Unknown Island Arc -- Chapter 5
Time flies so fast and six months had passed since Arren arrived on the unknown
island. From the life and death experience he had survived, Arren steeled himself
to train hard, harder than anyone will, everyday, making what he is now.
The once frail looking scholarly young man had vanished without a trace and what
was left, is a finely sculpted Mortal God looking, young man. His attitude may not
have change much, but at least he's a little more braver and had more confidence
in himself in doing things than before.
After that fight, Arren knew that the spear was not effective against crabs with
hard f*cking shells, so he switched to a mace which of course, he chose one
which needed some time before he was able to buy it. After using it, he fell in
love with it and felt that bashing things, was his calling in life.
The rewards at that time, he kept all except for the movement manual and the
defensive manual which he learned directly. Also, he drank all the strength and
agility potion which boosted his combat power immensely and made him even
more agile.
Phantom Rabbit Steps, a movement technique emphasizing on dodge and escape
and Iron Skin, which made his skin much tougher that before and with just his own
body, he could withstand the attack of a crab with around 500 combat power and
only feel a little pain.
A new morning on the island, going to where Arren is now, we could see him doing
the routine workout outside a crudely looking log house, sitting on top of a ten meter
tall large rock near the shore. Carpentry skill or any building related skills to build?
No need. Just buy the adhesive used to build houses in this world and poof, instant
house that could be glued anywhere. As long as you don't mind the fugly looking
house, then all is well.
During the night you asked? He's high up and a little distance away from the shore,
them creatures of the night only wanders the beach and the forest. And what are
they? Shadow demons, all black, red eyed creatures, that comes in different shapes
and sizes, and where did they came from? They came from the Shadow Realm,
that's what Sys said.
Also, there's new addition to his friends. First, the flock of 40 Melodious Songbirds
which invaded his house right after he had built the roof. The second one, a buck.
A freaking buck that always looks at him in disdain and snorts when talked to. Don't
worry, none of them are Divine Beasts. They're not that common as you think you
know.
The Melodious Songbird sings beautifully and those who hears them would feel
their entire body more relaxed and fatigue free. That's why Arren welcomed them
with open arms. Tired body after a busy day? No problem, listen to them birds.
Well its the Melodious Songbirds trait, which is purrty purrty useful, I must say.
And as for the buck? The f*cking buck one day just suddenly and magically
appeared out of nowhere, went into his house and what's the first thing it did?
It took his sleeping spot. F*cking hell, Arren even threatened to cook it and its
reaction? It looked at him, snorted loudly, turned around and went to sleep.
How did it get up there? Ask Buck the buck, get it? Ha, ha, ha. Yeah nevermind.
Arren calls it Buck though. There's a flight of stairs made from logs on the west
side of the rock, hidden from sight when you're at the beach.
Helpless with its attitude, Arren decided to buy another mattress but of course,
the flock of songbirds did not want to lose out so they took the second, third,
fourth and fifth one. That is why the supposed one-story house turned into a
two-story house, and yes, them birds own the upstairs.
Today, is the day, that Arren takes a step into a new world. He needs to face first
the Giant King Crab that guarded the passageway to another area of the island
though. And how strong is Arren now? Here, take a look.
Name__________ Arren Cyne________ Title_______ none_____________ Gender Male Age 22 Years Old Event Points 2 Level 9 Gear Points 329 Experience 102,349 / 102,350 Skill Points 29 Combat power 2150 Kg. of Force Life Points 3611 Lifespan 145-160 Years Item Points 3574 Energy at level 10 Condition Normal Currency 0
Arren reached level 9 three months ago, but why did he not push to level 10 when
he only needed 1 more exp? It's because, no matter how many crabs he killed, it
did give him Skill Points, Life Points and Item Points but zero, none on exp.
That is why he searched the entire island, or just the area he was in for the target
to give him that leap. And there he found it, the boss of the current area that he
was in, the Giant King Crab. How did he knew that it was the target to give him
that needed boost? Quest of course.
Oh and by the way, there's a wall that separates him from the other part of the
island. Climb it? There's a flying demonic looking bird guarding the top. Swim
around? Bad idea boy. Trust me, bad idea. Arren learned that the hard way.
That is why Arren decided to train his skills first especially Phantom Rabbit Steps
and Barbaric Armsman for three months. Why three months? He already reached
100% mastery on both skill, that's why. (I'll add both skill at the end of the chapter.)
He wanted to stay a little while longer but suddenly, Sys gave him an ultimatum of
one week or else lose everything, which was yesterday. To make sure he don't
f*ck it up, he decided to go earlier, like, right now.
Arren who had just ended his exercise, went inside the house and walked towards
the indoor pond he made for the fishes. He sat on the side and took out some fruits
and fed it to them.
"Hey little fishies, big bros gonna go kick that big king crabs ass inside the cave
so wish big bro good luck, ok? What was that? I'll easily win? Of course, hahaha.
Alright, when big bro returns, I'll treat you to a king crab meat."
After that, he turned around and look at the buck which was a meter tall when it
first arrived but now, it's already 2 meters tall. Taking out the same fruits he gave
to the fishes, he filled the big cooking pot with it and placed it near Buck.
"Buck, be good."
After saying that, he went upstairs. Hearing his steps going up, Buck the buck, ok,
ok, alright, just can't help it. I'll just say Buck from now on. Buck turned its head,
glanced at him then the fruits, after a while, it laid down its head.
Upstairs, the flock went up to him like they were greeting him. Seeing this, Arren
smiled and said.
"You guys, I'm going out so watch the house for me."
Then, he bent down and whispered at the flock.
"I can't trust that lazy buck downstairs so I'll count on you guys, ok?"
Hearing him, the flock nodded like they were saying "got it". Seeing them nod,
Arren laughed and took out a 1KG sack of their favorite seeds. Opening it,
he poured it all in a feeding trough he made and filled another one with water.
Happy with him, the flock sang a beautiful melody to him as thanks.
After feeding all of them, he went out of the house and shouted at the entrance.
"Guys I'm going. Wish this big bro good luck."
Jumping from one rock to another like a ninja, Arren reached the shore, stretched
his entire body while taking in a deep breath of fresh air. Taking out the mace and
the Breeze Wolf gear, he then donned the Breeze Wolf gear and placed the mace
across his shoulder.
While walking towards his destination, Arren could see the devastation done on
the rocks during his training. Destroyed large rocks everywhere. One might think
after seeing this that a stampede of gigantic beasts passed through here but nope.
As a result, his hands no longer numb and held tightly on the weapon even after
hitting hard objects repeatedly with full strength.
Walking unhurriedly, Arren reached the place 15 minutes later and in front of him,
outside the entrance, he could see dozens of elite crabs and a commander rank
roaming around. Spotting him, the commander crab screeched followed by all
the elite ones around him. After that, all the elite ones rushed Arren at full speed.
Seeing this, Arren held the mace still placed across his shoulder with both hands
and took a stance of the Barbaric Armsman. A few meters away from each other,
Arren bolted straight towards the nearest and swung the mace horizontally from the
left with little effort, aiming for the mouth.
*crutchz*
A crunching sound was heard after that collision followed by another, then another
one every second or two and each time that sounded out, a crab dies. Minutes
later, all the elite crabs that went up to Arren were all dead and was instantly
stored into the inventory by Sys.
Seeing its fellow crabs all killed by the human, the commander rank crab
screeched in anger, wanting to attack. But before it could make a move, Arren
appeared below it and swung the mace upwards.
*crutchz*
Going inside the cave, Arren could see another group but this time, a general
rank lead it with nine commander rank and alot more of the elite ones. Seeing
that, he did not bother to wait for them to attack first and rushed in aiming for
the general rank.
*crutchz*
Inside the cave, the ear-piercing cry of many crabs could be heard and mixed in
that annoying sound, is a crunching sound which comes every now and then.
Minutes later, the noise stops but restarts again after some time.
Killing his way inside the cave after who knows how long, Arren was drenched in
crab juice. After killing the 11th group composed mainly by a dozen of overlord
ranking crabs, he finally arrived at the small entrance that leads to the final boss.
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Seeing the entrance in front of him, Arren took out a wooden log, sat on it and
took out a towel to wipe the juice from his face off. After cleaning himself, he
took out a bottle of water and drank from it.
"Damn, I smell crab juice all over."
Arren said after sniffing himself. No man, you smell like carrots. Taking out a fruit
similar to the ones he fed to them fishies and Buck the *cough*, he took a bite
and relaxed himself.
If you were wondering where he got the fruits, its from the system store, 1 Life
Points for 100KG of it. Why was it not there the last time he tried to buy food
you ask? It was there, the only thing is that, all items shown at the top of the
list are the ones thats already been prepared, in other words, cooked food or
uncooked but processed.
Scroll way, way, way, way down, like hundreds of thousands of items down and
you'll find it. Like I said, almost all things available in the system store. Besides,
he did not ask Sys at that time, Sys has this 'ask me first then I'll tell you if it's
there' attitude.
Having rested himself for a few minutes, Arren swung the mace up, down, left
and then right, to get himself pumped up again. After that, while the items around
him, disappeared one at a time from being stored to the inventory, Arren walked
towards the entrance and into the 100 meter long, narrow passage.
After some time of walking through the passage, Arren could already see the
interior, the light of the flames dancing that illuminated the entire room. Walking
forward, the light got brighter and brighter and upon arriving at the end of the
tunnel..
In front of him about 50 meters away, lying down in the middle of the room, the
Giant King Crab, his last opponent. Only for the current area he was in though.
Sensing someone entering its lair, the crab which was resting opened both its
eyes and turned around. After spotting Arren, it quickly stood up higher and made
a clanking noise with its, larger claw.
Standing at ten meters, the Giant King Crab has a very much thicker walking legs
which is, is as large as its smaller claw. Blood red all over but of course the most
eye-catching would be its oversized claw.
While the king crab is dyed blood red all over, its larger claw on the other hand,
is all ebony black. About 5-6 times bigger than the other one, Arren got alerted
as he did not expect such a thing.
The last time he was here, he only went to scout his last opponent and get hold
of how strong it was. Yes, level 2 Gods Observers Eyes. Of course at that time,
he was not able to see that claw as the king crab got its back turned.
Seeing that massive claws now, Arren who was tensed, slowly and carefully
inched his way back towards the passageway. But before he could get in, the
passageway suddenly got blocked by a stone door which slammed down hard,
making a big noise, caming from who knows where.
Hearing the loud sound, Arren instantly turned to look but then shouted after
seeing what had happened.
"F*ck!"
Holding tightly with both hands, Arren raised high up the mace and swung down
as hard as he could.
*Bang*
What was supposed to be a destroyed stone door, if it was the same as the big
rocks that he practiced at the beach, was totally fine, no dent, no scratch.
Seeing that, Arren cursed and turned around quickly to face the crab.
"F*ck! Seriously? A f*cking trap door? Hey Sys, what gives? Why did this room
suddenly closed?"
[Trial Room. It is only natural for it to be closed host.]
Hearing her, Arren bellowed back loudly.
"Trial my ass! Natural my ass! You want me to die don't you?! You have a grudge
or something against me don't you Sys?!"
But of course, he was met with silence. Since Sys no longer responded to him,
he focused his attention to the crab which was still at the center, clanking its
massive claw.
Taking a deep breath, Arren looked at the crab with fury and muttered.
"The f*ck is this, a repeat? Hmph, lets see if you could hit me with that massive
claw of yours. I'm pretty sure it will be slow."
Walking slowly towards the king crab, Arren held the one meter long mace tightly
with both hands and took a Barbaric Armsman battle stance. Readying to attack
at anytime, he slowly made his way towards the crab and walked around trying to
flank it at the opposite side of the claw.
Watching Arren getting closer, the king crab slammed its ebony claw hard down
the floor over and over, seemingly saying that it did not welcome him and he
should leave.
Watching it doing that, Arrens eyes gleamed thinking that, with the speed the
king crab slamming its claw, even if it was two times faster, he should still be
able to dodge it.
With that thought, Arren did not waste time as he took the opportunity to launch
a surprise attack to the opposite side while the claw was still slamming down.
With Arrens current speed and the Phantom Rabbit Steps movement technique,
the gap of tens of meters was swiftly covered in a split second and Arren who's
under the crab, jumped high up and aimed at a leg socket.
*Bang* *Kryaak*
After making a hit, Arren then kicked on the crab like a rabbit to blast himself
away from it.
The king crab of course, shrieked as it did not expect the puny little human to
be able to hurt it. Although it was still connected, crab juice could definitely be
seen leaking out from that socket.
Because of that, the crab dashed towards Arren intending to hit him with that
raised ebony claw. Arren seeing that, he waited wanting to test the true speed
of that massive claw.
As soon as it neared him, the king crab slammed down hard and twice as fast
intending to squash Arren with its claw. Dodging it, Arrens tensed heart eased
a little as he was able to do it with ease.
Knowing that it wont be able to hit him with that oversized claw, Arren laughed
and taunted it.
"Hahaha. Hey mr crabs, catch me if you can."
After saying that, Arren bunny jumped at it again aiming at the same leg socket
with intent of crippling it.
Quite ironic though, the Phantom Rabbit Steps which sounded like its soft and
cuddly, and the Barbaric Armsman which sounded very musculine and tough,
complements each other well. Yin and Yang perhaps?
Because of his random choice, Arren was able to receive a surprise 1 Event
Points from Sys for having two technique that complements each other. Well
not really random picking as Barbaric Armsman is a fighting technique with
no weapon restriction. Lets just say its pure luck.
*crutchz* *Kryaak*
The king crab shrieked, looking at Arren that kicked it to jump away, it tried to
catch him with its smaller claw, opened it, intending to cut him in half. But Arren
was too fast for it, so when it snapped close its claw, it only cut the air.
*Kryaak*
Failing to catch him, the king crab shrieked even louder and the entire room
which was 10,000 square meters and 50 meters high, was filled with it noise.
"F*ck! Shut the f*ck up! My ears hurt!"
Arren shouted at it while hopping around, making his way towards the wounded
side. This time, the crab was totally mad. With red eyes looking at Arren, it
used its claws and legs and attacked him while one leg moved slower than the
rest.
*Bang* *Bang* *Bang* *Bang* *Bang*
The crab attacked relentlessly not wanting Arren to do another attack or get
under it. The floor was, just like the freakin door, still fine, like nothing had
happened.
Annoyed as he no longer was able to get a chance to attack that leg, Arren
waited for the crab to slam its big claw down.
*Bang*
After it did, he dashed around and then jumped high up aiming at the crabs
eyes.
"Lets see if you like this one better!"
Suddenly, the king crab stopped and its massive claw which was supposed to be
touching the ground vanished. Arren suddenly felt a chill, so he shouted in his
mind.
"Sys! The shield, to my right!"
Out of thin air, a door-sized grey tower shield appeared in the nick of time on his
right side as the ebony claw, which disappeared slammed hard into it.
*Bang*
With no time to hold the shield, Arren was blasted away with it and hit the walls.
"Kwaa!"
Arren spat out blood while falling down. Landing with both feet on the ground,
Arren kneeled down and gasped for breath as the air inside his lungs got emptied.
Feeling the stinging and burning sensation on his back, he looked at the shrieking
culprit.
*Kryaak* *Kryaak* *Kryaak*
The crab which was shrieking like saying 'you will die human', stomping around,
stayed on the same place and waited for him.
Arren cursed it inside his head and all of its kind as this f*ck played him into a
trap. Who knew crabs could act like a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Looking at that massive ebony claw, he no longer see it slow. It was f*cking fast
or simply, he was just caught off-guard as he relaxed his guard down from it.
Knowing that, Arren felt like slamming his head on the floor.
"Why the f*ck did you train f*cking hard for?! You trained because you did not
want to underestimate the enemy, and yet you did! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK!"
Bellowing as hard as he could, as loud as the king crabs shriek, Arren stood up
and took a deep breath. Although he was hurt, it was only on the back which
was the burning sensation that was annoying him. Luckily, that attack was
blocked by the shield and he also wore an armor, if not..
Though a little pain on the right arm where the shield slammed at him as it was
hit, it was still fine as he wore the armguard and also, the hard training he did
really paid off.
"Indeed, that old f*ck always told me to never underestimate anyone or anything.
Who knows where he is now."
Learning his lesson, Arren walked towards the king crab slowly. Taking on a
battle stance from the Barbaric Armsman technique, this time, the air around
him changed.
Feeling the danger coming towards it, the king crab stopped its mocking gesture
and look at Arren intently. Feeling the human changed, it readied itself but
suddenly, Arren appeared right in front of its eyes. Panicked at the sight of Arren
already very close to it, the king crab rushed an attack with its claw but it was
already too late.
*Bang* *Kryaak* *Kryaak*
Catching a glimpse of the claw coming towards him, unlike the first time, Arren
used the shield and did the magic trick which he and Sys do together. He tells her
where the shield should appear and Sys makes it appear at that spot.
They practiced this as well.
"Sys, below!"
Spotting the shield below, Arren kicked it hard and launched himself up dodging
the hurried attack. Of course, the shield would be instantly stored by Sys the
moment it exceeded the range limit away from him. He set it to 5 meters on
specific items. But he still had to tell her to make it appear though, too bad.
After its claw missed, it bent down wanting to follow Arren jumping up, but before
it could do so, Arren had already kicked the shield launching himself down.
He kicked it so hard that it launched all the way up, hitting the ceiling before it
disappeared.
Arren on the other hand, went down like a meteor and swung the mace from the
left, aimed at the crabs hard shell.
*Bang* *Kryaak*
The king crab that had already bent its legs was hit dead center on its back,
collapsed. It shrieked while trying to stand up.
Arren who was already behind, seeing the king crabs abdomen showing, dashed.
Arriving below, he bent his knees and jumped as hard as he could and swung the
mace towards that location.
*Bang* *Kryaak* *Kryaak* *Kryaak*
This time, the king crab shrieked even more and stumbled all over. Crab juice
could be seen spilling out from he had hit. Upon seeing that, Arren shouted.
"F*ck! That's your weakness? Hahaha, you're dead mr crabs!"
Luckily he found its weakness which will make thing much easier for him. Why he
did not know that before and only after? How would he know? Yes, he fought those
weaker ones before but the closest he got to almost knowing the crabs weakness
was an overlord rank crab that he, well, dismembered. Almost.
Arren bee-lined towards the back of the stumbling king crab not letting it turn
around to face him. With another attack at full force, he swung hard at that same
place.
Tens of minutes later, Arren sat on top of the dead Giant King Crab, panting.
"F*ck! This f*ck just wont die easily."
While panting on top of it, he heard Sys angelic voice.
[Congratulations to host for reaching level 10. Host could now access the beach
area at anytime via Home transfer.]
[Home function has been activated.]
[Host received 10 Event Points.]
[Host received 50,000 Experience Points.]
.....
........
Hearing the rewards, Arren felt happy. Suddenly he felt a burning sensation on
his right forearm. Checking it, he saw a globe-like tattoo with only one continent
in the middle. Remembering that he leveled up, he then checked his status.
After seeing that ginormous leap in power, Arren laughed loudly.
"Hahaha, this bro is f*cking stronk now."
While he was having a happy time, heard Sys again notifying him.
[For reaching level 10, host will now be sent to a human populated location.]
[Calculating random destination....]
Hearing that, Arren who was shocked shouted.
"What? Sys, send me back home!"
[Random destination aquired. Begin transfer.]
"SEND ME BACK HOME!"
[5, 4, 3, 2...]
"SEND ME BACK HOME!!!"
After Arrens last howl, he was shrouded with blinding white light and disappeared
from the place together with the king crab, which was stored of course.
....................Status updates, Item updates, Skill updates and more.....................
Status
Name__________ Arren Cyne________ Title_______ none_____________ Gender Male Age 22 Years Old Event Points 12 Level 10 Gear Points 1,329 Experience 152,349 / 204,750 Skill Points 1,029 Combat power 4300 Kg. of Force Life Points 13,611 Lifespan 165-180 Years Item Points 13,574 Energy 43,000 Condition Normal Currency 0
Items
Item Name Shellbreaker Rarity Tier 1-Magic Item Effects Crush Requirements 660 combat power Note: A mace specially made for breaking shells. That's it! Price: 50 Gear Points
Item Name Iron Fortress Rarity Tier 1-Magic Item Effects none Requirements 900 combat power Note:
A door-sized shield made to let 1 person protect many others behind him. During war, this shield will be
carried by the strongest men around to protect others.
Price: 100 Gear Points
Skills
Skill Name Gods Observers Eyes (2/10) (Incomplete) Level Mortal Skill Type Passive Requirement/s None Note Gods Observers are people chosen by the Gods to become their eyes in the Mortal Realm. Status On
Skill Name Phantom Rabbit Steps Level Mortal Skill Type Passive Requirement/s None Note Phantom Rabbit Steps, a movement technique which emphasize on dodging, escaping, and burst momentum. Mastery Level 100% Proficiency
Skill Name Barbaric Armsman Level Mortal Skill Type Passive Requirement/s None Note Barbaric Armsman, a fighting technique that specializes on using heavy weapons to deal a crushing blow to the opponent. The technique gives freedom to the ones who learn it to do attacks from any angle, direction, or position, in other words, a wild fighting style. It also had no weapon restriction. Mastery Level 100% Proficiency
Skill Name Iron Skin Level Mortal Skill Type Passive Requirement/s None Note Iron Skin, makes the skin as tough as iron. Physical body can defend 500 combat power without armor. Mastery Level 43% Proficiency
Skill Name Lightning Crash Level Mortal Skill Type Active Requirement/s Melee Weapon, 10,000 energy (edited missing a zer0) Note Formless lightning attack that deals 2X combat power as damage to the target. Has paralyzing effect. Mastery Level 0% Proficiency