Chapter 2: Escape

As I was heading towards the stairs, everything was silent

 It’s as if  there’s no one living in the whole building and now I’m wondering If the monsters attacked the other tenants but I didn’t check if they’re okay because I don’t want to be a hero, you could say that I’m being a coward but you know it’s better to be a coward than to be dead.

I silently walked to the stairs and saw a wolf like creature going up stairs

It’s the same creature that I killed earlier

My legs were shaking

It spotted me and we stared at each other for a second

As I look to the wolf I realized that there’s something different about the creature

There is a level and a name that’s floating on top of its head

There is also a red bar beneath the name

I read it and it says

“Lvl. 1 Single-horned Blue Wolf

HP: 40/40”

After reading it I flee the area and ran upstairs

While running I was thinking a way to defeat it

“Should I fight it? Should I rush onto the roof top and make him fall?”

I ran upstairs as fast as I could

I’m out of breath while running and finally I reached the door to the roof top

It’s locked

“Oh shit! Oh shit!”

Death, that’s what I’m thinking right now

I even said that cool speech earlier and now I’m about to die in the same building

I am an idiot

And then something crossed my mind that instant

“Ah! Skill.. Right..  That stab skill”

The blue wolf caught up to me and is now growling

“Grrrrrrrrrr”

I pointed the knife in wolf’s direction thinking how to use the stab skill

But earlier I already had a hunch on how to use the skill but didn’t really know if that is how to use it

Well whatever, this is do or die

I yelled the skill

“STAB!”

After yelling my body moved automatically I stabbed the wolf to his head

The knife was glowing

It was a blue aura like light that surrounded the knife as I stab the wolf

After stabbing,  the wolf groaned and was acting as if it’s hurt

So I grabbed the opportunity and stabbed it again until it died

“AAAAAAAHHHH!!!!”

The blue wolf fell down on the floor and started vanishing

After the wolf vanished words appeared and disappeared a couple of seconds later

“Gained 10 Exp”

“Received 10 Copper coins”

What?  Copper coins?

It seems like a new currency will be used from now on

And there I was thinking

I can kill the blue wolf easily

I’m just afraid of it but now that I think about it, the blue wolf is just Lvl. 1 meaning it’s just an easy mob

Somehow that made me calm down

After that I tried the “Stab” skill to the lock on the door

“Stab!”

The lock was broken and then I opened the door to see what is happening outside

I walked slowly to the edge of the rooftop, the surroundings was quite dark so you can easily notice the blue lights that is appearing out of nowhere and disappearing again

It was a beautiful sight

But I recalled that when you die you will be engulfed with the same kind of blue light

Recalling that made my stomach spin

I started vomiting and after vomiting

4 blue wolves arrive in front of the door on the rooftop

“Dammit!”

 I can handle one alone but handling 4 at the same time, I’m so not sure

Upon realizing that my legs did not shake

I’ve thought of dying 2 times already this day but I survived

So you could say that I’ve gotten a little confident

“Seems like there’s no end to it”

So I’m not afraid of dying anymore

If I’m going die then so be it but don’t expect me to go down so easily

The blue wolves surrounded me

While they were surrounding me

I took the initiative and dashed towards the wolf at the right side because he’s the nearest to me

“Stab!”

I used the skill stab and used a normal stab in a fast sequence

“One down”

I’m already starting to get the hang of it

Just a while ago I was so scared and now I’m quite having fun

After eliminating the first one I dashed towards the second one and killed it

The other 2 blue wolves weren’t able to react because of fast pace attack, maybe because of their low levels

Now that the other 2 are focusing towards me

I backed up a little and pointed the knife towards their direction

They started attacking

They attacked me simultaneously

They bit my left arm and right leg  and was pulling each end trying to tear me apart
"AAAAAAaaaaaHHH"
It was painful
Even though the wounds heals quickly I could still feel the pain and it is really agonizing


I endured the pain and thought of a way to handle the situation

I realized my right hand was free, the hand where I was holding the knife

So I stabbed the blue wolf biting my left arm first

“Stab!”

I used the skill “Stab” again and killed the blue wolf on my left hand and continued to attack it until  he let my hand go

After my left hand was free I held the knife with both of my hands and stab the wolf that was biting my leg.

I killed it

I survive once again

It’s amazing because even though I was bitten earlier the pain went away instantly

As I was analyzing things, I went up and closed the door to prevent any further attacks

I was thinking hard trying to find answers as to what happened earlier

I was bitten but it doesn’t hurt anymore, the wound is not there only the rip in my pants caused by the bite of the blue wolf earlier

So I touched the Icon again while sitting on my back against the wall

I pressed the status bar

“Name: Clive     Level: 1

HP:110/175

Exp %: 60/70

Str: 17                   Dmg: 17 (+ 2)      Class: Novice     Pet: None

Agi: 17                  Def: 15 (+1)

Int: 15                   Luck: 5

Vit: 15”

 “Huh?”

My stats changed

So I looked at the “Skill” bar to see if anything changed there

And I saw the 2^nd skill unlocked on the “Active” tab and it was called “Novice Heal”

It says

“Heals 10 HP per cast - Can only cast when out of combat”

It seems like skills unlocks upon meeting a certain condition

So I tried and casted my new skill

“Novice Heal!”

A green colored number 10 appeared in front of me and then I looked at my stats

“Name: Clive

HP:120/175

Level: 1

Exp %: 60/70

Str: 17                   Dmg: 17 (+ 2)      Class: Novice     Pet: None

Agi: 17                  Def: 15 (+1)

Int: 15                   Luck: 5

Vit: 15”

It healed a little but it’s a big help if I want to survive

Next I checked the “Passive” tab

“Novice Strength -  +5 Str when Unlocked”

“Novice Agility - +5 Agi when Unlocked”

“Novice Intelligence - +5 Int when Unlocked”

Novice Vitality - +5 Vit when Unlocked”

“Novice Luck - +3 Luck when Unlocked”

Wow I got so many skills in such a short time so that’s the reason for my sudden stat increase

But if you calculate it there’s this discrepancy of 2 points on my str and agi

What’s with that bonus stats?

Well whatever, more stats means more chances of survival

After getting myself fully healed by using “Novice heal” I opened the door headed back to my friend’s apartment to get some rest

Escaping this time of the day will be risky because you’ll never know when there will be unexpected ambushes out of nowhere

Also I was amazed at myself that I’m thinking clearly now

It seems like the added Int on my stats really made me smart

I ran across to a couple of blue wolfs along the way and dealt with them pretty smoothly I took some damage though

You could say that I’ve gotten accustomed to their movements and leveled up

“Name: Clive       Level: 2

 HP:165/200

Exp %: 35/100

Str: 22                   Dmg: 22 (+ 2)      Class: Novice     Pet: None

Agi: 22                  Def: 20 (+1)

Int: 20                   Luck: 8

Vit: 20”

I arrived at my friend’s apartment and grabbed some food and water

I said “Mark I’ll be stealing your food. Desperate times bud”

After eating I went to his room and shut the door closed and fortified it

I also closed the window and pushed the cabinet to cover it

I’m being paranoid but it’s better than dying

After doing so I laid in the bed and slept