Eight! Seven! Six! Five! Four!
The time continued to count down like thin, and Mark's desperation only continued to grow as he looked from one hand to the other. There was no way that he could pick out one of the hands and be sure of his answer. He was about to just choose any of them and hope that it was the right answer, but then Mark remembered what the god of games said at the start of the game. He really wanted Mark to win, but he just couldn't give Mark something for free.
That meant that there was a hundred percent chance of Mark winning this game if he really thought about it. The god of games wouldn't give such a game to someone that he wanted to lose. There was something involved in this game that was a failsafe to make sure that if Mark was smart enough then he could win a hundred percent of the time.
"Tell me where the stone is~"
The boy's teasing voice rang through the area again, and Mark caught another thing in his voice that immediately told him that his hunch was right. The god of games was cheating, and Mark knew exactly how to catch him.
Three! Two!
"The stone isn't in your hands at all, is it?"
Once Mark said this, the god of games stopped counting and looked at Mark with a surprised expression on his face. For a moment, Mark thought that he had chosen the wrong option, and he was about to start crying, but then the god of games allowed his face to split into a twisted smile that made his entire face look like a jackal. A chuckle came out of his mouth as he started to laugh loudly in amusement. The god of games couldn't believe that Mark managed to guess something like that! Who would even think of such an option in such a dangerous situation!?
The god of games opened both of his hands, and Mark's heart soared as he saw that both hands were empty of the stone. The god of games then opened his mouth and brought out the stone with his tongue. That was some damn good guessing skills!
"You keep on making me prouder with everything you do. I can now agree that you weren't the wrong choice at all when I was picking my champion. You know, the other gods chose many champions all at the same time. They wanted many people to worship them all at once, but I was the only one who could choose only one. You are the only one I have as my follower, and I do not regret that choice one bit. You're more than worthy to be my champion, Mark Vanitas!"
Doon!
Mark felt a strange power begin to fill his entire body as his heartbeat surged in excitement! He could feel his injuries closing and his bones snapping into place as he was forced to his feet by the sheer intensity of the power that was surging through his body. Mark has never felt anything like this in his life. He felt like he could take on the entire world and win with how much power he had in his body! Was this the gift that the god of games spoke about?
[User has been granted Administration control.]
[User has gained full access to system abilities.]
[User lacks the constitution required for full access. A temporary constitution will be granted.]
[Accessing Heavenly Immortal Constitution. Unable to access constitution…]
[User lacks the constitution required for full access. A temporary constitution will be granted.]
[Accessing Demonic Dragon Constitution. Unable to access constitution…]
[User lacks the constitution required for full access. A temporary constitution will be granted. Recalibrating…]
[Accessing Soldier Ant Constitution. Constitution Accessed.]
[Temporary Constitution Granted.]
…
SUPERHUMAN SYSTEM
Name: Mark Vanitas
Race: Human
Level: MAX
Strength: MAX
Stamina: MAX
Agility: MAX
Durability: MAX
Mana: INFINITE
Affiliation: True Good
...
[Due to Administration control, the User has been granted temporary full access to two skill trees.]
[SKILL TREE]
-> Full Body Constitution: This is a unique skill tree enabling users to systematically enhance and fortify every aspect of their physical form, elevating strength and resilience to unprecedented levels!
Current Full Body Constitution: Soldier Ant Constitution: MAX/MAX
[Soldier Ant Constitution: This skill endows the user with the ability to enhance their physical strength to levels proportionate to that of a soldier ant, enabling them to exhibit power that is ten times higher than their current physical capability!]
-> Mana Circulation: Mana Circulation is a skill enabling the user to enhance the efficiency of mana distribution throughout their body, optimizing energy flow for heightened senses and greater strength.
Current Mana Circulation Stage: PHANTASMAL Rank
[Comment from GoG: You think you have strength, but don't get too cocky! One mistake and your entire body could explode from the overload!]
…
The god of games was silent, but he still had that look of pleasure on his face as he watched Mark slowly rise to his feet. Mark raised his hands and looked at them both as he could see a black substance leaking from all the pores in his body. The substance smelled disgusting and it had a feeling like tar when Mark touched it. Are these impurities? Mark could feel that his whole body was becoming stronger the more these impurities left him, and the surge of power inside of him just got higher and higher.
"You should feel the surge of power rushing through you right now. I have decided to help you since you played the game so expertly. There will be a time limit to how long your power will last, and there will be consequences, but you will possess the full might of your system as of this moment. The only thing I will tell you is that you should not go beyond what your body is capable of withstanding. I cleared out the impurities in your body and made you stronger, but your body is still too weak to handle the full might of your system's abilities. The strength, speed, and agility will tear your body apart if you take it too far, so exercise caution!"
The god of games immediately started to float away once it said this, and Mark quickly called out to him and asked him to wait. Mark needed to know what was going to be taken from him for this power. The god of games said that there would be consequences for him getting this power so there was no way that Mark would not want to know exactly what sort of consequences he would face.
"What is going to happen to me? You said there will be terms and conditions, right!? What are they!? I know you won't just give me all of this for free."
The god of games only gave a small smile in return as he muttered something that shocked Mark down to his core before he disappeared into thin air and vanished from Mark's sight.
"Free? Of course, it is not for free. This is for my entertainment, mortal. Everything done by everyone in this world is only for our entertainment. But you should try to finish this fight as quickly as you can because the longer you fight, the more you sacrifice your future potential."