Flashy Adventurer System : Show Off to Get Stronger!

For a while, Shye was on edge, until he realized that the creatures were simply staring at him without any ill intent.

The pressure he felt from them was more or less the same as that of the Abyssal Roach, meaning that they were all at least (B) ranked creatures.

Hence, he couldn't help but wonder why they didn't take action.

After all, if they lived in the chasm, it meant that they could traverse it as they pleased.

Well, he wasn't about to complain. He would choose a peaceful descent over a violent one any day.

'At least I could focus on landing…'

Only…he never expected that he didn't have to focus on "landing".

Why?

Because there was no land.

After a good five minutes of falling, Shye finally caught a glimpse of the abyssal chasm's bottom.

In place of solid ground was…a vast expanse of water, and since there was no sunlight, the sea was as black as night.

Stupefied at the sudden revelation, Shye failed to activate his new skill, [Levitate Lv.1(Uncommon)], causing him to plunge quite deeply into the pitch-black sea.

Feeling the water's caress, Shye opened his eyes—his heart racing wildly.

This…was definitely a situation he would never choose to encounter.

Stuck in the deep waters of a pitch-black sea located at the bottom of an abyssal chasm, with his vision still limited despite it being enhanced by a permanent pill of night vision…

Even the bravest of adventurers would be unnerved upon encountering such a situation.

And Shye…Although brave…could never see himself amongst the bravest.

Consequently, he felt deeply distressed—shaking slightly.

Nevertheless, he understood that remaining paralyzed wouldn't aid him.

'Calm down…for starters, let's swim towards the surface…' He thought inwardly, swimming upwards with shaky hands.

Taking one deep breath, Shye activated Mana Pulse's vigilance mode.

The first few pulses detected nothing, compelling Shye to swim in one direction, not knowing whether he was headed toward the correct one.

Well, in this situation where he knew nothing about the place, any direction was as good as any other.

For a while, Shye's skill detected nothing, yet, he kept on swimming…hoping…

Fortunately, it seemed that the Gods had not completely abandoned him as after five more minutes of swimming, his mana pulse detected a tall rock with a fairly rounded tip protruding from the water.

At last, he could at least rest and think of a solution in peace!

Swiftly heading towards the rock with a less distressed heart, a sudden notification rang in his head.

The mana pulses…had detected a life form beneath, swimming toward him at horrifying speeds.

'F*CK! F*CK!! F*CK!!!'

The creature was colossal.

He didn't know what it was or what rank it was but if he failed to reach the rounded tip of the enormous rock, he might never see the light of day again!

Luckily for him, the remarkable survival instincts of a human kicked in, enabling him to utilize a combination of actions and skills before his mind could even process them.

It was like his body moved on its own.

'Levitate!'

Floating gently out of the water, Shye retrieved some random meat from the system's inventory. He then hurled it towards the protruding tip of the huge rock.

Seeing that the meat had properly landed on top of the rock, he targeted the meat using another skill.

'Rush Stab!'

*FWOOSH!*

Winds violently parted as he barely rushed out of his previous location on time, successfully dodging the monster's horrifying maw at the last moment.

*SPLASH!!*

Landing atop the rock's tip, Shye's eyes widened as he turned around.

At his previous location was the maw of a massive shark-like creature with two sets of dorsal and pectoral fins. Its eyes were empty scarlet orbs, and its skin was protected by tough gray scales.

Shye couldn't suppress a shiver as he contemplated what might have occurred if he hadn't escaped in time.

Still, unnerved as he was, he still had the presence of mind to use one of the most important skills in his arsenal.

'Appraisal!'

[Name]: Polva Selachimorpha

[Creature Rank]: A-

[Description]

A variant of the Selachimorpha species that could only be found inside ??? ??? ??? Experience exclusive tales on empire

[Skills]: [Tail Swipe Lv.5] [(Passive)Swift Swim Lv.5(Uncommon)] [Selachimorpha Armor Lv.5 (Uncommon)] [Devour Lv.5(Uncommon)] [Greater Intimidate Lv.5 (Rare)]

[Strength:440]

[Intelligence: 30 ]

[Agility: 280]

[Dexterity: 40]

[Stamina: 340]

[Vitality: 420]:

[Wisdom: 3]

[Exit System]

'Tch…it would be daunting to defeat this monstrosity but…it's not impossible!'

Realizing that he only had a short time to prepare, Shye swiftly opened the system.

'I would probably have to fight it underwater at some point…hopefully not…'

Still, it wouldn't hurt to be prepared for such a situation. Therefore, Shye decided to purchase a certain rare-tier consumable item that he had come across while browsing the system in his idle time.

[Congratulations! You have purchased a Lazarus Capsule for 2500 points!]

Purchasing two capsules that would allow him to breathe underwater for twenty-four hours, Shye swiftly navigated towards the skills section.

[Congratulations! You've learned [(Passive) Swift Swim Lv.1(Uncommon)]!]

[Congratulations! Your skill: [(Passive) Swift Swim Lv.1(Uncommon)], leveled up to >> [(Passive) Swift Swim Lv.2(Uncommon)]

…

[Congratulations! Your skill: [(Passive) Swift Swim Lv.3(Uncommon)], leveled up to >> [(Passive) Swift Swim Lv.4(Uncommon)]

'Tch…this will have to do for now…'

Losing a total of 35,500 points to purchase consumables and upgrade a passive skill that would only help him in certain situations, Shye closed the system.

He wanted to at least match the swimming skill of the darned shark, however, he needed 25,000 points to upgrade the skill to level five.

Unfortunately, he only had 20,000 points left.

Hence, he had no choice but to settle down for a level 4 [Swift Swim].

Plunging back into the depths of the lightless sea, the 25-meter-long Selachimorpha madly swam towards him, eager to chomp him to shreds.

Recognizing that the enormous shark was approaching, Shye took out both of his greatswords and assumed a battle stance atop his small, rounded rock tip fortress.

'F*ck…here it comes…'