Chapter 2
*1437*
I sold my leather armor and the alcohol bottle too; this long, I am tired and hungry, but I can only eat less than a bit of my jerky too save it and barely a sip of water to make it last. Every doorway comes back here. I see why there are so many skeletons, victims of this shitty labyrinth. I am running low on funds, and I can only buy a few jerky and maybe a water bottle. I wish I had a map-like skill. Wait.
"I would like to trade my fireball spell with a mapping-like spell, please."
A window prompt appeared before me.
[Okay, we will need to extract the knowledge from you; please bare with it.]
"AAAAAAGH."
It hurts so much worse than when I gained the knowledge. After a few more minutes of pain, I completely forgot how to use my fireball spell. Then another spell that makes a 3D map in front of me if I use it of what I have explored.
"Status."
[ Status ]
Name: Isaiah -------
Lvl: 1
Store : 57
Mission: (2)
Str: @
Dex: &
Vit: #
Int: %
Spells: chárti̱s
Skills:
[Inventory]
Pouring mana into my hands, after a bit, I chant {chárti̱s}. A 3D map structure appeared in front of me, but it was moving around the stairs. I used to be on the right side of the room, and the endless hallways were also moving, but the way I came from also moved, and the holes in the roof also seemed to appear and disappear, moving.
"Like that moving staircase from the wizard book I read a few months ago for school—fucking annoying."
Deciding to go through the doorways that do not appear on my map, some lead to an endless hallway, and some just take me back to the safe place. Going to the last one that keeps moving, I missed it twice before making it through running before it changed. I sprinted down the hall. I saw some light at the end of the hall. I came out at a cave that had small plants that barely lit up the cave.
"Scaa Sree"
A strange sound came out from the right side of the cave, and it ran to the darkest part of the cave.
*Tap Tap*
Some forms of footsteps came my way, but I just hid in this corner of the cave. After a minute of hiding, a group of green beings came to light but stopped and smelled the air; then their red eyes lit up as they scanned the area, stopping at where I was hiding.
'Fuck, they can see in the dark."
I jumped from my hiding place and took my dagger from my inventory as one in the back started aiming a worn crossbow at me I hold my left hand in front of me, putting mana in my hand. As it gets warm, I close my eyes as I fire a fireball.
"Shink"
"AAAGH"
Something pierced my left shoulder Looking over, I see an arrow Wait, I traded my spell. Fuck me. Seeing it reload, I focus on the other goblins infront of me Wait, where did they go? Before I can look around, I feel some sharp pain at my legs Looking down, I see the goblins and there rusty daggers in my thighs.
'Fuck'
I fall back and crawl backward as they took out there daggers out of my legs as they made some weird laughing noise.
"Back, I say back."
Screaming got me nowhere. Pulling a potion out, I chugged it as I stood up, getting my dagger in front of me. When I saw one less in front of me, I jumped to my right.
"Thunk"
I hear something to my left, seeing one of the goblins with a now broken dagger seem angry.
"Shink"
"AAAAH"
I see another arrow hit me in the left of my chest, stopping short, hitting my rib. Standing back up, I run at the goblin with the broken dagger and stab mine into its hide, killing it.
[Level up]
A cool feeling goes through as the arrows that were in me slowly come out. Gaining some confidence, I ready my dagger, and seeing one of the goblins to my close right, I kick them in the face, throwing them at the reloading archer, and to my left, I see a goblin jumping at me. I place the dagger in between us as it falls into it, killing itself.
[Level up]
My muscles tighten, and my vision gets a bit clearer. Looking over at the goblins that are getting up, I start running at them, and in a swift two stabs, they hit the ground again with one hole in their heads.
[Level up]
[Level up]
[Level up]
My mind got clearer as I fell on my ass, feeling the adrenaline end.
"I did it, haaa~"
Tears start falling. putting my head down and my arms around my head as I curl up into a ball on the floor.
'Why did I make such a stupid wish? I could of just wished to be super rich or have a system in my old world like The Player or something. Fuck me and my selfish desires."
"Tap Tap"
"Skaa Traaa"
Standing up, I see another group as they look at the other goblins on the ground. When they see me, they scream and rush me. Getting into a runner's stance, I jump at one, stabbing them in the neck, then jump to my right as an arrow hits the dead goblin.
[Level up]
Another goblin jumps at me I grab his right hand with the dagger and pull him in as I plunge my dagger into its eye, killing it, and throw his body at the finished reload archer goblin.
Grabbing the rusty dagger from the ground, I throw it at the other goblin, missing completely, but he turns back to look at the dagger as I run at him, which makes him turn at me, but I am fast as I stab his gut and slash up to his chest, killing him.
A sudden feeling made me quickly move to my left as an arrow passed by my head, scratching my cheek. Looking back, I see the archer goblin seems scared as I rush it, not giving it any time to recover, and plunge my dagger into its skull, killing it.
[Level up]
[New Skill learned]
'Status'
[ Status ]
Name: Isaiah -------
Lvl: 7
Store : 57
Mission: (2)
Str: @
Dex: &
Vit: #
Int: %
Spells: chárti̱s
Skills: Beginner Dagger Combat
[Inventory]
'Nice'
I quickly gather all of the goblin corpses and weapons and put them into my inventory.
"Can I sell their corpses?"
[Yes, that is eight Goblin corpses and weapons, which come out at 1267.]
Opening the shop, I buy a good metal set of armor for 400, leaving 924; I buy a new fire spell for 336, leaving with 588, but I save when I am in need.
"GAAAAH"
Another jolt of pain assaults my head as the information of the spell comes to me.
[ Status ]
Name: Isaiah -------
Lvl: 7
Store : 57
Mission: (2)
Str: @
Dex: &
Vit: #
Int: %
Spells: chárti̱s, eldspjót
Skills: Beginner Dagger Combat
[Inventory]
"Now let's test it out."
I put mana into my left hand and chant {eldspjót} A javelin of pure fire form infront my hand as I push my hand forward as it shoots out, hitting the wall and leaving it bright orange where it hit Walking to, I could feel warmth from the spot. I feel a bit drained after using it. I could maybe use it twice before I run out of mana.
"This is so cool, but I need to get out, so let's see where this hallway leads."
I go through the hallway the goblin came from.
To Be Continued...