Hyun was surprised at the status window that just popped out.
He was wondering about the stats of the opponent when the information about the Ain clone popped out.
Usually, you couldnât check the status window of another user. You could check the status window of monsters, but you needed to defeat them first.
The reason why he could see clone Ain's status window was probably because of the awakening quest.
'The stats are almost the same... But how well it controls the character is too different.'
The corners of his mouth turned up.
Hyun took the shortsword he had been carrying since level 1 from his robe.
Burning flames were approaching him menacingly, but he wasn't nervous.
'The movements are too obvious.'
Even though the flames were right before him, Hyun didn't back out. Instead, he went right into it.
'It isn't a real fire. As long as it doesn't touch me, I won't take any damage...'
The fire moved upwards.
Unlike real fire, you couldn't feel the heat from it. The important thing was to avoid touching the fire directly.
Hyun squeezed through the flame and then used his shortsword to cut off Ain's clone.
[Critical Hit! You've dealt 23 damage!]
[Since the damage you've dealt counts for more than 33% of the opponent's total HP, its body stopped working properly!]
The shadow's head fell off.
The moment its body got separated, it turned into fire. And finally, it was absorbed by the darkness.
"Easy."
Ain had also finished her battle and had come to Hyun's side.
"Did you finish?"
"Yes, it was too weak compared to you."
Ain faltered for a while but then finally opened her mouth.
"While I wasn't looking... You didn't do anything weird to my shadow, right?"
"Anything weird...? Like what?"
"Like... Not letting it move... Or doing... Fuu...?"
Ain murmured.
"Huh...? What are you talking about...?"
Hyun thought for a moment that he had misheard something, So he tried to ask what she had said, but sadly, they didn't have time to chitchat.
The awakening quest still hadn't finished. And soon, they heard another notification from the system.
[As a reward for clearing the first trial, every party member will be awarded temporary stats points!]
<Reward>
[Temporary Stat Points] +20
[The second trial will start soon! Please distribute the points as fast as you can!]
Hyun nodded after hearing the system notification.
The awakening questâŠ
He was starting to understand how it would take place.
It was like a dungeon crawler. Each time you went deeper into the dungeon, you received rewards.
Every time you clear a quest, you receive skill and stat points. If you die, the quest ends.
No, since it said you could turn back in time, you probably had another chance.
Anyway, the basic rules were simple: If you went down a floor, you received a reward that made you stronger. Ultimately, the deeper you went, the more stats you received.
'So this is why it reset our abilities at the beginning.'
Bonus statsâŠ
Hyun spent five points in agility and 15 in empathy. Ain used five points in agility and 15 in magical power.
They used the points the same way they usually did to return to their normal selves.
Creak- The clock that had been used for the previous stage began descending.
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In the middle of the darkness, two flames rose, and those two flames turned into a set of shadows.
'The stats have gone up. But what's that interrogation mark skill?'
He didn't have much time to think about it.
The shadow had already launched an attack.
'Damn... «One Second Immortality»!
At that moment, the shadow twisted her arms a little bit.
Hyun got a flashback.
âA scene from the past overlapped with the present.
âI remember this...!â
It was a technique Ain often used!
He remembered seeing it very often while training.
It was a technique that consisted of twisting the arm; thanks to that, it expanded the trajectory and forced the opponent to account for the changed timing of the attack.
'Do you think I'll fall for this?'
Hyun instinctively took a step forward.
It looked like a fire moth throwing itself at the enemy.
He wasn't trying to commit suicide, of course. Everything was calculated.
You could negate an opponent's attack by attacking at the same time.
'Good!'
Was it because he didn't avoid the attack? Her posture became off, and he took that opportunity to use his short sword.
He aimed for the joint but couldn't land a critical hit because she twisted her body a little bit.
[You've managed to deal 22 damage!]
Since there was no time limit, he didn't need to hurry.
Hyun, without hurrying, slowly damaged the opponent.
Even if the artificial intelligence had gotten smarter, he was still better.
'I don't have to make any mistakes until the end... I've almost defeated her.'
After a few minutes, Hyun was able to bring the shadow's health to less than 10%.
Now all he needed to do was cut the shadow a few more times, and then it would turn into fire and disappear, and he would be able to go down to the next floor.
But something unexpected happened when Hyun blocked the opponent's attack with «One Second Immortality».
Crash-!
The shield broke, and Hyun's arms received damage.
[You've received 58 damage!]
[You've lost more than 33% of your HP, so your body stopped working properly!]
[You've lost your left arm!]
"What...?! But I blocked it with «One Second Immortality»! Unless the damage output suddenly becomes higher�!"
Up until then, he had been able to block this attack with «One Second Immortality». The only possible explanation for what had happened that he could think of was a bug.