24 Chapter 21
After the ringing in his ears had faded, Harry decided to avoid jinxing himself anymore and headed further into the tunnel that seemed to go on endlessly. Starting to get a bit bored by the monotony of it all, Harry decided to check his statistics to see where he was after the whole Carrow ordeal.
"Status," Harry called out and his status page opened up,
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Harry Potter
Health-200/200
Mana-100/100
The Gamer
Title-The Boy who Lived
(+20 Str,+20 Vit, +20 Dex, while in Home Turf)
Level-4 Exp-1050/1200
Race-wizard
STR-8
VIT-1(+2)=3
DEX-3(+2)=5
INT-9
WIS-5
LUC-3
POINTS-7
MONEY- 50£/10G0S0K
Harry Potter is a wizard, the son of Lily Potter and James Potter. He has bad eyesight making it difficult for him to do well in class. His magic has gotten him trouble over the years in various schools. Strange things seem to happen around him. Harry is unaware of who he is, and wishes to find meaning in his life. Harry loves his mother and hates the Dursleys.
Status- wizard, giving Harry - +2 VIT, +3 DEX and the ability to control magic, talk to snakes, control his appearance, and look cool.
With some apprehension, Harry noted that his base Vitality and Dexterity were both very low, and so was his Luck. Seeing the rest of his stats grow while those three remained low irked Harry. He knew that he would fall into the method of simply focusing on a few particular stats like Gordon had mentioned, which would probably turn him into some 'class' of a wizard, but he wanted to keep his options open this early in the game.
Besides, his speed, stamina, and luck had more than saved his butt during his tussle with the full-grown wizard killer he'd encountered, so he wasn't ever going to underestimate those particular aspects of himself again. He knew he should be saving up points, but right now, his style of fighting depended heavily on physical attacks. Until the time he learned more ranged magic attacks, he would need as many points in Physical stats as he had.
So, without thinking about it much more, Harry used his remaining points and improved his Vit, Dex, and Luck, making his strengths a lot more balanced. His new stats were,
STR-8
VIT-4(+2)=6
DEX-4(+2)=6
INT-9
WIS-5
LUC-6
Points-0
Despite his sure decision to use up his points, Harry hoped he would get a level up soon. The lack of stat points left him a bit leery. But with this and his perks, he could just have a chance of managing to make it out of this high-stakes grinding session alive.
He kept walking and after some time the stairs stopped descending. It was there that Harry found himself at the beginning of a long narrow tunnel that led off into darkness.
"It had to lead into ominous darkness" Harry muttered as he ducked under a bunch of low hanging stalactites and started off into the tunnel, "Why couldn't it lead to a cozy little room with TV and cola? Why the darkness?"
With a small hiss, his hand lit up with a small amount of fire as the moonlight that fell into the cave faded away, plunging the tunnel into pitch black.
After what seemed like an hour of walking, jogging, and a piss poor attempt at sprinting through the low, Harry walked out of the tunnel into a circular domed hall. Its smooth floor and high rising domed roof had strange markings etched on them that looked like they were put there by sharp claws, faintly giving off the impression of being a replication of the night sky. Harry could just about connect some of the symbols and see Orion's belt and the little dipper, as well as the rough, jagged-edged crescent shape that seemed to be depicting the moon.
It all screamed age and primitivism to Harry, and he couldn't help but wonder what kind of man…or perhaps something else…had done this.
Taking a few steps forward, Harry looked up to admire the roof.
Of course, letting himself go in a clearly dangerous place like that wasn't really a smart thing to do. He nearly jumped a meter into the air when he heard a strange groaning sound a few feet behind him. Just as Harry jumped around to look at what it was, a large chunk of the wall to his right collapsed and out of the hole came a zombie of all things.
It was grey, moldy-looking, and had a chunk of its shoulder missing. Its eye sockets were filled with maggots and its skeletal body had skin that was grey and almost transparent in color. It slowly ambled towards him, the lack of any clothing left its half rotten privates dangling rather unpleasantly in front of Harry's eyes.
Almost vomiting right then and there, Harry averted his gaze from the undead pendulum and fixed his gaze on the zombie's head.
"Observe."
Inferius Lv-7
HP: 500 MP:75
A nigh-invulnerable undead that had been revived from the dead by the power of the Necromantic arts. It's only weaknesses are fire and cranial injuries. It uses the tools it used in its life but is now far more deadly as it has nothing to lose, and everything to gain. Hates being called a zombie.
Kill to gain-25 Exp
"Okay," Harry muttered, "So…not a zombie."
The thing looked like something out of a B-Grade horror movie, riding so deep into the Uncanny Valley that it was practically giving Harry shivers. There were scars over its body, meaning that it had probably faced a lot of fights and lived, or rather unlived, to tell the tale, something that didn't bode well for Harry.
"Peachy. Just peachy," Harry said to himself as he prepared to roast the thing where it stood when suddenly, fate turned on its head and he suddenly heard a ping.
Ping!
Shield of Lily Perk activated!
Grants +20 to all stats against all magicals with ill intent. Will nullify completely when Harry reaches 17. Represents the pure unconditional protective nature of a mother's love. Such is the power of Lily's sacrifice of her life for Harry.
A grin spread across Harry's face. It felt incredible to see how his mother was protecting him even after being gone, even if it was slightly unnecessary in this case.
Knowing that he was way too overpowered for the undead husk in front him, Harry decided to try something he hadn't done yet. Ranged attacks.
Concentrating a large amount of his mana into a singular focal point in his hand, Harry ignited it with a thought. The slowly pulsating orb of light burst into flames in an instant, swirling around on Harry's hand while still keeping its shape intact. With a grin, Harry tossed the fireball right at the Inferius's face, causing it to start burning like it was doused in gasoline. Within seconds all that was left of it was ashes.
Slightly unsettled by how easy it felt, Harry looked at the spot where the Inferius had been burnt to a crisp and suddenly noticed that there was something left behind.
"Is that…..did I just get some loot from that?" Harry said out loud, gingerly walking over to the ashes and picking up the 1£ coin and a rather rusty looking knife, which he put in his inventory. He then paused to inspect fiver. It certainly looked real, but why in the world would a zombie drop money?
Shrugging to himself, Harry the coin into his inventory and much to his pleasant surprise, his amount of money increased to 51£.
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