บท 2: First Quest
'A quest?'
Ren was startled when a quest suddenly popped up.
[Host, a quest will be triggered when you are in a certain situation.]
His system began explaining about the rewards.
His system said System Exp was used to level up his system. The points were used to increase the Warrior Exp and Mage Exp.
As for the card, it would give him a random reward such as a skill book, spell book, magical item, etc.
[The harder the quest, the better the rewards. However, not all problems will trigger a quest, Host.]
'I see.'
His determination to survive grew stronger.
'Not only was I given a chance to live again, but I also got an amazing system. My predecessor, maybe I can make all living beings in this world know our name in the future.'
His lips curled up into a smile.
"Roar…" the White Gorilla threw a rock as he chased Ren.
However, not a single stone hit him.
Ren was a genius and powerful martial artist in his previous life, so it was not hard for him to avoid the rocks.
*Roar…
The White Gorilla roared angrily.
It roared every time Ren managed to dodge the rock, causing black lines to form on Ren's forehead.
"This gorilla! Why does he keep roaring at me? Is he cursing me? Why didn't he just say so? No need to keep roaring at me." Ren's ears hurt a little because the White Gorilla kept roaring.
[Host, the White Gorilla is only at 2-star, so it can't speak human language like the previous puma.]
"2-star?" Ren uttered.
[Yes, Host.]
His system told him that magical beasts were divided into nine ranks.
From the weakest to strongest, it was 1-star, 2-star, 3-star, 4-star, 5-star, 6-star, 7-star, 8-star, and the strongest, 9-star.
Magical beasts would only gain intelligence after breaking through to 3-star, so only those at 3-star and above could speak human language.
"I see." he finally knew why the White Gorilla did not say a single word until now.
'This world is sure interesting.'
He added in his head.
Time flew quickly.
Without realizing it, it had been five minutes since the White Gorilla chased Ren.
The distance between them was much closer than before.
The White Gorilla had long strides, so it managed to catch up to Ren shortly after that.
"Roar…" right after jumping high and landing in front of Ren, the White Gorilla turned around and roared again, trying to scare Ren.
"You are so noisy, little monkey." Ren stopped his footsteps and held his sword firmer.
[Host, gorillas don't have tails, so they are different from monkeys.]
Ren touched his chin.
'Really?'
He thought gorillas and monkeys were from the same family like lions and cats.
'Then should I call him little gorilla?'
He said in his head.
[Host, are you going to fight it?]
"Yes." He could no longer run from the White Gorilla, so he had no other choice but to fight it. "Don't worry. I don't see a single magical beast near us. I will kill it quickly and leave this place immediately."
His system did not say anything anymore because his system believed in Ren's skills.
The White Gorilla beat his chest before finally rushing toward Ren. It did not throw stones at Ren anymore because it was time to fight barehanded.
As the White Gorilla was rushing toward him, Ren stood in an Iai stance and locked his eyes on the gorilla.
'Moon style sword of drawing techniques: second form- crescent moon.'
Ren decided to use his secret technique.
He learned Moon secret techniques from a book he found in a cave in his previous life.
Moon secret techniques had eight forms.
He only used the second form because he believed it was more than enough to kill the White Gorilla.
However, something unexpected happened when he attacked the gorilla.
His sword broke!
It broke into pieces right after it came into contact with the gorilla's legs.
Ren did not panic.
He instantly dodged the gorilla's attack and took a long step back.
'This quality of this sword is so bad.'
The corner of his lips twitched as he saw his broken sword.
[Host, you need a weapon at Common grade or above to kill the White Gorilla. Your sword is only an ordinary sword made of ordinary metal, so it's normal for it to break.]
'Common Grade? There are also rank for weapons?'
He was startled because there were no ranks for weapons in his previous life.
[Yes, Host.]
His system told him the grade of weapons.
From the lowest to the highest, it was Common, Uncommon, Rare, Unique, Legendary, Mythical, and Divine.
[Host, take that blue sword under a tree. It's a sword at Common grade.]
Ren instantly turned his head toward his right side.
'That sword?'
He saw a beautiful blue sword ten meters from him.
Without waiting for another second, he rushed toward the sword before finally grabbing it.
'It's heavier than the previous sword.'
He returned his attention to the White Gorilla and attacked it.
His Warrior Class was already at Elite rank, so they had the same strength because Elite rank was equal to 2-star magical beasts.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The White Gorilla did not have the upper hand in the fight, so it threw stones at Ren again, attacking him from afar.
However, his efforts were in vain because none of the stones landed on Ren's body.
"Roar…" the gorilla roared angrily.
"You are a so noisy, little gorilla." Ren stood in Iai stance again.
'Moon style sword of drawing techniques: second form- Crescent Moon.'
He moved in a pentagram pattern before finally changing it into a crescent moon pattern.
Legs, arms, stomach, chest; almost every part of the White Gorilla's body was hit by Ren's deadly attacks.
If the gorilla was as tall as Ren, its head would have flown into the air.
But even so, the gorilla still could not survive Ren's deadly attacks because he used a weapon at Common grade.
"Grrr…" the White Gorilla looked at Ren before finally closing its eyes forever.
Boom!
Dust flew into the air as its huge body fell to the ground.
Ren did not leave immediately; instead, he stood next to the gorilla.
1 minute!
2 minutes!
3 minutes!
Ren kept standing next to the White Gorilla and looking at it.
His system was curious about his actions.
He was in a dangerous place, so why did he not leave immediately?
[Host, what are you doing?]
"I'm waiting for the beast core to appear." He gave an honest answer.
The system finally knew why he had been standing next to the gorilla since earlier.
[Host, not all magical beasts have beast cores. The beast cores will appear right after the magical beasts die. If it doesn't appear immediately, then it doesn't have a beast core.]
"I see." he had never seen a beast core coming out of a magical beast corpse, so he thought all magical beasts had beast cores.
'Then I will leave this town now.'
He sheathed his sword and turned around.
But before he could leave that area, ten magical beasts appeared and surrounded him.
Ren's face instantly darkened.
He believed he could kill them all if he used his previous body, but the problem was that his current body was not as strong as his previous life body.
With his current body, at most he could kill three or four of them.
Killing them all was still too much for his current him.
'This is going to be troublesome.'
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