Chapter 17:PTSD

My experience went up and up. I instantly leveled up to nine.

ID: Dark Bunny

Job: Dark Quasi Mage

Level: 9

Health: 265

Mana: 233

Attack: 37-39

Defense: 20

Agility: 21

Intellect: 13

Strength: 29

Endurance: 14

Stamina: 13

Luck: 23

I also received a new robe and 10 silver coins. Furthermore from all the kills and quests I did so far my coins totaled up to 22 silver coins and 53 copper coins. It wasn't much since just one beginner’s health or mana potion that healed 80 HP cost 50 copper coins. So expensive but what can you do. Oh my new robe was called the Silk battle mage robe.

Name:Silk Battle Mage Robe

Tier:Bronze

Mana:40

I switched out my tattered robe and replaced it with this one. Instantly by stats when up by the stated amount. Furthermore this robe doesn’t look that bad. It was a silk white robe. I actually don't look like a hobo anymore.

“Dark Bunny well done,” Dark Mage Rabi praises. “Due to your level being to low I cannot give you this quest yet. Come back when you are level ten.”

“Okay.”

I left the mage’s house and ran to the shop. I brought 10 health potions and 10 mana potions. Since 100 copper coins equal one silver. It costed me 10 silver coins for both the health and mana potions. The reason it took me so long to kill those spiders before was because I didn't have potions to speed up my recovery. Then I ran toward the black spider cave. It took a couple minutes. There were a bunch of players around the area. Most of them were level eleven.

I then overheard one of the groups talking.

“Second Bro, are you sure that the Queen Widow Spider is in this cave?” A warrior said in a dissatisfied tone, “We have been killing these spiders for over half an hour, these level 6 monsters hardly gave us any experience!”

A knight calmly replied, “Bro, it should be in these coordinates. One of our assassin’s friend was killed by the BOSS at this coordinates about half an hour ago. He didn’t dare to revive here, so he revived in the city and dropped three levels. He wasted two hours of training hahaha.”

Wow I thought to myself. This death system is pretty vicious to drop three levels for reviving in a city. I died once but because I was level one I only lost all my experience and a couple items. Mauled to death by foxes. Ugh! So embarrassing.

The warrior nodded, “Humph, I hope you’re right. If we came here for nothing, you’d have to treat me for tomorrow’s supper.”

“Ha, that’s a small thing!” the knight answers. His voice sounds strangely familiar I thought to myself at the time.

I pulled the hood over my head which casted a dark shadow over my face.

“Hey Dark Bunny do you want to party up?” The six feet tall individual wearing a knight helmet asks me. He saw me walking by and asks. I took a glance and saw that his name was Dunk King. Must be a basketball fan I guess.

“Sure,” I said. “I hope my level isn't too low for you guys. How do you guys split up the spoils?” I had to ask this because my level is too low and if I get duped that I have no one to blame but myself.

“We will roll for it,” He laughs.

“Okay invite me into the party.”

Ding!

Dunk King has invited you. Yes. No.

I clicked yes and I automatically joined their group. They named their group Rising Dragon. I saw that there were 7 people in the group. There was 2 mages, 2 warriors, 1 healer, 1 knight and an archer. I don’t know much about games but it seems like a good composition for a team.

“Is this your first time playing a virtual reality game?” the warrior name Big Long Dragon asks.

“Yeah. My parents just brought me one a couple days ago. Please take care of me,” I said politely.

“We’re all brothers and sisters here. Relax. If need be we will carry you. We just need an extra player for damage output.”

“Cool.”

“What class are you?” He asks.

“I am a mage,” I lied. I hid my title because it would be weird for someone to have a hidden class already.

“Oh it says quasi mage on your job. What is it?” He continues to question me.

“I think its because I haven't completed my mage training yet.”

After that he stopped bothering me with questions.

“Alright lets head into the cave. It is a bit dark inside so be careful,” The boss of the group shouts out.

As we all entered the creepy cave decorated in webs a spider instantly shot out from the wall targeting me. I instantly reacted to it by slashing out with my rusty sword. qq . I really need a new sword. Due to the spider’s level being so low I instantly killed it after a few swipes and hack.

Since my level is 9 and the spider’s level is six the difference in level made it too easy even for a noob like me.

“Oh not bad,” they praised.

As we continue through the cave we met many small spiders. Some of them were actually level eight which was pretty helpful to our experience. The funny thing was the spiders were so weak that even the breast milk class was able to kill them in a fight.

“Alright everyone be careful from here on,” the boss warns. “We believe the spider is ahead of here.”

“Okay,” we all answer in union.

As we walked further in the hair at the end of my back stood up. I looked into the cave within a cave and saw the most horrifying sight. It was a black widow looking spider. It was at least ten feet tall. To say the very least it was ugly and scary. My body felt tense and I could barely think of fighting it. My first instinct was to run as far as possible. My second instinct was to run as far as possible too. My third instinct it was to push the knight into the cave and then run as far as possible.

Who the hell came up with virtual reality! It would give any players PTSD even if they never went to war.

I looked at them and it seems that I was the only pussy here. It seems that everyone was use to this already.

As they look at me they all broke out into laughter.

“It's your first time after all. Some of us here even wet the bed,” the boss sheepishly glances at one of the mage.

The whole team broke into laughter.

“Give me a couple seconds and I’ll get use to it.” Even through I knew it was virtual reality it was still pretty scary. Just imagine looking at a small tarantula and then image it grow ten feet tall.

I looked at the boss again and it I saw the name and level.

Queen Widow Spider(Normal Boss)

Level: 12

I deeply breathed in and then breathed out. Its just a game, I told myself over and over again. Did I mention I hate insects? It is not a phobia but it might as well be because aside from butterflies they scare the crap out of me.

The party ran in and was beginning to fight. Even through I was scared I told myself I already got mauled to death by cute foxes if I die again I die.

I charged in with them. They began to dish out their attacks. The mages casted level three fireballs. Mhmm I think I should run to mage guide Hua and learn some fireball skills too. The knight ran in and began to hack away at it.It then drew the aggro of the spider.

The warrior did the same. The archer did his archer thing. The healer was healing the tank and warrior person. Slowly we began to whittle down the Queen spider’s health.

Furthermore the damage was popping up everywhere.

On the queen spider these were the damages popping up.

-21

-35

-6

-17

-24

-12

-25

-33

-28

-17

While on the players it was a lot more terrifying.

-65

-90

There were also a couple +50 from the healer.

-75

-43

+80

-70

Thankfully they have healing potions and both the warrior and knight were able to hold their tank.

Sadly all I had were close combat skills. It was a really weird sight for them to see a mage coming in and hacking away.

I used triple stab.

-8

-9

-12

I quietly whisper Boss Stats.

Name:Queen Widow Spider

Tier: Normal Boss

Health: 5000

Attack: 112

Defense: 73

Agility: 32

What the hell is with this stat!

My attacks barely scratched it! 73 defense!

One of its legs or whatever you call it came flying towards me. I managed to dodge it slightly. If it is doing a range of 60 to 90 damage on a knight and warrior I might as well be tofu in front it. I dodged the first attack but the second leg hit me right in the face!

-152!

Thats almost all my health!

+50

I looked thankfully at the healer and retreated. I went in and out as I attack it. Slowly the queen’s health was being whittled away.

Then the most disgusting thing just happened. The Queen spider was pooping out more spiders.