Kal was happy after using the daggers for so long now he finally got knife mastery and the bloodling daggers leveled!

Bloodling Daggers lv 2: These daggers are made from the essence of bloodlings. They secrete the venom of bloodlings.Turns bones and organs into liquid that bloodlings feed on.(soul bound) (bound owner: Kal Sapphire)

+5 str

+10 dex

+5 agi

Skill:Venom Slash

Seeing the new window made Kal frown he thought after leveling they would be a bit more impressive. Also the skill seemed like something he could already do. Which makes it seem even more pointless.

The increase in dex seems to be the best outcome. He had hoped for the venom to get stronger but just held out hope for later levels. Taking a quick look around Kal gathered up all the worthwhile stuff.

After a few minutes he picked up a few health pots, some coins, a few rusty weapons (daggers, short swords, spears,etc), and a couple of wooden shields that weren't on fire. After making sure there was nothing else of value he decided to see if the new skill attached to his daggers was worth anything.

Lining himself up with a car in the parking lot he held his daggers at ready. At first he didn't notice it but quickly he realized he was taking a fighting stance!

Kal-"Could this be from the knife mastery skill? If so then this is great the skill works unconsciously! I never noticed with my Archery skill because I have practiced since I was younger but if this is the case people who have no natural skill and were useless before can become far stronger than before! "

Getting back into his stance he activates the skill on the daggers. Calling out venom slash in his mind Kal watched as the dagger he was swinging turned pure green as the venom covered the whole blade. But it didn't stop there the venom continued to expand and the dagger grew to two times its size! The oddest part was that it held the shape of the blade the whole time despite it being venom it looked as sharp as ever!

When the venom slash hit the car it went through it with ease. The attack didn't stop there though the venom that built up released like a wave and splattered around the cut until all that was left was the original dagger.

Kal looked at the dagger in shock.

Kal- "Holy shit! I thought this was going to be useless but damn if it won't come in handy! Thank you dumbass hobs. Your stupidity has served me well. Don't worry I will probably not exterminate you tribe. Probably."

After giving his thanks to the dead hobgoblins he returned to the inside of the restaurant only to see his new partner staring at him in shock.

Kal-"What?"

Onyx-"How!?"

Kal-"How what?"

Onyx-"How did you do that! No human should have the skills necessary to defeat a group of hobgoblins singlehandedly! Its far to soon your world has only just changed a few days ago and your level is definitely lower than theres was."

Kal- "Hmm well I guess theres no use hiding it but my archery skill is at the expert level plus I have had quite a few stat boosts. But how is it you know my level? Do you have the observe skill as well?"

Onyx- "As well!? You have the skill!!? Just what the hell did you go through!?"

Kal then started to explain what he went through from the start of the new world by then end of his story Onyx looked at the boy she decided to partner up with in amazement.

Onyx-"No wonder someone from the human race is as strong as you! After all those boosts handling anything 15 levels higher than you is easy so long as you are at a distance. But to think you burned down a breeding grounds. That is going to bite you in the ass later boy."

Kal- "Oh trust me that spider bitch is going to pay far more than I will."

Seeing the dark look in his eyes gave Onyx a sense of pride.

Onyx- (Seems we share a goal as well. Good then lets see how many gods we can bring down in the future. )

Onyx kept these thoughts to herself as the boy was in no condition to start challenging the gods but she was going to help him take his best shot when the time came.

Kal-"What did you mean for a human earlier?"

Kal asked all of a sudden snapping her out of her thoughts.

Onyx-"Oh thats right you wouldn't know. You see humans have the slowest rate of growth out of all creatures. The only benifit of being a human is that you can learn skills pretty quickly but as for leveling and stat growth humans are the weakest."

Kal-"Im not overly familiar with this but aren't elves generally the ones with slower growth rates?"

Onyx- "Pffft who the hell told you that!? Elves are faster, smarter, and more skilled in magic than most races! Not to mention the near immortality that even the most common elf has why would they be given slow growth rates? Hell they are even counted as one of the most beatiful races in creation, compared to humans its like night and day!"

Kal frowned. He had some serious plans for later in the future and if he grows too slowly he might die later. So he needs to find a way to fix his slow growth or find a way to boost his stats higher.

Seeing his frown Onyx was a bit uneasy. She hoped she didn't go too far but the boy needed to understand the limits of humans so he doesn't get too overconfident.

Onyx- "I am sorry if this upsets you but it was done this way because humans have a high birth rate and are able to use almost every skill known on top of being able to build their stats through hard labor. This was done to balance the races otherwise humans would be far too powerful."

Hearing this Kal still found it unfair but at least he has a way now to increase his stats. All this time he was wondering why he was leveling so slowly and now that he has an answer he is somewhat annoyed.

Kal-(Whatever I will find a way and when I do watch out Chess I am coming for you!)

After a few tacos the duo went to sleep. Onyx since she already claimed Kal as hers plopped right down on his chest and curled up. She fell asleep with a satisfied look on her face. Kal just shook his head and laid back drifting off to sleep.

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The next morning they headed out heading deeper into downtown. Kal was hoping there wouldn't be any more trouble as he was quite worried about his aunt.

Onyx- "So do we have a destination?"

Kal- "Yea we are headed to my place to make sure my aunt is okay."

Onyx-"And then?"

Kal- "Then I start preparing for my revenge!"

Onyx shivered at the darkness in Kal's voice. Of course now she understands why he is the way he is but still. That darkness could be a problem.

With a quick glide she lands on his head and curls up keeping watch.

Kal chuckled at this and keeps walking.

After about an hour the duo heard the sounds of screams.

With a quick sprint to the corner Kal peaked out and saw the commotion.