Chapter 3: Bozo's first experience in simulation - Report: Failed. What a failure.
[You have chosen Limited Tactical Awareness (E). It will be stored in the fifth slot.]
[The skills that will accompany you in your simulation are:]
1. Adaptive Regeneration (A)
2. Toughened Endurance (A)
3. Rage of Berserker (S)
4. Giant's Stride (C)
5. Limited Tactical Awareness (E)
Ding!
[Starting simulation in <Fantasia9664>]
Ding!
[You woke up to a loud screech. Like a fool, you turned your head left and right. You realized… you're on a battlefield!]
[You noticed many green-skinned monsters who seemed too bulked out holding clubs in their hands. They were using those gigantic weapons to squash the little goblins in the front. You felt a little anger seeing the scene.]
[Angry, you ran uncontrollably. Preparing your club, you smashed the heck out of that one ogre who seemed to be having fun tormenting the goblins. Your smash was so powerful, that the ogre fell to the ground. It held the back of its hand and turned behind with a confused look, as if asking, "What are you doing bro?"]
[You heard a roar from the back - "Are you out of your mind, Billy!?"]
[You turned to the side where you heard the voice. You noticed that he looked quite different from the rest. His skin was darker and he had tattoos, like a gangster. You instinctively gave him the title: Commander.]
["Attack the goblins, not your brothers, you fool!" - this another scolding snapped you back into reality. You surveyed the surroundings and found that there was an army of goblins and an army of ogres. You also realized that you were standing on the side of Ogres. Momentarily looking at your gigantic stature and how the goblins looked quite tiny, you realized that you were an Ogre too and that the goblins were attacking you.]
[Finding the scene funny, you thought to yourself, 'Since when did the goblins become so daring enough that they started attacking the ogres?' Unfortunately, you couldn't find the answer to that question at the moment you noticed a few goblins heading straight towards you.]
[Your first thought was not to kill them, but when you noticed their gross-long tongues dripping with saliva sticking out of their mouths, you had a quick change of heart. You lifted your heavy club and gave a good swing, instantly squishing about five of them.]
[Not happy about what you had accomplished, you noticed that a few more goblins ran towards you. This time, all of them wore some weird armour which you couldn't identify. They had spikes on them.]
['Are they idiots?' you thought to yourself as you believed nothing could beat power! You swung your gigantic club once again, imitating your previous swing. This time, once again, four more goblins were squished into a paste. For this act of yours, you earned praise. Your reputation increased by 1.]
[But the fight was not over. This time, you noticed some more weird goblins charging towards you. You couldn't help but question - 'Are they really goblins?' - you had never seen Hob-Goblins in your life, so you did not know what they were.]
[These Hobgoblins seemed angry but calm at the same time. You noticed that about eight of them wielded a pair of daggers and the rest four had long swords. Although a bit bigger than goblins, you knew that these hobgoblins were no match for your gigantic body. You couldn't help but wonder continuously, why did they wear a confident smirk while committing suicide?]
[Like a copycat, you replicated the same movement you had done two times ago. You simply swung your club, thinking this would be enough to defeat the bunch. But you soon realized you were quite wrong.]
[The leading hobgoblin, who wielded a sword, slashed your club in half. Another hobgoblin wielding a sword, proceeded and with extreme agility, jumped and cut your right arm.]
["Argh!" - you couldn't help but scream once. The pain was intense! You were surprised by how realistic it was. It felt like a dream up till now, but you finally understood that what was happening was a part of reality!]
[But that didn't mean you could give up! You decided to fight back. You were going to use your gigantic palms to kill the hobgoblins, but raising your left arm only brought further chaos as the hobgoblin who had cut your right arm, gave a hearty smirk and cut your left arm.]
[What was supposed to be an easy victory, turned out to be slaughter with indefinite series of cries. You couldn't control your screams as your body was continuously stabbed by the rest of the hobgoblins, your body chopped into pieces.]
[The last thing you saw was about six hobgoblins, each having a worse face than the other and smirking. Their tongues were long and their saliva dripping, as if they were looking at food.]
[Your vision blurred and you lost consciousness.]
[You died.]
"…"
'…?', Bozo opened his tightly shut eyes only to find himself still trapped within the bunch of goblin bodies.
His breathing was heavy as he had experienced something gruesome. Confused, he slowly touched his body, finding it intact.
'Huff… Huff… just what-', as he wondered what exactly the simulation had made him do, a notification took his attention.
Ding!
[Report:]
[Progress: 1%]
1. You killed 11 goblins. [Predation rank E: 1 point]
2. You used a club for the first time. [Predation rank E: 1 point]
3. You managed to deal damage to an ogre. [Predation rank C: 4 points.]
4. You were scolded by your general. [Negative impact: -10 points]
5. You were killed by Hobgoblins. [Negative impact: -10]
[Final Points: -14] [Final Rank: none]
[Simulation result: You failed.]
[System's advice:]
1. Do not be reckless in the battlefield.
2. Check your skills and get acquainted with them.
3. Be decisive and understand the opponent's weakness.
Ding!
[Do you want to simulate again? Note: You won't be able to simulate the same character but will be able to possess another character in the same simulation. Do you accept?]
[Yes/No]
As the screen hung once again in front of Bozo, with options, he couldn't help but select 'Yes'.
Ding!
[The system has detected Ogre401.]
[Starting simulation in <Fantasia9664>]
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