Chapter 8

Chapter 8 – The Sword Tempest

Bzzz

My head went blank as I trembled with excitement . Finally, the noob goes pro! The game really let me make a skill . Damn, that’s cool . If I equip a sword I gain a 10% increase in attack damage . This skill is a little too strong . Although my attack right now was only 6-6 and a 10% increase would basically amount to nothing, later on when I gain more strength and power, the effects would be monumental . This buff is so good . What’s more, my weapon later on should be sword-related, if not this skill would go to waste!

After pondering for a long time about what exactly I should name this wonderful skill…

My mind flashed and a name popped out – Sword Tempest1!

This name is perfect . After you wield your sword, a massacre follows . This is only but the path of the sword . It’s the opening to the fight . I’ll use this!

Ding

System Notice: Congratulations, you have successfully named the skill . You are the first person to create an SS skill in the entire server, do you want to disclose your identity?

I immediately smashed the ‘No’ button . I must stay low-key . Low-key not for fame or for showing off, but to protect my life . Since olden times, those who are famous always receive jealousy2 . Once my identity is disclosed, who knows how many times I’ll get murdered . I’m not scared of publicity but instead scared of getting beaten . It’s pretty alright, being like this, a level 1 healer . The pros won’t even bother disturbing me . This feeling is simply spectacular .

Ding

System Notice: Congratulations, player xxxx has understood the SS skill – [Sword Tempest]!

Currently, the whole server was chaotic .

Very quickly, in my Skills tab an icon of a sword flashed . My first ‘obtained skill’ which was also my second skill, was a SS grade skill . The other was the healer skill, [Hemostasis3] . It was D rank, and indeed, the lousiest healing skill . No matter though, it’s still decent as I can heal myself .

[Sword Tempest] (SS) : While wielding and using a sword, your attack power is increased by 10% . Does not consume any strength . Cannot be leveled .

[Hemostasis Lvl 1] (D): Heals 50 HP, costs 5 MP . 0/100 EXP, level 1 .

After finishing my preparations, finally, I was ready to take on the world!

Finally, carrying my sword, I was ready to step out of the beginner village, a whole 24 hours after the opening of the game . My inventory was completely empty of supplies, or should I say, I could not afford to put any supplies into my inventory . Whatever, slowly, I’ll get whatever I want .

Outside the beginner village, the clumsy players were killing the Straw Dogs near the forest . The Straw Dogs are level 1-2 monsters, which is also the lowest leveled monsters in the game . These lousy players…

Escaping the crowd of players, I found another road . The north of Straw Dog Village was a secret forest, but the map showed little red dots there . This means that the monsters are above my level, but who cares? I can still try, since I have a natural advatange . I can hit and heal at the same time, and I also have [Sword Tempest] to help, even if it isn’t much help at all .

In the distance, a few players were bickering over a plain white tunic, loudly shouting: “This equip can sell for 20 coppers, it’s ours! We are the main DPS dealers!”

I could not help but snicker: “What noobs!”

Looking down, I see a bunch of copper coins sitting out in the sun inviting people over . Very quickly, I ran over and looked around . Great, there isn’t anyone . I started picking up the loot .

Oh! I’m rich! Looks like it’s my day .

I spent all the money from before on fixing my sword, and currently all I had was this 1 copper . Which idiot killed all the Straw Dogs but didn’t pick up the loot? Really, what a genius .

Continuing on, after going around the Straw Dog spawning areas, the players were few and far between . There were dense clumps of bushes and shrubs . The Straw Dogs rarely spawned .

After a few minutes, a low growl sounded . Finally, I’ve found a mob worth fighting . It was a ferocious Hyena . God damn it, all the mobs around this beginner villages are dogs .

[Hyena] (Common Monster)

Level: 3

Attack: 7-11

Defence: 3

Health: 150

Skills: None

Good, a level 3 monster . Just killing two of these will bring me to level 2 . Let’s go!

Clang

I pulled the sword out of the sheath, and the [Sword Tempest] activated, giving me a 10% attack boost . Walking forward, although I wasn’t very near, the Hyena got aggro’ed and howled . It rushed out, and with no skills, it looked to open its mouth and bite me directly .

Rushing to react, before the Hyena bit me, my sword was already falling on its forehead . Kacha a {12} jumped out . At the same time, the Hyena bit my leg and hung on, taking 25 hit points away from me . Hoho, it’s cleanly twice of my damage .

I was not worried and continued to attack as I attacked faster than the Hyena and it kept howling and growling . When I took two hits, I immediately raised my hand and a holy beam fell upon me . [Hemostasis]!

{+50}

Strong! Able to both hit and heal, this is truly the emperor’s path to success!

After some time, I killed the Hyena and shua my experience bar filled to a full 50% . At the same time, it growled and fell to the ground, exploding into two coppers . I quickly took them . Not a bad reward…

Continuing on, after sweeping the second Hyena, shua a golden light fell on my head and I raised one level . I broke through the level 1 barrier and became a level 2 healer . All 10 points were added to strength as usual, but as a healer the 10 strength points only gave 5-5 more attack damage, as I had a 0 . 5x strength multiplier . If I were a berserker, it would be a 11-11 attack damage boost, this is so unfair…

Sword tilted at an angle, I walked on . I’ll farm to death!

After killing tens of Hyenas, I saw that my MP was very low . A [Hemostasis] costs 5 MP and my max MP was only 60 . With no immediate healing items, I would probably die here . Luckily, at that moment, I leveled up and reached level 3 . My HP and MP filled back to full and I continued adding the 10 stat points I gained to strength . My character really became a fighting priest .

[Xiao Yao Zi Zai] (Novice Healer)

Level: 3

Attack: 11-13

Defence: 4

Health Points: 120

Magic Points: 70

Charm: 0

Although a healer is naturally weaker than the others, if I change to a good weapon, I can break through the monster’s defence if they are at least the same level as me . If I can break through, it’d be great since I can heal myself, then I won’t have to worry about dying . After a prolonged battle, I’ll have better survival capabilities than any other class . Though, I added all my points to strength and not magic, so I don’t have enough MP . I need to get healing items, if not I can’t fight for long .

Mm, I’ll stay here and kill some more . After earning about 50 coppers, I can go back and buy some potions . With the potions, I can go deeper into the woods and kill higher leveled monsters .

Kacha

After slicing through a Hyena’s head, another two coppers exploded out and I quickly grabbed them in one swift motion . I moved onwards to kill more mobs . After leveling up, my attack power got higher and killing the Hyenas proved to be less of hassle than before . It’s pretty useful .

Crossing some plains, and then moving forward some more, in the distance I saw a Black Bear wondering around the trees . It’s level 5 and it’s attack, defence and health stats are all ridiculously high .

Tightly grasping my sword, I took a deep breath . Let’s try killing it, if I don’t manage to kill it I can run!

About 10 yards from the Black Bear, it got aggro’ed and came sprinting after me, it’s massive body flying through the plains . It’s furs stood on end and it raised it’s paw, ready to attack .

Pam

The fresh blood splattered everywhere . The combat in the game is so realistic, my shoulder got a large wound and blood pooled dyeing it red . A damage number popped up –

{42}

God damn, it hurts!

I quickly raised my sword to attack but it only dealt {15} damage . I continued to attack and at the same time, the holy light of [Hemostasis] shined down upon me, healing 50 health . Once it went off cooldown, I immediately used it again .

Gu

The Black Bear ferociously opened its jaws and took a big bite of my arm, leaving it dangling . Again, it took a large amount of hit points .

{82}

My god, I could only get hit once more .

I got scared and quickly took to my legs and ran . Who in the world would be idiotic enough to stay there?

After running for my life, I took two steps backward and managed to aggro the Black Bear again . It ran after me, and in the short period of time where I wasn’t being attacked, I raised my sword and healed myself for {50} HP with [Hemostasis] at the same time . I continued to attack the Black Bear in this manner .

It was only a level 5 normal monster, and yet it took me a full 30 seconds to beat it . At last, the Black Bear let out a deathly cry . I only had 41 HP left when it ended .

Paafuu

The bear dropped to the ground and disappeared . I heard the sound of items dropping but it wasn’t the clear tinkle when copper coins dropped . Wow, I even got an equip, not bad . That looks like a really dumb wristguard though .

Rushing to grab it and see, I realised it average .

[Black Bear Gloves] (White Equip4)

Type: Armor

Defence: 7

Required Level: 4

Armor, huh? I can’t equip it anyway, so I’ll just sell it . It’s a white equip anyway, so I doubt anyone would want it .

On the ground, there was also 5 coppers . High level monsters are so much more generous than those Hyenas . I picked it up, turned around and left . I’m not killing any more bears for now, since their attack is so high and I’m so squishy . I simply can’t take the hits . Currently, I have no equips besides my sword . Some random guy with no armor will simply be killed anyway .

I continued killing the Hyenas . At level 3, killing level 3 mobs becomes so much easier . In only an hour, I reached level 4 . At the same time, my inventory was 47 coppers heavier . It seemed like it was going to explode .

Taking a look behind me, there were quite a few players training here now . I probably can’t stay here for too long . I’ll go back to the village and sort my items, buy some potions, then go find higher leveled places .

Carrying my sword, I walked back past the plains with my head lowered . At this moment, several people walked past and a level 6 barbarian carrying a battleaxe rushed up to me and asked: “Hey, dude . In this grinding spot, did you get any equips that a beserker can use?”

I discreetly took out the armor gloves from my inventory and said: “White equip, no class specifications, do you want it?”

Barbarian guy smiled: “7 defence, huh? Being a tank, of course I want it . How much are you selling for?”

I looked around . “The shop buys it for 21 coppers, can you pay more than that?”

“Of course!” The barbarian smiled happily . “I’ll give you 50 coppers, how’s that?”

“Okay, deal!”

After few seconds later, I walked away with my sword, my inventory close to 100 coppers, or a single silver .

Returning to Straw Dog Village, I took out the level 2 armor I got from killing those Hyenas, as well as their skins and other white equips and sold them all . At last, my inventory had 121 coppers! I took a look around the shop . Level 2 tunic, +2 defence, 70 coppers . That’s too expensive . No thanks, I’ll just wait for mobs to drop some equips .

I reached the potion shop . A level 1 blue potion healed 50 MP and costed 5 coppers each . In one breath I bought 23 and repaired my sword as well . Again I was broke, having only 1 copper left . Yet again, I was like a noob .

Leaving the place, my path to becoming a fighting priest has begun!

劍起波瀾 If anyone has a better translation please comment . ↩ 木秀于林風必摧之, which means something like people will always wish for popular people to fail or something like that . ↩ Using Inkira’s spell names, since I want to promote consistency . ↩ There are levels to the item rarity which are represented by the colors, I can’t seem to find any additional information on this though . Apparently the author forgot to mention the tier list and mentioned it only later on in the story . Thanks to Arissa for pointing that out . White