First battle with an assassin

 

 Hyde looked around with a twinkle in his eye (although, as usual, others couldn't tell the difference).

 

(Oh...! This is the game world!)

 

 Hyde was restless, but when he finished being impressed, he immediately started to act.

 

(As expected, it's noisy because it's the starting point. Somewhere quiet... let's go out to the field. If I'm not mistaken, the western forest should have been a good hunting ground for beginners.)

 

 Based on the information I got from the bulletin board etc. in advance, I headed to the hunting grounds in the west forest.

 

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 Even when I left town and arrived at the forest in the west, it was not in the middle of town, but there were quite a few people there. Although it's been about two months since the game was released, it's only natural that there are latecomers like Hyde.

 

(Hmm, if possible, I'd like to do the first battle in a quiet place without people. I want to try various things, such as how to move my body and how to fight efficiently. It's a little bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of …should I try moving further back where it doesn't seem to be crowded?)

 

 Apparently, it's embarrassing for others to see the first battle. Hyde continued to walk silently, and finally stopped when he reached a point where he could not see anyone even if he looked around.

 

(By the way, the way I fight is an assassination style that kills enemies before they find me. My status is AGI to move quickly and hide, and I swung it to STR to give a high attack power with a single blow.)

 

 By the way, an ordinary person swings to VIT even when using an evasion shield that is not expected to hit an attack, and swings a little to INT even when a tank is not planning to use magic, so this method of swinging can be said to be quite risky. Hyde doesn't even notice. Why does this man not notice such common sense even though he collects information in advance?

 

(Confirming your status...isn't it necessary? Then the next thing you should do is... get used to this body!)

 

 As soon as he thought so, Hyde started running at full speed. He grabbed branches with his hands and kicked trunks with his feet to run without slowing down as much as possible through the thick forest.

 

(this bodySpeedAGIis different from reality. Getting used to that feeling is a top priority !

 

 Of course, you will encounter monsters while running, but ignore them and keep running.

 

(I want to try fighting! But even if I try to move delicately with an unfamiliar body, I will definitely fail! So I will get used to it first!)

 

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 Then about two hours. Hyde, who had been running endlessly, stopped running.

 

(Alright! The gap in my senses has disappeared. Next is the long-awaited battle!)

 

 Hyde himself was the only one waiting, but let's leave it there.

 

(There are no monsters in the visible range... Well, it's a forest, so visibility is bad, so it's not unreasonable if you can't see them.)

 

 Hyde slowly looks around the area with many bushes and trees and continues his thoughts.

 By the way, while Hyde was running around, he came to the hinterland . were nearby, they would often surprise you without noticing it.

 For Hyde, who was thinking of having his first battle in an unpopular place, it was the perfect place.

 

(For now, let's climb a tree to look for monsters.)

 

 Hyde thought that he could search efficiently by simply looking over from a slightly higher place, so he easily climbed onto the branch of the tree in front of him with his STR.

 

(In reality, you can't jump on a tree branch that's nearly two meters high with a vertical jump. I'm glad I hit the STR.)

 

 The fact that I was able to jump on a tree branch in a reasonably high position was certainly thanks to my high STR .

 I can't get used to itbodystatusIf you suddenly take action, your body will move more than you imagined, and in most cases you will lose your balance and fall. Since Hyde had already run through the forest and corrected his image, he was able to act as he imagined with just the right amount of force.

 

(Even though I'm on a tree, there's no monsters... I can't help it. I can't help but look for monsters here.

 ……This, you can probably jump to another tree like this, right ?

 

 There are trees growing thickly in the neighborhood. If you can jump up close to two meters just by lightly jumping up, the distance is probably not short.

 To test things, Hyde jumped to a nearby tree.

 

(Oops... and. Yeah, there's no problem at all.)

 

 Hyde jumps from tree to tree while searching for monsters. It's easy to do, but actually this is not an ordinary scene.

 Ordinary people can't move from tree to tree by jumping with just their feet, like in a certain ninja anime. There are players who can do it with light equipment, but such players are giving their status to DEX.

 By increasing DEX, the success rate of production skills such as [Blacksmithing], the ability value of the product increases, and in battleBaA.hmmvinegar,luckmovementsSupplementspositiveand so on. In other words, most players can do actions that cannot be done in reality due to the correction of DEX. However, Hyde with 0 DEX does not receive any of these benefits, so purePSplayer skills(in this caseSotahydeYou can take this action with a threatening sense of balance).

 

『Skill【Jump I】has been acquired』

 

(... Hmm? What? Acquisition of skill? Uh, I found a monster! Let's do it later!)

 

 I acquired the skill, but I found a monster right after that, so I will postpone confirmation later.

 The monster I found is a white rabbit with horns .

 

(Oh, I guess I'm lucky... maybe? Well, it's much easier to fight than the goblins that always act in groups and the forest Quimby that has high level and poisonous status ailments around here.)

 

 And Hyde stares at the monster he found, the white rabbit. To predict what actions they will take and where their weaknesses are.

 

(According to the information, that white rabbit... or rather, NWO monsters are basic active monsters, so if they find one, they'll attack immediately. Conversely, that white rabbit that hasn't started attacking hasn't found me yet. I can observe carefully.)

 

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 Hyde continues to move slowly and silently as the white rabbit moves .

 

(I think the weak point is the neck, which is easy to target... It's possible to pierce the head and eyes, but it's difficult to withdraw immediately, so I dismissed it. The fact that the white rabbit doesn't notice me even if I observe this much means that the white rabbit senses gazes and signs. I'm not the type to do that. Even though I'm trying to eliminate signs as much as possible, there's a limit without the [Presence Blocking] skill .I can assure you.)

 

 Slowly but surely, I wanted to check it locallywhite rabbitmonsterget information about This white rabbit doesn't start attacking unless the player appears in front of it, and it's a beginner-friendly monster that doesn't swarm unless it attacks from a distance.

 Since there was no one who was desperately trying to gather information about the weakest monsters, this information would not be needed if it hadn't flowed as information.

 

(Okay then, let's attack... ah, sorry. I should have bought a throwing weapon before going out on the field.)

 

 It's okay to observe and gather information, but I realize now that I came out to the field without being prepared.

 

(Well, there's no point in complaining about it now, so I'll procure a throwing weapon later.fightwhite rabbitis)

 

 Regret ends in an instant and switches immediately. Hyde's original plan was to reduce the opponent's HP to some extent and then cut through the weak spots to defeat them, but he changed his plan because he only had the [Beginner's Dagger] at hand to reduce his HP.

 

(When the white rabbit's consciousness turns to the opposite direction of this tree, it will start attacking. Let's cut off its head and leave and check how much HP has decreased.)

 

 I hold my breath and wait for the white rabbit to turn its back. And the moment the white rabbit turns and turns his back on him, he kicks the tree and approaches at once and swings his dagger at its neck.

 

"Kyuuu!?"

 

 The attacked white rabbit scatters red damage effects.

 And as soon as Hyde cuts it, he immediately jumps to another tree and hides himself before the white rabbit turns around.

 

"nine!!"

 

 By the time the white rabbit turned around, Hyde was no longer there. However, after being attacked, Hakuto entered combat mode and started searching for the opponent who attacked him.

 

(vital pointscriticalI don't know if it got in, but my HP is halved... No, it's barely halved. Then let's do the same thing two more times or just do it)

 

 vital pointscriticalThese are the vital points that are set for each monster. Hitting that part will deal more damage .

 

(……now!)

"……! nine!"

 

 Just like before, Hyde kicked a tree and approached. However, since the white rabbit was already vigilant of the area, this time he noticed it before it was attacked and intercepted it by ramming it.

 

(You will notice that! As expected!)

 

 Hyde forcibly twisted his body in mid-air to avoid the white rabbit's charge, then cut his neck again with a dagger and immediately retreated to the top of the tree.

 

"Kyukyuu! Kyukyuu!"

 

(Damage is about 30%. After all, the first one hit a vital point. I was going to attack the same place, but this time it was a little off...)

 

 When the white rabbit tries to attack, it squeaks and jumps around the tree Hyde is riding on, but unfortunately the height of the jump is too low to jump onto the branch.

 

(I thought for a moment what I would do if I jumped on it, but now that I think about it, there's no way the weakest monster has such a high STR.

 

 After crossing another tree to get a little distance from the white rabbit, he immediately kicked the tree and approached. The white rabbit also rushes to intercept it, but Hyde cuts off the white rabbit's head just like before. The white rabbit's HP dropped to 0 , and it disappeared into shining particles with a popping sound.

 

"Level up to 2"

 

(Ah, my level has increased. It's surprisingly easy to level up to level 2 just by defeating one white rabbit. I thought I'd need to defeat two or three more.

The status points you get are 5 points for each even number level, and if it's a multiple of 10, it should be double that... so you don't have to assign  it to your status yet. the balance between STR and AGI will get worse. Should I shake it every time my status point reaches 10?)

 

 Hyde showed a mysterious obsession and postponed distributing the status points.

 

(Even so, it took more time than I expected to break in and fight. It's been about two and a half hours since I started the game... I have time before dinner, so let's play a little longer!

 ……Just before defeating the monster, should I go back to town and buy a throwing weapon?)

 

 After procuring a throwing weapon, Hyde returned to the forest and began hopping between trees looking for monsters.

 




Some of you may have noticed, but actually the main character hasn't said a single word in the story yet!

And even though I've only fought once, it's over 4,000 characters...! Don't go on... I
would like to go a little further next time. And next time, the main character finally speaks.

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