'300 HP... ' Victor thought, his gaze locked on the Stone Chicken.
He was already running the numbers based on what he had. His flat attack was 40, but that didn't mean every strike would hit that hard.
The bird had a defense of 10, meaning a clean strike would only deal 30 damage. And that wasn't even counting its special skill, which was another headache entirely.
Victor would need to land ten clean hits to take it down, much easier said than done.
Meanwhile, the chicken only needed five hits to permanently end him.
It was the chicken's five hits against his ten. Without his talent, the bird had a 100% better chance of winning a straight fight. Victor wouldn't even be considering this if not for the Tetanus effect on his blade.
100 true damage every second. That was the only reason he had any confidence going into this. ( True damage is damage that ignores defence)
He had a 50% chance to trigger the effect and he made a silent pact with himself, if he didn't see that effect activate within three hits, he wasn't taking any more chances. He'd turn and run.
Victor tightened his grip on the worn out hilt, his heart hammering against his ribs as he waited for the bird to look away, and the moment he saw an opening, he lunged.
Victor moved from the cover of the oak tree, closing the gap before the bird could even turn its heavy head. He swung the rusted blade with everything he had, aiming for a gap in the stone plates near its neck.
Clang!
The impact felt like hitting a brick wall, the vibration rattling up Victor's arm.
[-30 HP]
The bird let out a startled, metallic shriek, but before it could peck back, a dark, sickly green icon flickered over its head.
[ Tetanus Effect Triggered! ]
Victor didn't wait around to see if it would try its 'Iron Rock Shield'.He'd gotten the hit he needed so he immediately scrambled back, putting distance between himself and the pissed off bird.
He didn't need to fight it anymore all her has to do was stay away and count to 3.
-100
-100
-100
The Iron Rock Chicken didn't even have time to launch a counter-attack. Its movements suddenly stiffened, its body seizing up as the massive true damage ticks shredded its health bar.
The oversized bird crashed into the dirt, stone plates hitting the ground with a heavy thud. It twitched once and went still.
Victor wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his heart still racing. He had successfully killed his first monster. Before Victor could catch his breath the familiar chime of the archive rang in his ears making him excited.
[ Congratulations! You have killed an Elite Level 1: Iron Rock Chicken. ]
[ You have gained 10 copper coins ]
[ You have gained 80 Experience Points! ]
[ You have gained 4 Enhancement Points! ]
[ Achievement Unlocked: Giant Slayer (I) ]
Description: Solo kill an Elite monster while at Level 1.
[ Reward: All rewards from this kill have been doubled! ]
Victor's eyes widened. The 80 XP jumped to 160, and the 4 EP hit 8.
[ Level Up! You are now Level 2. ]
'No wonder...' Victor thought inside his mind as the Iron Rock Chicken was a bit too strong for newbies and if he didn't have his weapon then it would have been nightmare to deal with this chicken because it's defence was so high.
Victor opened his stats window to check his improvements and he wasn't disappointed by the numbers.
[ Victor Thorne Lvl 2 ]
[ HP : 150 ( +50 ) ]
[ Attack: 45( +5) ]
[ Agility: 5 ] ( New stat unlocked )
[ Defence: 5 ]
[ MP: 100 ] ( New stat unlocked )
Victor closed the stat window and moved towards the Chicken's corpse to pick up the copper coins that dropped as a reward.
"Wait, is that...?"
As he was pocketing the coins, he noticed something dark lying next to the bird's corpse. It wasn't just feathers and stone. It was a folded piece of black fabric.
He picked it up, his heart rate picking up a bit.
[ Congratulations! You have obtained the equipment: 'Cotton Robe'. ]
[ Would you like to appraise this item? ]
"Yes," Victor muttered. He hadn't expected a drop on his very first kill.
[ Cotton Robe ]
Grade: Trash
Type: Light Armor
Attributes: Defense +2
Description: Simple black fabric. It looks decent and keeps you warm, but don't expect it to stop a heavy blade.
[ System: 8 Enhancement Points detected. ]
[ Do you want to enhance the Cotton Robe? ]
Victor looked from the rusted edge of his blade to the black fabric of the robe. Enhancing the sword was tempting, more power was always the goal, but he knew the math. His damage was already solid because of the Tetanus proc, his real weakness was his own 150 HP. If he messed up a dodge or got ambushed, he was finished.
It was better to be safe than sorry. A dead man can't swing a sword, no matter how sharp it is.
"Enhance the robe" he muttered.
A soft glow rippled through the black threads.A soft glow rippled through the black threads.
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