"A spar? You mean like right now?"
"No silly, I'm talking about after we've rested a bit,"
" Oh, okay."
To be honest, I'm cool with the idea of sparring with her.
It would help us in understand each other's strengths and weaknesses.
It could also help to build a kind of synchronization whenever we fight against stronger foes.
I like it.
Jasmine smiled and nodded. "Then it's decided," she said, but a system prompt appeared before the both of us.
[Ding! Congratulations survivors on staying alive until the seventh day.]
[A total of 80,000 players started this survival game a few days ago and now a total of 2,270 players are no longer with us, leaving us with a total of 77,730 survivors.]
[Congratulations once again for being the lucky survivors to last this long.]
[A list of all survivors will be provided shortly, but first, you are required to input an alias as your makeshift name in other to protect your true identity.]
[You're allowed to register your real name as well, but be informed that this offer will be the first and the last of its kind, so choose wisely.]
[Player Ace Tempest, please register an alias in the next sixty seconds.]
[If you're unable to register a name. Your real name will be registered instead.]
I watched as the timer started from sixty, but as I tried to think of a name to input, nothing came to mind.
I glanced toward Jasmine, and she looked as if she had a ton of names on her list but was feeling indecisive about which one she should input.
Sighs, I turned to the timer again.
Now, I have less than ten seconds to register a name.
Oh well, I think I can make do with this name.
[Ding! Congratulations Player Zero for registering your name.]
[Here's a list of the top five current players in the game with their bounties.]
[(1) Night fury -- 4900 gold coins.]
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[(2) Titan -- 3800 gold coins.]
[(3) White bat -- 2500 gold coins.]
[(4) 10k -- 2300 gold coins.]
[(5) Stinger -- 1500 gold coins.]
[Your current rank and bounty are {(Rank: 76,702) Zero -- 80 gold coins.]
[Ranking is based on the player's bounty, number of kills, level, and proficiency in the skill you have.]
[Please be informed that the number of kills is currently kept hidden to keep players with their real identities safe from others. (For now, ).]
[Good day and good luck.]
"What's the name you registered?"
Jasmine asked, tilting her head with a smile.
" Zero,"
" Ew, why would you choose such a name?"
"Cause it's awesome,"
" Really? That's why you chose it?"
I shook my head, then said. "No, I hope to stay alive until the end, and when I do, I want to start all over with my sis and mom."
I added. " I want us to live together again as a family, but this time our days will be filled with happiness."
So, the name is like a way for me to start over and become a better man by the time the game ends.
I'll become a man, both my mom and sis can depend on.
"Oh I see, you should have said so earlier," she nudged my arm. " I guess your name is kind of cool,"
I thanked her and then asked. " So, what about yours?"
"Viper,"
" Viper?"
" Mm, mm. You like it?"
" I guess it's okay,"
" It's not just okay," She said, then slid towards me on the log we sat on.
" It's s.e.×.y," Her whispering tingled my ears as she walked two fingers on my arm, towards my ear.
"Stop that. Why do you keep doing that?"
"Fufu… No reason." She chuckled. "So, what's your rank?" Jasmine asked.
"76,702. And you?"
"75,500,"
"I guess we're still weak even with all that's happened to us,"
" Come on, don't talk like that," She nudged my arm, then stood up from the log. " This just means we have a long way to go before we reach the top,"
She said with a massive smile on her face.
Seriously, I have never seen anyone with such a strong belief in the future as how she does.
I replied with a smile, to which she does as well.
She's right, regardless of what happens, we need to have self-confidence in ourselves if we hope to last till the end.
My rank and bounty might be pretty low even though I killed the Dark Minotaur, but thinking back, my bounty only got updated right after I leveled up.
And since I haven't leveled up yet, I wonder what my bounty will be once I level up.
I guess my future is only going to keep getting exciting.
"Now we train," Jasmine said
"Now?"
"Yep,"
" But my food is still digesting,"
" That's what you get for eating too much,".
'Well, whose fault is it for preparing something so delicious,' I kept my thoughts to myself.
Instead, I averted my gaze away from her.
She sighs. "Alright, let's do this then,"
"What?"I asked with a puzzled look on my face.
Jasmine smiles as she said. " The loser gets to give the winner a reward,"
"What kind of reward?" I asked with an anxious expression.
"It's a secret," She winked at me.
[Status]
[Name: Jasmine Lin (Viper).]
[Level: 2]
[HP: 20/20]
[EXP: 300/800]
[Hunger:95%]
[STR: 2]
[AGI: 3]
[VIT: 1]
[STA: 2]
[DEX: 2]
[PRE: 1]
[CP: 0 point.]
[SP: 0 point]
[Weapons]
[Potions]
[Skills and Recipes]
[Inventory: Ingot bronze (6/20). Silver sword (1/1) Bronze Dagger (1/1). Bow (1/1). Arrows (20/20).]
[Number of gold coins: 2900 gold coins.]
[Number Of Kills: 2.]
[Bounty: 100 gold coins.]
[Ranking: 75,500.]
[Acquired skill: First Aid skill (LVL 2/10). Crafting skill (LVL 4/10). Culinary skill (LVL 3/10). Hand-to-hand combat skill (Lv 2/10). Enhanced Vision skill (LVL 2/10). Archery skill (LVL 1/10) Enhanced Hearing skill (Lvl 1/10). Enhanced Olfactory Skill (Lv 1/10).]
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The total number of players currently in the game: 77,730.
Number of deceased players: 10.
Total number of deceased players: 2,270.
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A/N:- Just so you know, the ranking gets updated every seven days. And as from here on out, Enhanced Smell Skill will be called Enhanced Olfactory Skill.