Chapter 20 : Jump Slash

[Close Combat Weapon] skills were mostly things I had never seen before, even for me.

The abilities themselves are the most basic ones in the farming world, but depending on the rank, the assigned skills differ, skill levels vary, and the recommended skills change according to the weapon used.

Since it’s my first time encountering an SSS+ rank ability, even if the name is the same, it might be natural that the effects differ.

But to this extent…

“This is really a movement skill, isn’t it?”

Originally, [Jump Slash] is not this kind of skill.

As the name suggests, it’s supposed to be a skill where you ‘jump’ and use quick reflexes to close a short distance and slash with your sword.

Well, it’s a bit ambiguous to say it’s totally different, because the SSS+ rank [Jump Slash] was described that way too.

But the numbers are the problem.

“100 meters…?”

Although I’m from the humanities side, I’ve learned through fighting monsters that speed is relative, as Newton said.

When someone suddenly rushes at you while you’re standing still, the attack arrives faster than your brain can register, making it hard to react. So [Jump Slash] is basically an ‘acceleration’ skill.

That’s exactly it.

Wanting more would be strange.

It’s the most basic skill for [Close Combat Weapons], and the fact that it allows you to attack monsters first quickly means it already fulfills its role as an active skill.

However, the SSS+ rank has two more additional effects.

The most basic ‘jump’ effect can almost be used for movement, but it also adds extra attack effects proportional to ‘reflexes’ and ‘strength,’ which I really liked.

A versatile skill that can be used both for movement and attack at the same time.

“Using 5 mana each time isn’t bad either.”

I currently have 50 mana, so I can use it 10 times in total.

Mana is a very important resource in this game.

Although it’s no longer just a game but reality now, this system linked with the Hunter system recovers 20% mana every minute.

So even if you run out of mana, it fully recovers in 5 minutes just by standing still.

In other words, how well you use the 100% mana you have at the start of a battle determines your ‘skill’—how long you can keep using active skills in battle.

In farming world exploration, managing mana is also a crucial skill for players.

Of course, there’s no need to worry if your ‘skill’ is low.

Since farming world isn’t a pure skill game, mana management isn’t the only thing considered skill; you can compensate for poor mana management by increasing other ‘skills.’

That means increasing the total amount of mana.

Whether by equipping items, learning abilities, or using skills to increase mana.

Or increasing mana recovery amount.

Considering the fixed 20% mana recovery per minute, if you think you can’t manage mana well, just increase your total mana so you won’t run out even if you use it recklessly.

“So it recovers 10 each minute, meaning I can use the skill twice per minute…”

For a D-grade mana stat, the total mana feels a bit generous, but there’s something slightly disappointing about it.

If it could exceed 200 meters in one minute, it would be perfect as a movement skill, but maybe my expectations have become too high.

Anyway, wanting to try it once, I activated the skill.

[Used 10 farming points to purchase skill [Leap Slash (SSS+)]!]

“It’s damn expensive…”

But I don’t feel like it’s a waste.

Playing farming world, I know that even SS+ rank skills must be bought with points if possible, so getting this for just 10 points despite its performance is a blessing.

I also understand well that I should be grateful to receive it.

The reason [Jump Slash (SSS+)] costs only 10 farming points is because I already have the SSS+ rank [Close Combat Weapon] ability that can learn [Jump Slash].

Basically.

It’s like buying an 8 billion won luxury apartment and getting access to its community center at a relatively cheap price.

Still, losing the 10 points I saved up feels like throwing away real money.

Because although the rank differs, the name is similar to other abilities and skills, so naturally, I compare it with what the original price would be.

“Let me try it once.”

It’s disappointing, but it is what it is.

My second SSS+ rank skill in life and my first active SSS+ skill in the skill window makes my mouth twitch into a smile.

How should I use an active skill?

Holding my wooden sword, I lower my body slightly.

It’s not that I don’t know how to activate the skill.

Although it’s a system similar to farming world, this is reality.

What I’m curious about is whether I can activate the skill by will alone, without shouting a command like “Jump Slash!”

Like a passive skill that just applies [Close Combat Master] when I swing the sword.

I tense my bent legs and push off the ground with the thought of launching myself forward.

Pop!

“Wow!”

Shashashot—

The core of [Jump Slash] is to leap and quickly swing the sword.

With my current reflexes, I can swing 5 times during the leap, so I swung quickly.

In an instant, the surrounding scenery stretched and changed.

“Wow. Shit…”

I almost fell over.

It’s not that the speed was uncontrollable, but I was flustered by the speed I felt for the first time, so I couldn’t control my body.

That’s why I could only swing the sword three times.

When I looked back, Lulu, who was with me, wasn’t visible at all, and the cabin looked small.

Without much thought, I leapt and moved 100 meters.

“Is this crazy?”

Mana naturally consumed 5, and I didn’t feel tired or have any aftereffects from using the skill.

“Killing it.”

After trying out the active skill, I think I get it now.

Now, looking at the 6th day, my character has become a body that must accept reality, but until now, I hadn’t felt much difference from the farming world.

You could say the virtual reality of the farming world was well implemented in terms of ‘realism,’ but after using the active skill, I definitely realized.

The feeling itself is different.

From the dopamine that comes from being able to do these actions with my own body, to the process of adapting to the skill.

I felt the performance difference between simply using a skill and mastering it would be much bigger than in a game.

That’s why it was more fun.

“Let’s go!”

“Huff… Master! Why all of a sudden…”

“Hold tight.”

I quickly grabbed Lulu as she flew over and used all my mana to leap across the distance with a jump slash.

“Eeeeeek!”

Lulu’s scream while riding the ride stretched out and was heard every time I used a skill.

People should live wisely.

If I walk for 5 minutes, how far can I go even if I walk fast? Maybe 500 to 600 meters?

If I use the mana recovered during those 5 minutes of walking, I can cover 1 km in 5 minutes.

Since I’m not cutting through overgrown weeds while going, the speed won’t slow down much, so if I get the direction right, I can cover 3 km within 15 minutes.

“Ah. Here it is, Master!”

Well, that’s theoretical, and since Lulu only vaguely knows the direction and the sewer is a faint memory, it took nearly an hour to fly nearby and find the sewer’s location again.

But thinking about having walked here, it saved much more time than it would have taken.

The sewer entrance was quite a large hole.

Because the map is large, the underground sewers connected to the sewer must also be quite big.

There was no block at the sewer entrance like in reality, so if you just pass by here at night and misstep, you’d fall and either break your ankle and die or break your neck and die—one or the other.

“Ugh. Master, the smell is really bad.”

As Lulu said, when I approached the sewer entrance, the stench was so pungent it made me want to curse.

The sewer is a content that you must pass through in the farming world as well, so there are quite a few popular mods that either skip the sewer because of this terrible smell or remove the sewer stink through mods.

Honestly, I want to just install a mod too, but since I can’t just add effects to this map anytime I want,

“You won’t die, dude. Let’s go.”

“Me too? Can’t I stay here? I’m really sensitive to smells, Master. Hng… Eek!”

I lightly ignored Lulu’s nonsense and grabbed her again.

Flapping her wings and struggling, what can you do inside my hands that are level S in grip strength?

Whether you’re an ancient fairy or not, an ungrown fairy is just a noisy chatterbox on the side.

“Going.”

“Ughhh! I’m really gonna throw up! Eeeeeek!”

A huge sinkhole where the bottom can’t be seen.

I jumped down holding Lulu, and a message popped up.

[Big Rats’ Sewer (D) Dungeon Entry!]

[Sub Quest]

[D-Rank Dungeon]

[A base spanning the territory inhabited by Big Rats, which continuously invade the base. Clean out the Big Rats’ sewer and purify the nearby land contamination.]

[Clear Conditions: Hunt Big Rats in the Big Rats’ Sewer (D) (0 / 51). Defeat Big Rats’ Mom (B-) (0 / 1)]

[Rewards: Level 0 Biome Crop Growth Speed +20%. Sewer Purification. 500 Farm. Farming Stats +5]