”The second stage is starting now” a girl shouted and the players turned to look at her, close to her a door was opened and the battlefield of the arena could be seen.

‘The second round…’ Alex mumbled as he stood up.

Some minutes had passed and all the players were fully healed and rested so the second round was starting, unlike the first round players were now allowed to kill each other and a new NPC joined in.

Alex looked around and caught a glimpse of the new player staring at him, Alex looked at the information displayed and he wasn’t bothered but something felt strange as the boy stared at him.

[Niko]

[Level 15]

‘I’ll have to watch my back” Alex mumbled as he stepped out of the room.

Once again the shouts from the crowd were intense and they increased the moment Alex walked into the arena, the way he defeated the wolf left a huge impact on the crowd and they couldn’t wait to watch him in action again.

The total number of players that survived the first round was 175 the new player included, all of them stayed a few meters away from themselves and some stayed in groups.

“Welcome to the second stage, and this is where the real action begins” the man shouted and the crowd went silent so they could hear the rules of the second stage.

“The second stage is quite simple, beasts would be released from only one cage this time, but the players are free to kill each other, and note only twenty contestants can qualify for the next stage” the man shouted and the crowd roared.

“Stay away from each other, watch your back, and watch out for beasts if you don’t want to die, may the strongest survive” the man shouted, and immediately one of the cages opened.

[Brown Grizzly Bear]

[Level 17]

[HP: 220]

[Brown Grizzly Bear]

[Level 14]

[HP: 200]

[Brown Grizzly Bear]

[Level 13]

[HP: 180]

Three large bears stepped inside the arena, Alex looked at their stats and knew they would be hard to defeat, and a hit from one of them would be fatal.

Alex was currently standing close to one of the walls quite far from the grizzlies, none of the players were close to him as they all created space between themselves.

Alex took a deep breath and narrowed his gaze, he was staring at the player closest to him instead of the grizzlies, the bears were slow but powerful and soon most of the players would begin to run away from them so he was going for an easy kill.

[RadRod]

[Level 15]

‘What a lame name, I’ll add you to my collection of players’ Alex mumbled.

The player was holding a sword meaning he was either, a knight, swordsman, or a paladin, which Alex was sure he would win against.

[Name: Reaper]

[Level: 18]

[HP: 200/200 Effect of leather armor]

[XP: 210/7000]

[SP: 40]

[Class: Assassin]

[Blue Coins: 31,200]

[Title: Beast Slayer Duration: 4 days]

[Rank: Mob]

[Skills: Shadow Camouflage]

[Strength: 45+10]

[Agility: 45+10]

[Stamina: 40+10]

[Vitality: 40+10]

[Stealth: 45+10]

[Inventory]

[Map]

[Help]

[Achievements]

[Friend list]

[Log Out]

Alex stared at his stats, he now had a total of 40 skill points, initially he had 25 then he was awarded 10 for completing a quest and 5 for leveling up.

[Strength: 45 +5]

[Agility: 45+15]

[Name: Reaper]

[Level: 18]

[HP: 200/200 Effect of leather armor]

[XP: 210/7000]

[SP: 0]

[Class: Assassin]

[Blue Coins: 31,200]

[Title: Beast Slayer Duration: 4 days]

[Rank: Mob]

[Skills: Shadow Camouflage]

[Strength: 50+10]

[Agility: 60+10]

pαпdα`noνɐ1`сoМ [Stamina: 40+10]

[Vitality: 40+10]

[Stealth: 45+10]

[Inventory]

[Map]

[Help]

[Achievements]

[Friend list]

[Log Out]

“Okay, my agility is looking good, but now that my cloak is gone I’ll need to increase my stealth or get a new cloak, well after this we’re leaving melmond so we’ll surely visit a bigger city and get new items”

Alex looked forward and the player had engaged in a battle with the bears, most of the players at the back were standing still, in this second stage, a player can win by dodging and running till everyone is killed so none of them at the back were ready to engage the enemy.

Alex was an assassin and he knew people would often take their eyes off him and forget about him so he slowly walked towards the player he was going to kill, he stuck close to the wall and moved very slowly almost unnoticeable.

Even if the arena was underground every section of the battlefield was lit by a white crystal, so there were no shadows for Alex to blend in but he had to do it anyway.

A pair of bloodshot eyes stared at Alex from afar, Niko smiled as he saw Alex moving towards one of the players, he held two smaller flintlock pistols in his hands.

One of the beasts roared as it chased one of the players, the player ran without looking backward while the beast chased him, the rest of the players ignored him and set their sights on the remaining two bears.

“Hey release the wolves,” the man commenting said to one of his staff.

“But they would surely battle with themselves if we release them now,” the lady said.

“I said to release the wolf” the man shouted.

The cage opened again and loud growling sounds made the players in front including the bears look towards the cage, three large black wolves stepped in, they were not as big as the evolved wolf but they were bigger than smaller wolves.

Beasts were divided into six categories, first was the Basic tier beasts which consist of normal wolves, horned wolves, boars, rabbits, mountain goats, and many others.

Next were the Intermediate tier beasts which consists of black wolves, fanged boars, brown bears, polar bears, and many others.

Next were the Advanced tier beasts, the evolved horned wolf, and the desert scorpion are examples of Advance tier beasts.

The next tiers were the super tier beasts, king tier beasts, and mythical tier beasts.

[Black Wolf]

[Level 15]

[HP: 160]

The two black wolves that stepped in were on the same level and immediately the bears saw them, they changed their target from the players to the wolves, leaving the second bear who was still chasing after the other players.

Alex was finally a few meters away from his target and planned to dash toward the player before he could comprehend what was happening but his plans were ruined by the incoming player and the large bear behind.

The player which Alex was going after saw the bear and turned towards his right side to run when his eyes met with Alex’s.

Both of Alex’s daggers were in his hands and the player knew exactly what was going on, if it wasn’t for the bear Alex would have killed him without him even knowing.

The player running away from the bear saw that he was heading towards the wall and changed his direction, the bear didn’t pay any attention to other players and focused solely on the player it was chasing and changed directions with him.

“So you were coming to kill him?” RadRod asked.

“Yeah, you were lucky, at least now you get to put up a fight before you die,” Alex said as he held his daggers tightly.

“Really…just because you are a level 18 player doesn’t make you strong, and judging from your weapons and the mask you are wearing to cover your face, you are an assassin”

“Anyone could have guessed that,” Alex spoke as he opened his inventory and brought out one of his throwing knives.

He still wasn’t good at throwing knives but he could make a good distraction with the knife.

“Knives and knives” the player smiled as he opened his inventory and brought out another sword.

‘Dual swords, that means he’s a knight, special stats dual wielding’ Alex mumbled.

The player didn’t want to be the first to attack Alex but Alex also stood there without charging forward so the player slowly walked toward Alex.

After the amazing feat, he displayed at the first stage most if the players were wary of him but that was because he was fighting against a beast with little to no intelligence.

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