'Fuck!! Jason you've gone and done it now.' He thought, bitter and in regret. His heart was being torn apart as he was considering whether to escape by himself, or stay with these people. But staying was sure death, yet he was blaming himself they were in this situation. Hence he found the decision a hard one to make. 'What now?' He thought, also going through all his Talents, and what he could use through his soroundings, but to no avail. '...Is this really it? The end of my journey? Fuck, but it just only begun!!' He thought and thought, but to no avail. He was so focused, he did not feel the little girl within his embrace nudging at him. His focus was on the noises his enhanced senses could pick up from far away, of multiple Zombies rushing towards them at full speed. Woosh~ Woosh~ Woosh~ Woosh~ They were like arrows flying through the air, piecing through the wind with barely any resistance on their bodies. 'Shit. Time is ticking. Time is ticking. There's not enough time.

They froze, as fear caught up to them. But Joe was still a man of action. He took charge of the situation. "Alright. We are moving on. Don't grab the others, and just keep pushing on. Pull your legs if you're tired." He said, and everyone once again marched on through the tunnel he was creating. None wishing to be the last person in the line. Meanwhile, the last person himself, Adolf, frowned as he looked back. 'That kid isn't here yet. Is he planning on running away?' He thought and turned to look back. He could still see the pit a few meters behind him. Due to the light from the pit. And it was obvious that there was no one coming after him. 'That brat. How could he–' But just as he was about to cuss at Jason, an explosion abruptly rang out and caused small tremors to appear within the tunnel. "The fuck?!" Adolf looked back in shock, and from here, he could see smoke and dust falling into the pit like a heavy downpour, and devouring any hint of light observable. The fear everyo

The crater was once more left in deathly silence. With the only sound being that of the wiggling tentacle shadow roots, reminiscent of splashing mud. And if one took a look at the area where the man was swallowed, they would see tentacle shadow roots, which seemed like multiple worms clustered together. It was disgusting. And repulsive. But what was worse, would be the follow up sounds of breaking bones, and grinded meat. Loud enough to be heard by everyone. ...!!! It made them shiver in fear. Joe even cursed within his mind, 'Son of a b*tch. What is wrong with this thing?' He thought in disgust, and apparent fear. Worst of all, the bump within the shadows that represented the man's buried body, was slowly, ever so slowly, being reduced in size. Until it was leveled perfectly with the ground. And also signifying the complete defunct of the unfortunate man. ...!!! And this only brought more fear to the people's hearts, erasing the very concept of hope they knew of. The shadowy

'But it's enough!!' He thought, and he charged towards the barrier with Beatrice. One duplicate charged towards Joe, and the other went towards the shadowy woman. All the while, the shadowy entity just stood and watched. Seemingly intrigued about the situation, and how Jason was still alive. "..." Meanwhile, the shadowy woman saw Jason become three, from one. And at first, she was stumped on which one to attack. But after seeing one charge at her, she charged at him too. 'Rank me up.' The duplicate commanded, and immediately after, his Rank increased once. Now, he was a Rank 3 Combatant... and most importantly, his Energy was back to full. [ You have spent 900 Energy units to promote yourself to the next rank ] [ You are now Rank 3 ] [ All your statistic index have increased by three points each ] [ Your ERG and INT has further increased by seven points each ] [ Your STR has increased by three points ] [ Your AGI has increased by three points ] [ Your VIT has increased by fi

Hence he was still weak. Plus, there were many more mysterious things out there. Him being strong, and having a lot of Talents, did not mean he was invincible. As for these guys, he was not afraid of them. Roy and Beatrice were too innocent at the moment. Anabella was too much of a pushover and a coward. The only ones he was wary of, would be Joe and Adolf. And even then, Joe saw how powerful he was, and would tread carefully. But Adolf was a different case altogether. And speaking of these two, they were still on their last breathe. Joe had helped Adolf stop his bleeding, and as for himself, he was partially fine. "...Guess I can't help it." He stood up and went to the both of them. 'I'll just heal them up a bit, and make it seem like an arduous process.' He thought. The moment he moved, the two kids flinched back slightly, but unlike Anabella, their fear of him was not that exaggerated. Roy had hints admiration within his fear. And Beatrice, she still could not understand how s