Flashy Adventurer System : Show Off to Get Stronger!

As the afternoon sun's fading golden rays attempted to illuminate the lands below, two young adventurers harmonized a cheerful tune together. The female adventurer, fully immersed in the melody, even closed her eyes as she hummed along.

Walking in a fairly less-trodden path, Shye and Seira looked carefree as they headed towards a dangerous area, the ominous rainforest where Haemotoxin Vipers were aplenty.

Well, Seira seemed to be well-versed in this area so Shye couldn't help but be infected by her lighthearted approach.

A few moments later though, her carefree countenance turned into one of focused vigilance, prompting Shye to do the same.

'Geh…what stance am I supposed to take?' he mused, feeling awkward as he glanced at the elemental staff in his right hand.

It didn't take long for them to arrive at the ominous rainforest, however, their targets, the Haemotoxin Vipers resided in the deeper parts of the rainforest, hence, the two of them had to walk deeper.

Fortunately, the sight of a few adventurer parties somewhat eased the ominous feeling the two of them had in their hearts.

'Hmmm…I wonder what this feeling is…could it be some sort of aura? Nonetheless, I now understand why this place is called the ominous rainforest…'

Somehow, although the area's aura was ominous, nothing had attacked them yet, which was a bit unfortunate in Shye's opinion as he wanted to try firing a few mage spells.

A little while later, his wish was finally granted as one of their targets finally appeared.

"Haemotoxin Viper!" Shye exclaimed, alerting Seira of a viper hanging from a young birch tree, waiting for them to walk closer. "Allow me to test how strong this thing is."

Aiming his staff towards the viper, Shye thought of a skill's name, just like how he used skills as a warrior.

'Fireball!'

Shortly thereafter, a moderately sized fireball materialized in front of his staff.

It then hurtled towards the viper moments later, creating a dazzling path of embers as it flew through the air.

*FWOOSH*

What he didn't expect was that the viper would actually be hit by such a straightforward attack, burning it to crisp as a smell of roasted snake meat wafted in the air.

For some reason, it smelled delicious.

'Well, that viper is a wee bit stupid, isn't it? I mean, how can you get hit by the first skill an opponent throws at you?' Shye thought, inwardly reprimanding the viper for being a bit too incompetent.

Unbeknownst to him, the first skill he fired, albeit not that impressive in terms of firepower, left Seira dumbfounded, only recovering a few seconds later.

"W-Wait, how did you do that?"

"Huh? Do what?"

"Like I said, t-t-that! How did you use that fireball without chanting?! Weren't mages supposed to like…speak a little gibberish before firing?" Seira said, kinda losing her mind after seeing Shye's "chantless" fireball.

It was only upon hearing Seira's words that Shye experienced a moment of profound realization.

'Hohoh? Looks like I'm even more talented as a mage….' mused Shye as his heart raced with excitement.

He expected to be fairly mediocre at the beginning stages of his mage career since he was currently running low on points due to the darned mist arachne.

However, who would've thought that the system would give him another huge surprise?

Just imagining the scene of him casting powerful skills in an instant made his heart race.

"Hah! You see my true strength now? How else will I be able to hunt Ripper Koalas alone if I'm not strong?" Shye replied, his nose raised sky high.

"Hmmph! I thought you would be nothing but a burden! Good thing you have some things going for ya huh?" retorted Seira.

Unknowingly, they've already become quite close due to roasting each other on the way.

Well, not exactly close, but it's a promising beginning. This is especially true for Shye, who has been struggling to trust others in recent days.

"A-AHH!! You destroyed the poison sac!! You're forbidden from using fireballs from now on! Just use either those sharp ice thingies or the rock bullets okay?"

"Oh! Crap, I forgot…"

After a successful first kill, the two young adventurers proceeded deeper into the ominous rainforest in search of Haemotoxin Vipers.

Although they do encounter one from time to time, it is far from enough for them to complete the quest.

"Haaah…well, it's just the first day. No need to rush…" Seira sighed. She didn't want to sleep inside the ominous rainforest but it seemed that there was no choice. "Let's stop for now. It's getting kinda dark so let's head towards the nearest safe zone.

Again, by safe zone, it simply meant a bit safer than random zones as the area was slightly advantageous for adventurers like them.

Shye shared the same opinion as Seira.

It was best for them to avoid hunting at night as most monstrous creatures had better night vision than humans.

After looting their most recent kill, the two young adventurers headed straight toward the safe zone inside the ominous rainforest.

To their surprise, upon arriving, there were at least three parties of adventurers resting at the safe zone as well making things even safer.

"Looks like we'll be able to sleep well tonight!" Seira said giddily, immediately walking over to the resting adventurers to strike up a sentry deal.

As for Shye, he immediately started setting up their camp, taking advantage of the fact that no one was looking at him to take out camping items from the system's inventory.

Outdoor camping was one of the things he recently started enjoying.

Unfortunately, he couldn't do so in every quest.

Hopefully, Seira can strike a nice deal with the other adventurers.

After a few minutes, Seira returned with a wide smile on her face, basically confirming that the two of them would be able to sleep well tonight.

"What did they say?" Shye asked, expecting a positive answer.

"Well, they said that they already had a sentry agreement so they would let us join as long as we pay the sentries sixty silver coins each," Seira replied, as she took out a small pouch and counted the silver coins inside.

As for Shye, he did the same.

Sixty silver coins seemed a bit pricey, but they both agreed it was worth it for a nice nightly rest.

Receiving sixty silver coins from Shye, Seira once again headed towards the adventurers and gave the sentries the payment they requested.

Hence, that night, as the cold winds caressed their skin, Shye enjoyed yet another night of peaceful sleep nestled snugly in his sleeping bag.

After casting a transparent physical barrier on both him and Seira of course.

Should these bastards try something idiotic, he won't hesitate to slit each of their little throats.

Having already assessed them using his trusty appraisal skill, Shye determined that none posed an actual threat. Thus, he felt comfortable enough to enjoy a good night's sleep.

To him, they were only useful as some form of alarm.