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/Huff… Huff…/

The final flooring of the tower appeared like an space, and guarding it was a single creature, the ultimate problem for all newbie gamers.

The place it rested upon was like an open enviornment, with the ceiling having been damaged…

Or to be extra exact, the tower had snapped in two a very long time in the past.

Maybe as a result of pure causes, or perhaps because of the hand of man… It did not matter proper now…

As a result of one thing had taken this place as its nest.

The bottom was damaged in a number of locations with many claw and burn marks overlaying each nook and cranny of the room.

The bones of many creatures littered the bottom, and the scent of this place was downright terrible, probably because of the rotting flesh and manure produced by what grew to become of its prey’s our bodies…

“That is problematic.”

In the midst of this enviornment, resting on the bottom was a really ugly and menacing creature with a body just like that of a giant, muscular Bull.

And behind it was his goal, the final treasure chest of the Tutorial tower…

Inside it had been a couple of objects he want to get.

The bull-like creature had 2 pairs of legs that resulted in a pair of scally toes like those of a lizard, along with lengthy claws that dug into the rock beneath it.

A tail that appeared like a mace, and its physique was reasonably fats however its legs had a couple of muscle groups, they appeared easy, however they packed a punch.

There was a single curved horn on its head in a helix form pointing ahead, it glowed pink, giving the creature a really intimidating and even borderline demonic look.

/HUFF!/

/HUFF!/

Because it exhaled, scorching steam left its nostrils… Its fur was black as charcoal and its pores and skin was grey with some spots of pink mild emanating from inside its physique.

Crimson just like the one among a heated forge…

It was about 2M tall and three.5M lengthy… It was a unit of a creature… A minimum of on Earth.

(Picture)

And Dale knew precisely what it was.

“The primary Raid monster… It took 60-ish Stage 5 gamers to beat it if I keep in mind appropriately…”

‘Up to now so good, the chests contained the identical loot because the Beta, and the Boss monster additionally seems the identical.’

‘Other than a couple of minor modifications that had been as a result of likelihood, I say the Builders did not change something in regards to the Tutorial Tower.’

He appeared above its head and noticed a couple of traces of phrases there, and albeit he needed to squint his eyes to correctly learn what was there he nonetheless might regardless of being a dozen meters away from it.

[Ignition Bovine 💀]

(I believe the cranium emoji is goofy, however I can hold it if suits… Nicely, I nonetheless modified it anyway later down the road for the sake of simplicity)

Subsequent to its identify was a Cranium, and crossing the skulls had been a number of white bones like these of a pirate flag.

2 bones to be exact.

“…”

It might not say a lot, however this already instructed so much to Dale.

‘This sport makes use of a distinct technique to rank its monsters, as a substitute of giving the monsters, Ranges, they’ve hazard thresholds.’

‘A single bone signifies that the creature has a threshold from Stage 0 to 10, which means that gamers on this vary needs to be able to dispatching it. Whereas 2 bones are 11 to twenty and so forth.’

‘There may also be half bones, indicating a Monster’s hazard rank is round 5 Ranges above the predetermined variety of bones… On this monster case, if it had a half bone, its hazard rank could possibly be both 20 to 25, or 25 to 30.’

‘To find out that, you’ll want to have a look at the bone’s place, if it is up, then you definitely spherical it up, if it is down, the opposite.’

‘There are additionally Ranks for monsters, and that is given by the kind of cranium in the course of the bones… However that is a little more complicated.’

‘For instance, the white Cranium used on this monster signifies it is a regular monster, so gamers inside its stage hole needs to be succesful sufficient to take it down alone.’

‘It is humorous since such a primary mob is greater than sturdy sufficient to develop into a raid monster for a gaggle of Low-level gamers.’

‘This implies the Ignition Bovine is a low-rank monster meant for Stage 11 to twenty gamers to tackle.’

‘However because it’s throughout the tutorial space, gamers have restricted ranges and therefore, it may possibly perform as a Raid Boss to some extent.’

‘This does not imply it is unbeatable, it may be taken down with a correct technique… And quite a lot of objects if needed.’

“It was the one ‘Raid Boss’ within the Beta, so over half of the gamers participated in its execution, even me…”

‘Jelly wasn’t there although, he had different… “Priorities”…’

“Nonetheless, I’m positive it isn’t the case now…”

‘I can consider many locations the place they might’ve positively added one…’

‘However it would not matter, apart from, this monster… I’m not afraid of it, as a result of…’

[Player: DareDevil (Dale Houston) Attainments: None

Level:3 (13.4%)

Class: None

Character Status:

Strength: 56(63); Constitution: 56(63); Dexterity: 56(63); Mental Power: 31(38); Reflexes: 31(38); Mana: 6(13)

Skills:

Slot 1-> Spear Technique 1.5-Star (Neutral)

Slot 2-> Close quarters Combat 0.5-Star (Neutral)

Slot 3-> Stable Emotions 0.5-Star (Passive)

Slot 4-> Spatial Awareness 0-Star (Passive)

Slot 5-> Fighting Spirit 0-Star (Active)

Current Effects:

+5 All Stats

Lost Wanderer Set -> +2 All Stats; Healing Effectiveness and Speed increased by 10% and 25%; Weather conditions do not hinder you.

Inventory(+)

(‘+’ means he can open it to reveal more options)

]

‘I Leveled up twice after I completed the second trial and due to all the additional treasure chests, I accomplished the Uncommon Misplaced Wanderer Set that offers a number of boosts if you end up inside a wreck.’

‘I additionally bought a pleasant spear to make use of, though it’s only satisfactory at most because it has no particular choices.’

‘What issues had been the objects and the cash I bought from the chests… Though they don’t seem to be helpful proper now.’

‘I do not actually wish to check the efficacy of a therapeutic potion mid-battle after getting hit by that fucking beast.’

‘As a result of I used to be in a rush, I wasn’t in a position to see precisely how each the therapeutic and consumable programs bought reworked, however I’ve an inkling as to the way it has modified…’

‘If the whole lot is realism, then a potion will not instantly get well my HP proper?… Not that I’ve any.’

“And lastly, my stats are like these of a Stage 60 participant… If a participant was to stroll round bare and do nothing aside from leveling up…”

‘If a base Stage 60 participant can’t kill a Stage 20 mob along with his naked arms, then one thing is unsuitable…’

“So to be exact, it is these of a superbly bare Stage 60 participant with no objects… However it’s sufficient to rock!” He stated as he grasped his spear tightly

‘Time to kill! I will end this rattling tower earlier than different gamers even have the proper to step foot into this sport!’

[Time until Tutorial initiation, -31 Minutes, 15 seconds]

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/Step step step…!/

/JUMP!/

Dale ran across the hall and jumped, making his solution to the monster via the air as he swung his spear with nice agility.

/Shaaa…/

“…!”

As Dale reduce the air above the monster along with his spear, the creature’s ears immediately perked up because it bought up and moved its head…

/SPLURGE!/

“WIIIIKKK!”

“URG!”

‘I missed, I knew it, I ought to’ve simply charged ahead… Fancy actions aren’t for me.’

Dale penetrated the monster’s neck, however he failed in taking it out in a single blow, making the monster scream in ache!

Its cries had been extraordinarily loud, making Dale affiliate this Bull with a rattling pig! It made him really feel as if his ears had been being torn aside!

Nonetheless, he didn’t lose his composure as throughout the blink of an eye fixed, he took out his emergency dagger from his chest holster and plunged it into his neck!

/CUT!/

“WIIIIKKK!”

/Splurge!/

/Splurge!/

“MUUUUUUUU!”

/CUT!!/

His knife moved up and down, time and again because the creature tried to shake him off relentlessly!

/BAM!/

Even when the Bull crashed towards the partitions, Dale didn’t let go, his sturdy physique was exhibiting itself now.

It would not be crushed that simply.

/THUD!/

“Muuu… uuu…”

The Bull finally collapsed to the bottom, bleeding and respiration closely.

“Haa… Haa…”

‘How… Grotesque.’

/Tss…/

Seeing this and feeling its boiling blood on his pores and skin made Dale understand this was a sport not like any earlier than it…

However was this even a sport for him?

[DING]

[You’ve slain the Ignition Bovine]

[You’ve finished a Solo Raid flawlessly!]

[You’ve completed the Tutorial Tower alone and flawlessly!]

[As a reward, all stats +15 during the remainder of the tutorial(Overwrites the previous Buff)]

[Rewards have been maximized]

[You’ve acquired, Ignition Horn Spear, Blazing Bull Set]

[You’ve acquired, Blazing Pelt x1, 4 Hoofs, 10Kg of flesh…]

[650% Experience points]

[You have Leveled Up]

[You have Leveled Up]

[All Stats +4]

[Player has achieved the Tutorial’s zone Max Level, all extra Experience points shall be turned into game currency]

[1000 XP -> 1 Zulls of Wood]

(N1)

[You gained 23 Zulls of Wood]

[Would you like to leave your name in the Hall of Fame?]

[…]

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Dale was instantly overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of notifications, so he rapidly learn via all of it as he made his solution to the chest.

He had no time to waste.

“I Leveled up, bought a bit of cash, and plenty of objects… What a great day!”

‘Although, flawlessly?… Did I not take any injury?… Nicely… How embarrassing…’

‘For the Bull I imply.’

However Dale didn’t equip any of his objects but, he nonetheless had one final treasure to open…

“Hehe… I need one thing good!” He stated with a perverted expression

‘There was just one chest within the Beta, so I don’t know of its complete loot pool… However hopefully, the whole lot I would like comes.’

‘Although I would not refuse extra!’

/CHING!/

“Wowww…”

Golden mild was launched from the chest as he opened it, nearly burning his eyes as he raised his arms to guard them.

[You’ve acquired the Broken inscribed blade]

[You’ve acquired, Ruins Explorer Set]

[You’ve acquired, Basic First Aid Kit x3]

[You’ve acquired…]

[…]

“Ahhh my ears! Please! Make these noises decrease in quantity…” He complained as he went via the notifications simply so they might shut up

“Jeez…”

‘I must go over some configurations later…’

“However hey… Phew…”

“So many objects… And I bought the set I needed, nice.”

‘From right here on, it is simply revenue.’

‘This set is an improve to the one I’m at present utilizing, not like the opposite Set that may drop in any secret chest within the tutorial, this one can solely drop right here…’

‘And as you already think about, one single chest that doesn’t assure all items…’

‘There is just one small likelihood of getting the whole lot directly.’

“Nonetheless, this was absolutely not my luck…”

“If I did not get the whole lot, I might’ve had to purchase the remainder from that secret NPC… However fortunately all rewards are maximized.”

‘That was one thing I used to be contemplating, however the NPC’s costs had been too absurd, this set was supposed to assist me, not be a time waster.’

‘I additionally bought many consumables, a shock, however a welcomed one to make sure.’

After going via his rewards, he grabbed the final one with some shock and confusion.

“However what is that this blade?… These inscriptions… It is definitely not a standard merchandise.” He stated as he pulled the sword nearer to his face

‘We had been both unfortunate within the Beta or it was meant to be a part of a quest or it is an merchandise that was solely meant to drop on the primary sport…’

/Shine!/

Dale took out his earlier reward, the knife, and like magic, the 2 objects shone and fused collectively as if attracted to one another.

/FUSE!/

“Why is the whole lot so rattling shiny…” He complained as he waited for the method to finish

And the end result…

[Ruin Guardian Glyph Blade (Unique)

Rating: 3.5-Stars

+10 all Stats while in a ruin

Gives the temporary Skills, Glyph Activation 2-Star (Active); Glyph Ignition 3-Star (Active) while the sword is equipped.

Set Bonus -> [Locked]

Necessities: Power: 25; Dexterity: 25; Mana: 10

Description: Way back the Paxus Knight Military stood guard over the Capital of Pil-Iros with their Glyphed weapons and armor gloriously beneath the setting solar.

]

As Dale learn the spectacular stats of the sword, his jaw dropped.

“Haha… And people sly builders stated there was no connection to the earlier sport…”

He took a step again from the chest, permitting it to fade as he contemplated deeply.

“It makes much more sense now, this cannot be merely some form of large Easter Egg…”

‘Maybe each video games do share the identical Universe!’

Dale smiled in surprise.

“Nicely, it could possibly be since that is an preliminary space that will not be revisited sooner or later, so they may simply be having some enjoyable on the expense of their very own guarantees…”

“However this looks as if numerous work for ‘enjoyable’… You do not see such ranges of element for meaningless issues in video games anymore.”

‘Nonetheless, within the case it is not simply that… Then it might open many potentialities…’

“Welp, at the least I discovered my weapon for the subsequent few hours… Or days.”

‘Its passive Stat Increase alone is sufficient to make this weapon out-performance the whole lot else I had in thoughts…’

[DING!]

“Hm?”

[Server A-0001 is opening!]

Simply when he thought he was achieved with the Tower, the system shared with him a ‘Nice’ piece of stories.

“! Haaa… So it has began.”

‘Welcome to Azimuth… Everybody.’

Holding a shining silver sword in a single hand and a pink spear in one other, Dale appeared on the solar on the horizon with a smile as he made his solution to the sting of the tower, leaping out into the world past.

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Notes

N1 -> The Mc can each see XP as in share or numerical worth, however for the sake of simplicity, I will largely use percentages except extraordinarily needed.

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Listed below are one thing that shall be very helpful for the long run, I do plan on making a Terminology chapter with all of those little issues in there finally:

Rarity Grades: Regular -> Particular -> Barely Uncommon -> Uncommon -> Very Uncommon -> Distinctive

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Now, for some merchandise descriptions:

[Ignition Horn Spear (Slightly Rare)

+1 to Strength; +1 to Dexterity

+3 to all stats in Hot areas

Gives the temporary Skill, Flaming strike 1-Star (Active)

Set Bonus -> Ignite Earth, all steps will leave behind a small area of hot steam that will cause burns to your enemies; Slight increase to Fire resistance; +1 to all stats in Hot areas

Description: Horn of an Ignition Bovine repurposed into a spear, it is of high quality and hence, it has captured the essence of its previous holder.

]

[Blazing Bull Set (Slightly Rare)

+2 to Strength; +3 to Constitution; +1 to Mana

Set Bonus -> Ignite Earth, all steps will leave behind a small pool of hot steam that will cause burns to your enemies; Slight increase to Fire resistance; +1 to all stats in Hot areas

Description: Light armor made from a mixture of an Ignition Bovine Skin and Bones, it is of high quality and hence, it has captured the essence of its previous holder.

]

[Lost Wanderer Set (Special)

+2 to all Stats

Set Bonus -> Healing Effectiveness and Speed increased by 10% and 25%; Weather conditions do not hinder you.

Description: Cloth armor with a thick cape made from an unknown leathery material, it has weathered over the decades, and now, it’s only a shadow of its former self.

]

[Ruins Explorer Set (Rare)

+5 to all Stats

Gives the temporary Skill, Explorer Sense 2-Star (Passive)

Set Bonus -> Healing Effectiveness increased by 50%; Extreme weather conditions give you +1 to +5 to all Stats depending on the degree of severity of it; Weather conditions do not hinder you.

Description: If you wish to explore a Ruin, you better be prepared for it, traps and monsters litter these forgotten grounds. A simple injury may lead to a lost limb, make sure to properly take care of yourself.

]

[Ruin Guardian Glyph Blade (Unique)

Rating: 3.5-Stars

+10 all Stats while in a ruin

Gives the temporary Skills, Glyph Activation 2-Star (Active); Glyph Ignition 3-Star (Active) while the sword is equipped.

Set Bonus -> [Locked]

Necessities: Power: 25; Dexterity: 25; Mana: 10

Description: Way back the Paxus Knight Military stood guard over the Capital of Pil-Iros with their Glyphed weapons and armor gloriously beneath the setting solar.

]

[Player: DareDevil (Dale Houston) Attainments: None

Level:5 (0%)

Class: None

Character Status:

Strength: 60(90); Constitution: 60(90); Dexterity: 60(90); Mental Power: 35(65); Reflexes: 35(65); Mana: 10(40)

Skills:

Slot 1-> Spear Technique 1.5-Star (Neutral)

Slot 2-> Close quarters Combat 0.5-Star (Neutral)

Slot 3-> Stable Emotions 0.5-Star (Passive)

Slot 4-> Spatial Awareness 0-Star (Passive)

Slot 5-> Fighting Spirit 0-Star (Active)

Temporary Skills: Glyph Activation 2-Star (Active); Glyph Ignition 3-Star (Active); Explorer Sense 2-Star (Passive)

Current Effects:

+15 All Stats (Temporary Bonus until the end of the Tutorial)

Ruins Explorer Set -> +5 to all Stats; Healing effectiveness…

Ruin’s Guardian Glyph Blade -> +10 to all Stats while in a ruin

Inventory (+)

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Thanks for studying.