*Swoosh* *Hack!*
"Graoo!"
One axe swing, and the tiger-like beast had fallen.
I looked at it with a distasteful expression.
'Another one that's directly confronting me…is it some zombie fungus' spore season right now ?'
After taking a bath at the river, this beast ran my way and proceeded to mean-eye me, as if it were about to strike.
Another situation such as these occurred just a few days ago, and that time, I truly did not expect it to strike, which left me wounded.
Of course, this time, I had no other choice but to retaliate first.
But why did it do that?
I believe I've already made enough of a name for myself in this hellish forest to make sure other predators distance themselves.
Shaking my head to clear my thoughts, I brought the corpse along back to my cave.
Sighing with my head held high, I look back at the time I've spent living as an orc in the game world.
It had been a week after the transfer, and I still have no clue what to do or where I should go.
For now, I've just been surviving and gaining more experience for when the time comes for me to explore the outside.
Speaking of experience…
I flicked my right wrist and looked at my status screen.
+====================================+
// STATUS SCREEN //
+====================================+
|NAME: Grul
|RACE: Orc
|CLASS: None
|LEVEL: 8
|XP: 78/100
+------------------------------------+
|HEALTH: [█████████] 100% |
|STAMINA: [████████--] 78% |
|MANA: [----------] 0/0 |
+------------------------------------+
|ATTRIBUTES:
|STRENGTH: 24 (+8 Racial) |
|DEXTERITY: 12 |
|VITALITY: 22 (+9 Racial) |
|INTELLIGENCE: 9 |
|WISDOM: 9 |
+------------------------------------+
|SKILLS:
|- Unarmed Combat (C) (Passive)
| ↳"Everybody was kung-fu fighting!" - Carl Douglas … Increases effectivity of unarmed combat
|- Sprinting (D)
| ↳ Drastically increases movement speed at the cost of stamina
|- Regeneration (B+) (Passive)
| ↳ Increases speed at which wounds heal
|- Orcish Blood (A) (Passive)
| ↳"Orkz is made for fightin' and winnin'!" - Ghazghkull Thraka … Bestows a formidable constitution and innate combat prowess. Provides a significant bonus to physical attributes and combat effectiveness. Also changes your diction when talking to others.
|- Sneak (E+) (New!)
| ↳Reduces visibility and sound when moving, allowing for surprise attacks.
|- Throwing (E+) (Passive) (New!)
| ↳ Increases the accuracy and force of thrown objects.
|- Field Dressing (E) (New!)
| ↳ Allows quick but rough processing of an animal corpse for immediate consumption, including skinning and butchering.
|- Fire Starting (E) (New!)
| ↳ "Burn, baby, burn." - Magnificent Montague … Knowledge on how to create flame using natural materials.
|- Iron Stomach (D) (Passive) (New!)
| ↳ A growing tolerance for poorly prepared, rough, or unappetizing food. Reduces the negative effects of consuming spoiled or low-quality ingredients.
|- Foraging (E) (Passive) (New!)
| ↳ Adept in identifying and safely collecting wild edible plants, water sources, and other non-animal resources.
|- Endurance (B+) (Passive) (New!)
| ↳ The ability to sustain physical effort despite fatigue, hunger, or injury. Increases stamina regeneration.
|- Primitive Tool Crafting (E) (New!)
| ↳ "Since I don't have a brain, they're coming from my stomach down deep below and then up again into my mind." - Grug … The ability to fashion basic, short-lived tools from wilderness materials.
|- Environmental Awareness (C) (New!)
| ↳ Heightened alertness to subtle cues in the surrounding area, allowing for detection of movement or hidden dangers.
|- Camouflage (C) (New!)
| ↳ You become one with the environment. Lowers visibility and can cause confusion.
+====================================+
Not bad.
Not bad at all, considering this is my first time 'playing' like this.
Compared to how I played before, it's nothing to be proud about.
I could've easily reached level 15 before even one day.
But then again, I was playing with QOL mods on, and maybe a few cheat mods too, and maybe some creative mode mods as well…
Still, the point is, I'm doing decently good.
Is it good enough to venture outside the forest?
Don't think so.
But is it good enough to thrive inside the forest?
Absolutely.
Right now, I only have two questions:
1. There's something strange that's causing other beasts to go wild, I have to go find out what that is; and
2. If there are any other screens I could access aside from my character's status.
Of course, top priority will always be my livelihood, so the investigation begins.
No matter what it is, I don't take kindly to those that can endanger my survival.