chapter 1 part 2

How can I save myself?"+

Link paced the room, asking himself over and over again.

He would be experiencing a city's massacre in a foreign world. If he didn't run, by morning, he would definitely be one of the corpses in Gladstone River!

Thinking of the events he knew were about to happen made Link break out into a cold sweat. But as the only Archmage in the game, he was very strong in mind. Shocked, but still managing to keep his resolve, he had no real resentments about being placed in such a tight situation. Once he had processed what was going on, he began to think of a strategy to get himself out of his current circumstance.1

Suddenly, Link's heart skipped a beat. A glowing numeral had appeared in his head. It was the number 20.

"These are…Omni Points? The God of Light had told the truth!" Link felt his spirits lift.

In the game, The God of Light had been the main God of the Legion of Light. It was the same in this world, Link confirmed with a quick review of his memories.

In the strange dimension that he had been in before being teleported to this world, the God of Light said that for him to leave Gladstone safely, he would receive 20 Omni Points. With them, he would be able to quickly grasp the power of magic.

Link's eyes lit up. He had been an Archmage in a game. He had no idea how magic actually worked. If he were to truly master magic, he would have to study at a magic academy. And that would require a huge amount of time – which he didn't have.

"How do I use Omni Points?" he asked immediately.

Something flashed in the corner of his eye. Link found a line of glowing text appear at the border of his vision. It was exactly the same as in the game.

The text started scrolling.

The gaming system is loading… Loading completed.

Scanning body stats… Scan completed.

Game player: Link Morani (noble)

Title: Magician's Apprentice

Magic Recovery Speed: 0.2 points per hour.

Maximum Mana: 1 (Mana consumption follows the Omni Points chart)

List of Mastered Spells: Level-0 The Magician's Hand (0.2 Mana per use)

Current gear: None

Link was dumbfounded.

What is this? It's so similar to the game's user interface… Anyways, this body is seriously trash. There's almost no difference between this body and a commoner's.

The gaming system went on to give him a thorough explanation.

To help the game player adapt to the real World of Firuman, the game player's body is integrated into the gaming system. The gaming system will give the game player missions, from which the game player can gain Omni Points.

"But what can Omni Points be used for?"

The interface refreshed to show new information.

Omni Points can be used to change the game player's body stats.

Exchange ratio: 1 Omni Point = 1 Mana Speed Recovery = 10 Maximum Mana Points.

Omni Points can be used to purchase spells. The spell prices are as shown below.

Mortal Spells:

Level-0 Spells = 1 Omni Point.

Level-1 Spells = 10 Omni Points.



Level-2 Spells = 20 Omni Points.

Level-10 Spells = 100 Omni Points, and so on.

Legendary Spells:

Level-11 Spells = 500 Omni Points.

Level-12 Spells = 1000 Omni Points.

Level-13 Spells = 2000 Omni Points.

Level-19 Legendary Pinnacle Spells = 128000 Omni Points, and so on.

Demi-God Divine Spells: Locked.

Okay. This definitely made things clear.

That is to say, as long as Link completed the missions given to him by the gaming system, he would receive Omni Points and continue getting stronger until he reached the Legendary Pinnacle of Level-19.

Of course, that would all be in the future.

Right now, Link only had 20 Omni Points. He needed to use his Omni Points wisely in order to escape from Gladstone safely.

In the game, Link had chosen to be a Magician. This was why his starting point to escape Gladstone City had been The Lower Magic Academy of Flemmings.

On the night of The Change of the Bloody Moon, the Magic Academy had been one of the places in which the Dark Elves prioritized their attack.

The Magic Academy was very small. It had less than 100 pupils, and of that 100, less than 20 were full-fledged Magicians. The best among those Magicians was only Level-4.

Yet, more than 200 Assassins had been dispatched here. There were at least 20 already in hiding around the place.

Half of the Academy's tutors had been killed in their sleep. Some of them had woken up but had been unable to fight off the throngs of Assassins. As a result, the Magic Academy had fallen and its apprentices massacred!

It had been a real bloodbath!

Remembering the details of his last escape, Link decided to purchase some of the spells he had used back then first.

"Summon Spell Menu."

Many glowing cards appeared in his field of vision. Slowly rotating, each of the cards was a spell. The number on the upper left corner of the card indicated the Mana cost, while the number on the card's upper right corner indicated the spell's level. Every spell was there – up to more than a thousand of them.

The higher the level of magic, the brighter the card glowed.

The Legendary Spell Cards nearly blinded Link. In a sweeping glance, Link spotted Finger of Death, Doomsday Meteor, and Greater Ruin. All famous, and all Legendary.

"I was done in by that God of Light! If I had 2000 Omni Points, I would be able to win this battle single-handedly. But I only have 20 points."

Considering how weak the God of Light had looked, it had probably been difficult to just send him here. Giving him 20 points wasn't bad at all. Any more and that sad old fellow might have died on the spot.

Filter. Show only Level-0 Spells.

High-level spells were powerful. But he couldn't afford any of them. Just one Level-1 Spell cost 10 Omni Points, and their Mana consumption was much higher than a Level-0 Spell.

As for Level-2 Spells, they cost 20 Omni Points and used 30 Mana. The price and cost of using any of them were too high for Link to sustain. He didn't even consider them.

Level-0 Tricks were also known as Apprentice Spells. If not done well, they were just smoke and mirrors. Used properly, they could kill!

He had also chosen them because despite being much less powerful, Tricks required less casting time than the higher level spells.