SSS-Rank Chaos Mage Chapter 11: First Skill

“Miss Ana! This… this insect was about to kill me. Please save me.” Noah quickly did a double take and flopped back onto the ground. He looked a little panicked, which he really was, and he dragged his ass on the ground, backing away, looking very genuinely scared of the wasp.

This was all that he could come up with at the spur of the moment. Now he could only hope that the woman bought it. “I hit it with a stone. Is it still alive?” He added hesitantly.

Hmmm… The tall well-proportioned woman did not respond immediately. Through the lens of her gold-rimmed glasses, she gazed at him silently for a moment. “It’s dead. You don’t have to worry.” She said.

“Phew. That’s good to know.” Noah slowly stood up from the ground. “I thought I was going to die here, Miss Ana. Thanks for saving me.”

“Heh. It wasn’t me, though.” The woman’s lips curled up a little.

“Oh… so it died from the injuries… I wonder who injured it, Miss Ana.” Noah didn’t want to lay it on too thick, so he quickly pointed out the obvious. “Perhaps this insect attacked other students just like it attacked me?”

Once again, the homeroom teacher did not respond. She silently scrutinized the guy up and down. “Injured, huh?” She said after a moment with a small amused glint in her black eyes. “Yes, there were a few more students affected by this incident. Why don’t you go and join those students in the infirmary?”

“Yes, Ma’am.” Noah slowly limped away at first, but after he was out of the teacher’s eyesight, he increased his speed and got the hell out of there as fast as he could.

“I guess I need to go to the infirmary just in case.” If the teacher decided to make a round there and check if everyone was fine, he could be in trouble. Just to make sure that this incident was resolved today and now, Noah decided to take a trip there.

The infirmary was in the basement, and it was usually deserted at this hour, but today it was unusually lively. A nurse saw Noah and quickly waved him over. “Another student hurt? Heavens, how many students did this beast hurt?”

However, when Noah walked closer, she noticed something strange. “Boy, you are not hurt anywhere. Why did you come here?”

“No, ma’am. I am hurt here,” Noah said as he lifted his hand, and only then he realized that just like his tiredness, his injuries had also disappeared into thin air. With everything that happened and the sudden arrival of the homeroom teacher, he had completely forgotten about this part.

Damn. Is this why she was also giving me a weird look? Noah gulped. He acted like he was injured back there in front of Miss Ana, but in reality, his body did not even have a scratch. Seeing him look dazed, the nurse snapped her fingers impatiently, “Hello, I am talking to you?”

“Sorry, ma’am. I didn’t get hurt, but I fell, and my head has been throbbing ever since.” Noah somehow explained something vaguely, and the nurse gave him a couple of pills for pain, asking him to come back again tomorrow if the pain persisted. Thankfully, the visit was very short and eventless.

After that, Noah directly rushed back to his room without lingering around anywhere else. Inside, his roommate was now fast asleep, snoring loudly. Without disturbing him, Noah silently climbed up the bunk bed and laid on the top bunk.

“Fuck.” He silently cursed. He placed his hand on his chest because right now, his heart was pounding so loudly, almost as if it was going to fall out. “What a day! Damn it, Ian. This new world is going to kill you and send you packing soon enough. Wait, I keep forgetting. My name is now Noah.” He grinned silently.

“It's too bad that woman had to show up. My new phone has to wait now.” He stared at the ceiling above him and summoned the system interface. “What was that weird notification that popped up? Agility skill tree… what is that?” He opened up the status screen to take a look. There right below the usual list of his name and attributes, was something else, a new section.

Skills:

New Skills Available:

[Sprint]: Cost 0 skill points

Skill Description: Reduces the stamina cost for running by 10%

Skill Level: 0

“Oh? This means I can buy this skill?” Noah quickly clicked the buy option next to the skill. It was 0 cost, and the first time a skill showed up, so he decided to buy it and check it out. The description also wasn’t too bad. Reducing his energy consumed when running might come in handy considering that a high agility was his only strong point right now.

“Hmmm. I put points in agility, and after adding 5 stat points, this agility skill tree opened up, and I received a skill related to agility. So next time if I add stat points to strength or defense, I should be able to get more new skills? Perhaps something related to those attributes? Maybe a fighting skill, a strong punch?”