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"I want to test how big my strength increase was! I really want to see what the difference is between 20 and 35 in Strength!
I know I am contradicting something I said before... that I must wait until my new spear is read!
Only then, should I go after other monsters, to level up! However, for some reason, I have a strong desire to get into a fight! "
After having this thought, I immediately stop running, and then I start to reflect on it, silently
'Wait a minute! I... want to fight? Why? That doesn't make any sense! After all, I was never a big fan of conflicts!
Especially after [Second trip to Hell]! So… why the hell do I want to fight?
Okay, I admit that the adrenaline of hunting is a good feeling and everything... However, this is not something that I usually actively look for!
After all, fighting is not really my style, I prefer to lie and deceive people, this is much more fun!
Of course, I don't think twice about choosing to fight when the situation is serious, and I can't run away!
However, the feeling I have now is completely different to everything I've ever felt! I'm seeking for blood! I want to fight!
It feels like, something is trying to control me! However, what? What is trying to control me?
What is trying controlling me to get me into battle with other monsters? Above all... Why does it want me to fight so badly?
Sigh! The worst of it all is that a part of me says that it is okay to think like that!'
At this moment, I feel a little twinge in my head and I have the impression that everything around me is spinning
While I have this impression, my eyes start to go blank and I slowly start to lose my consciousness
A second before I lose my consciousness, I hear a beep, followed by a notification
[The Host Body is under ???????????????? Control!]
While I reading this notification a little distracted, I ask myself using an almost inaudible voice
"Why do I always pass out?"
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When I recover, my conscience, I realize that I am still standing in the middle of the forest
However, everything, including trees that were originally colored like a rainbow
Became red as blood, from the ground to the sky
Another thing I notice is that my surroundings are completely silent
Something quite different, from the forest I'm used to
I quickly start walking and looking around, a little confused
"What's going on? Why the hell did I pass out this time?"
At this moment, I hear an explosion coming from far away
BOOM!
While I feel the ground shake, because of the explosion, I reflect on my situation
'For now, let's just ignore this explosion! Okay, first of all… I remember passing out!
That means this place must be akin to an imaginary space! Alright, now that I've clarified this... how do I get out of here?
I have to wake up? If so, how do I do it? Maybe I have to do something to get out of here, like… kill the being responsible for the explosion that I heard just now…'
While I'm lost in thought, I again hear an explosion coming from afar
BOOM!
"Sigh! Okay, okay you won... I will stop ignoring the explosions! Well, the interval between explosions is about ten seconds.
Besides, from the tremors I am feeling! It seems to me that this last explosion was a little closer than the other!"
After about ten seconds, I again hear another explosion
BOOM
"Yep, as I imagined! These explosions are getting closer and closer! It seems that whatever is causing them is slowly coming here!
Sigh! It is so obvious that the person responsible for these explosions is looking for me!
I am disappointed, with the creativity of those who created this place! Anyway! I better get this over with!"
Having reached that conclusion, I quickly start running towards where the explosions are coming from.
After running for about five minutes, I stop running, therefore, about fifty meters ahead
This is the being, responsible for all the explosions that I've been hearing for the past five minutes
However, different from what I expected, this being is not a gigantic monster or something like that
In fact, it is far from it, the being responsible for the explosions is a human, being more specific, a man
This man, is looking at the floor while whispering some words that I can't hear
His body appears to be surrounded by a kind of scarlet red energy
This energy is quite unstable, and constantly fluctuates in size.
In one moment, it barely covers the man's body, and in the next, it covers several meters around him
He's slowly walking towards me, and every time the man's foot touches the ground a huge explosion occurs
Along with the explosion, a big scarlet-colored shock wave spreads and destroys everything within ten meters of the man
BOOM!
Seeing this scene, I freeze and start looking with a strange face
However, I don't make that face, because I was surprised that the man's steps are the reason for the explosions
Or because his body is surrounded by this scarlet energy
What really surprises me is the appearance of this man
He's a very tall man, six feet tall.
He has very pale skin, and has long black hair, which passes from his shoulders
His hair is very messy, and he uses a long bang to cover his face.
That way, making it possible to see only the tip of his nose and his mouth
The man appears to be very thin, however looking closer it is possible to realize that he has a body full of muscles, having even an eight-pack abs
However, his muscles are very compressed and are barely visible, thus seeking to maximize his mobility
There are several scars, scattered throughout his body
He is wearing an improvised loincloth made of blue leaves, and his body appears to be covered in blood.
At that moment, the man takes another step towards me
BOOM!
While a scarlet shock wave spreads and destroys everything, ten meters from the man
I wake up from my daydreams, take a few steps back and say
"Wow, I really didn't expect to have to fight myself! In a way, it's even a little philosophical! You don't agree with me, Me?"
I ask the other me, who is a few meters ahead of me
However, he ignores my comment, and slowly continues walking towards me
BOOM!
Seeing this, I click my tongue and say
"Tsk! I think he couldn't hear my voice because of the distance between us! Huehuehue!
Man, what I'm going to do now is very stupid... However, it's not like it's the first time that I do something stupid! So... fuck this!"
I start running towards the other me
When I'm a little more than ten meters from me, I stop
From this distance, I'm finally able to hear what the other me is saying
He has his head down, looking at the floor while whispering
"Kill! Blood! Get stronger! Kill! Blood! Eat! Get stronger! Kill! Blood! Evolve! Get stronger! Kill!"
After hearing what he's saying, I look at myself with a strange face and say
"Wow! You are having some dangerous thoughts, I! Just let the mother hear this, she will certainly punish you! Wait a minute!
Doesn't that mean that the one who's going to be punished will be... I?"
At this moment, the other self, stops moving
Then, under my confused look, he starts saying the same word over and over again
"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Damn... it looks like I am really broken!"
After that, the other me is silent, and suddenly disappears from my sight
"Huh?"
While I'm looking with a confused face to the place, where the other one I was a moment ago
Suddenly out of the corner of my eyes, I see a foot coming towards my head
I quickly raise my arms and protect my head
Then, the other Me's foot, hits my arms
BLOW!
When his foot comes into contact with my arms, a big explosion happens
'DAMN IT!'
BOOM!
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