Into the Creations 434

## Chapter 434 – 434. Level Up System

‘But this isn’t the end.’

[Upon reaching level 60, your highest stat increases by 5.]

The highest stat was stamina.

‘Good. Stamina went up.’

[Sung Yu-jin

Level: 60

Strength: 51 Stamina: 51 Agility: 51 Intelligence: 33 Stamina: 59 Mana: 50]

[Available Points: 1,205]

These were my current stats and points. I decided to postpone using the points for now. That’s not what’s important right now.

[Upon reaching level 60, penalty settings are unlocked.]

‘Penalty…? Why the hell is this here…?’

I looked into it more closely.

[You can select penalties when choosing a Play World.]

[You can set random penalties.]

[The stronger the penalty, the more points and affinity experience you can gain.]

There was no obligation to set a penalty.

‘Ah, this is a kind of difficulty adjustment.’

Play.

In other words, it can be called a game.

It varies from person to person, but if it’s too boring, you can’t enjoy the game. This penalty setting serves to increase the difficulty of the play.

Assuming there are no limits to the Play Life app, I will get stronger over time. And if I get too strong, life will become boring, and that’s when this penalty setting will shine.

‘You can set various penalties. Basically, you can reduce your stats to the level of an ordinary person… or restrict your traits or skills… or restrict your inventory so you can’t use items from other worlds. Huh… you can even erase your memories of the Play World.’

What you need to know is that setting a penalty is not mandatory.

If I don’t want to, I don’t have to.

Instead, if you set a penalty, you can get more points and affinity experience.

‘In the end, it’s up to how you use it.’

[Upon reaching level 60, your trait, Marksmanship Lv.2, increases to Marksmanship Lv.3.]

I clicked my tongue.

‘Marksmanship was enough at level 2… I wish it had raised the level of Mental Resistance instead.’

Marksmanship only needed 100 points to reach level 3, but Mental Resistance needed 1,000 points to level up.

A difference of 10 times.

It’s such a waste.

[Upon reaching level 60, you acquire the trait, Acting Lv.1.]

[Acting Lv.1

You have basic acting skills.]

‘……I should be happy that I got a new trait, but….’

It was subtle.

I think I’m a decent actor, if nothing else. As I tried to seduce women, I naturally became a better liar.

‘The more the merrier. It’s good to have, I guess.’

[Upon reaching level 60, you acquire a Play Reset Ticket.]

‘Play Reset! Is it what I think it is?!’

I quickly looked up information about the Play Reset Ticket. The information could be found in detail at the random draw shop.

[Play Reset Ticket

Resets a Play World you have completed, allowing you to select it again.

Can be used multiple times.

You can start again with different avatar settings.

You can select a Play World used for a quest again and proceed as a formal Play World.

Price: 3,000,000 points

※Caution

However, the records of the Play Life app will not be reset.

An ending once saved will not disappear.

You can choose to reset your affinities.]

‘If I have this, I can replay Play Worlds used for quests.’

It’s definitely an amazing item. If you don’t like the ending or the avatar settings, you can use this to start over. If I use this, I can even play the role of a real regressor.

It’s interesting that I can change an ending I’ve already experienced, though.

‘I don’t really feel like using it?’

Vampire Detective.

It’s my foundation. I can bring modern weapons here as much as I want. The same goes for drugs. And the ‘Vampire Detective’ world is currently leaping into the future. Over-technology items might appear as time goes on.

The other Play Worlds were also progressing well. There’s no need to reset them at all. Rather, just thinking about having to do it again makes me sick.

‘I might never use this in my life.’

There are endless creative worlds I can choose from. There was no reason to be obsessed with one Play World.

‘That’s the end of what I got for reaching level 60.’

Now it was time to use the points.

[Available Points: 1,205]

I used 1,000 points to raise the Mental Resistance trait, which I had decided on beforehand.

[Use 1,000 points to raise Mental Resistance Lv.9?]

‘Of course. Considering the danger of the Demonic Heavenly Art…, not just the Demonic Heavenly Art, but I could also be attacked mentally in other Play Worlds.’

[Absolute Mental Lv. Master

Your mind will not be shaken by any mental interference.]

The Mental Resistance trait changed.

It had the word ‘Absolute’ attached to it, so it must be good.

‘So Mental Resistance was mastered at level 10. The rest is 205 points….’

[Sung Yu-jin

Level: 60

Strength: 51 Stamina: 51 Agility: 51 Intelligence: 35 Stamina: 60 Mana: 55]

[Available Points: 5]

I raised my stamina stat to 60 and my mana stat by 5.

I used 20 of the remaining 25 points to raise my intelligence by 2.

‘The remaining points are for the random draw. Let’s go!’

The result was a complete bust!

All I got was one Spirit Orb and easily obtainable items like tongs and a pig’s hind leg.

‘Hoo…. I thought my luck would be good on this monumental day of reaching level 60, but it wasn’t.’

It’s only 5 points anyway.

I stopped caring about the random draw and looked through the list of new Play Worlds to start.

‘Actually, I already chose which Play World to enter a long time ago.’

[You have selected Level Up System.]

[There are no selectable avatar settings.]

[An avatar is being generated.]

‘Level Up System.’

Just by the name, it makes you think of games or web novels.

It was a web novel.

‘It’s just that it’s a 19+ novel that was serialized on a certain website. You have to take the protagonist’s place as soon as you start.’

For reference, the protagonist had hypnosis abilities.

[Would you like to set a penalty?]

‘I know about this novel. I don’t need to be over-spec.’

[Penalty 1. Start with all stats at 1 except for stamina.]

I set one penalty first.

‘It’s not my style to put on a bunch of restrictions.’

[Starting Play.]

This world was a choice for my enjoyment.

***

“Team Leader Sung! What are you spacing out for?! Can’t you see everyone’s busy?!”

A man grabbed my shoulder and shook me. I frowned and glared at him. He looked to be in his late 20s, and the way he was looking down on me was annoying.

“…Team Leader Sung. What’s with that look? Are you going to hit me?”

The name tag on his neck said Kang Oh-wook. His position was Assistant Manager.

“Let go.”

I shook off the hand of the bastard who grabbed my shoulder and looked around.

It was an office. There were about 10 people working. I didn’t know what they were doing, but I didn’t have time for this.

‘If this is the start of the original story….’

I picked up my smartphone and checked the time.

April 17, 2018. Tuesday. The current time was 3:14 PM.

It was the day the original story started, and there were less than 3 hours left before the protagonist got the hypnosis system.

I jumped up from my chair.

“Team Leader Sung. What did you just say?”

Kang Oh-wook grabbed my arm again. My face crumpled.

“Damn it. Are you gay? Why are you grabbing my shoulder and acting up?”

The eyes around me focused on me. There were four female employees, and they all had ugly faces. It just ruined my mood.

“Acting up…? Gay?! Team Leader Sung, are you crazy? There’s a limit to how much I can put up with! Hey!”

“That’s what I should be saying, you bastard.”

I was already impatient from checking the time, so I threw a punch at Kang Oh-wook’s face.

Thwack!

Kang Oh-wook staggered. The punch landed properly, but he didn’t even bleed from his nose. Because of the penalty I set, my current stats were all 1 except for stamina.

‘If one punch isn’t enough, I’ll just hit him multiple times! Accelerate!’

[Using Accelerate. Lasts for 10 minutes. Remaining stacks: 4]

I even used a skill to swing my fist. My fist was at least twice as fast as before.

Thwack! Thwack thwack thwack!

“Ugh… st, stooop…!”

Kang Oh-wook’s nose bone broke and his front teeth were shattered. Blood gushed from his broken nose. Kang Oh-wook lost strength in his legs and collapsed to the floor.

If I wasn’t short on time and my fist didn’t hurt, I would have hit him more.

“Kyaaaaaaah!”

“Th, this crazy!”

“Team Leader Sung! What are you doing?!”

The surroundings became noisy. Some middle-aged men with pot bellies tried to stop me. I frowned and ran out of the office, avoiding them.

“Team Leader Sung! Don’t make a big deal out of this and come back right now!”

A middle-aged man’s voice echoed loudly. Of course, there was no reason for me to stop. I ignored him and went out of the building.

‘It’s definitely Seoul…. Damn it. Something’s different from the Seoul I know.’

I hailed a taxi passing by on the road. I didn’t have my wallet, but I got in the back seat. I could just take out money from my inventory.

“Where to?”

“Gangchan-dong. How long will it take from here?”

“Ah, there? It’ll take about 50 minutes….”

“I’m in a hurry, so please go faster. I’ll give you double.”

“Wow, double! It’s been a while since I heard that!”

The taxi driver stepped on the accelerator enthusiastically.

I was much more relaxed than before. I was anxious before because I didn’t know the location and distance, but if I could arrive at Gangchan-dong within an hour, there was no need to be anxious.

“We’ve arrived at Gangchan-dong.”

“Here’s double.”

“Hehe… I wish I had more customers like you.”

I smiled as I looked up at Gangchan-dong. As described in the original novel, Gangchan-dong was a dirty shantytown.

And in the distance, I could see my destination, Gangchan Tree.

Gangchan Tree.

It refers to a large tree in Gangchan-dong. According to the original story, it’s a giant tree that has lived for at least 500 years. The neighborhood residents just praise it as a sacred tree, but it’s just a tree.

I sat on an old bench in front of the Gangchan Tree. I tasted a metallic taste in my mouth. It took me 20 minutes to get up here. My current body must be one of the weakest among ordinary people.

I waited while browsing the internet.

5:50 PM.

When the sky began to turn blue, a man with a tall, lanky figure and an ordinary face came. It was the protagonist, Ahn Seung-jae.

He hesitated when he saw me, then walked to the railing in front of the giant tree.

The moment he turned his back to me, I shot Ahn Seung-jae in the back of the head with a silenced pistol that I had placed on the bench. The guy who died instantly fell to the ground and never got up again.

“Hehe. Don’t worry, I’ll make good use of the power you were going to get.”

5:59 PM.

The time had come.

From afar, a golden flame flew towards me.

“You’ve come!”

I spread my arms wide in front of the old tree to welcome the flame.

The golden flame seeped into my body. A beat later, my body slowly began to heat up. It wasn’t painful at all. It felt good. It felt like the dirty impurities inside me were disappearing.

‘Is it not over yet?’

It felt a bit longer than I thought. It seemed like it happened quickly in the novel.

‘Still?’

The sound I had been waiting for rang out. To be exact, it rang in my head, and even though my eyes were closed, I could see holographic letters.

I opened my eyes wide and shouted.

“Status window!”

It was the status window from the original story. However, my stats were lower than the original protagonist.

‘His base strength, stamina, and agility were 3.’

The reason must be the penalty.

I thought in my head that I wanted to see information about hypnosis.

It was the ability I wanted.

My plan was to grow my hypnosis ability as quickly as possible, kill all the men, and make the women my sex slaves.

“It’s just like the original story.”

I left the corpse and looked at the stairs. A middle-aged man in an old suit was coming up, sweating profusely.

“Wh, what is it?”

The man asked in confusion when I blocked his way.

I looked at the man and used hypnosis. The important thing was to think about using hypnosis.

“Sugella!”

I felt something inside me slip out.

And the man’s eyes became hazy.

“Roll backwards.”

I commanded the man.

“Yes.”

The man immediately carried out my command. He started rolling backwards down more than 100 stairs.

I could hear thuds and scraping sounds. The man rolled faithfully and died. I don’t know if he died while rolling or at the bottom of the stairs.