Chapter 2 - Base Camp 2 (1/2)
As soon as Woohyuk whispered the word, the armor transformed to fit his size.
It wasn’t something that was at all possible in real life.
Everyone at camp was left speechless upon seeing what happened.
“Y-you saw that right? The equipment changed its size as soon as he said ‘adjust’.”
Even Eve seemed rather surprised at this development.
She stared down Woohyuk for a full second with her deep blue eyes.
“Well, you still deserve the gift, afterall you did defeat the goblin all by yourself.”
A small red marble appeared in Eve’s left hand.
[Flint Stone].
It was an item that would create a small spark when injected with mana.
“Do you know how to use this as well?”
Eve whispered to Woohyuk as she handed him the item. Woohyuk responded with a nod.
“Here, take it.”
Eve simply returned to her original position. Seeing as she didn’t ask any further questions, it was clear that she wasn’t going to press the issue.
Which worked out perfectly for Woohyuk.
“It is time to receive your adventurer watches.”
A watch appeared on everyone’s wrists as soon as Eve finished speaking. Causing a black screen engraved with white words to simultaneously appear in front of everyone.
- Status
- Skills
- Adventure Log
- Quests
“It’s fairly easy to use, since we modelled it after the smartphones that you people use in your own world.”
While Eve explained each category to the adventurers, Woohyuk took a quick look at his Status.
[Chun Woohyuk]
- Job: Human adventurer
- Title: Newbie
- Stats:
Strength: 8
Vitality: 6
Dexterity: 7
Intelligence: 5
Spirit: 5
‘I can’t help but sigh.’
He’d known it would be like this, but it didn’t make the disappointment any less.
After all, all of his hard work had just been wiped out
‘Well, at least the stats should rise relatively quickly.’
He would simply have to go and monopolize everything.
There were many treasures hidden throughout the world, not to mention the many rewards available
Naturally, Woohyuk had already begun planning the best way to get them all
“I’ll hand out the supplies now.”
As she gave everyone a wink, a small brown leather bag appeared on everyone’s shoulders.
They included basic first aid supplies, along with bread and water.
“Since the tutorial is now over, we’ll officially begin the game. The first mission is to survive here for 15 days.”
“Do we not get weapons?”
A nervous looking businessman asked, causing a mischievous grin to erupt on Eve’s face.
“Of course you do. Everyone starts with the same stuff.”
“Please protect this base camp. If the fire in the middle where to go out, the supplies will no longer appear.”
These supplies included food, without which survival would be quite difficult
“Good luck, then. Ah, also, remember that the more monsters you defeat, the better your final reward will be.”
Eve disappeared back into the black portal with a wave of her hand
Almost immediately after, a horde of goblins appeared near the camp. They numbered about a hundred, similar to the amount of people in the camp.
“S-so many!”
“How can we even kill them?”
Most people stepped back in fear, their legs already trembling.
“We need to fight!”
“We’re going to die here if that fire goes out!”
Some of the more muscular men started to shout seeing the masses cower in fear.
But it was clear that it was mostly bravado, and that even they weren’t ready to charge the front lines
‘I should probably head out.’
Woohyuk stepped forward with an axe in one hand and a dagger in the other.
He was intent on accumulating the most points in this mission.
Whoosh!
The axe flew forward, burying itself deeply in one of the goblin’s heads.
The surrounding monsters angrily began to sprint towards Woohyuk
“Grr!”
Several axes were swung his way and it seemed quite dangerous, but Woohyuk managed to calmly dodge them all.
He slit the throat of a nearby goblin in the process, causing red blood to spurt out like a fountain
‘This body isn’t all that bad.’
The monsters’ attack patterns were simple. He could probably take on all hundred of them by himself.
Seeing Woohyuk take down several goblins all by himself, spurred others to join in. However unlike him, they would gang up on a single goblin in order to take it down.
“Damn it!”
“Die, you monster!”
Swear words could be heard all across the battlefield. A primal sense of violence began to take over everyone in camp.
Lost in that crowd mentality, the camp descended into a gory, battle induced madness.
* * *
The survivors decided to take a moment of rest in the nearby tents. Several of them had received some serious injuries due to having been caught up in the heat of the moment.
Thankfully, the overall casualties were relatively low since Woohyuk had handled the majority of goblins by himself.
“Let’s see… Hm? You guys actually don’t look too bad. Oh?”
Eve made a surprised face as she stepped out of the black portal.
Her eyes full of curiosity as they drifted towards Woohyuk.
“Looks like there are actually a few talented people here. Anyway, I’ll be announcing the results of this battle.”
A massive screen appeared in the sky when she raised her right hand. It was a list of people who contributed the most in the previous battle.
[Contribution Rewards]
1. Chun Woohyuk (80.3%) - Ring of Growth, Black Machete
2. Ma Gwangpil (3.4%) - Trident
3. Lee Jaesung (3.1%) - Long Sword
4. Park Gunwoo (2.6%) - Short Bow
5. Hwang Donghwan (1.5%) - Toolbox
“There will be many more chances from now on, so don’t be too depressed if you aren’t satisfied with the results. This is only the beginning.”
Eve then proceeded to hand out the rewards to those on the list.
‘This isn’t bad.’
Woohyuk put on the purple ring as he nodded to himself in satisfaction
A white text displayed in front of him on the adventurer watch.
[Ring of Growth]
Type: Accessory
Rank: D
Durability: 2300 (Unrepairable)
Effect: 20% bonus exp
It didn’t directly increase his combat ability, but it was still a great item to own this early.
The slightest bit of difference in stats was monumental at this stage. As long as he maximized the use of the ring, he would outlevel and effectively outgrow everyone else.
‘Things should get easier from now on.’
Woohyuk tried waving the machete in the air a few times. The adventurer’s watch displayed a new text in front of him.
[Black Machete]
Type: Weapon
Rank: E
Durability: 1200
Effect: Dex+3, Night Vision
He couldn’t ask for a better weapon to use in the forest.
A large black blade.
It was excellent in clearing a path through the forest and its dark look wouldn’t reveal his location. Of course, the added night vision ability was an incredibly useful bonus as well.
‘It was a lot harder to earn this last time around.’