Chapter 5: Crystal of wisdom

Translator: Soafp

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　It turned out that there was a hidden passageway at the end of the pit.

　But no matter how many times I returned to my death, I was still struggling to reach the hidden passage.

　First of all, I had to dodge all the attacks of the Bugbear.

I was getting more and more skillful with each repetition. So the more I repeat, the higher my success rate becomes, but I still fail once in every three times.

After avoiding all the attacks, I need to hit the eyes of the Bugbear with my fist.

However, just punching it in the face only gives me 25 seconds.

　If I hit it in the eye, that increases to 35 seconds.

After running as fast as I can for 35 seconds, I can finally make it to the pit.

　After falling into the pit is also a problem.

If I just fall in, my body will be skewered by the spikes.

I had to adjust where my body fell to avoid being skewered, but to be honest, it was difficult to aim and do that.

　After the 200th attempt, I thought to myself.

“Finally, I succeeded.”

　I was able to safely fall into the pit without getting impaled by the spikes.

“Gau!”

“Uwaa”

　I looked up from the bottom of the pit and saw the Bugbear reaching into the pit to attack me.

However, it seemed that its arm was not long enough to reach where I was.

　It seemed that the battle with the Bugbear had been settled for the moment.

“I knew there was a hidden passage beyond the pit.”

　I muttered to myself as I continued down the passageway.

Then, I came out into a large space.

　In the center of this space was a treasure chest.

“There it is!”

　I opened the treasure chest, exclaiming in delight at the presence of the treasure chest I had been looking for.

“What is this?　Jewelry?”

　What was inside was a transparent crystal-like object.

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The [ Crystal of wisdom ] has been acquired.

The effect will be forced to activate.

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“Uwaa!”

The message appears suddenly and startles me.

Then, in the midst of being startled, the message switches content.

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　Please select ‘one’ skill you wish to acquire from the following skills.

　S Rank

[Item Box] [Enhanced Recovery] [Enhanced Magic Recovery] [Shortened Chanting] [Acceleration] [Stealth].

　Rank A

[ Healing magic ], [ Warding magic ], [ Fire system magic ], [ Water system magic ], [ Wind system magic ], [ Earth system magic ], [ Alchemy ], [ Alchemy ], [ Usage magic ], [ Memory enhancement ].

　Rank B

[ Swordsmanship], [ Archery], [ Axe Art], [ Spear Art], [ Shield Art], [ Body Art], [ Status Disguise].

　C Rank

[ Physical Reinforcement ], [ Presence perception ], [ Magic generation ], [ Fire resistance ], [ Water resistance ], [ Wind resistance ], [ Earth resistance ], [ Poison resistance ], [ Paralysis resistance ], [ Curse resistance ], [ Curses resistance ].

　Rank D

[ Appraise ] [ Provoke ] [ Strengthen Muscle ] [ Strengthen Endurance ] [ Strengthen Agility] [ Strengthen Strength ] [ Strengthen Eyesight ] [ Strengthen Hearing ]

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　I was puzzled by the large number of skill names that appeared.

　Usually, skills are something you are born with.

　And most people are born without skills.

　Of course, I was one of them.

　That is why I did not become an adventurer and lived my life cultivating farmland.

　I thought that I could choose any of these skills that I wanted to acquire, skills that are rarely available.

If you think about it, the ” Crystal of Wisdom” has quite an unbelievable performance.

　Well, it is a treasure chest deep in an S-rank dungeon.

Without a superior item, it would not be worth it.

　Now, the question is, which skill should I choose?

　First of all, I can exclude skills in the magic system, such as “healing magic” and “fire magic.

In order to use magic, I need to first acquire the skill of “magic power generation” to obtain magic power.

It seems that it is possible to acquire “magic power generation” as well, but it is of no use even if I obtain that skill alone.

Also, there is no point in acquiring skills such as “swordsmanship” and “archery,” which require a weapon.

　I don’t have a single weapon in my hands right now.

　So, the choices are naturally narrowed down.

“Well, it’s a given that I should choose an S-rank skill.

　I said, and looked at the S-rank skills.

　First of all, “item box” is out of the question. It may be useful, but what I want now is a skill that will strengthen my fighting ability as much as possible.

Enhanced Resiliency might be useful, but right now I’m almost always directly linked to death if I take a single blow. I don’t think I need it.

Strengthening my ability to restore magic power is out of the question when I don’t have any magic power myself. Shortening the chanting time is also unnecessary for me because I can’t use magic.

　So, it comes down to either Acceleration or Stealth.

Using “Acceleration” would probably enhance my running speed. It’s not a bad skill to have if I want to keep running away from the demons I encounter from now on.

[Stealth] is not a bad idea either, as it will allow me to hide from the monsters.

　What I need now is how to survive and escape from this dungeon.

　Both of these skills will increase my survival rate.

　Don’t worry about it……

“Okay, I’ll go with [stealth].”

I decided to do so and tapped on [Stealth].

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The skill [ Stealth ] has been acquired.

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　A message window appeared.

The reason why I chose [ Stealth ] was because I thought it would allow me to move with less energy than [Acceleration ].

By using [ Accelerate ], I might be able to get around the demons even if they found me, but I would have to consume a certain amount of physical strength.

It is unlikely that I could conserve my strength enough to use [ Acceleration ] to get around all of the demons that I would encounter.

　And just as I was thinking that…

　I heard a sound.

When I turn around, I notice that the entrance I used to enter this room has been closed.

“I’m trapped.”

　That was the moment I muttered to myself.

　Multiple magic circles are deployed around me.

““Guooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!””

　Appearing along with the magic circles were Bugbears.

　There were ten of them.

“…..Ha?”

　The next moment after I muttered that, I was beaten and killed by the Bugbears.

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