Following the map, Grey finally reached the dungeon. Hidden within the foliage of trees, the arched entrance of the cave within a mound could be seen. The surrounding was tranquil and only the sound of the leaves rustling could be heard.
Within that dense forest, Grey hadn’t seen nor heard a single animal or bird along the way, as if it was an abandoned forest, devoid of fauna. But within that silence were the dark, bloodthirsty monsters, waiting for the skies to go dark.
"Let’s roll!" Grey clenched his fists tight. Silver-grey aura engulfed his fists as he stepped inside the dark dungeon.
DING!
[Instant Mission: Clear the sunfall dungeon solo and kill all the eclipse beasts- (0/100)
Rewards: Agility= + 2, Strength= +4, skill= steel fists (C)]
[-Accept -Reject]
Grey was surprised seeing the system window appear suddenly with a mission. When he saw the rewards, a wide grin spread on his face. He was going to clear the dungeon anyway, the mission brought him a bonus, with the stat increase and a new skill. Without a second of hesitation, he accepted the mission.
The insides of the cave were pitch black. There was not a single source of light. the silver-grey aura on Grey’s fists was the only source that was illuminating a small area around him. it was eerily silent as Grey carefully proceeded with soft steps, his boots hitting the floor lightly.
Grrrr!! Growling noises started coming from the front. Two pairs of red eyes glowed in the dark, gaining ground as they were coming towards him. Grey stopped in his tracks. He immediately took stance, moving his arms up and right leg back.
Two heads came out of the dark when Grey got a clear look on the beasts. They had long elongated jaws like a wolf, all their teeth were sharp, showing out. they were on four legs, dark black skin with a few red patterns on their necks.
Fighting these beasts in the game and in real life were completely different. He thought being a martial arts fighter, he wouldn’t be shaken seeing those beasts, but seeing these monsters in front of him, he definitely was nervous, sweat drops appeared on his forehead, a trace of fear could be seen in his eyes.
Grey activated his eyes of revelation, when the character interface of the beast appeared in front of him.
[----]
RACE: Eclipse Dwellers
LEVEL: 12
CLASS: Warped
STAMINA: 14
STRENGTH: 15
INTELLIGENCE: 4
AGILITY: 14
SKILLS: Dash (C), Claw strike (C)
"It’s a Warped. It will be easy then." Grey bent his knees, ready for the beast to attack. The silver-grey aura glowed in his fists when the two beasts dashed towards him, swinging their sharp claws.
Grey side-stepped and moved away from the path of the claw strike and swung his arm for a left hook, as the aura infused fist landed right on the beast’s neck. It flew away, hitting the other beast and taking it together with it, falling hard on the wall.
Grey didn’t miss this chance. He activated dash and instantly appeared beside them. His fist moved towards the neck of the beast he had hit just now. the glowing silver-grey punch landed squarely on the neck, his fist pierced in, killing it on the spot.
Its body stated turning into dust and vanished completely, leaving a small black round stone on the ground. Before he could pick it up, the other beast lashed at him, jumping high in the air. Grey jumped back, but in a hurry, he couldn’t gain distance, the beast’s claw would strike him right after landing on the ground.
Aura covered Grey’s right leg. He pushed his left leg downwards while twisting his waist hard, adding spin momentum, bringing his right leg swinging towards the beast’s neck for a roundhouse kick midair.
WHACK!!
The kick landed right on the neck, breaking the spine and sending it flying down on the hard cold stone floor.
BAM! The beasts landed hard, chipping a few stones away from the floor and slid along the ground for a few meters, before finally becoming still, not moving at all. Its body turned into dust, leaving the black stone.
Before Grey could pick the two beast cores, strings of notifications bombarded his vision.
[Warped class eclipse beast killed: +1152 EXP]
[Warped class eclipse beast killed: +1160 EXP]
[Mission progress: (2/100)]
[Lord of Martial arts (SSS+) activated]
[Obtained skill: left hook (C) (active)]
[Obtained skill: Roundhouse kick (C) (active)]
[Obtained movement skill: Side-step (D+) (active)]
Grey was stumped. The simple hook and kick he just used had changed into active skills. Even his side-step was being considered a movement skill. He finally realized what was the use of his SSS+ rank skill, the Lord of martial arts.
"Doesn’t this mean if I use all the punches and kicks from my world, they’ll change into skills. And if I use my skill evolution to combine them and evolve, what would I get then?" Grey was feeling ecstatic.
He was getting exited thinking about kickboxing and MMA turning into a skill for him to use. The moves that were not humanly possible to execute on earth could now be used here, with far more destructive force. Any punch or kick he thinks of, can become reality with his skill.
Just when he was reveling in the joy of his newfound possibilities of the skill. Three more Warped eclipse beasts appeared, growling and moving towards him fiercely.
"Perfect! Come. I’ll test everything on you guys. Become the stepping stone for the creation of my own martial art." Grey grinned in excitement, using dash, he rushed forward.