Chapter 6

Skills. Track. Strike with the most terrible weapon.

I woke up already in the morning. A moment later, I was filled with pop-up windows, which were impossible to brush aside, and they very quickly blocked my view.

The Observation skill is increased. Current level: 2

Description: Now you can see a little more than before. Perhaps you will be able to spot such a cute bear early.

Note: Although… not likely.

So, turn off this explanation. And at the same time significantly reduce the message that pops up at a critical level of hitpoints.

Achievement earned: "Tom and Jerry Ι"

Description: Like the ancient immortals, you managed to get out alive from a fight with an enemy whose level is more than 10 times yours, with a critical health bar that you restored without using potions.

Reward: The ability to become invulnerable for one second.

Class: Epic

Achievement earned: Marathon Runner Ι

Description: Running at the limit of your abilities can bring not only good, but also harm. However, there are situations in which a long run is simply necessary. 

Reward: 

+ 5% run duration; -1 health every second while running at full capacity, for more than ten seconds.

Class: Ordinary

A new property of Amanita Pantherny "Death Corrosive" has been discovered!

The skill "Cognition of the essence" has been studied.

Description: Using a random item in an unexpected situation can lead to many new discoveries. But it is much better to use an inquisitive mind and a tenacious eye, which, when studied, are able to reveal new properties of something.

Note: But people like you do not understand this ...

Class: Fancy

Skill level: 1

It seems that the game overestimated me a little, although the notes should be turned off somehow. Would like to know how to do it. I didn't even notice this feature...

You dealt 1 damage to the bone bear. damage, health 898/1000!

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You dealt 1 damage to the bone bear. damage, health 1/1000!

Bone Bear ignores damage.

Wow! This mushroom was doing 1 damage all night long! So the effect can do this to any undead, lowering their health to a minimum. It is necessary to check this.

Acquired the skill "Athletics".

Description: Running, jumping and rolling allowed you to get on the path to strengthening your own body.

Skill Class: Normal

Skill level: 1

How many things, already in the eyes ripples! A lot of interesting things, especially invulnerability for one second. Maybe someone will think that all this is nonsense, but only the short-sighted think like that. After all, such an opportunity will allow you to block one attack of the enemy, regardless of its strength! 

That is, now I can survive one divine slap in the face. Inspires, give two such achievements, and preferably three. The marathon runner is also not bad, but the decrease in health during a long run is not encouraging. 

Athletics will allow you to move better in this world and become stronger. But with the fly agaric was lucky. Okay, okay, I'm damn lucky! It is thanks to the fly agaric that I was able to survive and deserve these achievements. So, sir, we should get up and gain experience for the fifth level.

- Crunch! There was a rather familiar sound.

The hand was holding something sharp and cold, and I even knew what it was. But I didn’t want to look in that direction as horror. Yes, but my curiosity had a different opinion.

Elk-Tar of the Bone Bear

Description: The bone bear  is  a very creepy creature that collects bones in any available places in order to strengthen its body. Because of this, you will never meet two identical individuals. However, there is one thing that unites them all. 

When key levels are reached, these monsters will have spikes on their backs, which are long vertebrae. Skulls can be very different, it all depends on the size of the bear and his luck in the search, because they themselves do not grow.

Note: This Elk-Tar has a human skull, which is quite rare. Moreover, he was able to partially retain his mind, so he should be very careful with him, especially inexperienced necromancers.

Item class: Very Rare. 

Class Restrictions: Necromancer.

This is what came up. I was very happy with this turn of events and already imagined how I would beat every creature I met with this skull, earning almost free experience. However, all my dreams were shattered into dust.

Elktar deals 12 damage to you. damage, your health is 18/30!

- You bastard!!! I cried out in pain and tried to tear the skull from my hand.

It hurts like an infection! Why did such an evil skull surrender to me ?! Well, go to your inventory! You will lie there until better times, a figment of the imagination of sick game designers. Yes, and they called it somehow tricky. Interestingly, is there some kind of trick in the name too? Will have to find out more. 

Now nothing prevented him from relaxing and finishing off the bear. The main thing is that the damage should pass, otherwise I didn’t strike him directly. What to steam?! It is also necessary not directly to finish him off. Or will they not give you experience? Although ... the damage was counted, so the experience should be given. 

When I left the house, the question popped up in front of me - where to look for this bear? Crap! I didn't think of that, am I stupid? You've got the new achievement "Fool", your thoughts are jumping like dumplings in a boiling pot, and your actions are devoid of logic. If there was such an achievement, I would have received it even before the creation of the character. 

I quickly found the place where I fought, or rather ran away from the bear. Finding traces of such a giant turned out to be quite problematic, no matter how ridiculous it may sound. Of course, deep furrows were everywhere: in the trees, and on the ground, and even on a few stones. But where to go was absolutely not clear. 

You have discovered the hidden!

Indeed, among the heap of leaves on the ground, a lilac droplet of some liquid was barely visible. Yeah, most likely this is the poison left over from the fly agaric. Well, well, maybe there's another one somewhere? And as if on cue, his gaze caught on another drop nearby.

You have discovered the hidden! 

Great, now it will be possible to pump observation and find a trace. And so it happened. 

I followed the trail for at least an hour. Strong bastard, managed to go far. Somewhere along the way the trees were turned into heaps of wood chips. There were deep scratches everywhere from giant claws, and the ground had also been dug up. 

It seems that the poison, although it took away few hit points, caused truly terrible pain. It’s just not clear how a pile of bones can feel this very pain? After a while, a message popped up in front of my eyes.

You have learned the Pathfinder skill.

Description: Using your powers of observation and excellent eyesight, you were able to spot the trail and managed to successfully follow it for a long time. This path was quite difficult and as a result, it will become much easier for you to get on the next track.

Skill Class: Uncommon

Skill level: 1

Now let's live! Such a skill in the forest is the most, and not only in the forest. It can be used everywhere. Find a trail that will help you safely pass the dungeon, find lost allies in a big city, and even a thief, of whom there are a lot in the crowd. In general, a lot of opportunities, but all this is probably at high levels, so you need to diligently pump this skill, however, like the others. 

Then I heard a strong roar and a powerful blow. The bone monster fought against the stone with all its carcass, then tried to split its skull by hitting a tree, but its health did not decrease. 

It's a pity, because from a similar blow, when he ran after me, his health bar sank by more than five percent, and now at least henna. Maybe he has some kind of ability that prevents final death? In general, it is strange that the poison affects the undead, however, this is a game, so why not.

So, how to kill this bear? Can I bang him with that skull that lies in my inventory? Nah, it will be of no use, and even this infection will bite me. And there's really nothing more. Hell, I didn't even think to take any weapon, even a stick! Before that, he fought with anything. This unfortunate omission needs to be corrected. 

Moving away from this place, I looked at one snag, something like a paw with sharp claws. Without thinking twice, I tore this very paw from the driftwood and looked at my new weapon.

Rotten oak stick

Description: An ordinary stick, broken off by someone short-sighted from an oak that fell many years ago. Very fragile due to long exposure to time. Completely useless in fights with monsters, except that it will do as a toothpick for some types of undead.

Item class: Common. Durability 4/10. Damage: 2-3.

How did this system get me! Woo-gh! Okay, no need to get angry, you need to calm down. Interestingly, all this needs to be studied and checked. And I didn’t care about such a description, it’s enough for one attack. 

I'll hit this bear in the teeth and everything will be all right. Gathering all his determination, he moved towards the bear. When there were twenty steps to the monster, I ran to this monster. 

The bear turned around and got hit in the teeth with such force that the stick in my hands was covered with cracks, and its strength was halved. I managed to note that my fly agaric flew out of the monster’s mouth, I will have to pick it up if I don’t die now.