7 Strangling Snakes and Beating up Rude Adults (1/2)
Running through the forest, I headed towards the plains, a spot meant for level 10 players.
I mentally sighed, trees were my best friends, I'm lonely without them.
Finding a level 10 snake ahead of me, I took out my bow and nocked my...arrow?
”Fuck! I actually forgot to buy more arrows!?” I shakily yelped while standing stock still, beating myself up for my own stupidity.
I used them all up already!
This was the worst mistake of my life!
My knife was also ruined because of when I had smashed it into the orc's skull, what am I gonna use to kill these monsters?!
I'm so dumb, ah...I don't want to die though.
Suddenly the snake shot towards me, lured by my careless yelling. I instinctively sidestepped and caught it by the neck, pinning it down in the grass while immobilizing it.
...Heh?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. What just happened just now?
I looked down at the snake that was still expertly pinned underneath me, struggling to get free.
How can a level five easily pin down a level ten mob? I thought while confusingly tilting my head to the side. Not realizing that an average level five player wouldn't have the high stats and reflexes that I possessed.
Shaking my head to clear my thoughts, I noticed that the snake's health was slowly being depleted. You could cause strangling damage in this game? Fufufu, that's a new idea.
Keeping the snake there for a few more minutes, it's struggling slowly ceased and became motionless. Immediately after, it disappeared into the familiar particles of light, dropping a scaled belt in exchange.
Sitting down in the tall grass, I checked the belt's description.
[Belt of the Strangler - Unique
Dropped by the Snakes of the Plain, it can only be achieved if the player strangles the snake to death
Increases strength by 2
Increases agility by 1]
Not a bad belt! Though I won't be surprised if information on this leaks out once more people find it. As long as you're strong enough, surprising a snake and then trapping it isn't a difficult feat.
Happily equipping my new belt, I looked at my stats.
Lynx
Level 5
Titles: Hidden VIP, Disciple of Marshall Abest, Predator, Lone Hunter
Class: Ranger
Achievements: 4
Health: 257
Attack: 67
Defense: 98
Strength: 5 (+2)
Agility: 22 (+1)
Dexterity: 1 (+5)
Vitality: 2 (+10)
Intelligence: 0
Luck: 0
Charisma: 0 (+12)
Hmmm, I've never seen the stat board of an average player so I can't compare mine. I wonder if I could be considered strong?
Cupping my chin with my hand, I thought back to when I fought all the people in the forest.
”When I think about it...they were all pretty weak,” I said out loud, trying to get my facts in line.
”Most of them died with one critical hit, does that mean they have health lower than 130?” I contemplated, cocking my head to the side.
”Then I should be considered above average, I guess. I've been training with master, and my natural reflexes are abnormal.”
I kept talking to myself while nonchalantly catching another snake that had shown up.
”But then again, Fang is supposed to be the seventh ranker but I one shot him too. Is it because of the technique level between us? Toku does train me in taekwondo, and all that bullying at school has helped with pain tolerance and prediction. Now that I remember, why does killing Fang give me a weird sense of irony? I feel like I've met him before somewhere…”
Sprouting out my thoughts to the snake wriggling under me, I finished it off and found another. Before I knew it, I had cleared my bounty and leveled up.
Of course, I added all my five stat points all into agility and left my three skill points alone. I didn't have anything to use then on since I never bothered to learn skills.
Maybe I'll ask my master if there were any good skills he could teach me.
I had also managed to earn myself two gold coins, but sadly the snakes didn't drop anything apart from the belt I had gotten from the first one.
Stretching out my tired muscles, I started heading back to the city, eager to clear my mission and get my next quest.
Right before I was about to exit the forest, I heard a girl's scream nearby.
Oh? Looks like my time to be one of those heroes in books has come!
I soundlessly drew closer to the voice, softly leaping from tree to tree while pulling up my hood and equipping my gloves.
Peeking through some leaves, I saw a thief girl my age surrounded by a group of men in a small clearing.
Are they roleplaying or something? Crime isn't allowed in this world.
”Hehe, little girl, I would advise you to stop struggling and give up. You want your money back right? But you want to leave even more, am I right?” A burly man said with a sneer dripping in malice. Holding up a small leather sack in front of the girl. So cliche!?
The thief unwillingly nodded, clutching her knife while lowering her stance. Unsure of what to do.
Noticing her hesitation, the man who spoke wolfishly grinned. ”Well, then there's no problem! Give me everything you have and I'll let you go free. But if you don't…”
He signaled an archer who had his arrow nocked.
”You die! And we won't give you a painless death either, I'm convinced from your previous cry. You have your sense reception to the max, that means you'll feel all the pain!” He snickered while watching the girl's face pale in fear.
Are these bastards really threatening a girl with pain? This is a game for god's sake, some people are just trying to enjoy it. Take your stupid harassing into the real world, will you? And just leave avid gamers alone!