NCST FACILITY Drake’s eyes shone, filled with anger after what Aiko had just told him. “How do you know all of this? And why should I trust you?” Drake asked, and then Aiko raised her head. Aiko, still kneeling on one knee due to gratitude and submission, sighed as her eyes met Drake’s gaze. Drake glared at her, unsure of her source of information. “Master, I would not be on my knees if I had come to deceive you. I would not have easily granted you the last piece. You should know this by my actions,” Aiko said. Drake was skeptical, and it was evident all over his face. Yes, she had helped with the last piece, but was that a guarantee? “Again, I have been following Zeus from afar, and that is why I know a lot about him. I only let my eye leave him when I received this task of collecting the core pieces,” Aiko said. “Then why have you been following Zeus? I should know that, right?” Drake asked, and the expression on Aiko’s face changed as she gradually hung her head. “When the ap
NCST"Show me my full stats," Drake said silently as Kenneth led him to Zeus.BEEP!SYSTEM NOTIFICATION:SYSTEM UPDATE:Strength: 47%Speed: 10%Body Shields: 0Death Cheat: 8 Life PacksSkill Copycat: Used"Is there a close opportunity for leveling up soon?" "I need to level up quickly," Drake thought, communicating with his system.[Yes, Host. There is indeed a chance for leveling up coming your way.]The system's response brought relief to Drake.[You will receive the task concerning returning the assembled core soon.] "The assembled core? No, that task is too far ahead for what I need. I need to level up within 20-30 minutes," Drake informed his system."I can't wait until this new task comes. I have a situation with the god-summoner; I have to level up," Drake said.[There are no system-given tasks at the moment, Drake Miller. But if you must level up and are seeking an opportunity, you can initiate a self-imposed goal.]"What is a self-imposed goal?" Drake asked, his curiosity
SYSTEM NOTIFICATION:USAGE POLICY:A) You can only use the Skill Transfer once in a day.B) Once activated, you may not be able to use your own skill for up to 2 hours even after you have dropped the skill you transferred.C) All Transferred Skills will be dropped automatically after 24 hours if you fail to drop them.D) An activation energy of 20% strength is required to activate this skill.E) One single activation takes 2 Life Packs from your death cheat.Swap!Drake's eyes burned with rage when he looked up to Zeus next after listening to his system.He knew just what to do now. He knew exactly how to ruin Zeus for all he had done.Aiko stood frozen in the other corner where she stood, still baffled about how Drake was able to kill Billy and Kenneth in a blink of an eye."Well Done, Skill Invoker! You have proven yourself to be strong enough to be my follower," Zeus said.Zeus was expecting Drake to fall on his knees and worship him now as if he were a god.But Drake's eyes were b
BEEP!SYSTEM NOTIFICATION:SYSTEM UPDATE:Strength: 13%Speed: 0%Body Shields: 0Death Cheat: 6 Life PacksSkill Copycat: UsedSkill Transfer: UsedSwap!“Stay away from me!” Zeus shouted as he kept running out of the back gate of NCST.Drake was not chasing him but walking gently as if he had everything under his control.“Stay away from me, you demon!” Zeus yelled back as he turned around quickly to see that Drake had not stopped following him yet.Drake’s eyes were burning in anger as he followed Zeus. All the laughter and the mockery from Zeus against his mother played in his head.Drake thought about how Zeus spoke about enjoying killing his mother, which made him more furious in his pursuit.Zeus was now far away from NCST, running and tripping over himself towards the terraced mountain. The mountain stood over the edge of a cliff, but it was the only place he could turn to.Suddenly, he climbed up quickly and was about to climb down the cliff but gasped when he saw a horde of
[ R E C A P: LUKE STOLE THE ARSENAL ]"AIR-X!" Drake repeated, frustration taking over.BEEP![WELCOME BACK DRAKE MILLER]The male robotic voice in charge of the arsenal came up."I'm trying to access my arsenal; why aren't you responding?" Drake said."AIR-X," Drake said again.[WRONG INPUT!]"What?! That is my freaking password; what's happening?"[The Record Says You Changed Your Password 30 Mins Ago.]The voice said, and Drake's heart pumped faster."What?! No, I didn't change my password. I was at the safezone at that time," Drake said, his eyes burning in confusion."AIR-X!" Drake said.[WRONG INPUT!]It dawned on Drake what was happening."Luke, he... he must have overheard me," Drake murmured."He changed my password."Drake's eyes burned in anger.[ PRESENT DAY ]DAY 7 OF APOCALYPSE [ NCST ][8:00 PM]“It’s been 4 days ever since you defeated Zeus, but I still cannot believe it,” Aiko said from where she sat on the iron box at center NSCT Facility.Drake was pacing as she sp
"Ahhhh!" Drake screamed as he flew from the rooftop, pushed down by the bullet he received in his chest."Drake!" Aiko shouted as she witnessed him falling a great distance, hitting the bottom floor of the NCST tower after colliding with several heavy objects along the way.Aiko quickly turned around to see a middle-aged man in regular clothes, holding a Henry Big Boy rifle chambered in .44 Magnum."Hello, dear friend!" the middle-aged man, who appeared to be a psycho, said, his hair matted and pointing in different directions."My name is Luke. I have a little business with your friend, Drake Miller!" Luke said.It was Luke, the same guy who changed the password to Drake’s arsenal and ran away. He was back, but this time, he wasn’t alone. He had a gang, all of them seemed to be regular humans with no enhancements but with sophisticated weapons—a rival faction."I don’t think you know him really well, because it seems you are afraid and think that he is going to die that easily after
BEEP!SYSTEM NOTIFICATION:SYSTEM UPDATE:Strength: 0%Speed: 0%Body Shields: 58Death Cheat: 5 Life PacksSkill Copycat: 1 UnusedSkill Transfer: 1 Unused"Shit, I lost two more body shields already," Drake murmured as he kept running. Drake slid down the cliff until he hit the bottom, and then he was all stained with mud as he ran as fast as he could. At the edge stood the mutated dog and one of Luke’s men who mounted it. He kept watch, observing how Drake was running."Let’s see how you make it out of that swamp alive. He is either going to be turned by the zombies inhabiting that swamp, or he is going to get eaten up by them," the one that mounted the mutated dog said."Well, it is going to be a loss for us because we won’t get all the information we wanted from him," he murmured as he watched Drake’s figure vanish into the dangerous swamp hidden in the night.As he remained there, staring into the night, he heard Luke’s voice from behind him."Where is he?" Luke asked, joining h
Drake's eyes slowly closed as he began to drift into his subconscious state. [Hang On, Host!] [You Could Use The Radar To Your Advantage. Kill Four More To Get On The Radar.] [If You Can Get The Beasts Here, You Can Kill Two Birds With One Stone!] "Two Birds with One Stone?" Drake murmured, his eyes closed, the Zombies struggling to tear at his flesh. "Yes, the beasts could help me kill the remaining 3 zombies," Drake muttered faintly. "I could use one of the beasts to my advantage to take me out of here by riding it the way Luke's follower did," Drake said. Scratch! Scratch! Bite! The zombies continued with the assaults, but then, they still had not depleted his all his body shields. "And then, I could find a way to kill the beasts and gain a little energy," Drake added, his eyes opening up. "Three birds, not two!" Drake's eyes shone as he mustered all the courage and the little strength in him. Drake grabbed onto the tree root with every ounce of strength he had left. S