After viewing his stat screed Ritsuka took a deep breath to calm his excitement. He peeked towards the Jester only to find him staring at Kaguya and Ai. He breathed a sigh of relief as he formulated a plan on how to solve this new predicament.
"Hey Kid! You've been grinning for ear to ear since earlier. You must've gotten something good?" Revy said as she approached Ritsuka.
He on the other hand just smiled, "I just found out that my training was worth it."
Revy hummed as she looked around.
He feared that he might not be able to hide his stats but it seems he doesn't even have to worry at all. It seemed that he's fated to stay the night.
The Jester then slowly approached him and smirked.
"A Mage? However your stats are the highest compared to everyone else. Perhaps there is hope for you humans after all..."
Jester slowly read aloud Ritsuka's fake stats,
Fujimura Ritsuka
Class: Mage
Level: 1
HP: 1000
MP: 1000
Strength: (25) D
Vitality: (25) D
Agility: (25) D
Intelligence: (20) E+
Luck: (50) A
Wisdom: (15) E+
Skill:
Pretender: (Able to summon imitations of objects or beings.)
Equipment: Chaldea Decisive-Battle Uniform
He said in amusement. This garnered everyones attention as they stared at Ritsuka.
Ritsuka's fake stats no matter how nerfed, is still strong compared to the rest of humans.
Kaguya and Hayasaka's eyes flashed as they recognized his uniform. Hayasaka took a deep breath to approach Ritsuka, for the sake of her lady's safety.
Revy on the other hand was curious. This kid was stronger than herself? A mercenary?
"As for your skill pretender??? can you conjure anything? Why don't you try it now human? If you entertain me I'd make it easier for you."
The Jester said in amusement.
However Ritsuka didn't budge. He blankly stared at the Jester in defiance.
"No."
The others freaked out as they watched the whole thing.
"What are you doing! You'll kill us all!" One man shouted.
Perhaps that's what they all wanted to shout. However it fell to deaf ears as Ritsuka focused solely on the Jester in front of him.
"I don't think you understand... I WASN"T ASKING!"
The Jester's voice morphed into something more incomprehensible and frightening. His aura surged making the air stagnant as the others knelt and struggled to breathe.
"P-Please! Don't!" The other's egged weakly as they gasped for air.
He raised his arm filled with killing intent only to see Ritsuka didn't even flinch.
He wanted to kill the human in front of him for his insolence. He wanted to cut him apart and bathe in his blood, however he quickly calmed down. He took a deep breath and maintained a relaxed demeanor. He after all has to adhere to the rules as much as he hated it.
"Fine... I think for the sake of the Beta Test... I won't kill you yet. However... Once this is over... I'll kill you. I'll sread your blood through this entire town! I'll will eat your soul!"
He said ominously. Deterring the rest who were planning on clinging on Ritsuka's strength.
Ritsuka on the other hand remained unfazed from the threats.
The others wanted to dissuade Ritsuka from further antagonizing the Jester but they all felt a tugging force drag them away.
The Jester snapped his fingers as everyone disappeared into the different points in the map.
"I OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE! LET THE GAMES BEGIN!"
"All around you are the undead! Among them are countless Alpha Testers from all over the multiverse who have failed to survive the zombie horde!"
"Scattered around the game area are weapons you can use and utilize to survive! See you ants tomorrow! HAHAHAHAHA! I do hope at least one of you survives!"
"With all that said! Good Night and Good Luck!"
He said as he vanished from where he was standing.
Hayasaka and Kaguya and Revy got teleported together. Everyone was transported into teams of three.
Making Ritsuka the only one in his team.
Ritsuka closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Good. Keep your eyes on me."
He said simply.
"Hmph. Your arrogance will be your downfall."
He looked around and saw shambling undead walking towards him. They groaned as they approached him slowly.
"Dead apostles? No... These are just run of the mill zombies.
Their skin was rotting and bones were sticking out. All matter of gore was approaching him. However as a man who has seen much worse this was nothing. Fighting level 1 mobs with a max level account is just bullying.
His first order of business was to gather everyone, For That's what CHALDEA stands for. He smiled at the nostalgic feeling of danger. Ignoring the slowly approaching undead.
He wanted to test out his Magecraft in this place teeming with Prana.
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A surge of red energy gathered in his hand as he aimed at the zombies.
A flash of red light streaked and created a small explosion.
He said simply as he blasted several zombies into bits at once. He widened his eyes as stared at his hands.
"What the fuck!?"
He couldn't help but curse aloud.
That was way too strong.
He closed his eyes as he circulated Od through his magic circuits. The difference in quality shocked him greatly. It was like before he was swimming in a small puddle, now... The vast ocean. He could feel his entire body covered in the best quality of magic circuits.
"I made sure I held back... it seems it won't be as difficult as I expected."
He said loudly as he stared at the Jester who was floating above.
"I see... No wonder you're confident. It seems this place is more to it than it seems. Or are you the outlier..."
The Jester sneered, "But so what!? A mere Mage like you will end up losing Mana overtime!"
He said as he focused on Ritsuka.
However contrary to expectation Ritsuka ignored the shambling zombies around him and started picking up rocks.
He inscribed them with ancient runes as he scattered it along the area in a quick manner.
Tossing them aside as he attracted the massive horde.