Chapter 2: The Apocalypse(2)
I saw the lower grade monsters attacking the terrified citizens as I ran, a few familiar faces I saw in my previous life were either fighting with whatever they have or running with their full might. As i approached the train station where I met Arthur I picked up a metal pipe from the ground.
Even though I was below average nobody in my previous life with a hidden F grade skill, At the start of the scenario everyone is virtually the same while some were given overpowered skills. a the start they were as same as me, confused and fearful in the chaos.
Knowing I have the advantage I ran straight into the underground train station looking around I spotted the bloodied up Arthur standing over the body of an elderly person.
As he turned back to me, I realized he had already discovered the "Personal info" in the window and knew his skill, the A grade skill "the devil's flames."
"He wields a fire hotter than anyone else's. That was the talent he was given at the start." I spoke to myself as I calmly walked over to the confused Arthur.
He turned around asking with a therathened expression as he saw the metal pipe in my hand.
"Who are you…? Actually that doesn't matter what's going on here?"
He said his fists still burning with the immense black flames.
as i walked towards him i smiled barely hiding the anger under my breath.
"Hmm? Who am I? Im the one your mom has been cheating on your dad with fucker!"
I said rushing at him ducking as he raised his arm to fire the black flames at me.
"Burn in hell you fucking piece of shit!!" He screamed with a maddened expression.
"The devili's flames, a strong ability must cost a fuck ton of stamina huh?!"
I said ducking to the right and hitting his right arm redirecting the flame.
His ability was strong, but it also cost his stamina dearly, at the beginning his mana used to drain so quickly he rarely used his ability and fought with a sword instead.
The enraged Arthur winced and threw a kick at my face. Parrying the kick with my forearm i caught his leg and slammed the metal pipe on his head.
He let out a pained cry and all of his body lit up with black flames.
I let go of him as the heat overwhelmed me. running back to the stairs i threw the metal pipe at the enraged Arthur the metal melting then incinerating turning into ash then into nothingness before it could reached him
I never saw him use that ability before. Was this lifes Arthur different than the previous lifes Arthur?…no its not that he just never reached the critical point where he would be forced to use this move in the previous life.
"That guy's seriously fucking crazy.." I muttered under my breath as i ran away the station its self melting and on the verge of collapsing to the floor.
"Fuck… ill get my get back later you fucking bitch." I muttered through clinched teeth as the veins on my hands and neck bulged up. Taking a deep breath I walked through the destroyed city knowing exactly where im heading to next.
The miniture imagination company, a company where people copy and paste from other not well known game developers. They changed the names or slightly altered the idea and claimed it as their own. Due to the shitty nature of the company it was natural they would need a lot of lawyers. And Carmellia happened to be one of those lawyers.
While walking through the destroyed city i heard a shook and barely audible "..help" coming from a narrow street.
Looking at the narrow street I saw a grade 4 monster with hideous red eyes large grey frame with no fur eating a mans corpse. I also saw a woman hiding behind a trash can whimpering and shaking as she looked st me with puffy eyes.
Looking at the scene while scratching my head a thought ran across my brain.
"…man… should i really save her? I mean in the last life after finding Arthur we just ran strsight towards that company thinking Carmellia might be in danger or even dead…"
My eyes darkened as i realized some details.
". but I shouldn't have trusted her in the first
place. No one would be just okay after killing a person… even Arthur used to look into distance with a guilty expression after killing a person… Carmellia is the only person who didn't hesitate or feel guilty after taking lives."
I turned to the right then looked back the woman who was still sobbing. I turned to the left and ran without a care in the world.
The womans sobs intensified as she saw me run she choked out barely audible
"No.. wait please help…" she looked down ss her eyes grew redder the hoplesness of the situation settling in already. As she sobbed there suddenly a rock flew past her bouncing on the wall and hit the grade 4 monster in the head.
A mans voice ran out from the left.
"YOU FUCKING UGLY MONSTER COME HERE!" I shouted while waving.
The monster growled then ran towards me crawling on its 4 limbs like a spider while crying out a ear piercing scream.
I ran into a narrow alley watching as the monster followed me into the alley.
"Well… i need companions or i wont make it far…" i thought to myself as I pulled out a lighter from my pocket and lit up the cloth drenching in gasoline at the end of a thick wooden stick and turned around to stand my ground.
"Well you fucking monster attack me." I said confidently knowing most monsters are like apex predators, they dont approach burning flames. They have that in common with a lot of animals. I couldn't help but smirk as the monster warily backed away and screamed at me.