Liam sat down in a corner near the altar.

"Status."

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Name: Liam Mason

Level: 12 | EXP: 3%

Class: Awakened

Title: none

HP: 40 | MP: 30

Vitality: 4

Strength: 33

Dexterity: 38

Mental Power: 3

Magic Power: 2

Attributes Points: 5

Skill Points: 60

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This time, after focusing on Strength and Dexterity, Liam distributed 2 points on Dexterity and the other 3 on Mental Power. Now with 40 in Dexterity and 60 MP.

He also decided to upgrade the Slash skill to Rank-F.

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Slash: using a sword, attack with a mighty cut.

Rank: F (0/100)

Effect: Increases damage by 6%

Cost: 10 MP

Cooldown: 3 seconds

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The only thing that changed was the rank, the required amount of Skill Points to upgrade, and the effect that before it was 5%.

He might not be physically tired, but mentally he was exhausted. So he decided to rest for a while.

"Operator, pay 50 Core. I want the token to cross the green force field."

"Request confirmed. You got the green token."

"What are my winnings?"

"87x Blood Core. 7x Ranks. 137 Contribution Points."

Liam thought for a few seconds before making up his mind.

"Operator, restore the (Simple Katana) completely."

"The cost is 5 Blood Core for every 1 of restored durability. Are you sure you want to proceed?"

"Yes."

"It will take 10 minutes to restore 20 for durability."

"Meanwhile, hand me the chest."

Liam opened the first chest and received a small healing potion. The second gave him 5 Blood Core. The third gave him an arc of Rank-G. The fourth gave him a small mana potion. The other three gave him skill books. Haste, Mana Regeneration and Fireball.

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Haste (Active): increases movement speed when activated.

Rank: G (0/50)

Effect: Increases movement speed by 7%

Duration: 5 seconds

Cost: 20 MP

Cooldown: 30 seconds

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Fireball: Launches a fireball on target.

Rank: G (0/50)

Attack: Cause 8 ~ 12 damage

Effect: Has a 3% chance to burn target -

Burn: Target misses 10 HP per second. Duration: 30 seconds

Casting Time: 2 seconds

Range: 10 meters

Cost: 30 MP

Cooldown: 3 seconds

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Mana Regeneration (Passive): Increases the speed of Mana Regeneration.

Rank: G (0/50)

Effect: Retrieves 10 MP per minute

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Before Mana Regeneration, Liam had already checked the recovery speed of his MP. It was 1 MP per minute. The same was true for your HP.

"I think I'm going to have to focus on my Mental Power now. My MP is too small. Mm... Operator, is there anything in the store that increases the rank of skills?"

The orb took a few seconds before answering.

"Yes. For 10.000 Contribution Points, you can get the Soul Core."

Liam's eyes flashed.

"Show me the page of the item."

In front of him, he saw a jewel the size of an apple. If it was not for the color, he could swear it was a Blood Core.

Blood Core are blood red. The jewel he was seeing, the Soul Core, is a blue color of the sky.

"That... does not it mean that the demons also drop that item?"

"Yes, but the drop rate is too small and only level 30 and above demons drop the Soul Core."

Liam was thoughtful for a moment before ask:

"Operator, is there any way to gain Contribution Points without defeating the demons"

"Yes. It exists through missions given by the Order of the Gods and also exists by the exchange of Blood Core. 100 Core for 1 Contribution Point."

Liam said nothing, but inside, he was beginning to think that these Blood Core were far more important than they seemed.

But even so, he had already made his decision to acquire these Soul Core.

Liam Mason spent more than two hours just resting as he looked around. He noticed that the number of people decreased slightly. Many ended up using all 3 extra lives and ended up dying. If you die here, you die in reality. The orb explained that this body is just an avatar. Your real body is in your home, lying in your bed, and for all purposes, sleeping.

Some people tried to get acquainted with him, but Liam acted as antisocial that he is. He chose to focus on staying strong and surviving instead of making friendships that may well not be real. Engaging with other people was just a means to seek trouble. Although he did not have as much time as he had, Liam had watched many animations and series to know that.

With a sigh, he opened the rankings. He had discovered that there was an official rating of the strongest.

1: Li Yun - Level 38: Altar of Discord

2: Gao Jun - Level 37: Altar of Discord

3: Erik Stwart - Level 36: Altar of Justice

4: Lara Carter - Level 35: Altar of War

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7867: Liam Mason - Level 12: Altar of Order

Seeing his position, he can do nothing but sigh.

"These monsters... Probably lucky enough to have terrifying skills."

He stood and stretched.

"Time to hunt."

Upon entering the first layer, he noticed that the number of demons had decreased. It no longer looked like an endless army.

People found it easier to name the spaces between each force field by layers.

Between white and green: First layer.

Between green and yellow: Second Layer.

Between the yellow field and the blue: Third layer.

Between the blue field and the pink: Fourth layer.

Between the pink and the black field: Sixth Layer.

Between black and purple field: Seventh Layer.

After the seventh layer, it is called the outer layer, outside the altar guards.

Even the orbs adhered to that.

Liam decided to reach level 15 in the first layer before going to the second layer. Your safety came first. Being a level 12, killing level 1 to level 3 demons was extremely easy. Of course the number of demons he had to kill only increased.

More than an hour later, he reached level 13. He continued to fight non-stop. The same thing happened when you reached level 14 and then level 15.

[You leveled.]

[Congratulations, you killed 1000 demons!]

[You got the title 'Demon Hunter'.]

Liam decided to go back to the white field to check right the title.

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Demon Hunter: a title given to those who killed 1000+ demons.

Effect: Increases all damage dealt by demons by 30%

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He smiled.

"Now it will be a lot easier to hunt these pests... Now, it's time to increase my MP."

Liam put all 15 Attributes Points into Mental Power, thus getting over 200 MP.

So far, he had only used his skills when needed, but now he plans to start using them more freely.

"Operator, buy the necessary tokens to cross as many force fields as possible."

"Request confirmed. You have acquired the necessary tokens to cross to the black force field. To cross the last force field, purple, 500 Blood Core is needed."

After that, he opened the 3 chests he acquired after killing more than 800 demons. He noticed that his luck seemed to be diminishing.

He did not receive any skill books, only 3 outfits. A pair of boots that increases his speed of movement by 2%, an iron breastplate that increases his defense by 1.5% and a sword similar to the one he saw in medieval films.

He fitted the boots, the chest and tried the sword, but found it strange. He had already grown accustomed to the katana format. That's why he sold the sword, his katana, and the bow he won earlier, so he received a total of 600 Contribution Points. As a result, he spent 1200 points to buy the Sword Mastery - Rank-G, which passively increases sword damage by 2%, and makes him fluent in handling the sword. The remaining 500 points were used to buy a katana with a better effect and damage.

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Katana Iron

Rank: G

Durability: 35/35

Requirements: Level 10

Attack: 21 ~ 31

Effect: Has a 3% chance of causing Bleeding

Bleeding: Target loses 10 HP per second. Duration: 10 seconds

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