The devil was still munching on the corpse, looking down at Rhys from below. It held onto the corpse with two tentacles. Before Rhys could do anything else, it stuffed the remainder of its meal into its mouth in one go. Its throat expanded as the legs of the soul unfortunate enough to become the devil's sustenance disappeared into its abyss-like mouth.The devil let out a satisfied burp, indicating the conclusion of its meal.Suddenly, it spoke in a low and scratchy voice."You smell tasty. Must be because you have absorbed more mana than the ones I've had earlier.""Hmmm! why don't you come have a taste then?!"Without waiting for the devil to reply, Rhys activated {Burst Step}. Like an eagle soaring into the skies, he charged at the devil with his sword drawn. Mana burned like jet fuel from the soles of his feet, propelling him forward at insane speeds. Less than a second later, Rhys was just a few centimeters before the devil.His eyes burned with fury.Most of the time, Rhys was ve

Rhys woke up staring at a white ceiling..."Ugh!"He let out a grunt as he sat up on the bed he was previously laying down on. He stared at his surroundings, taking in and mentally processing his current situation. He noticed that his senses had become many times sharper than before.'What the hell happened?'It took him a moment, but the memories came back to him.'I won?!'He could remember delivering the final blow to the {Miasma Devil}, but he couldn't remember anything after that. It was like his memories had been cut off from there. He became even more confused when he saw himself inside a room.The room looked exactly like what you would expect from a sick bay. Due to his increased senses, the strong smell of bleach, and the bright green curtains sent very strong nasal and optical signals to his brain, giving him more than enough information for him to figure out exactly where he was. He was in the sick bay located in his department complex.He recognized its interior because he

"We need to leave this place as soon as possible...""As you all know, the world we live in has become... Different from what we are used to.""These mutated creatures and strange beings called devils are the least of our problems."Waiting for his words to settle in, he took a breath before he continued..."The most urgent matter we currently have to deal with is the matter of food and basic living essentials.""Food?"Grrrrr!!!The stomach of someone in the room suddenly let out cries for sustenance."That wasn't me!""Me neither..."They all instantly looked at the only fatty in the room."You freaking bodyshamers! Just because I'm fat doesn't mean I–"Grrrrr!!!"Fine, it was me..." The fatty said with a defeated expression, his fat cheeks jiggling in sadness as he fought back tears."I haven't eaten anything in two freaking days, alright!""But I didn't feel much hunger, not until recently," Myles said with a frown."That is most likely due to the action of the so-called mana we ha

The artificial forest covered quite a bit of land...Although It would take someone just a bit over an hour at running speed to travel through it, this will only be possible if the road cutting through the forest was taken.The forest looked many times more different than what Rhys had seen yesterday. The road he had traveled through yesterday had completely vanished. The forest seemed to have expanded overnight. The dense canopy of leaves seemed even higher than before as well."The road is gone...""How the hell are we going to know where we are going if there is no road?!"They all stared into the dark forest, unsure whether to proceed or not. They could forme their watches that it was already past midday, but because of the perpetually gray skies, the forest appeared as dark as night from where they stood."C'mon! Don't tell me you guys wanna back out now?!" Ricky yelled with raised brows."Don't be so fast, muscle brain. We need to weigh our options carefully." Zara said with an e

The silhouette of a huge figure appeared from the line of trees before him. The aura of the approaching enemy hit Rhys like a tsunami. The aura was comparable to that of the {Miasma Devil} he had nearly lost his life to.ROAR!A head of a larger version of the black bear broke through the canopy of trees. Blood-red eyes stared at the group on the ground. The mutant beast let out two streams of air from its nostrils, causing a storm of leaves to rain down onto the group.The monster looked even more malevolent that the smaller ones. Rows of razor-sharp fangs jutted out from its salivating mouth. From where he was, Rhys could see rows of the protruding spinal cord. Its razor-sharp claws glinted even in the barely illuminated forest. Thick blood-red lines formed tattoos on the surface of the mutant's fur, resembling the runes that dropped when monsters were killed.These lines glowed with a devilish light, painting the forest around it a light shade of crimson.Rhys let out an audible gul