Trudging through knee deep water, Mia persisted deeper into the stone bricked hallway till she could barely move. Panting, she mustered up what little mana she had left “Need…bed…” and froze the water in front of her, making a small enough platform for her to rest on dry ground. She flopped on top of it, breathing heavily as the long held in tension finally waned.
“F-first…” she looked the way she came from, unable to see the entrance she sighed in relief, saving now that she was sure she was far enough away from the monster, it could not get her in here…. Hopefully.
Next for the second issue yet resolved.
She tumbled over to the edge of her little platform and ducked her head under the water, beginning to drink her fill. “Puwauh! Tastes bad.” she came up after filling her stomach, a bad after tasted in her mouth. It was like drinking water that had been left out for far too long, hoping that did the trick she checked her status while laying back on her little platform.
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Name: Mia
Status: Hungry, Poison(minor)
Age: 8
Race: Fox Beastman
LVL: 15
Points: 0
HP: 92/1100 MP: 42/2400
Str: 101
Con: 110
Dex: 350
Int: 350
Mnd: 240
Lck: 1
Skills: [Ice Mastery: 4] [Early Riser: MAX] [Willful: MAX] [Packer: 2] [Dagger Mastery: MAX] [Common Language: 1] [Magic Craftsmanship: 2] [Battle Dancer: 3>4] [Martial arts: 3] [Critical Eye: 3] [Battle sense: 2>3 ][Disguise: MAX] [Lying: 2] [Presence detection: 1] [Trap detection: 1] [Acrobatics: 3>4] [Cooking: 1] [Cleaning: 2] [Petting: 1] [Threatening aura: 3] [Axe arts: 1] [Sword arts: 1] [Bow arts: 1] [Sneak: 2] [Danger sense: - ] [Pain Tolerance: 4]
Titles: [Unlucky Child] [Shrine Maiden] [Torturer] [Jester] [Critical Striker] [Trophy Maid] [Goblin Crusher] [Bramble Crusher] [Toy Wolf Crusher] [Cat Beastkin Crusher] [Human Crusher] [Rabbi Spider Crusher] [Slime Crusher] [Peblet Crusher]
Hidden skills: [time: 2]
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“It’s a start.” She was no longer starving, having successfully tricked her stomach, the downside was she was now poisoned from some source “The water…? Eh.” It was only minor; she’d have to pay attention to her health which… seeing it already caused her to shiver.
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Doing a quick damage check on her body revealed that there were no missing limbs, just cuts and bruises here and there…besides the major cut on her upper left arm that had coated the rest of it in a layer of dried blood “mnhmnn-” And now that she noticed it, it stung, badly. The wound itself had stopped bleeding at some point, but the cut was big enough for her to lay her entire thumb into it, all she could do was hope it wouldn’t get worse.
That was not the only thing, the tip of her tail got cut clean off to her dismay, it was a bit hard to tell to what extent due to her tail being water logged, wet and matted, but even with that she could tell some fur was missing.
Next was her right ear, it had a clean cut right through it, like someone took a blade and snipped halfway into it. That she was sure would heal with time, hopefully cleanly…maybe…. ”Mhmmm…” her clothes, or rags, were also in a terrible state but that was nothing new. Between her poking holes in it to hold knives and the monster’s beam it was amazing she was still clothed.
She had debated going back in time before she had saved but… it just was not worth it, even with her leveled up skills “Did get a bit easier at the end…but…” she was still unsure if that thing was still toying with her or not “Thought I’d be good at telling by now.” She huffed, with how many sadistic people she had met, but then again those were humans and not a plant monster snake… thing…
She mentally shrugged, not worth dwelling on. What was, however, was thinking on what to do next. Frankly she lacked firepower, being a hero meant she could punch above her weight, but even then it was limited, she just needed to level up, get more skills, and train.
So really the goal did not change, just added another motivation for it. All the more reason to get out of here and head to the dungeon island, but more importantly “Where is this?”
She tilted her head around, looking at her surroundings. The inside of this structure was a lot bigger than what it appeared to be from the outside, the walls made from stone bricks and the hallway was quite wide. Also, oddly enough the floor was flooded, knee deep for her…which wasn’t saying much with how short she was, but still.
Another oddity was that the inside was lit from an unseen light source…wait…
She sat up, “Is this a dungeon?” She used a bit of mana to make a knife, now aware of the potential danger she was in, but so far it had been calm, maybe because she was still relatively near the entrance? Either way, her excitement was rising.
She had missed her chance to explore that rooted spider dungeon, and if she was alone and could kill things in here “That would be… great.” She smiled, the possibilities flowing into her head as a plan began to form while she laid back down and rested.
Stat wise, she decided to prioritize DEX, INT, and MND.
She was annoyed at how, even at 350DEX things were still managing to out speed her or managing to hit her, she was a hero, and while she didn’t care for the title itself the stat increases were supposed to give her an edge but so far there have been multiple humans who surpassed herself. She didn’t know about monsters, but something was not adding up on the human side of things.
She vaguely recalled someone mentioning something about evolution or something similar, but she did not know what that was either, so she put it aside for now. Or maybe it had something to do with titles, skills, or something else unknown, she really needed to look into it.
“Unless, Ami? Do you know why?”
[Unavailable information at this time.]
‘Guess not.’
For Int, she needed to hit harder, DEX and INT being her primary damage. Simple. It would help if she could use more magic than just ice, but she was starting to like ice more and more, she just had to be more creative with it. “Maybe more spikes?” Icicles were cool.
And MND was obvious, more to work with. With enough mana maybe she could recreate an actual snowstorm, blanket everything in a heavy sheet of snow and freeze everything to death, purely overwhelming them and leaving them helpless.
It helped her own ice didn’t feel too cold for her in that regard, even laying on a sheet of it just felt comfortable for her.
“Oh!” She had almost forgotten, to combine with the increased MND, she was planning on leveling up her craftsmen skill, since her dagger skill was maxed, she might as well make another weapon and practice with that, the added stat bonuses are also a perk.
Now the question was, what weapon should she make for this dungeon?