“Yup, today is a good day to die...I am totally screwed...”

  “…I finally leveled up but does not change the fact that I am screwed...”

  “No gee sherlock…no need to rub it in my face how screwed I am!...Putting a number on it doesn’t make me feel any better either!”

  As I was remarking about the system spelling out my death sentence...the [Giant Rats] got closer and closer and began to surround me...

  “…”

  At this point I stare blankly at the window and not sure if I should feel happy or feel worse like salt is being poured on my wound...It is like its trying to give me a shred of hope only to disappoint me in the end...

  And here I was hoping for immortality...Oh well, if I am going to die I am going to take these giant rodents down with me at the very least…I put my free attribute point in [AGI] which will probably benefit me the most in this fight and scream:

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  “[All-Obeserving-Eyes]! [Overload]!”

  And with that time slows down by 242%. My stats rise dramatically and my vision sharpens so that I can see even the smallest motions. The first to attack is the giant rat from the front, it rushes me at a rather fast speed which I barely dodge even with my improved perception and speed.

  Noticing the notification, I quickly activate the [Charge] skill aimed at the second [Giant Rat] behind the first to gain some distance. With my Charge I am my dagger barely manage to stab it in the right eye. Unfortunately the attack was not as solid as the first rat I hit despite the improved stats but still did decent damage.

  The [Giant Rat] in retaliation took its left paw and began to swipe it at me at a fast speed which I managed to quickly move out by a hair’s breath and spin around.

  Taking this opportunity I use my left hand and [Claw Swipe] the rodent’s soft underbelly.

  As the rat flips over I spin around and then quickly land on the rat stabbing the rat downwards right in the weak spot of the neck!

  With that the first out of the five rats died. Feeling a slight sense of relief I let my guard down only to notice another rat charging at me. I quickly try to dodge and activate charge to attack another rat in the back like I did the first. Unfortunately due to my carelessness the rat that attacked me slightly grazed my arm.

  While lowering my guard is definitely a death flag, my biggest concern though is my dropping Stamina consumption. While Racial skills tend to be weaker than normal skills and have lower Stamina consumption as well. That does not mean they are free. Another benefit of Racial skills is you can override cooldowns which can be seen on how quickly I just used [Charge] a second time which normally would not be possible. The downside is that Stamina consumption increases exponentially. Which is why I need to make each hit count! During my charge I position my second hand on the dagger and carefully aim at the weak spot shown to me by the [All-Observing-Eye]. I put all my weight into it and stab the rat right in the eye at the perfect angle that the dagger goes right into its brain.

  While the level up and 1 hit kill was certainly very welcome. My dagger getting stuck in the skull was certainly not! This opening caused me to be jumped on by a rat from the side. I quickly activate [Claw Swipe] with my other arm, hitting the rat on its chest but unfortunately that did not prevent the rat from knocking me over and landing on top of my thigh. Luckily that was enough for me to pull out the dagger and to prevent it from landing another bite on top of me. Despite that, the impact still managed to damage me by 15 points. In return, my [Claw Swipe] did five times that at 75 damage!

  Obviously this situation would not last for long as the [Giant Rat] prepared to do its own [Claw Swipe]. But I wasn’t just sitting there doing nothing either as I was already swinging the blade right into its eye! While that was not enough to kill the Rodent or even deliver a critical hit. It was enough to push the rat to the side and get up.

  Right at that moment to my surprise a rat charged me from the back pushing me towards the floor. Having a [Giant Rat] jump you from the back is worst case scenario! As it would leave me completely defenseless. Noticing that there is another [Giant Rat] a bit to the front, I brace the timing and activate [Charge]. At this point I have long surpassed my limits and my Stamina is almost drained completely. If not for the level up, I would not be able to use any more skills. So I’ll have to make the last one count.

  As I charge the [Giant Rat] I again aim for its eye as I did with the previous rats. With the added push of the rat from behind I charge at faster speed than normal going for a heavier impact.

  While this may seem like a good amount of damage at first, it is not so great for me. I need to save the last skill for charging the healthy rat from behind. If I don’t do that I don’t stand a chance. And I can’t afford to waste Stamina on a [Claw Swipe] to finish this one off. Which means I have to take a very risky move that might be the end of me. I duck to the ground and do a flip, after the flip I activate [Charge] and rush the last remaining healthy rat, fully expecting a [Claw Swipe] from behind.

  To my surprise, it does not come. As always I ain’t gonna complain if it is to my favor. For this charge I go about things a bit differently and lift both my feet off the ground in a charge. My aim here was to not only stab the healthy [Giant Rat] in the eye but also to kick it backwards so it knocks into the other rat behind it. This is where my [LUK] stat must be shinning because not only did I succeed in operation “Bowling Rat” pushing the rat to trip the ray behind it while it rolled. I also got a very hit in despite focusing less on aiming this time around.

  At this point my [Stamina] has already hit near zero. I can’t do any more skills or move around too much. My only hope is to kill this rat under my feat and hopefully it will be enough for a level up. I tighten the hold on the grip with both hands and stab down into the eye of the rat who tumbled below my feet. I put all my concentration to insure I land a good blow.

  I barely manage to do enough damage to kill it. That brings three rats down, two injured rats to go. Since the remaining two rats are a decent amount away from me I use this slight second to access the situation. Things are not looking good as I only have 10 seconds left on my [All-Obeserving-Eyes] [Overload]. And I do not have the [Stamina] to use any skills. I look at the rat to the side that I thought would [Claw Swipe] me from the back. Only to realize it is already dead.

  Ha? When did I kill it I only did 255 damage? Wait... maybe it was lower level than the rest? That would make sense considering that rat was mostly staying to the back. Talk about luck! Maybe things are finally going my way! One more left! I take a look at the last rat who is getting up and glaring at me and slowly take a step forward to shorten the distance…

  Suddenly my foot gives out and I fall to the floor...

  I try to get up but can’t move a muscle. I quickly check my Status only to realize my [Stamina] has hit 0. I can’t move a muscle. I look forward and see the rat limping toward me. It seems to have somehow injured its foot. But slowly and steadily the [Giant Rat] moves closer and closer to me. Within a few seconds he stands towering next to me and ready to [Claw Swipe] me to death.

  “So this is how it end ha...at least I gave it my all and took four of you out with me...”

  As I prepare to take in my ever coming death. My [All-Obeserving-Eyes] [Overload] comes to an end and I blackout…

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