A powerful cheat in the apocalypse

Going solo in Zenith

"Wait... I don't like this chaotic world. Can't you find something cooler to train me?" Rin said, visibly dissatisfied.

But Charly said nothing anymore.

"..."

That bitch!

He threw himself onto the bed, almost getting a headache just thinking about what had happened in the chaotic world.

"Can I go there with Key, or do I have to go alone?"

[Impossible! You succeeded, not her.]

"This thing called 'stage'... what is it? Isn't it supposed to be 'classes'?"

[Do not try to understand for now.]

"..."

"What is cognitive overload on my sheet? And mind pierce?" he asked, putting the chaotic world aside.

A game window appeared in front of him.

[Cognitive Overload: The host can multiply the thoughts present in the target, creating an overload of information that can lead to madness if the number by which the thoughts are multiplied is too high.]

[Soul Pierce: The opponent's soul will be pierced by a kind of invisible needle, which can lead to the death of the soul.]

"Not bad. At least you gave me something good. I didn't suffer for nothing." he said, standing up, visibly satisfied.

He had never been able to use any other skills besides the fireball, which had been his only and unique ability for a long time. Because of that, he was eager to use them, but he restrained himself.

[See? Charly never lies. Suffering makes you stronger.]

"..."

Rin stayed silent, not knowing what to say, before thinking about something and asking.

"Regarding your mission to make me take revenge on the ice dragon, how am I supposed to do that if we go as a team and I might not even have time to attack because of the numbers? Is letting others eliminate it enough?"

[Crucial information: Before thinking about completing my missions, make sure that you are alone. If others help you, it will be considered as failing the mission, and I do not like that.]

"..."

Lady... what do you mean?

Rin scratched his head for a moment before asking in confusion.

"And then? How am I supposed to do it?"

Then he suddenly thought of something and stood up with an amused smile.

[...]

[What does the host intend to do?]

"Prepare myself, of course!" Rin said while looking through his bedroom window, as sunlight suddenly entered.

[For what?]

"Going solo to Zenith tonight and teaching that ice dragon a lesson."

After all, it was said not to go alone, but that only concerned those below Rank B. Rin was clearly comparable to a Rank B or even Rank A, allowing him to go alone if he wanted.

[Very well!] Charly said excitedly.

After that, Rin closed the window and went to find something to eat.

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10:45 PM

Several hunters were standing at the entrance of the main portal leading inside Zenith, acting as guards. It was a way to quickly alert the Hunter HQ whenever a creature came out.

Suddenly, they saw a young boy wearing long black pants and a hoodie walking toward them, his head covered, making them surprised.

When Rin reached them, he smiled and said:

"I want to take a little trip!"

"Huh? Wait, this level seems difficult, and the HQ ordered only Rank A hunters to be sent there. Are you Rank A?" an older man asked seriously.

"A pseudo Rank A," Rin lied. "Hehe, I don't want to fight the boss, I just want to train against its subordinates and evolve to Rank A."

A pseudo Rank A was a hunter between Rank B and Rank A. However, they were considered Rank A by some and powerful Rank B hunters by others.

The hunters looked at each other before moving aside, letting Rin pass.

After all... no one would dare throw themselves into death willingly, and it was his own choice. Besides, training was necessary.

Rin passed through calmly and somehow found himself on the 20th floor, where they had been before entering the ice dimension of the boss.

It was a ruined world where it was always nighttime, with countless monsters constantly appearing.

Whenever an expedition team completed or reached a floor, they placed their signature there. This signature was then used by other teams to teleport directly to that floor instead of starting again from the first floor.

The mechanism behind creating and tracing signatures was complex, but it relied on advanced technology that Rin did not understand.

As soon as he stepped onto the floor, his gaze was attracted by objects scattered on the ground.

They were glowing purple cubes lying on the floor. There were two, one on his right and one on his left.

Every hunter knew these objects and who had placed them there.

"The Order..." Rin murmured.

It was an organization of awakened individuals that had appeared long ago. They seemed to have an objective that the Hunter HQ did not know, but they did not seem interested in preventing the apocalypse or accelerating it.

These objects placed there came from a great technology that absorbed creatures within a certain area, and strangely enough, only creatures were affected. Nobody knew why.

It was easy to guess that the creatures on this floor were hiding because of these objects.

He moved forward as lightning appeared in his right hand before spreading around him, destroying the objects.

Suddenly, several cries were heard as multiple creatures resembling small dragons emerged from different places, heading toward Rin.