East Meet West

70- Fight with the Bald guy 1

“Hey skeleton brat, you better stop running and surrender now or else, when our other members catch you, I will seriously make you regret. But if you surrender now, then I will only break your hands and then sell you in the slave market. Rest assured that the slave traders will heal you if we give them proper discount.”

Hearing this I can only control my anger and continue to think of a way to get out of this situation or else I will be surrounded by the bald guy’s people.

Armelia who was on my back spoke,

“Hey Orochi, I think you should leave me and escape. I am nothing but a burden to you. From the first day we met, you have been saving me and yesterday I thought that, maybe I was of some use. But still, I am just a burden to you.”

After she finished speaking, few drops of water fell on my shoulder. When I looked back, I saw that Armelia was crying quietly. Seeing this I got startled and suddenly I was struck in a dilemma.

A part of me agreed with Armelia and felt that leaving Armelia here would be the right choice.

But the other part of me feels pain, when I look at Armelia’s tears. And it compels me to protect her with whatever it takes.

I don’t understand why I feel like this? How can I feel any emotions for a human, even after all the things that I have gone through?

I woke up from this dilemma, when the system notification rang

‘ding’

‘A quest has been released’

‘Quest: By hook or crook’

‘Although, the host is trying to become a ruthless person. But there is still a little kindness hidden within the host’s heart. Also, it is refreshing to kill the fake righteous guy.’

Missons:

1. Defeat the Bald guy – Reward 2 times Exp

2. Kill the Bald guy- Reward 5 times Exp / +5 Luck stat / +2 Vitality

3. Kill the bald guy’s underlings (At least 10 humans) – Reward double EXP per kill

4. Annihilate the bald guy’s whole group (Including his leader, other vice leaders and the whole crew) – Reward 3 times Exp per kill

5. Succeed in escaping with Armelia – Reward promotion of Marathon Runner (Rookie) to next level

Quest Completion rewards: (Any 2)

1. 300 Free stat points

2. +8 Luck points

3. +4 Vitality points

4. 1,000,000 sikka

5. Random skill

‘Note: For completing the quest, at least 1 mission needs to be completed. And there is no penalty for not being able to complete all the missions.

Reading this I felt that this was a chance and a pit set by the system for me. The rewards are extremely attractive, especially the vitality and luck point being awarded. But the risk is also greater. Let’s not talk about defeating or killing the bald guy, it is extremely difficult to take on the bald guy’s underlings by myself. And the part ‘Annihilate the bald guy’s whole group’ is nothing but a dead end task given to me by the system.

After thinking for a moment, I decided to do something crazy.

But first, I replied to Armelia with a smile,

“Actually, even I don’t understand why I am unable to leave you and escape alone. And I am especially thankful for helping me get the (Purple dome mushroom) and taking care of me while I lost consciousness. So, please stop crying.”

Then I ignored Armelia’s bewildered face and opened the status window,

‘ding’

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Name: Orochi

Race: Human

Rank: G

Level: 38/100

Exp: 2030/3800

Title: Chef (Apprentice)

Condition: Poisoned

Stats: (Available Free Stats Points: 84)

HP: 4278/6740 MP:462/1760

Strength: 263

Agility: 357 [20]

Defense: 232

Resistance: 46

Sense: 247

Stamina: 238 ------ Fatigue: 1223/2680

Intelligence: 203

Charm: 25 (can be increased with Free Stats Points, but won’t increase when leveling up)

Vitality: 2 (cannot be increased with Free Stats Points)

Luck: 8 (cannot be increased with Free Stats Points)

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Skills: Observation Lvl 4

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Jobs: Thief.

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‘Thief job skills’

Stealth Lvl 4, Sprint Lvl 3, Spying Lvl 1, Disarm Traps Lvl 1, Pick Lock Lvl 1

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Titles: Marathon Runner (Rookie) - Unequipped

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Wardrobe:

Attire 1

Attire 2

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Inventory = 8 Slots

Storage box = 17 cubic meters

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Balance = 1,920,031 Sikka

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First of all, I saw that my HP was almost half empty and even the MP will soon be exhausted, so I told Armelia to hold tight. And I quickly took out few HP & MP potions, and recovered my HP and MP completely.

After that, I decided to increase other stats, especially the ‘Strength’, ‘Defense’ and ‘Sense’ stats, because this will help me in the fight with bald the guy and his underlings. Since increasing the ‘Agility’ stat can only further damage my body.

So, I told the system,

“System, add 30 (Free stat points) in (Strength) & (Defense) stats, and add 24 (Free stat points) in the (Sense) stat.”

Like this, I decided to use up all the backup ‘Free stat points’ and prepare for the fight against the bald guy and his underlings, but unfortunately a new problem came up.

‘ding’

‘Warning: (Defense) and (Sense) stats have reached the safety limit, any further increase will lead to damage to the host’s body’

‘Would the host still like to proceed?’

‘(YES) or (NO)’

Reading this, I gnashed my teeth with so much strength that it felt that my teeth will soon break due to strain. It shows how much I felt was frustrated with the situation.

I decided to take the risk and ignore the system warning, and clicked on ‘Yes’.

‘ding’

‘Ignoring the safety limits, the 30 (Free stat points) in (Strength) & (Defense) stats, and add 24 (Free stat points) in the (Sense) stat have been added.’

With this notification, I stopped running involuntarily.

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Let's make a few goals.

Mass Release on Monday:

100 Power stones = 2 Chapters

120 Power stones = 3 Chapters

140 Power stones = 4 Chapters

(Only if I reach this goal, will I be Mass releasing the chapters. Because I have started working in a company, and am tired when I return home. So, If I could see your support through this, I can reassure myself that ‘Yeah, I can still work on this novel and can also start new works’ for my readers.)