Raven Dmitry was delighted to see the scene in front of him.
'I need to get as many kills as possible, and so, how should I go about all of this? It might be better to blend in while getting some kills unnoticed than going all this from the start.'
He wandered to himself.
Raven knew that he was probably stronger than the rest, considering that he got an exclusive achievement and is probably the only one with a weapon.
'I don't want to be targeted yet. At least not until I am strong enough to crush everyone and until I have an accurate sense of everyone's strength.'
Raven, realising that he was wasting too much time thinking about this, went into the fray.
He didn't use his sword so as not to bring too much attention to himself, but seeing the sight of him one-hit KOing everyone in his vicinity, many players backed off. Not minding this too much, Raven decided not to stay around in one place for too long so as not to attract much attention.
'Wow, aren't they too weak?'
'They really are dropping like flies. At this rate, I'll be able to level up extremely quickly.'
…
[Your level has increased]
[Your level has increased]
Level:8
Exp: 500/1400
Raven figured out that he gained about 100 experience per kill, as he had killed over 30 people in total now.
'Levelling up was much easier than I thought at first. Soon I'll be able to get to level 10 and have access to the system shop."
Raven had an extreme desire to go all out and try his powers out, but without hiding his appearance, he was reluctant to do so.
He knew that he wouldn't be invincible back in the real world, as even if bullets probably didn't work against him anymore, he doubted that he could survive a large enough bomb.
Even while holding back, Raven was still currently 1st on the leaderboard with 30 kills. But he wasn't winning by much, as there were a few on around 25 kills and a lot more with over 20.
Considering that this leaderboard currently includes every player in the world, it was still quite a feat to be first even while holding back.
Raven, deciding to quickly level up, dashed at the nearest player and punched him in the spine, which paralysed him. Then he instantly sent another fist flying into his face, which crushed him in n to the floor, to confirm the kill.
Without waiting, he ran towards two people who were in an intense battle. Raven naturally gave no f**ks about integrity, or whatever, or the fact that one of them was a female; he still punched both of their faces in. He was doing all of this while only utilising martial power and all master, meaning that he had yet to use aether, all elemental magic or divinity.
He wasn't using his sword either, as him probably the only one with a weapon currently, which would definitely attract too much attention.
[Your level has increased]
'This is indeed much more fun than I thought.'
Raven realised that it was indeed the best to kill others with his own hands, and not even minding the fact that he was covered in blood, he continued the hunt. It's not like the bodies just disappeared when a player died.
…the battlefield stretched endlessly across the plains, bodies scattered beneath the trees and all the way to the distant mountains on the horizon.
The illuminated bodies littering the ground shimmered like constellations, as though the night sky itself had been cast down onto the grass.
There were almost a billion players in this dimension, meaning that at any one time, hundreds of millions of players were dead.
Only been about 30 minutes out of the allotted 2 hours, but some players were already starting to leave others behind in terms of strength.
These were the players who were either lucky enough to get special attributes and so, like Raven, they were at an advantage compared to the others from the start or had some sort of professional training.
[Your level has increased]
[3 E-rank skill slots have been unlocked]
[Skill slots of a certain rank can hold a skill of that rank or below]
[Skills in skill slots cannot be changed afterwards]
[You are the first awakener on this planet to reach level 10]
[You receive a mysterious key]
'Finally, level 10.'
'It seems I got an extra reward for being the first, but it doesn't exactly have any description except for saying that [It opens something].' Raven was baffled by how vague the system was currently being about his reward; thus, he decided to just ignore it and move on to the other things he had gotten or unlocked.
'Now time to see what this shop is all about.'
{Name: Raven Dmitry
Class: Classless
Level:10
Exp: 200/1500
Attributes:
Aether 15/15
All elemental magic 15/15
Martial Power 15/15
All master 15/15
Divinity 15/15
Attribute points: 9
Skills: None
Inventory:
Iron sword (D-Rank)
Mysterious key}
[System shop can now be accessed]
[You have opened the shop and received 1000 gold as a starter bonus]
[Exclusive achievement unlocked: First to unlock the system shop]
[Reward: 10000 gold and 1 free epic purchase coupon]
"That's sweet!"
Shop:
Gold: 11000
Skills:
*Sprint (E-rank):
Doubles your speed for 45 seconds. Can be used once per day.
Cost: 5000 gold
*Tracking (E-rank)
Allows you to track a person from their footsteps made in the last 24 hours.
Cost: 5000 gold
*Awareness (E-rank)
Allows you to feel everything and everyone in a 10-meter radius around you
Cost: 5000 gold
Miscellaneous:
*lucky draw:
You get a random item
Cost: 500 gold
*Invisibility shirt (C-Rank):
*Surprise egg:
*Devil's mask (E-Rank):
*Enchantment ring (F-Rank):
Raven looked at the system shop and, with only a glance, he already saw the things that he really needed.
The Tracking skill was almost imperative for him if he wanted to track and kill the Mafia bastards and finally get revenge for his parents.
The awareness skill, on the other hand, would act as protection against sneak attacks, and, knowing the people he would be up against, he had to be ready for any possibility.
Raven thought that the double speed would be nice, but it had a downside, which meant it could only be used for a limited duration, and this made it much less valuable.
He promptly bought the two skills.
[Do you want to purchase Awareness and Tracking skills?]
After promptly clicking yes, he scoured the miscellaneous section for anything good.
[Achievement Unlocked: First Purchase]
[You have received 500 gold]
Though he was tempted by the lucky draw, he knew he couldn't be careless yet, so he moved on and was able to find something good. The Devil's mask.
'Quite fitting'
Raven, realising that the mask was almost hand-made for him, bought it without much deliberation.
*Devil's mask (E-Rank)
A mask made for the devil so he could hide his identity while committing his various nefarious deeds. This item can hide the user's appearance and exude a sense of intimidation to whoever shall gaze upon it.
Cost: 1000 gold
He had now spent most of his gold, and after deciding to keep the 500 left for emergencies, Raven closed the system shop. Swiftly, he took out the mask from the inventory, and after putting it on, he also retrieved the sword that he had already received.
It seemed that 40 minutes had passed, meaning that he had 1 hour and 20 minutes to level up and kill as many awakened as possible.
He looked up at the leaderboard, and he was not surprised to see that he was no longer first due to spending about ten minutes using the shop function while the others were still slaughtering. However, since Raven was already level 5 while the strongest players were only at level 3, no one else had yet reached level 10.
He was ahead still, due to his early advantage, not wanting to change that, he leapt from the cover of the trees back into the bloody chaos spreading across the grasslands.
"Let's have some fun!"