BXBX NOVEL Chapter 57: Ch-57 Adventurers Test
Race:Human
Age:15
Aspect: Size Manipulation (Tier III)
3rd Ascension
[Variable Stats]
Battle Force:8080
Strength:2300
Agility:1500
Endurance:2100
Vitality:1200
Intelligence:980
[Invariable Stats]
Mana:C
Charm:B-
Luck:D+
Resistance:E+
Skills:-
[Passive Skills]: [Iron Skin], [Pain Endurance], [Great Sense]
[Active Skill]: [Strong Fist], [Strengthen], [Wind Slash], [Endure]
Mastery: swordsmanship (novice+), hand-to-hand combat intermediate+-), archery (low+)
Elemental Affinity:-
[Basic Elements]
Wind(50%)
Earth(48%)
[Deviant Elements]
Ice(24%)
Jasmine smiled upon seeing her status screen.
She was ready; her training over the past 5 years had been perfect; failure was not an option.
She was going to win; she had to; her family was counting on her after all.
So once again, she said.
"Yeah, I\'m ready. I\'ll take the B-rank test."
"Sigh, fine, don\'t say I didn\'t warn you later."
The receptionist sighed as she took a small cube-like object out of her spatial ring and placed it on the ground.
Once placed, the cube expanded in size until it was as big, if not bigger, than Jasmine herself.
After expanding, the exterior of the cube came off, revealing inside a ferocious tiger-like beast locked behind a cage.
~Growl~
The tiger growled as it eyed Jasmine\'s mouth, salivating.
The tiger was twice the size of an average-sized adult, with bulging, thick muscles.
It had grey fur with yellow hunter eyes and green stripes all over its body.
"The Furlion Tiger, a fearless B-rank predator"
"Known to frequently target beasts stronger than itself due to its pride,"
"It\'s a very ferocious and violent beast, and due to being held captive for weeks now, its anger must be reaching an all-new boiling point."
"If something goes wrong, you might lose a limb or even your life. Are you still sure about this?" The receptionist asked, hoping to deter the young girl in front of her from doing something reckless.
Sadly, her prayers fell on deaf ears as Jasmine replied.
"Yes, I\'m sure. Now let\'s do this."
"Very well"
With that, the receptionist as well as the adventurers took a seat beside the bespactled man, leaving Jasmine and the beast inside the cage alone.
Once they were gone, a giant golden dome barriee erected itself, ensuring not to let the aftereffects of Jasmine and the tigers fight affect the spectators.
Once the barrier was erected, Jasmine unsheathed her katana and took a stance as she mentally prepared herself for the fight.
The katana in her hand had a red and black handle and a single-edged, 10-inch curved silver blade.
Seeing Jasmine ready, the receptionist also gave the signal to open the cage, unleashing the beast trapped inside.
As the tiger walked outside, it roared.
"ROAAARRR"
It\'s growl hurting the ears of everyone present inside the basement as it\'s eyes glew in a dangerous yellow shine.
It\'s mouth emited a soft white mist as it slowly walks near the edge of the barrier, eyeing its prey.
\'It\'s a bit stronger than I expected,\' she thought, her back slightly drenched in her own sweat.
From the aura it was emitting, she could tell that the beast was dangerous and that, even in its hungry state, it had not lost its rationality.
All it would take was one wrong move from her, and she would lose her life.
But now was no time to hesitate. As she gripped her trusty blade tighter, she activated [Strengthen] and [Endure], buffing up her strength and endurance.
But she still didn\'t blindly charge in; after all, she lacked information about her enemy. Blindly charging in would be dangerous.
So she motioned her hand, holding her katana above her head, and as she brought her hand down in a clean vertical slash motion, she activated [Wind Slash], unleashing a high-pressure, 20-inch-long slash of pure wind towards the tiger.
~ching~
While the slash was invisible, the devastation it caused in its path and the voice it generated were a dead giveaway. Thankfully, the speed and power of the attack easily made up for it.
But unfortunately for Jasmine, the tiger jumped sideways, dodging the attack.
But this was just the start, as Jasmine sent another slash flying towards the beast, which was also dodged.
The only difference was that this time the tiger moved a little closer to her.
This whole sequence repeated itself for a whole minute, with Jasmine using up her mana to attack the beast and the tiger dodging and moving closer to her.
Until finally, a slash caught the tiger by surprise, sending it flying towards the end of the barrier.
BOOOOOMMM!!!!
"Phew." Jasmine breathed a sigh of relief as she observed the smoke generated by the tiger upon impact.
It was a bit hard, but she succeeded.
While at first it may have looked like she was just uselessly wasting her mana, in truth she had been attacking in a specific pattern, using the beastly nature of her enemy to lure it into a specific position where it wouldn\'t be able to dodge and she\'d be able to land a sure-hit attack.
The slash that hit the tiger was much stronger than her normal ones, as she had poured a great deal of her mana into that attack.
Now leaving her with only 50% of her regular amount.
But it was worth it after all; thanks to it, she was able to easily slay the beast without having to get close to it and needing to risk her life.
Now, with great anticipation, she observed as the smoke cleared, but to her surprise, it was much different from her expectations.
Instead of the dead body of a beast, what she saw was a body that, while bleeding from all over, was very much still alive.
And the fury hidden inside its eyes made it look much more dangerous than back when it was in perfect health.
It was at this moment that Jasmine remembered a famous quote.
\'Always be careful of a beast whose back is pushed against the wall\'
And in her inexperience, she had forgotten this and ended up underestimating her enemy. Unfortunately for her, it was too late now, as the tiger, for the first time since the start of the fight, used a skill.
"ROAARRR"
This roar, unlike the one from before, paralysed most people in the room, including Jasmine.
As this was the tiger using its skill [Intimidation of a Predator],.
Seeing its prey immobilised, the beast rushed towards it, intending to finish the job.
As she saw the beast charging towards her, all she could think was:.
\'I messed up\'