The First Dragon God

"Huff, huff, huff," Leo took long, deep breaths as he listened to the system's notification in his head, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

His attention was more on the weapon he got after killing the Black Phantom; Nightshade.

The Nightshade is a sword with a slender, slightly curved blade that seems to absorb light rather than reflect it, and the edges are razor-sharp. Its hilt was wrapped in black leather, giving it a comfortable feeling in his palm.

Leo was very happy to finally get a weapon he can use and a very beautiful sword at that.

'I wonder if it's just sharp or it has any special skills?' He thought to himself, and immediately, a cyan screen appeared in front of him.

[Nightshade (Unique): a blade forged from shadowsteels. It remains a small trace of shadow power, infused into its sharp edges, allowing it effortlessly slice through steel barriers or armor equivalent to high-grade military plating.

Abilities:

Soul Bound: Binds to the user's soul and can't be unequipped with permission from the person.

Bypass Defense: Ignores the defenses of any being below level 35.

Cloak of Shadow: temporary invisibility. Cancels immediately upon any movement. (Duration: 10 seconds.)

Shadow Steps: use the shadows around you to move unseen, teleporting to another shadow within range (max: 15 meters)

Venomous Edge: Coats the blade with a shadowy venom, causing lingering damage. Can be stacked up to 3 times, increasing its potency.

When Equipped (Passive): Agility +15, Stealth +20%]

Leo was shocked when he read the description of the blade in his hand. He didn't know it was so powerful.

He immediately thought of something and brought up his status screen.

[Name: Leo ****]

[Level: 1]

[Specie(s): Human, ****, ****]

[Class: –]

[Title: None]

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[Strength: 16]

[Agility: 16 (+15)]

[Stamina: 15]

[Intelligence: 13]

[Mana: 100]

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[Stat Point(s): 0]

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[Skill(s): Regeneration (Innate).]

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'Wow. 15 whole Agility points? Assuming the amount of free points given for every level up is the same as the first, that's equivalent to me using three level up worth of reward points. Nice,' he said to himself with a bright smile on his face.

He was very happy with the reward that he got. It made the dangerous situation he and Ms Ves just went through worth it.

Now that he thought about it, he has no idea if Ms Ves got anything. He turned to look at her but he saw her looking at the dead Black Phantom's body curiously.

The battle against the mutant cat called Black Phantom was short, but it left him feeling almost, if not completely, drained.

He felt that he would have really lost his life if he was the only one that fought the mutant cat. He couldn't help but look at Ms. Ves, who was also looking at him.

Looking closer at Ms Ves, Leo noticed something; she was breathing normal. He found this to be odd as he clearly saw her trying to catch her breath after the escape from the zombie horde into the emergency stairwells.

He knew that this was related to her zombie side and he made a decision to ask her about it later. If she would be willing to talk about it, that is.

"Leo, let's get moving before another of this Black Phantom appears,"Ms Ves said as she stood up from the floor, and patted her hands.

She looked at Leo and the sword in his hand, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Nice blade. Now, we don't have to worry about not having a good weapon," She said and started walking to the high rise building ahead.

The two of them quietly made their way to the end of the side street, without encountering any creature.

Standing close to the end of the side street, they could see the high rise building ahead of them, across the street, and just as they hoped,it was a residential building.

To make things even better, the entrance was mostly empty with a handful of relatively weak looking zombies, hanging around.

Taking a closer look, they saw that it was only a few zombies that were in the lobby. But there was one problem.

How would they be able to make into the building without causing a scene? No matter how they looked at it, it was currently impossible.

The building was located across the street and due to zombies' ability to sense life force within 50 meters, covering such distance would surely attract the attention of those outside the building's entrance, inside and in the surroundings.

In no time, they would be surrounded and there was no need to second guess what their outcome would be.

"This is going to prove very difficult," Ms Ves said as she took a look at the zombies hanging around the building's entrance.

"Yeah. It is," Leo said solemnly as he felt Nightshade in his hand.

He wanted to test out the weapon immediately but he knew better than go stupidly throw his life away.

He was nothing more than a level 1 being. If he's to be surrounded by a horde of zombies, he would definitely not be able to escape.

He thought of using the stealth skills and the additional stat points he got from Nightshade but he wasn't sure about its effectiveness on zombies.

Zombies can sense life force and since the skills didn't specify that it would no help him mask his life force to avoid detection from the zombies, he knew that he had to be careful and rational in making his decision.

He was still thinking of what to do when he heard Ms Ves say something outrageous.

"I will go."

"What?!" Leo looked at her with a mixture of shock and confusion.

"What do you mean you will go?" He asked curiously, as he felt an uneasy feeling coming on.

"I will go and check out the area, check for the location of any zombies, take care of those at the entrance and in the lobby, and after I'm done, you can come. How does that sound?" She said as she looked intently at the building.

"Crazy! Definitely not letting you do it," Leo replied, almost raising his voice in shock.

Ms Ves looked at Leo and smiled. She was touched by how much he cared about her.

"You say that but you do understand the reason why only me can do it. I'm half zombie. At least the zombie side of me should allow me to walk by them without trouble," She said with a smile, as she turned to gaze at the building, with her thoughts unknown.

"But you don't know that. You're doing this based on assumptions," Leo said but he only got a smile from her, in response.

"What if something goes wrong?" He asked but he got no response from her.

Leo wanted to talk Ms Ves out of doing what she plans to do but he knew that it as impossible to change her mind once it's made up.

He clenched his fists, his knuckles whitening. Every fiber of his being screamed at him to stop her, to find another way. But deep down, he knew she was right.

And he hated himself for it. He hated that he couldn't think of a better plan, hated that he had to rely on her risking her life.

Ms Ves smiled when she saw how worried Leo was looking. She also didn't want to do what she was about to do but there's no other viable option.

Even though she sounded calm on the surface, she was very nervous inside. She wasn't sure if she was doing the right thing or if her assumption was correct, but she has to try.

She knew they can't keep standing around where they are or they would eventually be noticed by a zombie. And if they are to be noticed by even only one, then the rest might follow.

She also doesn't want to start looking around for another high rise residential building. She has no idea how long that would take.

Thinking about this, Ms Ves smiled and started walking towards the building.

'I hope the voice in my head is right.'

The next moment, a loud roar was heard.