Chapter 4
I have been killing all kinds of monsters with gradually increasing levels for the past three hours and my stats have gone up quite a lot. I may not be able to use my spell for combat and I’m not allowed use my devil form in the training arena but it’s ok.
[IN-GAME PROFILE]
[PSEUDONAME: DEXTER BLOOM]
RACE: DEVIL ELF
ROLE: DEVIL GOD SUCCESSOR
AGE: 17
GENDER: MALE
TIER: TRAINEE
TIER RANKING: 000000138/752769283 [STILL RISING AS MORE PEOPLE JOIN]
LEVEL: 9
FORM 1: HUMAN-LOOKING
HEIGHT: 5’9
HAIR COLOR: RED
HAIR STYLE: SLICK BACK
EYE COLOR: BLUE
BODY TYPE: RECTANGULAR
UTOPIA COINS : 0
[STATS]
STRENGHT : 5→ 13
AGILITY : 10→18
STAMINA: 8/8→ 16/16
DEXTERITY: 20 →28
DURABILITY: 4→12
INT: 10→ 18
IQ: 128 [STATS CANNOT BE ASSIGNED TO THIS]
HP: 10/10→40/50
MP: 5/5→45/45
SKILL POINTS: 8
I haven’t had time to use my skill points as the waves of monsters are never-ending. It doesn’t show how much experience points I have left to go, and it does not give you the option of where to add stats. It says assigning points is an automatic process for the Devil God Successor. I guess it does have its downsides.
I feel like a freaking grim reaper right now. This scythe guarantees victory so long as the opponent is of the same level as me. It’s a bit difficult to kill monsters of higher level than me though. Like how I’m almost getting smashed to death by this beast.
[Scaled Bear (LV 10)]
I’ll definitely win…I think…but I’ve lost HP for the first time. Just one hit cleared 5 HP. I’ve been hit twice so far making it 40/50. I know my health, but I don’t know the opponents. HP for me increases by 5 every time I level up, but I haven’t hit level 10 yet. What if the difference between levels 10 and 9 HP increase is greater than the rest?
I start to retreat quickly. I need some space. I really should have gotten an attack spell/skill for long-range. All I have is this singularity.
I just had an idea, but it is risky. I toss all my points into my [Singularity Of The Devil] Skill. I guess I won’t be levelling up my transformation skill. It’s not like I’m permitted to use it in training mode anyway.
Skill Points: 8 → 0
[Singularity Of The Devil (Active) (LV 1→9)]
Size: 5 centimeters (diameter)→1280 cm/41 ft 11.9 In (Doubled for every level increase)
Duration: 15 seconds→55 seconds (Raised 5 seconds for every level increase)
Cooldown: 20 minutes→ 4.7 seconds (Got halved for every level increase)
“Sweet! Now on to the next phase.”
The gate to the singularity is now wide enough for my scythe to pass through. I stay from a distance, pass my scythe through it and another gate opens behind the monster where the scythe’s blade exits with a slash. I have 55 seconds before the gate closes, and I can see the countdown. 52.. 51..50.
[Killed a Scaled Bear]
[Level Up↑]
[IN-GAME PROFILE]
[PSEUDONAME: DEXTER BLOOM]
RACE: DEVIL ELF
ROLE: DEVIL GOD SUCCESSOR
AGE: 17
GENDER: MALE
TIER: TRAINEE
TIER RANKING: 000000138/752769283 [STILL AS MORE PEOPLE JOIN]
LEVEL: 10
FORM 1: HUMAN-LOOKING
HEIGHT: 5’9
HAIR COLOR: RED
HAIR STYLE: SLICK BACK
EYE COLOR: BLUE
BODY TYPE: RECTANGULAR
UTOPIA COINS : 0 →1
[STATS]
STRENGHT : 13→ 14
AGILITY : 18→19
STAMINA: 16/16→ 17/17
DEXTERITY: 28 →29
DURABILITY: 12→13
INT: 18→ 19
IQ: 128 [STATS CANNOT BE ASSIGNED TO THIS]
HP: 40/50→55/55 [HP refills on each level up]
MP: 45/45→50/50 [Mana refills on each level up]
SKILL POINTS: 0 → 1
“Whew. What a broken skill. This is bound to be as long range as long range attacks get. I feel like I’m going to be OP. “
My inventory slots have increased as I leveled up. I had two at the beginning: 1 for weapon and 1 for spell book. I have room in my singularity to put my scythe and store it there. I had an additional slot on every level up, so I have a sum of eleven now.
“Hmm.” The game never gave me a size of the singularity or how much I can store in it.
I ask the system and I get a notification.
[The singularity contains the entire devil world so its size would be the size of the whole devil world]
“So basically, I can just keep storing stuff. What a large inventory slot. Pretty convenient” I pull out the spell book from my inventory and toss it in. “It actually works.”
But wait. What if I get a quest where I can’t use spells/skills? If everything is in my singularity, then I’ll have nothing since Singularity Of The Devil is a skill/spell.
I pull out the scythe and put it in the inventory.
As I look through my status window again, I notice I’ve got a Utopia coin.
“Maybe I got a Utopia coin because I passed the training session?”
I wasn’t asking the system, but it answers.
[FAQ for Utopia Coins]
[What are Utopia Coins?]: They are in-game currency specifically for Utopia.
[How do I get Utopia Coins?]: Completing quests and missions, Killing monsters of higher level than your avatar, team arena battles, 1 V1 arena battles, bets [e.g., racing, archery, etc.]
The scaled bear was a level higher than myself, and I got only 1 coin. That adds up.
[Leave training?]
[Yes] Or [No]
Yes!
Chapter 5: The AdminThe hall (training arena) fades out of view and the next moment, I’m in a booth that looks like the inside of a spaceship. I move my physical body, attempting to walk around the spaceship but my avatar doesn’t move. I can rotate on the spot to look around though. When I’m starting to think the game is bugged, I get a notification.[Choose your starting point]A sphere appears in front of me. It’s a globe but just not earth’s globe. I’m guessing it’s for the Utopia world.I look all over the globe. Anywhere should be fine, right? Nope. Different areas have different terrains, beings, natural resources and so on. So, the area you choose will influence your future development. Just like how those living in the tropics will develop resistance to heat and will want to die if they found themselves in the arctic areas without adequate preparation.I want to gain a lot of power, but I don’t want to be some recluse whose only hobby is levelling up in some mountains. I gues
Chapter 6: Berserker Ape“I was told that I won’t be able to retry the test to master this castle if I fail once. Do you know of any way around that?”The Administrator does not reply immediately.“Firstly, the test has not begun yet. It doesn’t begin until you get beyond that door.What?! I’m already about to die from the people guarding the entrance. What would it be like inside?“If you look at your status window, nothing has been added to your missions’ log. Even if you did manage to get past the door, the minimum requirement would prevent you from mastering this castle.”“Minimum requirement?”“The requirement to master this castle is to be at least Angel Tier. Further information on the tiers and their level designations in the FAQ section.TRAINEE [0-9]NOOB [10-19]GAMER [20-29]INTERMEDIATE GAMER [30-39]EXPERIENCED GAMER [40-49]ANGEL [50-59]ARCH ANGEL [60-69]DEMIGOD [70-89]GOD [90-91]?? [100-??]“I wonder how long it’s going to take for me to get me there.” I sigh.I gu
Chapter 7It’s been about three hours since Utopia launched, and the players are still rising at break-neck speed. While others spawned in towns and cities, I have been walking in the woods. I have used the SOTD skill to get around unfavourable situations such as quicksand and a swamp. Other than that, I’ve been taking in the beauty of this game. The leaves, flowers, insects, and so on. I have hunted a couple monsters I’ve run into and only two were above my level so for the most part it was easy. I didn’t loose a single health point with the help of the SOTD skill since I could attack without getting close as long as my opponent was within my sensory bubble.“Status.”[IN-GAME PROFILE][PSEUDONAME: DEXTER BLOOM]RACE: DEVIL ELFROLE: DEVIL GOD SUCCESSORAGE: 17GENDER: MALETIER: NOOBTIER RANKING: 000064852/000064852 [STILL RISING AS MORE PEOPLE JOIN]LEVEL: 10→14FORM 1: HUMAN-LOOKINGHEIGHT: 5’9HAIR COLOR: REDHAIR STYLE: SLICK BACKEYE COLOR: BLUEBODY TYPE: RECTANGULARUTOPIA C
Chapter 8It’s been about three days (in-game) since I left the floating castle, and I just made it to the city. Cangue City. It is bustling with activity as I can see that in three short days, players have developed a community here. There are various species her and it’s a little difficult to be a 100 percent certain who is a player or not. Some NPCs who are staff have logos on their outfit, but most don’t. Some players are wearing armor or other gear and carrying weapons, but what about mages that are dressed casually? It’s a mixed bag I won’t be able to sort unless I get close and monitor their behaviour. There are varying species too. I chose devil elf that has human form, but some others didn’t. Some players chose to be weird things like orcs. Some are elves, succubus and so on. But human-looking races seems to be most popular. How do you know if a human with a sword may not be an NPC or a player other than interaction? Splendid world-building if I do say so myself.[1 hour in t
Chapter 9It’s been a couple nearly eight hours (in-game) since I left the city to go hunting in the woods. I have levelled up quite a bit. At least that’s what I’d like to say. There are no monsters worth good experience points. I haven’t seen any higher than level 16. At this rate it’ll take a lot of time to level up. Just one more level to change tiers. Sigh.I pause by a stream and drink from it with my hands. My real body probably feels thirsty too. I stare up at the moon in the sky as I eat some food. I bought a ‘Meal Ticket’ worth 1 U coin. Did I have a U coin? No. I bought it on credit, but I’ll pay the system back with three U coins.What is a meal ticket? A meal ticket is like a debit card for the food store in the game. You could also buy directly but 1 U coin worth of food is quite much and if you don’t have the space to store them in your inventory, what a waste. With the Meal Ticket, it will continue to give you food in small quantities until it’s maxed out. Since there
Chapter 10: Material Points Maybe he isn't completely sure if he can take me head-on and was learning my strengths and weaknesses. Or maybe he was waiting for me loose some HP. Let's get some distance first, 50 seconds should be enough for complete recovery. I jump back a few metres and then up into a tree to take cover. 3 seconds…10 seconds…30 seconds…50 seconds…1 minute…2 minutes… No movement. I can't see or hear anyone nearby. I jump down from the tree and head in the direction where the sound came from stealthily and carefully. I'm greeted with the smell of blood followed by the sight of a beautiful girl lying motionless on the ground. My senses tell me that she's unconscious, but I am still vigilant as I approach her. She is dressed in a pink dress with a cake symbol on her left chest. Her feet seem to be bruised. Did she loose her footwear on the way? She's lost and is still loosing a lot of blood from her injuries. With such a status effect, she will die since her HP will h
Chapter 11: The Tribrid"Huh? Aren't all players supposed to have one? That could only mean…it can't be she's an NPC?!"The girl is silently staring at me while the admin and I are also silent for a moment."Well, you're not completely wrong. She was an NPC.""Was? Is the now a PC?""No.""Then what is she?""This…She's no longer in the system. She's designated an 'error' and is now outside the confines of the system.""You're saying…" I still don't get it. If she is no longer an NPC but not a PC, what is she? Just an 'error'? What do we call an 'error' like her?"She's basically an NPC that has developed sentience of its own. Similar in some ways to an AI."Fudge! The Utopia game ended up developing a self-learning AI within itself? A program that creates Ais, some programmer succeeded in laying the groundwork in the 35th century but it has never succeeded to such a degree till date. Talk less of one being formed in a game."Are there any others like her?""No. None other record. I o
Chapter 12: Leveling Up By Stalking If I form a party with her, we'll be unstoppable in future. Calm down. Calm down. No need to jump the gun. She may just want to gain power to be independent. I can't force her to form an actual party with me at the moment. I exhale as I concede. "Fine. Just make sure you don't get hurt, ok?" "Of course. I don't want to cause more trouble for you after all." "…Then, let's proceed." *** *** *** We ended up killing our way back from the woods, but I still haven't levelled up. As for her…she probably got stronger. It's still a scary ability that I can't wrap m head around. She could just find the highest in the player food chain and stalk them if they don't form a party with her. Leveling up by stalking. Heh. Sounds like a cool Manhua premise? Well, I am technically one of, if not the player at the top of the food chain in this area. What if she knew that and approached me just because of this? Ah. No. What am I thinking? She was indeed badly in