Book One Chapter 002: The First Floor of the {Tower of Trials}
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It's just like the typical scene of an average shounen-type Korean manhwa where the main protagonist is then suddenly transferred to the dungeon or the tower amidst an Apocalypse, against his will.
Without warning, Albert Lee's physical body then suddenly materialised, a couple of inches above the ground of the stone cave room.
And once Albert Lee's body had finally succumbed to the laws and physics of gravity. He then falls on over and landed upon his own buttocks, with a loud thud.
'Ouch!' Albert Lee loudly cried out withinside his own head, before caressing his own buttocks.
Ding!
Albert Lee then heard the unfamiliarised sound of the Akashic Records System notification steadily ringing withinside his own head, as a blue virtual display interface screen panel later appeared in front of him.
You have entered the {Tower of Trials}! Now redirecting the Beta Player Albert Lee towards the First Floor of the {Tower of Trials}! All of the individual Beta Player Albert Lee's stats, skills, traits, and abilities are thereby locked until the user has managed to finally accomplish the First Floor Trial of the {Tower of Trials}! The difficulty of the First Floor Trial has been set to Level 1.0!
The First Floor Trial Quest Objective: Defeat the Rank 01 Goblin in combat in order to prove your own worth (0/1)
The First Floor Trial Quest Reward: The successful acquisition of a Rare Grade skill or trait + 1 random physical attribute stats increase
Failure to complete the First Floor Trial will result within the user's immediate Death!
The First Floor Trial will now commence! A Rank 01 Goblin has immediately spawned withinside the facility of the Beta Player Albert Lee's space!
There was really not that much time for Albert Lee to react, as the current moment is quite inconsequential. The moment that he was first summoned into the {Tower of Trials}, the First Floor Trial of the {Tower of Trials} had already commenced.
{'Now I wonder how my chosen Player, who was picked by the Akashic Records System at random, will turn out. Will he die within the First Floor Trial like the many other incompetent Players or will he rise to the opportunity to climb to the peak of the Tenth Floor of the {Tower of Trials}.'} The fox girl anime kemono chibi thought so to herself, whilst closely observing her chosen Player.
It didn't take long for the Rank 01 Goblin to then materialise by the {Tower of Trials}'s System, as the generic 3 to 4 ft tall hideous green skin malificient creature then later appeared in front of Albert Lee.
'So this is what it is like to come face to face with a Goblin?' Albert Lee thought so to himself, whilst having some sort of mixed feelings.
The Rank 01 Goblin despite being the size of an average pre-adolescent child, whilst wearing only a single piece of loincloth as an undergarment to steadily cover their lower regions and private parts. It is still armed and dangerous.
The Rank 01 Goblin is currently wielding a stone dagger, made of Styx Stone. A fictional stone type of material that does not exist withinside this world, but does another.
The Rank 01 Goblin then immediately charges towards Albert Lee's current location, without a second of thought, the moment that it has spotted him, like a bot. Armed with the Styx Stone Dagger, it holds some malicious intent towards Albert Lee and was just about to do some undispicable things towards him, but the outcome of the battle was completely unexpected.
So the moment that the Rank 01 Goblin had immediately began to charge towards Albert Lee's direction, Albert Lee then immediately gets up from the ground, with great anticipation.
Albert Lee's hands was visibly shaken, due to fear and anxiety, but nevertheless, his own survival instincts then kicks in. Steadily overpowering his own sense of fear, afraid of the consequences of his own actions if it were to ever come into fruition.
'Not a chance!' Albert Lee thought so to himself, as he then immediately gets himself up and off of the ground, by standing up.
As the Rank 01 Goblin then quickly draws near, Albert Lee then immediately reacts by steadily taking advantage of the difference in body weight and type between himself and the Rank 01 Goblin, to steadily overpower it, whilst in combat.
Albert Lee then took advantage of his below-average adult-sized body to easily overpowered the short child frame Rank 01 Goblin. Before the arm length of the Rank 01 Goblin's Styx Stone Dagger could even reach him. Albert Lee then utilises the long reach of his adult leg which greatly exceeds the arm length of the Rank 01 Goblin, added with its Styx Stone Dagger, to then kick the Rank 01 Goblin in the torso abdominal area with his full force.
'This is Sparta!' Albert Lee loudly pronounces withinside his own head, his strong kick was easily able to send the lightweight Rank 01 Goblin's body flying about.
By the off chance, the Rank 01 Goblin had accidentally loosened its own grip and hold of the Styx Stone Dagger, that it was currently holding withinside its right hand, as it was falling. The Styx Stone Dagger then accidentally slips out from the Rank 01 Goblin's own hand, before tumbling itself towards the ground a couple of feet away from the laid-out Rank 01 Goblin's body.
Seeing the great opportunity to arm himself with the disarmed Rank 01 Goblin's dropped weapon. Albert Lee then immediately takes charge, as he then steadily runs towards the knocked-down Rank 01 Goblin body, whilst picking up the dropped Styx Stone Dagger with his left hand.
Sensing the immediate danger that it was currently in, the Rank 01 Goblin then immediately tries to get up from its own fallen state, but it was then immediately stopped within its place by Albert Lee. As he quickly pinned the body of the Rank 01 Goblin down with his knee, added with his full body weight firmly placed on top of it to steadily keep the downed Rank 01 Goblin in check.
The Rank 01 Goblin then hurriedly panics, as it desperately tries to break free from his tight grasped, by frustratingly trying to claw at him with its feral nails to no avail.
'Oh, no you don't! Not on my watch! You mingy goblin!' Albert Lee thought so to himself. Whilst, mentally preparing himself to commit to the deed. The necessary actions that leads to taking another individual's life.
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Albert Lee with his left hand still firmly grabbing ahold of the handle of the Styx Stone Dagger, with the dagger blade part of the Styx Stone Dagger pointing downwards, in the opposite direction of the thumb. He swiftly slashed the throat and neck region of the now struggling pinned-down Rank 01 Goblin, with its own Styx Stone Dagger.
The Rank 01 Goblin's eyes then showcased a strong visible look of shock, as its monster-like inhuman yellow eyes then dilated. A deep two to three inches long slash wound then appears upon the slashed Rank 01 Goblin's own neck, fresh as a newly dug oil rig, as a violet-dark purple coloured liquid then begins to spew out from the slashed Rank 01 Goblin's own neck, which is its own blood.
{'How Brutal of a way to instead take down a Rank 01 Goblin by letting it slowly bleed out to death from a slash/stab wound, rather than physically beating it down into death and submission. It looks like this Beta Player Candidate does have what it takes and the potential to become a Player of the {Tower of Trials}.'} The fox girl anime kemono chibi thought so to herself, whilst steadily watching Albert Lee's first-floor trial and match with great anticipation.
After Albert Lee had done and then inflicted a near-fatal wound upon the pinned-down Rank 01 Goblin. With his victory almost but guaranteed, Albert Lee then confidently gets up from the now-dying slit-throat Rank 01 Goblin, and then started to back away.
'With such a grave and serious wound that I've managed to inflict upon the Goblin, my victory is almost guaranteed. It is only a matter of time before the Rank 01 Goblin slowly bleeds to death, and then dies due to blood loss.' Albert Lee thought so himself.
Albert Lee's hand that was still firmly holding onto the Goblin's Styx Stone Dagger was visibly shaken quite a bit, but it's not to the extent that it wouldn't just simply go away after a couple of breathers, where his sense of excitement and heart-racing will eventually go down.
'That was my first time taking another individual's life. Though, a goblin is technically not a human, and this is a life-and-death battle where my own life is at stake. Therefore I should not really be afraid of such consequences...' Albert Lee thought so to himself, whilst staring at the now-dying Rank 01 Goblin slowly bleeding to death. Always remaining vigilant and quite observant of his entire surroundings in case if there were unforeseen dangers or unexpected monsters that would strangely appear from his surroundings.
After a couple of seconds, leading up to a minute or two, the slit-throat dying Rank 01 Goblin then eventually dies due to blood loss. Whilst, still hopelessly clutching its own neck, with its pair of hands, in a desperate attempt in order to stop the constant bleeding to no avail.
The light withinside the dying Rank 01 Goblin's eyes then immediately vanishes, when it is pronounced dead. As its body then laid still and quiet upon the cold cave stone floor, whilst still surrounded by its own puddle of blood.
Ding!
Albert Lee then heard the unfamiliarised sounds of the Akashic Records System notifications kept ringing withinside his own head, as a holographic blue virtual display screen interface panel then later appeared in front of him, thereby showcasing him his current rate of progress and the {Tower of Trials}'s floor trial completion.
You have successfully killed the Rank 01 Goblin! 127 exp acquired!
You have garnered enough experience points in order to break through to the next level! You have thereby levelled up and become lv.2!
All attributes stats has been increased as a result of the level up growth modifier!
You have successfully met the necessary conditions in order to unlock the title {First Blood}! The title {First Blood} has been acquired!
You have successfully completed the First Floor Quest Trial: Defeat the Rank 01 Goblin in combat in order to prove your own worth (1/1)
The rewards will now automatically be handed out by the {Tower of Trials}'s System!
Now beginning the awakening of the user's Rare and Unique trait! You have successfully awakened the Rare [Mimicry(F)] trait!
Your Endurance physical attribute stats has permanently been increased by 1 stats point as a result of completing the First Floor Trial!
As a result of completing the First Floor Trial, you have successfully unlocked the [Status Screen][1st Floor System Store][Click and Collect] function of the {Tower of Trials}'s System!
You have managed to complete the First Floor Trial! Would you like to proceed to advance to the next Floor Trial or redo the First Floor Trial with added difficulty?
Proceed to the next floor Decline and redo the first floor trial
'Of all the traits that I could literally be awakened with. I've instead got the cheap imitation skill.' Albert Lee thought so to himself, whilst quickly skimming through the contents of the several blue screen panels that are constantly floating in front of him, and only seeming to remember the more important ones.
{"As an Artificial Intelligence Sprite that is automatically generated by the {Tower of Trials}'s System. I suggest that you don't automatically proceed upon to the next floor trial, and should stayed upon this floor to focus more upon building your foundations and steadily increasing your basic physical attribute stats."} The fox girl anime kemono chibi said so towards Albert Lee, our main protagonist of this story.
Albert Lee then pauses for a second, before looking back at the still-floating fox girl anime kemono chib, and saying this. "I wasn't really planning upon immediately moving onwards towards the next floor immediately, but tell me this Chibi. Does the random 1 physical stats increase gets an increase with the added difficulty or not?"
The fox girl anime kemono chibi then immediately responded to Albert Lee's inquiry. {"Well, no! The random stats increase for the First Floor Trial quest reward will always be set to one, despite the increase in the First Floor Trial difficulty. Otherwise, the other Beta Players would then be able to exploit the {Tower of Trials}'s System to get significantly stronger in a short amount of time, without even putting as much of effort into their training or working harder to get stronger."}
'Well, I thought so. Things sure are not that easy in order to grow stronger withinside the {Tower of Trials}.' Albert Lee thought so to himself, as he then immediately picks upon the second option to steadily redo the First Floor Trial with added difficulty in order to slowly grind for some basic stats.
You have chosen to instead decline the first option of automatically advancing towards the Second Floor Trial! The option of redoing the First Floor Trial with added difficulty is now open up! Would you like to immediately begin the First Floor Trial or steadily postpone it towards a later time?
Proceed with redoing the First Floor Trial Postpone the First Floor Trial towards a later date or time
Immediately afterwards, Albert Lee was thereby granted with the option of automatically proceeding with redoing the First Floor Trial without post haste or simply taking a break in between to redo the First Floor Trial later.
'The First Floor Trial was simply a single Rank 01 Goblin at a Level 1.0 difficulty. It was simply not that hard to beat. So I instead wonder how hard it is for the next added difficulty. I'm not even breaking a sweat.' Albert Lee thought so to himself, as he then lightly pressed upon the [Proceed with redoing the First Floor Trial] without a second of thought.
You have chosen to proceed with redoing the First Floor Trial!
The difficulty of the First Floor Trial has been increased by 0.1!
The difficulty of the First Floor Trial has been set to Level 1.1!
The First Floor Trial will now commence! Two Rank 01 Goblins has immediately spawned withinside the facility of the Beta Player Albert Lee's space!
Without even a need for a much more detailed explanation, two identical Rank 01 Goblins that are quite similar to the previously slain one, then later appeared in front of him. Each one of them is armed with a single similar Goblin's Styx Stone Dagger in one of their hands.