Exceeding expectations

Walking back to my house, I received information about first basic generator being finished. Now, Khaydarin crystal's energy could be used by this world's tech. This won't be needed for a long time, but currently it was needed to produce first robots that could begin working to create first probe.

When first probe would be created, everything would speed up. The only problem is that to create it materials will need to be manufactured in special way, especially lenses and crystals that would have hands and brain of the probe.

For now, I think a month or two would be required to produce first probe. It was not fast process that require a lot of custom made things.

Thankfully I have time.

Taking a bottle of this world's unique drink made out of some kind of green and red grass, I opened it and took a sip. Blurgh. Tastes like grass. Who the hell would like thing like that?

Well, I still had boxes upon boxes of different food in my storages, but they have strange idea of tasty drinks.

After playing another match of CS, I went out for a walk. Going out in the night in a city full of zombies might be a bad idea for a human, but it was interesting. I couldn't be hurt by them, and their sudden attacks were not really surprising as I felt them long before they heard me, but it was still a creepy and nerve-wracking experience. Especially when I saw some of them eating random bodies.

Unlike the games or movies, this world was much more advanced technologically, so they still had control over half of the city. Well, my skyscraper was inside the infected zone. I didn't really know how they spread outside of bites and parasites.

All the water sources were locked and observed long ago, all birds, fishes, animals were killed and burned to stop any possibility of spreading the infection. Humans, on the other hand were being checked and sent inside the camp where they would be kept in groups, until any chance of infection is impossible. All the things they were bringing were being recorded and confiscated.

Any infected person was separated and brought in a different place, where they were either researched or killed.

This all was done because internet existed everywhere and whole world was watching, forcing additional work on government.

What surprised me is that they somehow blocked all sides of the city with the wall and blocked all connections to the outside.

Well, except my connection.

Currently I was looking at how zombie tried to bite the person behind the metal fence. Unlike my expectations, that man was not the only one in that enclosed alley. There were different people and a mountain of food in n there, all covered by some kind of waterproof DIY roof. You know, it is interesting place to be.

Walls to the sides, thick metal fence in the front, metal door in the back, and a roof that was the weakest part.

Unlike my expectations, man who guarded the entrance paid no attention to the zombie and looked at me warily, taking his shotgun from the chair.

We looked at each other for a while, and I just walked to the back of the zombie, the ok out Machete, and chopped zombie's head off, leaving right after, as we both were just silently looking at each other.

After that, I continued my walk while cutting heads of some zombies that were walking randomly. All the big packs were either on the borders of the infected zone, or around places where big groups were infected. They didn't move much without reason, especially in groups.

Some of them were even falling from buildings, not knowing that it might kill them. Why do I know about it? Well I saw some of them dying and some of them survived, allowing them to slowly restore themselves.

I am strangely awaiting my meeting with some kind of advanced infected, like the Tyrant in second Resident Evil. Or maybe something like a big blob of flesh from seventh, where that old man was big enough to almost fill two floors of the house.

What I didn't expect is that they were really rare. No one told me that only main characters were meeting them all the time.

The only mutation I met is mutated simple zombies that were spitting some kind of acid at me. And these were only skinny and high women.

Walking to the umbrella hospital, from which main breakout began, I saw how different mutated monsters were getting out of it and in to the distance. There I saw bloated men that were filled with some kind of smelly stuff. How do I know? I can smell their vomit from kilometers away. Other thing that surprised me was that I understand what are they.

These are Boomers, Splitters, hunters, and I even saw Tank walking away from the hospital.

So, Resident Evil and Left 4 Dead?

I can believe that.

I didn't walk closer, I stood across the road on the roof, while different mutated versions were swarming out to the border where they were being killed by army.

Unlike heavily regenerating or resistant Resident Evil mutants, L4D ones were being released in masses. Is it some kind of regular strain?

Now I know why it was hard on army. I never really asked about the mutations that were happening with infected.

The most horrifying thing is that I saw how Tanks were being collected in the parking lot in front of hospital. Yes, someone or something controlled them.

I already want to see what will happen when these things would attack army. Nonetheless, I didn't want them to break out so soon, so I opened my storage, took out psi sniper rifle, and sat on the corner of the building.

Getting in a comfortable position, I took Sniper rifle in my hands, and even grew two others for another sniper rifle. I decided to try and multitask. I knew I could do simple multitasking, it was time to test more.

Looking through the scopes in two different directions was disorienting and first.

First few minutes I was trying to get used to moving my eyes and hands separately, but being zerg helped me as new muscles grew in my head and allowed me to move them easier without much trouble.

After I got used to it, I began shooting rapidly, shooting and melting their heads, sometimes I missed when they began spreading out and rushed in my direction, but mainly when they began throwing pieces of the road or wall at me, successfully destroying my corner.

Falling down, I placed sniper rifles back and decided to test their physical strength, as I didn't really know their limits.

I was disappointed, they were unable to lift me up or make me feel any pain. They were strong, not gonna lie, but only compared to normal human.

Yes, they could throw cars, and yes, they could lift me up if I wouldn't use psi energy to hover, but if I do so, I would fall down deep into the earth, as I had mass concentrated in a comparably small frame.

After breaking these guys, I went back to my apartment as I wanted to eat. Not wanting to walk much, I just disapparated. It was much faster that way.

Getting home, I noticed that there were people in front of the building, living people. Not zombies. And they were there most probably because I installed barriers that were only openable by humans. How? Well. password written in big letters above the pad and a big invitation to join in

You know, I cleared this skyscraper. now I only needed people in here. And here they come.

Why do I need them here? To make them cook food for me. And work too. You know, I have a lot of ideas and as I went down, I saw eight people who I didn't expect.

the only person whose name I knew was Bill.

Fucking Bill. An old soldier with cruel life.

" Hello down there " I said from the second floor, as it was separated from first floor by the metal fence.

" Who are you? " Asked Bill, pointing his rifle in my direction.

" Don't worry about me. I am the one who placed that door out there and allowed you to get in by painting the password " I said, opening the fence and closing ot behind me.

" So? How are you? Anyone got bitten? I'll have to check, so. Clothes off. " I said, looking at them all.

" We won't do this " Said Zoey.

" I didn't ask. I will have to force you out if you don't want to be checked. " I said, getting to the Bill.

" You can keep underwear, but all other clothes you better take off " I said, and Bill, being the most experienced and understanding that they needed time and place to rest suggested to do it.

" I won't let you look. I will check her " Said another girl from their group, I think she was from L4D2...

" No. I will have to see myself. Do you think I would enjoy looking at these men? I have to. For your and future people's safety. I don't accept a no in this situation " I said.

" You don't have to accept " Said a gangster looking man with tattoos all over him, pointing his weapon in my direction.

" Sorry, but I do. " I replied, getting close to him and standing right on front of him.

" Shoot me. go on. " I said, as Bill stopped the one with Tattoos and they all began undressing on different rooms. Girls didn't want to be seen by everyone.

Coming one after another, I looked at everyone strictly, not caring about their feelings and lifting their hands with which they tries hiding their underwear. Obviously only women did that.

" Ok. Now that I checked, you can get on the upper floors. " I said, opening the fence door. Or should I call it metal fence door?

" You can take any room you want except upper floor. it is mine. " I said.

" Is this building yours? " Bill asked.

" No, just upper floor, but since everyone died, I cleared it and now it is mine. " I replied, pointing at the floor where he could see trails left from blood that couldn't be cleared easily. At least I didn't care to clean too much.

" You did it alone? " Asked Zoey.

" Yes. Nothing difficult. Just a couple of zombies here and there on each floor. " I replied.

" Didn't you meet swarms of them in here ? " Asked another girl, as we were getting up the stairs, as I recommended upper floors.

" No, not really. I created these barricades outside after people either died in here or left this place. It was here for a long time " I said, as we arrived at the top floor. I invited them for now, as they were the first in here and they could use electricity and internet here. Not anywhere else.

" find a place. Wash yourselves if you want to. " I said, pointing at the room that was filled with barrels of water.

" And if you need anything else, just ask me

" I said, leading them to the guest room where they could relax.

" How can you have electricity? " Asked Zoey, as she looked at the lights being on.

At that, I just pointed on the balcony, where one of generators was working.

After that, they all went and washed themselves, while Tattooed man cooked a perfectly made lunch. I didn't expect that.

As everyone sat in front of the table to eat, I turned TV on, making everyone look at me.

" What? " I asked, as I didn't expect them to do it in synchronization.

" You have a signal? " Asked Bill.

" Yes, and I have a phone signal too. And internet. Everything I need is in here " I replied, taking a bite from the Duck's leg.

" How? " Asked Bill, knowing that it is impossible, as this area is fully locked and isolated.

" Easy.." I replied, biting through the bone and sucking bone marrow out. Really good stuff.

" Who are you ? " Asked the one who cooked this wonderful duck.

" Anton. The current owner of the world " I replied, knowing that I could literally order anything and by using internet it would be done.

Apparently, they didn't believe me. Well, it's obvious. Especially as it was said in not a serious manner.

After eating and talking about their experiences, I led them out on the lower floors and gave some food, water, and some ammo with guns. They decided to stay here for now, as a swarm followed them outside.

I told them that I have a helicopter, but it would get shot down by army if they try to use it.

Now as they left to sleep, you might be wondering why I had to check them out for bites? Well. If I plan to have people stay here, I should be sure that I wouldn't have to clear them out later it is too bothersome.

And, well. I was deciding if it was worth trying to court any of them. And I decided against trying it. You know, they are not to my taste.

This time, again, I couldn't sleep for long. I again was dreaming about something or someone that I met behind the veil.

At first, when I was restoring, I had no such problems. But now, I had been remembering it every time I was sleeping. This was the reason I had time to clear and barricade this place while playing and working on robot hand.

I might be unable to sleep for long, but my zerg part helps me and I don't feel tired at all.

My body works and helps me by itself, adapting at speeds that still makes me think that it shouldn't be possible.

Getting to the roof, and feeling the wind makes me feel better.

Looking at the land, far below my current position, I didn't feel afraid. I stopped being scared of heights when I was still training my psi energy in HP world. It was when I apparated myself kilometers in the sky. It was scary at first, until I looked around.

Looking at these things through the screen and feeling them is absolutely different things. Falling down from such a distance might be dangerous for anything, but I don't feel like it would damage me much

If at all.

Especially as I can slow myself down and fly using psi energy.

And not only it. I managed to make myself feel lighter by using force only. I might be unable to lift myself using only force, but I am getting closer to it.

Standing right on the corner, I flew up as high as ten kilometers, at the very least.

On this height, I felt the wind brushing past my body and I felt how it blew away some of my worries.

Letting myself fall down, without using anything, just falling down with my whole weight, I enjoyed the moment of bliss.

It didn't last long as I fell right on random zombie, creating blood and gut explosion and falling right into sewers.

"Stupid. Freaking shit."

I said, as I got out of sewers and restored it using magic. After that, I cleaned myself and looked around. I was pretty far from home, but still inside infected zone. Not willing yo waste time, I just disapparated back home and opened the canister that was connected to the foodmass creator. The thing that is used by food creator. You know, it might be good thing, but for it to create good food it need scanned food in it's database.

It can't just miraculously create any food you want without knowing about it. Especially as it can create it for different species that eat different food.

Filling container with different food that I picked in the shops the other day, I closed it and activated.

It will change the food into something different and compress it into food cells.

I might be wrong, but I think this thing can use any bio degradable material.

Finishing with it, I apparated outside the town and flew to the closest city's restaurants, collecting all their food and proceeded to copy from cafés and food stalls. I even copied mass produced things from shops.

After going through some places, I returned back to the house as I was needed. my guests wanted to have access to kitchen. They didn't have gas or electricity in there, and using things used in travels is not wise.

Arriving back, I let them in and was also asked about phone. Bill wanted to call for evacuation, as he had civilians with him and was a veteran. They most probably wouldn't ignore them in case it would be revealed to the world. Also, their escape will boost army's credibility.

Giving him phone, I went to the PC and continued watching walking dead and crunching on some popcorn. Rainbow popcorn. It have many flavours and is perfect for this. Always wanted to try it in my first life.

Why am I so affected by my first life? I even have new body, lived a pretty long being non human, and still think of myself as one? Why?

Is it because all my childhood was in a human body? All my earlier days were as human. I grew up with though that I am human.

Do I want to be one? I am used to having two legs, two hands one head, two eyes, one nose... Even though I had four hands at some point, or no hands at all... I still feel like that is my most comfortable state.

I don't know. It is not even most efficient body, but still it is mainly human-like.

Except legs that are more efficient than human legs. What about hands? Should I change them too? i want to keep basic Humanoid shape, but why should I keep it completely like it?

There are much more efficient structures for any task.

So, while thinking, I began changing my hands, spine, neck and bones in the ass to much more efficient and effective, while keeping the look of a human and ability to act like one, while in clothes at least.

Finishing my transformation, I proceeded to eat a lot, as it took a lot of energy to change myself radically.

After that I returned back down to my home where they were collecting their things and preparing for evacuation.

" So, they agreed. Surprising. " I said, looking at Bill.

" Yes, do you want to come with us? " He asked.

" No, I can leave anytime I want. Don't mind me" I replied, sitting behind the table and opening a can with Cola.

" Don't be arrogant, come with us. This place is not safe. " Said Zoey, looking better after washing herself and getting good night sleep.

" Ooh. Don't worry about me, I am absolutely fine in here. Also. I have a gift for you guys. Open the drawer and find yourself a protective suit. You might need them in the future. And be safe. " I replied, pointing behind them.

" Thank you, Anton " Said Bill, after looking at the costumes.

" Is it really fine for us to just take them? " Zoey and Bill asked.

" Yes. take them. And don't lose these things. This infection won't just stop at this city " I said, opening another can and taking some peanuts from the bowl on the table.

" Are you sure you don't want to come with us? They are thinking about bombarding this part of the city. " Bill said, before I suggested for him to wear costume right now.

These costumes might not be made by Protoss, but they were best from available on the market. Especially as it covered their whole bodies and was not extremely heavy.

" Where did you even find these? " Asked Bill, knowing that it is hardly possible for anyone to get hands on stuff like that.

" Idk. Just found them while sitting in my chair. " I replied. I really found them while I played some games on PC. AI delivered them to my house via helicopter drop. You know, internet is awesome.

" Fine. Everyone have their own secrets " Replied Bill, as he was strapping the helmet, making him fully covered.

They didn't know, but every costume had a microchip that would allow me to track them. Just for safety.

Why? Well. These people might be useful later on. I don't think games are made about regular people. And I wanted to know if this theory is true.

Well, and It would be fun to accidentally meet them at some point. Just for my amusement.

Leading them on the roof, I fired a flare in the sky, to let helicopter to see this place, as they wanted it to be done in case of problems. Obviously, they asked if we had flares.

Landing on the roof, people received my guests and wanted to take me with them too, but I declined. They really tried, but limited by time they tried forcing me in. They needed results and video recording of everyone coming with them. I declined and pointed that I have my own way out when necessary.

Giving up, they flew away while closing the doors of the helicopters.

Looking at them flying away, I noticed something that I didn't want to see. Really? A rocket flying towards the helicopter? Apparating right in front of rocket, I caught it and turned it so it flew in the direction from which it came. If I would've tried to stop it, it would've exploded because of sudden stop, just like if it would've hit the wall.

Obviously, being close to the helicopters, pilots noticed the situation. Waving at them, I disapparated and appeared invisible below them, to let them safely get out of infected zone.

As they left it, I went back home and continued watching walking dead. I was on first season, rewatching it. I don't remember anything about it.

Eating basket after basket of popcorn, I remembered that I wanted to collect food from all around the world.

Meh. will do it the other day.

I said to myself and layed down on to the bad, to watch series in more comfortable position.

As I watched it, I began thinking.

What should I really do in here? I am practically immortal, I can do literally anything. But what is the point? I don't know if I would get transferred or thrown in to another universe at some point. I thought that I would live in Harry Potter world for my whole life, but it seems that I might've been too naive. Again.

I don't even want to remember the being that I saw in there, but it made me remember one very important thing.

I, having part of the system crystal, am being hunted by beings that system was scared by. And I shouldn't have wasted my time uselessly.

I feel like I wasted years of time, when I should've been getting stronger and smarter. I was too lazy.

But... a little laziness wouldn't be bad. Right?

Right?

Well...

After these thoughts captured my mind, I couldn't pay attention to anything, except to seriously concerning sound that was coming from the outside.

Looking out, I saw explosions happening outside. Army began clearing city.

" AI. Why are the attacking? " I asked, getting to the food converter and placing it back in storage, just like every other extraterrestrial technology.

" The order didn't come on digital form. They decided it by themselves after getting shot by a rocket that you threw back " AI replied, making orders to stop bombardment before it reaches my skyscraper.

Not making it in time, one shell damaged the building and it began falling down. Using psi energy, I began trying to hold upper floor and lowered it slowly on to the ground, in an empty park that was previously destroyed by artillery strike.

Fuck them all. I might've been too relaxed with them too.

Now I can't easily enjoy view and nice morning breeze.

Placing my floor on the ground, I changed my mind and flew with it to the bunker, placing this house on top of the land where Bunker is.

Cleaning the area, I had to burn around hundred zombies. They were walking above my bunker. After I placed my house, I began cleaning the glass on it using magic. After cleaning the glass, I looked around and saw couple of hunters closing in. Not willing to waste my time, I just turned them into ash and moved to the door leading inside the house.

Checking it, I didn't see anything wrong and just left it as it is and disapparated to the storage.

~ Few weeks later ~

I found a way to make myself stronger. At first, my usual training routine was enough for me, but after a while, seeing no change, I began trying new things.

After many attempts at ways to train, I found out that concentrating my whole psi energy in a smaller part than my whole body for extended periods of time damages my body and leads to it adapting to it.

Being the first way where I could actually notice progress I began trying to do it with every part of my body.

Overflowing with psi energy was not comfortable, it was like blocking all the blood from getting to certain part of the body and then letting it in.

And sometimes it reached the point where I actually felt pain. Especially when I tried concentrating on small parts of my body.

This was possible because I mainly worked on control in first years of getting it. Now it helped immensely.

The only issue was with motivation to continue getting pain. The only thing that kept me from dropping this way was the memory of recent meeting with scary being.

I don't want to look repetitive, but I can't stop being scared every time I remember it. It is that scary.

~ Another week later ~

AI finally finished first normal probe. It was modern one. The one they use in current time, not the old outdated.

Well, maybe it is worse, because I didn't have necessary high quality crystals, but it was definitely close.

~ And another week later ~

City is 75% captured by zombies.

I was attempting to train my head with this method for the first time. It was strange feeling. I felt disoriented. I felt like my head was bloated and emptied at the same time.

It was much harder with my head, but as I had to train all body equally, I had to slowly do it.

I was careful with concentrating it in my head, but at one point I pushed too much and vein popped on my head, forcing me to stop.

Probe created three more probes. Materials were ready for mass production of working probes.

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Thank you for reading, and enjoy if you can.

Well well well. What do we have here Mc training? Wow. what a surprise. He definitely Exceeded my Expectations.

:D

This is just a beginning. A prelude to change. A start of new Mc! The MC that... Does nothing again...

Well. I'm joking. Mc continue to grow. Little by little. With infinite life expectancy, he began learning slower from experience.

At least he finally changed his body to the better version. You know, humans have too much defects in their bodies. It could be so much stronger if it would've been artificially constructed.

Obviously, MC doing all the changes instinctively and based on his lacking knowledge in it, he will have ways to improve himself.

As for why he does what he does? He just thought that it would be nice. He didn't have a real goal at the time of arrival, so he just did what came into his head.

Ok. Donate to me now! :D