The Unexpected NPC

Chapter 44 Level Up

Chapter 44 Level Up

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*Clank*

I closed the door and quickly jumped onto my bed. I took out the ripe Ruda fruit from my Storage Space.

"Eat it and I'll become F rank..."

Staring at the Ruda fruit in my hand, I couldn't help but gasp.

In my previous life, it wasn't until I had studied for more than half of my first year that I managed to break through to F rank. In this life, it only took me a few short weeks to achieve that. I honestly thought I'd need at least another month to break through to F rank. Who knew that thanks to the dungeon incident, I would get the chance to level up this early?

But saying that, I also have to thank that damned demon. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have gotten the Ruda fruit.

"Gulp"

Looking at the bright red ripe fruit in my hand, I couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of spit.

'Let's do it!'

I made up my mind and took a big bite.

"So delicious!"

The sweet juice was like banana and pineapple mixed together, extremely refreshing. It brought a feeling like summer on the beach. I slowly chewed to feel its wonderful taste.

As soon as I swallowed it, a cool and refreshing feeling spread throughout my body, making me unable to help but close my eyes to enjoy that feeling.

But that feeling didn't last too long, a pain like from the marrow immediately enveloped me. My pupils shrank and my limbs stiffened. Half of the Ruda fruit in my hand also fell off because of that.

The veins on my body involuntarily popped out, twitching like centipedes crawling under my skin. I definitely looked extremely horrible right now.

Even though it was painful, I still clenched my teeth, trying not to make a sound.

'I have to endure it, I can't faint!'

One of the conditions for being able to forcefully level up with the Ruda Fruit was that the person who ate it had to stay conscious, not faint from the pain.

"I-I...can...b-bear it!"

I had difficulty saying that.

But I had a reason for that saying. I had survived, survived until the last days of Elmanar being invaded by Demons. I had died once under that terrible fire. And the pain from the Ruda Fruit could not be compared to the pain from the regression. From then on, I had trained my mind to be steadfast in the face of pain.

When I had just regressed, my soul was still very damaged, so I was easily panicked by sudden changes, dangerous situations, or sudden pain. But as time passed, I became calmer and calmer.

The pain right now was truly incomparable to what I had experienced. But saying it didn't hurt was a lie, it hurt like hell! It was just that I was good at enduring it.

Just like that, I gritted my teeth and waited for every minute and every second, hoping that this leveling up process would happen quickly.

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'Status Board'. I chanted in my head.

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[Status Board]

Name: Danz Grayson
Age: 16
Race: Human
Rank: F- => F/ C
Talent: Swordsmanship
Occupation: Undetermined

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