landbeastnovel Chapter 8
Chapter 8
chapter 8
i woke up the next morning with a headache and hobbled over to my fridge to grab a cold bottle of water.
"glugggluggglugg"
i chugged about half of it and sat in my desk chair. i quickly checked my status and was pleasantly greeted with a full 135/135 mp stat.
i got dressed, grabbed my sword, took 3 bronze coins from my bedside table, and made my way out the door. on the ground was a little yellow note with an apple next to it. it read:
"good luck hunting today jay:) -m"
i smiled, put the note in my back pocket, took a bite out of the apple, and walked down the stairs in a half jumping manner.
my walk to the dungeon takes no more than 5 minutes now. it gives me a brief moment to collect my thoughts before i go to battle. i'm used to making this walk with my team mates, this is the first time i'm doing it alone in a while... the morning silence is a bit erie.
i went over yesterday's hunt in my head, i made about 20 bronze, but used up all my mp in a matter of hours. it wasn't hard work, i just activated my skill too many times for weak opponents. it wasn't as efficient as i'd like.
i think it's time i take a risk... i made up my mind. today, i'll be facing the boss solo.
i approached the blue portal confidently, unsheathed my sword, and jumped through.
i made a straight shot for the end of the dungeon, any goblins that obstructed my path i kicked to the side. i decided they were not worth using my sword, or even collecting their crystals. today i was on a mission.
in about an hour and a half i made it to the boss room entrance. the light grey portal was swirling in front of me. it was a familiar safe color, nothing like that mutants portal in my previous battle. i grinned and jumped through.
i entered the boss room with both hands gripping my sword's handle holding it towards the back of the dungeon.
i quickly disposed of the approaching goblins with a few kicks and a wide swing of my sword.
moments later the familiar hobgoblin boss appeared.
"gruuuahhh!!!"
the monster screeched as it sprinted towards me with its axe.
i had been watching this boss for 6 weeks straight, never getting a chance to take a crack at it myself. it was strong, but i've been leeching off my teams exp as a porter for a while. i knew i could handle the boss on my own if i needed to.
the hobgoblin lifted its axe as it approached me at a rather quick pace. once it was roughly 5 meters away i braced myself, readied my sword, and charged at it.
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name: jay soju
level: 27
hp: 140/140
mp: 20/140
strength: 70 [+50]
speed: 78
agility: 83
defense: 64
mental strength: 70
skills:
absorption
swordsmanship
items equipped:
stainless steel long sword [+50 strength]
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the last hobgoblin dropped a light pink mana crystal, and to my surprise a large axe. it had a sturdy wooden handle with a large metal blade. as i threw the mana crystal in my back left pocket i sheathed my sword and picked up the axe. the white light came and i walked out of the dungeon with a satisfied look on my face.
"i leveled up and got an item drop today, can't complain."
i walked towards the village market with a smile on my face as the sun began to set behind me. a successful day of solo hunting has come to an end.