After hearing the rustling in the bushes, I decided to use the weapon my parents got for me.
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[Name: chains of despair]
[Type: living weapon]
[Rank: novice]
[Description: a black chain with a blade on the end that can move as if its alive]
[Effects:
{bleeding: wounds inflicted will constantly bleed and healing speed will slow down}
{weakness: those wounded will have their stamina constantly drained}
{despairing aura: the [chains of despair] releases an aura that passively causes surrounding creatures to panic}
{duplication: the [chains of despair] can duplicate itself and create additional chains in exchange for 50 mp per chain}
{extension: the [chains of despair] can extend itself in exchange for 1 mp per meter}
{bound weapon: the [chains of despair] can only be wielded by one person and can grow with its wielder}
{living weapon: the [chains of despair] can move according to its wielders will and can easily hide itself on them}]
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A black chain instantly shot out from my sleeve. The chain split through the air and once it reached the bushes the sound of it piercing something could be heard.
*Shink*
[Notice: you have killed a level 1 goblin and gained all of its exp due to the effect {winner takes it all}]
[Exp +1 (+9)]
[level: 1/10 (exp: 10/320) {novice}]
[You have gained the common skill 'novice tracking' due to the effect {winner takes it all}]
After I gained the notification, I saw a small green creature fall out of the bushes before turning into blue light particles.
'It's a shame I can't collect materials in the beginner dungeon, but I can't have it all, I guess. Moving on, I am so thankful for [authority of greed]. Not mentioning gaining skills, just gaining more exp is a life savior. My high tier race makes me need more exp, so if it wasn't thanks to my skill I would have originally had to kill 320 monsters to level up.'
'I should probably stop thinking about that and start hunting. So, which direction should I head in?'
After taking a moment to debate which direction I should go in, I had an idea. I would use my new tracking skill to see where the goblin came from and head in that direction. Since my skill is a common skill, I couldn't precisely track where it came from, but I could get a general direction.
From what I could see the goblin came from the west. As I headed in that direction I ran into a few more lone goblins.
I decided to use them as target practice to improve my aim with magic. It took an average of 2-6 bullets per goblin.
After about 3 hours of hunting goblins, I came across a small goblin village. I decided to wait for my mana to regenerate and check my gains in the meantime.
[You have killed 41 level 1 goblins, and 9 level 2 goblins]
[Exp +432]
[You have leveled up!]
[level: 2/10 (exp: 122/352) {novice}]
[You have gained the common skill 'novice plant discernment']
[You have gained the common skill 'novice hunting']
[You have gained the common skill 'novice plant gathering']
[You have gained the common skill 'novice first aid']
[You have gained the common skill 'lesser stamina recovery']
'I leveled up! I also gained quite a few new skills, including the 'lesser stamina recovery' I wanted. I'll first synthesize my skills then I'll look at my status.'
[You have synthesized 'novice tracking,' 'novice hunting,' 'novice plant discernment,' 'novice plant gathering,' and 'novice first aid']
[You have gained the common skill 'novice survivalist']
[You have synthesized 'lesser recovery,' 'lesser mana recovery,' and 'lesser stamina recovery']
[You have gained the common skill 'lesser general recovery']
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[Name: Lucious Sullivan]
[Race: void kitsune (primordial grade)]
[Age:16]
[Traits: child of the void, accepted by the world, unique existence, user of void, shapeshifter, playful, cold, beloved by darkness, favored by magic, exponential growth, trickster, cunning, aversion of spirits, super strength, beastly senses, greedy, wild, prideful creator]
[level: 2/10 (exp: 122/352) {novice}]
[mp: 4,357/6,000]
[strength:30*2 (physical strength)]
[endurance: 30*2 (stamina)]
[defense: 30*2 (physical defense)]
[agility: 45*2 (speed, reflexes, and flexibility)]
[intelligence: 60*10 (memory, thinking speed, and mana pool)]
[magic: 65*5 (magical damage and casting speed)]
[affinity: void, darkness, fire, water, air, earth]
[race skills: fox form, transformation, void step, void traversal]
[ultimate skills: authority of greed, authority of evolution, authority of creation]
[divine skills: none]
[legendary skills: none]
[epic skills: none]
[rare skills: temperature regulation (lv 1)]
[common skills: novice combat mastery (lv 2), lesser pain resistance (lv 2), magic bullet (lv 3), dark bullet (lv 4), flame bullet (lv 3), water bullet (lv 2), air bullet (lv 2), earth bullet (lv 2), mana enhancement (lv 1), novice survivalist (lv 3), lesser general recovery (lv 5)]
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[Name: novice survivalist]
[Level: 3]
[Rank: common]
[Description: a passive skill that increases your ability to survive in the wild]
[Effect: increased knowledge and talent for plant identification, plant gathering, first aid, tracking, hunting, and resource gathering]
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[Name: lesser general recovery]
[Level: 5]
[Rank: common]
[Description: a passive skill that automatically regenerates hp, mp, and stamina]
[Effect: regenerates 0.05% of hp, mp, and stamina per second (doubles when resting)]
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'I have definitely gotten stronger compared to before. If I'm correct my strength increased by 20, endurance by 20, defense by 20, agility by 30, intelligence by 40, and magic by 40 for a total stat increase of 170 or 85 if you don't count my doubled growth.'
'The only problem is that my stat growth is only equivalent to a legendary race or epic race. Common races increase by 5 to 15, rare by 20 to 40, epic by 50 to 100, legendary by 120 to 180, and divine by 200 to 280, so my stat increase isn't that good. I guess that's to balance any race with the {exponential growth} trait.'
'When it comes to my new skills, I am quite satisfied. I didn't expect that when synthesizing skills their levels are combined. That will keep me from worrying about level regression.'
After I finished looking over my stats, I decided to wait for my mp to regenerate, then I would attack the goblin village.
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