-Prelude(5) -
Some days passed since the incident of Yonezawa, and everything started to settle down, although partially. Slowly, people all over the world got used to the fact that they now had one less city. As for the people of Japan, although they still mourn for the loss, they still went on with their daily business. The government tried best to minimize the effect of such an incident on the common populace as much as they could. Thanks to that, it didn't evolve to a mass panic; people still lived in fear, especially those who had a few dungeons in their town. It's not only in Japan; even people from other countries felt the same concern.
Every town in every country has one or two dungeons, or maybe even more. So people were afraid that they are next on the list. They were fearful that while they sleep, a monster would come out and wipe them all out. Unfortunately, no one can do anything about this kind of fear.
On a certain evening, the world rocked to its core once again, when news about a vast dessert covering in black fog spread around. It was like every other day when a group of hunters booked a private copter to there to try their luck with desert monsters and maybe level up while at it. But instead, they were greeted with a huge landmass covered in dark fog, it's as if they came to another place by mistake. Those brave hunters tried to traverse the fog, trying to see what’s beyond it, but they never returned. It was through the driver of the copter that the world became aware of such an incident.
A huge desert, famous for its powerful monsters and rare precious drops that would sell for millions in market, a hot spot for hunters to gather and hunt, so much so that, a huge hunter-only town was even opened there, was now covered in a dark fog that didn’t allow anything to pass through it. And those who were brave enough to traverse would get instantly killed by something beyond it.
This instantly attracted the attention of hunters more than the general populace as it directly affected them. The desert contained a huge city dedicated only to hunters to sell off their stuff without involving a third party. In this way, they can also hoodwink the government of their respective countries or regions. Moreover, there was a black market in that place, where one could find any stuff, although a little expensive. Even some of the forbidden items could be found there.
Moreover, a few rumored criminals who had surpassed level 200 and banned from nearly all countries reside. For such a place to suddenly vanish within a mysterious dark fog, hunters suddenly felt that things were a little familiar. Something like this had happened at north too, not too long ago at that. Hunters who were more knowledgeable about north matters started to notice something amiss.
But as expected, since no common people were involved in this, this didn’t cause as much a stirring worldwide as it did when Yonezawa was slaughtered. People even gave the incident the moniker of ‘Tragedy of Japan.’ By the orders of Elders’ association, the government never announced the casualty count to the public, those few who were involved directly were all warned to keep their silence over this matter.
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To Kenshin, nothing mattered more. He was rather worried about Mito. Events transpired at Yonezawa had created a deep impact in his heart. Mito had three dungeons, one destroyed, but still, two remained. If two more people like Core or that kid from Sylph race has to come out of it, it will be over. Following the old man whose name he didn’t know or bothered to ask’s lead, he tried to find that man he recommended. But he was disappointed to find him not available at the moment.
Although he was disappointed, something good also happened, his system finally came back online. His new system was way more detailed than before, with many things displayed in more detail than before. A few new things added while some evolved. As he had expected, all his stats had a comprehensive increase. Not only that, he was able to see all his sub-stats. But while these were all good and all, what made him more ecstatic was the fact that he can now directly increase his sub-stats value with his AP rather than only increasing the main stat and leave it to the luck to see which sub-stats gets the more benefit.
Effects:
1
5% gain to all stats per level
2
50% more EXP when Killing a monster
3
INT+5, DEF+5, STR+5 every level
LEVEL
104
EXP STATUS
10%
HEALTH POINTS
MAGIC POINTS
TITLES
1
Bane of Specters
2
Surpasser
ATTRIBUTES
ATK
DEF
MAGIC
2500
1850
7000
STR
2500
BLOCK(100% of DEF)
1850
INT(MAG/2)
3500
JUMP(5% of STR)
125
GUARD(P)100% of DEF
1850
WIS
2000
PULL(20% of STR)
500
BASH(60% of DEF + 20% of ATK)
1610
FLOW(INT 40%+WIS 60%)
2600
PUSH(20% of STR)
500
GUARD(M)20% of MAGIC + 20% of DEF
1770
PURITY(INT 50%+WIS 50%)
2750
PUNCH(80% of STR)
2000
BLOCK(M)50% of MAGIC
1900
UNDERSTANDING(50% of WIS)
1000
KICK(110% of STR)
2750
DEFLECT(P) 2% of DEF
37
CONTROL(in % out of 100)
60
KNEE(80% of STR)
2000
DEFLECT(M) 2% of MAGIC
140
SLAM(20% of STR)
500
PHYSIQUE(PHY)
WILL
AGILITY
3000
1400
2000
LUCK
500
SENSORY PERCEPTION
250
INTENT
1400
SPRINT
2KM/SEC
HEART
100%
MANIFESTATION
700
WALK
0.02KM/SEC
BRAIN
100%
SPECTRUM AWARENESS
20%
JOG
0.2KM/SEC
RECOVERY
100 PHY/SEC
REALITY AWARENESS
5%
TEMPORAL AWARENESS
20%
ABSORPTION
70%
INTERFERENCE(SA)
2%
DEF(60% of PHY)
1,800
INTERFERENCE(RA)
0.20%
STAMINA
5,100
UNASSIGNED AP
0
UNASSIGNED SP
0
PASSIVE SKILLS
SKILL NAME
LEVEL
EXP% OF 100
EFFECT
COST
PASSIVE REGENERATION
20
99
20% HP/1 sec
N/A
TIRELESS BODY
11
25
11% of Fatigue reduction
N/A
MIRROR REFLECTION
25
66
25% damage reflected back
N/A
SWORD MASTERY
7
12
additional 70 ATK while using a sword
N/A
UNARMED COMBAT EXPERTISE
9
12
additional 90 ATK while unarmed
N/A
HIGHSPEED MOVEMENTS
18
0.5
AGI+18%
N/A
SCYTHE MASTERY
6
54
additional 60 ATK while using a scythe
N/A
CHILD OF EARTH
2
0.2
PHY, STR, DEF all +10%
N/A
HEART OF RHYTHM
2
0.2
2% more sensitive to vibrations
N/A
PHYSICAL DAMAGE RESISTANCE
5
1
2.5% immune to all physical attacks
N/A
MAGICAL DAMAGE RESISTANCE
2
1
1% immune to all magical attacks
N/A
PASSIVE FIRE RESISTANCE
1
0
0.5% fire damage reduction
N/A
RESIST AIR
MAXED
N/A
Decreases Air resistance by 50%
N/A
RESIST OBSTACLE
MAXED
N/A
probability of facing an obstacle reduced by 50%
N/A
SWIM LIKE A FISH
MAXED
N/A
water pressure decreases by 20%
N/A
RESIST WATER
MAXED
N/A
50% reduction in water resistance
N/A
AIR STEP
MAXED
N/A
leap once in the air
N/A
WATER STEP
MAXED
N/A
leap once in the water
N/A
DRAGON SENSE
4
54
senses of a dragon that alerts about the danger beforehand
N/A
FORCE DISRUPTION
12
2
6% disrupts all offensive force, 30% DEF
N/A
ACTIVE SKILLS
SKILL NAME
LEVEL
EXP% OF 100
EFFECT
COST
REPLICATION
25
50
20 STA/USE
SHAPESHIFT
5
12
5 STA/use
FIRE MANIPULATION
2
0.34
100/minute
EXPLODING DOMAIN
2
26
150/minute
REMOTE DETONATION
NIL
10MP/use
KING'S PRESENCE
5
1
2 WIL/use
SUMMON MINIONS
10
19
50 MP/use
GIVE
1
99
5 MP/use
DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY MANIPULATION
12
50
50 MP/minute
OPPOSITES
20
3.14
50 MP/minute
CREATE DUNGEON
4
2
50 MP/use
RESPAWN
1
2
10 MP/use
BURROW
6
2
20 MP/use
STONE SKIN
8
97
10 MP/use
EARTHEN SLICER
5
47
40 MP/use
SHAKE
10
11.111
12 MP/use
IMPACT TOUCH
4
55.5
20 MP/use
STURDY BODY
5
46
15 MP/use
LURE
1
23.5
5 MP/use
BLEEDING
4
58.3
5 MP/use
CONFUSION
4
5.2
5 MP/use
MAGIC DRAIN
2
100
20 STA/use
PLASMA BLAST
1
14
20 MP/use
WHIRLWIND
1
0
10 MP/use
DIVINE SKILLS
SKILL NAME
LEVEL
EXP% OF 100
EFFECT
COST
STARFALL DOMINION
3
20
causes 3000 magic damage and an extra 2% Penetration damage peruse.
50 MP/use
But there was also a problem with a few sub-stats that couldn’t be increased or shows its value in percentage rather than numbers. In those cases, he could only add the points to the main stat and hope for the best.
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And also, he finally tried to use the [Evolution Token] on his physique, he had already experienced the problem of having enough power but not strong enough to use them. But unfortunately, he couldn’t. while using, he got the following message;
[Warning: Evolution Token couldn’t find an energy source, please find an energy source to successfully use the token.]
Now, this dampened his mood a lot, it was especially true when he didn’t even know what a power source was in the first place or where to find it. It was like the fruit is right in front of him, but he couldn’t reach it because the tree is tall, and he also didn’t have a ladder to scale the tree. In this situation, the ladder was the energy source that was required for the [Evolution Token] to show its effect. Of course, he only reached this conclusion after thinking about it for a day, and when he did, he became even more depressed.
In the end, he had to temporarily shelve his thoughts about evolving.
For the time being, his and Joy’s full effort was on bringing Chiba to their level. In that regard, Chiba proved to be even more diligent than them. The uselessness she felt before became the driving force for her to become strong. Unlike Kenshin or Joy, she didn’t have any grand reason to become stronger, she only wanted to stand and fight together with her newfound friends, whom she didn’t want to lose.
Despite what common people think, hunters are also humans. They also have all the basic needs of a human, they can also feel lonely and seek the warmth of a friend. Chiba was just a little girl who had to grow up too quickly due to circumstances forcing her. One one side her growing power and on the other side her wish to make her mother happy and live a happy life. She had to make a decision that costed her childhood, and even though she joined a friendly guild, that changed when the said guild became too addicted to power and forget their roots. The little girl, who made such a guild as her second home, had to see her friends going bad and her home transforming into something that she could no longer recognize.
The impact was too heavy on the poor girl’s heart. During these dark times, she met Kenshin inside a dungeon, a chance encounter at best, but that encounter changed her life for the best. Through Kenshin, she met Joy, a funny but kind man who liked to sometimes make perverted jokes. She also found a friend in the form of Yuki, who’s status was so special that they shouldn't have been able to even meet her, but she became their friend.
Chiba, no matter what, didn’t want to lose this small circle she found herself in. She wanted to quickly improve herself so that she could remain inside this little circle where everything was warm and cozy.
It's her deepest wish, as well as the driving factor that she needed to push herself forward.
