A week passed since Mike made the bet . His second skill could be described as tailor made for him . After clearing the 1-8 dungeon called five orc group Mike thought of trying to clear the last pit dungeon . Naturally he chose some monster suitable for him , after all if he tried to fight against skeleton mage he would be pretty much doomed if he couldn't kill the mage .

Thus he has a choice between a bear , 10 orcs , or 5 wolfs with 1 alpha as the last dungeon he wanted to conquer .

(AN: there are many pit dungeons , for example there are kobold archers , frogs which vomit acid etc. , however Mike only chose melee duels)

Even though he could skip the last pit and try to get into a dungeon group to clear dungens above 1-9 and get rewards from it , he didn't do it . The reason is simple , he already tasted the benefit of being strong . In this one week he earned enough points to go into the bath house everyday , eat 3 meals per day which consisted of double or even triple huge servings of noodles , meat or rice and he could replace his rags with clothes which turned into rags after one or two fights .

So what would change if he applied to a group ? Nothing , after all one dungeon wouldn't allow him to get a lodging immediately . Nowadays he even thought of doing a dungeon alone , however he dismissed it since never fought against groups more than 5 . What would happen if he encountered a dungeon boss with more than 10 monsters ? Since it is impossible to leave a dungeon without any special methods he would only have one choice : Death !

Walking into the 5 Orc Pit Mike prepared to fight against this group . A normal orc would be only around 1.6 meters which is almost a head smaller than Mike . Thus he only has to disable one or two orcs and then he would be able to finish the other 3 with ease .

Dashing towards the first orc Mike grabbed into its eyes and killed it immediately , since it was only a weak orc it was no wonder .

At first he kinda wondered about the pit system , since real monsters from other worlds are taken how can the dungeon different between orcs ? Well through Mikes experience he felt that each pit has an upper limit and a lower limit . So the strenght of each monster variates and so the difficulty .

For example once Mike met 5 orc warriors who wore leather armors and rusty swords , he almost died in the battle . Now he got lucky and only met 5 orc civilians .

Though each monsters give different points in average one could say an orcs gives 20 points killed .

It may be only 5 points or even up to 40 points , however one can only pray that there won't appear a strong group or else one will perish .

Kneading his back Mike thought of trying his last dungeon and then apply to one of the groups to raid a dungeon . Maybe he will get lucky and get a set item on the first run . Thus enabling him to sell it for a few thousands or even a few millions of points if the item is rare .

After he got the skill book he tried to find where to find another skill book . It was quite easy to find the information after he knew that skill books existed , he frowned over the price though .

The cheapest one would be 10k points and there was no upper limit . He even saw some skill book which sold for over billions of points .

Walking towards the Dungeon portal Mike decided to do his last pit and then search for a group to clear a dungeon .

Selecting the Bear Pit 1-9 Mike clenched his hands into fists , he already discarded his basic sword and his axe . After all they got blunt and it is way better to temper his hands .

Just as he grinned and believed that he would smack the bear into his death he gaped .

He gaped in front of the bear . He only imagined normal bear , the worst case a grizzly bear at the size of a car .

But what stood at front him is was hind bear . A three meter tall giant .

Despair filled Mike , how should he kill that ? Just as he believed that it would be the end the hind bear noticed him .

An earthshattering roar sounded through the pit . Opening his jaw the bear spew fire .

Trying to dodge Mike failed . His left shoulder felt the pain of being burned .

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !" howled Mike while tears let his vision get blurry .

Without he is doomed .

As if mocking him the hind bear smacked Mike towards the wall . His left shoulder being crippled Mike faced death .

Looking at his Hp Mike smiled bitterly : 17/425

Even if his speed and strenght get enhanced by 40.8 each he wouldn't be able to fight against this bear .

Suddenly he felt peaceful , as if one would mediate in front of a beautiful landscape .

Is this death ?

Seeing how the Hind Bear didn't move Mike searched for something which may give him hope . Nothing more than stones and dirt surrounded him , however he searched in his inventory . He didn't bought any weapons , only corpses of his killed monsters were there .

Taking out the corpses Mike howled liked a madman . Abruptly the entire pit filled itself with corpses full of orcs , goblin and wolfs .

(AN: it may sound like too much corpses , but remember he did many runs in different dungeons , from 1-3 - 1-8 he only faced groups . Not only that , orcs may be only 1.6meters but their are pretty fat . And the pit high is unlimited only the space .)

Feeling the dead body squeezing on him Mike could hear how the hind bear howled in anger . After all one wouldn't find it amusing if one is bathing in dead bodys .

Using his fire breath the hind bear burned all corpses in his way . The little ant he tried to kill disappeared in the mass of corpses , however he shouldn't be far away . After all he could rush from one end to the other with only a few seconds .

Meanwhile Mike "swam" in the sea of corpses only using his right hand and his legs to push himself forward . He tried to use as little force as possible to get unnoticed from point a to point b .

Breaking of one of the sharp fangs of a wolf with his right hands Mike prepared to jump out and run towards the hind bear with his utmost speed . His goal would be the hind bears eyes .

It may sound stereotype , however it is his only choice . It may be that the eyes would be the most protected , however he didn't know what else he could do .

Running towards the bear Mike tried not to make any noise . But he faild and thus the bear looked at him .

Since it was pretty much useless to hide any longer Mike howled and rushed towards the hind bear .

A flame brushed his entire front body as the hind bear ripped the front body out .

Two legs dropped on the ground while Mike felt how the tongue of the bear coiled around him to chew to death .

Hacking the tooth into the soft tongue of the bear caused the bear to howl out . With force the bear tried to use his tongue to guide Mike towards his tooths .

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However Mike voluntary slipped towards the throat of the bear .

Feeling the slimy spit of the bear touching his bloody lower part Mike bit his lips causing it to bleed .

Using the Fang of the wolf as a holding Stick Mike tried to stay in the throat of the bear .

The Bear coughed wildly , it tried to breath however Mike seemed like a seal on his throat .

Choking the bear tried to cough Mike , however it failed .

In the end it bashed against the wall to let the vibrations hit Mike in his throat .

In this time second appeared like days , Mike hoped that the Bear would die .

Using his right Hand Mike held the teeth and tried to grip it harder and harder . The Spit of the bear seemed like glitchy slime and his hand felt how he lost the grip .

Feeling eternal darkness surrounding him Mike felt peaceful . It seems like he will die .

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(Sry , i couldn't help but do this *^*)

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As Mike woke up he could feel his legs which were ripped off by the bear .

A system Panel greeted his eyes :

[ You've slayed fire cub King Molor , you absorbed the spirit of its power ]

[ + 100 Vitality + 100 Strength ]

[ You received Trait of the Bear ]

[ You leveled up , congratulation on reaching level 2 ]

[ + 25 Base Health ]

[ You learned Path of Cleansing(0/5) - ]

[ Full Healing of Body and Mind ]

Laughter sounded through the air as Mike felt happy that he survived through this hell .

Standing up he lied in a sea of smelling corpses .

However the so called King Molor disappeared .

Without any reason to stay any further Mike left the dungeon without collection the smelly corpses .

As soon as he stepped out of the dungeon he howled : "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !"

Wiping his tears aways he smiled . Alive !

Breathing a few times he laughed . Laughing for a few minutes he calmed down , his mouth still formed into a smile .

The feeling of being alive is soo gooood ~

Checking his stats he called upon his stats , he got his next skills . Not only that , he got a few stats buff since he killed the bear lord that seemed to be invincible .

[ Mike Lv 2 ]

HP 450/450

STR: 128 AGI: 23 VIT: 139 Body : 99

Strong Body : +400 HP

Mortal Madness : +10% missing HP to STR and AGI

Path of Cleasing(0/5): Temper your Skin

Trait of Bear : ' - '

Frowning about his lack of agility Mike tried to think about how should he fix that problem . Even though his strength and vitality are quite high the lack in agility may cost his life if the opponent is stronger than him .

Well not that he can do anything in a short time .

What interested him is the fact that he achieved a skill which he has to train . Since he has to train for it the bonus shouldn't be so bad right ?

So how can he temper his skin ? Cutting it open so it regenerates ? No , that will only hurt his skin .

After spending some points for a feast to celebrate his victory , he tried to push the matter with skin tempering to another day , because joining a group will bring more advantage to him than getting stronger .

Sitting in a restaurant he checked a few bigger raid partys . Even though a small group may be more familiar , but it is way easier to get into an argument .

Suddenly a message appeared from BunBunnyBun :

[ Hey FronTank , we got a slot free in our raid in Windy Plains 1-678 . ]

[ You don't need to do anything , you don't even have to come . However it is free loot if we use the maxium capacity ]

Wondering why BunBunnyBun got the perfect request moment he answered with a yes .

[ Okay , the raid duration is about a month . Mainly there are wolfs , and the bosses are 8 mini bosses and the alpha . Everyone can keep their loot . Just prepare some food and don't be a hindrance . ]

[ By the way , it is not me who is doing the raid . It will be Crusadordeath ]

Sending a friendship request to bunbunnybun Mike stood up and prepared for the raid .

"Thank god , i didn't now why but the grandfather of Elizabeth forced her to carry a few melee fighters with her ." sounded a female voice through the panel .

Surprised that BunBunnyBun is a female Mike casually responded : "Fine with me , after all i get free loot . Besides 1-678 is quite hard for me . However i heard that the set in the windy plains are not the best for melee , to say it in other words it is pretty bad compared to the other sets . So why does the grandfather forces her own granddaughter ?"

Prior to his awakening Mike would find it akward to talk to girls , after all he is one of the shy-types . But after fighting in the dungeons for two weeks his personality changed in 180° .

(AN: It may sound a little bit unbelievable , a shy guy changing completely in only 2 weeks ? But remember that the life of each of us may crumble in the split of a second . Remember life is fragile so don't take it for something granted .)

"I don't know why , but her grandfather threatened her with the possibility of staying in her home for the next weeks . So her only possibility was it to gather as much melee fighters as he could . You are one of those , though many refuses . After all the set is really thrash compared to other sets . So ... will you join ? They will move out in a few hours and stay the night in the dungeon to familiar themselfs ." said BunBunnyBun .

Using the voice chat which is opened for friends Mike answered : "Okay i am going . When do we gather ?"

"I think in a few hours . My big brother will be in the raid as well . I will talk to him so that he will inform you when they are ready ." said BunBunnyBun .

"Okay bye ." said Mike as he stopped the voice chat .

Walking out he dashed towards the most important things he want to get . Food , weapons and a sleeping bag .

For food he only chose jerky and bread . Even though the food in the inventory won't spoil , cooked soup won't be warm if taken out .

Buying a good axe for about 1k points , which emptied his pockets , as well as a fur coat to fight against the temperature and a sleeping bag he prepared himself for the raid .

Afraid of being lied upon and then laughed at ? Well , one day he would buy the stuff whether he this is a joke or a real raid .

After putting the sleeping bag and the axe in his now empty inventory he pulled the fur coat over his shoulders .

Putting the hoody over his head he felt the soft material . Good Coat !

Waiting for the message to arrive he could hear a friend request being send in .

Accepting he could hear a male voice : "Hmm .... So you are the acquainted person of my little sister ?"

"And ? When does the raid start ?" asked Mike while ignoring the question .

"In twenty minutes . How about the grouping room ? After all the raid will be conducted by many units together . Ah , before i forget : " said the male voice .

[ Non harm contract , accept ? ]

Accepting it Mike walked into the dungeon portal , only to arrive in a waiting room . Nobody was there except a single male .

Looking to be in his early 20s , a handsome black guy .

"Hi , i am Akira ." smiled Akira while glitter surrounded him .

Rubbing his eyes Mike looked again , indeed glitter surrounded Akira .

"So why are you the only one here ? Where is the rest ?" aske Mike .

"Ehm..... well since you are new to the raid i hope that you can help the support division a little big with the physical stuff . They have pretty good skills but are pretty weak at running , fighting or even carrying stuff ." explained Akira with a smile .

"Oh ok . Nice to meet you and thanks for letting me participate in the raid ." said Mike while holding his hands towards Akira .

Taking the hands of Mike a friendly greet seemed to appear .

Akira seemed to grip a little hard , however Mike indicated it as a test and gripped with full force .

"Hahahaha , indeed good ." smiled Akira , confirming the thought of Mike .

After sending Mike towards the real waiting room Akira frowned . That grip hurt like hell !

Even though he already awakened for about 8 years he wasn't a fighter who trained his strength , causing his strenth stat not being over 50 .

At first he wanted to confirm which little f*cker dared to be acquainted with his sister . However as he saw the murderous gaze lurking in the shadow of the hoody , he could feel sweat pouring out of his body . Even with his 8 years experience he still couldn't get used to the gaze of the beasts .

Adding that with the fact that the acquaintance of his sister is taller than him who is 1.8 meters and way broader than him he felt a little bit Intimidated .

However he regained his confidence in a few seconds and heard the greetings of the boy causing him to feel not bad about his future brother in law . Only the fact that he is a melee fighter caused him to worry , but he supported the love of his sister !

(AN: Many notes .... too many notes but read the future raid scene and you will understand how a 8-year "veteran" is still afraid .)

Arriving in the real waiting room Mike felt how the gazes penetrated him .

A skinny youth received him .

"Are you one of those melee leechers ?" asked the skinny youth with a questioned face .

"Yea ." replied Mike in a short sentence while deciding his wall to lean on .

Without looking how the youth seemed to look Mike walked towards the least populated wall and leaned on it .

"Well i am Mark , we leechers have to work together or else we will be bullied by the majority . After all they are all seem to be ..... " exclaimed the skinny youth in a whipser .

"Hey ! Hey ! Don't deem us the bad site ." a male voice sounded through the air .

With an interested look Mike gazed at the source . Not because of the content , but because of the fact that a dwarf said it . A dwarf like in the tales with a brown beard , brown hair and a small but broad build .

Holding a musket he laughed at Mike : "Hahahaha ! Don't feel uncomfortable ! We are just like a rowdy family ."

*Clap* *Clap*

"Okay , we are all assembled . 568 Ranged fighters and 396 support fighters are participating in this raid . The rest is filled with melee fighters or relatives who need experiences . Towards those who are getting carried please help the support fighters in their duty . Okay , Start !" declared Akira after clapping twice .

Soon the first members disappeared in a white light . After a while Mike disappeared from the waiting room .

Arriving at the normal circle Mike stepped out . Wind brushed his coat causing it to swing with the wind .

A white moon dived the endless sea of grass in a silver shade .

Seeing how the other people spread their camps Mike prepared his sleeping bag .

Lying in the warm cocoon Mike spent his first night in a dungeon .