Chapter 2 THE SYSTEM

Roshan picked up the book and looked at it. He tried to open it, but nothing worked. He even used his dagger to pry it open, but still nothing. However, as he tried using his dagger, the knife slipped out of his hand and grazed his finger, causing a small drop of blood to fall on the book.

Immediately the blood fell, he heard a monotone voice.

[Bloodline recognised]

[Roshan Axton]

[Would you like to access the System?]

Roshan thought, «Bloodline? What the hell was that?» Before he could think further, he heard another statement.

His curiosity got the better of him.

[Yes, I would like to access the System]

A bright light shone, and immediately the object disappeared from his hand. Where was it? Damn, he should have kept it for his father instead.

Then a sound echoed in his head.

[‹Ding›]

[Roshan Axton, you have successfully gained control of the System]

Before he could react, a screen appeared in his head.

[Host Level: Level 1]

[Current Ability: None]

[Strength: 10]

[Agility: 8]

[Speed: 9]

[Stamina: 7]

[‹Mage Status›]

[Mage Level: 0]

[Magic Ability: None]

[Mana Control: 0]

[HP: 10/10]

[Exp Points: 0/10]

[Quest: Kill a Level 1 beast]

[Quest Reward: Instant Level up]

He ran through all the messages, each one shocking him as he could not even understand. He had many questions running through his head at the moment.

He was least surprised at his mage status because he knew he was not meant to be a mage. He was impressed at the creator of this System, but what exactly was it?

His eyes went to the screen in front of him and landed on the quest.

He had yet to kill a Level 1 beast. He had not even fought one to gauge its strength. He wondered if he could actually do it, but immediately looking at the possible reward, his eyes glittered in the dark.

What would the possible reward be if he leveled up instantly? The curiosity gave him a new resolve, and he climbed out of the ditch. It was already very dark. His parents must have been worried. He realized they still had a little food, enough for just the both of them, and if he came back with Level 1 beast meat, they would have enough for two months or more.

[This is a good opportunity] he thought as he smiled.

He took his dagger and ran deeper into the forest, noticing the footprints of a beast. From its size, he immediately knew it was the beast he was looking for, and judging from the single footprint, it was a lone wanderer.

He ran in that direction and saw the beast lying on the grass as if ready to sleep. This was his chance. Would this day be any luckier? he thought as he smiled.

Stealthily crawling up to the beast, he saw that it was a Dim Dog.

Dim Dogs were the weakest of the beasts. They mostly traveled in large groups due to their weak strength. A hundred Dim Dogs could take down a Level 30 Human Soldier.

The Dim Dogs were led by their King, the strongest of all, a King tier Level 30 beast. With that power, it could command thousands of Dim Dogs.

Seeing this one was alone, it was obviously separated from the herd. The softest part of the Dim Dog was its neck.

He drew closer and slammed his dagger into its neck. The Dim Dog’s eyes flew open in shock, and it started running and squealing. Roshan knew this would bring trouble if the herd heard one of their members’ cries.

He was already on top of the beast as he dragged his dagger out of its neck and slammed it onto its head. It was too short to go any deeper, and he needed to affect the brain.

He took out the dagger and kept stabbing as he went deeper. The Dim Dog did not understand why it felt unbearable pain as it kept jumping and howling.

Seeing this, Roshan stabbed the sides of the beast with his legs and dove deeper with the dagger until it suddenly stopped and fell unmoving.

Roshan heaved a sigh of relief as he heard no signs of approaching beasts. He climbed down the beast, proud that he had actually killed a Level 1 beast.

The Dim Dog flesh was very nutritious and tasty, and it would make his parents proud. As he started to savor this victory, a ding echoed in his ear.

[‹Ding›]

[Quest Completed]

Now it was time for his rewards.