Chapter 70：Core (2/2)
Details: Kill 5 Evil Rats within 1 week.
Rewards: 100 GP
Status: ongoing...
Progress: 1/5 killed
Remaining Time: 102hr: 22min: 49sec
He still had much time left to complete his mission but he needed money so he had to do it now. So that he could acquire another mission with much higher rewards.
Before he proceeded, Yman suddenly stopped on his feet. He remembered that Almina invited him yesterday. And it seems around this time that the open forum in the auditorium will start. He wanted to message her but then again, he doesn't have her IDA or Identification address. So he could not contact her.
Yman exhaled and thought, probably, Almina just pitying him. She must be thinking that he could not find a group because he was hated by most trainees in the academy. Regardless, there was a high chance for him to be suspended in the academy, so it was useless now for him to join a group. It's better to finish his mission first so that he could keep enough money when the time comes that he has to leave.
After that, he would start to find another job in this world until the higher-ups on the Outerworld decide to pull him out here.
Hmm... maybe he goes and travels to some places in this world too together with Yana and Sistela. It's a waste to just leave in this world without seeing what's beyond that horizon. Yman thought as he looked at the distance where his eyes landed on the far away shade where the sky meets the mountains.
One and a half hour had passed,
Keeeeeek, keeeeeek!
Two Evil Rats rushed towards him in a zig-zag movement.
Yman threw a dagger. The first rat evaded it by jumping to his left but the one behind had no way but to retreat in order to dodge. Yman rushed immediately. Seeing the person in front rushing towards them, the first rat increased its speed and leaped to bite the person.
However, the person suddenly twisted his body to the right in a hasty motion. The rat's eyes followed the person but his body was late to react.
Next second, the rat felt someone rudely grabbed his tail. Then the world seemingly became hazy and blurred as the rat felt he was spinning.
A second later, Bang! The Evil Rat felt excruciating pain when its body bumped into something. The Evil Rat coughed muddy black blood in its mouth.
It forcefully rotated its body that was laying back-first on the cold and dirty pavement ground. The rat was able to stand in difficulty, then he noticed another rat laying beside him while twitching his body. The Evil Rat came into the realization that he was thrown to the other rat by that person.
Before the rat was able to get rid of the dizziness it felt, it widened its eyes when it suddenly felt something was piercing its head. The same thing also happened to the other one.
[Mission update: Killed ⅖ Evil Rats]!
[Mission update: Killed ⅗ Evil Rats]!
Before the rat lost its consciousness, it heard the person saying this line, ”Phew! That's 3 out of 5, huh!” After it, the rat's consciousness traveled into the darkness when it finally stopped its breathing.
”This glove did a good job.”
”Not only it increases my strength, but it also increases my attack.”
”Right. Then, let's proceed.”
The two of them were cheerful with their new equipment. Yman and Sistela continued their hunts.
After his breakthrough to level 2, his movements became swifter than before.
He even grabbed a rat sometimes and smacked them onto the ground or to the other rats.
Even his accuracy became sharper.
He sent two daggers flying towards the two Evil Bats that were hanging on the ceiling. At a distance of 7 meters away, the two daggers travel the space and pierced through their bodies. The two Evil Bats shrilled in agony before they dropped dead on the ground. Yman took the daggers back and wiped the muddy blood on it before storing it back to his Cyber Storage.
Currently, his CE is 12%/100%. Yman also checked on his mission status:
Current Quest:
Title: Gross Evil Rats!
Quest rank: Bronze
Details: Kill 5 Evil Rats within 1 week.
Rewards: 100 GP
Status: Return the quest before the time limit!
Progress: 5/5 killed.
Remaining Time: 100hr: 10min: 48sec
”Finally.”
*Sigh!*
Before he replied to her, Yman glanced at the deeper part of the underground channel. All he could see was darkness. But, in some weird cases, he felt something weird beyond it. Also, the atmosphere seemed to be abnormal. It was way colder, and he almost could not stand the rigidness it brought.
Suddenly Sistela voices out.
”Have you felt it too?” He asked her while thinking that Sistela might be feeling weird also as he does.
Yman was helpless when he heard her reply and said with a laugh, ”Ah-ahaha. Must be because of my breakthrough last night.”
”Mhm.”
After he nodded to her, Yman glanced again at the deeper part and thought, |I have to investigate this place.|