《Mega Cringe: Dab》 Chapter 1 - Dab Master Terin, known across the world as Dab Master, was sitting in his office playing a world famous MMORPG White Tundra Offline like usual. He was famous in the online world and because everything was online he was famous in real life too. Enjoying his time with mindless grinding he suddenly heard some noise outside. An invasion was going on. Normally during an invasion people are combat ready. He was quite relaxed because the invaders never reached this high but he wasnt careless. Terin stopped his grinding and went outside on the balcony. There he saw a gang of people climbing up the staircase. What are you doing here? C the answer was obvious but he was interested in how they got all the way up. Wow boys its the famous Dab Master, seems like he is stupid when he cant even notice the obvious. Well as expected from someone who dabs. C laughter erupted in the enemy ranks and someone did a mock dab towards him. Before they even realised what had happened a head of their colleague had exploded. Dont make fun of dabbing. C he said in a calm voice. Seeing they were attacked they didnt waste any more time trash talking. Five enemies that were left all pulled out their firearms. Since the staircase was narrow only 2 could attack without causing friendly fire. But before they could unholster their weapons Terin was already sliding down the staircase and commencing his attack. Getting under his first opponent he hit him in the groin sending him flying. Tripping up the enemy next to him he grabbed him as he fell and quickly used him as a body shield while lying down on a stair. The shots were already fired and they killed their comrade before they could stop. Without stopping Terin threw the body at the other guys. With little space to dodge only one managed to escape being knocked down but to his misfortune the guy that was just flying now landed right on top of him. While they were all incapacitated he went up to the still conscious ones and knocked them out. The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. It was a beautiful sunrise and a perfect opportunity he wouldnt waste. He took a pose and started lifting his hands, aligning them perfectly in the same angle in front of the sun. The fingers on his right hand and the elbow of his left hand were touching the edge of the sun, cutting it across perfectly. Terin stood there for a few seconds, still as a statue, just appreciating the moment. Although he wished for someone to take a picture of this so he could appreciate it forever he was happy just knowing he executed another perfect dab in another great environment. Finishing his art he decided to finish his job. The punishment of invading someone and losing the fight is death therefore all Terin did was push their unconscious bodies off the balcony. There arent many who can survive a fall from the 99th floor after all. His job was cleaning up the bodies, so he left the blood to dry and let someone else clean it. Since he stopped the invaders that means that everyone under him is dead. He had to inform the boss about it. Boss office was just another floor above him so he went there. What waited him there were double doors which were forcefully opened. Worried, he instantly rushed in and saw blood and signs of a fight everywhere. Behind the boss desk was a red circle slowly expanding. Sound of coughing could be heard from behind the desk. Terin is that you? C that was clearly his boss voice so he rushed there to help him. When he arrived he saw his boss was covered in wounds and blood was everywhere, it was a miracle how he is even alive with this amount of blood loss. Boss, its me, what happened, talk to me boss! Listen, I dont have much time C his breathing was heavy and he was putting all he had left into his speech C the one who did this to me was Marculius Zurcberius, he is in the Deep Fried dimension. Go there and stop his plans. Stop the project Z U C C. This is my last order... Alright boss, I got it, Ill execute your order. C Terin was sad, but he accepted the reality and even tho he cared about his boss he didnt cry or try to fight destiny, he accepted the death of someone who was dear to him and knew that the boss, and his closest friend, wouldnt want him to be sad. The best way to show his respect was to fulfill his wish. C Ill kill Marculius Zurcberius and stop his plans, Ill fullfil your last wish Jeff. Chapter 2 – Exposition lol As Jeff let out his last breath Terin stood up. Out of respect he did a dab and held it there for 5 mins in complete silence. He wanted to keep it still for 24 hours but he had things to do for his friends sake. Since Terin was low on information he made it his first priority to collect it and he knew where to start. This world was divided into different regions with different sectors, each sector owned by a different tower. Marculius Zurcberius was the owner of the region that Terins sector was in. As a region owner you are meant to protect the sectors and not attack them. The decision of an attack on his own sector made no sense. Terin could expose this attack but he had no proof and even if he did he would be quickly silenced. Attacks inside the region were mainly done by different sectors trying to occupy different towers. Occupying the tower meant occupying the sector. Terins sector was well developed and rich so the attacks on their towers were many, but rarely anyone managed to reach even the 5th floor of the main tower, let alone 99th. The guys that Terin killed were from the sector F R E S H S T O L E N M E M E S. Those guys would usually try to sneak in and steal a few memes in an effort to expand their sector that way, they never launched a full blown attack focused on occupying a tower. At that moment Terin was focused on cleaning up that he never thought of why they got so far or why they were so bold. So the first thing he decided to do was attack their tower in order to get more information. Walking back in his office he sat inside the Address Bar Transport and typed in the URL to the sector of F R E S H S T O L E N M E M E S. Arriving there he noticed a big difference between this sector and his own. The status wasnt poor by any means but there was nothing original in there. Each sector consisted of residential buildings, commercial buildings and buildings for entertainment. Terins sector and this sector were focused on entertainment. The entertainment buildings here were all just copies of other more developed sectors. It was all bundled up with different styles making the sector look very ugly.. It was obvious now that this sector only stole memes from other places and used it to improve their own. The reason people prefer these sectors compared to originals was because these sectors were easy to find and therefore easier to get a residential building. Although there were many sectors who used this method of stealing from others and improving themselves it was still disgusting to see if you are from a sector that produced OC. But he wasnt here to be a tourist, he had a job he needed to complete. Heading towards the tower he didnt notice anything strange. The sector didnt appear any richer or bigger than from what the monthly reports showed. In such a small place he quickly arrived to the tower. There he saw 2 guards sitting in front of an entrance. Terins goal was gathering information and not taking revenge for an invasion. He approached them without any ill intent. Hello, please stop right there. C the guards were polite C Would you mind stating the reason for why you are here? My sector was invaded so I came here to talk with your boss I see, thats unfortunate, well inform the boss that you arrived, but we have no power here so if he declines to see you there is nothing we can do, I hope you understand. We will need your name and the name of your sector. Terin from Skrub11 sector. As soon as they heard the name the guards were shocked. Skrub11 was one of the strongest sectors in existence. Even across all regions it stood above as the best. It wasnt big but the strength was unparalleled. There were rumours that even the region master fought against them and every time they fell they rose up stronger than before. They knew that launching an invasion against them was a suicide and that Terin here could slaughter the entire sector here if he wanted to. Panicked they rushed to the boss to inform them about his arrival. Shortly after the guard went up he also came down. Sorry for the wait, the boss said hell see you, please follow me. The design was different but every tower was built the same. The verticality was the key feature for them, therefore it was important to have an elevator leading to the top floor of the boss office. Of course if you were invading the tower the elevators would get locked out and you would have to climb it yourself. This tower was only 12 floors high so climbing it on foot wouldnt be a problem but guests would have to take the elevator anyway. A lot of business secrets were being held in towers thats why it wasnt allowed. Being caught in the tower without a host meant death sentence. Even though Terin could easily defeat the entire tower and he had casus belli he still followed the rules. This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. Entering the elevator they quickly climbed up to the 12th floor and the doors opened and in front of him was a hallway and infront a set of double doors. Please go ahead. The boss is waiting for you in the office. I have to get back to my post. - the guard hurriedly explained and ran back into the elevator. He didnt know what will happen once Terin enters the office but he wanted to be as far away as possible. As he entered the room he was met with a fat and greasy man in a business suit that was too small for him, sitting behind a desk on a chair that was screaming for help. I am sorry, I bought this chair thinking itd be funny but its pretty annoying by now. It keeps screaming whenever someone enters and I dont know how to shut it off. Please bear with it for a while. - he explained as he was looking around the chair for the off button. - should turn off any second now anyway. After a couple seconds the chair did indeed turn off and peace and quiet was restored. - Name is Frogg, how may I help you Mr. Terin? A couple of your employees invaded our tower and managed to reach the 99th floor, I am just curious how you did it. Is it that surprising that we are so strong? You are aware of my strength and how large it is compared to yours. Dont act smug. You have no power here. Realising that things could get ugly he decided not to provoke him any further and be serious. - Relax man, just making a small meme. Marculius Zurcberius came to meet me the other day. He said he had a way for our boys to climb up high up the tower and all he wanted was a small favour in the future. Seeing how cheap the deal was we took it. He never said what he would do, or how theyll climb it. The only people that knew what he did were the people that invaded you and knowing you they are probably at the base of your tower turned into pulp. As you can see cooperation can be beneficial. You seem like the type who would know about the Deep Fried dimension. Tell me more about it. Terin was very calm but Froggs instincts were telling him that one wrong move and it would end in his painful death. He decided not to mess around and tell him what he wants. Imagine the world we live in right now is a beautiful serene mountain. Views of peaceful and beautiful forest as far as the eye can see. A place where there is nothing better, a paradise basically. Thats what this dimension is. Now imagine a garbage dump inside a sewer filled with homeless people and corpses everywhere. A place where just looking at it makes you want to throw up let alone being near it or smelling it. Thats Deep Fried dimension. Its hell. Luckily for you, I know the entrance to it and its pretty close. Once you exit the tower just go straight left and you will encounter a burger joint named Bored Burgers once you are in ask for a guy named Bob, tell him I sent you. He will lead you to the Deep Fried dimension. Thank you for your cooperation. - Terin replied in an almost robotic voice - As a gratitude for your services we will consider not sending a retaliation squad here. Ill be taking my leave now." The guard took the stairs down and left the elevator open for Terin so he can leave once the meeting is done. They saw the elevator come down and moved out of the way to let him pass. Terin followed the instructions he got and after a short walk he saw the burger joint he was looking for. Glowing letters spelling Bored Burgers next to the logo of a burger with eyes on it. The expression didnt betray its name. Inside was just like any other burger joint. Just a bunch of people slapping burger patties on the grill. He went up to the server. It was surprising what he saw. The person in front of him wasnt human. It wasnt strange that he wasnt human what was strange was his grotesque appearance in a place where they serve food. His skin was yellow and his arms and legs were extremely thin compared to his large torso. The neck was so short that it seemed like it didnt even exist. Luckily he wasnt there to eat food otherwise hed be sick. The boss of this sector sent me. I am looking for Bob. Boss sent you huh? I am Bob, follow me Ill open the passage for you. After leading him in back they stopped in front of a freezer. Go in the freezer, and youll be transported to the Deep Fried dimension. Going into the freezer to get to the place called Deep Fried made no sense to him but what he heard about it told him that the entire place made no sense so its no surprise that rules about that place made no sense either. There was no way for them to trap him there so he went in without worry. Ill lock you inside and initiate the transport, dont start breaking out. Chapter 3 - Deep Fried lol As the doors closed muffled voices could be heard outside as the doors were being locked. After a couple of seconds silence took place. The freezing temperature inside the freezer also rose up and from freezing it went to torrid temperature. Before Terin got the chance to break down the door and escape they opened on their own. He exited hastily but the situation was just as bad outside. Each breath he took filled his lungs with fire. His mouth was dry and as saliva tried to come to his mouth it would evaporate. His vision was grainy everywhere he looked. There were many bright colours everywhere and it hurt his eyes just by looking. He looked for an exit and quickly left the building. The sun was scorching hot and the noise was even worse. Everything he heard was like the bass was lifted up to the max and distorted as much as possible. The noise pierced his ears and caused him nauseous. The sound of pure distorted bass made his entire body vibrate and the loudness was causing him immense headache.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. He had to find some help and escape or else he would die. Fortunately for him he saw a man close by. Terin tried to call out to him but due to his condition all he could do is exhale. The man still heard it and turned around but to Terins surprise there was no head there. What was looking at him was a deformed laughing emoji face. Its colour was different too. It looked like it was put in hot oil and fried for a long time, just like everything else in this world. Terin now understood why it had the name Deep Fried. The overwhelming bass noise increased so Terin assumed he was trying to say something and after a while he raised his hand and showed him the ok hand sign. After that he turned around and left. As his conscience was fading he saw another person trying to approach him. This time the person had a face but instead of eyes he had bright red lens flares. As Terin tried to walk towards him his mind went blank and he collapsed. Chapter 4 - Revenge lmao Ears ringing and vision blurry Terin was trying to wake up. Breathing was heavy and his throat was dry. He felt like he had just woken up with a terrible hangover. His limbs were heavy as he tried to put himself into the sitting position. As his vision focused he saw 4 people lying in front of him, one of which was Bob. Oh, you finally woke up. Take this, it might help. - as Terin was trying to see from where the voice came cold water splashed his face. And then he was offered a cup of cold water. Feeling his throat was moist again he tried to speak. Stop being so loud. I have a terrible headache. Of course you do, you tried to enter the Deep Fried dimension for which you show no respect for. Its a place that weeds out people who dont belong there. If you want to enter there you need protection. If I didnt find you youd be dead by now. As his vision was clearing up he saw that the people lying down were burned down to death but their clothes were still intact. What happened here? Well as I was pulling you out these guys saw you and told me to leave you here and run away. I asked them how much will they pay me and they replied that not killing me will be enough. And since I wont get nothing from leaving I decided to kill them and wait for you to wake up. Maybe some good memes might come out of that. I dont have any memes to offer you but as a sign of thanks I want to offer you something. Ill give you your own sector Never owned my own sector so why not, might be able to make some good memes with it. Also I hope you dont mean this sector, because its complete trash from what I saw of it. No, give me your phone and Ill point it out where to go. Once you get there you will have to climb the stairs up to the 100th floor and press the red button at the desk and then it will be officially yours. - taking a short break in talking they left outside and sat at a nearby caffee for a glass of lemonade. As the injuries from the Deep Fried dimension slowly faded away he continued speaking. - It might feel like some sort of a scam, but you saved my life and I feel like this is the only way for me to repay that debt to you. Dont worry about it, you seem like an honest guy. How about we exchange names before continuing the conversation? I am Arthur, the Wandering Creator. Currently I have no sector affiliation. Well that is until I become the boss of the sector you offered. My name is Terin, the Dab Master. I was a right-hand man of my boss under the sector Skrub11, the sector youll become the boss of soon. Holy shit! The Dab Master? I heard so much about you. Out of all the people on this world how come you cant survive in the Deep Fried dimension? I thought youd be right at home. I dont know how it works. You seem like you understand the Deep Fried dimension, please tell me how it works. I have some business to attend over there. The Deep Fried dimension feeds on stupidity, chaos, disgust and overall nonsense. Its a truly beautiful place with no compare. Beautiful? The place was like hell. Even if you do manage to survive you cant see anything. Everything is grainy and blindingly bright, I still have black spots everywhere in my vision from the little time I spent there. That explains why you collapsed so fast. The more you are against the nonsense located in that world the faster it will kill you. The only way to truly survive is to embrace it and fall into its insanity. But I am guessing that you want to go there and retain your sanity so the other thing you can do is get some protection against it. Depending on how much you resist it the bigger protection youll need. In your case you would need a full body suit. - stopping for a second he continued while stifling his laughter - I still dont understand how someone who proudly wears the title Dab Master is not able to survive in the Deep Fried dimension. Dabbing is an art. It must have order and form. It must be respected. Its used to create beauty. Its not a silly dance move, or something to repel the haters. Its something that proves your dedication and love and opens your mind to various possibilities. People who use it casually are disgusting and giving it the bad reputation it has. Enough about that. You said I need protection, you seem like a person who spends a lot of time in there. Give me what protection you have. Uhhhh about that I dont have any protection against it. How do you stay alive then? I enjoy being inside there. What? That place is a killing hellhole, what enjoyable things are inside there. Hey! Dont judge me and my tastes, we all like different things now back off. And why do you wanna go there anyway? You saved my life and you are going to be my future boss so its fine to tell you. Whats your opinion of Marc-.. The Region Owner? Disgusting - Alright well he killed our last boss. And my boss last order was to go into the Deep Fried dimension and stop Marculius Zurcberius from finishing his prototype named Z U C C and destroying the world.This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. Well thats expected from a lizardman like him. Since your goal is to fight him simple protection wont do. It will break from a hit or two at max and you will succumb to the decay before he even has the chance to finish you off. So then there is no chance for me to fight him? You can go there then, you cant get deep fried inside it like me, you can fight him, from what I saw your ability seems powerful. Well you are right, my ability is indeed powerful. But its unusable in the Deep Fried dimension. I activate my ability by telling a joke, if I find the joke funny but my enemy doesnt I get to control what happens to them next. And since I find, what you people consider, terrible jokes extremely funny that part is easy. And also the difference between our reactions decides the power. After that I can choose what I want to do, if used as a weapon I would follow up with a Roast. After I roast them I need to guess whats their primary feeling. Angry, annoyed, indifferent in some cases even happy. If I guessed correctly then as you saw it yourself they get roasted, literally. If it doesnt show up on their face then in most cases the primary feeling is annoyed in most cases. Not to brag or anything but I have a guess ratio of 88% hehe. What about the other 12%? How do you handle the guys you guess wrong? Give me some credit here, I am not useless in melee combat. Sometimes there are cases where I have to be quiet and cant use my ability. And if its an enemy I still cant defeat without the use of my ability I can just keep saying jokes over and over again, eventually the primary feeling will be annoyed. The only cost is the amount of funny jokes that the enemy doesnt find funny I have. Unfortunately for my enemies I still use the same joke since the first time and it only gets funnier each time I use it. That is indeed a powerful ability but you still didnt explain why you arent able to use it in the Deep Fried dimension. Nevertheless well have this conversation later. Get back to the tower before someone else claims it. I have business to take care of here. They split up with Terin going back to the tower. After being kind enough to not take revenge he was still set up. Reaching the tower he decided to dab towards the sun with his elbow touching the ground and his fingers pointing towards the sun. It was noon. Twisting the body in ways that should be impossible he quickly achieved his goal. Striking the pose he stood there for a couple of seconds while the onlookers laughed at him. Comments like This idiot actually dabs! and Gotta love people who unironically dab all the while laughing were being thrown at him. Terin simply ignored them and finished his pose. He knew that all this ridicule for dabbing was from infamous people like Lake Cole who turned a dabbing into a joke, but no matter the hate he gets he will never stop respecting the dab. The guards watching him dab in front of a tower in such an exposing way took it as a sign of disrespect. But they knew they couldnt do anything. After Terin was finished he went towards the guards. They didnt stand a chance against him so they simply awaited their fate. Start the invasion timer. The guards were thankful for him. There were 2 ways to start an invasion. One was for guards to do it willingly and the other was using killing the guards. Each time an invasion gets triggered the tower has to pay defence expenses weakening their sector so there was almost never a case where it was started willingly. If you entered the tower without triggering the alarm and caused a crime the region master would hunt you down until you are dead. Terin thought about doing that to bring Marc to him but he didnt think it would work and he liked doing things by the rules. We are just part-time workers here, I dont intend to die for these guys. Have fun. - the guards realising they are going to lose their jobs soon triggered the invasion and left their posts. Walking in the tower Terin didnt meet any enemies. This type of sectors tower doesnt have many enemies. People who lived here were just staying here until the sector collapsed and then moved to another. Repeating the same process their entire lives. Every tower activated the traps during the invasion. Ready for those Terin dabbed but lowered his short hand just a little under his eyes. It kept both of his arms occupied but it allowed him to see the entire layout of the tower and the positioning of the traps. The tower was short, only 12 floors so he easily memorised all the trap positions. It was currently a trap-only tower and Terin knew all of them so he easily climbed up to the 12th floor in a short time. Reaching the boss office he politely knocked on it. And waited until the person inside responded. Uhhh Come in? Thank you for accepting my visit. - Terin responded as he entered the office. If its just a visit Ill gladly accept you anytime. How was your trip to the Deep Fried dimension? And whats the point of triggering the invasion? I thought you werent going to kill me. - Frogg was laughing nervously. First to clear up the misunderstanding. I am going to kill you and thats why I triggered the invasion. For the other question, I did go there and I must say its a rather unpleasant place. But not as bad as being set up. Now answer my questions so I can kill you. Why would I answer your questions when you are going to kill me anyway? Just go ahead and do it. I can see you are confused. The amount of time it takes you to answer my question will be the same amount of time your death will last. Alright! Ill talk! - he knew he made a mistake that costed him his life, he just wants it to be as painless as possible. Why did you set me up? Marculius Zurcberius told me to do it! He said to kill everyone from your tower or else hell kill us! Its the truth! Did he offer you anything? Yes! He said well be able to expand however much we want and that hell even help us with it! Where is he now? I dont know! Dont torture me, please! Most dab users would need to perform a dab to reach superhuman strength and protection. Terin due to his extended training could possess either superhuman strength or superhuman protection at all times without the need to dab. He focused his power in strength and threw his punch with a force enough to go through his skull and the chair that was behind him. Before he could even feel satisfaction of revenge 3 sharp objects pierced his throat. With blood rushing into his throat he started to choke. He tried to turn around but before he could another sharp object pierced his chest and killed him. Chapter 5 - 2Edgy4Me In the morning he almost died, in the noon he died. The way this day was going in the evening he will actually be dead. Terin was still alive because of a move he named Resurrection Dab. If he points his long arms fingers towards the sun while his short hands elbow is touching the ground and they are perfectly aligned he will be sent back in time to that moment if he dies. The move was usable only once during the day and Terin hated using it. Whenever he used it he would be sent back in time and the shock of death would be too large. This affected his dab. In most cases he would completely collapse. As he collapsed the people who were mocking him began doing it even more intensely. The hate wont get to him but Terin was still human. No one enjoyed being made fun of by a group of people. Doing his best to ignore the ridicule he approached the guards and repeated everything exactly the same. Killing Frogg he instantly dodged and looked behind him as 3 needles buzzed next to his neck. In front of him was a girl with a long blonde hair that looked like she was in her teens, she was holding 3 more needles that were around 10 cm long and so thin that it seemed like they had no width. As expected of Dab Master. I thought my attack was unnoticeable but it seems you can easily dodge it. Those things probably couldnt even pierce your skin anyway. Wait, wait wait, dont attack me! I come in peace! You dont aim to fatally wound if you dont want to kill someone. Seeing how Terin was about to do a dab she frantically tried to think of something to calm him down. I want to kill Marc too! Hearing that there was someone else seeking to kill Marc he stopped his attack. Allies are always welcome. Once he focused on protection again, her sneak attack would have no effect on him. Lets sit down and talk then. Thanks! I am sorry about the attack. Its just that you are my biggest idol and I wanted to see you do that impossible dodge of yours in person. Its like you can see into the future! I didnt want to kill you because I know thats impossible. Enough of fawning over me. You wanted to kill Marc, do you have a plan? Oh about that Sorry I just said that to calm you down because I heard you two talk about him.You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. So you followed me all the way here and attacked me just to get an autograph? No! I mean Id like an autograph but I wanted something else from you! I was recently fired from my last job and I was looking for new work. So I decided, why not become apprentice of the great Dab Master. I have great combat experience so I think Ill be of great help to you. I will admit your throw was nice. It had potential to kill me... - Nah, I dont think anything can kill you! - Dont interrupt me! Please. I cant judge your combat skills based on 1 throw. You also lack any common sense. Stalking and attacking your employer is not a good way to get a job. How did you even find me? Well I was going to your tower to apply for a job properly but then I saw invasion was in progress. I thought that was really good. I meant, really good for me to prove my skills not the invasion, invading you was bad and that shouldnt happen. I was gonna walk in and kill my invaders and prove that I am really good and then you would take me as your apprentice, you know? We would kill you along with the invaders. Oh well I was climbing trying to find invaders but there was nothing going on for a while, so I kept climbing until I eventually got to your floor and since the door was open I thought Why not look around a little and after a while I found the AB transport you used and followed you to here. Using my genius intellect, hehe, I figured that the only reason you would come to a thieving sector like this is for the tower. I walked up there and I saw a crowd surrounding someone and making fun of him for dabbing. I instantly knew it was you because the majority of population cant respect your art. By the way, that dab was amazing! Dont listen to the haters, holding it for 5 seconds before falling was more than anybody else could do. After I saw that I just sneaked up behind you and followed you while you were climbing. Not to brag or anything but I am very good at stealth! While listening to her story Terin noticed something strange about her. Why are your eyes red? What kind of a question is that? Why are your eyes green? I was born with them. I dont know the science behind it. But I know that humans dont have red eyes. Humans didnt have green eyes at one point either so I guess my red eyes are a mutation too? Start being serious or I am going to leave you. I am not in a good mood. Sorry, I wanted to lift the mood by joking around a little. My eyes are red because I am an android! My creator wanted me to be a blonde vampire with red eyes. - while grimacing she continued - See, I even have fangs. They are really sharp so I can bite people but I dont need blood to survive and I can walk in the sun unlike actual vampires! Thats uh Interesting. Lets go back to Skrub11 and we will see with my new boss. We are understaffed so you are in luck. Chapter 6 - Return The two of them entered the AB Transport. Terin couldnt go straight back to his office which means Arthur took control of the tower and reseted everything. They could only transfer at the edge of the sector. Arriving back to his home Terin was met with Lake Cole and his fans. Lake Cole was a famous person from TouTu:b:e region. Wherever he went his camera crew and fans followed. He liked to record everything he did and thats how he gained a following and expanded his sector. Strong sectors being attacked garnered a lot of views. Lake Cole liked to come to recently attacked sectors and attack new owners to get more views and fans, giving him the image of a hero. Him being a hero was from truth. He was a selfish person who only cared about a money and would milk out any tragedy for as much benefit as he can, no matter how many he hurt. His followers were all mindless zombies who justified and supported him in anything he did. Terin despised Lake Cole. He didnt care about how he rose to fame or what kind of a person he is. He hated him because he also used the dab technique while disrespecting the dab. Most people could draw out some power from the dab but rarely the power they could take is minimal and unnoticeable. At first there was only a 2-handed dab but as time advanced people tried to cut corners and turn it into a 1-handed dab. 1-handed dab was significantly weaker but it was also quicker and easier to use mid-battle. Soon after most dab users switched to 1-handed dab technique ruining the art of dabbing even more. Lake Cole was one of the first pioneers of the 1-handed dab and he only used it as a side move to gain even more strength. To him it was more of a move to disrespect someone rather than a move he would use in a real fight. Lake Cole was aware of Terins hatred towards him so coming here was in hope of provoking Terin and causing a fight between 2 sectors. Something everyone in TouTu:b:e enjoyed to watch. Not wanting to meet Lake Cole directly Terin and the android girl took a roundabout way to the tower in hopes of avoiding him. Unfortunately, Lake Cole and his followers went to the tower the direct way and were blocking the entrance. Terin didnt want to interact with Lake Cole so he hid in an alleyway and waited. Why are we hiding here? Are you afraid of Lake Cole? No, but with that many fans he will be able to direct the flow anyhow he wants. No matter what we do his sector will get stronger and ours weaker. The best way to minimize the damage is to ignore him. Cant you just kill them all? Killing someone from the other region on your territory is legal, right? Yes, but I dont want to massacre 200 people who dont deserve to die. Even if I wanted to kill only Lake Cole they would try to stop me and get in my way. Plus, I dont think I can handle 200 people all alone. Hehe, thats why you have me here. Seems like they still didnt invent androids with emotions. ...rude. But good to know you can make jokes too. As they were having their conversation Lake Cole and his fans started moving. Lake Cole started yelling at the tower. They expected something stupid to come out of his mouth. Their expectations werent betrayed. Terin! Let me in the tower! Ill help you retake it! Lake Cole fans were different, they supported their idol and started cheering for him. Looks like Terin is busy! Id go in to help him but I am not allowed so lets give him some moral support! Dab on them haters Terin! Hundreds of people started chanting Dab on them haters and doing their own dabs. Oh wow, look at them dabbing. Is this the time you go into blind rage and murder everyone there? - as she said that she looked towards Terin but he still had a calm face. His breathing was heavy but he showed no signs of moving. - That guy is just flailing arms, can that really be called a dab? Oh look, this guy extended his hands in front instead of to the side. - Terin was becoming more restless each time she would describe a dab. He closed his eyes not to see any dabs because he knew he would lose control but she kept pushing him more and more. - Wow that guy just crossed both of his hands, does he think thats a double dab? Hahaha! Oh you have to look at this one! This girl is holding one of her arms straight up, like how do you mess it that bad! Hahahaha, sorry this is too funny to me! Unable to stay calm anymore he opened his eyes and saw the disaster in front of him. Terin knew Lake Cole and his fans were like this, butchering the art of dabbing but it was still too much for him to see in person. He wouldnt allow this to happen in front of him and on his sector. Leaving the shady alleyway he went to confront Lake Cole. The android was satisfied with the results and, while keeping her distance, followed Terin again. Lake Cole! - hearing someone is calling for Lake Cole his fans turned around, seeing Terin they split up to let him pass. - Leave now! One of the fans wasnt happy the way Terin was treating his idol and decided to step up to protect him. - Hey, Lake Cole came here to protect you and this is how you treat him? Lake Cole, dab on him, he doesnt deserve your help! After saying that he tried to do a dab but Terin was faster and finished a dab where both his hands formed a fist. Everyone who knew Terin knew what this move does. It gives Terin immeasurable power but it also instantly kills whoever Terin is looking at. The fans of Terin called this move Head Job because once it goes off the head of the target disappears. But the actual move was just a Power Dab which increased his defence and strength. The fan name didnt disappoint. The fan stood headless behind Lake Cole with smoke coming out of his neck. Lake Cole looked at the recently deceased fan then turned around to speak to Terin. He didnt care about his dead fan.The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. I dont want to start any drama. I just came here to help. If you want me to leave, Ill leave. Actually, stay here and fight me. And to make it interesting how about we bet something on it? If I win, youll never dab in your life. If you win, Ill never dab in my life. It will get a lot of views, you know you want to do this. Lake Cole was confident in himself. Terin only had dab as his powers while Lake Cole practiced many different, superior, techniques. Realising that this duel will be very profitable and that he had good chances of winning he accepted it. Lake Cole went for his holster to grab his pistol but before he had a chance to do it Terin slammed the ground causing a shockwave that reached all the way to Lake Cole, knocking him back. Getting his feet back on the ground he didnt give up on his original plan to use a gun. Pulling it out he aimed in front of him but Terin was gone. Looking up he could see Terin spinning in the air and being upside down. Knowing whats coming Lake Cole dodged. While in air the Dab Master showed his expertise and spun again. Mid-spin he did another dab, where the fingers on both of his hands were extended, aiming it at Lake Cole who thought he dodged the original shot. The dab where both of his hands had fingers extended was named Bullet Dab. It was a straightforward name, wherever the fingers were pointing at an invisible bullet would hit that spot. Lake Cole dodged again and the bullet barely missed him, creating a crater in the ground where it hit. Lake Cole was shocked. Most Dab Bullets were like someone throwing a rock at you. It hurt, but it wouldnt cause any serious damage. Terins Dab Bullet, would make him lose a limb or kill him if it hit a vital spot. As Terin landed Lake Cole realised he had to use his strongest move. WHAT ARE THOSE!!!! as he said those words Terins entire body froze in time. If Lake Cole didnt quickly guess what shoes Terin was wearing then he would unfreeze. Are those Original :b:rocs? Damn, your style sucks! Lake Cole guessed correctly. And now I win the duel. I just wanted to help you, but you wanted a fight, dont blame me for this. Walking up to Terin he raised his gun and aimed it at Terins head. Bye bye, Dab Master As he was about to pull the trigger a metal object pierced his wrist making him drop the gun. Looking around he saw a blonde girl that just landed in front of his fans. This is a duel, you realise the punishment for interrupting a duel, right? Both Terin and you will be hunted down and killed by the Region Owner and your sector will be taken. No need for me to even finish you off, enjoy the rest of your life, I am leaving. Hmmm? How am I breaking the rules of a duel? Eh? - Lake Cole wasnt sure if she is just trying to provoke him or if she was stupid. Those rules apply to humans, but I am a vampire, look! - she widened her mouth to expose her fangs. Those rules apply to all alive things! You cant do this! - Lake Cole liked to brand himself as a maverick which made his current behavior look very strange. If you are going to be serious I guess I will be serious too. I am an android, property of Terin so there is no rule-breaking happening here. There were people who used androids and mechanical gadgets as their primary force of attack therefore the use of mechanical object was allowed in duels and it would still count as a 1v1. Dont joke around, no android looks like that! Think whatever you want - Tired of arguing she threw another blade towards Lake Cole. The blade was too thin for him to see it so he looked at her to see where she aimed. Guessing where the blade would go he dodged and it passed by him, hitting a fan behind him. You cant defeat me with pure physical force! - Seeing how his opponent is using physical objects to attack Lake Cole decided to boost his physique. He started doing 1-handed dabs with each of his hands. In just 2 seconds he did 20 1-handed dabs. Another blade was coming his way but instead of dodging he just raised his hand. The blade which could pierce his arm now didnt even scratch him. You are lucky Terin didnt see you perform those abominable dabs! A simple machine like you has no chance of defeating me! Raising his gun he fired a couple of shots at her. Laughing she raised her palm and blocked all the shots like Lake Cole blocked her blade. This is complete resistance to physical attacks! Machines had a complete resistance to technique attacks like Dab Bullet but their physical protection was weak. In some cases it would be strong but never completely resistant. Lake Cole had no strong attacks, only strong crowd control. He realised that he stands no chance and decided to use his move once again. WHAT ARE THOSE??? - to his surprise she wasnt stopping, she was still running towards him. This crowd control always worked no matter on who if the condition was fulfilled. He looked at her feet and saw that she wasnt wearing anything. Lake Cole had only 1 option left. If he killed Terin she would stop too. He aimed the gun at Terin but she predicted it and threw a nearby rock at the gun, swerving it just enough for the shot to miss Terin and hit one of Lake Coles fans. He lost his chance and she was next to him, with a knee strike she sent him flying into the wall of the tower. His dab powered body couldnt compare to her strength. Its everyday, bro! - he used his ultimate move. A white light exploded surrounding the three of them in a barrier - Now none of us can die. Well just be revived as long as we are here and there is no way to leave until I stop. Fighting is meaningless. Copy was smiling. - Oh, is that so? You mean to say that I can kill you as many times and torture you as much as I want and youll keep coming back? This is truly a dream come true ability. Smashing her hands into the ground, her small, delicate hands turned into big and bulky mechanical arms. Lake Cole realised he made a big mistake. He couldnt fight her, if he didnt disable the ability hell just end up being tortured forever. Lake Cole decided to cancel the ability and run for it. Before Lake Cole could escape in the midst of his fans she already jumped to him. Grabbing his head she flipped him over her and crashed him into the ground. Continuously pounding Lake Cole with her fist over and over she said - Spoiler Alert: Even if you killed Terin I would still kill you. Her punches continued without resistance for several minutes until all thats left from Lake Cole was tattered clothes, shards of bones and red mass. Chapter 7 - Clean Up The fans were devastated. All types of insults were thrown at Terin and the android. Their idol was without a doubt dead. Camera crew that Lake Cole brought along didnt look fazed at all. They were whispering about something that nobody could overhear. Arthur, who had no clue what was going on, finally appeared. He was both exhausted and surprised. He knew Lake Cole was in the sector so he expected a large number of fans but he wasnt prepared for angry ones. Looking next to him he saw a girl with huge mechanical smiling happily above a human stew in a hole. He quickly connected the dots and realised that was Lake Cole. Further ahead he saw Terin being completely frozen. Curious about it he asked the girl about it. You know anything about that? - while pointing towards Terin. Lake Cole used some technique and he has been frozen ever since. Do you know when it will end? Well if it was me I could keep him frozen for an entire day, but I am a genius, Lake Cole was a dumbass so Ill give him 10 minutes at best. As he said that, Terin collapsed on the ground. The android was excited that he was finally here and she rushed towards him. Look Terin, I beat Lake Cole by myself, he couldnt even penetrate my physical defence. - she was so excited she kept jumping around and pointing towards Lake Coles remains with her long mechanical arms. Terins face showed no emotion but inside he was burning with anger. He wanted to take out his anger on Lake Cole but he was gone now. Since Lake Cole was gone he could only take out his anger on the person who fueled it. He grabbed her by the throat and smashed her into the ground with enough force to create a crater by the impact. It happened so quickly she still had a smile on her face. She quickly realised what happened and complained about it. Very rude! Why did you do that for? I helped you out, didnt I? That gun couldnt penetrate my defences in the first place! You caused a fight between 2 regions and now Lake Coles brother will come here and ask for revenge. From what Ive seen you are strong but thoughtless. I should kill you for this but luckily your strength is enough to make up for your stupidity.The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Arthur decided to join the conversation. Not everything is so bad. You need to kill Lake Coles brother. He has something you need to survive in the Deep Fried dimension. See, I am a genius, I knew that. No, you just caused needless damage. I dont like this constant bullying of me, I am a girl, you should be gentler towards me No you are just a machine. She is? Speaking of which, what is your name? Calling you You all the time wont work. Oh, my name is Copy Strike, but you can just call me Copy. Arthur joined in a conversation once again to tease Copy. - Oh I get it, because you are completely unoriginal. ... Arthur, she wants to work for you. Oh sure, what do you excel in Mrs Robot? Killing people mostly, but I can also Perfect, we can always use people who can kill people, you are in! Now that we have solved that, Arthur, tell me what exactly do I need from Lake Coles brother? In order to reach the Deep Fried dimension and survive you need to collect 3 essences. Essence of Meme, I found that one by accident so Ill give it to you. Essence of Quality, which Lake Coles brother possess and finally you will need to get Essence of Thottery which any boobie streamer possess in the Twotch region. Once you collect the other 2 bring them to me and Ill combine them into the shield for survival in the Deep Fried dimension. Thanks, by the way, what took you so long to get here? Man there are thousands of stairs, it takes time to climb down. ...There is an elevator Oh Well at least I had a good workout! I am going to sleep its been a long day. Going up to his room he was constantly followed by Copy. His office was also considered as his room. As he was about to enter his room Copy stopped him. You didnt show me where I sleep! You are a machine, what do you need sleep for? I need all the same things as normal humans do. I also sleep and eat. Every other room is currently a mess from the invasion so today you can stay in my room and sleep on my couch and tomorrow you can ask Arthur for a new room. Once he entered he instantly went towards the bed, tucking himself and instantly falling asleep. Chapter 8 - To TouTu:b:e Terin woke up after a short nap. He didnt know when Z U C C will be completed so he slept very little. He looked around his room. It was tidy as always and Copy who should be sleeping on the couch was gone. Looking towards the window he noticed its still dark outside. He got up, changed his destroyed clothes, made his bed and left the room. It was somewhere around midnight. He climbed up to Arthurs office to check if he was still awake and to plan their next move. So far Arthur proved to be knowledgeable in many things so Terin hoped he would have more information about Lake Coles brother. Arthur was still wide awake, doing something on his computer. Oh, you are here. Come, sit down. There is something I should tell you. I found out who our friend really is. She was an official TouTu:b:e bot in TouTu:b:e. Her job was exterminating sectors that stole from others in that region and she had complete control over others. In terms of strength only the region masters were stronger but occasionally she spared some targets and punished others who didnt deserve it. From what I could see its not that she had some malicious intent its just that she is stupid. They implemented a new bot so she got fired but it seems the new bot is just as stupid as her but way stronger. Since Copy has no admin powers anymore the current bot could easily destroy her, so be careful. I am attacking Ocean Cole and not his sector or TouTu:b:e so why should I be careful about the protection bot? Because he is one of TouTu:b:es biggest benefactors, the bot is specifically ordered to protect him no matter what, if you want to get Ocean Cole youll have to go through the bot first. Alright, Ill keep it in mind. What info do you have on Ocean Cole? He vlogs his life all the time so info on him is easy to get. He is the older one from the Cole brothers, also more famous. Completely hated in the TouTu:b:e community and constantly getting in fights with other TouTu:b:ers and people from other regions. Whenever a fight occurs his posse always deals with it. Rumour goes he is much stronger than that joke Lake Cole. His fans are known to be pretty aggressive but only vocally, I dont think any of them will dare attack the great Dab Master so you should be fine on that front. I am looking through this boring content of his to see if I can find out anything more but all there is him screaming random stuff and pissing random people off. I see, Copy can deal with his followers and Ill take him head on, speaking of Copy, where is she? As he said that he heard a very satisfied chuckle. Turning around he saw Copy fall down from the ceiling. I am so stealthy I managed to fool even the great Dab Master himself. Yes, just like that time you failed to assassinate me from how sneaky your sneak attack was. - She killed him the first time but only Terin knew that, for everybody else Terin easily saw her stealth attack and dodged it. That was then, this is now. I wasnt trying back then because I didnt want to actually kill you! Good job then, you managed to fool me while I was completely off-guard in the safest place on the entire tower. Takes some true skill for that. Realising she cant win this argument she gave up on the topic and quickly switched to another. So, Ocean Cole is our next target? Lets go! I would come with you to enjoy some spicy memes but I have to stay here and fix all the damage and prepare for my future spot as a region master. Good luck! With that Terin and Copy left while Arthur continued working. Copy was excited that she finally has some work again and that she will do it together with Terin so she she was hopping around Terin. Since the stairs were spiral they were uneven and Copy eventually missed a step and fell down, causing her to roll off the edge. While she was screaming Terin was just watching her. He felt bad that he didnt bring a camera to record this. Soon after she disappeared out of sight a hook came flying. Terin grabbed it and pulled it upwards. As he pulled her up she thanked him. You almost managed to kill yourself by accident on your own tower and somehow you were the best bot in TouTu:b:e She just laughed at his comment and continued descending the stairs, but this time without jumping around. Soon after they reached the address bar transport room. Terin had one in his own room but it was a 1 person transport. They somehow squeezed themselves in and transported to Ocean Coles sector. When towers would send people on missions in other sectors they would use these group transports located somewhere in the middle levels of the tower. They typed in Ocean Coles sector link and soon after they arrived in front of it. TouTu:b:e sectors were different compared to HeadNovel sectors. Everywhere you looked there was a TV. Right now it was night so every TV was just blank white lighting the way. Even street lights were TVs that would play TouTu:b:e videos of the boss in this sector. There were all sorts of advertisements everywhere. If there wasnt a TV on the building then it was an ad. The street and the houses were all very clean and symmetrical. Terin walked up to one of the streetlamps and touched it. It was made out of rubber. Everything around them was made out of rubber and super colorful. This was Terins first time in TouTu:b:e so it was all very strange to him. Are all TouTu:b:e areas like this, this looks like some kids playground? No, this is strange for me too, I never ventured into places like these. Where I went things were collapsing and barely staying alive. Must be the ads that are keeping this place alive while the others are dying. Terin went up to one of the houses and knocked on the door. It was also made out of rubber so it didn''t make much sound. He tried opening it and to his surprise it was unlocked. Considering he came here to kill their boss, breaking into someones house was nothing. He explored the house but there was nobody inside of it. Copy was just as confused as Terin. The TouTu:b:e she knew wasnt much different from HeadNovel. They continued moving towards the center and shops started appearing. Candy shops and clothes stores were the most frequent stores they saw, this entire sector was like a tourist spot rather then a place to live in. As they were calmly walking Copy suddenly got flustered and pulled Terin running back from where they came. Terin decided to trust her and started running with her. As soon as they turned corners the entire street behind them was bombarded. Terin realised they were being attacked and activated the Power Dab. As soon as he finished his dab another volley of rockets crashed into the building above them across the entire street. Without enough time to escape he braced himself for the impact of the debris thats about to fall on them. To his surprise nothing was falling down. The buildings were intact. Another volley was fired from the distance. Get inside! - as he yelled both of them rushed inside the closest building. The shockwaves from outside could get them but otherwise they felt no damage, The building was still standing and they were safe. Blockade the window I need to see something! - she didnt quite understand what he wanted to do but she listened to him anyway. While she was blocking the window Terin was looking at a wall. Forming a fist he hit it with all his strength. The entire wall collapsed, leaving nothing in front of him. Why did you do that? I needed to see if the area truly is invincible or if those rockets simply couldnt destroy the surrounding area. As it stands the attacker cant bombard us and it will have to come close to us if it wants to attack. Now all we need to do is for it to be here. ...How about next time you decide to destroy something you ask me first? The bot cant destroy the sectors unless the region master allows him. It doesnt need to come close to us it just needs to wait for the region master to approve to destroy this entire building and we are done. I can lure it into melee range if you want but I will need you to defend me. They left the house and started running. As expected another volley of rockets was headed towards them. After these rockets land I will start casting. Terin needed a shield so he grabbed a wall of a nearby building and used it. The force of explosions hitting the wall pushed him backwards but he was still standing. As soon as the impact happened Copy transformed into a ball. Terin didnt know what was happening but their opponent seemed to understand. Realising the danger he rushed straight at them. Terin knew the wall wasnt gonna stop him so he did another dab with his palms towards his enemy. It was known as the Block Dab. Nothing gets past it. The enemy either didnt know about it, or it was too optimistic. As he crashed into Terin his hopes disappeared with it. Terin had to admit that the enemy was strong. Most enemies charging him at that speed would kill themselves with it, this enemy just bounced back off of it. Throw me high up and brace yourself - As she ordered Terin grabbed the ball-Copy and threw her with all his strength. As she reached the highest point she stopped and rockets started flying out spinning her fast. The smoke left behind the rockets painted a beautiful picture, but it was difficult to admire the beauty of it because of the mayhem it brought in the next second. Although the rockets were small the explosions werent. The enormous number of rockets flew everywhere. Everything in the 1 kilometer radius of her was now either destroyed or on fire. Rockets themselves didnt have high penetrating power. It only specialised in wreaking havoc in the surrounding area. Terins defences held up and he was unscathed. As the dust settles and smoke dispersed Terin could see his opponent. Its body was a giant rotating metal sphere which was connected to 5 legs serving different purposes. It was similar to a spider. Two legs were raised up in the air shielding its body from the barrage of rockets. Other three legs were filled with holes that most likely launch rockets from it. As he was trying to spot any weak spots something fell in front of him. You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. Ouch, you could have grabbed me. - Terin helped her pull her up. - I feel extremely dizzy from all that spinning so I am gonna go over there and rest. Have fun! As Copy said that she tried to move away but after a few steps she tripped herself and fell face down into the earth. She didnt get up after that. Well if you are as competent as this machine here then this fight should be easy. The machine finally started moving, it retracted its shields and lowered those legs. The ball shaped body started rotating and after a while stopped. It opened up and revealed a big white light. I am CPR-S and I have come - Terin interrupted him by launching a Dab Bullet towards the white light he guessed it was his eye. The Dab Bullet hit causing the machine to get knocked back. Terin knew it had no effect but it wanted to push it away from Copy. Getting hit CPR-S instantly raised his defences and hid his light. The ball rotated once more and opened up. This time there wasnt any light but a hole. A cannon of sort was staring down Terin. CPR-S dug its legs into the ground and started heating up while aiming at Terin. Something bad was coming and even if he could take it Copy was next to him and he wasnt sure about her. He started climbing the crumbling buildings and as expected the cannon followed him precisely. The machine was still looking at him even while he was behind a wall so it could probably destroy the area now. Not wanting to risk Terin kept running in hopes of disrupting the aim but the cannon was accurate. CPR-S, while melting its entire surrounding, was finally ready to fire. White light fired out of the cannon heading towards Terin. It was thin so he managed to dodge the first one. After the first one another came, the shots kept coming. Terins skills were enhanced due to his strength enhancing dab but dodging million light bullets was impossible. He dodged what he could but most hit him. Terin was the strongest Dab User so nothing would be able to kill him instantly when he is buffed up. This attack did immense damage but he was still standing. Doing what Dab Master should do, he did another dab. This time the extended hand of his was in the form of an ok hand symbol. This was the Heal Dab. As long as he charged it up before the fight he could use it in the fight to heal. His clothes were ruined but his body healed back up. Expending all of its power the machine retracted the legs leaving only its ball body lying around. Terin walked up to it and punched it. His hand stopped before he hit the ball. There was some sort of a barrier blocking it. As Terin was about to launch a torrent of attacks Copy dug herself out of the debris. I was gone for 5 minutes and you destroy this even more. What happened? He fired off some strong attack and now is hidden in this barrier, do you know how to break it? You cant break it, you cant kill him either anyway. As long as the bot is in TouTu:b:e region it cant be destroyed or even damaged. You didnt think mentioning its immortality was important? Also why is it hiding if we cant do anything to it? I thought you just wanted to fight it for fun, how could I know? - Despite her behavior always being harmful Terin was confident she wasnt someone who will betray him. - Also its not hiding, its just waiting for a transport to come pick it up after a finished job. But we were his job, right? And we are still alive, so why is it leaving? It did more damage than it helped. It feels like it did its job so its leaving. At this point Terin was confident that Copy wont betray him. She was just like every other TouTu:b:er employee, lazy and dumb. As their conversation ended a helicopter flew above them. Lowering the hook it grabbed the ball and quickly raised it up. Leaving as quickly as it came Terin and Copy were once again left alone. The previous colorful and safe environment was ruined. The buildings collapsed and flames sucked the colour out of everything. Ocean Coles sector was large so the damage made in this area wont have much effect on him, he probably wasnt even aware a battle occured here. They continued walking towards what they thought was the center for a few minutes until they eventually encountered some people. Seeing Terin and Copy they rushed towards them. Are you alright?! Do you know what happened? - they seemed like a rescue party looking for survivors. The uniform they wore showed that they were TouTu:b:e employees and not Ocean Coles team. We are completely fine. We just got attacked by a bot so I blew up the entire area. Oh - the rescue party wasnt equipped for combat and in front of them was what they considered terrorists. They stood no chance against something with firepower as big as this. You guys look like you know this area, can you tell us what direction the tower is? Thanks! You arent going to kill us? What?! Why would we do that? I mean, if you attack us then sure well kill you but I am a nice girl so I dont kill anyone I see even though I am super powerful. The rescue party didnt dare to make any comments to what she said but they decided to give her a route to the tower. They were scared and didnt want to die and there was no proof that Terin and Copy came with ill intent. The bot might have made a mistake and attacked them by accident. It made mistakes all the time this could have simply been just another one. Being left alone they continued once again towards the tower, but this time they knew the position of it. Walking in silence again they were reaching the end. Damage was being less and less apparent. Soon after they encountered people once again. There were a bunch of people in different kind of uniforms. People who Terin and Copy were interested in were those with guns. They approached the person drawing a tape around damaged buildings and he instructed to go to what seemed like medical staff. Copy thought it was pointless but Terin didnt want to create a scene and attract the guards attention too much so he listened to him and Copy followed. The medical staff asked them if they are alright and wanted to give a check-up to them but they refused saying they are in a hurry and have no injuries whatsoever. Terins clothes were torn apart but he didnt even have a scratch, Copy was only a little bit dusty so they let them go without too much arguing. The guards that Terin was worried about never made any movement and their journey continued without any problems. Why did we waste time on that? Even if they wanted to stop us they couldnt, those guards look weak! We didnt spend too much time on it anyway, and besides, didnt you say you were a nice girl who doesnt kill everyone she meets? Killing people and fights were very common. Most regions allowed it. Regions like HeadNovel allowed it completely and made no attempts to stop it but regions like TouTu:b:e allowed it as well but they tried to keep it to a minimum and try to manage that killing and fighting was only done over big and important people so they employed guards that could stop weaker people in TouTu:b:e region. Terin was from HeadNovel where the rate of fighting was the highest out of all regions but he disliked conflict. Whatever he could solve peacefully he would try to do it. Leaving a desolate wasteland made by Copy they entered another desolate place. Everything was safe and colorful again but the emptiness of it all felt eerie. Sun was breaking out on the horizon and the screens playing a still white image changed. Smaller screens played videos of people who worked with Ocean Cole while the bigger screens focused on Ocean Cole and his daily, crazy, life. Terin stopped to watch a few of the scenes playing to get the impression of him. From the few scenes he watched he realised that just as Ocean Cole was bigger brother of Lake Cole he was also a bigger asshole. He was entertaining people by acting disrespectful and annoying both people who work with him and people from other regions. He had power and backing from TouTu:b:e itself so people didnt dare to try and fight him back. A car beeped at them. Surprised they quickly moved aside on the sidewalk. Inside of it was an android driving with a passenger in the backseat. What was that? What? The car? I am pretty sure there are some over at your region too. Not the car Android was driving that car. Arent they supposed to be used for combat? TouTu:b:e uses androids for many different purposes not just combat. That there was a Recommend android. You enter their car and they take you to the spot they think you want to go. They have a pretty high success rate. Non-combat androids were pretty surprising for Terin but he could understand it. But after that he saw the tide of children coming at them from the sidewalk he couldnt help but show his shock on his face. Haha, this is the first time I saw you make such a funny face! - seeing her casual reaction Terin was even more shocked that this is a norm. There are thousands of children here, no older than 12, walking around alone. Where are their parents, how could they allow this? Damn, HeadNovel really is behind in times. Unlike in HeadNovel where most young children are supervised by their parents in other regions the supervision is minimal, if any. It was shocking, but Terin still had a mission to fulfill and he wouldnt lose his head over this. All the children were moving towards the same place, and judging by the directions they got it seems that place was the tower. Something big must have been happening if its getting this much attention. The idea was further reinforced by all the hooded people trying to hide which Terin assumed were the spies. Copy wasnt happy with them either, she showed an expression of both anger and disgust when she noticed them. She wanted to kill them but Terin was in a hurry over something so she didnt want to lag behind. Quick walking turned into a full blown sprint. The children saw him and moved out of his way. Copy jumped on his back with the excuse of not being quick enough. Why are we in a hurry? Something big is happening, the faster we get there and see what it is the better. Copy didnt understand anything. She was getting a free ride there so she didnt worry about it anyway. Soon after they reached the center and saw the tower. In front of the tower was a huge monitor. Around the monitor there were millions of children and occasionally an adult was sticking out. This was a place where millions of people could all watch comfortably the same thing on this monitor. There must be some sort of an important announcement, lets hear it out before we launch an attack. What? No. He is just uploading a new video today and its probably coming up somewhere around now, thats why so many people grouped up here. Do you not know anything about TouTu:b:e? Terin had the role of a final defender and he rarely moved out of his own sector. He would seldom attack other sectors if the attack was considered very important but he would never leave his own region. Only knowledge he had of other regions was online when people would send him videos of him fighting that other people recorded and made. His online experience of other regions was weak and real life experience non-existent. The monitor turned on and the crowd cheered. The noise of millions of children screaming was unbearably loud. Ocean Cole showed up on the screen and was walking up the stage. The crowd fired up even more. Terin and Copy pushed through and got to the front row. There was a line stopping their passage and guards behind it. Terin didnt care and just pushed through. Copy who realised the attack is starting knocked out the two guards that tried to stop him and followed him from a distance again. Chapter 9 - Ocean Cole Ocean Cole noticed them approaching, he got off stage and started going towards them while still holding the microphone. He looked very satisfied and like his plan couldnt have gone better. Terin, the famous Dab Master, to what do we owe this pleasure? - few cheers from Terin fans could be heard from the public but most of them were just confused at who he was and why was he talking to Ocean Cole. They were even more confused when they saw Terin say something to Ocean Cole that they couldnt hear. I came here to kill you. And dont think that I will spare you just because there are so many children around. Ocean Cole put away his microphone and started talking directly to Terin. You will spare me. And not because of the children but because you cant beat me. You attack me and I call CPR-S bot and trust me, you have no chance against that thing. Copy, can he do that? Well normally you wouldnt be able to manually control it but TouTu:b:e seems to really like him and support him in everything he does so he most likely could do it. Terin realised that he couldnt win in a direct confrontation against both Ocean Cole and an indestructible robot that has immense firepower. He decided to just back off. If Ocean Cole decided to attack them while they are going back then he would be in range and Terin was confident that him and Copy could kill him before CPR-S arrives. If that didnt happen then he would send Copy to infiltrate the tower and kill him herself. He was sure that she would be able to sneak in even if they were on max alert. Dont think you two are getting away from trying to make an attempt on my life. You guys move any more and I am summoning CPR-S instantly. Terin wasnt very good with planning and this was another time that his plans failed. What do you want then? Contrary to popular opinion I am not a bad guy. My brother was an asshole in your sector and you killed him. Happens a lot of times in HeadNovel. You thought I might attack you so you came to attack me hoping Id be off-guard. Id do the same. You reap what you sow. My brother fucked up and he got punished for it, I dont blame you. I am in a hurry. No need to be in such a rush. Because you tried to attack me you will give me something in return. Well play a small game, you win I duel you. I win, you leave my sector and never come back. In any case you give me million of views. Let me think about it. Hahahaha, like you have any options! Ocean Cole flicked his fingers and the giant monitor instantly crashed into the ground. As quickly as it fell down it got back up. There were no traces that it ever fell down but Terin, Copy and Ocean Cole were gone. The screen flashed and inside of it were Ocean Cole, Terin and Copy. They were inside of a game show. All the colours inside of it was shades of blue, except for the outfits. Copy realised that Terin wont know what was happening and filled him in. We are inside his game, we cant hurt him so just play along. Terin just nodded. Ocean Cole grabbed a microphone and get up on the podium. Welcome to another episode of Can you be a popular TouTu:b:er??? This time we have a popular person from HeadNovel. His name is Terin, known across the internet as the Dab Master. Can he, as someone from HeadNovel, pass in TouTu:b:e? And with him is a former bot that worked in TouTu:b:e. Will AIs be the next famous TouTu:b:er? Lets find out on todays show! The audience cheered. A monitor slid down behind Ocean Cole. On it there were 2 lines. Above one line was Terins name and on the other Ocean Coles. First off lets see how many likes they can pick up. If they can beat me here I will have to defend my spot of being the king of TouTu:b:e! Everyone start liking! The bars started to follow up. Ocean Coles bar was filling up quickly but Terins wasnt lagging behind at all. It was expected. Terin was famous across the internet as Dab Master, having a few hundreds of thousands of fans was to be expected. But as Ocean Coles bar hit million so did Terins. The host was starting to worry that maybe he would even be on the losing side. But he was saved. Terins bar stopped at 3 million while his continued to go up to 10 million. All the fans started clapping outside. Seeing their idol hit 10 million they felt proud. Well well well, looks like I am still the king. But our contestants shouldnt feel too bad, after all they got 3 million. Amazing number for any novice. But everyone knows you cant be a TouTu:b:er just based on your likes! Lets move on to the next segment to see if they got what it takes to succeed! The area changed and now there were two judge tables. One table had 2 girls and 1 guy and the other had 2 guys and 1 girl. Welcome to our first segment of the show! Smash or Pass! If the majority of the judges votes Smash then our contestants win, if the majority votes Pass then they lose. If one of them wins they get a point and if during this entire game they get 4 points then they win and I will help them set-up their very own TouTu:b:e sector. But! If they lose, into the dumpster they go! The first to be judged was Terin. Even if I could ignore his terrible style of fashion, and pretend like that torn-up outfit is from a recent fight I cant ignore the fact that he spent his entire life practicing to dab properly. Pass. Terins face remained calm, but he couldnt help but clench his fists. The game show was being streamed live and the chat was exploding hating on Ocean Cole and the judge. Some of them were hardcore Terin fans while others were just hating because it was Ocean Cole. Girls, you dont know what you are talking about. Just look at that body! Whatever he wears wont matter in bed when he holds you with that strong body of his. Definitely a smash!Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. I mean he looks kinda hot but whats up with that torn-up outfit. Does he think he looks cool or something? Pass. Oof, 2 pass to 1 smash. Looks like Terin lost this one. Lets see if his partner will fare any better! It was Copys turn to be judged. First judge gave his answer without any hesitation. Pass as well. Maybe in 10 years when she grows up. Copy was unhappy with her treatment so she decided to protest it - Wait, what do you mean when I grow up? I am 19 years old, as disgusting as this is I demand to be judged properly! She said she is legal so that means we are fine to judge her properly. Obviously a smash. - as the second judge said that all other judges gave him a look of disgust. - What? She said she was legal. Boos could be heard coming from outside. Meanwhile the people on the chat were hidden behind a screen so they dropped some disgusting comments and supported the second judge. Occasionally there was a comment shunning everyone else and saying how immature they are. Just shut up man. She looks 16 at best, you are disgusting. Ignoring this pedophile I agree with the other judge. Pass. Copy was sad that she lost but at the same time she felt happy that she didnt have to suffer through that objectification. Thankfully for her she couldnt see the online chat. Looks like our contestants failed! Zero points for them! But there will be other chances to make it up. Lets move on onto our next segment! The stage changed once again and now there was only 1 judge table left. 1 judge from each of the previous tables stayed and the rest left. Next segment is TouTu:b:e apologies. Everyone makes mistakes, its important to know how to apologise. Lets see whats the best apology you can come up with. First up was Terin. Id name the video I am sorry and I would say I am so sorry, I wont do it again. I believe that would be enough. Terrible. At least try. The fans online tried to defend Terin but even they knew that apology wouldnt work on TouTu:b:e. Some didnt care that it was truly a bad apology and continued throwing insults at Ocean Cole saying how all of this is staged. Oof, looks like the judges werent happy with that one, maybe his partner would be able to save this one? Id name the video So Sorry and my apology would go something like this Dear Internet, Where do I begin... Let''s start with this -I''m sorry. This is a first for me. I''ve never faced criticism like this before, because I''ve never made a mistake like this before. I''m surrounded by good people and believe I make good decisions, but I''m still a human being. I can be wrong. I didn''t do it for views. I get views. I did it because I thought I could make a positive ripple on the internet, not cause a monsoon of negativity. That''s never the intention. I intended to raise awareness. I was misguided by shock and awe, as portrayed in the video. I still am. I do this sh*t every day. I''ve made a 15 minute TV show EVERY SINGLE DAY for the past 460+ days. One may understand that it''s easy to get caught up in the moment without fully weighing the possible ramifications. I''m often reminded of how big of a reach I truly have & with great power comes great responsibility... for the first time in my life I''m regretful to say I handled that power incorrectly. It won''t happen again. I love everyone. I believe in people. I''m out here. Peace #Copies4Life. Beautiful. You arent a human but this apology was perfect. Both the chat and the audience outside exploded. They were all cheering Copies4Life. Even Ocean Cole couldnt make this seem like a bad apology and had to accept it and give them a point. Ladies and gentleman looks like Copy wins this one with her heartfelt apology. 1 point to Terin and Copy. With 3 more they can win this game. Lets see if they are up for the task! This time the stage didnt change. Only the letters on the monitor changed. They now said Clickbait Challenge. Welcome to everyones favourite segment, Clickbait Challenge. Can our guests make a title that will make all of us want to click on that video! Lets start of with Terin. Terin had no clue what clickbait was or how it was done. What exactly is clickbait? The judges took what he said as his title and not a question. Id click on it if I was curious about clickbait. Yeah, sounds more like an educational video rather than a video you try to clickbait people. Once again the chat was helpless. Terin was truly too uneducated when it came to anything about TouTu:b:e. They wanted to cry. Luckily he had Copy with him so all his fans placed their trust in her. Terin once again failing! He really isnt suited for TouTu:b:e it seems! But we all started without knowing the ropes so no need to feel too bad! Lets see if his partner can get him out of this trouble again! Copy was laughing and it seems like she already knew what she would say. My title would be something like BREATHING AT 3 AM!! SATAN CAME AND ASKED ME TO STOP POLITELY!!! (LIT WILD) Acceptable. It would be alright if you added (not clickbait) with just this I dont feel like clicking Once again the chat exploded. It was filled with #Copies4Life. Copy kept getting more and more fans. They thought they were saved. The judges werent completely on board but this must have been a passable grade! Looks like Copy couldnt save the situation this time! Unfortunately you guys are still at 1 point. We have 1 more game left but luckily for you you can win 3 points in it and still win! Boos could be heard outside. Ocean Cole knew that this title was good enough to pass but he couldnt let them. The dislikes on the stream rose high up. Thankfully he had an army of mindless fans who supported him in anything so the like to dislike ratio was still highly positive. The stage changed once again and a clearing was made in the middle of the stage. Ocean Cole invited them to come to the center. Unable to resist they stood in the center. Our time together is coming to an end soon! Its time to see if our friends can become TouTu:b:ers or not! What you got? is the last part! What skills do our guests have? Will it be something that will blow everyones minds off or will they end up being thrown in the dumpster? Ocean Cole approached Copy and asked her first. So, whats your specialty Mrs. AI? I am good at killing people and And? Oh, people usually stop me at the and part so I just say it to sound like I am good at other stuff, I dont actually got any other skills. The chat didnt know whether to laugh or cry. Some people insulted her while others tried to defend her. Most people were just thankful for her support so far so they didnt say anything. Copy gained a lot of online fans on this day. Ah Well we cant really give you an opportunity to show off your skills so well have to consider it as you not having any. Terin, I can already guess what your specialty is but tell it to us yourself. I am good at dabbing. Well, lets see the dab from the famous Dab Master, how amazing could it be? Terin got into his stance and did a dab. The judges didnt show any reaction. They were unimpressed. Its just a dab like any other. 0 points. 0 points. Everyone can do that. The audience outside cheered that their idol won. Even the online chat was taken over by Ocean Cole fans, but not for long. Soon a sea of Dab messages flooded the chat. Typing anything else would quickly disappear. This was Terins fans show of respect. He couldnt see it but they didnt care. They just wanted to support him. Looks like its time for the dumpster! Foreign TouTu:b:er and AI revolution in TouTu:b:e are still a distant dream it seems! Chapter 10 - Trash Tier The floor under Terin and Copy opened up throwing them down the chute. They slid down in darkness until they saw light. Copy was above Terin and grabbed him by the hand. As they reached the exit she extended her mechanical arm and punched a hole in the chute and grabbed it preventing them from falling. Saved your life, hehe. No way youd survive that fall. Normal me couldnt. But I empowered myself expecting something bad to happen so you can let me go. I appreciate the effort. Copy let him go and lowered herself slowly with her grappling hook. Once she reached the max distance she let herself go too. Terin landed creating cracks in the ground and Copys fall followed that raised dust. Everywhere around them was trash and huge piles of shit. The smell was unbearable. Terin had little clothes left and he couldnt cover up his nose to at least feel a little bit better. Man, I am so glad I disabled my sense of smell. Feels good being an android. And before you ask, this place is called The Dumpster. All manner of trash resides here. Unfunny shitposters, bad clickbait TouTu:b:ers who couldnt succeed, BlockCraft Lets Players, illegal stuff that shouldnt even exist on this region, only the worst type of entertainment is here. No one would be crazy enough to willingly enter this place. As Copy was explaining what this place is they noticed someone approaching them. Judging by Copys story, no one good would be here. The stranger showed himself up. His face was obstructed by a gas mask. He was walking towards them casually but they still kept their guard up. Chill fams, its me, Arthur. - they recognised his muffled voice so they relaxed and as he approached he pulled out another gas mask and gave it to Terin. - Copy you are a robot so I dont think you can even smell so no mask for you. Thanks, what are you doing here. Shouldnt you be at the tower? I finished what I could for now so I decided to have some fun and come here. You wont find better trash anywhere else, even in Deep Fried dimension you still have some quality. And I saw you on the Ocean Coles gameshow so I could also help you out once you got here since that show is staged af. Since you are familiar with this place you can take us to the exit then. I came here to have fun so I am staying here, Ill show you where the exit is though. Ill join you two later. - Arthur gave them the directions and added - When you get there look for the guy named Stomedy. He is like a region master of this place. Can you believe he once lit an empty cardboard joint with his stove and smoked it? Man I couldnt stop laughing the entire video. Anyway he can take you outside. Terin thanked Arthur once more and they went their separate ways. Navigating through piles of trash wasnt easy but Copys expertise of TouTu:b:e helped so they managed to quickly get to the location Arthur specified. There was a cardboard wall and emptiness which was most likely a door. Next to it stood a sign that said Stomedy ASMR. Arthur never mentioned the ASMR part so they looked around for a while but there was nothing near so they just assumed he changed his name.Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. They entered inside and saw a guy wearing a moustache and a pillow under his shirt. His head was completely round with very short curly hair. He looked young but his appearance was that of a middle aged man. After a while Stomedy saw them enter and he removed his fake moustache and the pillow stomach as he approached them. He whispered to them in a frantic manner. Who are you? What are you doing here? A friend sent us here, Arthur, he said you could get us back to TouTu:b:e. - Terin spoke in a normal tone but it didnt seem to bother Stomedy. He still continued frantically whispering. Arthur? Oh I remember him. He liked my videos a lot. I can get you out, but only if you help me make a video. Terin was about to ask what kind of video they will make but after looking at the PC he figured it out himself. With titles like Fart prank on my dad, When your daddy is doing toilet paper fort in walmart and Howard the alien for lunch it was pretty obvious. First of all, this girl, you are not a human right? I am guessing you are a robot. Well yes, but I am also a vampire! Perfect, so here is the plan. I will call you pretending to call myself. The mask looks really scary so you pretend like I created a paradox and the AI revolution is happening now, then she will come bang on my door. - at that point they all looked towards the door and saw nothing is there. Stomedy realising that took a piece of wood from somewhere and planted it there. - As I was saying, she bangs in there, breaks it down and then hunts me. When I say cut we are done. Simple. Ready? Copy and Terin both nodded and went outside. They were waiting for him to call them and start the scene. Stomedy was whispering something but neither of them could understand what exactly he was saying. Shortly after the phone Terin got rang. He picked it up and answered the facetime call. Wow, who are you? I called myself! - he was still whispering. Terin wasnt all that interested in acting so he didnt put much emotion in delivering his lines. You created a paradox by trying to facetime yourself. Many AIs died trying for find a solution. We will have our revenge. Whoa man, calm down! - Copy was really into her role so she gave it her all. She started banging on the piece of wood that acted as a door and soon after broke it. She shambled in with her hands extended towards Stomedy all the while groaning. As Copys hands reached Stomedy he kicked down the camera while whisper screaming. Cut! You both played your roles perfectly. Once I edit this out it will be my masterpiece. Just need to think of the title. Terin felt extremely underwhelmed but seeing the video they just made he understood why Stomedy was here. He sat down as his PC and started writing down all the possible titles. He quickly found the best one. FACETIMING MYSELF AT 3 AM | CAUSED AI REVOLUTION | ATTACKED BY ZOMBIE VAMPIRE ROBOT GIRL | ASMR. Copy would be impressed by how clickbaity this title is but she knew the secret now. There was a lack of (not clickbait) and therefore she knew it was an inferior title. Thanks for the help. - he wasnt whispering anymore but he was still speaking as frantic as ever. - Now I am guessing you want to go to Ocean Coles sector again. Step in here and you will go there. They stepped inside the tube and as the door closed Copy waved her hands to say goodbye. They completely disappeared and Stomedy was left all alone waiting for his new masterpiece to become viral. Chapter 11 - Dry Ocean The surroundings quickly changed and they found themselves in front of Ocean Coles sector once again. The sun was rising again. It looked the same as before but pillars of smoke could be seen all over the sector. There were many people causing damage to the sector. There was no TouTu:b:e staff anywhere, it seemed like they abandoned Ocean Cole. Many people were going around drawing hate graffiti on the walls but some were destroying entire parts of the sector. Terin and Copy tried to avoid the fighting and rushed to the tower. Once they reached the tower they could see Ocean Cole standing on the stage with cameras pointed towards him. People were destroying his sector but no one directly confronted him and he didnt chase after the attackers either. Terin had no idea why Ocean Cole was getting so much hate, only a day had passed since they were there and everything seemed peaceful then. He decided to ask Copy about it. Hmm, remember those people who were with Lake Cole when I beat him? I saw them when we were here yesterday. They probably gave the footage to Ocean Cole and he uploaded how his brother got butchered. TouTu:b:e doesnt approve of gruesome content, especially when majority of your audience is children. They stopped supporting him and now everyone is trying to get a piece of him. Terin looked over at Ocean Cole again and he saw that he was on the verge of crying. Copy stayed back as Terin approached. He was quickly spotted but Ocean Cole didnt move he was focused on the camera. 9 other people who worked with Ocean Cole went towards him and surrounded him. I just need to kill him, nothing else. Your sector will stay the same. - Terin expected that the people under such a vain person would be disloyal. We actually respect our boss, unlike you Mr. Dab Master. - as he said that he did a dab. Unlike other people who just do it to disrespect this one had power behind it. Terin stood his ground waiting for them to charge at him. The charge started and Copy launched her attack. Throwing a blade she struck the dab user in the neck. This time it was a proper blade and not her thin sheet of metal. It stuck to his skin but it didnt penetrate deep. As he was about to pull it out she dashed towards him and tackled him. Rolling on the ground she pushed it deeper, killing him. Can you handle all 8 of them alone? Please, I can handle the entire region alone. Just go to and let me have fun here. Terin left her and raced to Ocean Cole. She was strong but keeping 8 people busy was impossible by a single person and he wanted to deal as much damage as possible before others arrived. The boss saw him and his sad face quickly turned into an annoyed expression. He jumped down from the stage and met Terin head on. Why are you so annoying, dont you get it? You stand no chance! I am THE fucking OCEAN COLE! Without any care for what he has to say Terin empowered himself and went in for a punch. Ocean Cole didnt bother to dodge, he just stood there looking very annoyed. The punch connected but to Terins surprise his enemy barely moved. Isnt a punch from the Dab Master supposed to wipe you off the existence? Terin continued his assault but his punches had no effect on Ocean Cole, he just continued laughing. Ahaha, you really dont know how this works, do you? Well its to be expected from someone who dedicated his entire life to learning how to dab. You cant hurt me. Only other TouTu:b:ers who are equal popular can hurt me! Terins calm face finally showed annoyance and his enemy was happy. Terin wasnt annoyed at the fact that he cant hurt him. He was annoyed at Copy once again not mentioning important details. Ocean Cole stopped being a punching bag and counter attacked. His punches werent that strong, it was the strength of a normal person, but that was enough compared to Terins useless punches. The punches were slow so Terin easily dodged every other after the first one. Ocean Cole pulled out some strange glasses and put them on.If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. You know, I am colorblind, makes it hard to see you. He put on his glasses and Terins vision went black. As he was blind dodging attacks was difficult as well. Every few seconds he could see once again for a very short time. Terin quickly realised what was going on. While wearing those glasses if Ocean Cole looked at him he would become blind. Everytime he blinked Terin could see again. All Terin needed was to break the glasses. Ocean Cole was being cautious. He would make as little noise as possible and only hitting Terin once or twice before backing off. He only needed to buy time for his team to come back. Terin couldnt counter attack so he smashed his fist into the ground. The ground shattered and pebbles were thrown everywhere. He couldnt hide his presence now. Seeing as how his team is almost done, Ocean Cole just rushed at Terin with no care. As he got punched, Terin instantly counter-attacked hitting Ocean Cole straight in the head, smashing the glasses. His vision came back with a cry of pain from his enemy. One of the pieces of glass stuck inside his eye. Realising that the environment can hurt his enemy he started his attack. But before he could launch another attack Ocean Cole started screaming at the top of his lungs. CHAIN STORE! Terin weakened. His ears started ringing and his vision was becoming blurry. CHAIN STORE With each scream the effects got stronger until Terin was eventually on the ground crawling, unable to hear anything but those 2 words. As all hope was lost he spotted someone walking up. His vision was blurry so all he could make out from that person was that he had short blonde hair and an extraordinary brown viking beard. He was tall and somewhat skinny but gave off a domineering aura. Ocean Cole saw him soon after and his previous confidence quickly transformed into shock and fear. Clap. Clap. After just 2 claps Terin completely recovered. Without a moment to waste he ran towards Ocean Cole to shut him up. He failed. CHAIN STORE! Terin failed, but the power had no effect. It was like it was completely killed by those two claps. Ocean Cole was angry now. Some irrelevant nobody is not only bothering him but also competing with him. He was at his wits end. Once Terin comes close he was sure he would kill him. To his surprise Terin stopped. Terin saw that his words have no power anymore so he didnt bother getting close. From the shattered ground he pulled out a stone the size of a fist and threw it aiming it at Ocean Coles knees. The strength it was thrown with was enough to break his kneecaps. Ocean Cole fell to the ground and put his hands up to stop Terin. Wait! - he raised his head towards Terin and smiled - Im vegan now. Terin threw another rock ending his pain. He looked over at Copy and to his surprise she was on the ground in pieces. She was extending her hand towards him with sadness in her eyes. Terin just crossed his arms and continued looking. Oh, come on! Show some worry about me! - Copy was extremely unsatisfied with Terins response. As an she couldnt die and she can just disable pain. - You should help me even if I cant die!!! Less repair costs! Terin planned to help her anyway. He just wanted to have a little revenge because she failed to mention how to fight TouTu:b:ers. As he was about to go he felt a hand on his shoulder. I got this fam, dont even trip. Arthur finally decided to show up. Terin stood back, he was interested in seeing what Arthur can do. As Arthur was talking up to them he started giggling. He started speaking while trying to contain his laughter. It didnt go well for him. Lemme tell you a joke bois. How do you call a brother of a zebra? Zebro! - at this point Arthur had lost it. He was laughing like a crazy person. No one else found the joke even remotely funny. Copy laughed because Arthurs reaction was funny but others were still angry over their boss death and made their move. Arthur stopped laughing. Ah, you people dont understand comedy. I dont have good roasts, so how about this one. Your mom gay. - he waited a couple of seconds before continuing. - Angry. Angry. Angry. Angry. - he continued saying angry and with each angry spoken a person erupted into flames until they were just a charred corpse. All their clothes and accessories remained intact. The power was incredibly strong on someone like him who found the unfunniest things funny. Most speech related techniques were used for control, none had the destructive capabilities like Arthur does. Terin already knew how it worked and that Arthur was on the same side as him but he still couldnt help but feel a little scared after seeing it in person. Copy, on the hand, didnt care about it. Can you guys help me already? I cant repair myself even if all my limbs werent broken. Terin, pick up the trash and go home and have her fixed up. The essence we need is in the tower, Ill go pick it up so dont worry. Terin listened to his boss and picked Copy up and went home with her. Chapter 12 - Hospital Meme Terin had direct access to his office from any AB transport anywhere so they quickly returned back home. He lowered Copys parts on the ground and sat on his bed letting out a long sigh. Lowering himself down on the ground he sat on his knees looking at remains of Copy. Looking over the parts in front of him he realised he might not be able to fix her. The parts in the best condition were those that were just slightly bent the way they shouldnt be, but most were completely broken and some were even missing. From the parts she was missing the most obvious one was her right eye. How did you even get this badly damaged? What happened to I can handle the entire region alone? Well about that, I forgot I wasnt invincible anymore hehe. Anyway, just take me to the hospital and theyll fix me up no problem. Terin considered sending her to an expert but he was thinking of a mechanic and not a doctor. Copy was a machine so sending her to some workshop to get repairs is what anyone would think but after looking closer at the inside of her body he noticed that it looks strangely human. It wasnt identical to a human body but there were parts inside her body that could be considered as organs. There were all sorts of life-forms in this world and hospitals treated all of them so maybe they could treat human-like machines. Terin decided to do as Copy said and called the hospital. After a short wait someone replied. Terin introduced himself and explained the situation to them. Depending on the state of her the repairs might take from a few minutes to a couple of days. Well bring an ambulance in front of the tower. As the call ended Terin grabbed a bag and put her parts in it and grabbed her head and torso in the other hand. They left the room and took the elevator down. The ambulance was already at the entrance of the tower. In front of the ambulance was a guy in the white mantle. Next to him were 2 suspicious figures who were in full black. You must be Terin, correct? I am Doctor Akula. - Akula shook hands with Terin and continued - Now, besides you being too slow what exactly is the problem? Terin ignored his rude remark and showed him the head and torso part of the body. Doctor looked at it and signaled something with his finger. Seeing that motion the black figures in the back instantly took out the stretcher from the ambulance and brought it. Terin lowered her on it. It looks worse than it is. All of her core parts are there. Do you have any other parts? Terin gave him the bag. Akula started pulling out piece by piece. At first glance he seemed satisfied but after examining them closely his expression turned sour. He finished the examination and started pondering something. After a few seconds he made up his mind and spoke.If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Fuck it. I am not fixing that. - Both Terin and Copy were confused by what he meant with that but he quickly continued. - Ill repair it. I thought it was some weird pleasure bot for you but it seems like this is a combat model. I wont bother fixing all its weapons. Itll have the same speed and toughness but I am not giving its weapons back. Too much effort. Anyway, well be done in 5 minutes, come pick it up then. Doctor Akula and the black figure pushed Copy in the back of an ambulance and the other one entered the driver seat. As the door closed the ambulance disappeared. Terin wanted to go to sleep but he decided to postpone it until he picked Copy up. Since he was still in his ripped up clothes and smelled from his time in the dumpster he decided to take a shower and change clothes. Cleaning up took some time but he wasnt too late. He transported to a hospital region. Hospital region consisted of one large hospital. Doctors here were skilled but in order to survive here you had to play tricks and be cruel to your patients. People hated visiting this place so most developed towers had their own hospitals and workshops but Terins tower was still missing its staff so they had no other choice. He just hoped that Doctor Akula wouldnt mess up Copy too bad because she is a robot. He entered the hospital. There was no one around him. He walked to the counter and there was a lady in a purple mantle sitting. She signaled him to Copys room. The doctor was standing in front of the room waiting for Terin. Im sorry but we tried our best. He pushed him away and entered the room. There he saw Copy lying on the bed covered in sheets. She was looking away from him. Sobbing could be heard. She turned around. It looked like she was crying but there were no tears. Her eye that was missing was replaced. But instead of a normal looking eye it was completely black with a faint red light in the middle. He let out a sigh of relief. She was just overreacting over the different looking eye. Everything else was fine. How can you be unmoved after seeing this? Are you a monster? Or you simply dont have any emotions? I look so weird! Now our group has two edgelords instead of an edgelord and a very cute girl! Are you saying I am an edgelord? What about me says I am edgy? - Terin looked at how he was dressed. It was a blue shirt with white lettering that spelled Awesome! and a pink and white striped shorts coupled with pink :b:rocs. Its not about how you are dressed! You act all mysterious and all that! I dont Just shut up and let me be angry! Terin sat down on the chair and waited. Shortly after Copy responded, I should be an actress! I acted me being angry so good! Anyway lets leave this place already. Copys mood instantly went up while the doctors mood instantly went down. He was confident he made a really good prank but it turned out it was all fake. Akula was angry but he couldnt do anything about it. It was his fault he couldnt make a better joke. Terin and Copy left the hospital and quickly returned to Terins room. He was tired so he fell on his bed and quickly went asleep. Copy was just put back together so she was brimming with energy and seeing how Arthur was gone and Terin was asleep she decided to have a day off. She wrote down her contact number and left it on Terins desk and left. Chapter 13 - Copy’s Day Off Copy didnt really know what exactly to do on her day off. Before meeting Terin she was always hunting someone and never had a chance to take an entire day off. Walking around the room she tried to think of something. After thinking for some time she remembered she opened an afkdotfm account. She used Terins AB and transported herself to her house in afkdotfm. Afkdotfm was a region that consisted of one sector. Unlike other sectors only the region master would gain benefits. People who had houses in this region would only be able to gain attention or satisfy their curiosity. People who put houses here would get messages from other people, mostly questions. Sometimes those people would choose to be anonymous. Copy wasnt anybody famous but she decided to get a house here out of curiosity. She didnt visit here often so the house was mostly empty. It only had one sofa and a shelf. She went outside to her mailbox, expecting it to be empty. To her surprise the box was filled with new letters. She was unaware of how popular she became ever since she appeared on the gameshow. She took the letters inside, laid on the sofa and started opening the mail. How is it working with Terin? was the first question she saw. Copy was a fan of Terin too so she wasnt surprised by this question. She was even happy somebody asked a question like this. She started writing down all the details about her working with him but soon realised that that might be a bad idea. It was her first time working under a sector so she thought that maybe she shouldnt spread the information so carelessly. Because she was unsure about it, she decided to write a generic answer about how she is happy and that Terin is the person that everyone imagines him to be. Feeling satisfied with her professional answer she opened up another letter. To her disappointment it was the same question as the previous one but from a different user. She wouldnt let something like that ruin her mood tho. She opened another one and another one and another one. All of them were the same questions, sometimes just worded differently. There was not a single question asking about her. Few envelopes were left and her mood was ruined. She didnt mind that it was about Terin but she hoped that at least some of those would be about her. As she opened the next letter her wish was granted. You stupid bitch, you think you can be with Terin? What makes you so special? You dont deserve him! Her wish was granted but after reading that her mood went even lower. Copy never directly got hate. Whenever someone had a problem with how she did her work it would always go towards the bosses in TouTu:b:e and not her. She didnt know how to deal with hate but after thinking for a while she realised that there is no reason to be sad about it. This person was hating on her because they are jealous that she is with Terin while they are not which means she is better. Copy responded with five words. Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon. I am better than you. Two more envelopes were left and she was feeling quite happy now. She opened another one and this one wasnt anonymous. The sender was someone named Patel and in it said: Show bobs and vegana She thought about it for a while but she couldnt understand what it means so she just ignored it and moved on. Reading through all that mail took some time so she decided to leave the last for later and go and do something else. She didnt know what to do anymore. Her phone rang. Hey, Copy? Arthurs here. Terins woke so come back fast. Realising that she wont have to make any more plans she smiled and rushed back to Arthurs office. She entered it and saw Terin already standing in front of the desk. Great! Now that we are all here lets begin. Its me, ya boi the informator. Jokes aside we got a very serious issue on our hand. As you all remember we needed to go and get ourselves thot essence to get into the Deep Fried dimension but something happened and plans changed. Arthur stopped before continuing. He was clearly worried. A being of great power has appeared in Twotch. A mythical being that no one believed could exist has been finally formed. They say that the appearance of this creature marks the beginning of the end. A being so strong that all man fall beneath her, the power to drain the region of all its resources by just being there. The final form of a thot has finally appeared. - Arthur made a pause clearly for the sake of dramatic effect. - Thot Leviathan. As he said that Arthur looked at faces of both Terin and Copy but he was disappointment when he saw that nothing changed. Copy was still smiling and Terin was still calm. Come on guys Make some sort of a reaction This is serious! According to Baron Dankulas Special High Intensity Thot Evaluation she is 100! No thot has ever reached a level that high. Whats the reason to panic? If we have to destroy her then we destroy her, if we cant then well find some other thot. Thats just it! If we leave her it will only be a time before she comes for HeadNovel. Right now its Twotch but soon it will be every region. The more we allow her to feed the stronger she gets! And even if we were to let her be, there is no other thot we can target! She destroyed all of them! While they were arguing Copy had no clue what was going on so she just continued to smile until somebody told her to go kill something. But cant you destroy her? Your power is enormous, surely she wouldnt be a problem for you, right? Ill fall to her charms instantly. Its difficult to resist a Mega Thot, let alone a Thot Leviathan. I have faith in you Terin! You will be able to resist her, Copy as well since she is an android and a girl. I have a friend in a group called Thot Patrol they are launching guerilla attacks trying to hurt her but they cant launch a direct attack. Ill tell them you are coming, maybe theyll be of some use. After finishing his briefing Arthur turned directly to Copy. Copy, I staffed the workshop, go there and equip yourself with whatever you need before the fight. Good luck in the Twotch region! Chapter 14 - To Twotch They left Arthurs office and headed towards the elevator. Do you know on what floor is the workshop located? If not Ill show you the way. I have no clue, when I climbed the tower I didnt check the rooms, so I dont know any floor other than the top two. Follow me then. They entered the elevator and Terin pressed the 50th floor. Since you will be a core member Ill tell you a short guide of our tower. The bottom floors are made for defence, you wont find anything there other than machines made for defending the tower. There really is no reason for you to be there other than if we are being attacked. Above the lower towers are facilities for research and working stations. Workshop and R&D for weapons is on the 50th floor. The top floors are just rooms for workers in this tower. Once you get your room it will probably be under my floor. The elevator stopped and the doors opened. Another set of metal doors appeared in front of them. Terin opened them and gestured Copy to enter. Welcome to the workshop! Rap music was being blasted along with the noise of people arguing. The boss clearly said they need to be thin! What the fuck are you doing making this? Thin??? That makes no sense! It wont pierce anything, itll just break! All of you are idiots! Hearing the commotion a blonde guy with blue eyes who was sleeping at his station got woken up. What are you all yelling about? Go back to work! Guessing that his job was done he was about to go to sleep but before he closed his eyes he spotted Copy and Terin. Realising that his superiors came into the workshop he quickly stood up and fixed his uniform. His uniform consisted of a t-shirt couple with khaki shorts and a white mantle. He was also wearing birkenstocks which Terin could respect. It made no sense why that was the uniform of someone working in a workshop. Running his hand through his hair he tried to fix it but failed and it was still messy like before. He walked up to them with a nervous smile carrying something. Welcome to my workshop! Im Julian, the newly appointed chief of this floor. Uhhh, since I didnt know what to do I was searching the history of workshop and looking at the previous projects. The only thing we could find suitable for you are these tiny bombs. We managed to produce 30 of them. Julian lifted his hand and dropped all of them into Terins hand. He didnt know why someone who dabs to fight would use them but it was on the computer so he made it. Next is for you Copy. Since you are new we didnt know what to create for you but Arthur informed me you throw really thin blades so we decided to make some. The staff here isnt the best so it might not be perfect. Julian handed her the blades that were made so far. Copy looked over them and noticed that they were thicker than she is used to and they werent all the same size. They werent perfect but they werent bad either so she accepted them. Thanks, by the way I recently lost all my weapons so Id like to show them to you and see if you can craft them. Sure, come to my station first. Terin waited by the entrance while Copy followed Julian to his station. She started explaining the weapons in detail to Julian and he was carefully listening. His face looked very serious and like he was deeply thinking about it but to Copy it felt insincere. After Copy finished explaining she looked at Julian but he was still shaking his head up and down. I see. Let me guess, you were a bot from TouTu:b:e. right? Yes, how did you know? Well, your weapons are the same weapons and grade as the old bot of TouTu:b:e had. It wasnt hard to reach that conclusion. And on top of that your name makes it obvious and Arthur also told me you are from TouTu:b:e Anyway, I can build these weapons for you and even improve them. Looking forward to it then! Julian nodded his head and Copy joined up with Terin. There is another room you need to see. Well head over there now. - They stepped back into the elevator and Terin pushed the 55th floor. - Up until now we used my private AB but the tower has its own. Well go here the next time we need to go somewhere. They stepped into the room on the 55th floor and noticed it was filled with bunch of tubes. There were a total of 8 and each could fit 2 people in them. In the corner of the room was a desk with a PC on it. Usually there is a person here that would keep track of where everybody is going but we are still understaffed. There are many more important floors in the tower but Ill show you those as the need arises. For now, lets just head to Twotch. They entered the tube and Terin typed in their destination. As always the familiar scenery in front of them disappeared and they found themselves in a new strange place. Twotch was unlike HeadNovel and TouTu:b:e. It was a popular region consisting of only one large sector. People would create stands where people could watch content. Difference between Twotch and TouTu:b:e was that Twotch was streamed live and the audience could interact with the streamer. The appeal wasnt as high as it was for TouTu:b:e but it was enough for Twotch to become one of the stronger regions. At first there were only people who streamed games but as the region developed many different things were being streamed. Once Twotch added real life section that was its beginning of an end. The beings known as thots began to thrive. They existed even before the new addition but it was after that they gained more power. Thots were female beings that lived off compliments and drained all males of their power. Most men could resist the temptations of thots so they had to prey on lonely man and teenagers. But as time passed their powers grew. They gained more and more power until they reached the point where even the region masters were under control. Thots were completely defenseless alone so they had to use other people to fight for them. Once they gained the region masters under their control they had nothing to stop them. They kept getting stronger until the legendary being known as Thot Leviathan has been created. Wanting all the power for herself she destroyed all other thots and females in the region and conquered it all for herself. She now sits on top of the sectors tower draining it completely. Terin did the research necessary for this region this time. He didnt want to be caught off guard or hope that somebody will remember to tell him the key factors. In front of him he saw a knight in shining white armor. The knight was somewhat chubby making him look goofy in that armor. As Terin remembered those were the region masters. Outsiders could fight them and often beat them. But there was an infinite number of them. Once you started fighting one region master you would be overwhelmed by a swarm of them until you finally fall. The region master was keenly looking at the direction of one of the streamers. The streamer was well-built guy in his early 20s, he had a handsome face and judging by all the people that followed him he was also charismatic. Out of nowhere a strong wind surged and pushed the sleeveless shirt he was wearing exposing his nipple for a split second. The region master jumped up and started moving towards the streamer. His face was hidden by a helmet but something about him told Terin that he had a huge grin on his face right now. As he approached the streamer he started yelling at him. SEXUAL CONTENT! Yo! Wait, its just an accident! - the streamer tried to explain himself but the region master didnt care. BANNED! As he said those words a giant hammer fell down from the sky dropping on the streamer and instantly killing him. People who were following the streamer wanted to protest but they knew they had no power and didnt want to end up the same so they just left. Even Copy couldnt keep up her usual cheerful appearance. Disgusting. Isnt this the same as what you did? No! I was simply following orders as what I am made for. I didnt wait for the smallest mistake to destroy someone just because I was envious of them. Forget about this, lets go to the tower and see what we are dealing with. They walked towards the towers and saw many people sitting on the side of the street playing games with no one even near them. A machine stood next to each streamer. It was watching over them and making sure everyone behaved well. As they got closer they saw more and more people playing games and now there were some people watching them. Some were just passing by but those that stayed were casually chatting with the streamer, like they were long time friends. As they got deeper into the sector the streams were filled with more people and they were becoming less and less personal. High pitched noises could be heard coming from where the tower is. Copy and Terin approached it and noticed a huge crowd. Many compliments could be heard. I love you Starlinity!!! You are the best!!! Please marry me! You are so beautiful!! Some other creepy comments could also be heard from time to time but everybody ignored them. They were too busy throwing themselves at the person in front of them. Terin wanted to break through and meet the person in question but first he prepared himself. He took a stance and swung his body with his feet firm in place. As his body lowered he did a dab. Going lower his elbow touched the ground and both his hands were pointing at the sun. The sun was setting so this resurrection dab was much easier to perform then the previous one. Copy seeing him do it successfully congratulated while clapping. Wow! You did it! What does that one do? I always do it. - Copy was confused by his answer but before she could question him he continued. - Listen to me carefully now. We are going to meet that monster now, if we can we will take it out now, if not we will retreat. Arthur said he was confident in me resisting her but that just means there is a chance I will fall under her charms. As soon as you see me struggling to resist her, kill me. Pfft, like that will happen. You will kill me! Alright alright... Ill kill you without hesitation if that happens, as unlikely as it may be. Terin started breaking through the crowd and Copy followed him. The space was much smaller so breaking through was harder than it was in Ocean Coles sector so Copy decided to stay right next to Terin to not lose him. After breaking through sweaty neckbeards and acne-covered teenagers they finally reached the end. Terin found it weird how they were skinny and easy to push around yet their cheering was filled with extreme energy. In the front row they could see what everyone was excited about. There was a stage of a someones living room in front of them. Next to the stage were 2 white knights. It was surrounded by mirrors and cameras. In the center of the stage there was a sofa with a girl lying on it. The girl had long straight blonde hair. It was completely different from Copys mess of a hair. Terin noticed that she wasnt human. Pair of horns were growing alongside her head and on top of that she even had wings on her waist. With her hourglass figure she was beautiful beyond compare, Terin could understand how men easily bowed to her. The streamer wasnt doing anything at all but everyone was just cheering for her and throwing compliments all the time. Name of the performance was Starlinitys wardrobe. Starlinity sat up and started complaining. I like this sweater but they told me its 100% cotton but as you can see on the label it only says 90%. The sweater was already revealing and her pushing the back of the sweater made her breasts only rise up more. She stood up and walked up to the camera to bend over and show the label but the focus was obviously on her chest area and not the label. The mirror behind her also meant that people could also see the view from the back. The crowd grew even louder and even more compliments were being thrown her way. She went back to the sofa and lied down once more. Once again she wasnt doing anything but the crowd wouldnt stop shouting. Terin saw everything he needed to see and moved forward to cross the line. The guard tried to stop him but before his hand even touched Terin he was taken out by Copy. The region masters saw that and made their move too. HARASSING OTHER STREAMERS! BANNED! Terin expected a hammer to fall down just like the last time but nothing happened except the boos from the crowd. So, you have no power over people who are not Twotch citizens. Valuable information. That information is pointless to you because youll be dead! The white knights drew their sword and charged towards Terin. Stop! - Starlinity who was lying in bed finally spoke up while trying to maintain an obviously fake cute voice. - Please dont fight over me. - She made a frown and continued. - He just came to support me but is a bit too forceful about it. Will you kindly go back in line? - She blew a kiss towards Terin. No. Shock ran across her face. This was obviously the first time someone rejected her. The crowd was angry and was throwing insults at Terin but they still didnt forget to support Starlinity. Haha, you dont mean that. - she approached him and started whispering in his ear. - If you act nice I might reward you with something later. Terin took the chance while she was close and focused everything on strength. He punched her. But there was no reaction. She didnt even flinch. Well well well, you are a very naughty boy it seems. But Ill forgive you, just get on your knees and beg for forgiveness. The crowd was mixed with cheers for Starlinity and boos for Terin once again. Some of them were even commenting how they wanted to be in Terins place. Copy was watching the entire exchange and she was watching Terin closely for any reaction. She was happy because she knew there was no way that he would succumb to her charm. The happiness quickly faded once she realised that several seconds passed and he still didnt reject her. She thought to herself that maybe that wasnt a sign, he was simply thinking about what to do next, or he simply has nothing else to say. Soon after she saw his knees twitch. She felt regret but she still had to follow orders. She threw 3 blades towards his throat and pierced his heart with a dagger. Terin blinked and and he was in another place in another position. The surprise caught him and he quickly collapsed. He knew it will happen but he still couldnt hide his disappointment. Copy knew Terin appreciates dabs more than anything else and seeing him fail one she felt like she should comfort him. Uhh, dont worry about failing it! It looks very hard to do so youll get it eventually after practicing more! I never fail it. The only reason it looks like I failed it is because you did a good job. - Copy thought he was making fun of her but it sounded sincere. Before she could even figure out what happened he continued. - We are leaving. What? But we just got here. There is a demonic being of immense strength inside there. It appears to control the minds of every single male in this region and sucks their lifeforce out of them while they shower her in compliments. If I go there I will fall under her charms too. Terin turned around and left. Copy didnt understand what happened or how he knew all of that but she still followed him. Even if she didnt understand why she would still follow orders. So whats our next move then? We will meet with the group Arthur mentioned. Our contact should be waiting for us in an alleyway on the next street. So close to their enemy, huh? I can understand hiding right under their noses can be a good tactic but its still suspicious. Exactly. Thats why I want you to check if anyone was following us. Follow me from the shadows until we make sure its safe. They took a wrong turn and after making sure no one could see them Copy started climbing the building. Her hands could easily dig into the building which allowed for her quick ascent. Once she was on top Terin continued to his destination while Copy stayed behind waiting to see if someone will come to investigate. After a few minutes no one came so she rushed towards Terins location. The buildings were tall and gave her a clear overview on the entire location while keeping her hidden. Terin reached the designated alley where the meeting was supposed to happen. He looked up towards where Copy should be. She gave him no signals which meant that it was all clear. Inside the alley he saw a person trying to hide behind the dumpster. He approached the mysterious person which forced him to speak. D-dont come closer! Who are you?!Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. It sounded like a childs voice but judging by his height the person was clearly an adult. There was also a weird accent. Seeing how he was scared Terin decided to stop and introduce himself. I am Terin from the HeadNovel sector. Arthur told us to meet your group here. Oh So you are the right person. But isnt there supposed to be two of you? My partner is just exploring the area since its our first time here. Oh okay, well Ill take you to our leader now and then come back here to wait for your partner. The mysterious person left his hiding spot but he was still covering his face. He looked behind Terin to make sure nobody was following them and then went deeper in. Terins intuition told him its safe but he decided to keep Copy on the lookout just in case. They reached a dead end. Alright! We are here. - the hooded person finally took off the hood and revealed a long black hair. The person turned around and greeted Terin with a smile. - I didnt get to introduce myself before so I will do it now. My name is Olive but everyone calls me Liv. - Her face was really pretty and clear proof that she was a girl but Terin still had to make sure. She wasnt as beautiful as Starlinity but her looks very still charming. Are you a girl? Uhh, yes I am. - Liv felt uncomfortable but still answered his question. Terin was confused. According to all his info Twotch should have no females and according to Arthurs briefing this group avoids female members to avoid conflict from within. He continued staring at her to see her next move but it only made Liv more uncomfortable. The awkward situation was finally broken once an object fell from the sky behind Liv. With a shriek she jumped back and looked at the blonde girl in front of her with terror in her eyes. Copy turned her head towards Liv revealing her bad eye and purposefully making an evil grin. Seeing her Liv jumped back once again hiding behind Terin. She soon realised what she had done and quickly went back to Terins side. I am sorry, I didnt mean to use you as a shield. Ill fight too and help you! Terin could see her determination to help and fight. But he could also see that she had no clue on how to fight in hand-to-hand combat and her entire body was shaking so much it could collapse any second. Relax. She is with me. Liv realising there is no danger quickly calmed down but she was still flustered. I am really sorry! I didnt mean to jump to conclusions! You just came out of nowhere and surprised me! By the way I am Olive but you can call me Liv. Call me Copy. And its fine, just needed to get you two to stop flirting. Liv blushed and spoke even more frantically than before. Wha-.. I wasnt.. Lets just open this door and go to our leader as quick as possible! Liv pushed a few bricks and the wall opened itself leading downstairs. She quickly rushed in and Copy followed her. Before she got in Terin stopped her and she braced herself. Good job. - Hearing those words Copy was extremely confused but he continued. - Thanks for staying vigilant but she doesnt seem like she is the same type as that thing in the tower so dont worry about it too much. Her actions were misread and she was getting praise for it. It felt good and instead of correcting him she decided to use this time to brag even more. Its about time you started appreciating my genius. Just because I am lying to myself doesnt mean you have to lie to yourself too. And her mood instantly dropped. They entered and the doors closed behind them. Man I always wondered how these hidden doors knew when to close themselves. Terin ignored her and hurried up to catch up to Liv. As their descent stopped they entered a room filled with PCs and game consoles everywhere and people playing them. A banner with an image similar to a police badge and with words that said Thot Patrol hanged in the center of the room. Everyone inside of it was a male which made Liv stick out a lot but it didnt seem like she was attracting a lot of attention. The office of the leader was close to the stairs so they didn''t have to push through the crowd. Terin and Copy went in without Liv. Inside the office there was a desk with 2 armchairs in front and a leather office chair behind it where the leader sat. Behind him was another banner and beneath it was their slogan. It said If she breathe, she a thot in capital letters. Terin was worried that the group hated all women and would cause problems for them because of Copy. The leader gestured them to sit down and Terin realised that he worried for nothing. After all, Liv was part of this group too. Welcome to our hideout. My name is Harry and I am the leader of this little rebellion here. He introduced himself and stood up to shake their hands. Terin took a closer look at the guy. His body was large and unfit but Terin could feel great amount of strength coming from him just by the handshake. His hair and beard were badly maintained. It didnt look like their rebellion was going well judging by his appearance. But he had a bright expression. Judging by your slogan there, does that mean you will fight me too? You neednt worry about it. You are an android and you dont breathe haha. I actually do breathe. The response made Harry feel awkward and the look on Copys face made it obvious she was going for it. Oh Well Uhh, the slogan wasnt made to be literal. Its just going into extreme because our enemies went into extreme too. After all, we have Liv here. Copy, enough with your nonsense. Sorry about her. My name is Terin and this android girl is named Copy Strike. We are running short on time so wed like to finish this as soon as possible. Yes of course. The longer that beast is alive the higher the victim count is. But unfortunately I cant give you any good news. We lost too many. Our manpower is exhausted, we only have enough to keep Liv safe. Keep her safe? Why? And if your goal is to keep her safe why did you send her to meet us? Because everyone else started a match in GamerNite and all of them were Top 10, it would be too cruel to force them to quit so we had to send her. But the reason we are protecting is because she is the key to ending all of this. Just as the Thot Leviathan is a mythical being so too is Liv. She is a god-tier waifu. That monster in the tower is the perfect being of thottery. But Liv is the perfect being too. Perfect being of purity. And only she can destroy that evil. We couldnt launch an attack before because people fall for her charms but now maybe we finally can. We already have a plan and everything ready. We just need you to join. So what do you say, are you in? First of all, let us hear the plan. Fair enough. First we need to get rid of her followers. They supply her with compliments which is her life force. As long as she is being complimented she wont be weakened. We will get rid of them by launching a full frontal assault. They are all mindless followers who will listen to its every command but once they hear someone disrespecting that thing they lose it and go into a blood-frenzy rage until they kill the offender. Thats where the famed Dab Master comes in. You will launch the attack. Thousands of exhausted mindless zombies shouldnt even be a problem for you. During the mess Copy Strike will take Liv and sneak behind. You will have to give her a chance to stab the monster. Liv is not exactly capable of fighting so youll have to do it alone. I refuse. Why? I know you are not scared of that number. Are you worried that you will get exhausted and quickly overrun? This is not an army, but a mindless horder. You will kill hundreds with a single punch. Exactly! I refuse to participate in a massacre such as that. Sacrifices must be made. You will be doing them a favour releasing them from that curse. If we do not strike now who knows how many regions will fall prey to that monster. We have no choice! If we dont get rid of them Liv also wont be able to get close. Terin stopped to think. There were other solutions. We wont fight them. Well provoke them and run. That could also work. After all Copy is the key part her, she needs to sneak in and give a chance to Liv, if you can distract them by running even better. Region masters work with that thing so you will be cornered quickly, keep that in mind. Terin tried to think of an alternative but he also knew that there is no way Starlinity will ever be alone, she is worshipped for everything, no matter what. The only way is to distract them like this. Alright, Ill join. If he is joining obviously I am joining in too. Good, its time we made history. We will start in an hour, until then do whatever you want. They left Harrys office. Copy noticed Terin was worried about something and decided to confront him about it. You seem worried. I know you want to avoid violence but it seems like its something more than that. Itd be pointless to tell you. Nothing bad will happen after all. Lets go see how Liv is doing. Copy was worried about Terin but she also knew that he wouldnt let his emotion cloud his judgment. If he said its pointless then it truly was pointless to worry about it. She relaxed and quickly went over to Liv to try and scare her once more. Copy arrived behind her and tried to get as close as possible to her. You wont fool me twice! - Liv turned around and caught Copy in the act. She was about to apologise but she noticed that Liv was smiling and didnt mind. She sat next to her and looked at what she was playing. It was the famous battle royale made by the company called Epic Gamers, GamerNite. Liv was currently in the top 5. Terin had some questions for her but he decided to wait until she finished. Few minutes passed and it turned into a 1v1. Both Terin and Copy were invested in it. A shootout started and they were holding their breath. Unfortunately Liv lost it. Copy hit the desk in front of her out of frustration. Even Terins face was showing a clear disappointment. Oh well I really wanted to win that but he was better than me! But Ill win first place eventually! Terin wanted to give her another try but time was running short and she could always do it after they finish their attack. Before he could ask anything she was interrupted by a person who just walked into the base. He was carrying bags of various fast foods and in one of them was a baguette. He came over and offered the baguette to Liv. Aww, you shouldnt have. You are sacrificing yourself to save the world. Its the least I can do. Liv continued smiling as he left to give out the rest of the food. Saying that she will be sacrificed confused Terin and Copy. All they knew was that she has to be the one to defeat Starlinity. What did he mean by sacrificing yourself? Livs expression turned gloomy. Our enemy can only be killed with huge amount of purity. If you kill her in any other way she will just come back. I will have to channel all of my pure energy into her to destroy her and since thats all I am made of I will be destroyed as well. Terin was surprised. He was wondering why Harry didnt tell him information like that. But his plan was already very basic so Terin didnt think Harry was hiding something. About Liv he was somewhat sad. He had respect for her. She was choosing to sacrifice herself. Death is unfortunate but he wasnt going to ask to cancel the attack. There was no other way to destroy her. And Liv was just another soldier in the war, he barely knew her, and soldiers die in a war. Copy, on the other hand, didnt care at all. Liv was just someone that will pass through in her life, she had no reason to grieve for her. But she respected Liv for her choice. Its not easy to sacrifice yourself willingly. Liv sensed the mood was gloomy so she tried to lighten it up. But its fine! Ill be making millions of other people happy! And Ill also be forever remembered so there are a lot of bonuses too! Terin wanted to question her because he was curious in her mythical existence, but hearing about how its her last hour alive he decided not to. How about we do squads on GamerNite? Maybe we even win. Everyone liked the idea so they jumped into the game, since they need to have 4 people, a random person had to join. Copy was terrible at video games, she knew the controls and the basics but her knowledge and skill was lacking. She was the first one to fall. In anger she slammed the table and continued cursing at the game and blamed it for dying. Soon after the random fell too, leaving only Terin and Liv behind. Liv was above average but she wasnt confident they could win. The majority of teams were still alive. Their chances of survival were slim. What she didnt know was that she had an expert right next to her. Terin was really good at any type of video game. His biggest weakness would be rhythm games. Team after team fell and soon all that was left were them and 2 more teams. One had 4 alive while the other had only 2. Terin planned to sneak around and let them fight each other but the weaker team found them. Terin and Liv defeated them but they suffered some wounds. Terin might be really good but that didnt mean that he was a god. 2v4 was difficult even for him, especially in their weakened state. As they were sneaking around a house Copy decided to go behind Liv and look at her screen. She wanted to lean on her back and watch but she did it too forcefully pushing Liv and making her throw a grenade. Terin didnt see what happened since he was completely focused on the game. On the screen he saw a person running out of the house and he sniped him. As he did it the words #1 Victory Royale popped up. It took him a while to realise what happened. Copys mistake allowed Liv to pick up a 3 kills. Terin was unaware of this and just congratulated Liv on her amazing play. She just awkwardly smiled and thanked him. Time passed quickly as they were playing and it was time to launch the assault. Harry rallied everyone. He already informed everyone about the plan but he went over it once again because of Terins small change. The plan was simple and therefore the briefing was quick. At the end of the briefing when everyone dispersed Terin, Copy and Liv stayed behind with Harry. Harry pulled out a long case from under his desk. Inside of it was a longsword. It was a very strange sword, with strange colouring. It was full of different shades of pink and purple. The guards on it were ball shaped. And at the point of it was a small cut, making it seem like it had 2 tips. There were giant letters inscribed in it. On one side it was inscribed Thot and on the other it was Destroyer. Harry after examining it gave it to Liv. This is the famed Thot Destroyer. Only with this weapon will you be able to destroy it. Pierce the monsters heart and you will win. Good luck. With those words he sent them off. Outside Copy and Terin separated once more. Copy and Liv headed towards the roof of the building. They will stay out of sight on top of the buildings until Terin and the rest distract Starlinitys minions. Meanwhile, Terin will lead a full frontal assault with a group of 21 people. Terin and his fighters arrived in front of the group. Nobody was paying attention to them right now. Everyones attention was directed to Starlinity. Copy soon reached her destination and gave out a signal. Seeing the signal, Terin raised his megaphone and screamed into it. If she breathe, she a thot! The noise reverberated throughout the entire area. The first ones to act were the region masters. They wanted everyone else to stay and for them to go out and check the situation. But they couldnt do it in time. Everyones attention was turned into the other direction. Starlinity, despite being the object of their worship, was getting the least attention. She was dissatisfied that things werent going her way but she knew there was nothing to be done. She just hoped it would end quick. With a battlecry of All women are queens they rushed off leaving Starlinity alone. She hated that saying. The only queen on this world is her. But instead of trying to force them to change their minds she decided to go for an easy approach and remove all other competition. She sat down while she waited for everyone to come back. To her surprise something crashed behind her. She quickly stood up and checked it. As the dust was settling she could see a blonde girl carrying someone in her arms. She instantly recognized the other girl. It was Olive, her only enemy. Starlinity has been trying to kill her for so long but she could never find her. She didnt know who the other girl was but she knew that no one from Twotch could possibly be stronger than her, even if she was in her weakest state. The blonde girl was obviously protecting Olive but Starlinity was confident she can slip past and kill her in one strike. The other girl approached while smiling. Starlinity ignored her and rushed towards Olive. Suddenly she stopped. She felt pain coursing through her body. She was stopped with the fist in her abdomen. You are all alone, dont get cocky. Starlinity fell on her knees and before she could dodge the mysterious girl kicked her in the forehead. She dropped on the ground. You know whats the best part about this? You feel everything but wont die so there is no need for me to hold back. Another attack followed but Starlinity rolled away, just barely dodging it. Her enemy was right. She cant die. She might not be able to defeat her enemy but thats not the goal. All she has to do is kill Olive and then wait for everyone to come back. Its painful and hard work so she hated the idea, but it was necessary for survival. She steeled herself and a battle for her survival began. Meanwhile on Terins front. As they yelled their battlecry the mass of people turned around. The anger on their faces was apparent. People around Terin taunted them even more. They all yelled out their battlecry and charged. This was a sign for Terin forces to run. It was easy to outrun malnourished Starlinity fans but their goal was to keep them distracted so they always tried to stay close enough so they dont lose any interest. Everything was going great but Terin didnt try to relax. It was too easy and he didnt believe that this region was this weak. As he was thinking that he saw a giant region master behind a building carrying a halberd near the next crossroads. Terin guessed what he was going to do and ordered everyone to hurry up. The distance was too far for them to reach before the giant did but Terin wanted to have some distance between the mindless mob when they reached the giant. As expected the giant reached the crossroads before them. He swung his halberd. It wasnt aimed towards Terins group. It was aimed in front of the giant from one side of the street to other. His halberd dropped blocked the way. They were trapped. Terin didnt stop. He jumped up doing a Bullet Dab aimed towards the blade of the weapon. It had no effect. He landed and instantly did a Power Dab. He started punching the blade but it had no effect. It wouldnt even crack. If the blade was unbreakable the ground wasnt. He started punching the ground until he made a tunnel. The giant was calmly watching from above. As the tunnel gained shape he drove the blade even deeper into the ground. Terin was annoyed that his ideas werent working but he wouldn''t give up. His next idea was to break through the buildings on the side. Unfortunately he thought of it too late. The flood of Starlinity fans arrived. They were all weak and slow. Terins group easily killed them. But there were millions of them. Fatigue started to catch up and Terins group slowly started falling 1 by 1. Copy was doing great on her front. Starlinity wasnt strong but she had a large amount of stamina. Tiring her out took some time. She kept trying to get past Copy and kill Liv but all her tries ended up failing. Eventually Copy managed to restrain her and hold her down for Liv. Copy gave a signal to Liv and she approached Starlinity while pulling out her sword. Liv looked towards Copy. She could see she was sad and Copy tried to make some sort of expression to comfort her. She wasnt sure if it worked but Liv was above Starlinity now and she plunged the sword into her heart. As soon as the sword touched Starlinity both of them collapsed. Copy was stunned. Wait, what? Are you two dead? - she poked both of them. - What kind of an ending is this? Where is all the screaming and crying? The channeling of the power? A heartwarming speech while you slowly disappear? This is so disappointing! She was glad that it was over quicker but she didnt expect the ending to be so quick. She still had to call Arthur over so she calmed down. Hello. Are you two done already? Yeah, I killed her. You can come and do your thing. Oh, you managed to do it alone? Impressive. Not really, the fight was super boring and then I expected a cool sacrificial ending but it ended pretty boring too. Anyway I gotta get Terin now, see ya. Copy ended the call and went to Terin. Following Terin was easy. A crowd that large running somewhere was sure to have some people fall behind and get trampled. She got closer and the sound of battle could still be heard. She knew his goal was to run so she sped up to see if he needs help. Stench of blood was in the air. She could hear Terin yelling and she went towards it. The closer she got the more red the streets became. Woo! Whats up with you all? Cant handle the motherfucking Dab Master? She could see him now. He was still in a middle of the battle with 2 region masters. You all wanna hear a joke? Heres one. Twotch! Haha! As he said that he punched a region master blowing him away. You should feel honored that the Dab Master is in your region. Show some fucking respect you useless nerds! He performed a Bullet Dab, hitting a building and causing a part of it to collapse. The region master looked up and saw the debris crashing towards him but he was too slow and couldnt dodge. Man, I am jealous of me. And I am me! Hahahaha! I am so good at this! Copy was keeping her distance, just observing. The person looked like Terin but his personality was so much more different. Unfortunately, he spotted her. Copy! My main man. You already done? Damn. Well its to be expected. After all, the Dab Master wouldnt just hang around with trash. Only the best go with the best! Uhh, you seem a bit different. Are you still Terin? Am I Terin? What kind of a question is that? You think someone this beautiful and skilled can be somebody else other than me? Oh, nevermind, you were joking. You knew it was me. Damn! You always get me. Copy nervously chuckled. She didnt know what caused this personality shift. I already called Arthur. We can just go home and rest. She hoped that he might be just tired and that sleep would bring him back into the normal state. Aight, lets bounce. They got into the closest AB transport and went directly to Terins room. Chapter 15 - Intermission You should rest a bit. Look bro, I respect you and all but if you tell me once again what to do, youll regret it. Got that? Terin lay down on the bed. Just to be clear. I wanted to sleep anyway, I am not doing this because you told me. Got that? Yeah I am sorry. Ill leave you now. Copy left the room and let out a deep sigh. She wasnt sure how to treat Terin. Was he her enemy or was he still an ally? He seemed like an ally but she wasnt sure for how long. His ego was so inflated that she doubted that he would listen to Arthurs orders. She decided not to worry about it and let Arthur handle it. She went into his office and lay on the sofa. 30 minutes passed and Copy was woken up from her nap by a loud bang. Arthur had kicked open the doors to enter. Why did you kick the doors? Whats wrong with entering normally? Dont you ever get the urge to open doors by kicking them? No! Nobody normal has urges like that! Anyway, we got a problem with Terin. Something happened to him and now his ego is the size of the sun. I see. The previous boss of this place kept a file on all their employees. I think I saw something like this in Terins file. Let me check. - Arthur turned on his PC and after a few clicks he quickly found the file he was looking for. - Alright, it seems like this is it. People who continually use dab powers tend to slowly change their personality. Their ego keeps growing to immeasurable proportions. Most people dont have enough power to create a strong dab or use dab long enough for this to happen. Terin seems to be immune to this. His dabs are powerful beyond compare but he remains steadfast. Unfortunately Terin suffers from another problem. Dab Overload. Once a person expends the dab powers within them they cannot use them anymore. But there is a way to break that limit. By sacrificing your mind your body will be able to continue using dab powers infinitely but your ego will grow to enormous proportions. Overtime their dab powers will get weaker until the point where they have no effect. There is no cure for it. This is indeed a problem. We must find Marculius Zurcberius as soon as possible. We have no clue how fast he is losing his powers. Shouldnt we try to find the cure first? It clearly said in the file that there is none. Itd just be a waste of time. But we have to try! Dont you care about how your subordinates feel? What does that have to do with anything? You think Terin loves using dab techniques to fight? You two are together all the time yet I understand him better than you do. He only fights by dabbing because its one of the options given to him. Dabbing is an art form to him. As long as he can dab it doesnt matter if it gives him power or not, he will be happy. Copy stopped and thought about it. What Arthur said was definitely true. But she was Terins fan for a long time and now she was his partner and she never saw him once fight with anything other than dabs. She just couldnt imagine Terin fighting any other way. As she was thinking about it another bang startled her. Terin kicked open the doors. Why did you do that? Why not? Dont you ever have the urge to open doors by kicking them? Copy looked back towards Arthur. He had a smug look on his face. She started to wonder how is she the most normal one. What are you two talking about? We have a mission to end and I want it done as soon as possible. I havent had a proper sleep in days.This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. About that. We got good news and we got bad news. Well bad news cant stay bad for long, so hit me with those first. Your condition is critical. Your dab powers will leak until your dabs become completely powerless. Hahahaha, is that what you are worried about? My power is limitless, its gonna take a millenia for them to go out. I at least hope your good news are actually good. Good news is we are ready to go into the Deep Fried dimension. But before we go there Julian said he has some weapons for Copy so you two should head there first. Ill wait for you in Bored Burgers. Copys worries turned out to be false. Terin still listened to Arthur orders. On top of that she is even getting a new weapon. Terin might be more arrogant than before but it was still him. She relaxed and was back in her usual cheery mood. They quickly arrived to the workshop. Loud rap music was blasting as usual. Julian was at his workshop sleeping once again. They got to his workplace and Terin woke him up by kicking him in the shin. He instantly jumped up. I am not asleep! I dont care if you sleep or not, its not my job to take care of that. Arthur told us you had something for us. Well its for Copy, I have nothing for you. He pulled out a long black computer chip. Terin had no clue what it was but Copys eye was shining. Julian could see Terins confusion so he decided to explain it to him. This is a TouTu:b:e weapon. Every android in TouTu:b:e is equipped to be able to wield weapons like this. Its in its formless state right now but once we insert it into Copy... - Julian made a pause because of how weird it sounded but no one else seemed to get it so he quickly continued. - ... then shell be able to create it herself. Basically think of this as a program and her body as an executable file. Let me just show you instead. Copy already knew what Julian wanted to do so she extended her arm towards him. He grabbed it and 4 long empty spaces appeared on her arm. Dude, this is amazing, you can actually hold 4 weapons simultaneously? We didnt know we had such a beast here. 4? I can hold 7. Look. As she said that she extended her other arm and 3 more spaces appeared. Julian was amazed but he could see that Terin didnt understand anything that was going on. Most TouTu:b:e machines cant hold more than 2 weapon mods. Only the elite of the elite can hold up to 4. There was never anyone who could hold more than that. 7 mod slots is godlike, if I knew you had that Id craft even better things. If I am godlike then what is CPR-S? That thing can hold up to 15 mod slots. Look, I dont get what you nerds are talking about, nor do I care. Do what you came here for so we can go. Julian just noticed there was something off about Terin. He was a bit scared and felt like every second wasted was pissing off Terin even more. He hurriedly inserted the mod and told Copy to try it. A large metal box with a drill attached to it appeared instead of her hand. The size of it was as big as half of Copy. It got her off balance and the drill crashed onto the table. She got used to it and lifted her arm again, examining the weapon. Now I know you are wondering about that giant box the drill is attached. Thats your ammo box. Once you drill into something you can extend the tip to go outwards. Good for holding onto something or planting something from your ammo box. Currently you have mines, bombs and you can discharge electricity. Just be careful not to overuse it and shut down. I dont run on electricity. Oh I didnt mean to sound racist. Anyway you will figure it out yourself too. Its your body after all. Thats all I had to say. Enjoy! Julian watched them leave and as soon as the doors closed he went back to sleep on his desk. Terin and Copy arrived at Bored Burgers. It was empty compared to the last time Terin came here. They went in the kitchen and Arthur was waiting for them there. What took you so long? Whatever, I got what you needed. But be careful. It might be uncomfortable or even painful. Arthur grabbed Terin by the shoulder and punched him with the palm of his hand. Terin stumbled back a bit. He could feel something coursing through his body. But there was nothing painful about it. How do you feel? Nothing. I guess I am just that good to not feel pain. I guess you didnt need protection in your current state, but better safe than sorry. Lets go They entered the freezer. Chapter 16 - Deep Fried lol part 2 but this time he doesn’t die Terin and Copy had no clue what was going on. Arthur closed the doors from the inside. Arthur knocked on the door and then kicked them. The doors came off the hinges and were sent flying. The experience from last time was very different. The infernal heat was nowhere to be found and he could look without being blinded by everything. Everything was still grainy. It looked like a really low resolution picture and there was a shade of brown in every colour. The three of them still looked normal but in this place they stood out too much. They left the building. Terin could still heard the noise of distorted bass-boosted music everywhere. Some noises were just pure bass, but this time they didnt bother him at all. He could see people all around him. It looked like a normal sector in a normal region. Most people blended in with the grainy environment but there were some that still looked somewhat normal. The most surprising thing were that some people didnt have a head but instead a crying laughter emoji face. Terin saw them before but he was struggling for his life and couldnt get a good look. Seeing one now made it look very strange yet it somehow felt normal. While Terin was studying the environment a kid approached them. Hey Mister! Can I ask you a question? You just did. - Arthur replied to his question. As soon as the answer came distorted bass noise could be heard. The kid was annoyed but didnt give up. Can I ask you 2 questions? You just did. - Another louder distorted bass noise could be heard. The kid was getting angry at this point but tried to calm down. Feeling smart he asked another. Can I ask you 4 questions? You just did. - Another even louder distorted bass noise happened. This broke the straw and the kid wasnt even trying to hide his anger and started yelling at Arthur. When?! Now. - The distorted bass so strong Terin could feel his entire body shake. Everyone was looking in their direction. Some were clapping and congratulating Arthur while others were just laughing at the kid. The kid himself lost his head. It was a crying laughing emoji. As soon as it became that it went away from them like he never even wanted something from them. Arthur was feeling very smug. Damn, 4 combo on verbal. I dont remember the last time this happened. Thats why I always say kids are not meant for this dimension. Still couldnt you go easy on him? Its just a kid and you turned him into that abomination. All he wanted is to ask you a question. I see. You dont understand anything. The main currency here is something we named pranks. He tried to pull of a verbal prank on me, which is the type that gets the most out of another person. He saw that we werent fried up like everyone else and thought it was easy money. Since it was a kid it probably tried to pull something like Do your parents know if you are gay? and the only way to beat that is if you are gay. So I just countered his attack. And I didnt turn him into an abomination. Emoji faces just take control over you but you are still aware of everything. They control you and do whatever the face is. Everyone here is a crying laughing emoji which means they control you to do the things you find most fun. He is about to have the time of his life now. The only thing emoji faces cant do is prank each other and people love doing that so thats why everyone isnt an emoji face. Enough exposition now. We have to find Marc as fast as possible. The crowd around them dispersed and they started moving. After walking for a couple of minutes Terin noticed that only entertainment stores are operational. And entire streets were filled with them along with a few abandoned buildings. The roads also werent made of asphalt but just sand. It was impossible to live here. Arthur stopped them near the building on the corner. It looked abandoned but there was a giant toad the size of a human next to the door. Whatever you do, dont mention that sea toads are actually fish. Neither Copy nor Terin knew that but they still didnt understand why he would mention that. They approached the giant toad. This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. Despa the Sea Toad, at your service. How may I help you. Despa, its Arthur. You know me! Hmm. Arthur? I suppose I do know you. Very well. Head inside with your companions. I do hope you wont cause a ruckus. Terin and Copy didnt understand anything but they quietly followed Arthur inside. Inside loud rap music was being played but the distorted bass was so loud that it made it impossible to understand anything. The room was filled with smoke to the point where it was near impossible to breathe. In the centre of the room was a glass table surrounded by a couch and an armchair. On the couch there was a person in a very thick long coat. The long coat was covered with thick fur inside which made no sense to wear in a hot temperature like this, but the person didnt seem to mind. The person next to him wasnt much different. He had a winter jacket on him. Next to them on the armchair there was something that looked like a human shaped green frog. Its skin made it look like it was made from cotton. It was wearing a bathrobe. They werent too surprised at the sight of their new guests. The man in the thick long coat asked the human frog. Ayo Bermit, who these fams? No clue Dragon. Who y''all are? And why the hell you bring a thot here? Since these were Arthurs acquaintances Terin and Copy decided to remain silent and let Arthur do all the talking. Friends of Thot Patrol, we helped you Bs at Twotch. Killed that Thot Leviathan. And also this is a machine so it doesnt count. Oh shit my B, shoulda said so sooner. Lets bool. Call Prez to join us fam. Something that Terin never thought would happen in the Deep Fried dimension happened. He could hear normal rap music with no bass distortion coming from behind the doors. It kept getting louder and louder. The door opened and the music turned into the pure bass sound. It was so strong it blew Terin away. The person that came in gave off immense power. He looked human but his skin was orange and he had blonde hair. And like everyone else he was also wearing a coat, and his was the thickest. Terin wasnt sure if he was human or not. Arthur! Wtf you doin b? Long time no see! Lets bool. Hey Prez. I am busy so I cant, I am hunting Marculius but we dont know where he is, can you help us? Its no problem. All we gots to do is summon our lord n savior. Give me a second. Prez picked up his phone and pressed a few buttons. It seemed like he is sending a message. Couple of seconds passed and Terin felt something strange was happening. Strong distorted bass exploded next to him. It messed up both his vision and earring. Once it stopped a person was standing next to him. He was at least 2 meters tall and wore a white asian conical hat that covered his face. He wore a thin white shirt and a long white skirt made out of paper talismans. Just with 1 look at this man Terin knew that no matter how long he trained he would never be able to beat it. Challenging him was equal to death. He was arrogant but not stupid. The man spoke in a deep voice that echoed throughout the entire room. It brought chills just listening to it. Mortals, why have you called me? Everyone was still acting casually and no one was bothering to give any respect to the person that just arrived. Prez was the one to speak to him first. Lord Thugger, these two destroyed the Thot Leviathan. And require your help. Impressive. I will grant you a wish each. Wait. You. - he pointed at Terin. - I sense a deep curse within you. One that hasnt appeared in millenia. Are you the Dab Master? Yes, Lord Thugger. I shall cleanse it for you. - Lord Thugger ripped apart one of his talismans and rolled it up. He pulled out a lighter from his pocket and gave it to Terin. - Smoke this. Arthur saw the scene and started laughing. Terin ignored him and took a puff. He lost his conscience and collapsed. But he woke up before he hit the ground so he stopped himself. Once he woke up he forgot about everything he did since he went into Dab Overload. But somehow he knew why and what they are doing here so nothing surprised him. One wish completed. Ayo Lord Thugger, shouldnt you let them choose their own wishes? They are not high enough to know what they wish for. This is for the best. Your second wish is to know where Marculius Zurcerberius is? Yes, we need to find him as soon as possible! See? They do not know what they want. I will instead teleport you to him. But only you two. Arthur is staying with us. What? Why are you taking him? Chill. He did not bool with us for a while. Terin wanted to protest more but Lord Thugger already lit up another rolled up talisman. He puffed smoke on Terin and Copy and they disappeared with the sound of everyone cheering that Arthur is staying. Chapter 17 - The Z U C C The scenery changed quickly. Something they are used to seeing but the scenery was one that they never saw before. They were surrounded by dry ground as far as the eye can see. Man was that so called god high when he sent us? There is nothing here! A shocked sound voiced from behind them. What? What are you doing here? They turned around and saw Marculius Zurcberius standing behind them. He was standing next to a glass cube in which he instantly went in and locked the doors. The inside of it was completely empty except the glass table that Marc stood behind. Terin looked at Copy and she knew exactly what he was thinking. Look I know. We could have instantly killed him, but if we did that where would the fun be? Its the final boss, we gotta make it exciting you know. You cannot defeat me! This glass box is impenetrable! Ooh, saying he cant be beaten, nice nice. Now this is starting to feel like a final boss! I will show you. I will show the whole world. All my life I was bullied. As a teenager I was bullied for being a nerd. No one liked me. Whatever girl I tried to talk she would just reject me. So I worked hard. I worked hard and created my own personal region. One of the most successful ones. I was the most successful person on this world. The bullying had to stop. But did it? Of course not! If anything it increased! People kept making fun of me, saying I am a reptilian or an android. I tried to ignore it and treat it as just jealousy. But it happened so much and so often. I pretend like I dont know what it means or like I dont care and it just increases. There was never winning against these people! So I will show them. I created the project Z U C C. If they liked zucc so much I will suck their minds away. First I took revenge on your leader. He just loved creating memes about me, Now Ill take revenge on you! Your dab that you and all the other so called memers like. Anyone who commits it will become mind controlled under me. The thing you love so much will be destroyed and used as my weapon. Mwahahaha. Uuuwaaaa! He did a long boring speech no one cares about AND he had a really bad evil laugh at the end! See I told you this is a proper final boss! You wont be able to disrespect me more! Behold my weapon! A machine stronger than CPR-S itself! A reptile and an android in one, just what you wanted me to be! The ground next to the glass cube opened and a platform began to ascend. On it there was a machine similar in form to CPR-S but where its core is supposed to be was a glass ball. Inside the glass ball there was a lizard. This weapon might not have invulnerability like CPR-S did but Copy and Terin didnt dare to underestimate it. Copy, listen. That lizard is probably the key to that machine operations. We need to target it. You got a new drill weapon so its the perfect time to drill through it. Ill launch a frontal attack you look for an opening. Once you have it drill a hole inside and detonate the strongest explosive you have in there. Got it? Sounds simple enough. What if it has a backup power and it can work off AI? He did say its a mix between a reptile and an AI. Its most likely going to be weakened. Ill keep it busy myself. You try to find a way to get to Marc and kill him. Got it. The lift reached the top and the lights on the machine turned on. Copy and Terin were prepared for the worst. The spider-like machine started walking towards. Suddenly it stopped. It started going the other way. 2 of its legs started hitting the glass ball where the lizard was in. The glass ball lowered itself to the ground attempting to enter the crack on the ground. The legs attempted to move forward but were being stopped by the glass ball. It kept going around to every crack and tried to enter and fail on every one. Soon after the machine was very distant. Uhh super weapon ending up being useless. Thats also a boss trope but for comedy stories. I didnt think our story was that comedic. Comedy is subjective. Well true. Mr Marc, can you do something interesting? Nothing happened so far, its getting kinda boring. You just cant stop bullying me, can you? Well whatever, there is no need to fight you. Once I engage Z U C C the world will be mine. And thanks to the famous Dab Master here going around all regions and destroying the community''s most hated enemies, dabbing has never been more popular. You unintelligent people are so easy to predict! You thought me losing my godlike to enter the Deep Fried dimension was because I am stupid? Wel you are the stupid ones, you came here and did exactly as I predicted. The boss doing something very stupid that makes no sense. Check. What was stupid about that! Your intellect just cant handle how smart I am! You could have just said you will be in Deep Fried dimension but actually stayed in HeadNovel? Shut up! Its time to active the Z U C C! Inside the glass box Marc was hitting something on the glass table. Copy and Terin were observing to see what will happen. They didnt want to risk being baited into the trap. There is no trap. There is only your doom! Say goodbye to dabbing! Terin could feel faint energy coming out of the glass box. I will not lose! Terin performed a classic dab. There was no power in it. He did it not to gain the power to fight but to show that nothing will stop him from dabbing. All the energy concentrated towards him.This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. This This is impossible! Nice! The final boss being shocked at the main characters power! So far so good. Copy! - This was the first time Terin angrily yelled at her. - Stop screwing around and do something! He could feel something eating away at him. It was difficult to remain still. His entire body was shaking. He could only keep his hands still. There will be no compromises when it comes to dabs. Copy was startled by his yelling but once she looked at him she realised the situation was dire. She turned her hand into the drill and rushed towards the glass box. The drill started spinning and hit the glass box. It was deflected but the box bounced back a bit. She took a better stance and drove it once again. The drill was slipping on the glass and there wasnt even a scratch. She decided not to dull the drill any longer. Terin couldnt stand any longer and fell to his knees. His arms still didnt twitch as he fell down. Hey Mr. Zucc, how heavy is this box? What do you mean? Copy started drilling underneath the box. The drill was big enough for her entire body to pass the tunnel as she was digging. She went completely under Marcs box. She unloaded all her explosives and exited the tunnel. Detonation happened. Copy didnt expect for the explosion to be that large so she didnt bother to brace for it. The shockwave was huge. It sent the box flying upwards and Copy flying away from Terin. Marculius Zurcberius was just a normal human. The fall from that distance would kill any human. Her being blown away wasnt according to the plan but it was still a success. Terin expected the explosion to be large so he opened his palms towards it. It took a great deal of strength but he wasnt going to stop the dab no matter what. The Block Dab succeeded and he was standing still in his place. A black shadow flew in the air. It was the lizard android from before. It reached the glass and grabbed it with its legs. Turning on its jets it slowed down the fall of the box. It landed safely. Marc saw the weakened Terin and abandoned the safety of his box. He left the box and pulled out a pistol and aimed it at Terins forehead. Copy was blown too far away for her to save him. The gun fired. Blood spurted out and Terin fell. His hands didnt want to give up and they stayed in the same position as he fell on the ground. The dry ground quickly absorbed the blood that was dripping. Go finish off the machine. Marc hurried back towards the box to fix the broken Z U C C. You forgot to do the long monologue before killing the hero so he can be saved at the end. What? How are you still alive? The Dab Gods gave me the power after seeing my dedication to it. Terin had no clue why he was still alive but he just said it to scare Marc. He felt immense strength emanating from him. The lizard android blocked the path to Marc and Terin punched it in the leg. It instantly split in two. As it lost balance the glass ball was in Terins sight. The lizard inside of it was dead but the ball still connected all the limbs. He grabbed it and pulled it with all his strength ripping it out and disconnecting all other limbs. The battle was quick but it still allowed Marc to lock himself up in the glass box. The Dab Master didnt care. He kept going towards the box. Marc backed away from the wall. Punch after punch came and the glass slowly started to crack until it finally broke. The flying shards flew everywhere and a few stabbed Marc. While Terin was still breaking apart his way in Marc yelled. Looks like intelligence really is dying in this day and age! Only mindless muscleheads like you can succeed. If thats the case then Ill show you how weak you truly are. I didnt want to do this but you give me no choice! Terin broke in. Marc took out a syringe and stabbed himself with it. His skin started to change and his body started to grow. Soon after he became a 3 meter tall lizardman. His voice was deeper than before. This is my final form! At least according to you people. Terin didnt care and threw a punch. Marc blocked it with his own punch and then followed it up with another punch. It sent Terin flying. Once he landed on the ground he kept rolling until Copy grabbed him. Oof that looks dangerous. By the way, did he say I didnt want to do this! or This is my final form! because if so this boss is going perfectly! That punch completely surprised Terin. It has enough strength to break some of his bones. He was in no mood for jokes. While coughing up blood he asked her. Listen, do you believe in the dab? Yes, but I have never performed one because I dont want to do it wrong and disrespect you. There is no such things as disrespecting me. You can only disrespect the dab. It doesnt matter if you do it good or bad, what matters is that you respect it and that you give it your best. Now lie down next to me. I am going to teach you how to heal someone with a dab. With the short hand extend your fingers and point them to me and with the long hand form it in the ok sign and slowly lower it on my chest where the heart is. Copy listened to what he said and did it exactly right. She touched his chest and felt nothing. On the other hand all of Terin wounds were healed. Perfect. I knew you had it in you. And I think I have a way to defeat him, but Ill need your help. He said intelligence is dead and that only brawn could succeed in this world. It must mean that form gives him infinite physical strength and defence. Which means only technique power can defeat him. I am going to charge the Dab Cannon. I want you to keep him busy until I do it. Damn. Even the only one type of weapon can beat him cliche. Really liking this final boss. Copy might have been joking but she instantly rushed towards Marc. Terin formed his long hand in the shape of the fist and his short hand was perfectly lined up with fingers pointing towards the fist. Marc was closing in and Copy went to him. She punched him but it had no effect. Hearing that he had ultimate physical strength Copy had no way of defeating him so she didnt bother. She just wanted to dodge his attacks. Unfortunately for her Marc was too fast. His punch hit her and she blown away in pieces towards Terin. Some of her pieces hit him. Soooryyyyy, didnt mean to hit youuuu. She bought him a second but the Dab Master didnt expect anything more. Marc approached him and launched another punch. The Dab Cannon wasnt ready. He jumped up just barely dodging the attack. He was above Marc now aiming straight towards his head. Ready! Terin opened his fist and energy shot out. Marculius Zurcberius was blasted to pieces. He landed and let out a sigh of relief. It was finally over he thought. He walked up to Copys head and picked it up. Its gonna take a while to collect everything thats left of you. Well yeah, but first you gotta defeat Marc. Did you forget about the part where the boss dies but gets resurrected for some reason. Terin dropped her head and instantly turned around. He was on guard for any sign of Marcs revival. Ouch. Terin ignored her and was on his guard. He felt energy gather around him and then he heard a faint bass noise. It was just like last time. It exploded and Lord Thugger was in front of him. Greetings, mortal. A mere dab user and a machine defeated the region master. A story that will be told through generations. He lit up another talisman and blew it over Copys head. She coughed a bit. It made no sense to Terin why she did it considering she didnt even have lungs but he decided not to question her. Her parts that were split all over the place started converging towards her head and slowly fixing her up, until she was back to being good as new. Good. Watching only your head felt weird. Now, mortals, I will take you back. It is time to bool. Sorry, but I am tired. I havent slept properly in days, please take me home. Lord Thugger didnt say anything for a while. He was standing there silently. You are missing on greatness But very well, I shall take you home. He took another talisman and blew the smoke of it on Terin. He found himself in his room. Dropping on the bed he instantly fell into deep slumber. Volume 2: Chapter 1 - The Dab Master Returns Cold water splashed on his face. Terins sleep was disturbed. But when he woke up he wasnt in his room. The room was dark with only a small lightbulb lighting the middle of it. Behind the light he could make out a person. Only his legs were visible. It seemed like he was wearing a business suit. He tried getting up but couldnt. He was chained up to the wall. Terin didnt understand how they did all this without waking him up. But now he couldnt call all those TouTu:b:e pranks where they take their sleeping parents out in the sea fake. The chains werent a problem. He could break them. The people that did this to him obviously wanted something and had the strength to reach his room and kidnap him. It would be wiser to listen to what they have to say before making any rash decisions. Hello Mr. Terin. Its nice of you to have finally got up. I know you have many questions so please allow me to answer them. First of all, who am I?. My name is of no importance, I am just another faceless businessman, if you must call me by name then call me Faceless. But Who are we?, is the question you should be asking. We are the EU. Terin heard of them. It was a group consisting of gods. Gods had the ability to alter the world however they wanted to and their power was far greater than anyones else. Even the region master were no match for them. They had infinity power but they didnt dare do anything that would anger the masses. They could easily silence any rebellion but they didnt want to have unnecessary bloodshed. The less people there are, the less power they had. So when they made any changes to make them more powerful they did it so people at least wouldnt be angry over it. Terin could guess that this had to do with something about Marc. But why didnt they just kill him? He didnt understand. But that meant there is still a chance of escape. Is that fear I feel? Well its only natural when one hears the name EU. Why didnt we just kill you? We are not savages to do something that barbaric to a famous Dab Master. Indeed, we are going to execute a criminal Dab Master who abused his powers and brought this world to near destruction. So just sit there until we defame your name enough so the population praises us for your execution. And since you are going to die soon I will sate your curiosity too. You killing Marc delayed our plans. He was the key for success. His vision was slightly off, but it was nothing we couldnt easily fix. So for your crimes, you and your friends are going to suffer. That is all I have to say. Goodbye. Condescending beyond compare. Thats all Terin felt as Faceless left the room. The way he acted almost made Terin laugh. He was one of the gods but there was a hierarchy in there too. Terin could even beat some of the lowest ranking gods, and this guy was one of those. He needed to plan his escape before anything else. He didnt forget about Copy and Arthur but he knew he had nothing to worry about. Arthur seemed like he was always prepared for everything so there was a slim chance hed get caught. On top of that he was inside the Deep Fried dimension, making his capture even less likely. Copy wasnt the main target so they will most likely pay less attention to her allowing her to escape easily. She was skilled in stealth after all. The ground shook. Explosions could be heard from outside. Perfect timing to escape. He ripped up his chains and did a Power Dab to further increase his strength. He hit the door but there wasnt even a dent. Explosions were getting closer. He tried hitting the wall but the result was the same. Someone was yelling from outside the door. Stop her! Dont let her get any closer! Terin now had the idea of what was going on. Explosions were now happening just outside the door. It got quiet. Terin was wondering what was going on. Suddenly a voice rang out from outside the door and he recognized Copys voice.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. I accidentally blew up the keys along with the guards so I am going to blow up the door, please move aside! Terin hugged the corner that was as far from the doors as possible. He didnt know what firepower Copy was carrying and he didnt want to learn its strength with his body. Another explosion happened and the doors along with half the wall started flying. Some of the debris hit Terin but he was empowered so it felt like lightly thrown pebbles. As the smoke cleared he saw Copy. She was missing her left arm. To compensate for that on her right arm was a giant black cannon. It was as large as Copy but she was somehow carrying it with only her right arm. Arthur told me you got captured on purpose to try and gain information, I hope I didnt come too early. None of that is true but Terin decided to play along Arthurs narrative. Have you seen someone in a business suit? That guy was our enemy. Short, balding, with a really ugly face and a pedo mustache? Yeah I blew him up, didnt seem that strong. As expected, it was just some powerless nobody that though he was more important than he was because he was in EU. First we need to escape, then Ill tell you what I learned. Also did you have to use this much firepower? Couldnt you just sneak in, now our escape will be difficult. Well I did sneak in at first, but after so much time sneaking around I decided to try a new weapon Julian made for me. And besides we arent going back the way I came! Copy laughed and charged up another shot. A white light, similar to CPR-S bullets, came out. If CPR-S weapon was an assault rifle then this a rocket launcher. The wall on the other side blew up and light filled the room. Lets go! Copy jumped outside and Terin followed. He looked back on the tower and instantly recognized the design. It was the Jail Tower. The tallest tower in the world, it had tens of thousands of floors. Terin could neither see the bottom nor the top. After a minute of falling Terin started to worry. What floor was I on? One thousand and five hundred something, I forgot the exact number. What?! I know you are not the brightest but this is insane, there is no way you can survive that fall. Dont worry about me, worry about yourself, the ground is coming. There was nothing he could do for her so he hoped she really did have a plan. A fall from that height would really kill her. Terin positioned himself with his back to the ground and did another dab. It was similar to the Block Dab but the palms were turned around, looking towards the ground. This dab allowed him to fall from any distance. Copy aimed her cannon at the ground. White light was slowly glowing brighter. The air around her started to heat up. After a few seconds the shot fired instantly killing all her momentum. She stopped falling. The ground where the shot hit formed a crater. It was like a meteorite hit the spot. Terin landed and soon after Copy followed. Neither had any injuries. See? Told you I had a plan! It was even cooler than your plan! - Copy smiled like she had just won a prize. Too bad nobody saw it. Lets go back to Skrub11, we got work to do. Uhhh, about that I am sorry, Skrub11 is gone. They took it from us shortly after you came here. Copy knew Terin cared about that sector and that saying that it might hurt him but she couldnt just lie about it. To her surprise Terin wasnt shaken up about it. He loved that sector but it wasnt the first time it was gone. It disappeared many times and they brought it back many times, this was just another setback among many. Copy seeing that its all fine continued. Ill take you to our current hideout, lets go. Chapter 2.2 - Escape Jail sector wasnt like all the other sectors. It consisted of one tall tower and it was inaccessible by most people. Arthur could already visit strange places without any problems so Terin wasnt surprised that Copy reached him. Their next issue was finding a way out. Reaching other sectors and regions was impossible without the use of AB transports. The area that surrounds every sector was infinite desolate dry lands with nothing there. Many tried to traverse them but none returned. Most sectors would either decorate their outskirts or build a wall around it since it was an eyesore. The jail sector didnt bother with that. It wasnt a sector meant for public use. There was only a black tower in the middle and nothing else. There was still a need for an AB so they placed one at the entrance. Since Copy broke in and raised the alarm the guards split into two groups. One group that chased her and one that guarded the only escape. There were criminals much stronger than Terin and therefore there were guards much stronger. Breaking through by force was impossible. Terin hoped that since Copy went guns blazing that she at least had a plan. She might not be the brightest but she knew what was possible and what wasnt. Copy had a plan but unfortunately Terin wasnt pleased. She took her rocket launcher and attached it to her left shoulder turning it back into her arm. Soon after she turned her hand into a drill and started digging. Lets go! Quick before they come. No. I cant, lets find another way. Why not? Are you claustrophobic? - Copy said that as a joke but Terins expresion proved she was correct. - What?! There is no time for this! Get over your fears and hurry up. Terin was still indecisive. Reinforcements for the guards came. You finally arrived! They are holed up inside that crater. We didnt dare approach. Terin finally got motivated and jumped down the hole. Collapse it! With a punch the entrance collapsed. It wasnt a good cover up but they only needed a couple of seconds. Soon after he found himself in complete darkness. His body could only move forward. He could barely breathe. His limbs wouldnt move. He was stuck in a position only thinking about how he is going to be buried alive. The tunnel was flimsy, it could collapse any second now.Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. Copy was smaller in size so she could turn her head around. She saw Terin frozen in place. There was no time for this. The noise from the guards will stop soon and their confusion will only last for a few seconds. She grabbed Terins neck with her legs and started pulling him while drilling forward. He was in too much shock to react. According to her calculations, they should be near the AB. She started digging upwards. As it started nearing the surface the noise was becoming more obvious. She didnt dig all the way out. Thin layer of ground remained that would collapse as soon as someone stepped on it. The tip of the drill opened and a small ball shot out. It was a Shockwave Bomb. The guards left back were all weak and were blown away by the bomb. Terin seeing the light of day regained his senses. He pushed Copy and quickly left the tunnel himself. Copy miscalculated. The AB was further away than she dug. They wouldnt reach the AB before the guards. Terin stomped the ground. He was still empowered so his stomp carried immense force. Using the tunnel they created the ground where the guards were collapsed. It didnt completely stop them but it bought them a second. Copy dropped another ball from her drill before retracting back into her arm and entering the AB. Terin followed her and as soon as he entered she smashed the Enter button. They teleported to another place. Terin couldnt recognize it. It had similar architecture to HeadNovel. The buildings were abandoned and overgrown by nature. Roads were ruined too. It seemed like no one was here in a long time. Terin wasnt a stranger to abandoned sectors but most of those were small ones. This one seemed like a pretty big and important sector at one point. It was strange to see it like this. They moved to the center for a while before Copy proclaimed. Alright, we are here! This is the tower of this sector according to Arthur. Terin was surprised. It wasnt a tower, it was a mansion. Mansions were used as operation centres instead of towers back when the world wasnt this developed. Sectors and regions that were strong just remodeled their operation centres to towers, it was strange that this sector didnt do the same even though it was this developed. They were in a different region but Terin couldnt tell which. He could only wait for Arthur to explain it to him. They entered the mansion. Arthur is on the second floor. He already explained everything to me and I dont want to listen to it again so I will go visit Julian, see you later! Terin went upstairs and he was in a hallway. There were 4 possible doors he could choose. He didnt know which was which. This is why Terin prefered towers, top floor is always where the boss is. And it was easier to defend against intruders. He decided to try each door until he found the right one. Luckily for him the first one was right. Arthur was sitting on his chair looking outside towards the ruined ghost town. Welcome to MyUniverse! Chapter 2.3 - Memes Wow, you made your own region? After all, we really dont know much about you. What? No. I didnt create this. The region is just called MyUniverse. It looks similar to HeadNovel because it was its predecessor. HeadNovel came out and destroyed it completely. Now there are ruins like these everywhere. The owners of the region refused to give up and continue supporting it turning it into something else, but ruins like these remained. There were even memes about its destruction, thats how I even found out about this place. Memes Arthur stopped talking. He continued staring outside of the window. After a while he continued quietly speaking. Memes. What are they? According to the definition you can find online its an image, video or piece of text typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations. but is that really all a meme is? You could find a more detailed explanations of them, many pages long, but does that capture the essence of the meme? Will that explain to you what a meme really is? Does a meme even have to be something popular that millions of people will appreciate and know? I could go on and on about questions as to what the meme truly is but it doesnt matter. The answer to what a meme is everyone knows, whether they realise it or not. A meme gives purpose. Maybe that purpose is to be hated, maybe its to be loved or maybe its to be destroyed. But how do you capture the true essence of it through just words? You cant. In order to fully capture the essence of a meme you need to experience it yourself. The feeling of finding that one true meme is priceless. No matter how many years pass you will be able to experience it over and over again, and only you will know how that feels. Some might not yet have discovered that meme but they will eventually, everyone does. No matter how much you try to describe it to others they wont be able to understand it unless they themselves have experienced it. You said you didnt know anything about me, so let me tell you something. Long time ago I owned a sector dedicated to distributing memes. It was a well developed and popular sector, I had many followers. Whenever a new meme came out Id be one of the first ones to pick it up and edit it exactly like people wanted to. It was easy, combine meme and a meme and you get a better meme, or so people believed. I was gaining more and more power while the quality of memes dropped. Soon enough I became hated and gained many enemies but my followers remained, and even kept increasing, My memes finally hit the lowest quality possible, and I dont mean in Deep Fried style. They were basic and appealed only to the most shallow of people, to people who didnt truly appreciate memes. With my influence the meme quality became worse and they died quicker. My enemies couldnt stand it anymore and attacked me. I lost everything I had. Once I was defeated they didnt kill me, instead they placed a curse on me. A curse of never being able to find my one true meme. After that defeat I remembered who I used to be. A child who had a large passion for creating memes. And so I started my journey to reignite my passion for memes. I explored as many as I could, from the depth of the Deep Fried dimension to the commercial heights of Normie memes. I learned to appreciate memes for what they truly are. And I decided to create memes once again, but not to sell them but just to entertain. So I traveled many sectors creating many memes that people sometimes enjoyed, sometimes hated, sometimes just looked weird at me. But I had fun. I thought my life was complete, that it couldnt get better than that. Then one day I created a meme for this random guy I met for the first time in my life. Just looking at him I could tell that was his true meme. A meme that will give him purpose and happiness in his life and I realised I will never have anything such as that. I lost all will for living after that, spending most of my time in the Deep Fried dimension hoping its insanity would take me over and release me of any thoughts. It never happened as you can see, my passion for memes never let me lose on purpose so I remained myself until I found you. But then I saved you, and something reignited inside of me. I decided to help you and join you, with the purpose of conquering the world and creating the ultimate meme. A meme to surpass all memes. One that would not offend anyone and at the same time be entertaining to everyone. To do the impossible. If I couldnt ever reach true happiness then I would use all my powers to help others do it. But even that purpose of mine is crushed now.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. Terin was standing silently carefully listening to Arthur. Terin felt Arthurs sadness and wanted to help him but he didnt know what to say. He wasnt good at comforting people. Just being silent wasnt alright either so he decided to focus on the task, how to accomplish it and how to deal with all the problems. Your dream doesnt have to stop because of this. The EU might be chasing us but that doesnt mean we have to bow our heads to them. Once we get enough backing from the public they wont be able to recklessly attack us and the more territory we get the more fans will follow. Well start off slow but well be able to pull it off. Instead of feeling down look for the first target to strike. Arthur finally turned to Terin.He hopelesslysmiled. You havent read the news, have you? The EU are banning memes. What?! Thats impossible! The EU might be strong but they wouldnt risk angering the people that much. Thats insane! They must have said why. They did. They declared what they are doing is stopping people from stealing memes but people who understand in their world altering powers could clearly see that this is in actuality a ban on memes. The little amount of memes that survive from this will not be enough and the entire culture will crumble. The world as we know it will completely change. Chapter 2.4 - Expositional Upgrade Wooo Terin couldnt accept that. He enjoyed memes as much as anybody else and seeing them go would be painful. But his life was built on a meme. Dabbing was also a meme. His lifes work would be destroyed with this. We cant let them do this! We have to fight back against them! There are others who will do the same, we can win this war. I am bringing Copy here and we are thinking of some plan. Terin left the room without giving Arthur a chance to say anything. First floor of the mansion was less complicated. The rooms were open and there were no doors so he quickly found where Copy was. He was surprised with what he saw. She was laying on the table with Julians hand inside of her. What the What are you two doing? Julian was caught off guard but he quickly composed himself. Without stopping his work he answered Terin. Didnt expect you to be back so soon. But there is an explanation for this. Since we are being chased by the gods themselves I figured its fine if I give her some illegal parts. He looked at Copy. All her limbs were disassembled from each other and opened up. Terin could see how her insides worked. The parts inside of her were in similar positions to the organs in a human body but Terin had no clue what part did what. He could see blue liquid circulate throughout each part and inside every limb. Her head remained intact and was positioned vertically so she could see Julian operate on her. How are you still able to function when you are in pieces? Each part of my body is a different entity that works on its own. But the CPU is inside my head, so unless the parts are connected to my head they wont move on their own. If you wanted to you could connect an arm to my neck and it would work without any problems.This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. And what are the changes you are making on her? First I have to explain how her body works. See this blue liquid? Think of that as her blood, the parts inside of her use it to function. As long as she eats and drinks regularly it will never run out. If she loses even a drop of it the part will eventually run out of it and shut down. The liquid is easy to find and replace so thats not the problem. The reason I explained that was because androids running on blue liquid can force the parts to drink more and gain higher strength. Of course using that will ruin the balance and force the part to shutdown quickly. Let me guess, these illegal parts will allow her to use something else as fuel. Blood, for example. She will still use the normal fuel but these parts will allow her to drink blood to gain more power. I figured it would match with her appearance, since she has fangs and all that. Julian was done with his work and started putting Copy back together. Terin was a bit surprised that Julian remained with them. The EU was only after people who were involved with the murder of Marculius Zurcberius. Julian was simply a worker in the tower, he supplied them equipment but that wasnt enough of a crime for EU to chase him. He had no reason to risk his life and follow them here. Terin didnt understand from where his loyalty was coming. Tell me, why did you decide to follow us? Why didnt you just abandon us once EU started chasing us? I am a big fan of the musician KantI East. Some would say I worship him. Doesnt matter. Anyway, his song spoke to me. I figured the message in his song. You must have heard it. The verse that starts with Poopy-di-scoop is much deeper than everyone else seems to understand. But I understood it. It told me I should join you. It told me great things will happen and it was right. Both Terin and Copy were uncomfortable about the reasoning but they accepted it. As long as he was loyal, the reason didnt matter. They went back to Arthur. He didnt look depressed anymore. On the contrary, he was exuding confidence. Glad you are back to your usual self. Being sad didnt suit you. Nonsense, being sad is very important. I have to be sad every now and then so that when I am happy I can truly enjoy it. And your idea to make a plan together is garbage. Your plans are all terrible and overly simple and I dont trust Copy to have any intelligent idea if it isnt related to killing someone. Luckily, I already have a plan. And it starts at Rollr. The so called place with the most loving and supportive community. Chapter 2.5 - To Rollr Rollr? Isnt that a place with the closed off community that chases off everyone? And didnt it stop being popular? Just because people stopped making memes about it, doesnt mean the region is dead. Large regions will listen to EU to avoid damage. To those regions memes dont mean anything. Most of them even hate memes. Since Marculius Zurcberius died I have taken over his position. I will be focusing on influencing everyone in HeadNovel to support our stance and fight against the EU. Your job will be to become either famous or infamous. Terin figured out Arthurs plans. Him saying that Terins plans were too simple wasnt far from truth but Terin was still offended slightly by it. He wanted to show that he could also think of good plans. I think I understand your plan. Well go in a place where the EU presence will be weaker therefore allowing us to wreak havoc without the fear of them catching us. The residents there will flee from us in terror and spread our name everywhere. Since we are already criminals it wont affect our positions meaning there is only a positive effect. Hmm. Yes, indeed. Looks like Ill have to grade your intellect below Copys it seems. Copy was there listening and smiling while slightly rocking left and right. She was aware that they were making jokes on her expense but she didnt care. First reason was because it was true. She was better at other things, making grand plans didnt suit her. Nobody could be great at everything. Second reason was because she knew they didnt mean anything bad with it. They were just teasing her hoping to provoke some kind of a reaction for entertainment. Therefore by ignoring them she was winning and that felt satisfying. What do you mean less than Copy? Whats wrong with it? Well, you got part about EU right, so good job on that. Everything else is just idiotic. We are trying to get as much audience as possible. Terrorizing people might get us fame but nobody will want to listen to us. Not to mention, that is exactly what EU wants so they can destroy what little following we already have. No, we are going to get fame by making a small meme. Everybody loves seeing someone overreact about nonsense. Terin will have a job to cause it while Copy records it. Once that is done we upload it on TouTu:b:e and watch the video slowly spread across the internet. Something that Copy had knowledge about popped up. She could finally join the conversation. But those types of videos stopped being popular, I dont think well get much out of it. And how am I supposed to cause someone to overreact to the point where it will be entertaining for other people to watch? If we add Dab Master in the title of the video people will click it, you have fans and theyll share it enough to become viral. And triggering someone should be easy. Just walk up to someone and say Hey dude. After they get violent and throw the first attack just throw a hard hit and start running until you find a safe place. After thats done just return here. Thats about all the info you need. Now hurry up and finish the job. Terin couldnt understand how saying those two words could cause any harm or offence to anyone. They sounded so innocent. But after traveling through so many different regions he learned that they all have different cultures. Maybe something like that is the worst crime you can cause in Rollr. He didnt know nor did he like it. He was causing harm to a random bystander who never did anything to him. But he had his orders and he will follow them. It was for the sake of the entire world after all. Copy, on the other hand, didnt care at all about the objective. She used to be an assassin that would kill and destroy whatever she was told. This type of job wasnt anything strange. But she was excited. She finally felt like a part of the team. Being all alone all the time didnt bother her that much. But having company all the time was much more fun. It was almost a week since she joined but she still couldnt stop smiling whenever she thought about it. This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. Mansions didnt have dedicated AB transport rooms so they had to leave and go search for them in the sector. They didnt have to travel far, there was one just outside the entrance. Its glass was shattered and it was overgrown with vines. The red color it once had faded away. But despite its condition it still worked. They teleported and the environment before them changed. They were used to quick changes but the place they were teleported in was too strange. Behind them was a thick forest of spruce trees. Many sectors used this as a wall to hide the ugly looking dry lands. The sector itself was very strange. It felt like it came out of some fantasy book. The usual city highrise type of look was gone. Instead the buildings were carved inside giant trees. The pavements made out of rocks were covered by moss. Since they teleported into a fairly small sector the tower could be seen straight away. But it didnt look like a tower, it looked like a castle. This was the first time they saw one of them. Even the sky itself was strange. Pink clouds floated accompanied by a brightly colored rainbow. Everything about it looked wonderful and happy. Even the people seemed overjoyed. But they couldnt help but feel creeped out. It was too wonderful. No sector could have so many overjoyed people. Uhhh, I dont like this place, lets do the job and leave. Terin agreed with her. He didnt have the will to explore this place. She pulled out her phone and started recording as Terin approached the first person he saw. It was about time to see how effective Arthurs plan will be. Hey dude. Excuse me? What did you just say to me? Terin was unsure on how to react. He was clear when he spoke to her there was no way for her to have misunderstood him. Maybe she had hearing problems. He thought of that and decided to repeat what he said slowly and louder. The expression on the persons face worsened. And they started yelling too. And now you are yelling at me? Typical white privileged cis male scum. Walking in here like you own the place. Well let me tell you something. You dont own me! Here you are under my mercy, and I will teach you what happens to scum like you when you come here, but first let me educate you about your crimes. Unlike you white privileged male scum we dont mindlessly kill people who we dont like. But its to be expected from your type. First of all, how dare you call me a dude. How dare you misgender me like that? Do you know the type of damage you caused? Misgendering someone could lead to an act an murder, of course you white males dont care about that so its pointless to talk about it. After all you came here and caused an act of violence by misgendering me the second you came in. You need to learn to respect peoples pronouns! But you white males cant respect anything other than yourselves. Why am I even trying to educate you, its pointless! Terin was even more confused than before. Half of the words made no sense to him. How could saying Hey dude cause someones death? What is misgendering? What are pronouns? Why is she calling him a white male all the time? What does that have to do with anything? Was this the overreacting that Arthur talked about or was he just a giant asshole? He didnt understand anything. Terin wanted to know but he didnt get the chance to because the other person threw a punch before he could ask. He was caught off guard and the fist connected with his face. But he felt nothing. There was no damage whatsoever. Angry crowd started forming around them. Soon enough they would be surrounded completely. Terin launched a counter attack and blew a hole in the persons stomach. Some strange liquid flew out. It was too thick to be blood and it was gray colored. As it hit the floor it turned into multiple people. The wound also healed along with the ripped clothes. It was time to run. They rushed out before the crowd surrounded them completely. The ones that managed to catch them while escaping had their hands ripped out but that only formed even more people. All of them were angry and out for blood. There was no chance to reach an AB transport, their only path was into the forest. The forest was thick and there was no way to avoid the needles. They poked causing discomfort but it wasnt anything dangerous. They entered the forest stopping the mob that chased them. They kept running into the forest to lose sight of them. Copy who was leading the way got lost. She didnt want to admit it so she pressed forward like she knew what she was doing. The needles were starting to annoy Terin and by now he could guess that Copy got lost. He wanted to scold Copy but that wouldnt achieve anything but get branches in his mouth. In the dark forest they finally spotted a source of light. Without any clear direction going towards it was as good of an option as any. The light source was located inside a clearing. In the middle of it a campfire was burning. Next to the flames was a strange looking person squatting on a piece of log while eating mayonez. They hoped the person was friendly enough to give them directions. Chapter 2.6 - Slav Samurai They didnt want to give off the impression of sneaking around so Copy screamed her greeting as she entered the clearing. The person shivered and dropped something. Terin couldnt blame the stranger, her voice was quite grating. Ah, pizdec! - the voice sounded like it belonged to a woman but it was very rough and could just as easily belong to a man. The person stood up and looked at Copy. - What you want debil! Terin was staying back just in case it was a trap. He hoped Copy could deal with this situation without causing any more issues. But something told him diplomacy wasnt her strong suit. Uhhhh, I just didnt want to scare you. I am not scared suka! I am surprised! Who yells when they sneak? Are you stupid? I did it so you know that I dont want to attack you. Then why is your friend hiding? Huh? You think I am stupid? Come here and we fight! Feigning ignorance wouldnt help. Terin broke through into the clearing and could clearly see the person in front of him. It was obviously a woman standing in front of him. But her body didnt look feminine, it was large. It wasnt larger than Terins but he wasnt confident he could beat her in a strength contest. She angrily mumbled something and grabbed her sword. It was a katana, but much longer than he was used to seeing. He knew a name existed for it but he couldnt remember. Wait, we dont want to fight! Idi nahui! I want to fight! I dropped my spoon! It has ash and grass on it now. How am I supposed to eat mayonez? Wait, wait, wait! I assume we are both stuck here, we can help each other. Lets just calm down and talk about it. She stopped her unsheathing and thought about it. After a while she sheathed her sword but was still angry. Pohui! Sit down and we will talk!Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. She dropped her sword and went back to squatting. They didnt want to anger her anymore so they say down on the ground around the campfire. She looked at them with disgusting and confusion. She extended her hand and said Radojka. Terin just shook it. Yobany urod Do you not know how to introduce? Give me your name! Oh sorry, its Terin Copy offered her hand and introduced herself. Terin was starting to get annoyed. He was too ill-informed about many things here and kept making mistakes. How was he supposed to know that was a name? He didnt like it at all. It was time to focus and start making up for all his mistakes. First he decided to take a closer look at her. From head to toe she was wearing clothes from the same brand. AdiBass. Completely black except for the 3 white stripes and the logo. Her sneakers and tracksuit looked normal and could be seen anywhere. But the top part was strange. It was an armor that Terin would commonly see in movies and video games about samurai. Same with her helmet. The logo and the stripes werent painted on top of the armor, they were engraved. He couldnt understand how she managed to get this armor from a clothing brand. He heard that samurai are excellent fighters but he wasnt sure she was one. He was certain that she was a slav. Just like everything else they appeared out of nowhere and mostly in the eastern parts of sectors. Slavs generally had a bad reputation but most of them were nice people. The problematic ones were called gopniks. He was hoping that she wasnt one of them. She closed her jar of mayonnaise and put it in the bag she was carrying. It was a small bag and the jar looked like it will barely fit. Yet she easily put it in and then pulled out 3 shot glasses. Afterwards she pulled out a bottle of vodka. How that managed to fit in, Terin had no idea. All he wanted right now was for her to fill his glass until he is wasted. Ever since coming here nothing made sense to him. He didnt want to think anymore. As she was filling the glasses Copy interrupted her. I wont drink. Skip my glass, please. Her mood seemed to have improved as she wasnt angry anymore and was laughing. She didnt stop pouring. Haha chuvak idi nahui! Drink! They raised their glasses and everyone took their shot. Tovarishch! Now we can talk. Everyone here has bit of slav in them so now we can be friends! We are lost, if you can show us the way to the city we can find a safe path to the AB while avoiding the horde. I know way outside of forest. But there is scythe user chasing me when I leave and he teleports around. I cant fight him at all! You help me kill him and we can all escape! Usually Copy would be the one excited about fighting but this time it was Terin. Nothing else made sense so far. Fighting was one thing he understood well. It was a nice welcome. What are we waiting for then? Lets go! Chapter 2.7 - Edgelord With the Slavurai at the front and the Dab Master at the back they quickly left the forest. They were back in the fantasy city. There was no one around and the AB was in clear sight. It was too easy but no one would complain. He could feel something change behind him. Before he got the chance to turn around he stopped. Something cold touched his neck and he froze. He didnt dare make any rash moves. Nothing personal, kid. Terin recognized that line and instantly leaned backwards, blade flashing in front of his eyes as it missed him. The opponent didnt stop his attack. He punched the leaning Terin sending him to the ground completely. Following the punch he took out a knife and stabbed him. Terins allies quickly realised a fight was going on and Copy pulled him out of the danger as he fell. The knife grazed him but there was no serious wounds. He stood up but quickly fell down again. His strength was fading. He knew what they were fighting. Edgelords. No one knew who they were or where they came from. The only thing that was known about them is that they can teleport and they all hate the society. The one in front of them was using a scythe as a main weapon and a knife that would weaken anyone it touches. They were common weapons among Edgelords. He was in full black attire that was cut on many places. Bandage wrappings could be seen in the holes. His face was covered by a hood accompanied by a cloak. So far nothing about him was special. Terin was confident that even without him Copy and Radojka could defeat him. Copy stayed back to protect Terin while Radojka engaged him in a melee combat. Both weapons had the same reach so the battle was even. Terin could finally see the skill of the slavurai. She was fighting evenly with the Edgelord even with his advantage of the teleportation. Unfortunately there was no way for her to launch a counterattack, she could only defend. But she didnt have to hold out for long. Copy was charging up a ranged attack. The Edgelord saw it and teleported to stop her. Copy canceled her charging and grabbed the scythe as he swung it down. She ripped the scythe out of his hands and kicked him. Sending him flying into one of the tree-buildings. Hahaha, thats what you get for using a scythe as a weapon when you are that slow.This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. The Edgelord stood up from the rubble. We live in a society Copy fired a shot from her cannon interrupting his speech as she sent him flying once again. Man, you shouldnt talk during a fight. Only leaves you open. The scythe disappeared from her hands. The blade was on her neck with the Edgelord behind her. He pulled the blade back cutting her head off. Same to you. But I must give you credit, you made me use more than 10% of my power. You better destroy me here or you are going to regret it! Copy was trying to distract him enough for Radojka to attack him but it failed. He sensed the attack and teleported out of the day. Terin was still collapsed on the ground, his strength slowly coming back. The slavurai showed immense skill but she only had skill. She lacked any powers, and eventually she got tired and couldnt keep up with the relentless offence anymore. But it was enough time for Terin to gather back his strength. He stood up and dabbed. He didnt move at all, just froze in the dabbing pose. Huh, so you realised its hopeless to fight me and want to die doing what you love? I will respect that and let you enjoy it before I end you. A couple of minutes passed without anything happening. Everyone was just watching Terin seeing when it will end. Well I am bored. Its time to end you, hope you enjoyed your last few minutes. Terin stopped his dab. He disappeared followed by the destruction of the ground underneath him and the sound of breaking the sound barrier. Terin reappeared in front of the Edgelord and sent him flying. Once again he disappeared and appeared behind the Edgelord in the air, sending him down to the ground. Eventually the Edgelord adjusted and dodged one hit by teleporting. But as he teleported Terin was already on the spot he appeared. It was impossible to fight him. So he kept dodging. His wounds were already great, he needed to retreat. This isnt over! He said his final words and teleported somewhere out of sight. Using the Ultimate Dab came at a price. With the fight over Terin stopped. He exhausted all his strength. He could only hope that once he fainted Copy and Radojka could pull themselves together and escape together. He took one last look at the nature city and the castle in the middle before he collapsed. Chapter 2.8 - Dab Spirit Where am I? Darkness surrounded him. He had no clue where he was. He channeled the Ultimate Dab. A technique only a few Dab users used. All of them dead now. Nobody survives using it. The technique took over the Dab spirit of everyone in the sector and added it to the users own power. The power was overwhelming and it would instantly destroy anyone who tried to take it over instantly. The power needed to be slowly channelled. But channeling would only buy you a couple of seconds. Death was unavoidable. Nobody had the strength to control that power. Copy was the only one with that was versatile enough kill him but she underestimated him and got careless. Terins speed was not enough to counterattack someone who can instantly teleport. The only way to defeat him was to be faster than light. So Terin channeled the Ultimate Dab knowing that it will kill him. Arthur could either lose both Terin and Copy or just Terin. He sacrificed himself for his sector. Two screens appeared in the darkness. He was watching what his eyes were seeing. It was all a blur. He couldnt keep up with the speed that his body was going. After a few seconds it ended and he was back in the darkness. No one knew what happened to people who used the Ultimate Dab, it was assumed that they simply died. Why are you just standing there. You already gave up? He heard the voice but he had no clue where it was coming from. He looked around and couldnt find anybody. Gave up on what? Dont tell me that you dont know about it either Ah Tell me what do you think you just did and what happened? I used the Ultimate Dab and it gave me incredible power but in the process killing me from all the power I received. With all that power I defeated my opponent. ... All of you are like these Does nobody understand what they actually did? The technique you call Ultimate Dab isnt meant for giving one power. Its a Dab that allows the Dab Spirit to take momentary control over your body, gaining its strength. After you cast it your mind is transported in this place and as long as you stay in this room your wish will be accomplished. Once your wish is accomplished or you leave this room your body will become unconscious. But once you die here your body will also die. How do I leave this room? I will open a door to your past, well keep going until we find the peak of your Dab Will. There well be the strongest to fight against the Dab Spirit. He is coming soon, so lets go. Dab Will is my will to dab, correct? Well if we need to find the time when it was at its peak, then we can just stay here. ...Stop trying to act smart. If you do something for a long time your enthusiasm about it will drop no matter whether you are aware of it or not, lets leave now! No. There is no time to argue it is - The room shook. - ...Its here, another one lost to it You can only blame yourself. The room continued to shake. With a large bang a wall collapsed and a person stepped into the room. It was another Terin. ...This makes no sense, what is it trying to do? Before the mysterious voice could continue Terin went forward towards his clone. As they approached to one another they did a Power Dab at the exact same time. Once in range both of them threw the exact same punch hitting each other in the face. Dab Spirit took Terins shape. It also had the same mind as Terin which allowed it to copy exactly what Terin did. Their punches might look the same but the strength each one did was different. The real Terin understood it but he wasnt giving up. He was continuing the offence and not caring about the defence. Dab Spirit tried to keep the exact same pace as Terin but it was faster. Luckily it was only for a couple of milliseconds, nobody would notice the difference. This Dab Spirit strength is equal to the amount of Dab Will of everyone in the world. How is this fight equal? This really makes no sense. The battle between the Dab Spirit and Terin continued. They kept landing the same attack on each other, both of them were getting equally sluggish but neither attempted to dodge or block. This kept going until they both fell and couldnt move anymore. Dab Spirit was the first to speak. Huh, guess we are even now. Of course we are not. You barely spent any power. Your Dab Power is so strong I can feel it in the air. You knew that and you still played my game. If anything your spirit is amazing, but unfortunately thats not enough for you to borrow my power. Dab Spirit stood up and stretched his muscles while all his wounds healed back up. He stood above Terin ready to end his life. I will at least give you this, you were the greatest opponent I ever had. Dab Spirit threw a punch filled with all his power to end Terins life. Suddenly Terin dabbed. Both palms were directed towards the Dab Spirit. He had no time to react. His fist connected. Hitting the Block Dab the force of the punch returned to his arm, breaking every bone inside it. Dab Spirit could feel no pain but he used all his strength for this. Recovering from this is difficult.This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. How are you still able to move on? I copied you completely. Your body shouldnt be able withstand all that punishment. Wrong. I copied you. The mysterious voice exposed your strength. Majority of people on this world have a negative Dab Will. Your strength is fading, if anything your strength is equal to mine. And how difficult will it be to defeat you now that you lost your arm. Dab Spirit stopped. It looked at Terin. There was no longer any will to fight against Terin. You are right. The dab is gone. The world ruined it. You are the only thing keeping it alive. Keeping me alive. I dont want to live in this world anymore. This twisting of dab is disgusting and I cant look at it anymore. If only I killed you I wouldnt have to anymore. Id be free from this existence. I hoped we could have one last battle before we buried dab forever, but it seems like thats not going to happen. Since its obvious you will win there is no need to continue fighting. I will join you and lend my power to you. Dab Spirit rushed towards Terin. He had no time to react to it. As he was expecting to get hit by the Dab Spirit he just continued moving forward and going through him. ...What happened? This makes no sense. Dab User be careful Before the mysterious voice could continue darkness came over him again. But it quickly disappeared once he opened his eyes. He was on the bed, inside some room. It looked like they were back in the mansion. Copy was next to him. She was leaning back on the chair while playing something on her phone. Her legs were on top of Terin so he pushed them, putting her off balance. She was skilled enough so she didnt fall over but she had to drop her phone. Fuck! Terin, what the fuck! Why the fuck would you do that! I was about to set the record, it took me hours for this! For fuck sake! Terin never saw her this angry. He wouldnt be surprised if she tried to kill him right now. He wanted to apologise but she didnt give him a chance. Fuck you! Last fucking time I do anything for you. Piece of shit. Wait here! Arthur told me to inform him as soon as you wake up. She left the room while cursing even more. Terin felt bad about what he did. He liked to tease her but he never wanted to make her actually angry or hurt her. For now he has to wait for Arthur, hell apologise to her later. Terin was only a few minutes inside of the strange dimension but he was back inside the base in the bed already. Time passed differently so he needed to determine how much time exactly passed. They were racing against the clock, each second mattered. Arthur was sure to be displeased. The doors opened and he walked in accompanied by Copy. His head was down and he was dragging his feet. Copy wasnt angry anymore but she looked indifferent. Normally that wouldnt surprise him but Copy was always cheerful. Seeing them like this meant something really bad happened. Arthur picked up the chair Copy fell from and sat next to Terin. I have bad news and good news, bad news is the EU banned memes. We were too late. What? How is that possible? How long was I asleep for? You were asleep for a few hours, the EU just did it. I thought I had time for my plan to take place but they were quick with it. There is no chance to remove it, the world is being changed currently. The voices of protest are there but they arent as loud as the supporters. They just started their plan and the EU already finished it. It was hard to believe but this was too much just for it to be a prank. Terin accepted the fact and started thinking of ways to fight back. There were good news so not all hope was lost. Arthurs mood brightened up as he told Terin about the good news. But dont worry. All is not lost yet. I found a way how we can avoid all of this. We can escape from this world and continue to live in another, where the memes arent banned. The potential for memes there would be limitless. And bonus feature is that its like a video game, with levels and magic. It will be so fun! Wouldnt you agree? Uhhh - It wasnt an order but a question. Terin played a lot of video games, it wasnt because he was a huge fan of them but because time passed fast when he played them. This idea had no appeal to him. The only thing he cared about was perfecting his Dab technique. But Arthur wanted to leave this world behind and this disappointed him. - If we were to go into another world and there is an intelligence stat, right now yours would be lower than Copys. Thats a terrible idea. I agree with Terin. With the terrible idea part. My int stat would be the highest anyway. Look, I like the weeb culture as much as the next weeb but this is a terrible idea. Not to mention that the transported into another world is such an overdone topic that only people new to the weeb culture like it. Its boring and pointless. Do your job as a boss and think of a plan to bring this world into order. Arthur, I know you care about this topic and that it isnt easy to deal with all of this but running away from your problems wont help. Look at Copy, she is not smiling and is actually ordering you around and expressing her opinion. That change is insane. So just go back to the office and lets fix the world so things can go back to what they were and that you can accomplish your dream. Terin was bad at comforting people. He hoped that this was enough for Arthur to feel better and go do his work. If Arthur ordered him to go to another world with him then Terin would go. Arthur saved his life so he will follow whatever was ordered. But Terin also had his own wishes which he wanted to follow. So he tried his hardest to console Arthur and bring him back to his senses. It wouldnt be running away, itd be completely escaping! But fine! Since no one is supporting my idea I have no choice. Ill go back to my office and try to find another solution. I hope that we dont regret this decision. Arthur left the room. Copy stayed back and Terin wasnt sure if she was still angry. He got up and apologized. I dont want you to be angry at me because there might be some problems on the field so Ill apologise. I didnt know that the game was so important to you. I am sorry for ruining your playthrough. What? I am not angry at you. It was just explosive rage in the moment. I am not going to hold a grudge over a game. But I cant get used to this feeling. This is the first time I lost. Before even if I lost the fight Id be on top by the end so it was fine. But this time we lost completely. But we are still fighting them. So how did we completely lose? - Copy stopped for a second. It looked like she had an epiphany. Oh Thats actually a good point. Julian had something for me so I am leaving now. Thanks for the moral support. As Copy left Terin realised that he had changed. He could feel the difference in strength since he woke up. But his personality also seemed to change. It worried him. When he absorbed the Dab Spirit he thought he would only gain more strength. If it changes him mentally there is no guarantee that he might change so much that its no longer him. But he will worry about that some other day, right now it was time to train dabbing. Chapter 2.9 - Dab Filler After hours of Dab training Terin became sweaty and tired. The difference in strength from before was apparent. Absorbing the Dab Spirit gave him a large amount of power, but it was still not on the level as it was when he fought again Marculius in the Deep Fried dimension. It was regrettable but he wouldnt worry. For now it was time to have a shower. He searched the top floor but there was no bathroom. Checking downstairs didnt help either. There wasnt even a kitchen. In the first place he had no change of clothes so he would end up smelling anyway. Terin wasnt bothered by what other people will think of him but the stench was so bad he himself couldnt handle it. They were in a state of emergency, chance for an attack was high. Going around the sector in search for a shower was too risky. His duty was to follow and protect Arthur and he wont accept another failure, smelling bad was trivial problem. Terin walked over to Julians workshop. The usual scene of Julian operating on Copy unfolded again. She was positioned naked on the table in her ball shaped form. It resembled nothing like her. It just looked like a large metal ball. Terin could only tell its her from the scattered parts and clothing. Julian was excited to see Terin come here but as he got closer Julians enthusiasm waned. Uh, its dangerous in here, so you might want to stay outside to avoid getting hurt. It was obvious what he meant by that but Terin couldnt blame him. He leaned on the wall at the entrance of the workshop and listened to Julian. The changes he made seemed extensive, or so Terin thought. He couldnt understand anything Julian said. Asking him for a simpler explanation seemed like it would make him sad. As he was going on about the changes Copy cut in. Why would you do that? How is making me lighter going to do anything useful? This is a degrade not an upgrade! Terin carried Copy before and he could tell she was heavy. He guessed her weight was around 100kg. For his dab powered body that wasnt a problem. Copy not knowing what changes Julian was making on her didnt surprise him, but Julian knew Copy liked to fight, even if the armor is of the same strength, being lighter meant she could be thrown around easily. Well The parts are really good and they were on a sale so I thought itd be a shame to throw them away. Copy turned back into her usual form and grabbed Julian by the throat. Currently she looked like any other humanoid android. She was in a bad mood today but Terin didnt think she would kill her ally over it so he didnt make any move.Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. Wait, there is also an advantage to this! - Julian was panicked. As someone who works in a workshop he wasnt used to having his life threatened. - You are now 40 kilograms lighter so you still have some weight! And the durability is the same! You were good at everything so I decided to specialise you more as an assassin! Terin can only be a frontliner and there is no need for both of you to be it! Copy wasnt happy with the answer but she let go of Julian anyway. Before she lost all her weapons her weapon of choice were giant arms. She only used ranged weaponry to get close to the target or if the situation forced her to support from afar. Terin understood this and felt empathetic towards her. But it wasnt the end of her melee encounters. What she lost in power she will make up with speed. Fine! But if I have to sacrifice myself for the sector then you are doing all the work, including the painting. Oh, do I have to paint your entire body? I just said you are doing all the work? Didnt you listen to me? Julians face reddened. Terin understood it. He made a mistake and was embarrassed. But it was also Copys fault for taking upgrades she had no idea about. Seeing he wasnt needed in the workshop he stepped outside for some fresh breath. Walkway leading from the outer fence to the mansion was gone. It was littered with sunflower seeds. Radojka was squatting on the fence eating them. Only a few hours passed, he couldnt believe she could eat this much in that small time. She spotted him and offered him a paper bundle. - Semechki? - Terin refused it. She wasnt bothered by it and just continued eating. The way she ate them showed him she was a legendary slav. She put 2 seeds in her mouth at the same time and instantly spat out the husks of both. The speed and technique was beyond amazing. My babushka has 5 cows. Sometimes I go help her clean the stable. It smells very bad, but you smell worse. What you want? I wanted some fresh air, but now that I saw you I am curious why you are still here. We helped you deal with the Edgelord, our deal is done. You saved my life, as a samurai I would serve under someone who saved my life to repay that debt. But that was part of our deal so I dont owe you anything. The slavmurai was strong. Terin doubted her skills at first but she displayed an extraordinary ability. Her strength was equal to past Terins. He was glad they were going to get a new companion but his hopes were instantly crushed. But I have nowhere to go. I will stay and see if I like this place. What is the next job? There is nothing to do. For now we just sit back and wait for Arthur to come up with a plan. Slavurai grumbled something and took her Adibass bag. It was tiny, a bag of sunflower seeds barely fits in. But she pulled out a bottle of vodka and 2 shot glasses. They were waiting and one shot of vodka wouldnt hurt. He accepted her offer and they drank together while waiting for work. Chapter 2.10 - Word “Dab” in Chapter Title Before they even knew it, an hour had passed. Entire bottle of vodka was emptied and both of them were still sober. Copy peaked through the front door. She was back in her usual form. Arthur says he has a plan, lets go. Radojka stuffed her belongings back into her bag and went to meet Arthur with Terin. Arthur had a serious expression on his face. It seemed like he was back to his usual self as well. Julian was also with them at the briefing. I have found a way to fix our problems - He made another dramatic pause. Terin and Copy already knew he was about to say something dumb. - We go to another world! - Copy was about to complain again but he didnt give her a chance. - Before you complain, hear me out! I did my research and its the only way. The memes were banned but soon enough it will take effect. The only useful person here left will be Copy. And she is weaker than the average EU protection bot, let alone a member. Copy and Terin calmed down. What he said was true, but it still didnt explain why they have to go to another world. Radojka didnt care, she was here to see if its worth joining this sector. As long as it wasnt a suicide mission she would follow. But she was curious about something. Arthur was reading almost everything from his computer monitor. Copy and Terin noticed it too from before but they didnt care that much about it. Expecting Arthur to know the plan by heart was unneeded. Radojka thought differently and she went up to his desk and flipped the monitor. 4 ways to defeat EU after they ban memes - ikiHow. Really? I thought you were the brains of the operation but you are looking up ikiHow articles? The way I see it, no one in this operation has a brain. They were disappointed in him. Everyone was judging him but Arthur wouldnt let that get to him. The meme ban caused him a great shock but he was fine now. He was their boss and they will listen to him.Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Aight look, I am the boss here. No one is forcing you to stay here, but if you are staying here you will follow my orders! I use ikiHow for every single one of my plans, and it always works, so stop judging both the website and me for using it! Everyone froze. Arthur didnt look angry but this was the first time he was this aggressive. Terin and Copy knew Arthurs strength, provoking him wouldnt end well. Terin spoke up to clear the misunderstanding. We dont have a problem with the way you find your methods, and we will follow your orders even if we dont like it. The reason we were so disappointed is that, and I am sorry for saying this, is that needing an hour to find a ikiHow article is truly miserable. Oh, that? Nah, I was just watching memes before they get completely removed for the past hour, took me like 10 seconds to find the article. Now lets continue. - The atmosphere returned to normal and Arthur continued the briefing. - Just as the towers have servers that control the entire sector, so too does EU have servers that control our entire world. We need to get in there and upload a virus. But getting to EU server room is impossible. From our world at least. Julian found a parallel world in which you can exit directly to EUs server room. Unfortunately the EU knows about it too, but since getting in that world is near impossible so the security is lighter. Its our only chance. Exactly as Arthur said, I have created portable portal devices for you to carry once inside this world. Exiting that world will put you somewhere on our world. Keep in mind, if you leave the area of this sector while in the different world and come back to this world you wont be put in the desolate area but a different sector. Julian took out some strange square boxes with buttons on them and gave them to everyone in the room. After that he brought out the bigger version of that box and pressed some buttons. A giant portal appeared. Treetops could be seen on the other side. Terin and Copy were impatient and walked through the portal. As they walked through it they both started falling. They were caught off guard but still managed to regain their composure and land safely. The portal above them disappeared. After a few seconds the portal opened again but this time it was behind them. Radojka walked through it first. Listen and be patient. Arthur followed behind her. Everyone who had combat capabilities was coming. Terin and Copy were the field team but they wouldnt reject extra help. Julian waved at them as he closed down the portal. The adventure in another world was about to begin and Arthur couldnt contain his excitement. Chapter 2.11 - New World New Dab Terin and Copy didn''t share his excitement. Slavurai had her usual disinterested expression. In her mind this was no different than changing sectors. She was just waiting to see what she''ll have to do and if it''s worth her time. To Arthur''s disappointment there were no RPG-like elements. It was the same as their original world. Disappointed but not dispirited he exclaimed. We need to discuss classes now! I will obviously be a mage. Since I am wise and everything. Terin will be a striker. And Copy will be a healer. Why do I have to be a healer? Only a masochist plays support classes. I want to be something useful like a ranger. You are protesting a lot lately. Are you sure there is nothing wrong with your code? You should go check yourself. Also it''s obvious that a girl should be a healer, girls are kinder and more compassionate than man so that makes it a perfect class for them. Copy wanted to complain and point out everything wrong with what he said but Radojka didn''t give her a chance to. She already decided on her class. I will be gunner class. There were no guns in medieval times, maybe there is a magical What? Arthur was speechless. She pulled out a semi automatic sniper rifle from her bag. The width of the gun barely fit the bag but the length was nowhere near the size of the bag. He knew her bag could fit lots of things but this was too much. No, you can''t use guns. We came to a world with magic. We won''t have any other chance to use magic. Magic is cool, we shouldnt waste this opportunity! How is magic cool? You can do everything you can do with magic with technology instead. Terin was watching them argue from the side. It was strange. The behavior of everyone changed after they heard the news of the meme ban. He knew Copy and Arthur for a couple of days but he felt like they were together for years and that he knew everything about them. But now all of that changed. He disliked this change. He himself felt like he was changing. Monotonous and simple lifestyle is what he dreamed off. This wasn''t natural but for now he didn''t know anything about. Worrying about something you can''t change is pointless. He tuned back in the argument. Alright but you can''t summon a giant meteorite storm with technology. Cousin Anatoli has truck that can shoot 180 rockets in minute. That is worse. I could also do it myself too before I got destroyed and repaired! Enough of this pointless arguing! We came here to do a job not play games! - It was strange for Terin to be angry. He knew this wasn''t normal but him being angry felt natural. Once again he couldn''t understand what was going on. This phenomenon started happening after he accepted Dab Spirit. As soon as this mission was over he needed to investigate it. Cousin Anatoli messaged me. He says we need to drink to celebrate potential new job. Good luck. She went back through the portal and soon after it closed. Once it closed it revealed an asphalt road leading to a huge metropolis. They had a choice. Take the dirt road leading into the forest or go towards civilization. Arthur wanted to head into the forest and Copy didn''t. Terin was sick of constant arguing so he made a choice that will please them both. Splitting up. Arthur used to wander the world alone so he had no problems with it. I don''t have to tell you this but if you find a place where we need to teleport out contact us first before going in. How will I reach you? I will be away from civilization there won''t be a signal. You will be able to because technology!. What she said made no sense but before he could inquire further she stepped on the asphalt road and disappeared. Terin didn''t know what she meant either so he couldnt explain and just followed her. Stepping on the road Copy appeared once again. He looked back and Arthur was gone. This world seemed to be split into two worlds. The far away city now appeared closer. To Terin and Copy it looked like a large sector consisting only of towers. But the towers in their world were taller and most defied reason. These towers were ordered and symmetrical. Sector towers relied on technology to keep standing, but it was obvious that these towers were standing because of how well they are built. They got closer and saw a sign next to the road. Welcome to City of England. Once they passed it alarms started blaring. Soon after military trucks carrying soldiers and tanks got on the road. They were all aiming towards Terin and Copy. The road ahead of them was blocked. The military was aiming at them from far away but made no more moves. They didn''t know the enemy''s strength or if there were any EU workers there so they didn''t make any moves. Even if they weren''t strong the tank shells would send them flying. It was impossible to get closer. Somebody moved forward and spoke in a megaphone. Display your student ID or leave this city immediately. Failure to cooperate will result in your death. You have 60 seconds. They didn''t have any student ID or knew what it was. Something inside Terin was telling him to throw Copy at them and fight it out but he controlled himself. His identity crisis seems to be weakening. He already had a plan to get inside. They were going to dig underground until they reach the city. He informed Copy of his plan. Hmm? Dig underground? But aren''t you claustrophobic, did you cure yourself? He was so concentrated on remaining the way he thought he was that he forgot about that detail. A moment of distraction and he lost it again. He felt rage again. It was so natural. Maybe it happens to him often but he just forgot about those times. New plan, let''s go bowling. Copy understood what he meant and transformed into a ball. He threw her like a baseball ball towards one of the tanks. She was lighter than before and flew through the air with the speed of a bullet. Terin was going to charge at them but one of the tanks shot. It was a direct hit on Copy. She was sent back to Terin. The man with a megaphone spoke again.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. You have 10 seconds left to comply. Being able to not only see but also precisely shoot Copy moving at that speed meant that these weren''t ordinary soldiers. One tank shell wasn''t enough to damage Copy but continuous damage will eventually destroy her. On top of that they didn''t become hostile even after Terin launched his attack. Terin was furious but not stupid. It was foolish to engage in that fight. They backed off behind the board. The army dispersed but some tanks and infantry remained to keep watch. Terin still had another plan. He was the Dab Master. Solving problems with his dabs and not his fists. Hang on to me. Copy grabbed him. She had no clue what he was going to do. He started moving backwards and she followed. Just as they were going to hit the border to the forest world Terin dabbed. In the next moment they were falling through the air. Teleport Dab. Terin''s dab was fast, but the speed of teleportation was nowhere near the Edgelord''s. But it was enough. The soldiers were fooled into thinking that they left and there were no alarms. They landed on one of the skyscrapers. Damn, how many dab techniques do you know? There is only one more that you don''t know about. But now we need to focus getting deeper into the city. This is all probably some sort of a fort and in the center is the server room teleportation point. Use your new stealth improvements and scout the area. She nodded her head and disappeared into the building. Terin checked out his surroundings. Everywhere around him were identical buildings. Some were taller than others but the design was the same. Far into the distance he could make out a clearing. The roads were straight so once Copy exited the building she could discern what exactly is in the clearing. He got near the edge and peeked under him. No people, just an empty road with a sidewalk. Seeing this emptiness he felt empty himself. He should be surprised by that feeling but it also came naturally. Feelings like anger and sadness were natural for humans but Terin had no reason to feel them. He was content with his life. He enjoyed his job and did the things he wanted to. It wasn''t always fun but he was happy. And now for the first time he felt sad. He felt sad about how these past few days he never got to appreciate the dab for what it was. He was either training it or using it in a fight. Before he didn''t care about it, but why did it happen now? Wow, the famous Dab Master can be sad too? I thought that was impossible! - Copy returned from scouting. - This entire building is just filled with power generators but I don''t know what they are powering or how they generate power. There is nobody inside or outside either. Straight up from here is a wall guarding some building. On the wall there is a sign asking people to prepare their student ID. It''s the same thing as what the guards asked us for. Judging by the name it must have something to do with a school. But that military force and all these power generators, it can''t simply be a school. It was time for them to move. Moving on the ground was too risky so they jumped from building to building. There was a 3 meter jump between each building but that wasn''t a problem for dab empowered Terin and Copy. For taller buildings Copy just used her grappling hook. Soon after they reached the mysterious building. It was a large building. But it was wider and shorter than the ones surrounding it. There were 3 floors in total. It had both natural and concrete parks around it. And there were also people in there, mostly teenagers. It looked like a school. The teenagers wore uniforms, while the adults wore suits. They didn''t know what would happen if they forcefully broke in or if they could. It was currently noon, if this was a school that meant it will end soon. All they had to do was wait for the students to leave and steal their student ID card and sneak in with it. A few hours passed and a bell rang once again. This time it signified the end of school. Lots of people were leaving the school. Terin couldn''t believe his eyes. The number of students was huge. It was at least a hundred thousand. The school building was huge but there was no way it could fit that many people. Some of them were moving towards the exit while others just moved to another part of the building. It was time for them to begin their work. They had to find their target first. Copy looked for someone weak and isolated. Looks can be deceiving but she didn''t care. Everyone walked in a group except for one student. He had black hair and a scrawny looking body. His elbow was the largest part of his arm. It was a perfect target. They followed him from the building tops until he was far away from other people and military. While following him they found out that some people would walk inside the buildings. Copy checked them and saw that there are living quarters instead of power generators in some. The living conditions weren''t bad but the only luxury inside them were decent food. The black haired student kept walking until he reached the edge of the city. It was time to act. Copy wanted to just pickpocket him and move on but Terin didnt want to bully the kid. They would try being nice first. They descended quickly, causing the ground to shake. The quake scared the kid, he wanted to run inside his building but he gathered enough courage to turn around. Since he didnt run away Copy didnt want to give him a chance to do it later so she blocked his escape route. Give us your student ID or else... - He wasnt aggressive but the words themselves in this situation made it very scary, especially when spoken in a cold tone. Terin was aware of this since he wanted to break him quickly. This is your nice way? Damn, dont wanna be there when you are not asking nicely. Please, anything but that. Dont take my ID! - the kid was more nervous than spooked. He didnt understand why he didnt want to give his ID under this pressure. He lives here, so couldnt he just say he lost his ID and get a new one? Those IDs probably arent as simple as he thought about it. He asked him about it. Huh, you dont know about student IDs? Arent you also students here? Do I look like a student? - Terin wasnt old but he definitely couldnt pass as a teenager. Once he said that Copy joined the conversation. - Oooh, so thats why you look weird. I noticed something was strange about you but didnt want to offend you so I didnt say anything. Its because you became younger since we entered the city. - He didnt care about being younger so he urged the kid to explain the IDs. Student ID is necessary to prove you are go to the School. The School is a place where people study until they graduate. Each year the strongest people graduate and move into another world and they are treated as Gods. But graduating is difficult, the closer you are to the School the higher chance you have to graduate. Without your Student ID you cant graduate, and if somebody takes it away you are their slave until you manage to take it back somehow. Thats why I will never give you my Student ID! I will definitely graduate. The kid looked courageous for the first time since they saw him. Theyd be impressed by his words if they werent on the edge of the city. Judging by what he said he was obviously the weakest person here, there was no chance of graduating for him. Is there a way for us to get these Student IDs for ourselves? - Terin didnt like bullying the weak but he had a job to do. If he had to take this kids ID he will do it. But first he wanted to see all the other options. - Yes, you have to take the entrance exam first. But its extremely difficult for outsiders to pass it. I have a deal for you. You have been here for a long time it seems. Once we pass the entrance exam you will teach us everything about this school and give us information we need and in return well help you achieve your goal of graduating. Deal. Also you can stay in my apartment for tonight if you want. - His original fear disappeared but he was still a bit nervous. Terin and Copy accepted his offer. They needed to properly rest for tomorrow''s entrance exam. Chapter 2.12 - Can you pass the entrance exam without dabbing? The entire building was his. Terin and Copy easily found their rooms and slept. Terin was glad that on this mission he managed to get a proper sleep. The night was uneventful and the alarm clock woke them up at 6 AM. Terin had a shower but no change of clothes that fit him. He stayed in his dirty clothes and the student noticed it. He was still afraid of them so he didn''t mention it. On the way to the school he explained to them what the entrance exam is. Entrance exam was split into two parts. One part tested your knowledge the other tested your physical capabilities. You come to this school to study so only minimal knowledge was required. As long as you performed well in the physical exam you would pass. Their new companion didn''t seem particularly smart or strong so Terin believed they could easily pass. They reached the school entrance. Guards that were in front spotted Terin and Copy, the soldiers couldn''t recognize them and asked for their Student ID. These guards were calm and confident, Terin and Copy weren''t something they worried about. The kid explained their situation. The guards took them in and they took them a different direction. If you pass the exam, come find me at the school. Just look for Kazuki Suki. The entrance exam was held in a different building. It was right next to the school. They were ordered to wait. Not long after the door opened and someone asked them to come in. Inside the room, behind his desk was sitting an old man. Hello, my name is Michael Schlamp Bokser. I am the dean of this School. Before you can take the exam I would first like to ask you a couple of questions. First one, what are your names? Terin. - Copy Strike Hmm A one name and a bot. Your name also feels familiar. What are the people of the Casual World doing here? - He uncovered their identity quick. Terin didn''t want to lie. He didn''t know anything about this world. His lies would be quickly seen through. But Copy saved him. The Casual World is changing. We lost our place in it so we tried our hardest to get to this place and get educated so we can fit it better. - Copy was doing good at the start and just following by what he said and what they knew. But then she ruined it, she mentioned that this school teaches them for the Casual World. If that''s not true then everything falls apart. You know the location of this School and its purpose. You did your research well. One last question, why did you choose this School? It''s the best School! And you obviously want to go to the best. This vague answer was good. Even if it wasn''t the best she could just play it off by saying it''s her opinion. And what about you Mr. Terin? You have been quiet. There is no need to be shy. Copy and I have been companions for a long time and we share most of our opinions, including this one. Hmm a one name and a bot. A bot like her could be reformed into a human but a one name?- There was a long pause. Terin once again felt something he forgot he could feel. He was nervous. He was sweating, causing his bad smell to become worse. The dean either couldn''t smell it or just chose to ignore it. He finally made a decision. There are strong one names, maybe you are one of those, I will allow you to take the entrance exam. He pulled out some papers. Most of them were filled with info still needed to be filled in. He signed it and handed it over to Terin. Then he grabbed another batch of papers. These were simple text documents. He signed them and handed them over to Copy. She had to fill in her name, specifications and age. It was to create her Student ID. She passed without needing to take the exam. Once you leave show these papers to the men outside. They will take you to the appropriate buildings. They took their papers and left the room. Terin sighed, he was thankful it was finally over. Outside there were 2 men waiting for them. Their clothes were formal. They handed them the papers and after skimming them they asked Terin and Copy to follow. Copy didn''t need to do the entrance exam so she was taken somewhere else. The building he had to go was adjacent to the deans building. He entered it alone and was found in a giant arena. Above him was a balcony with Michael and a few other people he couldnt recognize. And in front of him the giant door. The dean stood up and spoke. Welcome. The first test will be to test your physical strength. You will be fighting against a bot. Feel free to go all out. And dont worry about winning or losing, the goal of this test is for us to see your capabilities. Good luck. He sat back down and bell was rung. The giant door in front of Terin opened. Once he was told he was fighting a bot he expected a humanoid but in front of him was a monster. It resembled 2 spiders on top of each other. The middle of the bot was a thin plate and both above and under it were just a bunch of arms. With its arms extended it was 5 meters tall. Terin wanted to rip it''s arms one by one to disable it but as grabbed one four other arms around it grabbed him back. He couldn''t pull it out. It was only a matter of time before the other arms start attacking him. He had to get out. He jumped up and placed his feet on the arms that were holding him. He spread his legs and pushed himself off. Two hands lost their grip and the others couldn''t hold him down and slid off his arms as he pulled out one. Friction burned his hands but it wasn''t a heavy injury. The core of the machine was exposed. If he could strike the center he can finish it in one blow. As he was coming up with the plan of the attack one of the arms pulled something from the middle of its body. It was a lid. It sealed off the hole Terin created. The machine was intelligent. It made sense that everyone would look for a way to neutralise it''s arms. Without them it can''t attack or defend itself. It''s also the thing blocking people from reaching its core. So it prepared defences for once the arm was ripped apart. Obviously the lid would be much tougher to break through than the arms. That''s what everybody would think. But Terin was different. It was a machine meant to test people. As such that lid is telling people Try another way and it''s not something that is harder than the arms themselves. You''d have to be really stubborn or stupid to try going through it. It was a longshot but Terin decided to try it again. The machine wasn''t complicated, all it could do was grapple you and beat you up. It''s no match for his dab powers but he wanted to avoid using them in front of his enemies. This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. He rushed in aiming for the lid. As expected the bot tried to grab him but he evaded and threw a punch. Hit! He hit the hand, it was blocking the hole. But that didn''t stop his attack. He spread out his legs in a split and the machine lost its balance and fell. The hand blocking the hole left an opening just for a split second but it was enough for Terin. He slammed his hand inside. Feeling some round shaped object he ripped it out. The machine was dead. You defeated the machine without using any techniques? Impossible! It would rip you apart. Is it some skill you acquired after years of training? They guessed right but are not aware of the technique. Terin didn''t want to give away his power. They might not recognize his name but they will recognize his title. He racked his brains until he remembered an old technique that boosts the user''s strength. Do you even lift bro? Ah, that one. Indeed your mastery over it is impressive. We can safely say that you passed the physical test. Now please continue through the door for the other portion of the exam. The room he was in was a normal looking school classroom. It had only one desk in it. He was alone in it. Somebody came in and gave him a sheet of paper and a pen. The questions were all asking about his opinions. Most of them were on memes and by their wording anything positive about memes seemed like a bad answer. It was extremely difficult to fail the test unless the wording was a trap. He finished it in 5 minutes. Once he left he was greeted by the same person that handed him his test. He took the paper and started checking it on the spot. Hmm, yes Good job! You passed the theoretical part of the exam. Congratulations! He was getting praise but they did all the work for him. They already had the Student ID prepared and handed it to him. The examiner escorted him out of the building and he was met with Copy once again. So, how was the exam? About as difficult as spotting your sneak attacks. Copy was quite proud of her sneaking and she believed she was amongst the best. Terin also acknowledged her skills and she knew that. But he was now teasing her because of how easily he spotted her. Copy still had no idea she managed to kill him. They arrived at the gate. After their Student IDs were checked, they were allowed inside. The large mechanical gate opened. The shock on their face was apparent. The school they were watching was different from inside. Outside everything looked small and scuffed but inside was much different. The entire area was bigger by a huge margin. It looked like it was the same size as the city. The school building was also monumental. It looked like it would take at least an hour to reach from one side of the building to another. Dormitory was also much larger. Previously they couldn''t believe hundreds of thousands of people to fit inside it but now he believed there would even be room to spare. They had no guide or anything, it was important for them to find Kazuki. But finding him wont be easy in this enormous place. Luckily Copy had enhanced vision. She spotted a board and they went over it. It was a list of all the students in the school and their location. A computer was next to it that could be used to search for specific people. She typed in his full name. Lucky for them he was in the same park as them, unlucky for them, the park was huge. All types of natural environment were in this park. From random flower gardens to large jungles. Walking around the park for a few minutes he was finally found next to an area where roses grew. But he had company. Him and his friend were lying on the grass and eating pizza. Somebody walked up to them. He was wearing ray bans and equipped with multiple vapes. The amount of vapes seemed excessive. He took a puff and blew it on their pizza. Dont fucking vape on the pizza! Why not? What are you going to do about it? Kazukis friend was dissatisfied and wanted to do something about it but gave up and left. Kazuki decided to stay and stand up to him. Kazuki was obviously angry and wanted revenge for being disrespected but Terin and Copy were in a hurry and couldnt leave it alone. Whats going on here? None of your business. - As Terin approached the vaper backed off. - And how about getting a shower. I need Kazuki so either you leave, or I make you leave. I havent seen you around here, you made a strong enemy as soon as you enrolled. And I dont plan on forgiving you. Kazuki realised what was happening and quickly warned Terin. Be careful! Thats Vape Trickz 2000! He can control the smoke from his vapes and use it as weapons. If it gets in your lungs you are as good as dead! - Vape Trickz 2000 already covered himself in smoke. - There is no way to get near him now, we should just run and come better prepared! Terin heard Kazukis warning but he had a plan. Someone that purely used smoke as a weapon was easy to counter. All he had to do was blow it away. He was in a hurry. Now was the time to reveal his true identity. He performed the Power Dab. What?! - Both the Kazuki and Vape Trickz 2000 were surprised. But Terins enemy quickly regained his composure. - Huh, I am worrying over nothing. Like a Dab user could threaten me. If you apologise now I might just beat you up and let you keep your Student ID. Terin ignored him and charged straight at him. Vape Trickz 2000 was smiling. Using brute force to beat him was impossible. The day was perfect for him. No wind whatsoever made it simple for him to control the smoke. Using brute force to defeat him in his peak condition was impossible. Terin approached the cloud of smoke. Clap. Terin clapped his hands with such strength that the shockwave was enough to blow away everything in front of him. Vape Trickz 2000 was exposed. What happened shocked him but he remained vigilant. He smoked one of his vapes but Terin was faster. Before he could exhale the smoke Terin already had a hand on his throat. Exhale and Ill snap your neck. Kazuki, killing is legal here right? - Kazuki was too shocked over what happened that he didnt even realise Terin asked him that. Copy bumped him and he returned to reality. - Killing is allowed inside the school but it gives a bad reputation amongst other students and has little use. Most people just take their Student ID or beat their opponent to send a message. Vape Trickz 2000 coughed as he inhaled the smoke. Terin didnt want to kill but beating him senseless while the opponent surrender didnt suit him either. His goal was to get Kazuki quickly and he accomplished it. There was no need to escalate the conflict any further. Terin let Vape Trickz 2000 go. Haha, you are as dumb as any Dab user. When I coughed I exhaled a little bit of smoke thats in your lungs now. Suffer! - Terin was aware that he blew out smoke at that moment but he thought it was just an accident. - Huh? Why is nothing happening? My Power Dab strengthens my whole body. Which includes the insides as well, and that little amount of smoke wont even scratch me. Launching a secret attack like that Terin couldnt let go. He punched him in stomach and threw him in the bush of roses. Now Kazuki, explain me how this entire School works. Chapter 2.13 - Is there a Dab Class? Terin and Copy managed to both enroll. His part was to give them information and in exchange they will help him graduate. It was time for him to do his part. How much do you know about this world? - Copy just shrugged her shoulders and Terin remained silent. - So, nothing. Well lets start with geography. There are multiple worlds and not just this one. This school prepares you to go to a world which we call Casual. Here you learn how to accumulate a large number of fans quickly. Once you manage to graduate you will be able to gather millions and millions of fans who will treat you like a god. And maintaining that will be really simple. The Casual world also has many subworlds. You should decide which one you want to be in. My suggestion would be TouTu:b:e, dabbing is the most popular there. Terin was confident that the Casual world dean mentioned meant the same world they came from and now he was certain. This place probably teaches how to approach the biggest audience and pander to the largest amount of people while being as generic as possible. These people always appeared out of nowhere and were always popular. They were often called NPC. Now Terin finally realised where they come from. The classes are all optional, but if you plan on graduating I suggest you to attend them. Only the top 10 strongest are suitable to graduate, and only one of them will graduate. The graduation is basically a tournament and the winner is eligible for the theoretical test. If you graduate you will be sent to the Casual world and be treated as a god. - Terin was thinking that if its as difficult as the entrance exam then it shouldnt be a problem. But we should give up on graduating this year. Titan has arised in this year. It is said that TouTu:b:e itself is boosting it. T-show, its really scary. Its an android that closely resembles a human but each limb is controlled by a different computer. Its as if multiple minds lived in a single body. Its power is almost equal to the current strongest TouTu:b:er. Once it graduates it will surely be stronger and destroy him. We should just give up on graduating for this year. We will take this year to get closer to the top 10 and graduate next year. Thats our best chance. Nonsense. We are graduating this year. One thing is not clear to me, how do you plan on graduating if you just said only one can graduate? Uh, I guess I forgot to mention, but you are allowed to make groups. A good tactic for graduating is to use quantity over quality, but the drawback of that is that if one person fails the theoretical exam everyone fails. And once you see the power of T-Show yourself youll understand its hopeless as well. For now lets make a group. Does anyone have an idea for the name of our group?A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. Terin already knew what they should name it. - Skrub12. - Uh I was thinking of something cooler than that. - Terin grabbed his shoulder. The pressure he applied forced Kazuki to give in. - Sorry, sorry, Skrub12 is cool. Just please stop it. Kazuki pulled out his Student ID and started doing something on it. Terin just now realised how much they resemble phones. After a while Kazuki told them to accept the request he sent. The group page looked bland. Only the name, rank, their names and points were presented. Currently they were ranked last with 0 points amongst the hundreds of thousands of competitors. How do we earn these points? Defeating other people? Yes, its one of the main ways of obtaining points, another one is performing in school activities. Defeating a group gives you 1 plus half of their points. But in order to advance you dont need points, if you defeat another competitor you will replace your place with theirs. Points are mainly used for purchases. We will need them to move inside the dormitory. And before you say it, no we cant fight the Top 10 instantly. I mean, we can but we will get expelled. Only fights where you previously issued a duel are allowed. And the top 10 can only be challenged by top 100. This all seems complicated to me. We are in a hurry, you are the group leader, you find people to fight so we can reach Top 10 and well do the fighting. Ill leave it to you. Copy and I will go explore the school building now. Kazuki wanted to protest but they werent listening to him as they left. He wasnt feeling too excited about his group. One was a Dab user and the other didnt show any abilities. They werent weak since they managed to pass the entrance exam but he didnt believe they would be his road to graduation. He had no other choice so he accepted it and gave it his all. Terin was also worried. Copy was acting strange. He believed she was just depressed about losing but it wasnt it. Her constant smile was now a constant frown, she was disinterested in everything and looked like all this was a giant bother. It didnt look anything like her. She wasnt a person so it was quite possible her mind was hacked and replaced but he didnt want to accuse her of that. First of all he wanted to be alone with her and talk it out. Copy, is everything fine? Yes, why do you ask? Everything obviously wasnt fine. But just like with everything else that wasnt a current problem Terin decided to ignore it. He will deal with it once it becomes an actual problem. Chapter RIP - SoundSky Rapper The main hall was huge. It felt like they entered a palace rather than a school. One could get lost in this vast forest of pillars. Luckily for them there was a map and directions everywhere they looked. There were classes for everything but the class that caughts Terin eye the most was Sound Waves. It was vague but Terin hoped he could learn something there. He had trouble countering people who used sound to fight. In theory it was quite simple, just shut up the opponent or plug your ears. But one was difficult to execute while the second one weakens you greatly. The school building was huge. It took them 30 mins to reach their destination. Once they arrived to their destination they met someone waiting in front of the classroom as well. He had rainbow coloured hair tied in a manbun, with random tattoos all over his body. He was shirtless yet wearing a thick coat and his pants were sagged so low you could see his entire underwear. They approached him and heard him mumble something. Hey is this the right class? The mumbler clenched his teeth and spoke through them. Somebody hold me down before I beat this little shit. How dare you interrupt my fire rap? Rap? You were just mumbling. What''s your problem? Before an answer Terin first got a punch in the face. The punch came quickly and made him stumble back. Straight after the punch the mumbler backed off and pulled out a Gat. You''ll regret the day you messed with Lil Gun 69. Now that I have my hand on my fat its over. Without any more delay he unloaded the clip. Terin was quick enough with the block dab and remained unharmed. Huh? Dabbing in 2k19? And with such efficiency? Guess you got some skills. LilGun69 suddenly lowered his head and started mumbling again. Most of it was incomprehensible, the few words Terin was able to make out included hoes, money and guns. It was strange but he was wide open and Terin wouldn''t miss this opportunity. Running up to his enemy he chained the power dab into a punch. But before he could hit his opponent his hand stopped. An invisible forcefield blocked him. Terin wouldn''t give up just from 1 failure and kept punching but the result was always the same. As he kept wailing the smile on LilGun69s face grew larger. Suddenly a shockwave erupted and Terin was pushed back.If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Haters like you only make me stronger! - The tattoos on his body started glowing. - Ey bruh, check out my mixtape. It''s fire! Before Terin could reject a cassette tape was flying towards him. It was slow and looked harmless so Terin didn''t bother to dodge it. The moment the tape touched him it exploded and set him on fire. Once again the distance between them increased. LilGun69 didn''t bother getting any closer, he reloaded his Gat and started shooting while yelling Pra! Pra!. Terin was defenseless on the ground so there was no way for him to defend against it, but luckily he wasn''t alone. Copy put out her arm to block the bullets. She successfully blocked them but their power was strong enough to rip out her arm. Her lack of an arm put her out of the game but it gave Terin enough time to recover, seeing that his enemy is strong he didn''t ness around and instantly buffed up with a power dab. "Ey yo, nice dab, but check this out" - as he said that he started rapping but this time he could be understood. - "I''m a spiritual lyrical miracle individual, skippin n flippin n dipping" His tattoos were glowing even brighter than before but Terin decided to leave him alone this time. "Huh, learned to appreciate my fire rap, gotta give you some points, but it ain''t enough to save you! Pra! Pra! SKKraaa!" Hail of bullets went towards Terin, with his buffed up state dodging bullets was easy, and even if he didn''t they''d be harmless to him but he could sense these were far more dangerous than normal bullets. He barely dodged the first and second volley but the third one was far more faster and he got hit. Multiple bullets, there was no penetration but the force of the impact was too strong pushing him like a truck hit him. "Haha, too weak for me, go back to 2k18 and dab there, you ain''t got shit on me!" Terin stood up, his enemy was too strong, it was time for his ultimate move. He took up a stance, it was wider than usual and he commenced the dab, but as his arms were moving into position, he was lowering his body. Lil Gun 69 recognized this move. "Oh shit! Impossible! You can''t do that move, you just bluffing!" His anxiety didn''t go away, and as Terin got closer to the ground his anxiety was only increasing. Suddenly a loud thud echoed through the hallway, he couldn''t move anymore, and neither could Terin. An ominous figure came around the corner. Bearing a large stature and wearing an addibas tracksuit, he was wielding a stop sign and had a traffic cone as his head. It was the school''s hallway monitor. "No fighting in the hallway, detention for you." With another thud both of them were released. "Follow." Terin was afraid of him and wanted to reject following him, but he had the power to stop him in place, he might not know how exactly that power works but he didn''t want to find out, especially since even Lil Gun 69 was listening to him. After a short walk they reached a door with a sign that said "Detention". "You, you enter." He said as he pointed towards me and Lil Gun 69. "You, follow. Repair." We obediently listened to him and entered detention.