Chapter 4 Trying to not cry
I had the Pain suppression trait, but this was way beyond what I could resist, they kicked, punched, and scratched, whatever part of my body that could be covered by clothes, The only reason why I didn't get any broken bones was thanks my Gamer's body, in exchange thought, I received two status effects.
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Bleeding
Removes 1 HP every 5 seconds, which can be stacked to cause severe bleeding.
Bruised
You are only able to use half of your current str, dex, agi, and end
Duration: (Varies depending on current HP regen) 02:59:31
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During this, each hit also removed some of my HP, and I was getting close to zero, the only thing saving me from already being dead being these other two notifications.
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Physical Endurance has reached level 3
+1 Vit, End
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Every hit dealt less than the previous, and by the time the beating finished I was thrown inside my room and locked inside, while the bleeding status finally stopped, leaving me with just 21 HP
I slowly move my body to get to my futon and after curling myself inside of it I tried to sleep, while a constant thought remained in my mind.
'Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry...' But it was too much
Low hiccups started coming out of my mouth while tears came out of my eyes, drawing on my face lines of sadness.
It was like I cried myself to sleep and I ended my first day as a Gamer.
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When I opened my eyes, I was in complete darkness, so I turned on the only light in my room to look around.
The first thing I saw was a piece of hard bread with a bottle of water on its side
I moved my hand to grab both of them, I wasn't hungry and I was still scarred by what had happened before I fell asleep, resulting in a sudden notification snapping me out of my catatonic state.
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You have gained the Skill: Observe Lv.1
Observe Lv.1
I can stare at you, one of the most important Gamer's Abilities, you are to grasp pieces of information from objects and people, people with a much higher level will have their information hidden, this shortcoming can be nullified by levelling Observe.
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Wanting to try it out I used it on the piece of bread and the water bottle.
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Bread
A piece of bread
Water Bottle
A Water bottle
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'...'
I used it again and again, and after 5 minutes it finally levelled up, which resulted in a change in the description.
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Old Bread
A piece of Old Bread
Heals 10 HP in the course of 5 seconds
Old Water Bottle
An old water bottle
Heals 10 MP in the course of 5 seconds.
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'... I will seriously need to level this skill, and bright side, I have found a way to heal myself without having to wait.'
Before eating I checked my HP, and noticed that it was full, thanks to me sleeping on my bed, I simply decided to store the bread and water in my inventory.
I got up and tried to open the door, only to find it still closed, so I sat down again and pondered what I should do, I am not tired and I have to find something to do.
'Oh right, I have books.'
I took out some of the books I stole from the Library and after browsing I found a book that I could absorb, the skill book I gained from the quest reward.
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Do you want to absorb the knowledge inside the book: Magic For Dummies
YES/NO
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I clicked the Yes and I gained new fascinating skills.
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You have gained the skill: Mana Manipulation Lv.1
Mana Manipulation Lv.1
You are a Wizard Harry, Represent your ability to wield and use mana, by imposing your will upon mana you can shape and make it do your command, higher levels give better control over mana.
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My eyes glowed when I saw this skill, I could finally give use to MP, I am so happy...
I shook my head and focused on the new strange feeling in my stomach, and after a while, I understood that it was mana.
I willed for it to appear on my hand and shape like a ball, and surprise surprise, it listened.
A mass of blue, more or less shaped like a ball appeared on my head, it wasn't producing any type of heat even though light came from it.
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You have created the magic: Mana Bolt Lv.1
Mana Bolt Lv.1
The first spell of every Gamer, summon mana to create a bolt on your hand and throw it towards your enemies.
Cost: 50 MP
Damage: (Skill level+ Int) 13
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My eyes sparkled at the notification, while possibilities of how I could use mana sprouted inside my head.
This time instead of a ball I tried shaping it like an arrow, but due to my mana manipulation low level, I was only able to create a stick.
So I thought of how that problem could be solved and came up with an idea.
After some experiments, I found that by creating a vortex inside my hand I consumed exactly 15 MP per minute, this leaves me with only 4,5 MP regen per minute but this meant that this vortex could be constant and was the faster way to gain XP in Mana Manipulation.
Finally, after 30 minutes, it levelled up.
'This is gonna be hard.'