September 15, 2023
Friday
5:43 PM
》Zach's POV《
Finally, I'm home! I'm gonna play DRO after I eat my dinner.
After half an hour, I finally finished eating and changing clothes. I went inside my room and I set up my NecroGear. 'Finally, after a long weekdays! I can finally play DRO once again!' I thought to myself.
I placed my NecroGear in my head then layed down on my bed. "NecroLink Start!" I shouted then lost my consciousness. The NecroGear is sending me signals in my head again.
Then I spawn in the inn. "It feels good to be back here again." Since the time here and the time in the real world is the same, I didn't bother to see what time is it. It's already dark outside.
Before I went downstairs, I opened my Profile.
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》Profile《
Name: Scythe
Level: 5
Class: Rogue
Upgraded Class: None
Title: None
Guild: None
HP: 4,350/4,350
MP: 2,240/2,240
SP: 3,000/3,000
EXP: 467/2,435
Attack: 87
Magic Attack: 0
Defense: 54
Magic Defense: 0
STR: 38
AGI: 54
DEX: 43
INT: 38
VIT: 46
Active Skills:
• Continuous Strike: [ + ]
|Lvl. 1|
Mana Cost: 0
Cooldown: 3 seconds
[Current Level: +130% Damage]
[Next Level: +150% Damage]
Passive Skills:
• None
Skill Points: 8
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I used one of my skill points to level up my skill. Now, my Continuous Strike is already Level 2 making it's damage increse by 20%.
After that, I closed my Profile and went downstairs. I think, I'm gonna eat some dinner here at the inn. I approached the desk where the Innkeeper is. "What do you want to eat?" Ask the Innkeeper. "Hmm... I'll just have the soup." I said then the Innkeeper shouted, "One order of our best soup!" Then the chef in the kitchen answered, "Alright!"
After I ordered, I sat on one of the tables, beside the three other players. As I sat, I overheard them talking about someone so I got curious.
"Hey, you've heard the rumors about last sunday?" The player behind me said.
"Yeah. I heard it happened on the forest outside the town." The player on the left side said.
"Yeah. I heard it too, on the other players. They said there was a player slaughtering wolves on the forest. They also said he even fought 10 Level 10 wolves. They didn't see his face but they we're sure it's a newbie because of his clothing." The player on the right side explained.
"I bet he's strong! Taking all of those wolves! Did he die though?" The player behind me asked.
"No. He didn't." The player on the right side said.
"Damn. He's strong even if he's a newbie." The player on the left side said.
A newbie? Forest outside of the town. Wolves. Last sunday? "Aha!" I shouted. The players looked at me as I shouted. Well... That was... awkward. I sat again and thought about it again. It took me a while to realize that I'm the one they're talking about.
Then the Innkeeper walked towards me with the soup I ordered. "Here's your soup. Enjoy." He said but before he left, I called him. "Uhm. Mister--" I cut my sentence since I don't know his name. "Ralph." He said. "Oh. Mister Ralph. Do you know anything about the rumors on the forest outside this town?" I asked.
"Yeah. That player, He's been killing wolves on the forest outside this town. He even killed 10 level 10 wolves! That beginner is something. Normal beginners can't do that even if they have high class weapons since they can't wield it properly." He explained.
"He's... really something..." I said knowing that I'm the one they're talking about.
"Oh. They even call him 'Wolf Hunter'. Becareful going outside, he hunt wolves but he might also hunt players." He warned me. Why are they so afraid of me? I'm not even gonna kill them but I will kill them if they stole something from me.
Then Ralph left me while I started eating my soup. After a few minutes, I finished eating my soup then Ralph approached me. I payed the soup, then I asked Ralph. "Mister Ralph, do you know any hunting grounds? I mean, monsters around levels 10 - 20." Ralph looked at me and is thinking about something.
"Hmmm... I think there is a place where you can hunt monsters. It's called Lakefort. It's located west of this town. There are new monsters there that you haven't seen on the outskirts of this town." He explained. "Okay! New monsters mean they are strong!" I said. "The level of the monsters there ranges from 15 - 20. Your beginner's weapon can help you fight monsters but all weapons have Durability. Once it turns zero, it will break! So you must repair it before it's durability turns to zero because if it breaks you can't repair it and it will be gone forever. It also applies to your armors. So, you might want to buy a back-up weapon just in case." Ralph explained.
"Well, thank you for that valuable information, Mister Ralph." I said. "Well, you're welcome--" He cut his sentence then I remembered, I didn't introduced my self earlier. "Oh! I forgot! It's Scythe, Mister Ralph." I said. "Oh! You're welcome, Scythe! By the way, no need for formalities. Just call me, Ralph." He said. "Okay, Ralph. Well, I must hunt monsters tonight but I'll be back before dawn." I said and left the inn.
So, Lakefort is west of this town huh? I looked at the map and it's not so far to this town. "Well, I must buy back-up weapon just in case." I walked for a few minutes and finally arrived at the Weapon Shop.
I entered the Weapon Shop and a man in his late 30's welcomed me. "Oh! A beginner!" He said. He must've noticed it since I was wearing a beginner's clothes. "So, how can I help you mister--" He cut his sentence. "It's Scythe and no need for formalities." I answered to complete his sentence. "Oh. Okay. Scythe, so what's your chosen class?" He asked. "My class is Rogue and I'm planning on buying a new dagger." I explained.
"A rogue huh? Follow me then." He said and he walked into one of the weapon counter. It has a flag of a dagger. I guess this is the Dagger section. "May I suggest you a weapon?" He offered and I just nodded since I'm not familiar with the weapons here in DRO.
"You're a beginner. How much is your money right now?" He asked. Well, I've been hunting wolves lately and I don't know how much money I've already earned. I looked at my money and it's 1,500 silver. 1,540 earlier but the soup costs me 40 silver. "Well, I already have 1,500 silver from hunting monsters." I said.
"Hmm... then you might want to buy this." He picked a dagger with a black grip, sharp edge and a black scabbard. "How much is this?" I asked because it looks expensive. "This cost 2,000 silver but since you're a beginner I'll give you a discount of 50%!" He explained, well, that was nice. "I'll take it!" I said.
After I bought the weapon. I left the shop, and decided to go to Lakefort. I can't wait to use my new dagger!
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Sorry for the late update!
We're having an event in our school this friday and unfortunately, I'm one of the people who will participate in the events. That's why we've been practicing lately and I've got no time to update my story.
Gomennasai! Minna-san!
~ Ace-kun
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