Get out

"Huff." Ryan fell back with a big sigh of relief. He didn't think he was going to make it, but somehow here he was still alive. He couldn't even believe that he had actually pulled it off.

He took another deep breath as the wolf's corpse in front of him disappeared into light dust, leaving behind a copper coin. He leaned forward to pick up this coin. This was not all he had gained.

Thanks to fighting a beast several levels above him, he actually leveled up thrice with this single fight.

Ryan opened his system interface to see all of his notifications piled up.

<Ding. You have leveled up! [Lv0 → Lv1]>

<Ding. 2 5 You have gained attribute points and skill>

<Ding. You have leveled up! [Lv1 → Lv2]>

<Ding. 2 5 You have gained attribute points and skill>

<Ding. You have leveled up! [Lv2 → Lv3]>

<Ding. 2 5 You have gained attribute points and skill>

"That's a lot of attribute points." Ryan immediately thought about where he needed to add everything. 

Unlike others, he didn't really have to focus on stamina or vitality. Even after the dreadful fight with his life on the line, he still did not feel any tiredness at all. Instead, he felt refreshed as he had drunk a considerable amount of blood. 

So obviously, the attribute points were going to the other aspects. "Hmm… Strength and Agility. These should be my choices for now." 

He didn't seem to have any mana yet, so these two looked the best among the other options. Perhaps there was also merit in considering defense?

Just as he was thinking about this, suddenly another distant howl sounded. "Damn it. Did this fight attract something else?" He quickly got back up on his feet.

Though he had leveled up a little now, this area was still outside his limits. Even if another Level 7 dire wolf showed up, there was no guarantee he would be able to win again. It was best to leave while his head was still clear.

Ryan hurriedly started jogging, picking up his pace. At the same time, he quickly tapped the system interface, adding 5 points to Strength, 5 to Defense, and 5 to Agility. Until he was sure of his strong and weak points, he decided to do a somewhat practical yet balanced build.

This was a good decision because the effect of this was immediately apparent. His jogging speed was much higher than before. He also casually kept the pace without any effort. He was starting to like the undead race more and more.

Was there a leveling spot in the beginner's area that could help him tap this advantage?

Thinking about this, Ryan soon arrived at the edge of the Level 30 area. Next to this, there were only Level 10 areas, beyond which there was a small town.

Luckily for him, he came across a carriage heading to the town before running into another beast. The carriage fare was one copper coin, so he had to spend all that he made right away. At least with this, he was able to reach the town safely.

A few hours later, he was standing outside the town. Now he needed to think about the next steps and, more importantly, his two problematic skills.

Ryan quickly opened the system interface to check the skills and saw that there was already a change. The dire wolf blood he had consumed was taken into account as a common beast quota. 

Now he only needed to consume two more common rank beasts, three elite rank beasts, three rare rank beasts, and one chieftain rank beast. Easy enough? Ryan's face twitched. He was calmer at the moment, so he was readily able to see the big problem waiting for him.

The Chieftain beast! This was going to be the biggest headache!

At least based on what he had read on the forums so far, chieftain beasts were extremely rare in 'Mana Online'. The worst part was that even if he managed to encounter one, he still needed a big guild group to take it down! 

This would basically be displaying his newly acquired legacy to the world. Could he still play this game peacefully after that? No, he couldn't let that happen, at least just yet. 

He first needed to obtain the overpowering strength that should go hand in hand with a legacy of this caliber. Right now he was simply a cursed weakling so he had to lay low. So how was he supposed to cross this hurdle?