Jerouch finally calmed himself after thinking about the whole situation.
He was supposed to die, but somehow, he managed to come back to life with a screen clouding his vision.He was not new to the idea of dying and coming back to life. Furthermore, he was a specimen of that, anyway.However, he had woken up in the same body, although with little changes.And to cap it off, there was this screen that stuck to him like a louse.This was too familiar for him not to get an idea of what was happening.He used to be a game developer on earth, and he sometimes read novel to get inspiration for his gaming projects.' So, a system of some sort? ' he frowned as he felt into deep thought.' But why now? And most importantly, why me? 'His eyes sharpened as he read the previous notifications again.' I guess my strong will to rip those rats apart triggered the system, and as for the two near death situations…' he smirked and his eyes twitched in excitement.' Open notification' Jerouch thought in his mind since touching the screen seemed not to work.[Initializing status page…]Jerouch read the new notification that popped up with interest.[Status Page][Stat] [skills] [quest] [shop]' My guess is correct, this is more like a gaming system. ' Jerouch inhaled cold air and his eyes brightened up.This was making him go crazy with every minute that passed, and his chest was going up and down rapidly.He selected the stat panel and a new tab appeared.Host- JerouchHealth- 50 Mana-20Race- ???Level-1(0/100)Class-???Rank- FStrength – 1Agility- 1Mind- 15Perception-1.' Well, I can't expect anything better. ' He laughed as he scratched his nose.' Um? ' he touched his nose again and then his whole face.Shock!A cold shiver ran down his spine as he felt smooth skin when he touched his face.' This won't do, let me see if there's something that can show what my face currently looks like. '' For now…'' Health should be, well, my vitality. Given how malnourished this body is, I'm quite surprised with the number. ' he thought, and he even wondered about what would happen if it got to zero.Shaking his head, he continued with his rough analysis.' From those novels on earth, Mana should be that mystic energy that warlocks use when casting spells, right? ' he raised his eyes quizzically.' Strength if my intuition is correct is the average strength I possess including brute force and explosive force. '' Agility should be speed and flexibility, umm…'' Mind? Hmm, perhaps because of the reincarnation, the mind seems to be the highest, as for what it represents, that should be related to mental whatever. ' he giggled.' As for perception… That should be my awareness to the surroundings. ''But what's up with the race? ' Jerouch had a confused look as he looked through the stats once again.' Also, I'm starting off as an F rank. ' he bit his lips. ' Well, it's not as if I was expecting myself to become a god overnight, hehe. 'In this world, F rank warlocks were the weakest of all warlocks, and their stats were only slightly above normal humans.There were also F rank dungeons, F rank monsters and even F rank runes.The world was ruled by ranks and everything related to warlocks followed this rank.Usually, an F rank warlock would be able to kill an F rank monster.But as the ranks went up, losing or winning didn't heavily depend on ranks.A new panel appeared, replacing the stat panel after clicking skills in his head.[Skills][Passive skills]Punch- Lvl 1Kick- Lvl 1[Active skills]Healing- Lvl 1[Host can speed up the normal healing factor by multiple numbers.] [cost- 2 mana per second.]Jerouch read the explanation of this u skill, and he couldn't help but grin.Even though the Mana cost was outrageous, it was better than nothing.He bit his left thumb and watched as blood trickle from the now swollen thumb.' Healing. ' he thought.' Woah! ' Jerouch exclaimed.' This is fucking real, haha. ' he punched into empty air in excitement.' I don't know who this system belongs to and why they chose me, but fuck everyone, it's about damn time things get interesting muahaha. ' A laugh that sent chills to the soul of anyone who heard it, resounded in the forest.Still under the skill page, he clicked on another tab and his jaw dropped in astonishment.[Grimoire- F rank]Ability copy[The divine grimoire of &$@. By writing the full name of any target, host can copy their abilities.][It can only be used on sentient beings with proper names.]#$@$#@&$@The requirement to unlock other divine abilities not met.' Holy shit! ' Jerouch exclaimed and his eyes widened.' This is broken, dammit' he facepalmed and his eyes glittered.' Now I'm feeling more like a god-damn protagonist, however…' he bit his lower lips and savoured the metallic taste of the blood that oozed out from the bite.' You crazy bastards won't be having a hero this time around, hehe. ' his eyes full of hatred gazed into the distant.And what's this tab that refused to open?[Dojo]He tried clicking it in his head as he had been doing, but nothing happened.Giving up, he decided to check other panels.Shop too was greyed, and it also didn't show any tab, leaving him to check the quest panel.[Main quest.]Advance to D rank to unlock the main quest.[Daily quest]Level up your passive skills in the dojo[Preparing dojo for daily quest.][Data restructuring…][Spatial transference in progress. ][Dojo synchronization in progress…][1…2…3…]' Where's this? ' Jerouch muttered in a sceptical tone. He was still checking what the system was all about when the notifications rang non-stop. A few seconds after that, he felt as if space was twisting and by the time he regained his senses, he found himself here. The room looked like a traditional Japanese training dojo. It was fifty meters wide and long, with earthen walls that smelled of antiques. At the centre of the dojo, there was a brown cylindrical punching bag that hung down from the dark earthen roof carved with different runic symbols, which allowed no sunlight. Instead, there were oil lamps fixed at strategic places to illuminate the room. In one corner of the room, there was a section that appeared to be where weapons were kept, but currently, there was no weapon there. The floor was made of matte buttermilk stones that were a bit smooth, but not too smooth to make one slip. Jerouch walked closer to the centre, stepping on the brown mat that covered five meter
[New active skill unlocked.]Dash- +10 increase to host agility stat. Mana cost- 5 MPDuration- thirty seconds. ' Well, that was unexpected. ' Thought Jerouch as he picked himself up. He began to look around wondering where he was. Because of the chase, he had gone a bit deep in the forest. ' Ahh, I forgot. ' he dusted his hands as his focus went back on the system interface. [Status Page][Stats] [Skills] [Quests] [Shop]Choosing the stat panel, the figures were like this. Host- JerouchHealth: 60 Mana: 25Race- ???Level-2(5/200)Class-???Rank- FStrength - 2Agility- 2Mind- 15Perception-1( Stat point- 2 )Seeing the stat point, Jerouch didn't think much before he decided on what stat he needed to increase. His mind was already leading with great numbers and his strength and agility had already increased, hence he chose to spend one stat point on perception and one on agility. ' Better awareness and the ability to escape quickly. ' he smirked. Now his perception was 2
[New quest received.]Build the strongest force. [Reward] @$#@#$' Is this system a stalker? ' Jerouch rolled his eyes while reading the notification. ' And just tell me what the rewards are,' he muttered, a bit annoyed. He had already left that place that was brimming with battle, and he was currently some couple of meters away from a dungeon entrance. Dungeons were said to be pocket worlds that served as bridges between this plane and the nether plane. It was believed that there used to be no dungeon before, and their origins were still unknown to many. What happened eons ago had been lost to history and no one fully understood the event that transpired. Dungeons had monsters of different levels depending on the rank of dungeons, and they were to some extent different from the monsters of this world. Each dungeon had different floors and the more the floors, the more powerful the dungeon is. Jerouch could see a red monolith and on top of it was one star shimmering with blu
In a distant location that was unknown to many, two people were discussing in a serious tone. They both were clad in white robes with hoods that obscured their facial features, and the aura they exuded was overbearing. '' Are you sure of what you just said? '' One of the figures resting on the wall of the dark cave they were currently in questioned. '' Being sure of myself is an understatement. '' the other figure who was opposite to the figure that questioned him replied. '' Although it was brief, I definitely felt that Mana. '' he added, his voice a bit shaky. '' Is it happening again then… '' The first figure murmured, but the other one could still hear him. '' Just the thought alone is giving me nightmares, I think it's time we let others know of my findings. '' '' No, not now, we can't throw the balance into shambles because of what we are not even sure of yet. '''' But… '''' No but. '' The first figure reprimanded. '' For now, you should widen the search. '''' And rem
A thick, dark book with no extraordinary features appeared in thin air. A white page opened, and Jerouch picked up the jet-black pen he found on the Grimoire. Enoch. Ding![Target analysis in progress…]It wasn't even up to a few seconds when he saw the results. Target- EnochRank- FClass- Tank[Passive skills]Hammer- Lvl 5Hand to hand combat- Lvl 6[Abilities]TremorEarth spikeEarth wall. [Copy ability] Yes/No' Who in their right mind says no? ' Jerouch laughed as he said yes in his mind. The next thing, he felt as though he was connected to something. Opening the status page, he went straight to the grimoire tab, and there he saw it. [Grimoire. ][Copied abilities.] Tremor. Earth spike. Earth wall.Focusing on each skill, he soon got their description. Tremor- an earth related ability that made the ground two meters around the host vibrate, making his foes lose their balance while being unaffected. Rank- FEarth spike- the power to summon a couple of spikes made
Jerouch stepped inside the new floor and just from the interiors, he could tell that this place was far different from the previous floors. The wall here was smoother, and the flame torches were bigger too. The ground was covered in cobwebs and so was the roof. There were also rusty weapons scattered all around the place, and Jerouch could smell something familiar in the air. He focused his eyes on the distance, and he couldn't help but frown. He saw fresh corpses at the centre of the room and, counting them, they were four that lay on the floor. Krack!Jerouch subconsciously turned his head backwards, and he found the door to have locked by itself. He could feel that something ominous was brewing, which made him clench his fists and blood rushed to his face. '' Ggrrhh! ''At the end of the room, what seemed like an elevated platform suddenly shook. '' Fuck. '' Jerouch swallowed hard as he saw the three-meter-tall spider. Just looking from the distance, one could tell that i
Jerouch shielded his eyes as a white light enveloped his figure, leaving him no room for retreat. The eyes of the supposed-to-be dead spider were wide open, which made him gulp. The eyes were no longer glowing red, instead, they were radiating powerful white radiance. The rest of the spider's body was also radiating this white light of unknown origin. The figure of the spider slowly began to rise in the air, and it looked down at Jerouch as though he were nothing of importance. Jerouch could feel the change in the demeanour. The aura that the spider exuded was nothing like before. It felt majestic, terrifying and as well calming. All those mixed feelings wanted to make Jerouch go crazy, and he grabbed his head tightly. A massive pressure soon mounted on him, and he felt as if his heart would rip apart. His bone started cracking and blood oozed out from his orifices. '' W-what is t-this…'' His mouth clattered as he struggled to stand properly. Jerouch kept falling to the grou
'' Fire arrows '' Multiple arrows made of flames pierced her already crushed throat and fried everything to point black. Silence!Everywhere became eerily quiet. Jerouch's emotionless eyes glanced at the corpse, yet, he felt zero guilt, killing someone wasn't his first time after all, at least not on Earth. '' Amy! '' '' Bastard, what have you done! '' One of the boys with green hair roared in madness as his brain finally processed what just happened. It was too fast, and none of them expected such ruthlessness. Jerouch closed in the distance towards the boy, and he prepared to punch him. This time though, they were ready. '' Tremor! '' Enoch bellowed with a murderous gaze. The ground vibrated vehemently, which bought him time to intercept Jerouch. Swinging his hammer in an upward diagonal arc, he aimed at Jerouch. Jerouch saw the hammer heading his way, and he bent his legs down slightly. Kicking the ground, he used the recoil force to fly backwards like a feather. The wi
Author's AnnouncementHello everyone your humble author here. I hope you're doing great. I'm really grateful for the consistent support you all showed me. This book has been rewritten, and modified and it's joining the WSA 2023 contest on webnovel .I'm very sorry for the abrupt change, but the situation calls for it. I promise to deliver a great masterpiece, so I hope y'all really hang on. The title is Ascension of the strongest warlock.I wish y'all check it out, add to your library, and show me massive support. it's also worth mentioning that you read the first three chapters again. I'm a newbie author and your support might take me to the top. Thank you. I hope you'll check it out. Thanks
Author's AnnouncementHello everyone your humble author here. I hope you're doing great. I'm really grateful for the consistent support you all showed me. This book has been rewritten, and modified and it's joining the WSA 2023 contest on webnovel .I'm very sorry for the abrupt change, but the situation calls for it. I promise to deliver a great masterpiece, so I hope y'all really hang on. The title is Ascension of the strongest warlock.I wish y'all check it out, add to your library, and show me massive support. it's also worth mentioning that you read the first three chapters again. I'm a newbie author and your support might take me to the top. Thank you.
The red salamander, from the little knowledge, that Jerouch had garnered in the library, was a creature of the fire element. They lived in hot regions, such as extremely scorching deserts or terrains near active volcanoes. Some red salamanders that ranked higher even lived inside volcanoes. From the mana fluctuation of the red salamander, he could tell that it was a D rank monster. '' Lightning bolt. ''Jerouch called out softly. The bright sky suddenly turned cloudy with flashes of lightning and then…A thick bolt of lightning zapped down and hit the red salamander in its head. '' Scrchh. '' The red salamander winced in pain as it lost the forward momentum. A large hole was created in its head and the smell of burnt flesh reached everyone's nose in a couple of seconds. Not waiting for the red salamander to recover, Jerouch activated one water bullet that shot at Bram. The water bullet hit him in the stomach, and he was sent flying amidst his agonized groan. The other guys who
Katcha!The sound of a pen breaking suddenly resounded in the well-lit study room. '' They came back unscathed? '' asked the man sitting on the stylish wooden chair, his hands banging the rectangular table. '' Y-yes, leader,'' answered an old butler, his voice stricken with fear, and his body wouldn't stop shaking. The old butler was in a poor quality grey robe that matched his short grey hair and a long beard that grew down to his chest. As for the leader, he was adorned in a blue robe that felt smooth to the touch. He had short raven hair with a clean-shaven face. His thin eyes further constricted in anger and his light-brown face twisted in displeasure. '' What's the meaning of this? Didn't we settle those crazy hounds? '' his gaze landed on the old butler, demanding an answer. '' I also don't have enough information leader,'' the old butler replied, '' however- ''The leader's eyebrows perked up as the old butler drew closer, unwrapping a letter. The leader received the
The city's library was Jerouch's first target. Even though he had spent approximately two decades in this world, he still knew little about it. He didn't even know where the slave house was, and the only he knew about his birthplace was that it was somewhere close to the royal capital. As for the information regarding warlocks, that too was superficial. After taking a few turns just as Azel described, he eventually got to the end of a street, where he saw the library. The library was two storeys building. It was made from grey mudstones and the roofing came from brown thorny plants. This part of the street was dry and scantly, and it took no genius to realize that people rarely tread this place. Jerouch glanced at the few houses around him before heading forward to the library entrance. Opening the wooden door, Jerouch entered, and the smell of tobacco was what rushed through his nose. The library was not dirty, but it wasn't clean either. one orb sparingly lit the inside. Ho
A tall wall stood erect before Jerouch. It was made of thick stones and a thick arch-like metal gate. There was a tower on top of the gate where the city guards in brown uniforms and rusty breastplates observed the to-and-fro movements of the peopleA muddy ditch, several meters wide, surrounded the bottom of the wall. Only by the small bridge that connected to the gate could someone enter. Unless for those that could fly of course, and as for that, there were cannons that pointed upwards from the top of the wall. Jerouch stood there for a while looking carried away with the structure. He walked with Azel's group as they proceeded forward along with others. The city gate was crowdy and noise came from all directions as people discussed the usuals and the tremor they felt earlier in the day. '' Did you see when the tremor uprooted a large tree? '''' And then bang! '' A man who seemed to be half drunk clapped his hands startling his listeners. '' Could it be a territorial battl
[Congratulations.][Requirement met- A new grimoire ability has been unlocked.]Jerouch's eyes perked up due to the sudden system notification, and he straight away opened the grimoire tab. [Grimoire][Ability Copy][Ability Absorption][Ability merge- host can merge two or more skills of similar root or characteristics to form a skill that is more powerful than the previous skill. Host can also merge morphologies to form a greater specie or a specie that wasn't found in existence before.]@#$''O-oh my…'' Jerouch facepalmed, and his eyes were ready to pop out. '' HAHAHA! '''' HAHAHA!! '''' HAHAHAHA!!! ''A crazy series of hysteric laughter that sounded like that of a person who's this to lose his mind echoed throughout the surrounding. Jerouch was going crazy as he thought of this new development and the opportunities it opened. His craziness went on for about two minutes before he finally calmed down. Tears were even at the corner of his eyes due to the uncontrollable laughter
An explosion louder than the previous one rang out accompanied by a huge tremor, and the three of them were blown away. '' Just as I calculated. '' Jerouch smirked as he watched his trap unfold.'' Earth spike. ''Jerouch didn't bother to look at where he was going to land due to the collision force. Rather, he focused his gaze on Marina before activating the skill. That wasn't all, setting an ice fragment close to Ratley as a target…'' Swap. ''Space twisted as Jerouch merged with it, and in the next instance, an ice fragment was free-falling from where he originally was. Jerouch, on the other hand, appeared behind Ratley, who was flying backwards. By the time Ratley realized that someone was behind him, and he might be in grave danger…'' Checkmate. ''Ratley heard a chilly whisper that sounded as though it was coming from the deepest part of hell. '' Urgh. '' Ratley grunted as he felt an electrifying pain run throughout his body. Lightning zapped through Jerouch's hand as
[Random quest received- finish the three attackers.][Reward][+5000 exp][Two passive skills.]'' That makes it even more fun. '''' Go ahead. '' Jerouch muttered softly with an unperturbed expression. '' Eh? '' Azel gasped with perplexity. '' You're not deaf. '' He squinted his eyes menacingly. '' Eh, okay. Let's go. '' Azel turned and ordered his group to leave, scepticism filling his tone. The apprentices and the guards were also confused, but the fear in their eyes overshadowed it. They turned their carriages to change their directions and that's when…'' Impudence! ''Edwin, the assassin among the assailants, scoffed. '' Shadow blast. '' He waved his thin black sword forward. A thick shadow construct that resembled a lance left the mouth of the sword as it aimed at Azel. '' Tsk. '' Jerouch smirked. He bent down and struck his two palms on the ground. '' Earth wall. '''' Water barrier. ''A large wall of rocks and mud that reached a height of ten meters sprouted out f