Chapter 6 - [Noah!]
Noah was an Assassin.
A simple statement that should inform one about the kind of work he used to do in his past life.
So now, shall we expand that a bit?
Noah was a hunter assassin, one of the best assassins in the 'Grave', a nefarious organisation that was present in his world. Though it was never confirmed whether he was the best or not, he was still someone with a higher rate of completion in his missions.
As for what set him apart from the others?
It was his ability to adapt to the situation and respond in the best possible way.
For example...
-Whoosh!
Before the robed guys could do anything, Noah ran towards the mage directly in front of him.
"Heh!" The robed mage smirked, looking at the desperate attempt of Noah. Though before he could do anything, a pile of dust was thrown at him, blinding his sight. And in the split second, where others were simply mocking this 'poor little acolyte', a sharp bone pierced the neck of the dark mage, killing him instantly.
[Critical Hit!]
[You have killed a Novice Dark Mage!]
[+100 Exp]
[Level up!]
[Health Fully Restored!]
[Mana Fully Restored!]
[+You have gained +3 Free Attributes!]
[+1 Skill Point!]
"..."
A strange silence spread across the area for a brief moment. Everyone looked at the weak child that brutally killed the dark. And the nearest dark mage gulped as he looked at the fountain of blood coming out of his companion's neck, painting Noah's robe red.
-Whoosh!
And within the next second, the same guy saw Noah reaching towards him with the same bone, this time he was much faster than before...
"Wha-"
[You have killed a novice Dark Mage!]
[+100 Exp]
Only when the 2 mages were dead, finally the others came out of their shock.
"What are you doing?!!! KILL HIM!!"
"Everyone attack!"
"Don't let him get close to you-"
[You have killed a novice Dark Mage!]
[+100 Exp!]
[Level up!]
[+3 Free Attribute Points received!]
[+1 Skill Point]
Every second was of essence as Noah didn't waste his breath, moving from one enemy to another. They were preparing something, some of them had a black mass of energy forming in their hands, while others seemed to be chanting something. And since there was a lot he did not know, he needed to finish it all quickly.
[...](Elios)
Elios on the other hand, simply observed the situation. Even though he was surprised to see what Noah was capable of, his eyes were more concentrated on the mages around them. There wasn't much he could do to help Noah who was already busy as it is.
So he concentrated on the [System], which he could command to some extent. And then looking at those Free attribute points, he pondered for a few moments.
[Noah. I am going to increase your speed. You might tire out early but if you kill more of them, you should be able to recover from fatigue.]
He spoke to Noah, who simply closed his eyes for half a breath, and then opened them up again. It wasn't much of a signal, but since Elios and Noah were basically connected, Elios understood Noah's answer.
[Agility: 5 -> 10]
[Stamina: 5 -> 6]
With the effect of [Self Curse], Noah's agility was doubled to what it was before. And since in his previous world, the maximum a human could attain was 10, it meant that currently he had more agility than what he had before, allowing him to perform attacks without the previous limitations.
[Since there are no warriors or battlemages here, you should be able to defeat all of them with your speed alone. Though the numbers are a problem...](Elios)
'It's all right,' (Noah)
Strange arrows came at Noah, but with his quick reflexes he was able to dodge them. Making sure that none of the mages could stay in his blind spot for more than a second, he changed his direction of attack as frequently as possible.
"Why can't you kill a single damn child?!!"
"[Dark Arrow!]"
"How can he dodge them so easily?!! Just what is this kid?!"
"Hey! What are you attacking me-kyak!"
"Wha-"
Confusion spread across, as Noah used their attacks against them. It worked well since there was a crowd, and the earlier confusion pretty much threw them off balance. But now that the numbers were lesser than before, they were able to calm down much more than before.
Noah himself was getting exhausted from all this running around. All these superhuman feats were too much for his weak body that didn't have much stamina.
[Free Attributed Points: 6 -> 0!]
[Stamina: 6-> 10!]
[Strength: 6-> 8!]
"You bastard! Now we have you cornered!"
At this point, the dark mages had surrounded Nora from all sides with each of them standing about a dozen meters away from him. And perhaps he was getting used to this darkness, he could see silhouettes of more dark images coming from the other side of the cavern. There were even some of those 2 headed dogs with them this time.
It has been 10 minutes since this fight began, the effect of [Self-Curse!] had vanished, decreasing Noah's attributes back to Normal.
[Nice timing.](Elios)
[Skill Points: 4 -> 3 -> 1]
[Skill: Self Heal (F -> E -> D)]
[Self-Heal(D)
Effect:
-Heals 100HP using 50% of the user's mana at once!
-Recovers 1% HP every minute (Passive)!]
[Just as I expected. The Side job is mimicking the original skill. Ain't this basically cheating?!](Elios)
[Self-Curse(D)
Effects:
-Allows the user to curse himself!
-The user can negate all of the opponent's curse which is weaker than the user's skill level!
Cost: 10MP]
As if already knowing what to activate and what to do, Elios immediately chose a [Curse] that would benefit Noah the most.
[Self-Curse: Limited Inversion!
Grade: D
Effects:
-Makes the user extremely difficult to notice by the naked eye! All those who would try to look at him, will start having difficulty with their vision!
-Makes the user difficult to approach! People would feel irritation around the user! And those who try to reach him, will have random strokes of bad luck!
Cooldown: 5 Minutes!]
'That's playing dirty... I like it,' Noah finally relaxed a tad bit as he saw the effects of that curse. It was about time he finished this whole thing...