Chapter 14: Fisticuffs

Chapter 14: Fisticuffs

A new class? Did Leif have a reason to decline? He couldn’t think of one, a new class would mean better stats and new skills right? As he trudged away from the scorched and bloodied battlefield to go find shelter while he recovered, Leif accepted the prompt.

Congratulations! You have gained the brawler class!

Level up! Class [Brawler] is now level 1!

For meeting the class requirements and having an available class slot you have gained a level! Ne/w novel chapters are published at novelhall.com

+1 to [Might] +1 free point!

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[Brawler]

Meticulous training and martial discipline are not your forte. Despite this your aptitude for using your body as a weapon is remarkable.

Tier: 1 (Foundation)

Level: 1/10

Class Perk:

+50% To the damage of unarmed strikes

+50% To physical resilience while unarmoured

+50% To body enhancement skills while unarmoured

+50% to body empowerment skills while unarmoured

Growths:

Free Points: +1

Might: C+

Alacrity: D+

Intelligence: E

Willpower: E

There was a soft crunch followed by a snap. This broke Leif from his musings. He looked down, a deer with a red leaf in its mouth looked back. Their gazes held for several moments before the deer went back to slowly chewing. Leif picked it up and threw the flailing animal into the water.

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The rocky valley shook, pebbles tumbled down and dust was disturbed. Leif crouched at the valley's edge, squinting down into its depths. A bellow resounded from below, the sound like a bass boosted foghorn echoing off the stone walls.

Two somethings made of stone and standing over five metres tall duked it out. Their titanic fists making the world rumble with each impact. The monsters, giant stone elementals, continued their brawl unaware of the spectators.

One opened its craggy maw and exhaled a barrage of glowing projectiles. Shrapnel crashed into the other elemental and peppered the ground and walls. It responded by levitating a boulder and sending it flying, the air visibly parting due to the force of the throw.

I need to find another way up. Leif thought. This valley is not going to cut it. I barely survived two drakes and these creatures are much, much larger. Would I even be able to scratch one if it came to a fight?

He stood and turned to face his ever growing horde of animals. The usual suspects were present, but the newcomers were quite obvious. Over forty feral hogs milled around. Where they had come from Leif didn’t know, one day he had stopped to absorb vitality and bam! There they were.

My [Aura of Nobility] isn’t even being projected out anymore. Why are so many animals following me?

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The herd, for what else could it be? Seemed reticent to climb higher into the mountains. The foothills were dangerous enough.

Just the other day Leif and company had inadvertently wandered into drake territory. A pack of five drakes had been spotted and that was more than enough to make Leif turn around and go the other way.

But that hadn’t been all. This pack of drakes, several miles closer to the mountains, were distinctly different than the two he had fought prior. Though it was hard to make out specific details from the distance at which he had spotted the roving pack he could tell they were almost double the size.

The way they had effortlessly bounded up boulders and cliff-sides made Leif re-examine his surroundings. Within minutes he spotted claw shaped groves where drake claws had dug into rock. The sheer size of the gouges made him shudder.

And to do that to stone? What would those claws do to me? Leif asked himself, then decided not to risk finding out.

It was looking like his self appointed goal of climbing to a mountain peak wouldn’t be possible. Considering he had barely made it to the foothills after over a month of trying it didn’t seem likely. The early hush face of the moon gazed peacefully down from the sky above. Though Leif imagined it was judging him.

For what? Probably because he was putting the finishing touches on a sleeping hog pyramid. He just needed to place the runt on top... And... done!

Level up! Class [Noble] is now level 10!

For building a community in which you hold a position of leadership and respect you have gained a level!

+1 to [Alacrity] +1 to [Spirit] +2 free points!

That did not just happen.