Again Randidly shrugged Some people are welcome not to take it
As night fell Randidly began to move Although he hadn’t necessarily been slacking being around other normal people who bothered to sit and rest had made Randidly stop training so frantically That stopped tonight
Randidly had a spear in one hand spinning his spear around in Spear Deflect while his other hand punched against a tree utilizing Heavy Blow His eyes constantly sharpened with Eyes of the Spear Phantom During all of this due to his high level of meditation he continued to meditate increasing the rate of Stamina regeneration by 26%
Meanwhile Randidly alternated between Arcane Orbs and Mana bolts shooting his projectiles high up into the sky in order to keep the noise to a minimum
When his mana or stamina ran low he would pause and work his way through the forms taught to him by Shal depicting the moves of a true spearman
While he was training Randidly pondered whether saving up and waiting for a class really was worth it Sure best case scenario he would have the points from his large skill list while reaching a high level and it would give him a definite advantage when it came to fighting someone of a similar level but what about the people who had been leveling while he was training up his foundation
It really depended what kind of RPG game the system was based on and how high the level cap was His experience with Shal raised more questions than it answered Based on the difference in results Shal had stats much higher than Randidly’s current physical stats Especially in Agility and Vitality It was awe inspiring how quickly that man could have worked his spear and how serious of injuries he could recover from faster than should be possible
But that also might have been exacerbated by the difference in skill levels His current Spear Mastery Lvl 38 demonstrated nowhere near his finesse with the spear
And that clearly wasn’t something that could be made up with class levels
Sighing Randidly switched from Spear Deflect to practicing Sweep It was comically easy for him to exert himself all night carefully studying these different moves and improving them It was now becoming evident to Randidly that it wasn’t just knowledge and capability that raised skill level and skill level raising capability It was a little of both And him training now with some skill in the spear made these spear based skills increase by leaps and bounds
An hour before dawn Randidly’s eyes snapped open
He had gained 1 skill point in Mana Shield 2 in Arcane Orb 1 in Root Manipulation 1 in Meditation 2 in Eyes of the Spear Phantom 3 in Heavy Blow 1 in Physical Fitness 4 in Spear Deflect and 6 in Sweep
But Randidly just put those PP on reserve for now and stood glowering at the darkness
Monsters were coming And there were a lot of them
Chapter 26
Randidly coolly removed some empty potion bottles and brewed 3 mana potions while sitting and meditating The monsters appeared to be massing on one of the ridges above them some distance away Inwardly Randidly made another mental note to ask about glass containers
After he finished he looked to his left and right frowning
Ultimately though he turned to the right and padded quietly up towards the Newbie Village It seemed as if that was the monsters target and Randidly trusted Sam not to get himself ambushed much more than he trusted Donny
When he approached the village the remnants of a fire had burnt low and several men lay sprawled around beer bottles rolling between them Randidly stepped over them and headed to the main building Neither Donny Tera Chubbs nor the red haired man was among the prone forms on the ground
As he approached the main building Randidly saw that Chubbs was asleep his back against the main door Snorting at the quality of the watch Randidly just hopped up to a nearby window and pushed it open dropping to the floor in a dark room
Two forms lay entwined in the darkness and Randidly felt a small pang of embarrassment for interrupting them In the darkness he saw very clearly one pair of eyes flicker open as he landed quietly
Their gazes locked
Then the figure stood his emaciated limbs and red hair clear even in the darkness
I wanted to meet you You have such a great smell about you You were the one who found and beat the boss to get the golden coin weren’t you Are you strong Donny is just there as a front eh
Randidly ignored the man and spared a glance to the other person Tera rolled sideways yawning and blinked upward in the darkness frowning towards the man Decklan wha
What is your class Randidly asked looking back up towards the man Although he gave him a distasteful feeling his curiosity got the better of him
Randidly could see the flash of yellowed teeth even in the darkness See This is why I liked you before I even knew you What will you give me for that knowledge
After a thoughtful moment Randidly removed the dagger he had found stuffed into the head of the giant snake all those months ago Even now with an equip level of 15 he was unable to receive the bonus from it As such
Will this suffice Randidly flicked his fingers and threw the curved dagger lazily and the man snatched it out of the air Clear to Randidly’s gaze in the darkness the man took the dagger and drew it along his forearm drawing a thin line of blood
The man’s body shuddered in the darkness Oh yes this is perfect Hahaha My class is Killer Only a +3 to Stamina boost per level but I steal the growth rates of the strongest thing I’ve killed since I last leveled up everytime Hahaha what a fun class right
In a way it made sense and it was certainly versatile especially if he could find powerful enemies to kill Although he wasn’t quite disturbed by the class as much as he thought he would be Randidly’s eyes sharpened taking in every inch of this man Then he walked past him
Donny is a buffer I don’t have time for most of these problems I am the Ghosthound And prepare that dagger plenty of enemies to test it out on are coming
Decklan began to laugh and Randidly left and searched through the rooms until he found Donny shaking him awake
Up and at’em village chieftain Randidly said grimly We have company
As the rather drunk rabble that had taken an oath to call Donny boss roused themselves Randidly slipped back past the cabin into the small camp area that Sam had set up by his truck For a moment Randidly slowed as he approached but he figured that whoever those figures were they would be sleeping within the wooden shelter Sam had made
The spot that would grant the watcher the most visibility was the bed of the truck so Randidly walked there As he approached he saw movement in the truck bed but the figure that sat up was small and covered in a camo rain coat
For several seconds the two regarded each other
As Randidly opened his mouth to ask after Sam the other figure spoke the voice feminine and lyrical it looked like fireworks
Huh
Fireworks You were doing magic earlier right The girl said her voice a strange combination of eager and wistful Mine don’t look like that at all
As if it was the most natural thing in the world she raised her hand and a thin bolt of energy shot forward sliding over the grass until it hit a tree with a dull thump leaving a small scorch mark Randidly tilted his head to the side
Your skill level is just low As you raise it and your Intelligence it will get stronger and brighter
The hooded figure nodded as if that was profound wisdom I’m working on it You want Mr Hoss
Dubiously assuming Sam was Mr Hoss Randidly nodded The figure hopped down off the truck and walked away leaving Randidly to wonder about this masked girl She definitely seemed a teenager Maybe 15 But why was she and the two others kept hidden
Sam hurried out moments later with his mouth open to say something but Randidly just shook his head Now’s not the time Something’s coming I don’t think Nul has properly explained all of the rules about Newbie Villages to us
Chapter 27
Several hours later Decklan picked blood out from under his nails waiting for his hands to stop trembling Tera sat huddled up next to him dull eyed and unfocused her blood stained daggers laying next to her