Re: Player

Chapter 15: [Shadows(II)!]

Grade: Epic!

Difficulty: Impossible

Objective:

-Find information about the Array that is going to summon the Fallen Goddess!

Rewards:

+2 All Stats

+5 Free Attributes

+5000 Exp!

+Skill: One way out!

Remark: There is light in the shadows. There are shadows in the light too.]

While the pain was a lot… the reward, especially the [One Way Out!] was more than enough to freshen me up. Was it because of the difficulty?

[One Way Out!] was a skill that allowed you to combine all the stats in one, shifting the other stats to 0 for a limited time. It was a double-edged sword but was an excellent one, nonetheless.

[Dexterity: 19 -> 30]

Putting all my free attribute points in Dexterity, I then moved out, picking up the dual blades from Mira\'s grip. Jumping out of the room, I reached the bottom, this time pretty much with no injuries.

And without any further ado…

[Frenzy!]

I began running. This time to the center of the town.

I could feel myself being chased. A welcomed improvement compared to being watched no matter how fast I was.

Walking through the alleys, I jumped from one point to another, using parkour with my increased Dexterity, it was easy to move through the obstacles in between the streets. While it was fun, I was more concerned about the Array in the center of the town.

Frenzy ended after 20 seconds from the start, but with the speed I was running, I reached a point where the Summoning Array was visible about 500 meters away. It was like a big magic circle at the center of the town. The dark clouds were especially dense at its center.

"Almost there," I mumbled as I kept running… however, the one who was chasing me… I could feel her getting closer to me… and after a few seconds…

[You Have Died!]

[Game Over!]

[Loading from last Save Point!]

[Loading Complete!]

I woke up again as I got ready again. This time, once again, using [Frenzy!]

But when I reached the near spot where [Frenzy!] ended and the Array was visible.

[Battle Zone!] I locked onto the Array as I activated my skill and began running even faster than before.

As expected, I reached the Array, placed on the ground. It was a red-coloured Array made up of blood… probably of the people of this town. Looking at the it, I did not know what to do with it…

So..

-BOOM!!!

I used all my strength to hit it as hard as I could, breaking the stones that formed the array.

[You Have Died!]

[Game Over!]

[Loading from last Save Point!]

[Loading Complete!]

"Let\'s do this the other way," I decided as I used [Battle Zone!] this time, locking on the Array that I knew existed in the center. I couldn\'t see it, but since I have seen it before, locking on it was possible.

The problem, however, was…

-Thud!

After going completely blind, I ended up hitting the wall on my first try.

[Loading Save Point!]

I tried again. Failed again.

[Loading Save Point!]

Made through the first turn. Hit the wall on the second.

[Loading Save Point!]

It was like a puzzle game for me, as I tried over and over as fast as I could.

Using [Mana Zone] wasn\'t an option since even the air was polluted with dense mana. Everything was pretty much dark no matter where I looked. All I could do was try and try. All I did was try and try.

And after over a hundred tries…

\'Finally,\' I smiled as I reached the Array, turning my [Battle Sense] off.

Looking around, I found the area rather bland, with nobody around. Except for the blood Array, the entire area was rather empty… too empty, in fact. My eyes looked at the Array as I questioned myself if I should go destroy it?

"So. You have found the Array of Summoning, huh? Congratulations are in order, I presume," an old feeble voice came from the dark alley opposite to where I came from. An old lady in her late 60s, walked out of there as she looked at me with a rather calm look.

[Name: ???

Class: ???

Level: ???]

"I guess so. Grandma… you sure someone as feeble as you should be walking out alone on these lonely streets? You might get robbed, you know?" I joked as I put my dagger in. Letting my guard down.

I still can\'t fight these monsters. I need information… as much as I can have.

"Ho! Ho! Ho! You don\'t need to be so cautious about me. The one whom you should be worried about is yourself, young one," she spoke with a gentle and calm smile.

"I guess so. We should all look out for ourselves first. What do you think this Array is for?" I asked, feigning ignorance a little. She looked at me and then covered her face as she spoke,

"It\'s just a children\'s drawing on the streets. Pay no heed to it."

Well. Doesn\'t seem like I am getting any information by pretending to be an idiot here.

"Is that so? I almost thought this was an Array of Summoning for the Fallen Goddess Miraka. Phew! Almost had me there," I wiped a fake sweat as I looked at the granny with a bright smile, making her cautious of me.

Her eyes, previously calm, now were narrowing at me.

"Who are you?" She asked as she looked at me with a slight glare.

"I am… Batman," I spoke in a serious low pitched voice as I moved closer to her. One step at a time, not worrying about death as of now.

\'Let\'s measure her powers for this turn. We can get the information, the orthodox way later,\' I nodded in my mind as I just got an idea that would help me finish the quest fast.

But for now… let\'s gauge the old lady\'s power.