A week passed since Mike made the bet . His second skill could be described as tailor made for him . After clearing the 1-8 dungeon called five orc group Mike thought of trying to clear the last pit dungeon . Naturally he chose some monster suitable for him , after all if he tried to fight against skeleton mage he would be pretty much doomed if he couldn''t kill the mage .
Thus he has a choice between a bear , 10 orcs , or 5 wolfs with 1 alpha as the last dungeon he wanted to conquer .
(AN: there are many pit dungeons , for example there are kobold archers , frogs which vomit acid etc. , however Mike only chose melee duels)
Even though he could skip the last pit and try to get into a dungeon group to clear dungens above 1-9 and get rewards from it , he didn''t do it . The reason is simple , he already tasted the benefit of being strong . In this one week he earned enough points to go into the bath house everyday , eat 3 meals per day which consisted of double or even triple huge servings of noodles , meat or rice and he could replace his rags with clothes which turned into rags after one or two fights .
So what would change if he applied to a group ? Nothing , after all one dungeon wouldn''t allow him to get a lodging immediately . Nowadays he even thought of doing a dungeon alone , however he dismissed it since never fought against groups more than 5 . What would happen if he encountered a dungeon boss with more than 10 monsters ? Since it is impossible to leave a dungeon without any special methods he would only have one choice : Death !
Walking into the 5 Orc Pit Mike prepared to fight against this group . A normal orc would be only around 1.6 meters which is almost a head smaller than Mike . Thus he only has to disable one or two orcs and then he would be able to finish the other 3 with ease .
Dashing towards the first orc Mike grabbed into its eyes and killed it immediately , since it was only a weak orc it was no wonder .
At first he kinda wondered about the pit system , since real monsters from other worlds are taken how can the dungeon different between orcs ? Well through Mikes experience he felt that each pit has an upper limit and a lower limit . So the strenght of each monster variates and so the difficulty .
For example once Mike met 5 orc warriors who wore leather armors and rusty swords , he almost died in the battle . Now he got lucky and only met 5 orc civilians .
Though each monsters give different points in average one could say an orcs gives 20 points killed .
It may be only 5 points or even up to 40 points , however one can only pray that there won''t appear a strong group or else one will perish .
Kneading his back Mike thought of trying his last dungeon and then apply to one of the groups to raid a dungeon . Maybe he will get lucky and get a set item on the first run . Thus enabling him to sell it for a few thousands or even a few millions of points if the item is rare .
After he got the skill book he tried to find where to find another skill book . It was quite easy to find the information after he knew that skill books existed , he frowned over the price though .
The cheapest one would be 10k points and there was no upper limit . He even saw some skill book which sold for over billions of points .
Walking towards the Dungeon portal Mike decided to do his last pit and then search for a group to clear a dungeon .
Selecting the Bear Pit 1-9 Mike clenched his hands into fists , he already discarded his basic sword and his axe . After all they got blunt and it is way better to temper his hands .
Just as he grinned and believed that he would smack the bear into his death he gaped .
He gaped in front of the bear . He only imagined normal bear , the worst case a grizzly bear at the size of a car .
But what stood at front him is was hind bear . A three meter tall giant .
Despair filled Mike , how should he kill that ? Just as he believed that it would be the end the hind bear noticed him .
An earthshattering roar sounded through the pit . Opening his jaw the bear spew fire .
Trying to dodge Mike failed . His left shoulder felt the pain of being burned .
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !" howled Mike while tears let his vision get blurry .
Without he is doomed .
As if mocking him the hind bear smacked Mike towards the wall . His left shoulder being crippled Mike faced death .
Looking at his Hp Mike smiled bitterly : 17/425
Even if his speed and strenght get enhanced by 40.8 each he wouldn''t be able to fight against this bear .
Suddenly he felt peaceful , as if one would mediate in front of a beautiful landscape .
Is this death ?
Seeing how the Hind Bear didn''t move Mike searched for something which may give him hope . Nothing more than stones and dirt surrounded him , however he searched in his inventory . He didn''t bought any weapons , only corpses of his killed monsters were there .
Taking out the corpses Mike howled liked a madman . Abruptly the entire pit filled itself with corpses full of orcs , goblin and wolfs .
(AN: it may sound like too much corpses , but remember he did many runs in different dungeons , from 1-3 - 1-8 he only faced groups . Not only that , orcs may be only 1.6meters but their are pretty fat . And the pit high is unlimited only the space .)
Feeling the dead body squeezing on him Mike could hear how the hind bear howled in anger . After all one wouldn''t find it amusing if one is bathing in dead bodys .
Using his fire breath the hind bear burned all corpses in his way . The little ant he tried to kill disappeared in the mass of corpses , however he shouldn''t be far away . After all he could rush from one end to the other with only a few seconds .
Meanwhile Mike "swam" in the sea of corpses only using his right hand and his legs to push himself forward . He tried to use as little force as possible to get unnoticed from point a to point b .
Breaking of one of the sharp fangs of a wolf with his right hands Mike prepared to jump out and run towards the hind bear with his utmost speed . His goal would be the hind bears eyes .
It may sound stereotype , however it is his only choice . It may be that the eyes would be the most protected , however he didn''t know what else he could do .
Running towards the bear Mike tried not to make any noise . But he faild and thus the bear looked at him .
Since it was pretty much useless to hide any longer Mike howled and rushed towards the hind bear .
A flame brushed his entire front body as the hind bear ripped the front body out .
Two legs dropped on the ground while Mike felt how the tongue of the bear coiled around him to chew to death .
Hacking the tooth into the soft tongue of the bear caused the bear to howl out . With force the bear tried to use his tongue to guide Mike towards his tooths .If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.
However Mike voluntary slipped towards the throat of the bear .
Feeling the slimy spit of the bear touching his bloody lower part Mike bit his lips causing it to bleed .
Using the Fang of the wolf as a holding Stick Mike tried to stay in the throat of the bear .
The Bear coughed wildly , it tried to breath however Mike seemed like a seal on his throat .
Choking the bear tried to cough Mike , however it failed .
In the end it bashed against the wall to let the vibrations hit Mike in his throat .
In this time second appeared like days , Mike hoped that the Bear would die .
Using his right Hand Mike held the teeth and tried to grip it harder and harder . The Spit of the bear seemed like glitchy slime and his hand felt how he lost the grip .
Feeling eternal darkness surrounding him Mike felt peaceful . It seems like he will die .
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(Sry , i couldn''t help but do this *^*)
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As Mike woke up he could feel his legs which were ripped off by the bear .
A system Panel greeted his eyes :
[ You''ve slayed fire cub King Molor , you absorbed the spirit of its power ]
[ + 100 Vitality + 100 Strength ]
[ You received Trait of the Bear ]
[ You leveled up , congratulation on reaching level 2 ]
[ + 25 Base Health ]
[ You learned Path of Cleansing(0/5) - ]
[ Full Healing of Body and Mind ]
Laughter sounded through the air as Mike felt happy that he survived through this hell .
Standing up he lied in a sea of smelling corpses .
However the so called King Molor disappeared .
Without any reason to stay any further Mike left the dungeon without collection the smelly corpses .
As soon as he stepped out of the dungeon he howled : "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !"
Wiping his tears aways he smiled . Alive !
Breathing a few times he laughed . Laughing for a few minutes he calmed down , his mouth still formed into a smile .
The feeling of being alive is soo gooood ~
Checking his stats he called upon his stats , he got his next skills . Not only that , he got a few stats buff since he killed the bear lord that seemed to be invincible .
[ Mike Lv 2 ]
HP 450/450
STR: 128 AGI: 23 VIT: 139 Body : 99
Strong Body : +400 HP
Mortal Madness : +10% missing HP to STR and AGI
Path of Cleasing(0/5): Temper your Skin
Trait of Bear : '' - ''
Frowning about his lack of agility Mike tried to think about how should he fix that problem . Even though his strength and vitality are quite high the lack in agility may cost his life if the opponent is stronger than him .
Well not that he can do anything in a short time .
What interested him is the fact that he achieved a skill which he has to train . Since he has to train for it the bonus shouldn''t be so bad right ?
So how can he temper his skin ? Cutting it open so it regenerates ? No , that will only hurt his skin .
After spending some points for a feast to celebrate his victory , he tried to push the matter with skin tempering to another day , because joining a group will bring more advantage to him than getting stronger .
Sitting in a restaurant he checked a few bigger raid partys . Even though a small group may be more familiar , but it is way easier to get into an argument .
Suddenly a message appeared from BunBunnyBun :
[ Hey FronTank , we got a slot free in our raid in Windy Plains 1-678 . ]
[ You don''t need to do anything , you don''t even have to come . However it is free loot if we use the maxium capacity ]
Wondering why BunBunnyBun got the perfect request moment he answered with a yes .
[ Okay , the raid duration is about a month . Mainly there are wolfs , and the bosses are 8 mini bosses and the alpha . Everyone can keep their loot . Just prepare some food and don''t be a hindrance . ]
[ By the way , it is not me who is doing the raid . It will be Crusadordeath ]
Sending a friendship request to bunbunnybun Mike stood up and prepared for the raid .
"Thank god , i didn''t now why but the grandfather of Elizabeth forced her to carry a few melee fighters with her ." sounded a female voice through the panel .
Surprised that BunBunnyBun is a female Mike casually responded : "Fine with me , after all i get free loot . Besides 1-678 is quite hard for me . However i heard that the set in the windy plains are not the best for melee , to say it in other words it is pretty bad compared to the other sets . So why does the grandfather forces her own granddaughter ?"
Prior to his awakening Mike would find it akward to talk to girls , after all he is one of the shy-types . But after fighting in the dungeons for two weeks his personality changed in 180° .
(AN: It may sound a little bit unbelievable , a shy guy changing completely in only 2 weeks ? But remember that the life of each of us may crumble in the split of a second . Remember life is fragile so don''t take it for something granted .)
"I don''t know why , but her grandfather threatened her with the possibility of staying in her home for the next weeks . So her only possibility was it to gather as much melee fighters as he could . You are one of those , though many refuses . After all the set is really thrash compared to other sets . So ... will you join ? They will move out in a few hours and stay the night in the dungeon to familiar themselfs ." said BunBunnyBun .
Using the voice chat which is opened for friends Mike answered : "Okay i am going . When do we gather ?"
"I think in a few hours . My big brother will be in the raid as well . I will talk to him so that he will inform you when they are ready ." said BunBunnyBun .
"Okay bye ." said Mike as he stopped the voice chat .
Walking out he dashed towards the most important things he want to get . Food , weapons and a sleeping bag .
For food he only chose jerky and bread . Even though the food in the inventory won''t spoil , cooked soup won''t be warm if taken out .
Buying a good axe for about 1k points , which emptied his pockets , as well as a fur coat to fight against the temperature and a sleeping bag he prepared himself for the raid .
Afraid of being lied upon and then laughed at ? Well , one day he would buy the stuff whether he this is a joke or a real raid .
After putting the sleeping bag and the axe in his now empty inventory he pulled the fur coat over his shoulders .
Putting the hoody over his head he felt the soft material . Good Coat !
Waiting for the message to arrive he could hear a friend request being send in .
Accepting he could hear a male voice : "Hmm .... So you are the acquainted person of my little sister ?"
"And ? When does the raid start ?" asked Mike while ignoring the question .
"In twenty minutes . How about the grouping room ? After all the raid will be conducted by many units together . Ah , before i forget : " said the male voice .
[ Non harm contract , accept ? ]
Accepting it Mike walked into the dungeon portal , only to arrive in a waiting room . Nobody was there except a single male .
Looking to be in his early 20s , a handsome black guy .
"Hi , i am Akira ." smiled Akira while glitter surrounded him .
Rubbing his eyes Mike looked again , indeed glitter surrounded Akira .
"So why are you the only one here ? Where is the rest ?" aske Mike .
"Ehm..... well since you are new to the raid i hope that you can help the support division a little big with the physical stuff . They have pretty good skills but are pretty weak at running , fighting or even carrying stuff ." explained Akira with a smile .
"Oh ok . Nice to meet you and thanks for letting me participate in the raid ." said Mike while holding his hands towards Akira .
Taking the hands of Mike a friendly greet seemed to appear .
Akira seemed to grip a little hard , however Mike indicated it as a test and gripped with full force .
"Hahahaha , indeed good ." smiled Akira , confirming the thought of Mike .
After sending Mike towards the real waiting room Akira frowned . That grip hurt like hell !
Even though he already awakened for about 8 years he wasn''t a fighter who trained his strength , causing his strenth stat not being over 50 .
At first he wanted to confirm which little f*cker dared to be acquainted with his sister . However as he saw the murderous gaze lurking in the shadow of the hoody , he could feel sweat pouring out of his body . Even with his 8 years experience he still couldn''t get used to the gaze of the beasts .
Adding that with the fact that the acquaintance of his sister is taller than him who is 1.8 meters and way broader than him he felt a little bit Intimidated .
However he regained his confidence in a few seconds and heard the greetings of the boy causing him to feel not bad about his future brother in law . Only the fact that he is a melee fighter caused him to worry , but he supported the love of his sister !
(AN: Many notes .... too many notes but read the future raid scene and you will understand how a 8-year "veteran" is still afraid .)
Arriving in the real waiting room Mike felt how the gazes penetrated him .
A skinny youth received him .
"Are you one of those melee leechers ?" asked the skinny youth with a questioned face .
"Yea ." replied Mike in a short sentence while deciding his wall to lean on .
Without looking how the youth seemed to look Mike walked towards the least populated wall and leaned on it .
"Well i am Mark , we leechers have to work together or else we will be bullied by the majority . After all they are all seem to be ..... " exclaimed the skinny youth in a whipser .
"Hey ! Hey ! Don''t deem us the bad site ." a male voice sounded through the air .
With an interested look Mike gazed at the source . Not because of the content , but because of the fact that a dwarf said it . A dwarf like in the tales with a brown beard , brown hair and a small but broad build .
Holding a musket he laughed at Mike : "Hahahaha ! Don''t feel uncomfortable ! We are just like a rowdy family ."
*Clap* *Clap*
"Okay , we are all assembled . 568 Ranged fighters and 396 support fighters are participating in this raid . The rest is filled with melee fighters or relatives who need experiences . Towards those who are getting carried please help the support fighters in their duty . Okay , Start !" declared Akira after clapping twice .
Soon the first members disappeared in a white light . After a while Mike disappeared from the waiting room .
Arriving at the normal circle Mike stepped out . Wind brushed his coat causing it to swing with the wind .
A white moon dived the endless sea of grass in a silver shade .
Seeing how the other people spread their camps Mike prepared his sleeping bag .
Lying in the warm cocoon Mike spent his first night in a dungeon .