Lara stared at the many glowing screens, and something inside her snapped.
'Haha, they called us greedy, but look at them. It's not like they'll lose their powers if they just give me something useful. Are they mocking me? Entertainment, huh? I don't think so... I believe they're satisfying their selfish and dark desires.'
The ground beneath her trembled slightly as she clenched her fists. It was all for nothing, the power she possessed amounted to nothing. Lara glanced at her status, realizing that even after dying and making herself pathetic countless times to entertain them, she had gained nothing.
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Status:
Player: Lara
Level: 11
Experience point: 678/5700
Power Rank: 99999989th in the entire hell's spire
Strength: F (33/100)
Mana: F (13/100)
Agility: G (89/100)
Endurance: C (99/100)
Intelligence: E (For memorization and spell-casting speed)
Luck: F
Special skill: Locked
Potential: Unknown
Skill;
(There's a 10% chance that the skill tier will increase with high mastery and intelligence.)
1_Red flames; (Low-tier)
2_Earth wall; (Low-tier)
Coins: 87
System Shop°
Storage space° (Can store upto 25 items)
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Lara straightened her body and looked up at the sky with a mocking glint in her eyes. In the system, player stats range from G rank to SSS rank. To increase each rank, players need to fill the 100-point bar. But if they're persistent, players can even increase their stats beyond SSS rank. Even she doesn't know what comes after SSS rank. The Authorities are tight-lipped about it. It's a secret that can only be revealed when a player reaches the dreaded 90th floor known as the 'Life and death floor'.
"Entertainment, huh? I'll show you what real entertainment is."
She knew Bella Morningstar was a weak noblewoman, obsessed with extravagant dresses and lavish gifts. Yet, after spending 12 days in this hellish place, she began noticing things that made her question whether the crazed and obsessive Bella of the past was merely an illusion.
She couldn't help but laugh at herself. Why the hell did her previous story feel so forced? It's like everything was happening to her, and she had no control.
Moreover, her emotions... They were so fragile that they could change so easily. It made her wonder why in the past she thought she could never let them go?
'Now, I am not Bella! I am Lara! A player who had zero wish to admit defeat!'
She flicked her fingers and red flames appeared all around her body.
'I will survive! No, I will reach the end of the Hell's Spire even if I have to die thousands of times!'
Countless shocked messages popped up around her when, instead of running for her life, this time Lara rushed straight toward one of the winged creatures with flames dancing around her body.
The most shocked person was the demon lord. He couldn't help but cry out in distress.
"#The_Demon_LoRd; Hey, why are you fighting back? You need to die a few more times! Do you not want more skills?"
Lara's gray eyes trembled when the winged creatures abruptly raised their horned heads towards her. It was unbelievable that even after encountering those eyes numerous times, she still felt fear coursing through her whole body.
A wild laughter escaped her lips as she conjured an earth wall to shield herself from the creature's claws. The flames surrounding her body flickered with heightened intensity when she encircled the creatures from all directions.
The light in her bright eyes dimmed with each passing second. In the middle of the fight, the blue hair cascading down her back swirled gently when she tilted her head to look at the glowing screens.
"It's because I don't want to die now. After all, it's getting boring, right?"