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Happily accepting the five gold Lyssia sent me, I curiously pondered where she had got it from.

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....Should I join a guild...? I wanna get easy money too...

Ah, but I suppose the way I'm earning gold is already pretty fast. So I won't complain!

In fact, one gold can be turned into 100 silver. And one silver can become 50 copper. Level 5 mobs usually drop an average of 5 copper each, so ten would become 1 silver. You would need to kill quite a lot of mobs too even achieve a piece of gold…..

I just realized that I was really rich huh.

One gold coin could easily buy unique rated equipment, I had over seventy gold!

But that's fine, my property is a good investment. Having a place to chill and relax is very important to a player!

I have no regrets.

...

Well, I have a few but I'll forget them.

Alright, time to get the 33 more points and hand in this mission!

Once again jumping back into the forest, I went to look for more people that would succ.u.mb to my blade.

___

Two Hours Later

"That's the last one!" I cheered while pumping my fist.

I finally got 200 PK points!

Let's quickly level up my mask before sometime happens.

Selecting my mask in my inventory, I clicked the 'level up' b.u.t.ton that was now accessible. Instantly, a bright flash of light surrounded me and flowed into my mask. Noticing that my PK count was now at zero, a notification popped up before my eyes.

[Congratulations! You are the first player to upgrade a growth item, you have received these items.

1 Achievement

10 skill points

50 gold]

D-dang…...10 skill points!? But don't usual players only get one per level? That's really overpowered you know!

Ah, but at least I was the one that got it. Good job me!

Alright…..let's get back home before something happens. I have a feeling that the light that came with the upgrade may have attracted a few people.

Bending my knees, I leaped up and landed on a branch in a tree. Video games are awesome, stat points are even more awesome! I could probably never do something like this in real life.

However, before I could leave the clearing a group of five people came into view.

Oh! Is that Lyssia I see?

'Yoohoo!'

Is what I would have shouted if she was alone. But there were four other men walking alongside her.

Too bad...

I guess I'll just take my leave then.

As quietly as I could, I inched myself along the branch and hid from view. My plan to wait until they left would have worked splendidly if only they didn't have a real life expert with them.

Without a warning, the largest player among the small group charged towards where I was and jumped up right into my face.

I didn't even have time to twitch.

"h.e.l.lo, Mr. Lynx. I was hoping to have a proper spar, but it looks like my client has it really in for you. Terribly sorry."

Huh?

I feel so weightless…...and my vision is spinning quite wildly.

I'm flying!

But unfortunately, I landed quite heavily. In fact, it would be better to say that I crash landed instead.

The wind was knocked out of my lungs as I stared towards the sky in a daze. Yet, the mysterious ambusher didn't let me off with just that.

Yup, he really just had to kick me in the ribs huh? Everyone like aiming at my ribs these days for some reason.

"Off you go. I doubt this is enough to kill you though, hopefully, you don't feel hurt just from this."

Pain exploded across my body as I was flung into the giant tree. Although my sensors were only at 80%, my mind was still reeling from the pain and shock. It was much worse than when Ryuu had weakly punched me a few times at school.

This aura…..it's the aura of an expert, and it has me completely suppressed.

It's hard to breathe.

I can't move.

This ain't a joke!?

C-c.r.a.p, this is bad.

I only have a quarter of my health left, this guy is too strong.

Cold sweat flowed down my neck while I shakily supported myself up with my back against the rough bark of the tree. I could barely steady my breathing as I stared with wide eyes at the player that had suddenly shown up beside me.

His username was Tyrant. My eyebrows perked up in recognition.

So this was the rumored expert slayer, the renowned 'b.l.o.o.d.y Berserker'. I've definitely heard of him before, the man who PKed many experts on the first day in town.

I can't beat him, I bet I can't even scratch him.

With my expression hidden under the hood, I turned my eyes towards Lyssia, causing a slight s.h.i.+ft of my cloak. It was pretty obvious what I was trying to ask her. 'Why didn't you warn me that he had such a trump card up his sleeve?!'

Noticing the tiny movement in her direction, she looked at me with a straight gaze with eyes that seemed to say 'I didn't know at all! He didn't tell anyone.'

…

I hope I don't drop my good gear when I die.