
"Where I come from, many here would only be considered Elite troops, only their leader could categorize herself as someone strong, you are nowhere near half her Level!" - Adriana said pointing to the leader of the Mercenaries.
While Ajacky is at Level 22, but the Mercenary leader is at Level 64.
Ajacky was embarrassed, so one of the mercenaries said.
"You're pretty arrogant saying that, I know you're strong, but there are limits to how strong someone can be!" - He said to Halfling with his hands on his hips.
Adriana looked at her, then said. - "I know a person who naked, would let you all hit his body with your weapons for half an hour, then you would see that they didn't even leave a scratch, I know another who can move at such a shocking speed, that it would cover 1 kilometer in less than 10 seconds!
Indeed, there are limits to how strong someone can be, but don't compare people's limits, everyone has their limit and there are those who are able to break that limit!
The Halfling was silent, thinking this was absurd and she wasn't the only one, Adriana didn't bother and threw a bag to Ajacky.
"Follow your orders and be obedient, I'll be back in a few days, 10 at most, so don't procrastinate, I hope you're a little stronger when I get back!" -Adriana said smiling and soon blue wings appeared on her back.
This startled everyone and Adriana said. - "Again, don't compare people's boundaries darling, or you might end up having a heart attack!"
After saying that, Adriana rose several meters and flew towards Demon Mountain.
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"SCREW THIS!" - Adriana cursed about 400 meters away, this joke cost her all her AP.
Not to mention she also landed badly on the ground, losing about 200 HP, but she's perfectly fine, she just needs a minute to recover.
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Standing up, Adriana started advancing towards Demon Mountain!
And on the way she made a point of hunting all the creatures she saw along the way, gaining a lot of EXP and gradually leveling up.
And Adriana was happy with her decision to send Ajacky with the Mercenaries, not even 1 hour after she started her advance alone, she already found herself with creatures above Level 80!
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[You have acquired the title "Purger of Evil(I)"!]
[Purger of Evil(I): Kill 100 Tier 1 Evil Creatures!]
- +10% Damage to Evil Creatures!
"Wow, that came out of nowhere!" -Adriana said in surprise as she reached Level 44.
Along with all this, Adriana received an alert, she had received them before, but this one was different and she knew what it meant.
Full of smiles, Adriana opened her Inventory, going to the 2nd page, the 1st page is where her important items are organized, from the 5th page and beyond, are all kinds of diverse items that she has been collecting in the last month , when she starts to have her workshop, she will see what she will do with all this.
But the 2nd page is special, at the moment it was empty, but now, there's only a black cover book there, it's a Skill Book!
"The first of many!" - Adriana said smiling happily and read the information in the book.
[Skill Book – Demon Blade]
- Description: Summon a Demonic Blade that grows with its wielder!
"… for real? Is that a sword?" - Asked Adriana sighing.
[Not! The "blade" in its name encompasses all melee weapons that contain a blade edge, simply put, you can shape the "Demon Blade" into whatever you want, but it will stay that way forever!]
"You mean I can create my ultimate weapon and if I want to… I don't know, reach Legendary Grade, I just need to spend a few hundred Skill Points?" - Asked Adriana.
[The Demon Blade is categorized as an artifact, but it will cost a lot of HP, SP and MP, the more powerful it is, the higher its cost!]
"A double-edged sword, interesting… will it shape itself just by me learning the Skill or will I have to forge it with my hands?" - Asked Adriana.
[You can choose!]
"Choose?"
[Choose what process you want, in the end its form and special abilities will be linked to your choice, the System recommends you to forge it with your own hands, so the Demon Blade will be more suitable for your hands, just like the Skill Level initially already can start high depending on the process and materials used!]
Adriana smiled, now that's fucking good news!
But of course, Adriana won't do anything for now, she left the book untouched, she took a look at the 3rd page, where there are armors, all rubbish, on the 4th page she saw weapons, more rubbish!
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Adriana continued advancing and encountering clusters of monsters, which she annihilated, seeing her EXP jump by leaps and bounds.
And her luck seemed to be up to snuff, as she acquired yet another Skill book:
[Skill Book – Demonic Armor]
- Description: Summons a Demonic Armor that grows with its wearer, once worn, it cannot be taken off and no other type of armor can be worn, but it can become invisible and tangible.
"System, what do you want me to become? A Demon Knight?" - Asked Adriana laughing.
[The dropped items follow an algorithm that focuses on the properties and capabilities of the dead target, you just killed a Corrupted Armadillo with absurd defense, naturally something related to defense would come.]
"I think I already know what will come next…" - Adriana said.
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[Skill Book – Demonic Shield]
- Description: Summon a Demonic Shield that grows with its wielder.
Adriana decided not to say anything, since less than 1 hour later, that book fell again.
And a while later it was a book called [Demonic Arc].
"Looks like I'm gaining an arsenal here, I'll soon gain the [Demonic Rifle] or [Demonic Catapult]!" - Adriana said sarcastically.
[It won't be possible due to the lack of Firearms in this world, as for "Demonic Catapult", the chances are extremely low and no creature present here meets the requirements for it.]
"Wait… you're kidding me, right?" - Asked Adriana incredulously.
[Not!]
"..." - Adriana blinked, scratched her head and let out a long sigh, she actually decided to stop thinking about those things.
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When night came, Adriana was tired and hungry, what she did was simple, she opened a portal and returned to Earth, going to eat something and rest.
Less than 2 weeks have passed on Earth, the house is a little dusty, but she decided not to think about those things.
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After a rest on Earth, Adriana returned to continue her adventure, heading to Demon Mountain, where the level of creatures started to get even higher and the size scale only got bigger and more grotesque!
It got to the point where Adriana was sitting on a tree branch, trying to understand what the hell she was looking at!
It's a grotesque creature that looks like a bear, but has several Wolf heads stuck to its body, bones everywhere, and a lot of molten skin.
The creature is at Level 150, the pinnacle of Tier 2.
She looked at this thing, its name is [Abominable Demon Beast], it must be around 15 meters tall, it doesn't seem to have legs or paws, if it does, they are sunk into the crater it is in.
And the crater is huge, it must be about 5 meters deep, full of silt and that corrosive purple mist, it's so dense that it even turned liquid.
This ends up hurting the creature, but its regeneration and resistance are top notch!
But Adriana opening the [Map], noticed that there is a question mark ahead, looking, she saw a crevice in the mountain, what she believes to be the main head of the abomination is facing that crevice.
Adriana scratched her chin, probably the reason for all this is there, but it's obvious that the giant creature doesn't go through that crevice, it means that something passing through caused it.
"Probably some intelligent race… maybe the Demons? There is a lot of Demonic Energy in this world and here it is more similar to the Paranormal, only it has its obvious differences and is not focused on any of its Elements…" - Adriana said to herself, curious about all this.
For her the only race capable of this would be the Demons, but she wonders if they exist here and what is their purpose, since until now she has never heard anything about them.
But that aside, Adriana opened her Inventory and took out several Unstable Demon Cores, then used her Mana to make them even more unstable and hurled dozens at the creature and…
BOOOOMMMM!!! BOOOOMMMM!!! BOOOOMMMMM!!!
A symphony of explosions echoed wildly.
ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Along with the thunderous roar of the creature that made the whole environment shake, the ground cracked and Adriana kept playing, seeing the percentage of the creature's HP plummet rapidly.
And when she finally reached 0!
[You have acquired the title "Huntress Without Limits(III)"!]
[Boundless Huntress(III): Kill 1 creature 90 Levels or more above you!]
- For each Level a creature is above yours, +1% All Attributes! (Maximum 30%)
[You have acquired the title "Purger of Evil(II)"!]
[Purger of Evil(II): Kill 50 Tier 2 Evil Creatures!]
- +25% Damage to Evil Creatures!
Adriana smiled, she gained 3 evolutions in all, her title of "Boundless Huntress" went from Level 1 to 3, while "Purger of Evil" reached Level 2.
Her effects became even more amazing and advantageous for Adriana and along with all that, Adriana jumped to Level 51!
[Congratulations on reaching Tier 51, becoming Tier 2!]
[Now you can have 1 Subclass!]
[Note: Subclasses don't give bonuses to Attributes, HP, SP or MP, they only give you new abilities and only allow 1 replacement!]
[If you are unhappy with any of your current Classes, you can take a Subclass and switch it with one of the Classes!]
[By reaching Tier 2, your existence level has progressed one step, the "Race Evolution" Quest is now available!]
[You have acquired the "Astral Fighter" Class Skill: Astral Link!]
[You have acquired the "Magic Blacksmith" Class Skill: Magic Hammer!]
[From now on, you get +20 HP, +6 MP and +4 SP from "Astral Fighter" Class per level!]
[Your AP has increased by 30!]
[From now on, you get +16 HP, +10 MP and +4 SP from "Magic Blacksmith" Class per level!]
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Adriana smiled with the messages, many delicious rewards, along with all of that, came the mystical sensation of an absurd increase in her power.
Smiling, Adriana opened her Status:
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[Name: Adriana Scarlet(20)] | [Hermaphrodite]
[Race: Human(Common)] | [Bonus: None] <Evolution Quest Available>
Titles: <The Gamer> <Expert Blacksmith> <Magic Blacksmith> <Boundless Huntress(III)> <Evil Expurgator(II)>
[Classes]
1st – Astral Fighter: +20 HP & +6 MP and +4 SP per level!
2nd – Rune Blacksmith: +16 HP & +10 MP and +4 SP per level!
[Subclass]
1st - None
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Level 51 – EXP: 63%
{Attribute Points: 0} | {Skill Points: 438}
Health(HP): 1,026 / 1,026
Mana(MP): 446 / 446 (+5 / 5)
Stamina(SP): 218 / 218
Astral(AP): 325 / 325
Strength(STR): 40
Agility(AGI): 30
Resistance (RES): 31
Intelligence(INT): 15 (+1)
Wisdom(WIS): 13
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And what she saw made her very happy, because she discovered a lot, like now to evolve her Race, she needs to go through a mission, which, according to the information given by the System, is a Scenario Dungeon, which is very incredible and the idea is fun.
The Subclass is also interesting, as she can choose one of the Classes she was previously interested in, then replace it with one of her current Classes.
And if that's the case, it's likely that she will replace the [Magic Blacksmith] Class, just to have better bonuses to her HP, MP and SP.
The same goes for [Astral Fighter], but she found that Classes are still the main ones, as in Tier advancement, they will give a new Skill, as well as they can give special bonuses.
In the case of [Astral Fighter], it gave him +30 maximum AP points, whereas [Magic Blacksmith] seems to have given nothing, but the bonus is in something more informative, such as ideas for new items.
Adriana was excited and took a look at her two new Class Skills:
[Astral Link(Lv.Max)]
- Type: Active
- Description: Form a bond with a spirit creature, being able to summon or borrow power!
[Magic Hammer(Lv.Max)]
- Type: Active & Passive
- Description: This skill needs to be activated in the last hammer blow, where it is 100% sure that it will be the last hammer blow until the creation of the item, if it is considered the last one, it will result in a significant improvement in the final properties of the item produced!
Adriana smiled full of joy, because they are two amazing skills!
The 1st will allow you to connect with one of those spirits from Earth, but it can also be from Aphrodite or elsewhere, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that it can give you power and a powerful combat companion!
As for [Magic Hammer], her description is quite confusing, but if she is sure that the next hammer blow will be the last and it really is, the item will probably undergo some kind of evolution or something, as it has not been tested, it is not known , but that must be it.
She was happy with her achievements, but... looking at her [Inventory], some items appeared, along with a skill book called [Acid Skin], which allows you to cover all your skin with acid, it won't hurt you, but whoever touches it will suffer .
Adriana found a shit skill, as it will melt her clothes, what's the use of this garbage?
There's also [Mutant Muscle], which will increase your Strength(STR) by 10 Points, but… it looks like it might have side effects, Adriana didn't like that at all.
As for weapons, there are no artifacts, but there is a Rare armor made of melted leather, which increases magic resistance a lot and has good defense, but... seems to suck the vitality of its owner to keep intact.
"Just garbage!" - Adriana said rolling her eyes and ignoring it for now.
She glanced at the crevasse and headed for it, skirting the corrosive, landslide-prone area.