Axel now wielded a Silver grade Greatsword, a massive one-meter-long weapon, far superior to his previous bronze grade dagger.
His attack power instantly skyrocketed to 65 points.
Plus, he equipped a Bronze Armor Set, covering his entire body except for his head.
This provided full-body protection, far better than just the bronze wrist guards.
Lastly, he learned the skill book:
[Heavy Strike] – (E-Rank Skill)
* Swing a heavy weapon in a 4-meter radius, dealing 100% damage and stunning all enemies for 2 seconds.
* Cooldown: 12 seconds.
"This skill is limited to long weapons, meaning daggers won’t work."
"But my Silver Greatsword is perfect for it."
This meant his previous "Rapid Stab" skill was now useless since it only applied to short weapons.
However, Axel didn't replace it just yet—he still had unused skill slots, and he might find a better dagger later.
With his upgrades complete, he prepared to loot the other rooms.
But suddenly—
He heard footsteps approaching from outside.
"Someone’s coming?"
Axel froze, ensuring he made no noise.
Two male voices drifted into the house, drawing closer.
"This place looks like it has loot. Let’s check it out."
"Be careful. Someone might be inside."
"Relax, I have the [Enhanced Hearing] talent. I don’t hear anything—should be safe."
Two men.
Axel remained completely still.
Thanks to his permanent invisibility, he had the ultimate advantage.
Then—
The front door creaked open.
Axel almost attacked immediately, but held back—
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Because no one entered.
Then—
A sudden noise behind him!
Someone jumped through the window!
Axel turned his head slightly—
A man wearing a Bronze Helmet and wielding a Bronze Longsword landed inside.
His expression was confident, but as he scanned the room—
His face froze.
"…I swear I heard something… Where is he?"
At the same time, his teammate entered through the front door.
Both men now stood inside the room, clearly confused.
Axel smirked internally.
These guys were sly.
They knew someone was inside, but pretended not to, casually chatting to lure out their target.
One entered through the door, drawing attention.
The other snuck in through the window, planning a surprise attack.
Smart.
"Too bad I have permanent invisibility."
Axel let out a silent breath.
If he had attacked too soon, he would have become visible and walked into their trap.
Clearly—this game required intelligence.
Pure combat skill wasn’t enough.
But now?
They were the ones walking into his trap.
The two men searched the room but found nothing.
Eventually, they met up in the center, preparing to leave.
That was when—
Axel struck.
[HEAVY STRIKE!]
The Silver Greatsword swung in a wide arc, slamming into both enemies’ backs.
The gleaming blade struck their heads, triggering the system notifications—
-44!
-45!
[Stunned for 2 seconds!]
Both players froze in place, unable to react.
"Helmets reduce headshot damage. Makes sense."
"But their HP isn’t high. Two more hits should do it."
Axel followed up immediately—
-46!
-44!
His greatsword sliced through them both, dealing simultaneous damage to each target.
Before their stun wore off, he struck one final time—
[You have killed Player #00412!]
[+5 to all attributes (valid for this game only).]
[You have killed Player #00411!]
[+5 to all attributes (valid for this game only).]
Double kill!
The system notifications filled his screen.
Axel felt a surge of power.
"With permanent invisibility and a stun ambush, how can anyone stop me?"
His total attribute bonus had jumped by 10 points!
He opened his status panel:
* Strength: 27
* Endurance: 28
* Agility: 29
* Intelligence: 28
* Spirit: 27
Compared to when he first entered the game, his stats had more than doubled!
"I’m officially broken now."
His HP had reached 280 points.
His attack power was now 63.
Not to mention—his movement and attack speed had also increased.
Axel scanned the area.
No signs of anyone else.
He felt safe enough to loot the bodies.
But—
They barely had anything.
[Repair Patch]: Restores item durability.
[Milk]: Restores 30% HP.
"Pathetic."
Axel sighed.
Clearly, these guys had just started looting, so they didn’t have much yet.
Still, he took the Repair Patch and two Milk bottles.
"I lost 20 HP fighting those wild hounds earlier."
One Milk would restore 30% HP (54 points)—
More than he needed right now.
But—
He was curious about how health regeneration worked in this game.
So, he drank a bottle of Milk to test it.
[HP regenerates over time: +5% per second for 6 seconds.]
"Interesting. So healing isn’t instant."
He wondered—
Would Cheese restore HP instantly?
For now, he held back on using it—his HP was still full anyway.
"Better to save it for when I really need it."
With his kills secured and loot collected, Axel moved to explore the other rooms.
As he ascended to the second floor, he pushed open a door—
And his eyes gleamed.
Inside—
Another E-Rank Silver grade Weapon lay waiting for him.