"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE, OCEAN! THE WHOLE WORLD HAS MARCHED MY HIVE BECAUSE OF YOUR CRY FOR HELP! AND MY FRIENDS HAVE DIED! AND NOW, YOU KILLED HIM!?... AND WHAT ARE THESE ABSURD SYSTEM MESSAGES!" Haites, angered by the latest situation, roared.
"Well, yeah I did those because I wanted to see more blood than usual but still, all these powerful players did clumsy work. Unfortunately, that's why I had to intervene." Ocean's sly smile as he spoke was irritating, with a few drops splashed on his face.
"Is there something I don't know about here besides the system messages?" Confused, Haites asked the members of his alliance suspiciously.
"Stop to ask others, I am still here… What do you want to learn, who did I kill when there was no announcement in the system about someone I killed? Let's think about it…" He scratched his head and began to think as if jokingly. "Hah, I remembered! Those new players who have been teleported to the Throne Forest defenseless against the rules of the system, along with the pathetic ones by your side…"
"WHAT! WAS IT YOU WHO DID IT!?" Hina put her hand to her mouth, remembering the sight of the carnage they had encountered in the forest.
"I wanted to add you to my score also, Miss, but I couldn't do it because of that damn Cloak…" While Ocean was saying this sentence, it was obvious from the dejected expression on his face that he was speaking sincerely, but he started to grin again and continued to speak. "And what were their names?... Oh got it, Lighty of Oni, McKraken and Lily of your poor alliance…"
Hades… Aegon… Karmalita… and other GBR members… They were gripping their swords more and more with each passing second to shatter Ocean, but there was still something preventing them from attacking. Ocean was indeed quite famous among those against the system in this World, and for what he had done against the system in the past, he was like a hero in the eyes of all the victims of this World. For this reason, they were trying to be patient so that they could listen to all of Ocean's story by clenching their teeth so much that they broke their jaws. Because something inside them still said that Ocean was lying, that he wasn't actually that bad.
"And lastly, we can say that all members of xJx Alliance, except Ahmed of this BRe. Poor guys, They only came to save you, but they had to lose their lives…"
"How… How could you do that…!?" Tears began to flow from Kisperia's eyes, who had lost all her alliance friends before she could even meet them.
"Wait, Kisperia!" Karmalita frowned and began to speak confidently. "Your story is mismatched, Ocean. All of the people killed inside our castle were killed by the KOS alliances that came here with malicious intent. This is my Keep and I own all the information here!"
"Sadly, you are not, Karmalita… Because the whole of those KOS players… And those who gave you this information… They all work for me!"
"What does it mean!? Who are you?"
"I AM THE SYSTEM ITSELF, HAH HAH HA HA!" Ocean said this last sentence in a way that made the whole castle groan, shouting and happily.
Everyone in the square held their breath. As absurd as Ocean's story might sound, in most of these events, the system had done illegal things for the first time and concealed this information… About Ocean's actions…
"You realized now? Here, the system is me and I can hide any information I want from you. Look at my eyes! I became the winner of the Murder Event by killing many people. Can you see a single drop of blood in my eyes?" He was right. Even if he had just killed enough people to be first in this event, he had to be a Red Eyed with a terrifying hue. They had witnessed his murder of Ahmed with their eyes and the system had declared him as the first rank, but despite this, the parts of his eyes were pure white except for the pupils.
"Don't let his words fool you!" Cave, who carefully followed the events, warned his friends around him in a tone that Ocean could not hear. "Yes, it is obvious that the system offers him special privileges, but he is still nothing but a flesh-and-blood player like us. The human desires that he projects outward clearly show this."
All the players awakened by this last warning from Cave were about to take action to attack Ocean, but someone else acted faster.
"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Gofu, relieved of the sadness of not being able to capture powerful enemies like King Aramis and Buck, was delighted to find an opponent protected by the system.
"Ah, sorry Gofu, but you are too weak to be my rival… CATCH HIM, MY NEW SOLDIER!"
Shocked, Gofu quickly backed away when the human-sized monster suddenly appeared in the square, attacking Gofu. Normally, if any monster had appeared, he wouldn't have done so thanks to his superior power, but the appearance of the monster that appeared was a complete aberration. "WHAT THE F.CK!" He stared in surprise at the monster, who was growling angrily in front of him. Because this monster with Kamaitchi wings on its back, most of its skin consisted of lumps of clumps of flesh, some parts of its body, such as the right hand, right leg, and half of its face, had a human appearance…
"Holy God… Mini!" Unlike Gofu, Karmalita and the other GBR members were much more surprised because this human appearance belonged to a person who had been in their alliance for a long time.
"Is something like this possible…?" Cave couldn't hide his surprise either.
"I told you that from the very beginning, Aegon!" Unlike other alliance members, Haites had anger as well as surprise. "I told you I didn't want a Red Eyed in my alliance!" Haites, who calmed down again after the sentence he said to his comrade in anger, continued his speech as an apology. "DO NOT MAKE ANY MOVE AND LET ME HANDLE THIS WITH AEGON, ALL! THEIR STATS ARE MASKED!!!"
In this World where they lived with fixed rules for a long time, the series of anomalies that started today still continued. Now, when they wanted to examine the stat points of Ocean and the monster-turned-Mini, they would see the N/A warning for all of them, including their powers. So for them, they were about to enter a war with completely uncertain limits, and Haites didn't want anyone to risk anymore, except Aegon, his companion, whose abilities he trusted most.
"Ah, don't blame her, Haites. I've secretly worked hard to make him this way since this World was set up. Because he is my mini project. Even I did not think it would work perfectly like this…Doesn't he look hilarious? My Hybrid Mini!"
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**** FLASHBACK… 1 hour ago, outside of the GBR Keep, Pump vs Mini, Ahmed vs. Cloak Battles ***
"Farewell…" Just 1 second after cutting Mini, Pump, who had teleported 5 meters above where he had fallen, landed on the ground like Thor's axe and caused a giant dust cloud to appear.
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Using the dust clouds spreading around as an advantage for himself, Ocean quickly ran and dived into it without being noticed by Pump. Then he took out vials of Athena Blood from his pocket. "Let me help you, Mini. Just like in the old days." It was obvious from the irritating smile on his face that his sentence was a lie, but Mini, who was half unconscious, was not in a position to notice it and was unable to prevent the blood Ocean had poured out of his mouth from flowing down his throat.
Having completely filled Mini's stomach with five vials of Athena's blood, which players in this world could wield exaggerated powers with just a few drops, Ocean managed to get away just before the dust clouds completely disappeared.
When the clouds of dust disappeared, Pump stared blankly at his defeated opponent, unaware of everything…
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But someone who was fighting some distance away noticed this. Not by sight, but by someone who knew about the terrifying truth of the Blood of Athena, unknown to anyone, and felt it every time it was activated…
"WHAT THE HELL!!!" While his defeated enemy, Mini, was lying on the ground in blood, Pump, who was trying to watch the battle taking place in the distance, saw the sword coming towards him with supernatural speed, and quickly drew his own war weapon, trying to protect himself. And he was late also…
But something unexpected happened…
Cloak's thrown sword continued on, bypassing Pump and smashing into the right shoulder of Mini, who was lying facedown on the ground on the brink of death.
Both Pump and Ahmed, who in the distance had stabbed Cloak in the back, watched the result in shock.
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*** End of the Flashback ****
"See? Mini is my masterpiece. And he will complete the remainder, as enough people did not die to keep the system running smoothly…" He slightly rolled his eyes and looked at the Mini… No, the new monster that didn't fit into any monster category registered in the system. "KILL ALL OF THEM!"
The snarling sound of the monster, unconsciously looking down at the ground and oscillating to stand, turned into a roar. "GRR…GRRRROOOOOOOOAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH" And he suddenly disappeared at a speed that no human could follow with the eye. So much so that at the moment of disappearing, the dust on the ground had risen slightly. And where he spawned was in the area where the new vulnerable group of players was located. Very quickly, he swung both claws toward the people standing in front of him.
However, before his claws could reach them, Haites and Aegon appeared between them, swung their swords at the Hybrid Mini, and were able to block it.
Disappearing again, the Hybrid Mini appeared, this time 10 meters above the group, and started to take a hard dive toward them.
This time, however, Gofu, who appeared on his dragon right next to him, blocked him. "I LIKED YOU, THE NEW THING! LET'S CONTINUE THIS IN A PLACE WHERE WE WILL BE ALONE!" The giant dragon swooped in to grab the Hybrid Mini with its large fangs and take it away from the castle.
However, the Hybrid Mini teleported again, easily dodging the dreaded dragon's fangs, this time appearing right behind Gofu, making a move to attack the back of his neck with his claws. And again his attack was blocked in a way he didn't want. Red arrows fired from Aegon's secondary weapon, the Dragon Bow, were about to shoot the ten-meter-high Mini in the shoulders, and he was forced to flee again.
Performing as if it were an automatic command to turn to the attacker with every attack that came to him, the Hybrid Mini appeared again on the ground and gave a frightening roar to Aegon and Haites, who were standing right in front of him. "GROOOAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
Of course, since he lost his chance to make a surprise attack with this unnecessary move, he had to avoid the attack of Gofu, who jumped from his dragon and descended like lightning from the sky with his Ourobos Sword, Hybrid Mini teleported in front of Ocean and stopped and started looking at them with hatred.
"You two! Just stay away my prey, he is mine!" Gofu, whose move to smuggle Mini outside the castle and kill him there, was interrupted by Aegon, was enraged.
"Shut up! If it wasn't for her help, you wouldn't have a head to continue talking right now!" Haites defended his comrade Aegon.
"Wow, you put on a good show!" Ocean was still annoyingly happy. "But my time is running out. I need to quickly kill everyone in the GBR hive and raid other alliances. So… Just finish this, Mini…NOW!"
"GROAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH" Responding more harshly to Ocean's emphasis on its last word, as if it he was a computer software, the Hybrid Mini appeared again a few meters above the trio.
They were prepared for it, and Gofu and Haites appeared beside him at the same time Aegon's scarlet arrow reached the Hybrid Mini, slashing their swords at him.
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"STOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!" Appearing with a frenzied cry, the person who appeared with a single blow hit Hybrid Mini's right shoulder hard, allowing him to get rid of the swords of Haites and Gofu with Aegon's arrow, and also protected himself from the active attacks of these weapons with his Ourobos Swords.
"YOU! YOU BSTRD! HOW DARE YOU!" Gofu was enraged at the intervention of this familiar face.
Haites and Aegon both stared at the person they knew and were angry at for what he had done to their alliance.
But this person, who had landed in a controlled manner, skipped all three and simply stared at the Hybrid Mini, which rolled forward hard. He called out to Mini, who stood up again and started to roar even more angrily.
"STOP THIS SHT, MINI! I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME STILL! WE BOTH HAD ONLY KILLED POOR PLAYERS WHO HAD BEEN TURNED INTO FOG BY THE SYSTEM AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DIE AND GET SALVATION UNTIL TODAY! BUT TODAY, THESE BASTARDS FORCED ME TO KILL MY BEST FRIEND!" He glared hatefully at Ocean for a few seconds, then turned back to the Hybrid Mini. "SO I LOST MY HUMANITY TODAY! BUT YOU STILL HAVE THAT CHANCE! HEAR ME OUT, YOU BSTRD! HEAR ME AND COME OUT OF THIS BLACK HOLE YOU WERE FORCED INTO!!!" The person shouting all these words was none other than Pump...