[Strike]!
[Slash]!
SCHLECK! BOOM!
KRIIIIIIIEEEEEE
When they landed the blow Drake was suprised and in disbelief again that this mysterious swordsman next to him can actually deal damage besides himself.
ROOAAAAR!
Turning their heads around they saw the ogre commanding the hoards to attack them. Drake and the swordsman didn't say anything to each other, but they know in their minds that they had to finish this quest first.
..
Facing hundreds of mobs they advance through the hordes, swinging their weapons left and right, as they kept advancing they gradually slowed down, feeling the weight of exhaustion they became aware of their disadvantages. Drake looked over the swordsman and spoke.
"Hey we should head back we'll be killed at this rate!"
As the sword slashed at the monster making it fall on its back, the swordsman with heavy breathing looked back at Drake and evaluate his surrounding. Eventually he turned back at him and nodded...
...
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Coastal Town Meridia, West Gate.
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Outside of town Drake and the young swordsman are currently leaning their backs against the walls out of breath and panting heavily as they're hearts are pounding hard on their chests after running all the way back.
Drake takes his time recovering and re-evaluate the situation but also took a look to his left side where the young swordman is. He gaze above the head and finally read the username of the player besides him.
!?
Drakes pupils shrunk in surpised.
What surprised him was not the username but the level next to it!
[Slayer000][Lvl. 12]
'WTF HOW!?' Drake thought in his mind.
Slayer000 who noticed Drakes gaze with a face displaying a surprised expression, turn to his direction and said "What is it? Is there something on my face?", He asked uncomfortably.
"No no theres nothing wrong." Drake quickly replied, then he followed it with his own question "But rather may I ask, how did you deal damage to those monsters despite you being under leveled and the monsters being buffed?"
Slayer000 contemplated wether or not he should tell him, but decided theres no harm in telling one more person besides his friends.
"Actually it was due to my traits ability."
"Trait?" Drake was bewildered but Slayer000 continued his explaination.
"Yes, it was due to my trait I was able to deal damage." Silently pondering, Drake asked again with a more detailed question.
"Then can I ask whats your traits name and its effects?" Drake was curious.
"My Trait is called 'Laceration', its ability to basically make all my sword related skills gain 100% true penetration." Slayer000 Replied "I'm actually glad that I picked the swordsman class." He added with a small curve in the corner of his mouth.
Drake who heard the words that comes out from the other persons mouth could not believe it and was shocked!
"Is there a negative effect or a cooldown to your ability?" Drake asked again, he was in disbelief, he could not believe that such an overpowered skill can be granted by the system without any negative downside!
"As far I can read there is no such downsides, plus, its a passive ability." Slayer000 replied nonchalantly.
"..." Drake was at a blank for a little bit before he asked one last question.
"How do you get a trait?" Yes, this was Drakes final question, It was a hope that he would get one for himself, excited and eager he waited for Slayer000's reply.
"What do you mean?"
"Huh?" Drake was confused so he asked again.
"I mean, how do you-"
"No no I heard you the first time." Slayer000 immediately replied.
Drake was interrupted. A bit rude, but it didnt matter, still a bit confused he still continued to probe.
"Then?"
But what comes next out of Slayer000's mouth was not something he was expecting.
"You get a trait the moment you first spawned in to the world."
"..."
Drake could not believe it, he then remembered that he didn't get a trait when he first spawned in and the system labeled that part as none.
'THIS $#!%%¥ UNFAIR SYSTEM!'
It was so unfair!
At first it was confusion and disbelief then those emotions turned into anger and frustration. Although Drake didn't show it on the outside and looked perfectly normal, but those emotions was occuring only inside of his mind.
Sigh
Drake sighed and eventually calmed down. He could not do anything about it now since he didn't own the game nor control the system.
'Should I file for a report later about a bug in the system?
Drake thought but he brushed it off for now.
He looked at the direction of the battlefield, at the distance he can see the grey ogre with red marks all over his body swinging and smashing with its greatsword in his right hand towards a group of unfortunate players who were in its way or trying their luck with it.
'I wonder those players are the same as me not having any traits to begin with?' he seriously thought about it, elevating his mood a little. He was seriously contemplating on how to take it down without losing the battle of attrition when he arrived in front of it.
As the horde of monsters and the ogre gets closer and closer as the situation gets more dire...
[!!!]
Drake received a notification from the system, not just him, but practically all players within or outside the walls of Meridia.
[Urgent Notice: Quest mission changed!
A hoard of monsters has been gathered and being lead by a Red Marked Ogre to invade the 'Coastal Town Meridia', defend the town as long as you can before towns reinforcements arrives!]
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[Quest(Urgent): Defend the town before it gets destroyed by the hoard of monsters!]
Defend the town from monsters before they reach and destroy the walls that separates them and the people, delay they're advancements as long as you can before reinforcements arrives in an hour!
The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.
You will be given rewards based on your contribution. Contribution points can earned and exchange for other items at the town hall.
Failure: Coastal Town Meridia permanently destroyed
Reward: Unknown
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[Remaining Time - 00:59:58]
When Drake read the new contents of the quest he took no time to make a decision. Slayer000 seeing that Drake was getting up from his position, he said to him.
"Are you going back out there?"
Hearing these words Drake turned around and saw Slayer000 also getting up from his position.
"More and less." He calmly replied.
"How are you gonna get through to that ogre with all those monsters before you get tired?" Slayer000 pointed out the obvious.
"Haha you dont need to worry about that I have a plan." Drake replied.
"You do?" Slayer000 said in skepticism.
"If you don't believe, just follow and trust me." Drake said as he turned around and walked towards a certain place in the battlefield unwavered.
When Slayer000 saw this he has no choice but to follow him fearing that he might regret missing an opportunity later.
As he followed behind, Drake turned his head as they continued to walk he said.
"By the way cool username how did you come up with it?"
"Well I initially just wanted the word 'Slayer' as my username, since it was unavailable I just settled with three more additional zeroes." Slayer000 replied.
'I guess Slayer as a username as is has already been taken by someone else.' Drake thought so.
.....
...
..
They've been walking for a few minutes seeing Drake have been looking for something he cant help but ask.
"Hey are you sure you have a plan? We've been walking around for a few minutes what are we even looking for!?"
Slayer000 said urgently as the hoard of monsters gets closer to the town and the time remaining isn't even 2/10 done!
After walking for a few minutes and seeing around, Drake stopped and found the player he was looking for.
[Spicy Beard]
He was with his group of 78 players surounded by monsters including that priest class girl earlier nicknamed Silver Soup trying hard to keep the party alive with her other fellow support class users.
'Perfect.'
Seeing that they were in a very difficult situation he turned his head and said to Slayer000 next to him.
"Hey you see that tall guy with a red hair and beard? We need him and his group for my plan to succeed."
Drake pointed out his fingers to a group of players in distance. Seeing this Slayer000 nodded agreeing to help. Seeing this Drake did not say a word but lead the way to Spicy Beard's party while Slayer000 followed, fighting and killing monsters along the way.
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(Spicy Beard's P.O.V)
'Were gonna get wiped out at this rate!'
Spicy Beard was facing multiple desert goblins, he did so that he can lessen the burden of healing and casualties among his party members. He blocked the upcoming attacks with his large heavy shield on his left arm and counter attacking with sword on his right hand dealing to little damage to them.
unexpectedly a giant lizard was coming at him full speed! Opening its jaws it tried to bite him!
"Hmph!" But Spicy Beard dodged it by making a big side step to his right but also distancing himself from the goblins he was facing.
The giant lizard stopped on its tracks and spun its whole body around and whipped his tail towards spicy beard, he tried to raise his shield but he was too late resulted in hitting him!
"Urk!" Spicy beard took the blow hitting him right at his abdomen and was launched about a few meters away, but he managed to survive with only 2% of his hp remaining.
'Thankfully I activated [Iron Wall].'
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[Iron Wall](Basic, Active)
{Mastery: Lvl. 0(Max Lvl. 10)}
Increase HP and Defense by an additional 100% and reduces damage taken by 50%.
Duration: 30 minutes.
Cooldown: 2hour 30minutes.
Cost: Half of current MP.
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"Dont worry I'll heal you!" Silver Soup who saw their party leader got injured and his hp was at a critical level she immediately cast a healing spell on him.
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[Heal](Basic, Active)
{Mastery: Lvl. 0(Max Lvl. 10)}
Heals the target by 50 up to 100 points of HP per second depending how much MP is been used to cast.
Duration: 10 seconds
Cooldown: 5 minutes.
Cast Time: 2.1 second
Cost: 5-10% MP
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"Thanks Silver!" Said Spicy Beard.
But before the spell was fully casted the giant lizard already arrived right before Spicy Beard with its jaw fully opened intending to devour him whole.
'Its too late.' He lowered his head and calmedly accepted his fate, but in a twisted turn of events...
BRWOOSH
He heard the sound of an explosion of flesh, he looked up, his eyes wide opened and saw that the head of the giant lizard had blowned!
Whats in its place of the head of the beast was a broadsword. His eyes followed the handle of sword and his gaze finally see's the person who wielded it. To his surprise it was the young friend from earlier, but what was more suprising was seeing his level was at level 25!
"HAHAHA!" He laughed heartedly at seeing a familiar face that has grown stronger so fast in a short time.
"Have you lost your mind?" Drake said confused about the unexpected reaction from a big guy like him.
"No no thats not it." He quickly replied trying to clear up the misunderstanding.
"Friend, what are you doing here? Are your here to join my party?" Spicy Beard asked eagerly expecting his answer!
"More or less." Drake said with a relax tone.
"Then?" Spicy Beard was more or less puzzled by that answer, but before he said anything more, Drake jumped down from the giants lizards corps and said.
"Wanna make a deal?"
"Huh?"