The screens disappeared, revealing the smoking mess in front of me. It smells horrendous, like burnt tires on steroids.
The monsters stop coming, and the only screaming is from people. "I should go help them. Maybe I can find Fein somewhere." I jump down dromt he building and head towards the nearest source of screams.
A small convenience store, with about 20 people inside. I notice a Hyrent at the entrance, biting at the make shift spear someone is stabbing at it with. I run up from behind and light the snake on fire.
It screeches, and starts to slither around in a frenzy, almost biting someone. I crush it's head with my bare foot, it's blood and brain splattering on me. "Is anyone hurt? Are there any other monsters?"
The people look confused and frightened, most of them backing away. The only person that doesn't is a police officer. A very fit body, with muscles rippling. A gun in hand, and an icy stare. Dark blue eyes and brown hair, wearing a full cop suit.
"Who are you? How did you kill that snake thing? My bullets barely did anything."
An angry glare, accusing, but curious. "If you kill enough of them, you get stronger. Don't ask me how. I got lucky and killed some with an explosion, and now they're super easy to kill."
The police officer continues to look at me. "And can you guarantee you won't hurt any civilians? I still have more shots left."
I don't know how I gun would effect me, and I don't really want to test it. I would survive, for sure, but I'd rather not get shot.
"You have my word, sir." He nods his head, still weary, but not about to jump on me. I walk inside and he says, "we have a few injured in the back. The snake bit them. Some sort of venom."
I haven't even used it yet, but I might be able to use my Passive to heal them. It's worth a shot at least. I kneel down beside the first injured person, an older man with snake bites on his wrist.
I gather mana in my hand, and active the Passive. It tries to heal me, but I have no wounds. I press my hand against the snake bite, attempting something similar to how I use Energy Generation.
The mana leaves my body, almost completely white. There's a speck of gold in it, the sign of healing and light magic.
The gold presses into his wound, sealing it slowly. The venom in his blood is destroyed upon touching the gold. 'If I drag the mana through his blood, it'll get rid of all the venom. But it might kill him if I fail.'
I don't take long to choose. Either he might die or he will die.
I move the mana into the puncture, and I meet resistance, I add pressure slowly, and it eventually goes inside. I move the mana along his veins, ridding him of venom.
"I won't be able to save them all in time. At least one will die. It takes too long."
The officer looks down, saddened by the news. A little girl runs up to her mother, crying into her dying form. It's sad, but I can't help them all. I don't have any real healing magic.
I move onto the next person on the floor. They seem further from death than the others, so it might not take as long. If I want them all to live, I need to improve a lot.
(Quest: save venom victims! Reward: based on performance!)
I'll try, but no promises. I move my mana through the second person, moving ever so slightly faster. They seem healthy, and their veins are wider. If the others are similar, I have a chance.
The venom is gone from the second,and I move to the third. A young man, breathing fast and hard. The bite is on his neck, and bleeding heavily.
I close most of the wounds first, then remove the venom. I move faster, trying to save the last woman. The venom is gone, and I move instantly to the next.
My mana is getting low, my head hurts, and I'm bleeding slightly, but I keep going. If the venom isn't gone soon, she'll die for sure.
Her breathing slows down, barley drawing air. I focus on the venom, all my concentration on moving my mana. When it's done, "CPR, quickly!"
The officer rushes over and starts CPR, while another person looks for equipment. When the woman is finally stable, her breathing calmed down and her heart beating, she jolts awake, before passing out again.
"She's fine. Her heart's beating. She just needs rest.". The little girl runs up and thanks the officer, who looks at me.
"If that's everyone, I'll be leaving. Kill as many of the monsters as possible. There are more people that need my help."
(Quest complete! Blank stat +4)
I grab a bag of beef jerky on my way out, starving from the exertion. I start running to the second group of people, and find a Demtan chasing a group of teenagers through an alley way.
Why do these things like alley ways?
I run up from behind and activate my claw and fire. The Demtan burns up, it's exoskeleton holding for only so long. The teenagers consist of two boys and one girl. They run when they see me.
I head off to another group, and find a pleasant surprise. Fein is fighting a deer looking monster. It has glowing horns and is much larger than any normal deer.
I run up from behind as it goes on it's rear hooves, trying to stomp on Fein. I jump on it's head, and grab onto it's horns, holding on for deer life.
It thrashes about, almost throwing me off. I use Gravitational Energy to pull myself down. I use all the blank stat points for CON, and the added weight makes the deer fall down.
Fein runs up and stabs it in the eyes, killing it. The horns lose there glow, and I get another notification.
{Killed Deer}