Fourth Quest (4)
Vivian was walking and saw a group of tiny jumping mushrooms up ahead.
When they noticed her, they immediately rushed towards her.
Tch!
She clicked her tongue.
"Not this one…"
She let out a sigh before bursting out in a run to meet them.
Whoosh!
Ding!
'Unlocked [Dagger Mastery] - Level 3!'
Whaaack!
Pah!
Ba-squish!
Ding!
'Unlocked [Whip Mastery] - Level 2!'
Poink!
Vivian ignored the notifications and focused on killing the mushrooms.
A few moments later…
Vivian gritted her teeth because one mushroom managed to hit her forearm.
"So itchy…!" she said under gritted teeth.
Status Panel…!
***
Name: Vivian
Class: Priest
Race: Human
Age: 24
Affinity:
• Poison - x1.4
• Fire - x1.2
• Dagger - x1.2
Stats:
• Str - 11 (+30)
• Vit - 9 (+24)
• Agi - 12 (+30)
• Int - 8 (+9)
Mana: 32/34
Skills:
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 1 (x6.2) (Max/16) - Dagger Stab (10 mana points)
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 2 (x6.2) (Max/81) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 3 (x6.2) (Max/161) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 4 (x6.2) (??/806)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 1 (x6.4) (Max/16) - Poison Strike (20 mana points)
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 2 (x6.4) (Max/78) - +2 Agi, +2 Int
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 3 (x6.4) (Max/156) - +1 Str, +1 Vit
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 4 (x6.4) (??/781)
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Leg (10 mana points)
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Savage Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Savage Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (??/100)
• [Throw Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Throw (10 mana points)
• [Throw Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Throw Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (??/200)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (??/100)
• [Sword Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Slash (10 mana points)
• [Sword Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (??/50)
• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Dual Power Slash (10 mana points)
• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (??/100)
• [Fist Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Fist (10 mana points)
• [Fist Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Fist Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Fist Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (??/50)
• [Whip Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Whip (10 mana points)
• [Whip Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int
• [Whip Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (??/200)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Whip Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Whip Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Whip Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (??/100)
• [Light Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Heal (20 mana points)
• [Light Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)
Lore:
• Village Girl
• Adventurer
• Zhey/Zhem
• Otherworldly - Grants [Growth] - all affinity x5
• Nemesis of Beasts - Animals and beasts have a natural aversion to the bearer
***
Oh, nice…!
My Strength and Agility are finally 40 points…
I wonder if I could one-hit kill those trunk monsters…
Hmm…
I have so many skills that I've neglected…
Due to her number of skills, she now had to start scrolling up and down to view all of them.
There's [Fist], [Savage], [Throw] and…
What else…?
[Sword] and [Dual Sword Mastery]…
I really have to make a proper training plan…
I can't just use whatever I feel like…
She thought about it for a minute.
Okay…
Right now I have to make all of my Physical Arts Level 3…
I'll focus on [Whip], [Punch] and [Savage Mastery] at the moment…
Since I don't have to worry about injuring my hands anymore because I have [Heal]…
She closed the Status Panel and slid her kitchen knife inside her left boot before resuming to roam around the forest.
"Please!"
"Send me that fox!"
***
Beak!
Beak!
Vivian stopped and searched for the Bukaroo.
Okay, where the fuck are you…?
When she spotted the bird, she immediately rushed towards it.
Whaaack!
Beeeaaak!
Thud.
She whacked the bird away with her whip and then went over to where it landed.
Bam!
She delivered a downward punch with her left fist.
When she looked at the bird, its chest caved in the form of Vivian's fist while the rest of its body became bloated which looked like it was ready to burst out its blood and guts at any moment.
She stood up and examined her left hand, opening and closing it and also rotating her wrist.
It still feels weird to punch with my left hand…
But at least I didn't sprain it or break any bone…
Sniff.
Sniff.
She formed a fist and smelled her knuckles.
"Smells like leather and sweat…"
She crouched down and extracted the tail.
Once she was done, she resumed roaming around the forest.
***
Vivian was walking and stopped after seeing the monsters up ahead.
She was about to pull out her kitchen knife from her left boot but stopped herself.
She let out a sigh.
How do I kill them without using my knife and legs…?
She glanced at her whip.
This isn't even strong enough to kill them…
She glanced at her hands, specifically, her fingerless gloves.
"[Fist] and [Savage Mastery]…"
Right after she muttered those words, she shook her head.
Impossible…
I seriously need to buy proper gloves…
Like why on earth did the owner of this body even think about buying fingerless gloves…?
Like seriously, why…?
What is the point…?
What is the purpose…?
That's like buying sandals with straps…
It's like the owner can't decide if they want to buy shoes or flip-flops and then ended up buying sandals…
Completely and utterly pointless…!
She returned her glance at the mushrooms.
"Fuck it."
She pulled out her knife and rushed to the monsters.
When she got closer, they noticed her and immediately charged.
Whooosh!
Whaaack!
Pah!
Ba-squish!
Poink!
A few moments later…
All of the mushrooms were finally dead and Vivian slid her knife back into her left boot.
Okay…
If it's the mushrooms I can use knife…
I can also use my legs if there are multiple enemies…
She resumed roaming around to search for enemies.
***
Vivian was walking and her lips slowly curled up into a smile.
Up ahead was the enemy she had been longing for.
The fox noticed her and immediately bared its fangs before rushing towards her.
Seeing the fox coming her way, Vivian stopped and got into a fighting stance as she waited for it to come. When it finally got close enough, the fox leaped and opened its mouth, ready to plunge its fangs into Vivian's flesh.
Pah!
Arrrwww!
Thud!
She delivered a roundhouse kick on its mouth and sent it flying to the side before crashing to the ground.
The fox was caught in a dizzy spell from that kick. So when Vivian rushed to its side, she was able to step on its head using her left boot with no problem.
Arrrwww!
The animal cried out and struggled as Vivian pressed her boot against its head and pinned it to the ground.
She transferred her whip to her left hand and slowly crouched down, careful not to let the fox escape.
When she finally got into a comfortable position, she formed a fist with her right hand.
Bam!
Craaack!
ARRRWWW!
The fox cried out loudly and also struggled harder when Vivian punched and broke a few of its ribs. However, its head was still pinned down under Vivian's boot, preventing it from escaping.
After a few seconds of pointless struggling, the fox calmed down and was gasping for air.
Hmm…
So 70% wasn't enough…
It still was able to struggle a bit…
She activated a spell.
[Heal].
A faint yellow light enveloped the fox's body and its breathing became a little more steady.
"So I can heal monsters, huh…"
Poke.
Arrrwww!
The fox yelped and twitched and then struggled wildly after Vivian poked the area where she broke a few ribs.
"Stay still!"
She pressed her boot against its head harder.
ARRRWWW!
Hmm…
It twitched when I poked the injured area…
So it wasn't completely healed…?
She tried to recall what the apothecary had said to her about potions and healing magic.
He said that the Large Healing Potion is used for healing critical injuries like broken bones and is comparable to [Greater Heal]…
Meanwhile, the Medium Healing Potion is comparable to [Heal]…
However, only the Full Rejuvenation Potion can repair lost limbs like [Greater Heal]…
If I cast [Heal] on it twice, will it have a full recovery…?
I should've asked what happens if 2 Medium Healing Potions can heal broken bones…
She let out a sigh.
I really wish I could heal twice in a row…
Unfortunately for her, [Heal] costs 20 mana points and she only had a maximum of 34 mana points.
She formed a fist and was about to deliver the finishing blow.
Wait…!
Will that work…?
She grabbed one of the fox's legs.
Arw! Arrww!
Vivian rolled her eyes.
"I only touched your legs!”
“I haven't even done anything yet!"
"Such a drama queen!"
Wait…!
Now I'm confused…
Did my [Heal] from earlier wasn’t enough…?
Or is this fox just a drama queen…?
Crack!
ARRRWWW!
She bent the fox's leg in the opposite direction, breaking its bone. The fox cried out in agony and struggled to break free.
"Hold still, you little shit!"
"I'm checking if this will help upgrade my [Savage Mastery]!"
Vivian grabbed another leg.
Crack!
ARRRWWW!!!
Vivian continued breaking the rest of the fox's legs.
Once she was done, she punched it in the ribs, breaking a few ribs once again before finally killing it by crushing its head under her boot.
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