The Ruined Death Knight-Chapter 12: Exploring Options And Passive Training
I quickly calmed down and taken another look at the 4 skills that are available to me.
But after reading through them a lot of questions came to my mind.
"Why isn´t the skill [Heavy Strike] listed on the skills to obtain? Does it get unlocked by raising my class level or is there some kind of condition that needs to be met to unlock it?"
As I have experienced the power behind [Heavy Strike] I really hoped to see it in my availability to my [Skills] to purchase.
Although I was somehow disappointed by not being able to learn [Heavy Strike] I didn´t mind it too much.
Since there was something more hundred time better than [Heavy Strike].
I am talking about the [Wind Blade] of course!
"Just imaging to being able to shoot a projectile out of nothing sounds way too powerful. But..."
[Wind Blade]: 10000 XP required.
The price for this thing is way too high!
The cost is double the amount that [Miasma Corruption] had costed!
It costed me to fight through tens of goblins and almost made me lose my life to the overgrown goblin!
That battle cost me my whole arm which took me a whole day to grow back!
And now you telling me to work twice as much for this skill!?
You might as well tell me to cut both of my arms and give you my wallet!
...
"The skill does sound cool though..."
For now, I could only look helplessly look at the skill and get it in the future where I have enough XP.
"At least the other skills are reasonable priced compared to [Wind Blade]."
[Sprint]: 1000 XP required.
[Shield Bash]: 1500 XP required.
[Piercing]: 1500 XP required.
Although not cheap, it is still a reasonable price. This is the cost that I would have expected to see from skills!
"But now the question is... what should I get first?" I put my hand under my chin and I started thinking about the choices I have.
"[Sprint] is overall a good choice to make and it is very versatile. It can be used for either surprising the enemy with a small burst of speed or dodging last-minute attacks. And the downside shouldn´t take effect on me since I am an undead..."
Probably.
"As for [Shield Bash] and [Piercing], it is kinda hard to put the value of both these skills since I don´t know how powerful they are. Maybe If I had used [Shield Bash] on the fight with the hobgoblin I might have been able to block [Heavy Strike] and save my hand." I recalled the memories of my hand being torn apart.
Only to shake my head.
"But [Piercing] doesn´t sound really useful...I don´t have much difficulty killing this goblin neither I should have any difficulties killing one hobgoblin... Although a convenient skill it isn´t necessary for the moment..."
I already made my decision on what my next skill will be!
I decided to get the skill [Sprint] first for the various usages it has while being followed with the skill [Shield Bash] to increase my option with the shield and at last will be the [Piercing] skill which would improve my offense capability.
"Without further ado let´s get and test out [Sprint]!"
I dragged my finger towards the window and pressed to get the skill [Sprint].
But...
[More Experience Points are needed for this option]
...
Huh?
"Not enough XP? But I swore I had around 1500 XP in the bank...Status! show me how much XP I got."
[XP: 0]
"Wait, what? Where did I use my XP...for?"
After some thinking about it for a moment some flashbacks of me increasing my level came back at me.
"Right! The levels dammit! how did I forget about it!" I faced palmed myself and stood up from the throne.
"I killed all the goblins inside this cave so there shouldn´t be any more XP that I can get any time soon...Ahhhh! How should I gain XP now!?"
Maybe if I wander around I might be able to meet some goblin´s or other creature for me to get XP but that might take hours if not days! I only met goblins that were coming from this cave and Fellow, but other than that there isn´t anything else for me to kill is there!?
I walked around circles inside the throne room in the hope to get an idea of what to do now. After a short I finally got something.
"Oh yes! Damm I am stupid, how could I forget about this!?" I opened my status and bought the previous report in front of me.
[You Unlocked the passive training for the Warrior class]
"Right, I can gain XP by doing some kind of training! Let´s use that!" I quickly picked my new sword and a wooden shield that had metal covering the sides.
I found the sword and the shield near the pile of weapons where the female goblins took their weapons from. Although the quality was about the same as my previous shield and Fellows swords it was still better than using those crappy daggers. I am not sure why but it seems like the goblins don´t like to use a weapon such as swords or shields.
"So...what do I need to do?" Although I thought I could start right away...
I had no idea what I should do!
What kind of training is for warriors?
Muscle training? No, I am all bones that shouldn´t be it.
"Cough, cough...Let´s ask the status and hope for the best." I opened my Status and commanded.
"Status! What does Warrior training referring to?" After a moment of awkward silence, my answer was finally answered.
[Warrior training is referred to getting used with the weapon your chosen weapon or your Warrior-related skills. Getting the right posture, a better grip of your weapon while in motion can be considered as training.]
"So basically swinging my sword and getting a better feeling? That should be easy enough."
I walked towards the middle of the room and I started swinging my sword as I had done against these goblins.
Although it was quite awkward at the start I got the hang of it shortly after.
And after a whole hour, my efforts finally got rewarded!
[You gained 300 Experience Points through training]
"And here I thought I was doing something wrong, but it seems like it just takes a lot of time, but that shouldn´t be a problem"
After finding a new way of gaining XP I didn´t stop there and continued the training.
But this time I started only to swing my sword without moving as much to confirm one of my suspicions.
And after yet another hour...
[You gained 100 Experience Points through training]
"So it´s telling that if I don´t take it seriously I will be wasting my time huh?"
Although It was telling me to work hard to get rewarded I didn´t mind it too much. After all, I am an undead that doesn´t tire! And the training isn´t that much of a waste of time since I can learn how to use my sword.
And mostly it gives me a goal to work towards instead of sitting the whole day on this throne...
And so I continued training for many hours.
If someone were to be outside the cave entrance they would hear echoes of wind being cut.
But that would only be if someone were outside...
However, at the time where I was focused on my training. I couldn´t hear that the low screeches that were slowly approaching the cave entrance...
"Kgha"
"Kghwa"
"Kgawha"
*
Currently at the cave with the totem.
"Tch, It seems like this experiment also has failed..." Seeing the gory mess that the old goblin had created he could only shake this head helplessly. Not for the fact that he killed another specimen, but for yet another failer.
"I was, even so, damn close to creating my own undead and yet..." he mourned with a low voice.
"I will need more and better specimen to make a breakthrough in my research. This slaves of mine aren´t suitable enough..."
After feeling thinking about it he suddenly remembers the words of the two goblins that came from this little brother.
"If their words were real cough, cough then my brother should be long dead by now. Maybe if I can get the corpse of my little brother I should be able to finally make a breakthrough in my research..."
Although he doubted the words from these two goblins he finally reached this bottleneck of this research and without a stronger body to test on there was no hope for breaking through...
"Hey, guards! come here!"
After a short while, the same two goblins with the spears and the helmets came inside the old goblins laboratory.
Seeing the mess that their elders have created they flinched for a second, but they calmed down right after as if they were used to this sight.
"Send some scouts to see if my brother is still alive and if not to bring the corpse of my brother to me, understood?"
The two guard goblins swiftly nodded their heads and left the next moment as if they were afraid to become the next plaything of their elder.
Seeing the two goblins leaving the elder goblin snort loudly.
As if I need some trash like you for my specimens.. What I need now is either my brother's corpse or I even better corpse.
