I missed the screen in front of me. I went outside and took the bus back home; I didn't see Clark, so I suppose he is going to stay a little longer in school or, to be more specific, in his club.
Arriving at home, the first thing I did was say hello to my mother, who was in the living room sewing some ripped shirts. I think these are Clark's.
"I'm home, mom; where's dad?"
My mom, without looking back, said to me.
"He is in the barn fixing the lawnmower."
"Ah, the one Clark"
"Yeah, that one."
(sigh) With that, I went to my room upstairs to do my homework.
Dinner in the Kent family was usually peaceful, but today was a little bit depressing.
It all started five days ago when Clark gained another ability.
Yeah, he can fly now, but with that came many questions, like how he can do that or why he is different from his brother or the rest, for that matter.
So Jonathan and Martha didn't have any other option than to tell him the truth, and I, as his brother, was invited to.
We went to the tornado shelter that was a couple of meters behind the barn, and there it was, covered in a huge gray plastic sheet, the spaceship in which Kal-El, the only survivor of Krypton, came to earth.
Since that day, Clark has had some anger issues, and he can't control his emotions, so the lawnmower paid the price. Luckily, he is coming to his senses now, and soon he will be fine again.
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I'm now in my bedroom contemplating how I'm going to enhance my attributes. Although I chose the class [Wizard], I can't be as direct as in a game.
In a game, you want to min-maxin your character, and for that, you need to specialize in a specific area, be it magic damage or physical or status effects like poison or corruption, but in real life, that is stupid.
You need to be able to more or less deal with everything all at once, because if not, others can take advantage of your weakness and your loved ones will pay the price.
{That's why I will first choose a class and then enhance my attributes.
[Generating Classes....complete]
[Common Classes]
[Fighter] [Archer] [Summoner] [Forbidden Arts User]
[Uncommon Classes]
[High Wizard] [Cleric] [Forest Mage] [Shaman]
{Wow, that's more classes than I expected. Let's see. I think [High Wizard] is the advancement class of wizard, so that's a no for now.}
{ hmm....what I need right now is protection, so there are two classes that can provide me with that: [fighter] and [summoner]. The first one will focus on my body to protect me, while the other will focus on summoning creatures to protect me.}
{Let's continue with the magic archetype, so I choose you [Summoner]}
[Are you sure you wish to select this class?] "[Yes]". [Confirmed]
[Please select 3 skills] [Rock Golem] [Fire Golem] [Air Golem] [Water Golem] [Friendship] [Encouragement] [Damage Transfer] [Sacrifice]
{Let's see which summoned creature I want: rock, air, fire,water…the elements, so for that logic, rock is for defense, air is for mobility, fire for damage, and water for healing, I think?}
{[Rock Golem] it is then, as for the other two skills, hmm... what does the skill [friendship] do?}
[Friendship:You permanently share your attributes with your summoned creature.]
{oh, so if I specialize in damage and choose fire golem, he can do more damage...I see}
{Then what about [sacrifice]}
[Sacrifice: The caster can sacrifice the summoned creature to heal any wound inflicted when the summoned creature was on the field.] (Cooldown, 1 hour) (Double the cooldown for the skill summoned creature.)
{Wow, any wound, that's pretty good. As for the other two skills, well, their names say everything. I choose [Rock Golem], [Damage Transfer], and [Sacrifice].}
{As for my attributes, I will put [5] into [Body], [20] into [Mind], [5] into [Soul], [5] into [Luck], and [5] into [Faith], respectively, so my stats tab now looks like this}
[Status Tab]
Name: Isaac Kent Level: 10
Class: [Wizard(Max.15)] [Summoner(Lvl.1)] Job:Available
Body:[15] Mind:[30] Soul: [15] Luck:[15] Faith:[15]
Skills: [Fireball (2 seconds)] [Wind slash (2 seconds)] [Shadow bind (4 seconds)] [Rock Golem (5 minutes)] [Damage transfer(Passive)] [Sacrifice (1 hour)]
Now it's time to choose a job.
[Generating jobs...complete]
[Blacksmith] [Farmer] [Cook] [Enhancer]
{so these are my options, huh? Who would have thought that at the age of 15, I was already deciding on a job}
{This sounds like a regular job, the only one that is not [enhancer], so what does it do?}
[Enhancer]: permanently enhance a random stat of a piece of equipment; also temporarily increase the efficiency of any consumable or skill.
I see, so it's really like what his name says.
{Hmm... what to do, there's two that picked my attention [Farmer] and [Enhancer] the first one is convenient because we have a farm and I could use a little space to grow things and level them up as for the second one, it's a powerful job, permanently enhancing an item and boosting skills, hmm... I guess convenient is not always good so I choose [Enhancer]}
[Are you sure you want to choose [Enhancer] as your job?]
{Yes}
[Confirmed]
[Generating job skills is complete].
[Status Tab]
Name: Isaac Kent Level:10
Class: [Wizard (Max 15)] [Summoner(1)] Job: [Enhancer]
Body:[15] Mind:[30] Soul:[15] Luck:[15] Faith:[15]
Skills:[Fireball] [Wind Slash] [Shadow bind] [Rock Golem] [Damage transfer] [Sacrifice]
Job skills: [Reinforce (5 minutes)] [Boost(1 minute)]
{I guess it was time to do what I wanted to do since I got my first class. I will finally challenge a dungeon. First, I need to buy a dungeon key. Let's see...}
[Shop]
[Generating shop items...complete]
[Equipment]
[Basic][Advance][Expert][Master]
[Consumables]
[Potions] [Talismans] [Runes] [Keys]
[Artifacts](Unavilable)
I focus on the [Keys] tab, and it gives a list of the possible keys that I can buy.
Starting with [Basic dungeon keys (recommended level 5–15)],
[Advance dungeon keys (recommended level 15–35)]
[Expert dungeon keys (recommended level 35–60)]
[Master dungeon keys (recommended level 60–90)]
[Mythical Dungeon keys (recommended level 90–100)].
[Basic dungeon keys]
[Green Forest (level 5) (100)]
[Dark Cavern (level 10) (200)]
[Goblin settlement (level 15) (500)]
{Ok, I choose [Green Forest] after all, I'm over level, so it's more safe for me as I'm a beginner in this}
[You want to purchase this item?]
{Yes}
[Confirmed transferring to inventory].
{Huh? I have an inventory. When did that happen!?}
[Inventory is currently holding the unequipped equipment.]
Ah, so that's why, huh? When I reach Level 10, I bought my first pieces of equipment, a basic robe set and a basic staff, but I can't go anywhere looking like that, well, at least not for now, so when the system told me that I don't need to hold it or wear it, I thought the equipment was like a power ranger suit, but apparently no, it was stored in the inventory, but in the tab it says nothing of it.
[Do you wish to put inventory into the skills section?]
...(sigh) {yes, please}
[Confirmed].
I also buy some [Health Potion]×5 just in case anything takes me by surprise, so I have everything ready.
I wait patiently for everyone to go to sleep, then I take the dungeon key to inspect a little bit more. [Green Forest dungeon key: this key can be used in any door available; once used, the key will disappear.]
To exit the dungeon, you need to complete the objectives; in case of failure or death, you will be automatically teleported to your last location.
The dungeon has time dilatation (D.T.), meaning the time spent inside the dungeon will be different from the outside world (current D.T.: 1 day/ 1 hour).
{Well, this is it}
I said that as I was approaching the entrance of my room, I put the key into the keyhole of the door, and it fits perfectly. I was amazed at that, and then, with a click, it opened my door automatically, and now I can see it—a green forest in the distant, so bast with huge trees that I can't see the end to them—into the dungeon we go.
The first thing that greeted me was the quest notification window.
Complete the following objectives:
[Hunt 10 green slimes]
[Hunt 5 Horn Rabbits]
[Save the Rookies, 4/4]
{Huh? What? The first two objectives I understood, but the last one, what do you mean [Save the Rookies]?}
[The Green Forest has always been the training field for Rookie adventures since ancient times; however, recently, things have been a little bit weird and dangerous around here.]
That's it? Well, that didn't tell me much, ok, so I need to save a group of rookies and hunt some wildlife. I got it. I looked around, and it's really magical; it's like I'm in another world. Wait, so I'm being isekaid in a transmigration...my mind.
{Let's not think about it anymore. Still, this place feels amazing with the green grass and the big trees. I think this kind of nature only exists in fantasy novels. Wait, fantasy novels. Rookie adventures. The Green Forest. I'm in a fantasy novel, isn't it?}
[The dungeon keys are a projection of events that have happened in the omniverse, and since the system is a fantasy-based system, it has chosen fantasy-omniversal options.]
{I see, so I'm really in another world or a memory of another world, amazing}
Until now, I haven't questioned my system or the situation I'm in right now. Why would I? It's not like I will get some answers, but still, the amount of power to do this—just who in the hell made this possible?
I feel a breeze past my shoulders. Okay, let's start with getting familiar with my skills; after all, in real life, you can't shoot fire or wind out of your hands that casually and don't get caught and get sent to the government.
The first one is [fireball]. I remember the first time I tried this skill, I almost burned up the entire barn.
"Alright, let's aim for something that doesn't burst out into flames." Looking around in my area, I found something.
"Oh, look at that; there's a big rock over there".
[Fireball] As soon as I recite the name of the spell in my mind, a medium-sized ball of fire shoots out of my right hand and impacts itself into the big rock, leaving a black spot where the fireball was. Then I feel a little bit of pressure in my brain, which is not that significant compared with a few years ago.
{hmm... maybe it's because I put points into [Mind]}
[Mind: It's in charge of your mental power (MP) and mental resistance (MS).]
{I see, so it really was because of that}.
Maybe I can cast this spell 10 times before I feel any pain in my brain, but now that I have more spells, I will need to focus more on [Mind] from now on.
Next is [Wind Slash], and in my right hand, I gather a small ball of wind, and when I aim it at the rock, it transforms into a thin diagonal wind shape that shoots itself into the rock, leaving a fine diagonal cut that is not too deep but not so superficial either.
Good Both spells had the same weight pressure in my brain. As for my last spell, this rock is perfect [Rock Golem]. The huge rock in front of me started to move, and I couldn't get more excited.
In front of me, it's a 6-foot-tall rock formation. It has arms but no hands, and it has feet but no toes. Also, what I assumed was the head was in the middle of his body. What a peculiar form. I feel my brain starting to hurt.
"So this big boy consumes a lot of MP, huh".
It was looking at me; I could feel it, so I said, "Follow me and protect me," in which he started to move, and I finally saw the downside of this summoned creature: it's slow, like painfully slow.
I dismissed my golem, so I need a new plan. I think summoning this guy when there are multiple enemies around me is better for this skill, and if there are just a few of them, I will just kill them with my other skills.Kill.Right, I will need to kill other things to level up, and who's to say that I will not need to kill other human beings?
Looking up into the sky that is covered by clouds, "I think I will think about it more when I get to that point".
***********
I'm Eric I recently graduated from the Adventure Academy of Raas, and with me are my companions Ari, Mary, and Guts. We were classroommates, so when we graduate, we form a party. We still don't have a name that is assigned by the guild when we garner enough reputation.
This is our first mission [Hunt 10 Hornet Rabbits]. According to other adventures, this is always the first mission because [Hornet Rabbits] teach how to move, attack, and react to a faster and more dangerous creature instead of the test dummies of the academy.
Strangely enough, we hadn't seen any of them—only [Slimes] here and there.
"Something is not right," said my companion Guts, carrying on his shoulders an iron broadsword.
"What do you feel, Guts?" asked Mary. She was carrying a scepter, which signified that she was the [Healer] of our group.
"The forest feels dark; something evil is in here." Guts is a [Barbarian]; he relays in his instinct to fight and survive, so it's worth keeping his opinion in mind.
"Ari, what do you see?" I said to our scout, who was only a couple of feet ahead of us, in case I needed to assist her; after all, it's my duty to protect them as the [Noble Fighter] of the party.
"All I can see are [Slimes]. Eric, I think we need to go deeper into the forest to find them".
That confirmed something is up here; according to the intel of the guild, this zone should be for [Slimes] and [Hornet Rabbits]. Something or someone is hunting [Hornet Rabbits] exclusively.
"Team, we have two options: we stop here and go back to inform the guild, or we go deeper into the forest to figure it out ourselves".
"I say we go deeper," said Ari, who's always been the hothead of the group.
"Even if we go back, we need proof of our claim" that it's true. Mary always thinks logically.
"I will go wherever you guys go." That's my brother's guts.
"Very well, we go deeper, stay alert, and don't forget our training".
"Yeah, yeah".
"Understood".
"Got it".
Like that, the four rookie adventures went deep inside the forest, where their lives would change forever.
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