DISCLAIMER:
From this chapter onward, the status window will be shortened. Only new and relevant information will be displayed.
Roshan chose to tread the path of an assassin.
Given his brutal fighting style, it was the perfect choice.
He sat down on a nearby rock.
"Status window."
He allocated 540 points to SPD, 300 to STR, 150 to MP, and 50 to DEF. As for HP, there was no need to invest anything into it. With Passive Regeneration, his health could no longer be exhausted.
His muscles twitched violently as they expanded.
"It must be because I dumped too many points into strength…"
Roshan stood up from the rock.
"I guess it's time to go hunting."
He walked through the desert like a wolf stalking sheep.
Eventually, he found a cave.
A dense concentration of mana seeped from within.
Roshan stepped into the pitch-black cavern.
Inside, he spotted twenty-five ogres, each as large as boulders, their green skin thick and rough. Some wielded massive axes, others held bows, while a few clutched staffs—mages.
At the center of the cave stood a crude throne.
Seated upon it was an ogre whose mana dwarfed the rest.
Its skin was crimson red.
It carried no weapon.
"Sup."
Roshan charged.
He thrust a dagger into the ogre at the far end.
"Tch… so it didn't die."
The wound regenerated instantly—
Then blood suddenly burst from the ogre's eyes.
"Shit… these daggers are peak."
GRAWHH!! GRAHHH!!
The ogre leader raised its hand, commanding the others to attack.
The mages fired flaming spheres.
"Sand Manipulation."
A sand shield formed instantly, blocking the barrage. With an explosive burst of speed, Roshan appeared directly in front of the ogre mages.
They hastily erected an emergency barrier.
It wasn't enough.
"Thrust ×100 — Thrust Drive!"
The barrier shattered under sheer force. Roshan tore through them, reducing their bodies to minced flesh within seconds as their screams echoed through the cave.
He didn't stop.
"Shadow Warp."
Roshan emerged from the shadow beneath an archer, slicing its head clean off. He sprinted toward the others—
"Thrust Drive!"
His movements were too fast for them to comprehend.
When he stopped, the floor was nothing but a pool of blood.
So were his daggers.
So was he.
An ogre slammed an axe into his back.
"Did you think I didn't perceive you?"
The ogre trembled as it stared into Roshan's blood-blue eyes.
GRAWH… GRAWHHH!!
The wound healed in less than a second.
Roshan calmly picked up the ogre's axe and cleaved it in half, dismembering it from torso to shoulder.
"Who's next?"
The remaining ogres tried to flee.
Roshan didn't allow it.
This was not a battle.
It was a massacre.
"Hahaha… I haven't met a human as amusing as you before."
The ogre leader stood up from its throne.
Its mana erupted like a fountain, flooding the entire cave with crushing pressure.
Roshan's survival instincts screamed.
He attacked first.
"Hard… it's freaking hard."
His dagger bounced off the ogre leader's skin, barely leaving a scratch.
"Human," the ogre sneered. "Is that the best you've got?"
Roshan attacked again.
"Thrust ×100!"
He closed in—
"Thrust Drive!"
Nothing pierced through.
The ogre leader slammed both massive arms down.
The impact shattered the ground.
At the moment of impact—
"Fortification!"
Roshan coughed up blood as he crashed into the floor.
His MP was running low.
He didn't have time to devour the fallen ogres.
For the first time since awakening, Roshan met a true obstacle.
[Overcomer Activated]
"I am no human, you fucking lowlife."
Roshan grinned.
Flesh twisted back into place.
Broken ribs repaired themselves.
The ogre ruler snarled, its mana surging even higher.
"Berserker!"
GRAWWWWWWHHHH!!
The ogre lost all sense of reason, charging wildly.
Roshan dodged.
Again.
And again.
But eventually—
He got tired of dodging.
"Slow ×2."
The berserk ogre's movements dulled.
Roshan exhaled.
The ground cracked beneath his legs.
"Thrust ×200."
The ogre struck him mid-charge—
But when it looked down, Roshan was gone.
Above.
Crouched against the ceiling, gathering momentum.
He launched himself downward.
"Thrust Drive — Dawn Fall Eclipse!"
He landed with feline grace behind the ogre.
"Haha—noth—"
The ogre's body split apart into countless pieces.
Blood sprayed everywhere.
Roshan stood still, bathed in it, a grin stretched across his face.
"Inferior scum."
He walked to the remains, ripped out the ogre leader's heart, and crushed it into his mouth.
"Ahh… that hit the spot."
[+80 Status Points]
[Unique Ability Acquired: Ruler's Presence]
[New Ability Acquired: Berserk]
[Due to incompatibility with your class, Berserk has evolved into the unique ability: Obscure Shadow]
Roshan continued devouring the corpses.
[+1,250 Status Points]
[Flame Ball Acquired]
[Archery Acquired]
[Lesser Weapon Master Acquired]
[Lesser Weapon Master evolved into the unique ability: Dagger Genius]
[First Quest of Voracity: Completed]
[All Rewards Earned]
[Supreme Ability Acquired: Revival]
[Grade Up Achieved: C]
[Unique Ability Acquired: Shadow Strike]
[Thrust and Fortification evolved into unique abilities: Plunge Piercer & Self
Reinforcement]
"Another one. Thank you."
Roshan laughed in blissful triumph.
[Second Quest of Voracity]
Kill and consume the dungeon boss of the Shagan Wasteland: Centipharon
Before a dungeon break occurs.
If the boss is killed by anyone except you, the penalty is death.
"Harsh much!!"
Rewards:
• Title: The Slayer
• 5,000 Status Points
• A-Grade Dark Daggers
• A-Grade Assassin Boots
• Supreme Ability: Cosmic Eyes
Time Remaining: 3:59:59
Penalty for Incompletion: Death
He didn't have much time.
Worse—he didn't know the boss's location.
"First things first… I need to check my stats."
Roshan sat atop the ogre leader's throne.
"Status Window"
HP: 70 [+100]
SPD: 565 [+800]
MP: 520 [+280
]
STR: 390 [+330]
DEF: 62 [+0]
New Abilities
Unique — Ruler's Presence:
Enemies below the user's grade are rendered immobile
MP Cost: 70 | Duration: 5 minutes
Unique — Obscure Shadow:
Negates damage to self
MP Cost: 120 | Duration: 3 minutes
Flame Ball:
Fires a ball of flame
MP Cost: 10
Archery:
Increases bow proficiency by 30%
MP Cost: 5 | Duration: 2 minutes
Unique — Flame Arrow:
Summons arrows of flame
MP Cost: 10
Unique — Plunge Piercer:
Increases dagger damage by 50%
MP Cost: 20
Unique — Self Reinforcement:
Reduces damage taken by 40%
MP Cost: 25 | Duration: 6 minutes
Unique — Dagger Genius:
Passive: Enhances dagger effectiveness
Active: Recalls thrown daggers
MP Cost: 5
Supreme — Revival:
Survive one fatal blow every 48 hours
Unique — Shadow Strike:
Attacks infused with shadow energy reduce regeneration
MP Cost: 80
Roshan stood up from the throne.
Behind him, a strange pillar caught his attention.
Curious, he touched it.
The cave began to collapse.
He broke his fall with his left arm.
As it healed, he looked up.
The creature before him sent chills down his spine.
An eight-legged centipede, its pitch-black exoskeleton gleaming.
Its sheer size filled the underground space entirely.
An eerie mana signature poured from it, suffocating the air.
Roshan grinned.
"Wow… lucky me."