A blood soaked young man who was half naked was catching his breath. The floor was riddled with reptilian corpses. Most of the conditions of the corpse were badly battered. Some of the heads of these reptiles has turn to mush.

Raine on the other hand look completely fine and not collapsing like he usually he does after an immense battle. He though he was getting stronger but after basking the light of glory for 10 seconds he then realized something, these chameleons maybe low level than him or maybe they are coward by nature.

Raine didn’t bother to continue thinking about it, the important thing was he was gradually getting stronger. Stronger to reach the destination that was coursing through his mind. even then he was still covered by a layer of dark red blood fresh from the corpses of those reptilians. Even his only brief was soil by the dark murky red color.

“damn it, nothing to wear now” cursed Raine with his tragic luck of stepping closer to becoming full nude. For a full grown man to be naked isnt a great sight. Ouh it would be great if some of those women in class would get naked but sadly they are not the main focus of the story.

Getting up with the help of the steel pipe, Raine regain his balance and posture. Although he didn’t suffer much but the stamina needed to kill off those group of chameleons still takes its toll. Standing in an upright position, his eyes carefully survey the battle scene in hoping of finding something interesting loots.

Although the only thing he has gain so far were only Bronze dober’s cube and the already use red potion, he was still hopeful of gaining some equipment and more wanted if it was a cloth like equipment. Although it was far fetch for those kinds of things to descend in the real world but with all the happening right now, anything was possible.

But his luck was truly bad, upon his eye scanning there was nothing interesting for him to find. Except for the cubes that these corpses drop. For him these cubes didn’t amount much as they pose no significance to him. but even so he lazily pick those up not wanting to waste all of his effort.

With the cube he gains, currently there are 9 Bronze Dober’s cube and 14 Black Horn Chameleon’s cube. With all those cubes contain in his rugged curtain cape. He was now thinking where he should store them, a though cross his mind.

“arr it would be good if there is a virtual inventory it would be great to get rid of the hassle of carrying this cubes” complain Raine

Even with all the complaining, he still carry the cubes back into his arm. Carrying it back into the laboratory room. he lay it down on the table staring at it with his mind turning blank. He was actually curious about the cubes, in his mind these cubes may possess something that carry something remarkable. Or so he though.

“huh~ what the hell does this cube do actually, I would die to get an identifying skill” grumble Raine.

Not wanting to dwell on it any longer, Raine return to the storage room area and search for anything valuable. The storage area was a small space, there were a few rooms which function to store chemicals and utensils for specimens. He was bored out of his mind not finding something valuable. By the looks of it he need to travel some other places before he could find anything valuable.

As he went out to return to the laboratory area, Raine stumble upon a cupboard own by the lab assistant who works here. He caught sight a piece of white robe sticking out from the close cupboard. Opening it with a curious face, he discover a brand new white pristine lab coat. The size was a bit small but it suffice for him to wear it. discarding the already ragged curtain cape, he immediately wore the lab coat over his naked body.

“perfect at least im wearing something right now” grin Raine with his expression glowing like the sun. although its not what he hope for but at least he got something to wear. He return to the lab room and continue to stare back at the cubes.

‘huh~ now what should I do with cubes of mine’ said Raine while his head constantly jolting brainstorming the reason of the existence of these cubes.

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Back in the classroom, the people in there was in a heated discussion even the three outsider were amaze and rather curious about this game feature. But without the reflection of a mirror they cant try this interesting ability that they all had. Then a shout of joy rang out between these people.in their mind the possibility of getting out of this place and surviving has increased with the discovery of these new found ability.

Although none of them had any experience of playing RPG game which heavily related with the game feature, they all thought of it as a simple putting in points and increasing their level. They even explore their own obtain skill.

Discussing about their own skill among each other every one of them was amazed by the effect of their skills. Their confidence level raise high as the sky, some of them even saw the numerical value of their status which astound them in some kind of sense. Comparing with each other, some turn envy and some turning proud. Then all of a sudden, one of them suggest the most outrageous plan.

‘guy with all these new found abilities how about if we venture out and try to go back home. I know we can do this!’ said Rafi enthusiastically oblivious to the staring shock eyes of her classmates.

Then the others start questioning the things that Rafi said, with all their skills they could confront those monster with ease and with the example of the weak Raine to be strong enough to massacre a group of large dogs, it must have a great impact in their conscious. After careful thought from the rest of them, they all start believing in Rafi’s word.

But on the other hand, someone at the back who was watching this scene was looking at it with a calm face. in her mind, the things they are saying are preposterous. For her, they were all delusional if they have seen Raine fight he didn’t use any of skills and only through his will and pure courage. The thought of them wanting to leave and depend on those half baked skill was indeed a dead wish.

“I need to stop this” whisper Mui in her heart. She stop leaning from the wall and went forward with the intention to halt this death wish attempt. But before she could stop them, Jalani stop them from doing the most stupidest thing they will ever do. With his calm face and his eyes which usually still closed he said to them;

‘I don’t think that’s wise’ a simple sentence came from the most acknowledge guy in the group of these young adults.

Hearing this from Jalani, all of them look at him with a displeasing face. the only hope they have was crush by the simple words from this man. but they all know with those words comes great reason. He wouldn’t spat out any words without any reason. Doen who was also his housemate, work up his pent up stress and release it to Jalani the one who crush those hope of his.

‘don’t mess around Jalani, we had the chance of a lifetime here and you gonna wasted it? well for your information, I wont do what you said and I will get out of this place even if it’s the last thing I do’ shout Doen full of aggression.

Based on the loud shout full of resentment toward Jalani, Doen had full confidence in his skills and status. But Jalani believe the other side of it. Doen was not fit to venture out there. Even he himself knows he was not ready to go out there. Despite that, as he was Doen’s roommate he felt the responsibility of taking care of him.

‘Wait Doen!’ said Jalani with his high pitch voice.

‘what! If you’re gonna lecture me again, I would just leave’ said Doen.

‘I will follow you’ said Jalani. His eyes was still close not bother to open it. with his light beard on his face he follow his housemate not wanting to leave him to his death.

‘I will go to, my skill would be helpful to us’ said Han with his face clearly smiling from ear to ear. With this new found ability he knows that he would not be left behind by Raine anymore.

‘suit yourself, Suba, Mas, Naina come lets go!’ with the high pitch shout of the rather soft Doen turn alpha male. The others can help but retort. For one thing the three of them all want to leave here as soon as possible. Some want to reach their family and some want to reach a better place for protection.

While Han the man who run from danger want to redeem himself and the calm Jalani who only want to keep them all safe as he felt responsible for the revelation of the game feature. He does not want them to get their heads high up to the sky without knowing where the ground was.

This group of three men and three ladies venture out into the depth of danger. Although they are quite safe for the moment since the corridor monster has already been eliminated by Raine. going out through the main door, the men remove the desk chair from blocking the door. Once it was all clear up, Doen whose the bravest of them all from just now nudge Han to open it. Han cant help but looking surprised, to begin with Doen wasn’t the bravest of them all as Han was usually the frontier of going to the unknown. But this unknown was rather frightening even for Han.

After from a few more nudges from the others, Han steel his will and open the door. It creaks as he opens it, the sound slowly travel through the silent corridor. His forehead start raining down as the sound clearly would attract anything in the vicinity. But after spending in silence for a minute or so, nothing was getting near them. Han cant help but feeling relief, stepping out with one step at a time. Han was in full alert.

Glancing around side to side, his eyes wander around for anything that moves. With the coast are clear, Han gave a hand signal prompting the others to follow suit. At first they were weird by Han sudden turn to police squad tactical mode but they let it go because it was his usual self to begin with. too much movie for one young man.

As they proceed to their venturing, they all walk in a group cluster together. Although they are confident after knowing their new found abilities but they still hadn’t experienced an encounter with a live monster. their true ability would only surface if they manage to be alive after the confrontation against one of them.

Reaching the middle of the corridor, all six of them saw the monster downstairs. Witnessing corpse of fellow students and lecturers and staff members that was turn to bits of pieces of meat all the females cant help but feeling nauseated by the sight of it. Suba released a loud of gasp.

‘HUUUU!’

The loud gasp was caught by the ears of those monster down below, their ears twitch and their heads looking around searching for the source of the sound. The sound of their prey which was ready to be maul by them. But Jalani was one more step quicker compare to them as he already put his hand on the gasping Suba silencing her from releasing anymore voice.

With her body figure which was a bit large, Jalani with his long arms had a tough time silencing her as she struggles a bit after her mouth being cover suddenly. She struggles a bit after the piercing gazes from the rest of her classmates she turn docile and calms down. By the look of it she had a done a big mistake but luckily Jalani was quick witted and he handle the situation calmly.

‘shhh’ sound Jalani with the rest of the group toward Suba. All of them were currently sweating beads out of their pores. Not one of them thought that it would be this stressful and this nerve wrecking being outside.

Holding their breath for a few minutes or so, they all regain their calmness after nothing happen. Luckily for them the monsters down stairs didn’t catch any of the scent or vision of any of them. It would best if they decide to leave and return back they all that sense of wanting to return thus going back to the room right now was not the right option.

Doen who stares at the monsters from the corner of the wall gaze at them with conflicted feeling. Killing intent, anxiousness, and the last of it fear. He knows he can escape from here if he has the right timing but to gain that timing was certainly hard to come by. Do not belittle but he was still one of the elites of this university. Racking his brain thinking about how to come to that timing. He called out to one of his friends to do something for him.

‘Mas come here, I need you to use your skill’ whisper Doen with his voice sounding slow but carries the weight of ordering someone.

Mas come to Doen’s side with her body shaking quite nervously, but her mind was resolute. She was resolute on leaving this place. With her blond hair style in a bun like style, her hair carries a natural golden luster and her bespectacled look was proof enough for her constant hardwork in studies that brought her sight detrimental. Her face was endowed with an intelligent look with her complexion fairer than the rest of her classmates a feature envy by others. wearing a one piece dress she stands not less than 165cm in height and her body proportion was consider normal at best not outstanding in any part.

With her eyes focus on those monsters, she murmurs something while keeping an eye on them;

‘Eye of Galileo’

After a few seconds of staring at those monsters, she turns toward her classmates.

‘guys, I have got it come here and see through my mirror’ said Mas

All of them flock toward Mas while she was tampering something her makeup mirror. It’s a small mirror but within it shows a blue table depicting a status about something or somewhat by the name, Runic Dune badger.

Monster Status WindowNameRunic Dune BadgerLevel9Health Point600/750Mana Point140/140Attack35Defense67[/tr

[tr]Magic attack?Magic defense?Resistant to?Weak to?Immune to?CategoryMammalA badger monster which live in the prairie of Spraggia. With its thick skin acting as an armor, adventurer wouldn’t that confront this monster would out any high class weapon that can penetrates its armor like hide. Weird rune marking surround most of its back which act as a magic deterrent. A nightmare for magic caster.

A mere youngling which only recently reach maturity. An opponent not for beginnners.

Looking at the table, Mas describe the information to the others. hearing this for the first time, most of them was shocked hearing the description of the monster. but what dishearten their escape attempt was none other than the level of this monster, a level 10 which hardly can be compare with 6 individuals with their level stuck at 1.

While silent consume them, Doen don’t want to give up. He ask of Mas to inspect another monster besides the badger. Mas although depress comply with Doen’s request. She once again murmurs the words of her skill.

Her skill was called ‘Eye of Galileo’, a skill that resembles identify but with a slight advantages more than the common skill. its utilize the in depth analytical skill of Mas into a sight which gain every bit of information into bits of words. Although at a lower level it was more or less the same with identify, but when it elevates it level it will increase in its capabilities.

After inspecting the other monsters, her heart can hardly control from breaking down as their status itself would be at least the same or less from the badger. Shannaro mushroom, a living moving mushroom level 8 special ability poison by touch, Bronze Doberman, level 5 to level 8, special ability tough skin and the Targoz Boar level 13 a large boar with menacing tusk that hardly the Earth’s boar could contend, special ability steel ivory tusk. A more harder version of steel with less impurities and much stronger.

Mas don’t have the guts to tell them as it would only brought them to more despair. She could only shakes her head implying it was no good. Doen and the rest were looking down and Han was undoubtly irritated even with his new found abilities he though he would stand a chance but that didn’t matter with the discrepancy of level between them.

But Han didn’t want to believe that, he believe he can defeat these monsters just like Raine does. Unfortunately for him he didn’t know that Raine manage to encounter with a lot of weaker monster compare to this ground floor monsters that enable him to strengthen.

Standing up on his two feet, Han stares at the monsters down below while looking again at a mirror he borrow from Rafi. In the reflection shows his status a status that he was proud off, a status that he believe in, one thing for sure he has total confidence in it as one parameter was the best out of all the classmates of his.

Status WindowNameHan KhashLevel1Titles-Health Point140/140Stamina Point120/120Strength8(+2)Vitality7(+2)Agility5Dexterity5Intelligence17Attack5Defense0Heart of a Leader;

+2 to strength and vitality (passive)

+10 Charisma (passive)Charisma10Status Point0

“I can do this” said Han within his heart. He know he could do this he know he would defeat them. With his gym build body, he went toward the stair wanting to reveal his power from within. But before he could reach it, a Bronze Doberman stand on his way. a lone Doberman, staring him straight to the eyes. Han without knowing was shivering in fear as his knees shakes. The fear from before take a hold of him. without knowing it, he unconsciously step back but after a second he knows.

He knows he was afraid, he knows he was nearing his death if he confront this monster. His heart and mind has already decided it would be wise if he run from this monster. but he stand stall and stand guard in front of this menacing creature. The rest of them also notice the monster standing in Han’s way. the five of them frozen in their place, their nerve shot their will down as the floor itself seems like locking them down.

Jalani oversee the situation which was turning dire but looking at the situation which was 6 versus 1. He held a bit of hope in this confrontation. Jalani stand by Han’s side. Both of them were armless with no weapon on their hand, a bit of stupid going up against a monster with no weapons.

Then the dog bark at them, while at the same time lunge off toward the both of them. The sole Bronze Doberman was much more powerful compare to before. Its speed surpass the latter and its death jaw swiftly clamp on Han’s shoulder not letting him to even react. Jalani on his side still maintain his calm face but his heart was frantic.

He didn’t know the gap between level would be this apparent. Jalani raise his hand up on the air and mimic the action of spiking a volleyball, a sport that he experience in. with the air split apart, his hand descend to the Doberman’s head. with full concentration he had hit the head with a surmount force of a spike.

WHAP!

But it was futile, his hand felt numb after the collision. Jalani step a back away, holding on to his right hand. With how things were they would surely die if there was no attempt in trying to defeat it. Jalani was the brain of the class with his mind usually thought about the logical things in doing ways. But this time, his logic barely can be applied as these monsters were more than he expected.

Jalani was a tall man with his height reaching 185cm, his body built was lanky in all his four limbs but it was strong made from well developed bones and muscles. His mind was keen to his surroundings, as well to the knowledge that he learn in this premise. Jalani was a man who could apply his knowledge to practical use this elevates him in term of skill within the class. He was also adept in a few sports which he was skill of this include volleyball and etc. he was usually silent in class but he can a bit chatty with his usual sarcastic banter that was always toward Mas. In words that can describe him he value knowledge and also friendship in a sense.

Han’s screams with the bite keep deepens with the force apply keep increasing. The Doberman would not let it prey loose.

‘ARGHHH’

Blood start gushing out from the bite wounds, if they let the dog bite through it, Han inevitably would lose an arm. Han with his desperate attempt try to knock off the dog from his shoulder, hitting it with his knuckle while withstanding the excruciating pain. This man’s will was not to take light off. hitting to the dog’s head his pitiful attempt was uneventful. The Doberman was unfazed and unhurt by the weak hit against its bronze color skin. Even Raine could manage to kill this if he target its soft spots.

‘guys help me!’ shout Han to the rest of them.

Jalani who was constantly stimulating his brain to think of a way don’t have any other choice. With the current individuals skills in this group, the only one who can direct their skill to an enemy was only Doen. Even Jalani has a passive skill meant only for his usage. He turns toward Doen and said to him.

‘Doen, used your skill!’

Doen who was stun in this current predicament, snap out from his idle moments and heard Jalani’s command. With Han currently in pain, his skill was the only ray of light for them.

He step forward and went by Han’s side directly facing the dog’s head. opening his mouth wide open he activate his skill.

‘Couture Thum’

With his high pitch voice, a magnitude of his incredible voice resound through the area in its intended area. A shout use not meant when there was a presence of allies. The shout made the dog astray as its hearing was more keener than human. The dog released its bite, and snarl at itself. Its paw scratch its ear with the shout clearly put some damage on it.

Even so, Han who was at close proximity also took its toll. He was defenseless against the shout but it wasn’t damaging enough to him as the shout only effective to monsters only. Jalani already calculated this but at the same he felt something was turning amiss as soon as Doen shout.

Looking at the ground floor, the monsters look up at the first floor noticing Jalani and the gang. Jalani who don’t want anymore time to lose, grab the injured Han and drag along the others shouting to them.

‘guys! Run to the seminar area’

The rest of them comply and ran back to the seminar room area which was only a few meters away. The dog who was still stun and confuse cannot help but let the human run back to their safe area. Entering the safe seminar area, Jalani order them to block the door once again with the desk chairs mounting on top of each other.

All of them were raining bullet of sweats. Not once they had chance surviving out there with six of them not able to defeat even one of them. Outside in the corridor area, a few more monsters went up to the first floor searching for more prey to fill their empty stomach.

The badger and Doberman runs around in the area scouring the whole outer corridor making it once more the area to be unsafe. While the monsters kept running around a door to a certain laboratory room happen to be open.

With the sound a door open, the monsters who were in the vicinity glance toward the door. As a step came out from the door. A man wearing a lab coat reaching up to his knee was holding on to two steel pipes. On his face carve an excited smile. With his awkward looking appearance, he spoke to himself.

‘ah this where those ruckus came from, sorry to say but you guys disturb me at bad time’

Without waiting for the man known as Raine to finish his word, a Doberman already leap toward him wanting a fair share of his succulent meat. But in mid-air as it approaches, the Doberman was struck down into the ground with its head cracking. Two end of the steel pipes was on its head, as the Doberman still squirming holding on to its bits of life.

‘hmm should have put more on strength, oh well lets see how well I do with these monsters’ said Raine with his tone carry an arrogant demeanor.

All the monster around him ran toward him with the dogs drooling over their mouth and the badger with its sharp claws ready to grate Raine’s body. Raine whose blood starts boiling already charge on with his trusted steel pipes. Sound of skull being crush and bones being broken resound in the atmosphere. Raine who was kneading through the countless numbers of monster around him manage to dodge almost all the vital attacks only leaving scratch on his body. while his pipes clobber down the head and back of its enemy with minutes precision. Dodging jaws from Doberman, he take a step away smash down its jaw with the force of his steel pipes. The Rune badger which boast of its defense carelessly went to strike Raine with no regard to its defense, but Raine had no qualm to these creature and beat the hell out of the badger right to its head not leaving a chance for it to counter back.

Seeing how the badger can be kill with multiple hit to its face that was prove enough to be its weak point. Quite shameless to have a hide thick enough not to be pierce but to be kill with a few stroke to its face. but Raine in his attack to the badger leave him open for the others to attack him. Raine kick a few away with his leather shoe which already cover by dark blood that was already clotted on the surface.

Raine not wanting to waste anymore time, handle the beastly Doberman killing them all with one swift ignoring the badger. With all their skulls crack with just a hit or two, Raine was handling them like they were his breakfast. With the dogs left into corpses, Raine instill fear to these badger monster who only know fear when going up against larger and more powerful monster but the stench and intent from Raine left them to be stun a bit.

Raine charge forward and dispatch the remaining rune badger killing them off one by one. With a two level gap between Raine and badger, it was still not a threat for Raine. Even so the quote ignorance is bliss truly reflect this situation. If Raine knew he would be up against these badger he would have be more wary and cautious, thus leading him to the passive side but contrary to not knowing their level that brought him to see this badger to be the same or less than the Dobermans except for its tough hide.

His concentration was at its peak, leaving dead bodies of monsters to litter around him like sack of trash bags. But Raine himself wasn’t invincible, his stamina was down to the low and his health was even the same as his stamina. Although he manage most of the vital attacks, his little health point scathe away by the accumulative scratch by attack. the sound of howling kept approaching from both end of the corridor. With his current condition he could not manage to hold off two sides of an enemy.

‘so much for being arrogant, still weak to be acting like that.. ugh’ said Raine with face looking tired

Not wanting to endanger himself, his ‘training’ per say was done for the moment. He return back to the laboratory room as soon as possible dragging his weary leg leaving behind the loot on the floor which consist of mainly cubes and few things that he need to discover by himself. Closing the door, he moves his lethargic body to block the door with the metal desk. Blocking them from entering if they knew he was hiding there.

With a few stacks of metal desk line up by each other, he takes a breather and rests his head on to the cold floor of the room. with his new white lab coat already cut here and there with patches of red blot on some places. At least the lab coat was still intact in one pieces. For one thing he need to pray that his luck was good so he would gain some sort body armor or equipment. In no time he would be left naked if he didn’t find anything else.

As he closes his eye surrounded by the cubes of the Doberman and Chameleon, he fell once again into deep slumber. The skill of a laze king plus his fatigue body make him fall asleep in just a second. Just before he sleeps, the Doberman already pick up the scent of their brethren killer. Their eyes and nose face toward the lab room. barking around, toward the room some of them slam its body to the door intending to open it. but with a few metal desk blocking the way the weight itself manage to block the force of the slam.

ARFF ARFF ARFF ARFF

Raine didn’t bother by it and succumbs to his sleep.

While Raine was sleeping comfortably, one part of the campus was opposite of his situation.

Fresh blood dye the bright floor with its crimson red color upon a body lay on the floor unconscious. The other people around him was frantic, sound of shouting and panic surround the atmosphere. Jalani was pressing on the shoulder of the unconscious Han, while the others can’t help but weep to the situation right now. Doen was silent and cant help feeling guilty.

Jalani who was calm just now has his face was looking a bit distorted with the current situation befalling him. he shouted to the others,

‘Mas, Naina,Suba go get some cloth we need to stop his bleeding!’

Mas and Suba was frozen like a statue but Naina regain her composure and went back to the classroom. She must have a steel heart or it must be due to the effect of her skill even so, you would never know.

Naina who enter the classroom appearing rather disturbed, went to her bag searching anything that be of use. Mui who was watching from a far, turn bewildered by Naina sudden behavior. Her curiosity cant help but wanting to ask her whats wrong. She ask Naina

‘Naina, whats wrong?’ ask her calmly

Naina look toward Mui, then said to her;

‘Han is bleeding, I need to stop his bleeding’ his word cause the others in the room to be surprised by the sudden bloody development.

Mui turns proactive, and start searching for clothes that can be used. But still they cant find it, Mui eyes catch on the curtain rope that they use from the failed escapade. She untwines it and take the shortest one and brought it together with Naina.

Mui gave it to Jalani and Jalani work his magic, taking the curtain rope he wrap around the bite wound tightly intending to stop the bleeding from gushing out again. It only act as a minor treatment, Han wound need to be further treated and sewn to lower the risk of getting an infection but with all the necessary tools not present, this was all they can manage for the moment. Mui who watch Han unconscious cant help but feel this was partly her fault since if she block them from going out this wouldn’t have happen. They all turn silent to each other, with all of them with mix feeling.

With all the commotion from corridor of the seminar area, the noise reaches the other students in the surrounding classroom. Although none of them have the guts to went out and investigate the cause of it, a man went out.

Step by step the man reaches the six people who were surrounding the unconscious Han.

All the six of them look at the coming man who reaches them and they all knows who he was.

The man spoke with his voice sound nervous.

‘Han…’

Mui look at the man and spoke his name;

‘Holmes?’