"Don't worry, I'll protect you" Bell assured her. "I want you to do something for me"
"What... Is it?" Ryu voice was still shaking
"Just stay still, no matter what, don't move. Even if you get scared don't try to run just stand still, that way I could easily protect you. Do you understand?"
Ryu nodded continuously, trying to hide her fear.
Bell turned to the goblin who just stood there like it was waiting for them to finish with their final moments.
It's just a goblin, he could do it. He has fought a lot of goblin in video games, their attacks are mostly based on speed.
"Okay monster, let's see what you've got" Bell said trying to sound confident.
"There are more!" Ryu said and two more goblin suddenly jumped out from the bush there were hiding.
'There are more!'
The other two wore the same clothing as the first one, each one was armed with clubs but the third one wore a leather chestplate.
They all stood surrounding Bell and Ryu, growling at each other as if they were planning something or decided who is going to kill them.
"Just stay still" Bell reminded Ryu and she nodded.
The first goblin rushed at him with it's dagger.
**CLASH!!!**
**CLANK!!!**
Bell was able to block the attack with the hatchet but it broke.
'How strong are this things!'
Due to the metal braking, the goblin lost it's momentum and slipped forward. Bell quickly turned to the wooden handle and strike it against it's stomach, causing it to cough blood and dropping it's dagger, Bell raised the handle above his head and slammed it on the goblin head and it fell on the ground and died instantly.
After watching their comrade die in front of them, the other two goblins quickly darted towards Bell as he quickly picked up the dagger.
'I just have to be faster' he reminded himself.
It's was a good thing that the rest goblins were armed with a club, but he shouldn't let himself get carried away. He was still out numbered.
Bell quickly dashed forward, dodging the first goblin swing by rolling on the ground and quickly swung the dagger sideways, slashing it's stomach opened before running towards the second goblin who slowed down. As the goblin recklessly jumped up and attacked with a downward swing of his club, Bell shifted to the left and directed his dagger to it's eye. The goblin staggered backwards but before he could stand steadily, Bell wasted no time to jump on top of the goblin and stabbed it's face continuously till it finally gave up.
**BREATHING HEAVILY**
Bell fell to the ground and lay on his back as he tried to catch his breath, he was able to kill three goblins without getting any life threatening injury, the scratch on his cheek hurt, but at least he survived and his body was covered with green blood. The most important thing was that Ryu was unharmed, she suddenly sat on the ground, she looked a little bit relaxed.
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[Congratulations]
[Player have unlocked the system]
[Player gained 30 exp]
[Player gained 30 exp]
[Player gained 30 exp]
[Player gained two levels]
[Player level has risen to three]
[Ryu have joined your party]
[Player have unlocked a skill]
[Dash: level 1]
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Bell didn't even pay any attention to the screen in front of him, he quickly turned to his sister who stayed still the entire time.
"Ryu, are you okay!?"
"Hmm" Ryu nodded and fell to the ground, before slowly crawling to where Bell laid and hugged him, or in this case, hugged his head.
"Ryu, stop. You're going to stain your body with blood" Bell said, but he didn't try to stop her.
"I'm so glad you're okay, big brother" Ryu smiled and held her brother's head tightly.
Bell suddenly remembered about the floating screen that was still in front of him.
[Scan monsters for drops]
'Huh?'
Bell gently released himself from Ryu's grip and walked to where the first goblin he had killed lay.
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[Goblin 1 dropped a dagger and a bottle of health potion]
[Goblin 2 dropped a leather tunic and three hils]
[Goblin 3 dropped eight hils and a leather glove]
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'I can't believe that I'm able to get stuff from the monsters and I can they even dropped money, that's pretty convenient. That means I could make money by killing monsters, but, what if all this items came from people who've they killed before?. Well, that's not my problem!'
Bell picked up the drops and added it to his pouch.
"Ryu" Bell called out and held her hand. "Let's get out of here before more monsters shows up."
And they really needed to a bath.
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[Name: Bell Ragna] [Level: 3]
[HP: 56/60] [MP: 30/30] [SP: 30]
[Class: None] [Rank: F]
[Job: None] [Exp: 30/60]
[Status: fine]
[AP: 6]
[Attributes]
[Strength: 5]
[Speed: 4]
[Intelligence: 2]
[Agility: 7]
[Defense: 3]
[Dexterity: 5]
[Perception: 1]
[Luck: 1]
[Title: None]
[Skills]
[Dash(active): level 1]
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"My stats seems normal, but I can't believe intelligence is at two!. I know I'm smarter than that!, Or maybe intelligence isn't referring to my brain capacity. It's more of a magic thing, at least that's what video games makes us believe"
Bell sat on a chair as he closely observed the floating screen before him.
He had finally made it to the next town, Drakenforge, after several minutes or maybe an hour or two, walking round the forest before he was able to get back on track. He had noticed a poster on the bulletin board at the center of town stating that they were monsters that had escaped from a nearby dungeon and have found their way into the forest and attack travelers.
He had manage to lodge into a cheap inn in town, even though it cost him a hundred and fifty hills for a small room with a single bed. He had struggled to remove his sister's clothes clean her body and dress her up before tucking her to bed, then sat on the chair as he closely watches her sleep.
'She's so cute!'
But before he went to sleep, he was eager to check his stats.
Apart from the usual strength and the rest stuffs, they were some things Bell didn't understand, he had watched a lot of anime and mangas but had never saw anything about dexterity or perception. They both seems game-theme.
And they is also class and job which meant he could not only choose a particular class for himself but he can also learn a job, which would be useful in the future.
'AP means attribute points'
At least that's what it looks like, and he could use it to increase his attributes.
"Let's see. Leveling up gave me a skill. Dash description" He commanded and another window popped up.
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[Skill: Dash]
[Dash multiply the player's speed by two and last for 10 seconds, cost 5 MP and 5SP. Cooldown: 5 minutes]
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"5 minutes is too much! My speed is four, so even though it's multiply by two, it's still not a big number"
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[New Quest!]
[Help 10 villagers]
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"What!?" Bell almost fell down the chair. "Help ten people!, I don't even like people in the first place. I was expecting something like, maybe a hundred push-ups, 10k run... What I'm I even saying?, I can barely complete five push-ups, so maybe, this was a better than that. I bet I could get more exp from completing quests"
He giggled and lay down on the floor, he was about to go to sleep when he remembered about his attribute points.
"Distribute three attribute points to strength, speed and agility"
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[Player's strength has risen to 3]
[Player's speed has risen to 5]
[Player's agility has risen to 8]
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"I'll safe the rest for later"
After that, he closed his eyes and drifted into the dream world.
.
.
.
Bell woke up late, the sun had already risen and the morning sunshine brighten up the room through the cracks on the wooden windows.
'That's what I get for paying for a cheap room'
He turned to Ryu, she was still sleeping peacefully. He suddenly remembered about the system showing him something about her, so he tried to check her status.
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[Name: Ryu Ragna] [Level: 1]
[HP: 20/20] [MP: 10/10] [SP: 10]
[Class: None] [Rank: F]
[Job: None] [Exp: 0/20]
[Status: fine]
[AP: 0]
[Attributes]
[Strength: 8]
[Speed: 3]
[Intelligence: 10]
[Agility: 5]
[Defense: 2]
[Dexterity: 0]
[Perception: 20]
[Luck: 15]
[Title: None]
[Skills]
[Fifth sense(passive): level 3]
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What the hell!!!
Compare to Bell, Ryu was blessed. Her intelligence, luck and perception shows that she is suppose to be a mage, Bell was bothered by the fact that her strength was even higher than his and she also has a passive skill.
He clicked on it and another window popped up.
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[Skill: Fifth sense (passive)]
[User perception is multiply by two and can easily sense things in the surrounding. This skill will be activated when user is in danger. Cost: 2MP. No cooldown]
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