*Squea-*
The first Fuzzy-Phosphorus Mouse to exit the borders of this diagram had the smallest person in front of its group as a target and aimed to bite his head off with its knife-like white teeth.
But the tip of a Spear found its throat like a viper assaulting its prey once the Mouse opened its mouth wide to attack the kid, the pointy end of the Spear came out bloodied from the back of the beast's head before the kid tugged at the wooden shaft and pulled it out.
System : Host gained 20 Exp
Aaron ignored the notification and activated Lucid Nightmare once the duration of the Mystique-Door Skill ended and the diagram vanished in everyone else's eyes besides himself.
The reason he choose to allow the Fuzzy-Phosphorus Mice to pass through the Mystique-Door a few seconds before the Skill's duration of 60 Seconds active time ends is because he wants more of these beasts to enter this time, of course he made sure to quickly get rid of the extra creature before activating the Skill within his Earrings because the limit of enemies he could Stun with Lucid Nightmare is only 15 targets and this time 16 Mice actually passed the Mystique-Door.
Not wasting a moment of the 9 Seconds he gets to Stun these 15 Mice, Aaron aimed for the eyes with the spear in his hand and penetrated the heads of 5 more Mice but despite the boost to his Speed thanks to Nimble-Feet... his actions had a lot of unnecessary movements because he clearly lacks experience.
'Only 1 Second left! I still need to kill 3 more to Level-Up.' While having that thought the kid pushed the Spear in his hand and pierced the eye of the Mouse he's targeting then jumped after letting go of the wooden shaft.
While mid-air he retrieved his Staff and pointed it at the 4 Mice in the center, but this time Aaron didn't target a Mouse with Energy Bolt.
The kid specifically choose the point where the blast of his Skill would reach all 4 Mice without having any of them suffering more damage than the rest like it happened earlier today when some of these Mice died instantly while some received critical injuries and one actually managed to survive.
*Bang* *Squeak*
Right after the explosion, the remaining 5 Mice in the basement area regained their freedom after the effect of getting Stunned disappeared.
But Aaron wasn't even interested in fighting anymore because there's a certain system notification accompanied by the unique jingle of music.
"Kill them." Aaron ordered once his feet landed on the concrete floor.
Pio, Lucas, and Sherry took a step forward and thrusted their Spears forward.
Pio felt so angry at the Mouse he's targeting because it actually moved its head down which caused him to miss his thrust!
Lucas and Sherry's attacks struck true and both of them instantly switched to the next target as if they agreed to do so from the very beginning.
Sherry swung the Spear downwards after jumping up then twisting her body in a full circle in the air, the sharp edge of her Spear landed on the Mouse's neck and left an extremely deep and smooth cut behind it which almost left it with a severed head.
Lucas on the other hand was a lot more direct, the man hoisted his Spear up at shoulder-level before taking aim with his other arm spread in front of him before tossing the Spear with all his power at the Mouse which was targeting Pio's flank.
Pio was panicking after the Mouse in front of him actually managed to succeed in dispossessing him of his Spear once it bit and snapped the wooden shaft in half with its sharp teeth! The young man unsheathed his Sword and kept swinging at the Fuzzy-Phosphorus Mouse while barely avoiding its claws and teeth whenever it attacked him.
Unfortunately for Pio though, he couldn't find another opportunity to deliver an attack that would cripple or kill his enemy swiftly.
He only succeeded to enrage the Mouse further whenever he delivered another shallow cut to its body.
*Squeak*
Right when the last remaining Fuzzy-Phosphorus Mouse was about to pounce on Pio after finally cornering the poor guy, two Spears pierced its sides and the beast lost its Strength then fell motionlessly.
Pio was out of breath after all the effort he had to make just to survive this experience, but the young man was feeling so embarrassed after getting saved by his partner and the new maid which was just hired today by his young master Ron.
'Young master Ron must be feeling very disappointed at m-' Pio was feeling so ashamed of himself while having this thought but he was shocked speechless once he looked towards the kid.
"I hope it felt like an iron hot poker got shoved through your gut once you realized that my maid did much better than you, show me your pride and how much you can improve."
Everyone turned to look towards the direction where the voice is coming from and saw Aaron standing on top of the hill-like shells!
Of course the kid was impatient to get his hands on this Teleport Skill since day one in this world, once he got the opportunity Aaron put 2 Skill Points on the Mana Armor Skill to push it to Level 5 and remove the restriction on this Teleport Skill.
Mana Armor The host condensed Mana and coats his Armor to increase M/Def by a percentage. Mana Armor Level 5 Mana Points Cost 28 M/Def Increase 18% Duration 120 Seconds Proficiency Points 31/100
Aaron barely looked at the details of the improved Mana Armor Skill before turning his attention and really giving the Teleport Skill which he just used all of his attention.
Earlier once he attempted to activate Teleport, the kid saw a boundary of red and green around him.
Once he targeted the top of the 5 shells which is within the limit of his Teleport Skill, his vision shifted and his feet landed right where he wished to arrive!
*Rumble*
This time his stomach wasn't demanding food, Aaron suddenly felt dizzy and nauseous.
'Is this some aftereffect? Or is it because there's some kind of confliction between the Ultimate-Growth Pill and Teleporting?' While having these thoughts, Aaron ignored the crowd and took a seat because he's feeling weak.
Teleport Allows host to Teleport a set distance to other locations in the surrounding area. Teleport Level 1 Mana Points Cost 28 Maximum Horizontal Distance 122 Maximum Vertical Distance 255 Proficiency Points 0/100
The kid added 3 Ability Points to the Intelligence Attribute then added the remaining 2 Points to the Wisdom Attribute.
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'Now it's time to choose where to use this single Skill Point and on which Neutral-Class Skill... should I unlock a new Skill? Or Level-UP one of these three!' Aaron thought while opening the cork of the All-Cure Potion and drinking it.
He needed to get rid of this nausea and dizziness because despite feeling the urge to puke, the kid was instinctively sensing hunger deep through every cell on his body!
Once the All-Cure Potion he drank scattered and chased the negative influences away from his body, Aaron looked below him at the workers in the construction site and opened his mouth to say : "Break is over in five minutes people," Afterwards he vanished from their sight once again and Teleported right next to Sen before adding : "There's 16 carcasses of Fuzzy-Phosphorus Mice down there, you better not let me down now." The kid turned and left after saying that.
Aaron was in a hurry to leave and refused to discuss anything else with the scholarly-looking man because he was staring to feel dizzy once again after using the Teleport Skill for the second time.
'This Sen is hiding a lot of secrets and is does indeed have a halo of mystery surrounding him, I shouldn't expose any of my Skills' side-effects to this guy.'
After drinking another All-Cure Potion to counteract the nausea, "Sherry." Aaron called his maid over and walked towards a secluded area before retrieving some plates of food and resuming his meal.
The workers in the construction site on the other hand seemed excited by the sight of so many carcasses of Fuzzy-Phosphorus Mice this time and discussed a certain possibility of actually getting their hands on some of this meat.
Some of them crowded around teacher Sen to ask him if it's possible to buy some for themselves.
More gathered around the scholarly-looking man after hearing the first group cheer from excitement once the man agreed to sell some of the meat.
By the time Sen left the construction site to go back and order some of his people to transport these 16 carcasses to the butcher, he had already agreed to sell the meat on 2 or three of these Mice to these overexcited workers!
'What type of drink did the kid drink from these blue bottles after he vanished from our eyes? Was it the reason why he could move instantly from one place to another? Or is he moving so fast and our eyes can't follow his speed?
'But the last time I saw that Barbarian Chief move I was still able to faintly see his afterimage! This time I'm much older than back then and much more experienced... not to mention that I'm much stronger after training all these years in seclusion.
'Still, for a moment there after the boy vanished in the first time... I could almost swear the brat looked like he was in extreme pain! Was it my imagination? Is it why he left so quickly the next time?
'I can't say for sure if it's true or if this brat is acting this way to invite me to a trap! The little bastard is so sly like a cunning fox and I might draw his ire if he notices me sniffing around for his secrets.
'Yeah... I better be careful for now and do my part of the deal.
'Hehe. He might see it as me being the one to receive the short end of the stick on this deal, but the same couldn't be said in the future after I complete my plans.
'The most important thing for me to achieve them is to keep this Village on the map and survive the Beast-Wave, what comes afterwards I can handle on my own after I get my hands on one or two fruits.
'Then I'll get my hands on "That" of legends.
'Next on my list would be revenge!
'At last... I'll wash the walls of that place with blood and pave it with their bones, then I'll dance on top their bones at the tunes of their women screaming for mercy while I watch Goblins rape them over and over with their children crying and wailing as they watch!
'Once I'm bored of this scene I'll burn them and stuff their ashes in a leather case then make it my pillow, I bet I'd sleep like a baby and all these nightmares would disappear.' Finally Sen smiled widely when that extremely disturbing image formed within his thoughts, even the way he walked changed and each step he took seemed a lot lighter as if there's some sort of spring in his heels.
But the man was a true genius when it comes to handle business because he had already sold all the meat successfully before dark, the men and the women of this Pine-Breeze Village put their kids in their beds earlier than usual and got extremely busy that night!
Of course Aaron didn't hear anything because the workers had already finished the roof of his basement before calling it a day, the sound-proofing idea worked and the kid spent the night either sleeping 30 minutes before getting awakened by one of his followers to eat something about his HP bar be that eating or drinking some Potion.
'Now that Sen sent me 4,000 Gold Coins after selling the Mice' meat I don't have to worry about the expenses of the Consumables that I'm going to require to negate the effects of the Ultimate-Growth Pill, but I keep hesitating on which Skill to unlock or improve on the Neutral-Class Skill-Tree.' Aaron got up from bed and gestured for Sherry to get some sleep while he's awake because Pio and Lucas already left a while ago to hug their women and left this teenager girl to handle this matter.
Of course the kid wouldn't keep her awake all night just to suffer watching the sand seep through the narrow neck of the sandglass, that's why whenever he felt the need to sleep after taking a walk around the construction site while eating non-stop... Aaron would wake Sherry and take a quick 30 minutes of sleep before she wakes him up and switch.
But Aaron made sure to stay awake for as long as possible and let Sherry sleep a bit more because today has been a long day for her.
The funny thing is that he found old geezer Todd still unconscious during his first stroll at the construction site after working hours!
The kid struggled inwardly for a few seconds before emptying a bottle of All-Cure Potion in the old man's throat, Aaron didn't even bother to wait and see if Todd is going to wake up at all.
But on his second stroll of the night he couldn't find the old geezer anywhere.
'Tomorrow I should give grandpa Sid some of that all-Cure Potion, I hope it'd make that nasty cough he has go away.' Aaron thought before delving back into his memories of the battle against the Mice.
"I'm worse than Pio when it comes to using weapons, my hand-to-hand combat experience is zilch!
"I'm afraid to use my own Skills at opponents once they cross a certain distance because I might actually make things worse for myself.
"My mobility isn't bad but it's also not great and the boost from Nimble-Feet is a bit more than what I can Stun my enemies.
"My Magical-Defense and Physical-Defense are both graded as [Rare] with M/Def actually reaching +27% once I use my Defensive-Skills plus a Candied-Apple.
"But the problem is that I don't even know how much does that mean... I don't know how much damage I can take, I don't know if M/Def is going to protect me against Physical Attacks!
"Yes I know that Magic Guard is supposed to prevent 22% of Physical-Damage by sacrificing my Mana which is great and all but I used to become like a sitting duck once the effect of my Control Skill is over.
"Now I have another Skill which allows me to avoid these situations and create some distance whenever I feel like it, but I'm not sure I'll be able to resist that nauseating sense.
"Identify wouldn't help me fix this issue which is why it's out of the question.
"Recovery I've been using it without stop for a while now and judging by the amount of Proficiency Points I've amassed... it's going to Level-UP by tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
"Nimble-Feet's activation time and effects might increase a bit but I don't see it actually solving my problem without gaining at least a few Level-UPs!
"Monster-Tamer requires me to tame a monster first which isn't really something that I might do any time soon.
"Mystique-Door is more than enough for my requirements at its current Level.
"Which leaves me with the Control and Buff Skill of Hero's-Echo and the Attack Skill of Trible-Stars," Aaron looked up at the few stars in the cloudy sky before opening his Neutral-Class Skill-Tree and unlocking the Trible-Stars Skill, "Since I need to keep my enemies at distance, then I need to be able to target them with more Skills from long-range and make sure to keep them there.
"But Flame Orb is slow if I don't channel it for at least 3 Seconds or more, while Energy Bolt is extremely fast it does pack a punch but I'm unable to control any of these Skills once they leave my hands or my Staff.
"Since I need better control, then it has to be you!" The kid muttered while opening the Skill window of Trible-Stars to see the details.
Triple-Stars Use Mana to hurl three objects at enemies from long distance. Trible-Stars Level 1 Mana Points Cost 10 MP/Sec for each projectile Damage 80% of M/Attk Max Enemies Hit 3 Proficiency Points 0/100 Notes
* Mana cost increases depending on the weight of the projectile.
* Projectile's speed decreases depending on its weight.
* Damage increases by 30% if Host chooses to target a single enemy and apply the hidden effect "Astral Detonation".