Change: New World

A Nightmare of Shadows

I coughed up another mouthful of blood. My pale countenance and wound covered body was the aftermath of my fight. My gaze shifted and fixated on the two skill books in front of me. Despite my desire, at my current state, much less go over and pick them up, I could not even move.

The aching throb of my body was quite severe after all. While there was a general constant pain that surged throughout my body, the strongest, mind numbing sensation came from the hole in my shoulder. The hole that constantly oozed out what little blood I had left.

I forcibly shut off my sense of pain before, with shaky hands, I grabbed a health potion from my pants pocket. This was the 5th health potion today, which left me with less than 10 in reserve. If I continued to go through precious commodities like this, then in no time flat, I’d be left high and dry.

Again, while I did not feel the pain, moving caused the blood that flowed from my open wound to intensify. Death by blood loss briefly flashed through my mind before I downed the vial of red liquid.

I felt a few of my minor cuts close up, while at the same time, the constant pain lessened. After some slight hesitation, I used another health potion. The larger injuries closed, the [Laceration] effect vanished, and the hole in my shoulder, while it did not heal completely, at the very least, stopped bleeding.

My body was still far from perfect condition, but I didn’t dare to use another hp potion.

With my strength revitalized, I stood up. My feet were still shaky, and the ache in throat still persisted, but at the very least, I could stand on my own two feet.

My first priority was the skill books. Overcome by curiosity, I picked the two skill books up and immediately used [Identify].