Pain, Resilience and Rewards
"Oh, this is so cool.
I feel better than before, and even the pain has lessened.
System0, please use a second seed."
[ Affirmative ]
[ The Climber Has Healed By 10% Of Their Maximum HP ]
[ Remaining HP: 95 ]
"Wow, there's almost nothing left on my hands, this thing is amazing.
That means I can keep hitting this cage for quite a while.
Alright, let's go again."
One hit.
Two hits.
Three hits.
Four hits.
/ ! \ WARNING / ! \
[ The Climber's HP Has Dropped Below 70% ]
[ Remaining HP: 70 ]
"OH SHIT, IT STILL HURTS SO MUCH.
FUCKING HELL.
Whatever, let's keep going like this, at least I’ll be able to earn my first EXP."
One hit.
Two hits.
[ Congratulations ]
[ The Climber Has Earned: 1 EXP; Reason: Hitting The Cage 10 Times With The Same Force ]
[ EXP Needed Before Next Level: 99 EXP ]
"Ah, hell yes.
Finally, my first EXP. I had to wreck my fists just to get a single point.
System0, please use Stat Scan…"
[ STATS SHEET ]
[ - Name: Sora ISOSHI ]
[ - Age: 17 ]
[ - Gender: Male ]
[ - Status: 57.5% (57.5 HP) ]
[ - Level: LV.0 ]
[ - EXP: 1/100 ]
[ ABILITIES ]
[ - Strength: 0.4 ]
[ - Intelligence: 0.6 ]
[ - Agility: 0.5 ]
[ - Speed: 0.45 ]
[ - Vitality: 0.2 ]
[ - Magic: _ ]
[ - Magic Resistance: 0.1 ]
[ SKILLS ]
[ - The Collection ]
[ TITLE ]
[ - The Climber ]
"Damn, my HP is way lower than I thought.
But what's cool is that it updates in real time.
System0, please use three seeds."
[ Affirmative ]
[ The Climber Has Healed By 30% Of Their Maximum HP ]
[ Remaining HP: 87.5 ]
"Oh wow, that's incredible. My HP on my stat sheet has increased as well.
And most importantly, I barely feel any pain again.
That’s great, it means I can keep hitting this damn cage.
I just hope it starts breaking at some point."
One hit.
Two hits.
Three hits.
"Ah seriously, I'm getting tired of wrecking my fists every time.
I've landed 13 hits on this cage, and it's only just starting to crack.
At this rate, I'll be dead before I actually break it."
One hit.
Two hits.
Three hits.
/ ! \ WARNING / ! \
[ Status: Dangerous ]
[ The Climber's HP Has Dropped Below 50% ]
[ Remaining HP: 50 ]
"Ah, damn it, I can't feel my fists anymore...
I don’t know how I’m still alive after losing so much blood...
And my head is spinning like crazy...
But whatever, just four more hits, and I'll increase my vitality by 5%..."
One hit.
Two hits.
Crack
[ Congratulations ]
[ The Climber Has Successfully Broken The Skill: Bone Trap ]
"Ah, finally… I thought I was going to die from punching it… like an idiot…
But what's stupid… is that just two more hits… and I could have increased my vitality…
System0… if I hit it two more times… will I still reach the goal of 20 hits…?"
[ Affirmative ]
"Alright then… just two more hits… and I'll finally start… getting stronger…"
One hit.
Two hits.
/ ! \ WARNING / ! \
[ Status: Critical ]
[ The Climber's HP Has Dropped Below 25% ]
[ Remaining HP: 25 ]
"Ah… shit… I need to… heal quickly… or I might drop dead…"
/ ! \ WARNING / ! \
[ The Climber Is In Critical Condition: Bleeding ]
"Hey… System0… what is… Bleeding…?"
[ Critical Status: Bleeding ]
[ This Status Causes The Climber To Lose: 1 HP Every 20 Seconds ]
"Ah… shit… in that case… System0, use the last… seed on me… please…"
[ Affirmative ]
[ The Climber Has Healed By 10% Of Their Maximum HP ]
[ Remaining HP: 34 ]
[ Critical Status: Bleeding Has Been Healed ]
"Ah… great.
My head is still… spinning a lot… but a little less… than before.
By the way, System0… show me the rewards… I earned…"
[ Calculating Rewards ]
[ The Climber Has Defeated: Skeletal Moss ]
[ Here Are The Rewards The Climber Earns: +3 Bone Powders / Slightly Increased Understanding Of This Plant / +1 EXP / +0.01 Vitality ]
[ Understanding Of This Plant Has Gone From: Nonexistent To: Very Very Low ]
[ EXP Needed Before Next Level: 98 EXP ]
"Yeah, awesome… I finally improved my stats… and my EXP too…
But… why didn’t I get any restriction… on my rewards…?"
[ When The Enemy Uses Its Skill On The Climber, The Restriction Does Not Apply ]
"Oh, that’s cool…
System0, please use Stat Scan…"
[ STATS SHEET ]
[ - Name: Sora ISOSHI ]
[ - Age: 17 ]
[ - Gender: Male ]
[ - Status: 34% (34 HP) ]
[ - Level: LV.0 ]
[ - EXP: 2/100 ]
[ ABILITIES ]
[ - Strength: 0.4 ]
[ - Intelligence: 0.6 ]
[ - Agility: 0.5 ]
[ - Speed: 0.45 ]
[ - Vitality: 0.21 ]
[ - Magic: _ ]
[ - Magic Resistance: 0.1 ]
[ SKILLS ]
[ - The Collection ]
[ TITLE ]
[ - The Climber ]
"Finally, my stats… are starting to evolve…
But… if I have to risk my life… every time, this isn't… a very safe method…
I guess I’ll have to do… what System0 suggested…
I’ll have to fight… these Alfas Of Oblivion… to level up… but the problem is that… they won’t improve my stats…
I know… I’ll fight the plants… and also do muscle training… to improve my stats… and become invincible…
Oh, I’m a genius!
System0, use the skill LOCATE: Alfa Of Oblivion."
[ Affirmative ]
[ System0 Is Locating The Nearest Alfas Of Oblivion To The Climber ]
[ System0 Has Found 8: Alfa Of Oblivion Within 10 Meters Of The Climber ]
"Oh, 8… that’s not too bad.
System0, can you track them?"
[ Affirmative ]
[ The Climber's Knowledge Of The Plant Is Sufficient ]
"Wow, a map…
I didn’t think… that was possible…
Even though… after everything I’ve… already seen, nothing… surprises me anymore.
Eheh, this is super… useful for finding them… I just have to follow the blue dot..."
Thanks to the map System0 displayed, Sora had no difficulty finding the plants, nor defeating them, as he knew how to do so without risking injury or poisoning.
"System0, can you… only display my rewards… when I gain EXP, a stat increase, or a new item?"
[ Affirmative ]
[ System0 Can Display The Climber's Rewards Only When One Of These Three Conditions Is Met ]
"Finally, something useful… that’s great.
And can you keep… the Alfa Of Oblivion tracking active… at all times?"
[ Affirmative ]
[ Would The Climber Like System0 To Keep The Skill: LOCATE: Alfa Of Oblivion Permanently Active? ]
[ Accept / Decline ]
"Of course… I accept.
And use 3 Alfa… Of Oblivion seeds on me… please."
[ Affirmative ]
[ The Climber Has Healed By 30% Of Their Maximum HP ]
[ Remaining HP: 68 ]
"Wow, that feels amazing, even though the pain is still intense.
System0, why did I recover 34 HP instead of just 30?"
[ The Climber Heals Naturally If No Healing Is Provided ]
[ The Extra 4 HP Comes From Your Own Natural Healing Ability ]
"Oh, I didn’t know that, pretty cool.
That means I don’t need to use my remaining seeds to heal—I just need to rest properly, and I’ll recover all my HP over time."