V1C28 (2/2)
I heard from Margaret-san that the Pugilist earn bonus experience points if they defeat their prey with their bare hands.
Hence, I’ll give it a try.
I kicked the ground and sent a punch toward the crown of the skink’s head.
The skink sunk into the ground due to that.
Next, I crossed both my arms and cried out 「Slash」!
I can’t handle 2 swords but I can handle both my arms since I was born with them.
I tried to reproduce the twin-sword style 「Slash」 that Haru showed me using my knife hands.
“Haru, stay … no, would you be alright?”
A monster like a skink isn’t an opponent for Haru anyway.
When I turned around, the skink was dissected in a V-shape and turned into magic stones and scales.
【Ichinojo Level up]
【Apprentice Magician skill: 「Wind Magic」 obtained]
【Pugilist skill: 「Physical Defence Strengthening (Minor) 」 obtained]
Nice, I learned Wind Magic and my defence increased.
“Haru, we’ll do some hit-and-run tactics for a while. We’ll go to the 56th-floor, defeat our opponents, collect experience points and withdraw, and repeat. If the Giant Skink appears then disengage without hesitating.”
“Yes, master!”
I descended the stairs and for control,
“「Petite Fire」!”
I released Flame Magic. Recharge time was 10 seconds so I continued to use my fist to defeat skinks.
Haru hit the skinks and defeated them in 1 or 2 hits, while I definitely killed them with a single hit. When 10 seconds passes, I would attack with 「Petite Fire」.
When we continued to beat them up until we did not have any time to collect the items, the Giant Skink came walking in from ahead.
It’s the Giant Skink! (TL: Most likely a reference to Godzilla haha)
“「Petite Fire」! Let’s flee!”
“Yes, master!”
With its frame, it would not be able to come up the stairs!
When we finished climbing up the stairs, it happened.
【Ichinojo Level up]
【Jobless skill: 「4th Job Setting」 skill has leveled up to 「5th Job Setting」]
【Jobless skill: 「Job Appraisal」 skill has leveled up to 「Job Appraisal II」]
【Swordsman skill: 「Rotational Slash」 skill has leveled up to 「Rotational Slash II」]
【Apprentice Magician skill: 「Earth Magic」 obtained]
【Job: Magician is now available]
【Pugilist skill: 「HP Strengthening (minor)」 obtained]
【5th Job was automatically set as Commoner Lv15]
“Ha!”
I laughed. Just now, how many skinks did I defeat?
60? No, I defeated 80.
In other words, excluding the experience points given to Haru, I experienced growth similar to defeating 24000 skinks.
That’s amazing. Even if I defeated 1 every 5 minutes, that would add up to 120000 minutes … or in other words, 2000 hours worth of work. Usually, some time would need to be spent finding the monsters as well.
Jobless leveled up to 60, Swordsman to 17, Apprentice Magician to 20, and Pugilist to 14.
In addition, I released 5th Job Setting … I set it as Peddler and I changed Apprentice Magician to Magician.
Well then, what should we do now.
“Haru, did you level up?”
“Yes, Beast Swordsman reached level 6 and I learned 「Olfactory Strengthening」.”
“I see, can you still continue?”
“Yes, easily.”
“Okay … as it is now, I feel like I can defeat that skink.”
I said and snickered.
Author’s Note:
Skink fever. I’ll display the status page at the end of the volume.
(TL: The status page will be a superb pain to translate and edit on WordPress >.<)