Chapter 14: The Abyssal Trial
[The Abyssal Trial has been unlocked.]
[Secret Quest — Abyssal Trial.]
[Due to system's malfunction, Player Julien Von Lichtenstein has been granted a chance to reset their score.]
[Initiating reset… restoring player to optimal condition…]
[Difficulty Calibration in Progress…]
[Warning: Difficulty Level Exceeds Recommended Parameters.]
[Issuing starter pack…]
[Starter Pack Issued.]
[Note: There is no penalty for failing this trial. However, you cannot exit until the timer expires.]
[Reminder: Death within this trial is permanent. Caution is advised.]
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I saw the burn scars and wounds scatter on the ground like broken pixels. My body was magically restored back to normal along with my tattered clothes.
I turned into who I was before starting the trial and also somehow got my face mask back.
[Starting trial in 05:00]
After the scars and burns, it was me who began scattering.
My vision changed and I found myself standing atop a flat surface, under the bright blue sky.
The air was thin, cold and around me was a vast expanse of nothingness stretching endlessly.
The drop beside me was so endless that one misstep and I would plummet me into the void, never to be seen or heard again.
I did not have acrophobia, but standing in this place my legs sure were trembling.
Really… I am starting to hate being in a fantasy world…
If someone were to tell me I was in a scenic place and by complaining I was just being a bitch, I would gladly switch places with them even if it meant failing the tutorial.
The system has specifically stated that if I die, I would die for real.
I could not afford to fall in this place.
I moved to the center and made up my mind to not leave this place.
Wait…
By saying this…
Am I jinxing myself again?
Fuck. I totally forgot that my biggest enemy is I, me, myself.
Shaking all these negative thoughts away, I clutched the stick in my hand and awaited the trial.
[Handing out starter pack…]
[Obtained — x1 Rusty Short Sword, x3 Minor Healing Potion, x1 Arcana Card(uncommon), x1 Leather Bracers, x2 Stamina Elixirs, x1 Rope and Grappling Hook, x1 Enchanted Compass.]
Oh…
I threw the stick away the moment I heard sword.
When I thought about the sword, I got it in my hand. It was a rusty sword with blunt but workable edges; definitely better than a stick.
My gaze then fell on the Arcana Card. Once I thought of it, the card was in my hands. It was vibrant green with silver edges and a closed eye on the back.
On the card it was written Stone Wall and after reading it, I was happy to know that it was a defensive card. I really needed one.
It was also a grade higher and although that was a good thing, it consumed a lot of Essence.
This made me realize, if I wanted to use higher grades of card, I needed to have lots and lots of Essence. My card slots may not have a restriction, but my Essence was a limiting factor.
Thankfully, killing monsters resulted in gain in Essence. As long as I killed more than I was using, I should be fine.
Healing potion, stamina elixirs, rope, and compass were not needed right now.
The leather bracers were, and once I wore them, I felt happy. My hands were protected and I wouldn't have to worry about someone biting it off.
Somehow, I was getting a bit confident with the new stuff, but also slightly nervous and anxious.
It may just be my paranoia but… the system didn't give me this good stuff because the level was going to be of inhumane difficulty, right?
[01:00]
[00:59]
Haha… I laughed nervously at my thought and stared at the ticking timer.
This one minute felt like an eternity and was really messing me up.
[00:03]
[00:02]
[00:01]
[Ding!]
[The Abyssal Trial has started!]
[Survive the waves for 30 minutes to finish the quest!]
[Points will be given for every monster killed!]
Once the announcement was gone, the ground shook as I heard a loud growl behind me.
"What the fuck is that…"
I exclaimed when I turned around.
The monster was three meters tall and looked like the mix between a gorilla and a bear. It had white fur and protruding elephant-like tusks.
The monster thumped its chest and charged at me like a gorilla would.
My hair stood on their ends and I reflexively began running as my body got into a flight or fight mode.
Fight didn't seem to be an option for my body.
"Fuck! Don't tell me this is the boss!?!"
The system was being generous due to this. I was right on the money.
The gorilla-bear hybrid, aka the Ice Bully growled and chased me. It didn't have the speed of either the gorilla or the bear and I was really glad due to that.
I had a 5% agility boost from my title and this was another factor helping me out.
If I was caught by this monster, it would tear me apart in two with little to no effort.
How was I going to defeat this thing?
I had no idea.
For now… I kept running.
[29:17]
[28:59]
My decision to keep running was fruitful as I saw another monster spawn in the place. It was a Fire Slime, the weakest monster in this trial.
I had killed a few before by stomping on them aggressively. But it was these bastards that burnt my body.
While they seemed harmless, their flames were no joke. Killing them would've been a challenge had I not had my sword right now.
I dashed towards the Fire Slime and stabbed it with my sword.
The heat of the flames immediately spread through the sword and began burning my hand, but I gritted my teeth and flung the slime up, then threw it at the Ice Bully.
"Grrraaaaahhhh!"
The Ice Bully screamed and thumped its chest and made the slime stick to its body vaporize.
It then stopped chasing me and stood in place.
I stopped running too and looked at it.
The Ice Bully exhaled visibly and I saw mist come out of its nose.
It then growled and spat in my direction.
An ice shard came flying towards me. It was easy to dodge, but then came another.
I had to run once again to dodge them.
[28:00]
[27:59]
As another minute passed, monsters spawned. This time it was two and not one.
It was a Land Gremlin and a Fire Slime.
Oh yeah… if this goes on… I'm totally screwed…
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