Eventually, the frenzied combat slowed as the number of creatures dwindled, leaving Michael standing, breathing heavily amidst the carnage. He climbed atop the pile of bodies, a makeshift throne of the fallen, and paused to catch his breath. As he sat, the system notifications rang relentlessly in his head, tallying the minuscule badass points and experience points he had earned from the skirmish.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing the weak bat. The reward is 400 Experience points and 40 Badass points]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully being a badass. The reward is 50 Badass points]
"Seriously? That's all the points these fuckers are worth?" Michael scoffed, glaring at the blinking numbers that seemed almost to mock him.
"Feels like the damn system is messing with me."
