Renzo looked around the cave, his eyes adjusting to the dim light. He saw two small demon beast cubs, no more than a few weeks old, cowering in the corner.
Renzo's eyes narrowed as he studied the cubs. He knew that they would grow up to be powerful demon beasts, and he had to decide what to do with them.
"Contract formed," ECHO said. "You have formed a contract with the special variant demon beast cub. Please name your new companion."
Renzo thought for a moment, considering the cub's fierce and powerful nature. "I'll name her 'Khaos'," he said.
"Name accepted," ECHO said. "Khaos, the special variant demon beast cub, is now bound to you as her master."
Khaos looked up at Renzo with an intense gaze, as if acknowledging her new name and her bond with him.
Renzo looked at the ordinary demon beast cub and decided to end its life. He raised his dagger and struck, ending the cub's life.
"Absorption successful," ECHO said. "You have absorbed 100 energy from the demon beast."
Renzo's stats updated:
System Interface:
_System Stats_
- HP: 120/120
- EXP: 0/100
- Level: 2
- Strength: 3
- Agility: 3
- Intelligence: 3
- Endurance: 2
- Luck: 5
- Energy: 100.∞
_Contracted Companions_
- Khaos (Special Variant Demon Beast Cub)
_Inventory_
- Ordinary Demon Beast Cub (Corpse)
- Capacity: 9 slots
_Skills_
- Stealth: +2
- Assassination: +1
- Status Scanner: +1
_Missions_
- Assassinate a demon beast kin (Completed)
- Complete a stealth mission to earn bonus experience (Available)
_System Store_
- Available Items:
- Health Potions
- Skill Upgrades
- Contracts
- Equipment
_Companion Interface_
- Active: Khaos
- Inactive: None
Renzo accessed the System Store and selected the "Sell Item" option.
"Select the item you want to sell," ECHO said.
Renzo selected his old dagger, and the System Store displayed its value.
"Old Dagger: 50 Energy Points"
Renzo confirmed the sale, and the System Store transferred 50 Energy Points to his account.
System Interface:
_System Stats_
- HP: 120/120
- EXP: 0/100
- Level: 2
- Strength: 3
- Agility: 3
- Intelligence: 3
- Endurance: 2
- Luck: 5
- Energy: 150.∞
Renzo now had 150 Energy Points, which he could use to purchase new items from the System Store.
He browsed through the available items and found a new scythe that caught his attention.
"Shadowstrike Scythe (Level 1): 100 Energy Points"
The scythe's description read:
"A mysterious scythe imbued with unknown energies. Its true potential is waiting to be unlocked."
Renzo decided to purchase the scythe, and the System Store deducted 100 Energy Points from his account.
System Interface:
_System Stats_
- HP: 120/120
- EXP: 0/100
- Level: 2
- Strength: 3
- Agility: 3
- Intelligence: 3
- Endurance: 2
- Luck: 5
- Energy: 50.∞
Inventory:
- Ordinary Demon Beast Cub (Corpse)
- Shadowstrike Scythe (Level 1)
- Capacity: 8 slots
Shadowstrike Scythe (Level 1)
- Damage: 20-30
- Critical Hit Chance: 10%
- Attack Speed: 1.2x
Special Skills:
- "Shadow Slash": Deals 50% bonus damage to enemies in a 3-meter radius. (Cooldown: 30 seconds)
- "Darkness Descend": Increases user's critical hit chance by 20% for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 60 seconds)
Renzo then decided to upgrade his Stealth skill.
"Stealth skill upgrade: 20 Energy Points"
Renzo confirmed the upgrade, and the System Store deducted 20 Energy Points from his account.
System Interface:
_System Stats_
- HP: 120/120
- EXP: 0/100
- Level: 2
- Strength: 3
- Agility: 3
- Intelligence: 3
- Endurance: 2
- Luck: 5
- Energy: 30.∞
Skills:
- Stealth: +4
- Assassination: +1
- Status Scanner