Kain entered a dark alley after leaving the store and immediately turned on his concealment ability. He then proceeded to absorb all the blue pills. A sensation of great strength flourished throughout his body as he absorbed the last of the pills. Immediately, he checked the disk and it showed a light purple color and the number 25.
Kain removed his concealment and exited the alley. When he got to the street, he began to make his way towards the sounds of cheering and yelling. Soon enough, he started to run into large crowds of people all trying to enter the Colosseum.
-Kain, I sense a variety of zombies and monsters just beneath the surface within the Colosseum. They are all caged at the moment. (Mexxle)
Kain's eyes burned with longing after learning that his prey was close. When he neared the entrance to the Colosseum, he saw a holographic display.
*BATTLE PRIZES*
-Each battle won will win 10,000 credits. First 5 opponents may be selected by contestant; every other opponent after those 5 will be decided by the Lord of the Arena.
-Win 5 battles and gain a bonus of 50,000 credits on top of single win prizes, as well as access to your very own VIP lounge.
-Win 10 battles and gain the right to challenge the champion of the arena. Win a 100,000 credit bonus, and have a sexy hostess wait on you in your lounge. You may get lucky if she is willing!
-Benefits of being Champion of the arena:
*Automatic induction into Dominius faction
*1 million credit bonus
*Gifted with a Veylon Battle suit after the 10th successful defense
-If the Lord of the Arena is entertained by the level of brutality and bloodshed during a battle, he will grant his favor. Such favor means that the battle will count as two battles, instead of just one. Of course, all relevant rewards will be given.
As Kain stared at the display in shock, he couldn't help but want to sign up immediately. This place was no different than heaven for him! He would get to choose any 5 opponents, which may be enough to get him 2 or 3 entities into his cell repository.
However, Kain ultimately forced down his excitement because he needed to infiltrate first. If he can sneak down below, he would have much more opportunities to get stronger while hitting Dominius hard at the same time.
Kain joined the crowd as they entered the interior of the Colosseum. Once he was inside, he veered toward the walls until he found a staircase leading downwards. Surprisingly, there were no guards. After travelling downwards for about a minute, he realized why. The stairway ended in a glass door. As he approached closer, a white light shined on him and it soon turned red.
"Unauthorized person detected. Access Denied." said a computerized voice from the door.
Kain didn't give up and tried to phase through the glass. However, he found great resistance against his hand and could only phase through the tips of his fingers. He retrieved his hand and sighed in disappointment. Kain didn't try to smash the door down because he might trigger an alarm.
His only option was to level up his phasing ability or find something that gave him access past the door.
He tried one last thing and that was to use his radiation detection ability to see what was beyond the door. After using the ability, he saw many radiation footprints further past the barrier. Some of the footprints were rather large…most likely representing Genji-tier. He saw no less than 10 of them. Looking past them, he saw many other decent sized footprints that weren't as big. They numbered in the hundreds.
Kain didn't know if those footprints were all guards or something else. However, he was still speechless because he couldn't risk taking a chance to infiltrate now. He sensed Daemaus near him somewhere within the Colosseum, but he dared not have him break down the barrier and go on a rampage. He didn't want all of Bastion to come down on him, as it would surely cause unnecessary casualties to innocent bystanders.
Kain knew that Lenaris and Taria factions probably already began their operations this night. He looked at the time and it was 1 am. Although he had seriously miscalculated how strong Dominius was, he wouldn't back down. If anything, he would go and be a contestant to improve his strength. Maybe becoming champion would allow him entrance deep into the underground facility. If he could unleash Daemaus down below, it was more likely that he could wreak havoc without being detected.
He took out a hooded cloak from his pocket dimension and put it over his shoulders. Next, he used his concealment technique so that only the lower half of his face was visible. His eyes and nose were hidden under the hood. He smiled and headed back up the steps to sign up to be a contestant.
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Ariel was a bit peeved. She was currently seated next to a bald muscular man in his VIP lounge. The man had chosen her out of a lineup of other hostesses to wait on him after he hit his 10th win of the night. Everything was fine during her stay with him, until the man attempted to force her into a sexual act. Fortunately, she had proven stronger than the man, and was able to beat him back.
The man apologized profusely and offered his recent winnings as compensation. She obliged the man and decided to stay another hour. However, for the last 30 minutes, the man did not stop making sexual innuendos. He kept rambling on about how he never failed to amaze a woman he took to bed. She really wanted to leave, but since she had already endured half the required time, she didn't want to give up on the offered compensation.
The bald man was not the first to pounce on her this night. Her first client also attempted the same thing. She probably should have used a disguise or makeup to reduce her stunning features. This was the first time she was working as a hostess and she was under the impression that she would get more tips the more beautiful she was. Of course, she was correct, but she didn't want to have to defend herself every single time she waited on a new client. What if one of these times she was unable to defend herself and a client was strong enough to take her chastity? She would be devastated if that happened.
She decided that the next client she worked for would have to prove his power level. Only if the man was weaker than her, would she be willing to wait on him. She continued to ignore the hot gaze she felt from the man sitting next to her.
The bald man was besides himself with lust. When he first laid eyes on Ariel, he had been stunned speechless at her beauty. Her photogenic oval face was framed by emerald green hair. She had matching beryl-green jewels for eyes, which contrasted well with her alabaster skin. Her elegant nose perfectly matched her heart shaped, pouting lips. She had an hourglass figure to die for, and if the man was asked to lose an arm to bed her, he would do it without hesitation. To have his way with such a goddess would be the pride of his life.
After his time with her was up, he would seek her out again after he became champion. Surely, she would be willing to bed him if he offered her the million-credit prize. As he gazed at her sugar-sweet lips, he fantasized about how they would feel wrapped around his manhood. He was tempted to jack off next to her, but was afraid she would get angry and leave if he did so. He sighed in frustration as he noticed a new contestant enter the arena.
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It was easy enough for Kain to sign up and choose his first opponent. Of course, it was a tentacle zombie, as he felt just one more would gain him his first entity. Cheers and yells cascaded down all around him as he faced off against a menacing tentacle zombie. He smiled as he felt that it was no threat at all. He was much stronger than the time he killed 3 of them on his mission to Naren City.
Kain easily dodged a few tentacles thrown his way and the zombie came in close to use its bladed arms. After dodging them a few times, Kain summoned his elbow blade and severed both of the zombie's bladed arms at the elbow. The newly crippled zombie screamed out in fear, as it shot forth the needled tentacles in its mouth. Kain didn't even dodge as he caught them with his own hands and crushed the needles into oblivion. He then ripped them out of the zombie's mouth and left them on the ground.
Now that the useless parts were removed, Kain got to work to butcher the useful parts to feed on later. He dashed forward and cleanly cut the zombie at the waist, dividing him in half. The zombie was paralyzed in fear as it watched Kain throw its lower half into his pocket dimension. It turned itself on its stomach to drag itself away from Kain.
Kain took this opportunity to grab handfuls of tentacles and cut them off the zombie's head. After he cut off the last of the tentacles and tossed them into his pocket dimension, he severed the head and absorbed the last of its life essence. He threw both the head and the upper body into his pocket dimension.
The crowds cheered in approval as they witnessed the gory, blood-soaked grounds of the arena. As Kain left the arena, he heard the announcer declare that favor was given, and the battle would count as double. He quickly collected his 20,000 credits and then went to his small private room. Every contestant would have their own basic room to rest and recover for subsequent battles.
Finally having some privacy, Kain summoned out the butchered parts of the tentacle zombie and began feeding. He thought he would vomit at the first taste, but his fears were allayed, as the succulent taste of the flesh made him forget his surroundings. He quickly devoured piece after piece. He wasn't even aware that he had ripped open the skull and devoured the brain as well. When his feeding frenzy was completed, Kain felt incredibly satisfied by the meal and was going to check his current power level with the disk. Suddenly, he felt the figure of the tentacle zombie in his psyche become solid and then disappear.
-Congratulations on gaining your first entity! Your relevant powers should have evolved and strengthened now. Why don't you check them out? (Mexxle)
Kain didn't need a second reminder. Immediately, tentacles sprouted out of his body. He noticed that the tentacles were hardened like steel, yet still retained their elasticity. Next, he was able to summon sharp needles and spikes all along the tentacles. In a flash, the tentacles waved and thrashed around him, enveloping him in a sphere. He felt like anything that entered this area would be diced and torn asunder. Satisfied, Kain made the tentacles disappear. He summoned his elbow blade and noticed that it hummed while vibrating at an incredible speed. He sensed how much sharper the blade became, but dared not test it against the walls.
Lastly, Kain used his radiation detection and the first thing he noticed was that the radiation footprints, or balls of lights, were now actual figures of the person or thing. He spread his increased detection range to encompass the area past the glass barrier that stopped him earlier. Now, he could see the figures of the guards as well as their power levels. He confirmed that there really were 10 Genji-tier guards, all at the low end of the power spectrum, with none exceeding 350x strength.
He noticed hundreds of other guards that were mostly in guardian-tier, with the rare chevalier-tier mixed in. When Kain noticed glowing pills stacked in containers in several different locations, he smiled in anticipation of looting them when he got down there.
When he extended his detection even further down, he finally encountered some heavy hitters. He saw figures wearing what seemed to be glowing suits? Were those the Velyon battle suits? There were about 15 of them and their power levels ranged from 400x to 500x strength. They were spread out and seemed to be guarding rooms. Within the rooms, he was able to see a collection of zombified humans, zombies, and monsters. Some of the figures he had never seen before.
He was about to continue further down with his detection, but noticed a room filled with humans. The humans seemed to be women laying on their backs while strapped down on some contraption. The curious thing was that the majority of the women seemed to be…pregnant? Their bellies were bloated. Just as he was wondering what the heck was going on, he looked further into the room and was shocked speechless. His hackles rose and he started to curse out loud in fury.
He was able to detect that there were armless and jawless zombies copulating with human women! The faces of the women were stuck in a silent scream, as the contraption that strapped them down also spread their legs open for the zombies to thrust themselves deeper into them. Looking past them, he saw an even more horrid scene. In a separate room, he saw caricatures of what were once humans, except now their various body parts were replaced with zombie and monster parts. He saw that in a sealed off room, a group of scientists were observing through a glassed wall. Slowly, a zombified baby was being lowered down to the hybrid caricatures down below. As soon as the baby got in range, the hybrids tore its body apart and fed on the remnants. The hybrids seemed to glow and get stronger after the feeding.
Kain promptly dry heaved and retched while spitting on the ground. He would have vomited if the tentacle zombie he consumed earlier was still in his stomach. Thankfully, it was already assimilated away into his cells.
When the sickening feeling passed, Kain stood back up with a calm fury in his eyes. He resolved to utterly destroy Dominius with his own hands. He left the room to quickly fight his next battle and get stronger as soon as possible.