3 The Free Fall (2/2)

I'd gotten forty extra HP points and MP points for the two-level gain as well.

At the minute the most prudent thing to invest points in would probably be HP, I hadn't taken any damage from those clowns, but if I did then I would lose HP points. I didn't want to think about what would happen when I hit zero.

But now there was also MP, Strength, and Luck.

Plus, how many points I wanted to invest in each, I could go all-rounder and add ten points to each skill. But I don't think that would be the wisest usage of the skill points.

It would make sense that the more levels that I increase the harder and harder it would be to advance, and the fewer skill points I'd get. Right now, it was the critical point.

Placing a hand underneath my chin, I try to think this through.

After a few minutes of deliberation, I decided what I would do.

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「Intelligence (MP): 190(+120)

Strength:15 (+5)

Luck: 10 (+15)

Health: 385 (+450) (+20) 」

A message appeared as I was trying to put the remaining twenty points into my HP.

「For every skill point, your HP is increased by 4. By depositing 20 skill points you'll get an extra 60 HP. Would you like to do that? 」

Well, that was lucky, wasn't it? I couldn't help but smile at the message that means I was getting more than I expected.

「Intelligence (MP): 190(+120)

Strength:20

Luck: 25

Health: 445(+450) 」

Meaning that I was only five HP short of having the same HP value as the clothes that I had on.

I maybe shouldn't have invested fifteen points into Luck. But at the same time, with my skill summon familiar it wasn't a bad investment. It would be smart in the long run, it was practically a freebee on a test.

It said the better my luck was the more likely I would be able to summon the soul of a monster I defeated.

For now, I wonder which direction I should head in. Standing up I look back towards the gate that was standing all by itself and then to the left where there wasn't anything at all other than some water and trees.

Maybe for now I should go check out the gate, I can always turn around and head back towards the trees and water if there isn't anything over there.

Hiss!

I look back towards the snake, it had a complex look in its eyes.

”What's up snake?” I ask.

Seeing that it had my attention it began to bob its head. I raise an eyebrow at its behavior.

With a puff of the glittery purple smoke, it changes its size and lands on the ground and then began to slither around in the dirt of the ground. It began to quickly carve out a word.

「N A M E」

I glance at the now miniature snake that's sitting proudly next to its handy work.

”Do you want me to give you a name?” I ask the snake. It jumps into the air and I can't help but laugh a little.

I think I'll take that as a yes.

Looking at the little fellow, I try to think of a name.

”Royal?” I ask it.

Its little body began to vibrate as it twisted around in the dirt with a gleeful look.

”Well, I'm glad that settled then your name is Royal,” I smile reaching my arm out. The little fellow shoots up my arm and slithers up to my shoulder.

”Shall we head off to the gate?” I ask the little one.

It didn't take long to reach the gate at all, instead, it was like it was moving towards me. It took roughly a minute or so to reach the gate.

Getting up close to it I noticed that it was a well-maintained looking gate, the door on either side of it was open. But there wasn't any dust or rust build up on the gate, it was like someone regularly cleaned it.

Did that mean that there were people out here?

I placed a hand on the gate, and all of the sudden a loud boom sounded it was enough to blow out my eardrums. But it wasn't an explosion that had gone off but rather the gate, the space behind the gate was a swirling vortex of color.

A sinking feeling started in the pit of my stomach.

It only got worse as I felt a sucking sensation and soon I was being dragged into the swirling vortex.