17 Grinding For More Power
" That makes the hundredth one ", I killed a hundred of the same creatures as last time, it got boring at the 10th, none could give me any challenge, so after that, I used my weights while fighting, so I trained a while so I could get used to them again.
After the fifth day here I got used to them, why did it take so long you might ask? Its simple really, apparently, my stamina does have its limits, if I pushed myself too hard, my body cant heal in time, thus leaving me somewhat exhausted for a couple hours, but that didn't matter that much. Each time I did it, I could last an additional hour in, with my recovery time improving each time, now I could do my limit breaking workouts and push myself beyond the breaking point, which now consisted of planks and much more difficult variations of push-ups and sit-ups.
Another interesting fact was that my perks continuously get stronger the more I consumed for example. My perception perk which dilated my concept of time, increased to about 600 times greater than normal while my regeneration speeds increased to about 5500%, but this had a cap.
Well, my theory was that the red-light maximized the DNA I had gotten from the creatures, and after consuming so much of the same DNA, said increase would be none-existent, since it couldn't gain anything from the beasts here anymore.
This was extremally good though, the virus was essentially making my perks grow with me, rather than give me a flat boost for their respective rank. And this wasn't the black-light variant, which is supposed to be far greater with its mutative and evolutionary properties, and most likely greater consumption gains.
But right now, I had maximized on this zone, nothing gave me a challenge here anymore, my stats had reached the early 300's, and stopped growing after the 72nd kill, with my weights being maxed out as well. Which meant I had nothing to gain here anymore. I dismissed the thought. At least I was much stronger. But a random thought came into my head for a minute.
" Maybe I should get Kryptonian DNA? ".
' That would be fun little experiment though, I never got it in my last endeavor either. But the thought of just sitting around all day and just passively increasing my strength sounds... incredible boring. If I had to choose, It would be Saiyan DNA, at least with that one I could train and have busted forms come with it too. With essentially no draw back to boot. Maybe I could create a makeshift Saiyan bloodline with a LAB, or I could get viltrumite DNA, they are like both saiyans and Kryptonians minus the passive solar absorption and transformation, and a little less adaption '.
" Sucks though, If I could get my hands on any one of those three, I would be set for life ".
{WELL, LUCKILY FOR YOU HOST, THE R.O.B HAS HEARD YOUR PLEAS, HE WANTS TO MAKE AN OFFER FOR YOU IN EXCHANGE FOR ONE OF THE THREE BLOODLINES BUT THEY WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM, DO YOU WANT TO PARTAKE IN IT?}
" Hmmm... isn't is a bit too convenient system? What's the catch here? ", Giving me any of these bloodlines would make me ridiculously powerful, and given enough time with either could make me potentially invincible...
{WELL, YES HOST. THERE IS A CATCH, FOR RANDOMLY GETTING ONE OF THESE BLOODLINES, THE NEXT ZONE WILL BE OPTIMIZED TO BE MUCH, MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF THE SURFACE OF THE SUN, WITH THE GRAVITY BEING 15 TIMES GREATER, AS WELL AS A CHAMPION THAT NEEDS TO BE DEFEATED TO EARN ONE OF THEM... DO YOU WANT TO ACCEPT YOUR FIRST CHALLENGE?}
"..."
"System..."
{YES HOST :)}
"Do I look like I want to die?"
{ ... }
{NO HOST}
' This challenge is almost impossible! Even if the gravity there is SOMEHWHAT manageable, the heat alone can fry me to literal death, and a champion I have to kill to even get one? I could die!', This doesn't sound like something the R.O.B would give randomly, even on a whim... something isn't right here. Wait, I COULD die...
All of the variables above make the odds 'sound' impossible, but all were well within my current level of abilities. But barely.
I thought long and hard, If I could get one bloodline though, I would have a solid edge over every thing this verse has to offer for a decent bit.
Sighing, I said, " System, what are my exact chances of completing this challenge much less surviving the environment alone, don't beat around the bush either. "
{-CALCULATING POSSIBLE ACTIONS AND MOST EFFICNET ROUTE, WITH HOSTS ACTIONS- ... YOUR CHANCES ARE APPROXIMATLEY 1.000023%}
" No pain no gain I suppose... Send me there, I accept the challenge, there's nothing here that can help me at the moment anyway, and I can only advance forwards from here on. "
{YES HOST... COMENCING IN 3... 2... 1...}
" This is REALLY gonna hurt ".
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