Only I’m the solo player

Chapter 2 – Golden Spoon Start

—–CROW—– 

The black horned rabbit rushing towards me looked almost like a bullet.

“What the!”

I reflexively raised my arm to protect my body, but the awkward posture was of no help.

The horned rabbit’s forehead pushed my arm aside and rammed its thick horn into my solar plexus.

“Ugh!”

When a horned rabbit, boasting the size of a large dog, rammed into me with such force, my body naturally fell backward.

Fuck, a horned rabbit that attacks first? That kind of monster wasn’t in the guides!

No, more than that. I’m gonna die!

“Ugh, haah!”

I broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly felt my body where the horned rabbit had rammed me.

But there were no wounds anywhere. I was completely fine, even though I was stabbed with that much force and speed.

Only after confirming that my body was fine did I belatedly remember the status window.

HP: 91/100

The displayed HP had decreased. It had dropped by 9 from that headbutt just now.

‘Ah, right.’

I belatedly recalled the basic system of the Tower of Trials again.

In this Tower of Trials, a system very similar to a game was applied. Stats, skills, and even HP.

When attacked by an enemy, HP decreases, and you will never receive a fatal injury until your HP runs out. It’s a concept similar to a shield.

I knew this much before entering the Tower of Trials, but I was so flustered that I completely forgot.

“I, I thought I was going to die.”

I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead and stood up.

The black horned rabbit that had rammed me was no longer bouncing around and was staring at me.

It seemed to be looking for another chance to ram me again. As if I’d let it.

“You bastard!”

I ran vigorously towards the black horned rabbit and delivered a soccer kick.

-Peep!

The wooden sword was broken, so I just hit it however I could, but it seemed to work better than I thought. Is this the difference between strength stat 2?

I continued to kick the black horned rabbit after the soccer kick. The black horned rabbit kept getting hit while squealing.

There was no damage display, so I couldn’t tell if it was working well.

Then, the black horned rabbit’s eyes seemed to glow slightly, and it rammed me again.

“Ugh!”

When it ran from afar, I got hit directly, and when it jumped at me from close range, there was no way to avoid it.

I fell backward hard, but my HP only decreased a little, and I was still unharmed this time.

“Hyaaah!”

I immediately got up and delivered another soccer kick! And the black horned rabbit squealed again!

I was surprised when I was suddenly stabbed by the horn, but when I actually fought it properly, it wasn’t much different from other horned rabbits.

It’s probably because it’s a low-level monster anyway. Just be my experience points quietly.

-Peep! Peep! Peeeeep…!

After beating it up for a while, the black horned rabbit finally fell.

[Black Horned Rabbit’s Hide]

[Horned Rabbit’s Horn]

The horned rabbit dropped two items. I headed straight to the village without even checking the loot.

And I opened the open community and started searching for information about the black horned rabbit.

**

-Welcome to the Tower of Trials Open Community!

[Tower of Trials 1st Floor Guide for Newbies Ver.RealFinal]

[1st Floor Area Monster Information (Revised)]

[Must Read! Basic Guide for Newbie Challengers Part 1]

[Basic Interface Usage]

Even after searching through all the various early strategy guides organized in the open community, there was not much information about the black horned rabbit.

But my search skills, honed from spending quite a long time in my room scratching my belly and being immersed in the internet, managed to find the right information.

Not in the strategy guides that had been revised several times, but in the old strategy guides that had been buried long ago.

[1st Floor Area Monster Information (Old Version)]

[Black Horned Rabbit: Appears when 10 or more horned rabbits are killed in succession in the plains area, HP is twice that of a basic horned rabbit, aggressive monster, guaranteed horn drop.]

The reason why the latest strategy guides did not include information about the black horned rabbit could be found in the comment section.

[As of February 17, 17, it has been confirmed that it does not spawn in any existing Tower of Trials.]

That’s right. The black horned rabbit was an extinct monster that no longer spawned in other Towers of Trials.

The monsters and resources in the Tower of Trials are finite.

Good hunting grounds, good quests, and good items were all preempted by the 1st generation Hunters during the chaotic period when the world first changed, leaving none behind.

However, since I am the only challenger in this 2661st tower, those finite resources are still abundant.

Isn’t this amazing?

It means that I can monopolize things like treasures in the labyrinth area or limited quantities of rare items.

Maybe my life isn’t so fucked after all.

**

“Goodbye!”

I received the weapon shop NPC’s lifeless farewell and came outside.

In my hand was a newly purchased wooden sword. It was a [Sturdy Wooden Sword] that I bought with the money I received from selling the horned rabbit hides to the store.

Originally, I was just going to buy a regular wooden sword, but the black horned rabbit’s hide was quite an expensive item, so I earned more money than I expected.

It was twice the price of a regular wooden sword, but its durability was more than double, so if I could afford it, it was obviously better to buy the sturdy wooden sword.

Newbies in other Towers of Trials don’t buy things like this wooden sword at all, but I don’t feel bad about it.

I’m going to earn a lot more money than other challengers in the future, so there’s no reason to be stingy about this kind of expense.

“Hmm, I like it.”

Maybe it’s because it’s an expensive wooden sword, but it feels better in my hand. I’m looking forward to how well I can beat up horned rabbits with it.

I went back to the field and resumed hunting horned rabbits.

According to the strategy guides in the open community, just clearing the horned rabbit-related quests given by the village NPC is enough to quickly reach level 5.

Moreover, I received a quest related to the black horned rabbit that I couldn’t get in other Towers of Trials.

The limited elements of the Tower of Trials apply not only to monsters and items but also to quests.

It is said that there are several limited quests that can no longer be taken after a certain number of times. And the rewards for these quests are generally good.

In fact, when I searched for information about quests in the open community, the black horned rabbit hunting quest had better rewards than other quests.

It was enough to make up for the money I spent on buying the wooden sword and still have a lot left over. My situation would be much better than other challengers of the same level.

I was told to wait until I reached level 3 before entering the labyrinth area, but at this rate, I would easily reach level 3.

When I first received the invitation, I was planning to take a Ranker bus and become a low-rank Hunter.

But if I preempt a lot of limited resources early on and grow like this, I might be able to become a B-rank Hunter, if not S-rank or A-rank.

No, maybe I could even find a hidden piece and grow to S-rank.

“Hyaaah!”

I immersed myself in hunting horned rabbits, my happy circuits firing on all cylinders.

**

With overflowing motivation, I quickly cleared all the horned rabbit quests.

Now, the only quests that could be performed in the field were the daily repeatable quests that could be cleared once a day.

So what did I get from clearing the quests? Ta-da!

“Status Window.”

I immediately opened my status window, which had become quite fancy. My level had risen significantly compared to just a few hours ago.

Seo Jinhyuk Lv.8 (Jobless)

HP: 200/200

MP: 140/140

Strength: 10 (8+2)

Agility: 10 (8+2)

Durability: 8

Intelligence: 8

Level 8, I’m level 8!

It’s not information that’s known in the open community, but it seems that there are additional rewards for clearing quests for the first time on the server.

Thanks to the bonus for clearing all the horned rabbit-related quests for the first time, my level rose significantly higher than I initially expected.

In addition, on my right arm was a shield – a thick book.

It was an equipment item called [World’s Rabbit Index] that could be obtained as a reward for clearing horned rabbit quests.

According to the statistics in the open community, the probability of receiving this is 10%, but as the first clearer, I was able to choose the reward I wanted.

It was an early game honey item with equipment options that increased strength and agility stats by 2 each and HP by 20. On top of that, a considerable amount of G (Gold).

“Kyah… this is a golden spoon start.”

It’s the kind of early game setup that only challengers with ‘connections’, as they say in the open community, can have.

I immediately visited the store and spent all the money I had earned that day to get a full set of armor.

Then I went to the open community and wrote a post with the [Attach Photo] function, revealing my equipment and status window.

[Author: Seo Jinhyuk#2661]

[Title: Day 1 Tower of Trials Newbie Stats, Rate?]

(Photo)

Title says it all.

– Holy shit.

– How did you get to level 8 on day 1?

– You even have a full set of store-bought equipment ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Where is tower 2661?

–  Yeah, I’ve never seen 2661 before.

– ?? It’s real. What’s 2661?

– What do you mean rate? Of course it’s fucking amazing, you bastard.

– Rabbit Index flex, I’m jealous ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– That bitch Emily gets the Index every time except for me.

– You should have upgraded your Index instead of buying armor.

Everyone was amazed by my stats, which were unbelievable for someone who had only been there for a day. I felt a deep sense of satisfaction and closed the community.

“The most expensive room here.”

Then I booked a room at the village inn, lay down on the bed, spent a long time browsing the community again, and fell asleep.

The enthusiastic response from the open community gave me a sweet dream.

—–CROW—–