The Divine Hunter

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Level 3 (330/1500)

Inventory space: 1 cubic square.’

***

After killing the Scoia’ tael members, the sorceress, and leshen during that fight, Roy gained over three hundred EXP.
His Massacre even leveled up to four, thanks to the leshen.
It was also thanks to his new skill, Fear, that he managed to kill Kaerwen.
However, that wasn’t his best loot.

He scrolled down to the new sheet that came right after his skill sheet.

‘Job interface:

You have killed a grave hag, drowner, childhunter, elf sorceress, and leshen, coming to a total of five magical beings.

You have learned meditation from a witcher.

You have acquired basic alchemy and monster knowledge.

You have unlocked a job — witcher.

(Witchers are mutants who have gone through the Trial of the Grasses.
They possess superhuman speed, strength, reaction speed, coordination, life force, and recovery.
Their main work comes from various requests, most of which involves monster hunting.)

Do you accept this job?

Attention: You may only have one job at your current level.’

I can only have one job at my current level? Does that mean I can have more jobs when I level up? Roy was excited at that thought, but he stopped thinking too far ahead.
He had no better choice at the time being, so he accepted the job, and his level turned into his job level.

‘You have gained a job.

Level 3 Witcher (330/1500)  

Rank: Disciple (Conditions for next rank: Pass the Trial of the Grasses and kill ten types of magical creatures (5/10).
Next rank: Rookie witcher.)

School: Viper (Unconfirmed.
User hasn’t taken the Decoction of the Grasses yet.)

Job perks:

Main stat: You may choose one stat as your main stat.
Be warned that this choice cannot be undone.
Every time you level up, your main stat will be increased by 0.5 without any cost (Disciple).

Evolving Arms: You may bind a steel sword, a silver sword, and a ranged weapon for this job.
Bound weapons will grow alongside you, becoming stronger every time you level up.
You will be able to feel the connection between you and your bound weapons no matter the distance, and you may summon them no matter where they are.

Full Recovery: You will make a full recovery every time you level up.
Most injuries can be healed, including internal injuries and broken limbs.
Debuffs such as hunger, fatigue, poison, plague, and curses will be removed.

Loot Package: You receive an additional cubic meter of inventory space (Disciple).
You have two cubic meters of inventory space as of now.

Locked.’

***

Roy was elated.
Finally! I’ve been a weakling for too long! That risky leshen kill was worth it! Look at this! Full Recovery is already awesome enough! An instant full recovery was akin to second wind in the world of witchers, where danger lurked behind every corner.

Roy could think of a few ways to use that, one of which being to keep himself from leveling up despite having a full EXP bar so he could keep Full Recovery in store.
If he ever found himself backed into a corner in battle, he’d use it to turn the tides.
I can even use this in the trial.
Roy couldn’t be happier, and Evolving Arms was tailor made for him.
He was about to give up on using Gabriel because it couldn’t keep up with him, but with Evolving Arms, Gabriel could grow with him as long as he bound the weapon to him.

Of course, binding the best crossbow would maximize his profit, but Roy didn’t want to give up on the things he’d been carrying with him if he had the choice. 

“Looks like you’re not out just yet, old buddy.” Roy sat on the bed, caressing his hand crossbow.

‘You are about to bind Gabriel to you.
Are you sure you want to choose Gabriel?’

‘Gabriel

Type: Hand Crossbow

Materials: Mulberry wood, tendon, hemp

Details: Weighs five pounds and measures two feet.
Has a draw weight of twenty pounds and an effective range of a hundred feet.’

Yes.
The moment Roy had that thought, he felt an inexplicable link between him and Gabriel.
To be precise, it felt like a connection, or a mark.
When he held it again, Gabriel felt light in his hands, as if it were his body’s extension.
Roy knew every inch of it byheart, and the crossbow became a coordinate he could always find, no matter the distance between them.
And when he closed his eyes, he saw Gabriel floating in the darkness of his consciousness.

Even if he was blindfolded, he could easily find it with that link between them.
He cheekily tossed Gabriel at Letho, and then Roy extended his arm.
A moment later, the crossbow disappeared and reappeared in his hand.
This could be useful. 

He had no swords to bind, though he was planning on seeing the weapon Brovar would give Letho, and he smiled.
Letho should be able to use it even if I bind it to me, right?

***

He was in a dilemma over which stat he should choose as his main one.
Should I go with Perception? That’s my strong suit.
Or should I go with Constitution or Will? That’d help me pass the trial.
Perception could increase the range of his vision and provide more details about his target, giving him more options to ambush, while Constitution could improve his HP.
That alone showed how crucial it was to Roy.
Will could be used with his new skill, Fear, providing a fearsome combo in close quarter combat.
If his enemies had lower Will than he did, they’d be frozen in place the moment they got in range, and Roy would finish them off.

Strength and Dexterity would boost his close quarter combat skills a lot, and he wouldn’t be able to call himself a witcher if he couldn’t swing a sword.
Spirit was useless, but it wouldn’t be for long.
He’d have to learn about signs eventually, and Spirit would boost the signs’ power significantly.
He could use signs once he passed the trial and unlocked his mana pool.
It was hard to pass up on Spirit, since it’d help out a lot in the late game.

The only useless stat, at least to him, was Charisma.
Roy caressed his young, smooth face, and his taut biceps.
After embarking on the path of the witcher, Roy had changed into a lean, handsome young man, but that was useless.
Not like my enemy’s going to show mercy to me.
And it’s not like being handsome can help me survive longer.
No, wait.
A high enough Charisma can be used in battle.
The leshen managed to get the beasts to help it with its Charisma.
And it managed to brainwash strangers, turning them into believers.
But he wasn’t interested in using his charisma to fight.

***

Roy was in a dilemma indeed, but no matter.
It was still a while before he’d level up, so he’d choose after he’d made all considerations.