4 First Kill

No, he's human, but that power is that of a dragon.

Bloop

The man threw the body down into my well as if it was just a casual day, and just as we were about to exit the alleyway, he lit a cigarette and said.

"You're lucky. If it was somebody else, they would've killed you as well," He said before pulling down his mask and then sucking in a bit of smoke.

As he breathed out, he pulled up his mask, causing the smoke to come out a few tiny holes in the mask.

This place is much stronger than I anticipated.

It took me only a few more minutes to calm down, and upon feeling the continuous rain slide down into my damp alleyway, I looked up.

"I should probably create that… shouldn't I? That would make my life so much easier," I muttered to myself, but I didn't have the right ingredients.

This seemed like an unnecessary thing to start off with, but as it can grow with my evolutions and class ups, then creating it as soon as possible is the best bet of my reaching a higher power in this life.

I didn't want to just regain my past power but surpass it, and even though I had a bit of a late start, I should still be able to surpass my original power.

"Okay, let's just train for now. I doubt I can find all the ingredients or even buy them at that anyway,"

…

An entire year had passed, but I had barely learned of anything about this world as I was stuck in this cramp and dark alleyway.

I tried to gather info, but each time I was trampled by the seemingly endless amount of humans walking past.

After the very few unsuccessful attempts, I just holed myself in this alleyway, living off the well which provided me with more than enough sustenance.

It was weird; either I had a unique constitution that allowed me to be satisfied through just water, or some of my passive powers from my past life transferred over to this life.

Oh, I also used the well for bathing myself since, at one point, I couldn't stand the stench of my sweaty and dirt body.

But, the last one didn't make sense as I had absolutely zero passive skills.

『Status』

[Name: Cyrus]

[Race: Human]

[Level: 1/10] (0/100) XP Needed

[HP: 15/15 MP: 15/15 SP: 15/15] - Normal Human

[Strength: 1] - Normal Human

[Defense: 1] - Normal Human

[Magic: 15] - Normal Human

[Speed: 1] - Normal Human

[Aether: 5] - Non Human

[Skills: [Tidal Strike]

…

I have reached the third stage of my mana core, which is the reason as to why my magic stat is so high.

My other stats, on the other hand, were pitifully low for my age.

"How am I supposed to gain XP… Dammit… There are most likely no dungeons inside the city, but I can't be too sure of that. Though, I still can't explore- wait…."

As I pondered ideas as to what to do to try and gain XP, my eyes laid heavily on the humans before me.

They strutted arrogantly down the sidewalk with their clean clothes, bright smiles, and powerful postures.

It wasn't intentional, but I felt looked down on, and of course, that wasn't a good feeling.

"No, I'm much more mature than to kill them for that reason… But, I guess I can make an exception for survival," I muttered with a large smile.

…

(Unknown POV)

"Dammit, I failed again," I muttered as I walked back home in the continuous downpour which drenched the city.

The usual neon lights filled my vision, and the cyberpunk aesthetic of everything was still appeasing to look at.

Being raised in the slums for most of your life and then getting the chance to live in the big city makes you really appreciate the little things in life.

But, that background can also be the downfall of your future.

I've failed each and every interview that I've had with a convenience store, and though they never made it clear, I knew it was due to my background as a slummer.

"*sigh*... Fuck my life," I muttered.

FWOOSH

All of a sudden, I was knocked off my feet, tripping into a dark alleyway with a boy that had ocean blue hair and cold blue eyes.

He stared at me with such malicious intent I thought that he was going to kill me.

"Ah, sorry for intruding," I quickly apologized before turning around… which was the biggest mistake of my life as suddenly, he walked towards me.

I tried to get a better look at him as he came out of the dark shadows, but just as I bent down, he slid behind me and kicked the back of my knees.

I folded backward, and a sharp stone suddenly pierced my eye, and before I could even scream, everything went dark.

Both my eyes had been stabbed, and the pain was excruciating.

I went to scream for help, but my throat was instantly slashed, though, for some reason, it didn't cut my windpipe but instead just my vocal cords.

"Fuck. Such a weak ass body," I heard a boy mutter, and before I could question anything, I felt a large object bash my skull in.

…

(Cyrus POV)

"HUFF… HUFF… HUFF… It's been a while since I've killed a human. Thankfully, it looks like I still have it in me though," I muttered before glancing up at the panels above me.

[You have slain somebody of your own race]

[Bonus rewards will be given]

[You have unlocked the Main Quest: Rise to Power]

[50 XP]

[Bonus: 500 XP]

[You have leveled up]

"Well damn. That's more than I expected," I muttered with a large smile before stripping the guy I had killed of any of his belongings.

He had a small butterfly knife for self-defense, I guess, and his mask was a simple black face mask with a few holes that allowed for easy breathing.

"Do I need this?"

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