The world around Arthur became a complete blur. His vision seemed to have shifted as all he could see was the silhouette of his enemy moving left and right as it attacked him relentlessly. He didn't know why, but he felt completely different from usual.
He was in a state of tranquility where nothing seemed to bother him, except for what he was doing. He didn't understand why he was feeling this way, but this fight was certainly the reason for that.
As he fought, his entire focus accumulated into the brutal fight, ignoring everything else. It was as if his brain reacted to the threat and put all his mental power into killing his target. His sword and claws were but an extension of his arms.
*Swish*
From an outsider's point of view, this was a horrifying battle between two individuals, aiming to kill one another without hesitation. The sound of deflection and ground-shaking explosions echoed inside the cave. The fetus completely dominated the entire place as it relentlessly attacked Arthur as if there was no tomorrow.
Its speed and precision were by far the most dangerous thing Arthur had encountered in his entire life. He felt as if he was fighting a massive shadow. His eyes were able to follow the movement of his enemy, but even then, he was struggling to actually deflect and counterattack.
His speed might be double that of what a normal human can pull off, but that was far from enough. Still, he didn't die. His health was critical, but he was able to stay alive against all odds. The reason for that was very simple. Arthur was surprisingly good at defense and dodging.
The fetus was powerful and fast, but he was also a master at running and dodging. Funnily enough, this was a skill he realized he possessed just recently. But, it seemed to work wonders in prolonging the fight.
What should've ended in less than a minute was prolonged to several minutes as Arthur took the entire wrath of the infant and kept his ground.
*CLING* *CLING* *SWISH*
Deflecting two quick attacks, Arthur tried to stab the monster, only to deal a very small injury to its torso that only chipped some of its health. Arthur then had to jump back to dodge a kick aimed at his neck.
"Hah… Hah…" Sweat and blood accumulated on Arthur's forehead as he heaved up and down. Looking up, Arthur cringed at how bad his status bars were. They were all critically low, not leaving much in his gas tank on every single front.
'I have like three other attacks worth of stamina and mana, give or take. I need to somehow kill it in those three attacks.' He thought to himself as he stared at the fetus coldly. The monster's body was covered with blood from all the accumulated small injuries Arthur dealt to it.
Although the boy was completely defensive, that didn't stop him from hitting the creature a few times, taking a surprising amount of its health bar down. If he had to estimate it, he had taken down almost half of its health bar or maybe less.
'The fact I did this is already an achievement in and out of itself. This thing is a goddamn nightmare to fight!' He mused. 'It's fast and has multiple combo attacks that follow each other. Can fucking dodge my stabs like a fish and has so much health! How this is even in a beginner area is beyond me!'
The monster looked at the sad state its enemy reached and seemed to grow even more excited. Arthur could see that in its body language as it clenched its fists. Weirdly enough, he smiled at that sight.
"You're enjoying the fight just like I'm doing, huh?" He asked.
"..."
The creature didn't reply, but its eyes were more than enough to give him the answer.
"Pfft… I'm also having fun. As much as this is a completely unfair fight. I'm not going to blame you since I have invaded your small home and killed your people." He shrugged. "Come on, let's finish what we started."
Arthur said as he picked up his sword again and dashed toward the monster with a loud yell. Although he seemed like he had the same intentions as before, Arthur was actually forming a plan in his head at that very moment.
'I have an idea. But, I doubt it's going to work. It's too much luck and too little actual skill required. My chances are less than one. But, this is better than dying without trying.'
Resolving himself, Arthur immediately started working on making the plan work. At the same moment, he engaged with the monster again. The two clashed powerfully, swinging at each other with brutal power and precision.
However, this time, Arthur seemed far more aggressive than before. He didn't hold back at all as he went in with full risk. Using all the power left in him, he attacked the monster as if he were the stronger one in the battle. That naturally took the fetus by surprise since Arthur didn't do this at all the entire time.
However, that was it, the monster knew that it still had the upper hand and that quickly appeared as it easily deflected and then attacked Arthur when he was unable to dodge or deflect. The boy tried to minimize the damage before continuing to attack like a reckless beast.
'Less than 5% health left. I think this is enough.' He looked at his health bar mid-fight before he jumped back.
"This is it! I'm killing you! Haaaaaah!!!" Arthur yelled as he rushed forward, lifting the sword up to swing it. However, when he got close to the monster, Arthur tried to take a step forward, only for him to slip on a rock.
'Wha-' The boy's eyes widened in shock as he noticed himself falling forward. His heart stopped for a second as all he could see was the monster's hand moving forward.
*Swish*
The hand penetrated his stomach, exiting from the other side easily. Arthur felt some pain assaulting his mind as he coughed a huge mouthful of blood. Staring up in shock, he made eye contact with the monster who was also staring at him with apathy.
The fight was over.
The monster was about to lift Arthur up and finish him off completely. It was certain that this blow was deadly and Arthur couldn't recover from it. Naturally, it dropped its defense as it got ready to kill the boy.
However, at that moment, it suddenly felt a chill run down its spine. Immediately, it looked over its shoulder and saw one arrow flying toward it like a flash. Its alert senses went off as it immediately moved its hand back.
Fortunately, it was able to deflect the arrow before it could even hit it. The sneak attack Arthur prepared didn't work.
"Haha, you dumbass."
The fetus heard Arthur's mocking laugh and tried to turn around only for it to completely stop again. The sound of something dripping to the ground echoed in the entire cave.
*Swish*
Arthur slowly pulled his sword out as it was covered with blood. Looking at the monster's face, all he could see was a terrifying hole in its skull. Blood gushed out of the hole like a fountain as the monster's hand fell down, dropping the dying Arthur along with it.
Then, the fetus fell to the ground, motionless.
"..." Arthur lay there, looking up at his health bar. Everything happened in a split second so it didn't get completely depleted yet.
'Come on, come on, come on…' He prayed in his head with a frown. 'Please!'
Closing his eyes, he waited for something to happen. Then, he saw it.
[Ding!]
[You have killed level 12 Fetus Orc.]
[You have gained +700% experience points.]
[Ding!]
[You have leveled up 4 times.]
[You have gained +8 Bonus Points.]
[+5 health, +5 strength, +5 stamina, +5 Presence.]
[You have acquired 3 new items.]
[You have gained one new side ability.]
A//N: Hand me all your PS!
Arthur's eyes widely stared at the notifications as he heaved up and down. At the same time, his injuries vanished completely as all his status bars recovered to their maximum and more. He felt a strong rush of strength course through his body like a raging tide.
His muscles shuddered from the sheer pleasure of that feeling. It was by far the strongest sense of euphoria he had received from this game so far. After all, he had received 4 new levels, and 20 points worth of stats in one fell sweep.
What was even more important, however, was that he was able to escape death at the very last moment. Using the level-up recovery feature, he was able to pull himself out of the brink of death.
"Haha… Hahaha… Hahahahahaha!!" A few seconds later, Arthur opened his mouth and started laughing loudly. His laughter echoed in the entire cave. "It worked! Yes!!! Hahahaha! I'm the best! The goddamn best!"
As he laughed, he covered his face with his hand. What felt even more overwhelming than the newfound strength was the sense of accomplishment from killing something that was stronger than him. Arthur had somehow defeated a boss that was 8 levels above him in strength. He was level 4 and the creature was level 12.
It should've never been possible for him to even fight it, let alone defeat it. Granted, he had to rely a lot on luck. But, what else could he rely on in such a situation?
"The only way I could kill it was to make it completely drop its guard and then use a decoy to take its attention. That way, it cannot defend against one deadly blow and that was all I needed." Arthur muttered as he stood up and looked at the dead monster.
"I'm sorry, man. When it comes to fights, honor is thrown to the side, only victory is important. I'm not honorable at all." He shrugged as he finally turned away and opened his status window.
[Name: Arthur]
[Gender: Male]
[Level: 8]
[Main Class: Blood Monarch (Locked) 1/10]
[Rank: SSS]
[Secondary Classes: None]
[Main Abilities: Blood Eater (Level 2)/ Blood Claw (Level 4)]
[Secondary Abilities: Blood Arrows (Level 3)/ Soul Fear (level 1)]
[Stats:
Health: 22
Strength: 24
Agility: 19
Stamina: 20
Mind: 17
Presence: 18]
[Bonus Points: 8]
"Nice! My stats are looking insane!" He smiled upon witnessing the numbers. They were truly far beyond what he expected. "All my abilities have leveled up too. This is really good! But… I did receive one new ability. Hmm, Soul Fear? Very ominous."
[Soul Fear (Level 1): Inflicts fear on weaker enemies for a set amount of time per level. Requires mana to use.]
"Oh! A fear attack? Nice! That is actually pretty useful! Makes fighting weaker enemies a lot easier." Arthur rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
Soul fear seemed like a rather simple skill, but it still was quite amazing when applied. The boy could already imagine a lot of usage for it in many situations. Precisely when he was encountered with many enemies that were weaker than him. Inflicting fear would certainly change the situation a lot.
After that, Arthur opened his inventory to check the three new items he had just received. "The eye better be one of them or I'm rioting!"
Looking at the three new items, he was delighted to see that one of them looked like a black eye. Reading the name, it said 'Fetus Eye'.
"Good! That's really good! I don't know if this is the same young orc's eye Nina was talking about but well, I got her what's better than the eye of a young orc… This is the eye of an orc that should've not been born yet." Arthur muttered as he looked at the second item on the list.
"Fetus orc skin? Eww, that's nasty. His skin looked like that of an old hag." Arthur shuddered. "I will just sell it."
Then, for the final thing, he was quite confused. He had never seen anything like that but if he had to describe it, it looked like a rope of some kind. When he read the name, it quickly became apparent what it was. "Umbilical cord? Why the hell am I getting its umbilical cord for?"
Although that question was the very first obvious thing he thought of, what made this particular item eye-catching was the fact that the slot where it was had changed color from a bland grey to an eye-catching red. That particular detail was something Arthur was familiar with since he played a lot of RPG games.
"Is it the boss' special item perhaps?" He asked himself. Even when he tapped on it, the description only said that it belonged to the Fetus Orc, but it didn't give him any actual explanation on how it could be used. "I should ask Nina about it since she could know something."
With that, Arthur closed the inventory and exhaled a very long breath. Then, he looked up and all around him, only to notice countless corpses of dead orcs. Immediately, his eyes flashed with a hint of greed as he licked his lips.
[Ding!]
[15 dead targets have been detected.]
[Would you like to use 'Blood Eater' ability on them?]
[Accept.] [Refuse.]
[You have absorbed the target successfully.]
[Absorption efficiency 10%]
[+7 Agility, +5 Strength.]
[Ding!]
['Blood Eater' has leveled up!]
Standing up, Arthur went around the place and started absorbing the blood of every single orc there, making sure he gained every single point he could from them. There were dozens of them so the absorption gained him a surprising amount of stats, only to dwindle soon as he absorbed more orcs until there were no stat gains anymore.
"And that's the last one... I think. Ugh, it's finally over. This trip took longer than I expected. Oh well, time to go back and log out of the game. I'm tired."
It had been almost 7 hours since Arthur started playing Divinity Online. Although it didn't feel like it, time had passed rather quickly. Arthur was having so much fun that he didn't even notice it and that was something he didn't feel in a very long time.
"This game is so much fun, it's actually concerning." He muttered. "I didn't even think I would like it this much. I'm completely hooked!"
He felt it the very moment he stepped into the game, and he felt it even more with each passing second. This game had reached his expectations, smashed them, and then soared to the sky like a dragon.
He had never expected that he would truly find something like this that could truly put an end to his boredom. Yet, here it was, Divinity Online had rubbed that itch he had been struggling with.
As he was walking back to Nina, he kept thinking about the future, and what he wanted to do. "I want to first leave this region and head to the last empire's borders. I'm curious about those towers and what they have inside them. Then, I don't know, maybe I can find some way to make some money if I can. Then, uh, I won't be able to have too much time playing since school will come back, but I will figure something out." He muttered as he noted down his next steps carefully.
The future seemed quite exciting and Arthur surprisingly was looking forward to it. That feeling was completely foreign to him so it took him some time to understand what it was.
'Dammit, it isn't fair for me to be this happy! I can't stop grinning like an idiot! Even these dipshits are looking at me like a weirdo." As he walked through the village, Arthur was kept being stared at by everyone he passed by.
This wasn't something new for him so he didn't care. But, what bothered him truly was the talking of the people around him. Some kind of uproar had suddenly taken over the entire village.
"Look at the global rankings dude! Something insane happened!!"
"Huh? What?"
"Persona! Persona is ranked 1 now! Look at the points!!"
'Persona? Who the fuck is Persona?' Arthur frowned. 'Is this a new player that showed up?'
Feeling curious, Arthur opened the rankings to check like everyone else. That was when he was met with a sudden realization. A realization that only sunk in when he looked at the rankings.
"I… I just killed a level 12 boss, didn't I?... A level 12… How many points would that add to my ranking…? Hmm, let's count…" Looking at the rankings, the math easily made sense.
[Rank 1: Arthur
Points: 3250]
A//N: Hand me all your PS!
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