Chapter 30: *Healing potions*
Kevin was focused on his two opponents, and now that he was moving so fast, he could easily parry their attacks and fight back. Their armor was still too strong for him to pierce with his daggers, so he decided to cut the fasteners directly.
The elite knight orcs saw nothing coming, and when their armor began to fall off, Kevin took advantage of their astonishment to stab them in all the vital points within his reach. However, he was still a little too weak, and his weapons weren’t powerful enough, so despite being hit in the vital points, these two elite knight orcs could still fight.
He then chose to sever their ankle tendons so they couldn’t move anymore, and once he had disarmed them, they were completely at his mercy. He stabbed them until he heard the sound of the System echoing in his head.
Axel eventually approached Kevin and said, "Good job, Kev! That was really impressive, as always."
Kevin smiled at him, satisfied. Then he looked at himself and decided to change his clothes; his sweater was covered in green blood and had laceration marks on it. He really didn’t like keeping clothes like that on him. When he took it off, he noticed he had some cuts on his arms and chest, so he would need to change his T-shirt as well.
Axel swore and looked more closely at Kevin’s wounds. "We need to take care of them right away so they won’t get infected... If I had known, I would never have let you face them."
Kevin put a hand on Axel’s cheek. "I’m fine. These cuts aren’t deep. Let me see what the System has given us as rewards."
Kevin’s eyes widened in surprise, and he stopped Axel, who was already taking out the first aid kit he had made himself to treat him. Kevin read the messages he had just received, super excited.
[ Congratulations, you killed a level 22 elite knight orc. You earned 2,150 gold coins, 760 exp points, and 12 low-grade healing potions. ]
[ Congratulations, you killed a level 25 elite knight orc. You earned 2,750 gold coins, 1,000 exp points, and 15 low-grade healing potions. ]
[ Congratulations, you have leveled up 3 times. 3 points have been added to all your STATS. ]
After recovering from the surprise of this news, Axel said, "Kev, hurry up and see how many potions you have to take to be completely healed."
Kevin followed his advice, and while still shirtless, he looked at his Inventory menu. With the help of his mind, he made one of the healing potions appear in his hand. A message popped up above it.
[ ITEM ]
Healing potion, low grade: instantly recovers 10 HP.
He then checked his stats and saw that he had reached level 8 and that his HP was 63 / 80. He told all this to Axel, who heaved a sigh of relief and made him drink 2 healing potions. After that, his cuts were completely gone, leaving no trace.
Kevin exclaimed once again, completely amazed by this new world, "So cool!"
Axel took him in his arms and said, "Having these healing potions is a real relief. They seem to be like the ones the Sun Sect sells for 50 gold coins. With these potions, you can keep fighting against this kind of monster. After all, the stronger you get, the less chance you have of getting hurt."
Kevin was really delighted to hear Axel say that. He quickly kissed him on the lips and moved away to put on another T-shirt and sweater.
While changing, he asked Axel curiously, "Do bodies lose value when they are mutilated?"
Axel promptly replied, "Of course, they lose some of their value, but don’t worry; we will still get a good price for them."
After saying that, Axel immediately placed the bodies of the monsters in his magic bag and suddenly said to Kevin, "I found the box, Kev! It’s right at the back of the gallery."
Kevin quickly joined him and looked in the direction Axel was pointing. Thanks to his perception skill, he immediately saw the box and said to Axel, "Great! It’s a medium-grade box!"
Axel put his arm around Kevin’s shoulders and guided him to the box. This time, it wasn’t hidden, and Axel quickly broke the lock and opened it. He looked at Kevin with obvious excitement in his eyes, waiting for him to tell him exactly what was inside.
Kevin smiled at him and read him the information he had.
[ MEDIUM GRADE BOX ]
- 4,200 gold coins
- 4 × Medium grade hand wraps: +30 Strength points, +20 Stamina points.
Kevin took two of them and wrapped them around Axel’s hands, and Axel did the same with Kevin’s hands. Kevin wondered if those stats were for all 4 hand wraps or only one of them, so he checked his stats with the holographic screen and was pleasantly surprised.
[ STATS ]
Name: KEVIN
Race: Human
Level: 8
Class: Mage
Exp: 310 / 800
Strength: 13 + 130
Agility: 13 + 35
Stamina: 13 + 55
Soul Strength: 626 / 626 (196 + 430)
Perception: 27 + 25
HP: 80 / 80
He happily said to Axel, "Guess what? Those stats were for one of them, so it has added 60 Strength points and 40 Stamina points for both of us."
Axel then said regretfully, "If I had known sooner that simple items like that could give me stats, I would have bought them a long time ago."
Axel then said to Kevin as he stood up, "You keep the boxes, and I’ll keep the bodies, okay?"
Kevin nodded and put the box in his magic bag, then asked him, "What’s waiting for us in the other gallery?"
Axel replied as he guided Kevin to the other gallery, "You’re going to be able to enjoy yourself. There are no high-level monsters on this side, so you will be able to kill them easily."
Kevin was way too excited. He was already at level 8, and that was only the beginning of this dungeon. How many more levels would he be able to gain? What kind of treasures would they find? Looting a dungeon was really too cool!
