Silence ...a pin-drop silence shrouds the entire battlefield.
Tap! Tap!
Razak's head lands on the ground, bouncing twice. Everyone was quiet; no one could believe what they had just witnessed. They kept their focus on the two men standing before them.
They felt their hearts stop for a second. There are only two people left standing on the entire battlefield, who brought the enemy general to his knees and rendered him headless. Tejasv and Sam glanced at each other and smiled in pride and satisfaction.
Both of them raised their hands to the sky as a symbol of victory. Everyone who was holding their breath during their fierce battle released it at the same time.
"Whooow...Yaaaaaaay..."
They let out the loudest roar, which echoed throughout the base. The cheers shake the entire military base. The soldiers were overwhelmed with their victory.
Tears of joy streamed down the faces of every soldier. However, this cheer not only gave new strength to the soldiers, but also left the remaining monsters shivering.
The ogres were shocked to see their commander on his knees. Ogres, however, don't feel lost when a commander dies; another leader succeeds him and crowns himself as the next leader.
At the military base, the right-hand man Razak shrieked as he watched his commander on his knees. The remaining ogres assembled at his location.
When the soldiers were busy thinking they won, the ogres retreated for the time being. Tejasv kept his gaze on the retreating ogres to understand their mindset as much as possible.
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Captain Sam and Tejasv introduce each other officially for the first time.
"I'm Sam, the Captain of this military base, and thanks for coming. I appreciate the help. "
Tejasv smiles faintly upon hearing Captain Sam's words,
"I'm Tejasv, and why won't I come after watching your glorious battle from home. You are the hero of our nation and you have proved it again in your battle against this unexpected enemy."
Is this what we call comrades in arms? Both of them felt a connection with each other. Tejasv points toward the retreating ogre and says "our work is still pending, let's celebrate after complete victory." Captain Sam nods in response to Tejasv.
Captain Sam orders his soldiers to assemble; he tells them to stay calm and focused because the enemy is still lurking in their base.
He explains that they have won the fight, but the war is still ongoing. Whoever wins the military base will have the last laugh. It motivated the soldiers to the core after watching the battle between the commanders.
Sam divides the team again into two groups: one will be led by Sam and the other by Tejasv. The soldiers were excited to work under the young man who saved them by showing such bravery.
Tejasv insisted that he take the team into the headquarters while the Captain swept the enemy from the outside. He wanted to fight in extreme conditions to modify his body and mind for the future. Before departing, he copied Captain Sam's skill to have an advantage in indoor fights.
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Captain Sam starts cleaning up the remaining ogre in the field outside of the headquarters. However, other than one or two normal ogres, they couldn't find any superior guards. While fighting, Captain Sam noticed that the elite ogres would join the fray and flee the moment they faced danger.
As a result, Captain Sam wanted to use guerilla warfare against the ogre but was overrun by an elite ogre using the same tactic. He never thought that, other than Razak, someone could be this smarter in the Ogre army.
However, he was more concerned for Tejasv, who would face this war strategy in close quarters.
Just as the Captain feared, Tejasv's team was trapped in the ogre's strategy. Tejasv never believed the ogre would be able to fight so overwhelmingly on foreign soil. The ogres were ambushing their team from unexpected positions.
Now it was hard for Tejasv to control the flow, and many of the soldiers were on verge of death. They were in a perilous situation. The morale of the soldiers start dropping, and Tejasv couldn't settle on the next course of action for his unit.
|What was it my father used to say about war?
Yes, the straight path is not always right... haha thanks, dad.|
Even though his father wasn't there with him but his teachings were always helping him.
Tejasv guessed that this new commander must be using some humans to spill the secrets about this place. Based on that information, he formed the plan to annihilate us.
"... bastard! I'll show you true warfare. "
Tejasv orders his soldiers to move toward the riskiest path. Tejasv's sudden command shocked the soldiers, who wondered if he might be crazy.
They started doubting Tejasv's capabilities to lead the unit to victory. Nevertheless, they have to follow the rules of the military and proceed as ordered.
However, they were astounded to see not even half ogres on the path that is supposed to be the most dangerous.
They gazed in amazement at Tejasv and wondered whether someone drafted the military strategy incorrectly or if he was a superior leader to past commanders. Tejasv laughs loudly and says,
"The new ogre commander is countering human strategies, which is why he left the weakest ogre on the most lethal path. The path we considered safe until now may be filled with more ambushes ahead. "
The ogre must be in the captain's chambers torturing humans and learning our methods. Therefore, he can get all the information about this base. I will give him a death more brutal than his beloved commander, Razak.
Tejasv cleans, one by one, the sectors of the military base. Now his team's pace was steady and effective.
When they arrived at the captain's chambers, the remaining upper-class ogres confronted them. An ogre standing behind others crushes a captured human on the spot with his hand.
He was about the same build and height as Razak, but one of his horns was broken, and someone must have mutilated his face in previous wars, and with all the scars that ogre looked more ugly than other ogres.
Tejasv could tell by instinct that he must be the new leader. The new ogre leader tries to introduce himself, but Tejasv interrupts him by laughing loudly. He groans at Tejasv and asks him the cause of his interruption. Tejasv glares at him and laughs again.
"Sorry ...sorry ... hahaha..... I'm sorry, but your face is funny. It's as if someone had messed it up before. I'm laughing while thinking about how you will look when I'm done with you. The funniest part is that you cannot become red with anger because you're already red..."
The ogre was boiling with rage and roared to scare the humans, "YOU BASTARD, I WILL KILL YOU AFTER TORTURING."
" CHARGE! "
Both sides charged into each other and unleashed their full strength to destroy the enemy before them. The soldiers give their best by surrounding these elite ogres with numbers.
Tejasv had already killed the most powerful ogre in the enemy camp, so he was not scared at all; he was even playing with the new wannabe leader.
He dodged his attacks as if playing around. In addition, Tejasv used Captain Sam's skill in continuation. Captain Sam's skill cannot be used while fighting because it burdens the mind.
However, that's not a problem for Tejasv, who has the regeneration skill, which can regenerate at least one or two veins in the brain if they explode with pressure.
With random weapons in the surrounding area, Tejasv constantly dodges and attacks from blind spots. He makes the ogre tire slowly. When all his stamina was exhausted, Tejasv grabbed him with one hand and said
"Let's move to the climax.. shouldn't we? The viewers must be bored now."
Tejasv starts punching the ogre's face repeatedly; even when his hand gets smashed, he keeps punching. He mutilated his own fist while striking the head of the ogre.
[POW] [POW] [POW] [POW]...
"Ah, man! Your face looks more disgusting than I imagined. Oh, shit! I got dirty again."
He jerked his hand to clear the ogre's flesh that got stuck in his palm. Afterward, Tejasv threw the body of the ogre, whose head had been smashed to nothing. Tejasv was covered in blood and flesh, and the soldiers in front of him were stunned as they looked at him.
Both the old commander, Razak, and the new commander were missing their heads from their bodies. The only difference was that the previous commander died without any pain with only one strike.
Tejasv and the team cleared the rest of the ogre easily. They proceeded to help Captain Sam, but he was also done with the last ogre. Both teams were happy to see each other alive. Captain Sam could tell from their looks how close they were to dying.
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>[Mission complete]
[Check your system window for your respective rewards ]
[Special rewards:-4 war torrents = Tejasv and Captain Sam {2 each}]
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Tejasv and Captain Sam both received war torrents for their contribution to killing Commander Ogre. They could infer the real value of these torrents with the skill "My Zone".
For individual rewards, they each get to improve another one of their body's properties, and Tejasv chooses skill points this time to make his skills more effective, while Captain Sam decides on the physique to become more robust. A brand-new set of armor, weapons, and coins were also given to them.
The armor had an invisible mode to hide inside normal clothes and was easy to equip. When Tejasv arrived here, he realized this place was more difficult than other places. This is why the soldiers were comparable to Tejasv in strength, who successfully completed many quests before arriving here.
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The soldiers were exhausted enough to sleep during the victory celebrations. Everyone drank alcohol for their lost comrades, and for surviving today's ordeal. Captain Sam was standing before the graves of the soldiers and reminiscing their memories.
He also prepared Hussain's grave with his unit. Captain Sam assures Tejasv that he will be available to help him at any time. Tejasv suggests making this base a stronghold of soldiers who can stand against monsters that are more dangerous in the future.
At Hussain's grave, Tejasv lamented that he couldn't copy Hussain's skill, which could have proved to be most useful in the future. "What a waste!" He thought. Tejasv takes his leave from the base and returns to his home. He was about to rest when suddenly a loud notification popped up:
[Next Event] ...
Beep! Beep! Beep!====>[Next Event]====[Everyone has completed their quests, and now the territory you protected belongs to you.][All territory locks are lifted, and you can go outside. ][But after 24 hours, there will be a siege by monster waves, and you have to protect your territory from them.][Those who think they cannot defend their territory can become someone else's subordinate and transfer their territory rights to them.][people who make necessities and provide other services in their territory can sell them on the system market, and others can buy them on the system market, but remember coins are the only currency accepted.][Remember that the number of monster waves will depend on the territory and personnel within them.]====Tejasv was startled by the unexpected notification. He checks the notification for the next event and finds that he can leave his home. While he was anxious to check his surroundings, he first took a short rest to recover from the fight on the m
After watching his surroundings, Tejasv prepares for the next event mentioned by the system. To face the monster waves, he needs loyal and brave subordinates who can withstand any danger in the future.He reads through the requests, Most of them mentioned the difficulties the person had faced during these difficult times or pleaded with him to save others. Some were showing him the power of money and status.The rest were only begging. None of these strikes Tejasv in mind. He has no greed for money and status, nor does he want to walk the path of a hero.Tejasv organizes the requests based on his criteria, including strong skills, mentality, loyalty, and nothing to lose. If someone filled all these requirements, he would be happy enough to let them join. However, no one covers all these requirements.Many with powerful skills face rejection because skills are only extra limbs. Without a good mindset, it will only hinder the growth of others. To survive in this world, adapting to natur
In a silent room, a small stream of blood slowly makes its way toward the feet of a girl. The girl was sitting on the ground with her face buried in her thighs.Beep! Beep!A voice rang in her ears. She slowly lifts her head to check its source. A notification appears on her system window. There was a message from someone. She clicks the system window to confirm its content.Click===="Come! Let me see if you are a real tiger or a paper tiger. " -Tejasv====She smiles after reading the message. It was a reply she waited eagerly, but she never expected it to arrive so soon.She is Catherine Hills, who requested Tejasv to consider her a subordinate.A pop-up window appears on her screen.====Would you like to proceed to the destination now?-Yes / -No====Two options appear on the screen with a question, she already had the answer in her mind. However, she did not press any option's at this point.She was a veteran in the acting industry and was familiar with neg
Tejasv agreed to all of Catherine's terms when she asked him to accept her under his leadership.Now they were present in the same room, but the atmosphere was awkward. No one knew what to say anymore. How to start a conversation?It was awkward for Catherine to be present with someone who had never heard her name. She was the most famous person in the world just a few days ago, and many people would stand in lines to get a glimpse of her.Tejasv, on the other hand, seemed unconcerned about what was going on in the world and spent his days in this house. Even right now, he is sitting on his chair with the demeanor of a king. He is not even glancing at the beautiful woman in front of him.Meanwhile, Tejasv was in the same awkward position as Catherine. He had never talked to a friend or colleague for many years, so he never expected to initiate conversations. He didn't even know what topic to begin the small talk.Now that chaos has descended on this world, the only topic to discuss is
The golden sun rays stream through the window, falling on Catherine, announcing the arrival of the sun. She slowly opens her eyes to adjust her vision to the bright light. She awakens and yawns while stretching her body. Catherine couldn't recognize the room in which she woke. She rubs her eyes, still staring at her unfamiliar surroundings. The ceiling, bed, and each corner of the room looked different to her. The family photo on the wall opened her eyes to the reality she faced these days. She remembered the appearance of monsters, the death of her parents, and arriving at this house to get help from Tejasv. She forgot all the stress after spending a whole night sleeping. She looked around for a clock. On the right wall, there was one showing eight in the morning. She recalls being a famous actress, a servant bringing her juice, and another preparing her shower. But now she is alone in this unknown house with an unfamiliar man. As she steps onto the floor, Catherine realizes she
This new announcement caused a stir around the world. The appearance of monsters was already a matter of distress, but now they have to deal with dungeons. The majority of teenagers already knew this word, but no one expected to venture into it. Other age groups of people had no idea what a dungeon was. Similarly, Tejasv and Catherine faced the same situation. Amid a monster siege event, Tejasv was conflicted about how to proceed. However, dungeons created uncertainty and spoil his plans. Dungeons can provide them with benefits and time, but this also implies that monster siege event will be more terrible than before. They sat together to discuss it again. Click! Tejasv clicks the new dungeon column added to the system window. ==== >[Dungeon] ==== [Dungeons will open a wide horizon for humans.] [For entertainment purposes, humans often create these fantasy dungeons for different digital media. These dungeons will be the same.] [It won't be revealed what is inside the dunge
At dusk: the apparent descent of the sun, a yellowish color fades into the night, and a chill spreads throughout the world.At this time, somewhere in the back alley of City Arin, a muscular man with black hair was standing in a pool of blood and flesh. Blood was flowing like a stream on the floor.He was about six feet tall, and his nerves bulged out from his thick, beefy muscles. A deep scar runs from his forehead to his right cheek, passing through his right eye. His eyes were red like an aggressive beast.Five to six ruined human corpses were lying in front of him. A few steps away, another man with bruises all over his face, was begging on his knees. It was evident from his condition that someone had tortured him severely."Ple-please! Please spare me!I didn't do anything; they did everything. I...I was not involved in this. "The muscular man slowly approached him, stepping on the corpses, splashing blood with each step. He glares at the begging man, and snorts before speaking
Until now, they were engaged in a fight based on their physical strength, making it difficult to determine the winner.Both Tejasv and the stranger backed off to take a breather. They were evaluating their opponent's hidden strength and predicting their next move.Since their physical strength was almost similar, only skills were left to determine the outcome. No one knew about the skills possessed by the other person, so they were hesitant to approach first.The stranger smiled the entire time as Tejasv peered into him to check his condition. There was not even a wrinkle on his forehead in response to the battle against Tejasv.He was thoroughly enjoying this whole situation.Tejasv firmly grips his ax and lunges toward the man. He swings his ax to split the man in half. However, the man clenches his fist and counters the attack head-on.Clang!A loud sound resonated as if two iron rods were striking each other. The collision threw them away with a backlash. This time, his fist was s
Tejasv and Daemon both had aloof and nonchalant expressions on their faces as if nothing of concern happened in those few fractions of seconds when some arrows took out those fearsome monsters with ease.Noticing the piercing gazes of the robed duo, Tejasv waved his hands to them smoothly with a soft yet incomprehensible smile. He steps forward towards the duo with his arms relaxed, to drop the tensions in the ambience.The robed duo unaware of the situation cautiously took a stance and firmly fixed their weapons to strike back if necessary to which Tejasv didn't respond either positively or rebelled. He knew his team may seem suspicious to an outsider in such a bloody and ruthless world.On the other hand, Tejasv considered the behaviour and comeback of the duo normal and even better than some blinded people, who would regard others as a saviour after only first glance. To be prepared and counter, these are the basics to survive in most circumstances.Tejasv reigned his steps a few
The robed duo kept an eye on Tejasv to see which direction he was pointing at the snipers. They had their eyes widening at Tejasv’s figure, who was standing still and peering at the robed duo themselves.His eyes weren’t wavering or watching somewhere else, as if his men were around everywhere, prepared to trample them at any moment. The robed duo were shocked by what was happening in front of them.When the robed duo couldn't notice any changes in the area and no one came out from anywhere, they began to be perplexed, and their inner turmoil heightened even more as the seconds passed.Suddenly, when the robed duo rolled their eyes to scrutinise their surroundings, they noticed two silhouettes walking toward them from afar. For starters, they mistook those two for members of another party rather than Tejasv and Daemon's snipers.The only reason for that could be the number of people approaching them and the distance they were from them. It was difficult for the robed duo to imagine th
Tejasv, after a momentary contemplation in his head, blurted out while scrutinising the robed duo. He said, "What is it, now, about that strange behaviour of the spider?"The robed duo stood silently and shook their heads without any word from their mouth. The one with the manly voice stepped up and conversed, "Not here!" He hinted about the surroundings and resumed, "This place is too open for us to talk about anything!"Tejasv’s eyes widen, and a taunting smirk gradually creeps onto his face. He realised the robed duo were wary of the snipers, whom they presumed to be guarding the safety of Tejasv and Daemon from somewhere hidden around the area.Tejasv, on the other hand, remained silent and only glanced at Daemon; both of them understood the robed duo's intentions and concerns. Because Tejasv and Daemon might kill both of the robed men once they have the information they require, they wanted to relocate to a safe and well-known location.Aside from these concerns, Tejasv also saw t
In the end, Daemon finally ended the misery of the spider with his wild and broad muscles. He gradually stood back on his feet and relaxed his breathing while calming his drained state from this sudden, extensive labour.Then he looked to the front and saw Tejasv standing there with a slight distance and a wide gaze fixed on him. Tejasv was peering at him, while the former responded similarly and paused in those moments.Tejasv even had his eyes slightly wet from the last state he remembered Daemon lying before him. He appeared to be dying at any moment because the spider was about to go into a complete frenzy to eliminate him.However, his friend appeared in front of him after counter-eliminating the monster in a frenzy for him. Daemon also had similar feelings leaking from his eyes because he knew what he experienced, and Tejasv just saved him in the nick of time.Both had enough to say, but not even a word was coming out of their mouths. Tejasv and Daemon both nod and step towards
As the battle between Tejasv and the spider continued with Salina’s backing of arrows, the pressure on the monster intensified from the number game played by Team Tejasv with their vigorous strength.Gradually, Tejasv and Salina’s attacks withered the exoskeleton of the spider. It even fell to the floor with no chance to retaliate against those two. When the spider realises it has no choice but to overthrow this situation, it lashes out in a frenzy.The spider swings the rest of its limbs with ferocity and abruptness while thrashing them all over. Its intentions were clear: to land some heavy blows on Tejasv since it had no other plan but to dash away from this situation.Another cause behind such trancelike behaviour could be defending itself from the incoming barrage of arrows. The spider must have thought that by moving around in unpredictable ways, it could avoid the arrows and prevent the archer from marking the spider.However, the spider had no clue about the skill of the arche
Tejasv and Salina had a short conversation when Salina enhanced her skill to a better one, which was able to use the features of both [search] and [chaser strike].That was the moment to mechanise the way Salina may use the skill, which should handle the use of this skill more appropriately and better than Sally. As a result, Tejasv and Salina talked things out, and Tejasv then suggested a method to her, which elevated her talent as a sniper to new heights.Tejasv suggested to Salina that she may aim for a target and mark him with her skills. Then he asked her to act differently than Sally. Tejasv instructed her to strike her arrow in a different direction rather than releasing it to the target she had targeted with her skills.Because her ability would direct and hover the arrow on its own, it will take a curve and strike the target with a different path after releasing the arrow. Even if someone tried to find the location of Salina, these events would lead to a different origin poin
As the spider began to repeatedly attack Tejasv, Catherine and Salina were rather a in relief since Daemon was now out of danger for a few moments, but when they realised Tejasv had no weapons in his arms, they were frightened.Whether the spider was in his straight head or not, its attacks were enough to paste a human with a single blow on the right mark. Tejasv was in definite danger because he had nothing to fend off the strikes of the spider.Not only that the spider was somewhat in a hurry to end Tejasv, and because of these reasons, it used every ounce of strength within him to stomp him on the floor when facing no resistance from him.The spider gradually realised that Tejasv had nothing with him that could threaten or halt its aggression toward him; therefore, the spider was now on a killing spree for Tejasv. It cackled in rage and resumed attacking Tejasv.However here, Catherine, and Salina, along with the robed men, could see Tejasv wisely moving in Daemon's opposite direct
Salina, when she got a permit from Catherine, aimed for the spider’s front legs since its head and the rest of its body was covered by a tough armoured exoskeleton. She intended to put an end to the spider's frenzy of pursuing Daemon.She shot another arrow for the next limb of the spider as soon as she marked it and invoked her skill while releasing the arrow to definitely stop it in that position and give Tejasv more time in that strenuous task.When those arrows struck the spider, it became stuck in that position because two of its limbs, which had previously allowed it to crawl toward the Daemon, were rendered useless by the arrows, which appeared out of nowhere and attached to the floor.Tejasv sighed with relief and smirked slightly. He was drenched in sweat from the intense and laborious task he had taken over. He had to pull a monster whose mouth had been salivating over a certain target.Tejasv tensed every muscle in his body in an attempt to stop the spider from moving any f
The agitated and perplexed ones were not only team Tejasv but also the robed duo. Though they had no dismay for the spider’s strange actions, they had more concern for Tejasv and his companion, Daemon, who was in a hopeless state.When Dameon fell and faced a sudden attack from the spider, they lost all hope of him surviving, regardless of whether Tejasv intervened or someone else struck the spider, because the monster was intent on eating Daemon whether anyone approached him or not.When they least expected it, Tejasv not only disturbed the spider’s balance but also leapt before it to rescue his friend from the spider’s clutches. Tejasv threw Daemon back and stood in his position in these circumstances.Anyone with such a trained body and mind could assess the situation and its severity. The robed duo agreed that the spider's fangs on Daemon would inevitably bite Tejasv instead and that Tejasv could've known about it before jumbling into the fray.Even then, Tejasv leapt to rescue hi