Silvia drew her weapon and was about to use her skill when all four Horned Rabbits attacked her all at once, and she was completely caught off guard.
–10
–17 Critical Hit!
–10
–15 Critical Hit!
Silvia was surprised that the Horned Rabbits were faster than the normal ones. Bigger too. They were about knee in height, and their large bucktooth was sharper than it appeared.
What’s more, two of the rabbits managed to circle her and attacked her on the back, landing Critical Hits in return.
Silvia immediately took a step back, creating distance between the rabbits and her. She was about to consume her potions when the Horned Rabbits attacked again.
–10
–9
–9
–7
Silvia was stunned and didn’t expect that she wouldn’t even get the chance to attack before her HP bar quickly flashed red and emptied.
<You have DIED!>
And when she came too, she was nothing but a wisp on top of her body that was laying on the hard cold ground, which felt strange to her.
There was a notification on her screen saying that she had to pay the death penalty with ATP since her EXP was insufficient.
The notification wouldn’t leave her screen, and there was no exit. She had no choice but to pay the death penalty.
Gritting her teeth, Silvia paid –5 ATP points from her MP, STR, INT, a total of 500 EXP that she should have otherwise gotten as a reward if she defeated the Horned Rabbits.
After which, her body burst into particles, and Silvia found herself back at the entrance of Euclid Village near the Teleportation/Save Crystal.
Silvia’s heart was heavy. Those were 5 ATP points!
5!
Such a minuscule number, but it had a great impact on the game!
Her advantage over the others was now reduced, and she couldn’t sleep knowing that she had lost 5 of her hard-earned ATP.
But despite her frustration, there was a hint of a smile on Silvia’s lips.
It was her fault for underestimating the Horned Rabbits.
This time, she wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.
She lacked the information about the group of Horned Rabbits, and the [World Chat] didn’t provide any information either except that they were strong or a lot of players were killed when they attempted to kill those beasts. After they suffered tremendous ATP loss, they thoroughly gave up on the group of horned rabbits after just a single try.
But Silvia was different. The more she suffered defeat, the more motivated she’d become.
She wouldn’t stop until she got what she wanted.
And her eyes were locked on those group of Horned Rabbits.
Through her parent’s money, Silvia acquired information about the game. Not much but sill useful than the limited information and guide the developers posted on their website.
There was supposed to be an item that would let her see the stats of the beasts and monsters she encountered.
Due to her confidence, she made the mistake of not checking the information of her foes. A newbie mistake that could have been prevented if she hadn’t underestimated her enemy.
It won’t happen again. Silvia thought.
She went to the shop and bought [Monocle x1].
In the real world, Silvia didn’t have to check the prices of what she bought. But in here, she made a twice-over encased that her Gil got depleted without her knowing.
She wasn’t used to it, but it felt nice for once.
The challenge was always welcomed. Silvia thought to herself before she went back to where the group of Horned Rabbits was.
Silvia didn’t know what happened back there and why she died before she had the chance to attack, but she was determined to find out, even at the cost of another death and EXP penalty.
Sacrifices had to be made for her advancement.
At this moment, all Silvia thought was defeating the group of Horned Rabbits and nothing else. Even Pamela was left out of her mind.
Silvia approached the rabbits with careful steps though the beasts heard her footstep, and loud screeching noises escaped from their wide mouths.
They surrounded Silvia once more, and the four beasts attacked her from all sides the moment Silvia pressed <ENGAGED>. This time, Silvia was ready and anticipated their attacks.
She jumped to the side and avoided a [Bite] from the Rabbits’ mouths.
Miss!
Miss!
Miss!
Miss!
Silvia smiled at the words flashing in her view. As long as she knew the pattern of their attacks, she could easily avoid them with her AGI.
However, her smile fell right off her face when the rabbits thumped their bigfoot against the ground in a blink and easily jumped towards her with their bucktooth on wide display.