CHAPTER 7: A New Goal
One can be influenced by the types of books they read.
It can affect their personality, knowledge, and line of thinking.
“Why didn`t I think about this before!?!” yelled Earl as he shot up from the bed.
All his knowledge about RPG apocalypses came from “edgy” webnovels.
`Tis was the reason he thought of Necromancy to save his mother, but alas, there were of other ways too.
Either due to his increased intelligence or from the repulsion he felt, the fool recalled the “Healer” class and divine magic, sadly forgotten from his taste in literature.
This could be considered the most perfect solution for his problems. Based on his knowledge on healers, they could rejuvenate his mother`s body and potentially resurrect.
Earl made a new goal for himself: Find and raise a healer to be the best damn healer in existence!
Now then, to explain his choices. He didn`t want to pick Corpse Eater, and Berserkers might potentially hurt their teammates.
To find a healer who will willingly follow him and grow, he should first be able to ensure their safety. If he were to pick the Berserker or the Corpse Eater class, then people will most likely avoid him, so he chose Explosive Warrior, a strong class that won`t make people hate him.
A notification popped up the moment he opened his eyes.
You have chosen the Explosive Warrior Class. Changes will be implemented.
Earl felt a new energy enter his body. A very chaotic energy that started to flow out of his veins, eager to be released. This energy made Earl feel like a horny man with a chastity belt.
He threw out a punch.
Immediately, he felt a burning sensation gather in his knuckle only to escape with a booming sound towards the wooden wall.
You have learned the Class Skill: Explosive Release!
Explosive Release! 1
* Release the explosion energy inside your body.
* Attack Power depends on amount of energy released.
Earl felt the chaotic energy noticeably decrease in his body, but it was still inside his body. He could feel it squirming around beneath his skin. He wanted to see his status and it appeared in front of his eyes.
‘It`s not voice activated…’ He still has a lot of things to learn.
Earl Quinton
Level 10 (1,100/2,000)
Class: Explosive Warrior
HP- 369/370
MP- 200/200
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STR- 24
AGI- 20
DEX- 16
CON- 37
INT- 21
WIS- 20
PER- 24
CHR- 14
LUK- 4
EXO- 1/5
Unassigned Points- 25
Skills: Hammer Bash 1, Defend 1, Stone Skin 1, Enhanced Regeneration 1, Bloodlust Aura 6, Explosive Release! 1
Inventory: 11/16 Items
He was fascinated by the changes, but he first decided to look at the title glowing green.
Updated
You have successfully enjoyed the destruction caused by explosions
+ 5% Effectiveness of Explosion Attacks
+ 5 EXO
He gawked at the new description of the title before brushing it off.
“More power is better, right?” he asked no one in particular.
Next, he put some points into CON to increase his defense against the explosion energy, a few in CHR to persuade the healer he`s going to take in, and 6 points each for STR and PER to make them 30. Lastly, he put his points into LUK since he`s had such terrible luck since the start of the apocalypse.
The stats he increased are now CON 40, CHR 20, STR 30, PER 30, LUK 8.
He waited for some notifications to come, but was disappointed when he didn`t see them. He then remembered the notification that came after he increased CON before and spat out “I have to exceed 30.”
He mumbled a bit before deciding to check out the things in his inventory.
Before heading to the goblin base, he filled his inventory with items he would most possibly need for journeying outside like food and water. He didn`t pack a cellphone or a laptop, because everything that could be considered “Modern” stopped working the day the apocalypse started.
Anyway, aside from those things, he got a small pocket book called Guide to the Goblins, a shitty-looking green armor called Goblin Skin Armor, and a Goblin Axe as rewards for destroying their entire base.
He also got a Guide to Classes, and a long handled, single headed hammer with flame-like designs running across it. When he took it out, the head was the size of a gallon of water, and the blaze designs were gray.
He also took out the other items and looked at their descriptions.
Guide to the Goblins
* Lets you absorb knowledge on goblins.
Goblin Skin Armor
* Armor made of Goblin Skin, low defense.
* + 0.5 CON
Goblin Axe
* Previous weapon of Goblin Champion
Attack: 30-35
Additional Stats: + 1 STR
Special Effects: None
Guide to Classes
* Lets you absorb knowledge on Classes
Exploding Hammer
* Class Weapon
Attack: 70-100
Additional Stats: + 2 STR, +1 INT
Special Effects: Explosion
Explosion
* Passively absorbs EXO from the body to use in attacks
* Capacity: 10 EXO
I immediately throw away the Goblin Skin Armor and Goblin Axe, and marveled at the Exploding Hammer. He immediately equipped it and felt the EXO energy leave his body and into the hammer.
He opened the Guide to Classes and a notification popped up.
Do you want to learn about Classes?
Y/N
He focused on the Y and the book turned into a light and shattered. The shattered pieces of light entered the space between his eyes, and he felt a headache as new information filled his mind.
Along with the information about Classes, he felt regret at not putting more points into EXO. Killing monsters with EXO, from his new knowledge, is the only way to gain EXP, normal bombs won`t cut it.
He also learned that classes can be gained through a person`s actions from Level 1 to Level 10, and that he has to fill a few hidden requirements to Rank Up his current class. Right now, he only needs to find out what actions can gain the Healer class.
He stopped, and looked at the Guide to the Goblins booklet. He gave it a hard, long stare before he decided to absorb the knowledge.
On one hand, he felt anger at the goblins and would rather not use any of the equipment gained from these little shits. On the other hand, he would learn about his enemies` weaknesses.
He decided to learn it, just in case he encounters a strong goblin on the road one day.
As the shattered light entered his mind, his brow furrowed in disgust towards these monsters. He also found out the reason why they didn`t defile his mother`s corpse, but this somehow only made him angrier.
He got up bitterly while mumbling “I`m gonna kill them all.” and “I`ll make them feel pain.”
Walking out of the house, he noticed the sun tinted the entire place orange. Weapon in hand, he set out on his journey.