Chapter 12: Get a title
Ding!
[Because of courage. The Beyonder with serial number 120,000 dared to be a leader who was willing to sacrifice himself, in order to save his group. The system gives you the title -Sacrifice Leader-]
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Sacrifice Leader
Description:
STR: 5
VIT : 5
AGI: 5
INT : 5
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[A Beyonder can only use one Degree. Degree effects will work only when this Degree is used]
El's eyes widened in disbelief, his original intention was just not wanting one of the three main missions to fail and let his stupid subordinates die. But, it was very unexpected that El would get a title.
"This is interesting! With this title's effect, my physical strength must be equivalent to an early level 2 Evolved human." El smiled widely, while observing the movement of every root that sprung up and grew from the ground.
If one of the roots came to attack her, El immediately avoided it and cut it with the katana in his hand. Due to the effect of the eye of insight, the world slowed down in his perspective.
With his mind focused on moving the functions of the system panel, El installed the title without a second thought.
Ding!
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Name: El Ira Adrian
Race: Human
Title : Sacrifice leader
Profession : do not have
Authority Level: 5
STR : 9 (5+)
VIT: 8 (5+)
AGI : 11 (5+)
INT : 6 (5+)
(A 20-year-old human has an average of 5 attributes except INT.)
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Abilities:
> Six Tomoe Rhinegan (Special)
> Swordsman (Lv, 1)
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The value displayed on the attribute screen is the result of combining several factors. Such as Equipment, Ability, Class (Profession) and Title. The original attribute value of a Beyonder is the value obtained after removing all the factors.
After using his title, El felt his body was much lighter than before. His physical strength, as well as the speed of movement when cutting through the attacking roots increased drastically.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
One by one, El cut through the roots, scattering them around. The beautiful slash, coupled with the sound of the wind rushing by the roots sounded like a musical symphony.
After a while, the roots stopped growing from the ground. Finally, El was able to catch his breath. However, for some reason El felt a strange feeling in his heart.
"Something is wrong, why do I have a bad feeling?" El began to wonder in his mind.
Suddenly, a stronger shock than before occurred right under his feet. Almost losing his balance, El planted his katana on the asphalt surface.
Soon, the shaking stopped. In the next second, a terrible pressure built up around El. Startled, El withdrew his katana that was stuck in the asphalt and moved up a few steps.
From the asphalt where El stood before, a mound like a mountain about to erupt was created. El observed it with focus from afar as he sensed something strange.
"That... " Just as El said, a creature with a humanoid upper body with a red skin surface, while its lower body was plant roots appeared from the ground.
The creature turned its gaze towards El, showing four green eyes. It then opened its mouth, showing a mouth full of horrible fangs with drool dripping from it.
"Rrr argh!" A terrifying growling sound came out of its mouth. A growl that sounded full of anger and annoyance when it saw El. Apparently, the creature knew who hurt it.
El held the handle of the katana tightly. Cold sweat poured down his face and back. Every pore and cell on his body warned him that the creature was very dangerous.
"Damn, what the hell is that thing? Its aura is so terrifying! No wait!" El suddenly realized something. The memory of 10 minutes ago flashed in his mind. "Damn system!"
El remembered the title notification given by the system. Apparently, there was no reason at all for the title 'Sacrifice leader.'
The reason is very straightforward. It's not much different from the name at all. "Sacrifice of the leader" Meaning, El sacrificed his life to be able to let his subordinates escape safely.
"From this terrifying aura, it's clear that the creature is stronger than the Lone Walker. It could be a level 2 infected, but which one? Why isn't it in the story?"
The creature raised its right hand and pointed in the direction El was. Instantly, the roots under its feet shot out like bullets. El's eyes could still see the quick movement, quickly trying to block it with his katana.
Swish!
Clank!
However, El's katana was instantly shattered. Apparently, the root that attacked him was harder and stronger than before. Thus, the blade of his katana shattered into pieces in the process.
But, the moment the 5-inch sharp tip of the root pierced his left chest. A vital area, where the heart is located, El quickly tilted his body position slightly.
Crot!
As a result, the root scratched El's left shoulder and severely injured it. El tried to endure the pain. The katana in his hand slipped out as El held onto the injured area of his left shoulder.
El immediately turned around. Quickly, El ran, to leave the creature behind. Thinking the creature was stronger than him, El knew his limits well, he could not possibly win against it.
However, when two footsteps stepped on the asphalt, suddenly another root grew right under his feet. Realizing this, El immediately jumped back 3 steps and turned his body around.
El showed a gaze that was as sharp as a drawn knife right at the neck. "Damn it! The road is already closed and my Katana is already destroyed Damn system, it seems that I can only hope that they reach outside the city."
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In a bus traveling as fast as the wind, Lin Feng controlled the bus through streets that were less crowded with vehicles. However, even so, many early level 1 infected were frequently encountered and hit by him.
All the passengers sat with tense and expectant expressions in their hearts. They understood that El was a ruthless leader and very cold.
However, they still remembered the kindness El had given them.
The intended kindness is to teach them a breathing technique, gathering viral energy within themselves. In that way, their bodies will gradually become stronger.
Besides becoming stronger than before, they could also acquire certain supernatural abilities.
At a passenger seating area, Qian Qin stared blankly with deep sadness and regret. El, has leader and savior sacrificed himself once again. But she had no chance to repay him.
Next to Qian Qin, Tian Li sat lamenting the ruined scenery outside from the bus window with a deep expression. The girl seemed to be thinking about something very complicated.
Before long, Tian Li got up from the seat and went towards the front of the bus.
From behind the driver's seat, Tian Li walked towards him. When walking, Tian Li held onto seat after seat of passengers to prevent them from falling down due to loss of balance.
Right now the bus was speeding out of the city, following the directions of the sacrificial leader. If Tian Li walked without holding on to anything, she would have fallen on the passenger walkway.
As she walked, Tian Li's expression was filled with complexity mixed with sadness, creating a form of emotion that was difficult for him and others to understand.
In the midst of his seriousness in controlling the bus at high speed, Lin Feng grumbled at El's behavior. "You damn leader! Just watch out if you die, I won't burn incense for you!"
Suddenly, his shoulder received a light tap. Lin Feng could see the reflection of Tian Li's face in the back through the glass of the bus window. He was curious about Tian Li's destination,
Without turning around, Lin Feng said: "If Miss Li wants to ask me to make a U-turn, please do so. Although I hate that person, I respect his orders."
"And if Miss Li asks me to stop because you want to get off, please undo it because I won't obey!." said Lin Feng in a cold tone.
Hearing Lin Feng's words made Tian Li speechless. Has expression looked very sad, but she couldn't do anything about it.