The very moment Nash's indifferent voice fell, a gentle breeze appeared in the almost still environment, and suddenly three black figures emerged before the two creatures right out of thin air.
"GRR!?"
And exactly because of these three Soul's appearance, suddenly the two beasts that in truth were only on the bottom of the Infant Rank, took several steps behind, their Fear Level gradually growing.
Nash however seeing this couldn't care at all as he crossed his arms before his chest and talked with a nonchalant complexion, his voice cut off from any emotions.
"Kill them."
Immediately, following the simple order that they were given, the three Souls moved and leaped at the two lion-like creatures with their bare hands that barraged their bodies with powerful punches with no mercy!
"ROOARR!"
Both creatures howled up with both pain and anger once the Souls attacked them, even swinging their claws at them, splitting their bodies apart, but alas, that was only a meaningless attempt. Thanks to Nash, they were able to regenerate almost instantly and continue their frenzy as if nothing happened at all!
And because both creatures were still on the Infant Rank, the three Souls, that were on the peak of the same rank, had no problem dealing with them. Thanks to their difference in size and powers, the three Souls literally massacred the two creatures, ripping their limbs off with bare hands, reaping their lives like breathing the air in!
'...'
Nash watched the unfolding sight with an indifferent gaze, but this couldn't be said about the people behind him. As this was their first time seeing such slaughter in person, they all held pale complexions while their legs started to turn jelly.
If Nash would have had a pair of eyes on the back of his head, he would definitely be surprised to see as almost everyone's Fear Level exploded right above 85%, reaching the Chance Level with relative ease.
"Roadfs-"
One of the beasts wanted to growl up but was mercilessly stopped as one of the Souls grabbed both of its upper and lower jaws and with a powerful yank, ripped the pitiful creature apart as though it was nothing more but a piece of paper.
Hot blood together with brain matter and internal organs splattered everywhere, painting the breathtakingly gorgeous emerald green environment with the color of dark but sparkling crimson.
And soon, the second beast followed the same route as its playmate, and by the crazy onslaught of the three Souls, its body was ripped and smashed into a meat paste almost in no time.
[Target's body has decayed!]
[Target's {Soul} has been freed!]
[Attaching {Death String} on target now possible!]
[Target's body has decayed!]
[Target's {Soul} has been freed!]
[Attaching {Death String} on target now possible!]
Two black strings that only he was able to discern arose from the two corpses, and floated before his face, almost as if they wanted to be collected by Nash.
"Great work." Nash smiled with a satisfied grin and grabbed both strings, expanding his immortal army with two new beings.
Swish!
Swish!
Right away, two abyss black veils of mist broke onto the surface from the two corpses, and soon two creatures with the exact same appearance as the real ones emerged, standing before Nash like two lifeless puppets waiting for his command.
[You have acquired 5 Souls, the maximum amount of Souls you can currently hold!]
Nash listened to the voice in his mind, but before he decided to ask any further questions, he scanned his surroundings and turned to face the people on the spaceship.
"You can come out now."
Seeing Nash's calm and indifferent complexion, the people on the spaceship began to walk out slowly, but once they set foot on the solid ground and saw no danger lurked thanks to Nash, they relaxed and smile plastered their faces.
"I can't believe it... we... really have made it!"
In an instant, everyone broke into joy, walking around and discovering the proximity together with excitement-filled eyes, but as they still feared getting ripped apart by unknown beasts they remained close to Nash.
Meanwhile, Uncle Ben patted Nash gently on the shoulder and smiled.
"We... You did it. Maybe I have said this, but let me repeat myself... I still can hardly believe that we escaped and left that hell behind with almost no trouble!"
Nash watching as everyone even fifty years old men and women acted like little kids in this new environment, closed his eyes and sighed.
"Yeah, but we still have a very long way to go and this is only the start," Nash said to Uncle Ben and once he opened his eyes, he glanced at his uncle.
Ever since they escaped, he had a question in his mind that he wanted to ask him, but for some strange reason, he couldn't get himself to ask it. Even though he could have asked it during the time they were in the spaceship, he still decided to ask it a bit later when everything calmed down entirely.
"What? You seem troubled, something happened?" Uncle Ben seemed to notice the change of emotions in Nash's eyes thus couldn't help but ask.
However, Nash just simply shook his head and averted his gaze before clapping his hands, attracting everyone's attention to him.
"Everyone, come here for a moment."
Every person did as he said, and once they gathered around Nash, they waited in silence for him to talk.
They long ago got used to him being the leader and the one talking during bigger events, and to no one's surprise, none of them complained about it.
Not only did Nash earn their deepest respect, but in their eyes, he was an existence akin to a God not solely because he saved them from a nightmare filled with endless agony and suffering, but because he also held power that they could hope not to rival, not even in their wildest dreams.
Just those dark entities alone that he could summon out of thin air froze their blood in fear, while the two that followed him everywhere, Erys and Revio, made them think twice before acting or talking.
Thus, they had no choice but to follow whatever he said, but even if they would have had other choices, they would still follow him after what he had done for them.
Nash looked at everyone before him with an indifferent expression, or to be more precise their Indicator, and once he glanced at each at least once, he began to talk over important matters.
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After exactly an hour later, Nash watched as everyone walked back into the spaceship, getting ready for what they have discussed earlier.
"You sure about this? It will be dangerous, you know that, right?" Uncle Ben asked, feeling kind of worried about Nash's safety.
"I will be perfectly fine, I have more than enough protection to keep myself safe." smiled Nash as he pointed at the five Souls, Erys, and Revio behind him.
"Yeah, but still..." Uncle Ben wanted to say something but realized he was unable to.
Instead, he just sighed and waved his hand, "Just make sure to come back in one piece. You are the only hope for us and if you somehow lose your life now... Let's not even think about what would happen with use here then."
Nash understood what his uncle tried to say hence nodded and promised he will be careful before he turned around and began to walk away.
"Though, I will leave Revio and one of my Souls here to keep guard if something unexpected happens to occur," Nash told Uncle Ben and after commanding Revio and one of the previous Sky Beast to remain before the spaceship, and protect the people if a dire situation arises, he didn't hesitate and vanished between the woods with Erys following closely behind him.
However, instead of starting his 'cleaning' plan right away, which meant killing every creature in 10 miles as the spaceship the center, Nash stopped next to a small boulder, and after making sure no danger seemed to be around him, he glanced at the texts in his line of sight.
'And what exactly are you?'
{Domination Quests}
/Kill 10 enemies with your Souls!/
• Killed Enemies: 0/10
~Reward~
• 10 Domination Points
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/Kill 1 Infant Rank enemy without help!/
• Killed Enemy: 0/1
~Rewards~
• 20 Domination Points
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/Successfully manipulate a being through a Chance String!/
• Successful manipulation: 0/1
~Rewards~
• 25 Domination Points