"Spirit system, I'm entering!" Said Manasi solemnly.
When Manasi was about to enter the enormous facility, a notification suddenly popped into his mind.
'Beep! Beep!'
[Earths' notification update.]
He frowned, knowing that only the biggest events on the planet would be announced. Manasi thinks for a moment.
"Spirit System, open the notification." He said solemnly.
'Yes, Contractor.' Spirit System
[Earth notification update: The Four Major Nations have brought all national governments together. In an agreement to create an alliance to address global issues on behalf of the peace treaty.
They call the alliance of the federal world government the [Salvation Crusade]. The project of the 'salvation crusade' is to restore the destroyed structures of all nations.]
'Contractor, this could be considered good news.' Spirit System
Manasi sighed in relief. Suddenly he felt faint.
"Spirit System, may I ask?" Manasi said, tiredly.
'Yes, Contractor.' Spirit System
"Spirit System, why do I feel out of place, I don't even know how long I have been awake." Manasi said when he felt quite drowsy.
'Contractor, you were traveling for eight consecutive days, from outer space and spent hours running in the desert. In total, you have been awake for nine days.' Spirit System
"What!" Manasi is surprised.
"Spirit System, how did this happen? How was I able to survive eight consecutive days without eating?" Manasi said in shock.
'Contractor, you were able to survive for nine days because of the energy I've provided for you when I was healing you.' Spirit System
"I see! No wonder, I can manage even though I felt faint." Manasi said while shaking his head.
'Contractor, you should use the Aptitude Serum, it would be useful in recovering strength.' Spirit System
[Type: Aptitude Serum]
[Rank: C-Superior-Tier] [Functions: it grants the Combat Specialist apttitude] [Details: exceptional combat adaptability]"This 'aptitude serum' will improve my abilities. So that's good news." Manasi said, quickly drinking the serum without hesitation.
'Contractor, don--.' Spirit System
"Spirit System, what is it?" Manasi said.
He didn't understand why the spiritual system had suddenly sent a message.
When he had just finished drinking the ability serum.
'Nevermind.' Spirit System
"Spirit System, the serum is not ba--"
'Ah!!!'
Manasi didn't finish his word as he let out a tragic sound. He felt horrible like his throat was on fire.
His mind felt faint, then he collapsed, entering his dreamland.
"...." Spirit System
.....
Earth
The ninth day after the earthquake.
In a particular city at ten in the morning, somewhere in this city.
A beggar-like figure could be seen hidden in the rubbles. Not far from him was the corpse of a person.
A crow pecked at the eyes of the corpses. The raven managed to tear off the corpse's right eye.
'Clatter.'
The raven heard the movement of the beggar.
'Cocoa!'
The crow let out a sound and then flew away.
The beggar was a resident of this city. Due to the earthquake, many people like him went hungry.
This time he was looking at the collapsed grocery store.
He had seen a bag of food under the rubble.
This beggar was quite clever when he realized that there was a corpse next to the bag of food.
He became alert, so he had waited five hours patiently.
'Growl!'
The beggar heard his stomach growl. This time, he couldn't tolerate his hunger.
He came out of his hiding place and sprinted towards the bag of food. It was so close.
'Bang!'
At this moment, a gunshot is heard. The beggar who just ran to the bag of food stopped moving.
Blood can be seen flowing from his forehead.
He slowly falls to the ground, like a broken puppet whose threads have been cut.
One kilometer from the beggars' position. There is a fire camp near a river.
At the camp, five middle-aged men could be seen around a campfire, while a fish could be seen near the fire.
A middle-aged man carried a rifle on his shoulder while he held a couple of bills in his hand.
He started talking to the sniper of the team that had just fired the sniper.
"So Glen, did you manage to kill the prey?" Abner said seriously.
"Yes! I won the bet, Abner, the prey is dead." Glen had a big smile on his face,
"You were just lucky, Glen." Abner said as he handed him the money reluctantly.
'A-Ahh!'
When Abner and Glen heard the moaning sound from the tent, they could only scratch their heads.
"Hey, Abner, the boss somehow got that beauty right. I'm quite envious of the boss." Glen said while grinning.
"Haha! Glen, look in the mirror first before you get a high-class woman." Abner said mockingly.
He was having a hard time controlling himself.
Inside the tent, a handsome blond man could be seen intimately hugging a beauty in his arms.
They were about to continue having fun.
'Ring!' 'Ring!' 'Ring!'
The blond-haired man frowned a little as he was disturbed.
He slowly pushed the girl aside. He then stood up naked and took the cell phone from the cabinet.
"What's the matter, bishop?" He said calmly.
"I have a job for you, Greg." Bishop spoke solemnly.
"What would that be, Bishop?" Greg said with interest.
"A spatial disturbance is taking place in the Pacific Ocean. A group of officials from the federal alliance will be observing the events there. They will board a ship. I want you to be their guards!" Bishop said in a deep voice.
Greg frowns for a moment.
"Bishop, you know what kind of man I am. As mercenaries from the south, we only know how to kill and not babysit! " Greg said he was not satisfied.
There was a pause in the call.
"So Greg, we have a deal. I want you to kill the officials on the ship and turn it into an accident. Make sure no one knows!" The Bishop stated.
A huge smile slowly crept across Greg's face. Then he walks toward the woman lying on the bed while he hangs up the phone. Greg smiled at her.
"Baby." She said while kissing him intimately.
Greg then hugged the woman sweetly, as his hand reached into the drawer, pulling out a pistol. Then he put it on the woman's head.
The woman looks confused. Greg just smiled at her without saying much.
'Bang!'
'Splash!'
There was a hole in her forehead as she slowly slid down. Greg then wiped the blood from his face with the blanket.
He then comes out of the tent and looks at the five middle-aged men. His team members.
"We have a job." He smiles brightly.
.....
Underground City
Back at the facility, Manasi could be seen sleeping well.
Suddenly, he woke up with a start.
"What happened?" He said, with a confused face.
'Contractor, you are finally awake. You've been asleep for about two hours." Spirit System
"hmm."
Manasi thought long and hard when he finally remembered what happened.
"Spirit System, open my stats. I want to see the changes." Manasi said excitedly.
'Yes! Contractor....
STATISTICS
[Name: Manasi Shalom[ Species: Human] [State: Healthy/Calm] [Rank: D Intermediate-Tier] [Battle Power: 40] [Elements: None] [Aptitude: Combat Specialist] [Physique: Mortal][Other information: Hidden]"Nice! The pain is worth it." Manasi said happily while kissing the serum bottle.
"I never thought the serum would make me that much stronger. But I don't have the feeling of being a combat specialist. I should study its function." Manasi said, while he could feel the force flowing within him.
[Notification: Earth Update: The federal government's leaders are being assassinated by foreign beings. They are now controlling the federal government]
"Foreign Beings?" He asked if he did not have a clear understanding of the foreign beings.
'Yes, contracted foreign beings are not from your world. They have set their sights on the federal government and will not stop there. The main objective of the alien race must be the void.' Spirit System
'Spirit System, monitor their movements' Manasi said in his heart while thinking about the best solution at the moment.
Because he did not have a clear clue about their strength.
"I should be able to drive them away when I manage to obtain the Sage inheritance."
Manasi said this while planning to kill the foreign beings because the threat they pose is dire.
Manasi pushes open the steel door and enters the sage's facility.
Finally, the lights started to come to life and he could finally see the inside of the facility.
The facility inside was painted white and the rooms are divided.
The size of the facility made Manasi understand how grand the interior of the facility was.
The place was built of pure iron, but Manasi didn't know what kind of metal it was.
He wanted to check the metals, but he knew his time was running out.
He had already slept for two hours, so it wouldn't be long before the beast Homunculus started pouring in.
He closed his eyes and plunged his mind into the map of the Spirit System to find something worth noting.
He needs to find the important technology and legacy that the sages possess before he leaves this planet.
Otherwise, his life would be in danger when he returned to earth. The descending void would eliminate the weak.
Manasi opened his eyes.
"Found it!"
He then began to run where the spiritual system map indicated.
He passed through a place where a lot of advanced gadgets were placed, and he even passed through a fully exposed mechanical part.
After half an hour, Manasi enters a room and many gadgets are on display.
The center of this room was a floating gray orb that began to disassemble, and transform into a hologram that took up everything in the laboratory.
End of Chapter 8
'Beep!' 'Beep!' 'Beep!' The hologram begins to flash and shows a person with similarities to humans. The sage was 2.5 meters tall and wore a blue robe. "Hmm? a sage race?" Manasi thought, then started to speak. "Hello stranger, My name is Hadem Ironforge. We are the race of the Sages, known for our intellect and wisdom across the vast universe." He said this while taking a deep breath. "Stranger, if you've seen this recording, it means our race is over. The end of our race is caused by our madness. We are so dependent on our intellect that we despise the other races who have caused our destruction. The sages were too proud to befriend other races, and we paid dearly for our arrogance. This is the result of our actions." Hadem Ironforge said, filled with sadness. "This is the Sage world before our annihilation." Sage Hadem On the hologram, Manasi saw countless combat spaceships patrolling outsi
Manasi could feel his cold sweat starting to trickle down his forehead as he swallowed his saliva. He took a deep breath. "The Abaddon race is very ruthless. Dealing with them is pretty awful. Absolute caution is needed. One wrong move would result in an unimaginable consequence. " 'Beep!' Beep!' The hologram of the devices was finally turned off. Inside the room, a passage on the wall began to open. " I believe this passage leads to the daughter of Hadem." As Manasi contemplated what to do next, then all of a sudden, the facility began to shake. The text of the Spirit System, start to appear in front of Manasi. 'Contractor, a large group of homunculus beasts is heading here. They are moving fast.' Spirit System "I should have expected them to come faster." He said as sweat started rolling on his forehead. He then headed towards the passage, opened the system map. The monsters were pourin
Time seems to have stopped. 'I'll apologize first to the contractor and hope your body can endure the [Guide].' Spirit System Manasi's body is still in the semi-conscious self. His body only has instincts when he is faced with this ordeal. The Homunculus Beast Tiger is vigilantly eying him, preparing for its attack. Right now they are like beasts observing the movements and weaknesses of each other as if a hunter is waiting for his prey to show a small window of opportunity. The moment the homunculus beast tiger contracted just a little of his leg muscles, that was also when Manasi's body made the move. The Spirit System controlled Manasi's body as he predicted that the homunculus beast tiger would use its claws to strike and also predicted the direction of its strike, based on the movement of the homunculus beast tiger's muscles. Manasi's body uses the strongest state of the [Guide] to open up the poten
This time, Manasi is still inside the facility's lab. Manasi would not have thought that, while he was inside the facility, there would be a great battle happening at the entrance to the underground city. The battle of the Sage guardian beast that has already perfected itself as a war machine of mass destruction vs Abyssal Abaddons that have accumulated many titles over the past millenniums for being a group of psychopaths with twisted minds! A group of savages! Eater of their kinds! A group that should be condemned for eternity! .... Sage Desolate Planet. The S-ranked door leads toward the underground city. It shone brightly as if welcoming anyone who wanted to enter. At this moment. A rock could be seen trembling slightly, and then quickly, the rock's trembling intensifies. The earth suddenly trembled. A sound could be heard as if there were thousands of cavalry going to war.
Underground City Inside the facilities laboratory. Manasi could be seen sitting in the chair. His hand is limped down, while his eyes are closed tight. Manasi is mumbling something, as if having a hallucination. Suddenly, he was jolted awake. Covered in sweat, he raised his head and looked around in confusion. As if remembering something, memories start to appear in his mind, about how he was forced into a corner by that homunculus beast and the heavy injuries that he received. As the memories continued to flow inside his head, Manasi raised his hand to hold his head while gritting his teeth to endure the pain. It took him a couple of minutes to adjust himself, not even realizing that his cold sweat was dripping from his forehead. He mumbled something. "So that's what happened." Only now did Manasi realize how dangerous the situation was. Just a single lapse of judgment would result in
Manasi helped Blossom to stand up because she was not yet able to balance herself. Who knows how long she was locked up in this place. "Hm?" Manasi raised his head at Blossom, who was much taller than him. Blossom stared at Manasi with her bright eyes. She then grabbed his hand and put it on top of her head. She giggled. Manasi looked at her while smiling. 'It would be perfect if her height was a tad shorter and I wouldn't look awkward trying to pat her head. Blossom's height is two meters, while I am only 1.8 feet tall.' 'I was even thinking of piggybacking her. I'll be crushed if I do that. ' Manasi thought while sighing with a heavy heart. 'Spirit System, can you scan Blossom's statistics?" Manasi said "Yes, Contractor STATISTICS [Name: Blossom Ironforge] [Species: Sage] [Status: Healthy/Cheerful] [Rank: B-intermediate-Tier] [Batt
"Boom!" A large collision can be heard. The Abyssal Abaddons' mothership stops firing for a moment as it appears to lean sideways but soon regains its flight. Due to the gap that the Homunculus Beast Tiger King had created, there was a chance that the Homunculus Beasts would not let go. The other homunculus beast tigers bite at the rocks as they fill them with their auras, handmade into projectiles as they shoot towards the Abyssal Abaddons mothership. 'Boom! Boom! Their target is the mothership's weapon system as it explodes. The Mothership manages to withstand the attack and begins to stabilize as it is about to resume its firearms system. 'Rumble!' When something unexpected happened, the ground began to shake. In the great desert, a huge beast came out of the sand. It is the homunculus hadum dragon. Manasi, who was watching the battle, gasped at the Homunculus Hadum Dragon.
As the battle raged, Manasi grew restless."Hey, spiritual system, you know we can't just sit here doing nothing. We have to find more bodies to absorb energy. Any ideas on how to get more energy?" Manasi said he wanted to absorb some of the corpses. It is such a waste.Earlier he had been lucky to have a paralyzed beast near him, but Manasi didn't expect that to happen again. He knows that he needs to do something.'Contactor, we will have our chance. Be patient. ' Spirit System'For the Spirit System to prevent me from moving, the spirit system most likely has a solid reason. I will observe for now.' Manasi pondered over it all.He decides to keep looking at the battlefield with Blossom. Maybe he can find something good, or let the system record some techniques."Spirit system, can you copy some of their battle techniques?" Manasi said.The spirit system was silent for a moment.'Contractor, advanced and sup