BXBX NOVEL Chapter 18 The Very Place It All Started
Pushing on the tall grasses which were proving a hindrance to his vision. A wave of nostalgia rushed in on him.
It was the very place he had woken to this would from. He looked down at his boots, the mud stuck closely to it. The only difference was he was shirtless and injured.
His mind made a mental portrayal of when Aimi had rushed to hug him. For a brief second, it brought a sad smile to his face.
It transitioned to when Nix had approached him with a demeaning aura. He let out a chuckle, for a moment, he had missed the internal rivalry between his brother and him.
This had been the driving force to him wanting to get stronger, initially.
It all played like a broken tape.
\'The very place.\' He sighed, turning his eyes away from the scenery.
Before he faced Raiken he needed to utilize his points earned.
Summoning his status window, he stared at it with a poker face as he watched it display before him. This was starting to get boring.
He had yet to level up throughout the time he had continuously risked his pride and life, yet again he was met with the same user interface.
Today was the day he would level up, he had amassed a great deal of points from that creature. It had served a purpose far greater than the one which was given to it.
[Name: Nix Lae]
[Level 1]
[Health: 52/100]
[Exp: 62/100]
[Energy: 30/100]
[Strength: 92/100]
[Agility: 94/100]
[Trait: Courage, Hope, Survival, Determination, Rage]
[Class: Wheedler, Beast slayer]
[Gift: Fire, Telekinesis]
[Points: 322 to be distributed]
Investing his points in his health, experience, energy, strength and agility.
[Health level has been increased by 48 points]
[Experience level has been increased by 38 points]
[Energy level has been increased by 70 points]
[Strength level has been increased by 8 points]
[Agility level has been increased by 6 points]
[Health: 100/100]
[Exp: 100/100]
[Energy: 100/100]
[Strength: 100/100]
[Agility: 100/100]
[Points: 152 to be distributed]
Ding!
[Level up]
\'It\'s about time!\' Nix deadpanned.
[Level up reward are now available]
Another notification popped up.
Click!
[The following rewards are available]
~Reward 1~
Health Potion: Heals any form of injury inflicted within the space of twelve hour. It can only be used once a day.
The usage and effectiveness can be increased with points earned during missions or quests.
Nix looked at his side, the wrapped cloth was starting to get soiled with his blood again, he would definitely need this potion.
~Reward 2~
Inventory: Storage of a set number of items. Items gotten from the reward section automatically get stored.
Size and storage of the inventory can be increased with points earned during missions or quests.
\'Why wasn\'t I given unlimited inventory?\' He facepalmed at the need to use his points on this too.
[Inventory available]
[Number of items: 0]
[Storage space: 5 items only]
[Would you like to add an item to the inventory?]
[Y/N]
He thought for a moment, his attention went straight to the scroll and sword. It was about time he got rid of them hovering above him.
Clicking on the \'Yes\' option.
Ding!
[To select the items, touch the desired object]
Deactivating his gift, he caught on to the two items. They morphed into a ball of blue light and were transferred into it.
The healing potion was automatically moved to the inventory.
[Number of items: 3]
[Storage space: 2 items only]
Clicking on the inventory, he scrolled to the health potion.
[Health Potion available]
[Usage: 0]
[Time limit: Once a day]
Pulling out the vial, he gulped down the blue liquid in one go.
[Health Potion unavailable]
[Usage: Complete]
He could feel his body warm up, a tingly sensation coursed through him. He let out a sigh of relief, unintentionally belching.
Touching his side where the bandage was, he couldn\'t feel any pain as he put pressure on it, but the blood which had stained was still present.
He needed to see how well it had worked. Hurriedly, he pulled off the bandage, using it to clean the blood off his side.
"The injury is gone!" He touched his side to confirm once again.
He let out a chuckle, he was fully healed, he had leveled up and his stats were at their maximum.
His experience points had made him more sensitive to his surroundings. His senses were heightened.
Whoosh!
He swiftly moved aside, changing his direction before the imminent danger had made its impact on him.
Raising his head, he had a smile even before he had set sight on it.
"We meet again, old friend." He chuckled.
His mood lightened up the moment he set eyes on Raiken.
Roooaaarrr!
It flapped its wings in mid flight, this time it wouldn\'t make the mistake of staying on the ground.
Even the ear piercing roar of the dragon was like a pleasing tune to the ears.
"Even that doesn\'t bother me anymore." He laughed.
"What\'s more, you got a bit smarter. Why don\'t you play in the mud with me?" He said with his words laced with taunts.
Even though the dragons couldn\'t speak, he knew they could understand what they said. His motive was to spite the dragon to act irrationally.
Spitting a wave of flame at Nix, it continuously poured in for a while, hoping to burn any trace of Nix in the process; there was a limit to how one could absorb it\'s flames.
[Passive gift: Telekinetic field in effect]
Closing its mouth as it waited for the flame to die down, it roared in anger at failing this simple task.
Pinching the bridge of his nose, Nix couldn\'t get why this creature didn\'t use another approach. The first time they had met while it was in flight, it had used a similar approach.
"You are truly a beast after all." He mumbled. He had expected much more.
"Nevertheless... you are under my control today!" His eyes gleamed coldly.
If he wanted to slowly seek revenge on everyone of those people listed in the scroll, he had to become stronger.
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[Passive gift: Telekinetic pull in effect]
He made a downward movement with his hand, exerting enough force to pull the creature to the floor.
Thud!
The mud splashed in all directions.
Using his passive gift, he blocked the mud from getting to him. He still had his boots in the mud, getting his body on the same level wasn\'t an option.
[50 points gained]
His eyes hooded with a smirk, he was going to make good use of this mission before he settled on actually taming it.
\'Let\'s dance!\'