Chapter 29: A pleasant Night.
"Kaden Solomon," I remarked with a neutral expression as soon as number 86 and I were alone in the room, causing her to tilt her head to the side in confusion.
"If we're going to work together, then we should at least have some trust in each other," I explained while shrugging my shoulder as I took a seat. "And I don't think callin...
2021-11-24 13:04:43 +0000 UTC View PostIt has been three hours since number 96, and I began heading in the smoke's direction, and we've been constantly ambushed by what I could only call fantasy creatures.
There were mainly goblins and those creatures that looked like tiny dragons, kobolds, I think is what people call them, and this only adds to the theory that the second stage is something like an RPG or a fantasy ...
2021-11-23 10:17:42 +0000 UTC View Postchapter 27: The Second Stage.
"Attention to all players!" the announcer's voice reverberated all across the city, causing me to drop the food can in my hand in favor of giving the announcer my full attention.
"The break time is now officially over, and the second stage of the greed games will shortly begin!" the announcer stated in his usual excited tone.
Origin Story 1: An Unsurpassable Shadow
"And remember, you never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice, little Cass,"
These were the last words Cassandra Sullivan's father said to her as he lowered himself to her eye level, gently patting her head before leaving to explore one of the infamous danger zones that appeared after the unveili...
2021-11-21 07:54:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 25: Recruitment.
"Hey there, 82," I remarked with a smirk as I landed in front of the brown-haired man, promptly taking a step back to dodge a punch shot at me out of reflex.
It had taken me an entire day to find 82, and it involved beating up and interrogating many game contestants to find his traces.
And some of them had b...
2021-11-20 07:29:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 24: Finally Back
"You're back," Clark said with his usual expressionless face as soon as I made my presence known by kicking the door open and slumping on the closest, tattered couch insight.
"I am," I replied with a shrug as I retrieved a bottle of water, immediately emptying it with a single gulp and throwing the empty bottle to the side.
2021-11-19 05:28:26 +0000 UTC
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Chapter twenty-three: Snow White
"There you are, number 69!" the game master said in a cheerful tone, and I honestly didn't know what to say, so I just stared at him. "Not the talking type, eh?" the games master said with a smile as he began pacing around me.
"Well, no matter," the game master remarked with a shrug. "I've brought you here to congratulate ...
2021-11-18 03:41:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-two: The Scheme And The Schemer
As Kaden and the contestants continued to kill their way towards the undead king, they began to suffer more and more casualties, with at least one contestant having to use their badges every minute.
But the losses the undead suffered were much more numerous, as every contestant had taken at least a dozen of t...
2021-11-17 01:52:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Alright, everyone, let's get this meeting started!" Kaden exclaimed while clapping his hands to get the attention of the many contestants gathered on the top floor of the skyscraper where he stayed.
"I'm sure that everyone already knows why I invited you all here today!" Kaden exclaimed after pausing for several seconds while waiting for the contestants to stop murmuring. ...
2021-11-16 02:16:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter twenty: The City's Center
"If you're looking for the other lunatic, then don't bother. He already used a badge," I stated as I kept using the green aura to heal my wounds, trying to buy some time.
I could easily crush a badge and get myself out of this situation, but I didn't know where the damned thing would send me, and I didn't want to stray to...
2021-11-15 04:13:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter nineteen: Showdown
Somewhere in the battered city, in wide streets with no sign of life, where the groans of the marching undead were all anyone could hear, a shrill voice sounded, breaking the eerie silence.
"Do we really have to do as that little girl said?" Asked Stink Bomb with a scowl on his thin face as he followed behind Gamma Ball. (Gamma Hog --...
2021-11-14 01:54:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter eighteen: Poisoned
All undead creatures I hit with my baseball bat went flying, but that wasn't the end of it as the black flaming aura infected them, burning them to ashes before they even hit the ground.
Elemental aura was what I called this new technique I'm using right now. Its principles were straightforward in nature but complicated in appli...
2021-11-13 05:07:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter seventeen: Schemes brewing
"Hey, Billy, look what I got for you!" I said with a smile as I made my way inside my temporary base, taking out a wooden train set and giving it to Billy, who had a troubled look on his face.
"Oh! Billy always wanted a toy train!" Billy said with an excited smile as he stood in a rush, sending all furniture in his path ...
2021-11-12 22:43:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter sixteen: Mr. Nice Guy.
I had stockpiled a decent number of badges that I could use to save my life. However, the badges weren't full proof, and anyone strong enough could find a way around them, as Demira demonstrated by paralyzing me and rendering me unable to make use of them.
I can only imagine what fates await me if I met some psychopath who could o...
2021-11-11 21:51:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter fifteen: A dilemma
"Hurry up, will you? We don't have all day!" I remarked as I caught the heads of two zombies lunging at me, smashing against each other and crushing them in the process while Looking at Clark, who was dancing around two undead creatures.
"I'm almost there," Clark replied as he ducked beneath the arms of a zombie that lunged at him, mo...
2021-11-11 01:40:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter fourteen: The Undead King
It has been ten days since I agreed to Clark's offer, and things have been going well, as well as things could go when one was stuck in a death game fighting for his survival, but you get the idea.
I had all the supplies I needed to, and no one bothered me as I kept grinding the undead creatures, luckily without meeting and var...
2021-11-10 03:02:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter thirteen: The Offer
"What is that supposed to mean?" I asked in an indifferent tone as my brain froze for a second at his offer. "I might not be powerful, but I'm not an ordinary person either," the man replied with a faint smile on his lips.
"My ability allows me to notice things that other people would never notice," he explained as he adj...
2021-11-09 19:28:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter twelve: Flatliner.
"Well, if you're here to flatline me, then don't bother. These chaps here are about to do just that anyway," I remarked sardonically, feeling my eyes twitch at her introduction as my hands tightened around the badge in my pocket.
'What the hell kind of name is Flatliner, anyway? Is it because her boobs are flat?'
Chapter eleven: Back Against The Wall
"@#$#@#$#@#$@#," Curse words kept streaming out of my mouth in combinations that I didn't even know existed before as I kept fighting for my life.
I've been standing my ground for the past ten minutes, and the only thing that's been keeping me from being torn to shreds was my Aura armor, but even that will reach its l...
2021-11-08 19:38:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Ten: An Example
"We want you to be our leader," Zackery said in a sincere tone, pausing for a minute to observe my reaction and wait for my response.
'Of all the ways he could have said it. Do I really look that stupid?' I smiled despite my anger, and Zackery took that as a good sign as he smiled, preparing to seal the deal.
"You ...
2021-11-07 21:49:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Nine: Progress
It has been three days since I started hunting zombies, and the results have been pretty good so far.
There was still the problem of increasing demands on farming experience points since my parameters required more and more EXP with each upgrade.
In other words, the act of hunting zombies for EXP will soon become an...
2021-11-07 01:16:28 +0000 UTC View Post(Author's note: Sorry for the repost. I had to make some changes to the chapter. You can start reading from the beginning of the 3rd POV if you already read the chapter.)
Chapter eight: Aura
[You have unlocked Energy]
[Energy: F (Requires 16 experience points to upgrade to F+)]
[You have gained the perk: Aura master]
<... 2021-11-06 19:41:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Seven: Energy.
"Adieu, mon chéri (Farewell, my dear)," Demira concluded as she forced me to crush the badge in my hand.
I felt a tugging sensation pulling me away as my vision went dark, only to regain my sight again seconds later, finding myself in the middle of a dark room.
"FUCK!" I screamed as soon as I opened my eyes, trying to ve...
2021-11-06 00:46:10 +0000 UTC View Post(Author's note: this story's new name will be Enlightened Violence from now on!)
Chapter six: Demira.
I felt my fight-or-flight instinct fully take over my body as all thoughts and guilt about number 28 evaporated, and my mind unconsciously decided that fighting was the best course of action.
I acted as fast as my body allowed me, rolling...
2021-11-05 17:10:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter five: To Survive.
'How would I know what's the required amount to upgrade my individual parameters?' I frowned as I opened my status screen, finding no indication of the amount of EXP needed to upgrade my parameters.
[You only need to concentrate on the parameters you wish to upgrade, and a window will appear to inform you of the required amount of EXP....
2021-11-04 21:28:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter four: It Begins.
"To struggle and die for the entertainment of your betters, of course!" The game master concluded dramatically, pausing his speech to let his words sink in as he stopped moving as well, not even twitching an eye.
"I figured as much," I murmured with my eyes twitching in annoyance at how dramatically he said we're going to take part in a...
2021-11-04 01:07:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter three: Logic and Reality.
[Intuitive Aptitude: You can learn and understand the complexity and exactness of any organism or object with no need for long-term or special education.]
‘Jackpot,’ I did the mental equivalent of a fist pump in my mind as soon as I read the description of my new perk to celebrate getting what was doubtlessly a cheat skill or perk in ...
2021-11-03 17:26:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter two: The System
I gasp as I wake up, feeling a set of foreign memories flash through my head, causing me to cradle my forehead, wincing in pain until with a frowning expression.
These foreign memories felt little like memories, resembling a movie instead. The experience felt like watching an accelerated video, showing the life of my new body's owner fro...
2021-11-02 22:17:31 +0000 UTC View Post"The reverse mountain is up ahead, captain," I heard Elly shout, and I smiled as I made my way out of the captain's cabin, immediately noticing the great red mountain range that towered over everything in sight.
"The stream on the reverse mountain should be fast enough," Laffite said from behind the black pearl' wheel. "I'll deactivate the jet belt for now to avoid any ac...
2021-11-02 15:10:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter one: Origin.
As I lay there, the sidewalk with my guts literally spilling out of my stomach, two thoughts race across my mind; My imminently approaching death and all the shit that I will never get the chance to finish watching.
On the surface, I was your average guy, except for a healthy amount of cynicism and nihilism, and some shady things, like petty theft, drugs, and ot...
2021-11-01 21:23:15 +0000 UTC View Post