!??
Roy was dumbfounded.
"What the hell" Roy rocked back a few steps. His grip on the sword tightened, while forming a stance.
"What are you talking about?!"
He was perplexed. How could this doggy die just like that? weren't you a freaking cultivator? and it was a wild beast! they were supposed to have stronger physical bodies and better resilience than mere humans. It shouldn't have died that easily, much less in the hands of its 'mortal' opponent!
Unfortunately, before he could get any answers, the strange dog's body had already vanished completely into thin air. This made him bewildered, because from his predecessor's memories, there wasn't any recollection that could explain this weird phenomenon.
"Damn! the beast is already gone.." Roy muttered slowly while gasping for air.
'What did it mean by saying that? Lord? What Lord? probably the dog's lord? Aaah whatever.'
While looking at his unbroken sword, he muttered "This sword sure is too strong for a mere mortal-grade items."
At this time, all of Roy's injuries had already been healed, and he was feeling extremely grateful that he had the system while in this dangerous world.
Plopped to the ground, he asked softly, "System, are all organisms in this world evaporated like that when they die?" while lightly checking on his body conditions, he asked the system curiously.
[DING]
[Replying to the host.]
[No. In this world, the normal body decomposition timeline is as follows:
24-72 hours after death — the internal organs decompose.
3-5 days after death — the body starts to bloat and blood-containing foam leaks from the mouth and nose.
8-10 days after death — the body turns from green to red as the blood decomposes and the organs in the abdomen accumulate gas.
Several weeks after death — nails and teeth fall out.
1 month after death — the body starts to liquify.]
[In the case of the beast's strange phenomenon just now the system hasn't had any record of it]
[DING]
[Upon closer scanning, the system has determined that the wild beast just now was only a mere clone]
'Ehh? there was such a thing?'
"What... was that clone thing?.. a battle art? or a skill?" Roy appeared to be struggling with his breathing, as it was rough.
[It was a battle art ]
[Please, Host, bear in mind that The Host is the only one able to execute a skill, as it was a special ability obtained from the system.]
"Huh? Really?" he rhetorically questioned.
'How great is that!'
"By the way, what are the other differences between the two?" he added, "I get that both differ in their energy activation."
[Replying to the host.]
[Fundamentally, aside from differing in conjuration, in order to learn a
"Oh.. Okay." Roy absentmindedly replied, he found himself too tired to hear the system's explanation. His stamina was at its lowest margin right then.
..
Haah ..
ha!
For the next few consecutive hours, Roy kept pressing onwards, deeper into the forests. He had changed into black robes from the system with a surprisingly no cost whatsoever and carried his ordinary sword on his waist.
"What a nice robe.. Did you steal that from a fancy hotel or something?" he asked the system jokingly.
[No. It is from the system's list of inventory]
"Oh, Righty right. "
"So, what's the deal with the robe though? It's very comfy.."
He was wandering in the woods without any destination in mind. After all, his main objective was to get stronger.
In order for him to increase his strength, he would need to kill either wild/magical beasts or other beings to upgrade his level. Thus, he wouldn't dare to exit the forest until he was strong enough to protect himself.
Roy also couldn't go into any city even if he wanted to, because to enter a city, one would require to have an identification card to get a past as a security measure. Which he absolutely didn't have. Even if somehow he could enter a city, he would be unable to improve his strength except for killing the other human beings present there. He absolutely disliked the idea to kill innocents people.
Furthermore, Roy was afraid that his 'killer' would wait for him in the peripheral area of the forest or even return to where they had disposed of his body if they somehow heard about him surviving the assault.
These were the reason why he chose to go deeper and deeper into the forest.
"Hey system, is all the things here free cost? Also what are the requirements for opening the locked ones?" Roy asked something that had been bothering him, while poking the system's panel.
[Replying to the host..]
[All of the mortal items will be free of charge for the host. An increase in tier corresponds with the higher cost the host will have to pay. ]
"Thought so." he lazily muttered.
[The requirements to open the higher tier items..]
[Processing..]
[Scan Ongoing]
[DING!]
[One of the prerequisites for unlocking the higher tiers is that the host must be able to cultivate first, to break the mortal shackles, and then enter Qi Refining Stage Cultivation Base.]
[However, as the system has stated before, the host's spiritual body root has been severely destroyed, and by the system's estimate it's not possible to restore]
".." he mused a bit, before uttering, "Then, it's pointless! Seems like I can't cultivate spiritual qi forever."
"Oh well, I can increase my stats through System Points anyway." Roy shook his head lightly.
After all, the most important thing was to survive first. He already had what it takes to increase his chance of survival through the system. He couldn't care less about being unable to become some cultivator.
[DING]
[Please do not get discouraged, The Host's spiritual body root may unable to be restored, however, there is exists a treasure that can potentially create one]
[Crystal of Flawlessness]
Description: Divine Treasure that can create miracle
??
[Unfortunately, as the system has stated before, its in an incomplete form. Therefore, its unable to bring out further explanation until the host can find the other pieces of the System Sparks]
"Eh.. Is that so?" he muttered to himself.
Roy was contemplating a bit, before opening his status window.
STATUS
Name: Roy Muzang
Race: ?
Innate Bloodline: ?Unknown?
Cultivation Realm: None (Mortal)
Battle Art: Hundreds Sword Slash ( Low Grade )
Weapon: None
Special Skill: <
STATISTICS
Level :1(0/20)
Health: 17/30
Strength : 5
Defense : 6
Agility: 55
Stamina : 41/45
Vitality : 50
Endurance : 20
Dexterity : 47
Intelligence : 65
Mysthic Energy: ??/??
System Points : 0
'What?'
'Hey!'
'What happened to my hard-earned system points?'
"System, why are my system points reduced to zero?!" he was a bit irritated. "I remember you said that I would get 100 points for binding with the system."
[DING]
[Begin calculating..]
..
[Completed]
[It is concluded that the host's System Points had been used in the battle with the beast a few hours ago ]
"!? ..What do you mean? I don't remember ever spending any." Roy asked, he was perplexed. As far as he remembered, he hadn't opened the system's interface in the middle of the battle.
Essentially, who would be foolish enough to obstruct one's own vision in the midst of a fierce battle?
[DING!]
[In the battle, The Host was fighting without analyzing the enemy first, and didn't pay any heed to the system's notification]
[The system has warned the host multiple times through sound notifications. By estimation, The Host could have died if not for the system's direct interference]
[To prevent the host from dying, the system had activated
!?!
Huh?
Roy was stunned. This revelation had left him totally flabbergasted.
[In spite of the fact that the beast was a mere clone, it was at least in a Nascent Spirit Stage. It had also been detected to be lowering its strength to match with the host]
"What the- Holy sh*t!" Roy staggered as he realized that it was a monster in front of him. He was overcome with fear and stood rooted to the spot.
"How could it be.." his face was full of cold sweat.
He already had his suspicion when he was blasted many meters away to the back, but his perception of spiritual qi that other people possess was limited to the point of almost negligible, given his mortal body limitations. Furthermore, the strange doggy was also deliberately lowered its strength to 'play' with him.
"N-Nascent Spirit Stage.." Roy was at a loss for words.
"That was as strong as the elders of my branch family."
"I... I can't believe this." he was terrified and grateful at the same time.
If not for the system's interference, I would have died by now!