<×> KORVAC <×>
Chapter 50 : Looping Change Part 2.
Descending to the lower floor with Häränn's company, it only takes us a few minutes of waiting before the others arrive so we can leave, departing towards the Sacrificial Board.
This time, there are 75 Anthropoids Rats of short grey fur coming from the blood vortex of the Perimeter.
They are still malnourished and disgusting to look at, because they are truly hedious on apparency, while simultaneously, the stench they carry around, rival the gross odor of Ambivalent Energy.
{Could it be that they have Ambivalent Energy in them!, Or is that they really are so rotten to obtain or got this putrid smell over time on purpose?, That has to be a type of sickness itself… , I hope is not contagious, well, At least i do not have to deal with it if is really the case, because this is not my real body…}
The Fight is relatively short, because i despise this Creatures in a way that i understand it doesn't belong to me.
However, not holding back my punches gives an overwhelming foothold to reduced the Rats problem, being the numerical advantage the Creatures have over us utterly irrelevant, dying incredibly fast as their lines breaks constantly with my almost tireless assault.
Killing the last one of the Anthropoid Rats makes my consciousness fade away once again, waking up over the blanket in the wood room, receiving a notification.
§{ Stage Clear when 0 reaches 71 }§
{Shouldn't be more?, Why only 71?}
There is no answer, and i can't think on one neither, so i leave the room, passing through the hallway, seeing closed doors before reaching and employing the staircase to wait sitting on the table.
{As i had anticipated, Häränn is not on the same Stage with me, But… , That even matters?, There is no guarantee that she would have come with me neither…}
The creaking of wood reveals that others are approaching, without knowing anyone of the members of this new temporary group, i limit Myself to Wait, Fight, Kill, get Unconscious and Repeat, filling as fast as i can the number i must reach to advance and go to the next Stage.
{How could i not notice this!}
The Anthropoid Rats are not malnourished anymore, and in some point, they have become taller, not much, only about a feet.
That is not my last occasion observing this improvements, as in the seventeenth Stage, the Rats are slightly above 6 feet tall, and the coordination they have is more fluid.
Getting unconscious from my twenty first Stage, i stand up, leaving the comfortness the mattress gives.
Each "Reset" gets rid off of any stain, tiredness or injury, i have seen on others the last one, in my case, there is no need for the latter, i haven't received a single hit on me.
§{ Stage Clear when 0 reaches 130 }§
Crossing the exit towards the Sacrificial Board, i am received by a Horde of more than 400 fit Anthropoid Rats, having the same height that i possess of 2.1 meters tall approximately, and leather clothes on top of that.
The fight unfolds, and after the first minutes, i already kill about 60 of them, the strategies they have are good, but if a confrontation is reduced to pure brute force, the one who has more becomes unbeatable, and the rest are too stuck on their own self contempt to do something abot it.
This tendency i mentioned is foreign for this Anthropoid Rats, as they become more proficient, numerous, bigger, faster and better than me in an overall sense as the Stage is higher, being the Kinetic Energy the only source of disparity between us, as is useful to mitigate damage received and deal more with literally every movement i perform.
{How long i have to do this?}
I had lost the count of how many Stages i have cleared by now, but one thing has been evident, almost every time since a few Stages ago, my companions are wiped out, they don't really DIE, but being alone on this Battle Field called Sacrificial Board makes things more challenging.
Eventually the worst happens, the Rats obtain the capacity to access and manipulate Kinetic Energy, being the first time i get an injury since i enter in the Obelisk.
The strike is severe enough that i spit out saliva, a bit of blood and two of my teeth.
The rat in front of me is taller by a meter, that doesn't diminish the speed and dexterity of his movements.
Forced into a defensive stance, i procure to deviate the punches, counter attacking on every chance i spot.
Hook punches to the sides of my opponent or an occasional kick to his knee until i break it, with thisbaction he falls to the stone floor, what allows me to land a series of straight punches to his head.
This is sufficient to kill the Creature, but it is not the last opponent, my mind almost fades away observing that are still fourteen enemies and only two temporary Teammates.
Charging blindly towards another Rat, i tackle down and [Smash] its head into pulp with my second punch, standing up and advancing again, but something strange happened as i kill another Rat and my companions die, my consciousness dissipate itself.
{What happened!}
My lack of understanding about what unfolded is absolute, it is assumed that only one of the Anthropoids Species is needed to leave the Sacrificial Board.
Then, Could it be that they killed me?, and I didn't even notice what or how they approach me?.
*Sigh*
{Well, it doesn't matter, i am back in the Obelisk}
§ Quests §
• Team •
Out but not Eliminated - Each Integrant of your Team prevails as long as they can, without dying. (3/8 - You are the third one)
Stages - End as many Stages as you can, Elimination does not impede to reenter and continue with the counting. (Stage 47 - Resets 192)
(LIMIT REACHED, do not enter "ANY" Structure for the rest of the Day)
Participant Killers - Ensure the demise of 50,000 Participants. (None - How disappointing)
• Personal •
Eliminated or Prevail - ?. (P)
Mischievous - Purposely lure others to their deaths without you actually being an active perpetrator on their demise (Teammates intervention don't count). (None - You are boring, have some fun)
Passion is a fuel that ignites - Provoke someone else to start a fire or them decide to burn into ashes because of others (Teammates don't count). (None - What do you use your life for then?)
"ME"!, How could i do that! - Kill others in the presence of witnesses in a way they can't have a proof that you are the perpetrator. (None - If i could i would forbid your entry, but i can't)
• Additional •
Personal Record - Abhorrent Obelisks do not perish, They only move to another more favorable location, sharing information among themselves, rewarding those who stain their play areas with blood. (At least you know hot to paint, still you don't deserve any reward from me)
Total Score: 12,036,000
Refine Ambivalent: 90,270,000,000,000
(The rest depends on your Teammates, Do not go too insane for having a bit more Ambivalent Energy of what you can tolerate)
§ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ §
{WAIT, WHAT?!}
I am expelled from the malleable honey floor, so i simply head outside of the Obelisk, the light of the Day has started to diminish but is still there, a few Hours more must past to be finally dark, hopefully the night is more bearable.
—Korvac!.
Call for me Häränn, she is not too happy, the same is the case of Dallas, who is a meter away from the Tomboy.
{*Sigh*, She is being cheered up just by looking at me, I am not going to lie, knowing that you have such effect in someone else feels pretty good}
Approching to the pair, i take a seat near Häränn, positioning Myself between her and Dallas, an action that makes her smile and lean on my right shoulder, so i move my right hand, enveloping her waist to be even closer.
—What Stage did you reach Korvac?.
Inquire Dallas, his tone is curious but simultaneously there is some trepidation, as if he doesn't want to know the answer.
—It said 47, but i don't know if i complete that number of Stages or is just the last i reach… , What about you two?.
Häränn reply, not being too confident on her trembling voice.
—Dallas reach Stage 26 and i was expelled in the Stage 34…
{Häränn Disposition is Competitive, probably she is not good with herself right now, Saying something could help?, I believe it would just backfire, if i understand correctly, the last thing she needs is me or someone comforting her}
Thyfall goes out of the Obelisk, and spots me immediately, walking fast towards us and sitting down to my left by moving out Dallas.
The Pink Hair Girl leans on me too, whispering into my ear.
*—Touch me like you are holding Häränn.*
I don't mind, so i give her a hug, the Tomboy is not jealous, on the contrary, is smiling like there is no tomorrow…