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Franz suddenly rolled to the side as a dark shadow flew past him and disappeared. The speed was incredibly fast. He felt a sharp pain on his face as three streaks of red blood in the shape of claws appeared on his cheek. It was too fast; from what he knew, only a level 4 magical beast would have such speed. A level 4 magical beast was equivalent to a Great Fighter. But this was only the outer area of the Magical Beast Forest. Was his fate so unlucky?
Franz remained vigilant, scanning his surroundings. He could clearly sense that the magical beast was still lurking around, waiting for him to make a mistake and attack. He still didn’t know what type of magical beast it was. How was he supposed to fight it? With his current strength, it was obvious that he couldn’t afford to clash head-on with a level 4 magical beast. But Franz knew that if he turned and fled, he would die even faster. As someone who had crossed over to this world, he was unwilling to die here.
After more than half an hour of standoff, both sides maintained their positions. The magical beast was clearly very patient, waiting for its prey. On the other hand, Franz began to feel suspicious. If it were a level 4 magical beast, he shouldn’t be able to withstand a single hit. Was this magical beast playing a cat-and-mouse game?
Another half hour passed, and Franz started to feel fatigued. Maintaining a high level of alertness was taking a toll on his nerves. At that moment, the magical beast launched its attack, rushing towards him.
Boom, thud
Two contrasting sounds echoed, accompanied by the sound of splintering wood. Dust filled the air where Franz had just been standing. As the dust settled, only a broken tree stump remained on the ground, and next to it was a black cat looking bewildered, not understanding what had happened. With its small, jet-black body and adorable yellow eyes, it was capable of charming anyone who saw it. But beneath its feet, the four sharp claws were in stark contrast to its angelic appearance.
On a branch opposite Franz, he took a sharp breath. Luckily, he had just activated the Body Replacement Technique, swapping places with a tree stump. Otherwise, he would have been shattered like the wood below. Franz quickly examined the magical beast.
Name: Black Lycat. HP: 1300/1300. Mana: 1100/1200. Health: 300/300. Attack: 300-500. Skills: Stealth (conceals its presence and hides its aura), Swift Strike (increases its own speed), Lycat Claw (attacks with claws, increasing damage by 10%, with a bleeding effect of 2 HP/s for 1 minute). Level: 37
Franz smiled wryly. He hadn’t encountered a level 4 magical beast but had met a level 3 beast with combat capabilities close to level 4. He knew that just one hit from the Black Lycat would be fatal. Even a mere scratch from the Lycat Claw had already cost him one-third of his HP. The Black Lycat’s speed had surpassed the norm for level 3 beasts, even exceeding many level 4 beasts. Furthermore, it was adept at hiding and concealing its presence. It was indeed a born killer. Franz realized that any movement would alert the Black Lycat and result in a full-force attack. To defeat the Black Lycat, he would have to engage in close combat and end the fight quickly, not allowing the beast to use its skills. Thus, he could only rely on his close combat techniques.
Shinobi Close Combat Techniques: Basic close combat skills developed from Ninja Ninjutsu. The Shinobi close combat techniques include three basic forms:
Stunning Strike: Stuns the enemy for 1-5 seconds (depending on the opponent’s level). Cooldown: 5 seconds
Explosive Strike: Increases attack power by 15%, chakra envelops the weapon to increase weapon damage by 5%. There is a 10% chance of causing an explosion effect. Cooldown: 10 seconds
Counter Strike: Increases attack speed by 20%, creates successive hits, stuns the enemy for 1 second, with a chance of causing a critical hit. Cooldown: 1 second.
The Shinobi close combat techniques cost 1000 silver to buy, and Franz had to trade all his level 2 magical cores (high-value essence from magical beasts) for them. Today seemed like the time to use them.
Determined, Franz leaped into the air. The Black Lycat, spotting its prey, immediately used its incredible speed to charge at Franz, its front claws glowing red. The Black Lycat activated the Lycat Claw skill with increased momentum.
“Shadow Clone Technique”
Franz activated the Shadow Clone Technique. The Black Lycat struck the clone, turning it to dust. Seizing the opportunity, Franz pulled out a kunai and, twisting his wrist, struck the Black Lycat.
“Ding, Stunning Strike successful, target stunned for 2 seconds.”
The system notification rang out. Franz didn’t pause. He turned and thrust his hand at a 45-degree angle into the Black Lycat’s abdomen.
“Explosive Strike”
The chakra along the kunai couldn’t completely penetrate the Black Lycat’s defense but only knocked it a short distance away. However, the Explosive Strike caused the Black Lycat to lose a chunk of skin and about one-fourth of its HP. With the 2 seconds of stun almost over, Franz rushed in and continued to stab the Black Lycat’s body.
“Counter-Strike”
“Ding, Counter-Strike successful, created 2 consecutive hits, target stunned for 1 second.”
Franz was overjoyed and quickly stabbed the Black Lycat repeatedly. Although he didn’t inflict significant damage, he hoped to cause a critical hit. After 1 second had passed, Franz kicked the Black Lycat away. The little cat rolled on the ground a few times before recovering and, infuriated, charged back at Franz. He quickly rolled on the ground to dodge the attack. The clumsy but effective maneuver saved his life for a moment. But the Black Lycat didn’t relent and immediately lunged at Franz’s chest, its speed accelerating drastically. Franz quickly swung his kunai at the dark figure and used the Stunning Strike.
“Ding. Stunning Strike failed.”
Unexpectedly, the failure happened at just the wrong moment.
Boom
The claws of the Black Lycat struck Franz, sending him flying until he crashed into and knocked over two trees before finally coming to a stop. The kunai in his hand shattered, and his shinobi armor tore apart in large sections, leaving his chest stained with dark red blood. His HP was down to just under 1/5. Franz quickly drank a healing potion and tried to recover, but his HP continued to drop due to the effect of the Lycat’s claws. Franz grimaced; although his HP was not low enough to cause immediate death, his strength was almost depleted. At this point, he couldn’t even attempt to escape.
The Black Lycat slowly advanced toward him, a smug and arrogant expression on its face, as if mocking its prey for overestimating itself. In the fight, the Black Lycat had only lost nearly half of its health bar, demonstrating the strength of a level 3 magical beast. It seemed that Franz had been lucky up until now.
Franz smiled wryly. Perhaps he was the most tragic person who had ever crossed over; barely more than a month into his new life, and he was about to die in this desolate place. Farewell to this world, farewell to his parents, farewell to Lucky (the dog),…
"Damn, why is this taking so long? Could it be that this magical beast is taking a fancy to me because of my looks?"
As Franz was closing his eyes and thinking about his impending doom, he suddenly became suspicious. Opening his eyes, he saw the Black Lycat cautiously scanning its surroundings, a hint of fear on its face.
"Could there be another, even more powerful magical beast nearby? My fate is indeed tragic, to be torn apart by two wild beasts."
Franz mentally lamented. After a while, the Black Lycat remained still. The silence was maddening. Franz was just as anxious.
"Since I'm going to die anyway, might as well go all out!"
With that, he pulled out another kunai and rushed at the Black Lycat, using all his remaining strength to stab it directly in the neck.
Boom
"Ding, One Hit Kill successful."
"Ding, Host has killed the Black Lycat. Rewards: 18,000 EXP, 2,000 silver, a Stealth Technique book, and a level 3 magical beast core."
"Ding, congratulations Host has leveled up to level 15. Reward: 160 silver..."
"Ding, congratulations Host has leveled up to level 16. Reward: 170 silver..."
"Ding, congratulations Host has leveled up to level 20. Reward: 400 silver..."
"Ding, Host has reached level 20. Please complete the class transition quest to level up further."
Hearing the system notifications, Franz couldn't help but smile broadly. He hadn't expected that killing the Black Lycat would propel him directly to level 20.
"Open status panel."
“Name: Franz Bonaparte. HP: 1200/1200. Chakra: 1050/1050. Stamina: 1300/1300. Level: 20. Experience: 22,536/24,450. Skills: Shadow Clone Technique, Spinning Shadow Clone, One Hit Kill, Basic Shuriken Throwing, Body Replacement Technique, Shinobi Physical Techniques. Equipment: Kunai, Shuriken, damaged basic shinobi armor, damaged basic shinobi badge, damaged basic chain, cloth gloves (damaged). Silver: 5,673
Franz was quite troubled. Although he had leveled up, most of his equipment was damaged. It seemed he needed to replace his gear. Oh, right, there was still one more reward item. He looked at the skill book in his bag.
Stealth Technique: Conceals presence and blends into the surroundings.
This was a valuable item. If used for sneaking into a bathroom... uh, I mean, for tracking and assassination, it would be very useful.
"Do you want to learn Stealth Technique?"
"Learn."
"Ding, congratulations Host has learned Stealth Technique."
Franz was quite pleased as he entered the equipment store of the system. He chose a set of intermediate equipment, including intermediate shinobi armor (for chunin), intermediate shinobi badge, intermediate gloves, intermediate chain, and so on. It cost him over 3,000 silver in no time. Looking at his remaining silver, he longed for the Sharingan. Right now, he could only afford the basic Sharingan.
Basic Sharingan (1 tomoe): The distinctive eyes of the Uchiha clan. The basic Sharingan provides users with an extremely refined vision, allowing them to track fast-moving objects easily and even predict their next movements. A fully developed Sharingan can track the fastest opponent. This vision is also effective against illusions and allows observation of the flow of energy within the human body. Upgrading to 2 tomoe requires 5,000 silver.
After a moment of thought, he gritted his teeth and said,
"I want to buy the basic Sharingan."
"Host wants to purchase the basic Sharingan?"
"Confirm."
"Transaction successful. 1,500 silver has been deducted."
Franz couldn't contain his excitement to try out the Sharingan. Exiting the system, his eyes turned into a striking red, with a single tomoe swirling in the pupil. Everything around him seemed clearer, each movement of objects appearing to be in slow motion. He suddenly glanced into the distance. It seemed that a figure had just left that area.
Franz, suspicious, retracted his Sharingan, his red, eerie eyes returning to their normal black. After all, using the Sharingan consumed a significant amount of chakra.“Ding, would the host like to accept the class transition quest?”“Confirm.”Currently, he was a Genin with the unfortunate title of “Pig Slayer.” According to the system’s rules, Franz had to complete the class transition quest to advance to Chunin and continue leveling up.Class Transition Quest: Achieve a top 3 ranking in the clan’s test. Rewards will vary depending on performance. Failure will result in expulsion from the clan and the system will be closed for a year.Sigh. Why does the system always threaten with closure? It seems this test is more complicated than just defeating Desmond; he needs to prepare thoroughly. Now that Franz was level 20, equivalent to a late-stage Battle Master, he was confident he could deal with Desmond quickly with the system’s skills. However, Franz knew that the younger generation
The dragon’s breath exploded violently, sending the examiner crashing down from the platform. However, the examiner’s protective shield remained intact, and he was unharmed, demonstrating that a Grand Mage was not so easily defeated. The entire arena fell silent. Although the attack couldn’t harm the examiner, the magical display was incredibly impressive, especially the final explosion, which startled everyone.The examiner, stunned, announced the result:"Leona, 17 years old, Intermediate Senior Mage.""Boom!"This result caused a stir among the crowd. Being an Intermediate Senior Mage at 17 meant that in the future, Leona would at least achieve the rank of Mage Saint, with a chance to reach the level of Mage God. She was indeed a once-in-a-thousand-years talent for the family."Indeed, a magical genius. It seems that in just a few decades, our family will have another Mage Saint."Elder patted his chest and said. Duss also looked proud. After all, she was his daughter. The Grand El
"Franz"Vừa bước vào sân, một bóng người mềm mại đã lao tới ôm chặt lấy anh. Franz hít vào mùi hương tỏa ra từ cơ thể cô, cảm thấy một luồng hưng phấn dâng trào. Trời ơi, đây là lần đầu tiên tôi được ôm sau hơn 20 năm. Chẳng lẽ sức quyến rũ của tôi thực sự áp đảo đến mức một cô gái muốn ôm và hôn tôi ngay lập tức sao?"Thằng nhóc, mấy ngày nay mày đi đâu thế? Mày có biết tao lo lắng thế nào không?"Cô g&
Franz finally made it to the top 32.In this round, the Bonaparte family youths would face off in direct elimination matches. After a day of fighting, the final eight strongest contestants were Franz, Leona, Geoffrey, Desmond, and four others. The competition was set to continue the next day.That night, Leona forced him to honestly recount everything that had happened over the past three years. Relying on his old memories, Franz exaggerated certain parts, especially how he had been bullied, which made Leona furious. She was so angry that she wanted to immediately find those who had tormented Franz and teach them a lesson.“Young master, the family head has summoned you to the study,” Emon suddenly announced as he entered the room. Speaking of Emon, when he saw Franz return, he had clung to his legs, crying his eyes out and swearing never to let go. This made several of the young ladies look at the two of them with strange expressions. Franz felt exa
The highest-grade magic core here was a Level 6 magic core. Franz guessed that the second and third floors would have even higher-grade magic cores.With this in mind, Franz quickly exchanged the Level 6 magic core for currency through the system.“Ding, confirm the exchange of Level 6 magic core for 25,000 silver.”“Confirm”The next morning, all the clan’s disciples gathered once again at the clan’s training ground to watch the top 8 compete. Today, Leona would face Cesc—a blue-haired young man who was a swordsman by profession and had the cultivation level of a late-stage Battle Master. Franz wasn’t worried about Leona; mages were generally rated much higher than swordsmen, and Leona’s cultivation level far exceeded that of her opponent. Geoffey’s opponent was a young earth mage with a cultivation level of a mid-stage High Mage. The outcome of this match was also predictable due
"Good!"On the platform, Duss was so excited that he stood up. The Great Elder’s face darkened as he snorted coldly. “That guy used external tools in the match, which should be considered cheating.” The Second Elder cleared his throat and said, “Franz’s explosive paper can be considered a type of weapon, and there’s no rule against using weapons in battle. Moreover, Desmond had enchanted weapons but still didn’t know how to suppress his opponent. Therefore, Franz’s victory is well-deserved.” “The Second Elder is right. In my opinion, Desmond is just brute strength with no strategy, and his progress has been slow over the past few years. I think we should reconsider the family’s investment in him,” Duss added. The Great Elder’s face turned pale. If the family cut off Desmond’s training resources, his future would be practically over. “First match, Franz wins.”“Ding, main quest completed: defeat Desmond. Reward: 10,000 EXP, 1,000 silver, 10 intermediate healing potions, 10 inte
More than 15 minutes had passed, and there was still no progress in the arena. Both fighters were extremely cautious. However, the situation was becoming unfavorable for Sothe, as he couldn’t stay in stealth mode for much longer. Finally, unable to maintain his stealth, Sothe reappeared behind Grey and delivered a palm strike to Grey's heavy armor in an attempt to knock him down. However, Grey reacted quickly, dropping his large shield and using his spear to push himself forward. Sothe didn’t miss the opportunity and rushed forward, thrusting his dagger toward Grey's throat. Unexpectedly, instead of retreating, Grey advanced, ramming his heavy armor into Sothe’s chest. Seeing no way to avoid it, Sothe quickly rotated the hilt of his dagger and struck Grey’s chest with his palm instead.*Boom*, *crack*.Both fighters were blown backward and couldn't get up. Sothe had several broken ribs, and his arm was fractured from the impact with Grey's heavy armor. Grey, having taken two of Sothe'
"The successful transaction of the Three Suns and Moons Dance has been completed.""Ding, Host, do you confirm that you want to learn the Three Suns and Moons Dance?""Ding, Host has learned the Three Suns and Moons Dance."A series of notifications from the system rang out. Franz had spent 2000 silver coins to buy the Three Suns and Moons Dance body technique.Three Suns and Moons Dance: This is Hayate's sword technique, focusing on speed to the point of creating afterimages.Franz grinned, baring his fangs."Cousin, be careful."He spoke, then charged at Geoffey with incredible speed, slashing toward him. The sword’s shadow split into three directions, aiming for Geoffey’s chest. Geoffey remained calm, spinning his spear and shouting:"Break for me!"Boom!From the tip of the spear, a burst of energy erupted, dispersing the sword shadows and pushing Franz back. Geoffey spun twice in the air, creating a beautiful arc, and slammed his spear down toward Franz's head.Clang!Franz knelt