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Name - Arya Dev
Level - 9
Title - None
Class - None
HP - 100
Mana - 50
Exp - 880/5120
Strength - 10
Dexterity - 10
Constitution - 10
Perception - 10
Intelligence - 10
Stat points - 45
Free stat points - 40
[Skills] [Shops] [Inventory]
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'So, I am already level 9. It's a good start, but for my goals, it's still not enough.'
"I should assign all the stats now... hmm! Yeah! Let's go with equal points in all stats until the first class advancement.
As I am a swordsman, I need high stats in strength and constitution. But to become the Sword God, I need much more than that.
But for 'that,' I need a large amount of magic power."
[Strength increased by 17 points.]
[Dexterity increased by 17 points.]
[Constitution increased by 17 points.]
[Intelligence increased by 17 points.]
[Perception increased by 17 points.]
[HP increased to 900.]
[Mana increased to 135.]
.....
"My body feels light... right now my stats are equal to a level 17 player."
Due to the allotment of these stat points, Arya was able to feel the increase in his strength and more control over his body. He felt his body light and refreshed.
This feeling of increased power brought back memories of his past life when he had reached a much higher level. This sudden increase created the stimulus as if he could become the king of the world.
But he knew he was just a level 17 newbie right now and had a long way to go.
[Hello... Everyone...!!]
'It's the junior manager.'
Arya realized it was the junior manager from the playful and informal voice of the announcement.
In the Tower, there are many types of beings. But there are 7 Special beings called the Administrators, who look after the Tower's function.
Below them are the Managers, one per floor, who look after that particular floor.
And even below these managers are the Junior Managers. Every manager has many junior managers who do their bidding and look after small things, like a certain hidden piece or a certain dungeon, etc.
These types of junior managers exist in the tutorial too, as they look after sectors and trials.
[Congratulations to all of you who survived. Now that you have completed the first tutorial trial, you must have received the points... right?!]
'Yeah, I should also use my points too... I earned more than four thousand.'
[Now I will tell you the method to use these points.]
[Yeee...!! Everyone clap.]
[There are two main ways to use the points.
The first is to use them at the store, where there are items that can let you fly in the tutorial. But if you can buy them, that is~
To use the store, you just have to open the store window on your status window.
The second is to use them as currency!
You all love money, don't you?]
[You can trade points with anyone as long as you shake hands.]
[Okay..! Time's up! You've all had a good rest... right?!]
[That's all I have to say! Now it's time to... start struggling again!]
[The second trial will now start.]
[In the center of each sector, a safe zone is created.
Please enter the safe zone.
You will be given 100 points every three hours you stay inside the dome.]
Soon a yellow dome appeared in the center of the district, visible from every place.
"I-Is that the safe zone?"
"Let's enter it first before any monsters come back."
"Run..!"
And everyone started running towards the safe zone. The ones close to the safe zone entered soon, but those who were far away took time.
"Ah-h..!!"
As people were running towards the safe zone, big worm-type creatures started attacking them from the ground.
They were around 20-30 feet long, with only a mouth filled with hundreds of razor sharp teeths.
"R-Run...!!!"
Both people inside and outside got scared by looking at those monstrosities.
Though many died on the way, soon most of the living people reached the city center near the safe zone.
"Finally we reached here... let's go and enter it before those monsters attack us."
"Yeah..! Let's go."
"Argh." Someone shouted as he slammed into the wall in the safe zone.
"W-What..?! What's happening?!"
"What is this? It's... blocked. But didn't they ask us to go inside the safe zone?"
"Lo-look at the top of the dome."
Someone from outside shouted, attracting everyone's attention. They looked up above the dome.
[2000/2000]
A big screen was present on top of the dome, showing a number: the capacity of the dome.
"No-no..! Please... I don't want to die. Let me enter the dome... please!!"
People started crying and begging those inside to let them enter the dome.
But alas! No one did that, and soon enough those worms attacked again and killed all those people.
....
Arya, though near the safe zone, didn't enter it. He wanted to level up and earn more free stat points.
'I remember seeing a subway when I first arrived here. And these worms' nests will most probably be there.'
Thinking this, Arya went to the place where he spawned, and when he reached there, he found the subway too.
Before entering the subway, Arya decided to buy a good sword from the store. So he opened the panel and bought a basic sword.
[You've bought a Basic Sharp Sword.]
[You have consumed 1000 points.]
After buying the sword, Arya entered the subway. After walking down the stairs, he reached a big open area.
As he expected, he found many of those worms there.
[Girth worms Lv - 10.]
This panel was showing on top of these worm monsters. The Girth worms, as the name shows.
'Though they are one level above me and are in large numbers too, with my high stats and years of experience, they are just a treasure trove waiting for me to loot.'
"Let's go..!"
....
[Three hours have passed. You've obtained 100 points.]
"P-points?! Oh right, I have 180 points now. Is it a lot?"
As everyone was scared and stressed, they forgot about the store function altogether.
But now they remembered it.
"W-What? They are very expensive...!!"
As they were checking the store...
[The red area has activated.]
Another announcement rang.
"Wh-what is it now?"
"Why has the dome turned red?"
"Wh-what's happening now?"
And soon enough their confusion was cleared by a new announcement.
[The limit of the safe zone has decreased to 1900 participants. The zone will shrink in size.]
[When the number of participants exceeds the limit, a random person will be kicked out of the safe zone.]
"Uhhh... this is crazy. Just what exactly will stop this shrinking?"
"W-What the hell?! I'm getting forcefully pulled out!!"
As the zone shrank, whoever was near the edge was thrown out.
So, everyone, scared, started running towards the center of the zone.
"F*ck, don't get in my way. Or do you want to die at my hands first?"
People pushed each other, throwing anyone in their way aside.
[1970/1900]
[1954/1900]
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[1900/1900]
[The next shrinking will happen three hours later.]
The shrinking of the zone and people being kicked out both stopped.