Translator: Larbre Studio
Editor: Larbre Studio
“Whoo… Ha…”
A figure frantically ran in the dark woods.
“. rd20 + 3…Agile pass, endurance pass”
As the subtitles appeared, the wheezing sound of the figure running gradually disappeared. There seemed to be an outburst of infinite strength in his body, leaving the dark figure with a blood-stained dagger far behind.
After the sound of dice, the subtitles appeared again.
“But you can’t get rid of him, he’s a nightmare, a hunter who won’t fall back.”
The figure looked back. Although the distance was getting farther and farther away, he could still clearly see the dark figure chasing behind him.
“What exactly is my goal?”
“You don’t have any clues at the moment.”
“So, I kept running away as soon as I entered the hall? Can I fight back?”
“I can’t tell you the enemy’s exact number. You may win or you may be killed within seconds.”
“Then forget it. Psychology failed. Anthropology passed, but it’s useless. That guy is definitely not human. Fighting mythological creatures without weapons is obviously suicidal.”
He quickly gave up on the idea of going back to fight the killer. The figure continued to run with his head down. The hidden dice was probably lucky. He looked at his poor 25-point lucky value. This was a character card randomly created by the system in a novice task, and all attributes and skills were random. He would replace the character card later. Anyway, every player had three chances to create a character card. When the card was made, it was not allowed to create another character card unless there was a Card Tearing.
There was no way to escape like this. As soon as he entered the game, he didn’t know anything, and he was hunted for no reason. The place was a forest. The exit could be seen but could not be reached in any case. Obviously, he had to either keep running till dawn, find a way out of here, or turn around and kick that mythical creature’s ass. As the enemy of a novice mission, that guy couldn’t be any better.
The running speed was not fast, and the attack force was very low. At least he didn’t feel any decline in physical fitness or the impact on his body after getting stabbed. Obviously, the enemy didn’t have much IQ, otherwise the knife would have not hit his arm but his stomach.
About the ghouls’ level?
No one knew. He heard from closed beta players that there would be a huge reward for surviving a novice mission. Those rewards would be helpful to the character’s growth in future. If possible, he hoped to live through the task, even if the novice task was an “unsolved event”. After all, it was a novice mission.
There were only four endings for the copy of the game: the first one was that the “Event is over. The investigator is alive, and an unresolved event.” A not-so-bad middle level ending. The reward was also average. The second was that “The event is over. The investigator is dead, and an unresolved event.” It was said to be a really bad ending. The third was “The event is over. The investigator is dead. The event is resolved.” which was an outcome of exchanging life for life. The fourth, “The event is over. All investigators remain alive, and the incident is resolved.” This was the best outcome, but also the outcome with the lowest occurrence. The reward was also the highest.
The reward of the first outcome was based on how useful the investigators were in this event, and how many things they had learned. The second was half of the regular reward, and the third outcome was 1.5 times the reward. The fourth would be rewarded two to four times of the regular reward depending on the number of survivors. If it was a single member group or a group that had great difficulty to let the fourth outcome happen, the reward would be at the highest level.
He didn’t expect to get the fourth ending, but he also didn’t want to get the second ending. His goal was the first ending. At worst he was going to try for the third ending.
“It’s endless running like this.”
As time went on, he needed to take a physical examination that was becoming more and more difficult. If one went like this, one would definitely fail the examination. The unknown monster behind him was already following him, and he might be overtaken after a failure.
“KP! I’m going to inspect! ”
“. rd = 17”
His inspection was 50 points. He made it!
The next moment, a house appeared in front of him. It was a very familiar house.
A temporary resting place for forest rangers!
His character card was a forest ranger who had the skills to identify herbs, as well as a personality to get along with animals and the possibility to use guns. He didn’t have a gun with him during the event, otherwise he wouldn’t be afraid of the guy behind him. Thanks to his herbal recognition skills, he relied on a trace of KP’s pity in the forest to find herbs to stop the bleeding in the case of a “little monster”. It was just that wound in his arm obviously affected his ability.
He quickly entered the ranger’s resting cabin, blocked the entrance, and blocked the windows. Without any delay, he began to rummage around the house.
“Since I am a forest ranger in the United States, I should have a gun.”
Just like he thought, he dug up a box under the bed and found a long tube shotgun and ten deer bullets in it. However, he wouldn’t be happy for long.
His gun skill was 47 points, and his skill points was reduced by 20 points due to an arm injury, which meant his gun skill was only 27. Obviously, It was impossible and not safe to use guns as a survival card.
My empty-handed bonus is 1D6. I have the ability of martial arts. The arm injury reduced the attack power of my upper body…this is so desperate.
There was a crash at the door on the right. He hurriedly climbed to the second floor. Through the window, he could see the dark figure crashing into the door.
Take a deep breath. This is just a game. Everything is fine. This is just a game, so there is no problem.
He loaded the bullet and picked up the shotgun.
“. rd = 9”
‘Bang’
The gunshot fired, and the dark figure splashed with blood.
“Your shotgun deals 4 damage, leaving the enemy with a surplus health of ???”
Wow?! The blood bar doesn’t even show up! Isn’t that a little too much?
He took out the cartridge, pressed the gun, and aimed.
At this moment, the monster broke the hut’s door. It shook its body and was about to walk in.
“. rd = 0!”
Before he could be surprised, the shotgun suddenly exploded. Fortunately, when he heard 0, he immediately put his head off the gun. Otherwise, it would not be as simple as a two-handed accident.
The shotgun exploded because the dice drew 0 points and directly caused a big failure. This caused paralysis to his hands, and he lost 3 points of blood as punishment. From 9 points, the amount of blood suddenly became 6 points, and he was constantly bleeding because of the injury on his hands.
“I’m f**ked…”
He clenched his teeth and took out the herbs he had reserved. 15 points of medical treatment were deducted to treat his hand injuries, which made the whole matter worse.
Fortunately, the Dice Princess still had some conscience. She reluctantly let him stop the bleeding on his arm with a series of mouth movements. If he was not a veteran PC in TRPG, he would certainly be at a loss right now.
Looking up again, the guy who was tracking him had disappeared. It was obvious that he had entered the house.
Without hesitation, he found a corner to hide. The smell of herbs filled the house. It buried his bloody smell, which was one of the reasons why he dared to hide on the spot.
The sound of steps on the board was getting closer and closer. That was the sound of leather shoes. The footsteps were heavy and slow. It was obvious that this guy was very big and heavy. He hadn’t heard any gasp even after this guy tracked him for a long time. This guy is not human. That was certain.
The guy wandered around the house for a while and directly walked towards him while holding a sharp blood-stained knife.
“Hello! KP, if you want to hurt me, just say so! In this case, shouldn’t we go into hiding first?”
“Then go into hiding.”
“The smell of herbs pervades this room. My smell is gone. Should there be a bonus?”
“Then I’ll give you seven points. Rd40 + 7.”
As he stayed hidden, he exhaled immediately.
“Although you have hidden, the monster has heard the sound of you rolling the dice.”
The footsteps did not stop, and the enemy walked leisurely towards the spot where he was at.
“Are you f**king kidding me?”
God, it f**king heard me rolled the dice!
“Sorry, it’s a setting. He has been following your sensation and he can find you no matter where you are hiding.”
Now that it had been discovered, there was no need to hide. There was no exit behind the house, and the only entrance was blocked by this guy. He had no choice but to fight for his life!
When he got up, he took a deep breath, then took a straight step and began to rush to the door. The gate opened, and the dark figure with a dagger stood at the door. When he saw the man whom he was chasing rushing towards him, he had already jumped in mid-air.
“Start the examination… Agility passed. Martial arts passed. Used lower body attacks to reduce damage without being affected by upper body damage. Aimed at the head and passed the hit check. Dodging check failed. The hit is effective. The attack is effective.”
Before the hunter had time to react, he had already kicked his foot on the opponent’s head and knocked the guy to the ground with great strength.
“Damage superposition is calculated as 1D6X2+1D6+1D6, .R3D6…6…6…6…Final injury, 24”
“Unlock achievements”
Looking at a series of system prompts and the hunter who died at his feet, there was a strange expression on his face. Wait…This situation…The kick I just made…24 points of damage? God, my own blood volume is only 14!
Before he could examine himself, a sharp pain came from behind. He lowered his head and saw a sharp blade emerging from his chest. The blood flowed out from the wound.
“You have been fatally injured. Your health goes back to zero.”
What the heck!?
On the corner of his eye, he saw the headless body rising from the ground. The guy was not dead. He did not die even after his head was cut off.
“Enemy’s health points reduced to 2.”
“The investigator is dead.”
“The event is over, the investigator is dead, and the event is unsolved.”
“The forest that engulfed the soul was still in operation…Waiting for the next sacrifice. They yearn for the souls of the innocent.”