Looking at the three goblins in front of him, Kai smiled as he honestly somehow still felt weird with how weak his current situation was.
Even though his current self was weak at the moment, coupled with the boost from the azure sword as well as his experience in combat, Kai was confident that it wouldn't be a problem for him to face any opponent below First Echelon.
Because the difference between (Unranked–level 24) and (First Echelon–level 25) was massive despite them being only 1 level apart from each other.
The reason for that was because after someone was upgraded to the next rank, their stats would be increased massively to the point that even a few people in the level 24 wouldn't be able to beat the weakest of the First Echelon.
Naturally, there would be exceptions, such as if they have extremely strong skills, high-level items, etc.
Needless to say, upgrading to the next rank itself wasn't as easy as leveling up to the next level because every time someone wanted to upgrade to the next rank, they were given a mission depending on the classes and options they chose.
And only if they completed the mission were they then being upgraded to the next rank.
Otherwise, they would be stuck in that rank and technically wouldn't be able to become stronger.
"Be careful!" The woman shouted when she saw the three goblins charge towards Kai, making him come back to his senses.
Kai exhaled calmly, his golden eyes narrowing slightly as he gripped the azure sword tightly. Without showing any signs of panic, he shifted his stance slightly and took a single step forward.
The sword swung gracefully in an effortless horizontal arc, slicing through the air without any excess movement. The sharp blade left behind a thin, shimmering blue trail.
Three soft thuds could be heard one after another as the three goblins' bodies stiffened abruptly mid-charge. They froze for a split second before their heads slid cleanly off their bodies and rolled onto the ground.
Blood sprayed briefly into the air, painting a grim picture on the ground before silence returned to the alley once again.
[Ding! You have killed Level 6 Goblin, obtaining 60% experience points and acquiring +1 Strength and +1 Physique.]
[Ding! You have killed Level 5 Goblin, obtaining 50% experience points and acquiring +1 Strength and +1 Agility]
[Ding! You have killed Level 5 Goblin, obtaining 50% experience points and acquiring +1 Physique and +1 Sense]
Kai flicked the blood off his sword before sheathing it calmly and moved towards the street as he wanted to lure more goblins, intending to level up faster since he didn't have much time now that he didn't know his parent's situation.
When he walked past the three goblins, he heard a few system notifications ring in his mind and immediately opened his palm upwards and lifted it up as he used his [Resurrection of the Dead] skill.
[Ding! Resurrection of the Dead can be used on this target.]
[Ding! Extraction of the Dead can be used on this target.]
…
The reason why Kai chose to resurrect them instead of extracting them was because these low-level goblins probably would give him useless things and it would be such a waste since he knew that if he were to extract them, he couldn't resurrect them afterwards.
Not only that, he wanted to test something regarding the undead space information in his status window.
However, Kai stopped for a second after he took a few more steps, as he was surprised when he heard another system notification.
[Ding! You have leveled up to level 2, obtaining 5 free stat points.]
[Ding! Due to your level that was higher than the skeleton goblin, your skeleton goblin has also leveled up to level 2.]
Kai was shocked when he looked at the translucent data in front of him. He hadn't expected that the skeleton goblin just leveled up like that because his level was higher.
'Is it because the skeleton goblin is binded with the undead space?' Kai thought to himself as he guessed that this might be the only plausible reason.
Otherwise, all of his undead would be at least in the same level as him in the future, which would be too OP.
It wasn't that he didn't like it if it really happened, but it just didn't make sense since he guessed that he could resurrect a bunch of undead, as he saw three skeleton goblins behind him.
One of the reasons why he wanted to resurrect them was also because of this, testing if he would be able to resurrect more since his undead space had been occupied with the first skeleton goblin.
Even though he had guessed that he would be able to resurrect them when he heard the notification if he wanted to resurrect them or extract them, he still wanted to confirm them since his knowledge about his new power was limited.
He then set aside his thoughts and immediately ordered the three goblins, as he didn't have all the time in the world. "You three stay here and kill any monster that's coming in this way."
Since his stats were much higher than before, the moment Kai was closer to the street, he heard more people's screams and felt that death energy was thickening as the time went by.
He then looked at his stats, intending to distribute his 5 free attributes as well as checking it since he wanted to take a closer look after he equipped the Azure Sword.
[Kai Valtharis]
[Level]: 2 —> (30%)
[Free Stat Points]: 5
[Stats]: Strength: 28 (+25) / Agility: 37 (+35) / Physique: 23 (+20) / Sense: 12 (+20) / Mana: 16 (+20) / Magic: 12 (+20)
Looking at his stats, he felt satisfied and immediately added the 5 free stat points to Physique, thinking that this was the best option in his current situation, as he needed more stamina to be able to fight in a long fight.
—> [A/N]: If you are wondering why the experience has only reached 30%, the answer is simple: as someone's level increases, so do the requirements to level up. I hope you'll enjoy this novel as much as I do <3
The moment Kai reached the entrance of the valley, he noticed that people were still running with all of their strength to get away from goblins as their lives were on the line.
However, he could see that there were some people trying to fight, as they should have been those that have played Worldbreaker Online or awakened when the dungeon descended into the world.
Looking at people screaming as they begged for help, Kai's expression was still composed since he needed to protect this valley with his life as his little sister was still inside the dumpster, waiting for him while being frightened.
It wasn't that he didn't want to help other people, but in his opinion, the safety of his little sister was much more important than everyone in here, even when they were combined.
Let alone the fact that he still needed to think about his parent's situation that was still unknown.
That's why his priority at the moment was to become stronger as fast as possible to the point that he was confident enough to defend himself on his way towards his home.
Because it was still unknown and dangerous for him to cross such a long distance, as he didn't know what might await him.
The reason for that was because the levels of the dungeons that descended depended on the level of strong awakeners in the surroundings. Which meant that if someone who had reached First Echelon was near Kai, the dungeon break would eventually let out monsters of First Echelon too.
"Come here, you ugly little creatures!" Kai shouted loudly, attracting the attention of many people, as well as nearby goblins.