Ezra Echelon Liberation System

Chapter 34: The Boss's Story

As the sword sliced through his chest, the Boss's eyes widened in disbelief. He couldn't believe that two players whom he had looked down on actually had what it took to defeat him. He had underestimated the both of them, thinking that there was no way they were going to defeat him. And it was at this moment he realized that he had made a foolish decision not to kill them immediately when he battled with them.

I kept on toiling with them, not knowing that they had an insane ability I've never heard of, the Boss thought within himself as he clutched his chest which had so much blood seeping out of it. If I had known I would have used all my abilities from the start. I shouldn't have wasted time messing with them...

"I remember you saying that you were going to kill us," Ezra said as he drew out his katana from the man's chest, causing blood to spurt out immediately. "And I remember telling you how I was going to defeat you with all my abilities."

"Yes..." the Boss chuckled painfully as he fell on his knees, his hands still clutching his chest tightly in order to prevent blood from seeping out. But no matter how hard he tried to clutch his chest, the blood kept seeping through his fingers. And in the end, he gave up trying to stop the blood, accepting his fate. The battle had already ended with his system declaring Ezra to be the winner. He had already lost the battle so he was going to die instantly. That was his own punishment for not completing his mission.

"I remember you telling me that you were going to win..." the Boss said as he coughed out mouthfuls of blood. "I also remember everything I told you...All the boasting I did, thinking that I was going to win..."

Ezra didn't say anything as he listened to what the Boss was saying. He didn't care that the Cultivator had been bent on killing him just in order to complete his mission and decided to pay attention to what the man was saying. In the past, he would have seen the Boss as an absolute villain and ended him without waiting to hear anything. But now he was a little experienced being a Cultivator. He knew that Cultivators were bound by their systems and needed to complete missions in order to survive. So there was really no hero or villain as a Cultivator. Who you were actually depended on the mission given by the system.

"I was so confident in my abilities that I didn't even bother to put in my all into defeating you..." the Boss said with a dry chuckle. "I'm at the pinnacle of tier two but I lost to you who isn't at the pinnacle of tier two....Isn't that ironic?"

Ezra watched as the Boss chuckled for a very long period of time. This made Mira who had been silent all this while to glance at Ezra, a complicated feeling overwhelming her. She didn't know why but she suddenly began feeling pity for this Cultivator who had almost taken her life. She didn't understand why so she immediately removed her mind from the situation. There was nothing she could do about what had already happened so there was no need worrying about it.

"I know you'd think I'm a villain for doing everything I did in this village," the Boss said. "The innocent people that have perished in my hands, the martial artists I've killed so far..."

When he made the last statement he turned to look at Ezra before chuckling again, "Your world isn't that bad. In fact, to be honest, it's very interesting. In my world, there are no martial artists to make me grow stronger. I can only depend on missions like this to grow stronger..."

"Your world...Can you tell me about your world?" Ezra asked, finally talking for the first time. He had been paying attention to what the Boss had been saying all this while. But now that the Boss seemed to be on the verge of death, he needed to ask some questions so that he would gain something from defeating this Cultivator.

"It's more advanced than this," the Boss smiled. "There are cars, guns, skyscrapers...There are a lot of fascinating stuff in my world..."

Ezra listened to what the Boss was saying even though he didn't understand a word. This made him wonder how many worlds existed and how fascinating they were compared to the world he was from. He couldn't help but become thankful to the Echelon system for choosing him as a Cultivator.

"But then my world is on the verge of destruction," the Boss said. "Humans have almost used up all the resources in my world and it's approaching its end. This is why I was very happy when I became a Cultivator.

"I wanted to become powerful enough to change my world and make it a better place. I wanted to stop the destruction and bring the world back to how it was thousands of years ago. I wanted to use my power to double the resources so that there wouldn't be any scarcity of resources..."

"Do you know that what you're saying is very much impossible?" Ezra asked. "Even for Cultivators like us, we don't have absolute power."

"You're right," the Boss said. "But I would have tried anyway without giving up. I would have tried till I've saved thousands of people who would have died.

"I know my ambition is a bit out of place but..."

When the Boss made the last statement he smiled dryly as he closed his eyes, "But...this is my story."

And with those words he gave up his breath, ceasing to be a living being. And the moment he died his corpse transformed into a white light before vanishing instantly, causing Ezra and Mira to close their eyes.