LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 5: Learning 'Stabilizing Roots'
The swallow flew towards Su Login.
If another warrior saw him jumping out of the tree and running away, the warrior would have called him a coward, but Su Login considered those who faced their enemy head-on to be idiots.
He was proud and would never bow his head to anyone, yet it was he who had provoked that monster, and he was dealing with the consequences. He wasn't running away out of fear, but was looking for a strategic point.
Fighting in the air was a clear advantage for this creature, which had the heavens in its favor.
Despite its size, the young man's instincts warned him that this swallow was not like the one he killed later. The way it advanced was also unusual, he could sense that the Wooden Beak Swallow was sizing him up.
As soon as he hit the ground, Su Login went on guard, setting up a defensive base that he had learned in his previous world.
Stopping in mid-air, the monster flapped its wings and a powerful gust of air flew towards the young man, he felt that if he didn't dodge it, his body would be torn in two.
He braced his arm on the ground and rolled quickly over his right shoulder, using his right arm to touch the ground and get up on the impulse.
But when he got up, he saw the swallow flying towards him like an arrow.
Unlike the Wood Horned Squirrels, which launched their Wood Horns as weapons, the creature used its body in a quick attack, wanting to sting its victim like a bee.
The young man kicked the ground hard to get the momentum to dodge.
Seeing that it would no longer hit its prey, the Wooden Beak Swallow stopped in mid-air and changed its attack.
Su Login saw something like a peach tree protrude from behind the swallow, and spiritual roots sprang up and attacked the young man.
He couldn't avoid the blow, it was an insane blow that hit the young man's abdomen and threw him against a tree, spitting blood.
It was as if the forest was on that swallow's side.
But he couldn't accept being defeated like that. If that monster was going to fight seriously, then he wouldn't hold back either.
Su Login stood up, on slightly shaky legs, and stared at the bird in front of him.
He still had a Wooden Horn, he didn't think that monster would die just from being hit by it, but at least it would be injured.
But before he had time to attack, the creature stepped forward and began to strike several blows. It could only be one skill, it seemed that the Wooden Beak Swallow had become several.
Su Login defended himself with his arms and legs as quickly as he could, using the martial arts moves he knew, but the pain of that beak touching his flesh was unbearable.
After some time in that stalemate, he found a gap and pushed the monster away with a swift kick. He could hardly keep his body upright, but he still couldn't weaken.
Su Login grabbed a stick from beside him and tried his best to throw it.
The projectile flew quickly, forcing the swallow to swerve to the side, but the young man took advantage of this movement and summoned all his remaining strength to throw the Wooden Horn between his fingers.
Vosh!
The projectile hit the swallow squarely in the chest, and it didn't have time to use its protection this time.
But the monster still didn't want to give up on living, so Su Login broke off a branch from the tree that had hit its back earlier and threw it mercilessly in the bird's direction.
[You killed a 'Wooden Beak Swallow'].
[You received 'Wooden Beak'].
[You received 20 XP.]
[Congratulations on reaching Level 4!]
[You received the title 'Suppressor'.]
[You have received the title 'Artillery'.]
[Suppressor (Level 1): title obtained by killing a being with a Realm greater than your own.
Effects:
Killer Aura (Level 1): The user will emit a murderous aura that can cause fear even in an Immortal, should they have doubts in their heart.]
[Artillery (Level 1): Title obtained by subduing enemies with only throwable objects for a long period of time.
Effects:
Stability (Level 1): The stability of the thrown object is improved by 0.01%.
Strength (Level 1): The damage of any object will be increased by 0.02%.]
As the System announced, Su Login dragged his body to the tree he had slept under last night. He had to push his body to the limit to make the climb.
There were several holes in his body, he could bleed to death if he kept trying, he hadn't imagined that he would end up so injured in a fight against a swallow.
Su Login sighed deeply and leaned his body against the tree trunk. He tore off pieces of his clothes and made makeshift bandages for the most fatal wounds.
After he had finished bandaging himself, he closed his eyes and went to sleep.
He was still alert in his subconscious. If he sensed something was wrong, he would wake up at the same moment to escape.
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The next day, the young man opened his eyes slowly.
His whole body felt numb, and he could barely move his muscles because he had slept in such an unpleasant position.
But he didn't feel like he was going to die from those injuries alone.
The biggest problem with being wounded in combat was that people were usually easily thrown off by the sight of blood, but Su Login knew when the wound was mortal and when it wasn't, so he kept his mind calm and focused on his recovery.
Collect.
[Congratulations, you've received 'Stabilizing Roots'].
[Stabilizing Roots (Level 1): A spell that strengthens and stabilizes the ground around the caster to improve stability and balance].
It was the first time he had received a spell in the daily Login System since he arrived in that world.
Like Mental Clarity Tea, there was no rarity type in the spell's name, which meant that it only depended on Su Login to raise the spell's level.
I hope I don't have to use my Points for this, I need to improve my personal attributes before I worry about these support spells.
Remembering the Points he had received the day before, Su Login opened his Status screen and put 2 Points into Strength, 2 Points into Defense and 1 Point into Agility.
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[Su Login, 14 Years Old]
[Level: 4]
[XP: 10 / 120]
[Qi: 45 / 2,500]
[Race: Human | Cultivation: Celestial]
[Realm: Unavailable]
[Strength: 10 | Defense: 5]
[Agility: 3 | Qi Gain: 1]
[Intelligence: 1 | Technique: 1]
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He was impressed by how much Qi he had received from killing the Wood Beak Swallow, he had also received more XP than normal, but the swallow looked just like the one he had killed before.
He thought that perhaps it was the difference between their ages, but he remembered that the System gave him a title for killing a being from a higher Realm than his own.
Su Login also had the 'Realm' attribute, which meant that all the monsters he had faced before the swallow had a Realm like his: Unavailable.
However, that swallow was different, it had filled its Qi bar and advanced to the next Realm.
The young man was excited, he saw that just by being in a different Realm, that swallow had become more deadly than the others of its kind, if it managed to advance too, how strong would he be?
Would it also affect his Daily Login System and the System in general?
He had a lot of questions, but he could only ponder them until he had all the answers. Not to mention that he only got 35 Qi points from killing that monster, so he was still a long way from filling his Qi bar.
Su Login sighed and focused on evolving in another way while he was too injured to return to combat. He saw his new spell in his inventory and tried to learn it.
[Do you want to learn 'Stabilizing Roots'?]
Yes.
The young man heard the sound of book pages being turned in his head and began to think, in that instant, about the roots of the trees, about how they sustained those great beings with only their willpower.
Several questions came to mind, he didn't have the answer to any of them, but he heard the System answering them for him.
Su Login felt like he was cheating on a test that the others had to study and work hard to pass.
[You learned 'Stabilizing Roots'.]
[You received 4 XP.]
He was pleased to see that he could earn XP by learning spells.
The young man wanted to try out the spell right away to familiarize himself with it, but he was on a tree branch and would need to recover more to survive in case he was attacked by a squirrel or a swallow on the ground.
There's not much I can do, I think I'll read this book today, it might even help me use my spell better.
Su Login looked in his Inventory at the book next to the Wooden Beak, he hadn't minded, but he remembered a little about his Inventory full of powerful items.
Not only had his Level gone back to zero, but he had lost all his spoils of war and the items he had accumulated over the last few years in the Daily Login System.
But he soon came to terms with it and thought about that book.
[Would you like to read 'Common Cultivation History Book'?]