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The screams of men filled Ji-Ho's head as he looked around to see the white wall of the room stained with thick blood and he jolt out of the bad dream to begin panting.
Thick sweat ran down his shirtless body and his breathing was heavy as he rose to a seating position on the bunk bed.
"What the hell..." The movement of his lips was gentle and he gasped on realizing something.
The system screen was no longer in sight.
Could this mean everything have been a dream?
His eyes lit up and he rubbed em for a moment.
Now that he thinks about it, what he thought was real is impossible and now that he had a good sleep, his brain was working normally.
Ji-Ho slide the blinds open and peeped outside to see the rising sun outside.
He stretched his hands to hear the crackling noise while his eyes were shut and when he opened them, fear was written all over.
He had seen just what he thought was gone.
The system screen had returned and now with information.
________ DAILY MISSION_________
[Run For 30 Minutes: 0 / 30]
[Fly And Exhaust Flying Points: 0 /10]
[Kill A Wild Boar: 0 / 1] [Go]
[Kill 10 Saw-scaled Viper: 0 /10] [Go]
[TIME LIMIT: 4 Hours]
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[ Rewards: 100 XP]
[To View Basic Stats Information Or Mission, Simply Think Or Minimize Window]
Ji-Ho was left stunned for a minute and his eyelid only moved when he realized the time limit was counting just as the last time.
[TIME LIMIT: 1 Minute 25 Seconds/ 2 Hours]
It wasn't a dream. This thing is real and asking him to do things again.
There was no punishment this time but there was a time limit.
"What's this thing about?" Ji-Ho was confused and took a look at himself only to discover the new building of body.
He now had abs which was perfectly outlined on his stomach and his bicep was considerate.
"What? I've never hit the gym. Did this happen over night?"
The more he thought about it, this system felt like a game and there was only one way to confirm.
Ji-Ho moved to the corner of the room and took a deep breath.
"This is crazy... Everything is.. But--" B
He bolted forward and getting to the other end, he turned around and moved to his initial position.
[Run For 30 Minutes: 2 / 30]
A smile curved at the corner of his lips seeing the progress and he continued, hoping to complete the mission and look into the others which seem scary.
[Run For 30 Minutes: 15 / 30]
Ji-Ho had completed 15 minutes when something had suddenly happened.
He was making a turn around the bed when he doubled the movement of his heels and unannounced a force dragged him forward in an uncontrolled manner.
One second he was standing close to the bed and the other, his body plugged roughly into the blinds and shattered down the material.
He was sent stumbled outside the building and crashed roughly to the ground.
Ji-Ho's heart was pounding fast and his eyes blinked when a new window appeared.
________BASIC STATS _________
[Avatar: Min Ji-Ho]
[Race: Human]
[HP: 25/25]
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[Flying: 10 / 100] lv.1
[Strength: 9 / 100] lv.1
[Defense: 10 / 100] lv.1
[Stamina: 3 / 100] lv.1
[Speed: 9 / 100] lv.1
Other Stats Are Currently Unavailable...
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[ Available XP : 0]
His Strength, Stamina and Speed were no longer at ten and the new figures were blinking but soon stopped.
He was surprised but thought intelligently.
"I moved fast for a moment, then crashed into the blinds, could that have affected my speed and strength?" It made sense to him and then the Stamina, "I don't feel like falling while running? My feet feels grounded even when I make a turn and most importantly, I'm not running out of breath. Does that mean I've been using Stamina points?"
Maybe the real question was, does that mean this system is real and everything is accounted for?
This seems to be getting real every moment and he can't afford to play around until he fully grasp what everything means.
Ji-Ho staggered to his feet and began running in the space in his backyard but there was no information showing his progress.
Then he remembered the initial information from the system.
[To View Basic Stats Information Or Mission, Simply Think Or Minimize Window]
"Think?"
'Mission' He casually thought and the Basic Stat window vanished, revealing the Mission window and he noticed the changes to it.
________ DAILY MISSION_________
[Run For 30 Minutes: 20 / 30]
[Fly And Exhaust Flying Points: 0 /10]
[Kill A Wild Boar: 0 / 1] [Go]
[Kill 10 Saw-scaled Viper: 0 /10] [Go]
[TIME LIMIT: 30 Minutes 1 Second / 5 Hours]
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[ Rewards: 100 XP]
"Ten more minutes" Ji-Ho encouraged himself and tried to control his breathing as he turned around.
Soon he made to turn around but his body swerved to the side and he came crashing to the ground.
"What?" It felt weird and he didn't think much as he tried to continue running but soon realize his feet were shaking and his breathing was becoming heavy.
He wasn't getting tired before but now, he was.
"Basic Stat" Ji-Ho mumbled and the screen appeared before his eyes.
His Jaw dropped on seeing the Stamina stat point.
[Stamina: 0 / 100] lv.1
Seems Stamina was important and he had used it all up without realizing.
Stamina had keep him on his feet the entire time and now it would be difficult.
If only he had available XP to make the Stamina point significant.
Now he had to complete this missions and earn the reward.
With eyes filled with determination, Ji-Ho resumed running.
It felt difficult now as he had to wait for a moment to catch his breath and would almost fall for a second but soon enough....
[Ding! Mission Completed]
[Run For 30 Minutes: 30 / 30] â
Ji-Ho was sweating profusely from running for just 10 minutes and fully grasped why he would need Stamina points.
"Okay? Fly and exhaust flying points" He wiped the sweat on his forehead and wondered how he was supposed to achieve that.
Now that he thinks about it, he had flown into the air back at the tunnel and that was what saved his life but can that work again.
Ji-Ho jumped into the air and at the same time pulled up the Basic Stat.
[Flying: 10 / 100] lv.1
The Flying point remained unchanged and that made him grit his teeth.
"C'mon"
Ji-Ho threw himself into the air again and still nothing.
He tried different methods, especially the outstretched style superman would use in superheros movies but there was no progress.
'Mission'
[TIME LIMIT: 46 Minutes 26 Second / 5 Hours]
The one thing that had drawn his attention was the time limit and he felt drained.
'Fvcking hell! 'He cursed silently and threw himself into the air again.
How exactly did this system expect him to fly like he was some sort of superhero?
"Wait a minute..." Ji-Ho' s eyes dimmed for a moment as he compared the system to games he had played before.
One should be able to complete other missions in a daily task.
He cannot keep wasting time trying to fly but the remaining two mission were scarier.
________ DAILY MISSION_________
[Run For 30 Minutes: 30 / 30] â
[Fly And Exhaust Flying Points: 0 /10]
[Kill A Wild Boar: 0 / 1] [Go]
[Kill 10 Saw-scaled Viper: 0 /10] [Go]
[TIME LIMIT: 50 Minutes 32 Second / 4 Hours]
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[ Rewards: 100 XP]
Where the fvck was he expected to find a wildboar and ten Saw-scaled Viper?
And how is he supposed to kill them?
This is all ridicules but he can't risk watching the time elapse.
Ji-Ho grabbed a knife from his kitchen and that's the only material he could call he weapon, and while examining the sharp edge, he realized something about the mission.
The last two had [Go] and that made him think intelligently.
He stretched his finger to the screen and tried to touch it.
It surprisingly worked this time.
[Distance From Wild Boar: 1100m]
A new information appeared at the bottom of the screen and Ji-Ho also noticed a yellow holographic arrow pointing far forward.
He had to activate the mission, just like some games.
Ji-Ho climbed his bicycle and peddle away, following the direction of the arrow ahead.
[Distance From Wild Boar: 1000m]
The arrow occasionally changed direction and he follows that path.
There was a little excitement inside of him because this had similar concept to an open world game.
For a moment, he totally forgot he was expected to kill a wild boar.
[Distance From Wild Boar: 30m]
After travelling for quite a minute, he could see the information and wondered how he had made it here.
Ji-Ho was now in the middle of nowhere in the woods, surrounded by trees and bushes.
[TIME LIMIT: 1 Hour 3 Minutes / 5 Hours]
He was still conscious of the time limit but now the realization of the mission was back on him.
He was supposed to kill a wild boar.
"Really?" Ji-Ho scratched his brows but they furrowed as he noticed something strange.
[Distance From Wild Boar: 25m]
He had stopped his bicycle and wasn't moving so why was the distance closing in.
[Distance From Wild Boar: 15m]
His ears managed to pick a snap noise and then what sounded like a high-pitched growling.
That was when the realization hit him.
Ju-Ho turned around to see a thick skinned creature covered in brown coat burst out of the bush, charging in his direction.
[Distance From Wild Boar: 8m]
The animal had a large head and looked like a pig.
"A wildboar?" Ji-Ho had little to no time to react.
The wild boar hit him with its tusks which was at the sides of its mouth, protruding from the upper jaw.
The tusks was sharp and had penetrated his leg but he was also sent flying over with his bicycle.
Ji-Ho crashed into a close by tree and groaned in pain when his Basic stat suddenly appeared.
________BASIC STATS _________
[Avatar: Min Ji-Ho]
[Race: Human]
[HP: 24/25]
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[Flying: 10 / 100] lv.1
[Strength: 9 / 100] lv.1
[Defense: 10 / 100] lv.1
[Stamina: 0 / 100] lv.1
[Speed: 9 / 100] lv.1
Other Stats Are Currently Unavailable...
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[ Available XP : 0]
His HP had dropped by 1 and then the he could see the wound on his leg emitting yellow foams.
JI-Ho's heart skipped as he heard the growl and he raised his eyes to see the boar charging at him again.
He staggered to his feet but he wasn't quick enough as the creature's tusks thrust into the side of his stomach and he crashed a few meters away.
[HP: 23/25]
Another drop to his HP and the wound inflicted on his stomach was emitting yellow foams as well.
Ji-Ho wasn't feeling pain but fear as his eyes filled with tears.
In video games, one's HP could keep dropping and once it gets to 0, they'll be dead and have to replay the mission but how can he be so such this is a game.
Growl! The wild boar was returning again with its sharp tusks pointing forward and Ji-Ho covered his face in fright.
Bang! A loud noise sounded and a force sent the boar sprawling backwards.
Ji-Ho gasped and blinked his eyes to see the boar coming again.
He crossed his hands again, covering his face and the strong noise sounded.
He wasn't hurt as the boar seems to be colliding with something in front of him.
Bang! The boar staggered back again and that was when Ji-Ho saw the changes in a particular stat point.
[Defense: 7 / 100] lv.1
The boar was deflected three consecutive times, does that mean his defense stat was doing the job?
Bang! The boar was unrelenting.
The invisible barrier wasn't hurting the boar but it was dropping the Defense stat point by 1.
[Defense: 6 / 100] lv.1
Ji-Ho could already predict what would happen when his defense point drops to 0.
He would no longer be able to deflect this creature just like he could no longer use his Stamina.
Right now, wasting his defense shouldn't be, even though it was saving his HP at the moment.
Bang!
[Defense: 5 / 100] lv.1
Bang!
[Defense: 4 / 100] lv.1
The boar seems to be getting more aggressive with each unsuccesive hit.
Ji-Ho saw the big Tree close by and the little branches attached, and he thought about something.
Bang!
[Defense: 3 / 100] lv.1
JI-ho quickly dropped his hand and raced for the Tree.
He placed his leg on the branch and began climbing quickly.
The boar stopped abruptly before the Tree and growl at Ji-Ho who was still climbing as fast as he could.
Snap! The branch he placed his leg on broke and he fell freely from the height but midway something happened.
His body became light and soon he realized he was floating in the air.
Ji-Ho was shocked and looked at his feet slightly moving.
He was literally standing in the air and not falling to the group.
[Flying: 8 / 100] lv.1
He noticed his flying stat point change by 2 and he wasn't surprise.
Ji-Ho tried to spin around in the air and it worked.
He could glide left and right, and below him was the wild boar, howling angrily.
[Flying: 5 / 100] lv.1
The point was clicking the longer he stayed in the air and if his theory was right, 0 would send him crashing to the ground but there was something he remembered.
'Mission' He thought and the window pulled up.
________ DAILY MISSION_________
[Run For 30 Minutes: 30 / 30] â
[Fly And Exhaust Flying Points: 4/10]
[Kill A Wild Boar: 0 / 1] [Incomplete]
[Kill 10 Saw-scaled Viper: 0 /10] [Go]
[TIME LIMIT: 1 hours 20 minutes / 4 Hours]
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[ Rewards: 100 XP]
He had to exhaust his flying points but wouldn't that send him crashing to the ground.
Ji-Ho had little time to think as the points flicked before his very sight.
[Fly And Exhaust Flying Points: 2/10]
"Oh, fvck! fvck! fvck!" He cursed bitterly, looking down to see the boar still growling upward at him.
Then he thought of something... It felt unrealistic but he had no choice now that...
[Fly And Exhaust Flying Points: 0/10] â
Almost immediately, his body felt heavy and a force pulled him towards the ground.
Ji-ho tightened his fist and looked downwards as his body fell freely towards the ground.
The boar positioned it's sharp tusk to thrust right into him and didn't expect an action from Ji-Ho.
"Arrgh!" Ji-Ho roared as he connected this outstretched fist to the head of the wild boar and crashed to the ground with the creature.
For a second he felt pain as his body hit the ground.
[HP: 22/25]
Ji-Ho noticed the pain slowly going away and looked down after hearing the painful howl of the wild bowl.
The creature's head was covered in blood and it wriggled on the floor until it stopped moving.
'Basic Stat'
Ji-Ho wanted to confirm something and his hunch was right when he saw the changes in his Strength stat point.
[Strength: 7 / 100] lv.1
That meant he could use his strength when he attacked something.
The window vanished to bring up a bright notification.
[Congratulations! You have Killed a Wild Boar]
Then his updated mission window appeared,
________ DAILY MISSION_________
[Run For 30 Minutes: 30 / 30] â
[Fly And Exhaust Flying Points: 0/10] â
[Kill A Wild Boar: 1 / 1] [Completed]â
[Kill 10 Saw-scaled Viper: 0 /10] [Go]
[TIME LIMIT: 1 hours 27 minutes / 4 Hours]
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[ Rewards: 100 XP]
"Real as fvck!" Ji-Ho cursed silently and shut his eyes for a moment.
One more mission to finish.