Chapter 3: Blood and Instinct - SURVIVE THE GAME

Now when the monsters are about to reach him, the Three Jarma monsters charging toward the main character, he bolts away and climbs up a tree about fifty meters from there. All four monsters look around, searching. The moment one of them catches his scent, it turns in his direction and starts moving straight toward him.

The one Jarma lowers its head and sprints at the tree to ram it. Lavesh thinks that since his stats went up by ten, he might as well test his boosted strength and this dagger too. As the monster hits the tree, he drives the dagger into its head, right between the eyes.

A system window pops up.

You have slain a Jarma monster.

You obtain 700 EXP.

New achievement unlocked.

You are the first player to reach Level 1.

Title earned: First Level 1 Player

Effect: Rare drop rate +77 percent, grants 3 free points to invest in stats every level up.

Special unlock: Personal Inventory

(Only players with this title can access it.)

Another system window appears.

Name: Lavesh

Level: 1

EXP 400/4000

Class: None

Title: First Hunter

HP: 190 MP: 30

Fatigue: 0

Strength: 17

Agility: 29

Intelligence: 20

Sense: 14

Vitality: 18

Remaining Points: 6

Active Skills: None

Passive Skills: None

You obtained a Jarma monster chest x 1

"Rare drop rate and critical hit rate are amazing," he says, stepping away from the dead Jarma's body.

The other two Jarma monsters use their Stomp Roar skill, and the ground shakes. Lavesh slips out of their skill radius. Both monsters charge at full speed from two directions. One comes from the front, the other from a little distance at an angle, aiming to force him into dodging one attack only to get hit by the other. But Lavesh's stats are higher than a normal player's, so dodging both attacks is easy for him.

Even at Level 1, his stats are higher than a Level 3 player's right now, which makes dealing with these Jarma monsters a little easier for him.

Lavesh starts attacking both monsters. The first one swings its claw at him, but he slips out of its path and drives the dagger into its leg. A system window flickers in front of him:

You dealt damage: 135

You gained 100 EXP

He moves straight toward the second monster. It lowers its head and charges at him. Lavesh thrusts the dagger right into its skull, and another window appears:

You dealt a critical hit: 700

You have slain a Jarma monster

You obtained a Jarma monster chest x1

He ignores the notifications and turns toward the remaining monster. The Jarma is already in rage mode, its body trembling as it activates its ultimate skill, Bone Rattle Charge. Its entire skin hardens, thickening into a tough layer that won't let the dagger sink in. Its defense spikes by two hundred percent.

Lavesh sees this and thinks the monster has used some kind of ultimate skill, so he starts running. He heads toward the village, pushing through the forest while pulling out a rare agility enhancement potion and a rare strength enhancement potion from his inventory. Their details flash in front of him:

Increase Strength by 200 percent for 30 seconds

Increase Agility by 170 percent for 30 seconds

He mutters, "Only thirty seconds?" He glances back. The monster is coming at full speed.

He drinks both potions and turns to face it. He pulls out the dagger and his sword from the inventory and charges back at the Jarma, striking its legs, its neck, its face, its spine. He attacks at full speed. Notifications keep appearing:

You dealt damage: 150

You dealt damage: 130

You dealt damage: 150

It takes him five minutes to kill that Jarma monster. The potion effects had already worn off, but in those thirty seconds he had dealt enough heavy damage that the creature couldn't fight back properly anymore.

A new window appears:

You have slain a Jarma monster

You obtain 700 EXP (1800/4000)

You obtained a Jarma monster chest x1

Do you want to open this chest?

Seeing that he now has three chests, the main character first opens his status window.

The status window appears, showing Lavesh's stats.