4 Ch. 4. Irregulars

( ??? Pov )

" Jacket... shirt... where'd I put my shirt at?" I looked around the room to find my shirt on the floor.

After putting on the shirt, I also wore my jacket.

" Let's fucking do this." I muttered as I walked uobto the doors.

I slammed my shoulder into the door and pushed it open and walked through.

It was a long hallway filled with statues.

[ Ding! Complete The Tower Challenge ]

[ Prove your worth! ]

[ Rewards: 90Exp, Novice chest plate ]

' Challenge?' I immediately put up my gaurd as I looked around for any enemies.

Nothing came for a few seconds before I saw the statues on my side move.

A sword descended towards my head as I instantly recalled my skill.

[ Counter strike]

I automatically parried the sword and countered with a strike on its chest.

[ +5exp ]

I quickly turned around and cleaved through the next statue behind me.

[ Brutal cleave ]

The blade almost cleaved through the statue.

I kicked the statue and retrieved my sword.

[ +5exp ]

I looked down the hallway to see more statues waking from their spots.

I gripped my sword ready for battle.

They were slow, but they made up for it in numbers.

[ Ding! Adaptability activated! ]

[ Adaptability: Grant's the user a 15% boost in speed and strength when outnumbered or outmatched. ]

With [ Quick Reflexes ], I dodged the first swing and striked the second one down.

[ +5xp ]

I circled around to cleave through the first statue.

[ +5xp ]

I used [ Telekinesis] to push the rest of the statues back and stabbed the sword down at the first statue that fell down.

[ +5xp ]

And as the rest tried to get up inus we this opportunity to strike them one by one.

[ +15xp ]

I recalled one of my abilities.

[ Sharingan ]

My perception was enhanced, and I was able to predict their movements.

[ Counter strike ] [ Thrust] [ Brutal Cleave ] were mostly used as I cut through each of them.

I noticed how every statue had the same attack pattern.

Spears and swords were mostly wielded by the statues.

[ Counter strike ] was used best after a spear attack, and [ Thrust ] was effective against sword users as the greatsword had a longer reach.

And [ Brutal cleave ] was effective for AOE in case I'm surrounded.

Mintues passed as I managed to cut through the last statue.

[ +5xp ]

I walked towards the second door.

[ Ding! You've been awarded! ]

[ 90exp, one Novice chest plate ]

[ Level 3 -> 4 ]

[ 60/338 ]

[ one Stat point, 2 skill points ]

I put the stat point into [ Luck ]

[ Luck 5 -> 6 ]

I also looked at the Novice chest plate.

It had leather, cloth and metal as I observed the light armor.

[ Light chest Armor ]

[ +15 defense ]

I put on the armor under my jacket and continued walking down the hallway to the doors.

I used my shoulder to opened the doors but they didn't budge.

" Fuck... don't tell me they have to slide." I cursed as I used one hand to try and open the door and using foot to push it open.

With quick reflex I crossed the door.

I entered another hallway.

" Fuck me!" I curse out loud.

I stood still waiting for the system to show a quest panel or something to show, but nothing.

I took a step forward.

[ Ding!...]

I didn't read the mission, but I saw the floors falling apart.

" Fuck!" I cursed as I quickly ran towards the doors down the hallway.

Carrying the sword and jumping across traps and pits.

Shink!!

Spears shot out of the walls as I kept running and dodging the Spears.

But a spear shot out from the ground, and I slashed it with the sword.

I activated my sharing to see the traps before they could be activated.

I slammed against the doors, and I stabbed the sword between the doors and pried it opened and slammed my shoulder through the doors.

I caught my breath as I leaned against the doors.

[ Rewards: 60xp ]

' Well, that's disappointing.' I thought as I walked down the hallway.

No system panel opened. Nothing except rocks and dirt.

I saw light in distance and another door.

" Another fucking door!" I shouted as I walked up to the door.

I tried to push it open only to fail.

" Fuck!" I cursed as stepped back.

' Telekinesis!' I thought as j put both of my hands on the doors and used my telekinesis on the door to push it open.

" Come on! Come on!" I shouted as I continued to push.

The door started creaking before I felt the doors moving little by little.

A purple light shone through the gates as it started becoming more brighter.

I quickly grabbed my sword and ram through the gates.

I felt my entire body floating before landing on the ground.

Thud!

[ Ding! Youe entered the tower! ]

[ You gained the title: Irregular!]

[ Grant's the user the ability to use Shinsu. ]

[ makes the impossible possible: +10 Luck ]

[ Luck 5 -> 15 ]

[ Shinsu: 100/100 ]

I ignored the panels as I looked at the strange thing in front of me.

" Oh my, another visitor." The thing spoke.

I stood up and grabbed my sword and rested it on my shoulder.

I didn't know if it was a monster or something else.

" Welcome to the tower, young man." He shifted his face towards the person.

A kid around my age, but he was shorter than I.

One look told me that this kid is naive, but I felt something. It was like we were the same.

I focused back on the monster.

" I'm Headon, I am the first floors guardian. What are your names?" Headon asked.

The other spoke.

" My name is... The 25th Bam... on the day I was born..." The boy replied.

Headon tapped his chin.

" What a difficult name to say. Well then, I'll call you Bam, boy." Headon spoke as he looked at me.

" And yours?"

" 02491." I replied.

Headon didn't say anything as he kept his stare on me.

" Hmmm." He hummed.

" You can call me Zero." I replied.

" Zero it is then, boy." He nodded.

" So, how did the two of you end up here?" Headon asked still cupping his chin.

Before I could speak, Bam spoke.

" I... I followed a girl here! Didn't a girl with blonde hair go past here?!" He asked.

" A girl with blonde hair- Oh!"

" So you saw her?! Do you know where she went!?" Bam asked.

" Well- That is-" Hwadon paused again.

" Please tell me!! I need to find her!!" Bam Continued.

I sighed as I walked closer to Headon and Bam as I observed the floor.

And as I got close, Headon pointed his staff upward, causing us to flinch as I tightened my grip on the sword.

" All answers are up there. That's all I can tell you. If you want to find your answered or the girl, it's all up there."

I started listening as he explained the tower.

" Whether you are looking for wealth, immortality, absolute power, magical abilities or mysteries, just head up." He spoke.

" All the truth, glory, happiness of the world are all up there. "

" The Tower js such place, but remember young ones. That it is a hard and painful journey. "

Bam and Headon looked at each other as Bam replied.

" I would take any risk... just to see her." He replied with such conviction.

' Those eyes.... he isn't lying.' I thought as I looked at Bam.

" You really care for this woman, huh?" I asked.

Bam nodded with a serious face.

" Yes. She's..." Before he could finish Headon interrupted us.

" Excellent! I like your resolve. Then let's do a test to see if you are qualified to climb the tower." Headon spoke.

' Test? Tsk!'

Headon started explaining of taking a test to pass each floor.

And for this first floor.

It was to pass a giant fish and pop that black ball in the distance.

' Maybe I shouldn't let him go first.' My instincts of protecting the weak were still in me.

Even if I try to run from that past, it still runs inside of me.

" Bam!" I grabbed his shoulder, stopping him as he looked at me.

But soon, our attention was diverted to a foot that landed on Bams head.

' A foot?' I thought as I stepped back.