Chapitre 17: A Big Opportunity

"Oh thank you Lord for this torch, I was feeling blind as a bat-" Leo said as he luckily came across some flint and a wall mounted torch while he was walking down the mine-shaft.

It was technically the third torch that he had come across, however, it was the first one that had a flint next to it, giving him the ability to actually light the torch and create some fire, but more importantly some light!

*Swoop*

*Crackle*

The torch burned brightly with typical crackling sounds as the sudden light momentarily blinded Leo and forced his eyes to re-adjust.

Once his vision returned, he could see that he was indeed inside a miners shaft that was extremely narrow and had very little space for movement.

Since he had been moving all this while by hugging a wall, he had not noticed that the size of the entire shaft was only about an arm length wide.

Although he could walk inside it upright, the ceiling was barely 5-6 inches above him and there were plenty of pointy rocks hanging from the ceiling.

Leo could conclude after a quick scan that the shaft was hastily made and that safety inside this shaft could be considered questionable at best, however, despite how it looked, Leo was happy to at least be able to see again as he made his way down the shaft away.

According to the dungeon mini map, Leo was inside a pretty unique shaft.

It was called 'Air duct' and apparently its primary job was to ensure that oxygen rich air moved from the outside to the inner parts of the mine.

It was not a particularly big shaft as it was never used for actual mining operations, however, it was the best lit shaft when mining operations were in progress as there were torches at every 5 metre interval inside the shaft.

If for any reason the torches stopped burning, the miners working inside the inner parts were immediately evacuated as a lack of oxygen was detected early.

If the oxygen was enough, the torches kept burning and the operations went on smoothly.

[ System Notification :- The young wolf you stabbed has suffered internal bleeding and has slowly bled to its death!

You have successfully killed a (Level 2) 'Young wolf', You gain +50 EXP ]

[ System Notification :- You have gained a level! Player 'The Boss' is now level1 ]

Leo got two new notifications as he got enveloped in a golden light when his level increased.

He gained a level! However contrary to his expectations, the increase in level did not magically heal his injuries or increase his stats.

He got 10 unassigned stat points for levelling up but that was pretty much it. There were no other advantages for levelling up.

"Agh, Bummer-" he cursed as he clicked his tongue.

He was hoping for a full refill of the HP bar but it seemed like it was not meant to be.

Since groaning was of no use either, he just shook his head and kept moving down the shaft as very soon he reached the other end of it and saw something that absolutely blew his mind.

[ Adult Dire Wolf ] ( Level 15 ) ( HP : 700/700 )

[ Adult Dire Wolf ] ( Level 14 ) ( HP : 600/600 )

[ Adult Dire Wolf ] ( Level 16 ) ( HP : 840/840 )

[ Adult Dire Wolf ] ( Level 20 ) ( HP : 1200/1200 )

[ Adult Dire Wolf ] ( Level 14 ) ( HP : 575/575 )

About 20 wolves ranging between level 10-20 were hibernating inside the main mining room.

Perched atop the oxygen shaft, Leo was a safe distance away from them and as he observed how the sleeping wolves had no reaction to the light coming from his torch, he could not help but feel like he had just hit the jackpot!

He was easily twenty feet above the floor level where the wolves were sleeping and even if he did nothing himself but just relay this information to the adventurer group outside, then using this information they could easily use archers and slaughter the wolves below as with the right planning this vantage point could change the whole tide of the battle.

However, Leo did not want to leave this mission upto the adventurers, not when he felt like he could complete it himself!

According to the mini-map, the oxygen shaft was critical to mining operations and without it there was a real chance to suffer asphyxiation inside the main room.

While humans or even awake animals could probably sense the drop in oxygen levels by feeling dizzy, Leo doubted that hibernating wolves would be conscious enough to feel the difference as he felt like this was his chance!

If he somehow blocked the oxygen shaft and the game engine was as realistic as Leo was hoping that it was, then it would mean that he could single handedly kill all those high level wolves below and hog all their kill EXP for himself!

"Hahahaha….hohoho…. Hehehe" Leo laughed maniacally as he felt like this was a god sent opportunity!

Being a repairman, he knew a lot about structural integrity and how to break rocks, and he was confident that in about 20-24 hours of hard work he could break and gather enough small rocks from the mining shaft to be able to block the other end completely, effectively starving the wolves below of fresh air!

Getting to work immediately, he put all the 10 unassigned points into the strength stat and began looking for rocks hanging off the ceiling that looked brittle and easy to break.

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Chapitre 18: A reincarnator?

"Big mistake! Y-you are a dumb man, a dumb dumb man.... Dumb ways to die…. O there are so many dumb ways to die" Leo started to hum as his mind became light and dizzy from all the hard work.

Apparently, Leo had not taken into consideration the importance of the 'Stamina' stat and how important it was for movement within this game, as after short bouts of about 20 minutes of labour, Leo was forced to rest for 10 minutes to regain some stamina and work again.

The job of breaking rocks and carrying them was too much for a level1 player, and although because of his excellent experience in real life as a repairmen, Leo did manage to break chunks of rock, exactly the size that he wanted it to be, he struggled a lot to keep a consistent work rate and was much slower at the job than he had anticipated.

Leo was certain that several hours had passed since he started his labour and although he was eager to complete the task, he also did not want his brother to worry. Thus, he decided to log out at once and continue the quest at a later date.

"Hey system, I wish to logout" Leo said, hoping to get out of this narrow mining vent and come back later, however, the system denied his request.

[ System Notification:- Logout is not permitted within dungeons! Logout request refused!

Please escape the dungeon to Logout ]

"Motherfucker" Leo cursed as he banged his fist against a wall and took -2 points in damage.

"Aghh, Dammit" He cursed as he blew air over his knuckles in hope of easing the pain, however, it offered little to no relief.

He was apparently stuck inside this dungeon with no means to logout as the only way to logout was for him to make his way out of the dungeon entrance that was probably being guarded by several wolves.

With no weapon at hand, Leo felt like his chances of evading the wolves and managing to escape were slim to none and hence although he felt like logging out, at the moment he had no other choice but to keep playing the game.

Thankfully, the Arc Ship attendants did say before Leo logged-in that since it was the first day onboard the ship, everyone had the full day off from work, which meant that it was going to be fine if Leo played for a few more hours since he did not have real world obligations to fulfil, however, he was still not sure how Luke would feel about it in the real world.

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( Meanwhile Dark Emperor )

Dark Emperor was the player who had the first worldwide announcement under his belt, achieving a remarkable milestone in the game's history.

In less than 2 hours since the game started, he unlocked his class, setting a record as the first player to do so in the entire game.

His real identity was Cervantez Divinorum, an individual hailing from the S tier of the Arc Ship, residing alongside the other urban elite.

As the sole heir to a prominent business conglomerate in the USA, he was a central figure in elite society who was well known and well liked by all.

However, his most guarded secret was his identity as a reincarnator, a fact unknown to anyone else in the world.

Sent back in time by four years to the day before the ship took off, he held the knowledge of Terra Nova Online's secrets and the true agenda of the aliens who made the game mandatory for all humans.

He was already aware of all the important events and players that were going to rise in the future and had his eyes set on creating a guild and recruiting them from the start.

PurpleRock

SkyLion

BlackFlame

FirstEmperor

RamenKing

Andheri

BigDaddy

He wanted to claim all these talents for himself, but most importantly he wanted to get in touch with the strongest player in the history of the game 'The Boss' who was notorious for being the only solo player throughout the game.

Despite how important joining a guild was since it gave access to countless guild missions and territorial benefits, The Boss never joined an organisation and nobody was able to figure out his identity in the four years that Cervantez played the game.

In this second life, he was determined to change a lot of mistakes he made in his past life and punish a lot of opponents that stood in his way.

Since he already knew the main objective of the game Terra Nova Online, he wanted to prepare for the event that was to come 4 years from now right from the get-go so that unlike his past life, humanity could avoid making a big mistake this time around.

This time, he was determined to claim all the legendary objects!

Monopolise all the hidden quests and speedrun all the important dungeons!

He was determined to surpass 'The Boss' as the number one player and enjoy the benefits of being at the top of the levelling chart!

But most importantly he was determined to win over the love of his life PinkJade and prevent her from turning cold and cruel.

He was already level 7 and wanted to be the first one to reach level10, however, little did he expect that before his future knowledge even began to come into play, his first worldwide notification would start a chain reaction and a butterfly effect that he would have never anticipated.

The lazy Leo Skyshard, who would not have started his first quest till 2 days into the game, made a rash decision to explore a dangerous dungeon solo because of Cervantez's world notification and as a result he was on the cusp of achieving the impossible and exceeding Cervantez's calculations.

As he determinantly killed the slimes near his spawn village, slowly levelling up, Leo kept constructing his wall, cutting off the oxygen supply to dozens of high level wolves.

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/// A/N - Bonus Chapter for hitting the Powerstone Target last week, good job everyone!

Check author notes below for this week's targets ///