Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Level 2 Player

Bloodsucking Sword

‘If there are 2 status windows, does that mean I can also have 2 classes?’

Then there was no need to contemplate whether to change class to a dark-type class or a holy-type class.

‘I can just do both.’

Jin-su first checked the status window.

‘It really increased to 2.’

Only, the newly created status window was in a state dyed in a dull gray light.

‘The stats are the same.’

The stats of the deactivated status window were also fixed at all stats 322, the same as the activated status window.

‘Both of the 2 status windows have the blessings applied, huh.’

Jin-su checked the detailed information of the status window switch skill.

[Status Window Switch - Level 2]

-Active skill.

-Upon use, the status window switches.

-Accumulated stacks: 2.

-Stack cooldown 22 hours.

‘The skill level is 2?’

All skills are fixed at level 1 upon acquisition. But level 2?

‘Do the blessings affect skills too?’

Until now, he couldn’t confirm because they weren’t skills he learned directly. There were the Recovery and Worsening skills embedded in the Ring of Recovery and Ring of Worsening.

‘The skill levels were fixed at the same 22 as the ring levels? Then do the blessings not affect items? Or is it irrelevant because it’s 22?’

For now, he could only speculate.

‘Let’s at least confirm the skill levels.’

Jin-su acquired the skill books Calamity of Goblins, Master of Dual Swordsmanship, and Master of Throwing obtained by defeating the Goblin Champion. And he checked the skill levels.

[Calamity of Goblins - Level 2]

[Master of Dual Swordsmanship - Level 2]

[Master of Throwing - Level 2]

‘All of them are Level 2.’

Then it was certain that skills Jin-su learns directly are unconditionally fixed at Level 2.

‘Good.’

Looking at the pattern so far, no matter how much he experiences actual combat and trains, the skill level will be fixed at 2 and not rise.

‘But if the blessings grow, it will rise sharply at once.’

If the blessings even raise skill levels, Jin-su’s growth speed will become even faster.

‘Let’s change class.’

Since 2 status windows appeared, there was no need to hesitate.

[Using Class Change Book - Blood Demon Swordsman.]

[You have changed class to the dark-type class Blood Demon Swordsman.]

[Strength stat, Agility stat, Durability stat, and Stamina stat rise slightly.]

[Stats have decreased.]

The stats also extinguished due to the blessings as soon as they rose.

[Blood Demon Swordsman - Level 2]

‘The class level is also 2.’

The newly created class skill levels were also all fixed at 2.

He was used to it now.

‘By the way, there’s no one.’

Jin-su looked around.

‘Well, since it’s only Tower Floor 2, there wouldn’t be the leisure to separately manage newbies.’

The probability was high that they weren’t even thinking of having to incorporate newbies at all. From the position of Floor 2 players, it would be a situation where it’s hard to even preserve their own life right now.

‘How many titles and hidden dungeons obtainable on Tower Floor 2 were there again.’

Jin-su traced his faint memories and first moved his body to catch monsters.

Rustle!

But he hadn’t gone far when he met players before monsters.

The number was a total of 9.

“Came again.”

“I told you they usually come this way.”

“Must have come up from Floor 1, right?”

“But why is that guy alone?”

“Maybe his comrades all died to that monster?”

“A coward who ran away alone.”

The 9 players surrounded Jin-su in a circle and set up an encirclement.

‘Doesn’t seem like they were waiting for a good purpose.’

Jin-su made a bitter smile. In the Tower, there were often players who targeted newbies who had just come up to the upper floors.

‘Still, I didn’t expect them to show themselves on Floor 2.’

It might be different if the floor number was a bit higher, but what players who just came up from Floor 1 possess is only a bit of food and basic weapons.

“Throw away your weapon and hand over everything you have. Food first.”

The one who seemed to be the leader of the players pointed a weapon at Jin-su and said. The appearance was similar to the big guy who died at Jin-su’s hands on Floor 1. Typical thug attire and a body engraved with tattoos.

‘Food and basic weapons aren’t provided on Floor 2.’

Therefore, there are not a few players suffering from hunger and lack of weapons.

‘But it’s not like there’s no way to obtain food.’

Mimics exist in various places on Floor 2. If you catch a mimic, you can obtain food and weapons.

‘In the case of mimics, they have no combat power to speak of.’

Only, wherever there is a mimic, other monsters are always swarming. In other words, instead of fighting monsters at the risk of their lives to seize food and weapons, those guys chose the method of plundering other players.

“But that guy doesn’t have a food backpack?”

“Isn’t this a dud then?”

At the players’ words, the leader furrowed his face.

“Fuck, then just taking the weapon is enough!”

The leader pointed a spear toward Jin-su along with those words.

“Hurry and throw the knife away! Hurry!”

At the leader’s shout, Jin-su looked around with an expressionless face.

‘I think there wasn’t particularly a title given for murder starting from Floor 2 rather than Floor 1.’

However, the point of it being the second murder seemed like it could help the blessings’ growth.

“Ignoring my words? You think I’m funny? Die, you bastard!”

The leader stabbed the spear toward Jin-su. The posture was considerably clumsy. The attack speed was also slow. However, the killing intent was clear. The spear blade flew aiming accurately at Jin-su’s heart.

‘A guy with murder experience.’

And quite a lot, it seemed. Maybe he was a guy who had experience killing people before being dragged to the Tower.

‘Well, that’s why he’s doing this.’

Moreover, for some reason the leader’s face was familiar.

‘A guy I met before the regression?’

Looking at that guy’s actions and attitude, it didn’t seem like a particularly good relationship before the regression either.

Shrrring!

After Jin-su drew his sword.

Hwiik!

He lightly swung it.

Seogeok!

The arms and torso of the leader who was stabbing the spear at Jin-su were cleanly split in two.

Thud!

The leader whose body was split in two rolled powerlessly on the floor.

[Blessing of Hwangsin has grown.]

[Blessing of Hongsin has grown.]

Even though there was no title acquisition or level up, the blessings that had risen as soon as he came up to Floor 2 grew again.

‘Is it because I committed the second murder on Tower Floor 2?’

He thought just in case, but he didn’t know the blessings would really grow in one go.

“Hieek! Si, Siwoong was killed in one go?”

“Run!”

The 8 players who had been committing robbery immediately turned their bodies and ran away.

‘There’s no value in leaving guys like this alive.’

If left to run away, it was obvious they would commit robbery on other players again. Also, although the probability is low, they might harbor malice toward Jin-su and try to retaliate.

Ta-ak!

Jin-su flew his body and swung his sword.

Seogeok! Jwaak!

“Aaaak!”

“Sa, save me!”

The 8 players instantly turned into cold corpses. Jin-su quietly packed the food and weapons the dead players possessed into the treasure pouch.

He does not leave alive those who tried to kill him. That was one of the beliefs of Jin-su who lived in the Tower before the regression. And that belief did not change at all even now that he entered the Tower again.

After eliminating the robbers, Jin-su moved for hunting.

“Kirruruk!”

The first monster Jin-su encountered was a goblin, the same as on Tower Floor 1.

‘Still, a bit stronger than Tower Floor 1.’

Even if the same goblin, the goblin on Tower Floor 2 had a higher level than the goblin on Tower Floor 1.

Seogeok! Jwaak!

But from Jin-su’s position, there wasn’t a big difference.

‘Climb to Tower Floor 3 as fast as possible.’

The number of titles and hidden dungeons obtainable on Tower Floor 2 was rather fewer than on Tower Floor 1. So it was sufficiently possible to cross to Floor 3 within a day. Jin-su diligently continued monster hunting and moved to clear titles and hidden dungeons.

[Skill Calamity of Goblins level has risen.]

[Skill Master of Dual Swordsmanship level has risen.]

In the midst of that, the skill level rose.

[Blessing of Hwangsin frowns, disliking the skills Calamity of Goblins and Master of Dual Swordsmanship whose levels rose.]

[Blessing of Hongsin distorts its eyebrows, finding the skills Calamity of Goblins and Master of Dual Swordsmanship quite unsatisfactory.]

[Blessing of Hwangsin nullifies the risen levels of the skills Calamity of Goblins and Master of Dual Swordsmanship.]

[Blessing of Hongsin chews and eats the options of the skills Calamity of Goblins and Master of Dual Swordsmanship munch-munch.]

[Skill Calamity of Goblins level has decreased.]

[Skill Master of Dual Swordsmanship level has decreased.]

Well, they returned to original immediately though.

‘As expected.’

The risen skill levels also fell to being food for the blessings. Now there was no need to particularly regret it. Because if the blessings grow, he will receive higher skill levels as reward. Thinking positively, it was rather that one more foothold for the blessings to grow had appeared.

‘The probability is high that it’s in this kind of terrain. Can I find it?’

Jin-su busily moved to find the hidden dungeon.

‘Found it.’

Then he discovered one treasure chest.

Click!

The moment Jin-su opened the treasure chest, along with a cluster of bright light, he was sucked into a dungeon.

[You have entered the Mimic Dungeon.]

[Mission - You have received the subjugation of the Mimic group.]

[Challenging personnel: 1.]

[Calculating mission clear reward.]

[Mission clear reward - Inventory skill book.]

[You cannot leave the dungeon until the mission is cleared.]

‘Jackpot.’

Jin-su’s face brightened. Space-type skills are not easy to obtain.

‘Even item forms like treasure pouches are quite rare.’

The treasure pouch obtained by hunting the hobgoblin receives an enormously precious treatment in the early stages. But in the case of the Inventory skill which doesn’t even need to be carried, it naturally receives even more precious treatment.

‘Even if there’s a probability of the treasure pouch being snatched or lost, the Inventory skill has no such thing at all.’

Also, no special action was needed to store and take out weapons or armor. It was possible with just will.

‘You can also replace weapons in an instant during combat.’

That alone causes combat power to surge. Also, in the case of clothes, accessories, and armor, when taking them out from the inventory, automatic equipping and unequipping was possible.

‘Lucky.’

Hidden dungeons are generally impossible to clear alone. Therefore, rewards are also usually paid in multiple.

‘Like when 10 Strength Pills came out after clearing the Hobgoblin Dungeon.’

However, very rarely like now, there are cases where only one reward comes out.

‘Also in such cases, the level of the reward is high.’

If only one reward comes out, many problems arise. Sometimes they fight over who owns it and cause cracks in the party. However, it didn’t apply to Jin-su.

‘Since I’m alone anyway.’

Moreover, this is only a clear reward.

Even if the combat power of the monsters that need to be subjugated is bottom, it’s fine since it’s a Mimic group. Also, mimics are monsters that drop food and items with a certain probability upon death, existences called treasure warehouses among players.

‘From the position of ordinary Tower Floor 2 players, it’s a situation no different from a complete jackpot.’

Mimics have extremely weak combat power. However, other monsters nearby are strong. But in this Mimic Dungeon, there are no other monsters besides mimics. It is an extremely rare low-risk high-return type dungeon where you can receive a large reward without taking risks.

Well, for Jin-su, even high-risk high-return is fine.

“Kiik! Kiik!”

Rattle! Rattle!

The mimics, acting like monsters in their own way, flicked their tongues and opened their mouths wide while attacking toward Jin-su.

Kwajik! Pueong!

And in an instant they became shattered treasure chests rolling on the floor.

[Mission - You have completed the subjugation of the Mimic group.]

[Mission clear reward - Inventory skill book is paid.]

[You can leave the dungeon.]

Jin-su learned the Inventory skill without hesitation.

‘The level is fixed at 2 as expected.’

A Level 2 inventory wasn’t very wide. At best, it was only the size of a backpack an elementary school student carries. Also, the types of items that could be put in were only 6, and the weight was only 60 kilograms.

Excluding convenience and portability, the performance of the treasure pouch was overwhelmingly better in terms of the quantity and weight of items that could be stored.

‘It would be good if I could put the treasure pouch into the inventory.’

Space-type skills and space-type items cannot be stacked.

‘Let’s farm first.’

Jin-su examined the items the mimics had spat out.

‘Most is food like meat, salt, bread, and water.’

Since there is a treasure pouch, the more food the better.

‘This is a weapon warehouse.’

Most were Level 1 basic weapons, but sometimes Level 3–5 weapons also came out.

‘There are elixirs too.’

They were the type of elixirs that raise stats when ingested.

‘A dud?’

Jin-su’s expression was dyed with regret. He had hoped one more jackpot like the Inventory skill book would explode. Unfortunately, until now it was close to a dud. Jin-su continued searching items with just-in-case expectations.

‘Huh?’

In the midst of that, a sword whose blood-red blade was half-drawn from a jet-black dark sheath entered Jin-su’s eyes.

‘Could that be?’

Jin-su was startled and picked up the sword. The balance was so well caught that it was sorry to compare it to the Level 1 longsword he had been holding until a little while ago.

Shrrring!

When he drew the sword from the sheath, the blood-red blade fully revealed its appearance. At the same time, blood-red haze rose from the sword and enveloped Jin-su’s body.

-Kill all living things.

-Offer me the blood of the living.

-Submit to me.

-Then I will share my power with you.

A wave of emotion covered in strong killing intent surged into Jin-su’s mind. A powerful wave of emotion to a degree that even a player active on the upper floors with a far superior Mental Power stat would find hard to handle seized Jin-su’s brain and attempted to dominate his body.

However...

“The residual thoughts stuck to the sword are overstepping their place.”

To Jin-su, it didn’t work at all.