No Tara Under The Horizon
Chapter 13
Nightfall, the moonlight caused the Frozen Path to sparkle, as if covered in a layer of ice.
Sir!
The sound of a sword cutting through flesh resounded in the forest. The battle is still going on.
I downed my first health pot and kept a close eye on my health bar and the Ironback Bear. A small smile on my face. It looked as sinister as ever, but it must have come from the bottom of my heart.
A series of attacks later, the death of the Ironback Bear was certain. With my current level of speed and movement, killing the Ironback Bear was practically easy.
Puchis!
Forest Green Blade pierces the skull of Iron Back Bear and deals great damage—284!
The fatal blow caused the blood-soaked Ironback Bear to let out a dying cry before collapsing.
A huge magic stone and a pair of green leg protectors fell down from his corpse, leaving me endlessly excited. Another piece of equipment fell! My luck is off the charts today!
I rushed towards him and picked up the two items. The Great Magic Stone had a quality of 57 and could sell for 11 silvers! The foot protector is the skin protector.
Bear Skin Foot Protection (Iron Level)
Defense: 7
Agility: +2
Level Requirements: 15
Ck tsk, leather armor is indeed inferior to metal armor in terms of defense. Even so, it was still 7 Defense points, and this +2 Agility bonus gave me around 0.1% attack speed and 0.2% evasion rate%. I don't have any footwork anyway, so there's no reason not to wear it.
Holy hooch!
Whirls of light later, the Bearskin Legguard covered my thighs. Good, my beautiful leg bones finally escaped exposure.
“Eh?”
Suddenly, I felt something strange around my ribs and leg area. It was as if something was writhing within them. What the fuck, giant maggots?
I hurriedly removed my chest protector and examined my ribs carefully. Thankfully, it's not maggots. In fact, there seemed to be pieces of meat growing between my ribs. What the hell is going on here?
Confused but without an answer, I cut off the head of the Ironback Bear as a trophy. I can think of this after I hand over my quest!
“Aha, you are really brave without limits, small skeleton. You are the rising star of our Night Beings! ”
The guard leader praised me generously before giving me a lot of experience. Thanks to this, I leveled up to 16, entered the Top 100 of Floating Ice City again and settled down at rank 97. During the early stages of the game, the level rankings change very quickly and quickly. I wondered if the leader of the previous day, Wind Fantasy, would cry if he saw that he had fallen from the Top 100 when he woke up.
Happy with my current level, I ran to the Suren Undead Swordsman before asking, “Trainer Suren, why don't we go to the graveyard and kill that Undead Lord? Right now he's the biggest threat to our existence, isn't he?”
“Do not rush, small skeleton!” Suren said patiently and earnestly. “You're not strong enough yet. What if the Lord of the Undead kills you and absorbs the sparks of your soul? Frost Mound did not want to lose another brave swordsman.”.
“Fuck!” I swore in my head before asking, “Coach, what is the use of Soul Sparks from the Undead? I have absorbed many of them. ”
“Oh, this..” Suren put his hands on his waist and laughed. “The Undead is the core branch of Night Creatures. We, the Undead, are a martial race, so we don't just grow stronger as our levels rise. Once you absorb enough soul sparks, you can evolve into a higher rank warrior. ”
“Lift higher?”
“Throttle once!” Suren nodded and explained, “Right now, you are just a small skeleton warrior. When new meat begins to appear on your body, it means you have taken the first steps to evolve into a Bone Creature.”
“Is Bone Creatures a high level Night Creature?”
“Instead, they are one of the lowest ranked races. Bone Lords and Bone General were both stronger than Bone Creatures, although they were still beings who only fought with their physical bodies. However, if the undead managed to grow past that level, then.hehe, their flesh would grow back completely, and they would not look different from humans. This stage of evolution is called Asura!”
My mouth gaped as desire filled me. “I can look like a normal person? Ha ha! Does that mean I can enter Floating Ice City and date girls whenever I want?”
The undead swordsman looked at me with a contemptuous look. “Grow, Son. Do you really think women would flock to you like birds if you evolved into Asuras? Let me tell you, an Asura is much stronger than you can imagine. Asuras are powerful like kings who can fight the entire nation alone, not to mention they can develop further into Asura Kings or even Asura Gods, that is a level you and I will never reach in our entire lives!”
His words only deepened my desire. “Age like a king? Shit... does that mean I can legally make a three thousand harem in my own kingdom? Ha ha ha!”
Suren obviously doesn't want to waste any more time on me. “Train hard, bad boy. Don't let other Night Beings absorb your spark. Perhaps, just maybe, you have a chance to enter the Asura realm. As for myself, that possibility is long gone.”
……
I sold all the magic stones in my bag. After a few hours of hard work, I had earned a total of 27 silver. I guess I can finally be considered a bit rich?
I checked my equipment. I have a pair of bracelets, a pair of leg protectors, a chest protector, and a gun. Everything was basic level Iron level equipment. Really, this was the era of Iron-level equipment. Therefore, I might be able to dominate anyone in Floating Ice City with my current equipment.
Currently, there were many players trading items on the forums. For example, metal armor with only +2 bonus Strength could sell for 100 RMB. It was proof of how rare an item with an actual stat bonus was during the early stages of the game, not to mention the shops in Floating Ice City only had a stockpile of general grade equipment. Of course, everything was much inferior to Iron-class items.
This means that my entire set of equipment could probably give me a sum of 400 RMB and above, and this is me being conservative with my calculations. Judging from how rare it was to obtain a stat-enhancing weapon at this stage, it was highly likely that my own Forest Green Blade could be sold for 400 RMB!
I thought for a moment and decided to travel to Floating Ice City first before doing anything else. As someone who had been dropped inside the borders of such a big city, there was no reason for me not to check on him.
I travelled to the Frozen Road again and entered the forest at the end of that road. I dodged enemies that were above Level 20 along the way. After about twenty minutes, I arrived at the forest bordering the walls of Floating Ice City. Unfortunately, my ID is still blood red, and the color is very bright! If anyone sees me now, I'm sure they'll think I'm a PKer.
The proud and majestic appearance of Floating Ice City entered my view. As if winter was the only season they had, the walls of this city were always covered in snow. The palace looked like it was frozen in ice, and the city itself looked like it was built on a glacier. That's how the city got its name.
I carefully slipped through the bushes until I was less than a hundred meters away from the gate. Then, I ran 100 meters in just 4.5 seconds. As my feet stepped on the first brick that formed the city, my name changed color and became a healthy green once again. I was so happy that I didn't have to hide like a mouse anymore.
……
I don't see many people in the town square. Everyone looks very busy because it is only the second day since the game was released. Even if they had free time, they would rather spend it on leveling and farming equipment.
I moved to the center of the square and stood upright like a peg. Then, I took out Bony Cyan Fan and shouted, “Level 15 fans for sale! Attack 24, Stamina +1, and Tactic+1! This is just the weapon you need to satisfy your desire for adventure and murder! Suitable for both Tactician and Priest, this is a beautiful and elegant weapon made especially for girls! If you have a wife, buy it for her! If you don't have it, keep buying it and giving it to someone else's wife! Don't wait until it's too late!”
My screams drew attention from all directions, and before long I was surrounded by a dozen people. Chat chat also happened—
“Shoppers! Someone had already dropped a Level 15 weapon? And what was the power of this attack? Incredibly, my weapon only has 1~3 Attacks..”.
“Yes Gods, this weapon is amazing. I can't believe someone has found a weapon that enhances Tactics!”
“Is it just me, or does this seller look a little weird?”
“Not really. Her bones grew outside her flesh, that's all.”
“…”
I shouted again to the crowd, “Does anyone want this? I can sell this right away if the offer makes sense. Everyone at first was very bad, so if you miss this opportunity, you won't see it again!”
A Level 15 magic knight immediately raised his hand. “2 silver!”
I glared at him and replied, “Even my ‘toko’ is not worth that small!”
The crowd laughed out loud on the bursa. It was at this time that a young, sincere-looking Level 16 tactician walked up to me and said, “I only have 11 silvers, though, and this is after me and my two friends raised our money together. I know it's still not enough to buy your fan, so I'd like to add this as collateral. If you think it's okay, then let's trade right away. If not, I still want to meet you. ”
He took out a pair of black boots and looked at my skinny and beautiful legs. It means as clear as day.
I checked the boots and concluded that it was pretty good. They were Iron class and their only weakness was their low level.
Hedgehog Boots (Iron Level)
Defenses: 12
Durability: +3
Level Requirements: 10
My eyes lit. The best part of these boots is the Stamina +3 bonus, which will give me a maximum of 30 HP. As someone who dumps all of his stats into Strength, HP is a stat I want to improve.
I stopped to think for a moment. Bony Cyan Fan was useless to me, and the buyer was willing to trade me 11 Level 10 silver and metal steel boots. That's enough.
So, I nodded and smiled honestly. “Alright, the fan is yours. Thank you for being so honest, brother!”
“Thank you!”
Buyers are as happy with the trade as I am. After all, a Tactician doesn't do much damage until later in the game, and the 24 Attack weapon reduces that shortcoming by a lot. Eventually, his teammates could no longer tease him and called him a leech.
When the trade was over, I got 11 silver and a set of Iron-class boots. My character is finally fully dressed.
I used Porcupine Boots, my Defense increased to 37, and HP to 310. My survival ability skyrocketed thanks to this!
I happily walked towards the exit after finishing the trade. But before I could step out of the gate, an ice-cold voice suddenly came from behind me. “You think you can just leave after what you did, son?”
