Why?... Why is the world so cruel?A waterfall of tears flowed down Cora's cheeks, still in disbelief by fate's cruelty towards her. Her mouth moved nervously with quivering shivers, and her eyes could only stare in fascinated stupor.How... How can her father die? Words alone couldn't describe the endless stream of emotions that bombarded her senses. For a moment, she contemplated killing herself and joining her father wherever he may be.But when Shertan's overly boisterous laughter filled the air, she quickly regained her senses, feeling her priorities now come in line. Kill! She must kill Shertan and avenge not just her father, but Timothy too, who was bold enough to help them this far. He was a good man. A man 50 times better than anyone in here. But now he is dead! Dead because of her! No. Father also died because of her.Cora touched her beautiful face, wishing she would have slashed it to a hideous mask if she knew it would result in the downfall of 2 innocent men. It
Up, up, up and away they went, bursting out the ant hole like a rocket. Momentary happiness washed over everyone, but it quickly faded away when they realized they still didn't know who this masked man was. Gary also kept silent, leaving the anthill and returning the same way he came. With his newfound strength, he could easily scale the giant cliffside, carrying the trio to the very top. Arriving at the giant tree branch he and Emelia stood on earlier, Gray finally dropped them without a word. "Thank you." Connor broke the sense, seeing where the masked man had taken them. Even though it would take them several hours to leave from here to the forest's closest exit, this area was still considered part of the forest's perimeters since it had no major threats people had to worry about. The reason why places are considered dangerous is because of the concentration of apocalyptic energy gathered in one place.The energy in the air was nowhere near that where they came from.This is
Already, Gray planned to use Connor and his group as informants down the road.Of course, in exchange for their services, he could provide them with things they too desired. Although they owe Gray a favor, how many favors can one do before the feeling of gratitude vanishes? "To take them to my side, I have to show them my worth." Gray thought deeply. Although he talked smack to those people who wanted him to join their organization, he knew the benefits of being informed. Knowledge and information were more essential to him. If news of any treasures go by, he wanted to know. After feeling the benefits of the Z-6 crystal, he felt he should also do treasure hunting in his spare time. Luckily, no one else saw his actions of absorbing the crystal's contents. Well, those are matters for later. Now, his focus was on his missions... particularly his second mission ....[>Task 2: Gain a minimum of 500 kill points while in the Sigmore Forest. >Reward: Lightning Innate Ability. >Pun
Did they not understand how dangerous the situation was?Of course, they did.The tension in the room was thickening, the longer the silence drew out. Hufferstone felt his blood pressure rising when staring at the ashamed group who came to report failure. The worst part of it all was that they completely wasted 95% of the Command Center's resources and now had to wait for more resources to arrive from their superiors. Although Spade was a well-known powerful man in Z-Sphere, he wasn't the only one getting a buzz around here. Hufferstone was also considered a genius, though not as powerful as Spade. He oversaw all matters concerning Sigmore forest, following all orders granted by Z-Sphere's world government The Beggar's organization might be up there, but the World Government organization was also a force to be reckoned with. Understand that the world government didn't just have its roots in Z-sphere, but also had them in all other Zones/spheres. If one meets the requirement, t
Everyone quickly scattered, leaving Hufferstone alone. Standing beside a window, Hufferstone had his hands behind his back, staring at the vibrant forest before him. The Control Center was on a towering plain not too far from a deadly gushing waterfall. Here, he could see a jungle that stretched out for a star as the eyes could see.This Control Center was the lead one here in Sigmore forest, with 12 rising ancient buildings built by the ancient humans (those before the apocalyptic era.) The place was later fortified with giant carved stones that had stood in place for millions of years.Staring outside, he spotted a family of giant birds flying in the thick mist. It was amazing that even though they were this high up, mist still covered the lands wherever he looked.It's just that with how powerful he was, his eyesight was also more enhanced seeing through several miles of space within the mist.Albeit, it was still cloudy, but not as thick when he looked through.If Hufferstone
Hufferstone chuckled, knowing they had what he wanted. Like so, his negotiations were done and he was now ready to leave Stronghold 27 and head back to his base in Sigmore Forest. "Now that I know where it is, tomorrow's attack will be a guaranteed success." With a smile on his lips, Hufferstone jumped into his vehicle and left the abandoned site without hesitation. He could see it now. Already, he could see himself getting promoted after taking down the dangerous Level-1 Zombie.He would garner even more fame and more power should he succeed. As they say, where there is danger, there is opportunity. This was his chance to make his name bigger, and don't think he will miss out on this opportunity just because he used to look down on the Beggar's organization before. Hmph! It seems they have their uses. He secretly thought, though he still felt they were far beneath the World Government. No matter how big the Beggar's organization grows, in his eyes they were still worms befo
Fuck! Gray cursed, knowing he was far far below the swamp's surface level.Who am I? What am I? Where am I?Gray's heart was pounding in his chest, feeling the sinking isolation gnaw at his intestines.Why him? Why is he always so unlucky?Plummeting into the darkness, he felt his breath stolen by the suddenness of his fall.A few moments later, Gray crashed onto a hard, damp floor, feet down and one hand down like a ninja.If he wished he couldn't stop his fall, placing his hands and feet along the hole's walls to slow his momentum. But for some reason, he wanted to see where this led him.Don't mind as he was cursing before.All that came from his initial shock of falling down a deeper rabbit hole than expected.Gray had to admit he liked a taste of danger now and then. Plus he was happy to be away from the swamp. So isn't this a win-win situation?(^w^)The air is thick with a musty, earthy scent, and the only light comes from a faint, distant glow."I wonder where it will lead.
Hello? Did he walk into the right scene?Since when do dead bodies have a dead leader? Look at the position of these dead bodies.Every one of them was facing the lead one on the throne.The quietness made Gray feel they shouldn't be undead.Why? Because even though he has never seen an undead before, he at least has general knowledge of them.First of all, undead would never sit quietly when a breathing living creature was around them with veins and blood pumping through its body.That was just too crazy to imagine.In short, they would be able to smell him from a distance, each running towards him, greedy for his brains and body. But now none of them was even growling. None was even attempting to devour him. So how can he not have any doubts? "Could it be that the stronghold is cheating us, feeding us wrong information about the undead?(?~?)Gray had a million questions but no one to reply... or so he thought. Zimm! The Level-1 Zombie's eyes suddenly glowing with an eerie inte
Venturing into the academy, everyone was not disappointed. There were towering castle-like stony buildings scattered around with magnificent giant statutes. Wow! Was that water flowing out from the mouths of several stone dragon heads? Gray had never seen anything like this before! The buildings were all so gigantic, and the space stretched out for as far as the eyes could see, enclosing many hills, paths and terrains. Some buildings stood on hills, others stood on cliff sides, and some stood on ground floor with massive ancient fountains shooting out at the center of their many courtyards.Many people's hearts hammered in their chests, feeling country bumpkins seeing city life for the first time. Everyone who has gotten accepted into the academy, was obviously an awakened human. So kicking their feet, they steadily ran forward to cover more ground. Walking normally will take them forever to get to their quarters. So how dare they dilly dally when nightfall had already come?
After fighting, boxing, stabbing and punching, Gray finally saw the academy’s silhouette from a distance. “Really there?” Real or fake? The siblings, Fariel and Faron, who were behind Gray, were painting heavily, wondering how this guy could fight and keep running at the speed he did without even breaking a sweat. You have to know that they were panting so hard after running 5 hours at max speed while carrying their luggage. Fortunately, this guy didn't mind fighting off the many underground creatures and clearing the path for them. Who was he truly? Could this guy be a senior and not a first year like them? Giving each other tactful stares, suddenly, they didn't feel like geniuses anymore after being with Gray for this short time. Just this accident that happened earlier, allowed them to know how big the world truly was. Forget revenge. They must first grow strong enough to survive before thinking of ever making a move at their cousin who clearly had all the resources an
In another corner, a broken down vehicle was getting ambushed by flesh eating plants from all corners. The vines yanked the massive metal tires away, before reaching force to tears the rest of the vehicle apart. Bam! The 2 siblings in the vehicle broke through the vehicle’s roof, getting on it while fighting the many vines that came their way. “Brother!” The dainty girl with brown hair in a ponytail and short bangs, quickly called to her brother when feeling a sharp pain on her left leg. Oh no! One of the spiky vines was now wrapped several times around her leg, pulling her away without mercy. “Sister!!!” ~Slash! Slash! Slash! The brown curly haired boy sliced and diced with his long twin blades with a pale face when seeing his sister getting dragged into the ground below. They were supposed to go to the academy, grow strong together, so they can finally take their revenge on their despicable cousin who caused their parent’s deaths. Their journey towards revenge had just
Vrmmmmm! The vehicle roared to life, its engine bellowing like a beast unleashed. Gray's cheeks flapped wildly, his gums fully exposed as Yegan's car surged forward with incredible speed. "Fuck!" Gray cursed inwardly, his fingers digging into the seat. In this post-apocalyptic era, seatbelts were a forgotten luxury, a relic of a safer past. Just having a car, especially one pieced together from rusted scrap, was a miracle in itself. If Gray had been born before the apocalypse, he would have marveled at these current steampunk-inspired vehicles that ran on water and sometimes coal. The engin
The Dean looked at Yegan's gangster attitude and wasn't offended. Reaching for the bottom of his desk, he calmly took out 2 vials and threw them Gray's way. Gray held on to them in confusion but soon understood their uses thanks to the dean and the system. The first was a Grade Z-3 Energy gathering elixir. It was blue and would make many newly awakened humans breakthrough in strength. Having a Z-3 grade potion was very unbelievable. Do you know what Z-3 is? In Z-sphere, pills, potions and elixirs are graded from Z-1 to Z-6. Weapons and skills are also graded as such. For people like them at the bottom of the awakened food chain, a Z-3 potion was like a godly item dropped from the heavens. The next vial contained 4 red booster pills that will give anyone additional strength for at most an hour after taking it. It's just that your eyes will give away the fact that you took it. Still, when fighting for your life out in the forest or dangerous places, who cares if your ey
"Teacher," Lohan's voice humbly bellowed. "Apologies, won't be going with you at once. But I swear to report to the academy soonest."He came from a clan and had several matters to finalize before leaving. What's more, if he left his mother without so much as a simple goodbye, he truly believed the woman would storm the academy and break in just to give him a good beating. Don't underestimate his mother. In their clan, although his father was a Patriarch, his mother was stronger than his father. It's said that growing up, his mother used to beat his father in battles so badly that anyone with common sense would stay away. But his father seemed to be a different breed, sticking his mother like glue. One thing led to another and now, they're married with 2 children, himself and his younger sister. It was amazing how many times Lohan had heard his father falling off from bed from his mother's kicks. His mother loved wearing handles and always walked with her hands on her waist an
Many recruiters stared at Yegan with envious eyes. This guy managed to indirectly recruit 4 of the top 6 giants into his school. Lucinda and Emelia were going to his academy, alongside Gray and Lohan who now had different identities, being his students.All 4 are going to Phoenix Tide Academy, who would've known the odds would be so different? Luckily for the other academies, they could still recruit a few more impressive students below the big 6. Of course, many talents had long decided to attend Yegan's academy too. It can be said that before today, several people had done their research, already having a clue of where they wanted him You could say that Gray was the only oddball who didn't even bother researching what academies would benefit him or not. After all, understand that it's just recently that the system came to him. With his previous 1.4 spirit score, although he didn't want to give up, he subconsciously knew his fate. Thus, never bothered researching the big acad
True or false? Many looked at the intimidating Yegan and suddenly felt shivers crew up their spines. Gray's head was lowered, so no one could see what his expression was. But if it were them, they would definitely jump at the chance of leaving Yegan's side. F***! Didn't you know what the female recruiter said? The last time Yegan had a student 35 years ago, his training was so intense that the student appealed to the academy on his knees, crying and begging for a way out. The student looked like he was begging for his life, even promising to work free for the academy and do multiple jobs on their behalf if it meant he would never get Yegan as his teacher again. Yegan has only had 2 students he took in all his life. The first one unfortunately died out on a mission and the 2nd disgraced him, throwing his face when begging to be removed from his care. People speculate that Yegan began stricter in his teachings after the death of his last Student. Anyway, the one pleading gave
"What is it? What is it?... What is the score?"Many people poked their heads over other's shoulders, clenching their fists to bite the anxiety that was eating them up inside. And then… the score finally stabilized. [49145]Boom! Many felt their chests, breathing in and out like crazy while others rubbed their eyes to ensure they weren't dreaming. 49 thousand, 1 hundred and 45.That score was too shocking! Many didn't even have to quench their shock before Gray bombarded them with another surprise attack. Putting his hands on the Spirit Ball, Gray felt the surge of energy explore every nuke and cranny of his body.It took a long time, a little longer than others .. and when it stopped, many cleaned in, forgetting to breathe. With their awakened eyegazes, they could further than a normal human. [ Purity (%): 100 ][Spirit Score: 5.2]--Silence--The whole place fell in utter silence, as they still couldn't believe their eyes. This… this… isn't this witnessing history in the ma