Kelvin was not looking at the ball that hit mommy's boy. He was looking at Alena. His head had jerked towards her when he noticed her move.
It turns out that she had picked up a ball with one hand and thrown it at another person. These two eliminations left only five people standing. That met one of the requirements to end the game.
She exhaled in relief and said, "No more killing."
Kelvin wanted to grind his teeth in frustration. Unfortunately, he couldn't because his teeth had merged into the bone mask covering his face.
He had to reverse the changes to his body before he could speak.
"I don't like you." He said to her. "I don't like you at all."
She shouted at him, "I don't like you either. You didn't have to kill them. No one had to die. It was just a game of dodgeball."
He asked with disdain, "Are you stupid? Are you wondering why I would want to kill in a destiny game? That should be obvious."
"But you didn't need to."
"I don't need to. All I require is to want to."
It seemed she finally realized what she was up against. She said in understanding, "You are a villain, aren't you? You are evil."
"No, I'm not. There is no good or evil. Only life and death. Only survival of the fittest."
She didn't agree with him. She pointed at him and said, "I, Alena Gold Light, solemnly promise to vanquish you for the crime that you have committed today."
Kelvin rolled his eyes. He thought she was stupid and naive earlier. Now he knows that she is stupid, naive, and heroic.
He muttered to himself, "I should have seen this coming."
Alena continued, "We are archenemies from today on. I will eliminate you at every chance I've got. You better hope I don't meet you in the games in the future or back on earth."
Kelvin didn't care about that. She was just making the resolution to eliminate him, but he had made that resolution the moment he narrowed his eyes at her. Her vow didn't affect his emotions, but he was frustrated that he didn't succeed in killing her.
He wondered to himself, "I guess this is my punishment for failing to eliminate a threat. Father always did warn us about this."
The remaining participants and the spectators began to disappear. They and the arena dissolved into nothingness. That signified the end of the game.
Kelvin found himself back in his white space. Words blurred in front of him and arranged themselves into information for him.
Game Evaluation.
-Difficulty: F
-Achievements:
1: First Hit +1
2: First Elimination +1
3: Highest Kill Count +1
4: Kill Streak +2
5: Survive +1
Total Points: 6
Game Points (Difficulty X Total Points): 1 X 6 = 6
These brought a smile to his lips. It made him almost forget the fact that he could have had more if Alena hadn't stopped him from killing or if that mommy's boy hadn't been hit by that ball.
"It is not bad for a first game. I have 99 more to go, so there's plenty of opportunities to increase my game points."
He was in a good mood because while the other four who barely survived will only get one game point, he gets 6. That's practically the value of six games in the amateur league.
So with one game, he is already ahead of others who are content with surviving by five games. That means he will be able to acquire a new ability that will enhance his shapeshifting sooner than them. That way, his chances of surviving all 100 games will increase.
So it was with a good mood that he called up his destiny report.
Name: Kelvin Thorn.
Health: 250/300. Stamina: 30/300. Focus: 50/300.
Class: Physique. Tier: 0 (Amateur League)
Level: 1
Strength: 30. Constitution: 30.
Endurance: 30. Vitality: 30.
Speed: 30. Mind: 30.
Kill Count: 3.
Fans: 0.
Game Points: 6.
Ability: Shapeshifting (Alpha)
1: Malleable Anatomy.
The kill count he acquired in the game increased his power by three times. It increased all of his attributes, together with his health, focus, and stamina.
With improved stamina, he will have more physical energy to use his abilities, and with more focus, he will have more mental resources to activate, control, and maintain the effects of his abilities.
As a physique class awakened, stamina is the most important attribute for him. But focus is also important, especially for the full-body modifications that he did with the bone armor.
As for health, while it is not as important to him as others since he can heal himself, a larger health pool will make it easier for him to heal and more difficult for him to be one-shoted.
It certainly will help him when he is poisoned, as he can't heal from that. Plus, he can't heal indefinitely. So a larger health pool is highly welcomed.
He thought to himself with a smirk, "What a stupid girl. Asking me why I killed them. This is why I killed them."
He has become stronger, so his decision was worth it. Sure, the people he killed would lose half of their kill count or, if they didn't have any, half of their total attributes. And sure, they will die if their total attributes become 30 in the amateur league. But what matters is that he has become stronger and that he makes sure that their sacrifice was not in vain.
It is like he said to her, "There is no good or evil. There's only life and death."
He has experienced many near-death situations to know that he doesn't want to die.
And like his father always says, "If you are not willing to do everything possible to survive, then you don't deserve to live."
He wants to live, so he will do everything he can to survive. That has been his whole life. It is just common sense to him at this point. He can't live any other way.