After dealing with those guard Kent's bitter expression didn't lessen.
He looked at the shotgun swaying on he's waist as he move towards the escalator, while clearing the path bodies of zombies numbered to hundreds could be seen on the path Kent left. Gooey blood litter the floor as a tick smell of corpses enveloped the area.
Kent cautiously move forward stepping out from the escalator towards the second floor. The second floor is as wide as the bottom floor combined with the length of the parking area. The variety of corpses the were killed at the start of apocalypse remained the same, as when they left only a few number of corpses were able to integrate becoming undead's.
Kent wasn't able to find a single zombie as he reach out from the escalator. He looked at each store being cautious as he can't say what danger's might await him. Devastating scenes welcome Kent as he looked at the stores, marks of battle could be seen on the walls as slash marks that doesn't resemble a human against a undead on Kent's juncture.
"it's looked like a battle just occurred here" after surveying the surrounding the same marks was shown on each store.
After carefully inspecting the area Kent move put heading towards the center.
Reaching the center most wide area of the mall that connects both mall by a bridge. He notice red foot prints on the floor as all the footprints lead towards the hardest opposite part of the mall.
"it's seems all the undead's hear were murdered by something, together with the humans"
Kent set aside those thing as he move the other way towards the bridge that connects both malls, as he carefully looked at the other side Kent sigh. As the bridge and pathways wasn't damage from the plane crash.
Kent move towards the other side, reaching the broken glass protection he could see the devastating image of countless corpses that filled the ground. As vehicle after vehicle collided with each other when that apocalypse had decent. The scene of chaos could be seen as one looked at the mangled and severed corpses crowding the small pathway of the mall. Where the corpses didn't had the chance to became undead's as their limbs and heads were clean off by the accidents that occurred. Combined with the deadly air and earthquake that chances of survival would greatly be lessen to a almost impossible degree.
Kent cautiously move forward while meeting a few amount of undead's on the way that could be easily dealt with. While reaching the inner parts of the mall Kent's heighten his guard.
Confirming that there were no dangers up front Kent continue to move forward, but as he reach closer towards the broken elevator he could see a body lying on the ground while blood still pour out from it. Cautiously closing towards the body Kent had a serious expression.
The distance between him and the body was about 5 meters as the body suddenly jump trying to pounce at Kent. However it was meet by a Tier 1 magic Icicle piercing it's head clean. Looking at the now motionless body Kent had a serious and cold expression.
Earlier Kent spread his senses to detect any possible danger towards the way as he detect small amounts of undead's and was able to easily get rid of them. However this body in front of him was something else as his detection wasn't able to notice it.
Even using both Magic detection and Empathic detection no strange thing was shown by the body earlier, that made Kent frown and become serious. As something was able to bypass his detection skills that's were pretty to notch.
[Investigation] did it's duty as it ascertain and scan the motionless body analyzing it.
Name: Blood Jester Tier 1
Race: Undead/Demon
Trait: Complete Concealment
Kent was surprised after using [Investigation] being the monster is a cross breed demon and undead.
Kent had some speculations but without a backing answer and proof to support it. Kent then tried his other racial abilities [Predator] activating it purple fog ripples out of nowhere as a gooey like substance appear out of nowhere. That had similar appearance to a fish and a snake as it was emanating a sinister and terrorizing aura from the abyss. It immediately devourer the Blood Jester's corpse.
Devouring the corpse energy surge through out Kent's body as some traits and abilities of the blood Jester was integrated towards Kent.
After Killing the Blood Jester Kent's domineer completely change as his guard increase more now Kent used [Magic Eyes] as these eyes move forward stranger and stranger undead's were meet on the path.
Kent meet and killed 8 Blood Jester's, he even meet a Tier 2 once that's completely different from the Tier ones at it could create a illusion of itself. People facing this Kind of monster even with they guns were surely die. There were also normal zombies that had greater strength and speed than the one's Kent commonly Killed. Even when using his skill [Investigation] nothing strange were displayed.
Kent continue to devour all the blood Jesters that he killed as the time passed by he gain it full trait Complete Concealment.
[Complete Concealment]
Seeing this new ability of his Kent had a better gasp of things as he ascertain and quantum plate each new knowledge he gain on the way.
Reaching the center most part of the mall Kent could see broken glasses, opened roof and a dozen corpses there were also a large number of undead's roaming around. The long large airplane that crashed wasn't destroyed as it stood still with it's half body. Being separated as it's front were completely crushed at the ground the smell of dried blood permeated the place.
As Kent reach the inner most part screams and cries of humans could be heard.
AHHH…! DON'T BITE ME...! HELP, HELP..NO FUCK. AHHH…! HELP…!
While moving closer the screams were getting louder and louder with the sound of foot steps getting clearer and clearer.
Kent hide in a stone foundation pillar avoiding the group as Kent didn't have anything to do with them.
Earlier while Kent were still far off he used both Empathic and magical detection clearly sensing what the group been doing. He clearly sense as the group of men leave the women, children and elderly as they run for their lives. Kent didn't blame the guys for their actions as such they couldn't blame Kent for his actions. As now the world turned upside down were laws didn't matter, where even your own brother and relatives wouldn't think twice killing you for their own survival.
Kent only have pity to those that deserve it as example the Tainted Flowers that he help. Moreover Kent gain some benefits from that encounter as he now held a shotgun on his waist and a pistol on his back. He left the other weapons for the group of females were they need it the most as Kent just pick up this two for some assurance and intimidation.
When the group passed by where Kent hide immediately activating Complete Concealment that he gain from the Blood Jester combined with his minor INVISIBILITY SPELL. This invisibility spell is a bit disappointing as if he made a single move the invisibility will be cut off, not allowing him to move for the time being.
"this better than nothing" as Kent thought with a disappointment as the next type of invisibility spell required a Tier 3 magic caster were Kent is still at the Tier 1 at the moment.
Seeing the state of the group of people that were escaping. Kent couldn't help but stared at them with disappointment as he could clear see signs that the group didn't tried to fight back and were just running. Moreover the undead's the were chasing them were all at the Tier 0 as for their numbers this didn't qualified to be called a dozen. They were even screaming as they run that could attract more and more undead's.
"how can such people be so pathetic" Kent sigh inwardly while still looking at the group that being chased as the number of undead's increase as time goes by.
"they were dead" Kent stared at the group that were heading towards the other innermost part of the mall where. Kent even avoid as a terrifying existence is occupying those parts. That even with his peak power would be extremely hard so avoiding such disaster is a must. As that existence were compatible to the Tier 3 Life Steal Hammer that massacre a entire settlement.
Time passed by Kent reach the elevator towards the 3rd floor on the way he killed a dozen undead's and consumed them. He even trued experimenting creating a Essence Crystal that filled with death essence. Looking at the crystals on his hand Kent had a satisfied expression as this crystal could strengthen his sister and other people.
Kent was filled with excitement as he looked forward towards the future thinking of other essence that could be created into crystals. Strengthening himself and the people around him, he even had a urge to confront the terrifying existence at the other innermost side of the mall. A greed for more power and knowledge intensify within him.
Suppressing the feeling Kent move forward.
Reaching the escalator Kent had a frown as upstairs is another unknown undead is looking at him with greed. It's large balloon like body that could explode at each moment were releasing a toxicity that could melt iron.
Seeing Kent it tried to walk down slowly at the unmoving escalator as its suddenly flip and was rolling on the escalator as its huge balloon body is rushing down towards him.
Kent immediately fled back as he could sense danger from the toxic the monster is being released. As he quickly back off for almost 50 meters the monster crash at the floor then follow up by the sound of explosions.
BOOM..!
Kent was dumbfounded while still hiding at a pillar. The huge balloon like monster explode as it reach the floor were the toxic spread everywhere melting everything it got contact to.
"the fuck was that?" Kent is cursing while questioning as he could estimate the danger that monster could bring.
Looking at the floor where it explode a huge crater could be seen. The destroy the floor is filled with toxic as the escalator is no where to be seen, as it was directly hit by the explosion and toxicity.
Kent was frowning as the escalator is no where to be seen even the staircases beside it was destroyed. Now where the options that were left were limited and was extremely dangerous as the other path is occupied by the terrifying existence while the other one is filled with a hoard of undead's.
Either side he chose would be extremely dangerous moreover he can't play hide and seek anymore. He needed to face the undead's head on.
If Kent fight the abomination the battle will surely attract the undead's in the mall, as they were attracted towards magic. If he pick the other side the same outcome will still happen. Moreover the monster will surely rush as it's a higher undead and had a more keen sense towards magic.
as for jumping the floors his strength wasn't sufficient to begin with that was also the reason why Kent was avoiding the monster at the other side.
Kent's released Magic Eyes as it tried to reach the place where his sister and another person hiding. Reaching the arcade store Kent can't help but be surprised as a number of undead's were lying motionless as their heads were missing. Their were even higher undead's at the Tier 2.
The Magic Eyes slowly enter the arcade room as he could see two strong life aura within the insides. Kent's Magic eye entered the room at the back where staff were supposed to used.
As the Magic Eyes reach the two strong life essence Kent stiff froze as the Magic eye and looked eye to eye towards a teen at his age. Her Scarlet red eyes that shine like a crystal the round cute face that represents transcending beauty, her long shoulder soft pitch black straight hair. The long below proportion length of her snow white arms and legs, with her breasts that neither big or small for her stature. Such a perfect masterpiece that could captive a god with her heaven transcending beauty.
if she was compared to the seven girls that Kent help it would be like heaven and earth. as the gap where to big like a light and a sun.
Kent froze like he had seen a ghost as the image and figure of the woman infront of him were something he couldn't forget.