Janu just came back from hospital. His mother had been sick before he was born and the sickness was getting worse each time. Medical treatments couldn't do much about it and it was found out much later that her sickness was caused by a strange poison, if not a curse. His mother was moved from one hospital to another before finally the United Raiders sent people to check her and offered to treat her at the hospital owned by the United Raiders. Patients sent there were mostly raiders who were injured during a raid and couldn't be immediately cured with a White Mage's common healing spell. A-Rank White Mages were stationed there from time to time, in shifts, because there weren't many of them, and normally they joined dungeon raids as supports. The White Mages couldn't fully heal her despite their rank. But at least the treatment and result were better than what hospitals in general could offer.
It was almost midnight and Janu felt exhausted. He didn't go to college and spent the whole day doing odd jobs and visited his mother. His father was declared MIA (Missing in Action) during early dungeon exploration and Janu held the responsibility as the only one who could earn money for himself and his mother. His life wasn't that miserable as it might seem, though. His family still got support in finance from the military, but he just couldn't slack off doing nothing. He dreamed of buying a more comfortable house for his mother, and when opportunity came he wanted to be an awakened and be a full-fledged Raider. He held his hope high to be able to cure his mother.
Tomorrow was his 20th birthday but he didn't have the luxury to celebrate it. Since he graduated from high school he hadn't been in contact with his friends, and he planned to go to the United Raiders branch office to try his luck to be an awakened. The United Raiders provided awakening stones for free. Well, not exactly. It came with a condition. If the person was awakened, they had to work for the UR for a limited time or until they became a raider, either as a miner, porter or office worker. Of course, they were paid for their job and they might even be allowed to keep some spoils from the dungeon. There people who were 20 years old and above came to try the awakening. Janu had the option to go to the nearest guild to do that, but it meant that he had to spend an exorbitant amount of money.
Just as soon as he closed his eyes, he felt that his chest was getting hotter and it felt like something inside was formed. Soon it became unbearable and his head felt like splitting.
"Arrgghhh.... D*mn it hurts like hell.."
He groaned and grunted while holding his head and rolling back and forth on his bed. At that moment he realized that the pain was caused by the stone necklace he had been wearing. His vision became blurry and it went black.
'Where am I? It's so dark here. I was on my bed and the hell happened to me.' He tried to get up and observe his surroundings but he couldn't see anything. A tiny white spark formed in a distance and he walked towards it. The spark was getting larger and it somehow became rainbowish. Without warning it flashed and blinded him. He reacted by closing his eyes and covered them using his right arm and when he reopened them he had already been in his bed again.
Level: 1
Name: Janu Dewanto
Class:
Sub-class:
Title:
HP : 220
MP: 60
Strength: 45 (+)
Vitality: 40 (+)
Intelligence: 25 (+)
Spirit: 20 (+)
Dexterity: 30 (+)
Agility: 20 (+)
Luck: 5 (+)
Active Skills
- Appraise
- Craft
Passive Skills
Stats Point: 70
Click (+) to allocate points
Missions
Kill 10 monsters
"What the..!?" Janu couldn't believe the Information Window in front of him. 'Isn't it a little bit OP? The stats are way above newly awakened's. And what is this sub-class? Never heard of it. The hell.. I already have skills. Looks like I'll be a Blacksmith. Who wants to be a smithy!? Life sucks.. Allocate points? No hunters in this d*mn world have free points. Not to mention point allocation. Well, maybe I can be a Super Blacksmith or something. Making tons of money with no risks. Hell, yeah.'
"Aaarrrghh... Sh*t.. My head's gonna explode."
Suddenly Janu felt like his head got severe pain and soon he fainted.
When he woke up it was already dark. He checked his status again.
Level: 1
Name: Janu Dewanto
Class:
Sub-class:
Title:
HP : 220
MP: 60
Strength: 45 (+)
Vitality: 40 (+)
Intelligence: 25 (+)
Spirit: 20 (+)
Dexterity: 30 (+)
Agility: 20 (+)
Luck: 5 (+)
Active Skills
- Appraise
- Craft
Passive Skills
Stats Point: 70
Click (+) to allocate points
'Luck? Hmm.. There's no report about it. All I know awakened don't have Luck stat. Let's see..'
'Appraise'
[System Prompt
Nothing to appraise]
... ...
'Craft'
Craft Lv. 1
> Weapon
> Armor
> Accessories
> Potion
'Weapon'
- Bone Dagger
- Bone Sword
- Bone Mace
- Bone Greatsword
- Bone Staff
- Bone Bow
Level up skill to unlock more weapons
'Bone Dagger'
Select the materials
'Guess I have to obtain the materials first.'
'Let's try to allocate the points. Since I still don't know what class I am, let's save half the points for later. Add 5 points to all of the stats. Well, Luck can't be increased.'
He almost forgot about the necklace. His mother gave it to him when he was still a kid, saying that it was a memento from his father. The necklace had a crystal clear stone hanging on the chain. He had thought that it was just an average stone which wasn't worth a fortune. After the previous night's experience he took a closer look at the stone to observe it. When he carefully looked at the stone under the light he could notice that it had a core in the middle. And guess what? It was of rainbow color. Other than that he couldn't come up with anything, so he decided to sleep.
The sun was already high when he woke up. After preparing and making a call to his mother, he intended to go to the United Raiders. Not for awakening, but for looking for a chance to be a miner or porter so that he could get into dungeons. He needed some materials to try his Craft skill and to get a better payment than his previous jobs.
On his way, he once again looked at the stone under the sunlight. The same was still in the middle. He was almost sure that it was this stone which triggered his awakening.
'It's different from what I saw on TV. I'm sure that it's the cause of last night's awakening. Mom said it was left by father before he went to the dungeon for the last time. I'll keep it at the moment.'
"Welcome to the United Raiders. How may I help you?" asked the receptionist nicely. Janu could see "Maya Lukito" on the name tag.
"Ms. Maya. I'm here to apply for miner position. Porter would do if there's no spot for a miner," Janu stated his purpose.
"Can I see your Raider ID?" Maya requested.
"I haven't registered yet. I just awakened this morning," Janu said.
"How about your citizen ID? Thank you. Please go to Section B1 on the second floor to get examined. The staff there will explain the examination. They will give you a Raider ID card based on your result. After you finish you can get your ID back here," Maya explained.
In Section B1 Janu could see some stones on the examination ground. They were lined up according to the size, density and color, being the lowest grade on the left and the highest on the right. After hearing the explanation, he pondered about how to take the test.
'I think an average awakened can break until the fourth one. I think with my stats I could even break the tenth. But if I do that I will expose my strength. It may not be a good idea as for now. Ok, then.'
Janu took the hook and broke up to the fifth stone. He held his strength well when he hit the sixth, which made him fail.
"Not bad, dude. You may even be tasked in a D-Rank dungeon. Wait a moment. Here's your Raider ID. Take it to Ms. Maya on the first floor and don't forget to get reevaluated when you get your skill."
Raider Identification Card
Name: Janu Dewanto
Raider Rank: Unranked
Awakening Potential: D
On the first floor, Maya gave him his ID back and his job's schedule.
'The first job is in two days. E-Rank Goblin Cave Dungeon. And the second is next week in D-Rank Lamia Swamp. Lamia? Sounds familiar.'
Before leaving he checked the Raider Shop on the same floor. He didn't plan to buy anything. He was just curious to see what the shop offered and the price. He did plan to craft and sell his product, so he needed to know the market.
'What the...?! 3.5 millions just for a bone dagger? He he he.. I'll be filthy rich, man.'
On his way home he stopped at the hospital to see his mother. His mother had been unconscious for three days and it really ached his heart. He couldn't do much to help her but he swore that he would give his best to find the cure as a raider.
He entered the ward and tried his best not to cry. He saw that his weak mother was sleeping. He sat down on a chair beside her, held her hands and closed his eyes. He could feel that even though her pulse was still weak, it was definitely better than the last time. He was tired and he fell asleep while he was sitting beside the bed.
It was almost midnight when he woke up. He stretched his arms to fight his sleepiness.
"Mom, I've become an awakened and soon I'll be a Raider. I'll find a cure for you."
Heavily he walked out and went home. Just when he entered his room...
[Ding!]
Daily Mission will reset in 10 minutes.
'Daily Mission? Oh, I didn't notice that. I don't know such a thing exists. Let me try it.'
Daily Mission
- Buy something from the system shop
- Craft something.
Main Quest
Hunt 10 monsters
'Shop'
System Shop Lv.1
Welcome to the system shop.
Coin : 0 Gem: 0
Buy
- Weapon
- Armor
- Accessories
- Potion
- Materials
- Special Offer
> Beginner Package : Free
Sell
Select items to sell
'Free package.. What a convenience..'
[Package Description:
Can receive common - legendary weapon, armor, accessories, potion, and materials]
'Open package'
[Gladius x1]
[Leather Armor x1]
[Round Shield x1]
[Healing Potion S x5]
[Monster Bone x15]
[Red Skill Stone M x1]
[Rainbow Skill Stone x1]
[Gladius
Type: Sword (one-handed)
Rarity: Heroic
Attack: 110
Skill:
- Vertical Cleave: Attack opponent from above with a cleave movement. Damage: 120%
- Triple Hit: Attack opponent with three slashes. Damage: 300~360%
- Ancient Warrior (Passive): Against opponents wielding a sword gain Agility+20. When equipped with a shield, Crit. Hit is increased by 15%.]
[Leather Armor
Type: Body Armor
Rarity: Common
HP: 25
Defense: 15]
[Round Shield
Type: Shield
Rarity: Common
Defense: 30]
[Healing Potion S
Type: Potion
Rarity: Common
Heal 50 HP]
[Red Skill Stone M
Can select a Tier 2 attack-related skill.
Activate now?]
'Activate'
[Select one:
- Power Up
- Flash
- Crit. Dmg Up
You can still obtain the skills you do not select through other means]
'Flash'
[Received: Flash]
[Rainbow Skill Stone
Can receive a random Legendary Skill.
Activate now?]
'Activate'
Mpu Gandring's Legacy (Passive)
- Crafting always has a 100% success rate and the products have better stats.
- In battles, gain a boost in Fire attack by 50% and Fire resistance is increased by 50%.
[System
Equipment can be set to be invisible (weapons will not be invisible during combat).
Auto-equip and set to invisible?]
'OK'
'Oh, gosh. I was just awakened and now look at this... I may even join a top guild and become a Ranker.'
'Let me try Craft'
'Craft Bone Bracelet'
'Auto-select materials: Monster Bone x5'
'Craft. OK'
[Received Bone Bracelet]
[Bone Bracelet
Type: Accessories
Rarity: Common
Str: 10]
'Auto equip'
[System:
Daily Mission completed
Reward:
500 XP
1,500 coins
Special Dungeon Key x1]
'What's this?'
[Special Dungeon Key
A key required to open Ruins of One Thousand Temples. Hold the key and activate to enter the dungeon.]
Janu pondered for a while and he decided to try it. He held the key and ...
'Activate'
Soon his surroundings were distorted and before he realized it he was in the middle of temple ruins. The temple complex was composed of outer small temples lined up in rectangular shape. It's hard to tell how many temples there were, but most of them were ruined. In the inner part, bigger temples were also arranged in such a manner. In the middle stood the biggest temple guarded by two giant statues at the entrance. Its height was no less than 30 meters. The gate was open and all he could see was endless darkness.
When he arrived at the entrance it was dark and torches hanging on each side of the corridor were lit one after another illuminating the path. Janu carefully stepped inside along the corridor and he finally arrived in front of a door. Above it was a plaque indicating First Floor.
Janu inserted the key he was holding to the keyhole and 'clank' the door opened. Another corridor with lit torches on each side. It was too silent that Janu was on alert mode. He could instinctively feel that something was off. He held tight his Gladius with his right hand and the shield was on the other, though it was invisible. As he walked deeper he found a junction.
'The path is split into two. Which path should I take?'
Not knowing which path he should take he stood at the junction thinking.
Shiiing...
It sounded like something was traveling through the air at fast speed. Reacting, Janu leaped backward to where he came. A javelin landed on the ground and pierced it making it stood about two meters from where he was standing before.
'If I hadn't jumped it would have stuck on my head.'
"Thump..thump.."
He could hear a heavy but slow step from the left path. Getting nearer the steps became faster as if it was running. A skeleton soldier ran in front of him to retrieve the javelin. Without warning it took an attacking stance and stabbed Janu on his stomach.
'Uurgh...'
The javelin met the shield on Janu's left hand. He moved it just in time to save his stomach from being pierced by the attacker's weapon. The impact, though, was beyond what he had anticipated. He was knocked back from the attack.
Skeleton Soldier Lv.30
HP: 980
MP: 90
Strength: 132
Vitality: 112
Intelligence: 46
Spirit: 38
Dexterity: 74
Agility: 42
Drops:
- Iron Javelin
- Iron Helm
'What...!? A level 30 Skeleton Soldier. I might be as good as dead. I don't know how to get out of here, either. Let's gamble on this one. My stats are not that bad.'
Level: 1
Name: Janu Dewanto
Class:
Sub-class:
Title:
HP : 250
MP: 65
Strength: 60 (+)
Vitality: 45 (+)
Intelligence: 30 (+)
Spirit: 25 (+)
Dexterity: 35 (+)
Agility: 25 (+)
Luck: 5 (+)
Active Skills
- Appraise
- Craft
- Flash
Equipped Skills
- Vertical Cleave
- Triple Hit
- Ancient Warrior (Passive)
Passive Skills
- Mpu Gandring's Legacy
Stats Point: 40
Click (+) to allocate points
'Allocate points.'
'Agility +30. Strength +10'
The enemy attacked again with another stab aiming at Janu's head. He parried the attack using the shield and countered using Triple Hit.
Slash..slash..slash..
Three slashes landed on the abdomen area meeting with the bones. Two of the hits were critical. The skeleton was pushed back, and it was an opportunity for Janu to land another attack.
'The skeleton is wearing a helmet so it might not be a good choice to hit it. It's a skeleton anyway. Blunt weapons like a hammer or a mace would do but right now I only have a sword. Ok then.'
Just before Janu executed another attack the skeleton had already regained its stance. It swung the javelin up making an arch to hit its enemy from above. Janu was shocked and he couldn't react on time.
'Urghhh'
He tried to block it but he was too late. The enemy's weapon's tip made a cut on his upper limb. Blood was flowing from the wound. Janu couldn't care about it.
'Sh*t it hurts. I must focus.'
Janu swung his Gladius from below to cut the skeleton's neck but it took a step backward to avoid it.
'Flash'
In a split second Janu arrived at his enemy's back. He jumped above the enemy and activated Vertical Cleave. He wasn't aiming at the head, but on the shoulder. The enemy had already lost much of its HP thanks to Triple Hit, and when Vertical Cleave landed with a critical hit, it went through the shoulder to its abdomen. The skeleton soldier's HP reached 0 and it crumbled unable to move again.
Level Up
Level Up
....
....
....
Level Up
[Achievement
Title: Daredevil
- Gain Strength +20% when fighting against an enemy who is 10 or more levels above you.
- Gain Agility +20% when fighting two or more enemies
Achieved for killing an enemy who has 20 or more level above you]
[Received
- Iron Helm. Defense: 20
- Iron Javelin. Attack: 55
'Equip Iron Helm'
Janu leveled up 11 times and now he was level 12.
'It seems leveling up makes my HP full again. My wound's healed, too. It was dangerous.'
'The Skeleton Soldier came from the left. Should I go there? Or there? Well, I might need to check the two paths, so it doesn't matter which one I take first.'
So he went to the left. He maxed his perception so he wouldn't miss anything. It turned out that the room was a maze. He left marks with his Gladius on the wall where he had passed. He finally came to a door guarded by two Level 30 Skeleton Soldiers. The one on the left was holding an Iron Sword and an Iron Shield was on its left arm. The other was holding an Iron Axe.
Feeling more confident, Janu approached the door calmly. When the Skeleton Soldiers were aware of his presence they ran towards him with the intention to eliminate him.
'Flash'
Janu activated Flash on the one holding an ax.
'Vertical Cleave'
'Triple Hit'
Vertical Cleave hit the shoulder making it staggered and Triple Hit finished it in an instant.
'Level Up'
'Level Up'
....
....
After killing the first enemy, Janu kept his distance from the other. He didn't want to be careless or overconfident.
'Flash is still in cooldown. Should I stall for time or try another method?'
The last enemy didn't give Janu any chance to think about strategy. It slashed downward on his chest. Janu could avoid that by stepping back. He countered with a similar attack.The Skeleton Soldier blocked it with his shield and made another swing with its sword. He copied the enemy and blocked it with his shield. To his surprise, the enemy's attack was so heavy despite his level ups. He barely could hold the attack and fell down on his right knee. The skeleton, then, made a jumping attack.
'I can't block this one.'
He rolled to the right and try to gain his stance.
'Nice timing.'
'Triple Hit'
Slash..slash..slash
The first attack hit the shield and knocked it, making the other two attacks hit with a critical. While he gained momentum he barraged the skeleton with normal attacks. Another enemy was slain.
[Level Up]
[Level Up]
....
....
Feeling tired from the battle, Janu opened the door not wanting another ambush.
'Well..well.. Look what I've got here.'
There was only one thing in the room: A wooden chest.
Janu opened it.
[Received:
- 2,000 EXP
- 500 coins
- Room's Map
- Healing Potion S x1
- Antidote x1
- Smoke Bomb x2]
'Nice. Now I have 2,000 coins. I'll save it for later. My equipment seems to be enough for now. I guess this is it for this part. Now, I need to go back to explore the other part.'