Watching the human fall from the ceiling, the humanoid rat smiled but... why is the human grinning?
The rat, who was entirely in flames, felt something wrong was about to happen. Before the human could balance himself on the ground, he stretched out its hand toward Nine and hurled him deep into the flaming corner.
The sound of splashing water echoed within the walls, clashing with the sizzling sound of the fire around them. The rat successfully pulled Nine before he could even balance himself.
Before the rat could celebrate much further, Nine stood up... perfectly fine, with no sign of any damage on him. Most of all, he was clean even though he should be drenched by the dirty water of the sewage.
"Wow! These items are really good. Didn't even have a scratch even after that. Most of all, I don't even feel the heat of the fire." Before Nine entered the sewage system, he was given three main items and one minor by the quest maker.
These three are the cloak, boots, and the staff with a hook at the end, and finally a small necklace. When the quest maker met Nine this morning, he found him a bit... unattended, having no basic gear or weapon on him.
Even though the quest does not need Nine to fight, he felt that sending someone barely around the age of 20 in there with only civilian clothes was too much. In the end, the quest giver temporarily gave Nine his gears.
[Cloak of water. A cloak made by a water spirit that wants you to stay clean all the time.
Effects: Agility: 40. Defense: 10. Body control: 30%. Mana: 230. Attack power: 20.
Skills: Water floor: allows the owner of this cloak to walk on top of water with his/her will.
Shield: Create a shield made out of the owner's mana.]
[Jumping Earth boots. Crafted by a young earth spirit that wants her first human friend to experience how fun jumping is.
Effects: Agility: 20%. Defense: 30. Spirit: 10. Mana: 100. Attack power: 30.
Skills: Jump: allows the owner of these boots to jump 5–7 meters high.
Spider Feet: allows the owner to walk and stay on the walls and ceiling like a normal spider.]
[Necklace of fire. Created by a fire spirit that wants her human child to remember the warmth of her love for him.
Effects: Fire resistance: 80%. Attack power: 200. Elemental attack: 40. Mana: 10.
Skills: Fire Eye: allows the owner of this necklace to see perfectly within the range of 10 meters of darkness.]
Within a split second, all three panels appeared before Nine's eyes. "Still... these items are overpowered as hell." Nine looked up, stared at the staff on the ceiling.
"Even with all of these, my win rate against this rat is still slim... but if I can have that back, I'll surely wi—"
Before Nine could complete his thoughts, the rat suddenly appeared behind him and let out a punch. Thanks to the item skill [Shield], he was saved from the attack and only pushed back a bit.
With a sharp turn, Nine summoned his hammer from the string bracelet of his and pointed it at the rat. "Come!" he announced, running toward it.
As the two were steps away, the rat spread out its hand and swung it wide at Nine. With the fire covering him entirely, the rat's attacks were more lethal than they should be.
Thanks to the increased stats from the items Nine had, he managed to avoid the attack and bend down before the rat, giving him a clear path to attack its jaw.
Remembering the details of this hammer, Nine smiled, swinging it high above, hitting the humanoid rat's chin clean.
And without hesitation, using the 10 seconds he had before the rat could move again, he ran back into the opening of the corner they were in and looked up.
Locking his eyes on the staff on the ceiling, he yelled: "I need that." Activating the [Jump] skill of his item allowed him to hold onto the staff stuck on the ceiling.
And with the [Spider Feet] skill, Nine stepped onto the ceiling floor, digging his feet into it.
Activating the [Jump] skill once again, Nine had enough force to pull out the stuck staff on the ceiling, which led to him falling down into the fire pit once again.
This time with all four items he got from his quest giver.
[Staff of wind: The last thing a wind spirit gave to the human it considered as a rival. A weapon that allows you/owner to win an unwinnable fight.
Effects: Increased penetration damage: 50%. Evasion: 30%. Attack power: 20%. Stats increased: 30%.
Skill: Penetrate: using 30% of your stamina, your next attack/action will penetrate the target of your mind, and critical hit will be 300%.]
Now, with all four items on him, Nine felt his body overflowing with power once again.
It was thanks to these that clearing out the sewage debris was easy. And even pulling out the manhole around the area didn't bother Nine at all.
As the ten seconds of stun on the rat came undone, the two looked at each other's eyes once again. In this blazing water they stood on, they didn't make any sound.
The silent was broken by the sound of their echoing movement on top of the water. One hit..... one hit is all it takes for this entire thing to end.
And with that in mind, the rat stretched out its hand toward Nine, its nail sharp like a blade that could pierce anything through.
While Nine pointed the staff's end toward the humanoid rat's heart, activating the skill of it.
He felt his body getting heavier as his stamina instantly depleted, his hope at its highest, hoping he would be the first one to make the attack.
.....
.....
[Level up!] [Level up!] [Level up!]
[Your stats have increased.]
[You have earned 3 AP and 1 SP per level.]
[The system will now evaluate your entire fight.]
[3... 2... 1... Evaluation end.]
[The system evaluation has ended. You will now receive a Title due to your performance in this fight.]
[Congratulations!
You have successfully made the mutated sewer rat fall into your trap.]
[Using the lantern oil to make the water flammable allowed you to burn the horde of rats accumulated throughout the sewage system.
Hiding on top of the ceiling and creating a droplets situation allowed you to fool the mutated rat to think it was nothing but rain, when in reality you were soaking him in oil that would lead to its death.
Utilizing all your items at their best.
From the hammer to stun the mutated rat.
Using the skills of your boots to stay hidden on the ceiling.
Using the {Jump} skill to pull out the dug staff on the ceiling.]
[All of these are memorable memories that have pleased the battle maniac Gods in the Divine Realm.
With this you have earned a Slayer Title.]
[Title: Rat slayer.
When fighting rat-type beings, your attack power and damage to them will increase by 30%.
When fighting rat-type beings, you'll receive a 30% damage reduction to all of its attacks.]
[You have earned a title.]
[You have earned a large amount of EXP.]
[Level up!] [Level up!]
A barrage of status windows appeared before Nine's eyes as he stared at the lifeless body of the humanoid rat before him. Pulling out the staff from its body, he stepped out of the blazing area he was in and sat on the roadside.
Summoning his status window, he saw the updates within it. From the Title section appearing next to his Class section.
The earned AP and SP from all the level ups, and finally his updated stats increased.
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Name: Nine. | Level: 6. | Class: None. | Title: 1.
[Physical stats]: Strength: 15. | Agility: 25. | Defense: 15.
[Energy stats]: Vitality: 25. | Mana: 15. | Stamina: 25.
[Existence stats]: Intelligence: 15. | Spirit: 15. | Luck: 10.
[Skills]: None. | [Items]: 5. | AP: 15. | SP: 5.
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End of chapter 7.