Chapter 6 - Rolling Over Sticks (2/2)
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”This...” Aurus' eyes widened. Although he knew the capabilities of the [Roll++] skill all too well, there was something that caught his eye. There were a few sentences that said something about the [Roll++] skill possibly gaining a new supporting skill once it evolves, and of course Aurus knew what he had to do.
”I choose [Roll++],” Aurus said.
In the game, [Roll++] was a skill that was rarely chosen by people since it only offered one mode of movement, which is rolling. Unlike [Breeze Burst] which offered two modes of movement, [Roll++] paled in comparison.
But ever since he was reborn, this was the first time he found a change in the skill, even if it was just flavor text. He had no choice but to pick it to be honest.
After confirming his choice once more, Aurus then heard a notification sound.
Ding!
'[Roll+] has been evolved to [Roll++]!'
After making sure that the [Roll++] skill was there, he continued to roll, shortening the 70 meter gap to zero after a few hours.
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The Lesser Experience Haven. A grinding spot made for those in the C-grade and B-grade Inanimate level. Back then, it was a battlefield of who could hunt which enemy first as everyone wanted to grow faster than others. But for Aurus who was reborn into the same world without any other players, it was truly befitting of the word haven.
The Lesser Experience Haven spanned over 5 kilometers in radius, being split into two areas meant for the two grades. The outer area, which is comprised of the outer 3 kilometers, is meant for those at the C-grade Inanimate level. The inner area, comprised of the remaining 2 kilometers, is meant for those at the B-grade Inanimate level. Although there are times that C-grade Inanimates challenge the inner area, most of the time it would end up in defeat and they would remove the thought of going back there before they evolve.
Aurus only headed a few hundred meters in because that was enough for his current level. The inner portion of the outer area sometimes had scary enemies that boasted high attack or high HP, and he didn't want to face them at his current pitiful state.
”Hmhmhm...where is my experience?” Aurus hummed as he continued to roll, searching for the best enemy to kill.
Within the outer portion of the outer area, there exists two types of enemies: twigs and sticks. Sticks boasted HP that was as high as a level 1 C-grade while twigs had HP that was only a fifth of a level 1 C-grade. Even though that was the case, twigs boasted an attack power that was higher compared to a level 1 C-grade while sticks boasted an attack power around half of a level 1 C-grade.
Now the question is, what enemy is Aurus searching for? That's right, a twig.
Although twigs boasted higher attack power, level 1 C-grades can still withstand a few of the twig's attack before dying, perhaps even leveling up before dying.
After a few more hours of searching, he found what he was looking for.
”Identify.”
Ding!
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[Twig] (Level 1)
HP: 0.2/0.2
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Aurus looked at his HP bar that was higher than the twig and rolled towards the twig. After a few minutes of rolling, Aurus positioned himself perpendicular to the twig as this would allow him to utilize most of his density in one go, increasing his chances of doing a critical hit. This was experience he built up in his previous life, and he was now going to use it.
”[Roll++]!”
Whoosh!
Wait...whoosh?
The speed at which Aurus rolled over twig was slow. Although it was multiple times faster than a snail, it was lacking when compared to a human that could move around 5 meters in a second. To be honest, he could only move at a speed close to 1 meter a minute as of now, but that would change soon enough.
After rolling over the short body of the twig, a notification sound popped up which shocked him.
Ding!
'Critical hit! Aurus has dealt 0.2 HP damage to [Twig].'
'Experience +3'
'Congratulations! Aurus has leveled up.'