Crocus can feel the pain of death as his left eye and half of his head exploded. The bullet of the enemy became fierce when it exploded as the notification of his skill appeared.
'Isn't this ridiculous!? It's impossible to win!'
However, his complaint only met nothing but silence as his eyes shut into the darkness... Before Crocus loses consciousness, he hears the NPC talking to him.
"Son, accept the fate of losers. This cow boy's gonna drink some booze and get some girls. I tell ya, no girls can resist a gunslinger like me."
...
The vision once again turned into a foggy atmosphere.
"All system, did I die again?"
Crocus asked with no energy.
「 Yes, your highness. 」
The system answered like it usually does.
"I failed again."
He said. His mind was so down and he was in a state of general unhappiness or despondency.
Seeing the owner being like this.
「 You have got a gunslinger skill, your highness. Don't feel so down. 」
Hearing this, Crocus made a little smile.
"Thank you for cheering me up. But well, the gunslinging ability is not useful against the viruses in the atmosphere and soon I might become a creature that only eats flesh."
Beep! Beep!
「 To correct, your highness. You might become a creature that is full of rage and eat flesh, a creature that is full of sadistic way to torture and kill, a mindless zombie that only eats flesh but not rage, and the last is an anomaly. 」
Crocus gasped with a little uncertainty.
"There are varieties? Is that one of your memories?"
「 Yes, your highness. There are varieties of flesh-eating creatures you might become, and I can only tell you that. 」
"You mean, you can't tell me everything about the 'All system'?"
「 Yes. 」
"Why?"
「 The almighty that owns all systems will notice my existence if I dig deep into the memories. You need to get stronger to know more about me and all systems Because that might exist could take me over as you are weaker to him, currently. 」
When Crocus heard it from the game dimension system, he was so surprised.
'Does it mean that as long as I can improve my spirit level, I will be ahead of everyone? So I reed a spirit now? However, I didn't have a spirit yet, and those zombies — what are they?'
He thought with worry so he asked...
"Can you explain to me that variety of zombies, then?"
「 Unfortunately, your highness, I can't. You need to have spirit first to know the details before you can do anything you want. 」
"I see. Then, to become a king, I need to get out of this place and come back to the palace. However, for me to leave, I need a Spirit to use the mana and I badly needed it!"
「 You're right, your highness. 」
Crocus closed his eyes for the meantime, and when he opened them, he muttered.
"Game On!"
The scene around Crocus changed once again. He is going to take the path that he was so scared of earlier with determination to live this life. His mind was driven by words that were whispering into his entire being!
I will be a king! I will be a king! I will be a king!
「 User entered the Elemental Ghost Spirit path! 」
His surroundings became twisted and dark like he was in a dead forest. To keep his calm, he is mumbling his words that he will become what he desires!
"A king!"
'I will be a king! I will be a king! I will be a king! I will be a king!'
With this, he manipulated himself to keep himself from fearing whatever it was in this game. As a gamer on earth, he is not r fan of horror and even horror in games.
「 Game: Dead Forest Run! 」
'Dead forest run? Is this going to be like a game temple run?'
Crocus thought, but he was standing on a giant tree branch that was going in a very long direction.
「 You have stolen a treasure inside the dead forest that is the home of a sadistic witch. Her treasure was protected by a guardian that is now chasing you until the end of the giant root!
「 Aim: Avoid the woods that will slow the player/user and get at least two hundred ropes before the witch dangerous werewolf reaches you! 」
"So, it's not that scary. What are the ropes for?"
As the game was about to start. He ignored and did not hope for something to tell him what they were for. He was in a game, he would do what was in a game.
*Awwooooohhhh!!*
The howl in the darkest night made Crocus even more fearful of the game. He knew that this was just the game, but he also knew that the pain was real. He didn't want to experience being ripped apart by that werewolf creature.
Unconsciously, Crocus's whole body ran forward without him controlling it. He can't also feel tired from the run as he moves and whistles through the wind.
"Ah! So I won't be tired of this thing."
Crocus said as he sped not so fast enough. All of the sudden, the hair on his back stood up. He can feel a wild, rumbling stomach. When he looked back, he saw a giant mouth of a beast excitedly wanting to bite him.
"G*d damn! Can't I become even faster? Just one wrong move. I'll surely be torn to pieces!"
The creature looks like a wolf and a bull at the same time. The mouth, whenever it opens and tries to chomp Crocus would release ghastly wails and cries of unknown dark creatures.
A threat stimulus, such as the sight of a predator, triggers a fear response in the amygdala of Crocus. His consciousness asks for fear or flight.
ObIt'slight.
It activated when he saw the creature and all the things he saw in this world. For him, nothing can compare to this wolf creature.
"There's a rope!"
Crocus noticed the things he needed. Speedy and greedily met it with his hands. However, it passed through him and disappeared.
「 You got 7 ropes「 7 / 100. 」」
Soon, whenever he sees a rope, he won't miss it while thinking.
'I will be a King! I will be a King! I will be a King!!'
However, while he is busy with self-manipulation forget the terror of the beast at his back.
Pak!
He was slowed by a block of wood.
The terrorizing wolf did not waste time. It chomp Crocus' head and it exploded like an egg crushed by a rock!!