A single wooden chest then rose out of the white light and slammed itself right next to me.

[Would you like to reveal the contents?]

"Open… Open the chest… QUICK! OPEN THE FUCKING CHEST!" I shouted as the pain of my feet being burned to the crisp soon came flooding in.

Gritting my teeth did nothing now as I writhed in pain on the ground, begging for the pain to go away as I saw the panels slowly load in front of me.

[A single god feels bad for you]

[A slight adjustment has been made to your rewards]

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[Rewards]

[1. [Magic Sludge Staff]

[2. [Bone Shards (x99)]

[3. [Large Potions (x3)]

[4. [Atrribute Stone - Lightning]

[5. [Skill Book - Murky Poison Water]

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"I knew it… kekekekeke… I FUCKING KNEW IT!" I shouted before instantly claiming the rewards and then seeing them pop up right next to me.

I grabbed the nearest large potion and chugged it until all of its contents had been drained into my stomach.

Soon, a foreign energy surged through my body, reawakening my cells and causing them to regrow out of thin air.

Magic potions were truly a work of art, and anybody that says potions are useless due to healing magic is just talking out of their ass.

"*cough* *cough* *cough* *cough* *cough*... HUFF… HUFF… HUFF,"

After coughing up a thick mouthful of dirty blood, I felt almost completely fine as even though all my injuries were healed, the lingering pain continued to persist.

But now, after fully checking the contents of my reward, the pain seemed to all fade away due to my joy.

First of all, I had gained four levels which were more than enough since this thing was worth either that or a tiny bit more.

Next, I gained a cool staff that I won't be using in the future because normally, when staff comes from a boss, it usually has an attribute attached to it.

After waiting for my mana to regenerate, I swung the staff slightly, and to no surprise, it created a ball of sludge that blasted against the wall.

Trust me, it wasn't bad, but if it doesn't let me use my other skills in tandem with it, I'd rather not use it at all.

"Could've at least been a sword… Cause then I would've been able to at least swing it around," I muttered before rummaging through the pile of bone shards.

It was used mainly for alchemy and making potions, but since I had no idea how to do that, I just left the bone shards to rot.

Then, there were, of course, the potions, but best of all, there was the attribute stone that allowed me to change my attribute.

Now I didn't even need the book… but it was strange… you would normally get this attribute stone from a higher-ranked dungeon. Maybe a B or C-rank…

So that must mean it is due to the interference of yet another god and most likely the one that took pity on me.

"Oh, man… Do you feel bad for my past life, or do you still think of me as your jester?" I muttered with a large smile.

Fine, I needed the boost in power anyway, so I'll take it. I'll even kiss your feet if you allow me to use such magic.

[The gods cringe at your decision]

[The gods scoff at your decision]

I said I'll do anything to gain more power in this life than in my past life, even if that means throwing away my pride.

I've already drank water from a sewer, fought practically half-naked for a month straight, and lived like a beggar for the entirety of this life.

"But, don't worry, the only thing I'll submit to is the gods. A human… Pfft, yeah, right,"

After tearing off the remaining pieces of my shirt, I wove together a makeshift bag which I used to hold the potions, attribute stone, and skill book.

The skill book wasn't bad, but using it right now was pretty useless since I'm not on a mission to assassinate somebody.

Crkkkkkkk

A large chunk of the stone wall sunk into the ground, revealing a bright and beautiful exit that led to what seemed to be a river.

It had raging and tossing waves that crashed against the sides of its stone barricade, and as I looked down at it from above, I couldn't help but become mesmerized.

"I really like the water," I smirked before doing a full three-hundred and sixty-degree turn.

I wasn't very far from the city because I could hear the sound of a bustling market, but that was right behind the large hill I had come out of.

After walking for only a few minutes and up a slight incline, I arrived… at the city?

No, it looked to be more like a slum, and when I scanned my eyes further up, I saw the same city not even a mile away.

The city had essentially been split in half with the bustling cyberpunk-like atmosphere and the extreme begging and poor lifestyle right next to it.

"What a fucked city…."

『Status』

[Name: Cyrus]

[Race: Human]

[Class: Water Magician]

[Level: 13/25] (17/100) XP Needed

[HP: 35/35 MP: 10/10 SP: 15/15] - Normal Human

[Strength: 5] - Normal Human

[Defense: 3] - Normal Human

[Magic: 13] - Normal Human

[Speed: 3] - Normal Human

[Aether: 5] - Non Human

[Skills: [Tidal Strike] [Water Manipulation] [Water Ring]

[Passive Skills: [Water Body]

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