Becoming an adventurer by copying monster abilities

To my surprise, the other party didn't even blink when offered 20 gold coins.

Luke couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed by his own small-farmer mentality.

However, he wouldn't go back on his word. Since he had already agreed to join the team, it was natural for both sides to get to know each other briefly.

All three of them had only recently become professionals.

The young man carrying a longbow was named Eric. He was a ranger who was skilled in archery.

The tall figure who had been hiding herself in a black robe was named Tina.

Judging from the voice, she is a woman, and her profession is a wanderer, skilled in stealth and tracking.

As for Irene, she is a priest who is skilled in two first-level spells: Healing and Blessing.

Luke didn't know much about magic, only that the ring level meant the spell's rank.

The first ring is the lowest level in the spell ring, and there is a limit to the number of times it can be cast per day.

Below that are level 0 spells, also known as magic tricks.

I don't know what level my fireball is.

Luke thought to himself.

"I possess a melee combat skill, and my class... I'd say I'm a warrior."

When it was Luke's turn to introduce himself, he briefly described his abilities.

After all, we'll be teaming up for battles later on, and knowing each other's abilities will allow us to cooperate better.

He didn't mention the ability to launch fireballs for the time being.

The gnolls' extermination commission has a five-day time limit.

Wulan Village isn't far from here, so we still have plenty of time.

The team needed to purchase some supplies in town, so they decided to set off early the next morning.

After parting ways with his teammates, Luca headed to the training ground.

After being promoted to a professional, he had not yet properly adapted to his body, which had been enhanced by his attributes.

This is probably because attributes are directly boosted through the character panel, rather than through physical training.

Luca's physique, apart from having more defined muscle lines, has not changed much.

Although he was of a capable build, as the knight-errant Eric said...

Compared to those tall, professional warriors, he was noticeably thinner.

But it doesn't matter. His appearance might even serve to feign weakness and confuse the enemy.

...

The team assembled in the early morning.

Ir hired a carriage, and because it was impossible to travel at night, the journey would take a day and a half.

As Luke passed by a market stall on the outskirts of town, he bought two meat-filled dark breads to eat on the road.

Out of curiosity, Irene bought two as well and gave one to Tina, a wanderer standing nearby.

Eric, however, looked down on this inferior food; his backpack contained professional rations purchased from the Adventurers' Guild.

Each serving costs 5 silver coins and includes dried food, nuts, dried meat, and dried fruit. After undergoing special processing, it has a long shelf life.

Professional adventurers need to eat this.

On the way, Eric and El were still discussing the topic of demons.

Judging from their conversation, the two should be old acquaintances, not a team formed temporarily.

Luke didn't join the conversation and closed his eyes to rest.

Yesterday he practiced combat skills at the training ground until he was exhausted.

The proficiency in [Imagination Manifestation] has only increased slightly, reaching 3/10.

Even the [Gluttony Slash] skill, which has already reached the proficiency level, is progressing very slowly, only reaching 3/30.

The three consecutive fireballs he unleashed gave Luca a hangover-like feeling.

He drifted off to sleep after an unknown amount of time.

Perhaps due to the exhaustion from yesterday's training, Luca, who is always alert even when sleeping and easily awakened by any noise, slept exceptionally soundly this time.

He didn't open his eyes until dusk.

What came into view were three teammates, also leaning back in their chairs, fast asleep.

For adventurers traveling far and wide, staying vigilant at all times is a basic professional quality.

This clearly shows how unreliable the members of this team are.

Of course, this included Luke himself.

The priest Il, sitting next to Luke, had her head resting on his shoulder.

Golden hair cascaded down, carrying the scent of an unknown flower.

He could see that the other person's saliva was about to drip onto his studded leather armor, which was worth 15 gold coins.

Luke quickly shrugged his shoulders to wake him up.

Seeing the other person's dazed expression, Luke pointed out the window:

It's getting dark.

The carriage stopped next to a large tree, surrounded by vast wheat fields, offering a very open view and making it ideal for camping.

The coachman sat alone at the front of the carriage, munching on dry rations, and made no intention of starting a fire and eating with the team.

Tina, a wanderer, set up several traps in the wheat field around the campfire.

Everyone slept for a long time along the way.

For a moment, they stared at each other blankly, then sat around the campfire chatting out of boredom.

And the mysterious wanderer finally removed his cloak.

In the darkness, the other person's skin almost blended into the boundless night.

With its long silver hair and pointed ears, Luca quickly considered the other person's race.

"I think his name was Zhuo Er?"

Yi'er introduced:

"Tina is a half-drow who worships the 'Dark Maiden,' and she's not a bad person."

This world also has a strong racial discrimination.

And Zhuoer is at the bottom of this discrimination chain.

The Drow are a subspecies of elves, also known as dark elves.

The vast majority of them worship the Mother of Darkness, Ros, and their alignment leans towards evil.

However, a small number of drow chose to worship Elestria, the goddess who yearned for peace and beauty.

This is the dark girl that Ir mentioned.

But no one would accept this race for the sake of the very small number of kind-hearted drow.

Most factions still hold a hostile attitude towards these dark elves who have a bad reputation in the Underdark.

This is also why Tina always wears a cloak.

Luke, on the other hand, didn't seem to care.

Rather, this is what gives it the feel of an otherworldly adventure.

After all, this was his first adventure with a non-human race since becoming an adventurer.

Although he hasn't been an adventurer for very long.

At the same time, he also felt a little curious:

If the other party is called a half-drow in human civilization, then in the territory of the drow, should they be called a 'half-human'?

Thinking that the question might be offensive, he didn't ask it.

After an unknown amount of time, everyone gradually became sleepy.

Luke, having rested the longest during the day, chose to guard the first round of night shifts.

Despite the alarm traps Tina had set up in advance, he remained vigilant.

Flames leaped above the campfire, illuminating Luke's dark eyes.

Every now and then, he would look around the wheat field and observe it carefully.

A gentle breeze ripples through the wheat fields, occasionally producing a soft, rustling sound that brings a sense of tranquility.

Night was falling.

Suddenly, Luca's pupils contracted slightly.

With the aid of his dark vision, he saw something unusual in the wheat field not far away.

The eerie trembling of the wheat fields was not caused by the wind.

It looked more like something was crawling through the wheat field, occasionally crushing swathes of wheat.

He immediately became alert and gently woke everyone up.

"What's wrong?"

The three who were woken up quickly got up and assumed a fighting stance.

As professionals, they certainly possess this level of combat skill.

Luke pointed in the direction of the wheat field where the disturbance had been discovered:

"It looks like something is approaching from over there."

At the same time, a clear and rapid bell sound rang out from not far away.

Tina's pre-set alarm trap has been triggered!