My Level Zero System

Kain regained his composure and looked forward.

The upper half of the monster's body that was entering the transition corridor was completely destroyed, and the [Level] changed as a sure confirmation that this monster was dead.

Kain slowly approached the remains of the monster. Where the Skeleton's heart had been shattered, Kain saw something that looked like a gem.

He reached out and took the gem out of his heart and held it up to his face to admire.

A weird thing.

I don't know if Kain was hallucinating, but when he tried to turn this gem, it didn't seem to change at all.

Yes, this thing did not change. That is to say, no matter how Kain looked at or examined this stone from any angle, the shape it presented to Kain was still the same. Or perhaps, no matter which way he turned it, what he saw was still the same.

This strange substance was located in the heart of the Skeleton. Kain did not believe that this thing had anything to do with the Skeleton's mysterious power.

Studying it for a moment without finding anything useful, Kain gave up on investigating the gem and stuffed it into his pocket.

Now, it was time for his favorite part. Taking stock of the harvest!

[Level]: 50

[Ability]:

-[Thunder Magic ★] 568/1000 (+):

+[Thunder Bullet level Max]

+[Thunder Summon level Max]

+[Thunder Navigation level Max]

-[Enhancement Magic ★]:

+[Enhancement Body level Max]

+[Enhancement Tool level 1] 0/12 (+)

-[Fire Magic ★]:

+[Fire Bullet level Max]

+[Fire Navigation level Max]n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

-[Spirit Magic ★]:

+[Seek level 3] 1/13 (+)

+[Imitative level 3] 0/19 (+)

-[Life Magic ★]:

+[Heal level 5] 6/45 (+)

Looking at the amount of skill points obtained, even Kain was stunned. Discover stories at empire

50... skill points just for a Skeleton monster like that?

Kain was almost dumbfounded, but now he remembered, although the strength of a monster was a relatively reliable measure, stronger monsters did not necessarily provide more skill points than weaker monsters.

And the reverse is also true.

The system's [Level] calculation mechanism didn't work entirely on a pure strength scale. So Kain thought that the reason this Skeleton gave him 50 skill points was probably all due to that mysterious power.

And conveniently, he also happened to need to collect a lot of skill points.

[Thunder Magic ★] 618/1000 (+50)

…

After resting for half a day, Kain headed up to the fourth floor of the Dungeon.

Upon returning to this place, Kain found a random lake and began to act.

That is taking a bath.

Kain stripped off the layers of clothing on his body, revealing a body that didn't look overly muscular, but every line was perfectly sculpted. This was a body that had undergone countless training, with every bone, tendon, and muscle already tempered to the limit.

Then, Kain took out a piece of soap that he kept. He jumped into the lake naked and washed himself.

Although the fourth floor of the Dungeon was mostly swampland, Kain remembered from his previous trip the location of several clear pools of water. Although the water was not drinkable, it was sufficient for bathing.

While Kain was washing his hair, a Salamander quietly crawled not far away, seemingly confirming Kain as its target.

The Salamander slowly approached. As for Kain, he didn't even bother to turn around to look at the monster. A bolt of lightning struck down, paralyzing the monster, followed by a fireball. The monster added one point to Kain's achievement.

It was very good at hiding, very quiet, but how could it escape from Kain's [Seek].

Kain brushed his long silver hair back. Compared to when he had first left the village, his face was less innocent, more mature and angular. This was probably due to good nutrition, and also to his constant training.

He has indeed been through a lot, even though it has only been a short half year.

After washing himself, Kain left the lake where it was foaming white in one corner. He went ashore to dry himself, put on his clothes, and then began to plan his monster hunt.

From the monster he had just killed, Kain could guess that an unexpected event like the Salamander leader wouldn't happen again, at least this time. As for the number of monsters on the fourth floor, Kain also had a rough estimate, so the plan was drawn up very quickly.

First, he had seven days, as usual. During these seven days, he would hunt monsters in the designated areas one by one.

Kain divided the entire fourth floor into seven uneven parts. The first four parts, where he would hunt in turn for the first four days, would account for nearly 70% of the maximum number of monsters on this floor. And in the next three days, the number of monsters would gradually decrease each day, until the lowest level on day seven. Because on day seven, Kain still had to spend his energy dealing with the guardian monsters to advance to the next floor.

After formulating a plan, Kain immediately set out on the hunt.

The first day, which was also the day with the greatest pressure, Kain only used magic, continuously destroying many Salamanders around a large area, using that as a landmark to project to other areas on the fourth floor.

On the second day, Kain still only used magic, continuously hunting monsters like a hunter hungry for prey. Salamanders continuously fell at his feet, providing Kain with an abundant amount of skill points.

On the third day, 40% of the monsters were destroyed, but Kain could no longer spend his magic as lavishly as he had on the first two days, so he switched to using a combination of magic and close combat to reduce consumption.

On the fourth day, Kain continued the same strategy as on the third day, calculating how to kill 70% of the total number of monsters. The work was quite strenuous, and Kain was forced to stop using his magical energy. However, this was within his previous expectations.

For the next three days, Kain only used melee combat, focusing on accumulating energy for the battle with the guardian monsters. Thanks to the four days before, the number of monsters had thinned significantly, allowing Kain to fight without worry even with just his melee power. And on the seventh day, all the monsters were destroyed.

[Thunder Magic ★] 867/1000 (+249)