Hakai

Thread Rewards so far: Rolls and stuff: The next day Hakai exited the inn where she had been staying and made her way up to the twenty eighth floor once more. For once she had had good luck in her treasure hunt, and she figured that it wouldn't hurt to try again on the same floor. The strange events of the other day were still on her mind, she could only hope that she wouldn't come across anything weird like the day before. She headed on into the autumnal forest, ready to continue on from where she had left off. It didn't take her long to find another group of coyotes. The f

ID: 243281 | LD: 18 + 5 (Lock Picking, Dismantling) = 23! 8400 col, 15 materials, Gleaming Scale Hakai brushed the dirt away, glancing over the chest now that the obstructions had been cleared away. It was a simple wooden box with a large, sturdy iron lock inset into the lid. She pulled out her tools, carefully inserting them into the lock and expertly manipulating the pins inside. With a click the treasure chest was open. Finally she had had a chance to use the skills that she had invested so much in. She inspected the loot. A decent amount of col, a ton of materials, and most importantl

ID: 243280 | LD: 11 + 9 = 20 Treasure Found! She stumbled through the woods, a strange feeling nagging at her. Her instincts were trying to tell her something, and it wasnt about an enemy, or weird creature. She could sense that something was odd. She leaned into the feeling, slowing down to a leisurely stroll, taking in all of her surroundings. Something was odd. That was when she realized. That area off to the side was weirdly perfect. It was so symmetrical, with everything growing in such a way that it seemed almost intentional. As though someone had planted them there instead of them

A twig snapped loudly as she stepped on it, causing her to tense up for a moment. She was still a little on edge, despite heading in the opposite direction of whatever weird thing was happening in the forest. At least, she hoped it was the opposite direction. She had chosen this way for that exact reason. She ran her fingers through her hair, exasperated. This wouldnt be so bad if she could just get one piece of loot that she cared about, but it seemed like the game knew exactly what she wanted and was on a mission to prevent her from achieving her goals. She opened her inventory, finally look

Still, even though there was plenty of time left in the day to do stuff, she was starting to get a little freaked out by the state of her surroundings. The quiet had returned and she had a feeling that the source still had yet to be found. The moose were just a symptom. That had been hard enough, she didnt want to get caught up solo against some kind of special event boss. She rubbed her neck, letting out a groan. This was only enough stuff for a single day. And maybe not even enough col for the next day either. Being an active appraiser was a major pain. She massaged her neck for a few moment

She had heard of items that allowed you to create special weapons, and even choose enhancements. She had figured that by now she would be rolling in dough, sleeping on mounds of col like she had dreamed about. But nothing yet. It seemed like her luck just wasnt very good even with enhancements so good that it seemed like cheating. She frowned, taking a moment to pull herself together. She just needed to keep at it, keep doing this trips and keep farming monsters in a smart and safe way. Statistically she had a jackpot coming. She didnt know the exact numbers but she could feel it in her very b

She glanced around at her surroundings. The fight had caused a lot of devastation, the moose were large creatures and had been stampeding back and forth quite a bit. Small trees and bushes were torn up all over and the ground had been ripped up in more than just a few places from the power hooves. She was just glad she had only been hit the once, and by such a minor blow as well. It could've easily been much worse. She didnt have much in the way of protection, her only was out of a bad situation being the single teleport crystal that she carried with her, although she knew in some rare situati

Hakai steadied her grip on her weapon, taking on a wide stance so that she could move in either direction at short notice. The moose lumbered around, finally turning to face her again after what felt like an eternity. She stared it down, it's dead eyes didnt even seem to be functioning, but it somehow knew where she was. It charged, the ground shaking as the beast thundered towards her. She took an extremely wide step to the side, giving the antlers a very wide berth, her blade flashing as she stabbed it deep into the creatures side. The moose's momentum kept taking it forward, the katana bein

Hakai didn't trust it. This new woman was asking some very strange questions. 'Are you alone?' The chick didn't seem like type to go around murdering other players, but you never could tell in SAO. There was also the fact that she was being followed around by a monster. A mimic, the perfect creature to dispose of a body with. To top it all off the woman had a very chipper and happy attitude that Hakai despised. 'What is there to be so happy about...' She thought to herself. She tried to weigh the risk reward. Could she take the chipper princess lady? Probably. And people like her tended to be

She shifted uncomfortably, watching the remaining moose cautiously. It wasn't wounded, but now that it's friends were dead, surely it felt some kind of anger. It still didn't make a sound, just staring at her with dead eyes. It's head shook back and forth, antlers moving in a way that should seem menacing but just seemed kind of fake. There was something very wrong with these moose, the sooner she cut them down the better. Still, when facing a larger enemy she wanted to be cautious. She wanted to get behind the antlers where they couldnt hit her, but she didnt see a way for her to get in witho

Hakai managed to get her breathing under control rather quickly. She tried to stay light on her feet, waiting for the next attack. The moose pack turned around and charged at her again, using the same moves. She was ready this time, jumping to the side as though it was a bull and dragging her sword through the side of the moose. She could feel the blade bouncing off the bones of the animals rib cage, the moose's momentum working against it. She twisted, pulling the same move on the next one, muscles tensed as she pushed the blade into the charging creature as hard as she could. By the time she

Hakai turned her head slowly, the fleece of her jacket brushing her face as she did. There were four moose behind her, large and imposing, and strangely quiet. There was something very strange about them, some kind of black threading visible through their horns and their eyes. She faced them, having recovered her strength from the last fight. Strange enemies just meant more loot. She raised her blade in the air, the metal shining in the afternoon sunlight. She moved forwards, her blade flashing in a controlled slash towards the first of the behemoths. The blow landed cleanly, the moose freezin

That was a lot. Hakai wasn't sure if she would manage to get that done in one day of hunting. Her luck had been pretty terrible, especially for having invested a third of her skill points in getting better loot. She figured she had two, maybe three rounds of enemies left in her before she needed to take a long rest. If she was lucky that would be enough. And if she was lucky she would find a chest as well. That would certainly help meet her imaginary quota. It just wasnt very efficient to have to do one of these runs for every single day she wanted to appraise things. She had to find a better

Hakai considered how much loot she wanted to get before she headed back to her shop. She hadn't gotten nearly enough yet, but she had already worked her way through a fair amount of enemies, and things were looking a little weird lately. She didnt want to run into some field boss out here by herself. She had looked into that before, and those enemies were nothing to be trifled with, especially not with her level of equipment. She was geared out to be a scout, not a bruiser who could take those things on by herself. She frowned, her hand falling to rest on the pommel of her katana out of habit.

ID: 243265 | LD: 20 + 11 = 31 (I think i found it) Dungeon Found! <<[T4] Dungeon Map #243265>> acquired She navigated the forest carefully, still spooked a little by the quietness of the surrounding nature. She sheathed her blade slowly as she made her way through the roots and bushes, searching for any kind of trace of the prey she was tracking. Instead, she stumbled, quite literally on the entrance to a dungeon. Her foot caught on a root, and she found herself tumbling head first down a flight of stairs, coming to a halt against a pair of large wooden double doors. She

The tip of Hakai's sword dropped as she faced the final beast. One more kill and she could could continue the hunt. Her eyes glimmered with life as she felt the adrenaline rushing through her. Her fingers gripped the hilt of the katana tightly, feeling the friction of the snakeskin underneath her fingers. Her thumb rubbed the bottom of the hilt absently before she rushed forward. She slashed, the edge of her weapon finding purchase against the main of the remaining coyote. It wasn't a deep cut, but it was enough. The coyote carcass tumbled to the ground before bursting into blue crystals.

Her blade flickered through the air, having slashed through three of the four coyotes. She panted, resisting the urge to grasp her wounded shoulder. She would staunch the bleeding as soon as she was out of danger. She whirled around, trying to keep her eyes on all of the coyotes, a task that was made much harder due to the fact that they were pacing around her at a uniform distance from one another. Her hand trembled a little, unused to the one handed grip. This was not a situation where caution would pay off. She was bleeding, and surrounded. She let out a long breath the sigh fading into the

It was treasure time. Again. The ginger woman's hair fluttered behind her as she braved the sand and wind of the fifth floor. Usually she would pick a nicer floor for a treasure hunt, but she had gotten a tip about a dungeon with enough treasure to make the suffering worth it. Her black jacket with white fleece flapped around her waist where she had tied it, the article of clothing being a horrible choice for trekking through the sun scorched wilderness that made up the fifth floor. Her black crop top and blue jeans were only slightly better. Her fingers grazed the light brown cloth covering h

Hakai stopped in place. The tracks halted right here, but she couldn't see any coyotes around. There were trees and bushes everywhere around her, it was likely whatever she was tracking had sought refuge in the surrounding foliage. She stood up slowly, having inspected the tracks more carefully. A twig snapped, and she snapped to face it, her weapon drawn and raised. She realized she was holding her breath and let it out quickly. From the bushes emerged a wounded coyote. It appeared as though it had decided to go out with a bang instead of a whimper. She cautiously approached, ready to

Her weapon cleaved through branches and cleaves as she cautiously moved forward. She was following a specific pair of tracks that seemed to lead off in a slightly different direction. One of the paw prints was noticeably deeper inset into the mud than the other. The coyote was putting much more weight on one paw than the other. It was likely wounded, straggling behind the pack like the ones she had found earlier. It would be an easy target to loot. Perhaps she could continue on like this, picking off stragglers until she could confront the leaders of the pack. She frowned, a strand of hair get

The autumnal forest was eerily quiet. Hakai had noticed it from the start of her hunt, but she hadn't thought much of it until now. No chirping of birds, no sounds of movement in the brush, just the rustling of leaves in the trees from the breeze. This whole situation was a little odd too. Coyotes normally formed packs and went around, but in this game it was generally a smaller pack. The one she was hunting was obviously abnormally large. Even a player unskilled in tracking could probably follow the trail left behind by this natural disaster of a pack. And she wasn't just seeing coyote tracks

Hakai crouched, squatting down low to the ground to get a better look at the animal traces left on the ground. The coyote pack shouldn't be too far away now. The prints seemed relatively fresh, imprinted in the mud throughout the trail. She had taken out the stragglers with relative ease, sustaining no damage at all. It had taken the breath out of her though. She wasn't prepared at all for a battle of stamina, which this could easily turn into if she wasn't careful with her pacing. Slow and steady was the way to go, managing risk and reward and choosing only the fights that were advantageous t

The coyote circled around her, pacing slowly. She turned, always keeping it in her sight. She was getting tired of this fight. The coyotes weren't much of a threat and this waiting game they were playing was becoming boring. She raised her katana, preparing to end this fight once and for all. Her boots pressed deep into the mud beneath her, leaving behind deep footprints. She dashed forwards towards the coyote, keeping low to the ground, her katana held out to the side. In one swift motion she thrust forward, the tip of the blade piercing through her target cleanly. She stepped back, withdraw

Hakai could see the muscles of the coyote's hind legs tensing, just before it dove at her, teeth bared and jaw gnashing. She side stepped, her hood flaring out from the rushed movement. The coyote narrow missed her, teeth snapping on empty air. Using the momentum of her dodge Hakai spun, her sword slashing out at the remaining two enemy, cleaving straight through them. She slashed her weapon through the empty air, silently challenging the remaining coyote. He seemed special, smarter than the other three. Not smart enough though, because it he was, he would be running, not fighting her head on.

She walked quickly through the forest, following a small animal path she had stumbled across. She was looking for something to fight. She weaved through the trees, now following some specific tracks she had noticed. Coyotes, one of the most common enemies on the floor, and the best to farm for loot due to their tendency to hunt in packs. Hakai managed to sneak through the trees, coming across the stragglers of the pack unawares. Her blade glimmered as her sword art activated and she lunged forward, making a wide slash. Only one of the coyotes managed to notice in time, leaping back and landing