2023-08-10 12:48:08Luckily, Grey had managed to react in time. He held the steel bat between himself and the zombie, using it as a barrier to keep the ghoul at bay.
The creature was relentless, pushing and biting at Grey's face, forcing him to turn his head to the side. He noticed a pen on the floor, picked it up immediately, and stabbed it into the zombie's head digging it into it's brain. The zombie stopped moving, and Grey pushed the creature off him. He hurriedly rose to his feet with his back, just in time, as another zombie lunged at him. Grey swayed, narrowly dodging the attack, before delivering a vicious blow to the back of the zombie's head. "One more zombie down," Grey thought as he turned to face the last three zombies. He kneed one of them, a female, in the ribs, grabbed her by the hair, and mercilessly smashed her face into the edge of his desk. He then swung his weapon with such force that it flew out of his grip. This undoubtedly took out the second zombie, but there was a third and he had no weapon. Grey seized a keyboard and struck the last zombie in the chin, sending keys scattering. Turning to Jace, he found his friend ensnared by a zombie's grip. Grey, fueled by adrenaline, picked up his fallen steel bat and pulled the assailant away from Jace by the shirt. The zombie struggled to free itself, but Grey finished it off with a lethal strike to the head ending it's life. The zombie crumpled to the ground, its neck grotesquely twisted as blood spewed. Breathing heavily, Grey surveyed the bodies of the fallen zombies. Despite being defeated their bodies were still twitching. "Tenacious bastards," Grey muttered as he finished them off so they wouldn't rise up again. Jace's chest heaved as he stared at the bloody scene in disbelief. "What the hell is happening? zombies...none of this makes sense." Jace said shaken by everything he had just witnessed. "Yeah, it doesn't, but it is real," Grey said, wiping the cold sweat off his forehead. “And if we don't fight, we die.” He didn't understand how he was able to fight without any hesitation almost as if he'd been doing this all his life. Was it adrenaline? Grey wasn't sure, but one thing was certain: he enjoyed the rush he felt, and the feeling of getting stronger. Tring =================== [You have killed a zombie] [You have received a strength shard] [You have killed a zombie] [You have received a vitality shard] [You have killed a zombie] [You have received an agility shard] =================== Grey then summoned all the shards and swallowed them without much thinking. Once again, he felt a tingling energy flow through his veins, and balled his fist. “Yeah it's definitely working." Grey said and then looked at his stats. =========================== Name: Grey Adamas Race: Human Title: Necrotic Heir Strength: 12 Agility: 11 Stamina: 10 Vitality: 11 Intelligence: 10 Energy: 100 Element: [None] Ability: [Essence Plunderer] ============================ “What are those things you keep swallowing, and since when did you get so strong?" Jace asked. “ You manhandled the zombies like a freaking bear." "I got the shards from killing the zombies. They boost your strength. " Grey replied. “Do you see a system in front of you?" he asked. "Yes," Jace replied, staring at the empty air. ‘Guess everyone has it,' Grey noted. The was just one answer out of dozens of questions he had. "I don't know what it means, but when I killed the zombies, I was given shards as rewards," Grey explained. "Like a video game," Jace inferred. "Yeah, like a video game," Grey nodded. "Whatever the system is, it was given to us so we can survive whatever the hell is going on." Jace shook his head in a grim manner. "I'm a fan of video games, but I'd rather do it at my desk eating chips, not with my life at stake. I can't fight zombies." "Unfortunately, we have to fight if we want to survive. Do you hear the sounds of growls and screams? It means the entire building is filled with them, and the only way to get out, at least the only way I know of, is to fight," Grey said firmly. "God," Jace placed his hand over his head in panic. Just the thought of it scared him. He had almost gotten an heart attack when one tried to kill him, now he had to face a whole building of them. "Let's go! We need to keep moving before they start coming in," he urged Jace, and though scared decided to follow. He had seen what Grey can do, he stood a better chance of survival with him than alone. Together they made their way toward the exit and as they ran down the hallway, their eyes saw through the glass wall of to the section on the floor, witnessing the same horrifying scenes through the glass walls. Zombies biting and tearing into the unturned survivors, the sounds and screams of their colleagues echoing. Grey saw the horror and turned knowing he could do nothing about it, while Jace was just trying his best not to puke at the gruesome sight. They continued, and Grey's head for the stairs, but Jace had a different idea. "Wait!" Jace exclaimed and Grey halt at his track. "Why not use the elevator?" Jace asked. The elevator was a gamble they couldn't afford. If the opened and there was zombies inside or if the floor they wanted to go to was teeming with zombies, they'd be overrun instantly. So the elevator was a no go. Grey was going to tell Jace that but he didn't get to utter a single words as he hurriedly jumped backward he evading the bite of a zombie who suddenly lunged from the side. “The hell.” Grey had been too focused on Jace, he hadn't noticed there was an open entrance beside him. Zombies shuffling out. They blocked Grey's path to Jace, leaving both individuals to fend for themselves. Meanwhile, on Jace's side, he had pressed the elevator button, and it arrived with a chilling ping, its metallic doors sliding open. Jace's eyes widened in terror as he saw the number of zombies huddled inside. One zombie immediately attacked, scratching at his face. Startled, Jace stumbled backward in fear, falling on his butt. The same zombie lunged at him while he was on the ground, but Jace rolled away just in time and took off without looking back. "Shit!" Grey exclaimed in panic as he watched Jace run back into the office they had just left. There was no escape there, and he was going to get trapped.
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Man and Beast
The new skill he had gotten will be enough.The two stared at each other—man and beast—as if gauging each other's strengths. [Duskfang] was even more cautious as the human released a deathly aura that warned him to flee. [Duskfang] then used its clone ability to create another version of itself to tag Team Grey.The clone looked exactly like the original, and Grey didn’t doubt it had the same power-up. With a deep exhale, he charged at the beast, who began to shoot [Abyssal Orbs]. Grey dodged and parried with his sword, [Banesword], as he drew close, but they were just too much. The release rate had vastly increased, and Grey was still overwhelmed. The energy balls battered his body, tearing into it, but Grey kept moving forward. His bloodline had boosted his vitality to such an insane level that his wounds were starting to heal almost immediately. This advantage gave him the ability to push through the assault, but the closer he got, the more the barrage poked at
Venom
Grey looked down and saw [Duskfang] clamping onto his throat.Strangely, it didn't hurt as much as it should have.But if he let [Duskfang] keep at it, he might truly die.Instinctively, he thrust his fingers upward and sank them into [Duskfang]'s flesh.[Duskfang] winced as it felt Grey's fingers pierce its skin.It was confused as to how the human beneath him was still breathing, and sunk its teeth deeper into Grey's neck holding it tighter.But then it felt something wrong with the blood that graced its tongue.The red liquid, which had been invigorating before, wasn't anymore.Something had changed.Grey's blood was doing the opposite—it was poisoning it. [Duskfang] could also feel a sharp pain in the area where Grey's fingers had pierced.It had thought the wound was harmless and ignored it, but now it felt as if it was on fire.Realizing it was in danger, [Duskfang] hurriedly let go of Grey and leaped away, keeping its distance.It glanced at the finger marks Grey had made on i
The Necrotic Heir
Grey emitted a growl as he felt his energy boost fill his body. His body grew hot as his muscle mass increased. He glanced at his stats and saw they had all been doubled.[Berserk ~ 0: Double all stats for one minute][Side Effect: Drained Stamina and Temporary halt in recovery][Effects get better once proficiency increases] Though handy in tight situations, [Berserk] wasn’t advisable to use because of its drawbacks.There was a timer attached to it, meaning he would be in great danger if he didn’t finish off [Duskfang] before one minute ended.Grey sighed, convincing himself that he had no choice. Besides, how would he increase his proficiency if he abandoned the skill?“One minute,” Grey exhaled as he readied himself. “Make it count.”[Duskfang], who seemed relaxed, suddenly became alert, sensing that the air around Grey had changed. The human had gotten stronger.Though it didn’t understand how, it knew there was only one conclusion to this fight: the human's death. [Duskfang]
Last Option
Grey glanced at the new threat, and his expression turned serious. His heartbeat raced so fast that he thought it might explode.Something stirred within him—he didn’t know what it was, but it filled him with adrenaline.The monsters he had faced before, though challenging, were boring with predictable attacks.The only advantage they had: their numbers.But this... this beast was the real deal.If he could compare it to anything, it would be the same chill he felt when he first faced the [Juggernaut zombie].But there was a difference now: Unlike before, he was less hesitant and much stronger.From the brief confrontation, it was obvious that the sabretooth's agility was higher than his, meaning he would be at a massive disadvantage in close combat.This made him think he would fare better with his sword.He glanced at it and saw it lodged in the skull of a dead sabretooth.He knew he had to get it before the sabretooth made a move. But would he be fast enough to retrieve it before [
Duskfang
Grey leaned against the elevator wall, silent and unmoving. He had mentioned that he killed Jace to Wendy because he wanted to keep her as far away from him as possible.Jace’s death had hurt because he was too close to him. To avoid that pain again, he couldn't allow anyone to get close and end up with the same fate.“So, ignoring how cringe you were earlier, I’ve got a question,” Apollo said, making Grey frown.“Are you seriously going to face the horde all by yourself?”Grey let out a heavy sigh and responded, “Yeah. That’s the plan.”“Are you suicidal?” Apollo asked with a serious expression on his face. “'Cause that's the vibe you're giving.”“I don’t intend to die. I promised Jace I’d survive, so that’s what I’m going to do.”“Well, I don’t know who this Jace is, but let’s hope your promise to
A Mutant Birth
With a defeated sigh, Nathan raised both hands in surrender. "Enough, we lost. Do as you please." He realized that Grey had gone easy on them and that trying to be forceful wouldn't do them any good. He needed everyone to be in good form to deal with any threat they encountered and couldn't risk injuries. Besides if Grey wanted to kill himself it was none of their business. Grey frowned, ticked off by Nathan's surrender, but nodded understandably. He was enjoying the exchange, yet Nathan had to go ahead and end it. Grey had wanted the brawl to last longer, to fight until he lost all his energy, but it seemed it was too much to ask. Not everyone was a battle junkie like him, and he shouldn't expect others to be the same. No one in their right mind should be like Grey, who seemed to enjoy the thrill of it all. He was an anomaly, who seemed to be born for this, whereas these guys were just ordinary workers trying to survive. Some had chosen to adapt, others were unwill
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