In the beginner dungeon, Rega encountered his first enemy—a blue slime.
"Blue slimes. Their main weapon is shooting water. They're almost harmless, except for special individuals."
Rega drew his sword, dashed forward, and successfully split the blue slime in two.
(First kill confirmed. 10000x System successfully activated.)
"Huh?" Rega froze when he heard a female voice that was different from the dungeon manager's voice.
(Blue slime EXP successfully multiplied by 10,000…)
(Level up, level up, level up…)
"Hah?! What's happening to me? Who's talking?"
Panicking, Rega opened his status panel, trying to find the source of the voice.
At that moment, another status panel suddenly appeared, overlapping the previous one.
Above the panel was a small, adorable fairy, no bigger than an adult's clenched fist.
(Nice to meet you. My name is Ai, the artificial intelligence that will guide Master.)
"Master? Who?"
(Master is Master.)
Ai smiled cutely, looking at Rega with a teasing grin.
"Me?"
(Yes. Master is my Master.)
"…"
Rega fell silent. His brain stopped working for a few seconds. After taking a deep breath, he said, "Explain what's actually going on."
(Alright. The truth is—)
Ai explained the 10000x System and how it worked.
"So the system multiplies the EXP I get from killing monsters?"
Ai nodded her tiny head.
(No matter whether Master is at a low level or a high level, the system will always multiply the EXP Master gains.)
"Is it always ten thousand times?"
(Yes. It will never change unless something unexpected happens.)
"Great! This is amazing news!"
Rega dismissed the system panel and stared at his personal status panel with curiosity.
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Name : Rega
Level : 5
HP : 30
MP : 10
STR : 15
AGI : 25
VIT : 20
INT : 35
Rank : 0
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"Level 5 just by killing one blue slime… this is insane. I need to hunt more!"
Rega became extremely excited, feeling that his time to shine had finally arrived.
With the 10000x System, Rega was confident he could catch up to Sekar. Not only that, he also had a chance to become the strongest hunter and obtain endless wealth.
Just thinking about it was enough to make his blood boil with excitement.
Rega searched for more blue slimes and, after a long search, managed to find three of them.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
(x10000, x10000, x10000…)
(Level up, level up, level up…)
Watching his level rise smoothly, Rega grew even more excited and decided to grind here until he was satisfied.
Thanks to his persistence, Rega managed to defeat thirty blue slimes and reached level 30.
In the history of hunters, there had never been a beginner who reached level 30 on their very first entry into a beginner dungeon.
If Rega's leveling speed were to spread, he could be kidnapped and experimented on to uncover his secret.
Naturally, Rega had no intention of explaining this to anyone—especially not to his nine childhood friends.
After defeating thirty blue slimes, Rega could no longer find any, which made him feel uneasy.
"What's going on? Is my luck really this bad?"
The answer was clearly no, but Rega hadn't realized it yet.
"Punyu?"
A blue slime suddenly appeared in front of Rega.
It was twice the size of a normal blue slime, but because he was too excited, Rega ignored this detail and rushed in to attack.
Duarrr!
"!"
Rega reflexively halted his movement, narrowly avoiding a water shot fired by the blue slime.
"What the hell?! That shot was like a high-pressure water jet!"
Rega was shocked. He jumped backward and carefully observed the blue slime in front of him.
"Ah, so it's a special individual. No wonder its attacks are so strong. I'm actually lucky to meet it now. If I'd faced it before leveling up, my head would've been pierced by that water shot."
Rega took a deep breath, preparing to attack while cautiously watching every movement of the blue slime.
The blue slime's body suddenly expanded—this was a sign that it was about to fire water again.
Duarrr!
Rega leaped forward, closing the distance, and slashed the blue slime into two pieces.
(Monster kill confirmed. EXP multiplied by 10,000…)
(Level up, level up, level up…)
Rega stood in awe as the continuous level-up notifications echoed inside his head.
After calming down a bit, Rega opened his personal status panel and was shocked to discover that he had reached level 50.
"Hahaha! With this system, I'll definitely be able to keep my promise to them!"
Rega felt a blazing fire burning inside his heart.
He was about to continue hunting blue slimes when the alarm on his phone suddenly rang.
"Ah, I have to go home now, or Mom's going to be mad."
Though his expression was full of reluctance, Rega had no choice but to leave the beginner dungeon and head home.
… .. .
To be continued…