He took it.
With force, Hojin grabbed and squeezed the Metados's Fre until it broke in his hand.
— YEAH! - With a smile on his face, he felt...
The mana.
The energy.
The mana began to run through his veins, and then, several update windows began to appear in front of him;
╔═════【? UPDATE ?】══════╗
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║ ? *YOU LEVELED UP!*
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And there were 4 messages and status update windows in a row. Nam Hojin's eyes shone brightly, as he jumped for joy in thought. Despite being a staple in the world of Chronicles of God's Disciples, leveling up in real life was something that, in a way, awakened a certain nostalgia for him; nostalgia for his days as a beginner in the game in mid-2019. Where, on the same day he started his game, he found a Metados Fre lying around.
But, with no time for feelings or fshbacks, he quickly opened his status window;
╔═════【? INFORMATION ?】═══════╗
║ ? Name: Nam Hojin
║ ? Age: 18 Years Old
║ ? Height: 1.84 Meters Tall
║ ? Blood Type: O-
║ ? Css: ???
║ ? Level: 5
║ ? Rank: F
║ ? Skills: ???
║ ? Artifacts: N/
╚════════════════════════╝
╔════════【? STATUS ?】═══════╗
║ ? Strength: ? 5
║ ? Agility: ? 5
║ ? Endurance: ??? 5
║ ? Intelligence: ? 5
║ ? Vitality: ? 5
║ ? Senses: ??? 5
║ ? Mana: ? 5
║ ? Free Status Points: ? 20
╚════════════════════════╝
He took a quick look, and, without blinking, put all 20 points he gained into agility.
— Now, yes! - He said, as he felt the mana vibrate in his veins. - Come on!
He shouted, and then the bck wolves, previously "calm" due to the presence of the Metados Glow, became hostile again and rushed towards him. First, there were two; one from the left and the other from the right. Even though they were low-ranked monsters with insignificant status, they still had something that many monsters didn't have: Intelligence. But honestly? That didn't matter to Hojin at that moment. The Wolf on the left advanced with its mouth open, ready to rip the young man's thigh, but before they could touch it, Hojin used his new agility to take a step back and make it pass straight by, and then advanced to punch the monster in the back.
However, even though everything seemed to be going well, the one that was going from the right managed to catch up to him, and even with the one on the left hit and falling to the ground, the other wolf arrived and managed to sink its teeth into his right thigh.
— AHHHHHHHH—
A real scream of pain.
Hojin, feeling a lot of pain, grabbed him by the top of the snout and tore him off his leg, and, with difficulty, spun around, crushing the wolf against the wall.
╔════════【? UPDATE ?】══════╗
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║ ? YOUR HP DROPPED FROM 100 TO 70!
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He watched the blue system window warning him, and before he could process what was happening, the wolf that was previously on the ground advanced to attack him again, but Hojin, with his new agility, jumped back at the st second. He had already knocked one unconscious, but even so, there were still five enemies. He needed to FINISH that wolf. With that in mind, he retreated to the wall and, without hesitation, grabbed a pipe connected to the building's piping and broke it, starting to release the dust-filled air outside.
(This might even hurt me, but...) - He thought, while coughing. - (Go fuck those damned ones too!)
The wolves were moving away, but the two he had attacked had stayed there, the conscious one trying to pull the unconscious one.
It was the perfect opportunity!
Then, Nam Hojin, with a cynical and somewhat frightening smile on his face, advanced in a superhuman way towards the wolves, stepping on the unconscious one and grabbing the other one by the neck. Coldly, he squeezed his neck until he was out of breath, and then, he died.
Huff, huff—
His bored breathing could be heard, and then, the other three wolves retreated in fear for a moment.
BEEP
╔═════【? UPDATE ?】═══════╗
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║ ? YOU GAINED 100 EXP!
║ ? [ 100 / 250 ]
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The system sent a new message, warning that he had gained more experience so that, when he filled his progress, he could level up once more.
— Damn... This gives me more experience than I remember. - Hojin smiled mischievously, looking at the wolves once more. - I definitely wouldn't want to be you guys right now, hehehe.
But besides that, there was also another notification:
╔═════【? GLOBAL ?】═══════╗
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║ ? Pyer < Nam Hojin > from South Korea was the first to successfully hunt and exterminate a Bck Wolf.
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║ ? Achievement Recorded in the Hunter Database.
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Around the world, that message echoed, everyone saw that same window; Showing that, while he could be feared for so much progress in such a short time, he could also start to be hunted by others.
With a ugh even more cynical than his smile, he quickly searched the basement to try to find something to use as a weapon. Upon seeing a mop, he ran to get it, and, upon obtaining the item, he broke it in half, creating an improvised spear. Then, Hojin jumped towards the wolves and, with pure courage and a pinch of sadism, he pierced the head of the first one with the spear, and quickly removed it from the corpse, kicking one of them away and approaching the third one, who, even though Hojin had absurd speed, managed to react in time and bite the spear, breaking it.
— Shit... - He said, pissed off by that failure. - Well, I'll need to improvise. - He said, as he closed his eyes and began to concentrate the remaining mana from the Metados's Glow in his body.
Then, breathing evenly and calmly, he opened his eyes again; A cyan glow ran through his veins, and quickly, his right eye. His smile widened, and, before the wolves could react, he was already in front of the one he had kicked, and, with just one punch, he sunk it and its head into the ground.
— DIE! - He smiled, as he turned his face to the other wolf that was left.
The creature, however, felt fear. The wolf then advanced and, before Hojin could react, used one of his skills; "Night Hunt".
╔═════【? SKILL ?】═══════╗
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║ ? Name: Night Hunt
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║ ? Rank: F
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║ ? Description: When night falls, the Bck Wolves can sense it. They have their stats increased by 50%.
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And then, it bit him hard. It managed to reach the upper part of his left thigh.
He screamed in pain.
—AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-
And then, the system gave a notification.
╔═════【? UPDATE ?】═══════╗
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║ ? YOUR HP HAS FALLEN FROM 70 TO 25!
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He could feel the difference.
HP was not a mere number.
Hojin's body was retively weaker, but he fought back, forcefully ripping the wolf off his thigh and throwing it to the ground. Then, he began to stomp on the wolf until it died.
╔═════【? UPDATE ?】═══════╗
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║ ? YOU HAVE GAINED 150 EXP!
║ ? [ 250 / 250 ]
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╚══════════════════════════╝
The first notification came, and along with it, another one:
╔══════【? UPDATE ?】══════╗
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║ ? *YOU LEVELED UP!*
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╚═════════════════════════╝
Now, he was a level 6 pyer. Maybe he was the strongest in the world? Probably. Or one of the strongest, at least. With a smile on his face, Hojin opened his status window once more and entered all five new ones into strength;
╔════════【? STATUS ?】════════╗
║ ? Strength: ? 10
║ ? Agility: ? 25
║ ? Stamina: ??? 5
║ ? Intelligence: ? 5
║ ? Vitality: ? 5
║ ? Senses: ??? 5
║ ? Mana: ? 5
║ ? Free Stat Points: ? 0
╚════════════════════════╝
But even so, it was no time to rest. When he least expected it, the Sword Lizard's footsteps returned, and even though they were far away, they could still be heard.
— Damn... He already knows where I am, doesn't he? - He said to himself, giving a nervous ugh.
And then, a noise.
The basement door had been violently broken down, and then, the footsteps became even heavier. Hojin prepared to fight, but, as soon as the Lizard stepped into the basement, something changed;
*A shockwave passed through the pce.*
— WHAT?!-
The building began to colpse.
And with that, Hojin would also be buried.
END OF CHAPTER 3.
