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2024-10-29 19:42:56True to what Max said, they did meet again the next day.
Jed didn’t expect it to be so soon. He tried to shy away from meeting the strongest captain of the EADF’s eyes and walked past him without notice. That made him bumped into Captain Reed.
“Watch with your eyes, soldier.”
“S-sorry, Captain!”
Henry Reed glared at him, but didn’t chastise him more than that. Instead, he asked, “Did your personal training with Captain Petrovich go well?”
“What?”
In his confusion, Jed turned to said captain and met his glare. He whipped his head around, refusing to meet Max’s eyes. So, that damn arrogant prick said he was having a personal training instead of torturing, huh?
“Ah, that..” Jed chuckled, trying to play it off like nothing. “It went well. Though, I wonder why I receive that special treatment alone?”
Captain Reed didn’t suspect anything. “You did a good job helping him during the last alien attack in his jurisdiction. It’s his way o
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Bucket List of the Apocalypse: Devour System 21. Fighting Ghosts
The operation had started.From here on, they would give all their might to eradicate the alien monsters and reclaim the Meersyn Coast area.Jed was nervous before, but he was eerily calm once his thought was all about Devour. Which wasn’t entirely good, as he lost concentration right at the start and was almost being run over by a sharp-toothed fungi-like alien.“Get to the back, loser! You and your three percent are too far out in front!” Ryan Tanner shouted at him, his rifle firing shots at the smaller alien monster.“I’m four percent now!” Jed yelled back, heavily offended.Not far from their bickering, a senior soldier with curly hair commented, “For crying out loud, why do we have to babysit the rookies? At least, stand someplace out of our way and observe.”Both rookies heard it clearly through the communication device that also connected to their masks. It was bitter, but they have yet to prove anything of worth.“Listen up.”
Bucket List of the Apocalypse: Devour System 22. Tripping on Dreamy World
Fixing his mask for the ninth time, Jed made sure that it stayed on to cover his nose and mouth, preventing him from breathing the toxics.Strangely, the other soldiers still got their masks on, but they fell prey to the fungi-like alien monster and saw hallucinations. As far as he could see, he was the only soldier around who was still sane.Trying to reach the control room at the temporary base proved to be useless. Just like what Ricky said earlier, the communication was cut off without anyone even noticing. Could it be that they were deep in the alien’s hallucination to begin with?Meersyn's ruined city didn’t change in its environment, but how could Jed not realise it sooner?The freaking huge-ass fungi alien monster’s corpse had disappeared, leaving nothing but a crater as big as half a football field. The area Max destroyed by a single hit with his amped up warhammer.“Holy fucking shit…”“La
Bucket List of the Apocalypse: Devour System 23. Rewards for the Glutton
[Extraterrestrial cores detected.]Jed observed his surroundings.[Consume extraterrestrial core to activate Ultimate Skill – Devour.]The underground cave slowly being illuminated by the bioluminescent fungi alien monsters with an eerie, greenish glow. The air was thick with humidity and the pungent smell of decay.He was thankful that the Threxian Exosuit fully covered him, protecting him from the hallucinogens sprayed through the still air. Truly, the exosuit was a marvel of alien bio-engineering.Thousands of fungi-like alien monsters, each the size of a large dog, swarmed across the underground cave floor. Their chitinous shells glistened in the dim light, and their many eyes glowed with malevolent intent.“Time to clean the house,” Jed grinned, summoning a pink whip to his hand.[Item – Frogsbane Coil was drawn.]He flicked his wrist, feeling it crackled with energy as
Bucket List of the Apocalypse: Devour System 24. It’s Huge and Glows!
Instead of calling the main base for reinforcement, Jed became one.It was a dumb decision, he knew. But at the same time, he was vibrating with ecstasy to try some of the skills he gained. He was going to die anyway. Maybe seven months later, maybe this afternoon, because for all he knows, Captain Reed and Max would kill him for failing to do what he was ordered to.Either way, he was going to die, so why not try his skills and discover the joy of being a strong man for once?With that idiotic plan in mind, Jed closed his eyes and tried to feel his surroundings through his passive skill, Mycelial Sense. As if seeing them with his own eyes, he could sense better the vibration and movements through the alien corpses-covered ground.Captain Reed and Max had found the final boss. Jed had to get there quickly and release them from the hallucinations they were in, or else, they’d lose from exhaustion fighting air.Still covered by his Threxian Exo
Bucket List of the Apocalypse: Devour System 25. The Biggest Dickhead Mankind Ever Saw
The underground cave was a massive labyrinth of jagged rock formations and tangled smaller fungi monsters, brightly lit by the biggest dick mankind ever saw.Jed was clad in his Threxian Exosuit, dashing all over the place to escape the target painted behind his back. He had to get away from here, or fight against both Captain Reed and Max at the same time. He knew it’d be a long battle, for the alien spores still raining down the underground cave.Without warning, a burst of light erupted from a nearby tunnel, followed by the blast of Captain Reed’s shot converted from his synergy force.The protective glass-like material of Jed’s Threxian Exosuit flared to life, highlighting the incoming shot from Captain Reed’s gun. He jumped to the air, propelling himself behind a stalagmite for cover. The rock formation sizzled as the energy force struck it, sending shards of stone flying.Jed peeked from behind his cover, sp
Bucket List of the Apocalypse: Devour System 26. Solo the Final Boss?
It took more than a mere ten minutes for the shock to leave Jed.He never thought the day he fought against the biggest dickhead in the entire universe would happen before he died in seven months.But, here it was. Witnessing the horror as the biggest man rod he ever saw rained corrosive acids in the underground cave, while the dependable captains of the EADF were stoned.Sure, it was his fault that both Max and Reed could only stare in confusion and drooled on the cave floor, but Jed did that because he didn’t want to die by their hands. “Oh, man, what a mess this operation has become.”Looking back at the vulgar monstrosity, Jed decided he had to kill that freaking creature. Frankly, he didn’t want to be stuck here forever while that angry red head spurted more corrosive acid. For all he knew, it might last for eternity.“Ew…” Jed shuddered again before he rose to his feet and stretched.He had wa
Bucket List of the Apocalypse: Devour System 27. Made up Lies and Truce
The underground cave echoed with the splattered sounds from the vulgar fungi alien monster.Hiding in a small passageway from the corrosive acid, Jed was held point blank by none other than the strongest captain in the entire Earth Allied Defense Force. He could die any second now. The gun’s muzzle was pressed against the side of his head, sizzling with energy force.“We-well, you see…”Max’s patience ran thin. He couldn’t kill this monster because of its ability to speak human language. Unaware that it was a weak rookie soldier under the jagged white exosuit.“Who are you?”Shivering, Jed muttered a made up answer. “I’m no one important.”“How can an alien monster like you speak?”Jed grew nervous, unable to say the truth under pressure. So he made up another lie. “I just can..?”The gun was loaded with energy force, ready to
Bucket List of the Apocalypse: Devour System 28. Teaming up Against the Final Boss
“Motherfucking bastard! What the hell is that?!”That was the first thing Max said upon laying his eyes to the monstrosity that spurted corrosive acid from its angry red head. Its electric blue body pulsated with every load being released. He was the strongest captain of the EADF, he had killed alien monsters since he was in high school.However, this was the first time he witnessed such a horrifying sight that he forgot to close his mouth.Jed turned to him, “How come you only see it now?”“Where did it grow from?”“I don’t know, but you’re the one who fought it first. I only arrive here after you guys.”Max blinked in confusion. “No. We fought a humanoid fungi monster, not that… massive penis.”Jed tried not to lose it again, but his giggle was unstoppable. “I can’t believe you guys fell into such a vulgar creature’s hallucination. This
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53. Unknown Potential
Ricky groaned as he slowly regained consciousness. The dim lighting of the infirmary comes into blurry focus. His body ached, a dull reminder of the events he vaguely remembered from the previous day.He sat up, wincing, and looked around the room. Several of his younger siblings were there, along with a few base personnel, all of whom seemed to be grinning at him.“Hey, sleeping beauty,” his brother Michael said, smirking, “Decided to join us again?”Ricky rubbed his eyes, confusion etched across his face. “What… what happened?”“You don’t remember?” his sister, Lily, asked, her eyes wide with excitement. “Your teammate said you took down two flying aliens. By yourself.”Rikcy blinked, his heart skipping a beat. “What? No, that can’t be right. I don’t even remember half of yesterday's attack.”“Believe it, bro,” Michael said, crossin
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52. The Sniper’s Prey
“…what the hell?”As he was busy trying to figure out the control panels, Jed almost missed the moment the humanoid alien and his Draquilonis were blasted from behind. Precisely, from the ground where the base was located behind the spaceship.Like lightning, the sniper took down the humanoid alien in one shot. Something Jed dreamed he was capable of doing, sadly, he couldn’t.Seeing as the humanoid alien was killed, he thought it was safe to land the spaceship now. The large viewport in front of him showed more city lights below. He had to turn the ship towards the west, where a desolated rocky plain with no building or civilian housing was located. Nothing was there, making it a safe place to land.Jed gritted his teeth as he pulled on the controller bracelets. The spaceship thrusters roared against the planet’s gravity as he tried to redirect the ship.However, he heard a sharp crack echoed through the alien spaces
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51. Alien Spaceship
[Active Skill – Molten Pierce]Jed grinned as he activated his skill.Molten Pierce took less than a second to form in his right hand. The jagged material of his Threxian Exosuit morphed into a drill with a fiery orange edge. He punched the alien’s chest with it, enhanced by a penetrating force that sent the alien through the metallic airlock.The slender humanoid alien was thrown out of the spaceship, but Jed was sure it’d still be alive. Moreover, with one Dracuilonis flew past the broken airlock to save its master. At least, this gave them enough time to do something about the nuclear bomb aboard in this ship.“Max–“Jed stopped himself, realising that he called the captain’s name. But, Max ignored him as he was busy trying to speak through his earpiece and connect to the base. “Control room, can you hear me?”He doubted it would work. The last thing Jed heard was that craz
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50. Dual Blades and Warhammer
Jed’s dual swords, Noxblades, glinted under the flickering lights of the narrow corridor. His breath came in measured intervals, each one syncing with the hum of the ship’s bio-engines. Standing across, a slender humanoid alien mirrored his stance, its own dual blades that came from its long limbs shimmering with an eerie, otherworldly glow. With a sudden movement, both of them lunged. Blades clashed against blades, sparks flying as they exchanged rapid, fluid strikes. Jed’s muscles burned as he parried and struck, his eyes locked onto the alien’s unblinking human-like gaze. The alien’s movements were almost dance-like, its agility matching Jed’s Hyperreflexia, a passive skill that granted him superhuman reaction times for dodging and countering attacks swiftly. Not stopping, Jed recalled the skills that came with these dual blades. ‘Crosscut!’[Active Skill – Crosscut][CD: 59 minutes 59 seconds][Core: -500]As if his arms were moving on their own, Jed gave a crisscrossing attack
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49. Stealth and Speed, He Said
Jed managed to find a small opening to the alien spaceship and cautiously stepped through the airlock.The spaceship was a massive, imposing vessel with an eerie otherworldly design. Its walls were composed of a dark, metallic material that seems to absorb light rather than reflect it. The corridor was lined with sharp, angular edges and adorned with pulsating crimson energy conduits that gave off a dim, menacing glow.The air was thick with mechanical hum, and the occasional flicker of blue and purple energy fields added to the foreboding atmosphere. It seemed that everything here felt almost organic in nature.“Alright, my awesome self, just stick to the plan.” Jed muttered to himself. “Find Max, get out. It’s all about stealth and speed. You got this.”He had less than five minutes to do that. Awesome, he said.Jed moved forward, his Sky Dominator boots didn’t make any echo as he thread inside, thanks to his n
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48. Sky Dominator
[Item – Frogsbane Coil was drawn.]Jed swung the dull pink whip, snapping his wrist to make the end curl around the tailless manta ray reptile. It screeched in anger, but Jed didn’t let go. He gave a thug on his Frogsbane Coil, making him and the manta ray reptile to jerk each other.He managed to get on its back despite the flying monster’s useless roar of shockwave and struggles. Once he got a good grip on the manta ray reptile, Jed drew his right arm and shot it quickly to its thin back.The flying monster roared and roared in pain, but Jed didn’t let go. He curled his fingers on the small core located in the middle of its chest and wrenched it out. The manta ray reptile gave a final roar and its struggle ended. It dropped dead from the sky, along with Jed who couldn’t stop grinning.“Well, there’s no better time to eat a snack than now, hmm?”And so he did.[Ultimate Skill – Devour was activated.]“Damn right!” Jed laughed as he was free falling from the sky. “I better get the bes
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47. Headshot
“Do you think this is enough to defeat me?”The slender monster said as its cracked face reconstructed in a matter of seconds. Its twig-like hand reached out for Jed, the four fingers spread right in front of Jed’s face. From its narrow palm, a crack formed and opened, showing a small hole.Jed barely had time to react before the slender monster shot him dead in the head.[Active Skill – Fungal Shield][CD: 59 minutes 59 seconds][Core: -100]Bang!Agony exploded through his head, and he fell to the ground and screamed in pain. His vision went dark, and for a moment, he was sure he was dead.[Alert!][Alert!][Alert!][HP: 7/100]Through the haze of pain, Jed desperately tried to call for a skill in his repertoire.[Active Skill – Regenerative Spores][CD: 359 minutes 59 seconds][Core: -400]Miniscule spores were released from the small gaps
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46. Shadow Cloak
The air brushed fiercely all around Jed’s body as he tried to make sense of the monster’s strength. He had to do something before it greeted him in the sky and kicked him down to the earth.“Shadow Cloak!”[Item – Shadow Cloak was drawn.][You may activate its invisible feature at will.][However, attack initiation will deactivate its feature immediately.]A dark cloak shrouded around Jed’s body, and he disappeared into thin air.Invisible.“So I was right.” The semi-translucent humanoid monster remarked. Its slender face looked like a piece of chopped wood with a pair of slanted eyes and wide mouth, looking around it in wonder. “You absorb creatures to get their strength too. Just like me. I wonder if you can fly, too.”Jed couldn’t. It’d be cool if he could, though.The semi-translucent monster looked up at the sky, couldn’t
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45. Curious Monster
[Ultimate Skill – Devour was activated.]Boooom![You have devoured Velociphron.]Something fell from the sky. A tall humanoid figure with an ominous presence that sent Jed reeling.[You received rewards as follows.]He ignored the blue and white panel that only he could see. It told him the rewards he got from devouring the humanoid monster just now. How could he, when a more menacing creature dropped from the sky, like a bad omen for a curse after he ate another alien core.Jed cautiously observed the new alien.It stood taller than Velociphron, with a semi-translucent, shimmering skin that shifted colours every few seconds. It had elongated limbs and fluid movement, like a walking serpent as colourful as a disco ball.“What are you?” It asked curiously, staring at Jed with unblinking six eyes on its face.When he locked eyes with the colourful slender creature, he felt an eeri
