[SP -F1] Let the Grinding/Farming Begin. [Complete]

[Dameon 0]

Dameon stood there in the open field alone surprised at how his life could turn in such a short period of time. He had gone from a professional gamer, to an elite soldier in the military, to playing in a death game. His friends he had entered the game with were already dead and that in itself brought a new level of pain to his already depressed mind. His friends had all served by his side in the military and they had gone through hell together and made it out alive despite countless near death situations. Now they were all dead because of a video game and he himself was to blame. If he hadn’t brought them into the game they would still be alive with their families. It was his own blind depression and making his friends feel like they needed to help him that had lead them into this game and that was why he felt so damn guilty. Still even though they were dead he had no interest in leaving this world that had allowed him to escape from his depression in the real world. Yet as a beta tester he also knew that he needed to get stronger to have any chance in surviving this game as it developed. He was already incredibly far behind from his emotions running wild but now that he had his act together he was ready to grind and boost himself to the front of the pack as quickly as he could, after all he had a lot of missed time to catch up on. A field of boars stood there in front of him and he would run up to one to start his quest onward as he swung his blade downward.

Boar:

3/3

Dameon:

5/5

[Dameon 0]

‘Blast,’ Dameon thought as the board moved slightly out of the way to avoid the attack. This was now officially embarrassing. He had forgotten just how random the enemies were in this game compared to the others he had played in the past and because of it, it allowed the AI to really pull some sneaky maneuvers. Dameon was also feeling incredibly rusty since it had been some time since he had been in the beta version of the game. On top of that his emotional level was through the roof. He exhaled and avoided the boars counter attack making sure to at least not get hit by the thing so quickly because at his current level things did a toll to his HP in the most unlikely ways. Dameon would run forward again to attack the boar.

Boar:

3/3

Dameon:

5/5

[Dameon 0]

Calming himself down for the time being had helped as he reacquainted himself to the game and struck the boar with his silly and pathetic excuse for a sword. Though he tried not to forget that all of his stuff from the beta was taken away and he had to start from scratch again like he had done three other times within the beta as it had progressed. His focus now would be to kill as many of these boars as he could to gain Exp, level, and get Col, so he could upgrade his gear and repeat the entire process over again. He was a bit upset that his attack didn’t crit but now it didn’t matter. As long as he hit the boar again it would die crit or not. Dameon ran forward again swinging his blade at the angry pig.

Dameon:

5/5

Boar:

1/3 (-2 From 7 roll on last attack)

[Dameon 0]

The silly boar had dodged yet again to cling to its pathetic artificial life. Back in beta Dameon had only needed to connect once with someone or something to kill it and the idea of the enemy being able to continue to hop around while clinging to life aggravated him. He sighed out of frustration as he fixed his posture and dodged the boars counter attack. The other thing is whenever he missed the enemy would have a great chance to be able to hit him so his reaction time needed to be as up to par as possible. After dodging the counter attack Dameon attacked again trying to catch it off guard.

Dameon:

5/5

Boar:

1/3

[Dameon 0]

Dameon cut clean through the boar with his own counter attack and the boar fell to the ground before exploding into data fragments. When the boar died a pop up window appeared in front of him awarding him both Col and an item though it wasn’t really an improvement on what he already had. Besides he wasn’t here to get seconds rate gear. He needed to level and catch up to those that were fighting on the front lines. He didn’t really want to be around people per say but he did want to be helping those around him. His unselfishness showing despite the fact he would prefer to stay in the game. He would run up to another boar and attack it instigating a new fight.

Dameon:

5/5

Boar: (Dead)

0/3

New Boar:

3/3

+1 Mats

[Dameon 0]

Dammit, this boar was apparently going to be more of a pain. Not only had the stupid thing dodged his first attack but it had also managed to land a very simple counter attack by using its tusks and thrashing them about. Dameon definitely needed to be more careful when it came to how and where he attacked. These were all things he knew but the problem was he was so used to fighting higher level enemies with better equipment he had forgotten what it was like to fight basically naked and hope for a good loot drop. Swearing under his breath and focusing he lunged forward after being hit to try and catch the boar off guard in hopes of critting it and moving on to the next one.

Dameon:

4/5

Boar:

3/3

[Dameon 0]

The area he had attacked was perfect and the boar had never saw it coming which had made it even better. Just as he had hoped his attack crit and the boar collapsed on the ground and exploded into micro fragments of information much like the last one. This time there had been no loot awarded which was annoying but he was still getting valuable experience and he knew he would be close to leveling soon. Without hesitation he found a new boar and quickly attacked it hopping to keep a crit streak going so he could just one hit everything that came his way.

Dameon:

4/5

Boar: (Dead)

0/3 (Crit with BD roll of 10)

New Boar:

3/3

+15 Col

[Dameon 0]

He should have known better that the game wouldn’t simply let him go around critting boars and farming exp. As much as he would have liked to have that benefit he knew it was asking too much. The AI boar had once again dodged his attacked and with great timing but Dameon was also able to dodge the boars counter attack. Now was the best time for Dameon to land a strike on the boar and thus far he had been successful in landing his own counter attacks. Dameon would swing his blade downward much like he had in the past in hopes of finishing off this boar as soon as possible.

Dameon:

4/5

Boar:

3/3

[Dameon 0]

He was dumbfounded and frankly a little bit annoyed. The boar had managed to dodge where the other boars had failed. Dameon in his silent anger had almost been caught off guard by the boar as it thrashed its head about to try and hit him with its tusks. Luckily Dameon had moved away as the first sign of him missing knowing that the AI would almost always counter attack in some way. Now Dameon would have to try and do the same attack again although this time he would try and hit the boar in a different spot and from a different angle all together.

Dameon:

4/5

Boar:

3/3

[Dameon 0]

Finally, He had leveled up after hitting the boar that had been eluding him. Even though it was alive it was only alive by a fraction, one more hit and it would be toast. Gaining only one level though felt like a minor accomplishment. He would move onward to bigger boars after he finally killed this pesky one. He needed to level up quicker and things were already getting tedious. He understood things would not magically happen overnight but if he could get half the power he had while he was in beta it would be smooth sailing up the first twenty floors. With his last strike the boar would flinch and Dameon would attack again hoping to claim another one.

Dameon:

7/7

Boar:

1/3 (2 DMG from BD roll of 6)

[Dameon 0]

Even with the new level and the boar having flinched it was able to recover just in time to avoid Dameon’s attack which again caused frustration. It wasn’t that he was mad that the AI could adapt to stay alive and dodge in real time rather than que’ing up skills. It was the logic that was driving him a bit insane. Even when he was in beta he couldn’t quite figure out how a boar could dodge a swift counter attack without it physically standing up on two legs and being prepared as well as half human or autonomous. It was just a product line of code that was making him miss because his accuracy was in the dirt from having to start over again. None the less Dameon would swing again hoping to end it.

Dameon:

7/7

Boar:

1/3

[Dameon 0]

Dameon struck the boar and one again the boar would evaporate into data fragments and fade into the environment. A smile on his face as he checked his progress knowing he was already close to level three and only having started to grind a few minutes ago. He was making good time and he decided he would continue to move onward and not stop until he found a sword better than what he had already considering the beginners sword was a piece of junk and he couldn’t wait to just toss it in the garbage. Dameon would move a little bit beyond his current hunting ground to bigger boars hoping to gain exp and more bonuses quicker. Finding a good sized one he attacked not hesitating a bit.

Dameon:

7/7

Boar: (Dead)

0/3 (BD roll of 7)

Boar:

5/5

+1 Mats

[Dameon 0]

Dameon’s sword connected with the bigger boar and it flinched as it took the hit and staggered backward to regroup. Dameon however wasn’t a big fan of letting enemies or creatures regroup knowing full well he could potentially kill the creature with just one more attack. He knew he would be leveling up soon and that he would been to be able to kill these bigger boars like they were rats before he could comfortably move onward and become stronger and stronger. He had been out of the game for so long he needed to get his muscle memory back in shape to what it used to be.

Dameon:

7/7

Boar:

3/5

[Dameon 0]

The tougher boar like the other weaker boars was quick on its feet and the flinch that had occurred hadn’t lasted long at all. The boar was able to recover and dodge just in time to throw out a counter attack. Dameon slipping would be hit by the tusk of the boar and suffer a point of damage. However it was during this time that Dameon had also hit his next level and moved up to three resetting his health to max allowing him to not have to worry about that one point of damage. Seeing a brief moment of opportunity he hoped he could crit and end the fight so he could get his rewards. Without any more thought he attacked to try and kill the boar.

Dameon:

9/9

Boar:

3/5

[Dameon 0]

The boar once again dodged his attack. Dameon swore under his breath knowing he could have done better and that the miss was entirely on him and his lack of focus. He would not make the same mistake again. This board was tougher for a reason and Dameon could obviously see that now in the way it was quickly responding to even the slightest gestures that he made with his sword. In the past the beta was a little more rough even though it had been improved upon in leaps and bounds as the progress of the game moved forward. Dameon sidestepped avoiding the boars tusks and attempted to stab the pig.

Dameon:

9/9

Boar:

3/5

[Dameon 0]

Well the stab connected hitting the boar in the side of the torso but the boar shrugged it off. Dameon however knew that it wouldn’t be able to survive another hit with his sword. The boar wounded responded slower and didn’t even bother to counter attack but it did prepare itself to dodge. Dameon still feeling rusty would charge in after the oversized pig in and attempt to slice it and kill it. He could feel his stats lowly being improved but he knew he was still a long way from where he needed to be if he wanted to kill the boars with just one swift strike of his blade.

Dameon:

9/9

Boar:

1/5

[Dameon 0]

Missed again, this was easily frustrating him more than anything else he had done thus far in the game and beta. The last time he was in the game killing boars they didn’t seem to be able to dodge nearly as much or efficiently. The game had changed and it was subtle but anyone who had put as much time into the game as he had would be able to notice such slight differences in the AI’s algorithms, though he honestly doubted anyone had put as much time into the game as he had, after all he had used athe game to escape his own life in the real world. He slashed again at the boar trying to catch it off guard after having avoided the boars attack.

Dameon:

9/9

Boar:

1/5

[Dameon 0]

The boar yet again had managed to dodge and all he could attribute this to was his uneasiness and thinking about the past. He would once more dodge the boars counter attack and take a deep breath as he pushed the past out of his mind and just focused on the long grind he had ahead of him that he needed to accomplish to get where he wanted to be. He exhaled slowly and attacked again giving out a small battle cry as he aimed for the boars torso hoping it would be harder for him to miss such a larger target.

Dameon:

9/9

Boar:

1/5

[Dameon 0]

The blasted thing had dodged yet again and Dameon felt a bit of uneasiness that the stupid pig was able to move quicker than he was. The silly thing had literally rolled over on its side to avoid the attack but because of its maneuver it wasn’t able to attack back so quickly. Instead trying to catch it off guard Dameon swung again in hopes of hitting it before it even had the chance to move or dodge. His timing was everything especially with this, ninja of a boar who seemed to be able to dodge anything under the sun.

Dameon:

9/9

Boar:

1/5

[Dameon 0]

He couldn’t believe what he saw and he was half tempted to throw his sword and try kicking the damn pig that was still clinging to its life by dodging the very sun itself. This pig needed to be a player holding a sword and wearing a ninja mask. At least this was what Dameon had though when he had seen the boar kick off its hinds legs on the ground to avoid Dameons attack. Even in this world his life was going down the drain. He kicked the ground out of frustration and swung again.

Dameon:

9/9

Boar:

1/5