Chapter 61
"I-Impossible!..." Says the Director of I.Co
"K-Karma slaughtered every one of our players!!! How is that possible..." Exclaims the chairman.
"It's okay, it's okay. We still have Joseph-"
"Sir bad news!!" Says one of I.Co's manager. "Joseph just sent an in-game email to us, saying that he quit!"
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"It's all over..." Says the chairman. "W-We messed with the wrong person..."
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At night.
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This is awkward...
Joseph and I decided to chat in a restaurant since I'm hungry after the fight and it is dinner time but...
Holy shit, this guy ordered 10 servings of steaks and burgers and is still not satisfied...
Joseph looks at me. "What's wrong? It's all on me! Feast as much as you want!" Says Joseph.
Well, the problem is... I did.
I already ordered 2 servings of French Dip sandwich, 1 cup of Mexican hot chocolate, 1 serving of shrimp tacos, another final serving of potato chilli fries.
I ate so much until I feel like puking. But it was all good and amazing food, don't get me wrong.
Still, what is this guy? Incarnate of gluttony? Indeed, you won't have any consequences on your real body if you overeat in the virtual world but you will still feel the consequences of overeating...
"Phew!!" Says Joseph, letting out a huge burp and stroking his stomach.
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"Oh yeah, why are we here again?" Says Joseph.
"Because you want..."
Joseph looks at me with confusion before finally snapping. "Ah! Yes! I want to know more about you. Yes yes."
I brace myself for any questions he might ask but...
"So firstly, what do you do when you are surrounded by players." Asks Joseph.
His tone changes and his smile turns into a frown.
!!
What... I swear I felt a change in his aura and slight killing intent. What is this?
"If they are mere weaklings, I will just bash through them and kill. If they are someone strong, I will find a weakness." I reply.
"Oh? What if they don't have one?"
"Nonsense. Everyone does, even I have some."
Joseph looks away and thinks for a while before saying "I see... That's a logical way of thinking. I do have some weaknesses too despite being a so-called genius... It is just not obvious. For example, in a 1 on 1 sword fighting with you, I will be slaughtered like an ant."
...what is Joseph trying to achieve here by asking that question?
"Alright, I asked a question. To make it fair, you can ask me a question too." Says Joseph.
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"... How do you fight?" I ask.
Joseph stared at the empty plates on the table before saying "It depends. I assume you know that I have lots of playing style right? But honestly, my most preferred playing style is by manipulation."
What?
As if I said that out, Joseph says "Manipulation you see... Is very easy and simple, I don't even have to get my hands dirty sometimes. I don't like engaging in fights, after all. I don't understand the so-called thrill of fighting like Jacob."
Jacob? Oh, he is one of the 5 gaming prodigies and is a spoiled brat. No surprise there that he likes to fight. Jacob is someone with a huge ego and pride.
"Okay, my turn-"
Something seems to distract Joseph and gets his attention before he can ask the question.
?
"My apologies, it seems that we will have to cut this short. There's something urgent going on. Let's become friends, here's my contact in real life... Please don't spread it, I don't want fan calls all over the world... I trust you!" Says Joseph.
I take the card and look behind. I realized he also scribbled down a few locations at the back.
"What is this?" I ask.
"That's the information I found out about all the generals of the necromancer king." Says Joseph.
!!!
I mean, I know where they are but for Joseph to find all of their locations so fast when the necromancer king information was only released to the public last week is impressive!
And Joseph left in a hurry.
What's going on? It doesn't sound like he checked his phone or anything. Did someone contact him through telepathy?
I sigh as I feel tired and decided to go back to the hotel I booked for the day... But...
On the way back, I smell the scent of blood near the alley.
...
What?
I followed the smell and arrive in a basketball court in the middle of tall old buildings.
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Mountains of corpses, brutally mutilated.
Joseph is standing on top of corpses, holding one of his victims and piercing a dagger into the eye.
The victim struggled a bit before going limp.
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He notices me and then throws the corpse to the ground.
"Oh Karma... Are you frightened by this scene?" Says Joseph, frowning.
"Don't bullshit me, I have seen far worse things."
Joseph smiles at my answer and jumps down from the mountain of corpses. "That's good. I don't want you to be that naive after all." Says Joseph.
What does he mean by that?
Before I can question him any further, Joseph already disappeared.
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I went to the mountain of corpses and scrutinize a little.
There are about 50 bodies here. The stench is terrible!
I can see bullet holes and slices everywhere in the corpses.
I even see signs of a chainsaw being used.
There are a few corpses around this lump of meat as well.
Some of his victims are crushed under pillars or shoved under dumpsters. Another group of corpses is just brutally torn apart.
After searching a bit more, I found a note on one of the corpses.
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I see...
Joseph did not slaughter these players without a reason. At first, I thought they were just simply NPC's and are Joseph's victims. But they are players... Or to be precise, assassins hunting after Joseph.
It may have something to do with the fact that Joseph left I.Co so now he has no backing like me. People are more likely to try to take him down now.
But I'm curious...
These assassins are hired by a guy named "R."
Who is this R? Retarded guy? Can't the client at least choose a better name? He is just straight-up copying "King of fighters".
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Jack of all trades huh... Yeah. That's certainly what makes Joseph terrifying.
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The next day...
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"Have you heard? The south of Switzerland is now shut off!!" Says a stranger.
I place my cup of coffee down.
I am supposed to defeat a certain amount of undead before I can know the location of generals but nobody has the time for that.
The one in the south of Switzerland is Crimson Rash.
She has been going on a rampage for quite a while huh. her appetite for souls is probably on the same tier as Joseph.
I teleported to somewhere around Leukerbad using the scroll.
It is quiet... Very quiet. Of course, it will be.
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I look over the edge of a cliff to see an army of undead, both humans and monsters alike.
I smirk and jumps down, slamming onto the one biggest made out of bones and bashing it.
Damn... That's a lot of damage!
The other undead notices my aura and starts to attack me mindlessly.
Hehehe...
Apply fire enhancement to Sakura Katana.
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Applied blue demonic fire(Divine enhancement)
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My katana suddenly engulfs in flame and once the undead touches it, they caught on fire and disintegrates.
Undead can't really "die" so the only way to stop them is burning them to crisp.
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*huff* *huff*
Oh? Is the queen finally showing up? Among the sea of burnt corpses, I am the only one left standing.
Crimson Rash is seen shouting from afar in anger and immediately attacks me.
Heh, she's "crimson" alright. She has long red hair, red skin, red eyes and uses the element of fire as well.
I block her punch simply with my hand and smirks.
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My strength shocks her as she tries to free herself.
Crimson Rash, as last resort, cuts off her arm and tried to escape by flying away.
"Oh? Escaping?"
I immediately appear in front of the fleeing woman and grab the leg before slamming her entire body on the ground.
"ARGH!!"
I pierce the katana through the tainted dark, black soil affected by the aura of Necromancers near her face.
Her eyes widen in shock as she tried to pull herself away from me.
"Hahaha!! Worthless attempt!!"
I slice off all her limbs and immediately decapitate her.
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Her head was sent rolling and it came to a stop near a rock.
"W-Who are you-" Says Crimson Rash before the dagger I throw pierces through her skull.
Now then.
I snap and the environment around me breaks. A crack is seen in the sky and everything suddenly is engulfed in an endless void.
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Crimson Rash is now trapped in my dimension with me.
"Y-You! How?! A dimension?! Let me out!!!" Says Crimson Rash
Crimson Rash is a type of undead as well. But fire does not affect her soul since she's stronger but it does affect her body. Thus, leading to this translucent ugly woman.
I draw my Katana and walk towards her.
"Y-You stay away!! The Lord will not forgive you for this!!" Says Crimson Rash.
I smirk. "The Necromancer King? Don't worry, you will see him soon." I say and pierces my katana through The translucent Crimson Rash.
She screams in pain before her soul slowly dissipates away.
I snap once more to exit my dimension and am now back on the stage.
Hehe, I'm coming for the rest of you.
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3 hours later...
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"W-Wait!" Says A.W "I don't have any problem with humans!! I don't even want to fight!! I know you already killed the other generals within the span of 3 hours!! Can you at least please spare me!!"
I look at A.W and smile. "Nope, I need your stats."
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And I decapitate him.
His soul screams in pain as I slowly split it into two.
Phew... That's that...
Now for the final boss and I will finally fucking end this stage. I've been in this stage for a bit too long.
Now then, the Necromancer King resides around the north of Canada. Because of his current activity, they also completely abandoned the north and prevented any survivors from entering, fearing that they are undead disguising themselves. After all, the undead around here seems to be gaining intelligence.
I teleport near the wall separating civilization from the army of undead.
The officer stationed near the wall saw me and says "Hey! You! What are you doing here-"
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He immediately realizes who I am and bows down. "Good evening sir Kel!! I have heard your deeds of eliminating the undead in other regions. However, this region is a bit more dangerous than others. In fact, rumours suggested that the Necromancer King is in there."
No shit. I know.
I sigh and immediately jump over the wall to the other side.
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"Holy shit... The wall is over 5000 feet and he jumps over it with ease..." Says the officer as he stares in awe.
Let's see...
There is about 100 million undead huh, easy. I fly down and crashed into the sea of the undead.
Creating a hole in the sea of undead.
They notice me and immediately starts to attack. It looks like a wave of tsunami trying to wash me over.
I dash towards the wave and slice it into the two with ease. A tsunami of undead as tall as 100 feet easily sliced into two from my sword's shockwave. The Tsunami loses its foundation and the undead came crashing down onto the ground, colliding with the other undead.
Woah!
I jump up into the sky to prevent them from colliding with me too.
Hahaha!!! It really is a "sea" of undead!!! Damn!!
Remove all limitations!!
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All Limitations removed.
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I grip both my Sakura Katana tightly and dashes down into the ocean of undead and with two slashes, killed about 10000 at once.
*BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!*
I slash the ground and it creates a powerful shockwave and trench which wipes out another part of the undead.
It feels like I'm fighting against water itself!! Haha!!!
This feeling of slaughtering so many is EXHILARATING!!!!
HAHAHA!!!
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The Necromancer King is slowly losing his power because his army is decreasing and all of his generals are dead. He has no one to absorb power from and is running out of it now.
*step* *step*
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Footsteps can be heard as I walk towards the castle.
Everywhere... Yes, everywhere, is wiped out. Not a single undead can be seen.
The necromancer king trembles as he senses my presence.
"A powerful being... Such a powerful being... Why do you exist in this realm!!" The frail man shouts.
I smirk at his remark. "Who knows." I simply reply and decapitates the necromancer king.
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Congratulations user Karma for achieving:
The first player to slaughter 100 million enemies at once.
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The root of all problems in this world is now gone.
Congratulations, players!!
Stage 4 shall now come to an end!
The system will now calculate what players have done in stage 4 and it will act as "points" for the ranking.
Rankings:
1: Karma (9983829992)
2: Vardan(927838813)
3: Kill(903829929)
4: D.B(819293882)
5: Sop(728299229)
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Joseph smirks as he sees the ranking.
"Karma... Who in the world are you?" He mumbles.