Would you like to start a new game?
Yes _ No _
Melchior sat in the void staring at his choices. Yes, start over in a new world. No, remain in the void. "Such a polite and considerate system." This choice was no choice at all.
New Game selected.
Welcome to the game. You've become my property. Your fate is in my hands. Play by the rules and we'll get along fine. Rebel and I'll make your life hell.
"What! Did this game just flip the script?"
World Selected
Tokyo Ghoul
Choose a class
Fighter _ Mage_ Rogue_ Healer_ Gunman_
This wasn't his first rodeo; he handled a game system before. Of course, that was when he was alive and not under a rampant system. Melchior made his choice.
Fighter selected
Choose a class among the fighter group.
Warrior_ Knight_ Barbarian_ Brawler_
If he was going to do this then it had to be with his own two hands. Melchior made his decision.
Brawler Selected. Interesting.
Brawler lv1 +2STR +3END +1DEX
To next lv 0%
Uploading Stats
Melchior lv1
Title: none
Class: Brawler lv1
Race: Human
Longevity: Mortal
HP 80 (+6/min)
MP 200 (+10/min)
STR 7
END 8
DEX 6
INT 20
WIS 10
CHA 2
LUK 10
Skills
Fisticuffs lv1 (Novice) DMG 1 X lv + STR/2 PP 10 x lv
Gamer Mind: Disabled
Gamer Body: Disabled
Game Initializing
3
2
1
Start
He awoke in a bed that wasn't comfortable in a body that was barely his own. Like a zombie he rose. Melchior quickly realized he felt the aches and pains of mortality. He didn't have the gamers body and injuries would be worse.
The apartment was alien to him. The walls were bare, there were no pictures, and he could barely remember anything happening in his life. The life he had lived before the game had been dull. He had been the epitome of the background character.
Rent was due in two weeks.
Quest
Pay Rent
Requirement Pay 150,000yen to your landlord
Reward: 5lvs in your chosen class, 1month of continued shelter.
Failure: evicted, you will most likely be eaten by a ghoul.
Activate ID Zombie
To use my power comes at a price. I require the souls of the enemies you defeat. Feed me.
New Skill Unlocked: Instant Dungeon (ID)
ID lv1 (novice) Zombie
Melchior froze as all his 100MP was ripped away from him. He collapsed to his knees as the world changed. "Maybe your problem is you need a friend." Melchior said aloud. The dungeon was silent. The world was covered in a thick fog and the sounds of groaning filled the streets.
Quest
Befriend the AI A77911
Objective Reach 20/100 affection with AI A77911
Reward?
Failure: Name an Armageddon
He snuck down a back alley listening to the groaning.
Zombie lv3
HP 150
Highest Stat STR
A corpse brought to life by the resentful souls of ghoul victims. Its envious of the living.
Melchior dashed towards the zombie pulled his fist back and socked it across the face. His knuckles tore as the zombie's head brushed back.
-2HP
He didn't stop. With all his might he hit again and a again. Every strike made the zombie stumble.
Zombie lv3
HP 130/150
Melchior heaved as the zombie stumbled towards him. He looked around to make sure there weren't any more zombies around. After catching his breath, he was ready to keep going.
Fisticuffs lv2 DMG 1 x lv + STR/2
He could do this with his own hands. Melchior caught his breath and dodged the zombie's grapple attempt. Pulling his fist back, he caught the zombie in a right hook and began a combo. By his 20th blow he had to get away and breath. It felt like his lungs were on fire.
Zombie lv3
HP 90/150
This was getting ridiculous. Why was it so hard to kill a single zombie? The zombie's health wasn't recovering, or this would take even longer. If he was going to do this, he needed to catch his breath faster.
Fisticuffs lv3 DMG 1 x lv +STR/2
To be fair if you'd chosen a different fighter class this zombie would be dead.
"Right thank you for your input. Any ideas how I can fix this?" Melchior asked.
This won't help you now. If you survive. Fisticuffs xp is dependent on how many punches are thrown and how much damage each punch deals.
Quest
Training
Requirement: Level Fisticuffs up to 10
Reward: Random Stat booster +10
"Thanks, you're a great guy A77911." Melchior said. He genuinely believed the beginning was just the ground rules.
In an hour the mist will disperse, and the zombies will know where you're hiding.
"Fuck!" Melchior shouted.
Melchior hit the zombie and stopped his combo at ten blows. The zombie managed to slap him as he retreated. Hard bony fingernails scraped across his arm.
-15HP
It hurt this was real. His arm wasn't healed by the gamer body. It remained cut open and bleeding. If he didn't find disinfectant, he would get gangrene or something worse.
Fisticuffs lv3
Melchior went all in and beat the zombie to its final death. When it was over, and he stood victorious. He looked down at the drop.
Worn combat boots x1 +5DEF
50% to next level
"More details." Melchior admonished.
Fine, DEF or defense decreases damage taken from physical and magical attack.
"Thank you." Melchior said. He heard shambling steps behind him and turned around. It was another zombie.
It was time to continue the long grind. He still had 40 minutes before the mist cleared. Hopefully, in that time he could level up.
A final punch cracked open the zombie's skull slaying it.
Brawler lv2 +4STR +6END +2DEX
Due to continuous battle END +1
New Skill unlocked: Target, Bulk Up
Target lv1 novice; 1 x lv +DEX/2 = CRT% CRT = double damage PP10xlv
Bulk UP lv1 novice 1 x lv + END/2 = Increases PHYS DMG & PHYS DEF 30s pp5xlv
Fisticuffs lv5 novice 1 x lv +STR/2 = PHYS Damage pp10xlv
HP 120 (+7/min)
MP 200 (+10/min)
STR 9
END 12
DEX 7
INT 20
WIS 10
CHA 2
LUK 10
Drop: 100Yen
Money! This place paid him to level up. This was the answer to his prayers. He just needed to become strong enough to kill these things with a single hit. Maybe a magic class would have been better. The game was right.
+1 Affection from the Game
AI A77911 (1/100) indifferent
+1 WIS for admitting when you are wrong.
Two zombies made their way in the alley moaning and third walked in cutting off his escape. He needed to improve bulk up quickly. He activated the skill feeling his muscles expand and his flesh constrict painfully. Gasping out, he barely backed away from a grapple. Raising his fist, he caught a zombie's flail and activated target. A small orange target lit up on the zombie's head. Hit after hit rained down on the zombie until its head caved in. He twisted around and tossed the unmoving corpse into the approaching zombies.
One stumbled back giving him the second he needed to close in on the other zombie. He missed the target zone with his first striking the zombie under the chin. As its head snapped back its arms flailed smashing into Melchior's chest.
-5HP
-5HP
HP110/120
Glancing down he saw new weaknesses. The zombie's knees. Melchior squatted down and punched the undead creature in the knees.
CRT!
The zombie's knee snapped in half like a dry limb. As the zombie fell Melchior rose with an uppercut, followed with a right hook, and grabbed the zombie by the back of the head. He twisted his hip and pushed towards the wall. The zombie's head impacted and smashed like a grape.
Due to taking a soul through a brutal act STR has increased by 4
Affection from the game has increased by 1.
Trait obtained [Brutal]
+25% chance to increase affection with Brutal characters.
Bulk up lv2
Target lv2
Fisticuffs lv8
The zombie managed to grab on to Melchior's shoulder and fell on him. The corpse dragged him to the ground and it immediately crawled on top of him mouth agape. Melchior's arms were pinned, and he had no time. He lowered his head and struck. Rotting teeth broke against his forehead as he struck. A second-strike shattered cartilage and a third made the zombie roll off him. Melchior crawled on top of the zombie lifted his left arm and drove his fist down on the zombie's weak point.
Brawler lv3 +6STR +9END +3DEX
HP 150 (+8/min)
MP 200 (+11/min)
STR 15
END 15
DEX 8
INT 20
WIS 11
CHA 2
LUK 10
Fisticuffs lv10
Target lv3
Bulk Up lv5
Drop: 500Yen
50kilogram vest x1: 20DEF Wear +1STR/hour to 20STR – +1STR/5hours to 50STR – +1STR/day to 100STR +1END /hour to 20END - +1END/5hours to 50END – +1END/day to 100END
Penalty -10PP to skills
Protein Shake x1 – Double STR gains for 10hours.
Melchior quickly equipped the vest. And downed the protein shake. This vest was easy street to becoming super strong. He felt the weight of the vest. Every step with it was slower. Just moving around with the vest was a hassle. He hated working out, but he loved the results.
The Mist has been Dispersed.
Melchior ran down the alley and threw himself through an open window. He heard the moans of a zombie and pushed himself up. The monster was small and light. It had the body of a little girl. That made it quick. Melchior managed to throw his fists up to cover his face when it pounced.
Ankle Biter lv5
Zombie Elite
HP 300
Main Stat DEX
It bit a chunk out of his arm before he shoved its head against a nearby table. With his other hand Melchior grabbed it by the back of its head. It ripped a chunk of flesh from his arm and began chewing on it when he started slamming her against the ground. Its face was pasted against the floor ruined with each strike. Soon the floor was covered with bone fragments and blood.
Drop
Rare
Biting Brass Knuckles x1 – A weapon built to augment fists. Adds 15 damage to strikes.
1000Yen
Class Level Up HP and MP recovered
Brawler lv5 +10STR +15END +5DEX
HP 210 (+10/min)
MP 200 (+11/min)
STR 19
END 21
DEX 10
INT 20
WIS 11
CHA 2
LUK 10
Fisticuffs lv12
Target lv5
Bulk Up lv8
New Skill Unlocked Brawler Stance
Brawler Stance lv1 (novice) +1%DMG x lv (Passive) +1%pp x lv
Quest
Training
Requirement: Level Fisticuffs up to 10
Reward: Random Stat booster +10
Complete
He could do this. Standing back up he put the Biting Brass Knuckles on. Combined with Bulk up and brawler stance he had 50.5 PHYS DMG add target and he had a chance to deal 101 PHYS DMG. This was getting addictive. A greedy smile spread across his face. He couldn't believe how much stronger he had become in a short time.
Melchior pulled the random stat booster from is inventory. It was in the form of a small pill. He downed and waited for something to happen.
Luck +10
20LUK
Alright he could use a little more luck. He sat down in a chair and picked glass out of his skin. He winced each time he pulled a piece out of his arm and tossed it on the ground. The bite wound on his hand was slowly stitching itself together. That wound alone had cost him 50HP. It was slow to stop bleeding.
He needed money and food. Melchior felt like he could pass out. How was he going to get out of here?
Glass broke as a zombie dove into the building. More zombies pounded against the door and one entered through the same window Melchior had.
He burst from his seat, grabbed a nearby chair and threw it into the closest zombie. While it was distracted Melchior got into his stance and punched the other zombie. The skull barely held out as Melchior took the zombie into a hook then a combo. It crumbled to the ground its skull smashed to pieces.
With a kick Melchior knocked the table over before he shoved it against the door. Then turned and uppercut the zombie he had hit with a chair. It stumbled back as Melchior's fist hit the glowing yellow sweet spot his target.
Crit
The zombie's head exploded like a grape dropping 100yen. Blood continued to flow from his wounds. Scratches he barely noticed and glass wounds that were slowly closing. The zombies smelled his blood that's why they were here. He needed to get out of here and let his wounds heal.
Melchior quickly searched the cabinets finding cooking oil. A can of kerosene some old saltines and a jar of peanut butter. He quickly opened the jar and ate what he wanted before tossing the rest in his inventory. That was going to have to hold him over. He covered the kitchen in kerosene before dragging the table to him. The zombies finally broke through the door just as he lit a match and tossed it in the kitchen. Zombies had no self-preservation.
Melchior made sure they were still on his trail when he shut the door and they burned on the other side.
Drops
1500yen
50kilo wrist weights +5 PHYS DMG +2STR/hour to 50STR +2STR/5hours to 100STR +2STR/day to 200STR -50pp
Due to your wise action and quick with +5 INT +5 WIS
Class lv up
Brawler lv9 +18STR +27END +9DEX
HP 330 (+14/min)
MP 250 (+16/min)
STR 26
END 33
DEX 14
INT 25
WIS 16
CHA 2
LUK 20
Brawler Stance lv5
Fisticuffs lv18
Target lv10
Bulk Up lv12
He equipped the weights and nearly fell over. They were heavy, and he was wearing more weight than he weighed. 50kilos on each arm was ridiculous. They added enough weight to his punches to make them hit even harder. He punched a door shattering it as he made his way to the street.
Moving his hands were a chore he'd be lucky if he could throw 20 punches before he was worn out. His arms were mostly healed since he removed the glass. His first hour passed without any increases. He was still moving. It was a struggle, but he followed the back alleys killing a few zombies.
Total Yen 5600
50kilo leg weights x1
His protein shake from earlier was still in effect when he increased in strength.
+8STR
34STR
Dungeon timed out
The second he returned to the real world he ran to the bathroom and dunked his head in the facet. This was ridiculous. If he continued like this, he would die. He'd only made 7000yen from this venture. That was nothing.
Tomorrows Dungeon will last 8 hours be starting at 12:00 hours
Quest
Zombie Slayer
Prerequisite: Slay 150zombies
Bonus: Slay boss
Bonus: ?
Bonus: ?
Rewards 50,000yen
Bonus reward: 100,000Yen
Bonus Reward: ?
Bonus Reward: ?
He'd have to do this tomorrow. If he managed to slay the boss that would be rent. There wasn't a failure option. Well killing 150 zombies wasn't impossible. He was starving he needed food. Melchior decided to go out to eat.