[SP-F1] <<The Third Lesson, Is Just As Free>> (Complete)

[Blood 0]

It was the next day, a couple of days actually... Well, now that she thought about it, it should've been far more than a week before she last ventured out of her dark alley way. She had been staying there, undiscovered for a time now, but she didn't mind. She just wanted a place to stay until she got her venom shop set up and completed so she can venture out and destroy anything in her path using the venom that she creates from her own alchemist mastery. Today's task appeared to be an easy one... One that only required her delivering something to another woman, and it seemed that she had to do this task in broad daylight, something that she would rather not get used to. She liked doing her tasks at night, and that included these quests, so Blood was naturally unhappy with what she had to do, and a grumpy Blood, is a scary Blood.

Edited April 18, 2018 by Blood

[Blood 0]

She had lost inspiration to truly kill in the last few days. Even though she didn't want to admit it, the company that her father had sent to get her was a scary feeling, and Blood would certainly not like to meet any of them before she acquired to levels to kill them off before they can kill her. Even they were fighting a life and death battle, because in real life, they would have no chance against Blood. In this game though, the battles would be in their favor purely from numbers and stats. That is why Blood must not lay back and watch as the world continues on its own. Blood must fight, and grind harder than any of the henchmen and any of the players in this world, and if she continues to do so, she shall obtain her goal... her goal of defeating her father, and become the most feared player of Aincrad.

Edited April 16, 2018 by Blood

[Blood 0]

What she wanted to do was defeat high-leveled monsters so she can use them to obtain the experience, however, she needed to start small, just like every other player in this game. On floor one, there was an exceptional amount of beginner quests that she can complete to get used to the system, and the combat. This game was designed so that real life skills would not influence the way that the characters in game, but from her prior combat experience, Blood knew that she had an edge on the other skinny, small nerds who play video games all day. Those types of players would just grind and grind, but without true combat knowledge, they are just useless, and if faced by a true expert, they are powerless, as well. Blood sighed as she realized that she is soon to reach her destination... the girl sitting by the tree with the glasses.

[Blood 0]

Blood reached the woman at last, and handed her the parcel that she had received upon the completion of her previous quest, the second beginner quest. That one had been fairly easy as well, and this one seemed to be just as easy. That was, however, before Blood realized that there was a twist.

"Thanks for the gold band! I'll tell that old fella a quick thank ya later, for now, though, there's one more piece that I'm missing to create my ring, and that is a jewel." 

Blood laughed, "So you want me to fetch you a jewel? There are plenty of people selling jewels out there in the markets. If you give me the col, I'll fetch as many as you want immediately."

It was then the quest giver's turn to giggle. "What I want is not those types of jewels. There is one specific one, deep in the darkness of a nearby cave..."

[Blood 0]

Blood had not expected to be sent on a jewel fetching quest. She wanted something far more exciting then simply going out somewhere to fetch a jewel that can literally be bought from a store somewhere. It was truly a useless quest, but Blood wanted to the crucial skill points that will definitely be useful in the future. For now, she needed to complete these small tasks, and then make her way to the top through harder, and more difficult quests. She would handle them alone, without the help of anyone, and that is the way that she wanted to go about doing things. No one should be there to hinder her progression, and if anyone does stand in her way, she shall cut them down. Blood sighed, looking at a bulletin board as she exited the safe zone at last. "Crime guild." She read, laughing out loud and attracting the attention of other players around her.

[Blood 0]

"How amusing. It's as if these players think that a bunch of players on the first floor can actually be a threat as a crime guild. These low-leveled players will never be able to achieve anything through this. In fact, this is a waste of time." Blood said, putting the paper back on the board. If there ever came a time where Blood meets a powerful player killing guild, she would join it, but only to destroy everyone from the inside and rise to the top. If she is able to do that, she is able to defeat all in her way and raise to own an army that she can use to destroy her father's own army. Until she can obtain this army, however, she needed something else. She needed her own power to prove her own worth, not only to others but to herself as well. This, would be the most tedious part, but it is also the most important part.

[Blood 0]

Blood yawned, and the immediate thing that she noticed was that she was not used to the darkness at all. Normally, in real life, at least, her eyes would've already been adjusted to everything, but no matter how hard she concentrated, she was unable to fully determine the outlines of the walls and the path that she was stepping in. Fighting in this darkness would not be good, and it would probably be harder to hit the creatures. Not only that, Blood didn't have any accuracy boosts in her equipment at the moment, so it would be impossibly hard to land a hit on whatever might be waiting for her. Luckily, she realized that the inside of the caves were silent, so there should not be extremely big creatures on the inside. Blood looked around cautiously, keeping her eyes out for anyone that might be looking and following her. After confirming that she was not being followed, she stepped inside.

[Blood 0]

Blood heard a disturbance in the air. There was something in the cave that she couldn't see at the moment. It was hidden away somewhere, but she could sense danger, she always at the instincts to sense this type of thing, and she knew the moment that she stepped in that she would be facing something powerful in this cave. It would be something far more powerful than anything she had faced so far, but that's not saying much because she had only faced boars. She wanted some NPCs or maybe even low-leveled players to kill, and this might honestly be one of those things above. Suddenly, the quest just got a lot more exciting... and she couldn't wait to slice something up with her curved sword and dominate the health of a mob. Blood smiled, excitedly walking faster in pitch darkness as she approached this danger that she had so much passion for.

[Blood 0]

Blood was lost. She had been lost for about an hour, and she had yet to meet this danger that she had been reminded of earlier. The threat was constantly reminding her, keeping her lost in her own mind as well as her physical body being lost in the maze of the caves. The tunnels split in two directions at every different corner, and it seemed that no matter how much she walked, there was no way that she would find an end to the cave. However, every beginning must have an end, and since this was a tutorial quest, it would be a matter of time before she reached her destination, and since this quest was supposed to be easy, she knew that the jewel would be very easy to stumble across. Blood whistled in boredom, but continued to walk, keeping her eyes out for things out of place or exaggerated.

[Blood 0]

Blood sighed in relief as she finally saw a red glow in the distance. She had been surprised that there was no mobs that attacked her during this quest, and she was starting to think that the danger in the atmosphere had been caused by her own failure. Perhaps she had been toned down in this world so much that even her own perceptions were deceiving her. This would not be advantageous in the future, as her own experience was one of the few traits that she can use in this world to become dominant. At the moment, she was unsure of how much of her past experiences actually carried over to this world. No... There was no way that Blood was mistaken. If no monsters attacked her before, than it must be after... And that was immediately what happened when she touched the red gem. The ground glowed, and suddenly, a mob was ahead. Blood smiled, applying the safeguard potion to avoid heavy damage.

<<Safeguard>> Potion applied

[Blood 0]

ID: 99703
BD: 4-1=3 (Miss)
MD: 1-3=-2 (Miss)

Blood couldn't see the monster in the distance, but she could tell that it wasn't gigantic. The darkness was making it extremely difficult for her to match her blade with the monster. Once she got closer, she might be able to see the guardian and get a better idea of exactly what she is dealing with. First things first, though, she needed to get as close as possible without taking any damage. With a smile, she lunged forward bravely, pulling her newly acquired curved sword to the use before attempting to swing blindly in the darkness. Unfortunately, she was unable to hit the target with the attack, just as she anticipated, but she managed to see the details of who she was dealing with. It was a troll... a troll guardian with a club in its hand. With that in mind, she made the assumption that it would be easy to dodge the attacks of such a clumsy mob. 

Blood: 100/100 | EN: 8/10 | [Safeguard]
Cave guardian: 20/20 | DMG: 50/5

Edited April 17, 2018 by Blood

[Blood 0]

ID: 99704
BD: 7-1=6 (Rage blow: 4*2=8)
MD: 8-3=5 (Miss)

Blood knew that it was a clumsy mob. The creature was slow to move and so she knew immediately that it would be placed to her advantage. The whole battle had been her victory in the beginning, and she was looking forwards to enjoying the red blade marks that would be made as a result of combat. Blood smirked, her eyes filled with enjoyment in the darkness even though she was unaware of exactly what was in the darkness. Blood charged once more, her eyes glowing in the blackness, and it was almost as if creature could see her coming but failed to anticipate exactly what was coming his way either. Blood smiled, knowing that she made contact, and the next thing that she saw was the red mark indicating the landing of the hit. The slash had dealt almost half the health points away from the creature. Blood licked her lips, sensing an attack before dodging straight back where she was.

Blood: 100/100 | EN: 7/10 | [Safeguard]
Cave guardian: 12/20 | DMG: 50/5

Edited April 17, 2018 by Blood

[Blood 0]

ID: 99705
BD: 5-1=4 (Miss)
MD: 2-3=-1 (Miss)

Blood was extremely confident of her abilities at the moment, and she knew that with time, she will be able to defeat the monster completely. It was simply too dark for her to consistently hit the mob without any sort of accuracy boosts on her weapon. After this quest, she might be able to finish up and obtain the col that she needs to obtain a new armor piece that will grant her the accuracy... Or rather just a ring will be sufficient for her to obtain this new accuracy boost. For now, she must focus entirely on the destruction of this creature in front of her. It was as if she was addicted to killing, and each time she charged, she attacked with a different fierceness and devastation. She was unpredictable, both in character and in fighting styles. Unfortunately, her attack was hard enough to land without the darkness, and now, she was still unable to land the strike.

Blood: 100/100 | EN: 6/10 | [Safeguard]
Cave guardian: 12/20 | DMG: 50/5

Edited April 17, 2018 by Blood

[Blood 0]

ID: 99706
BD: 6-1=5 (Miss)
MD: 6-3=3 (Miss)

It was a stalemate. The battle would've ended a long time ago if this was in real life. In real life, Blood could launch herself at an opponent and slash his head off immediately with one smooth swing of the sword, or rather, insert a hole through their head with a bullet from a long distance away. Her abilities in real life, although some were transferred over, the game truly takes away that from you. You are just the same as everyone else, and the only thing that you keep is the experience and the intelligence obtained from the killings of the real world. Hence, for now, Blood must continue to attack, even if it is not backed up by the diminishing if the monster's life points. A slow death, even though I would like it to be fast, a slow, miserable death for an ugly creature is quite fitting.

Blood: 100/100 | EN: 5/10 | [Safeguard]
Cave guardian: 12/20 | DMG: 50/5

Edited April 17, 2018 by Blood

[Blood 0]

ID: 99707
BD: 5-1=4
MD: 1-3=-2

Hence, the stalemate continues. Blood, at this point, was wondering whether it had been a good choice for her to consume the safe guard potion when she could've saved it for later. The quest had recommended that you take it, but Blood was sure that she would've been fine without it. How much damage could a troll like this really do anyway? Not that much, according to her opinion. She could go at this all day and not get hit by such a slow, clumsy creature. Blood sighed, giving away her position on purpose so she can launch an attack by alternating her body to behind the creature. The plan did not work, however, when she mispositioned herself, and the result was her stabbing the air, not exactly the target that she wanted to hit. Her stats were still far too low, so she was not surprised that she would fail at hitting a lot of attempts

Blood: 100/100 | EN: 5/10 | [Safeguard]
Cave guardian: 12/20 | DMG: 50/5

Edited April 17, 2018 by Blood

[Blood 0]

ID: 99708
BD: 7-1=6 (Rage blow: 2*4=8)
MD: 1-3=-2 (Miss)

Blood closed her eyes. She had to use her senses because her vision did not assist her that much. If she could fully rely on her senses, then she would certainly use it, however, if part of her vision is blurred, then she would rather attack in the pure darkness. She listened carefully, reading the steps that the monster is slowly taking to reach her. Finally, with one clumsy swing, the troll attacked, only for it to realize that it had missed once again. Blood was an expert of evading attacks, and this one was just as easy to dodge. She had managed to evade the attack entirely, not taking a bit of damage as a result. This gave away the position of the monster in the darkness, and with that, Blood was able to pierce the troll with her curved sword, taking the mob down to a one hit with just one attack. One more hit, and it was done for.

Blood: 100/100 | EN: 4/10 | [Safeguard]
Cave guardian: 4/20 | DMG: 50/5

Edited April 17, 2018 by Blood

[Blood 0]

ID: 99709
BD: 4-1=3 (Miss)
MD: 4-3=1 (Miss)

The stalemate, of course, continues. There was no sign that the chain of missing attacks would end any time soon, but when it does, Blood would be able to strike and defeat the monster once and for all. This would be the last time she attacks a creature such as this, and for the future, Blood hoped that it would be far easier to hit, but more of a challenge for her. This time, it seems as if she was impossible to hit, and every strike from the troll was a simple dodge that she can simply avoid by moving slightly to the left or right depending on the direction of the attack. The pattern was far too easy, and even without her evasion, Blood was confident that she would've dodged its attacks. Blood swung with her blade after avoiding several of the troll's own attacks only to miss all her swing.

Blood: 100/100 | EN: 3/10 | [Safeguard]
Cave guardian: 4/20 | DMG: 50/5

Edited April 18, 2018 by Blood

[Blood 0]

ID: 99710
BD: 9-1=8 (Rage blow: 2*4=8)
MD: 1-3=-2

It had been a boring battle, and Blood had expected far more from the strongest mob that she had seen so far. The mob was weak, and she had completely wasted the safeguard that she applied to herself. It was hard enough to hit her, so even if she was hit by one attack, she would definitely survive and reach the same outcome as what would've happened if she didn't use the potion. What has been done is done, though, and Blood sighed as she finally landed a lucky hit, defeating the troll and sending it into shards. Blood's victory had been inevitable, so now she can finally find her way out of the place and reach the quest giver so she can complete the third quest and obtain the fourth quest... the final quest of the beginner quest trilogy. With this, she was one step closer to becoming stronger.

Blood: 100/100 | EN: 2/10 | [Safeguard]
Cave guardian: -4/20 | DMG: 50/5

Edited April 18, 2018 by Blood

[Blood 0]

Blood grabbed onto the jewel that she had been assigned to obtain. It didn't seem like anything special, except for the fact that it was glowing in the dark. Blood didn't know why there had to be a guardian for something that seemed almost useless, but she shrugged it off and put it into her inventory. With it, she can complete the quest and obtain the rewards from it... possibly even level up as a result. It had taken quite a large amount of her day, so she'll probably go grab something to eat, kill some boars on her own, and grind some more stats before going to sleep. The grind was going to be harsh, but in the end, it was what she will do if she wants to survive, and that is exactly what will happen as long as she can do something to prevent her death. She smiled, reaching the exit of the cave.

[Blood 0]

Already familiar with the layout of the cave, Blood realized that it was far easier to exit the cave than enter the cave. Perhaps it was also designed this way so the tired players can just leave after finishing the quest and struggling in the dark. There must be a skill that lets her use the darkness to her advantage though, so Blood will definitely be looking into that once her damage is completely settled. She sighed, pulling out a bottle of water from her inventory before slowly gulping it down. She had been so focused and excited by the sensation of killing that she had forgotten about her own thirst that didn't even exist in the game... it was kind of a habit... to drink after a mission. Placing her serious face back on, Blood arrived at the quest giver's location, and traded in the jewel to receive a ring of accuracy as a reward. It wasn't good enough for her though, for it wasn't the max amount of accuracy she can obtain. And luckily for her, the result of the combat led to her discovering a katana, finally allowing her to unlock the Katana skill.

Edited April 18, 2018 by Blood