Seventh Quest
Beak!
Beak!
Whooosh!
Thud.
Thud.
Vivian swung her poleaxe, slicing the Bukaroo into two before it finally crashed to the ground.
She swept her gaze around to see if there were other enemies.
After confirming there was none, she extracted the tail.
"Okay, I need 8 more."
She then burst out into a run.
A couple of steps later, she stopped.
"Finally!"
"Is this it?"
There was a 20-foot-long green snake that was as thick as an adult's arm on a tree.
It noticed Vivian and hissed before slowly climbing down.
When it finally got down, it immediately slithered its way to her, surprising her at its speed.
Vivian couldn't help but let out a wry smile.
I've already considered the problems that the [Nemesis of Beasts] could cause me…
But looking at this really hits different…
Unlike the previous monsters Vivian fought, except for the Brown Kraine which she only encountered once and accidentally finished off quickly, the green snake in front of her caused her to feel goosebumps due to its appearance.
When the snake got a couple of feet away from her, it raised its head and lunged at her.
Hiss!
Vivian focused and the world appeared slower in her eyes.
Whooosh!
Thud.
Thud.
She decapitated the monster using the axe blade of her poleaxe.
She approached the corpse, specifically the head before crouching down and picking it up.
She opened the mouth and inspected it.
As far as I can remember, the green one can inject poison…
She tried squeezing the gums around its fangs and a drop of white fluid came out.
I wonder…
If I drink this, would it help me improve my [Poison Mastery]…?
She suddenly remembered something and then shook her head.
I also need to level up my [Magic Art Mastery]…
External effects only increases the main mastery…
But I still would be able to save mana…
And plus, I don't have time to --
Wait…!
What if I buy poison from the apothecary…?
She shook her head.
I could die…
And plus, [Heal] only cures wounds, not cures poison effects…
She threw the head away and turned to the body.
I wonder if the mea--
Chak!
"Ahh!"
Vivian felt something a sharp pain on her left calf.
When she turned her head to check it, she saw a rabbit-looking animal with brown fur sticking its seashell-like horn about 12 inches long on its forehead on her calf.
Her face twisted and she gritted her teeth before grabbing the rabbit by its horn and raising it up.
Eaaak!
Eaaak!
Eaaak!
The rabbit cried out and thrashed out, trying to break free.
"YOU LITTLE SHIT!!!"
Bam!
Crack!
Bam!
Crack!
Thud!
Vivian slammed the rabbit's body against the ground with full force.
On the first slam, the sound of bones cracking came out of the animal's body.
And on the second slam, the seashell-like horn snapped.
Vivian twisted the horn on her hand.
Chak!
She stabbed the animal's body with its own horn and got up.
"Motherfucker!"
Given Vivian's current strength, it's been a while since she got hit, let alone wounded by her enemies.
Sure, there was the Magic Art training. However, hurting herself and getting hurt by someone else was different.
She placed her hand on her chest.
[Heal].
A faint yellow light enveloped her body and her wound was healed.
She returned her glance at the skewered dead rabbit.
"This thing is more dangerous...!"
"It's small and silent…!"
She glanced at her left calf.
A surprised expression appeared on her face.
Thanks to her boots, her feet up her calves were protected with leather.
But what surprised her was that although the rabbit only touch her skin, it only managed to make a tiny hole that it wasn't even visible unless someone look at it closely or was already aware of it.
Vivian scratched her nose awkwardly.
"Well… it still managed to make a hole in my pants…"
"And I just bought this the other day ago…"
"So yeah…"
"Yeah, that was an understandable reaction."
She returned her glance at the rabbit once more.
"This…"
She tried to recall what the name of this animal was.
"Pa…ru…? Paparu…?"
"Yeah, I think it's Paparu…"
"I guess…?"
Her eyes fell on the seashell-like horn.
"Well, I'll just call this horned-rabbit until I'm sure."
She made a few motions with her left leg to check if its calf was fine before bursting out in a run.
But just after a few steps, a fox suddenly jumped out bush to bite Vivian.
However, because of her speed, the fox it miss and landed on the ground with Vivian already a few feet away before stopping, turning around and charging.
Pah!
Braaak!
Vivian kicked the fox by the rib and it's body exploded into two pieces, causing blood and guts flew in the air with a few of them landing on Vivian.
Ding!
'Unlocked [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 4!'
Spit!
Spit!
A few managed to land on Vivian's lips and she immediately began spitting.
Whether it was blood or guts, or both, it didn't matter. She didn't want it on her lips.
Spit!
She spat out one last time before wiping her lips with the back of her hand.
"Oh my God!"
She put down her poleaxe and began checking her body.
She could see bits and pieces of the fox on her whole body.
She tried touching her hair and also felt a few.
"Fucking disgusting!"
She picked up her polexaxe and then head to a tree where there were no bushes.
She didn't want to get a surprised attack from the horned-rabbit.
She raised her head and looked at the tree.
No snakes…
Status Panel…
***
Name: Vivian
Class: Priest
Race: Human
Age: 24
Affinity:
• Poison - x1.4
• Fire - x1.2
• Dagger - x1.2
Stats:
• Str - 11 (+80)
• Vit - 9 (+81)
• Agi - 12 (+73)
• Int - 8 (+82)
Mana: 161/180
Skills:
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 1 (x6.2) (Max/16) - Dagger Stab (10 mana points)
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 2 (x6.2) (Max/81) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 3 (x6.2) (Max/161) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 4 (x6.2) (??/806)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 1 (x6.4) (Max/16) - Poison Strike (20 mana points)
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 2 (x6.4) (Max/78) - +2 Agi, +2 Int
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 3 (x6.4) (Max/156) - +1 Str, +1 Vit
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 4 (x6.4) (Max/781) - +4 Agi, +4 Int
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 5 (x6.4) (??/1,563)
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Poison Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +3 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Poison Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Poison Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +6 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Poison Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Leg (10 mana points)
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (Max/500) - +4 Str, +4 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 5 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Savage Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Savage Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Savage Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi, +2 Int
• [Savage Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Throw Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Throw (10 mana points)
• [Throw Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Throw Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Throw Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Sword Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Slash (10 mana points)
• [Sword Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Sword Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Sword Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Dual Power Slash (10 mana points)
• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Fist Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Fist (10 mana points)
• [Fist Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Fist Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int
• [Fist Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Fist Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Fist Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Fist Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Fist Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Whip Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Whip (10 mana points)
• [Whip Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int
• [Whip Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Whip Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Whip Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Whip Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Whip Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Whip Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Light Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Heal (20 mana points)
• [Light Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +3 Int
• [Light Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Light Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (Max/1,000) - +6 Int
• [Light Mastery] - Level 5 (x5) (??/2,000)
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Light Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +3 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Light Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Light Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +6 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Light Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (Max/500) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Light Mastery) - Level 5 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Fire Mastery] - Level 1 (x6.2) (Max/16) - Fire Arrow (20 mana points)
• [Fire Mastery] - Level 2 (x6.2) (Max/81) - +3 Int
• [Fire Mastery] - Level 3 (x6.2) (Max/161) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agility
• [Fire Mastery] - Level 4 (x6.2) (??/806)
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Fire Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +3 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Fire Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Fire Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +6 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Fire Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Wind Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Wind Arrow (20 mana points)
• [Wind Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +3 Int
• [Wind Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agility
• [Wind Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Wind Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +3 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Wind Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Wind Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +6 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Wind Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Axe Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Axe (10 mana points)
• [Axe Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Axe Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Axe Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Axe Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Axe Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Axe Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Axe Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Hammer Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Hammer (10 mana points)
• [Hammer Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Hammer Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Hammer Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Hammer Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Hammer Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Hammer Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Hammer Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Spear Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Thrust (10 mana points)
• [Spear Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Spear Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Spear Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Spear Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Spear Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Spear Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Spear Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Lightning Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Lightning Arrow (20 mana points)
• [Lightning Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Lightning Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +3 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Lightning Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (??/50)
Equipment:
• Earring of Spirit - boosts mana recovery
Lore:
• Village Girl
• Adventurer
• Zhey/Zhem
• Otherworldly - Grants [Growth] - all affinity x5
• Nemesis of Beasts - Animals and beasts have a natural aversion to the bearer
***
Finally, my Leg Arts increased a bit…
Heh~
So Level 4 Body Art gives +4 Strength and Agility, huh…
Vivian raised her head and looked at the sky.
It's still morning…
And plus, it's not like I plan to take another quest…
I'll give that to the kids…
A huge grin appeared across her face.
"Well, since I'm in a new territory, I don't exactly have to be mindful on how many I kill…"
She glanced at her poleaxe.
"If I level up the body art of my [Axe], [Hammer] and [Spear Mastery] I'll have +12 to Strength and Agility!"
She hugged her weapon and suppressed the urge to lick its staff.
"Come at me, you monsters!"
She burst out into a run.