Deeper Dungeons and a Snake Girl Princess!
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"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Chakra Beast/Boss/Summon"
(AN: Authors Note)
(Side thought)
'Game'
"Jutsu"
Emphasis
Last Time:
'A New Skill Has Been Created!'
'Tailed Beast Mode'
Level- 1 0/100
Tailed Beast Mode is a skill that is only available to the Jinchuriki, as it uses the power of the tailed beasts to boost their power to incredible levels, in exchange for a loss of control.
Cost- 300 CP/min
Forms Available:
No Tail- 50% boost to all stats
Looking at the skill I couldn't help but be intrigued. If I managed to master this skill, then it would go a long way to helping me start to change things for the better.
Sinking deeper into my thoughts, I felt the almost unfamiliar tug of fatigue just before I drifted off to sleep.
Chapter Five:
Feeling my consciousness begin to return, I slowly became more and more aware of my surroundings as the memories from before settled back into my brain, Gamers Mind helping to speed up the process. Making sure not to make too much noise, I slowly got up to check on Sienna.
Getting closer, I saw that it looked like she had barely moved since last night. Not that I blame her, the stress of both torture and a very violent rescue would probably knock anyone out for quite a while, but still, even if my worry was needless, it would still be a good idea to check and be sure. It never hurt to be cautious, after all.
Casting a quick observe on the girl, I found that I was, unfortunately, proven right to be worried.
Name: Sienna
Status: Coma
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Title: Precious Sapphire
Level-12
Health- 1550/1550
Focusing on the status effect, a new screen popped up with a description,
[Coma]
Sienna, being a Lamia, is a cold blooded creature unable to produce body heat of her own. Long amounts of exposure to the cold, added with the physical and mental stress of both torture and a violent rescue, has trapped her in a comatose state.
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[Quest Alert]
'Saving the Princess!'
After rescuing the princess, she's fallen into a coma and must be brought somewhere warm as soon as possible!
Quest: Get Sienna out of the Dungeon and into a bed!
Success: 2000 EXP, 1 Random Skill Token, ?
Failure: Sienna's death, ?
[Warning]
Characters being escorted cannot be placed in the inventory!
This...is not good.
According to the game, Sienna was basically in a coma because of the cold and stress, and had to be taken somewhere warm as soon as possible. The problem? I am cold, I literally generate it. Not only that, but I have to go through the rest of a dungeon that I have NO idea how long it goes on for.
'Grr, dammit!'
Whatever, it doesn't matter now anyways. If I'm going to get her out of here safely, then I'll need to move fast.
Using the blanket, along with some other materials from my inventory, I quickly made a harness/bag so I would be able to carry her while fighting. Though I made sure to add some extra padding between us so I wouldn't make her condition worse by accident. The end result was a bit bulky, but it would have to do for now. Loading her into it, I made my way out of the secret alcove and into next room.
Expecting to encounter more enemies, I made sure to be on guard as I snuck in, only to be surprised when there was nothing there. 'I must have gotten most of them back when that one kobold alerted the others.' I thought to myself, but I couldn't shake the feeling of unease I felt.
Continuing on, I encountered room after empty room before finally reaching the boss room. The unease I had been feeling up until this point nearly tripling as I slowly pushed open the doors, doing my best to make as little noise as possible.
Sneaking in, I was met with the corpses of what looked like several dozen kobolds. Doing my best to ignore the horrid smell, I noticed that nearly all of the corpses were mutilated, with multiple wounds that looked like something had bitten and torn off chunks of flesh.
Crunch
Slurp…
Slurp…
Hearing the sound, my head immediately snapped to the direction it had come from. There, hovering over one of the corpses, was a large, bulky figure wearing nothing but a loincloth, revealing the disgusting, mutated flesh of what looked like a horribly disfigured kobold. I immediately saw what had made the noise and, like I found myself doing a lot lately, was forced to hold back the urge to puke. The large… whatever it was, had crushed the skull of one of the kobolds with its massive jaws and was now using the remains of the skull as a bowl to eat whatever remained of the brain inside.
Making sure not to move, I quickly used Observe on the…the thing, in front of me.
'Illfang: The Demented King'
'Gender: Male'
Level- 30
Health- 4250/4250
Mana- N/A
Str- 95
Vit- 85
Dex- 60
Int- -43
Wis- -48
Cha- -50
Luc- 10
Once a great and wise king, Illfang was loved by all. Then, for reasons still unknown, everything changed. Illfang began growing more and more wild and insane, his raging madness only matched by his monstrous appetite. Illfang grew more and more powerful with everything he consumed, making him nearly unstoppable as he devoured more and more of his underlings.
Potential Drops: 25,000 Ryo, ?
Kill to gain 6000 Exp
'Holy Shit' I thought to myself, my eyes nearly popping out of my head as I looked at the monster in front of me.
Raising my hand, I summoned as many Ice Bolts as I could and held them in place, summoning more once my mana charged. A few minutes later, I had over 42 Ice blasts ready to go just as he finished eating. Normally I would at least try to give the enemy a chance now that I had calmed down and have a bit of experience with using my abilities offensively, but given everything I've seen on this floor, that wasn't an option.
Taking a deep breath, I launched them all forward, nearly all of them hitting the thing head on, dealing over 13,000 damage, the bestial remains of the husk freezing to the floor as I let out a breath, the attack going off without a hitch.
But before I had a chance to relax completely, I was met with a massive fist burying itself into my gut,
-950hp
Desperately gasping for air, I was forced to roll out of the way of another fist. Looking at the very much still living Illfang, I used Observe as I continued dodging, just barely avoiding the attacks each time.
'Illfang: The Demented King'
Level- 30
Health- 2125/4250
Mana- N/A
Str- 95
Vit- 85
Dex- 60
Int- -43
Wis- -48
Cha- -50
Luc- 10
Unrelenting Will:
If the owner of this skill would be killed by a single attack, they're revived with half hp.
Well, that sucks. But I guess it could be worse.
Just barely dodging another strike, I responded with one of my own before jumping away, dealing almost a fifth of his remaining health. Watching him closely, I looked for any opening I could exploit. After dodging for the next several minutes, I noticed that after every punch, he left himself vulnerable, if only for a moment, but a moment was all I needed.
Right as he threw another punch at me, I wove myself around his fist and charged him, throwing a punch filled to the brim with mana.
Ignoring the ice crystals now growing on my fist, I hit him right in the center, my mana infused fist actually piercing through the kobolds back, freezing his insides and reducing his remaining hp to zero. Though this time I made sure to watch as he dissolved into hundreds of glowing motes of light, leaving behind 25,000 Ryo, and an odd red gem as I was suddenly bombarded with notifications.
Boss Drops: 25,000 Ryo, Mysterious Gem (Red)
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'Mysterious Gem (Red)'
A mysterious gem that was dropped by Illfang: The Demented King. It looks like it belongs to something…
Effect: When held/worn, Str/Vit x3
Effect: When held/worn, points gained in Str/Vit x3
Effect: When held/worn, Int/Wis -100
Effect: When held/worn, points gained in Int/Wis /3
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Level Up! x3
Name: Sora Uzumaki
Guild: N/A
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Familiar: N/A
Title: King of Winter, Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox
Level-13
EXP- 1525/2250
Health- 4140/4140
Mana- 5360/5360
Chakra- 13,600/13,600
CC- 50%
Str- 49
Vit- 67
Dex- 61
Int- 203 (x2 = 406)
Wis- 103
Cha- 61
Luc- 34
Skill Points: 60
Ryo: 41,900
New Skills Obtained!
'Ice Punch'
Level- 1 0/100
A skill that coats the user's fist in ice right before a strike, allowing for greater damage and bonus cold damage.
Cost- 150 MP each
Damage: Base Damage x2,
+ 10 cold damage per second (lasts for five seconds)
x5 Damage to cold blooded creatures
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'Unarmed Combat'
Level- 1 0/100
10 + Luc / 2 % chance of a critical hit when fighting bare handed.
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'Sneak'
Level- 1 0/100
Sneaky sneaky stabby stabby, sneak around like a TRUE ninja and stab your enemies in the back!
10% chance to avoid detection, -5% for every two levels above you they are.
500% damage while sneaking
That…is a lot to take in.
Alright, I've got two new, very useful skills, 30 more points, (for Charisma, of course), and a red gem that totally doesn't give off an Infinity Stone type of vibe. Nope! Not at all!
Throwing the drops into my inventory to be dealt with later, and dumping the 30 points into Charisma, I continued to the door that appeared directly behind the throne.
Opening the door, instead of being greeted with another hole, or false floor, I was met with a staircase leading down, filling me with relief knowing that I wouldn't have to find a way Sienna to reach the bottom safely. So, taking a breath, I started walking down before suddenly, without warning, the stairs fell into themselves, making a deep slide. Falling down from the sudden shift, I was barely able to catch Sienna's makeshift bed with Telekinesis before I started sliding down.
"SON OF A B-"was all I managed to get out before the slide opened into a giant hole, forcing me even deeper into the earth.
Luckily for me, the fall was only a few dozen feet, leaving me hurt, but not dead.
Relocating Sienna back to her place on my back, I took a few minutes to regen before continuing, taking note of my surrounding.
This time, the area I was in looked almost new, if it weren't for all the plants blocking everything from view. That wasn't an exaggeration either, it seemed like everywhere I looked there were plants covering it. Most of the plants were harmless, such as moss, ivy, and various types of flowers and fungi, but there were several types of poisonous plants as well, pretty potent ones if Observe had anything to say about it.
Keeping that in the back of my head, I made sure to move as quietly as possible as I made my way to the next room, only to be shocked at what I saw. The next room, unlike all the previous rooms, was huge, filled with plants and what looked to be some sort of deformed version of Sienna. Instead of the clean, healthy (now that I healed her) flesh that she had, these beings had dirty, sickly looking skin, with their tails looking no better. Picking one of the ones near the back, I cast Observe to see what I could learn.
'Naga's'
Name: Cosca
Gender: Female
Level- 20
Health- 650/650
Mana- 250/250
Str- 70
Vit- 55
Dex- 85
Int- 15
Wis- 16
Cha- 1
Luc- 3
A traitorous cousin of the lamia, The Naga are a snakelike race that typically live in swamps, but have since been forced into underground caves for their heinous crimes. Like the Lamia, their warriors consist of only females, with the males being used only as healers and breeding.
Drops: Naga Scale, Naga Fang, Poison Herb, Magic Staff
Kill to gain 200 Exp
That was… a lot more information than I was expecting. Not that that was a bad thing of course, but I didn't really expect their races history in there.
'Not that it matters,' I thought to myself, floating Sienna up to the ceiling with Telekinesis 'I have to get rid of them to continue, and I have to make sure that I remember that it's not just me here anymore, I have to make sure that Sienna doesn't get hurt either. And something tells me that these things can hold a grudge, so them seeing her would be bad.' looking at the twelve naga's in the room, I launched an Ice Blast at each of them as I charged the one closest to me with an Ice Punch, taking out six of them in the first attack, the others just barely dodging.
Hissing what sounded like some sort of war cry, I felt the ground shift and jumped to the side just in time to avoid getting hit by what looked like a giant thorn, some sort of clear fluid glistening on the point.
Looking back to the naga's, I sent another volley of spikes whilst charging another naga. This time however, I only managed to get one with the Ice Spikes, and the one I charged with my fist managed to dodge, a hiss like laughter escaping their reptilian lips as they formed a sadistic smirk before stabbing me in the chest with a dagger,
-650hp
Gained 'Poisoned' status effect, 2 mins
Poisons effect has been halved by Skill: Poison Resistance
Gritting my teeth, I threw another punch while she was distracted, turning her to dust immediately. Ignoring the knife still in my chest, I sent several more barrages at the remaining four while I charged, countering their dodge with one of my own, as well as a few more punches, turning the rest to dust in minutes.
Breathing heavily, I used my sleeve to wipe away the sweat on my brow as I removed the knife from my chest, casually tossing it into my inventory before looking at my new notifications.
Drops:
Naga Scale x8
Crafting Material
The scale of a naga. It contains a slight magical presence.
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Naga Fang x5
Crafting Material
A broken fang once belonging to a naga. It still contains a small amount of venom.
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Poison Herb x2
Crafting Material
Part of a very poisonous plant, it's a very potent toxin.
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Magic Staff x1
One of the staffs made by the Naga's, it's used as a magical focus to allow them to use their magic.
Effect: -50% cost of all plant based spells
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Level Up!
Name: Sora Uzumaki
Guild: N/A
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Familiar: N/A
Title: King of Winter, Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox
Level-14
EXP- 1675/2500
Health- 4340/4340
Mana- 5460/5460
Chakra- 14,200/14,200
CC- 50%
Str- 49
Vit- 67
Dex- 61
Int- 203 (x2 = 406)
Wis- 103
Cha- 91
Luc- 34
Skill Points: 40
Putting my new points into Charisma, I saw a new window pop up as soon as it reached 100.
New Perk!
Perk: Charismatic
Some people have a natural affinity when interacting with other people, and now you're one of them!
If you would gain a point in Charisma, double it!
Letting out a low whistle, I waited a few more minutes to allow myself to regen and recover from the effects of the poison before refastening Sienna to my back and stealthily making my way to the next room.
Similarly to the last room, this one was covered top to bottom in plants as well, but with the addition of some aquatic plants growing in a pond in one of the far corners. Thankfully for me, there were only a total of three naga's.
Using a similar tactic as the last room, I rushed the closest one with a fist coated in ice while simultaneously sending a barrage of what was quickly becoming one of my favorite attacks. This time, I was able to end them with one shot, all of my attacks hitting their marks, giving me a few more scales.
Another thing that was unlike the other floors was that there was only a total of seven rooms. Granted, they had more enemies in each room than the other floors did, (if the 32 naga's I had to deal with had anything to say about it), and the rooms were all larger than even the previous boss rooms, but it's still a bit odd.
Anyways, putting that to the side for now, it was time for the boss battle.
Looking at the absolutely massive doors in front of me, I couldn't help but be impressed at not only the size, with the doors being well over sixty feet tall, but also the amount of detail on them. The entire doors looked like it had been hand carved to show a series of scenes of epic battles between them, and what looked to be a variety of different creatures. Though the most common one I saw looked almost identical to them, but…cleaner, somehow. From what I learned earlier, these were probably Sienna's race, the lamia's.
Taking Sienna off my back, like I had done in the previous rooms, I made sure to float her up to the ceiling, away from where the combat would be.
Pushing open that massive doors, I decided to forego stealth, thinking that it would be impossible to miss the massive doors opening anyways.
Similar in size to the other rooms, if only a bit larger, the boss room seemed to be completely devoid of plant life. Or any life, for that matter. The entire room was filled with statues of different beings, ranging from the skeletons and kobolds of the previous floors, to some naga and lamia's, and even a few humans here and there. Though the statues all had something in common.
Their looks of utter horror.
That…was not a good sign.
Taking an educated guess on what the boss here was, I immediately shut my eyes as I heard something move from across the room, immediately getting into a fighting stance. Before I could do anything however, I heard the most beautiful voice that I had ever listened to.
"Oh my, a child? What is a child doing here of all places? And such a cute one too~"
The voice was so smooth, so beautiful…it was like a soft silk was caressing my ears, filling it with warmth… It took everything I had not to open my eyes to see just who could speak with a voice that could have only come from an angel, and even with the help of Gamers Mind I couldn't help the blush that appeared on my face.
I was startled from my thoughts as I felt a silky smooth hand caress my cheek, making me flinch in shock
'H-how did she get so close! Was I really that distracted?!' I thought to myself, nearly panicking if it weren't for gamers mind running full blast to keep me in control.
"Oh dear, you're so cold! And you must be so scared too, poor dear. Don't worry, I'll help make you better. But first, can you open your eyes for me? Please?"
And I almost did. Even though Gamers Mind was activated at full force, her voice was just so…perfect. It made me want to do everything it said, to obey it to the best of my ability and more! After all, if I couldn't trust such a beautiful voice, then what could I tru-NO! I had to do something, fast.
But I couldn't.
I couldn't bring myself to move. If I did, then I felt like I wouldn't be able to control myself anymore and my eyes would snap open of their own volition.
"Dearie, I asked if you could open your eyes for me?" This time, the voice had an edge to it, like she was starting to get annoyed.
Focusing on that, I felt the pull to open my eyes lessen, if only a bit. It wasn't a lot, but it would have to be enough. Slowly gathering mana to my hands, I prepared myself to bombard the woman in front of me with a rain of punches. Now I just had to wait for her to slip just a bit more…
"I said, open your eyes!" She said with a hiss, her voice losing nearly all of its previous luster, giving me the opening I needed
'Perfect!'
Throwing myself forward, I felt my fist connect with soft flesh, instantly turning the being into dust with a sharp shriek, making me recoil in shock at the ease of which she was defeated. Though just to be safe, I kept my guard up and eyes closed until I heard the sound of notifications not even a moment later, signaling that it was safe to do so.
Drops:
35,000 Ryo, 10,000 Exp, and 'Mysterious Gem (Blue)'
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'Mysterious Gem (Blue)'
A mysterious gem that was dropped by Selena: The Stone Temptress. It looks like it belongs to something…
Effect: When held/worn, Cha/Luc x4
Effect: When held/worn, points gained in Cha/Luc x2
Effect: When held/worn, Str/Vit/Dex /5
Effect: When held/worn, points gained in Str/Vit/Dex /3
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Level up! x5
Name: Sora Uzumaki
Guild: N/A
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Familiar: N/A
Title: King of Winter, Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox
Level-19
EXP- 3075/3750
Health- 5340/5340
Mana- 5960/5960
Chakra- 17,200/17,200
CC- 50%
Str- 49
Vit- 67
Dex- 61
Int- 203 (x2 = 406)
Wis- 103
Cha- 101
Luc- 34
Skill Points: 80
Taking a moment to read through the windows, I gave myself a small nod before dumping my new points into Cha, my new perk doubling the original fifty points to a staggering 100, bringing my total Cha to 201 before a window popped up, though its contents made me feel a bit disappointed.
[Warning]
'The Game' Only Allows Perks To Be Given At Stat Levels
100,
250,
500,
1000,
And Every Thousand Afterwards. We Apologize For Any Inconvenience.
*sigh*
Honestly I should have expected this, what with it being so easy to get so many points in everything. Oh well, I better get going. I still have no idea how long this damned dungeon actually is, after all.
Weaving through the statues, I made my way towards the door to the next level, the door appearing in the same spot as the other two had, directly behind what I could only presume to be the boss's throne.
Opening the door, instead of seeing stairs, a floor, or even a hole, I was greeted with what looked to be a slide, with the stone being perfectly smooth as well as being covered in a slimy substance. So, holding onto Sienna, I sat down and pushed forwards, beginning my descent, making sure to stay on guard for any more pitfalls or traps.
Much to my relief however, nothing happened on the way down, the slide depositing us safely into the next room.
Still grinning from the slide, I reattached Sienna to my back before moving to the door to scout out the monsters.
The next room, looking much like the one I saw when I first entered the dungeon, made me feel a bit nostalgic. Even though it had only been a day or so, it feels like it's been months since I last saw it. Still caught up in the odd nostalgia,I was a surprised by an odd squelching noise coming from my left.
Head snapping to look at the noise, I was met with the sight of several blue blobs hopping around the room, coating it in more of the goo that I had noticed on the slide. Focusing on the one closest to me, I cast an Observe, my jaw nearly dropping as I read their stat block.
'Slime'
Name: N/A
Gender: …Maybe?
Level- 40
Health- 750/750
Mana- N/A
Str- 70
Vit- 65
Dex- 85
Int- 15
Wis- 16
Cha- 10
Luc- 13
A blob of blue colored goo, Slimes are one of the most dangerous creatures known to adventurers, being immune to all physical attacks. They are well known for devouring both items and people, dissolving them with their acidic bodies.
Drops: Jello, Bottle of Acid, Slime Boots (15% Chance), Slime Sword (1% Drop)
Kill to gain 500 Exp
I…don't know how to feel about this…
On one hand, these things have stats that could definitely fuck me up, but on the other hand, slimes. Slimes nearly pure water, right? So I should be able to freeze them with one of my magic attacks, bypassing the physical attack immunity and potentially paralyzing them if the first hit doesn't one shot them. I mean, I won't get the damage bonus against them like I would if they were cold blooded, since they don't have any blood, but as long as I can hit them then I should be able to defeat them in one shot.
Plan decided, I moved towards a slime that looked like it was trying to climb one of the walls, it being alone and out of view of the others made it the perfect target for me to go after. So, sneaking up behind it, I quickly charged my fist with mana before throwing it forward in an attempt to punch it.
Key word being 'attempt', since when I moved forward to punch, my foot made a loud *squelch* as I stepped on a particularly thick patch of ooze, alerting the slime and letting it dodge at the last second. Taking advantage of the situation, the slime latched itself onto my arm before engulfing it.
At first it looked like it was just sitting there, but soon enough my arm started to burn as if it was covered in liquid fire, the pain getting worse and worse by the second, causing a flood of damage notifications to appear before me. Doing my best to ignore both the notifications and the pain for a moment, I forced myself to look at my arm through the slime. Once I did, I saw my flesh dissolving before my eyes, the damage already down to the muscles.
Trying not to panic any more than I already was, I quickly made another Ice Fist and swung, hitting the slime with a hearty *thwack*, turning it into the normal fragments of light.
Taking deep breaths, I took a quick look at my arm, only to wince when I did. Gamers Body managed to dull most of the pain, and was rapidly healing me as I stood there, but it still looked pretty bad as it regenerated. The slime's acid had managed to reach bone in some spots, and had damaged quite a bit of muscle. Taking a look at my hp bar, I saw that the attack had done over a third of my total health in seconds.
That alone made this floor the most dangerous one yet, but… thinking of the challenges these things would give me, I couldn't help but grin.
'This' I decided 'is going to be fun.'
Stepping into view of the slimes, I gave them a few seconds to notice me before channeling a decent amount of mana and 'pushing' it outwards, using my Minor Snow Control for the first time in what felt like years, covering the remaining six in piles of snow.
The room, now covered in snow, and the slime that covered the walls and floor now frozen, gave me the perfect environment to try the move I had in mind. Gathering copious amounts of mana into my legs, focused mainly on my feet, I stomped. The results were absolutely devastating.
As soon as my foot touched the ground, a ripple like pattern traveled through the snow, Massive spikes of crystal clear ice stabbing the slimes bodies, instantly freezing them even as they disappeared into shining specks of dust. Though my attention was more on the notifications that had appeared in front of me,
Drops:
Lime Jello x5
Consumable
A tasty treat for any occasion!
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Bottle of Acid x2
Crafting Material/Throwable
A bottle filled with an extremely potent acid, can be used as an AOE attack.
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Slime Boots
Equipment
A pair of comfortable boots that have somehow managed to last being inside a slime for a unknown amount of time, absorbing some of the slimes traits.
When Worn:
Jump Height Doubled
Fall Damage Reduced By 90%
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Level Up!
Name: Sora Uzumaki
Guild: N/A
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Familiar: N/A
Title: King of Winter, Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox
Level-20
EXP- 2825/4000
Health- 5540/5540
Mana- 6060/6060
Chakra- 17,800/17,800
CC- 50%
Str- 49
Vit- 67
Dex- 61
Int- 203 (x2 = 406)
Wis- 103
Cha- 201
Luc- 34
Skill Points: 40
For forcefully penetrating multiple semi-sentient creatures simultaneously, you have a new skill!
'Ice Spikes'
Level- 1 0/100
An extremely sharp spear of ice bursts from the ground and impales the target.
Cost- 1000 MP each spike
Damage: 800 hp
+ 10 cold damage per second (lasts for 10 seconds)
x5 Damage to cold blooded creatures
Making it a point to ignore the Game's comment for the new skill, I put my new skill points into Charisma, bringing me up to a total of 221 total Charisma.
Before entering the next room, I looked at the arm the slime had nearly destroyed. It was fully healed now, my regeneration having healed it a few minutes prior, but the whole arm was covered in crisscrossing scars, the tissue much paler than the rest. Which was quite an achievement, since I was already super pale thank to King of Winter.
Letting out a small chuckle at the thought, I walked into the next room, deciding to try something different with these ones. Summoning my power yet again, I made several large clouds appear over each of the ten slimes in this room. Ignoring the semi confused slimes, I focused more mana into the clouds, shaping what I wanted them to produce instead of snow.
After that, and a significant chunk of mana later, each cloud was pelting their respected slime with sharp knives made of pure ice. At first, the slimes didn't seem to notice, and instead tried to attack me, but I held them back with a few uses of Ice Blast. As time wore on, the slimes started losing more and more of their form until finally,
*C-Crack*
*Shatter*
The slimes shattered into pieces, the pieces then dissolving into speckles of pure white light, leaving only loot and notifications.
Drops:
Lime Jello x7
Consumable
A tasty treat for any occasion!
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Bottle of Acid x3
Crafting Material/Throwable
A bottle filled with an extremely potent acid, can be used as an AOE attack.
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Level up!
Name: Sora Uzumaki
Guild: N/A
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Familiar: N/A
Title: King of Winter, Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox
Level-21
EXP- 3825/4500
Health- 5740/5740
Mana- 6160/6160
Chakra- 18,400/18,400
CC- 50%
Str- 49
Vit- 67
Dex- 61
Int- 203 (x2 = 406)
Wis- 103
Cha- 221
Luc- 34
Skill Points: 40
Through repeated action, a new skill has been created!
'Ice Knife'
Level- 1 0/100
Extremely sharp daggers made of pure ice continuously rain down on your enemies.
Cost- 200 MP each cloud every minute
Damage: 500 hp per knife
+ 10 cold damage per second (lasts for 10 seconds)
x5 Damage to cold blooded creatures
Instantly dumping my points into Charisma yet again, I used my two new skills to plow my way through the remaining thirty slimes to get to the boss room, giving me enough points in Charisma to get the next perk.
Perk: A Bards Blessing
Some people have a natural affinity when interacting with other people, and now you're one of them!
All skills with at least some basis in Charisma, such as lying, illusion, seduction, and instruments gain x5 exp.
Overall, it was a pretty good skill, especially to have so early on. It would definitely help with turning our enemies into allies.
Once I reached the boss room, I took a moment to regenerate my mana before walking inside.
The boss room looked to be made almost completely out of marble, though it was hard to tell considering the amount of slime covering everything.
As per usual with dangerous boss battles, I used Telekinesis to send Sienna up to the ceiling and casting an Illusion over her to keep her safe just as the doors finished closing. Before I had a chance to even blink, never mind react, I found a slimy spear lodged deep in my chest, straight through my left lung, pinning me to the wall not unlike one would a butterfly.
-2500 hp
Coughing up the blood building up in my lungs, I followed the appendage to the originator, a tall, masculine figure that appeared to be made of slime. The figure was wearing a large cloak that hid most of their form, but left their head and hands visible. Before anything else could happen, I quickly cast Observe on the man.
'Octavius The Dastardly'
'Gender: Male'
Level- 55
Health- 1050/1050
Mana- 7000/7000
Str- 110 (/4 = 27.5)
Vit- 85 (/4 = 21)
Dex- 375
Int- 150
Wis- 165
Cha- 45 (/4 = 11)
Luc- 30 (/4 = 7.5)
Once a simple slime, Octavius somehow managed to gain great Intelligence, Wisdom, and Dexterity beyond anything either he or his once masters had even dreamed of. So, he killed all those who dared to look down on him, taking command of his brethren to rule over the place that belonged to those who once commanded them.
Potential Drops: 50,000 Ryo, Mysterious Gem (Purple)
Kill to gain 20,000 Exp
My eyes widening at his stats, I acted quickly, grabbing onto the tentacle and forcing mana into it out of desperation. Much to my relief, the tendril started to freeze, leaving it easy to shatter, allowing me to drop to the floor. Reacting quickly, I summoned several clouds over him both to obscure his vision, and to deal at least a bit of damage to him.
Running up one of the pillars, I didn't turn around until I was on the ceiling. When I did turn around, I was surprised to see that Octavius had summoned several magical shields to protect himself from the knives. Though a quick observe told me that he was down a good 300 hp. I was about to move again, but I stopped myself once he started speaking.
"That was a good trick, child. But I'm afraid that it will do you no good. I saw how you slaughtered my brethren, so I'm afraid that makes it my duty to kill you, and if that was the best you can do, then I clearly outmatch you. Give up now and I'll make your death painless." He droned on, all emotion missing from his voice. After a few moments of silence, he spoke again in the same droning voice, "Very well then"
'Ugh, what an annoying voice.' I thought to myself "Now then, let's end this quick, this guy's starting to piss me off.'
Summoning my mana once again, I was just about to cast my spell before I found myself pinned to the wall yet again by several smaller tentacles piercing through my torso, causing me to cough up even more of the precious crimson liquid.
-3500
"Ah, there you are. Any last words, child?" The bastards' words were annoying me, so I decided to shut him up.
"Just two." I chuckled, looking straight at the man "Look down"
"Hm?"
Looking down, Octavius was met with a massive spike of ice to the face, made from the leftover ice of the knives.
'Heh, take that you pompous bastard'
Bringing Sienna back down, I reattached her to my back before turning my attention to the notification that appeared right after the boss fight.
Drops:
50,000 Ryo, 20,000 Exp, and 'Mysterious Gem (Purple)'
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'Mysterious Gem (Purple)'
A mysterious gem that was dropped by Octavius The Dastardly. It looks like it belongs to something…
Effect: When held/worn, Dex/Int/Wis x3
Effect: When held/worn, points gained in Dex/Int/Wis x3
Effect: When held/worn, all other stats /4
Effect: When held/worn, points gained in all other stats /4
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Level Up! x3
Name: Sora Uzumaki
Guild: N/A
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Familiar: N/A
Title: King of Winter, Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox
Level-27
EXP- 4325/7500
Health- 6940/6940
Mana- 6760/6760
Chakra- 22,000/22,000
CC- 50%
Str- 49
Vit- 67
Dex- 61
Int- 203 (x2 = 406)
Wis- 103
Cha- 301
Luc- 34
Skill Points: 60
Directly after putting my points into Charisma, I received yet another notification, though this one was a bit of a surprise to me.
You have collected all the necessary components!
Would you like to craft 'The Crown of Growth'?
[Warning!]
This will consume Crown of the Fallen King, Mysterious Gem (Red),
Mysterious Gem (Blue), and Mysterious Gem (Purple)
Do you wish to continue?
(y/n)
Hesitantly, I pressed yes, watching with a bit of surprise as it physically pulled the items from my inventory into a circle as they began to spin around themselves quicker and quicker before they started glowing a bright white color as they began to merge.
A few seconds later, the glowing died down enough to see the finished product, a bright, silver crown that looked almost like branches of silver were woven together to make it. Looking a bit closer I saw that all three gems were there as well, silver branches woven around the gems in a way that kept them secure, and drew attention to them.
Once I had finished my observation, I looked at the items description.
'Crown of Growth'
Thought to be a myth, the crown is said to increase a person's ability to grow to impossible levels, beyond anything that should be possible.
Effect: When worn, x3 gains to Exp, Skills, and all Stats
Rarity: Legendary
(This ability stacks with others increases)
…Holy shit…
This…
This is amazing!
Immediately equipping the crown, I could barely keep myself from shouting or dancing with glee. Only the fact that Sienna needed to get out asap kept me from doing so as I marched to the door, a noticeable skip in my step.
Opening the door, I was met with the sight of a deep looking hole, so, putting Sienna in my arms, I jumped.
Only, before I even reached the hole, I found myself back in the room that started all of this mess…the bathroom. Immediately I was filled with relief, the ordeal was finally over.
Ignoring the notifications that appeared for the moment, I walked back upstairs, taking note that it was early morning, meaning that the dungeon likely had some sort of time distortion, something that I was immensely grateful for.
Reaching our rooms, I immediately put Sienna into my bed before sitting down on one of the comfier chairs in my room as I looked at the notifications that were flooding my vision.
Quest Complete! x2
'Dungeon Diving!'
After foolishly falling into a dungeon high above your level, you need to find a way to get out alive!
Quest: Survive the dungeon!
Bonus Quest: Don't go under half health [Failed!]
Success: 5000 EXP (x3), 1 Random Skill Token, Familiar
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'Saving the Princess!'
After rescuing the princess, she's fallen into a coma and must be brought somewhere warm as soon as possible!
Quest: Get Sienna out of the Dungeon and into a bed!
Success: 2000 EXP (x3), 1 Random Skill Token, A Convenient Excuse
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Due to repeated strenuous activity in a stressful environment,
Plus 11 Points to Strength (x3)
Plus 18 Points to Vitality (x5)
[Additional x2 Due to Uzumaki Status]
Plus 26 Points to Dexterity (x3)
Plus 6 Points to Intelligence (x3)
Plus 9 Points to Wisdom (x3)
Plus 23 Points to Luck (x3)
Level Up! x2
Name: Sora Uzumaki
Guild: N/A
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Familiar: N/A
Title: King of Winter, Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox
Level-29
EXP- 5500/8500
Health- 8140/8140
Mana- 7060/7060
Chakra- 27,400/27,400
CC- 50%
Str- 82
Vit- 157
Dex- 139
Int- 221 (x2 = 442)
Wis- 130
Cha- 361
Luc- 103
Skill Points: 90
Holy shit…
By three times every point, it meant every point, including skill points. That's amazing! Wait, does that mean…
As quickly as the thought entered my head, I put all of my new points into Charisma, raising it to a whopping 661, giving me my next checkpoint perk as I simply sat there in shock.
Perk: A Clean Slate
Nobody could possibly hate you, right? You're great!
All negative reputations are wiped clean
[Warning]
This skill only activates once every ten levels
This skill cannot change those effected by Village Pariah
Holy fuck…
This…this is so broken
I love it!
CHAPTER END:
Okay LISTEN I swear he wasn't supposed to get the crown! I gave him a ten percent chance for each item! And guess what!? This lucky sonnuva bitch manages to get the gem every. Damned. Time. Like, what the fuck?!
Ok, whatever. Anyways, I promised you guys his stats, so here you go!
(Skills will be posted next chapter… probably.
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Strength: The amount of weight you can lift and the base damage you deal.
1-Point = 5 Pounds/10 damage points
Vitality: The amount of base health you have.
Starting health: 100 (200 Due to Uzumaki Status)
1-Point = 10 HP (20 HP due to Uzumaki Status)
(Boss Vit: 1-Point = 50 HP)
Dexterity: How fast you can move and/or run.
1-Point = 0.5 MPH
Intelligence: How well you can learn things and memorize them.
1-Point = 10 MP
Perk: High Mage Level Reserves = Int x 2
Wisdom: How well you think things through and plan them.
1-Point = 10*1.5 = 15 regen per min (Mp, Cp)
1-Point = 5*1.5 = 7.5 regen per min (Hp)
(Doubled due to Uzumaki Status)
Charisma: How much other people are willing to listen to you and your reasoning.
Luck: How much loot you gain or the likelihood of winning in 'Luck' based games/gambling.
1-Point = +1% Better Loot
Health: plus 100 per level (doubled due to Uzumaki status) (x3)
Mana: plus 100 per level (X3)
Chakra: plus 100 base reserves per level (plus additional 500 due to Kyuubi) (x3)
Chakra = (Vit (Doubled due to Uzumaki status) + Int) x 10 + Base Reserves = Total Chakra
Regen Rates:
Mana/Chakra- 3090 per min (x3)
Health- 1545 per min(x3)
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'Stats'
Name: Sora Uzumaki
Guild: N/A
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Familiar: N/A
Title: King of Winter, Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox
Level-29
EXP- 5500/8500
Health- 8140/8140
Mana- 7060/7060
Chakra- 27,400/27,400
CC- 50%
Str- 82
Vit- 157
Dex- 139
Int- 221 (x2 = 442)
Wis- 130
Cha- 661
Luc- 103
Skill Points: 30
Ryo: 126,900
Son of Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze, Sora is a small child with an above average intelligence and mannerisms due remembering his past life. Due to being Jinchuriki, both he and his brother Naruto are hated by the village.