Reincarnated in a VRMMO: I'll be the strongest

Chapter 8: Hunter Wolf

I left the adventurer guild and headed outside the city.

It was a grassland area with a good view.

I stopped a fair distance away from the city and checked my surroundings.

Hmm... oh, there they are.

I spotted a slime ahead.

It is the weakest monster in the game.

I can fight it as I am, but let me take out a weapon first.

I thought that and called up my inventory.

There was a long line of countless items.

Come to think of it, I never organized this.

I just stored every item I got without sorting. I will organize them eventually.

Right now, I want a weapon.

I think I had one from my beginner days... there it is. This should work.

I selected the item I wanted, and a sword appeared.

This weapon should be enough for a slime.

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□ Bronze Sword

Attack Power: 5

Recommended Level: 1

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This is one of the weakest swords you can buy at the lowest price, one of the first weapons you use when starting the game.

Of course, I have plenty of stronger weapons than this.

So you might wonder why I need to use such a weak weapon.

The reason I am using this weapon.

It is because of the Recommended Level.

It is no exaggeration to say this is the most important point in the game ARO.

Not all equipment can be used immediately.

Because you do not meet the Recommended Level.

The Recommended Level is a basic system attached to all equipment.

This is also a very important system in ARO.

Because if you equip gear that does not meet the recommended level, its performance is greatly restricted.

For example, this weapon.

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□ Buster Sword

Attack Power: 19

Recommended Level: 10

・Attack Power +3%

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If someone below level 10 equips this weapon, since they do not meet the recommended level, their Attack Power is forcibly reduced by 75%.

In other words, you can only draw out 25% of the weapon's performance.

This is a common system in this game.

Furthermore, ability effects also cannot be activated.

The ability is the part written below the recommended level, like Attack Power +3%.

This is like an additional effect granted to each piece of equipment.

It is designed to always apply while equipped.

But if you are below the recommended level, all ability effects are nullified.

In other words, equipment that does not meet the recommended level is almost unusable.

Well, it is not impossible to equip it, but generally you don't. Because there are only disadvantages.

And besides that, there are other disadvantages as well.

So how does this relate to my current situation?

Right now, I am level 1.

That is natural since I just reincarnated.

Which means most of the equipment in my inventory cannot be used.

It is not like I absolutely cannot use it if I try, but...

Well, I shouldn't push it. I have no choice but to use equipment suited to my current level.

I immediately gripped the Bronze Sword I equipped and moved toward the slime.

Just to be safe, I decided to use a skill.

Aura Sword!

Aura Sword is a buff skill that increases weapon power for a certain period and grants the effect of dealing additional damage.

I gripped the sword and swung it down at the slime.

Seiya!

When I swung the sword down, the slime was cleaved in two.

I defeated it in one blow.

Yeah, as expected, that was an easy win.

In fact, it was overkill. I clearly didn't need that buff skill.

Come to think of it, my status was raised by the reincarnation bonus.

As expected, a slime was too easy. I will hunt a different monster.

I walked away from that spot and went further from the city.

I continued walking for a while and came near the forest.

There should be some decent monsters around here too.

Grrrr...

Oh, found you.

The monster I encountered was a Hunter Wolf.

It is a monster you usually start hunting around level 5, but with my current self, I should be able to defeat it.

Come on, then. You will help me get back into the swing of things.

Graaaar!

The Hunter Wolf saw me, started running, and charged with great force.

Whoa.

After dodging it, the Hunter Wolf turned around and tried to attack again.

Graaaar!

Too slow!

I cut it as we passed each other.

!! Yelp yelp!

And that's the end.

I finished off the Hunter Wolf as it writhed on the ground.

It soon stopped moving.

Yeah, monsters around this level are just right.

I will focus on hunting these guys for a while.

After storing the carcass in my inventory, I decided to look for the next enemy.