novelzi Chapter 23 Climbing and falling
Chapter 23 Climbing and falling
[Name: Xander]
[Level 5] [Exp: 585/800]
[Class: Primordial necromancer]
[Role: Village head]
[Rank: One star]
[Title(s): Weak but smart, Bug slayer.]
[Stats]
[Mana: 70/70]
[Strength: 5]
[Agility: 4]
[Stamina: 5/5]
[Free points to assign: 25]
[Skills: {Revive and enslave (LV 1)} , {Primordial bind (Lv 1)} , {Magic flames (LV 1)}.]
[Skill points: 5 (Can be used to upgrade skills)]
[Talents/blessings: Percieve, Bloodlust]
[Inventory: 3 items]
"It's kind of scary how the game changed so much in just two days. It like someone used their power to do this but how?"
Xander didn't ponder over it too much and decided to settle his stats before he finally venture into the deep remote caves.
Since he has 25 points he decided to add to the ones that was most crucial now which was his stamina.
When he was fending off the huge dragon flies he noticed that he gets tired easily so that would definitely be a problem. He added ten stat points to Stamina.
[Stamina: 15/15]
Another thing would be his Agility. Being extremely nimble and quick during battles was very important. When he faced his first dragon fly, he was almost too late to duck... six points to Agility.
Empty was of course an irony, he could tell now that at least there was one terrifying existence in the tunnel that he doesn't want to meet.
Xander, with no choices left, decided to climb the steep wall to escape through the hole.
He walked up to the wall and began looking at all the protrusions, the strong ones and the weak ones, increasing his chances of not falling and reaching the big hole in the ceiling.
After checking all the thick protrusions Xander then took his first grab, a fat bump in the wall and began climbing.
He was smiling internally as he was going to finally leave this cave.
"It's either monsters that will kill me or hunger, which is also a monster too. I have no choice but to leave this place." He said, stretching his arm to reach one of the protrusions that were a little bit far from him.
He had many things he was confused about. Where was he? What took him? Is this really what the game turned into?... +43 questions.
Then he remembered something that he saw before he was knocked out. Glowing blue pupils in the darkness, and white sharp looking fangs. He could remember the feeling of the creature's sharp claws on his skin as he was being carried and it made his body shudder lightly.
"Yes, I'm almost there." Xander said said exhilarated as he looked at the hole that was a few centimeters away from his hand.
He grunted as he stretched his hand towards the hole but unfortunately for him, his hand couldn't reach it.
"Damn it!"
Xander then casted a glance down and saw that he was quite high from the ground and if he falls, he would die or even break multiple bones.
He then looked at the hole above him with a fierce expression, furrowed brows, sharp gaze... he wanted to take a risk.
He jumped from the protrusion that he stood on and stretched his hand towards the hole, wanting to grab it and escape.
His hand reached the hole and he put his hand on it... gripping it for his dear life.
But something was wrong, the circular surface in the hole was very smooth and slippery, just like glass from his world and Xander's hands were slipping already, but slowly.
He gritted his teeth as he begun pulling himself up but it was already too late, his hand slipped and he fell... from over a height of fifteen metres.
Xander didn't panic and quickly stretch to grab one of the protrusions in the wall. But it broke immediately and he hit his back on the hard ground surface.
Luckily the protrusion held him for a few seconds, reducing the force of impact by a considerable margin and he was able to survive.
Xander curled on the floor. He was cold, and he was hungry. His back ached and his chest hurt.
He stayed like that for a few hours and looked toward the darkness like as if he'll find food and a warm bed in it.
"Seems like I have no choice." Xander said, standing up as he began walking to the eerie tunnel that will probably lead him to the monstrosity that made that terrifying sound earlier.