Chapter 15 - Incoming Danger

[Name: Steampunk Bee Spirit]

Rank: None

Potential: F-

[Status]

Strength: 3

Constitution: 3

Agility: 1

Intelligence: 0

Mana: 0

Mana Power: 0/0

Spirit Power: 0/50

[Skills]

[Ferocious Bullet Stinger]

[Invisibility]

Looking at the bee that flew behind him like a guardian angel, Niko smiled.

¨This is much more useful than the weak spirits! Not only that, but it also possessed potential! A potential equal to the bald man from before. Meaning, if the bee reached the potential it's expected to reach, it would be like having the bald man by my side!¨ Niko was completely ecstatic.

Although it was one of the lowest ranks possible, it was still enough to help him early on, ¨Who said I couldn't have an army of these?¨ Was his mindset. An army of shooting bees was almost like a squad of guns.

Niko then checked the two skills that the bee spirit possessed and found out a few things about them that surprised him. The [Ferocious Bullet Stinger] skill was the same skill that injured Louis, meaning, he possessed a very deadly weapon that could fight for him from long range. By possessing this skill, Niko was able to understand that whenever he summoned a spirit, the spirit would possess the same skill as it was alive. This was a game-changer.

¨If I killed a human with a skill and took his spirit, would the spirit possess the same skill? Does it only work on monsters?¨ Niko wondered, however, he did not get too confident. There were too many things he didn't know of right now, meaning he would need a little more training to get used to this.

The other skill was called, [Invisibility] and it made him extremely excited. ¨This is too op!¨ He thought to himself with happiness. This skill allowed spirits to turn invisible when commanded, however, when invisible they were unable to attack, and when they leave the invisibility they would be unable to attack for a few seconds. They would also go through solid objects when invisible, making it extremely convenient for Niko.

Niko and the others waited for monsters to come out again, however, nothing was coming out thus far. They stood there waiting for more monsters to come out in silence until Maria spoke.

¨Did anyone else receive Exp?¨ Maria asked.

¨Huh?¨ Simon tilted his head.

¨Status!¨

[Name: Niko Lazar]

Level: 1

Exp: 0.011%

[Status]

Strength: 1

Constitution: 1 (+2)

Agility: 1

Intelligence: 1(+1)

Mana: 1(+1)

Mana Power: 1/4

[Unique Title]

One Surrounded by Spirits(Passive)

[Skills]

Celestial Probe

Spirit King's Order

¨That's all!?!¨ Niko spoke in displeasure and looked at the others.

¨Yeah… 0.04 Exp is pretty low...¨ Simon shook his head.

¨I received 0.06 Exp!"Maria was happy.

Niko´s mind once again was filled with questions, ¨I received less than what they received? Why is that? Could it be, because I used the spirits to kill for me…? Sigh...¨ Niko was beginning to understand a bit more about his skills and how cruel the world was. To not even receive one percent after killing a monster that could end his life was depressing.

¨Leveling up is going to be hard...¨ Niko came to the conclusion. For Marcos to be level eleven, it shows how strong he truly is. ¨He has probably been here for a long time.¨ Niko continued to think.

Niko would need to kill 100 of those Steampunk Bees just to get his exp up to 1%, and kill 10,000 of them just to level up by one level! Absurd! He didn't know if leveling up affected the amount of exp received, however, if it was just like the video games from Earth, then it was very likely. This meant that it would be even more difficult to level after leveling up making it extremely time-consuming. Each battle was also a life-and-death one, making it even more difficult to gain exp.

As they waited for monsters to appear, Niko looked at the people around him. Right now it would be dangerous to be by himself as he did not possess enough spirits, however, he could stick with these people around him to gain more spirits and grow stronger, until he gets to a point where he no longer needed them. It wasn't that Niko was using them, however, each one of the people near Niko currently was feeling the same thing. It was commonly thought to stick together at the beginning of a dangerous new world. Survival would be much probable if there were more people, especially with the powers that they possessed.

Simon was very knowledgeable when it came to RPG games which would come useful and he also possessed a very special ability very similar to healing. Louis was extremely agile and his speed was extremely quick. Maria possessed a skill that would be extremely useful when hunting. These people were unique.

Sitting around on the grassy ground facing one another they chatted for a bit more completely unfazed by the dead monsters near them, Simon then said, "It has been a while, no monsters have come out yet…"

Louis agreed and said, "Yeah… We should have time left still…"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly everyone stood up in a panic and looked towards the jungle where the loud sounds came from.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal on metal was getting louder and louder.

"Let's move!" Niko said as he began to run back. The sound was getting closer and he didn't want to take a chance. He made his Steampunk bee spirit go invisible so that the other group of people didn't see as of yet. Niko wanted to keep this hidden as of now and use it to his advantage later. Besides, he still possessed the three weak spirits which orbited his body.

As they ran away from the jungle, Niko noticed that the other group could also hear the sounds as they also moved back. Niko's group was much closer to the other group now as they looked at one another, then turned towards the jungle as a huge sound was emitted.

"Boom!"

A figure was thrown out of the jungle, as it fell towards the ground with force.

"Marcos!?" Everyone looked in surprise as they learned the figure was Marcos.

Niko's eyes were filled with shock as he was unable to understand how someone as powerful as Marcos could be thrown around like that.

Marcos stumbled upwards holding a sword in his hand. His armor was dirty as cracks could be found around it. Marcos looked at the jungle and began to run towards the group.

"Everyone prepare yourselves! Those without a skill move back! Those with a skill step forward! All of our cooperation will be required to survive this!" Niko looked around quickly as people began to move forward and backward. Only a few people did not possess skills now.

"Those with buffing skill use it on me! Those who can attack from far, try to stay far away as much as possible while those with close combat skills… Good luck!" Marcos spoke.

People stayed still looking at him with fear and confusion. The words from Marcos weren't much of motivation either.

"Now!" He screamed.

"Crack!"

Tree branches began to break as a huge silhouette could be seen in the jungle. The silhouette was over three meters in height and extremely slim. The figure stepped out and everyone gasped in awe. A huge praying mantis came out, looking straight at the group.