Nathan was ecstatic about his new traits; he ran with relative ease. One thing was a problem, though: the forest's inhabitants. Nathan spotted a couple of wolves, thankfully not as big as the one Nail turned into, but they also had horns on their head. Some had one, others had two, and some even had three, but he found them rare, as he didn't see them often. He wondered what the horns meant. Nathan slowed his running and walked slowly around the wolf, careful not to gather their attention.
After a while, he encountered a bunny like the one Nail had transformed into. It had one horn as well. Nathan almost snuck around it, thinking about the humiliation nail put him through, thinking the rabbit was just as capable, but thought differently.
'I think it's time to test out my fighting potential.'
Nathan watched the bunny for a while, observing its movements as he would in his dad's game with a new monster. He didn't see it fighting any other creatures, as there weren't any around, but he decided to take the chance. He found a thick branch nearby and held it like a dagger, with his pocket knife he sharpened the point. Another hum resounded in Nathan's mind.
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Name: Nathan Relix
Title(s) - N/A
Talent: ???
Trait(s) -
???:
???
Endurance:
You have walked for so long without rest, food, or water. Your triumph has paid off
-25% exhaustion
Runner:
You have run a remarkable distance. Your triumph has paid off.
+10% run speed
Crafty:
Even with nothing, you made a weapon. Your triumph has paid off.
+10% strength when using a weapon made by the user
Element(s) - ???
Stats -
Strength: 10
Constitution: 10
Speed: 10
Wisdom: 5
Charisma: 1
Luck: ???
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'Neat!!, This rabbit should be a cakewalk!'
With his newfound confidence and new trait, he knew he could beat this rabbit. Finally, he can show off the name of Relix!
…
Nathan sat on his ass panting; the rabbit took a lot out of him. He tried to sneak-attack it, but the rabbits' innate instincts were far too fast for him, even with his Runner trait. Nathan barely caught the rabbit, stabbing the stick into its hindquarters to immobilize it. He immediately went to snap the rabbit's neck, seeing his chance to overtake the enemy.
A hum resounded from his head, alerting him that his status changed.
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Name: Nathan Relix
Title(s) - N/A
Talent: ???
Trait(s) -
???:
???
Endurance:
You have walked for so long without rest, food, or water. Your triumph has paid off
-25% exhaustion
Runner:
You have run a remarkable distance. Your triumph has paid off.
+10% run speed
Crafty:
Even with nothing, you made a weapon. Your triumph has paid off.
+10% strength when using a weapon made by the user
Element(s) - ???
Stats -
Strength: 10
Constitution: 10
Agility: 10 -> 12
Wisdom: 5
Charisma: 1
Luck: ???
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Nathan sat there stupefied.
'I can get stats from mobs! Maybe I don't need to leave this forest. I can use it as a stepping stone to get stupid strong!'
So Nathan did just that, killing rabbits left and right, still avoiding the wolves. At first, he had the same trouble with the first rabbit as with the rest of them, but after killing a few more, he started getting the hang of it. Some of them even dropped their coats like in his dad's video game.
'Sick, I can probably fashion some armor out of this.'
After about 30 rabbits, he heard another low hum.
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Name: Nathan Relix
Title(s) - N/A
Talent: ???
Trait(s) -
???:
???
Endurance:
You have walked for so long without rest, food, or water. Your triumph has paid off
-25% exhaustion
Runner:
You have run a remarkable distance. Your triumph has paid off.
+10% run speed
Crafty:
Even with nothing, you made a weapon. Your triumph has paid off.
+10% strength when using a weapon made by the user
Bunny Slayer:
You went on a massacre of rabbits. Your triumph has paid off.
+15% agility
Element(s) -
???
Stats -
Strength: 10
Constitution: 10
Agility: 12 -> 28
Wisdom: 5
Charisma: 1
Luck: ???
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'Wow, just how many did I kill? I swear I didn't kill that much, or did I?'
As he basked in his new trait, he felt the ground shake. Instinctively, he went to hide; he knew nothing of this world, so he grew to be cautious.
The shaking grew more violent, and the loud booming seemed to grow closer. He chose a bush to be his hiding spot and froze in place as he saw what was approaching.
It was a rabbit with three horns the size of a woolly mammoth. Its hindquarters were soaked in blood as if it had been stomping animals for a while. Some blood was even fresh; it also had a beautiful white coat covering the rest of its body. Unlike the normal bunnies or even the three-horned wolves that had tannish-colored horns, this one had deep black horns as if made of obsidian.
'Must be the field boss, judging by its size, it's going to be hard to beat, but the rewards must be plentiful.'
Nathan, tempted by his greed, almost made a move on the creature, but thought better of it when the rabbit turned around and had half a wolf hanging out of its mouth like a half-eaten carrot.
Nathan was mortified; his whole body screamed to run as fast as he could, but even with his new trait, he knew this boss would catch up to him.
As he turned around and started to creep away, he met his own worst enemy. Twigs. He stepped on one, and it made a deafening snap in the silence. The boss bunny immediately rushed to his position.
'Well, I'm fucked.'