Chapter 3: First Dive: It’s Elementary

Elissa Wakes up in the morning with a smile on her face. This body feels so natural, its balance is perfect. After Asking Directions to the Town Gate, She left the inn, And headed that way. It took her less than five minutes to reach the gate, where a guard waved her through. She stepped out onto a wide plain, herds of what she thought were sheep in the distance. Seeing nothing Else in sight, She drew her Revolver and headed that way, while Examining her Status screen.

[Skills: Ice magic lv1. Holy magic lv1. Flight lv1. Darkness magic lv1. Marksmanship lv1(passive). Detection eye lv-(passive)]

She decided to try out her flight ability... And tattered Black Wings, encased in Ice, Formed on her back. She lifted around five feet off the ground, and could go no higher... And was moving at roughly the same speed. After drawing a bit closer, She suddenly dropped to the ground, her wings vanishing.

"What the? Oh... Out of Energy."

[FP:0/100. Every main skill Requires FP, or Force Power. Will recover at a rate of 1=2secs as you walk, and twice that while immobile.]

"Good to know."

[BEEEP! Flight has reached Lv2, Speed increased to 1.5× walking speed, height increased to 6feet. Fp consumption reduced by 1.5×.]

"So now I can use it longer, at a slightly faster pace, and a bit higher off the ground. I suppose it has its uses. Now let's examine these creatures. DETECTION EYE!"

Elissa's Eyes Glowed with a golden Light, And a new box, This one in blue, Appeared over the odd creatures, while a stately british voice began speaking in her head.

[Greetings, Detective. I am Watson Sherlock, The Assistant program developed to help You, The Detective, Gather information and Clues. This will take the form of info windows... And my Lovely Speaking Voice of course. Now,to business.]

A blue Targeting reticule provided a zoomed in image of the "Sheep" revealing exactly what they were. Elissa shuddered.

[Lambwolf: Lv3. Hp 75. These Strange Wolves are normally Docile, And grow a pelt of fluffy wool. Their barks sound like the Bleating of a Lamb, Hence their name. This Large Specimen is very obviously male. Despite being called Lambwolves, They are larger than Either Creature, easily Dwarfing even large herd beasts. The average size and weight is comparable to a Buffalo, But the Alpha Grows to almost Twice that size. They are generally not dangerous, but reproduce faster than their primary Food Source, Gigaton Rabbits. Weak points: The eyes, The face, The legs... Anywhere not covered by their bulletproof Wool. Resistant to cold, They are not fans of fire.]

"Okay. I don't even Want to know what a Gigaton Rabbit is. I have to kill 10 of these things, they're mostly bulletproof, And here I am armed with a gun. Maybe if I try to sneak attack them?"

She crouched low, and approached slowly... and took a shot. The bullet went right through its eye, dealing 80 points of damage. The red CRITICAL marker appearing over its head, Alongside the damage numbers. The herd scattered.

[Beeep! New Passive skills unlocked: Stealth lv1, Sneak Attack lv1, Assassination lv1. Marksmanship increased to lv2.

Marksmanship Lv2: Damage from firearms is increased by .5%. Critical hits with ranged weapons now inflict triple damage.

Titles Aquired: One shot, One Kill. BOOM! HEADSHOT!. Merciless Sniper. One shot, One kill Automatically Equipped.]

"This may be easier than I thought. Now let's get the drops."

After staring at the corpse for five minutes, Elissa came to a conclusion.

"I... I have to Skin it don't i? Can't it be automatic? I mean, magic guns, Lambwolves, Flying Wagons, And THIS is where they decide to be realistic? WHY?" 

Upon touching the corpse, however, a gold screen appeared.

[DISMANTLE: Y/N?]

"Oh thank the gods. Yes."

The Lambwolf turned into light particles, and left behind the following loot.

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[Woolf PeltX1. Lambwolf FangsX4. MeatX16. Ring of the Padfoot: Muffles sound when Sneaking.](yes the Woolf is intentional. It's a pun.)

"Okay. Equip the ring, and now to do it nine more times. Where did the rest of them go."

The rest of the herd, she found, Were About fifty feet away. It took her several hours to hunt 10 of them, and she was about to head back, when a Deep BAAAAH! came from behind her. She dodged by rolling forward, as something HUGE darted through the space she had been crouched.

[ALPHA LAMBWOLF: LV 5. HP 500. The protector of the herd, They are remarkably Agressive. This one, as with most alphas, is female.]

Elissa took one look at the creature, and knew she stood no chance on the ground. She activated flight, Swiftly rising to the level of its Chin. Her flight was now lv3, and she was much faster now, Moving at her running speed when calm, and twice that when hurrying. 

The wolf was still faster. She took aim, Detection eye Highlighting the weak points... and Fired... as fast as she could, while strafing to the left. She got in three minor hits, two heavy hits, and a single Critical, Robbing it of it's right eye.

[New Skill: Rapid Fire: Shoot rapidly with minimal aiming. Each shot does half damage]

The beast, now enraged, lunged to the left... and she quickly dodged right, Waiting for the guns recharge/reload timer to finish. 

[ALPHA LAMBWOLF: HP 250]

She had managed to remove half its health... just a bit more and...

The Alpha wolf suddenly curled into a fetal position... its head and limbs now protected by its wool. 

"Shit! The damn things Turtling! My Ice magic is useless, my gun is useless, I can't escape... my holy magic is for healing and creating a small light ball, so that leaves... Darkness magic, I guess."

Bringing up the Spell menu with a thought, She surveyed her options.

[Ice: Cold Snap. Ice: 0 to -60 Holy: Minimum Heal. Holy: Candle light. Darkness: Blind. Darkness: Shadow Spike.]

"Shadow Spike!"

Her shadow extended... touching the Lambwolf Alphas Shadow... which exploded withspiked, piercing through the Wool. New Weakpoints Appeared to her Eyes. 

"Let's finish this! Rapid Fire!"

Six shots, a full round, fired into the newly exposed flesh... Six Shots, All Criticals. After the fight, she landed, dispelled her wings, and collected her loot.

[Shorn Wool×16. Alpha Fangs×4. Damaged Alpha Woolf Pelt×1. Titles Awarded: Kick em while they're down, Shadow User, Big Game Hunter.]

Elissa left the plains then, barely making it back before the gate closes. She turned in the quest to the Armorer, and learned the Basic Armor Crafting Ability. She also sold the damaged Alpha Pelt and loose Wool for 15E. On her way back to the Swansong for the night, she passed a group of People wearing masks and robes. Each mask bore a number, from 1 to 20, and they were hanging posters bearing a strange mark(the cover image).

She filed this away as suspicious, And accepted a copy of the mark when one was offered to her. She arrived safely back at the inn, And rented the room for another night. [QUEST COMPLETE! REWARDS GRANTED. NEW QUEST 3/5: Take A bundle of Lambwolf teeth to The Apprentice Blacksmith, Elion. Reward: Weapon upgrade×1, Beginner blacksmithing, 50E.]

Elissa went to sleep with a smile on her face.

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