《The Soul System in the Apocalypse》


 Chapter 1: Henry (edited)

    <h4>Chapter 1: Henry (edited)</h4>


    In a dpidated warehouse, there was a group of youths who were moving things around. The age of all these people ranged from sixteen to twenty-two years old.


    The weight of the things that they were carrying was not small as it could be seen from the expressions that they were wearing on their faces at that moment. They were gritting their teeth as they carried the heavy weight using their scrawny bodies.


    Although it was true that they could have decided to quit, none of them dared to do that, not to mention aboutining about how tired they had gotten over time. Even though they werepletely worn out by the heavy duties, they still dragged their tired bodies and continued doing what they were instructed to do.


    Yes, those youths were all doing that due to the instructions that they had been given. They were like ves in this ce and were not allowed to step out of thepound where this warehouse was located.


    As for what these huge pieces of metal and stones were being used for, that was something that none of them knew about. And, they dared not to ask about that due to the fear that was imnted within them.


    Among the group of over one hundred youths, there was a young man that was about twenty years old. He had been here for more than a decade and was thus used to the way that things were here.


    But, unlike the others that were alwaysining day in and day out whenever they were free, he was always silent, talking only when necessary.


    But, one had to know that, getting used to the way that life was, didn''t mean that he liked the life that he was living. Just like the other youths that were here, he really wished to get out of here and see the outside world once again.


    He had short ck hair, a face that was just considered normal, currentlypletely dirty, as well as a torn brown shirt and a short that had several windows. Well, the shirt was originally white but was never washed for a long time and had already changed the colors.


    After setting down the steel beam that he was carrying, Henry took a deep breath as he looked at his colleagues that had just arrived and were alreadyying on the ground to rest. He himself didn''t dare toy on the ground. That was something that he had decided on for a long time now.


    "Henry, you really are... a person that was... made for this type of job. Although... although you are not bulky, but at least... those muscles that are on your body contain a lot of strength." At this moment, one of the youths that was lying on the ground spoke.


    He was taking a break in between his speech to try and catch his breath. At this moment, his heart was beating fast due to the fatigue that he was experiencing. The work was really demanding of his slightly bulky body. (A/N: Of course, only if he waspared to the other youths here, not normal healthy people outside.)


    Henry looked at him and remained silent for a moment. After a while, he spoke, "It''s not like we have a choice here. We have to adapt to this as otherwise, we would definitely die of exhaustion. Just take this as exercising your body like how you always did before."


    Immediately after that, he looked towards a certain direction. There was a group of people that was holding guns. They were the ones that were in charge of the warehouse and the youths that were present here.


    As long as they dared to go against the words of these guards, these youths would encounter a thorough beating. There were even some situations where some of the youths ended up dead after being beaten up. But still, none of the guards cared about that.


    The youth that Henry was speaking to at the moment was known as Adam. He and Henry were both brought over here by a group of people. They were not sure about the location that they were in as none of them came over by their own will.


    The two of them were friends for over a decade now. Even before they were brought over here, they were always together. They did almost everything together and even their families were close to each other.


    In fact, Adam''s sister was the one that was supposed to marry Henry. That was of course the arrangement that was made by the two families so that the bond that they were sharing could be strengthened further.


    As for whether Henry and thatdy loved each other, that was something that none of their parents cared about.


    Typically, the two of them were previously from rich families. They were those that liked to party although they were young. (A/N: It''s kids party, not the one for those that are considered adults. Alcohol is not involved in this kind of party.)


    During one of the times that they were out to party with their fellows, they had been tricked to drinking by some of those that were older than them. These were those that were slightly older and had brought their younger siblings over.


    As kids, their alcohol tolerance was obviously low and as a result, they lost their logical thinking.


    Instead of going back home in the cars that they hade over in with their drivers, they had decided that they were going to stroll their way back home.


    When they were on their way after they had escaped those that were supposed to take them back home, they were suddenly kidnapped by unknown people.


    And although the two of them were male, there was no way that they could fight back when they were facing an adult. So, they were easily subdued, before getting into a van that took them here.


    As for how they didn''t even know where they were, that was simply because they were unconscious in the car, the entire journey as they were brought over.


    Here, they were forced to do work that was already beyond them. And since they were previously spoiled, they had tried refusing. But after a beating, they woke up knowing that they were no longer at their homes where they were princes.


    They began working even though they didn''t like it. And this was something that they had done for a good eleven years. But still, they never dared to try to run away from here.


    The reason behind this was, they had seen a lot of other youths that attempted running from here. But in the end, they had the same result, they were killed off the moment that they made the attempt. The security level here was not to be underestimated.


    Although they had never tried running away, they had always been looking for ways that they could use if they got a chance. This had been going on for over seven years now. If they got a chance right now, they were sure that they could escape from this ce. But, that was only if they had the chance to do that.


    Adam looked at Henry as he rolled his eyes. He then got to his feet after much struggling. The reason why he was on the floor at the moment was simply because that was thest trip before they took a break. Otherwise, he would have already received a beating the moment that he touched the floor to rest.


    After sighing, he spoke, "You know, you should not make such jokes that remind me of those days that we were free to do anything. I do wonder what would have been happening at the moment had we been back at home at the moment."


    There was mncholy in Adam''s voice as he spoke about home. He really wished that he could go back to that time that they had messed up. Had they not been egoistic and drunk the alcohol, they wouldn''t have gotten drunk.


    Furthermore, they would not have run away from their drivers and bodyguards. That was how they were supposed to be free if they would not have done any of that. Perhaps at the moment, they would have been enjoying themselves rather than working themselves off like now.


    "Don''t worry, there will definitely be a chance for us to get out of here in the future. If you give up now, how are you going to get back? You never know. They might even decide to let us go back tomorrow." Henry stated as he looked at Adam from the corner of his eyes.


    "Hehe. Perhaps I should be positive like you. You have always been saying that for a very long time. But even so, it has already been a few years and there are no changes at all." Adamughed as he spoke in a wry tone.


    Henry took a deep breath but he didn''t say anything. He knew that there was nothing that he could say to change the current situation. But still, he had never given up about leaving this ce as he still had a family that needed him.


    Although he might not be reliable when he was young, he knew that he was currently the only male child in his family. He was supposed to be the heir of his family, even though he didn''t know about the current situation that the family was in.


    As for whether they had looked for them or not, that was something that he had never doubted. The two of them were so loved back in the family that he believed that their parents would do all that they could, to try and track their location.


    Seeing that Henry was quiet, Adam shook his head. Looking at the expression that was on Henry''s face at the moment, it was obvious that Henry had already gone back to being in the usual silent mode.


    "If we were back at home, you would have already gotten engaged with my sister by now." Adam stated in a low voice.


    "The five minutes break is already about to end. It''s better to get ready to get back to work lest you receive a beating. With the current situation that we are in, if you get wounds, you might not survive due to the burden that your body would be facing." Henry stated in response.

 Chapter 2: The Soul System (edited)

    <h4>Chapter 2: The Soul System (edited)</h4>


    After theypleted the work for the evening, Henry and the others all headed straight for the dormitories that had been prepared for them, after eating dinner. The rooms were not well maintained and looked shabby. All the same, none of the youthsined as they jumped on the already worn-out mattresses.


    Henry and Adam were sharing a bunker bed. Adam slept on the one that was at the top while Henry on the one that was at the bottom. They always had shifts on how they were sleeping on that bed. And today that was how they were supposed to sleep.


    After lying on the bed, Henry finally began rxing. Although he had always tried to make sure that he didn''t lie on the floor during the times that he was working, that didn''t mean that he wasn''t tired or something like that. This was a chance that he always used to rx his tired body that had already begun getting sore.


    As he wasying down, Henry began thinking about the way that life had been. Ever since they were brought over here, things had always been about working, doing the menialbour without sry. Even the meals were something that they would have wanted toin about, but had nowhere that they could do that.


    He had been here for more than a decade already and could be said to be a veteran amongst the youths that were here. All of them were males that could handle these kinds of jobs.


    The people that owned the facility that they had been brought to had made several arrangements for them. There was a division when it came to the age. The older a person was, the difficult the tasks that he would be receiving.


    As he grew up, he always wished to find a way that he could use to get out of here, but that was something that he had deemed impossible ording to the current situation. There was a very tight security and there was know any kind ofziness amongst the ones that were on the guard duty.


    So, the situation where he could snatch a gun and use it to pave his way out of the ce was out of question. Not to mention that there were more than thirty armed men here and whether he really could deal with them, there was still a fact that he didn''t know how to use the gun.


    So, for all this while, he had always been trying to look for the weak points that were present in the facility so that he could use them to get out of here if there ever was a chance. But over the years, although he had mastered severalyouts, shifts and patrol of the security, he had yet to get any chance that he could use to get out of here.


    Just as he was deep in thought, Adam who was on the top bunker bed peeped down and asked, "If you got a chance to get out of here, would you seize it?"


    Henry looked at Adam as if he was looking at a fool. He wondered where that question came from, as this was something that was obvious. If any of the youths that were in the dorms were asked about that, they would with no doubt agree immediately. This ce was no different from a living hell.


    When he saw that Henry wasn''t replying, Adam could only sigh as he got back to the position that he was in. He was only trying to find something that could make Henry start talking as ever since thest conversation that they heldst time, he had not talked again. And, he was getting bored by all the silence.


    The two of them were not that close to the other youths. That was simply because none of the youths were close to others as there were times that they had no choice but to go against each other, especially during meals. Bullying was existent here.


    Henry on the other hand closed his eyes as he tried to rest. Although he had been treating the work that he had been doing all this while as a form of exercise, due to theck of a good meal, the muscles on his body had not developed by much. Had he gotten good nutrition during all these years, perhaps he might be amongst the top body builders.


    But still, although he was not that muscr, the strength that he could exhibit was not something that could be underestimated at all.


    Just as he was starting to sink into sleep, he suddenly felt the world around him rotating. In the next moment, he appeared in a ce that was dark, where he couldn''t even see himself. He frowned as he tried to know where he was.


    "Hello?" Henry spoke, but there was no response other than the echoing of his own voice. He looked around and finally took a single step forward. He could feel that his feet were stepping on a solid ground but at the same time, it seemed soft.


    As he walked for a few more meters, there was no any kind of response. He tried waving his hands around and tried a few other things but couldn''t find anything.


    Currently, his heart that had always been calm after being tempered in the facility for a long time finally began beating erratically. He wasn''t sure, but he suddenly felt that he was being watched by someone in the boundless darkness.


    He held his breath as he tried to listen if there was any other kind of sound in the surroundings. But even after waiting for a few minutes, there was no sound at all. But still, the feeling of being gazed upon didn''t disappear.


    After a few more minutes, Henry took a deep breath and threw everything to the back of his mind. He didn''t even know how he had gotten here and neither did he know how he was supposed to get out of here.


    Since that was the case, then he might as well start strolling around the ce and see if he could be lucky to get to know where or what he could use to get out of here.


    But after walking for a while, Henry finally realized that there was an abnormality on his body. Although he was tired before he got here, now, he felt that his body was suddenly filled with boundless strength. Although he wasn''t sure about what had happened, he decided not to focus on that for the moment and find his way out.


    He walked inside the darkness without knowing about the concept of time. He walked and walked without getting tired. That was of course physically. But still, mentally, he was getting tired due to the aimless walking in a ce that he could see nothing at all.


    Still, he hardened his resolve and continued walking towards a destination that he knew nothing about nor did he know where it was.


    Just as he was continuing to walk, he suddenly felt the surroundings trembling. This was the first time that something like that happened ever since he came in here. He stopped walking as he became vignt of his surroundings.


    As he was standing still, light suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The darkness was being illuminated, but there was no source of the light in the surroundings.


    Instead of the expected white light, the light that was illuminating the darkness this time was blood-red. It gave Henry an eerie feeling in his heart.


    As time went by, the light that had been dim not long ago began brightening up and soon, the whole ce was illuminated red. Henry could finally see his body at that moment and was surprised to find that he was actually stark naked right now.


    Furthermore, he realized at the moment, something that he didn''t realize even after a long period of time that he had spent here. There were actually no any environmental changes in the atmosphere, no wind, no high or low temperatures or the sort. It felt like he was just wearing clothes inside a house during a normal weather.


    SCRATCH! SCRATCH! SCRATCH!


    Just then, he was forced to look in front of him by the sounds of someone scratching a ss surface with a sharp object. And as he looked forward, he was suddenly stunned by what he saw.


    In front of him, in the air, words began appearing one after the other. It was as if there was an invisible person that was writing there. This was a phenomenon that was out of the world. An invisible person writing on an invisible board.


    Henry began reading the words that began appearing in front of him.


    ''THE SOUL SYSTEM!''


    The words were written in blood-red and the words were bold. Even if Henry didn''t want to see them, as long as he was looking in front of him, he couldn''t miss the words that had appeared in front of him.


    Furthermore, there was a pale blue screen that had appeared out of nowhere and had formed a rectangr frame that was around the words.


    Just as he was wondering what the heck was going on, his mind suddenly nked out and in the next moment, a huge amount of information was dumped into his mind.


    The content of the information was something so shocking that Henry felt his scalp tingling. This was just unbelievable!


    Just as he was beginning to process the huge amount of information, his mind suddenly nked out again as the surroundings began to be blurry.


    And in the next moment, everything went ck as he passed out.

 Chapter 3: The Apocalypse Descends (edited)

    <h4>Chapter 3: The Apocalypse Descends (edited)</h4>


    After everything turned dark, Henry suddenly opened his eyes back in the reality. At this moment, his head had already started aching. It was as if there was a person that had taken a hammer and smashed it on his head.


    Making sure that he didn''t make any sound, Henry looked around and was surprised to find that everything seemed the same just as he had closed his eyes. If he remembered correctly, he had stayed in the dark space for so many minutes.


    But surprisingly, ording to the way that things seemed, the way that the dorm''s lights were still on, that meant that it was yet to reach early in the morning.


    As he endured the pain that came with the lots of memories that he had received, Henry began thinking about what he had encountered. Furthermore, he was also thinking about the information that had been fed into his mind.


    The apocalypse!


    That was the information that he had received from the ce that he had been before. The apocalypse wasing soon!


    As for what the apocalypse was, that was the worst nightmare that the humankind could encounter. This was the time that the humans dropped in the food chain. From the top of the food chain, to the very bottom of the food chain.


    Furthermore, that was not going to be all, as there would be more than just the appearance of the legendary zombies and so on. There would be the appearance of the mythical creatures that had only been seen in the fantasy films or read about in fantasy novels.


    Goblins, mutant creatures, dragons, elves and so on. All of these were going to make an appearance during the time that the apocalypse was going to descend on the world. All of these creatures being supernatural, containing the strength that humans could only imagine.


    Furthermore., the abilities that they were going to possess was something that the current human technology wasn''t going to easily cope up with. The humans were supposed to start over again by starting to develop from the very bottom of the food chain.


    As the concept about the apocalypse appeared in his mind, Henry couldn''t help but feel his heart racing. He wasn''t looking forward to the appearance of the apocalypse at all as that was no different from a living hell.


    Although he was young, he had always liked to watch films when he was back at home. As a result, he had asionally watched several horror films as they demonstrated the changes that would happen during the apocalypse.


    He had seen in the films about how the life of humans continued getting harder and harder as the apocalyptic period moved on. Furthermore, moral values of the humans would all disappear at that moment as at that time, all that mattered was the survival of the fittest or the smartest.


    Although it was true that Henry really didn''t wish to see the apocalypse descending, although this might as well be a chance that he could use to get out of the facility that had been holding him for over a decade now, he knew that the dangers that came with the chance were so big that he wasn''t willing to let that happen if he had the choice to select.


    But there was something that made Henry almost cry. That was the fact that, the following day was actually when the apocalypse was supposed to descend. And, he had not made any preparations about what he was going to do next.


    Although he really wished to take the information that he had received as a prank, he knew that he had to take it seriously. After all, since when was there a possibility for him to be fed with such a huge amount of information when in truth, he had been in the dorm all along?


    He gulped as he realized that the headache that had been disturbing him all this while had mysteriously disappeared even before he could notice that.


    He sat up on the bed as he wondered what he was supposed to do next. Furthermore, he wasn''t sure about the time that the apocalypse was going to descend the following day as the information listed nothing about that. It might be midnight, or during the veryst minute of that day.


    He kicked the upper bed as he tried to get the attention of Adam. And not long after he had kicked, Adam''s head descended as it looked at him questioningly.


    Henry whispered, "I have got a feeling that there are going to be changes that are going to happen tomorrow. So, it''s better if you sleep early and wake up the moment that the clock hits the 00:00 mark. You have to be careful and expect anything."


    Adam''s mind was nk at that moment. He looked incredulously at Henry as he wondered if there was something wrong with him, or it was just a prank that he was currently ying on him.


    "Are you serious or are you joking?" Adam questioned after a while.


    Henry frowned as he looked at him with a displeased expression on his face. Then, he asked, "What part of my face indicates that I''m joking around?"


    When Adam saw that there was a serious expression on Henry''s face, he chuckled. "Hehe, look at how good you are at joking. If I remember well, thest time that we trusted your intuition, we ended up being beaten up by our fathers."


    ck veins almost appeared on Henry''s face when he heard that. This was an incident that he could still remember and was something that Adam had always used against him.


    "That''spletely different from what I''m saying. It''s already thirteen years since that incident, but you can still remember it?" Henry retorted.


    Adam simplyughed at that and didn''t say anything else concerning that matter. After that, he looked at Henry and stated, "I guess that I''ll have to trust your intuition onest time today then." Immediately after he said that, he got back to the bed and began sleeping, indicating that he had taken Henry seriously.


    Henry heaved a sigh of relief. If not for the fact that the two of them had been friends for a very long time, he would not have bothered to inform him about what was going to happen the following day. But even then, he didn''t dare to talk about the soul system that he was still clueless about and neither did he talk about the ck space that he had been inside not long ago.


    That was something that still needed even more information. After all, in the information that he had received, there was nothing about that ck space and neither was there any information about the soul system. All the information that he had received was all about the apocalypse.


    Although Henry was supposed to use this time to make preparations on what he was supposed to do during the apocalypse, what preparations was he supposed to make here when he was just a prisoner? If it was looking for a weapon, he already had an iron rod that was just below his bed.


    The only preparation that he could perhaps make at the moment was to simply drift off to sleep. He had to make sure that he was not tired as he was at the moment when the apocalypse descends. Although he could not recover fully in the few hours that he was supposed to sleep, it was better than staying up all night.


    With that, Henry closed his eyes as hepletely shut out the distracting thoughts that could prevent him from sleeping.


    ...


    WAAW! WAAW! WAAAW!


    Not sure how long it had been ever since he fell asleep, Henry was jolted awake by the loud rm sounds of the facility. This was something that asionally happened when there was someone that dared to try escaping. The security system here was modernized and there was no need for the security patrol to see the person that was trying to run away.


    As he frowned, Henry turned his gaze and looked at the clock that was on the wall. On it, it showed that it was already midnight, and only a single minute had gone by ever since that happened.


    The sleepiness in his eyes immediately disappeared. It seemed that he had underestimated the fatigue that came with the work that he was doing. He had actually overslept! Well, he couldn''t be med as he didn''t have anything that would rm him the moment that the time was on the spot.


    Henry currently had a feeling that the rm wasn''t rted to anything like a person that was trying to run away. Instead, this was all rted to the fact that the apocalypse had descended. And during this one minute, it had already caused something that rmed the security of the institution that he was in.


    BANG! BANG! TATATATA!


    As if to prove that what he had thought about was true, there was a sound that came from outside the dorm. It was as if there was something that was colliding with the gate of the facility. And immediately after that, there was a rapid sound that came from the rapid gunfire.


    This was enough to indicate that the apocalypse was here. Furthermore, with the information that he had received about the apocalypse, he could tell that this was something that was rted to a horde of monsters.


    "Henry, I never thought that your intuition would be right this time!" Adam eximed as he jumped from the top of the bed onto the ground. He immediately began changing into the clothes that were a little presentable.


    Henry did the very same thing as the other youths that were present in the dorm. They all knew that the rm was something that would always require them to gather at the meeting point.


    After changing, the two of them joined the others as they immediately rushed out of the dormitory. Outside, all the lights were on as they illuminated the surroundings, making it seem like it was day-time.


    Outside, Henry and the others could see that the security personnel were running around hurriedly. They were all panicked as they rushed towards the entrance of the facility, fully armed.

 Chapter 4: First System Ability (edited)

    <h4>Chapter 4: First System Ability (edited)</h4>


    Henry and the other youths all looked around. Clearly, the others including Adam weren''t sure about what was going on at the moment. From the anxious expressions that were on the faces of the security personnel, it was obvious that what was happening was definitely something that was considered dangerous.


    The ones who had onlye over recently were currently so frightened. This was the first time that they were encountering a situation where there was a fight that could take their lives at any moment.


    Henry on the other hand was already expecting that something like this was going to happen. But all the same, he too was stunned by the amount of trouble that it had caused. The amount of bullets that were being shot at the entrance of the facility was nonstop, as if they were facing a crowd of enemies.


    He looked at Adam that was next to him and spoke in a low voice, "Stay close to me at all times. Things might get nasty at any moment."


    Adam was bulkier than Henry. But still, when it came to raw strength, Henry was stronger than him. That was the reason that Henry wanted Adam to be close to him. He knew that the fight would erupt at any moment and the youths that were here would be forced to fight for their own lives.


    After a long period that the gunfire was ongoing, there was a sudden silence. There were no any other security personnel that were around the area where the youths had been gathered. This was abnormal as there was supposed to be someone that was supposed to be giving them instructions on what they were supposed to do.


    Suddenly, they heard the sound of footsteps that were heading their way. It was clear that there was arge group that was heading their way, and, it wasn''t at a low speed.


    Henry felt that the rate at which his heart was beating began increasing. Just from the way that the footsteps were sounding, he immediately knew that the ones that were heading their way were definitely not humans.


    And since there was such arge group that was heading their way and there were no more sounds of gunfire, he immediately knew that they would be at risk the moment that they continued staying here. So, he immediately looked at Adam and said, "Let''s get going right now. We need to find a ce that we can be secure at the moment."


    Adam was stunned as he looked at Henry. He was wondering if there was anything wrong with Henry recently. He hurriedly pulled Henry''s arm. "What is wrong with you recently? I can understand that your intuition worked this time. But then, what the f*ck is up with leaving this area? If you get out of here, the security is going to give you a thorough beating."


    Adam tried speaking in a low voice so that nobody else would hear them.


    Henry looked at him as if he was looking at a fool. Then, without saying another word, he immediately pulled Adam along with him. At the same time, he spoke. "You heard the sounds of gunshots. That is more intense than it ever was in the ten years that we have been here. Furthermore, there are no more gunshots, and there are footsteps heading our way, and they are not human."


    At the moment, Henry was feeling irritated due to the fact that he had to do a lot of exining. If this was any other person, he would have ignored him and headed on to do what he could have wanted.


    Adam was stunned. But when he thought about the situation, he decided to go alongside Henry as he knew that, at most, he would just receive a beating. But if it was true about what henry had said, then he might as well die.


    The other youths saw that Henry and Adam were leaving. They began having contemptuous expressions on their faces. They could immediately tell the fate that was awaiting the two of them when the security personnel came over.


    They watched as the two of them disappeared into the shadows that were cast by the buildings. The two of them didn''t head for the dormitory, but in another area.


    Just as they were discussing about what the two of them were thinking and what they were going to face in the next few minutes, the sound of the approaching footsteps suddenly got closer.


    All the youths turned their gazes as they looked towards the source of the sound. And in the next moment, they felt that the blood that was in their veins was suddenly frozen. For a moment, none of them reacted for a few seconds.


    "Run!"


    Nobody knew who shouted. But still, that was like a signal that had been given and they all rushed towards different directions. Due to theck of order, some of the younger youths were knocked onto the ground and stomped on.


    None of those that were running away cared about the ones that had fallen as each one of them only cared about their lives. As such, there were several youths that were stomped to death while others were injured. As for those that were injured, even though they were down, they still tried crawling to get away from the danger.


    "HOOWL!"


    The howling of a wolf echoed in the air as the over thirty wolves charged toward the youths. The moment that they caught up to any of them, they tore them up, eating their flesh. Blood and gore spilled on the ground as several miserable screams echoed.


    No matter how hard the youths ran away, there were many of them that were caught and torn into pieces, losing their lives. There were a few that managed to escape with minor injuries but very few that got away with no injuries on them.


    All those that had escaped immediately hid inside several rooms and locked themselves inside. None of them wanted to die at all. There were even incidences where others used their fellows as bait to dy the wolves that were charging at them.


    Humans'' true character was shown at that moment. At the moment of danger, it was everyone for himself.


    ...


    After the two of them departed from the area where they were supposed to meet with the security personnel of the facility, Henry and Adam immediately got into a room.


    At this moment, the facility was almost empty as there were no other people present in the rooms. It seemed that they had also headed towards the entrance of the facility during the time that there was gunfire.


    But the end result of it all was definitely something that they will regret even in their afterlife.


    When they got into the room, Henry and Adam looked around. This was a room that was fitted with a heavy metallic door.


    Henry nodded to himself as this was just a good ce for them to stay for the night, till dawn came in. From the information that he had gotten about the apocalypse, when there was darkness, that was the time when outside was the most dangerous.


    Inside the room, there was a table that was surrounded by several chairs. On top of the table, there were several tes that still had delicacies on them. It was obvious that this room was used as a dining room.


    "Tch! How good these people eat. Well, we struggle there with not only a single type of food, but also very little of it, while they on the other hand enjoy sumptuous meals." Adam clicked his tongue as he looked at the tes that wereid on the table.


    Without saying anything else, he approached the tes and began eating the leftovers. Although they were being referred as leftovers, the food on the tes was almost full.


    From this, Henry could immediately deduce that the rm had gone off just as these people were beginning to eat. But still, it was good for them as they could finally eat something and regain their strength.


    The two of them immediately sat around the table and began eating. They didn''t care about what was happening outside at all. That was not to mention the fact that they really couldn''t hear any noiseing from outside due to the soundproof walls of the room.


    Still, Henry knew that at this moment, outside that particr door, there was definitely havoc. He was thankful that he had gotten a heads-up about what was going toe.


    While they were eating, Henry suddenly saw something that made his heart skip a beat. At one of the shelves that was supposedly used to keep the items that were used by the security personnel when they were dining, he saw a pistol.


    That was a gun! This was something that had never been left behind by the security personnel. It seemed that they were in a hurry to leave the room that not only had they left it open, but they had also forgotten a pistol here.


    Since this was a handgun, it was mainly used as a secondary weapon. So, it wasn''t strange that someone could forget it as long as they unequipped it.


    He got to his feet and headed towards that shelf. Adam was surprised and looked at the direction that Henry was heading to. And just like Henry, he was surprised to see that there was actually a gun there.


    Due to the tight schedule and discipline that the security personnel always maintained, there wasn''t even a single time in the past decade that they had been here, where any of the youths picked up a gun.


    But now, surprisingly, they had left it here. But thinking about it, it was also true that the youths were not allowed to enter a facility like the dining room that they were currently in. As such, even if a gun was left there, there was no way that the youths were going to get ess to it.


    The moment that Henry touched the gun, his mind went nk. And in the next moment, he appeared inside the familiar but unfamiliar dark space.


    It was just that, this time, perhaps it could be referred to as a red space as the red light that was illuminating the ce was still on.


    Immediately after that, the sound of scratching of a ssy surface was heard again.


    Just below the title of The Soul System, another line of words began appearing.


    [You have managed toe into contact with a weapon that can be used to survive during the apocalypse. As a result, the first ability of the system has been activated.]


    [First ability: Tool Mastery. Every moment that the host of The Soul System gets into contact with a tool, as long as it requires skills to handle, the host will immediately get the basic mastery of the skills that are required to utilize that particr tool.]

 Chapter 5: Star Ranking

    <h4>Chapter 5: Star Ranking</h4>


    [First ability: Tool Mastery. Every moment that the host of The Soul System gets ownership of a tool, as long as it requires skills to handle, the host will immediately get the basic mastery of the skills that are required to utilize that particr tool.]


    Henry''s mind went nk for a moment as he tried to figure out the information that he had received. This was such a shocking ability.


    To be able to master the skills that would enable him to utilize any kind of tool? Even though it was only the basic level, didn''t mean that he could utilize anything?


    Currently, Henry himself had no information on how to use the gun other than the information that he had received when he was watching the movies.. But now, it was said that he was going to receive the skills to utilize the gun, even though it was only at the basic level?


    But before he could get too excited, he suddenly felt a huge amount of information rushing inside his mind. At the same time, he felt his muscles contracting and expanding at the same time.


    This process went on for more than 5 minutes. And the moment that five minutes psed, the huge load of information that was inside his brain waspletely processed and the feeling of contracting and expanding of his muscles also disappeared.


    At this moment, a gun suddenly appeared in his hand. Looking down, Henry found out that this was the very same pistol as the one that he had found inside the dining room.


    Previously, when he was holding the gun, it was like he was holding a very foreign object. But right now, he was very familiar with the gun as he held it in his hand. It was as if he had used the gun for many years.


    Henry was amazed by the ability of The Soul System to grant him the ability to master the basic level skills of utilizing the gun.


    Just as he was wondering what he was going to do next, as he didn''t know how to get out of the red space, something else happened.


    The entire space shook for a moment and a minuteter, a few targets appeared in front of him. These were the targets that were mainly used by people when they were practicing their shooting and archery.


    Immediately after that, the scratching sound echoed again. After that, another set of words appeared in front of him.


    [Inside this space, you will be granted infinite number of bullets as long as you hold that particr gun. As such, you can train your skills inside here and try to improve them. But, there is a limit of the time that you can spend inside here.]


    [The current time limit is 1 hour a day. If you wish to exit the space, you can simply do it at your own will and with your mind, and you will be taken out of here.]


    [Point to note: The concept of time in the outside world does not apply inside this particr space. Although you can only spend 1 hour inside here, outside, it would only be one second no matter how many hours of days you spend inside here.]


    After that, no more words appeared. As for the lines of words, as Henry read them, they began disappearing the moment that hepleted reading them.


    Henry was surprised. It seemed that there was more to this soul system than what the eye can see. It was already amazing that the soul system could grant him the ability to master the basic skills of handling any particr tool, but it even gave him one whole hour where he could practice freely.


    Considering that the outside world was currently in a mess, it was already difficult for someone to get time to practice. But now, The Soul System had just granted him one whole hour in exchange for a single second in the outside world.


    His eyes shined with excitement as he immediately decided to utilize this particr one hour that he had been granted. He knew that this was not a chance that he could get easily.


    It was this one hour that he was aiming to utilize to get familiar with the gun in his hand. Not to mention the fact that he was going to get unlimited number of bullets, but, he might as well utilize this chance to improve his skills if possible.


    As long as he was familiar with the training, perhaps he might find a way that he could utilize and handle the situation outside. Although he wasn''t sure about the enemy that he was going to face next, he had to be prepared well enough.


    Raising his hand, he aimed at the target said that were ced in front of him. The distance between him and the target was almost 100 m.


    Although the distance wasn''t small, Henry felt that he could actually shoot at the target without missing at such a distance.


    The muscle memory that he had gained immediately went at work. He already knew the correct posture that he had to take when aiming at a the target.


    Once that he get what he was aiming at were stagnant, there wasn''t a great challenge when he was supposed to shoot at them.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    With great precision, Henry managed to shoot at the targets. Out of the five bullets that he had shot, two of them hit the bull''s eye. As for the other three, they hit the circle that was just surrounding the bull''s eye.


    Of course, he shot at the circle that was surrounding the bull''s-eye first, before thest two bullets finally got the bull''s eye direct. The reason for that was that, even though he had muscle memory, Henry''s mind wasn''t used to the fact that he could utilize a gun.


    But as he continuously shot, he got even more conversant with the gun. And after about 5 minutes of continuously shooting, he had managed to shoot at the bull''s eye several times without missing.


    After this moment, he was wondering how this was considered a basic level skill of utilizing a pistol. If he was part of the military, being able to continuously hit a target for 5 minutes, perhaps he might be considered as, " ace sniper."


    Just as he was wondering about the rankings of the skills, the scratching sound echoed in the surroundings again. A new set of words begin appearing.


    Henry immediately stopped shooting and began reading the words that had appeared.


    [The apocalyptic ranking of skills is different from the ranking that the host is used to. During the apocalypse, the skills that were owned by human beings can be considered subpar when they are used during the apocalypse.]


    [And for that reason, there is a ranking that is used to distinct the skills. The way that the skills are separated from each other is not as the star ranking.]


    [The current level of skills that the host has is called a single star ranking. Currently, you are a one-star shooter. And as a result, you have only mastered the basics that can be utilized when using a pistol.]


    [In the star ranking, there are nine stars that are proportionate to 9 levels. At the first star, you only know the basics that should be known before the apocalypse.]


    [At the second level, not only will the host get the information on how to utilize the gun even better, but the host will gain the ability to judge on where the bullet would have the best effect on the target.]


    [As star ranking increases, there would be even more abilities that the host will gain.]


    Henry finally understood. The skills that he was currently possessing when utilizing a pistol was definitely considered top notch back in the outside world.


    But in the apocalyptic world that had just descended, this was the most basic levels of skills that he had. It seemed that he had to train further so that he could gain even better understanding of the skill.


    But, he was wondering how he was supposed to train. He could not continuously shoot at the target that was just standing at the same position, right?


    Just as he was wondering about what to do next, another set of words appeared in front of him.


    [This space can be considered as a training ground for you. As such, you have full control on what you are supposed to do during the training.]


    [Currently, the targets in front of you are stagnant. The reason for that is for you to get familiar with the skills that have been injected into your body. But, if you want to improve further, you will have to decide that on your own and increase the level of difficulty that you will be experiencing.]


    Immediately after that, Henry finally understood. And without wasting any time, he immediately decided to improve the difficulty level to level two.


    At level two, the targets were moving. And, he had to aim at them. Moreover, the movement of the targets wasn''t minimal. There were targets that were moving at a slow speed, while there were others that were moving at a high speed.


    Henry didn''t want to waste this opportunity and began practicing his shooting skills. Although he wasn''t sure at what level he was supposed to be at for him to be considered to be a two-star shooter, he still wanted to utilize the 1-hour period that he had been given.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    A rain of bullets began descending at the targets. Of course, since he wasn''t used to shooting at moving targets, there were several times that he missed the targets.


    But even so, he continued shooting and shooting again. He had to be persistent. And knowing that the gun was the only weapon that he was having currently, it was better if he could get better mastery over it.


    As time went by, Henry finally realized that his skills were improving. Additionally, added to the fact that he couldn''t get tired physically inside this space, he wasn''t tired even after shooting for more than 30 minutes.


    Currently, he was already aiming at the most difficult targets. But still, out of 10 bullets that he shot, he managed to hit the target with only two or three at most.


    Well, this was an improvement considering that about 20 minutes ago, he was not able to hit a single target at all.


    Upon noticing that he was improving, Henry immediately continued practicing. He waspletely immersed in the practicing that he even forgot about the time that had mysteriously appeared in the space.


    As the countdown hit zero, Henry was immediately brought back from his immersion by the scratching sounds.


    [Your one hour ends in 10 seconds. Be prepared to be sent out.]

 Chapter 6: Awakening

    <h4>Chapter 6: Awakening</h4>


    [Your one hour ends in 10 seconds. Be prepared to be sent out.]


    As the countdown began, Henry immediately began to get prepared to return to the real world. He knew that only a single second had gone by ever since he had gotten inside this space, but this was just unbelievable.


    And even though he had experienced this feeling before, he wasn''t sure about what to expect the next moment that he was being transported outside.


    [Your time inside this space has ended. As such, the host will be sent out of the space directly starting from the next day onwards.]


    [In case the host intends to get into the space during the following day, he can simply do it at will and he will appear inside.]


    After thatst prompt, Henry felt his surroundings bing blurry and he suddenly appeared inside the room that the two of them were hiding currently.


    The sudden change of the lighting, from being dim to suddenly being bright disturbed his eyes. Even though it was true to the eyes of those who were present outside, Henry had never left the ce that he was, having spent an hour inside there, Henry had already gotten adapted to the low light level.


    He squinted his eyes as he waited for them to adapt to the intense light that was in the outside world.


    "Hey henry, why are you frozen? Is something wrong with the gun?" Adam, who had just arrived in front of Henry couldn''t help but ask.


    After hearing the question, Henry finally reacted. He looked around and confirmed that everything was just the way that it was before he entered the space.


    He didn''t reply to the question that Adam had asked. Instead, he felt the pistol that was in his hand. He really felt familiar with it after spending a whole hour inside the space as well as the basic level skills that he had gotten.


    He removed the cartridge from the magazine to see how many bullets were present. He was slightly satisfied when he noticed that the gun was fully loaded.


    As for the dissatisfaction that he was having, that was mainly due to the fact that this small number of bullets were not enough for him to survive outside there in case he encountered the apocalyptic creatures.


    Adam''s jaw dropped when he saw Henry''s actions. "Since when are you so good at handling a gun?" He couldn''t help but question.


    The two of them had practically spent their whole lives together. As such, Adam believed that he knew Henry in and out.


    And during all the years that they had spent together, he had never known that Henry was familiar with utilizing guns. And even though they had yed with toy guns before, toy guns were not the same as the real thing.


    "It is just that you are not careful. Otherwise, you would have noticed that I already knew how to use the gun as a professional. Of course, I trained in my dream." Henry replied nonchntly as he tried looking around, trying to see if he could find anything that could be used as a weapon.


    "Are you messing with me? If you are not willing to tell me, then just keep quiet rather than spouting nonsense." Adam replied in a dissatisfied voice.


    Henry was disappointed to find out that there was nothing else that could be utilized during the apocalypse fight.


    Now that he was armed, he went back to the table and began eating. As for Adam, he had taken the gun from Henry and began observing it keenly.


    "Make sure that you don''t pull the trigger and waste the bullets. Additionally, if the sound of you shooting is heard from outside, we will definitely be in trouble." Henry stated as he continued stuffing himself.


    With the information that he had received about the apocalypse, he knew that he was going to expend a lot of energy in case they wanted to get out of this facility.


    Basically, the only source of strength that he currently possessed was the food that wasid in front of him.


    "I know that. There''s no need for you to remind me about that. For heaven''s sake, I am an adult now." Adamined as he set the gun aside before beginning to eat as well.


    The two of them didn''t know that the room that they were presently in, had soundproof walls. And that was the reason as to why they were not hearing any kind of noiseing from outside.


    ording to them, the reason as to why it was silent outside was simply because there were no people outside. Before they entered this room, they had managed to catch a glimpse of the other youths being torn apart by the wolves.


    As for the reason as to why they didn''t react that much to that, that was simply because during the past 10 years that they had spent here, they had seen numerous deaths of their fellow youths who were brought over.


    All of them were killed the moment that they attempted to escape. As such, even though the two of them were young, they were used to seeing fatalities.


    Just like any other youth present in the facility, the two of them had always been starving. Even though they were receiving food from the facility, the amount of food was not enough for them to recover after the bid of work they would have done during the day.


    And as such, since several hours had already gone by ever since they atest, there stomach were currently empty.


    Knowing that the situation could get out of control at any moment, Henry immediately took the gun that Adam had set on the table. He had to be prepared to utilize it at any time.


    After about 10 minutes, the two of them continued eating. But at this moment, they heard a loud bang on the door.


    They immediately became alert. Henry immediately aimed the gun at the door. He was ready to shoot in case anything badged into the room that they were in.


    Bang! Bang!


    From the loud banging of the door, it was obvious evident that, the other party wanted to break the door.


    Continuously, the thing that was knocking at the door did so several times but it didn''t manage to do anything to the steel door.


    After doing that several times and seeing that the efforts were not bearing any fruit, the other party at the other end of the door finally stopped.


    Henry knew that this wasn''t over. Even though the two of them were currently temporarily safe inside here, that didn''t mean that they were going to stay here forever. They will have to get out of here at some point in time.


    Therefore, he steadily approached the door. The gun was aiming at the door, ready to shoot.


    Using the small hole that was on the door, Henry peeped outside. He was careful to make sure that he didn''t make any kind of noise.


    The moment that the scene outside of the room fell into his eyes, he was stunned.


    Bloodshot eyes were looking at him hungrily. These were the eyes of a wolf that was standing just outside the door.


    Henry gulped as he looked at the wolf that was throwing a terrifying and chilling gaze at him.


    The wolf that was just outside the door wasn''t different from an adult wolf. It was just that, the eyes were currently blood red, due to the effect of the apocalypse.


    Henry knew that this was just the beginning. During the start of the apocalypse, normal wild and domestic animals would be influenced by the apocalypse so that they could sumb to their very primitive instincts.


    And as such, the wolves would attack anything that was in front of them, as long as it had life, and it''s not of the same species as them.


    In other words, the apocalypse had definitely increased the ferocity of the animals. And, this was just the first danger that the human race was supposed to face.


    Even though he wasn''t sure about the progress that came after this, from the information that he had received, he knew that as time went by, the danger that the humans would be facing would increase bit by bit.


    So, the survival of humans was at stand still.Even though, currently they could hide themselves inside their houses and not to go outside, who said that this could continue forever?


    Not to mention the fact that they couldn''t stay locked inside their houses without food, there was also a fact that as time goes by, the apocalyptic creatures will continue getting stronger.


    And, it would reach a point where they will be able to easily destroy a house. In that situation, there will be no difference between the people hiding inside the houses and those who were outside fighting for their lives.


    But, the reason as to why Henry had decided to approach the door was simple. He knew something from the information that he had gathered.


    And although he knew that he might not be the first person to do that, he knew that the earlier that he did it, the better position he would be in as the apocalyptic period moved on.


    As the wolf continued staring at him, Henry immediately took a step backwards. After that, he aimed the gun at the wolf that was standing outside.


    Bang!


    Without giving it a chance, he pulled the trigger and shot at the wolf. He didn''t shoot numerous bullets, but just a single one.


    And, thanks to his skills and capabilities, he managed to hit the bull''s-eye.


    The bullet that had been shot from the pistol immediately pierced through the eye of the wolf that was staring at Henry.


    With his current capabilities, it wasn''t hard for him to easily get the target. And considering that there was no difference in terms of abilities of the current wolf and the one that was present before the apocalypse, he was able to easily hit the target.


    The bullet prated into the brain of the wolf, making it drop onto the ground. And after twitching for a few seconds, itpletely stopped as its life ended.


    Immediately after that, Henry felt a warm current rushing through his body. He felt that there was a mysterious energy inside his body.


    And at that moment, he immediately knew that from the information that he had received, this was the so-called awakening in the apocalypse.

 Chapter 7: Adam鈥檚 Awakening

    <h4>Chapter 7: Adam''s Awakening</h4>


    Immediately after Henrypleted the kill, a transparent screen suddenly appeared in front of him. Just from looking at it, Henry could immediately confirm that this was the screen that was always appearing in the space, The Soul System.


    [Congrattions host for fully awakening the system by bing a mutant warrior.]


    [With the awakening of the system, there are several abilities of the system that have been awakened as well. So, the host can go ahead and explore them.]


    Immediately after that, the transparent screen disappeared in front of him. Henry who was still soaking in the feeling of getting stronger, was left stunned for a moment.


    It was only when Adam patted his shoulder that he came back to his senses. He looked through the hole that was present on the door and saw that there were several other wolves that were heading in their direction after hearing themotion.


    Although he wasn''t sure about if the wolves could actually knock down the door of the room that they were currently staying in, he knew that he had to be cautious.


    As for the matter of the system, that was to be set aside for a moment because of this situation, since he could not enter the space in the day, then it was better for him to make sure that he found a safe ce before exploring the system.


    "Get ready. There are more wolvesing." Henry stated as he went back and began eating again. But, he left Adam with the gun.


    "A group of wolves?" Adam was greatly surprised as he had never expected that those wolves that he had seen running outside would actually find the location that they were currently in.


    Although it could be said that they were attracted over by the sound of the gunshot, but the same it could not be the wolf which Henry killed.


    Previously, when Henry had stated that they were going to face danger, he thought that Henry was joking. As such, during the time that they were departing from the assembly point, he had never had any kind of expectations.


    But when he saw that the other youths were being torn apart by the wolves, he had been so scared out of his wits. It was only when he got into this room that he finally calmed down.


    But now, a wolf had appeared outside the door. And for that reason, he had been reminded about the scene where blood was shooting in the air as the other youths wailed in pain.


    Holding the gun in his hand, he peeped again through the hole that was present on the door and looked outside. At that moment, he waspletely shocked.


    Outside the door, there was a wolf that was lying on the ground. From the blood that was oozing out of the wound in the eye, Adam could immediately judge that it was dead as it made no moves.


    Furthermore, there were even more wolves that were heading their way. But, that was not what greatly surprised Adam.


    Previously, when he saw that Henry was shooting, he had thought that he was just trying to scare away the thing or person that was hitting the door.


    But looking at the corpse on the floor, he was currently shocked at how precise Henry had actually shot. It was not easy to hit a moving target.


    But, Henry had managed to kill a wolf with just a single shot of bullet. He had now began doubting that he actually knew Henry well.


    Bang! Boom! Howl!


    But before thinking farther, the wolves that had been rushing to their ce arrived. They began howling while some of them began knocking the door with their body, trying to break it down.


    With their sensitive sense of smell, they could of course detect that there was someone inside the room. Henry and Adam could not cover their scent from passing the walls as there was a hole on the door.


    Adam was frightened and retreated back into the room quickly. Even though he wasn''t good at using a gun, he still aimed at the door, waiting to shoot.


    "Hey, I told you not to dare to waste the bullets. They are limited." Henry''s voice drifted over.


    It was only then that Adam restrained himself from pulling the trigger. But still, his eyes focused on the door that was still being hit continuously.


    From time to time, it would shake. But lucky for them, it seems that the one who created the door had no intention of allowing anyone to break into it. As for the reason for that, Henry and Adam didn''t know.


    "You can use one bullet. But, you will have to be careful to ascertain that the bullet kills a target. Currently, these wolves are out of their mind and they have only one intention, that is to kill. So, they won''t easily notice danger." Henry stated.


    Since he could be a mutant warrior after killing an apocalyptic creature, he decided that he was going to try and see if other people could also be mutant warriors after killing apocalyptic creatures.


    Adam was the best targeter. If Adam could be stronger, then Henry wouldn''t have to bother trying to protect him all the time. Outside the door, he was sure that they were going to face several types of dangers and he didn''t think that it would be possible to protect Adam all the time.


    Adam swallowed his saliva as he aimed at the door. Although he was used to the deaths that had been urring in this facility, that didn''t mean that he wasn''t scared.


    At this moment, his hands that were holding the gun were already trembling with fear. But he steeled his nerves as he continued maintaining his current position.


    After seeing the wolves, he knew that Henry''s was right before. At this moment, they were definitely in danger. So, he really wasn''t willing to waste any bullet.


    "Make sure that you hold the stance that you believe you are strongest at. There''s always a recoil whenever you shoot, so you have to be prepared for that." Henry began instructing.


    Adam followed Henry''s instructions. And after confirming that he was in his best stance, he aimed at one of the wolves that was looking into the room through the hole.


    Since the distance between the two of them wasn''t huge, Adam was able to easily aim at it. Without wasting any other moment, he pulled the trigger.


    Bang!


    As the bullet charged out of the muzzle of the gun, Adam staggered backwards due to the recoil of the gun. Although he had been expecting that the recoil was going to be this way, he had never expected that it was going to be this strong.


    On the other hand, the bullet that had been shot by Adam immediately prated the forehead of the wolf. With the distance advantage, Adam had managed to shoot the target due to the great luck that he possessed.


    Just as Adam was about to brag to Henry that he had managed to shoot the target, he suddenly felt strange. His body suddenly heat up as a warm current coursed through his body.


    At this moment, he felt that inside his body, there was a certain energy that had appeared. But still, he couldn''t find a way that he could control it with.


    But that cast aside, he felt that he had visibly grown stronger. Although it wasn''t by much, it was just enough for him to detect that he had definitely be stronger than he previously was a second ago.


    He was bbergasted and at the same time excited. "Henry! Henry! Did you get the same feeling as I am? I think I''ve be stronger! This is just like in the game that we used to y before, we get stronger as long as we kill monsters."


    Enthusiastically, Adam began shouting at Henry. At this moment, he had suddenly forgotten about the wolves that had began hitting the door even furiously after he shot a wolf.


    "I already know about that, and that is the reason as to why I handed you the gun. I''m not sure what is happening but, I do presume that this is for the best." Henry replied calmly.


    After that, he took the gun away from Adam''s hand. "We will have to deal with these wolves as soon as possible. Otherwise, they are definitely going to knock down the door." Henry stated as he looked at the cracks that had already began forming on the walls.


    Adam managed to suppress his excitement when he heard Henry''s words. He looked at the cracks that had already began forming as his heart began beating rapidly.


    The wolves that were outside had already made him feel afraid. He didn''t dare to imagine what it would be like when he came face to face with them.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    One after another, Henry began shooting at the wolves that were outside. Each bullet managed to hit the target and kill it on the spot.


    He moved closer to the door to make sure that he could see the target clearly. And he continuously shot six times, finishing off all the remaining wolves that were outside the door.


    But still, Henry knew that after he had shot like that, there would be others that would being their way. So, they had to find a way to get out of here as soon as possible.


    He knew that this was going to be tricky considering that out of the 17 bullets that the gun had, they had already spent eight of them. There were only nine bullets remaining. Before these bullets were exhausted, they had to find another weapon as soon as possible.


    "Get ready, we are leaving right now." Henry stated as he held the door knob.


    Adam hurriedly nodded his head, before looking around. Although he waspletely stunned after seeing Henry utilizing the gun, he still looked around and found a steel bar.


    After picking it up, he looked at Henry, confirming that he was ready to leave. Even though they had a gun, it was only one of them. For that reason, Adam thought that perhaps this steel bar would be useful.


    Just as Henry was about to pull the door knob, another system prompt appeared.


    [It is detected that the host is about to get out of temporary safety, and face the apocalypse head on. For that reason, the system is willing to give the host several important tips.]

 Chapter 8: Level 1 Wolf

    <h4>Chapter 8: Level 1 Wolf</h4>


    [It is detected that the host is about to get out of temporary safety, and face the apocalypse head on. For that reason, the system is willing to give the host several important tips.]


    Henry immediately stopped opening the door. But after thinking once more, he couldn''t help but question in his mind, ''Is it possible for you to give me the tips as I continue moving?''


    What he was now afraid of was that, the system prompts would hinder his vision. If that happened, he wouldn''t even know how he died the moment that he stepped out of the room.


    [The screen is transparent.]


    That single reply left Henry''s speechless. In the end, he could only nod his head as it was actually true.


    Shaking his head to dispel the thoughts that had already began forming, he turned and looked at Adam who was just standing behind him.


    "Let''s get going." Immediately after he said that, he opened the door and peeped outside. He had to make sure that there was no sign of danger before they step out of the room.


    After continuously confirming that there was no any kind of wolf or any other creature that could pose danger for them, he nodded to Adam and the two of them rushed out of the room.


    At the same time, several system prompts began appearing.


    [In the apocalypse, strength is the king, but wit is the queen, so, don''t ignore it. It doesn''t matter if the host is facing human beings or other apocalyptic creatures. But, the host has to be vignt in front of any type of creature in the apocalypse.]


    [Resources are always important in the apocalypse. As such, the host has to try and collect as many resources as possible as long as an opportunity presents itself.]


    [In this apocalypse, killing other creatures will immediately strengthen the killer. As such, the system advises the host to kill as many apocalyptic creatures as possible so that he can get stronger.]


    [There are several types of resources that are present in the apocalypse. As such, the host will have to exploit new areas that have appeared in the apocalypse or, be ready to collect those that have been dropped after killing apocalyptic creatures.]


    When it reached this point, Henry''s eyes immediately shone as he looked back at the area where he had killed several wolves.


    Even though he was tempted to go back and look for what had been dropped, he immediately gave up on that idea as there was no different from courting death.


    With the loud noise that had been caused by the gunfire, there would definitely be several wolves that would be arriving there soon. So, it was better for them to get out of that ce as soon as possible.


    [Apart from that, the host should also try and create a base where he can handle everything about him. Fellow humans are also part of the resources that the host should collect. In the apocalypse, it is difficult to survive alone.]


    [On the other hand, there is one of the abilities that has been presented to the host by the system. That is the upgrade function. As long as the host has the required materials, anything can be upgraded at a certain cost.]


    [The currency that is used by the system is the mutation crystal. This is a crystal that is a product that is dropped by the creatures that are killed in the apocalypse.]


    [Due to the presence of the currency, there is the shop function. In this shop function, the host can gain anything from it as long as he is able to pay the price.]


    As several system prompts began appearing one after the other, Henry continued moving. They weren''t moving around while running mindlessly. Instead, they were moving carefully and steadily.


    They had to ensure that their movements didn''t attract attention of the wolves. Henry was holding the gun in a position where, he was ready to shoot at any moment.


    After he had killed six wolves, he founded out that he had gotten stronger than before. Furthermore, the fatigue that came from all the loads of work that he had done the previous day had mysteriously disappeared the moment that he awakened and became a mutant warrior.


    At this moment, after Henry got all the information that had been presented to him by the system, he couldn''t help but get somehow ecstatic.


    The abilities and functions of the system were definitely a cheat that could help him during the apocalypse. Moreover, in his heart, there was still something that he was looking forward to.


    And that was, to get back home. Although he wasn''t sure where they were currently, that didn''t mean that he was going to give up on going back home even though it was 10 years since they disappeared from home.


    Tap! Tap!


    At this moment, Henry''s sharp ears detected the sound of footstepsing in front of them. He signaled at Adam and the two of them leaned back on the wall, as they held their breaths.


    They were already at a corner of a building, and Henry could tell that the movements wereing from the other side.


    Slowly, he extended his neck before peeping. Around the corner, he could see that there was a wolf that was walking in their direction. But, it wasn''t running, strongly enough.


    This made Henry gulp. He just hoped that the wolf that was heading their way wasn''t going to cause them any kind of havoc.


    Just as Henry was about to continue making further observations, the wolf stared in his direction. Instinctively, Henry retracted his head.


    At the same time, he looked at Adam and whispered to him, "There is a wolf ahead of us. Get ready."


    Immediately after that, he prepared himself. In case the wolf reallye their way, then Henry wasn''t going to hesitate to shoot.


    Just as Henry was about to peek at the corner again, He suddenly heard the sound of footsteps approaching them hurriedly.


    There was no need for him to guess who it was. In just 2 seconds, a wolf appear in front of them. The wolf was gray in color and was 6 feet long period.


    But, at this moment, Henry noticed something that was not right. The eyes of the wolf in front of them wasn''t red like the others. The eyes of this wolf were yellow just like a normal predator.


    But, the massive size of the wolf''s body, apanied by the ferociousness that was present inside the eyes of the wolf were very intimidating.


    Henry didn''t contemte too much about this. So, the moment that the wolf appeared in front of him, he only did a casual observation before he pulled the trigger.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Since he was getting a strange feeling from the monster in front of him, Henry didn''t hesitate to pull the trigger three consecutive times.


    And true to his feelings, the wolf in front of him acted in a strange way. Unlike the other wolves that only knew about charging forward to kill, this wolf actually knew about dodging.


    Had it been facing an experienced soldier, perhaps it might have gotten a chance to be able to escape from the bullets. But the person in front of it was Henry, a person who had been granted the very best level of skills that enabled him to be the very skilled person in terms of shooting in the human race.


    So, although the wolf attempted to dodge, the bullets that were shot by Henry couldn''t be evaded. This was simply because, before he pulled the trigger, Henry had already detected that it was going to make a movement.


    As such, each bullet that he shot went along a certain trajectory, so that it would manage to hit the wolf that was moving. In front of Henry''s eyes, the wolf was not different from the moving targets that he had encountered inside the space where he was training.


    In fact, the moving targets that he was using to train during the final minutes were making faster and unpredictable movements. As such, it was much harder for him to hit the target. But even so, out of 10 bullets that he shot, he managed to hit the target three times.


    The wolf''s movement froze for a moment before it finally copsed onto the ground. It was dead after taking three bullets on its head, one on the forehead, and other two directly into the eyes.


    Due to the short distance, the momentum of the bullet was almost at maximum level. As such, the wounds that had been formed on the head of the wolf was fatal.


    [Congrattions host for killing a level 1 mutant creature. The system suggests that the host should dig out a mutant crystal out of the head of the wolf that he has killed.]


    Henry didn''t need a reminder as he was already in the move. Hepletely ignored the stunned Adam and used his right hand to poke into the wolf''s head.


    He came Into contact with the blood, and it was still warm as the wolf had just died some minutes ago.Currently, his fingers hade into contact with the brain matter of the wolf that had already been blown into shreds by the bullets.


    After some time of scrambling around, his fingers finally touched something hard. Without hesitation, Henry immediately pulled it out.


    It was like a small bead that was red in color. Furthermore, it was giving a shining red glow that dulled out a few seconds after he dug it out of the head.


    "What the heck is that?" Adam who had been curious about what Henry was doing, couldn''t hold in his curiosity anymore and questioned.


    "A mutation crystal." Henry replied as he stared at the small bead that was just the size of his thumbnail. Just as he was about to continue observing it, he suddenly heard a few loud footsteps that were heading their way.


    He came back to his senses and remembered that they were currently not in a safety ce. So, he looked at Adam and the two of them immediately left the area, heading to the gate while using the buildings as cover.

 Chapter 9: Killing a Fox

    <h4>Chapter 9: Killing a Fox</h4>


    The two of them met with several dismembered bodies. There were some that had lost several of their body parts, others having their internal organs already spilled on the floor and so on. In other words, there was none that was killed by the wolves that was in a single piece.


    When he saw this, Adam finally began understanding the cruelty of the apocalyptic world. Initially, they could ignore the existence of thew considering that they were being kept in the facility against their own will. But still, there were rules that they had to follow as long as they were inside here. That was just enough to make sure that none of them got killed.


    But now, it didn''t matter whether there were rules that were followed or not. As long as the youths came into contact with the wolves, their strength was going to determine whether they were going to survive or not.


    Since it was still night time, there were areas that were currently dark. This is due to the destruction that had been caused by the wolves. Initially, the whole area had been lit up by the huge floodlights of the facility. But now, it seemed that there were areas that had experienced technical problems.


    Henry and Adam encountered two more wolves that were taken care of by henry with the gun. Since they were on the move, he made sure that the moment that he shot, the two of them would leave the area as soon as possible to avoid facing a pack of wolves.


    Even though it was true that Henry currently had a weapon, when they faced the siege of several wolves at the same time, they would be in danger considering that he was having limited ammo.After using the two bullets, he was only left with only four of them.


    For that reason, henry made sure that he wouldn''t shoot as long as the wolf that they saw didn''t approach the two of them.


    Henry noticed that currently, the entire facility was almost empty. From this, he could deduce that the security of the facility had been defeated. As for the other staff members, henry cared nheless about them.


    As they approached the gate, henry found out that the number of wolves that they had to hide from was increasing. Henry''s heart tightened as he began thinking about what he was supposed to do now.


    "Henry, since we are almost out of bullets, why don''t we head for the armory? There should be a lot of weapons there, right?" Adam whispered to Henry.


    At that moment, Henry thought that this was the best choice. They had to ensure that they were fully armed so that they would be ready to deal with the dangers that they were about to face.


    With the information that he had received about the apocalypse, he knew that there was much more danger out there. Additionally, since they didn''t even know about where they currently were, then it was going to be hard for them to find the way back home.


    Just as they were about to change their target, there was a sudden growl that came from behind. When they turned around, they immediately saw that there was a creature that was approaching them.


    It have a ttened skull, upright, triangr ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail ("brush"). The eyes were blood-red in color, gleaming under the reflection of the floodlights.


    Unlike the wolves that had always been charging at them, the fox in front of them was actually approaching slowly as if it was afraid that they were going to run away.


    Knowing that the area that they were currently in wasn''t good for him to use a gun, as this was going to attract the attention of the wolves that were around the vicinity, Henry turned around and stretched his hand at Adam.


    "Give me that steel bar that you are holding. I cannot use the gun in this situation." Henry stated.


    When Adam heard that, he hesitated for a moment. "Why don''t you allow me to face it?" He wasn''t willing to let Henry take the risk while he on the other hand only hide behind him.


    All along, when he saw that Henry had been killing several wolves, his hands had already been getting itchy, wanting to beat something. Even though he knew that there was danger, he still had the intention to face the monsters.


    What he didn''t know was that, this was the influence of the increase in strength that he had received after he had killed a wolf previously and awakened to be a mutant warrior.


    Of course Henry knew about what Adam was thinking. But at this moment, he felt that he could only face the fox in front of him. He was only confident in his current abilities and not Adam''s.


    It was not that he underestimated Adam. It was just that, as he killed more and more apocalyptic creatures, he found out that he was actually getting stronger. With each kill he make, he would be strengthened.


    For that reason, he wanted to test out his current new strength. Currently, not only was he not fatigued, but he felt that his body was currently full of energy that needed somewhere to vent.


    "There''s something that I want to test out. You will get your chance after this." Henry stated. He knew that Adam had to kill a few more apocalyptic creatures so that he could be strong enough to protect himself.


    Just from the fact that the area around the gate of the facility was already almost filled up with wolves, then he couldn''t imagine the scene that was outside the walls of the facility.


    Adam thought to himself, before he handed the steel bar to Henry. And at this moment, something surprisingly happened.


    [It is detected that the host is currently holding a steel bar. System''s ability activated. The host has been granted the basic level of skills of using the staff.]


    At the transparent screen appeared in front of him, Henry froze for a moment before his eyes glinted with excitement. He had never thought that this was actually going to work, and he had only intended to test it out.


    Of course, he was serious about fighting the fox that was in approaching the two of them.


    The moment that the transparent screen disappeared, Henry felt that his muscles were twitching. After that, he suddenly felt familiar with the steel bar that he was holding in his hand.


    Although the steel bar wasn''t that long, it was at least 1m long. For that reason, Henry found out that he could actually use the steel bar like a staff.


    With his confidence boosted up, Henry didn''t wait for the fox to make the first move. When it got to a distance of 100 m away from them, he charged at it.


    Coupled with the muscle memory of utilizing a gun as well as the staff, Henry''s currentbat abilities were not inferior to the special forces, if not better. As for the skills, he was of course at the top.


    When the fox saw that the human in front of it was actually going its way, it did not hesitate anymore and also charged at him, brandishing its ws.


    Henry used the steel bar to block the ws that were heading to his chest. The power behind the w attack of the fox wasn''t small at all,it made Henry''s hand to tremble a little.


    But at this point, he found out that he was actually stronger than he believed he was. If this was previously, before he awakened, he would have definitely been blown backwards by the attack.


    But this time, other than his hands shaking, there wasn''t any other kind of damage that had been dealt on him.


    Knowing that the fight between the two of them could easily attract the attention of the wolves, he knew that he had to finish the fight as soon as possible. For that reason, he wasn''t willing to hold back at all.


    Side stepping to the right, he evaded the folks that was jumping to bite him. Immediately after that, he brandished the steel bar that he was holding in his hand towards the neck of the fox.


    Bang! Boom!


    The steel bar connected with the neck of the fox. The immense force behind at the bar immediately sent the fox that was in the air tumbling towards the ground. Since it was in the air, it was pushed a few meters backwards.


    The fox screamed in pain, as it had never expected that it was going to be beaten this way. ording to its instincts, the human before it should have been a weakling.


    It had already killed over a dozen of other humans, and most of them were usually running away from it. And for that reason, it had been slowly approaching Henry and Adam, afraid that they would run away.


    This fox was actually close to level one. For that reason, its intelligence had somehow developed.


    Henry didn''t waste much time and took advantage of the fact that the fox was still struggling to get back to its feet and attacked it again.


    This time, he targeted the head. Although the fox tried to evade, it wasn''t able to do that with the injury that it had received in the neck.


    Bang!


    They steel rod smashed into the head of the fox. Henry didn''t stop with a single blow, but continued delivering even more ferocious attacks on the fox.


    In just 1 minute, the head of the fox had been blown up by him. After that, knowing that the screams of the fox had already attracted the attention of the nearby wolves, he looked at Adam and signaled him to get out of here after he had taken the mutation crystal.


    As soon as they left the area, it was soon flooded by several wolves. Each and every one of them was looking for a prey. But after looking around for a while, they couldn''t find anything other than the corpse of the fox.


    The wolves immediately charged towards the corpse of the fox and began eating it greedily. As long as it wasn''t of the same species of them, these apocalyptic creatures could eat each other.

 Chapter 10: System Shop (edited)

    <h4>Chapter 10: System Shop (edited)</h4>


    Henry had already realized that the high the number of monsters he kills, the huge the improvement in his strength.


    In particr, Henry had found out that, if he continue killing the monsters without depending on hot weapons like guns, then the improvement in his strength was even higher.


    If not for the fact that being outside was dangerous at the moment, then Henry will have actually gone hunting for the monsters.


    Knowing that to survive in the apocalypse required a lot of strength, then he really needed to get stronger. But, he wasn''t willing to risk his life for that. How was he going to get stronger if he die?


    Henry and Adam got into a room and stayed inside it. They were heading towards the armory of the facility. But, they had found out that there were actually more wolves in this area aspared to the gate area.


    This made Henry frown. Even though he really wished to use other types of weapons to kill the monster so that he could get stronger, he knew the advantage of using the guns.


    Even though it was true that they were going to attract more monsters towards their direction, they could at least kill the monsters faster. And since they were not going to stay at the same position, the faster they deal with the monsters they encounter, the better it was for their side.


    "Henry, what do we do next?" Adam asked in a whispering voice. He knew the situation that they were in wasn''t good at all. They were surrounded by monsters in every direction.


    With any mistake that they made, they were risking being torn apart. Adam had already seen several corpse that belonged to both the youths and the staff members of the facilities.


    Even the ones in charge of security, the ones who had always bullied them, had been severely torn apart into several pieces. The gruesome death was something that Adam didn''t want to experience.


    But, he was also logical enough to know that, there was no other way out of the situation other than fighting. Since the monsters were all over the facility, there was no way that they could hide from them everyday.


    What''s more, they needed food. There was no way that they were going to hide inside a single ce without looking for food. They would at some point have to go out and face the monsters so that they can get food.


    But the current situation was tricky to them. The only source of hope that they had in mind, was already upied by wolves. In order to get the guns and bullets that were stocked inside the armory, they would have to deal with over a dozen of wolves.


    With only four bullets remaining, they will definitely have to throw out the possibility of using a gun to shoot them dead. Even with Henry''s skills, there was no way that he was going to utilize four bullets to kill 12 or so wolves.


    Henry remained silent as he looked outside the window. He had already begun calcting on what moves he was going to take next. He had to find a way of killing the wolves faster without using the bullets.


    But all along,, he didn''t have any other weapon other than the steel pipe that he was holding. That was something that depended on the brute strength to impact a lot of damage on the target.


    But currently, Henry didn''t possess that amount of strength, where he could kill a wolf with a single shot. After thinking for a long time, suddenly, a screen appeared in front of him.


    Henry wondered why the system had appeared at this moment. But still, he read the words that had appeared in front of him.


    [At a certain price, the host can buy a lot of things from the system. It doesn''t matter what it is, the host can purchase it at a reasonable price that has been quoted by the system.]


    Immediately after that, Henry saw that a long list of things appeared in front of him. And, what made his eyes shine the most was the fact that, all these things were quoted with a price. And the currency that was being used by the system was actually mutation crystals!


    He began reading the list, to see if there was anything that he could afford that was essential to him.


    [Weapons section.


    <Rifle guns- 50-70mc.>


    <Shotguns- 90-100mc.>


    <Short swords- 150-200mc.>


    <Long swords- 200-300mc.>


    <Great swords- 390-430mc.>


    <Daggers- 90-125mc.>


    <Sabers- 250-400mc.>


    <Bow- 180-400mc.>


    <Axes- 270-350mc.>


    <Spears- 300-490mc.>


    ....]


    The long list of weapons went on as there was different types of weapons that were on the list. There were even types of weapons that Henry had never heard of them before.


    But all the same, Henry waspletely shocked by the lots of information. Moreover, the system actually sold both guns and other weapons. But what surprised him the most was the fact that the price was exceedingly high for the current him.


    Even the cheapest amongst all the weapons present was the pistol. And, it was sold at a price of 15 mutation crystals. Currently, Henry didn''t have even 10 of them. He currently possessed only four mutation crystals.


    Additionally, even the prices of bullets had been stated there. And, they were not selling them in terms of numbers of bullets, but a whole box.


    A single box of bullets was sold at a price of five mutation crystals. Even though the bullets were the cheapest, Henry didn''t have enough crystals to buy it.


    [Information section.


    <Introduction to the Apocalypse- 10mc.>


    <What to do during the apocalypse- 5mc.>


    <How to deal with apocalyptic creatures during the beginning stages of the apocalypse- 5-1000mc.>


    <How to gain a stable footing in the apocalypse- 300mc.>


    ...]


    There was a plenty load of information about the things that Henry could purchase. In fact, Henry was startled to find out that he would actually purchase information about himself, or even Adam.


    But the most frustrating thing was the fact that the price, of everything was definitely higher than he had expected. He was actually poor that he couldn''t buy anything, even the cheapest amongst them.


    [Consumables section.


    <Drinks- 2-500mc.>


    <Meat- 10-900mc.>


    <Cereals- 4-370mc.>


    ....]


    Again, there was a long list that contained several types of foods. This made Henry''s eyes shine with excitement because, the main problem in the apocalypse was definitely food and water. But, he could actually purchase all of this from the system as long as he had the mutation crystals.


    [Note 1: Due to the host''s current level, the mutation crystals that are needed are for the unranked monsters.


    Note 2: 1 level 1mc= 100 unranked mcs.


    Note 3: The host can gain more mutation crystals by selling the bodies of the apocalyptic creatures that he has in to the system.


    Note 4: The system has a loan function. If the host doesn''t have enough mutation crystals, he can borrow from the system and repay itter with an interest.


    Note 5: The amount of loan that can be offered to the host varies depending on the capabilities of the host.]


    With that, the chapter of system prompts ended. Henry was left with a lot to contemte about. But the thing that he was thinking about the most was definitely the notes that he had received.


    If he could, he really wished to beat up the system for not informing him early, that he could actually sell the bodies of the monsters that he had killed, to get the mutation crystals.


    Although he didn''t know the current price that was offered for the body of a wolf, still, he was sure that with the number of wolves and the fox that he had killed, he would have gotten at least a single mutation crystal, right?


    With five mutation crystals, he could perhaps purchase bullets that could be utilized to deal with the situation that he was in. But now, there was no way that he was going back there to look for the bodies of the wolves that he had killed.


    But still, there was another thing that caught his attention. That was the fact that, a level one mutation crystal was what a hundred unranked mutation crystals.


    Putting his hand in his pocket, Henry took out the full mutation crystals. Looking at them, he saw that there was one of them that was shining with a bright luster than the others. That was the mutation crystal that he had taken from the body of the wolf that he had killed after shooting three times.


    After he had killed that wolf, the system informed him that he had killed a level one wolf. For that reason, the mutation crystal that he had gotten was also level 1.


    Henry''s breath staggered for a moment, as he never expected something like this. At the moment, if he converted the level 1 mutation crystal, he would be currently having 103 mutation crystals.


    Although it was true that they were unranked, they were the currency that were used by the system''s shop. With 100 mutation crystals, he was going to be capable of purchasing several important things that were going to help him to survive in this apocalypse.


    Thest thing was definitely about the loan system. He could actually borrow a certain amount of mutation crystals from the system! This was a heaven sent opportunity.


    With great expectation in his heart, Henry muttered in his heart, ''System, I would like to see how much I can borrow.

 Chapter 11: Raging Fire Flood

    <h4>Chapter 11: Raging Fire Flood</h4>


    ''System, I would like to see how much I can borrow.''


    [ording to the host''s current capabilities, it is determined that the host can be able to be loaned five rank per one mutation crystals.]


    Even though the amount that he was being given was considered to be little, to the current Henry, that amount was sizeable one.


    If he converted the five rank for one mutation crystals, he could get 500 unranked mutation crystals. Added to the 103 that he previously owned, he would be having 603 mutation crystals in total.


    Currently, everything that was in the store was the one that he could purchase. Of course, other than the meat that had the final price range of 900 mutation crystals, everything else was affordable to him.


    And since he didn''t have to buy everything, Henry decided to purchase whatever was important at the moment.


    ''System, I would like to borrow five mutation crystals.'' Henry stated in his heart.


    [It is detected that the host intends to take a loan from the system. The maximum amount that the host can borrow is five rank one mutation crystals.]


    [In the system''s shop, The amount that you are allowed to spend has been added to five rank one mutation crystals.]


    As the system prompt disappeared, Henry was left speechless. He had expected that he would be given the five mutation crystals. But in the end, the system had actually allowed him to buy things from the system worth rank one mutation crystals.


    Shaking his head, Henry decided not to think much about it. So, he decided to go ahead and spend the money that he had. Since the area they currently were, was surrounded by several wolves, then he had to find a way to eliminate them.


    So, he had to find a weapon that was going to deal with the wolves deftly, without making a lot of noise. So, even though he waspletely tempted by the guns and bullets, he knew that they were going to make a lot of noise that was going to attract other wolves from the other sides of the facility.


    ''System, how do I ess the system shop?'' Henry asked.


    [The host can simply ess the system shop with a single thought. Everything about the system can be controlled with a single thought.]


    Henry thought that this was indeed convenient. So without wasting time, he thought of the system store and a screen appeared in front of him.


    There were several categories that had been listed down. From weapons, to consumables, essories, house appliances, information and so more.


    Although he was tempted about the other categories, he knew well that they didn''t have much time. The faster theypleted things, the better it was for them.


    In the weapons section, Henry didn''t even look at the guns. Instead, he looked at the other melee weapons. As he scrolled down, he saw different types of weapons.


    There were axes, daggers, spear''s, long swords, sabers and so on. Henry wasn''t worried about not being able to utilize a weapon at all. After all, one of the systems abilities was to grant him the knowledge on how to utilize any tool at the basic level.


    And even though it was considered a basic level skill, it was just enough for him to deal with the current situation that they were in.


    Ever since he was young, he had always thought about using a sword. So for that reason, he didn''t waste time looking for the other types of weapons. Instead, he entered the category that contained swords.


    He could see several images of different swords. Each and every type of those swords were long in size. They had different designs, different lengths and width.


    After scrolling through the swords as he read the information about them, Henry''s eyes finallynded on a single sword. It was a sword that had a ck hilt. In fact, it looked somehow blunt.


    But what really attracted his attention at the moment was definitely the price tagged. The price range of the long swords was tagged to be between 200 and 300 mutation crystals.


    And this sword, it was actually priced at 300 mutation crystals. Unlike the other shy looking swords, this sword actually didn''t have any characteristic that could attract someone, to make them like it.


    Even though it was true, Henry was not simply attracted by the appearance of the sword. He was attracted by the description of the sword.


    [Raging fire flood.


    Intro: A sword that is believed to belong to the ancient fire emperor, Raging Fire Flood. It is said that this sword apanied him from the time that he was a weakling, to the time that he became a supreme being. During the final fight of the Raging Fire Flood emperor, the sword was sealed, and all the power that it contained locked away. It requires a lot of energy to be able to unseal it back to its prime state.


    Status: Sealed


    Abilities:


    1. It grants the user the ability to utilize fire. Using the energy that is present in the user''s body, the user can manage to lid someone fire that will envelope the sword, increasing the damage that is dealt by the sword by 50%.


    2. The second ability is sealed.]


    That''s right. The information that had attracted Henry''s attention was definitely about the Raging Fire Flood Emperor. Even though the capabilities of the sword at the moment could be said to be mediocre amongst all the other swords that are priced the same, Henry looked at the potential.


    Who said that he was going to maintain being a mutation warrior of the same power level? In the future, as long as he got stronger, then he would require a weapon that was much stronger as well.


    Even though it was true that the weapon required a lot of energy to be unsealed, Henry believed in himself. With the abilities that have been granted to him by the system, he was sure that he would be able to gather the energy that is required to unseal the seals that had been ced on death sword.


    Without hesitation, Henry decided to purchase the sword. After confirming the purchase, the sword disappeared from the system store.


    [Congrattions, you have purchased the Raging Fire Flood Sword. It has been ced in the system''s inventory and can be retrieved at any moment by the host.]


    Henry was stunned for a moment. He had never expected that the system actually possessed an inventory. Since that was the case, then why was it that the system never informed him about that?


    [The system inventory is only used to store items that have been purchased from the system store. No items from outside can be ced inside. In case the host wants an inventory, then he can spend mutation crystals to purchase the inventory from the system store.]


    A system''s prompt appeared in front of him with a reply to the question that he had in mind. After seeing it, Henry could only shake his head. It seemed that the system that he had gotten really liked money.


    Henry looked at the bnce that was shown at the top of the screen, and found that, out of 5 mutation crystals that he had initially, they had been reduced to two.


    Shaking his head, Henry continued the browsing inside the system store. Since there were two of them, he definitely had to purchase something for Adam to use.


    After browsing through the system for a moment, he came to know that he really didn''t know what type of weapon Adam could usefortably. So, he turned his gaze to face Adam who was looking at him with unblinking eyes.


    "What is it?" Henry asked.


    "Ah, I was looking at you, wondering what it is that you are looking at. You have been staring at the air in front of you for some minutes now. But no matter how much I look at it, there''s nothing that I can see." Adam replied as he scratched the back of his head.


    Henry shook his head when he heard that. There was no helping it. He could onlymunicate with the system that way as that was how it was. After all, the screen always appeared in front of him.


    "What type of weapon would you like to use?" Henry questioned.


    "Ah?" Adam was never expecting such a question. After thinking for a while, he decided to reply to the question anyway. Henry had been acting strange all this long, and he has always been right.


    "I guess I can use a machine gun. That way, the probability of me missing to shoot a target would be reduced to the maximum possible." Adam replied.


    Henry really wanted to p this guy. He was serious but the other party was actually joking at such a time?


    "I am asking about a melee weapon, not a hot weapon." Henry corrected.


    "Oh, since that is the case, then I can use an axe. These muscles of mine really want something that is heavy. And I like swinging a lot." Adam replied.


    Henry didn''t say anything and went back to perusing the system store. And after a while, he found an axe that was a good quality at its price range. It cost him 200 mutation crystals.


    After he hadpleted the purchase, Henry finally decided to withdraw them from the system''s inventory. With a single thought, another screen popped in front of him. On it, there were two images.


    The first Image contained a blunt-looking sword, while the other contained a majestic-looking axe.


    ''Withdraw the two of them from the system''s inventory.'' Henry thought in his mind. A momentter, the two things vanished from the screen in front of him.


    At the same time, Henry could feel that his two previously empty hands had suddenly held something.

 Chapter 12: Ranked Category

    <h4>Chapter 12: Ranked Category</h4>


    When Henry looked down, he found that in his hands, there was a sword in his right hand, and an axe in his left hand. He couldn''t help but wonder at the system''s magical abilities.


    Adam, on the other hand, had been looking at Henry for a period of time now. He wondered what kind of behavior Henry possessed now. He had been staring at the air In front of him consecutively. And each time, he would stay that way for a long period of time.


    Even though he was curious about what was going on, Adam remained quiet, as he waited for Henry toe back to his normal senses. He knew that, with Henry''s character, even if he asked what it was that he was looking at, Henry was definitely not going to give him an answer.


    But, he was soon surprised when he saw that an axe and a sword suddenly appeared in Henry''s hands. Adam''s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he saw that.


    "What the f*ck?!" He couldn''t help himself but curse. After all, this was something that a human who had been living a monotonous life would certainly be surprised to see.


    Even though outside the room that they were currently in, there were several wolves that were ready to tear apart any human they meet, he doubted that, that was strange enough.


    In his mind, Adam thought that, perhaps, a pack of wolves had escaped from a game park. And since they were ferocious, it was obvious that they would kill humans in case they met them.


    But, this was absolutely the first time that he was seeing a human doing magic live. Although he had seen this happening in movies, that was of course acting and not real.


    Henry, of course, entirely ignored Adam. Instead, he focused on the two weapons that had appeared in his hands. He tested the weight and found that, the weight of the sword was just right. It wasn''t too heavy and neither was it too light.


    He couldn''t help but wonder how it was that the weapon that he had selected, became the very best tool that he could utilize Incase of a fight outside. In fact, he feltfortable holding the sword in his hand.


    [You have managed toe into the contact with a weapon that can be used to survive during the apocalypse. As a result, You have gained the basic skills of utilizing a sword.]


    At that moment, Henry felt a lot of information getting dumped into his mind. At the same time, he felt even morefortable while holding the sword in his hand.


    A little whileter, Henry hadpletely digested the information. And immediately thereafter, another system prompt appeared in front of him.


    [You have managed toe into contact with a weapon that can be used to survive during the apocalypse. As a result, You have gained the basic skills of utilizing an axe.]


    Simrly, a huge amount of information popped in his mind. He began getting familiar with how to utilize an axe, what posture to stand in for the maximum power of the axe to build revealed, how to control an axe perfectly and many more.


    His muscles also began getting familiar during the moment that they had to make when he was using an axe. And in just about 5 minutes, Henry had finallypletely digested the information about the weapons.


    Now, apart from being a master in terms of utilizing a pistol and a staff, Henry was now a master in terms of utilizing an axe, as well as a sword.


    Henry let out a sigh as he turned his gaze to Adam. He found that the guy was staring at him as if he were staring at a ghost.


    Henry didn''t even try ordering to answer the doubts that Adam had. Instead, he handed Adam the axe.


    Adam finally came back to his senses and grabbed the axe. Even though he was still confused about the appearance of the axe, he was still excited that he had gotten a weapon that he had always dreamed of using.


    He swung it around a few times, and found that it was just as he had expected. Even though it was true that this was the first time that he was going to use an axe in fighting, the double-ded axe was definitely that matched his barbarian-like character.


    "We are going out. Make sure that you stay close to me. Don''t start wandering around, or else you are risking being torn apart by the wolves." Henry stated.


    Adam finally came out of his reverie, and nodded at Henry seriously. He knew that outside that door, it wasn''t a matter of jokes again. Instead, it was a matter of life and death. He could lose his life at any moment out there. So, he had to be keen.


    When he saw Adam nodding, Henry opened the door. And, he saw that just a few meters away from the door, there was actually a wolf that was just passing by.


    When the door opened, it obviously made some noise. Even though Henry had tried to make sure that it didn''te out loud, it was just enough for the wolf that was not far away from the door to hear it.


    The wolf didn''t waste time and immediately charged at them. Just like the other wolves, this wolf had bloodshot eyes.


    As it approached, its bloodthirsty mouth opened wide as it tried to bite Henry''s neck.


    Even though he saw that the wolf was charging towards them, Henry was surprisingly calm. After the skills that he had obtained from the system, he found that his mentality had begun getting stronger.


    Adam wanted to retreat into the room immediately the moment he saw that there was a wolf outside. But when he saw that Henry was not moving, he then gritted his teeth as he tightened his grip on the handle of the axe.


    Even though he knew that facing the wolf head on was dangerous, he had previously seen that Henry had taken care of the fox using a steel bar. Although he was not confident that he could do the same, he was ready to face the wolf as long as Henry decided to stay.


    But when he saw that Henry was standing still, without making any movement, he thought that perhaps Henry had frozen in fear. So, he immediately braced himself to face the wolf. There was no way that he was going to allow Henry to be killed off like that.


    But just before he made a move, he suddenly saw that Henry moved towards the wolf that was charging towards them. Adam''s movements froze as he wanted to shout at Henry toe back.


    However, he was forced to swallow the words due to the scene that he saw next. Henry, who was just about to be bitten by the wolf, suddenly, raised the sword in his hand and swung it.


    The sword made an arc in the air as it headed towards the wolf''s neck. The next moment, it easily shed through the neck of the wolf, cutting off its head.


    The wolf that was in the air didn''t have a chance to dodge at all. Nheless, even if it was on the ground, it would not have dodged because of the condition that it was currently in, due to the apocalypse.


    After shing, Henry moved to the side, and easily evaded the wolf that was falling from the sky.


    Thud!


    The wolfnded heavily on the ground, as the head of the wolf rolled a distance away. As for the body, it just twitched for a moment before thest hints of life disappearedpletely.


    Henry looked at this word in his hand with amazement. He had never expected that the sword would be better than a bullet. It did not make any noise, it was swift to handle.


    But still, Henry knew that the reason as to why the sword was this way, was due to the quality of the material that the sword was made from. Even though most of its power had been sealed away, that didn''t mean that it lost the capabilities to deal with low-level monsters.


    Anticipation filled Henry''s eyes as he looked around if there was any other wolf that had appeared. But after surveying around for a whole 30 seconds, he didn''t see anything.


    Shaking his head in dejection, he turned around and used the sword to cut a deep wound on the head of the wolf. Subsequently, he dug out the mutation crystal. This brought him to a total of four unranked mutation crystals and one ranked mutation crystal as his wealth.


    Adam, on the other hand, stood still in his position. He looked at Henry as if he was looking at a stranger. He wondered how possible it was that Henry was capable of utilizing almost all the weapons.


    "Let''s go. You are the one who is going to kill the next wolf that we encounter. The more the wolves that you kill, the better it is." Henry''s was finally brought Adam out of his stupor. Even though he had many questions to ask, he knew that this was not the time.


    So, he nodded seriously. He had already experienced something in his body the moment that he killed the first wolf with the pistol. So, he was excited to ughter the wolves, topletely dispel the fear that was in his heart.


    The two of them then began going around, looking for wolves. This time, instead of hiding from the wolves, Henry had decided to look for them. As long as they don''t encounter many of the wolves at the same time, Henry was sure that the two of them could take care of them.


    Adam had managed to kill off four wolves. The more the number of wolves he kills the more excited he became. It was also during this period that he found out that he was getting stronger, as he continued killing the wolves.


    For that reason, it continued bing easier for him to kill the wolves. Even though he had been injured twice, he didn''t care because the wounds were quite shallow.


    sh! Thud!


    With a swing of Henry''s sword, a wolf fell on the ground. This was the fifth wolf that he had killed after they departed from the building that they were staying in.


    [Congrattions host forpleting the trial by killing off 10 wolves using your strength and abilities. You have now entered the ranked category.]

 Chapter 13: Warlock Profession

    <h4>Chapter 13: Warlock Profession</h4>


    [Congrattions host forpleting the trial by killing off 10 wolves using your strength and abilities. You have now entered the ranked category.]


    No sooner had the system prompt disappeared off him, another unfamiliar screen suddenly appeared in front of him.


    [Congrattions on finally killing 10 apocalyptic creatures andpleting the apocalypse test. You havepleted the test with SSS ranking. As a result, you are granted an opportunity to select two professions.]


    [Professions avable are as follows.


    Combat professions.


    Berserker


    Mage


    Archer


    Assassin


    Warrior


    Necromancer


    Summoner


    Pdin


    Warlock


    Nonbat professions.


    cksmith


    Craftsman


    Alchemist


    Chef


    Farmer


    Doctor


    Mechanic


    Engineer


    Tailor


    Please go ahead and decide on what profession you would like to acquire.]


    Although Henry was tempted to do the selection at that time, he knew that he had to find a safe ce first. So, he looked at Adam and signaled him to follow him.


    Thereafter, the two of them got inside a building that looked like aboratory. Since they had never stepped their feet in this part of the facility, they were surprised to know that there was actually aboratory present here.


    Still, all of that didn''t matter to Henry at the moment. So, after they made sure that there was nobody inside there, they closed the doors.


    Henry then looked at the screen in front of him. His eyes were glittering as he looked at the different professions that had been listed in front of him.


    He didn''t even try looking at the nonbat professions. In the apocalypse, he didn''t believe that those with the other professions would be able to survive without the assistance of those who hadbat professions.


    Henry wasn''t someone who could depend on someone else to keep his life. He wanted to have the fate of his life in his hands. Even though this wish of his could have never been fulfilled before, the same couldn''t be said about the present.


    Now that he had felt the improvement in his body, he certainly possessed several wishes. In this apocalypse, other than looking for his family, he was definitely going to try to reach the top.


    As he looked at thebat professions, he simply skipped the berserker profession. That was something that he didn''t even try thinking about possessing it.


    When his eyesnded on the second profession, the mage profession, he hesitated for a moment. But after thinking about it, he decided to set aside the profession until he had looked at all the currently avable professions.


    The archer and assassin profession were skipped as well. As for necromancy, Henry didn''t want to deal with dark creatures. For that reason, he ignored that profession as well.


    Finally, his gazended on the summoner profession. Looking at the description of the summoner profession, Henry decided to set it aside, just as he had done with the mage profession.


    As for a pdin, Henry didn''t have much of an impression of it. So, just like the assassin profession, he ignored it.


    But when his gazended on the final profession, warlock Henry, felt his heartbeat racing. He immediately felt that this profession was made just for him.


    [Warlock Profession: Unique Profession; The one who owns this profession will be adept in using both magic and melee. The owner of the profession would be granted affinity to a single element, as well as an improvement in the usage of a weapon that the user would have selected by a single level.


    Point to note: The owner of the profession would find that leveling up while owning this profession would be difficult aspared to other professions'' holder. But to make up for this, thebat power of a warlock would always be ahead of all other profession holders at the same level.]


    Henry didn''t hesitate to select the warlock profession at all. Other than the fact that he would be both a mage and a warrior, there was also a fact that his skills in utilizing a weapon of his choice would be enhanced by a single level.


    This was just enough reason for him to select this profession. Even though it was going to be difficult for him to rank up, that didn''t matter to him. As long as hisbat strength was superior to others, that was enough.


    [You have selected the warlock profession. In 1 hour, you will be able to change your profession to be a warlock. To enhance your abilities, you can kill as many apocalyptic creatures as possible during the one-hour period.]


    [You still have one chance to select another profession.]


    After the two prompts whose source Henry knew nothing of, Henry got back at the remaining professions. After he had selected the warlock profession, it had disappeared from the choices.


    Now then, for the final profession, there were two that were left. It was the mage profession and the summoner profession.


    The mage profession was directly eliminated since the warlock profession that Henry had selected was going to grant him affinity towards a single element. This was no different from bing a mage.


    So, the final choice that Henry decided on was definitely the summoner profession. The reason as to why he had decided to this was because, even though he was strong, there was no way that he was going to be in different ces at the same time.


    [Summoner profession: The holder of this profession is granted the ability to summon a creature from another dimension to fight for them. The holder of the profession can only summon a single creature per power level, and each creature that is summoned will be stronger than thest.


    The creatures summoned would always be at the same power level as the summoner. As the creature kills more apocalyptic creatures, it shares the same power up with the summoner.]


    That''s right. Other than the fact that having a summoned creature would help him in covering different ces at the same time, there was also help that came towards the improvement of his strength and level.


    Since summoners depended on the creatures that they had summoned to fight, they also depended on these creatures to level up.


    But for Henry, it was wholly different. He could fight alongside the summoned creature. And since it was difficult for him to level up the warlock profession, then this was just good as it was going to help him in elerating the process.


    [You have selected the summoner profession. In 1 hour, you will be able to change your profession to be a warlock. To enhance you''re abilities, you can kill as many apocalyptic creatures as possible during the one-hour period.]


    After the second prompt appeared in front of him, Henry finally rxed a bit. He was given one hour to kill as many apocalyptic creatures as possible so that he can be granted a better level for the professions that he had selected.


    Knowing this, he looked at Adam, who was seated at the side, trying to nurse the wounds that he had suffered.


    "You should get ready. We are going out again after you have taken enough rest." Henry stated.


    "Just give me 10 minutes. That is enough for me to be able to handle those creatures outside there." Adam replied. He was getting even more excited as he felt that he was getting stronger than before.


    Had it not been for the fact that he was currently wounded, then he would have definitely tried to get back outside so that he can continue hunting.


    Henry, on the other hand, decided to take this moment to look at the system store. He wanted to see if there was anything that could be utilized to heal a wound. He would rather not continue wasting time because he had only been given 1-hour period.


    The two of them had managed to kill a total of nine wolves during the past 15 minutes or so that they were outside. For that reason, he possessed 12 unranked mutation crystals, as well as a single level 1 mutation crystal.


    Henry had attempted looking for a level one creature, but he had not managed to find it. After all, a level one mutation crystal was worth a hundred unranked mutation crystals.


    In the store, Henry managed to find a ce where there were several utilities. The utilities contained a long list of things.


    [Utilities.


    <Health potions- 20-700mc.>


    <Mana potions- 40- 500mc.>


    <Stamina potions- 15- 630mc.>


    <Berserk potions- 50-900mc.>


    ....]


    Henry looked at the long list of potions. After selecting the health potion section, he looked at the series of health potions and finally managed to find what he was looking for.


    [Health potion- It can be used to heal any injuries that have been caused by apocalyptic creatures. The higher the level of the user, the lower the effect of the potion. Cost; 100mc.]


    Henry had decided to take this potion because he didn''t know if there were any risks that came with suffering injuries from the apocalyptic creatures. Even though there were various other potions that could heal the injuries, Henry decided on this that was specifically targeted towards wounds that were caused by apocalyptic creatures.


    But, the only problem that he was having, was the fact that the cost was just high. If he could, Henry would have definitely selected another potion. After all, in the potion section, there was no difference between the potions names. The only difference was the function.


    Henry wanted to spend the level 1 mutation crystal, but he was slightly hesitant. He thought of something, and finally asked the system.


    ''System, How many mutation crystals can I get from the bodies of the wolves that I have submitted?'' Henry asked.


    All this while, as they killed the wolves, he had always collected the bodies to be sold to the system store. Currently, what they really liked was the mutation crystals. If he managed to get more mutation crystals, then he was sure that he was going to shoot through the roof. After all, the system sold anything.

 Chapter 14: Rank O

    <h4>Chapter 14: Rank O</h4>


    [For every apocalyptic creature that the host will be selling to the system store, he would receive a mutation crystal of the same rank.]


    Henry was silent, as he tried to process the information. It seemed that with the system here, he was going to be capable of actually getting two mutation crystals for every apocalyptic creature that he killed.


    This made him have a huge amount of expectations, about killing the level one apocalyptic creatures. If he managed just to kill five of them, it would be the same as him getting 10 level 1 mutation crystals.


    If he converted them to the unranked mutation crystals, then he would have gotten 1000 mutation crystals. With these, it was enough for him to arm himself, and improve his strength tremendously.


    In the end, Henry could only sigh, as they had only managed to kill 9 unranked wolves. For that reason, he was going to receive nine mutation crystals.


    ''System, I would like to convert all the bodies of the apocalyptic creatures that I have killed, into mutation crystals. Thereafter, I would like to convert the level 1 mutation crystal into unranked mutation crystals.'' Henry stated in his mind.


    [Confirmed. The host''s current bnce is, 125.]


    When he got that information, Henry decided to purchase a healing potion. He had to ensure that Adam waspletely healed, so that the two of them could get out and continue their hunt.


    With only 1 hour given to him, he had to maximize it to make sure that the two professions that he had choosen, woulde at a level that was the highest.


    [Health potion- It can be used to heal any injuries that have been caused by apocalyptic creatures. The higher the level of the user, the lower the effect of the potion. Cost; 100mc.]


    Henry saw that his bnce had decreased by 100, leaving him with only 25 mutation crystals. Even though he felt somehow pained when his saw his bnce had dropped drastically, he didn''t think too much about it considering that he had done this for his brother and himself as well.


    Thereafter, Henry opened the system inventory, and retrieved the small bottle that had appeared in the inventory.


    Immediately after that, Henry suddenly felt that something had appeared in his hand. It was the same small ss bottle that contained a green liquid.


    He then looked at Adam who was still trying to use his clothes to block the wounds which were still bleeding. He walked over and handed him the small bottle.


    "What is this?" Adam asked confusedly.


    "Drink that. It is going to help you with the wounds that you have suffered." Henry replied as he began walking towards the door.


    Adam looked at the small bottle suspiciously. But even so, he still opened the cap of the bottle and gulped the small green liquid that was inside. He had noticed that Henry was doing some strange things recently. For that reason, he didn''t even ask about where the small bottle came from.


    After he drank the small liquid, he suddenly felt a warm current rushing through his body. At the same time, the pain that he was feeling from the wounds suddenly calmed down.


    Then under his astonished eyes, he saw that the ones that he had suffered began healing at a rapid speed. Adam could only dazedly stare at the ones as they recovered.


    In just 1 minute, he had suddenly returned to his peak condition. Of course, this was health-wise, not in terms of fatigue.


    He got to his feet as he began stretching his limbs, just to confirm that it was true that he had already recovered. When he saw that he couldpletely do simple movements without feeling any kind of pain, he finally believed that this was not a dream.


    He turned around and looked at the door of theboratory. He saw that Henry was just about to open the door. Knowing that words were not enough to express his gratitude, he decided that he was going to work hard so that he could do something for Henry.


    "If you are done, let''s keep going. We need to hunt more wolves. If there are any other creatures, then we can kill them as well." Henry voiced out as he opened the door.


    Adam hurriedly followed him out. Thereafter, the two of them began going around, hunting the apocalyptic creatures. As long as they came across any apocalyptic creatures, they wouldn''t wait for it toe after them. Instead, they went after them.


    This created a very bizarre scene, where if any of the youth who had been running away for their lives saw, they would definitely doubt themselves.


    Of course, Henry didn''t care about any of that. Instead, his mind was only thinking about the one-hour period that had been given to him. He wanted to kill as many wolves as possible, while at the same time ensuring that he didn''t die.


    After just about 10 minutes or so, Adam finallypleted his 10th kill. Simrly to how it happened for Henry, a screen popped up in front of him.


    The familiar instructions about selection of a profession were also given to Adam. He couldn''t help but get somehow bbergasted.


    "Henry, has a screen suddenly appeared in front of you as well?" Adam asked as he looked at the screen in front of him, continuing to read the words that had appeared.


    He had yed several games when he was young, before the two of them were abducted and brought over. So, he couldn''t help but wonder just how the screen in front of him looked like the one that he had seen in games.


    "Yes, just select a profession that you think is very suitable to you. After that, we are going to continue with killing the monsters." Henry replied nonchntly. He had already been expecting this.


    Adam nodded his head in return. Subsequently, he went through the long list of professions, bothbat and nonbat.


    Henry, on the other hand, went on to keep watching, to ensure that Adam was not attacked at such a moment. He himself had continuously gotten stronger, the more the monsters that he kills the more he be stronger.


    This had given him a lot of confidence. After all, during this period of time, he had already managed to kill nine more wolves. He had also noticed that, the number of wolves was increasing as time goes by.


    Still, it didn''t matter to him. As long as there were wolves for him to kill, then it was good enough.


    Adam, on the other hand, selected the Berserker profession. He had always liked the characters in the games that he had yed before, that would always have a drastic increase in their strength, and do everything that they wanted, without having to think about the consequences.


    For that reason, he thought that the Berserker profession was just suitable for him. Thereafter, he received it the same prompt about having one hour to kill as many monsters as he could.


    When he was done, the two of them continued killing the wolves that they encountered on their way. Even though the number of wolves that they were encountering began rising, it was as if the two of them never noticed.


    After all, the two were always happy as they continued killing the wolves. Other than that, they didn''t feel tired at all. Instead, they continued feeling that they were getting stronger, the more the number of wolves they kill.


    In fact, the duo all had decided to take this opportunity to sharpen their skills. Even though it was true that Henry had been granted the basic level skills of utilizing a sword, he wanted to improve further so that he could get to the second star of the skills.


    As for Adam, he had continuously gotten familiar with the axe. For that reason, he was capable of killing the monsters that they encountered more swiftly. The longer that he fought, the better that he was capable of handling the wolves.


    His fighting experience had also increased, together with the improvement that he had seen in terms of his strength and agility, as well as other parameters.


    For that reason, the injuries that he suffered during the past 30 minutes were very minimal. In fact, they were not different from scratches.


    As for Henry himself, of course, he didn''t have even a single scratch on him. With the skills that he possessed, and the improvement of his strength, it was effortless for him to handle the wolves.


    As for the bodies of the monsters that they had killed, Henry had always taken them to the system store. This was another source of mutation crystals, something that they really needed at the moment.


    1 hourter, finally, the time that Henry had been given psed. Currently, he felt that there were several changes that had already began taking ce in his body.


    The energy that was in his body, the one that had been continuously growing as he kills the monsters, finally begun moving. At the same time, a screen appeared in front of him.


    [The one hour period has psed. Congrattions, you have managed to kill 138 apocalyptic creatures. Your performance has been rated SSS grade. For that reason, the grade of the professions that you are going to receive are all going to be SSS.]


    [Congrattions. You are now a level 1 Rank O Warlock and Summoner. You can continue to level up with the number of monsters that you kill.]


    Immediately after that, Henry begun feeling changes happening to his body. It wasn''t just the movement of the energy that was previously idle, but instead, he felt that the structure of his body was actually changing.


    He felt that his body temperature had also begun rising, even though it was slow. At the same time, he felt that there was a certain surge of memories that had appeared in his mind.


    [Warlock Profession: You have awakened the fire element affinity. Please, go ahead and select the specialization that you want as a warrior.]

 Chapter 15: Fireball

    <h4>Chapter 15: Fireball</h4>


    [Warlock Profession: You have awakened the fire element affinity. Please, go ahead and select the specialization that you want as a warrior.]


    Henry immediately selected to be a swordsman. This was the specialization that he felt that it was made for him. Even though he could possess the skills of any other type of weapon, it was entirely different from the matter of falling in love with a certain profession.


    [You have selected swordsmanship specialization. To get the skills which are rted to the profession, you are required to reach the bronze rank.]


    [You have received SSS rank Summoner profession. You can go ahead and do the summoning. The creature that will be summoned will be of the same level as the summoner.]


    Immediately after the prompts disappeared, Henry finally felt that the changes that were urring in his body had finally beenpleted. His body felt as if it was full of energy.


    And currently, the energy that he had been umting as he kills monsters, he felt that he could finally control it at will.


    With curiosity, Henry decided to utilize the energy, following the memories that had been injected in his mind. The memories that he had received were rted to how to utilize the energy in his body.


    Since he was granted the fire affinity, he was also given the knowledge on how to utilize it. But, he would have to practiced it by himself. Additionally, he would have to look for ways that he could maximize the efficiency of the energy in his body.


    Henry controlled the energy in his body, and it flowed towards his hand. And immediately thereafter, he suddenly saw that there was a flicker of a yellow me that appeared on his hand.


    And as time went by, the small me that was on his hand continuously grew. In no time, it had already be the size of a tennis ball.


    It was also at this moment that Henry finally realized that this was the maximum size of a fireball that he could release. Moreover, the energy that was in his body had already been consumed. That implied that, if he wanted to utilize the fireball, he would only be able to fire 10 shots.


    Even though it was true that the fireball in his hand was small, Henry could feel that there was a lot of destructive power inside it.


    As for controlling it, that was not a problem for him. He could definitely control it at a basic level. But, he would have to practice the move in case he wanted to make someplex maneuvers.


    Adam was surprised when he saw that Henry had actually summoned fire. He couldn''t help but ask, "Did you choose the mage profession?"


    "Not really. I got a unique profession." Henry replied. He didn''t bother to exin anything else. Instead, he tried looking around, to see if he could find a target to test the power of the fireball in his hand. Fireball, the most basic skill of a fire mage, that was granted to him.


    Adam got curious about what unique profession it was. He, of course, understood that a unique profession was something that didn''t have any other like it or special in nature. That meant that, even if he wanted the profession, there was no way that he was going to get it. After all, it never appeared in his choices.


    Suddenly, the lights around the area that they were in went out. It was obvious that there was a certain apocalyptic creature that had messed with the connections.


    But even so, darkness never descended in the area. The area was currently illuminated by a small fireball that was in Henry''s hand.


    As if affected by the presence of the light, a wolf suddenly charged over. And when it saw two human beings, it didn''t even bother to think about why the two of them were outside while others were hiding.


    When he saw that a wolf was charging towards him, Henry finally got a target. Even though it was true that his energy had been consumed to make the fireball, the longer that he held the fireball in his hand, the higher the amount of energy was being consumed to maintain it.


    Without hesitation, he tracked the wolf''s trajectory, before he threw the fireball towards it.


    Boom! Howl!


    As if a bomb had been thrown over, the fireball erupted with immense power. A mushroom cloud was formed as dust was thrown into the air. A shockwave was created, blowing away the pebbles and sand on the ground.


    The wolf that was at the center of the attack howled in pain, just for a moment before it was sted into pieces. Blood and flesh sttered on the ground around the area where the fireball fell.


    Both Henry and Adam looked at the scene nkly. None of them had expected that the small fireball that was thrown over by Henry contained such immense power.


    It was also at this moment that Henry finally realized the horror of a mage. Even though it was true that they possessed the weakest defenses, when it came to the attack power, they were definitely among the superior.


    But still, Henry could only shake his head as he knew that, even though it was true that the power of the fireball was devastating, it was limited. He could only attack with such power 10 times.


    In case he wanted to attack more, then he had to reduce the power of the fireball that he used.


    Tap! Tap! Tap!


    Suddenly, the two of them heard the sound of footsteps approaching them at a rapid speed. Henry could immediately tell that the wolves that were in the surrounding areas had been attracted by the loud noise.


    With darkness already enshrouding the area, the two of them were already having difficulty in seeing a distance from them. For that reason, in case they were attacked while here, then they were going to fall at a disadvantage.


    "We have to get somewhere where there is light." Henry stated before he began rushing towards the area that he could see that the lights were still on.


    Adam followed him. The two of them had decided to utilize their ears, to make sure that they headed in the direction that had the least number of wolves.


    Henry, on the other hand, summoned another fireball. But instead of throwing it to attack, he used it as a source of light.


    On his left hand, there was a fireball, and on his right hand, there was a sword. Since they didn''t want to attract much attention, both Henry and Adam were going to utilize their weapons.


    Any wolf that appeared in front of them was shed into pieces by the duo. With the increase in strength that they had received, it was not difficult for them to handle the unranked wolves anymore.


    Even though Adam''s skills were still unrefined, that was something that couldn''t be detected if he was facing unranked wolves.


    On the way, they managed to kill around 30 wolves. It seemed that the loud noise had attracted the wolves that were in the other areas of the vicinity.


    During this period, Henry finally realized something. The higher the number of apocalyptic creatures that he kills, the higher the amount of energy in his body. Additionally, even the amount of energy that he had utilized in the first fireball was actually recovered.


    But still, the recovery speed was still low aspared to the consumption. ording to the recovery speed, it was obvious that the maximum number of fireballs that he could use had only increased to 13 before he had to take time to recover the energy again.


    Other than the wolf that Henry had sted apart, he made sure that they took the bodies of all the wolves that they killed along the way.


    "Aaah! Someone help me!"


    Just as they turned around a corner, they heard a shrill scream. And since they had already arrived in the area where there was light, they saw that there was ady in ab coat that was being chased by a wolf.


    Even though the two of them couldn''t understand how she had managed to run from the wolf, but they could see that she was exhausted, and the wolf was going to catch up soon.


    When thedy saw them, she actually begun rushing towards them. "Please help me." She asked in an almost crying tone.


    But of course, the two of them, Henry and Adam, had no intention of helping her. After all, the two of them were brought here against their will.


    And since she was a part of the facility, if possible, the two of them would have actually killed her had it not been for the fact that she was being chased by a wolf.


    Of course, they harbored a lot of resentment towards this facility. They had been working for over a decade, without even being able to see their family. And, they were actually working for free!


    When she saw that the two of them were not moving, thedy summoned energy from somewhere, and suddenly increased her speed.


    Henry utilized this chance to observe the wolf that was after her. The wolf was injured, and that was the reason as to why it couldn''t run at its maximum speed. The leg had a severe wound, as if it had been cut by a sharp weapon. Even the bones could be seen from the wound.


    When thedy arrived in front of them, she finally copsed as she had overdrawn the energy that was inside her body. As for the wolf, after seeing that there were actually three people in front of it, it struggled to increase its speed.


    Henry was just about to leave when he suddenly thought of something. He waited until the wolf appeared in front of him, before shing down with his sword.


    Thud!


    The wolf couldn''t react before it was beheaded. It crashed onto the ground heavily, as it twitched before finally dyingpletely.


    "Do you know where the owner of this facility is?" Henry asked as he looked at thedy who was on the ground, panting heavily.

 Chapter 16: Berserker

    <h4>Chapter 16: Berserker</h4>


    "Do you know where the owner of this facility is?" Henry asked as he looked at thedy who was on the ground, panting heavily.


    Thedy struggled to look up at Henry. Currently, she waspletely exhausted after running for a long period of time. When she encountered the wolf, she had managed to strike it, using a knife that was present in the room that she was in.


    Thereafter, she ran out of the room as quickly as possible. Thankfully, there were no other wolves around, as they had been attracted by the loud noise that had been created by Henry''s fireball.


    But, no matter how fast she ran, she couldn''t shake off the wolf that was just behind her. In fact, it was actually catching up with her.


    Just when she was about to lose her hope, she suddenly saw two people in front of her. And each one of them was armed, and their clothes were stained with blood. It was obvious that they had engaged in a fight before.


    At that moment, it didn''t really matter to her if what they killed was other humans, or, the wolves. All the same, she decided to head over so that she could at least have a glimmer of hope again.


    As for how Henry had easily killed off the wolf, that had indeed surprised her. But, she didn''t have much time to think about it when Henry asked her a question.


    She struggled to shake her head, as she replied. "I don''t know... I, too, was forced toe here. I had no choice..." Thedy could immediately tell the reason why Henry had asked that question.


    Just like all the other people who were present in the facility, she had already gotten used to deaths. For that reason, she knew that this was a chance for the youths to get out of here.


    But of course, that was on the condition that, they were strong enough to get out of here, despite the presence of the wolves.


    Henry looked at thedy, who was still lying on the ground. She looked like she was in her mid twenties. Her blonde hair was currently disheveled, while her face was currently pale.


    Her green eyes stared at the sky that was still dark, harboring only a few stars. She was quite a beauty indeed, but that didn''t matter to Henry.


    In the apocalyptic world, Henry wasn''t ready to take anyone with him, if there was no need for him to do so. If a person was useless, then he was not going to waste his energy trying to protect that person.


    In a world where strength was the king, it was obvious that it was a moment of benefits first.


    "Alright then. Adam, let''s get going. Your one hour is about to pse." Henry stated as he turned around, and began walking away.


    "Are we leaving her here?" Adam asked as he looked at thedy who was still on the ground. After he received the information that she was just like them, his heart had eased a little, and he no longer abhorred her.


    "Unless you don''t want me to be your inw anymore." Henry stated as he continued moving on.


    "Hell no!" Adam eximed as he hurriedly followed Henry. He entirely ignored thedy, who had already begun panicking, as she struggled to get back to her feet.


    After picking up the mutation crystal, Henry and Adam continued moving around. They wanted to continue with their hunt, considering that Adam''s one hour had yet to pse.


    "Please help me. I promise that I won''t drag you down." Thedy stated as she followed both Henry and Adam.


    But of course, the duopletely ignored her. None of them cared about what she was saying. So, they continued going around, killing any wolf that appeared in their sight.


    As for thedy, she continued following the two of them. She knew that for her to be able to survive, then she had to be closer to the two of them. She was continuously stunned when she saw that the two of could easily handle the wolves that were a nightmare to the others.


    She could still remember what happened before. They were still sleeping, when suddenly, noise erupted outside, added to the sound of gunshots.


    When they got out, they saw that the security team of the facility was trying to deal with a pack of wolves that was attacking him. As for how they had managed to get through the gate of the facility, that was still unknown.


    But, the number of wolves continued increasing. And in no time, they had managed to overwhelm the security team. They tore them apart, killing them gruesomely.


    Then what followed next was obvious. The wolves charged into the facility, and began killing any person that they saw.


    She had managed to get away because she reacted fast. She entered a room, and stayed in. But, she had never expected that a wolf was going to break the ss window, just to attack her. That was what led to the previous situation.


    The sound of echoing growls reverberated through the air, a chilling reminder of the danger that lurked within the facility. But even though, both Henry and Adam never backed down. Instead, they headed in the direction that they heard the sounds.


    Henry tightly gripped his trusty sword, its polished de glinting ominously under the flickering fluorescent lights. The weight of the weapon resonated in his hand, aforting presence that fueled his resolve.


    Even though it was true that he had not trained in the way of a sword, due to the system''s ability, it had allowed him to get the basic level skills of being a swordsman, allowing him to wield the sword with unparalleled precision and deadly grace.


    Beside him, Adam swung his axe in a sweeping arc, testing its bnce. The axe exuded raw power, its sharp, double-edged de reflecting the fiery determination that burned within Adam''s eyes.


    His body had still suffered some wounds. But, they were nothing aspared to the wounds that he had suffered previously. Adam''s expertise in handling this weapon may not be like that of an expert, but he was continuously improving.


    Additionally, Henry had noticed that, it was easy for someone to elevate their skills in terms of handling a weapon after the apocalypse descended. For that reason, he had seen as Adam improved from being aplete noob at handling a battle axe, to bing an amateur.


    As they ventured further into the facility, the deafening sounds of snarls and distant howls intensified, mingling with the smell of fear and blood that hung thick in the air.


    Henry and Adam moved swiftly, their senses razor-sharp and eyes scanning the darkness for any signs of movement. The echoing echoes of their breaths filled their ears, heightening their focus and determination.


    They were trying to make sure that they didn''t encounter several wolves at the same time. Even though it was easy to kill the wolves for them presently, they too were humans and might get tired if they encountered a pack of wolves.


    As for thedy who was following behind the two of them, they didn''t care about her at all. As long as she didn''t do anything that disturbed the two of them, then they would also entirely ignore her.


    Suddenly, pairs of glowing eyes materialized in the shadows, apanied by a threatening growl. Reacting with instinctive precision, Henry lunged forward, his sword slicing through the air with purposeful speed.


    The de met its target wlessly, severing the beast''s aggressive advance and sending it crashing to the ground. He moved swiftly from one wolf to another, his sword slicing through the chaos, his movements fluid and deadly.


    Adam, with a primal roar, swung his battle axe in a mighty arc, its formidable de crashing into the thick fur of a charging wolf. The sheer force of the blow sent the creature sprawling, its pained yelp reverberating through the facility.


    Feeding off the adrenaline coursing through his veins, Adam disyed an awe-inspiring blend of strength and agility as he swiftly dispatched each wolf that dared to challenge him.


    Side by side, Henry and Adam fought relentlessly against almost a dozen wolves, their weapons weaving a ballet of steel and fury. Their coordination was effortless, their trust in each other unyielding.


    With each strike, they pushed back the encroaching threat, battling against the odds with unwavering determination. Due to their increased strength and abilities, they were able to easily handle the wolves. They didn''t have to strain themselves, to deal with them.


    Finally, as thest wolf fell, the area fell silent. Adam''s face was already covered in sweat, his body pulsating with the residual energy of the intense encounter. He was still not used to the intense fight that involved several wolves at the same time.


    Henry, on the other hand, was quite rxed. Not to mention that the sword that he was using was quite light, he didn''t need to use much strength when dealing with the wolves. Just simple movements were enough to deal with them.


    "Henry, the 1-hour period is over." Adam stated as he wiped off the sweat on his forehead using his left hand that was not holding any weapon.


    "Do what you need to do. I will keep watch." Henry stated, as he began moving around, picking the mutation crystals. As for the bodies, they magically disappeared.


    Henry really wasn''t concerned about thedy who was following them, knowing that he could make the bodies disappear. After all, with the appearance of strange things, something like that was no longer considered strange.


    Adam nodded his head before he begun interacting with the screen that had appeared in front of him.


    As for thedy, she had managed to recover some of her strength. During this fight, she had made sure to keep her distance. After all, she knew that she was incapable of handling the wolves at all.


    Along the way, she had seen the two people collected beads out of the heads of the wolves that they had killed. To show that she was not useless, she went ahead and moved towards one of the dead wolves.


    Gritting her teeth, she hardened her heart as she began trying to look for the bead in the wound that had been created on the head of the wolf.


    On the other hand, at this moment, Adam finally became a rank O Berserker. And at that moment, a red energy appeared around his body. At the same time, he could suddenly feel that his strength had begun dramatically increasing.

 Chapter 17: Introduction to The Apocalypse

    <h4>Chapter 17: Introduction to The Apocalypse</h4>


    On the other hand, at this moment, Adam finally became a rank O Berserker. And at that moment, a red energy appeared around his body. At the same time, he could suddenly feel that his strength had begun dramatically increasing.


    When this happened, it got the attention of both Henry and thedy. Henry could immediately understand that this was the awakening of the profession that Adam had selected. As for thedy, she couldn''t help but wonder what was going on.


    Ever since she begun following the duo, she had seen a lot of things that she couldn''t exin. And now, she was actually seeing a person who was covered in a red light.


    Adam began feeling excited when he felt the dramatic increase in his strength. At this moment, his blood thirst began increasing. And since he was currently a berserker, the excitement for a fight was overwhelming.


    During the past 1 hour, he had managed to kill 73 wolves. Even though it could not bepared to Henry''s 138 wolves that he had killed, it was still good enough considering that he was training himself as he continued fighting.


    But all the same, the main reason as to why the number had reached 78 was due to the fact that, Henry had always helped him so that he could increase the number of monsters that he killed during the one hour period.


    For that reason, the rating he received was S. Even though it could not bepared to Henry''s SSS, it was still good enoug for him.


    "Control yourself. You shouldn''t know that, even if you want to fight, you have to be careful. In case you are confronted by over 20 wolves at the same time, then you Will be done for." Henry reminded from the side before he began picking the mutation crystals.


    After hearing Henry''s words, Adam finally reined in his urge to go to battle. As he took a deep breath, he looked around at the scattered corpses of the wolves which they had killed.


    He went ahead and began searching for mutation crystals in the heads of the wolves. Even though he had been together with Henry for a long period of time now, he too could not understand why Henry was picking the mutation crystals.


    Additionally, he didn''t even know how Henry actually knew that there was a mutation crystal inside the head of the wolves. Never the less, he decided to do what Henry wanted. After all, recently, Henry had been doing a lot of things that he couldn''t exin.


    Since he didn''t want to think too much about it, he decided to do what he was required to do. At the end of the day, it was not as if he was going to die just by collecting the mutation crystals from the head of a dead wolf.


    After they were done with the collecting, Henry turned his attention towards thedy, who had managed to get two mutation crystals.


    When she saw that Henry''s focus was on her, she immediately stretched her hand that was already covered in blood and handed over the mutation crystals.


    Henry took the mutation crystals before he went ahead to collect the bodies of the monsters that she had taken the crystals from.


    He then turned around and began walking away. He didn''t even appreciate thedy''s effort, as he was not the one who had told her to get the mutation crystals. It was not as if he could not do it himself.


    "What''s your name?" Adam asked as he began following Henry. He couldn''t bear having a person whom he didn''t even know about following them around.


    "I''m Sarah." Thedy replied. At the same time, she felt somehow relieved as there was actually someone who was finally willing to talk to her. She didn''t feel that good, following around two people whopletely ignored her existence.


    But even though, she didn''t want to give up on following them. They were her only source of safety in this facility that was already encroached by wolves.


    She had already begun recovering from her fatigue as she was not doing anything strenuous. But even though, she was still sweating lightly.


    "I am Adam, and the guy in front us is Henry. It is better if you don''t have any kind of thoughts about him. He is supposed to marry my sister." Adam stated as he continued moving on.


    Sarah was surprised by Adam''s words. She couldn''t help but take a peek of Henry. His back as he walked in front of her looked reliable. Even though his appearance was not that stunning, at least, it wasn''t bad.


    Added with the fact that he was strong enough to protect her, even Sarah had to admit that she had thought of submitting to him. But, since Henry hadpletely ignored her existence, then she didn''t dare to say a word to him.


    As long as he didn''t chase her away, even if hepletely ignored her, then she was just okay with that.


    But even so, she couldn''t help but look at the two people in front of her. They were actually having hopes of going back, even untill having the gusto to think about marriage, when they had stayed in the facility for a very long period of time.


    She couldn''t help but admire their willpower. Had it been not for the fact that she had only recentlye into the facility, then she would have definitely given up on the thought of ever going back home.


    Henry on the other hand didn''t care about Adam talking to thedy behind. At this moment, he had already begun making preparations. They had already gotten a good number of mutation crystals at this moment.


    Since he did not have any use for the bodies of the wolves that they had killed, he had already decided to convert them into mutation crystals.


    [Current mutation crystals bnce is 537.]


    "Watch the surroundings for me." Henry stated without looking behind. After that, he began looking at the system store. There were still a lot of things he needed to understand about.


    For that reason, when he got into the system store this time, he didn''t look for the items, but instead, he looked for information.


    The first thing he thought about was definitely the introduction to the apocalypse. This piece of information had been priced at 10 mutation crystals.


    With his current bnce, this was not something that was considered expensive to him. And since he wanted to understand what the apocalypse was, he decided to purchase it.


    Even though it was true that the system had introduced the apocalypse to him, it was not detailed enough. For that reason, he decided to purchase the information, just in case there was anything else missing.


    After that, he also purchased the information about what to do in the apocalypse, which cost him five mutation crystals.


    As for thest piece of information that he decided to purchase, was definitely about how to gain a stable footing in the apocalypse. He knew that with theck of order, he had to make sure that he was prepared enough.


    And since he was intending to look for his family, he had to ensure that he was capable of protecting them if he found them. This piece of information cost him 300 mutation crystals.


    As he saw the number dropped, Henry couldn''t help but feel his heart hurting. After all, the mutation crystals he had gained with so much effort was so easily being spent.


    [Current bnce is 222.]


    Henry thought about it for a moment, before deciding to spend 200 mutation crystals to purchase health potions. Of course, these potions were the ones that were aimed at healing the injuries that had been caused by apocalyptic creatures.


    With only 222 mutation crystals left, Henry decided to finally look for a ce where he could review the information that he had purchased.


    The three of them got Into another building that seemed to have been previously used as a warehouse for clothes. After they got inside, both Adam and Sarah began resting.


    As for Henry, he began reviewing the information that he had purchased. The first thing was definitely the introduction to the apocalypse.


    He felt a huge amount of information appearing in his mind. Since he was already familiar with this, he didn''t think much about it and began processing the information.


    And, the more information he got about it, the solemn his expression became. He had never expected that the apocalypse was something like this.


    The Introduction that he had received from the system stated that, during the apocalypse, it was going to be a time where strength was the king. But, the information that he had received this time was deep.


    It stated that, other than this period where the wild animals suddenly became more ferocious, there was actually going to be a period of time where even stronger monsters appeared.


    This was due to the fact that, just like humans, the more apocalyptic creatures or humans these wild animals killed, the stronger they became. For that reason, as the apocalypse moved on, then humans were supposed to be prepared to face even stronger opponents.


    Wild animals already had an edge over humans. This was due to the fact that they already possessed strong body physiques. For that reason, many humans were bound to die during the first appearance of the wild animals that had gone mad with killing intent.


    Apart from that, there was also another piece of information that stated that, all those who were in the apocalypse were supposed to aim for the top. They had to struggle to make sure that they reached the top, to prevent an even bigger cmity from appearing.


    Henry took a deep breath as he began processing the information once again. He couldn''t believe that the world that was previously considered peaceful, had suddenly turned into a hellhole.


    He couldn''t help but think about how lucky he was to receive the system. Even though he did not understand what the system was and neither was the system giving him any replies about it, he knew that he had already gotten a big advantage with the abilities of the system.


    With that out of the way, he finally decided to look for the next piece of information. What to do in an apocalypse.

 Chapter 18: Setting Plans In Motion

    <h4>Chapter 18: Setting ns In Motion</h4>


    What to do in the apocalypse. As the title stated, the information that Henry received in his mind was about what one could do in the apocalypse so that he could be able to get an easy life in the apocalypse.


    Of course, the easy that was mentioned here was just the ease of handling the situations, but not the situation being easy. The information contained the tips such as the situation where he was supposed to look for humans as they were the best resources that he could get in the apocalypse.


    A single man army could not survive for a long time in the apocalyptic world. For that reason, Henry had to search for people that possessed different professions that could boost his strength indirectly.


    Apart from that, Henry was supposed to ensure that he used the beginning of the apocalypse to boost his strength to the highest level that he could. With that, he would get an advantage in theter stages of the apocalypse.


    Henry processed all the information that he had received and made sure to remember all the key points that he was supposed to deal with. He was a person who wanted to have the fate of his life in his own hands. For that reason, he had to do all the things that could be done for him to be stronger.


    After that, he began looking at thest piece of information that he had gotten. That was definitely the most important thing that had cost him a total of 300 mutation crystals.


    Boom!


    Unlike the other pieces of information that he had received previously, this time, as he received the information, Henry felt as if his mind was about to erupt. The amount of information that he had received this time was more detailed than all the other pieces of information.


    In this information, Henry was told on what he was supposed to do and what he was not supposed to do. In this way, he would be able to get a very stable footing in the apocalyptic world. And, that was just what Henry wanted.


    So, after about half an hour, he turned and looked at Sarah, who was still trying to recuperate. After more than thirty minutes of resting, she had recovered a lot, but notpletely. But even so, she was much better.


    "Can you kill the wolves if you are given a chance?" Henry asked as he looked at her.


    Sarah was surprised by the abrupt question. But, she immediately became anxious after getting the question. Her mind began spinning around as she thought, could it be that Henry wanted to chase her away in case she could not do that?


    Currently, she knew that she had to give the right response. Otherwise, she would definitely end up in an unfavorable position. She knew from the eyes that were looking at her that...the reply Henry was expecting was that, she should be able to do that.


    But, just thinking about how ferocious the wolves were, as well as remembering how others had been torn apart by the wolves, her petite body couldn''t help but tremble a little. If she were given a choice, she should undoubtedly choose not to face the wolves. But this time, she knew that this was something that she had to face for her to survive.


    Henry didn''t put any pressure on her to reply. Instead, he calmly waited for a response from her. After about one minute, Sarah finally gave her response. "Yes, I believe that I can try."


    When Henry heard that, he nodded his head in approval. Although he could see that there was a hint of hesitation in her eyes, it was just good enough that she had agreed to that. At least she had some courage in her, no matter the reason that gave her the courage.


    "Okay then. I''ll be giving you a chance to kill ten wolves or any other creature that we encounter. I hope that you won''t disappoint me." Henry stated before he turned around and headed to the door.


    Sarah''s eyes widened in surprise when she heard Henry''s words. She couldn''t believe that he was asking her something like that.


    Even Adam, who was heading out of the room, looked at Henry with surprise in his eyes. "Henry, aren''t you asking too much from her? She''s a girl that doesn''t have the physical advantages that we possess." Adam couldn''t help but wonder if Henry was just tired of being followed around, and had decided to dispose of her in that way.


    "I know about that." Henry replied nonchntly as he walked out of the room. Adam could only shake his head as he followed behind Henry.


    As for Sarah, she could only walk lifelessly out of the room, as she followed the duo. She didn''t know what to do at that moment, but she definitely should not abandon the two of them. She decided to believe in her judgement that the two of them were not bad people.


    After they got out of the building, the first thing that Henry did was to purchase a box of bullets for the pistol that was idle all this time. Since he was intending to carry out bigger ns, then he had to be prepared.


    After making the purchase, he took out the box out of the inventory. He found out that the box contained fifty rounds of bullets. These were enough for him to carry out his ns.


    Without hesitation, he began loading the cartridge. Sarah was surprised when she saw that Henry actually had a gun with him, and not just that, he also possessed bullets.


    After he was done loading the gun, he gave it to Sarah. Sarah received it with trembling hands. She held it nervously as she waited for instructions from Henry.


    "Try and make sure that you are hold that gun with all your strength. And, make sure that you aim at a target whenever it appears." Henry instructed.


    Sarah nodded her head when she heard that. She was somehow relieved when she was not told to go and face the monsters head on. At least with the gun, she could attack from a distance.


    With that out of the way, the three of them began moving around, looking for any target. It wasn''t long before they finally encountered another species apart from the wolves.


    It was a leopard. Surprisingly, the leopard did not attack them the moment that it saw them. Instead, it began approaching them wearily. Even though it was true that it did not attack them at sight, the intent of the leopard was clear for them to see as it continued moving towards them.


    "Use the gun. Try to make sure that you hold the gun firmly. Otherwise, it is going to fall from your hands." Henry instructed. At the same time, he was ready to make a move at any moment.


    Having experience from the previous time, he knew that for the leopard to behave in such a way, it was obvious that it was at least a level one apocalyptic creature.


    The only good thing was the fact that, even though the wolf had retained its intelligence, the strength had not increased by arge margin.


    Sarah nodded her head, as she aimed at the leopard. Her hands were already shaking from the fear ofing face to face with one of the world''s ferocious animals.


    But knowing that both Henry and Adam were beside her, she managed to calm down a little. As she aimed at the wolf, she was so careful in that, she was afraid that she might waste the bullets.


    Bang!


    Roar!


    A gunshot echoed in the air. At the same time, the leopard roared in pain. It was obvious that it had been hit by the bullet. But, Sarah had missed the vital points of the leopard.


    The bullet had managed to hit the right foreleg. The wound was already spilling a lot of blood. It was also at this moment, that the leopard turned around, trying to run away.


    Unlike the apocalyptic creatures that had lost their minds, the leopard was wholly different. It was able to tell whether something was dangerous or not.


    With the wound that it had suffered, it had already detected that there was extreme danger here. And since it doubted if it could win, then thought that it was the best choice to get out of here.


    Of course, Henry and Adam were not going to let it escape. After all, to the two of them, the leopard was no different from their source of strength. So, even if Sarah did not manage to kill it, they were going to kill it by themselves.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    But before the two of them could make a move, Sarah, who had been frightened by the leopard''s roar, began shooting at the leopard frantically. This time, shepletely forgot about saving the bullets. Instead, she only thought of destroying the danger that was in front of her.


    Five consecutive bullets were fired. The leopard that was just about to start limping away suddenly fell on the ground. Several wounds had already appeared on its body.


    Surprisingly, during this moment, out of the five bullets that she had fired, three managed to hit the target. Both Henry and Adam couldn''t help but wonder whether Sarah knew how to use a gun or not.


    But all the same, that didn''t matter to Henry. He approached the fallen leopard, leaving Adam to calm Sarah down. It seemed that thedy was a bad*ss when scared.


    When he arrived in front of the leopard, he found out that it was actually on the verge of death. He immediately called Sarah toe over and finish it off.


    This time, he handed over the sword that he was carrying around. And with trembling hands, Sarah managed to stab the leopard to death.


    Immediately after that was done, she felt a warm current rushing through her body. At the same time, she could feel that there was a certain type of energy that had appeared in her body.


    At that moment, it was clear that Sarah had finally awakened. And with her awakening, Henry''s ns finally began to set into motion.

 Chapter 19: Rank O, Level 2

    <h4>Chapter 19: Rank O, Level 2</h4>


    The trio began moving around just as they had done previously. Only this time, it was Sarah who was being given the priority to kill the monsters. And the longer they observed her, the stranger Adam''s and Henry''s expression became.


    After all, they came to notice that Sarah was actually quite skilled when it came to using guns. Unlike Adam, she wasn''t that bad when it came to hitting the target.


    "Perhaps did you train using guns beforeing over here?" Adam couldn''t hold his curiosity anymore and asked.


    When she heard that, Sarah who had already begun gaining her confidence, nodded her head in reply. "I had always gone for training under my father''s instruction. Even though I don''t have the authorization to utilize a gun, my father still insisted that I had to be skilled in at least something other than my profession."


    After that, the three of them continued with their hunt. Because of the loud gunshots, they obviously attracted the attention of other creatures that were present in the facility.


    But, for that reason, Henry hade up with a n. They had decided to take a higher position, where they could see any creature that approached them. And from there, Sarah had an easy time when dealing with them.


    During the past 1 hour, they had encountered foxes, wolves, leopards, hyenas and other creatures. This made both of them wonder where the facility was located.


    Since Henry already had information about the apocalypse, he knew that all these creatures that were attacking them were from a nearby area, and they were not generated magically.


    For that reason, he could already tell that they were very close to a big forest that contained these wild animals. Hence, Henry had already began changing the ns that he had made previously.


    After Sarah managed to kill about 70 apocalyptic creatures, Henry finally decided that it was time for her to start doing that with her own strength.


    Even though Sarah had managed to kill 70 apocalyptic creatures, she didn''t awaken a profession at all. Instead, her body had always been strengthened till this moment. Now, she was definitely just as strong as Henry was before he killed the fox.


    "What type of weapon would you like to use?" Henry asked as he looked at Sarah. Since he was required to get more humans that could help him, he had decided to start with the one that were avable.


    Even though as they went around, they had already encountered several other humans, Henry didn''t bother about them just yet. He had decided to test his theory first using Sarah.


    Of course, there were some of them that had tried to control them by force. All of these were those that belonged to the facility before it was attacked.


    For these kind of people, both Henry and Adam were not lenient in the least. As long as they encountered those that were in charge of the security, they killed them off.


    That was one of the way that they were going to use to vent out their anger and frustration of staying in this facility for over a decade. Sarah was of course frightened when she saw that both Henry and Adam were actually killing other humans as well.


    But, she didn''t say anything. She convinced herself that they deserved this. After all, even her herself had been brought over here against her will. Just because of her skills, they had forced her toe over and work for them.


    "I''m not sure. But, I have ever tried using a crossbow before." Sarah replied in a low voice. When Henry asked her the question, she could immediately tell what his intentions were.


    Even though she was quite anxious, she had managed to gain some courage after killing a lot of apocalyptic creatures. Moreover, she could feel that she was far stronger than before.


    All of this was something that she had experienced as she killed the apocalyptic creatures. But of course, this was under the assistance of the two. Had they not helped her in holding off apocalyptic creatures, then she could have been swarmed by the apocalyptic creatures.


    Henry didn''t say another word, but instead essed the system store. He wanted to look for a crossbow that could be utilized by Sarah.


    [Current mutation crystals bnce is 2129.]


    With the increase in efficiency, they had managed to kill a total of 86 apocalyptic creatures. As for Sarah, she had managed to kill exactly 70 apocalyptic creatures. Of course, these were all unranked apocalyptic creatures.


    During this period, Henry had managed to kill eight level one apocalyptic creatures. Added to the leopard that they had killed previously, that brought a total of nine level 1 mutation crystals.


    A body of a level 1 apocalyptic creature was worth one level one mutation crystal. For that reason, with 9 level 1 mutation crystals and nine level 1 apocalyptic creatures'' bodies, Henry was able to exchange for 1,800 unranked mutation crystals.


    Previously, he had spent five mutation crystals to purchase a box of bullets. After that, they managed to get at the armory. There, Henry went ahead and took all the bullets that were present which could be utilized in a pistol.


    As for the other guns and so on, Henry didn''t want to bring with him things that would only hinder his progress. Since killing the monsters using the guns was not going to increase his level, then, he decided not to carry them around with him.


    Instead, he decided to lock the door of the armory. The reason behind this was, all the weapons that were present there were all dangerous. The level that they were currently in was not enough to deal with these hot weapons.


    Since he didn''t want to encounter any danger, then he had to look for other means to make sure that it never happened.


    This time, Henry had decided to purchase a little more. The first thing that he targeted this time was definitely an armor. He had already seen as Adam suffered several injuries and was forced to use one of the healing portions that he had bought.


    Adam''s profession, the berserker, it was the one that they ignored defense as they attacked. For that reason, it was better if Adam could get something that would help him in defending as he sometimes forgot himself during fights.


    Since there were three in number, he immediately began purchasing for the three of them. The armors that he purchased cost him a total of 900 mutation crystals.


    [Current mutation crystal bnce is 1,229.]


    After he was done with that, he decided to continue preserving the mutation crystals. ording to the hint that he had received from the information, he knew that the mutation crystals were very important during theter stages of the apocalypse.


    With the appearance of two sets of armor, both Adam and Sarah were startled. Even though Adam had already seen as Henry took out a weapon, he could definitely not get used to seeing this.


    As for Sarah, this was definitely the first time that she was seeing this. Even though she had gotten used to the feeling of getting stronger with the number of monsters that she killed, that waspletely different from someone taking out something out of a thin air.


    Henrypletely ignored their gazes as he handed over the two sets of armor. "Put them on. You should be prepared to fight for a very long period of time." Henry stated.


    The two Immediately began putting on the armors. Unlike the armors that were found in the ancient times, the one which were made from metal, these armors that have been given to Adam and Sarah were made from leather.


    Even though it was true that Henry had never seen an armor that was made from leather, he still decided to trust the system. After all, all the products that had been sold from the system were all of good quality.


    As for him, the advantage of owning the system showed up. With just a thought, an armor that was red in color suddenly appeared on his body. This was just like the armors that he had handed over to Adam and Sarah.


    As for the crossbow, he had purchased one that cost him 250 mutation crystals.


    With the three of them fully armed, they stepped towards the direction that they heard a loudmotion.


    Along the way, they managed to kill a few more apocalyptic creatures. And just after Henry had managed to kill another panther with a sh of his sword, a certain notification appeared in front of him.


    [Congrattions to the host. You have managed to reach the second level of Rank O.]


    Immediately after this notification, Henry suddenly felt that his stats had improved drastically. It wasn''t just a matter of addition, but multiplication. It was a pity that he couldn''t view his stats like those people who did for game characters.


    [Congrattions. You are detected to be the first person to reach level two of Rank O within 1,000 miles. For that reason, you are rewarded with an option to select a skill of your choice.]


    Immediately after the system prompt disappeared, another screen appeared in front of him. This was the same screen that had appeared after he had managed to kill the 10th monster.


    This was the screen that was somehow rted to the apocalypse. And when he saw it appearing, Henry immediately stopped moving, as he began reading through. After he finished, his expression was not filled with joy, but one with anticipation.

 Chapter 20: Storm Wolf

    <h4>Chapter 20: Storm Wolf</h4>


    Choosing a skill of his choice, that was something that Henry had been looking forward to. Although he was able to wield the sword like a professional swordsman, when it came to the skills that could deal a lot of damage, that was something that hecked.


    [skills avable:


    Power surge ¨C Use half of all the energy present in your body to deal triple the maximum damage that you can deal without the skill. (Note, the damage dealt includes the increase brought by the weapons and other factors.) cool down period; 1 hour.


    Firestorm- Bybining the warrior and the mage path, the user will be able to summon a storm of fire that deals fifty percent more damage of both the pathsbined.


    Consecutive killer ¨C Using this skill, it enables the user to deal damage that should have been dealt once, two times on the same spot. Cool down period; 5 mins.


    Whirlwind thrust ¨C The energy that shoots from the tip of the sword moves in a spiraling manner, thus doubling the damage that can be dealt.


    ...]


    Henry looked at the skills that had appeared in front of him. He began looking at the information about them before he finally selected one of the skills. He had noted that there was not that much of a difference between the skills in terms of the damage that could be dealt.


    But, there was a difference which came with the range of the attack and the consumption rate. So, this time, Henry selected the first skill. Even though it was going to consume half of all the energy that was present in his body to deal triple the damage, he didn''t mind that at all.


    In fact, Henry was going to use this skill as his trump card. The reason behind this was due to the fact that, although it seemed disadvantageous at first, but once he looked at it deeply, they would find that this was actually a cheat.


    Half of all the energy that was present in his body. That implied that, even if he had a small fraction of his energy, that fraction would be halved and the damage would be able to result triple the damage. Even though there was a one-hour cool down, that was to be expected considering the abilities of the skill to defy logic.


    What''s more, was the fact that, the power surge skill didn''t really care if he used magic or the sword. For that reason, he would always be able to deal with his enemies in an unexpected manner.


    He knew that in the apocalypse, the most important skills were definitely be the crowd control skills. With the amount of damage that could be dealt by his mage path, that was certainly able to deal with a big crowd, something that was considered normal at the beginning of the apocalypse.


    After the selection was done, the screen in front of him disappeared as another screen popped up.


    [Congrattions, you have acquired the power surge skill. Continue working hard to get better rewards in the future.]


    Henry took a deep breath after that. The anticipation in his eyes did not dissipate at all. Instead, he began looking forward to even more rewards. Even though he was rewarded as the first person within 1,000 miles, then, what about the rewards that came after that, the first ones in the country? The world? He just couldn''t imagine about the rewards that came with that.


    At the thought of that, the motivation that Henry had to deal with the apocalypse drastically increased.


    And for that reason, Henry finally decided to do something that he had already dyed. That was, using his second profession, the summoner profession.


    In his mind, he already possessed the information about what he was supposed to do to summon his first summon. So, he began by mobilizing the energy that had grown drastically in his body after he had managed to reach level 2 of Rank O.


    The energy then gathered on in his hand. What followed was his hand beginning to glow gold. Thereafter, Henry immediately ced his hand on the ground.


    Adam had already known the reason as why Henry was always staring at the air in front of him. But now, when he saw that Henry''s hand was suddenly shining with a golden glow, of course he was attracted.


    But, he had been expecting that Henry wanted to summon the me that he had summoned before. However, when he saw that Henry was cing his hand that looked like the one which had been enveloped in a golden glove, he wanted to ask what he was doing. Nheless, he was forced to shut up when he saw what happened next.


    The golden glow that was on Henry''s hand began spreading from his hand, then onto the ground. Just like water spilled on a piece of paper, the golden light began spreading on both sides. It only stopped when it reached about five meters radius.


    Subsequently, it formed a circle. The golden light began shining brighter as time went by. And in no time, the area that they were in was covered in a blinding golden light.


    After that, Adam and Sarah felt that the ground had begun shaking. Even though the earthquake was not severe, they were able to feel it though.


    Their eyes stared at the circle that was in front of them with both curiosity and anticipation. But, that was only for a moment, as in the next minute, they felt something that made their hearts shake with fear. A majestic pressure was emitted within the circle which made the two feel like they were struggling to breath.


    They unconsciously retreated a few steps backwards from the golden circle. But, they continued staring at the circle, even from a distance.


    After about a minute, the light finally began fading. At the same time, a figure appeared within the circle that was fading away.


    At first, Adam and Sarah were curious as they looked over. Yet in the next moment, they immediately reacted by retrieving their weapons, ready to fight.


    In front of them was a wolf that had a striking and unique appearance. Its body was covered in a thick, gray fur that gave it a regal and majestic aura.


    The gray fur was not a uniform shade; rather, it was adorned with patches and streaks of vibrant green that added an enchanting touch to its overall appearance.


    Standing at a height of about 3 meters, this wolf was an imposing figure, towering over its surroundings with an air of strength and power. Its robust build, muscr frame, and agile movements reflected its prowess as a hunter and survivor in the wild.


    Its eyes, whether a piercing golden yellow or a deep, intense green, shined with intelligence and a hint of mischief as they carefully observed their surroundings.


    Overall, this gray and green-furred wolf was a magnificent sight,bining the elegance of its gray coat with the mesmerizing touch of green, creating an ethereal and captivating presence wherever it goes.


    "Calm down, will you? That is my summoned creature and can be considered an ally." Henry hurriedly said from the side.


    It was only after hearing that, did Adam and Sarah rx. But, they remained to stare at the wolf with weary eyes. But, this was to be expected. After all, they had encountered many wolves ever since midnight. And, they had seen many wolves tore apart several humans. So, they still had fear of the wolves in their hearts, even though they had already killed many of them.


    Just as Henry was still observing the wolf, a panel appeared in front of him.


    [Name: ...


    Race: Storm Wolf


    Power Level: Rank O, Level 2


    Affinity: Wind.]


    A simple description of the wolf appeared in front of him. He read it, and he got the basic understanding of the wolf that he had summoned.


    Just like it was to be, the creature that he summoned was at the same power level as him. This was the advantage to him who possessed another profession. But, this was definitely going to be a disadvantage to other summoners in the beginning, as their summoned creatures would be at the same level as them.


    The wolf walked towards Henry and rubbed its head against him. Since it was big, it, of course, couldn''t behave like a dog. Henry stretched his hand and patted the wolf''s head. The wolf waspletely loyal to him.


    "From now on, I will be referring to you as Storm." Henry stated after thinking about it. He would rather not think much about the name, and neither could he refer to the wolf by the name of the race that it was from.


    Howl!


    The wolf nodded its head as it howled in a low voice, as if it agreed to the name that had been given to it.


    After that, Henry turned around and looked at Adam and Sarah and said, "Let''s get going. We still have a lot of work that needs to be done. We will have to get to at least level 10 before we leave this ce." Henry stated as he looked towards the apocalyptic creatures that had been attracted by the golden light.


    The duo looked at the wolf that was following behind Henry as they stood in the same spot. Neither of the two could understand what was going on. That was especially for Adam. He had noticed that Henry could summon a me, and he could handle other weapons expertly as well.


    And now, he had just summoned a creature? Adam couldn''t understand any of this because, he never saw an option to select multiple professions at the same time. Could it be possible that the screens appearing in front of them were different?


    Thinking of that, Adam immediately decided. Since he was incapable of handling different professions at the same time, then, he could only make sure that the profession that he possessed made him strong enough topete with Henry.


    The two of them had grown up together, and that was the reason as to why he wasn''t going to agree to fall behind. With determination clear in his eyes, he charged towards a squirrel that had appeared with his axe, ready to start trying to get stronger.


    As for Sarah, she wanted to get stronger as well. From the way that she had seen it, it seemed that Henry only cared about useful people. That was the reason as to why she was able to stay beside him because he wanted to see if she should be of any use once she got her profession.


    Since she did not want to be considered useless, then, she had to work harder so that she possess the abilities to stay beside the two.

 Chapter 21: Light Mage

    <h4>Chapter 21: Light Mage</h4>


    When Adam came into contact with the squirrel, he immediately swung his axe and tore apart the pitiful creature. At that moment, Adam had already entered the berserk mode and his strength had already been increased drastically.


    Immediately after he was done with that, he immediately charged towards a tiger that was approaching them with steady steps. From the movements of the tiger, it was clear that it had already be a level one existence. But nevertheless, Adam cared less about that fact.


    He swung the axe again with all of his strength. For berserkers, they didn''t know what it was to hold back and neither would he have held back had he chosen another profession?


    The tiger immediately felt that danger was descending upon it. For that reason, it tried taking a few steps back to evade the attack. But still, its speed wascking and as a result, the axe managed to inflict a big wound on the rib of the tiger.


    Roar!


    The tiger was angered by this. It immediately swung its ws to attack Adam. But, the guy didn''t even bother to block the attack that was headed to him.


    Instead, he swung his axe once again. And at this moment, a red aura suddenly enveloped him and the axe that he was carrying. Even his eyes had slightly turned red in color. The ferociousness of his attacks increased with his emotions.


    The tiger''s ws that had not been blockednded on Adam''s chest. But, something that happened next surprised not only Henry and Sarah, but even the tiger was surprised when that happened.


    The attack that was supposed to cause a lot of damage to Adam by creating a big wound, did...nothing. It was as if the power of the attack had been dissolved into nothingness. As for the sharp ws, they didn''t even leave a single scratch on the red armor that was on Adam''s body.


    Before the tiger could react, Adam''s attack arrived andnded on the tiger''s side of the neck. The sharpness of the axe and the strength of Adam''s blow immediately severed the head of the tiger from its body.


    Thud!


    Without even understanding what had happened, the tiger died with a grievance in its heart.


    The moment that the tiger''s life faded, the red aura that was around Adam suddenly increased in intensity. And at the same time, Adam who was already getting lost in his intent to battle was brought back to his senses.


    Feeling the strength that was coursing through his muscles, Adam''s eyes shone with excitement. This was something that he had been looking forward to all along. He could only stop being a burden to his brother only if he was strong enough.


    He turned around and looked at Henry. When he looked at the wolf, he remembered that Henry could wield several professions at the same time, he immediately couldn''t feel proud at all. Instead, he was even more determined to get stronger than ever.


    At this moment, it was not just Adam that was determined to get stronger. Sarah had also felt the need to be stronger. For that reason, she used the crossbow and the arrows that had been provided to her by Henry to shoot at the targets from a distance.


    She was surprised to find out that, after using the gun for a long time to target the apocalyptic creatures, her skills had improved. And for that reason, she was able to deal with the monsters easily.


    Additionally, the crossbow that had been given to her by Henry contained much explosive power than that of a gun. And, without the heavy recoil that she always had to guard against, her attacks became swift.


    The crossbow that had been given to her was just like a gun that used arrows as bullets. All that she had to do was to put into the crossbow ten small arrows that were about twenty centimeters in length, then, she would be able to shoot ten consecutive times.


    With that, just within a short period of about ten minutes, she had managed to kill ten apocalyptic creatures. This was due to the fact that, as long as she hit a vital spot on the target, she would be able to kill it with a single shot.


    The reason as to why she had taken a period of time toplete the ten kills was due to the fact that, even though the number of monsters that came over was quite high, they were not enough with the berserk Adam and Henry''s wolf present.


    The wolf that had been summoned by Henry was strong and not to be messed with. It had so much raw strength that, with just a few bites, the other apocalyptic creatures would be killed.


    One had to know that, although the Storm wolf had an affinity with the wind, that was just an affinity but not the element that it possessed. For that reason, it was something that could only awaken during the time that it had grown stronger and gone past the Rank O limits.


    During this time, Henry was simply observing the battlefield. His eyes were moving around, searching for anything which could bring any danger to them. At the same time, he was satisfied with the capabilities of the armor.


    Even though he had trusted the system, he was indeed surprised that the armor was that strong that even a level 1 creature could not deal any damage to it. What was the best thing about the armor was the ability to absorb the energy of the attack that would have beenunched.


    That kind of armor was definitely the most suitable for someone like Adam. After all, during the time that he would be deep into the berserk mode, he would always ignore the matter of defending. That was the reason as to why he had been hurt several times previously.


    At this moment, Henry shifted his gaze towards Sarah who was standing beside him. When he saw that she was staring nkly in front of her, he immediately knew that she had already reached the level of choosing a profession.


    As for what profession she was going to choose, Henry didn''t say anything and decided to wait for her to make her choice. Adam had already informed her about what to do when she killed ten monsters.


    After slightly over three minutes, Sarah finally came back to her senses. She looked around and began killing the apocalyptic creatures. When he saw that, Henry immediately knocked Adam''s head bringing him out of the berserk mode.


    "Let Sarah start doing the most of the work. She has a total of one hour to do it, so that her profession can reach the best grading." Henry stated as he observed Sarah shot the arrows one after the other, each one of them hitting the target.


    He was surprised by the talent that was showcased by Sarah. She was able to learn after just a few instructions from him during the time she was using the gun. And now that she was using a crossbow, her abilities had been raised to a higher level..


    From the way she did things, he had the expectation that she was going to choose the archery profession. After all, her marksmanship was not to be underestimated.


    So, the two of them apanied Sarah as she killed monsters for a whole hour. The more she used the crossbow, the better and more efficient she was at killing the monsters.


    Finally, as soon as the one-hour countdown period psed, a white light suddenly shone around her body. The light was both rxing and gave a holy and peaceful aura. As the white light surrounded her, she looked ethereal.


    Both Adam and Henry were dumbfounded when they saw that. The reason behind this was simple, they could tell just from the light that was surrounding her what profession she had chosen. But, what about archery? Weren''t her archery skills going to be wasted if that was the case.


    After Sarah was finally done with receiving the profession, she turned towards Adam and Henry. She saw them looking at her with strange gazes and she couldn''t help but wonder what had happened that she had no idea of.


    "What profession did you choose?" Henry asked after a moment of silence.


    Sarah''s heart skipped a beat when she heard the question. She wondered if Henry had some kind of expectation about what profession she had chosen.


    Grabbing the helm of theb coat that was still draped around her, she lowered her head and replied, "I chose the ma... mage profession. A... a light mage to be precise."


    Henry was silent after she proved his prediction was wrong. Yes, she had abandoned the archery profession and selected the mage profession. But still, that waspletely unexpected ording to the skills that she possessed in archery. To say the least, Henry was a little disappointed. But still, there was nothing that he could do about that considering that she had already made her choice and there was no way that could be reversed.


    "Come on. Why did you select a mage profession while you are so good when ites to archery?" Adam asked as he looked at Sarah.


    Sarah on the other hand could feel that Henry was disappointed by her choice. But still, if she was given a chance to go back in time, then, she would still make the same choice as the one that she had made, not changing it at all.


    To Adam''s question, she responded, "I chose the mage profession and the light affinity because I like being a doctor. It has always been my dream to be the best doctor in the world. As for archery and the skills that I know about using the guns, the reason as to why I trained them was simply because my father forced me to do that."

 Chapter 22: Clearing the Facility

    <h4>Chapter 22: Clearing the Facility</h4>


    Henry and Adam looked at Sarah strangely. They couldn''t help but wonder how skilled she was in the area that she loved most. After all, it was just the area that she was forced to practice, she was already skilled enough to put aside several braggarts, then what about the medical area?


    "Have you gotten any skill?" Henry asked after a moment of silence.


    "Yes. I have gotten a healing skill." Sarah replied.


    Henry''s brows rose a little when he heard that. But, the thing that he wanted most was definitely to try how good the skill was. He had to know if it was reliable enough for him to stop purchasing the healing potions.


    But, since they did not have a target at the moment, he could only put that aside for the moment. So, he turned around and walked away.


    "Let us clear the area. We are going to use the facility as our base for the moment." Henry stated.


    Adam and Sarah followed him. Since they could use this chance that they would be clearing the monsters to level up, then there was no problem if they were going to use the facility as their base.


    As such, the group of four began their hunting again. If they met anyone, they wouldpletely ignore them. The reason behind that was, Henry wasn''t ready to start babysitting another person.


    Instead, he was waiting to see if he could find another person who had already awakened. In that way, he would be able to get another person without much struggling.


    After all, if he would have to stand on the side waiting for the person that he have tried to babysit, to kill enough monsters, he wouldn''t be wasting his time that he could used to level up?


    Henry suddenly felt to that, with the presence of the storm wolf, the efficiency that the energy in his body was increasing had drastically shot up. For that reason, he got excited.


    He himself had seen that it had been difficult for him to level up, aspared to Adam. He had already killed many monsters, almost as twice as the number of monsters that Adam had killed in order to be a level 2 Rank O mutant warrior.


    Henry was intending to see what would happen if the wolf managed to reach the second level. Since it was a creature that had been summoned by him using the SSS rank Summoner profession, then it was obvious that it was just difficult for it to level up.


    With thebination of the two working at the same time, Henry believed that it would be quite easy for him to level up.


    But as time went by, Henry began frowning. The reason behind this was simply because, even after he had killed over a hundred apocalyptic creatures, he had not even reached the third level.


    As for Sarah and Adam, the two of them had already leveled up once each. Adam had managed to reach the third level, while Sarah had managed to reach the second level.


    Soon, light begun setting in. The areas that had already been enveloped by darkness due to theck of light, begun brightening up. This was an indication that dawn was alreadying.


    When Henry managed to reach the third level, it was already about 7:00 in the morning. But then, there was something that bbergasted him. That was due to the fact that, he had leveled up twice.


    But, he had only be a level 3 Warlock, and a level 2 summoner. Henry had never expected that leveling up of the two profession was quite different.


    But all the same, he found something quite peculiar and advantageous to him. That was the fact that, as he leveled up in the summoner profession, the amount of energy in his body would increase.


    Since summoners depended on their summoned creatures, they themselves only possessed a certain amount of energy, that was required for the next summon.


    But, the energy in his body could actually be used by his mage path as well. For that reason, Henry decided to finally utilize the advantage that he possessed. Instead of simply utilizing a sword, he began utilizing the mage path as well.


    But even as they progressed, Henry couldn''t help but wonder why Adam had not received a reward after he got to the third level before him. After all, wasn''t there a reward system? Or could it be that there was someone else that had already managed to reach level 3 before them?


    The group had already taken some time to rest. For that reason, during this morning, they were full of energy as they continued hunting. The feeling of getting stronger was almost addictive.


    When Sarah saw that Henry had begun utilizing fire magic, she was of course surprised. After all, she didn''t know that Henry was actually a mage as well. But if that was the case, then didn''t that mean that he possessed three professions?


    As the light of the day began shining, finally Henry and the other survivors of the facility could finally see that the sky had been covered with dark clouds.


    The air was definitely gloomy, as those with weak mental fortitude had already begun crying. Some had already lost hope after seeing the dead bodies that were sprawled all around the facility.


    Several people had already started vomiting after seeing the bloody scene. This was definitely the first time that they were encountering something like this.


    As for the security team, there were very few of them that were left alive, since the rest of them, they had been torn apart by the wolves and other wild animals that had charged into the facility.


    It was also during this period that Henry and Adam finally realized that other than the metal department that they were in, there were different other areas that dealt in different things.


    For example, there was ab that was filled with different kind of specimens. The specimen obviously included several human body parts, and there were even full human bodies that had been ced inside there: inside preservative machines.


    Currently, the changes that had urred to the facility due to the attack of the wild animals was definitely great. For those who were remaining alive, they could see the changes for themselves.


    As for danger of being attacked, the danger had been reduced to the minimal level by Henry, Adam, and Sarah, who had almost cleared all the wild animals that were present in the facility.


    Now, the deste facility that had encountered a catastrophe stood as a haunting relic of a once-functioning establishment. The scene was a chilling testament to the destructive forces that had ripped through its walls, leaving behind an eerie atmosphere of abandonment and ruin.


    With several body parts that had been spread all over, this was definitely going to be a nightmare for several of the survivors. After all, seeing other humans being torn apart, that was something that very few people could withstand.


    The facility''s exterior showed signs of immense damage, with copsed walls, shattered windows, and twisted metal framing. The structure leaned precariously, as if barely holding on to its former glory.


    The remnants of a catastrophic event, a natural disaster, were scattered throughout the vicinity, further emphasizing the devastation that unfolded.


    It was also during this moment that Henry and the others finally realized that there was something wrong. There were some cases where the walls had been broken, but all this while, they had not seen any apocalyptic creature that was capable of doing that.


    Instead, all this while, they had been encountering ferocious creatures. Even though they were ferocious and could tear a human easily, the same couldn''t be said about the walls.


    Nheless, the destruction that had befallen the facility was not light at all. It wasn''t just a matter of people that were present being killed, but even the facility itself had been devastated.


    Halls and roomsy in disarray, their contents strewn about haphazardly. Equipment and furniture were overturned or shattered, adding to the sense of chaos. Surfaces were covered inyers of dust and debris, undisturbed by any signs of life.


    The atmosphere within the deste facility was heavy with a sense of despair and loss. Silence prevailed, broken asionally by the eerie echoes of dripping water or the disconcerting creaks and groans of those that have been Injured.


    The air carried a distinct smell of blood, due to therge amount of blood that had been spilled from the bodies of both humans and the apocalyptic creatures that had attacked.


    And surprisingly, there were even areas that fire had erupted. But, due to the previous emergency measures taken, these fires had been put off, but still, it had already caused destruction.


    Burn marks scorched the walls, leaving behind a charred reminder of the destructive mes that once raged. With the mixture of blood that had sttered on the walls, this facility really looked no different from a horror scene.


    At this moment, Henry and the other three had already gathered near the gate. They could see that several bodies that were wearing torn pieces of security uniform were on the ground.


    As for the gate, it had been actually broken down. Even though the metal that had been used to form the gate was not destroyed, the walls that were holding the gate had been broken down.


    It was also at this moment that Henry and the group wanted to know where they were. Even though they had spent a lot of time here, they didn''t even have a chance to step out of the gate.


    In order to make the follow up ns Henry had to know where they were. Even though it was dangerous for them to go out, they had to go nheless. Otherwise, were they going to spend all their lives here?


    "Let''s get going." Henry instructed before he finally stepped out of the gate, towards the forest that was waiting outside.

 Chapter 23: Monster Tide

    <h4>Chapter 23: Monster Tide</h4>


    When the group stepped out of the gate, they were weed by a group of trees, some of them broken down, some leaning to the side and even some of them that have been uprooted from the ground.


    Additionally, the forest in front of them was eerily silent. It was as if there was not even a single life-form that existed within it.


    This made Henry frown. He had already expected that they were in a ce that was surrounded by a forest. And, from the fact that they had been attacked by over 500 wild animals, then that implied that the area that they were, was supposed to be an area that was filled with different kinds of life forms.


    For predators to exist, there had to be prey. But, during the attack that had beenunched on the facility, they had only seen the predators. As for those that were prey, only a few of them had been seen.


    Since there was no way that the predators could survive, considering that there were so many of them, without a lot of food, then Henry began wondering if the wild animals which attacked them were reallying from the outside.


    Or, could this be a project that have been nned by the facility? After all, they themselves were here against their own will. For that reason, Henry wouldn''t be surprised if this facility kept wild animals here as well. After all, there was aboratory for researching.


    The three of them began following the road thatid outside. This was definitely the road that had been used previously by the cars that belonged to the facility.


    As the group continued moving, the strange the situation was in Henry''s eyes. After all, ever since they had gotten out of the facility, they had not encountered even a single life-form.


    Even from all the information that Henry had received from the system about the apocalypse, there was nothing that informed him about such a situation.


    Shaking his head, they continued moving. They made sure they were keen, not to be ambushed. Even though they were currently wearing armors that seemed to be invincible, Henry knew that this was not the case.


    If they encountered a creature that was above a certain level, then, the armor on their body would be no different from a piece of paper.


    Finally, about 1 hourter, Henry and the group got out of the forest. But, what appeared in front of them was something that they had never expected. It was a vast water body.


    From this, they could immediately tell that they were on an ind. As for the road, it led to a port that was some distance from where they were. It seemed that all the vehicles that wereing to the facility were all brought by the ferry.


    As for the reason as to why such a big ferry could not be detected, Henry could already link it to the fact that, this facility was owned by someone or a group of people that belonged to the top of the high ss personnel.


    The salty scent wafted to their nose. Added to the cool breeze, even though it was still morning, the environment was definitely quite rxing. This was of course due to the fact that, the group had juste from a chaotic ce.


    To build the seaport, a huge amount of money had definitely been spent to prepare something like this. After all, the seaport was definitely beautiful, looking at it from a distance.


    Henry looked at the port that was a distance away, from a higher point. A remarkable harmony of nature and architecture, this captivating harbor exuded an air of serenity and enchantment. It stood as a masterpiece of beauty, catering solely to the whims of the sea.


    Nestled within the embrace of dramatic cliffs, the seaport offered a breathtaking spectacle of sheer natural grandeur. Crystal-clear azure waters gentlypped against a pristine shoreline, revealing a tapestry of white sands that stretched as far as the eye could see.


    This would have definitely been a good ce to rx while watching the seaport, but things were different now. This was due to the fact that, the sea port was currently empty. There wasn''t even a single human present.


    How could Henry and the others believe that, the seaport would always be abandoned at night, and there was nobody that was supposed to be in charge of taking care of it?


    Just from this, Henry could see that, something strange was going on somewhere. After all, the port didn''t even have a single walking person, not to mention even bodies of people or wild animals.


    From the information that he had received from the introduction to the apocalypse, he was sure that something like this was not likely to happen.


    Since the port was located very close to the forest, then it was obvious that their had to be at least one or two wild animals that attacked it. Additionally, even the water vessels that were present in the sea were supposed to be attacked by the aquatic creatures.


    But, looking at them, one could see that they had not been touched. It was as if there was no change that had urred here.


    Henry decided to lead the group into the seaport. He wanted to find a way out of the ind, even if he could not find the mystery behind what had happened here.


    When they got into the seaport, Henry was sure that there was nobody at all. And additionally, he had noticed that, from all the activities that had urred here, as well as some of the unfinished food on the tables, it seemed that people had left this ce in a hurry.


    But, where could they have headed to? After all, at the facility, the number of people didn''t increase. It was just within the range that was present on a normal night.


    [Be prepared. A monster tide will being over in 1 hour. After the monster tide, there will be an update on the apocalypse.]


    At that moment, Henry suddenly saw a screen appear in front of him. This was not the screen that belonged to The Soul System. Instead, this was the screen that had appeared previously when he selected his profession.


    He wasn''t the only one who had received the prompt. Instead, both Sarah and Adam got the same thing. But, the information that was avable on the prompt was something that made their heartbeats increase suddenly.


    A monster tide? The group couldn''t believe what was going to happen. After all, it wasn''t long that they had encountered several monsters which had appeared out of nowhere, andunched an attack on them.


    But this time, they were being informed that they were going to encounter another attack, that was on a very big scale aspared to the one that they had encountered previously?


    Henry had information about a monster tide. Even though it was only during the beginning of the apocalypse, and the strength of monsters that were going to attack was on the rank O level, but the number of monsters that were going to attack this time was not assumable at all.


    That''s right. This time, the number of monsters that was going to attack them was not a group of unranked monsters. Instead, it was going to be a group of ranked apocalyptic creatures.


    Moreover, this group contained even stronger apocalyptic creatures that would have already gotten to the 10th level of Rank O. With their current abilities, this was definitely something that they could not face.


    "We only have 1 hour. I think it is better if we stay here. If we want to go back to the facility, we will have to take about an hour to arrive there. And at that time, we will be tired." Adam suggested.


    Henry was also having the same thoughts. But, the whole port was definitely going to encounter arge scale attack, since there was a life form that existed here.


    Had it not been for the fact that they hade over, then there wouldn''t have been any attack that would have beenunched here.


    [The system suggests that the host should get back to the facility. During that time, when an attack isunched on the facility, the host might get a chance to get some people that might be important in the future.]


    Just as Henry was about to reply, another system prompt appeared in front of him. This was a prompt that belonged to The Soul System.


    This made Henry hesitate for a moment. After all, for them to get back to the facility, it was definitely going to take them a lot of time. Additionally, the higher the number of people, the higher the number of monsters that were going toy a siege on them.


    But after thinking about it for a while, Henry came to a realization. It was during this attack that he was supposed to use all means possible to level up. Additionally, there were bound to be some people that were going to be able to kill at least 10 apocalyptic creatures.


    If he managed to acquire a group of people that was strong enough, then they might be able to get out of the ind. Even though the four of them were quite strong, the same couldn''t be said in case they encountered arge group of enemies.


    "We are going back to the facility. But, we will have to make some preparations first." Henry stated as he looked towards a group of cars. He had decided that it was finally time to start utilizing the full capabilities of the system that had been granted to him.

 Chapter 24: System Upgrade Function

    <h4>Chapter 24: System Upgrade Function</h4>


    "We are going back to the facility. But, we will have to make some preparations first." Henry stated as he looked towards a group of cars. He had decided that it was finally time to start utilizing the full capabilities of the system that had been granted to him.


    "Henry, what are you thinking? You know that it is going to take us a very long period of time to get back to the facility. And when we get there, we will have already spent a lot of energy. How are we supposed to face the monster tide in our fatigued state?" Adam asked with a frown on his face.


    Even Sarah had the same thoughts as Adam. But, she didn''t say anything as she waited for Henry''s response. Since she was granted the opportunity to be who she currently is by Henry, then, she was definitely going to follow what he was going to n.


    Even though she was not good at attacking, that didn''t mean that she waspletely useless. In the future, during the time that Henry might have established his base, then, during faction wars, that would be the time that her skills would be very important.


    "I know that. That is the reason as to why we have to make some preparations." Henry replied nonchntly.


    At the same time, he beganmunicating with the system. ''System, I am intending to upgrade a vehicle. How much will it cost me?''


    That''s right. Henry had finally decided to start upgrading a vehicle that they could use to get back to the facility. He didn''t want just a simple upgrade, but instead, he wanted the vehicle to be capable of doing a lot more than just running around faster.


    [The upgrade depends on something that the host decides on. With each upgrade, there is a particr price that has to be paid in terms of mutation crystals.]


    Henry gazed towards the parking area where there were several cars that had been parked there. But, his eyesnded on a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara.


    Even though there were several other cars that seemed to be better than the Jeep, Henry didn''t even try considering them. At the end of the day, sport cars might be fast, but that was only on an even surface road.


    But in the apocalypse, he might be forced to drive the vehicle even inside a forest. And, a sports car was definitely going to be a burden to him.


    ''System, I want to take over this car. But, I don''t have the keys.'' Henry muttered in his heart.


    [The host can purchase anything from the system.]


    With a simple reminder from the system, Henry entered the system store again. He then used the search function to look for a key to the vehicle. And after a moment, he finally got something that attracted his attention.


    That was, a master key to all vehicles. It didn''t matter if they were saloon cars, or heavymercial trucks. As long as one possessed this key, it can open any door of a vehicle.


    As for the price of the key, it only cost 15 mutation crystals. Even though the price might seem high for a key, this was definitely a very low price to pay.


    Considering that this was a key that could open any car, this was something that would be important. As long as Henry encountered any vehicle, then he could utilize it even if the owner of the car left with the key.


    After making a purchase, Henry retrieved the key from the system inventory. After that, he opened the Jeep''s door and got inside.


    Even though Adam and Sarah couldn''t understand how Henry could have gotten the key of the car, or what Henry was nning to do, they followed him inside of the car.


    ''System, I would like to make an upgrade in terms of defense, as well as the speed and perseverance of the engine of this car.'' Henry muttered.


    [The host will have to collect 50 kg of steel, 5 kg of rubber, 10 kg of copper, and 5,000 mutation crystals.]


    When Henry saw this, he couldn''t help but be bbergasted. After all, wasn''t this supposed to be a simple upgrade? Then what the heck was up with the 50 kg of steel? And what about 10 kg of copper? None of this made sense to him.


    But, since he wanted to have an upgrade for the vehicle, he decided to do what was required.


    "Help me in collecting 50 kg of steel, 5 kg of rubber and 10 kg of copper." Henry stated as he began getting out of the car.


    "Huh?" The duo were definitely surprised by that.


    "Don''t ask questions. Just start doing what have said. We don''t have much time." Henry stated as he looked towards the area where there were several containers.


    He knew that all the steel that were transferring from ce to ce in the facility came from here. For that reason, he believed that there had to be some present here.


    Added with the fact that the port was so big, then, Henry hoped that they were going to get all the other materials. If not, then he would have to start collecting them from the vehicles that were around, as well as disconnecting electric wires to get enough copper.


    Henry had managed to get a bolt cutter that would help him in unsealing the containers. Of course, he had handed over two of them to Sarah and Adam.


    Since there were many cargo containers present in the port, the group went in different directions. Of course, Henry had decided that the Storm wolf was going to protect Sarah. After all, even though she had managed to reach level 3, she was not having any increase in terms of her attack power.


    Since she was a light mage, she did not receive any attack skill. The only skill that she had received was the healing skill. That was something that was considered useless at the moment.


    Henry opened the first cargo container. As for how to utilize the bolt cutter, that was something that didn''t give him much trouble. With the system, he was definitely capable of getting the basic information about how to use it.After roll it was a tool at the end of the day.


    Inside the container, Henry found out that there was iron bars. There was nothing else other than that. Shaking his head in disappointment, Henry turned around and headed for another container.


    One by one, the group began opening the cargo containers. After about 5 minutes, they had managed to open almost 30 containers. And within these containers, only two of them contained what they wanted. But still, that was still enough.


    It was steel and copper that had been found. As for what all these were used in this facility, Henry had no information about that.


    As they began transporting the steel and copper, Sarah was given the task of trying to look and see if there was a rubber present in the containers. In the port, there were hundreds of containers that were yet to be unsealed.


    Since it was not anything difficult for them to load these things, they were able to take them into the jeep that had been driven over.


    Just after they were done with that, Sarah informed them that she had found where rubber was. With everything finally set, Henry set his eyes on the number of mutation crystals that was required.


    [Current mutation crystals bnce is 7441.]


    As dawn approached, the number of level 1 apocalyptic creatures they had encountered had increased. For that reason, they had managed to kill 23 more. Together with their bodies, Henry was able to get 46 mutation crystals.


    With the conversion, he was able to get 4,600 unranked mutation crystals. Just this was enough for Henry. As for the unranked apocalyptic creatures that they had killed, the number was above 300.


    The bodies added with the ones that had been killed by the security team, were also taken by Henry. With that, his mutation crystal bnce was always high.


    Without hesitation, Henry gave the instruction for the car to be upgraded. Although it was going to cost him 5,000 mutation crystals, he didn''t hesitate at all.


    With theing of the monster tide, he would be able to get arge number of mutation crystals as long as he managed to stay alive. As for the car, this was the first time that he was upgrading anything, then, he wanted to see the results.


    In order to get out of the ind, and get past the ocean which was filled with aquatic animals, Henry knew that they had to make enough preparations. In case they were going to use a ship to get out of here, then, that ship had to be upgraded.


    The moment Henry gave the instruction, a red light suddenly appeared out of nowhere and enveloped the whole vehicle. As for what was happening inside the sphere that had been formed, none of them who were outside could tell.


    Adam couldn''t help but gulp again. He was now wondering just how many professions Henry possessed. As for what was happening to the vehicle, that was something that he didn''t know. So, he curiously waited for the red sphere that was around the vehicle to disappear.


    Just after 5 minutes, the red sphere that was surrounding the vehicle began to dissipate. And with its disappearance, a brand new vehicle appeared in front of their eyes.

 Chapter 25: One Star Jeep

    <h4>Chapter 25: One Star Jeep</h4>


    Just after 5 minutes, the red sphere that was surrounding the vehicle began to dissipate. And with its disappearance, a brand new vehicle appeared in front of their eyes.


    Behold, the futuristic marvel that was the upgraded jeep. The vehicle that appeared in front of them made the trio to stare nkly at it. None of them could believe that this was the Jeep that was standing there previously.


    The vehicle that appeared in front of them was abination of things that gave a futuristic vibe. Just from the external view of it, all those car lovers would definitely fall in love with it at first sight. As for those who were not into cars, they would definitely be forced to have an interest in the cars.


    Just then, another system prompt appeared in front of Henry. This was the description of the vehicle that had appeared in front of him.


    [Upgraded One Star Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara:


    This extraordinary vehiclebines unrivaled defenses and astonishing speed, pushing the boundaries of automotive engineering to new heights.


    This sleek, menacing machine resembles a perfect fusion of power and sophistication. Its streamlined, aerodynamic design is entuated by a gleaming, ultra-lightweight alloy body, seamlessly merging form and function.


    The exterior is adorned with innovative, self-regenerating nonmaterial, capable of repairing minor damages and maintaining its wless appearance in the face of adversity.


    Equipped with an advanced defensive system, this jeep is unmatched in its ability to protect its passengers. An imprable force field generated by cutting-edge shielding technology envelops the vehicle, rendering it impervious to external threats.


    This shield bes an invisible barrier, repelling everything from physical projectiles to energy-based attacks, ensuring the safety of those within.


    Enhanced by advanced detection function, the jeep''s defense mechanism anticipates and reacts to potential threats with uncanny precision.


    An array of coiled energy cannons seamlessly integrated into the vehicle''s frame, unleashes powerful bursts of directed energy at hostile targets, neutralizing them swiftly and efficiently, making this jeep a formidable force in anybat situation.


    But the impressive capabilities of this jeep are not limited to its defensive prowess alone. Beneath its invincible exterior lies a cutting-edge propulsion system that propels it forward at unparalleled speeds.


    With a unique source of energy, it ensures rapid eleration and unmatched agility, enabling seamless maneuvering both on and off-road. And due to the unique energy that is used by the car, it is quite environmental friendly and doesn''t cause a lot of noise pollution.


    Inside, a state-of-the-art cockpit awaits, featuring a holographic heads-up disy that provides the driver with critical information in real-time. It can easily detect hostile forces within a range of 100m diameter.


    Touch-sensitive control panels and tactile feedback interfaces allow for seamless integration between man and machine, ensuring effortless navigation and optimal performance.


    To further enhance its versatility, this futuristic jeep is equipped with adaptive terrain response systems. Advanced sensors detect changes in thendscape, automatically adjusting suspension, tire traction, and the distribution of power among the wheels to maximize control and maneuverability in even the harshest environments.


    In summary, the upgraded jeep represents the pinnacle of automotive innovation. With its imprable defenses, lightning-fast speed, and cutting-edge technology, this extraordinary vehicle is a culmination of human ingenuity and engineering prowess.


    Whether traversing hostile terrains or confronting formidable adversaries, this jeep stands as a testament to the limitless possibilities of automotive advancement.


    Note: With the current abilities of the Jeep, it can easily handle anything that is below level 8 Rank O.


    For the next upgrade, 100 kg of steel and 50 kg of aluminum will be required. Added to this will be 10,000 level 5 mutation crystals.]


    Henry sucked in a cold breath as he read the description about the vehicle that was in front of him. He had never expected the simple upgrade that he had intended to carry on the vehicle was going to be of this kind of level.


    But, there was one thing that made Henry dumbfounded. That was of course, the price that was quoted by the system for the next upgrade. Even though he was excited that there was another upgrade that could be done on the vehicle, but the price was just too much.


    During these past few hours, not to mention a level 5 apocalyptic creature, there was no way that Henry hade into contact with any creature that was at level 2.


    And the price that the system had quoted was actually 10,000 level 5 mutation crystals. Wasn''t that daylight robbery? Everything else was okay with the steel and aluminum. At least those things could be easily found. But, what about the mutation crystals?


    That was something that meant that, he would have to kill at least 10,000 level 5 apocalyptic creatures, or, 100 level 6 apocalyptic creatures, or a single level 7 apocalyptic creatures. And even if Henry possessed the ability to deal with them, he had actually not even met with them.


    But, when he thought about the description that he had been given by the system about the upgrade that had been done on the vehicle, he had no choice but to swallow up his dissatisfaction.


    With great expectation, he walked towards the vehicle. The moment that he touched it, he felt a lot of information appearing inside his mind. All of this information was rted on how to control the machine that was in front of him.


    In the information, he found out how to easily control the vehicle. Added to the fact that even his muscles could easily adapt, then, it was as if the car that was in front of him was very familiar to him.


    "Henry, what kind of skill is that? No, what kind of profession allows you to do that?" Adam asked as he went around the upgraded Jeep, looking at it with great interest. He couldn''t believe that something like this really existed.


    Even Sarah looked at Henry with expectations in her eyes. Her ears were sharp, not to miss a single detail about it. She was a bit curious about the professions that Henry possessed.


    "This is just a simple trick. Though, I will admit that I didn''t expect the results to be this way. After all, this is the first time that I am trying this." Henry replied as he opened at the car''s door.


    Immediately after that, he entered the car with great familiarity. With the ability of the system to grant him the very basic level skills of controlling or utilizing tools, even though it was considered basic to the system, it could be considered an epitome of skills to the current human race.


    Inside the car, Henry could see that the space inside had been increased. Even though it was not by a very great margin, it was still quite spacious than before.


    Additionally, the seats of the car were quitefortable to sit on. It was also at this moment that finally, Henry began realizing something.


    ''System, I can see that there are several areas that have gotten an improvement. And, there are other things that have appeared here, but they didn''t exist in the car before. Where did theye from if the materials that I collected didn''t include them?'' Henry asked the system.


    [The reason as to why that happened is simply because, the mutation crystals that have been charged from the host were utilized to purchase all these items.]


    [So, if the host intends to reduce the price set by the system, then he can continuously provide several types of materials, that can be utilized to upgrade whatever it is that the host wants to upgrade.]


    [But, the host has to note that, if the system decides on the price, then that implies that the materials that are required for the upgrade are not within the surroundings of the host. For that reason, the host will have to purchase these things from the system store.]


    Henry finally got an understanding of how the system upgrade function worked. It seemed that he could get everything from the system, in case he wanted to upgrade anything.


    But, since there were going to be other things that were outside and were going to be considered free, then, Henry was not going to waste his mutation crystals to purchase these items from the system store.


    Both Adam and Sarah were amazed when they got inside the car. They had never seen such a modernized vehicle, even in the movies that they had watched before.


    Henry on the other hand didn''t react to them. Instead, he began testing the functions of the vehicle. One by one, he began testing the holographic screen.


    He had already realized that, from inside the car, he could only see what a normal driver could. But, when he decided to utilize the holographic screen, he could see 360¡ã of the car.


    Perhaps it might be considered more than that, simply because he could see underneath and above the car as well. Henry couldn''t help but click his tongue at how impressive the system was.


    And, what made him curious the most was the fact that, this was actually considered a single star level. With Henry alreadying in to contact with the issue about the star ranking, he of course knew that there existed 10 stars.


    At this moment, Henry couldn''t help but think about the possibilities that coulde with a vehicle that was ranked at 10 stars.


    But, he was forced to give up on those thoughts considering that, even the second Star already had so many difficult conditions for him to fulfill. After all, it was not going to be something easy for him to kill 10,000 level 5 apocalyptic creatures.


    "Henry, you haven''t forgotten about the monster tide have you? We have already spent about 30 minutes here. If we don''t go back to the facility soon, we might actually get caught up by the monster tide before we leave the ce." Adam reminded after a period of satisfaction for his curiosity.

 Chapter 26: The Magic of the One Star Jeep

    <h4>Chapter 26: The Magic of the One Star Jeep</h4>


    "Henry, you haven''t forgotten about the monster tide have you? We have already spent about 30 minutes here. If we don''t go back to the facility soon, we might actually get caught up by the monster tide if we continue dying around." Adam reminded after a period of satisfaction for his curiosity.


    Upon receiving a reminder from Adam, Henry finally came out of his myriads of thoughts. He decided to set everything aside for now, and only think about them after the monster tide had been dealt with.


    With that thought in mind, Henry was just about to start the vehicle when he suddenly remembered that his summoned creature was actually still outside of the car. He couldn''t help but wonder if it could catch up with the speed of the Jeep.


    [The host should know that there is a specialpartment that has been added to the car. This was a special consideration from the system. Since you have a summoned creature, the system decided to upgrade the vehicle to suit your needs at one star ranking. Thepartment was made in such a way that it can amodate a living creature.]


    Immediately after that, Henry was reminded about another function that was ced in the vehicle. So, he immediately pressed on a button that was yellow in color.


    The moment that he pressed it, low mechanical sounds were hearding behind the Jeep. All the people present inside the vehicle turned their heads and looked behind in surprise.


    With a simple activation, an extraordinary mechanical feature came to life. A carefully engineered hydraulic system, concealed cleverly within the Jeep''s structure, sprung into action, initiating the creation of an additional storagepartment.


    The rear of the Jeep effortlessly extended backward, revealing a hiddenpartment cleverly integrated into its design. Thepartment emerged, expanding the cargo space of the Jeep significantly, ensuring ample room to transport additional supplies, gear, or any items.


    Crafted with precision, the mechanical mechanism operated smoothly and noiselessly, showcasing the attention to detail and expert engineering that had gone into its creation.


    The entire process was controlled effortlessly by a button conveniently located within the Jeep''s interior, allowing for instantaneous ess to the extrapartment without any hassle.


    The newly created space behind the Jeep was intelligently designed to maximize storage potential and essibility. It was lined with durable and high-quality materials, ensuring that thepartment was not only functional but also protected the items stored within from the elements and any potential rugged conditions encountered during adventures.


    When Henry saw that, he couldn''t help but press the button again. And the moment that he did that, another change urred.


    Thepartment effortlessly retracted back into its original position, seamlessly integrating with the Jeep''s exterior, it discreetly concealed its valuable functionality until the next time it was going to be needed.


    This remarkable mechanical ability of the upgraded Jeep signified themitment to optimizing convenience and adaptability.


    It was also at this moment that Henry finally realized why the single star skills that he possessed were considered the epitome of the human level.


    The vehicle that they were currently in was actually high tech. If it was taken out before the apocalypse descended, then, this was going to be a very big source of money.


    This level of technology would surely have attracted the attention of all types of technological experts present in the world.


    But still, there was something that Henry found quite hard to understand. That was the fact that, even though the skills and the Jeep that he currently possessed was said to be at the very top of the capabilities of a human, he had never seen any one of them.


    Could this actually be the full potential of humans or, could it be that there was someone else who had already produced such technology or possessed the skills?


    When he remembered that there was still a monster tide to deal with, Henry decided to temporarily forget about everything. Instead, he pressed the button once again to activate thepartment.


    After it opened, Henry utilized the telepathic link that connected him and the storm wolf to instruct it to enter into thepartment.


    The wolf didn''t dy and got inside. And surprisingly, the space that had been created in thepartment was just big enough to amodate the 3m tall wolf, as long as itid down.


    Additionally, there was even an extra amount of space that was left. That amount of space was just enough for them to store several things. That implied that even the guns they had hidden away could be ced there.


    With a smile, Henry pressed another button. The moment that he did that, several spaces suddenly opened up on the doors of the car.


    "You can ce your weapons there. There''s no need for you to carry them when you need to rx a little." Henry stated as he ced his weapon, The Raging Fire Flood sword there.


    Even though the two were surprised, they still followed Henry''s instruction. They had been holding their equipment for a long time now. Finally, they could take some time to rx their hands.


    With that finally out of the way, Henry now focused on the matter of driving. Henry immediately started the engine. And, since they were going to use the tarmac road, the car automatically engaged the sports car mode. This was the mode that enabled the car to move at its maximum speed.


    The moment that this mode was activated, those that were present inside the car immediately felt that the height of the car had suddenly reduced.


    Henry had of course been expecting that after he received the information about the vehicle. So, he was of course not surprised when he saw through the holographic screen that was in front of him that the chassis of the car had been lowered.


    The good thing about the car was:, it wasn''t manual, but an automatic one. For that reason, Henry didn''t have to bother with the matter of engaging gears or disengaging them.


    He stepped on the throttle and the car immediately shot forward. Even though Henry was prepared for the speed that the car possessed, he was actually stunned for a moment.


    But the next moment, he was full of excitement. And instead of utilizing the usual side mirrors and so on, he focused on the holographic screen that was in front of him.


    Since he wasn''t sure at what moment they could be attacked even before the monster tide appeared, Henry decided to continue watching the surroundings, ready to react in case there was danger.


    Both Adam and Sarah nearly vomited their hearts out. They had never expected that the speed of the car was so frightening.


    Adam, as a berserker, he was someone who intended to live a life freely. So, after a moment of shock, he engaged into the illusion of flying, as he watched as the trees shot backwards at a fast speed.


    As for Sarah, this was the first time that she was experiencing something like this. But after experiencing the ups and downs of the apocalypse during the past few hours, she was able to calm down.


    And unlike Adam who was only happy about being inside a vehicle that moved at a high speed, she looked at Henry, who was driving the car steadily, as if he had done so several times already.


    Even though she could not understand anything, she only linked all of this to the profession that enabled him to modify the Jeep. And with that, her resolve to follow him increased. She believed that he was definitely the best shot for her to go back home.


    Being inside the speedy jeep moving through the empty forest was an exhrating experience that ignited a sense of liberation and pure adrenaline. As the car effortlessly rocketed down the road, a rush of excitement surged through Henry''s veins, heightening his senses and transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary.


    Inside the car, the sound of the faint engine roars with power, created a symphony of mechanical might that echoed through the forest. The thrilling rumble resonated within him, stirring a primal energy that fuels his anticipation and eagerness for the road ahead.


    Every twist and turn of the road became a heart-pounding adventure, in danger. The eleration pushed him back in his seat, while the G-forces tugged at his body, reminding him of the sheer speed at which he was hurtling through the ''serene'' forest.


    With each passing moment, he could feel an unparalleled connection with the car, as if it became an extension of his own self, merging with his very essence.


    Through the car''s windows, the scenery unfolded in his eyes. The majestic trees stood tall, their branches swaying in synchronization with the wind. The tranquility of the forest juxtaposed against the velocity of the car creating a profound sense of harmony between the raw power of the machine and the serene wilderness that surrounding it.


    As the car embraced every curve and straight, a surge of anticipation and freedom surged within him. There was a sense of liberation and escape from the constraints of the apocalypse that had just descended.


    With every passing second, he be absorbed in the thrill of the journey. Time seemed to stand still as the outside world faded away, leaving only him, the car, and the forest in perfect symbiosis. The forest became a canvas on which he painted his exhration, leaving behind an indelible mark in his memories.


    All of this, reminded him about his youth. Even though he was still considered a youth, the majority of his youth had actually been spent in the facility. So, he had never gotten a chance to enjoy himself.


    For that reason, as he was driving, he got to experience the exhrating feeling that came with being unrestrained. This strengthened his resolve to grow stronger, to make sure that nobody else was going to control his destiny again.


    With the speed at which the Jeep was traveling, the journey that had initially taken them an hour, actually took them just less than ten minutes. This was just enough to tell Henry that the abilities of the system were unprecedented.


    When they arrived at the facility, the car once again automatically switched from the sports car mode, to the off-road mode. The moment it happened, they suddenly felt that the height of the car had increased.


    And from the holographic screen, Henry Could see that the wheels of the car were actually increasing in size. Furthermore, the treads of the wheels became broader.

 Chapter 27: Submit or Die

    <h4>Chapter 27: Submit or Die</h4>


    During the period that Henry and the others had gone out, the survivors that were left in the facility also went out for their hiding.


    During the moment that the apocalypse had descended, they had fallen at a great disadvantage due to the numerical advantage of the apocalyptic creatures that were attacking them.


    Even if one was able to fight a single wolf, then, if they were attacked by three or more, then that person was going to be torn apart easily.


    This was the reason as to why despite possessing the guns, the security team of the facility had been cleared off. The main reason behind this was due to the fact that, they were guarding the gate, where are the apocalyptic creatures wereing in through.


    Although they had managed to kill almost a dozen of them, due to the fear that they were experiencing when they were facing such arge group of wild animals, most of them couldn''t unleash their full capabilities when holding the guns.


    And, since the facility was always peaceful at all times, all those that worked here as security guards had not refined their skills for a very long period of time.


    Due to the hunting that had urred, the number of apocalyptic creatures had greatly decreased. For that reason, the number of apocalyptic creatures that could be found within the facility could be counted easily.


    Even though it was true that Henry and the others had hidden the guns that were present at the gate and the armory, they were bound to miss others.


    After all, with the size of the facility that upied tens of kilometers area, there was no way that Henry and the others could cover it all in a short period of time.


    There were some of the youths that managed to get the guns. And, they had utilized them to shoot while hiding inside the buildings. Even though they didn''t initially know how to use them, with several attempts, they had managed to find a way to shoot.


    As for hitting a target, that was something that happened after they had shot several bullets. And, as they experienced the sudden drastic increase in their strength, they were excited and also decided to go on hunts.


    Due to the fact that it was already morning, and the number of the apocalyptic creatures present in the facility had been reduced, these youths finally got the courage to get out and begin killing the apocalyptic creatures.


    And during this period of time, all these people who managed to kill at least a single apocalyptic creature and gained strength, had of course strived to get even more power.


    For that reason, as they continued to use the bullets, they eventually got depleted. And with that finally out of the way, they had resorted to utilizing other means of killing the apocalyptic creatures.


    And those few that managed to kill at least 10 of them without using guns, finally got an opportunity to choose their professions.


    It was just that, unlike Henry and the others who had gotten the chance to choose their professions during the beginning of the apocalypse hours, these people were not given a chance to kill as many monsters as possible during 1 hour period.


    Simply stated, these people would always get a chance to choose a profession as long as they managed to kill 10 apocalyptic creatures without using guns and bullets. And the moment that they made their decisions, they were granted the professions without grades.


    And after they had gotten their professions, they had obviously gotten stronger than before. For that reason, there were several people that had developed different ambitions and they decided to make sure that they were fulfilled.


    For that reason, during the past few minutes, chaos had already ensued within the facility. Factions had already been formed as people who are close to each other banded together.


    As for those who had grudges against the people that had survived, they of course decided to use this chance to make them pay for that.


    And in case they came into contact with any person that belonged to the facility, they didn''t care whether that person was also brought there by force or not, they both agreed to kill them at sight.


    Of course, that was something that only happened to the men. As for thedies, they were forced to suffer a worse fate. All these youths had been present in the facility for way too long.


    For those that had stayed here for over a year were of course holding back for a very long period of time. And since they had been given a chance to vent out, there was no way that they were going to let it go.


    In the end, the number of survivors had exceeded 30. Even though this was going to be considered a very small number, this was actually a great proportion aspared to the catastrophe that they had faced.


    The moment that the car that Henry and the group arrived at the entrance of the facility, the monsters that were left behind in the facility had already been cleared out.


    And when this car suddenly appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of the survivors present in the area.


    Of course, the first reaction that everybody had was surprise. After all, the way that the Jeep was looking was so attracting and attention grabbing. And, almost everyone was already fantasizing about being inside the car.


    And during that moment, the group that had managed to see the car consisted of eight youths. Each and every one of them had managed to select a profession, and there was even one of them that had managed to reach the second level.


    With excitement glinting in their eyes, they immediately rushed forward and surrounded the Jeep. And after that, the strongest person who was already at the second level went ahead and knocked on the driver''s window.


    "Open up! Better hurry up and get out of the car before we break it and get you out." This youth had a muscr stature, and was considered stronger before the apocalypse descended.


    He was amongst the first of the survivors that had killed off the apocalyptic creatures using a gun. Before he was brought here, he was a gangster. For that reason, he had already used a gun before.


    So, when he got hold of a gun, he was able to deal with the apocalyptic creatures more easily aspared to the others that had to look for ways of using the gun first.


    Henry and the group immediately frowned when they saw that. They had never expected that there was actually a group that was acting unruly. Just from their expression, Henry could immediately tell that they were not standing around the jeep with good intentions.


    Henry also knew that they could not see inside the car from outside. Of course, that was unless he deactivated the mechanism that prevented them from doing so.


    Himself was quite familiar with this group of people. They were of the same age group, and as a result, they were in the same department.


    "Michael, do you have a death wish? I have always been dissatisfied with you. It seems that even the apocalypse is on my side as it allowed you to survive so that you can face me personally." Before Henry could say anything, Adam retorted in anger.


    During the time that they had been here, there were a few youths that had not gotten along with. And one of them was the leader of the group, Michael.


    Had it not been for the fact that the facility did not allow them to fight against themselves, Adam would have definitely already fought with Michael.


    When Michael heard the voice, he waspletely stunned. Never in his mind had he expected that the person that was present inside the car was actually a person that he knew of.


    But, he had been expecting that this car belonged to one of the top management staff of the facility. After all, ording to him, there was no way that just anybody could afford a vehicle that was of this kind in front of him.


    His expression turned ugly at the thought that inside this car, Adam was actually in. He couldn''t help butment at how unlucky he was that he could not actually be the first one to get the car.


    "Adam, I don''t care if Henry is there with you or not. Since the two of us are not in good terms even before now, I will be merciful and give you a chance. You either submit and be my subordinate, or die." Michael stated with an evil grin on his face.


    At this moment, he had already began thinking about the methods that he was going to utilize to torture Adam. Had it not been for the fact that he didn''t n to destroy the car, he would have already smashed the car window and kicked Adam out of the car.


    As for mentioning about Adam bing his subordinate, that was something that he wasn''t joking about. He was nning to utilize Adam to dominate the other factions that had been created.


    After all, the power was finally in his hands, that was going to be the time that he was going to deal with the dissatisfaction in his heart.


    "Your grandfather! You actually dare to tell me that I have to submit to you? Are you trying to mess with me?" At that moment, Adam reacted in anger.


    Since he was a berserker, he was easily affected by emotions. For that reason, added to the anger that was initially in his heart, plus the provocation that he had received, Adam could not hold it in anymore.


    Without waiting for Henry to say anything, he opened the door and rushed out. The moment he got out, he didn''t even give Michael another chance to speak, and attacked him.


    Bang!


    Michael had never expected that he was going to be attacked by Adam just after saying a few words. For that reason, he wasn''t able to react as a punchnded on his face.


    Adam was conscious enough not to utilize his full strength. Instead, since he was intending to make sure that Michael suffered, he wanted to inflict as much pain as possible on his body.


    When the other sevenckeys saw that their boss was being beaten, they all charged towards Adam aggressively. It was also during this time that Adam finally ''noticed'' that there was actually a group of people outside and not just a single one.


    But even so, he simply snorted and said arrogantly, "That''s just a good. It seems that the whole group has gathered together. This is going to make things easier for me. At least, I won''t have to go around trying to look for those that had survived so that I can deal with them."

 Chapter 28: Let Me Beat You Up

    <h4>Chapter 28: Let Me Beat You Up</h4>


    "That''s just good. It seems that the whole group has gathered together. This is going to make things easier for me. At least, I won''t have to go around trying to look for those that had survived so that I can deal with them."


    Immediately after he said that, Adam didn''t waste his breath anymore. Instead, he began attacking them. As a person who was already at the 3rd level, he was far stronger than the group that was attacking him.


    After experiencing several battles thatsted for hours, dealing with a group of youths was not something difficult for him.


    As a berserker, the strength that Adam possessed could not be underestimated. Each and every punch of his carried a lot of force and energy.


    It was clear right from the beginning who held the upper hand. Adam, with his imposing stature and confident demeanor, faced off a group of seven, without showing any hint of backing off.


    With unmatched speed and agility, Adam swiftly dodged their feeble attempts tond a punch. His punches, on the other hand, connected with zing force, effortlessly knocking each youth to the ground. The sound of bones crunching echoed through the air as his strikesnded with precision.


    As the fight progressed, it became apparent that Adam''s strength was unparalleled. One by one, the youths fell victim to his overwhelming power, unable to defend themselves against his brutal onught.


    Their futile efforts to overpower him were met with swift retaliation, leaving them battered and bruised. They were no match for his immense skill and experience.


    Michael who had juste back to his senses watched the scene with his mouth agape. He couldn''t believe that Adam was that strong. He had thought that he was perhaps considered amongst the strongest people present, but now, he knew that he was wrong.


    Even though he had a lot of hope that the group that he was leading would be able to overpower Adam with their superiority in terms of numbers, soon, his thought was thrown out of the window as he realized that the situation was already irreparable.


    It was also during this moment that he thought of running away formed in his mind. But, with his pride as a leader of one of the factions that had been recently formed, he couldn''t run away.


    Even though he was sure that he would be at a disadvantage in a fight between Adam and him, he didn''t believe that Adam wouldn''t be tired by the time that he finished the fight with the seven youths that he was facing.


    For that reason, he continued standing on the side, waiting for an opportune moment for him to strike.


    Despite their desperation, the group of youths could do nothing but watch in awe as Adam dominated the fight. His blows were calcted, his movements fluid, and his resolve unwavering. His sheer determination to emerge victorious was evident in each strike he delivered.


    With every punch and kick that he threw, he remembered the moment that the two of them had suffered. Even though they did not go around trying to make enemies, who would prevent others from making enemies out of them?


    Michael and his group were in thetter category. Since Michael was previously in a gang, he had wanted to be a leader. And, when he saw that Adam had a nice physique, he wanted to take him as hisckey.


    But of course,ing from a rich family, there was no way that Adam was going to agree to follow someone like him. That was the arrogance that had already been ingrained in his bones.


    Since Adam refused the offer, he obviously pped Michael in the face in front of many people. For that reason, Michael began making life difficult for both Henry and Adam.


    Just thinking about the opportunity that had been presented to him today, there was no way that Adam was going to hold back at all. So, each and every punch that hended was aimed to make sure that those that received the attack would undergo tremendous pain.


    Bloodied and bruised, the youths eventually surrendered to Adam''s relentless assault. Their bodiesy scattered across the ground, defeated and exhausted. Adam, standing tall amidst the chaos, surveyed the aftermath of the one-sided encounter, triumphant yet somber.


    After he was done, he turned around and looked at Michael who was still gaping at the scene in front of him. Even though he believed that Adam was currently tired, his heart had already began wavering.


    He himself was sure that, if he faced the group of youths together, then he would be no match for them. But for Adam, facing the group of seven was like a walk in the park. He had beaten them one-sidedly, without giving them any chance of retaliating.


    In fact, during the whole encounter, none of the youths managed tond even a single punch on Adam. And this time, even though he was wearing an armor, he didn''t depend on it.


    Even though he was angry, this time, since he was having a target, he was able to control himself well. When facing this group of delinquents, he believed that if they managed tond even a single strike on him, then, there would be no different from suffering humiliation.


    After he was done with the group, hepletely ignored their wailing and looked at Michael who was standing a distance away.


    "Now that we are done with a bunch of trash, why don''t you deal with the main dish?" Adam asked with a smile on his face as he began moving towards Michael.


    Michael felt his heart go cold when he looked at Adam''s cold stare. Even though he wanted to retreat, he still stopped and gritted his heart as he replied.


    "Just because you have defeated a bunch of useless trash doesn''t mean that you are strong. Unlike them who are just level 1, I am a level 2 mutant warrior. So, let me show you the difference between us." Immediately after he said that, Michaelpletely ignored the fear that he was feeling in his heart, and attacked Adam.


    During the time of selecting a profession, he had decided on bing a spearman. But, due to the fact that he didn''t possess any weapon, he could only attack Adam with his fists.


    Adam smiled sadistically as he watched Michael approaching. There was a big difference between a level 1 and a level 2 mutant warrior. Unless one was boosted by great equipment, they would not be able to defeat the person who was at a level higher than them.


    And just like there was a wide gap between level 1 and level 2, there was also an even wider gap that existed between level 2 and level 3.


    Even though it was true that Michael was rushing forward with all his speed, in Adam''s eyes, he was quite slow. So, Adam waited until Michael arrived in front of him.


    When Michael saw that Adam didn''t react, he thought that Adam had been frightened by the show of strength that he had demonstrated. So, without giving Adam any other chance, he struck forward with his fist.


    Adam also reacted when the fist finally arrived close to his face. With incredible speed, he was able to stop the punch with his right hand.


    When he grabbed the hand, he immediately used his strength to put pressure on it.


    Michael who had not expected that Adam was capable of blocking his attack suddenly felt immense pain in his right hand. The fingers that was still balled together suddenly began feeling the pain as if they were going to be dislocated in the next second.


    The first reaction that Michael had was to try and yank his hand away. But, no matter how hard he tried, he was surprised to find out that there was nothing that he could do. He was far weaker than Adam.


    "Now, now, now. I have always wanted to get a chance to beat you up, and I have been granted the chance in that, the first person that I am meeting with an evil intent towards me is actually you. So, why don''t you y with me for a while?" Adam asked with a smirk on his face.


    At this moment, Michael had already begun panicking. Even though he had been expecting that Adam was strong, he had never expected that he was strong to this level.


    Now, he didn''t even begin regretting about the actions that he had taken before the apocalypse descended. Instead, he was already beginning to regret the fact that, he had faced Adam when he was not yet strong enough.


    ''Had I known that Adam was this strong, I would have definitely waited until the time that I was strong enough, to be able to dominate the entire facility, before finallying after him.'' Michael couldn''t help but regret in his heart.


    As for those on the surface, there was no way that he was going to lose his calm in front of Adam.


    "So what if you are strong? Do you think that you can rule the entire facility? Even if you beat me now, there is going to be someone who is going to beat you next." Michael stated viciously.


    He had already known that his fate wasn''t going to be good. But, since that was going to be the case, then he was going to try and rile up Adam, to make sure that he went ahead and faced the other factions.


    So far, he himself knew that he was not the strongest person that was present in the facility. And for that reason, he wanted to find a way that he was going to make Adam be an enemy of the strongest person present in the facility.


    "Hehehe, what does I facing others who may be stronger than me concern the matter that we are dealing with now? Forget about that for a moment and let me beat you up." Adam snickered as he said with disdain in his voice.


    Immediately after he finished saying those words, he lifted up his left hand, and prepared himself to throw a punch.


    "Hold it there!" But just before Adam couldnd a punch on Michael''s disgusting face, an arrogant shout reached his ears.

 Chapter 29: Steven

    <h4>Chapter 29: Steven</h4>


    "Hold it there!" But just before Adam couldnd a punch on Michael''s disgusting face, an arrogant shout reached his ears.


    Of course, with Adam''s character, hepletely ignored the other party''s shouting. Instead, hended a heavy blow on Michael''s face.


    "Argh!" Michael screamed in pain as he wanted to retreat, but with his hand in Adam''s grasp, there was nowhere that he was going. Adam pulled him in, before hended yet another punch on his face.


    Michael tried to block the attack, but he found out that his speed was just slow to be able to deal with the punch. With another punchnding on his face, he screamed once again in agony.


    Adam was not gentle at all. Since this was the main culprit of the problems that the two of them had been undergoing while in the facility, then, he was willing to vent out his anger on him.


    "I told you to stop and you dare topletely ignore me? Adam, you have grown some guts now, I see." The previous arrogant voice echoed in the air once again.


    When he heard this, Adam punched Michael once again, before he turned around and looked at the owner of the voice.


    "So what if I don''t listen to you? It is not as if you are my boss, are you?" Adam replied nonchntly before kicking away Michael who was already on the ground, trying to block his nose that was already bleeding.


    In front of Adam had appeared yet another group. This group consisted of almost 20 people. Currently, this could be considered the biggest faction present in the facility.


    Even though it was true that there were some of its members that had yet to reach Rank O and choose their professions, there was no doubt that there were a few of them that had already managed to reach the second level.


    The man who had appeared in front of Adam had green hair that was uped, and matching green eyes. Amongst the whole group, he could be said to be the most handsome person present.


    Just like Adam and Henry, before he was brought here, he was from a very rich background. And when he was brought over here,he was lucky enough to be brought with five of hisckeys.


    And for that reason, he was the only person that had the highest influence amongst all those that were present. Even though he had onlye 3 years ago, with the support that he had, he had managed to conquer almost half of the youths present in the facility.


    His name was Steven. He was usually arrogant, even though he had been suffering during the time that he had been here in the facility.


    And now, he was amongst the few that had managed to find a gun. And with the help of the gun, he had managed to strengthen himself. After that, he went ahead and killed 10 apocalyptic creatures, before finally choosing a profession.


    The profession that he had chosen was that of a mage. Even though it was true that he might be physically weak, but when it came to the attacking power that he possessed, as a mage, his attack power wasn''t to be underestimated.


    His expression was currently ugly after hearing the reply that came from Adam. He had never expected that Adam was going to talk to him in such a manner, not to mention that he hadpletely ignored his instructions previously.


    With the fact that he had already considered himself as the leader of the entire facility, with the absence of the management of the facility, there was no way that he was going to take this lying down.


    "Humph! You are talking to me in such a manner? It seems that you don''t want to live anymore." Steven snorted as he said these words.


    Initially, the main reason as to why he had tried to prevent the fight from happening was due to the fact that, since he wanted his faction to be the biggest and the most powerful, he had intended to recruit both Adam and Michael into his faction.


    As for the matter between the two of them, of course they would have to set aside their differences as long as they wanted to join his team.


    But now, he hadpletely changed his mind. He had decided topletely abandon the idea of taking Adam into his team. There was no way that he will going take a person that was going to be disobedient to him.


    But still, he was quite impressed by the strength that Adam possessed. After all, he was able to handle seven people by himself, and their leader who was already at level two. That implied that his strength was quite formidable.


    "Beat him up." Steven said as he waved his hand towards the people that were following behind him.


    At the same time, the group charged towards Adam, Steven turned his gaze towards the Jeep that was standing closer to the entrance.


    His eyes shone with excitement when he saw it. Previously, before he was brought to the facility, he was a car racing lover. For that reason, he was a person that loved sports car so much.


    Even though the Jeep that was in front of him looked like an off-road vehicle, still, the way the body of the vehicle looked like, it resembles the sports car.


    With his current mentality, he believed that everything that was good belonged to him. So, he began taking big strides towards the car. As for Adam, hepletely ignored him.


    Amongst the group that had charged over towards Adam, there were three of them that had already reached level 2. With multiple level twos attacking at the same time, he didn''t believe that Adam would be able to survive it.


    From time to time, he could hear some grunting and screamsing from the battlefield. Even though he was quite surprised that Adam was able to deal with some of those that he had sent over, he understood that there had to be some that were going to be beaten down.


    At the end of the day, even though it was true that he was the leader of a group that consisted of a lot of people, it was also true that there were some of them that were yet to be mutant warriors.


    After he arrived in front of the Jeep, he began walking around it, admiring it''s make. He couldn''t help but wonder where the owner of the car had bought It from. If he had a chance, he would be able to pay a visit to that ce so that he could acquire a few more cars that were made in this design.


    Just as he continued looking around the car, he finally approached the driver''s door. He stretched his hand, wanting to open the door and look inside.


    If the car was locked, then he was going to look for other means that would enable him to open the car without destroying it.


    Click! Bang!


    But before his hand could even touch the door''s handle with a click, the door of the car was opened with an immense speed and force. Since Steven was not prepared, he was hit in the face by the car''s door.


    As he stumbled backwards, Steven felt that there were some tears that had already began forming in his eyes, due to the immense pain that he was feeling.


    With hatred clear in his eyes, he looked towards the door of the car, where Henry suddenly got out.


    "You know, you should have some respect for other people''s property." Henry stated nonchntly before turning his attention towards the battlefield.


    Sarah also came down from the car at that moment. And Steven, who was just about to start attacking Henry was surprised. He had never expected that inside the car, there was Henry. And additionally, he even had another person inside.


    "This is just good. I will simply kill off the two of you, take your car and your woman. I never thought that you are going to bless me like that." Even though his nose had already begun bleeding, he still managed to smile as he looked at Sarah who had appeared.


    Wearing the red armor, Sarah was indeed looking beautiful. As a young master, Steven was already lecherous. He was the one who took the lead in making the life of all the females present in the facility a living hell.


    And, since he was the one in charge of the biggest faction present in the facility, he took advantage of that, to try and possess everything. In other words, everydy that appeared in front of him had to be of service to him.


    But still, there were very few of them present in the facility after the attack had beenunched. Many of them had died during the time that the wolves and other apocalyptic creatures appeared in the facility.


    "Why don''t you move away from the car, so that I can attack you. I don''t want to destroy my beautiful car." Steven stated as he began gathering the energy present in his body towards his right arm.


    He was a fire mage. For that reason, yellow mes suddenly appeared on his hand. The temperatures around him began rising.


    When Henry saw that scene, he couldn''t help but shake his head. "You know, you should never y with fire in front of me. You can learn now, and make sure to keep it in mind when you reach the underworld."


    As he finished saying those words, Henry managed to mobilize the energy within his body and produced a me in his hand.


    "You are also a mage?" At this moment, Steven couldn''t help but ask incredulously.

 Chapter 30: Level 4 Warlock

    <h4>Chapter 30: Level 4 Warlock</h4>


    "You are also a mage?" At this moment, Steven couldn''t help but ask incredulously.


    The temperatures around Henry increased drastically. Aspared to Steven, the temperatures that were around Henry were much higher.


    It was also during this moment that, Henry suddenly realized that in his yellow mes, at the edges, there was a hint of red. Even though he couldn''t exin it, he thought that this was definitely due to the fact that he was a warlock.


    He could tell the difference between the mes that the two of them possessed. While it was true that the mes that Steven possessed were also yellow in color, there was a difference in both the size as well as the heat intensity.


    "How can your mes be bigger than mine? But I am already a rank 3 mutant warrior!" Steven eximed as he saw that the fire that was in Henry''s hand had already begun increasing in size.


    While for him it was the size of a tennis ball, Henry''s mes were already three times bigger. At this moment, Steven was bombarded by myriads of emotions.


    There was fear, jealousy, and insecurity. He knew that with the presence of Henry who had the mes that were stronger than his, then, it was obvious that his position as the biggest boss was going to be endangered.


    With that thought in mind, Steven decided that he had to get rid of Henry as soon as possible. If he was given a chance to grow up, he was definitely going to be his biggest obstacle to reigning supreme.


    Without waiting for any kind of response from Henry, he decided to attack. Since he knew that the one who took the initiative was going to have an advantage, he wasn''t going to let Henry attack him first.


    The mes that had condensed in his hand immediately flew into the air and charged towards Henry''s direction. They painted the surrounding area yellow as they burned with intensity.


    Henry wasn''t just a simple mage. Instead, he was also a swordsman. For that reason, his reaction speed was not to be underestimated at all.


    Currently, he was already a level 3 Warlock. That implied that he was a level 3 swordsman, as well as a level 3 fire mage. So, he deftly reacted by throwing the fireball that he had condensed in his hand.


    One small and the other big. The two fireballs, the very basic skills that were granted to those that possessed the fire affinity, charged towards each other furiously.


    Bang! Boom!


    A loud explosion sounded in the air. A shock wave was created, and a cloud of dust was raised.


    Themotion that had been caused by the collision between the two of them attracted the attention of the group that was attacking Adam. They couldn''t help but gasp at the scale of the attack.


    When the two fireballs collided in the air, one of them was superior than the other. Since Henry was an SSS warlock, it was obvious that the spells that he possessed were way stronger than those that were at the same level as him.


    This was a unique profession after all. So, just after lees than one second of stalemate, the fireball that had been thrown by Henry immediately overwhelmed Steven''s.


    The mes of the fireball were immediately extinguished, while Henry''s fireball charged towards the bbergasted Steven.


    Steven had never expected the results in front of him. After all, he had simply thought that even if Henry was stronger than him, he was supposed to be just a single level above.


    In short, he was expecting that there would have been a fierce fight between the two of them, before he took a certain chance to retreat in case he couldn''t win. But, that seemed impossible at the moment.


    He had never expected that the difference between the spells that each of them possessed was going to be this big. His attack stood no chance in front of the attack that had beenunched by Henry.


    Since it was just the beginning of the apocalypse, the mages of different affinities didn''t possess skills that could be utilized for defense. For that reason, Steven could only watch as the big fireball approached his eyes.


    At that moment, hepletely regretted it. Had he known it would end like this, he would have tried to befriend Henry and Adam. After that, he would find a chance to deal with them.


    Boom!


    With eyes filled with unwillingness, the fireball sted into Steven. Even those that were supposed to be his subordinates to him never knew how to react in such a situation.


    For that reason, they could only watch in both awe and fear as Steven was enveloped with fire.


    "Aaah!" Stevens screams echoed in the air for a few seconds before they finally faded away..


    It was only after 2 minutes or so, that the mes that had surrounded on Steven finally disappeared. What was left was a charred corpse that wasying on a ck ground.


    Silence dominated the air as the eyes of the youths that were watching couldn''t believe what they were seeing.


    Michael who had thought that he had gotten his chance to see as Adam and Henry got beaten up pissed himself. He could not believe that the person he always try to bully was actually able to kill someone without even blinking.


    And, what was even more outrageous was the fact that, he was far stronger than the person that he himself believed that was the strongest person present. His body was already shaking from the fear, praying that Henry wouldn''t notice him.


    Henry didn''t say any word. Instead, he raised his hand and summoned yet another me. Even he himself was surprised by the power that contained in the fireball.


    Ever since he had gotten to the third level, he had not gotten a chance to utilize the fireball skill. But now, he could finally see just how powerful mages were. But at the same time, he could see how vulnerable they were.


    The good thing for him was that, he was not just any mage. He was a warlock. With the swordsman specialization, he was able to defend, while using the mage path, the power of his attacks would be sky high.


    After producing the mes, Henry turned his attention to the group of people that were already crippled by Adam. He didn''t waste his breath and attacked.


    Since this group was already considered useless, and he wasn''t ready to spend his mutation crystals to buy health potions to heal them, then he might as well get rid of them.


    The fierce mes enveloped the group of youths that was still wailing on the ground. Since they were already crippled, there was nothing that they could do in the face of an attack.


    With their miserable cries, the whole group was burnt into a crisp. After he was done, Henry finally turned his attention to Michael.


    A chill ran down the spines of all those present. They couldn''t help but suck in a cold breath. This time, none of them dared to breathe loudly.


    At this moment, Michael had already began crying. Hepletely forgot about the reputation that he had been trying to preserve, in the face of death.


    Like always, Henry didn''t waste his saliva trying to speak nonsense. Instead, with a single fireball, Michael''s life was finally put to a full stop.


    With all those out of the way, Henry finally turned his attention towards the group that was attacking Adam. The group had already stopped attacking, none of them was making any more moves.


    They were already having a very hard time catching up with Adam. And now, an even more powerful opponent had suddenly appeared. At that moment, they didn''t have any hope for survival in case Henry decided to kill them off.


    Just as Henry was about to say something, he suddenly felt something strange. The energy in his body suddenly became chaotic for a moment.


    Just as he was not able to understand what was going on, a prompt screen appeared in front of him.


    [Congrattions. You have leveled up to level 4 Rank O in the warlock profession.]


    When he saw that, Henry couldn''t help but only be bbergasted. He had never expected that killing fellow humans was also a method of leveling up.


    But all that aside, he couldn''t help but groan at how it was difficult for him to level up. He had managed to kill many monsters, but leveling up his profession was very difficult.


    For him, leveling up the warlock profession was not different from a person who was trying to level up two professions at the same time. But all the same, he was quite relieved by the fact that hisbat strength was definitely higherpared to those that were at the same level as him.


    As for the reason as to why his fireball was far stronger than Steven''s, that was of course due to the fact that his energy reserves were far higher than theirs. The summoner profession was also capable of increasing his energy reserves as long as he leveled up.


    "Okay then. I''m going to give you all a choice. We are going to face a monster tide very soon. So, you either decide to work for me during this monster tide, or I might as well go ahead and kill you all." Henry stated as he looked at the group of youths.


    All the youths felt a chill in their hearts when they heard his words. They didn''t doubt his words that he would definitely kill them in case they disagreed.


    "I agree to work for you!" One of the youths immediately shouted. He was a person of level 2.


    With him taking the lead, the others also agreed one after the other. And when he saw that, Henry finally nodded his head in satisfaction.


    The main reason as to why he had decided to let them go this time was simply because of the monster tide. As for the second one, it was simply because this group of people had never crossed with him before.


    [You have 10 minutes before the monster tide arrives. Make your final preparations.]

 Chapter 31: The Tide Arrives

    <h4>Chapter 31: The Tide Arrives</h4>


    [You have 10 minutes before the monster tide arrives. Make your final preparations.]


    The moment that this prompt appeared in front of everybody, they couldn''t help but feel their hearts beginning to palpate. Those that had already tested the feeling of getting stronger with each and every monster that they killed, were looking forward to the monster tide.


    As for those who had yet to even choose their professions at the moment, they couldn''t help but begin trembling in fear. Everyone of them knew what a monster tide was. There was a basic introduction about it, which of course Henry ignored.


    They had experienced the attack that had beenunched on the facility previously. Many people died in front of them. And the casualties that they had experienced was definitely the most cruel one.


    Just thinking about the monster tide that was about to descend, they couldn''t help but start trembling in fear.


    Henry of course saw this. Even though it was true that these people had submitted to him, that was just for dealing with the monster tide. After they were done with that, he was going to choose those that were going to have some value to him.


    Knowing about the apocalypse, there was no way that he was going to carry around people who were going to be nothing but a burden to him.


    Adam went back and stood beside Henry. Since the other party had already decided to join them, then there was no need for him to continue fighting.


    During the fight, even though it was true that Adam was surrounded by several people, he was actually not even wounded. This was to be expected considering that he was at a higher level than them, and he was putting on an armor.


    "What should we do?" Adam asked after a moment. The monster tide wasing, and they had to make enough preparations on how to deal with it.


    "Just find a good spot where you can easily target the creatures that are going to attack us. There''s nothing we can do here. The facility is so big that we cannot cover it all. So, just find a good spot that will be advantageous to us when we are facing the monsters." Henry replied.


    After that, he got into the car followed by both Sarah and Adam. As for those that were willing to follow him, Henry simply ignored them before driving the car into the facility. It was standing at the entrance, which was not a very good position at all.


    After he had driven a good distance from the entrance, Henry stationed the car closer to a building. This ce wasn''t close to an open ce. For that reason, Henry was sure that they were not going to be easily swarmed by the monsters.


    After parking the car, he opened thepartment and released the wolf. After that, he opened the spaces which storedthe weapons.


    The group took their weapons, and began preparing to face the monster tide. Since Sarah was a mage, and she didn''t have that much of a fighting capability, Henry decided that the Storm wolf was going to protect her.


    As for him and Adam, the two of them were going to run rampant. With the thought of the rewards that were going to be granted, like the one that he had been given an option to select a skill, Henry was willing to try and level up as much as possible during the monster tide.


    Even though it was true that the monster tide was a disaster to the human race, as long as they used it well, then they would be able to get a footing in this apocalyptic world.


    It was just at that moment that Henry suddenly thought of something. The Jeep that was currently one star level had some weapons in it. With the defenses that it possessed, it was the best machine that could be utilized to deal with the monster tide.


    ''System, if I use the Jeep to attack and kill the apocalyptic creatures that are going to attack, will it be like using a gun?'' Henry asked.


    [That''s right. Currently, the Jeep is considered the epitome of human technology. For that reason, even though it has been upgraded by the system, it is still considered external use as it doesn''t depend that much on the user''s skill.]


    [But, the same cannot be said about it if it reaches the fifth star.]


    Henry was left speechless. He couldn''t believe that for him to be able to gain the level up, he would have to wait until the vehicle had been upgraded to the fifth star.


    Just upgrading it to the second star was going to be a difficult task for him, then how was he supposed to upgrade it to the fifth star?


    Shaking his head, he decided to put the matter aside for the moment. Instead, he focused on the screen that had appeared in front of them once again.


    [Time before the monster tide; 30...29...28...27...]


    A count down had already appeared. When he saw that, Henry prepared himself to face the monsters that were supposed to arrive any moment now.


    This time, he wasn''t willing to hold back at all. Instead, he was nning to utilize all his abilities, to make sure that he managed to level up. If possible, ording to the scale of the monster tide, if he could manage to reach the 9th level, then things were going to be good for him.


    Although he wasn''t sure about what level was beyond level 9 Rank O, he was still looking forward to it. Since there was a reward during the time that he had managed to be the first one to reach the second level, then there might as well be another reward when he reached the next rank.


    Even though it was going to be a difficult task for him to level up, but, with hisbat ability, they didn''t believe that facing arge group of monsters, he was not going to be able to level up.


    Rumble!


    Just then, the sky darkened. The ground began shaking, as if it was going to rain in the next moment. The expressions of everybody present turned tense, as they gazed towards the entrance of the facility.


    As the ground began shaking, at first, it was just light. But, after a short while, the intensity of the ground shaking began increasing slowly.


    And during this moment, towards the entrance of the facility, a cloud of dust appeared. Then, followed by that was the sound of breaking trees.


    Henry''s expression turned solemn. Even though he had expected that the monster tide was going to be dangerous, he had never expected it was going to be of this intensity. After all, the survivors present in the facility were few in numbers.


    Even so, grabbing the raging fire flood sword in his hand, he didn''t have any ns of retreating at all. In case he wanted to find his family, then he had to get stronger. And the only method that he could utilize to get stronger, was to kill even more monsters.


    The moment that the countdown on the screen in front of them reached zero, arge group of monsters appeared in front of the facility''s entrance.


    The group of apocalyptic creatures that were attacking this time consisted of both predators and prey. But, Henry knew that this was just the first wave of the monster tide.


    This could be said to be the apocalypse''s mercy for the human race. During the first wave that was going to attack them, the monsters that were going to attack were only consisting of those that had yet to reach the rank level, to those that had already reached rank 3.


    The unranked monsters definitely made the numbers. As for those who were in rank 3, those were the least. But even so, the power that they possessed was not to be underestimated.


    But even though the situation was tricky for the human race, this was their only chance to rise up. They could use this chance to kill 10 unranked apocalyptic creatures.


    If they manage to do that, they will be able to select a profession. And from there, they could use this first wave to strengthen themselves.


    If there was any human that was still in hiding during the first wave, then, during the preceding waves, they were definitely going to suffer.


    The waves that were going to follow consisted of some of the strongest monsters in Rank O. For that reason, if they didn''t use the chance in the first wave to strengthen themselves, then, it would be a matter of luck if they manage to survive theing tide.


    "Be careful during this attack. Be ready to pass assistance in case there is a need for you to do that, and there is a chance for you to so." Henry instructed.


    "Okay. And, are we supposed to assist that group?" Adam nodded his head before asking as he looked at the group that had followed them.


    "Just ignore them. Only help those that you believe have the potential to grow stronger in the future. There''s no need for us to take in useless people." Henry shrugged his shoulder as he replied.


    Adam had also thought the same. As for Sarah, she had been following Henry and Adam around for a while now, she had already gotten used to their personalities.


    Even though it was true that this wasn''t the way that she should have behaved if she wouldn''t have met them before, she still had to follow how they were doing things. She wasn''t ready to be a burden, for them to abandon her.


    As for the matter of leveling up, for her, it wasn''t that much hard to get to a higher level. Even though she was a light mage, and she was supposed to get stronger with the number of people that she managed to heal, she was still able to level up by killing the monsters.


    Tightly holding onto his sword, Henry took a step forward and shed towards a bear that had appeared in front of him.

 Chapter 32: Item Drops

    <h4>Chapter 32: Item Drops</h4>


    sh! St!


    With a simple sh, Henry was able to dismember the bear. Since it was just an unranked creature, with his prowess as a level 3 mutant warrior, this was something easy for him to deal with.


    But, the bear wasn''t the only apocalyptic creature that he was facing this time. Instead, it was arge group. But, due to the advantage of the area that they were in, having several buildings closely packed together, they were able to prevent all the monsters from charging forward at once.


    For that reason, the number of monsters that they faced at a time was quite low. But, as Henry looked towards the side of the group that he had taken in, he found out that some of them had already been killed.


    This was to be expected as the group didn''t possess any weapon on them. But nheless, that was something that Henry didn''t care about. So, he decided to focus on himself first.


    Henry stood tall, his sword already unsheathed from the scabbard, as arge group of apocalyptic creatures lunged at him from all directions. The wind that had appeared from nowhere whipped through his hair, adding an air of intensity to the scene.


    With a focused determination, he gripped his sword tightly and conjured the power of fire within him. Even though he was not going to start using the mage path at this moment, he was prepared to use them after all.


    Even though it was true that he possessed only a single skill, the fireball, the destructive power that it possessed was enough to deal with arge group of monsters.


    So, he had already began mobilizing the energy in his body, ready to summon the fireball at any moment.


    As the apocalyptic creatures charged, Henry''s instincts took over. With swift precision, he swung his sword, the de effortlessly cutting through the air. The sh of metal filled the surroundings as he parried the sharp teeth and ws of his assants.


    Even though he was facing arge group of apocalyptic creatures at the same time, with his instincts fully activated, he was able to dance within therge group of monsters easily.


    With each swing of his sword, he was able to reap a life of a monster. Blood had already begun spilling on the floor, as the bloody stench began spreading in the air.


    As he tirelessly swung the sword around, he could feel that the energy in his body had already began building up. Even though it was true that there was a big level difference between him and the unranked creatures, they could still be utilized to recover the energy that he was using.


    Harnessing the energy within, Henry unleashed a fireball spell that exploded forth, engulfing his enemies in a zing inferno. mes danced across the battlefield, illuminating the grim determination in his eyes. The heat radiating from the magical mes seemed to intensify his focus, guiding his strikes against the remaining animals.


    With each swing of his sword and every burst of fire, Henry disyed a remarkablebination of magic, skills, agility, and raw power. Henry''s mastery ofbat allowed him to skillfully dismantle his adversaries one by one.


    The number of bodies that were piling around him had already began forming a small hill. But even so, none of that hindered his movements at all.


    With the skills that he had gotten from the system, it wasn''t just a matter of using a sword in his hand. But, it consisted of the movements that he was supposed to make during attacks.


    The prowess that he was exhibiting had already attracted the attention of the other youths. Not to mention that he was already a level 4 warlock, being a unique profession, his prowess was definitely above the normal level 4s.


    Adam, as a level 3 berserker, was able to get an opportunity to see how Henry easily handled the apocalyptic creatures that were attacking him.


    This scene had already given him a motivation, that he was supposed to get stronger in case he wanted to be of any use to his brother.


    His muscles rippled beneath the weight of his double-ded axe, which glinted ominously in the dim light. Whenever a monster tried to attack him, he would swing the axe with his full force.


    These wild animals that had already lost their thinking were easily split apart by his axe. And, as he continued attacking, Adam began falling into the berserk mode.


    For that reason, it reached a point that hepletely ignored the defenses, and simply focused on attacking. When that happened, the rate at which he was massacring the monsters around him immediately increased.


    As for the sharp ws of the monsters, or the horns that they possessed, none of them was able to make a dent on the armor that he was wearing. As long as he protected his head, that was all that Adam needed to face thisrge group of monsters.


    With a fierce battle cry, Adam lunged forward, swinging his axe in a graceful arc. The razor-sharp des of his weapon sliced through the air, cleaving through a wave of monsters with deadly precision.


    His movements were a fluid dance of power and agility as a pool of blood began forming around him. None of the monsters that he attacked was able to die in a single piece.


    With every swing of his axe, Adam unleashed a devastatingbination of strength and skill. The weapon, an extension of his own being, became an unstoppable force of destruction in his hands.


    Even though his skills were rough, as the battle progressed, he began improving. Even though he was currently in his berserk mode, there was still an improvement in the way he was handling the axe.


    The atmosphere became charged with a mix of adrenaline and ferocity, as if the very essence of battle fueled his relentless assault. The monsters, once possessing an air of ominous threat, were reduced to mere ythings in his wake.


    His movements were a symphony of calcted brutality, as he spun, twirled, and delivered lethal blows with methodical precision. His red armor had already been drenched in the blood of the monsters that he had killed.


    Being able to attack freely, Adam was filled with excitement. For that reason, he continued being unrestrained, that he didn''t even notice the moment that the power of the monsters he was killing increased.


    As for Sarah, her battle was so simple. She had managed to get a high ground, an area where all the monsters that attacked her came from one direction.


    With the weapon she possessed, the arrows were shot pierced through the heads of the monsters one after the other. Over time, her skill in handling the crossbow had already increased.


    With the protection that she was receiving from the Storm wolf, Sarah was able to handle the monsters one after the other. The speed at which she was reloading the crossbow was so fast, that had it not been for the apocalypse descending, she would have definitely been ranked first.


    As for the other group, even though they were holding on, they were barely doing so. Not possessing any incredible weapon or armor, they had already suffered several injuries.


    The number that was previously over 20 had already been reduced to only about 17. Each and every person that was left had already chosen a profession.


    As they fought, they gritted their teeth as they tried to persevere. Some of them had already suffered wounds that were so deep that even their bones could be seen.


    But even so, they continued fighting. They themselves could already feel that, they were getting stronger. That feeling was so addictive, that they were not willing to stop.


    But of course, the main reason why they were fighting so desperately was simply because, they had already seen their fellows dying under the ws of the monsters.


    For that reason, since they didn''t want to have the same fate, then they had to fight. They didn''t want to depend on Henry and Adam to save them. They could already see that those people didn''t care about what they did.


    Even though they were anxious, if they wanted to get back at Henry and Adam, they would have to get past the monster tide first.


    After about 10 minutes, several people began leveling up. From level 1 to level two, and there was even one of them that had a managed to reach level 3.


    With the increase in strength, they had thought that they were going to be able to easily handle the monsters in front of them. But, they were wrong.


    As they fought, they continuously felt that the strength of the monsters that they were facing was increasing. Even though it was at a slow pace, they might finallye into contact with monsters that would at times evade their attacks.


    This had drastically increased the challenge they were facing. But, it was also during this period that something incredible happened.


    After one of them managed to kill a lion, it was enveloped by a bright light and disappeared. In its ce, there was an iron sword.


    Even though the youth was stunned by the scene, he hurriedly picked up the sword and began using it to attack. With the weapon in his hand, he found that it had be easy for him to deal with the monsters.


    That was not the only thing that had dropped. Instead, as they continued fighting, knives, bows, spears, great swords, scrolls, and many other things began dropping.


    Had it not been for the fact that these youths had their hands filled up with the monsters that were continuously attacking them, they would have definitely tried inspecting these things well.


    But, they had no choice but to continue fighting. They could only look at these things after they were done with fighting.


    Henry had also noticed this. His expression turned strange. He couldn''t help but wonder, ''Why is all of this turning into something like a game?''

 Chapter 33: Fire Arrows Skill Scroll

    <h4>Chapter 33: Fire Arrows Skill Scroll</h4>


    As the fight intensified, Henry realized that there were different kind of items that were dropping as they killed the apocalyptic creatures. But, the drop rate was quite low.


    Perhaps with every 100 creatures that they killed, three or two of them dropped an item. But, what Henry found strange was the fact that, even though he had already gotten information about the apocalypse, he had not been informed about items dropping as long as they killed the apocalyptic creatures.


    Additionally, he, Adam, and Sarah had already killed over 500 apocalyptic creatures, but they had not seen any item dropping. This waspletely illogical.


    All the same, Henry didn''t care about the items that were dropping, as long as they were not unique. With therge number of monsters that had appeared, he was going to get numerous mutation crystals.


    Moreover, the monsters that had appeared this time had many level one and level two monsters. Even though it was quite far from level 5 mutation crystals, it was still enough for him to purchase several things from the system store.


    The fight went on for about 2 hours. During this one hour, the number of casualties within the survivors was quite high. The remaining youths only numbered to seven. As for the rest, they had been killed off.


    Even though it was true that they recovered energy that they spent during the attack, all these youths did not possess any equipment. For that reason, in case they were careless even for a single second, then they could be killed off by the monsters.


    The remaining seven were already panting. This was the first time that they had encountered a very fierce fight. And they had fought progressively for over 2 hours. During these 2 hours, they had already sustained fatal injuries.


    Even one of the people that had already reached level two was dead as well. That had already informed them that, during such a war, it didn''t matter about the level that one possessed. Being swarmed by level three creatures, there was no way that they could resist.


    After the fight ended, Henry turned his attention towards Adam. This guy had been quite reckless during the fight. Had it not been for the fact that he was currently putting on an armor, the number of injuries he would have suffered, would be uncountable.


    One thing that Henry had noticed was that, those people that had acquired the professions during the early hours, had highbat power.


    Even though it was true that Adam was a level 3 before, he had still managed to kill several level 3 apocalyptic creatures before he finally leveled up to level 5. And currently, he had already reached level 5.


    For them to level up, they would have to kill more than 100 monsters of the same level as them. Or, they might as well kill the monsters that were at a higher level than them. But of course, that was something that was quite difficult for normal mutant warriors.


    Henry on the other hand had already received a big boost. Due to the fact that he was fighting like two people at the same time, the level of energy in his body was much higher than anybody at the same level as him.


    He had already managed to reach level 5 of the warlock profession. As for the summoner profession, that was a profession that depended on the summoned creature.


    With the abilities that the Storm wolf possessed, it was able to massacre a veryrge number of monsters that were attempting to attack Sarah. During that period, it had already managed to level up twice. So, currently, it was already a level 4 apocalyptic creature. Henry was quite sure that it wasn''t far from reaching level 5.


    Due to the drastic increase in the level of energy in his body, Henry could finally freely utilize the mage path. The amount of energy that he could use as someone who was at the same time had increased with the level of energy present in his body.


    It was due to the fireball skill that he possessed that he had managed to kill a veryrge number of apocalyptic creatures. Otherwise, there was no way that he was going to level up by killing low level creatures.


    On the other hand, Sarah had also managed to reach level 3. Her rate of leveling up was quite low aspared to others. Since she wasn''t doing something that was rted to her profession, the amount of energy that gathered inside her body was low aspared to the others.


    Without waiting for anyone to say anything, the group began gathering the items that had dropped on the ground. These items consisted of weapons, utilities, and even food.


    This finally gave Henry an understanding of where food was supposed to be gotten from. From the introduction to the apocalypse, there was no mention of where he was supposed to get food. Previously, he had thought that they could perhaps hunt animals to get food. But now it seemed that, that was not the only way.


    When everything was collected, the group of seven brought together what they had picked up. The battlefield had already been divided during the fight. So, the items that had dropped where Henry and his group were fighting was definitely not going to be touched by the group of seven.


    When he saw the items that they were bringing, Henry simply shook his head as he said, "I don''t think I need them. You can use them as you wish." Henry wasn''t willing to pick anything that belonged to them.


    It was already enough that there was a huge number of monsters present here. With them, he was going to get a very huge number of mutation crystals. He was going to be able to purchase several things that were of a higher quality aspared to what they were handing over.


    The youths were surprised when they heard Henry''s words. From their perspective, they were already used to the fact that, everything good belonged to the leader. And, as long as the leader was satisfied with them, then he would reward them.


    "All that I need from you currently is your help to gather all the monsters'' bodies here." Henry stated.


    Due to the sheer excitement that the group was experiencing, they enthusiastically began using the items that they had been given to them first.


    They did some exchange amongst themselves, so that those that did not possess a warrior''s profession would not take things like swords and so on.


    As the group was already beginning to share the drops, Henry on the other hand stared at the screen that had appeared in front of him. He had been ignoring it although it had appeared for some time now.


    [The first wave of the monster tide has ended. Congrattions for surviving. The second wave will descend in 30 minutes. Be prepared.]


    Henry took a deep breath. He couldn''t help but get worried about his family. He had already seen the number of casualties amongst these youths. So, he of course had to be worried about his family.


    Even though it was true that the family possessed quite a number of bodyguards, he had already seen the security team of the facility being cleared out. And, that was just a small group of monsters aspared to the number of monsters that had attacked this round.


    Setting all those thoughts aside, he began sorting out the items that he had collected. The thing that he was looking forward to most was definitely a skill.


    Although he possessed the fireball skill, if possible, he wanted to look for a skill that could be utilized by Sarah. He had already noted that she was going to be important in the future. And for that reason, he wasn''t going to allow her tog behind.


    Amongst the items that had dropped, Henry found a fire mage skill. Even though the level was quite low, it didn''t matter to him. Possessing several skills was definitely increasing his versatility.


    [Fire Arrows: One star; by gathering the energy in your body, you can be able to summon numerous arrows in the sky, to attack your enemies. The number of arrows that can be summoned depends on the amount of energy that is spent. Do you want to learn the skill? Y/N.]


    Just after Henry held the scroll in his hand, a prompt appeared in front of him with information about the scroll that he was holding.


    Henry couldn''t help but get a little excited. The reason behind this was the fact that, this skill was something that he was looking forward to. A skill like this that could do damage to a crowd was something that was the most efficient to deal with a monster tide.


    Without any hesitation, he immediately epted. The scroll that he was holding in his hand disintegrated into pieces, before these pieces disappeared into his forehead.


    [Skill learned.]


    With the appearance of the prompt, Henry felt that there was a certain amount of information that had appeared in his mind.


    He felt that with just a single thought and the mobilization or the energy in his body, he could summon a rain of arrows. Even though he wanted to try it he decided that he was going to do it during the second wave. They didn''t have that much time before the second wave arrived.


    Although he was quite disappointed that there was no skill that could be utilized by a light mage, he didn''t give up. Instead, he entered the system store and selected the skills section.

 Chapter 34: Purchasing Skills

    <h4>Chapter 34: Purchasing Skills</h4>


    Inside the system store, Henry managed to find out that there existed several types of skills. It didn''t matter which profession, they existed. And, unlike the skills that had dropped from killing the monsters, all the skills present ranged from one star to 10 stars.


    Henry couldn''t help but sigh. If not for the fact that he didn''t possess enough mutation crystals to purchase the skills, then, he would have definitely purchased the skills and equipped himself to the maximum level. This way, he could easily sweep through the apocalypse.


    Retracting his gaze from the 10 star skills, he focused on the skills that ranged from one star to five stars. Although he had gotten a skill currently, he wanted to see if he could get another one.


    After scrolling down, he finally found a skill that he was looking for. This was a skill that was going to enable Sarah to be able to use her mage profession.


    [Purify: three star; by mobilizing the energy present inside the user''s body, the user will be able to purify all the hostile forces. It deals 30% more damage to hostile forces that possess dark affinity. Price: 7,500 level 2 mcs.]


    This skill was definitely higher than any skill that Henry had ever possessed before. But still, he didn''t doubt the credibility of the skill at all. With the price of 7,500 level 2 mutation crystals, it was obvious that it had to be something incredible.


    But still, Henry couldn''t help but purse his lips. Had it not been for the fact that they had just encountered a monster tide, then, it would have been a difficult task to get the 7,500 level 2 mutation crystals.


    Although it was true that he did not possess 7,500 level 2 mutation crystals, he was sure that it was not going to be anything difficult for him to get 75 level 3 mutation crystals.


    During this monster wave, they had encountered monsters that ranged from being unranked, to those that had already reached the third level. Even though it was true that the number of level 3 monsters was low, it was just about 100.


    With 100 level 3 mutation crystals, and monster bodies, it was akin to him having 200 level 3 mutation crystals. With that, he could be considered quite rich.


    Although with this amount, he would have definitely wanted to get a skill that was already in level 4, there was a chasm that existed between level 3 and level 4.


    ording to the system, the skills beyond three stars were currently out of his reach. Even if he acquired them, there was no way that he was going to use them. And, the currency that he was currently possessing could not be used in purchasing four stars skills.


    [The main reason that you are capable of purchasing three stars skills at the moment is simply because there is an offer thatsts for 24 hours ever since the apocalypse descended. Had it not been for the offer, you would definitely not have been able to afford the price of three stars skills.]


    Even though Henry was surprised, he could only give up on that matter for the moment. He didn''t have that much time before the second wave arrived. All the same, he didn''t want to think about skills that had already gone past four stars, if he could not get them.


    He turned around and noticed that the youths had already finished distributing amongst themselves the items that had dropped. And currently, they had already begun collecting the monster bodies.


    Since it was a difficult task for him to identify which monster was level 3 and which one was not, Henry collected all the monsters together first.


    ''System, what happens when I sell to the system the monster bodies that contain mutation crystals inside?'' Henry asked as he looked at therge number of monster bodies.


    ording to his calctions, even if the group decided to start removing mutation crystals from the bodies of the monsters, there was no way that they were going toplete this before the second wave arrived.


    [You will be able to get two mutation crystals of the same level as the monster that you have sold.]


    Henry wanted to say something, but he couldn''t. After all, he couldn''t help but remember the time that he had been wasting trying to extract the mutation crystals out of the heads of the monsters, before he finally sold them to the system.


    Had he known that he would still get the same thing even if he sold the bodies of the monsters that contained the mutation crystals, he wouldn''t have wasted his time.


    Shaking his head, he decided to discard those thoughts for the moment, and focus on retrieving the bodies as fast as he could.


    With the increase in strength, all the youths didn''t have any problems carrying the bodies of the monsters. Although it was true that they were quite heavy, to the youths, it was also simple for them to carry around.


    For that reason, in just a matter of 20 minutes or so, the group had already managed to collect all the monsters that have been killed in the surroundings.


    Nodding his head in satisfaction, Henry decided to give them the items that had dropped and he had no use for them. He also collected those that Adam and Sarah didn''t want to use.


    After that, he went ahead to the heap of monsters and ced his hand on one of them. Immediately after that, the group of monsters magically disappeared, stunning the group of seven.


    Although they were curious about where the bodies had gone to, none of them dared to ask Henry about it. To say the truth, the group was scared of Henry. After they had witnessed his prowess during the fight, they didn''t want to cross his path at all.


    And at the same time, they were quite excited by the fact that they were following such a strong person. All the resentment that they previously possessed about him killing their previous leader had already disappeared.


    To them, what mattered most was the fact that they followed a person who was going to lead them to greatness. And since Henry was a strong person, they didn''t want him to chase them away.


    [Current mutation crystals bnce is 4,600 unranked mcs, 2000 level 1 mcs, 1000 level 2 mcs, 200 level 3 mcs.]


    Henry wasn''t surprised about the division of the currency that he possessed. It could only be changed to a lower currency as long as he wanted it to happen.


    Since he needed 7,500 level 2 mutation crystals, he didn''t hesitate to convert 74 level 3 mutation crystals into level 2 mutation crystals. And immediately after that, his bnce changed to 7,500 level 2 mutation crystals and 126 level 3 mutation crystals.


    After that, he immediately purchased the skill purify. The moment that hepleted the purchase, a white scroll appeared inside the inventory.


    Henry didn''t waste time and decided to give it to Sarah immediately. Since it was already getting closer to the time that second wave was arriving, then, it would be better if Sarah became somehow familiar with the skill.


    With a sh of light, a white scroll appeared in his hand. "Sarah,e over and take this." He ignored the bbergasted gazes that he was receiving from the youths, and called Sarah, before handing over the scroll to her.


    The moment that she received the scroll, Sarah immediately knew what it was as a prompt appeared in front of her. She couldn''t believe that Henry was actually giving her a skill that was already at three stars.


    She herself knew how difficult it was for a two star skill to appear. In fact, amongst all the things that they had gotten, there was not even a single two star skill or item.


    But now, Henry had actually handed her a three star skill. Additionally, it was something that actually matched her profession.


    "Thank you, Henry." Giving a slight bow, she thanked Henry sincerely.


    On the other hand, Henry simply waved at her, "Try to learn the skill as fast as possible. The second wave is about to arrive."


    Sarah nodded her head before moving to the side to learn the skill. The other youths on the other hand couldn''t help but be envious of her. At that moment, they couldn''t do anything but feel that the things that they had received were quite low level aspared to the one that Sarah had received.


    Although it was clear that they did not know how many stars that skill scroll was, still, that was something that Henry had given out. And from the reaction that Sarah expressed, it was obvious that it was not something casual.


    After he was done with that, Henry decided to look for another skill for Adam. For those that were using weapons, they had not been given even a single skill.


    Just like himself, had it not been for the fact that he had received a reward for being the first person to enter level 2, other than the fireball skill, he wouldn''t have possessed any other skill.


    Till now, he had not utilized the skill that he had received. He was only going to utilize that skill when it was necessary as it was going to consume arge of his energy.


    [Shock st: Three stars; Using a weapon, the user can mobilize the energy in their body into their weapon, and cause arge shockwave during their attacks. The shock wave can be used to attack the hostile forces that are beyond the range of the weapon, and within 100 m from the user. Price: 5,000 level 2 mcs.]


    At this moment, Henry finally realized that there was a big difference between the mage profession and the berserker profession. To be specific, he had realized that the skills that belonged to the dark and light mage professions were priced higher.


    This time, Henry decided to convert all 126 level 3 mutation crystals into level 2 mutation crystals. With that, he was able to get 12,600 level 2 mutation crystals.


    After he did the purchase, the skill appeared inside the inventory. He then handed over the skill to Adam after taking it out of the inventory.


    Finally, Henry looked for a skill for himself. Since he had already gotten the fire arrow skill, he decided to look for a way to upgrade it.


    [Upgrading one star fire arrows skill to a three star skill costs 6,350 level 2 mutation crystals.]


    Henry''s mind went nk for a moment. He couldn''t believe that the system was actually going to cost him such a high amount of mutation crystals. Wasn''t it just upgrading it? Why was it like, he was going to purchase a new one?


    [The second wave of the monster tide will arrive in 30 seconds.]


    Before even Henry could get a response from the system, another prompt appeared in front of him. The second wave was only a few seconds ahead.

 Chapter 35: The Terror of Three Star Skill

    <h4>Chapter 35: The Terror of Three Star Skill</h4>


    [The second wave of the monster tide will arrive in 30 seconds.]


    Before even Henry could get a response from the system, another prompt appeared in front of him. The second wave was only a few seconds ahead.


    Henry decided not to think much about the issue, and upgrade the skill to three stars. Although the price was quite high, to him, as long as it was enough for him to be able to kill more monsters, then that was worthy.


    Even though he felt his heart bleeding, Henry could only look at the bnce plummeting once again. It was true that he currently possessed a huge number of mutation crystals that belonged to the low levels, but those were things that were not deemed important to him.


    The moment that the upgrade was initiated, Henry fell that the information in his mind about the fire arrows skill began gettingplex. But even so, his mind was able to process the information in just a short period of time.


    When he looked around, he noticed that everyone was ready. With only a few seconds left before the second wave of the monsters arrived, there was no one willing to joke around.


    With the other youths that died as an example, nobody dared to take the apocalypse as a joke.


    With a sword in his hand, Henry was ready to face the monsters. Additionally, he believed that with the skills that he had gotten, he would surely be able to easily rank up during this second wave.


    Although it was true that it was quite difficult for him to level up, it was also quite easy for him to get stronger. With two professions leveling up at the same time, the amount of energy in his body enabled him to easily utilize the mage path to deal a lot of destruction.


    Until now, Henry had realized something. The skill that he had gotten as a reward from the apocalyptic system, did not have any rank. That was something that he didn''t understand.


    But even so, he was not willing to pursue that for the moment, considering that there was no time.


    "I hope that you don''t mind us joining you?" Just as Henry was looking forward to arge group of monsters flooding into the facility through the entrance, an attractive but yet cold voice reached his ears.


    Turning around, he realized that there was another group of people that had arrived. This group consisted of only females. And, from the looks of it, the age of all of them ranged between 20 to 30. There were eight of them.


    Henry could have a guess that all these women were brought here just like Sarah. Because of their skills, they had been abducted and brought here. Nevertheless, he didn''t care much.


    Thedy who was leading the group possessed wavy blue hair, gray eyes, a voluptuous body, putting on ab coat that tried to conceal what was beneath it. In one of her hands, there was a in iron sword.


    As she stood there, she gave a cold vibe that told all the people in the surrounding not toe close. It was obvious that she didn''t have many friends.


    When Sarah saw her, her eyes widened in surprise. She couldn''t help but exim, "Olivia! Is that really you?"


    When thedy heard someone calling her name, she couldn''t help but turn around and look at Sarah. The moment that the two eyes met, even she herself was surprised.


    "Sarah? You have always been here?" Olivia asked in surprise.


    "Yes, it has been 3 months." Sarah replied. At the same time, memories began surfacing in her mind. She couldn''t help but feel happy that she had finally found someone that she was quite familiar with.


    Olivia and Sarah were friends. The two usually trained together, because their parents always insisted on that. Even though it was true that none of them really liked gun training, they had no choice but to follow the arrangements of their parents.


    It was always during these training sessions that the interacted, and they had managed to get along with each other. Not only that were both skilled, but also didn''t like to train. Instead, they thought that this was a waste of time.


    They had trained for two years together, when suddenly, Olivia disappeared without any information. Sarah had tried contacting her several times, but there was no response at all. Additionally, she used to have response about the number being out of service.


    Even though she did not know what was happening, Sarah could only focus on herself. She thought that perhaps Olivia was busy with something else and that was the reason as to why she had disappeared.


    But, 2 monthster, she had also been abducted and brought here. She had never thought that Olivia was also brought here. At the same time, she could get some link as to why she had never been able to contact Olivia during the two months that she had disappeared. It was obvious that she had been brought here.


    Before the two girls could talk anymore, there was a loudmotion that came from the entrance. At the same time, the countdown that had appeared in front of them disappeared. It was obvious that it was already time for the second wave to descend.


    Knowing what was important at the moment, Olivia said, "Be careful, I hope that we can talk and catch up after the second wave."


    "Take care too." Sarah responded with a nod of her head. The hope that was in her heart had already been ignited. This time, she was going to fight harder so that she can level up faster.


    In the group that she was, she was currently the person who was the weakest. And for that reason, there was no way that she was going to agree for that to continue, lest Henry decided to abandon her.


    Henry had seen the exchange that had happened between the two girls. But of course, due to the time which they didn''t have, he didn''t focus on that matter at all.


    But still, there was something that he had noticed on Olivia. Thedy didn''t look simple at all. And from his observation, he thought that perhaps she could join his team as long as she proved herself.


    Gripping the sword in his hand, Henry felt all the muscles in his body tensing. At this moment, he was ready to take action.


    In just a matter of a few seconds, the entrance of the facility that was previously empty was suddenly flooded. And, from the speed that the monsters were charging towards them, it was obvious that all of them were stronger than the previous monsters that they had encountered.


    This time, Henry didn''t wait for the monsters toe for him. Instead, since he wanted to have the highest kill count, he decided to take the initiative to attack.


    The moment that he made a move, he didn''t hold back at all. Without hesitation, he immediately summoned the skill that he had just upgraded from the system.


    Fire Arrows.


    The energy present in his body was mobilized, before Henry suddenly directed it towards the group of monsters which were charging towards them.


    In the next moment, he felt that nearly a third of the energy present in his body was depleted. And before he could even understand why that had happened, another change urred.


    In the sky above the group of monsters that was charging towards them, a wide circle was immediately formed. The magic circle that had been formed in the sky began brightening up, painting the gloomy sky yellow. At the rings of the circle, there was a shade of red that was burning furiously.


    Since Henry had decided to charge towards the monsters, it was obvious that he had attracted the attention of all others present. For that reason, Olivia had also managed to see his action.


    At first, she had thought that he was suicidal. But then, she couldn''t help but wonder how she felt that the person was not simple as he looked.


    The next moment, before the young man arrived in front of the group of charging monsters, a circle suddenly appeared in the sky. The circle was having a diameter of more than 200 meters.


    Just as she was wondering what it was, she was surprised that in the next moment, as the circle continued brightening up, yellow dots began falling from it.


    As they dropped from the sky, they began forming arrows that charged towards the group of monsters.


    Boom! Boom! Howl! Roar! Kee!


    The moment that the arrows hit the target, they immediately began exploding. The ground shook as if a bomb had just gone off.


    The monsters that were within the range of the explosion were either immediately torn to pieces, or grievously injured. At that moment, chaos ensued amongst the group of monsters that was charging towards them in an organized manner.


    They began pushing each other, trying to get out of the range of the circle. But, in no time, more and more arrows began descending from the sky. And as the arrows descended and exploded, the casualties within the group of monsters began increasing.


    When they saw this scene, nobody could believe it, including Henry himself. Even though it was true that the skill consumed a third of the energy present in his body, the amount of damage that was dealt on the group of monsters was something that he had never dreamed to be capable of doing at his current level.


    The fire arrows skillsted for 30 seconds. Although it was only a few seconds, this was a nightmare to all the monsters that had attacked this time.

 Chapter 36: Rampage

    <h4>Chapter 36: Rampage</h4>


    A huge cloud of dust was formed, blocking the vision of those that were observing from the distance. Since they had already moved quite a distance away from the entrance of the facility, it was going to take about 1 minute for the monsters to arrive before them.


    For that reason, during the time that Henry began attacking, there was still a distance between them. And during his attacks, the monsters that were in forefront were the ones which were targeted most.


    It was only after about 4 minutes that finally, the dust cleared away. And what appeared in front of them stunned everyone.


    The scene that had appeared in front of them was no different from a catastrophe. It was as if an earthquake had urred and the ground had been ruined.


    Due to the sheer power of the fire arrows, the ground had been greatly devastated. An area within 500 m of the attacks range had been reduced into a crater. Charred corpses of the monsters that had suffered from the attackid on the ground, while in the surrounding areas, there were some that were already whimpering in pain.


    Any building that was within the range of 500 meters had copsed to the ground. And, the debris had been reduced into a heap of sand.


    It was only during this moment that Henry finally realized the power of three star skills. The damage that had already been caused by the skill was enough to terrify anyone. And, that was a crowd control skill.


    That implied that, inside each arrow that was shot from the circle that had appeared in the sky, the amount of power was evenly distributed within each arrow. But, what if all the arrows werebined into a single attack? One could already imagine the amount of destructive power that the arrow would possess.


    It was only during this moment that Henry finally realized the reason as to why the system said that, he could only ess three star skills simply because there was an offer from the system.


    And if this was the power of a three-star skill, Henry could already begin imagining the power that a four star skill was going to possess, wonder he was not able to get the skill in the system with the currency that he possessed.


    As the group was still trying to process what had just happened, the group of monsters that had already began scattering around began gathering together once again. But this time, the ferociousness within their eyes had already reduced.


    All these monsters that were attacking during the monster tide''s second wave, were at least at level four. And for that reason, they had managed to regain their sentience. And with that, they always try to retreat as long as they detected that there was danger.


    And at this moment, they had already realized that what they were facing was not something easy. And for that reason, had it not been for the mysterious force that was holding them there, they would have definitely retreated into the forest.


    [Congrattions on leveling up to level 6 of the warlock profession.]


    Henry who was still trying to think about the mysterious power of the system was interrupted by the appearance of a prompt in front of him. And in the next moment, he felt that inside his body, the energy drastically increased.


    At the same time, he felt that the power present in his muscles had also been increased, increasing his strength. His vision also gained much rity aspared to before. It was obvious that with each level that he improved, he was going to gain improvement in all the areas that concerned his profession.


    During the previous attack, Henry was sure that he had killed at least 1,000 monsters. But surprisingly, he had only managed to level up once. That implied that, the low-level monsters were not enough for him to level up. And for that reason, he would have to find the monsters that were at a higher level.


    Henry felt that the energy that he had spent previously had already been recoveredpletely. At that moment, he wanted to use the fire arrow skill once again, but decided against it.


    If he decided to do something like that, and managed to clear all the monsters that hade during this wave, wouldn''t leave the group that was behind him without anything to fight and get strong?


    After thinking about it, since he was currently in need of a group of people that could be under hismand, then, he decided that it was better to leave something for them. For that reason, as he saw that the monsters were about to charge towards them again, he prepared to attack using his sword.


    Olivia squinted her eyes as she looked at Henry. At that moment, she finally realized why she had been getting a special feeling from him. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person, and the amount of attack power that he had released was enough to prove that.


    She frowned as she looked at him. Then, she turned her gaze and looked at Sarah who was looking at Henry with shining eyes. A mysterious glint shed through her eyes before it disappeared in the next moment.


    There was no need for her to think if there was a rtionship between Henry and Sarah at all. After all, considering that the two were wearing a set of armor that looked alike, she believed that they were rted to one another.


    As where they had gotten the armor from, that was something that she had been nning to ask Sarah after the second wave. She was quite curious about the armor, as well as where the monsters that they had dealt with had disappeared to.


    Just from looking at how the armors on their body were, it was obvious that they were not of low quality.


    When she saw that the group of monsters was about to charge towards them, she immediately dispelled all the other thoughts as she only thought about getting stronger.


    Unlike the others who believed that this was just a game, her mindset had already been altered during the first attack that had beenunched on the facility. She had utilized that chance to get to the level that she was in, a level 6 ice mage. And she wasn''t just any mage, but a battle mage.


    Roar!


    With the roar of a lion that was taking the lead, the other monsters that were following behind immediately released a cry that was unique to their species before they charged towards the group of humans in front of them.


    Henry''s eyes squinted, as he immediately began mobilizing the energy in his body. He wasn''t willing to waste time with this group of monsters that was at a very low level aspared to him.


    For that reason, the moment that he came into contact with the group of monsters, he began shing them as if he was cutting vegetables.


    Currently, his aim was the group of monsters that was behind. Those were the monsters that had already reached level 6. And since he himself was already a level 6, those monsters were the ones that were going to be suitable for his leveling up.


    Having the intention of reaching the next rank as the first person, Henry didn''t hold back at all. The energy in his body that was getting consumed, continuously recovered with the number of monsters that he killed.


    As he was charging forward, he suddenly realized that there was yet another person that was doing the same thing as him. In fact, it wasn''t just one person, but three people.


    And the one who was taking the lead was the mysteriousdy, Olivia. She was holding an iron sword in her hand, and the sword was enveloped in an icy aura.


    With every single swing of her sword, the level 4 monsters would immediately be shed into pieces. This made Henry to squint his eyes once again. He couldn''t help but wonder where thepetition came from.


    This was the first time that he was seeing a mage who was actually fighting head-on with monsters. And, she was actually utilizing both the mage and warrior path.


    This suddenly gave him an idea. Mobilizing the energy in his body, he suddenly decided to use the sword that he was holding in his hand as a conductor of fire.


    The sword de immediately began turning red. And in the next moment, as he attacked the monster that appeared in front of him, not only was the monster shed into two pieces, but it''s body immediately caught fire.


    What happened next immediately bbergasted him. That was the fact that, after fire ignited on the body of the monster, it didn''t die down until the monster was burnt to ashes, leaving behind a red bead on the ground.


    Even though it was true that this was something that was worth celebrated, Henry couldn''t help but feel his heart ache. The reason behind that was simple, he had suffered a loss. Had he sold the body of the monster to the system, that was the same as him earning a level four mutation crystal.


    Even though he was wailing in his heart at the loss, he didn''t stop massacring the monsters that were around him, as he continuously charged towards the back of the group of monsters.


    As the group charged towards the back of the monster wave, the group of youths anddies that was left behind also began working hard to fight the monsters in front of them. They too wanted to get as strong as the ones that were taking the lead.


    What Henry and the group didn''t notice, was the fact that, as they began killing relentlessly, something magical happened. At the very back of the group of monsters, another monster magically appeared.

 Chapter 37: Multiple Level Ups

    <h4>Chapter 37: Multiple Level Ups</h4>


    Henry didn''t stop at all. One after the other, he shed at the monsters that appeared in front of him, or at the sides, or even behind him. He had been careful enough, knowing that even though he was putting on an armor, he wasn''t supposed to be careless.


    It didn''t matter what level of the monster that he met, he would always kill them with a single strike. His prowess was unmatched.


    On the other hand, Olivia was doing the same thing. Since the two of them had already reached level 6, level 4 and level 5 monsters were nothing in front of them. With just a casual attack from them, they would be able to dismember any creature that appeared in front of them.


    As Olivia''s sword was covered in ice, the monsters that were shed by her would always be frozen. And for that reason, her kills were quite clean, not filled with blood.


    Even though she was in the middle of a veryrge group of monsters, she always paid attention to Henry. That was the person that had shown greater capabilities, which were very high, enough to attract her attention.


    She was surprised at how easy he was able to manage to kill the monsters. And, the thing that attracted her attention most, was the fact that, even though he was a fire mage, he was also very good at using a sword.


    The spirit ofpetition had already ignited inside Olivia''s eyes. There was no way that she was going to agree to lose to someone else. She could already tell that, from the movements that Henry was making, it was obvious that he too was already at level 6.


    She was a person that never liked being controlled. Her parents had always been controlling her around, deciding on what she was supposed to do and what she was not supposed to do.


    And since the apocalypse had already descended, she wasn''t willing to be beneath anyone. Although she didn''t know about the character that Henry possessed, since he was somehow rted to Sarah, then she herself had to ensure that she was strong enough to deal with him, in case he was threatening Sarah.


    For that reason, she increased the frequency at which she was attacking, increasing the rate at which the monsters that encountered her were falling.


    It wasn''t long before the duo encountered level 6 monsters. But all the same, with the battle prowess that the two of them possessed, they weren''t matched in the same level.


    Even though he was surrounded by several level 6 monsters, Henry didn''t care at all. With the armor on his body, even though he didn''t know about the limit that the armor possessed, at least, he was confident of taking care of this group.


    And if things went out of hand, there was still a skill that he could utilize, power surge. By using that skill, he would be able to deal three times the usual damage. And for that reason, if he released the fire arrows again, while at the same time using power surge, the amount of damage that would be dealt to this time would definitely be more intense than before.


    Olivia on the other hand, was having some trouble. Although it was true that a level 6 monster was not able to deal any damage to her, since she was surrounded by a group of them, she had already begun getting injured.


    This waspletely different. Previously, she didn''t attack carelessly as she had done this time. Even herself didn''t know as to why she had impulsively decided to charge towards the back of the monsters.


    In the end, she could only me Henry as the reason why she did this. All the same, she didn''t hesitate at all. Even though she was feeling that she was going to be overwhelmed in the next second, she knew that to reduce the pressure she was facing, she had to kill.


    [Ice storm.]


    When she noticed that the pressure that she was facing was not reducing at all, she immediately decided to utilize the skill that she had gotten during thest monster wave.


    The moment that the skill was activated, a huge amount of energy in her body was immediately consumed. After that, a storm suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and enveloped the group of monsters that was around her.


    In the next moment, all the monsters below level 6 were immediately frozen into ice popsicles. As for the level 6 monsters, all their movements were reduced.


    Taking this chance, she immediately attacked ferociously. Since the monsters were not capable of moving around as fast as they previously could, she easily managed to ughter all those that were within 100 m around her.


    The moment that she managed to kill the final monster, she finally managed to level up to level seven. And with that, the amount of energy that was present inside her body increased drastically.


    Feeling the improvement, she cast her gaze towards Henry. But in the next moment, she couldn''t help but get surprised. Henry was actually handling the situation more easily than she did.


    In fact, currently, around him, the number of monsters could be counted. And each and every one of them was at least level 6. As for those that were below level 6, none of them dared to approach him. Instead, they had decided to attack the group which tailed behind.


    But of course, the group of level 5 monsters were being taken care of by Adam, Sarah, and the wolf that was protecting her. Since her level was currently lower than even the weakest monster here, the wolf had to protect her until she reach a good level to deal with them.


    On the other hand, Henry had already noticed something amiss. That was the fact that, suddenly, the group of monsters that was attacking without any n had suddenly began acting as if they were beingmanded.


    Previously, although they had congregated together and were attacking at the same time, they didn''t have any ns or so on. But this time, Henry realized that any monster that was below level 6 was not attacking him.


    This waspletely illogical because, it wasn''t long ago that even level four monsters were attacking him the moment that he came into contact with them.


    With a frown on his face, he began looking around, while killing all the monsters that dared to approach him.


    It was also during this moment that he finally realized something. Behind the group that was charging towards the facility, at the outskirts of the forest that was just outside the facility, there was a group of monsters that were not attacking.


    This group of monsters was actually standing in a circle, as if they were protecting something. This immediately attracted his attention, and he immediately began killing while moving in that direction.


    Just after he had taken a few steps forward, he immediately felt that the energy in his body had suddenly increased. At the same time, a system prompt appeared in front of him.


    [Congrattions on reaching level 6 of the summoner profession.]


    This was already the second time that he had managed to level up during this monster wave. He gazed towards the direction where the Storm wolf was, and he immediately knew that he was the one that was limiting the wolf.


    Otherwise, how was it possible for an SSS grade profession to be considered weak? Since the wolf was summoned by SSS summoner profession, it was obvious that thebat capabilities that it possessed weren''t low.


    Deciding not to think about the matter for a moment, he immediately continued moving towards the very back of the group.


    Roar! Roar!


    When the group of monsters saw that Henry was actually approaching them, they began roaring as if they wanted to chase him away. But, none of them dared to move away from where they were standing.


    They gave Henry threatening gazes, as if they were informing him that, if he dared to approach near, then they would not hesitate to attack him.


    The more strange this group of monsters acted, the more curious Henry got. And for that reason, he didn''t stop his movements at all, but instead, increased the speed at which he was charging forward.


    When the monsters saw this, they immediately began getting anxious. At the same time, a lion that couldn''t hold it back anymore roared, before it jumped towards Henry, trying to bite his neck.


    Henry just snorted, before swinging his sword. At the same time, he did a simple movement to the side.


    Ssh! Thud!


    The lion flew past him, andnded on the ground heavily. At the same time, blood immediately began sipping out of its neck. And in the next moment, the head and the body were separated from each other.


    The group that was standing behind consisted of more than 20 level 6 monsters. But even so, they were not enough to intimidate Henry.


    Henry observed the group, and found out that the way that these monsters were standing, they were doing their best to block what was in the middle of the circle.


    But still, Henry was able to get a glimpse of a paw that possessed sharp ws. Henry could immediately tell the difference between those ws, and the ones that these monsters possessed.


    Bang!


    Just as Henry was about to charge forward, and observe for himself what was being hidden in the middle, a monster''s headnded heavily on the ground beside him.


    And in the next moment, another figure appeared on his left. Henry rose his brows a little when he noticed that the person that had appeared was Olivia.


    Before the two of them could even interact, the group of monsters that had been trying to conceal what was hidden in the middle, suddenly began making way. And in the next moment, what was hidden was finally revealed.

 Chapter 38: Special Test

    <h4>Chapter 38: Special Test</h4>


    As the group of monsters parted, another creature was revealed to the eyes of the two. They couldn''t help but squint their eyes as they tried to understand the situation.


    The creature that had appeared in front of them possessed two heads, one red and another with green fur. It had a body like that of a tiger, but the heads were like those of wolves.


    This creature waspletely different from the ones that they were encountering. Just as Henry and Olivia were wondering what kind of monster they were facing this time, another prompt appeared in front of the two of them.


    [Congrattions. It has been noted that you are special. And for that reason, since the monster tide is used to test you, and it has been realized that the monster tied is useless to you, the apocalypse has decided on a creature that will be able to give you a real test.]


    [The monster in front of you is a real apocalyptic creature. This is a creature that has been born in the apocalypse, and thus possesses greater strength than the wild animals that you are currently facing.]


    [The monster has already reached the limit of Rank O. Even though it is true that this is dangerous, it is also a fortuitous encounter as long as you manage to defeat the apocalyptic creature in front of you.]


    [As long as you manage to kill the apocalyptic creature in front of you within 30 minutes, the monster tide will end. But, in case you fail do that, the third wave will descend, without giving you enough time to rest.]


    The moment that the prompt disappeared, both Henry and Olivia were shocked. They couldn''t believe that the monster that was standing in front of them was actually a real apocalyptic creature.


    Previously, Henry had thought that perhaps, the apocalyptic creatures that they were supposed to face in the future were the ones that were going to evolve just like how they themselves were doing.


    But it seemed that he was wrong. The group of monsters that they were facing this time, was just a test for them, before they finally met with the real apocalypse.


    But still, there was something else that Henry had realized. That was the fact that, the creature that had appeared in front of them was actually at the limit of Rank O. That implied that the monster in front of them had already reached level 9.


    He himself had already managed to reach level 7 not long ago. That implied that currently, he was two levels behind the creature in front of him. As for managing to kill it, that was something that he wasn''t sure about.


    At the same time, he had realized that only the two of them had the same reaction. That implied that, it was only the two of them that had received the system prompt.


    And since Olivia had also received the prompt, that implied that she was also special. And for that reason, Henry was determined to be able to get her for his team. But of course, he wasn''t going to beg.


    At this time, Olivia turned around and looked at Henry. At this moment, she finally understood why she was getting a special feeling from Henry. Just like herself, he was considered special in the apocalypse.


    Then, looking at the creature that was still standing in front of them, battle intent immediately ignited in her eyes. Even though she knew that this was going to be dangerous, still, she wanted to fight.


    She knew that the earlier the two of them managed to kill this creature, the better the rewards that they were going to receive, and they were going to manage to end the monster tide earlier.


    If they were not given time to manage to get the drops, as well as the equipment that would have dropped during this wave, then it was going to be difficult task for them to handle the next wave.


    That was the reason as to why she waspletely determined to deal with the creature in front of her. Even though she did not know about thebat capabilities of the creature in front of her, she didn''t doubt her own capabilities.


    Simultaneously, as if the two of them hade to an agreement, they immediately charged forward. None of them wanted another wave to descend on them. And for that reason, they had the same goal in mind.


    Just as they were approaching the creature in front of them, it released a low roar. And the next moment, the monsters that had been standing on the side immediately charged forward to attack the two of them.


    From the looks of it, Henry realized that this creature wanted to waste as much time as possible. As long as 30 minutes went by, they were the ones that were going to fall at a disadvantage. After all, if they were going to fight with arge group of level 9 creatures, then, they would have to spend a lot of energy to deal with them.


    This time, Henry didn''t hesitate at all. Instead, he immediately summoned the fireball. A ball made of mes immediately appeared in his hand, before heunched it towards the group of monsters.


    In the next moment, Henry couldn''t help but get bbergasted when he suddenly felt a cold chill rushing past him. A ball made of ice was alsounched towards the monsters.


    But what happened next was something that made the duo look at each other in dismay. Since the group that they were attacking were closely packed, it was obvious that the two attacks were bound to collide.


    And for that reason, the moment that the two attacks came into contact with each other, they actually began fighting against each other for supremacy.


    Water and fire, even though the other party was ice, it was still an element of water. And for that reason, water and fire began fighting against each other.


    And as they went forward, the energy that was present within the two attacks immediately began plummeting. And the next moment, the two attacks disappeared even before they reached the monsters.


    All of this happened at a fast speed, just a matter of a few seconds. But, it was enough to make both Henry and Olivia look at each other in astonishment.


    The two of them believed that the element that they possessed was stronger than what other mages possessed. But, the moment that they faced each other, the two attacks were actually in the same level?!


    Henry was of course the person who had been greatly surprised. After all, currently, he possessed a unique profession. And for that reason, he had always known that his fire element was stronger than any fire mage.


    But now, in the face of Olivia''s ice ball, his attack had actually been neutralized. Even though it was true that the two attacks had neutralized each other, that didn''t change the fact that his attack didn''t reign supreme.


    It was also at this moment that Henry finally realized why Olivia was considered that special.


    Before the two of them could even continue thinking, the group of monsters had finally arrived in front of them. And, they were not going to give them a chance, but try to use this moment that the two of them seemed distracted, to kill them off.


    Henry and Olivia acted. Even though they were surprised by what happened, they didn''t lose their minds. They still knew that they were currently in a battle, and they were supposed to be attentive at all time.


    Using their swords, they attacked. The monsters that were charging towards them couldn''t even stand a single strike from them. And for that reason, with just a few attacks, they had managed topletely finish off the remaining level 6 apocalyptic creatures in the wave.


    With serious expressions on their faces, they turned their attention towards the two-headed creature. It was also during this moment that Henry finally got a good view of the creature in front of him.


    He noticed that the eyes present in the two heads were actually calm as they looked at them. In fact, Henry could notice that there was actually a hint of disdain in the eyes of the creature in front of them.


    This made him furrow his brows. Even though it was true that level one and above wild animals that they had been facing all this while had regained their sentience, they actually didn''t have intelligence of a level the same as the creature in front of them.


    Of course, since Henry was able to detect the disdain from the creature in front of them, Olivia was able to do the same.


    Even though it was true that the two of them were calm, they hated being looked down upon. And for that reason, they immediately attacked. And even though they were angry, they had not lost their thought. So, they attacked warily, knowing that the monster in front of them was actually stronger than they were.


    Since they had already known that they could not use their elements to attack at the same time, this time, they decided to use their sword skills. Of course, since she knew that the sword that she possessed was inferior, Olivia had already covered it in an ice.


    This would not only increase its sharpness and the damage that it dealt, but it also increased it''s durability.


    Just as the two of them were about tond their attacks on the creature, the creature finally made a move. It opened the most of both heads, before a light finally appeared in them.


    The next moment, both Henry and Olivia were forced to stop their attacks, and defend.

 Chapter 39: Engaging the Two-headed Wolf

    <h4>Chapter 39: Engaging the Two-headed Wolf</h4>


    Inside the mouth of the red head, a ball of mes was immediately spated out. While on the other hand, several wind des were released from the green head. While the ball of fire headed for Olivia, the wind des headed for Henry.


    Henry frowned when he saw the attack. As the wind des cut through the air, they attacked him like real swords. Without wasting any time, Henry hurriedly blocked the attack.


    From the intensity of the attack, he could immediately tell that if the attacknded, it was going to be fatal. Additionally, he was greatly surprised to find out that the two-headed wolf in front of them was actually capable of using elements.


    Rapidly swinging his sword, Henry managed to deflect some of the wind des that were heading to him. But still, there were some of them that managed tond on him.


    But, what greatly surprised Henry was the fact that, even though the des contained immense power, the moment that theynded on his armor, they left nothing other than a scratch.


    This armor was never given a rank in the system store. And for that reason, he didn''t even know at what star level it was.


    Even though it was true that the armor managed to block the attack, the intensity and the power contained within the attack managed to push Henry a few steps backwards.


    It was also at this moment that Henry finally began realizing the power of the apocalyptic creatures. The wild animals that they had been facing all along, although they had already been strengthened, they were not as strong as a true apocalyptic creature.


    All the same, since he was supposed to kill this creature in front of him, then, Henry was determined to use all the cards that he had to make sure that he managed to destroy the creature in front of him.


    With that, this time, he didn''t care whether Olivia was present or not, or whether the two elements that the two of them possessed were going to sh.


    Mobilizing the energy in his body, he immediately enveloped the sword in his fire element. Even though he did not understand much about the sword, he knew that the sword that he was holding was a good conductor of fire element.


    As the sword began burning red, Henry immediately went ahead to attack. This time, he wasn''t holding back, because at the same time as he was charging forward, he had already begun summoning fireballs.


    On the other side, Olivia faced the fireball with all seriousness. Even though she knew that she was strong, and she possessed a special profession, she knew that in the face of the creature in front of them, she had to be careful.


    When facing the fireball, she immediately released several ice balls to try and reduce the intensity of the fire. But even though it was effective, the effect that it had on the fireball was not enough.


    At this moment, Olivia could already feel that the temperatures around her had already began rising, making her ufortable. Still, she managed to grit her teeth and sh with her sword that was covered in ice at the fireball that had been slightly reduced in size.


    At the same time that she was attacking with the sword, she immediately released an ice storm. Since she was dealing with a creature that was proficient in using fire magic, then, she had to utilize her eyes magic to the limit.


    Boom!


    The moment that her sword and the fireball came into contact with each other, a loud explosion echoed in the air. At the same time, Olivia was sted backwards by the immense shockwave, with some parts of her exposed skin being burnt.


    As shended on the ground, Olivia grimaced in pain. At the same time, she looked at the two-headed wolf warily. Although it was true that previously she had taken the wolf seriously, the moment that she finally came into contact with its real power, it was the time that she came to know that the wolf in front of them was not easy to deal with.


    Even so, when she saw that Henry was still charging towards the two-headed wolf, she was reminded about the punishment that would fall upon them the moment that they failed to kill this two headed wolf in 30 minutes.


    Gritting her teeth, she managed to get back on her feet. At the same time, she began mobilizing the energy present in her body before summoning arge ice ball.


    Since she wasn''t as proficient as Henry in attacking at a closer range, then she was going to utilize the ice element from a distance to the maximum.


    An ice ball that was way bigger than any that she had utilized before immediately appeared in her hand. At the same time, she began looking at the wolf that was already engaged in a fight with Henry. She was just waiting for a chance tounch the attack.


    On the other hand, Henry didn''t care about what Olivia was going to do. To him, as long as he managed to kill the wolf in front of him, then, he might perhaps get something good.


    Currently, he was waiting for a good chance that he was going to unleash the power surge skill. He wanted to be able to deal maximum damage to the two-headed wolf the moment that he utilized that skill.


    The more that he tangled with the two-headed wolf, the more he came to a realization that the wolf was not only proficient in using magic elements, but it was also good when it came to closebat.


    The fight between the two of them had already attracted the attention of the other people present. They couldn''t help but get amazed by the power of the two, but at the same time, fear had already appeared in their bodies as they thought about the possibility of facing the two-headed wolf.


    Henry retreated after colliding with the paw of the two-headed wolf. He stared at it as he began making different ns on how to deal with the wolf.


    With each head showcasing piercing red eyes and sharp, gleaming fangs, the monster stood twice the size of a regr wolf, exuding an aura of malevolence.


    The massive body of the wolf contained immense raw strength. Even though he was currently stronger than before, Henry found out that he couldn''t get any advantage over the wolf.


    The monster lunged towards him with incredible speed, its two heads snapping violently, aiming to tear him apart. At the same time, it opened the two mouths and ready to spit out the two attacks of the elements that it possessed.


    But at this moment, the wolf was forced to stop the attack, as a big ball made of ice wasunched at it. Even though it tried to evade, since it was already in the air, there was no way that it could make big movements.


    And for that reason, the only thing that it could do was to turn its heads to the side, before the ball made of icended on it.


    Bang!


    The ball made of ice immediately exploded, spreading a chilly air into the surrounding. The wolf that had already lost momentum immediately went crashing towards the ground.


    With a quick side-step, Henry evaded the body of the wolf and swiftly swung his de, aiming for one of the heads. He was aiming to utilize this chance to make sure that he dealt a considerable amount of damage on the wolf.


    But, the monster''s reflexes were astounding, as it dodged the attack, barely avoiding the sharp edge of the sword. Henry quickly recovered from his missed strike, adjusting his stance, before he made a move, charging towards the wolf once again. He wasn''t going to give it a chance to regain the initiative.


    The two-headed wolf monster howled ferociously, its haunting sound reverberating through the forest. It pounced again,unching itself towards Henry, its powerful jaws lunging forward.


    Acting swiftly, Henry timed his strike perfectly, deflecting the creature''s attack with his red sword, preventing the vicious fangs from sinking into his flesh. But at the same time, he was still pushed backwards a few meters.


    The wolfnded on the ground, and was just about to charge at Henry once again when another ball that was made out of ice attacked it.


    This time, the wolf seemed infuriated, that it immediately spat out a ball made of fire.


    Bang! Boom!


    The two attacks collided causing an explosion in the air. At the same time, a shockwave was created, destroying the trees that were in the surroundings.


    The wolf was just about to attack using the wind des, as it wanted to destroy Olivia as soon as possible, but Henry attacked.


    Henry unleashed a barrage of strikes, targeting the monster''s exposed nk. His sword sliced through the air with precision, heading towards one of the heads.


    However, the wolf was able to react in time, by taking a few steps backwards. But all the same, the tip of the sword still managed tond on it. As such, a small wound was formed.


    The Wolf immediately released a roar of pain and anger. Although it was true that the wound that had been formed was just small, the sword that Henry was using had already been covered by his fire element.


    For that reason, the moment that a wound was formed on the wolf''s body, the fire element that was coated on the sword immediately began attacking the internal organs of the wolf.


    In anger, the wolf retaliated with unmatched strength, knocking Henry backward. This time, it wasn''t going to give him any time to rx, as it beganunching several attacks one after the other.


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