Vigor

'Haha, I survived.'

Eve woke up in an unfamiliar room, safely tucked in a thick white blanket.

A few tubes were injected into his hand, one tube going into his throat, making him aware that he was in a hospital.

His entire body felt heavy like lead, a testament to the beating he just received.

'That was a risky move. I shouldn't pull that again.'

His plan was simple. Enrage Adrian and force the system to issue an emergency mission and complete said mission.

He was thankful that the algorithm in the system was not advanced enough to detect words otherwise Eve himself might have been penalized.

'With that, my revenge is complete.'

Adrian faced humiliation and Eve got his Exp.

'Although he might come back for more later on though. I have to be strong enough to fight him off then.

And what better way to do that than by allocating stats?'

—

[Name: Eve]

[Species: Human]

[Level: 1]

[EXP: 105]

[Ongoing Mission: none]

[Condition: Exhausted, Sedated (Dark orange)]

[Soul Power: 100]

[Stats:]

[Strength(E): 0.59] [Strength(M): 0.52]

[Stamina: 0.55] [Agility: 0.41]

[Durability: 0.41] [Vigor: 0.38]

[Intelligence: 0.87] [Perception: 0.46]

[Physique Mutation: None]

[Skills: SP Control Lv 1, Immune System Lv 1]

[Open Impurity vault]

[Open news log]

—

'My condition shows a dark orange dot. Understandable, I did receive quite the beating after all.'

A glowing dot is displayed next to the condition on the system interface. It depicts Eve's health status. The condition itself refers to his overall well-being.

There are multiple stages to this dot.

Light green. Perfect health status, not a single anomaly in the body.

Green. Very good. A light scratches and bruises, otherwise a light sickness like a cough.

Dark Green. Good. A slightly more scratches and bruises or a sickness that's worsening.

Light Orange. A slightly severe, enough to impede bodily functions but still relatively minor wounds. 

Orange. Increasingly severe wounds.

Dark Orange. Severe wounds that can worsen if not treated appropriately.

Light Red. Singular or more severe wounds that are in the process of worsening.

Red. Wounds that have become severe enough and as such, have the potential to become lethal if not treated.

Dark Red. A lethal wound.

Black. Time to pick a religion and pray.

'I was probably at the dark orange or light red stage when the rule of restriction came into effect. A close call if I say so myself.

But I feel numb all over my body. It's because I was sedated right? It was shown on the condition.

Thanks for that, going through the beating was already painful enough, going through the afterpain is a hell in itself.'

As he lay on the hospital bed in silence, he realized something.

'As soon as I got here in this group, I got beaten and had to deal with the soreness and pain for two months.

And now, it hasn't even been a week since I finally recovered but now I'm in a hospital for real, beaten by the same dude no less.

On the bright side, I got punched, like, thrice when I got punched once before. Definitely an improvement.

This is what they call being tempered, isn't it? Like a sword gets hit by a hammer many times to be a high quality one.

Huh, that reminds me, muscles grow in a similar fashion, isn't it? Everytime a muscle strand is ripped, they heal to be a thicker and stronger one. It's the essence of exercising.'

With that in mind, Eve knew what stat he should increase this time.

'Last time, I prioritized stamina because I was severely lacking. This time, though I will prioritize vigor.

Vigor dictates how fast I can recover my stamina and heal my body. If I have enough vigor, then I can focus on exercising.

The stats measure the capability of my body and break it down into numbers for me to understand better. It doesn't mean I can't increase it the natural way.

With higher level of vigor, I can heal faster. If I can heal faster, I can go out and do some workout.

Since vigor also affects how fast I recover my stamina, I can keep working out to improve both my strength stats.

Since my income of Exp is limited, increasing stats without spending Exp is ideal.'

[94 Exp has been used]

[Vigor: 0.38 > Vigor: 0.85]

[You feel more healthy]

[10 Exp has been used]

[Stamina: 0.55 > Stamina: 0.60]

Eve fell asleep again as his body reconstructed itself and underwent a change.