'Unknown creature?! Inside my soul...? Awakening!!?! What in the hell does that even mean!? Do you think my soul is some sort of a f*cking resident or some sh*t!!!???! And who the f*ck give this creature permission to live in my freaking soul!?! It's not a freaking hotel you know...!!! '
Unlike how a normal person would react if they found out that a creature is living inside their soul, Astrick wasn't afraid or worried, instead, he was so angry to even consider the possible dangers of something living in his soul...
How couldn't he be angry? While he's living his own life minding his own business an unknown little f*cker is using his soul like a five-star motel without even paying any sort of rent, not even giving him a 'Thank you'...
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After a while of cussing under his breath whatever creature using his soul like a residence, Astrick continued moving his legs to meet Karl where he told him he can see him in case he needed something as he already planned...
And after less than ten minutes of walking at a decent speed, Astrick found himself standing in front of a big white building, it seemed to have the same structure as churches and appeared to have been a worshipping place before the apocalypse...
But with the world being filled with crazy mindless monsters who want nothing more than to eat every Human in the world's flesh, people didn't care about worshipping their gods anymore so the government used it as a living space for their soldiers and fighters...
After all, not all fighters in this base are former soldiers like Karl as some common people awakened their soul energy and became superhumans as well, leading them to be forced to fight the zombies and ensure the safety of the base.
While admiring the magnificent construction and the beauty of the structure of the building, Astrick was finally able to spot two familiar figures.
One of them being Karl who Astrick was already planning to meet while the other was the other black-haired woman in his team, Chloe.
It appears the two were talking about something important as they both had a serious expression on their face.
Sensing someone staring at them they both turned their heads toward Astrick at the same time... Seeing it was Astrick their expressions seemed to soften a little, Astrick gave a shy smile as he waved his hand awkwardly while moving towards them.
Chloe ended her conversation with Karl there as she looked at Astrick with an unreadable expression, she then nodded her head a little acknowledging his presence as she walked past him, leaving him and Karl alone.
"Astrick... What brings you here? Was someone disturbing you or something? "
Karl asked wondering what could bring Astrick here... After all, since they brought Astrick to the military base they didn't hear from him a single word, which made them assume that he didn't want to help defend the base or risk his life even with his strength...
But how could they know that Astrick was spending the last four days in his room to break his body limitations and become stronger than ever...?
"Haha, No, everyone here is very nice and caring, I just wanted to say hi and ask if you guys still need help with protecting this base."
Hearing Astrick's words Karl's face got painted with a smile that was stretched through his face as he spoke out...
"Welp, of course, the base could always use a good strong boy's help..."
Astrick face carried a similar smile after hearing Karl's words and he instantly moved the conversation to work,
"So, how could this nice gentleman help the base, do you guys need someone to take out some zombies for you..? "
Even Karl was surprised at how excited Astrick seemed, one should note that what Astrick was offering to do is something very risky and life-threatening, so someone being excited about it could only be explained if this person is mentally-ill...
"No, before you're able to go out we need to get you some stuff, and you're power and skill needs to be acknowledged by an experienced Martial artist as not everyone can fight zombies just because they want to, they need to have the power to actually fight..."
Karl's first words made Astrick's mood go down but his last words made Astrick excited again as he thought to himself...
'Hehehe, acknowledged by a Martial Artist? You're standing in front of a fighting GrandMaster, how hard can it be to impress a normal Martial Artist...? '
"Alright, let's do it! Let's go... "
Karl couldn't understand the reason behind Astrick's excitement or why he wanted to fight zombies so quickly, so he honestly expressed his curiosity...
"Now? Why now? Aren't being too excited? Why do you want to go out so quickly? "
Karl's last sentence made Astrick's expression change from excitement to sadness as he responded truthfully...
"There are some of my acquaintances I need to find, they might be in danger and I need to help them... "
Hearing Astrick's explanation made Karl sympathize with him, although he wasn't too surprised by it as many people lost their relatives or got separated from their loved ones after the apocalypse...
"Haah, I'm sorry to hear that, I hope they're all okay and I wish you the best of luck in finding them."
After that Karl told Astrick to follow him, but when Astrick asked where they were going Karl's only response was "You'll see"...
Astrick didn't want to be pushy so he stayed silent at first but he couldn't stay silent after Karl made them walk all around the base.
"Okay, we've been walking for about half an hour now, would you mind at least telling me where we're going?!?"
Listening to Astrick's question Karl finally decided to end the boy's suffering and fill his curiosity as he said...
"We're going to meet the Martial Artist that'll test your ability to kill zombies, we're gonna meet old man Conor..."
"Old man Conor?"
Astrick was confused by the fact that his power is going to be checked and judged by an old man, but Karl's next words cleared all his doubts.
"Ah, old man Conor isn't an actual old man, fun fact, he's still in his twenties, he just likes to pretend to be one of those old Masters and Martial artists..."
"Oh, Is that so? "
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After a few minutes, Astrick and Karl found themselves in front of a building similar to one of these big Japanese dojos, its structure and way of building gave Astrick a similar feeling to the one he got back at the worship place where he just met Karl...
Arriving at the dojo's door Astrick decided to activate his fighting GrandMaster ability, after all, he was about to meet a Martial Artist, even if his fighting technique wasn't that good, it'll still be good if Astrick used its strong points and added them to the other techniques in his collection...
Opening the door in front of them, Karl didn't notice the shine in Astrick's beautiful purple eyes after activating his ability...
But as soon as the door was fully opened, Astrick's eyes widened to the point where they were threatened to fall out of their sockets as his jaw dropped and reached the ground ...
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