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Surprisingly, despite the grievous wound that had been inflicted upon him, Alan felt fine. He ran his hand against his chest and instead of finding any bandages like he expected, he found the beginning of… muscles? That was surprising. As Alan stepped off the cot he felt soreness spread throughout his body. Did the Game really need to be that lifelike? Whatever.
Alan glanced at his HP bar as he stretched, it was full. He was now level 27.
Hey, Eve, do you know what happened after I passed out?
Kitana bandaged you up and brought you back to base, where Daisy healed you completely.
So, you were still active even though I was unconscious?
Yes, as long as you are alive I should retain awareness.
Interesting.
These messages appeared while you were unconscious.
A slew of messages appeared before Alan:
| x2 Level up! |
| As you have been knocked unconscious, your loot has been transferred to the Administrator in Underground Bunker 11. Contact them to receive your items. |
| Congratulations for surviving the first round of the Survival Test! x3 Bonus for all members of your group surviving and helping to defeat the boss! |
| +7500 XP +3000 credits |
| x5 Level up! |
| The next round begins in 24 hours, prepare as best you can! Explore! Fight! Build! Plot! Experiment! (Rank: ???) |
| Nearby settlement found! Investigate the City of San Francisco at your own risk. (Rank: G – C) |
| Enemies abound. Numerous sightings of various races and factions in the vicinity of Underground Bunker 11. Scout out possible enemies and discover what it is they want. Defend your base against scavengers. (Rank: F) |
Huh, so I guess these last three messages are quests of some sort?
Affirmative.
Alright, well, I guess I should go spend my ability points.
Alan walked over to the Administrator in the corner of the bunker. It handed over another vial of blood, apparently the only loot from the boss, which was rather disappointing. The Administrator brought up the ability point purchase menu when asked.
Alan had 78 points to spend, the additional 3 coming from his Skilled ability. He was fairly certain he wanted to get the Gifted ability as well, as it gave him an additional ability point to spend on stats every five levels it was best to get it as early as possible. That left him with 28 points to spend.
Hmm, Eve, any ideas on what might be a good ability to spend the points on?
What is your definition of good?
That was actually a rather pertinent question. Before he began playing it, Alan had thought the Game would be more like a sort of fantasy game, and had decided upon playing some sort of rogue or warrior character. Instead it was a sort of military sci-fi shooter, based upon what he’d seen so far. None of the marines he'd seen wielded melee weapons, though Kitana seemed to be doing fine. He had to ask her why her sword had been glowing, though.