Several hours ago.
"Why the monster always leave nothing behind?" mumbled Johannes.
It has been 4 days after Johannes diving in the dungeon, and he is currently on the 20th floor, the lowest floor the dungeon in Riverfall could offer.
How can Johannes dive into the 20th floor? Because the monsters are weak? No, it's the opposite. Johannes is too strong.
[ Name: Johannes Vermillion, Sex: Male, Age:20,
Modifier: 1. Untraceable—Few creatures can perceive you. 2. Translator—All languages are being translated. 3. All-seeing eyes—The real information of goods/creatures will reflect in your eyes. 4. Greed—Monsters that died by individual 'Johannes Vermillion' will drop currency, the number will depend on how strong that monster is. 5. Unblockable Wave—Every attack will result in splash physical/spiritual damage. 6. Level Up—Killing to increase the power level of individual 'Johannes Vermillion'. 7. Close combat talent—Talent in fighting in close combat. ]
He upgrades 'Invisible' into 'Untraceable', the price is 20 gold coins. And after Johannes learned that he killed Boss monsters but the money drop is still 1 copper coin, he upgrades 'Money Hoarder' into 'Greed' with 100 gold coins. He also upgrades 'Appraisal' into 'All-seeing eyes' and he can see the weakness of the monsters.
After that, he upgrades 'Wave' to 'Unblockable Wave', and creates new Modifier 'Level Up' that every time he kills a monster he can receive exp and level up, every time he levels up he grows strong both physically and mentally. The Modifier 'Level Up' also has something like 'Level Suppression' The more level Johannes is the more fear the nearby person and monster feel.
Besides the increase of power from the 'Level Up' Modifier. Johannes's height grew to 1.9m with a weight of 90+ kg. His muscles are ripped, ready to crush anything, even the fats on his body are almost nonexistent.
And another thing is 'Close combat talent', although not the best Modifier, it's still helpful. So too says, this Modifier is for Johannes to be flexible in every circumstance and adapt to every fighting pattern of the enemies, the last but not least, is to help Johannes use weapon much better than before.
All of these used hundreds of gold coins, but for Johannes, it's a profitable trade.
For every hundred of gold coins that he used, he can earn the double of that with the new Modifier.
And for the question of Johannes 'Why the monster always leaves nothing behind?' although he said that but he knows that there is the system that the monsters could drop their corpse/parts. The question he wants the answer really is...
"Why something that doesn't even be the part of it also disappears?"
He said that while looking at the Boss monster in front of him, the last boss of Riverfall's labyrinth, 20th floor's boss monster, Bloodthirsty Ogre.
A humanoid monster with black skin, its height reaching almost 3m, holding bloody greatsword that tastes many of adventurer's blood, and eyes bloodshot while looking at Johannes unafraid.
Most of the monsters that met with Johannes would always cower in fear because of the distance between their level. But the Ogre in front of Johannes is always in Berserk state so it isn't fearful to Johannes.
"I really want its greatsword..." mumbled Johannes
In normal person eyes, they could only see that the greatsword that Ogre holding is something ordinary, but for someone who has appraisal eyes like Johannes...
[ (Rare) Vampiric Greatsword
Quality: 15, Durability: 15, Sharpness: 12, Weight: 20
Special Trait: Vampiric—Absorb the target's blood that was bled by this greatsword and improve the user's blood vessels, blood current, blood cells. Restore blood loss.
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Estimated Price: 2101 gold coins ]
It's an ideal trait for everyone especially in this period of age where medical treatment is not widespread. He could restore blood loss from the enemies without the need to looking for the same blood type.
Although Johannes could create a new Modifier with the same effects, that would take him dozens or hundreds of gold coins, when in front of him there's another with the same effects and he could get it for free.
"How could I get a hand on that greatsword...Increase the drop rate? It'll increase only a little amount and if I want that 100% drop rate...even thousands of gold coins aren't enough"
"Maybe I could create a skill that can steal things from the monster?"
Well, he could, but he doesn't know that if he steals it with the Modifier, will that greatsword disappear after he kills the monster of not.
"If you never try, you'll never know"
[ This Modifier would use 20 gold coins, are you sure you want to apply this modifier? Y/N ]
"Yes"
[ Name: Johannes Vermillion, Sex: Male, Age:20,
Modifier: 1. Untraceable—Few creatures can perceive you. 2. Translator—All languages are being translated. 3. All-seeing eyes—The real information of goods/creatures will reflect in your eyes. 4. Greed—Monsters that died by individual 'Johannes Vermillion' will drop currency, the number will depend on how strong that monster is. 5. Unblockable Wave—Every attack will result in splash physical/spiritual damage. 6. Level Up—Killing to increase the power level of the individual 'Johannes Vermillion'. 7. Close combat talent—Talent in fighting in close combat. 8. Phantom's Hand—Individual 'Johannes Vermillion' can steal 1 thing from one creature and that thing will always be his, can't discard or stolen. ]
"With this, it'll not disappear right?"
While asking himself, Johannes walks into the Boss room. Ogre growl at him and charging at Johannes with loud footsteps.
'Phantom's Hand'
Swoosh!
His hand flashed once, and in the brink of an eye, something appears on his hand.
'...Heart?'
It's a throbbing heart, blood spilling from the heart but it still doesn't stop beating. The Ogre that suddenly loses its heart suddenly stops and fell down, motionless.
"Well..."
[ (Uncommon) Bloodthirsty Ogre's Heart
Heart of the Bloodthirsty Ogre that still beating due to its vigorous vitality.
Estimated Price: 1 silver coin ]
***
"I want to sell Ogre's heart," said Johannes while holding the throbbing heart.
After a few tries, he could get a hand on Vampiric Greatsword. But there are still many unwanted things, like the heart, limbs, organs. So he decided to sell it at the Adventurer's guild.
'What's wrong with everyone here?' thought Johannes
He could hear someone mumbled "The Slayer is here...", "So that's the Slayer?", "Looking at his muscles...He could crush anyone to their death..." etc.
Johannes knew about the title 'The Slayer' since everyone called him that. It's started since he hunts in front of a group of adventurers on the 10th floor. Since Johannes has 'Unblockable Wave' so the best style of hunting is the barbaric way. Indulge himself in the waves of enemies, massacre everything, and soaked his path with the enemies' blood.
After that everyone starts to call him 'The Slayer' together with the fear of 'Level Suppression', Johannes's reputation is growing so fast that now, everyone in this city all heard about 'The Slayer'.
"A-ah...sir Slayer...we'll complete the heart's value asap!" female receptionist falter in fear.
"Then please analyze these parts too," said Johannes and bring out limbs and organs of Ogre on the counter.
All colors faded away from the female receptionist but she still faithfully brought those things to behind the counter and start analyzing them.
While Johannes waiting he could hear someone whispered "Wow...All of that's 20th floor's boss loot?" "How much did he kill to have that much of loot?" "That greatsword on his back is 20th floor's Ogre's greatsword right?" "Poor Ogre..." while ignoring most of it, Johannes heard someone whisper something weird.
"Is she gonna stand beside the Slayer forever?"
Although Johannes doesn't know who whisper these words, his/her words make Johannes noticed someone beside him. She is a young girl with a beautiful face and figure, wearing luxurious clothes like the noble, although shaken by the figure of the Slayer, her eyes are looking at him without panic or fear.
With curiosity, Johannes used 'All-seeing eyes' on her.
[ Name: Liliana Hormunda, Sex: Female, Age: 18,
Modifier: 1. Blessing of Artheope—Innate beauty, few of the opposite sex are not bewitching. 2. Swordsmanship Talent—Talent in swordsmanship. 3. Mental Fortitude—Strong mental strength. ]
'Oh, someone with 3 Modifiers' thought Johannes.
Unlike him that has several Modifiers and could create more, someone in this world that has more than 1 Modifier is too few and rare. And the girl in front of him has 3. Although surprisingly, it didn't pique his interest that much so he ignores her.
After waiting for 30 minutes, the same female receptionist appears again with huge bags full of money.
"T-this is your money..." stuttered female receptionist
Johannes's eyes glowed a bit. He could feel with his innate power of poverty that inside the bags are thousands of gold coins, that's thousand times the estimated price from the 'All-seeing eyes'.
'Well, maybe they're interested in the vitality of the Ogre's heart so it fetches a high price' thought Johannes while pocketing all of it.
"Um...Can I have a word with you?"
When Johannes ready to leave the Adventurer's Guild, Liliana step forward to the Slayer.