In DxD: Reborn As a Gamer

"I'm glad you're using your time productively instead of being in the library," he rebutted in a sugary, condescending tone, "Maybe one day we can have a little spar once you get stronger, well, I must be off. I have a matter to discuss with father."

Watching him enter Doku's office, I smile.

How aggressive.

I was used to subtle insults by now, and he wasn't any different.

Shaking my head ruefully, I began heading to the training fields, if my theory was correct in where I stood in the timeline; I had to increase my own power by leaps and bounds.

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Damn, damn, damn it!

I breathed deeply as I ran, each and every step reverberating within the deep abandoned and dilapidated city, hoards of very hungry zombies trailing me.

Despite putting so many points in wisdom, you're still a dumbass.

Shut up!

The tens of thousands of acres worked perfectly with fields upon fields of land to cover any traces of the use of ID Create.

No magic could possibly cover that much land unless Doku was a Satan; and that wasn't confirmed but a little digging through the Devil-Net had made me sigh in relief.

Doku was somewhat near Satan Class but was mostly specialized in Intelligence Gathering during the war. 

Funnily enough, he even gained a nickname Dream Snatcher; and despite his infamy in the three factions, he didn't have enough power to cover tens of thousands of acres of land.

I think.

In hindsight, when I used the skill, I should have tested the strength of a zombie and not just assume they were all weak like in the manhwa or those fanfics. 

But oh no, someone just had to convince me to gather them all up and fight them off.

HEY, you can't put the blame on me! I only gave you a quest to kill 25 zombies, and I SUGGESTED to round them up so it'll be easier.

[Quest Added!]

[Kill, Kill, and more Kill]

Objective

-kill 25 Zombies

Bonus Objective

-?

Reward: 1,500 EXP

Bonus Reward: ?

Failure: EXP Reduction

Time: 1 Hour

The one good thing was the fact my body seemed to be able to run forever, the not so good part was that zombies were the same, and why?

Devil (Zombie)

Level - 1

Class - None

Race - Devil (Zombie)

Alignment - Self

HP - 240 

MP - 80 

STR - 8 (4x) = 32

END - 6 (4x) = 24

DEX - 5 (4x) = 20

INT - 1 (4x) = 4

WIS - 1 (4x) = 4

CHA- 0 (4x) = 0

LCK - 5 (4x) = 20

Oh sure, compared to my stats it didn't seem much, but there's meaning in there's strength in numbers; one vs one wasn't so bad, a few dozen vs one? Adding to the fact that the more I ran with such a large hoard more seemed to be coming, it slowly began limiting my options for running in an abandoned city.

I refuse to leave. I wasn't about to turn tail with such a large group XP.

Focusing on my hand while running, I allowed pink like mist to seep out.

It was slow and unstable, but I began concentrating. If the Power of Dreamwas anything like the Power of Destruction then I could compress it or shape it. A vicious grin began to form on my face as a small disfigured arrow was formed.

[Skill Created!]

[Dream Arrow] -LVL 1/10 (0%) [Novice]

Through the use of the Power of Dream, the user can shape the mist of the Power of Dream to form an arrow.

Cost: 10 MP

Damage: 25

Effect: Small chance to inflict status [Sleep]

Rarity: Uncommon

Oh, this was good.

Although a bit on the weak side, it made up for it's quantity in quality as they levitated around my body. A quick glance to the side showed a list of the MP drain I'm sustaining- I can roughly recover 6 MP per second so I couldn't sustain them for long.

Taking a quick look, I shot four out of seven pink incorporeal arrows at them, three of them hit the first zombie's body while the final one hit the head in just the right angle to tear apart a large chunk of its rotting face.

[CRIT! Double Damage!]

[50 DMG Dealt!]

I should've known that.

While it was a cowardly strategy, I kept running, using obstacles around the city to detour them as I shot out Dream Arrows to kill them slowly; I soon frowned as I realized not once had a zombie fallen asleep.

They don't have a conscious dumbass, they're basically always sleeping, it's like sleep walking to them. Can't make something sleep that's already asleep.

Grumbling at my luck, I kept running.

Eventually after a dozen arrows, the first Zombie dropped onto the ground, his companions stepping on his body as they paid no mind.

[Dream Arrow leveled up!]

[Level up!]

Pleased at the notification, I kept using the same tactic. And while I would've preferred my first adventure in the ID to be smoother and more coordinated, being alive was far more important than a smooth dungeon run.

I soon frown as I notice my MP has been completely drained, and I can't even consider making another skill... So what now?

I don't know? Throw rocks at them?

That's... not a bad idea, as I thought so I grabbed a slightly decomposed and threw it with as much force as possible, much to my surprise the entire head was smashed in as I got notification for the death of the zombie.

[Skill gained!]

[Loot gained!]

I was just kidding, but sure whatever works I guess.

How the hell is a random brick throw stronger than the Power of Dream? 

Well, your magic wasn't exactly meant for combat in the first place, sure it's stupidly strong but that's in the later stages. Also, check your skills, dumbass.

[Throw] -LVL 1/20 (39%) [Novice] 

All weighted objects thrown will inflict a certain degree of damage.

Effect: [STR * Weight * 1.1] or if throwing a weapon [STR * Weight * 1.1 + Weapon DMG] 

Rarity: Common

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