Chapter 4: Welco Event, Spoiler Everyone Dies
[Choose one: Fight as a group | fight alone]
In front of Josh appeared a floating blue translucent panel, very similar to the one you'd expect in gas. On it were the two options, group on the left and solo on the right.
Josh observed the five individuals. They seed uncertain about the situation, taking a mont to consider their options. Well, all but the young man that instantly picked the solo option. After a little while, they had all chosen. The little girl was the only one waving her fingers clicking the left side.
It seed these 4 understood one simple truth. A group could be more harmful than beneficial, especially if its mbers were unable to coordinate thanks to fear. The best choice was obvious, yet Josh still picked the group option. He did so with his thoughts only. It seed like this interface could react to their minds directly.
A few seconds later, a red glow enveloped everyone. Then Josh appeared alongside the other humans. He saw them trembling, the urine and the shit making them look quite pitiful. Josh distanced himself from the sorry group, that was huddling together in a failed attempt at security.
The ground was solid rock, the walls were white and in a circle. It was a huge coliseum! At regular intervals in the walls were big sturdy-looking tal gates. Behind each awaited a Cerberus, 30 in total.
[Have fun ^_^!]
Then all the gates opened at once. The creatures pounced toward their prey. Prey, that didn't even adopt a fighting posture. Most were trying to hide behind others. None dared take the brunt of the assault and in their distress simply pushed others to their deaths.
Josh ignored the fools and simply dashed toward a cerberus. This way he had the initiative and was only fighting one creature. The combat was short-lived. A few kicks later the creature was dead. Turning around, he saw the 29 left enjoying themselves.
The humans were screaming and dying. A few that were slightly smarter ran toward the edges but this place was different. It was an enclosed space. With their earlier sacrificial pawns gone, they now had to pluck their courage to fight back. None seed worth saving so far.
Josh quickly ran toward the nearest Cerberus and killed it. This was a race against ti. How long would the weak and pathetic humans survive against the bloodthirsty creatures? The answer turned out to be exactly one minute and six seconds. After which there were still 5 hounds.
Only Josh and the little girl hiding in the corpses were still alive. The creatures all pounced on him at the sa ti.
This brought back so mories. Like that ti he had challenged a group of bikers to train his skills. Later on, he had upgraded to gangster groups. Apparently, 5 Cerberus were way stronger than regular gangsters.
Not that it mattered anyway. Josh kept circling around them. Dodging claws and maws alike. After a long while, he lazily defeated one. Now would co a vital part.
"Next ti one passes above you, trip it!"Josh told the girl.
Then he went toward her hiding position. Baiting the dogs there. He could see her face ashen with fear. Yet, when the creatures pounced on him, she followed his command. She tripped one of the dogs, ssing up their entire coordination.
She had valiantly put her life on the line. Josh crippled two in quick succession thanks to his perfect positioning. The little girl ran away as fast as she could before the Cerberus nearby could turn on her. Josh pursued the other two remaining ones, quickly disabling them too. Then he finished all of them.
Any external observer would have seen a scene filled with tension, where the human man could die any mont. Truth is, the situation had been under his control the whole ti. Josh simply wanted to know one thing. Would the little girl save herself?
The first ti one fights back is usually the hardest. She would need such strength here. He roughly guessed what to expect from this world. Funny how Josh based his reasoning on knowledge from novels. It simply fitted the situation too well.
He was convinced there would be hardships beyond the training he had done. There would be no safety net at all. A short mont afterward, the red glow ca again. Then they were back. The many corpses were still there. Out of everyone, six humans had survived.
[Did you have fun? YES | YES]
"Motherfucker!" grunted the muscular man.
"I guess I will answer yes." Chuckled the old lady.
"This is bullying." Cried the young lady pitifully.
The little girl remained silent trying to hide behind Josh.
"Yes! Very much! Quick send the next quest! One Cerberus's XP is pitiful…I should have picked the group option." Said the young man while enviously glancing at Josh.
Josh understood instantly. He had gotten none because he hadn't picked a class. He would have to figure that out later.
[Ta-da-da! This officially concludes your welcoming ceremony to floor 1!]
[Unlocked Status!]
[Binding User to Dinsional Tower!]
[Mission Accomplished Teleport Out Available!]
Josh moved toward the old lady and gestured to his straitjacket with his chin. She then took out her sword.
"Wait! What if he's a criminal! What if he attacks us afterward!" The young lady warned.
"Hehe. Young lady, you seem to be mistaken. I AM in fact a criminal. Also, I can murder you as I am." Retorted Josh.
The old lady curiously raised: "How did you even survive this long like this?! Especially while saving a child!"
*SLASH*
Then the jacket fell. For the first ti since coming into this world, Josh could move his arms. He quickly stretched. anwhile, the young man simply left, happily walking away.
"Right, what was that about a teleport out? I can get out? Take away quick!" Then with a red glow, the young lady disappeared.
"Hehe, guess she's gone. You can call Lana Ensis, just your average elderly woman."
"I'm Behem Vali, do you guys know anything about this place?" He asked still holding onto the dead Cerberus.
"I'm Josh, Josh Malum. This is obviously a ga. I'm unclear myself about the rules, but it seems this is a tower we need to climb until the end. This should be floor 1."
"S-Sophie Seek" Mumbled the kid.
Josh quickly concluded they didn't know anything more than himself.
"Status!"
[Status!]
Josh Malum Lv1
#STATS#
HP: 100
Mana:100
Magic Ability:10
Strength:10
Agility:10
Defense:1
Magic Resist:1
#SKILLS#
-F Weapon Mastery
It seed that his defense and magic resistance were both truly lacking or perhaps these were the default values. Everyone around quickly did the sa, carefully studying their own screen.
"B-brother, I have a two 100, three 10, and two 1, is that good?"
"Sa here!"
"Exactly!"
"Guess it is the sa for everyone."
"What about classes? This old lady has Spell blade."
"I have Berserker here! What about you Josh and Sophie?"
"H-healer…"
Josh did not answer and simply changed the subject.
"I'll be exploring this place. You guys take care."
He figured out that he needed to talk to the young man for he seed to be very decisive for a newcor. As if he knew sothing.
The others decided to simply leave. There was a certain risk to it, but they didn't want to abandon the other young lady either. Thus the three disappeared in a red glow.
Josh headed toward where the man had left and before long heard laughter. His target was battling a single Cerberus. One that had a red na and a special icon.
It was about 3 tis the size of a normal one. While it seed fast and strong, the young man clearly had everything under control.
He kept dodging by rolling on the ground, then delivering punches to the creature, cackling all the while. Every hit only did minimal damage, but he didn't seem to care. He seed prepared to hit the creature all day if needed.
"Is it fun to watch?" He asked.
It seed he could even concentrate on noticing his surroundings while fighting.
"You seem used to this place already, have you been here before?" Josh asked.
"Haha, never. But look around you! What do you see?"
"A weird red glowing space and a Cerberus Boss I assu?"
"Don't you realize it?! This is a goddamn ga! We are the players!"
"You seem to be right in your elent already.", Josh comnted.
"Of course, I've done martial arts in my life. Still, this is way more exciting. Being able to hit as hard as one desires."
The young man seed to be a battle addict. One that lived for the thrill of fighting. Josh had t many like him back in his 2 years of training. Josh dubbed such people as the best training partners. The good thing about them was that they always pushed themselves, and others, to the very limit of their capabilities.
"I'm Josh, you?"
"Liam, the one that will beco the strongest samurai there is!"
"This is the first ti I see a punching samurai, to be honest."
"Just you wait! I'll defeat this boss and he'll definitely drop a cool katana for !"
"How are you so sure?"
"Ga design. If this place is a ga, it must obey certain rules. The stronger the enemy you kill the more the rewards. This is basic logic."
"Well, it's all assumptions, but it makes sense. Right, you said sothing about XP, didn't you? What did you an exactly?"
"What?! You seem pretty young yourself! You don't know what XP is?! Did you live in a cave or sothing?!"
"Then, how much XP does one need to level up and how much are we supposed to be getting per kill?"
"Just open your status man! You should have gotten plenty of XP prompts already! I saw you kill so dogs."
"So how does it all work?"
"Just open your damn- *sigh* 1 XP per kill it seems, and you need 1000 to level up."
"Oh? And what happens when you level up?"
"You grow stronger, duh!"
"Yes, but number-wise, what's the increase?"
"I have no clue man, why do you think it's taking so long to kill this lv 2 boss?! I'm still level 1 myself!"
"True. Want help?"
"Don't you dare! This one is my target! Find yourself one!"
Josh then left wandering the place but without finding anything of interest. It seed like this truly was a welco event. Besides the initial rush of enemies, there wasn't much difficulty. Well, that was only for soone that considered dealing with a giant rabid dog one on one easy.
Still, he wouldn't waste more ti there. Josh prepared himself ntally for any eventuality. Perhaps he would have to fight as soon as he arrived.
"Teleport Out!"
Turns out he would still get the shock of his life.
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