Status:
[Name: Zyrus Wymar]
[Race: Human]
[Class: None]
[Level: 8]
Exp: 20,460/25,629
[Title: None]
[Achievement: First Blood in tutorial, Goblin Slayer, First step of the Spearman, Killer of Keliodus, Boss Buster(I), Forged in combat, Shattered in Victory, Gaze of the Predator…]
[Talent: None]
[Strength: 16]
[Agility: 14]
[Vitality: 13]
[Intelligence: 19]
[SP: 20]
HP: 130
Crit rate: 10%
Crit damage: 100%
[Basics of Sojutsu], [Eye of Annihilation]
[Bloodspine spear]
ATK: 65
Piercing rate: 5%
Effect:
The weapon can absorb the lifeblood of enemies to evolve itself. Current rate: 17%
[Basic Armor]
DEF: 50
Currency: 465C
[Goblin’s Blood essence x1]
[Kobold’s Blood essence x 1]
[Seven headed Keliodus serpent’s core]
[Keliodus serpent’s poisonous essence x 3]
[Vitality recovery potion x 3]
[Durability Scroll x 3]
[Shadowbloom]
[Ore of Kothar (Fragment)]
The thing that changed the most besides his stats was his inventory. After getting the worst possible things from the mystery box which were copper coins, Zyrus had more than four hundred coins now.
“Why don’t you enhance your weapon as well? My knives are much better after I used the ores and poisonous essence.”
“Hypocrite.” Kyle retorted while cleaning his swords.
“Blegh,”
“It’ll be difficult. I’ll have to find something that can give it a suitable attribute” Zyrus replied to Lauren who was sticking her tongue at Kyle.
“Are we attacking again?” Kyle asked as he sheathed his swords.
“It’ll be risky. What level you guys are at?”
“Seven.” they replied simultaneously to Zyrus’s question.
“Hmm.. it’ll be difficult for you to reach level 10 before the tutorial.”
“Is it really necessary?”
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“let’s talk while we eat,” Zyrus sat down and asked Lauren to take out the ration.
He talked about what would happen after the tutorial first. After the one-week period ended, every ‘Tutorial area’ would connect with one another. That would be the true beginning of their journey.
Unlike the other rings of the sanctuary which had a level gap of 50, the first and second ring required 20 and 30 level ups respectively.
In short, in order to reach the second ring one had to reach lv 20 and lv 50 to reach the third ring. From then on, players would need 50 level ups each time.
After the tutorial period, another weeding out will begin. Those who failed to improve in that period will die without a doubt.
“Keep in mind that I’ll be gone for a couple of days after we take over the monster camp.”
“And we’ll have to become strong enough to defend that place in the meantime.” Kyle finished his sentence while chewing the bread.
“Bingo.”
“Don’t worry about it, we can at least escape,” Lauren gave a thumbs up filled with pessimism.
“Sure thing, But you’ll have to find another one for safety.”
“Can’t we just scam some people instead?”
Zyrus was speechless after listening to Lauren's plan of ‘Rightfully’ taking over a human camp to ‘ensure their survival.’
“I mean, wouldn’t it be easier to just guard this place instead of all that hassle?”
“I’m just saying,”
The trio ate and chatted while sitting under the midday sun. After walking for an hour, they arrived at a cave which was their temporary hideout.
“Sleep well.” Zyrus waved his hand and leaned on a corner. They had decided to attack the enemy camp at midnight.
This would be the last time when Zyrus slept as a human for a very, very long time.
…
The full moon hung in the sky filled with twinkling stars. Birds and animals were sleeping peacefully in their homes, unaware of the massacre that was about to unfold in the tutorial areas.
Zyrus encroached upon the monster camp which had less than 20% occupants left. His role was to keep an eye on enemy movements while he waited for Kyle’s signal.
‘That’s a lot more than I’d thought.’
Only time would tell whether his decision to attack them was right or not. The monsters were on guard against an ambush; it was evident from their placement of troops.
Goblin archers stood on crude watchtowers while the orcs were responsible for patrolling the area. They had gathered wood stumps to form a barrier against the intruders.
A dozen trolls guarded the Goblet of Fire, but Zyrus’s main concern was their commander.
‘It should be at level 10.’ he furrowed his brows as he looked at the five-meter tall creature.
It was an ogre. A green monster which was wider than three orcs combined was surveying the camp with its yellow eyes.
According to Zyrus’s plan, the ogre was supposed to lead the monster camp in attacking the humans. Although it was just a single monster, it had thrown the wrench in the trio's plan.
*Crackle*
Zyrus finally saw the signal he was looking for.
As clever as they may be, the monsters were no match for humans when it came to battle sense. Their so-called boundary was starting to become the ring of fire that trapped them.
“Kiieek”
*Wristle*
The first ones to get hit were the goblin archers. They ran away from their sentry posts and caused a ruckus in the camp. Originally, the fire could’ve been put out, but it was hopeless after they abandoned the fence.
‘Who would’ve thought a guy like Kyle could be this good as an arsonist,’
Quite a few of them dispersed because of the fire, but still, around a hundred monsters were guarding the center.
*GRRRRAAAARRR*
The ogre bellowed in rage and for a moment, even the flames were pushed back.
‘The bastard has mana huh,’ Zyrus scowled while looking at the center. The ogre had called all the monsters towards the center.
Their original plan was to rush the center while ignoring all the other monsters. They had prepared a lot of things to distract the monsters and divert their attention, but it was pointless now.
Things were getting worse for him as he hadn’t accounted for such a variable. Neither Kyle nor Lauren were at a level where they could handle a group of orcs.
If he risked his life, Zyrus was sure that he could handle the team of trolls while fighting the ogre. The main problem was the group of 50 orcs.
Zyrus let out a whistle as he came out from his hiding spot. He didn’t want to engage in a direct fight, but that was the only path left for him.
*ROOAARR*
“FIGHT ME IF YOU DARE.” Zyrus shouted with all his might as he glared at the monsters.
All the orcs who were charging over stumbled back, disregarding the ogre’s order. Even after losing all his powers, Zyrus was still the man who had ruled over millions of lives.
A mere ogre was no match for him when it came to the aura of a leader.
‘Fucking pighead, does it think that just by imbuing mana in its voice it could push me off?’
Zyrus was completely pissed off after his plans had gone awry. Since when did he, Zyrus Wymar, had to rely on tricks to win a fight?
‘Bloody hell! I’ll just kill them all.’
He took out the Bloodspine spear and pointed it at the ogre’s head. He had relied on his past knowledge a bit too much.
‘I’ve neglected my true self after the reincarnation.’
Zyrus realized that as he stood proudly against the ogre who was running towards him.
He had failed in his last life, but that didn’t mean that everything he had done was wrong. He had broken past his limits time and time again, all by fighting against the opponents who were way beyond his league.
It was a ridiculous thing to do, but he had succeeded because of that nonetheless.
*Thump* Thump*
The ground trembled as the ogre approached closer and closer. Zyrus gipped his spear while looking at the charging ogre and the trolls that followed behind it.
Hot blood flooded his veins as his heart beat faster and faster. Surrounding trees and obstacles faded from his eyes, leaving only his spear and the enemy's weak spots.
‘Been a while since I’ve felt like this,’
The serious look on his face was replaced by a chilling smile, a smile that even the immortals of the sanctuary feared.
…
Moments before, The ogre wasn't the only one affected by Zyrus’s shout.
“Is he mad!” Lauren whispered while pulling out poisonous beads from her inventory. She couldn’t afford to stop now no matter what.
“Do you think a sane person would want to become a monster?” Kyle answered while panting for breadth. He had just reunited with Lauren after setting fires all around the camp.
“What now? Any changes in the plan?” Lauren fumbled while rolling the plants they’d collected.
“Calm down. Use all of them and hurry up,” Kyle spoke decisively while patting her back.
“What? But he said to use only one of them.” Lauren asked after placing the bead in the middle of the plant roll.
“Why did he give you all three then? We don’t have much of a choice now.” Kyle picked up the finished roll and lit up a fire at its sides.
“Are you planning to throw these at Zyrus?”
“Yeah. Now’s the only chance since the orcs are still disorganized”
“He’ll get poisoned too!” Lauren warned Kyle who was rushing towards the group of trolls.
“Hahaha… that bastard wants to eat the core which is the very source of this poison, it’s the last thing he’ll worry about.”
‘They’re both weirdoes,’ Lauren shivered as she looked at Kyle who was laughing crazily.
She used the two remaining beads, and with smoking bundles in hand, she ran after him as well.
‘Am I the same?’
She really didn’t want to answer that question.