NOVEL NEXT chapter 9
9. Kill each other from now on
9. Kill each other from now on
[ You have acquired the ‘iron ring with an abnormality in time and space’. ]
‘A spatio-temporal abnormal accessory.’
The items obtained from level 2 gifts were gacha items.
A random luck item with stats and effects randomly attached to it in a set width according to the grade.
The first time I saw it, I remember being dumbfounded by the gacha item coming out of the gacha box.
‘It used to be said that gacha game companies make single games with gacha.’
[ Item Info ]
< An iron ring with an anomaly in time and space >
Originally, it was an ordinary iron ring, but for some reason, an abnormality in space and time has come to dwell in it.
You don’t know what kind of effect it will have until you try it.
Rank : Normal
Stats: Strength +2, Agility +3, Stamina -1, Magic -1
Special: Stamina recovery acceleration +2 for 10 seconds with a 15% chance when attacking
It is an item that cannot be called good.
However, Yoosung was positive.
‘Not bad. The mere fact that a usable item came out is lucky in itself, no matter what.’
You can’t be lucky forever.
Let’s be grateful for the benefit.
Originally, the relationship reward was like a kind of bonus reward, so it was very gambling-like, and I was annoyed when I expected it.
[ Obtained 351 Aggregates of Experience. ]
[ Acquired 1 investable stat point. ]
[ You have acquired the ether containing the skill, ‘Slash’. ]
‘This way is okay too.’
Most of the level 1 gifts showed the aggregate of experience.
This is an experience point, and in Wizardry Caliber, killing an enemy does not immediately increase the experience point, but you get it.
With this, you can raise your skill level and upgrade your specs.
[ Skill Info ]
< Swordsmanship Lv. 2 >
< Mind's Eye Lv. 0 >
< Feeling of the blind Lv. 0 >
It was such a shabby feeling.
Among them, ‘Eye of the Mind’ and ‘Feeling of the Blind’ can be seen from the fact that they are at level 0, but they cannot be used at all.
I tried to write that with my eyes closed, but in the end I couldn’t feel anything.
Even if you try to raise your experience, it’s not even activated, so won.
If you want to write, it seems like you are really protesting to give up your eyes.
But isn’t it impossible to dig out an intact eye?
Yoosung pressed the part that said ‘swordsmanship’ on the status window with his hand.
< Slash Lv. 3 >
< Stab Lv. 1 >
< Block Lv. 1 >
Derived skills tied to swordsmanship appear.
Originally, there were many skills, but Yoosung didn’t learn swordsmanship and only practiced wielding it, so he was shabby and had few skills.
But that’s how you can increase it little by little.
Yoosung paid attention to the ‘ether’ that came into his inventory.
In this way, if you already had a skill contained in ether, you could level it up by feeding it with ether.
[ The ether containing ‘Slash’ has been consumed. ]
[ Slash Lv. 3 -> Slash Lv. 4 ]
[ Increased slash attack power by 3%. ]
[ Slashing skill increased by 3%. ]
Well, it would be nice if the attack power went up.
The main focus was on cutting skills.
When your cutting skill goes up, you receive a series of corrections when performing a cutting action.
As I wrote it, I felt quite good about it.
‘Let’s make it up to level 5.’
These skills sometimes evolve at level 5.
An ordinary slash becomes an expert slash.
Of course, the performance is better and additional options are available.
[ 81 Experience Aggregates have been consumed. ]
[ Slash Lv. 4 -> Slash Lv. 5 ]
[ Increased slash attack power by 5%. ]
[ Slashing skill increased by 5%. ]
[ Swordsmanship Lv. 2 -> Swordsmanship Lv. 3 ]
[ Strength stat increased by 1. ]
[ Physical strength stat increased by 1. ]
[ Agility stat increased by 1. ]
[ Increased swordsmanship efficiency by 3%. ]
[ The skill ‘Slash’ can evolve. ]
[ Please select the evolution direction. ]
[ Skill Evolution ]
< Stronger Slash >
ㅡ Slash attack power is increased by 10%.
ㅡ Slash attack power increases by an additional 2% per skill level.
< More Efficient Slashing >
ㅡ Slashing skill increases by 5%.
ㅡ Increases slash speed by 5%.
ㅡ Slashing skill increases by 1% per skill level.
ㅡ Increases slash speed by an additional 1% per skill level.
‘More efficient cutting.’
There was nothing to think about.
If this were a game, needless to say, I would have chosen ‘stronger cut’, but the reality is different.
In the game, if you click a button, the character moves according to the set motion and the damage is applied according to the set.
But here you have to actually move your body.
A real sword is light to hold, but very annoying and heavy to wield.
Even if you practice every day, awkward movements come out, and there are many cases where the power and speed are sloppy, but the slashing skill dramatically compensated for that.
Even today’s Yooseong, an outsider, could use clean and disciplined movements as if he had become a talented master of swordsmanship if he had mastered his skills.
‘Because of the slashing, the level of swordsmanship has also risen. I’m already looking forward to swinging my sword. How advanced has it been?’
[ Agility 14 -> 15 ]
Yuseong, who had written stat points without forgetting, hurriedly prepared to go out.
‘I have to change my clothes first.’
[ Character Avatar ]
Ryo Wandering Warrior’s Hat
Ryo Wandering Samurai’s Black Coat
Pants of the Ryo Wandering Samurai
No appearance
Shoes of a Ryo Wandering Samurai
Wizardry Caliber also has an avatar function.
No matter what equipment you are wearing, you can overwrite it with your avatar’s appearance.
This is basically a single game, but it was a function that was created by supporting multiplayer where only users gather and party hunt.
However, there were so many bugs in the multiplayer that I was banned from entering within two weeks of launch, and all avatars that were supposed to be sold for money were released for free.
It was free to do something for a fee, but it was actually a multi-organization declaration, so the reaction was not very good.
‘It was a little fun to dress up the NPCs as avatars and play.’
Anyway, this feature was very useful here.
I don’t know what kind of mysterious action happened, but this avatar function chews up the physical element.
If you put on the armor and apply the avatar appearance, the armor disappears, but the defense is properly applied.
As if it were a real game.
[ Character Equipment ]
Mass production sunglasses
An Orient Samurai’s Ordinary Steel Sword
Plain Scaled Helm
Plain Scaled Armor
Plain Scaled Gaiters
Plain Scaled Gauntlets
Plain Barb Shoes
Roughly like this.
Ever since I first got on the carriage with Anise, Meteor had been like this.
If you do this, your defense will be secured and you won’t have to wear scaled armor that gets in the way, so it’s really convenient.
Doesn’t it feel like a player’s privilege?
Of course, there was no penalty at all, so there was no physical protection of the armor, and it felt like the weight was pressing on the body and slowing it down.
However, once you get used to it, it’s bearable enough.
It might be better to think of strength training while securing the defense power of iron armor at all times.
‘Whoa, I’m nervous.’
From now on, I’m going to do something less romantic.
So, I was going to wear a disguise to hide my identity.
Yooseong removed the basic outfit from the avatar box and put other clothes in it.
He wore all kinds of black clothes, including a black shirt, black pants, and a black jacket, and wore a gray mask and even a robe that covered his face.
[ Appearance has been applied. ]
With this, the disguise is complete.
I didn’t forget to wrap the sword hilt with a bandage.
Then, after pulling out his sword and stopping time, he quickly exited the inn and casually hid in a back alley.
Details like this are important to maintain the concept.
Do you really need to show someone the appearance of hiding something?
As long as you don’t get caught, it’s good enough, so it was good to minimize things that could be caught.
–
‘I found it.’
Late at night, near the location of the map the man drew, I found a cave that seemed to be a den of bandits.
Unlike the game, there is no navigation, so it took a while.
Yuseong, who was completely disguised, stood proudly in front of the vigil guard guarding the cave.
“Who are you!”
“Nice to meet you.”
Yooseong, who changed his voice and answered, snapped his thumb and drew his sword.
Just as paint spreads on transparent water, the world hardens at a speed that the eye cannot even follow.
Everything except the meteor stopped moving.
The so-called ‘time stop of pleasure’.
Then, it was the turn of the ‘cleavage of pleasure’.
I fixed my posture, took a light deep breath, and cut the vigil three times with a big movement.
Cheack-!
‘Oh.’
Unbelievably neat swordsmanship.
There was always something that bothered me while swinging the sword, but this time it was alleviated considerably by raising the skill level.
‘The growth is fast because it is definitely entering the mainstream.’
After giving the evaluation like that, the suspension was lifted while leading.
“!”
The watch that stopped for a moment flinched and then hardened again…….
“Quaaaaa!”
The mountain screams to leave.
Since the cut was really painful, it was impossible.
“What happened!”
“Raid? Is it a raid?!”
“Weapons! Raise your arms!”
I heard the sound of bandits preparing for battle from inside.
‘I need to warm up a bit.’
After the delay is over, I pull out the sword and time stops again.
Every time the sword came out of the scabbard, a struggle of astonishment and pain began.
“Kuuk!”
“Sa, disappeared?”
“Here! No, W here!?”
“Quaaaaagh!”
After all of them were cut two or three times without knowing why, they couldn’t even dare to attack Yoosung anymore.
Yuseong, sitting in the boss’s seat, knelt down the bandits in the cave and said.
“I really hate bandits like you. But I like tough guys. I will only save one person here.”
Then, the general with a Western-style beard looked at the meteor with bewildered eyes.
“Yes…… ?”
Meteors cannot kill people.
Strictly speaking, it’s not impossible to kill, but it was very inefficient and cumbersome.
It was because the bugged sword’s absurd effect, which felt like a cut but did no actual damage, was being applied to the entire body.
There was no damage even if I used a weapon other than this sword.
Even if you hit it with your fist.
It seems that just by wearing this time-stopping sword, the effect is applied to all attacks.
On the subject of not even dismounting, that is.
“Did you understand?”
As explained earlier, this cave was not created naturally, but a place where cursed items were hidden a long time ago.
In order to open the hidden peace, a ghost was needed.
That’s quite a lot of things that have just died.
Due to the nature of not being able to kill directly, it is very cumbersome and annoying to get enough ghosts, but you have to use this method.
“Kill each other from now on.”