Skill Creation in the Fantasy World

\'System, tell me their ranks.\', he quietly thought.

[There are two monsters of Rank 2 in front of the host.]

He already knew that would be the case, but looking at the pressure they were emitting, his previous spirit slowly calmed down.

\'There\'s no way I can go against the two of them.\'

Taking out weak monsters of Rank 1 was his limit by using his skills, and he didn\'t want to try testing whether he could fight a Rank 2 monster the same way because they for sure didn\'t look like dumb prey.

\'What should I do?....wait if there are two enemies fighting then.....\'

Suddenly, he remembered Steve\'s advice and thought for a second before going back to the ground. Moving around the area, he searched if there were any other Rank 2 monsters hiding somewhere.

Inspecting the area from a little distance, he didn\'t notice anything strange until some slight movements in a bush caught his eye.

\'What\'s there?\', he frowned and slowly moved in from behind trying to take a look at the hidden figure.

Sneaking at the battlefield from the bush, a slightly taller but thin goblin hid there holding a black staff with some bracelets on it.

Unlike the muscular two-meter goblin who only wore a cloth to hide his lower body, this thin goblin wore an old robe of grey color with several ornaments on its body.

Felix stared speechless at the goblin who was excitedly hiding in the bushes waiting for its chance to appear on the battlefield and asked the system.

\'System, what is its rank.\'

[The monster in front of the host is of Rank 2.]

He stared at the unguarded goblin and pondered on his next course of action.

\'This goblin is not emitting any strong pressure and is also not holding any close combat weapon, so it should be most likely a mage.\'

Most of the mages didn\'t train their bodies, so they were inherently weaker to physical attacks but their magical attacks were explosive which could flatten the earth and blow away trees.

\'Should I try killing it?\'

He didn\'t know if it was safe for him to try taking out a Rank 2 mage but looking at the careless back of the thin goblin, he couldn\'t help but get greedy for those skill points.

\'Let\'s do it! I won\'t be getting any more chances like this if I waste this one.\'

Making up his mind, he took a deep breath and activated his skill, glancing over at the red lines that appeared on the monster\'s body.

His body moved underground and slowly neared the Rank 2 goblin, making no sound as he had already activated \'Silent Steps\'.

The skill had no effect on beings that were more than two ranks higher than him, which was the third rank, so it was still useable on the goblin.

Focusing his vision and targeting the red line that indicated a weakness in the side of its neck, Felix held his sword tightly and came out from the ground.

The goblin was staring intensely at the battle ahead and had absolutely no idea of a silver head coming out from the ground behind him.

It had made sure to use some spell earlier and check whether there were any living beings in its surroundings, but it seemed there was no one nearby so it was not that cautious.

\'I should try using a stronger attack....\'

When Felix arrived just a meter away from it, he thought of trying the technique written in the Black Horizon Sword Arts and arched the short sword sideways making it reach his other side from behind.

\'Black Horizon First Technique: Singular Slash.\'

He held the sword tightly with both his hands and sidestepped pushing his body\'s weight in a circle while bringing the sword in a quick manner as it slashed the goblin\'s neck.

Felix felt pain in several parts of his body as he performed the unfamiliar yet strong technique, but the result was good as a cracking sound could be heard.

"Krischckk~"

The short sword had moved in a straight line and cut the goblin\'s neck almost coming out of the from the other side.

Feeling a bit of flesh and bones left to be cut, Felix exerted more force while bringing the sword completely out from its neck.

"Thud-"

The goblin\'s eyes remained narrowed like when it was spectating the battle like a fisherman waiting for its fish, but its head fell down on the ground losing the cunning light that was flashing in its eyes.

[You have killed a being higher than your own rank.]

[You have gained 100 skill points.]

Felix took deep gasps as he held his aching body but a victorious smile surfaced on his lips.

His mind was still under pressure for having taken a risk to attack the Rank 2 goblin, but looking at how easily he had killed it, he sighed in relief and happily clenched the sword.

\'Holy fuck! I just took out a Rank 2 while still being a Rank 0.\'

It was unbelievable now that he realized what he had done.

Remembering the message from the system, he called to ask.

\'System, how many skill points do I have?\'

[Skill Points: 290.]

There was a smile on his face as he glanced at the increased skill points.

\'A whole 100 points, that\'s sick! Should I try killing the other Rank 2 too?\'

In his madness, he thought of taking the lives of other Rank 2 monsters too but shook his head as that seemed to be a lot stupid idea.

\'No! I was only able to kill it because it was a mage who had a weak body, but those monsters are warriors who can most likely use aura so I\'m not their match.\'

Rejecting that plan, he looked at the dead corpse of the goblin and bent down to hold the black staff that seemed to have fallen aside when it was killed.

\'Is it a magic weapon or something?\'

He glanced at it for a while and thought about what to do with it.

"ROARR!!"

Suddenly a loud roar came from near the cave which prompted Felix to quickly hide behind a tree and peek out stealthily. He also kept the black staff hidden under the bush as he could not carry it with him.

"GRAWW!!"

Another shout replied to the roar as he stared at two monsters who were moving toward each other, dividing the way as the weaker monsters moved away and made a path for them.

The leaders of both groups seemed to have finally decided to take action.

While gawking at the fight that was about to start, Felix decided to once again survey the surroundings for any other hidden monsters who would try to take advantage of the battle between the two tribes.

Circling around the area quickly, he couldn\'t find any other monsters. Thus, he peeked out from under the roots of a tree and stared at the spectacular battle scene with an intent look in his eyes.

\'So this is the power of Rank 2 beings.\'

The big ape swung its thick arms and strong claws at the tall goblin tearing apart the air as the wind made the surrounding monsters push back.

Blocking the ape\'s attack with its giant club, the muscular goblin didn\'t rush to strike as it was waiting for its partner, the mage to appear and attack the ape with its long-range attacks.

They had already planned their strategy to take out the leader of the apes in surprise and it was excited for their victory that was already in the bag, but the goblin didn\'t know that the mage was lying inside some bush with its head separated from its body.

The battle continued on as Felix remained hidden trying to find some opportunity to kill some more monsters and collect more skill points.

\'Should I directly start killing those wounded monsters or is there a need to create a skill to help me in this situation?\'

He started pondering if there was any skill that could help him easily collect skill points by taking the lives of these monsters without gathering any attention.