Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 50 I Have a Bad Premonition

Option 5.6 is 27.8%, option 55.6 is 11.1%, option [-] is [-]%, and option [-] is [-]%.

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【Option [-]】

Walk through the lair without exploring

……

Zhuang Yusheng started to pack his belongings.He picked up his backpack, held his dagger again, and was ready to go.

At this time, Zheng Zhuo spoke.

"How about the hole that the dynamite blasted last time?"

He said.

"You said that you placed the explosives to reach the entrance of the next floor. Then, the hole you blasted should also lead directly to the second underground floor."

Zhuang Yusheng glanced at Zheng Zhuo.

"You want to enter from the part I blew up last time?"

"Will there be any problems?"

Zhuang Yusheng raised his hand and pointed to the depths of the cave.

"You'll know just by looking at it."

……

Zheng Zhuo walked forward along the position pointed by Zhuang Yusheng.The gravel on the ground began to increase, and the stench of beasts began to waft in the air. After a while, the particles of the gravel gradually became larger, and Zheng Zhuo saw the traces left by the explosive blast.

It was a circular opening in the rock face.The opening is smaller than Zheng Zhuo imagined, and the diameter is only as high as two people.

Zheng Zhuo quietly hid on the side, looking into the cave with his head.

Holes connect holes.The explosives pierced through several layers of rock walls one after another, opening a dark passage in the underground labyrinth.On the ground and rock walls, there are scattered fluorescent moss with weak fluorescence.The red eyes of mice and bats glowed in the depths of the dark passage.

If it's just Lv.1 rats and bats, there's nothing to be afraid of...

...Zheng Zhuo once thought so.But he was wrong.

Quantity.

There are not only a few pairs, dozens, or hundreds of red eyes.Thousands of red eyes, flickering in the depths of the cave.

"(You understand now?)"

Zheng Zhuo turned his head, only to realize that Zhuang Yusheng had arrived beside him at some point.

"(The original beast lair collapsed due to the impact of explosives! Now, all the beasts who ran out of the beast lair gathered on this road.)"

he whispered.

"(Haha, the guy who bombed the dungeon can be regarded as the most wicked person in the world... although I bombed it this time.)"

"(My [Stealth] is only Lv.1, facing such a huge number of monsters, it is impossible to avoid them all.)"

Zhuang Yusheng continued.

"(It's better to choose a smaller number of positions to enter. Some detours are unavoidable.)"

However, Zheng Zhuo did not leave because of his words.He stopped in place and looked around.

"(What if the number can be reduced?)"

"(what?)"

"(Let me try it.)"

Zheng Zhuo took out his short staff.

"[Mage's Hand], reload."

A transparent halo glows at the tip of the staff.He approached the hole again and selected a target: the mouse closest to the hole.

"freed."

A transparent hand rose from the ground and grabbed the mouse by the tail.

"come over."

The mouse let out a "squeak" scream, was lifted upside down, dragged towards the hole, and then hit the head of the short staff with its belly.

【Mage Hand】disappeared.The mouse fell down.

"[Fireball], reload."

"freed."

Bang.

The flames flickered at the entrance of the cave.With black smoke and a stench of burning, the fireball hit the mouse at close range, defeating it.

Wow.

Zhuang Yusheng whistled from the side.

"It looks like an assassination skill."

"The casting distance of Mage Hand Lv.1 is a bit short." Zheng Zhuo looked at the short staff in his hand and said, "However, it succeeded."

Do you think there's hope going forward like this?
He turned to the dungeon expert for advice.

"Try it."

And the other party is obviously also a guy who will bite like a hyena if he encounters a chance.

……

Thus, Zheng Zhuo and Zhuang Yusheng entered the big cave.Zheng Zhuo moved forward close to the edge of the big hole, using [Appraisal] to confirm the location with the fewest monsters, and got as close as possible, using [Mage Hand] to pull those mice and bats over one by one, and then using [Fireball] to deal with them.Zhuang Yusheng stood behind Zheng Zhuo, occasionally stabbing the prey who were trying to escape with a dagger.

Zhuang Yusheng himself didn't feel much guilt about the situation that only Zheng Zhuo was handling.

"I can't help it. Apart from [Space Target], I only have [Sneak Lv.1]. To be honest, the last time I entered the dungeon, I didn't fight a single monster."

Zheng Zhuo thought what he said should be true.Because [identification] shows that his level has remained at level 1.He neither needed nor needed to challenge.

Zheng Zhuo used the method of [Mage's Hand] + [Fireball] to stop and go, and soon, he advanced a certain distance in the hole pierced by the explosives.

They entered an empty stone room.The area of ​​the stone chamber is much larger than the passage just now, but there are many stalactites and stalagmites inside, making it even more crowded.

Zheng Zhuo looked from afar.There is an exaggerated collapse inside the stone chamber, which formed a steep slope.On the slope, countless red eyes can be seen.

The number of eyes is several times more than what they saw before.

"Do you want to climb over that slope..."

Zheng Zhuo looked around.But it was clear that you couldn't go any further without going over that ramp.

The height of the slope is very high, and there is no shelter around it.The mage's hand, which has a pulling distance of only 5 meters, obviously cannot completely deal with all the mice on it, let alone the bats at the top.

Get closer, can you see the covered path?
Zheng Zhuo leaned forward along the stalagmites on the ground, hiding his figure.This stalagmite can only satisfy one person's need to hide, so Zhuang Yusheng stood behind.

Zheng Zhuo used the combo technique just now to deal with some of the approaching monsters.It took him a few ten minutes to reach half of the stone chamber.There was no way to avoid it, but he didn't see any other path.

Want to go back?

Zheng Zhuo thought about it, and opened [Appraisal].

Then, he noticed something.

The yellow bar under his [Occupation: Mage Lv. 1] has grown a lot.

In this way, the previous [Subconscious Vote] wrote "professional level improvement"...

Back off?
Zhuang Yusheng in the back asked gesticulatingly, Zheng Zhuo waved his hand.

He decided to stay a little longer.

……

Another few 10 minutes passed.After Zheng Zhuo didn't know how many times he dealt with the approaching mice and bats, his movements became exhausted, and his hands and feet began to go numb...

He opened [Appraisal] again.

On the green dialog box, .

[Occupation: Mage Lv.1] became [Occupation: Mage Lv.2]

coming.

Zheng Zhuo was overjoyed.

Below Occupation, there is a small flowing bar.That is the professional characteristic he is about to acquire.

The text in the strip keeps flashing.At yesterday's market, Zheng Zhuo saw someone selling scrolls of [Appraisal of Class Features] and [Re-selection of Class Features].Come to think of it, professional characteristics are abilities that can only be obtained after being upgraded.

Thinking about it this way, people who don't have [Appraisal] in this world may have to go to some kind of organization to confirm that they have upgraded.

Thinking so, Zheng Zhuo [appraised] his professional characteristics.

The flow of class traits has slowed down.Zheng Zhuo vaguely saw the text clearly.

He realized that he could stop at whatever class trait he wanted to stop at.

……

【problem】

【Upgraded!In order to deal with hordes of monsters, which class features should be chosen? 】

【Option [-]】

[Physical Resistance: Small]: The physical damage dealt to you is slightly reduced

【Option [-]】

[Fatigue Resistance: Small]: The feeling of fatigue caused by casting spells is reduced
【Option [-]】

[Fire Resistance: Small]: Fire damage received is slightly reduced

【Option [-]】

[Rockfall Resistance: Small]: The damage received in rockfall terrain is slightly reduced
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But none of the occupational features from level 1 to level 2 seems to be usable!
Can you really use them to deal with the large number of rats and bats in front of you?

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