Chapter 2

Roshan picked the book and looked around it. He tried to open it but nothing was working. He even used his dagger to pry it open, but nothing worked. However, as he tried using his dagger, the knife slipped out of his hand and grazed his finger, causing a small drop of blood to fall on the book.

Immediately the blood fell, he heard a monotone voice.

[Bloodline recognised]

'Bloodline? What the hell was that?' Roshan thought. But before he could think of anything else, he heard another statement.

[Roshan Axton]

[Would you like to access the System]

'What kind of name was that? The person who made this thing must have been really boring.' Roshan thought to himself. He actually wanted to know what was in the book, but he felt like he needed to show his father before doing anything. This object was really strange.

His curiosity got the best of him.

“Yes, I would like to access the System.” It felt even weirder saying it out loud.

A bright light flashed, and immediately the object disappeared from his hand. Where was it? Damn, he should have just kept it for his father instead.

Then a sound echoed in his head.

‹Ding›

[Roshan Axton, you have successfully gained control of the System]

Before he could even react, a screen appeared in his head.

[Host Level: Level 1]

[Current Ability: None]

[Strength: 10]

[Agility: 8]

[Speed: 9]

[Stamina: 7]

‹Mage Status›

[Mage Level: 0]

[Magic Ability: None]

[Mana Control: 0]

[HP: 10/10]

[Exp Points: 0/10]

[Quest: Kill a Level 1 beast]

[Quest Reward: Instant Level Up]

He ran through all the messages, each one shocking him. He could not even understand what was happening. He had a lot of questions running through his head.

He was least surprised at his mage status because he knew he was not meant to be a mage. He was impressed by the creator of this System, but what exactly was it?

His eyes went back to the screen and landed on the quest in front of him.

He had yet to kill a Level 1 beast. He had not even fought one to gauge its strength. He wondered if he could actually do it. Immediately after looking at the possible reward, his eyes glittered in the dark.

What would be the possible reward if he was to level up instantly?

The curiosity gave him a new resolve, and he climbed out of the ditch. It was already very dark. His parents must have been worried. He realized that they still had little food left, enough for just both of them. If he came back with Level 1 beast meat, that would mean they would have enough for two months or even more.

This was a good opportunity, he thought as he smiled.

He took his dagger and ran deeper into the forest as he noticed the footprints of a beast. From its size, he immediately knew it was the beast he was looking for, and judging from the fact that it was the only footprint, it was a lone wanderer.

He ran in that direction and saw the beast lying down on the grass as if it was ready to sleep. This was his chance. Would this day be any luckier? he thought as he smiled.

Stealthily crawling closer, he saw that it was a Dim Dog. Dim Dogs were the weakest of beasts. They mostly travelled in large groups as a result of their weak strength. A hundred Dim Dogs were enough to take down a Level 30 human soldier.

The Dim Dogs were led by their King, the strongest of them all, who was at King Tier— a Level 30 beast. With that power, it could command thousands of Dim Dogs.

Seeing that this one was alone, it was obvious that it was separated from the herd. The softest part of the Dim Dog was its neck.

He drew closer and slammed his dagger into its neck. Out of shock, the Dim Dog’s eyes flew open and it started running and squealing. Roshan knew this would bring a lot of trouble if the herd were to hear one of their member’s cries.

He was already on top of the beast as he dragged his dagger out of its neck and slammed it into the beast’s head. It was too short to go any deeper, and he needed to reach the brain.

He took out the dagger and kept stabbing it, going deeper with each strike. The Dim Dog did not understand why it was feeling such unbearable pain as it kept jumping and howling. Seeing this, Roshan pressed his legs against the beast’s sides and drove the dagger deeper until the beast suddenly stopped moving and fell to the ground.

Roshan heaved a sigh of relief. He could not hear any signs of approaching beasts. He climbed down and felt proud that he had actually killed a Level 1 beast.

The Dim Dog’s flesh was very nutritious and tasty, and it would make his parents proud. As he started to savour his victory, a ding echoed in his ear.

‹Ding›

[Quest completed]

Now was the time for his rewards.