The Gamer's System

Chapter 75: Time Pressure

Right after the goddess finished her explanations, Zeke was transferred to his own room. The sisters visited him that same evening but, this is all before he woke up. Yaeger also gave the explanations to the Windsprites, telling them that Zeke is fine and that, he would probably wake up tomorrow morning.

But Zeke actually woke up much earlier. To be specific, he woke up on that same evening. The moonlight gave him a rough idea of what his surroundings looked like. Then, he felt something warm touch his hand and, saw the figure of the female elf Allesiah; with her head resting on the side of his bed.

Zeke smiled at her, not because the female elf is beautiful. Nor is it because this same beauty was even more evident through the moonlight hitting her cheeks. The reason why Zeke smiled is, because of all the details shown by his [Analysis].

He didn't; have much time looking at this during the fight. After all, the last opponent was so problematic that it left Zeke with his final card. 

[Name: Allesiah Windsprite]

[Species: Elf]

[Classification: Mana Wizard]

[Information: This is a rare evolution that can only be acquired if the user attained a level of proficiency on the following: [Mana Manipulation], [Spell Jamming], [Spell Disruption], and the ability to see the flow of mana.]

[Information: Mana wizards do not have a high amount of internal mana. This is compensated by their ability of using the mana around them to cast their own spells. They are also highly skilled in terms of spell combination and alteration as, all of these are dependent on the flow of mana which exists all around us.]

[Information: Upon evolution, a Mana Wizard goes back to level 1. The leveling down is not a problem. With the flow of mana which exists everywhere, a Mana Wizard can use as much of this as he or she wants, creating any level of spell.]

[Information: There are other features to this evolution that can be attained as the Mana Wizard levels up.]

"I think you've grown beyond the goal you've set out for yourself." Zeke said to the sleeping wizard; brushing the hair that covered her face behind her ears.

Zeke then proceeded to getting up and putting the sleeping Allesiah on his bed. He stretched his body and felt every muscle working as they should. He was actually kind of worried that [The One Who Cheats Death] would create a kind of detrimental effect to his physical body. But, seeing as he is still fine, that didn't seem to be the case.

Aside from the mark on his wrist which showed [???] there didn't seem to be anything off. Then, he opened the [Main Quest] connected to the [Ruined City]. With everything mentioned by the goddess of the hunt, Zeke knew that updates will also be made to the quest.

[The main quest: Enter the Ruined City has been updated!]

[Information: It is possible to create a door to the city using ancient noble blood. The portal is easier to create if this [Dweller] is still alive.]

"That's actually easier than I thought." Zeke said to himself as there are two [Dwellers] which he has already met. Although there is a slight problem as, one is a goddess while the other needs to be summoned from a crystal.

But then, as if the system read his thoughts, a sub quest appeared. One which could potentially take all his worries away.

[A Sub Quest has been unlocked!]

[Quest Title: Release the Dragon Morpher Heron]

[Quest Information: The gamer must take Heron out of the Yaeger's summoning crystal.]

[Quest Reward: Summoning Crystal x2]

[A Sub Quest has been unlocked!]

[Quest Title: Stop Gallio from reaching the Ruined City's capital.]

[Quest Information: Danger looms for the Ruined City as the Blood Elf Monarch has the means to access the Ruined City. You must stop him by any means necessary from doing so.]

[Quest Reward: Summoning Crystal x2]

"Both sub quests are lacking in details. But at least they aren't completely far from my initial goals." Zeke thought to himself. 

With everything told by Yaeger, Zeke is now aware of Heron's origin and even a means to enter the [Ruined City]. With the things proceeding as they are, there is a single worry that ran through Zeke's mind. The [Dwellers] were creatures of intellect and strength and, more specifically, they had too much of this. So much so that the same beings which created them also caused Mythos to turn as imperfect as the other worlds.

It is fear that drove some deities to destroy the [Dwellers]. And, there is a possibility for the same creatures to turn their eyes on him once he enters the [Ruined City]. But this is still an assumption; one which he didn't let worry him for the moment.

"I should probably prepare for tomorrow's departure." Zeke thought to himself, opening the system and initializing both the [Skill Store] and the [Crafting] options.

Right as he opened the storage, there is an item which picked his interest. This is a component found all over the body of the [Dragon Hydra] and also, something which Zeke now has in excess.

[Material Name: Scales of the Dragon Hydra]

[Grade: C+]

[Quality: Evolved rank.]

[Information: These scales have been made to endure the passing of time. With the Dragon Hydra's trait of regenerating through forcibly removing its heads, it stays alive for a long period of time. This causes its scales to rise in their defensive capability to the point that, piercing through them becomes nearly impossible.]

[Information: The scales take in the element of the head. This lowers the overall defensive capability of the scales but; it develops a certain amount of resistance toward that same element.]

[Information: The stored element boosts the spells used by the Hydra Head.]

[Flame Scales x50]

[Water Scales x50]

[Earth Scales x50]

[Darkness Scales x50]

[Light Scales x50]

[Magma Scales x50]

[Poison Scales x50]

These are only some of the scale types which Zeke acquired. He didn't want to waste them so he proceeded to looking at the other items in order to get a clearer idea on what he should craft. After all, what he plans is to face Gallio as soon as he can.

[Name: Wind's Willow]

[Loot Type: Anklet]

[Information: Raises evasion rate by 10%]

[Name: Darkness Orb]

[Loot Type: Weapon]

[Information: Changes the personality of the user. Gives an additional 30% boost when using darkness affiliated spells.]

..

[Name: Hydra Chainmail]

[Loot Type: Armor]

[Information: Made from pure Dragon Hydra scales, the armor rises in its defensive capabilities based on the rank of the wearer.]

[Name: Corrosive Blade]

[Loot Type: Weapon]

[Information: Raises corrosion damage by 10% and gives the blade the effect of corrosion on as a passive.]

[Name: Dweller's Clothing]

[Loot Type: Clothes]

[Information: The clothes of a dweller add 20% defense, 30% speed, and 10% intellect. This makes it the ideal clothing which was mas produced during the ancient times in order for everyone to wear.]

[Cloak of Deceit]

[Loot Type: Clothing]

[Information: The cloak is capable of hiding the real level and strength of the wearer. It also grants an added 10% to the capability of the wearer to fool those around him or her.]

These are the highest tiered items from the ones accumulated by Zeke. Just by reading the names, Zeke already had a rough idea on what the items could do. Among all of them, Zeke's interest falls mostly on the [Cloak of Deceit] and the [Dweller's Clothing].

What ran through Zeke's mind is this. The biggest problem for him is how the gods and goddesses may fear him once his levels and strength get too high. Just by demonstrating his strength when he used [The One Who Cheats Death], he knew that problems would've risen. Luckily, he was in the realm of a goddess. This prevented the other gods and goddesses from having a peak as, the realm of a god or goddess works like a kind of sanctuary where others of their kind cannot take peek nor trespass.

Of course, he is also aware that some gods may have all seeing eyes. But he left that worry for later. For now, he took the [Cloak of Deceit] and the [Dweller's Clothing] and, with these, he planned on the skills which he needs to buy.

"Honestly, it's one enemy after the other in this world. It's like taking a break would be a crime at this point." He thought to himself, snapping his neck and proceeding to the skill shop for the moment.

Although the skill points used on [The One Who Cheat's Death] did not get any refunds, the system was able to make a way to at least give him [20] additional points right after he defeated the [Dragon Hydra]. Aside from this, there are other skills which came as rewards from the quest. But, all of them seemed to be useless for Zeke and hence, he sold them all in order to gain even more skill points.

All in all, Zeke has [80] unused skill points and, he needed to allocate these properly for the upcoming fight. He invested 40 points immediately on [Counter], raising its rank up to [B+].

[Information: 40% of all kind of attacks have a chance to be countered. If there is no means of countering, the skill owner will simply dodge and move closer to the target.]

"That should give me enough fighting chance." Zeke thought to himself as he looked on all the defensive skills and traits he has thus far. Regeneration, Counter, Endurance and, Reincarnation. All of these will be available once he fights Gallio and, if these aren't enough then he can simply use [Blood Counter] in order to finish off his opponent.

However, he didn't want to bet his luck on these. He proceeded to making a new armor for himself, one which made use of all the scale types provided by the [Dragon Hydra] and. He placed these one by one on the [Dweller's Clothing.] Covering it as the scales worked their way all over the clothing. And then, his whole room glowed with all the colors of the elements as soon as he finished. As soon as he was able to look, his eyes widened in surprise as he looked at the new armor.

"This is"