Free Web NovelChapter 33: I got lost
40 minutes later, Vyral woke up. He struggled to his feet. His body had already fully recovered thanks to Basic Evolution.
Still dazed, he staggered several times before leaning against a nearby rock wall. He rolled his eyes and opened the green system panel.
Name: Vyral Carlson
Race: Goblin (Mythical) freēwebnovel.com
Class: Primordial Evolver (Mythical)
Level: 3
Experience: 212/1900
Mystic Energy: 432,23
A smile spread across his lips. He had finally leveled up. It was only natural with so many monsters gathered in one place. Since they were dungeon monsters, they provided a considerable amount of XP.
It was a golden opportunity he had never encountered in the real world, let alone in a dungeon. Gambling on an expensive skill had been absolutely the right choice.
Ting!
[Congrats! You’re completed the final examination.]
~~ Ranking broad~~
1, Arthea Guerrero/ 23101 Points
2, Scarlet Whitmore/ 23100 Points
3, Grey Fairchild/ 19564 Points
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6, Doran Todd/ 12532 Points
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15, Vyral Carlson/ 8023 Points
16, Bobby Hill / 6432 points
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20, Travis Booth/ 4532 points
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200, Shawn Stephens/ 1000 points.
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1100, Alicia Stephens/ 654 points
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1321, Alina Hill/ 324 points
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Vyral smiled brightly.
’’You did it.’’
Vyral slowly sat up while glancing at the body that was dissipating into the air. Soon, they returned to the academy.
Of course, so did the noise of the crowd.
’’Did you see that? Damn! How could she pull off a move like that? Her swordsmanship is flawless,’’ a candidate said.
Another candidate sighed.
’’True. I never thought a native could defeat Scarlet. She must be a genius in this world.’’
Meanwhile, some native candidates puffed out their chests smugly.
’’Don’t underestimate us.’’
All the candidates turned their eyes toward Arthea, the center of attention. Yet she didn’t like it at all. She scanned the surroundings, trying to find Vyral among the crowd. Worry was written all over her face.
Vyral looked at her from afar. His height made him difficult to spot in a place like this. But for some reason, he liked that. He sighed and turned away.
[Doran: Hey, bro. Why don’t you go to her? She’s looking for you.]
Vyral walked steadily through the crowd while chatting through the virtual text window.
[Vyral: She needs to learn how to be the center of attention. I prefer staying behind her rather than standing beside her.]
[Doran: A shadow, huh? That’s cool. I like your mindset.]
Vyral knew that with her talent and strength, she would become famous in this world sooner or later. In the future, she might even lead an army or rule a kingdom. It would be better if people only knew him as her shadow. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
A few hours later, Vyral arrived at the tavern the professor from the real world had mentioned a few days earlier.
’’Hey, Vyral. Over here. Why did it take you so long to get here?’’ Doran said cheerfully, patting the chair beside him.
Vyral shrugged and walked over.
’’I got lost.’’
Arthea sat next to Doran. She took a sip of water before snorting.
’’Got lost? I thought you were trying to avoid me.’’
Vyral remained silent, showing no reaction to Arthea’s behavior. Meanwhile, Doran slowly got off his chair and slipped away to another corner.
Silence lingered between the two for a while before Arthea walked up to Vyral and handed him a sack.
’’Take it.’’
Surprised, Vyral caught the sack in his arms. What could be inside it? he wondered.
She bit her lower lip as she looked at him with an annoyed yet complicated expression. A second later, she turned and left, occasionally shooting him a glare.
Vyral frowned in confusion. He had absolutely no idea what was going on in her head.
He opened the sack. Then his eyes widened.
’’Scrolls?’’
He touched them, and within seconds, the scrolls disappeared into his [Inventory].
[Upgrade Scrolls (x200)]
’’But how?’’
Nearby, Doran returned. He lazily leaned against the table before clicking his tongue.
’’Those scrolls are the reward for the Top 1 candidate. NPCs can’t use them, so she gave them to you.’’
He rubbed the back of his head.
’’Well, the yearly Top 1 is usually an Otherworlder, so this came as a surprise to the academy.’’
Vyral nodded indifferently, almost emotionless. His reaction only made Doran more annoyed.
’’Dude, you don’t plan to apologize to her, do you?’’
Vyral remained silent as he watched Arthea chatting with her new classmates. It seemed she had already started building new relationships.
’’I’m just drawing a line between us.’’
Doran rubbed his chin and pointed his thumb toward Grey, who was sitting in the distance. The guy wore a hungry, almost crazed expression as he peeked at Arthea.
’’So, him? I think Grey has already set his sights on her. Don’t tell me you’re just going to hand her over to him?’’
Vyral rolled his eyes and said nothing. However, his gaze turned sharp and lifeless. When he finally spoke, his voice was quiet.
’’Don’t worry. I’ve already set my sights on him too.’’
Doran chuckled. His mood improved after he took a sip of water from the table.
’’Understood. You’re a tsundere.’’
***
One day passed, and Vyral returned to the Undead Cemetery. He gazed at the cube in his palm before glancing at the mana formation, which had vanished after three days. Meanwhile, the five clones had disappeared as well.
Vyral immediately summoned the Upgrade Scrolls and used them on the cube.
[Do you want to upgrade the Replication Cube to +1? Success Rate: 20%.]
’’Do it!’’
[Failed!]
Vyral continued.
[Failed!]
[Failed!]
[Failed!]
...
[Failed!]
[Succeeded.]
[Succeeded.]
...
[Succeeded.]
After a hundred attempts, he finally upgraded the Replication Cube to +5. At that point, the success rate for the next upgrade had dropped to only 2%, so he quickly gave up on pushing it any further.
A few minutes later, he upgraded the three items he prioritized the most.
[Earring of the Moon (Lv. 1 Requirement)+4 | Green Grade | Durability: 90%]
Automatically extracts Mystic Energy from the mana in the air while offline (0,007+ 0,023 Mystic Energy per minute)
[Earring of the Sun (Lv. 1 Requirement) +4 | Green Grade | Durability: 90% |
Automatically extracts Mystic Energy from the mana in the air while online (0.007 + 0,023 Mystic Energy per minute)]
[[Replication Cube (Lv. 1 Requirement) +5 | Blue Grade | Durability: 56%] acquired.]
[Description:] The cube continuously releases up to ten clones, each possessing 3/10 of the user’s power. Whenever a clone dies, a new one will be created to replace it, maintaining the limit of ten active clones. However, the user needs 1 hour to construct a mana formation in a fixed location.
