The First Knight of the Round Table
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"Seriously, brother? So can I smell your ass right now?"The monster paused to think before speaking again.
"Brother, what if, what if I tie your ass to my face, do you think I'll become smarter faster?"
"Of course, look at me! I've had this ass since I was created by the queen, and look how smart I am."
"True, brother, the cave and your ass, it must be so."
A spider monster interjected in the conversation and said, pointing at Alex.
"Look, brother, the human is running. Shouldn't we take him to the queen?"
"Really?"
"Yes, let's do it."
With that, they all leapt onto the trees, shooting webs, and in just a few seconds the monsters intercepted Alex.
"Hey human, do you think you can hurt us so easily?"
Alex didn't respond. With only a thought, Excalibur appeared in his hands, his black hair glimmering a faint purple, electricity snaking across his body.
System Warning
You have equipped Excalibur
+10 to all attributes
Strength = 40 + 10Dexterity = 10 + 10Agility = 60 + 10Constitution = 10 + 10Intelligence = 10 + 10Wisdom = 5 + 10Charisma = 10 + 10Luck = 5 + 10Perception = 10 + 10
With just one step, the skill Lightning Step Lv.2 was used to its fullest. Excalibur descended in an arc at the same instant Alex closed the distance between him and his opponent.
The enemy's reaction was formidable, for the humanoid spider governed time itself, but Alex wouldn't let it escape. He used Gravitational Control to prevent the spider from fleeing.
Excalibur came down, and one of the enemy's arms fell off, making the spider scream in a piercing shriek.
"What have you done? You barbarian! How dare you harm our brother?"
Saying this, two others lunged forward with their claws raised, crossing their strikes in a coordinated attack. Alex spun, combining his agility with his high Agility attribute, and the sword in his hands cut off the arms of the other two.
"Look, brother, how irritating! He controls gravity! How irritating!"
The spiders changed their approach to long-range attacks; silver webs shaped like blades charged toward Alex. Then, Swordsman Lv.2 was used to repel the combined assault.
Alex stared intently at what seemed to be their leader. He was in a hurry and didn't want to waste time.
"Where is your boss?"
Alex asked in a commanding tone. He couldn't waste his MP; he wanted to deal with the boss and clear the dungeon.
The spiders didn't answer; they would never obey anyone other than their queen.
"You stupid human! Do you think you can command us? Think again!"
"Since you refuse to show me, I'll cut off your heads and look for her myself."
"I'd like to see you try that! Brothers, let's attack him together!" one of the queens said, a morbid sneer on her face.
The spiders attacked with even greater ferocity, their hands holding silver swords and spears made from the web fluids they themselves produced, charging in a fierce assault.Alex raised his aura to the limit; his speed more than doubled.
Excalibur danced in his hands as heads rolled in just a few moves, two heads fell to the ground.
His swordsmanship was even more refined than before; thanks to his Dexterity, he could read his opponents' movement patterns more clearly, exposing their openings. Thus, with just a few more exchanges, three more heads rolled, and the battle was over.
And then something happened, something that hadn't occurred for some time. Alex was pleasantly surprised when a system window opened before his eyes.
System Notice:
You have leveled upYou have leveled upYou have leveled up
He hadn't leveled up during the undead dungeon raid; he wondered why. What Alex knew was that for hunters to level up, they had to clear dungeons, but it had to be the first dungeon.
Yet even beyond that, some things weren't well explained. All that was known was that some monsters gave experience while others did not. Alex then looked at another section of the system.
System Notice:
Congratulations to the user.
The skill Call of the Round Table Lv.1 can be used.
Alex was pleasantly surprised. This was one of his class skills that he couldn't use before. Before testing his abilities, he decided to assign his attribute points.
Automatically, all attributes gained two points upon leveling up. He then decided to increase his MP, since Excalibur consumed a lot of MP, and when he leveled up it was as if his body had awakened.
NAME: ALEX, BE LUCID, AWAKENEDLEVEL: 26Stellar Level: 1AUTHORITY: GRAVITYCLASS: King of CamelotTITLE: Rightful Bearer of Excalibur
Attributes:Strength = 46Dexterity = 16Agility = 66Constitution = 16Intelligence = 16Wisdom = 10Charisma = 16Luck = 10Perception = 12
HP: 200/200MP: 300/300
Active Skills:Gravitational Manipulation = Lv.2Lightning Step = Lv.2Swordsman = Lv.2King's Command = Lv.1Call of the Round Table = Lv.1Call of Avalon = Lv.1
Passive Skills:Gravitational Defense = Lv.2Bearer of the True Crown = Lv.1Aura of Royalty = Lv.1Mystic Sheath Protection = Lv.1Connection with Merlin = Lv.1Unbreakable Fate = Lv.1Royal Harem = Lv.0
Alex seemed quite pleased with his new attribute window; his mood had improved a little. He was still worried but also happy to have leveled up.
Alex clicked on the active skill and opened its description. The system responded without delay.
Call of the Round Table Lv1
The Round Table counted twelve knights serving under King Arthur.The user can summon the same number of knights corresponding to the skill's level.
Alex's eyes shone as he read the skill description, and then he used the skill Call of the Round Table Lv1. Something happened next.
Long white hair tied in a ponytail, so long it touched the ground. A slender figure with skin glowing a pure, vibrant purple, clad in full black armor.
Finally, she had a sheathed sword at her waist. The female figure knelt, her head bowed.
"Stand." Alex commanded, and the figure rose to her feet.
"Haven't I seen you somewhere before?"
Alex looked at the figure and something clicked in his mind.
"You are the woman I fought in the test chamber in the land of 2035, aren't you?" Alex asked, but the figure merely continued to stare at him with an expressionless face.
"You can't speak, can you?" She kept looking at him and said nothing.
"What can you do?" Again, the figure did nothing and spoke no words. Alex thought for a moment, then pointed to a tree and gave a command.
"Destroy those trees."
The figure raised her hand and a bolt of lightning shot from her palm, carbonizing the tree entirely. Alex smiled, but he was in a hurry and postponed the other tests for later.