Hojin raised his guard. An attack like that coming from a Sword Lizard was certainly not normal, after all, even though they were retively powerful creatures, they were very "dumb" for their size.
— There really is something wrong with this... - He muttered quietly to himself.
But, before he could process the situation in front of him, the Sword Lizard emerged from the slime and ran towards him, faster than usual, and unched a ssh that, even though Hojin dodged it, still made a shallow cut on his cheek. With a surprised face, he said to himself;
— This shit is so wrong... - He said to himself, looking around, making sure he was in an accurate 1 on 1.
But before Hojin could react once more, his left eye shone with a golden glow, and then, a blue system window appeared in front of him:
╔═════【? SKILL ?】══════╗
║ ? Name: Third Person Eye
║ ? Efficiency Level: 1
║ ? Rank: ??? ║ ? Css: Absolute
║ ? Description: See everything.
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With a confused look, he then looked straight at the "Sword Lizard", trying to look at its status window as well:
╔═════【? INFORMATION ?】══════╗
║ ? Name: Sword Lizard [ MODIFIED ]
║ ? Height: 2.10 meters Height
║ ? Length: 2.8 Meters Long
║ ? Level: 8 (+7)
║ ? Rank: D+ (C+)
║ ? Skills: Paralyzing Poison / Armored Cws / Intoxicating Bite
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╔════════【? STATUS ?】═══════╗
║ ? Strength: ? 25 (+20)
║ ? Agility: ? 10 (+10)
║ ? Endurance: ??? 30 (+15)
║ ? Intelligence: ? 2 (+10)
║ ? Vitality: ? 20 (+10)
║ ? Senses: ??? 10 (+20)
║ ? Mana: ? 2 (+10)
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Those definitely don't were the base stats of a Sword Lizard, and the "MODIFIED" tag in their names made it even stranger. He then advanced, using his "Armored Cws" ability, trying to hurt Hojin, who, luckily, managed to dodge to the side and delivered a punch to the left of the Sword Lizard's jaw, and, when the creature was going to retaliate, the boy ducked and delivered another punch to its stomach!
╔═════【? UPDATE ?】═══════╗
║
║ ? THE "SWORD LIZARD" ENTITY LOST 40 HP.
║
║ ? [ 210 / 270 ]
║
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— Shit... Dealing so little damage, it's impossible to kill that fucking lizard! - Hojin said to himself, as he prepared for the Lizard's next attack.
The Lizard, however, proved to be intelligent and, this time, did not emerge from the mud again. Even though Hojin was alert, he could not predict the creature's attack, which attacked with a bite on his right shin, and then emerged from the mud, preparing himself and, at speed, nded a punch on his face.
The damage to his shin was almost completely negated by the tactical armor, but the punch really hit him full on, sending him flying backwards and falling into the mud.
╔═════【? UPDATE ?】═══════╗
║
║ ? YOUR HP DROPPED FROM 100 (+100) TO 100 (+50)!
║
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( What?! A Sword Lizard dealing 50 damage with ONE FUCKING PUNCH?! ) - Hojin thought to himself in disbelief. - Alright, big guy... Looks like you want to py, huh?
A fsh appeared in his vision, showing that the durability of the tactical armor had dropped from 500 to 420 after the bite. That wouldn't be a problem yet, so the boy recovered to his fighting stance and returned to the attack. He ran with difficulty through the mud, and then, he punched its snout, and, when the Lizard was going to retaliate, he dodged to the left side and threw a series of punches at its chest and face, always dodging and dodging by the skin of his teeth, after all, he had superior agility and was a meter shorter than the creature.
╔═════【? UPDATE ?】═══════╗
║
║ ? THE "SWORD LIZARD" ENTITY HAS LOST 100 HP.
║
║ ? [ 110 / 270 ]
║
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Even though, in theory, he had already worn the Lizard out a lot, it still looked healthy, with no signs of fatigue, completely Unlike the ranker, who, despite having superhuman agility, armor that gives him more status, and his own strategies to counter him, was already starting to pant heavily. He looked around using his skill, "Third Person Eye", and realized that he could use it to, instead of wasting precious seconds in a battle, look 360o and absorb all the information simultaneously, while still fighting.
Hojin's eyes shone blue, a result of the mana pulsing fervently through his veins. Ever since he absorbed the Metados's Glow a year ago, he felt much better, much freer. It was a feeling he liked.
After a brief observation around using his skill, he kept the battle at that pace of dodging and attacking, focusing on basic punches, because, at the moment, it was the only thing he could do, and, incredibly, it was working.
However, even the invincible fail, and with Hojin it would be no different. Even with the most stolen skill in the world, he was distracted for a second; and that second was enough for the Lizard to advance. This time, using his tail, he attacked Hojin's left thigh, but with one detail: It wasn't where he was already, but where he would be.
A precise attack and a SCREAM of pain.
— AHHHHHHHHHHHH - He screamed, feeling the Lizard's tail pierce through the armor and his thigh. - WHAT... SHIT!
Then, a system notification;
╔═════【? UPDATE ?】═══════╗
║
║ ? YOUR HP DROPPED FROM 100 (+50) TO 80!
║
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70 damage in just one attack... It was really heavy. He forcibly withdrew his tail from inside his thigh, and finally gave in, falling into the mud without sinking completely. The Lizard watched him with his purple eyes, and, despite some feats of minimal intelligence, he approached Hojin, and, when he was going to pierce his heart to kill him definitively, he felt Hojin's foot kick his thigh with all its strength, and, even though it wasn't a great force, it made him give in for a moment, where, forcing his leg to the maximum, he jumped on the lizard and reached its back, holding himself there and starting a rear naked choke.
He pressed the blow with all his strength, trying to close the creature's throat, which struggled and showed some signs of fatigue, until finally, after 40 minutes, it gave in to ck of air and died. Its body fell into the mud, and Hojin, with a victorious smile on his face, wiped the sweat and saw the system notification;
╔═════【? UPDATE ?】══════╗
║
║ ? *YOU LEVELED UP!*
║
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Twice in a row, to be exact. A Sword Lizard shouldn't give so much experience, but... He wouldn't compin, after all, he put in a huge effort to defeat that enemy. With a smile, he then opened his status window once more;
╔═════【? INFORMATION ?】═══════╗
║ ? Name: Nam Hojin
║ ? Title: "First Pyer" (Exclusive)
║ ? Age: 19 Years Old
║ ? Height: 1.84 Meters Tall
║ ? Blood Type: O-
║ ? Css: ??? ║ ? Level: 7
║ ? Rank: F (D)
║ ? Skills: Third Person Eye
║ ? Artifacts: N/
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╔════════【? STATUS ?】══════╗
║ ? Strength: ? 10 (+10)
║ ? Agility: ? 25 (+5)
║ ? Endurance: ??? 5 (+15)
║ ? Intelligence: ? 5
║ ? Vitality: ? 5 (+15)
║ ? Senses: ??? 5
║ ? Mana: ? 5 (+100)
║ ? Free Stat Points: ? 10
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So, without blinking, he put 5 in agility and 5 in senses, after all, would help his ability to work better when he manifested it. With a pained expression on his face, Hojin decided to continue exploring that swamp, going deeper, determined to find the hunter who gave voice to the most agonizing scream he had ever heard in his life.
After a few minutes of walking, he reached the area that, within the "Chronicles of God's Disciples", would be equivalent to the entrance to the Boss area, the great "Lizard Emperor Solomon". With a careful look, he activated his ability and managed to see about 300 meters ahead, where Hojin found the body of the dead hunter; floating in the viscous and muddy mud. A brief uncomfortable look could be seen on his face, but even so, he decided to continue and remained firm and strong in his walk, until finally reaching the body a few seconds ter.
The first thing Hojin noticed was that the cw marks on the hunter's body seemed MUCH BIGGER and more powerful than normal... That damage had not been done by Solomon. At least not him in his normal state. He also analyzed the body a little more, and, upon looking closer, found his dagger, examining it with the "Third Person Gaze";
╔═════【? ARTIFACT ?】═══════╗
║ ? Name: Corrosive Dagger
║ ? Rank: B
║ ? Css: Short-Range Bde
║ ? Description: The Corrosive Dagger looks like a regur Dagger, but it has a special surprise built in: When it is stuck into an opponent and finds a vein or the body's mana flow, it infects them with a fatal corrosive magic, which will destroy the body from the inside out or completely destroy the current mana flow. ║ ? Special Skill: Corrosive Ssh
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— It really is a nice starting weapon... I'll keep it. - The boy muttered, putting it in the "holster" he had on his belt.
But, quickly, his gaze turned to a kind of brooch on the chest of that hunter's armor, which looked like a bck shuriken with four points and a red sphere in the center of the shuriken. That symbol was... Too specific. So, he tore it off the corpse and threw it in his pocket, thinking he would see about it ter. Maybe it was a new guild? It would be interesting to see.
But, without time for further analysis or study of that body, the mud and slime around it began to move irregurly, as if the Swamp was breathing, and Hojin, an experienced pyer, already knew what was happening;
— He's here... - He said to himself, taking out his dagger and activating his skill to examine the Boss.
╔═════【? INFORMATION ?】══════╗
║ ? Name: Solomon [ MODIFIED ]
║ ? Title: Emperor of the Sword Lizards
║ ? Height: 2.50 Meters Tall
║ ? Length: 3.4 Meters Long
║ ? Level: 15 (+10)
║ ? Rank: C+ (B+)
║ ? Skills: Armored Cws / Muscle Growth / Tail Impalement / Fury of the Emperor
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╔════════【? STATUS ?】════════╗
║ ? Strength: ? 40 (+10)
║ ? Agility: ? 20 (+10)
║ ? Endurance: ??? 50 (+10)
║ ? Intelligence: ? 20 (+5)
║ ? Vitality: ? 40 (+15)
║ ? Senses: ??? 20 (+10)
║ ? Mana: ? 2 (+20)
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END OF CHAPTER 6.
