65- Trouble 2 ‘ROARR...’ Suddenly, I felt like my ear drums were about to rupture and the blood in my body was churning wildly. ‘ding’ ‘-130 HP lost due to sound wave attack’ A trail of blood leaked from the corner of my mouth. After a few seconds, the roar’s soundwave vanished. And it took me another few seconds to calm down and saw that I lost 130 HP, which made my back cold with sweat. Whatever monster it was, just its roar made my blood churn and lose HP. Then one can only imagine at what level the monster is at. And this just gave me goosebumps. I decided that it would be wise for us to run away from here. Although, I would like to know what monster possesses such strength, but only a fool would go and check that out. (Author comment- Finally, the ‘intelligence’ stat is showing its effect.) I turned my attention towards Armelia, who was kneeling on the ground and she also had a trail of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth. And saw that she was sti
66- Fight or Flight 1 “Hehehe, looks like these kids found us.” Following this sentence, many men came out who were hiding behind trees and bushes. Then a man bald man with a big beard came forward and spoke, “Hehehe, what are you kids doing in such a dangerous place? Did you by any chance get away from your parents and got lost in the forest? Or did you guys run away from your home to escape some shitty marriage fixed by your family?” Hearing this everyone started laughing. And hearing this voice, I can confirm that this guy was the one who spoke earlier and from the looks of it, he must hold a high position in the group or he might even be the leader of the group. And his words might sound friendly, but I can sense the hidden malicious and killing intent behind the bald man’s words. The bald guy’s body is not much scary, he is about 5.6 or 5.7 feet tall, or in simple terms, he has a height equal to mine. And he has a huge tummy. He’s wearing nothing but a sleevele
67- Fight or Flight 2 As we do not have much time, I decided to go with the first option. I did not choose the second option because, although the bald guy’s team is divided, I cannot take the risk of waiting for the ‘right time’ and then escape, who knows when the other people might join the group. And if that happens then I can only wash my neck and wait for them to kill me. As for Armelia, I don’t have to say what will happen if she gets caught by these people. So, I shook my head and told the bald guy that, “Thank you for your offer but we have some work and it will not be convenient for you guys to waste your valuable time on escorting us out of here. If we are done here, both of us will take our leave and goodbye.” With that, I took Armelia’s hand and turned around. But as soon as I turned around, the bald guy spoke coldly, “Hey brat, here we were magnanimous to help you guys, but you fail to appreciate that.” “Hey, what are you waiting for? Just capture these tw
68- Difficult situation Just when I felt that the situation could not get any worse, I read the system warning and frustration started building up. “Calm down...calm down...ughh fusk” I tried calming down, but with all the pressure, I was unable to. According to the system’s warning, due to the ‘Resistance’ stat being stuck at 46, there is an imbalance in my stats. If I am not wrong, then the warning is because my body is unable to bear the addition of so many ‘Free stat points’. It's like, if the foundation of a building is not strong and it is constructed to have multiple floors, then it will soon collapse. Here although the ‘Defense’ stat is increasing continuously, but the ‘Resistance’ stat is still stuck. And according to the system, the ‘Defense’ stat strengthens my body externally, while the ‘Resistance’ stat strengthens my body internally. So, my body needs to be strengthened both internally and externally, which in return will help my body to sustain the strai
69- Reinforcements ‘ding’ ‘Host has unlocked the (Wardrobe) function.’ ‘With the wardrobe function, the host can change his attire quickly.’ ‘Host has been given 2 Attire slots and if the host requires more slots, then the host will have to buy it from the shop.’ ‘Would you like to add (Wind walker) to the 1st attire slot?’ ‘(YES) or (NO)’ ‘Note: If the host wishes to use a particular Attire slot, then only the items that are added to the slot will be equipped to the host and the items that are being replaced will either go back to the different attire slot (If the item is included in a different attire) or it will be added to the (Storage box).’ Reading this, I was so excited that my speed dropped and I almost stopped running, but quickly I came back to my senses and started running at high speed. I saw that the bald guy got closer by at least 30-40 meters. I can only curse myself for being so excited. I quickly pressed ‘YES’ and the ‘Wind walker’ was added to the
70- Fight with the Bald guy 1 “Hey skeleton brat, you better stop running and surrender now, or else, when our other members catch you, I will seriously make you regret it. But if you surrender now, then I will only break your hands and then sell you in the slave market. Rest assured that the slave traders will heal you if we give them a proper discount.” Hearing this I can only control my anger and continue to think of a way to get out of this situation or else I will be surrounded by the bald guy’s people. Armelia who was on my back spoke, “Hey Orochi, I think you should leave me and escape. I am nothing but a burden to you. From the first day we met, you have been saving me and yesterday I thought that... maybe I was of some use. But still, I am just a burden to you.” After she finished speaking, a few drops of water fell on my shoulder. When I looked back, I saw that Armelia was crying quietly. Seeing this I got startled and suddenly I fell into a dilemma. A part of
71- Fight with the Bald guy 2 ‘ding’ ‘Ignoring the safety limits, the 30 (Free stat points) in (Strength) & (Defense) stats, and add 24 (Free stat points) in the (Sense) stat have been added.’ With this notification, I stopped running involuntarily. ‘ding’ ‘ding’ Because for a second or two, I felt like my mind went blank. And slowly, an itching sensation on my skin started building up. While internally I felt like all my organs, muscles, bones and even cells were slowly being torn. I felt my vision turn blurry. ‘ding’ ‘Danger...danger...’ ‘Host will lose 10 HP per second.’ ‘-10 HP’ At the same time, a blurry figure stopped 2-3 meters away from me and spoke, “Not bad, at least you know some fear. Now, quickly hand over the girl and kneel down. I might take some pity and spare you from torturing a little.” I could hear the bald guy’s speech and I confirmed that the blurry shadow in front of me is none other than him. Due to the increasing pain, I gradually
72- Reinforcements are here 1 ‘ding’ ‘(Red lancer sword) has been added to the Attire 1 slot.’ ‘As the (Attire 1) is in use, would you like to equip the (Red lancer sword)?’ ‘(YES) or (NO)’ I quickly pressed on ‘Yes’ button and the ‘Red lancer sword’ appeared in my hand. At the same time, everyone stopped laughing and the bald guy made his move by trying to grab Armelia, with his right hand. This was my chance. I reacted quickly, and I activated the ‘Stealth’ skill and the ‘Quick sword slash’ ability. From his right side, I slashed my sword towards the neck of the bald guy. Because he is using his right arm to grab Armelia, he has created a blind spot for himself. And as he is focused on grabbing Armelia, the chances of him noticing me are very less. Plus, I have activated the ‘Stealth’ skill. Which increases my chance of sneak attacking him. My speed was fast, but somehow the bald was able to react and I missed the chance to behead him. Maybe as a reflex, he ra