Jason's First Kill (II)

His index before then was like this;

[ Distributable Points: 0 ]

[ STR: 6 + ]

[ AGI: 9 + ]

[ VIT: 7 + ]

[ ERG: 30 + ]

[ INT: 30 + ]

His strength had increased by two, and his speed by another point, respectively being "8" and "10" right now. Then his vitality increased from "7" to "8".

With the seven Distributable Points, he dumped three within strength, then three within vitality, and one within agility, taking all his individual stats to go above 10.

He then called out his complete index.

[ Player: Jason Shemrite ]

[ Serial Number: 336663996 ]

[ Rank: 0 (0/300) ]

[ STR: 11 ]

[ AGI: 11 ]

[ VIT: 11 ]

[ ERG: 30 ]

[ INT: 30 ]

[ Talent: Infinite Extraction - SSS ]

–[ Distributable Points: 0 ]

–[ Extra Talents: Semi-Enhanced Speed(E), Fireball(G), Weapon Reinforce(F), Enhanced Scent(D), Bite(F), Semi-Enhanced Endurance(E), Claw Sweep(I), Mighty Roar(F) ]

[ Hunting Points: 0 ]

"Not bad. I've done great progress since a few minutes ago." He nodded at his Template, and the Talents he collected so far.

Though some were of no use for the current him, they were no use for the dead beasts and zombies as well, he believed so.

Especially the [Weapon Reinforce]. It was very much useless to a Zombie Dog that could not even use weapons.

It was a discovery for him. One that even the opponents within this game can be unlucky in awakening their Talents as well. 'I guess... the game's fair at some points.'

Jason thought to himself, and chose to continue following the groups ahead. And at this time, something finally transpired, and the Doomsday Administrator announced a notice.

[ Notice: Player XXX has been chopped by a T2 Greater Lion! ]

[ Notice: Player XXX has been chopped by a T1 Great Lion! ]

[ Notice: Player XXX has been chopped by a T1 Great Lion! ]

[ Notice: Player XXX has been beheaded by a T1 Great Lion! ]

....

....

The notices kept appearing, until almost ten people were killed instantly.

Jason hurriedly looked up ahead, and saw a small group of five to six lions battling it out with the group that had a Level C Talent holder as the leader.

Amongst the lions, one was taller than the others, being two meters tall, and three meters long. It went against the leader, and five other players by itself.

While it's minions, or rather the five lioness, attacked the ten or so players that were left. It was discord, as some fought, and some just crouched down for self defense.

Some even had the gall to run away.

"...So much for being a team. That's what you get for trusting Complete strangers."Jason watched everything from a distance and then an idea struck him.

He looked ahead and saw a player that was trying to run away but was easily killed by a lioness. 'It's quite fast. Athletic pro fast.' He assessed.

It pounced on him, bit his neck and held him for a few seconds until he stopped struggling and died. It then left him there and turned back to attack more players.

'Not only just fast... it seems a bit too smart.' He frowned at that discovery.

Jason waited for a few more seconds before rushing towards the player when everyone was busy. He then touched him, while also checking for his weapon.

[ Infinite Extraction Complete!! You have extracted the Level D Talent - Decipher ]

[ ... ]

No other notification appeared, and Jason deduced that this was all he could get from another player.

He then checked for a weapon, and found a cleaning towel. He immediately let it go and stood up to hastily retreat back.

Unfortunately for him, the lioness from before returned and rushed towards him with terrifying speed and might.

"Shit... It was a trap!!" He cussed and turned around, wanting to run away. It was his first thought. An instinctive thought of a human against a beast.

But he then paused, and remembered that he was now quite powerful. And fast to boot!!

He turned around and faced the charging lioness. He took a breathe in, and out, then held his gaze fearlessly upon it, steadying his heart rate and nerves.

'You can do it, Jason. Not like you never fought dogs and cats before.' He hyped himself up, yet to no avail.

His heart began racing slightly, but a moment later, it decreased. He paused in shock. 'I'm calm? Holy shit, I'm not nervous anymore...'

His thoughts churned, and he believed it was thanks to his high spirit and intelligence, or his Talents.

Meanwhile, the lioness also slowed down and slowly began to circle around Jason. It's gaze was always on him, looking for an opening.

It sensed his change.

Jason also followed its figure, turning his body to always face the lioness, yet always ready to retreat at anytime.

He also used the newly acquired Talent [Decipher(D)], to gleam out information from his opponent.

[ Predator: (Nameless) ]

[ Type: Beast ]

[ Rank: 1 (30/600) ]

[ STR: 20 ]

[ AGI: 16 ]

[ VIT: 13 ]

[ ERG: 16 ]

[ INT: 3 ]

[ Talent: Bloodlust - F ]

[ Evolution Points: 6/100 ]

Jason hurriedly skimmed through the index, and saw many differences between players, preys and predators.

For one, 'Players had serial numbers, and predators had types. Another difference was that the former had Hunting Points, and the latter had Evolution Points.'

But that was for another time. Right now, both player and predator gazed at each, and were looking for a way to cleanly attack the other.

Such a status quo continued for a minute or two, until the lioness felt impatient and speedily lunged at Jason.

Always wary of such an action, Jason immediately pulled back when it lunged at him, and with new found reaction speed, was able to see its movement in slow motion.

It was not to the point of it being like time froze, but it was to the point where he could perfectly see the lioness' expression, and the anger within its eyes as he pulled back.

"This is... unbelievable..." He did not think much of that though.

He had a speed of 22 with the enhancement of his Talents. His weapon Damage was also enhanced by 75% thanks to [Weapon Reinforce(F)]

And all added together, his damage was monstrous. The lioness was easily cut apart in half with a single swing of his axe, ending its life.

After that, Jason's perception returned to normal as he could now perceive time as normal. He looked down at the cut apart corpse of the lioness, and subconsciously smiled.

'I... I did it. I killed it.' He thought.

[ Congratulations Player 336663996 for obtaining your first kill. You have been awarded 5 Hunting Points (HP) ]

[ Congratulations for making it within the [Talent Global 100]. You have been rewarded with a 10% increase in obtained energy from Hunting preys and predators ]

[ You have killed a Level 1 Lioness. You have obtained eleven energy essence. Bonus effect has been applied ]

Jason finally sighed in relief at watching that notice, and slightly crouched down to touch the lioness' corpse for Extraction.

"Strangely though... my heart is extremely calm. I'm not even disgusted at all." He thought to himself, blaming these calmness to his high stats once more.

[ Infinite Extraction Complete!! You have extracted the Level F Talent - Bloodlust ]

[ Infinite Extraction Complete!! You have extracted one Distributable Point ]

Jason stood at the same location for a few more seconds before he rushed off like a storm. Since there was nothing more for him to gain here right now, he moved.

His direction not being further away, but actually closer towards the battlefield. He was starting to have a small belief right now; it never hurts anybody to have more Talents on hand.

He thought. And he believed.

As for the situation within sight, it was getting chaotic, and very out of hand. Those clear headed tried their best to be commanders and bring order.

"You, you, and you!! Get your asses over there and help those guys there!!" A man in a military gear roared out towards a few people behind him, trembling in fear.

With their current emotional state, the trio could only do as they were told. And the other reason was because the man himself had a command-type authority.

He was not the commander of this group, but his words now meant more than those of the commander. In fact, they held more weight.

Not only because of his authority, but because of his gear and his confidence, and fearless demeanor.

"You, to the back, heal as many as you can!! You, and you, at the back as well, try as much as you can to support those in front. People!! Get your heads straight!!"

"This is not a party!! This is not a drill!! Wake up!! Wake the fuck up and fight!! Raaaah!!" He roared out valiantly and held his gun, yes gun, Jason's eyes did not betray him.