SYSTEM DISCOVERIES

As I've promised before, this Chapter goes to:

NyakO - He got us to 10 stones.

Reaper67 - You all don't need me telling you right?

daniel_living - All the way to 30.

One_eye_5004 - A loyal reader from the beginning.

And lastly, to Fito - Another great reader.

The "mind controlling the system" thingy all goes to our awesome reader Lordmoonlight.

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Thud!

The head of the sixth and final undead fell to the ground.

"That was a good start." Shiro smiled as he cleaned the blood off his blade before putting it back into its scabbard. He whistled as he walked around, hunting for other undead.

He went around the vicinity, hunting down undead after undead with nothing but his sword.

He pulled it out of an undead's head and as usual, he bent down to clean off the blood.

Ding!

Another notification popped up and Shiro closed it up after verifying that his level had risen, along with his stats. He was now a level seven player but that wasn't his limit, now, was it?

"Damnit, I'm tired of having to clean my sword every single time." Shiro was busy complaining while bending down to clean the sword. He was too late to notice everything.

Grrrr!

A rumbling sound came from another direction.

Hearing the low grumble, Shiro turned to look at the source. It was an undead and it wasn't one that had been a human.

It was an undead dog. He jumped back, creating space between himself and the dog.

The fog walked around, circling Shiro for about a minute before it attacked from behind.

Shiro had been on guard, expecting the attack so when the dog started running at him, he turned to defend against its attack.

What surprised him was the speed at which the dog attacked. It was faster than any animal Shiro had seen in real life.

A second later, its claw slashed at Shiro. Shiro blocked with his sword and with all his strength, he swung the sword that was still in a deadlock with the dog's claw.

The dog was flung back and landed on the floor. It stood up and began to growl even deeper now.

It dashed at him, this time its speed increased it almost seemed like a blur to Shiro.

His sense stat kicked in at this moment. Although he couldn't completely follow the dog with his eyes, he could sense its location and angle of attack.

The dog attacked from behind him once again and Shiro swung his sword toward his back to ward off the attack.

Clank.

Shiro's sword collided with claws that seemed like metal.

"Sweet!" Shiro exclaimed even though he was in danger.

He exchanged lots of clashes with the beast and slowly, he gained the upper hand.

On their last strike, he had avoided the strike and made a deep cut on the dog's body, very close to its foreleg.

This one attack weakened the dog's speed since it couldn't run as fast anymore. Although it couldn't feel pain, its leg wouldn't be able to handle that speed anymore.

The battle tilted to Shiro's advantage and soon, it was checkmate.

His sword pierced the side of the dog and with all his strength, he moved the sword as if he was swinging it down while it was inside the dog. He slashed and the dog ended up in two separate parts but it still tried to attack its target.

Shiro gave out a heavy breath and walked towards the dog. "I hope animals go to the afterlife too." He stabbed his sword into its skull.

When he pulled out his sword, a notification came in.

Ding!

{You have killed an undead hound. +30 Exp. +2 free points.

Undead Hounds are dogs that have been bitten or have bitten an undead and mutated into one. They hunt mostly at night and are as fast as the shadows. Watch out for you back. They're always aiming behind you like your shadows.}

Shiro read through the message and closed the panel.

"Damn, that was tough… but it was fun." Shiro sat on the floor panting heavily.

"I hunted one with no injury. I better hunt more. They give insane exp." Shiro stood up after a few minutes of rest.

Now, he was going to hunt these dogs or hounds or whatever the hell they were. He wouldn't give them a chance to attack him first. He wouldn't even let them see him first.

He dashed in a certain direction.

His first target had been spotted and he was going for the kill before he would be spotted.

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Shiro returned four hours later looking like a beggar attacked by street cats. His body was injured all around from claw marks and bites, but he was happy. He was now in Level eight.

Ding!

{Due to the Passive skill: Immunity, all infectious viruses in your body have been terminated.}

Shiro smiled. He wouldn't have dared to kill twelve undead Hounds if he hadn't received this skill after his second kill. The hound had grazed him with its fangs but it took too long to infect him, making the system analyze the virus and create immunity against it.

Ding!

Another notification popped up.

{Have you considered what else Free Stat Points could be used for? Raising stats, raising HP, increasing the size of your inventory. All that can be done with Free Stat Points. The player is currently injured and is advised to Raise your HP. Would you like to convert Free Stat Points to HP? One Free Stat Point is equal to five HP.}

Shiro hadn't expected something like that. "Hell yeah." He replied. "Move twenty points to HP." He ordered again.

Immediately after that conversion took place, Shiro could see his torn skin stitch back together as if a cut was never there.

"Holy shit. That's impossible."

Yes, it was logically impossible but Shiro having a system wasn't logical in the first place. Having an inventory with stopped time wasn't logical. In fact, having an inventory at all wasn't logical.

'Close.' He thought and the panel closed. He had wanted to speak the word but it didn't come out when his brain thought of it. But somehow, it still closed.

'Open.' Shiro thought again and the panel popped up.

"And I've been here, speaking the words every time." Shiro cussed as he walked into the bathroom. He needed to clean up before heading to bed.

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The powerstones game still continues. One more chapter for today and let's all rise to the top.

Thank you all very very much.