[– Saiki Kurogane –]
[Race]: Human
[Job]: The Gamer
[Gender]: Male
[Level]: 1 → 2 / Next Level: 7.14%
[Age]: 18
[HP]: 120/120
[MP]: 50/50
[Strength]: 9 → 15
[Vitality]: 9 → 10
[Dexterity]: 10 → 11
[Intelligence]: 8
[Wisdom]: 8
[Luck]: 10 → 15
Upon leveling up, I gained 5 attribute points to distribute. I had already reflected on this before. That's why I didn't hesitate at all when putting all 5 points into Luck.
Luck was an attribute that I had no idea how to increase except with attribute points. While the rest was possible to increase in various ways. One of them being with the orbs.
I always thought it was stupid not to increase luck, considering that the presence of luck makes all the difference in various situations.
Even the use of bow and arrow can depend on luck, just as in a fight, where the opponent ends up tripping and I manage to take advantage of that, defeating him.
After collecting the arrows and distributing the points into luck, I looked for something that could be used as a target.
Of course, knowing the danger this place represented, I didn't want to go in the direction of the forest full of trees.
If I went in that direction, I would die without knowing what killed me.
Even in this grassy plain I wasn't safe.
Honestly, I didn't have confidence of getting out of here alive. At least, I wanted to acquire the skill of using bow and arrow. After that, hunt at least one more rabbit.
I didn't look for long. I didn't have time to waste. That's why I chose the easiest path. Using a specific spot on the ground to shoot the arrows.
'I should have done this from the beginning.'
In the end, I didn't need a specific target like a tree or a rock.
Just a spot on the ground was enough.
I created a circle on the ground and took a distance of 30 steps back.
Stopping, I pulled the first arrow and shot.
The arrow fires with an almost silent sound.
Even using the aim, for shooting at a low target, I ended up hitting about 20 cm away from the target.
I fired the second arrow, this time, I hit inside the circle.
I didn't celebrate, I saw no reason for that, but even so, the corners of my lips rose a little.
After seven shots, I thought: 'I'm getting the hang of it.'
Of the seven arrows, five hit the target.
I continued, until a notification appeared that made me smile.
'Finally!'
[A new Skill was created due to a specific action.]
[A Skill to freely use bow and arrow, [Bow Mastery], was created.]
[Bow Mastery (Passive) Lv.1 EXP: 00.00%]
[Allows the user to handle bows freely.]
[Increases by 10% the attack damage with bows and arrows.]
[Increases by 5% the accuracy with bows and arrows.]
A passive skill can be better than many active skills for my current self.
Although I wanted to continue and create an active skill also related to bow and arrow, I knew I couldn't stay still for too long in the same place.
In this dimension, there are many beings capable of flying. If by an unfortunate coincidence one passes by where I am, there's no guarantee it won't attack me.
'Should I try to create a skill that makes me capable of leaving this dimension?'
If my memory doesn't fail me... In Pocket Hunting Dimension, there was no such thing. But, it might be different with me. After all, I am The Gamer.
But, there's a problem... Even if I'm capable of leaving, I shouldn't be able to return without waiting for the next night to arrive.
'Should I hunt at least one rabbit before trying?' I considered the pros and cons.
In the end, I still chose to try to leave this dimension.
The reason for that was simple. After I left this time, I would be able to increase my attributes a little more with the red orbs, also with training and studying.
Extending my right hand into the air, I imagined something coming out of it, and murmured in my mind: 'I want to leave this dimension. I want to leave this dimension. I want to leave this dimension. I want to leave this dimension...'
[You "Thought" of a new skill. Would you like to name it?]
[Confirm] – [Reject]
"I-I really... Huh?"
I didn't even finish murmuring, when I saw the sky upside down.
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"Ahhhhhhhhh!"
I woke up screaming.
When I brought my hands to my neck, seeing my head in place, I took a deep breath and sighed.
'What happened? I... Was I killed by some monster?'
I didn't even see where the attack came from.
It was so fast that I only noticed I had been killed when my head had already been separated from my neck.
I moved my head from side to side.
The discomfort I felt doesn't even compare to the confusion I was feeling.
It was a very agonizing sensation to think that I had lost my head – literally.
Although I didn't feel much pain, my psychological state wasn't well at all.
I saw the screen that was still asking if I would like to name the new skill created by me, but I didn't have time for that now.
When I almost had a mental collapse, the skill [Gamer's Mind] helped me.
I closed my eyes and opened them. Incredibly, I no longer felt any discomfort.
'This skill is insane!' It was the only thing I managed to think at that moment.
After that, I turned my attention back to the holographic screen.
I murmured: "PhD" and clicked confirm.
[PhD Escape (active) Max Level]
[Used to escape from the Pocket Hunting Dimension.]
'It really worked...'
Although a bit late, if I had created this a little faster, I could have managed to escape without dying. But, forget it. There's no use crying over spilled milk... Or rather, over my severed head?
I sketched an ironic smile as I ironized my own death and closed my eyes.
It had already been some time since I started feeling the presence of the dimension's existence in my brain. Or more precisely, of the orbs that were inside there.
With my eyes closed, I thought about withdrawing the red orbs from there.
When I opened my eyes, two red orbs appeared in my left hand.
They looked like two small crystal fragments.
These red light orbs will have a different effect when used by me. In fact, it might even be a reduced version, but that's only at the beginning. In the long term, I believe it's better to function as a game mechanism. Not to mention that I don't need a cultivation technique to make this work.
That said, I swallowed the first red light orb.
My body heated up and I felt an effect similar to when I trained.
[You are under the effect of attribute increase caused by a Red Orb.]
[You obtained 0.2 strength...]
[You obtained 0.1 dexterity...]
[You obtained...]
The effect worked as an improvement buff and continued for a few minutes.
Nine minutes later, the effect of the red orb ended. The final result was:
[Strength]: +1
[Dexterity]: +0.5
[Vitality]: +1
[Intelligence]: +0.5
[HP]: +20
[MP]: +10
"Cool..." I murmured.
That was the improvement from a single red orb. If I managed to get 500, would I gain 1,500 more attribute points?
No... I was thinking the wrong way. I believe that, as my attributes increase, the effect of the red orbs will decrease.
Even so, it was still incredible.
I grabbed the second orb and swallowed it.
The effect was practically the same:
[Strength]: +1
[Dexterity]: +1
[Vitality]: +0.5
[Intelligence]: +0.5
[HP]: +15
[MP]: +15
Stretching, I felt the urge to do number two. I also took the opportunity to take another bath.