Caroline couldn’t even scream anymore as the metal spread from her heart until all that remained was a mannequin of iron. The low Vitality and Toughness of a healer became apparent, as she didn’t even have time to struggle before her death.On the other hand, Richard, along with the still more than thirty elites around him, was dumbfounded. What the fuck was going on?"Always the healer first," William said, his voice cold, "and then you do the adds, followed by the big boss."With those words, metal slid up and covered his face, not even leaving any holes for air to seep through.His spear was still stuck in Caroline’s corpse of metal as the two warriors closest to him made their move.The first one swung down a massive sword, aiming for the hand that held the spear. William didn’t even bother to dodge as the man hit his lower arm.To the surprise of everyone but William, the arm didn’t even move. Instead, the warrior felt the impact reverberate up his arms, causing him to grunt in pa

By now, the entire valley was thoroughly cleaned up. Herbs, lockboxes, and even beasts were all gone. It had taken hours, and the sun had gone down quite a while ago, but Jake was more than satisfied. While he had managed to get another level, it was the loot that made him most pleased.For herbs, he had found a bunch he couldn’t recognize at all; however, his Sense of the Malefic Viper told him that they were useful, and using Identify on them confirmed that they were indeed magical herbs. All of them had been inferior or common rarity except for a bush with berries in the middle of the valley.[Soothing Bellberry Bush (Uncommon)] – A bush of Soothing Bellberries. The berries growing on this bush are known to have a soothing effect on the mind.He quite frankly wasn’t sure if this was something he needed… but he took it anyway. His spatial necklace could allow herbs to survive within it, making it a suitable place to store the bush.So he did as any reasonable person would do, AKA dug

Jake sensed that both his mana and stamina were reasonable despite the many Shadow Vaults. His quiver was also more than half full, making it unnecessary to reconjure more quite yet.After he had poisoned a few more arrows, he set his sights on the next pack—four badgers, levels similar to the one he had just taken out.With a Powershot, he once more took out the group's strongest, then retreated to where he had fought the first group to avoid attracting more beasts. He’d had to be a bit cautious for the last group and kite them in a circle, while he now had more space to use.Minutes later, the beasts met their end, and Jake once more got a level. Quite honestly, this was too easy. His arrows were getting low, though, so he had to conjure some more. His stamina also began getting low, so he decided to take a quick break to stock up on arrows while restoring some stamina.Said restoration happened through the consumption of a stamina potion, as he took a quick peek in his spatial stor

The newly gained Infused Powershot shot the arrow at an unprecedented speed, hitting the Alpha Venomfang Badger right in its midsection. The powerful attack tore straight through the beast's body and exited out the other side, piercing any vital organ in the way.Jake was overjoyed at his method working and wanted to read through the notification with the upgraded skill, but was quickly brought back to reality by the Alpha's mad roar. It charged toward him with reckless abandon.He quickly realized the gravity of the situation and was forced to jump to the side to avoid its wild charge.Although his bow had broken upon releasing the arrow, his sword was still hanging from the beast's chin, as it seemed to have gotten stuck on something. His other bow had been thrown who-knows-where after the mad rampage of the creature.But he did have one major thing going for him in the big hole torn straight through the creature, coupled with the wounds left behind by a few arrows and the piece of

Jacob had had private tutors since he could barely walk, expensive private schools, and a support system made up of the best money could buy. He’d graduated top of his class, gotten into the best university, and once more proved himself excellent, remaining at the top.He had been in the papers, praised by everyone. But he had always tried not to let it get to his head. His father had been the "treat the janitor like the CEO"-type of person. His old man had even refused to hire him at his own company, telling him he had to go his own way.Connections had certainly helped to begin with, but as he made his way into the corporate world, he once more excelled. At first, perhaps he’d been chosen because he was his father’s son, but now Jacob was selected because he was the best man for the job. A mark of honor for him.But this… this shitty place wasn’t one where he excelled. This god-forsaken shithole called a tutorial wasn’t anything he had ever trained for or even dreamed of.And yet he