NOVGO.NET Chapter 413: Getting Sucked Dry!
Chapter 413: Getting Sucked Dry!
It was a struggle for survival…
Jack’s spirit ruthlessly invaded the Lizard Girl!
So what if he was merely a soul? So what if his enemy was level 90? So what if all the odds were stacked against him? He rushed inside like a mighty duck peddling against current!
Spirit met spirit, his versus a still very eager lizard.
“Hehe, trying to fight back? Pointless!”
Suddenly, the world changed. Before, it had been a cavern full of trinkets, but now it was a room, one that was utterly pink, enough to make a unicorn cringe.
Even he was different, his body weaker, more human than usual. At least he had one in this place. But before he could inspect all the changes, the system warned him.
[Invaded Lizzy the Shaman-Princess’ Inner World!]
[Warning! Tough fight incoming! Steel yourself!]
[Soul Fight = Level X Various Modifiers!]
“So I’m the underdog, eh? Fine by me!”
He had barely said that when SHE appeared. Akin to a banshee, an ethereal pink lizard suddenly came right out of a wall! How horrendous was that?!
The pink silhouette didn’t fit the bloodied claws and the crazed laughter.
“HEHEHEHEHE, let’s play then!”
— SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! —
Those claws went straight at him!
Those things cracked with energy, so much that it would instantly shatter his soul were it to collide with it! Yet, he met it head-on as he— never mind, he rolled at the last second!
Her claws passed right above his head.
Level 43 Demon King VS LV 90 Shaman-Princess
He wasn’t sure what kind of crazy class that was, but he wasn’t about to find out! Not only was she over-leveled, but she clearly had access to soul-related techniques!
Jack didn’t hesitate as he rushed out!
Yet, seeing him, his opponent simply ridiculed:
“Pftt— Where do you think you’re going? This room doesn’t even have an exit. And those walls are sturdier than diamond than to anyone other than— GASP?!”
Jack didn’t even bother to reply. He just grinned as he mightily extended his hand, one that turned the blackish purple of corruption as he touched the pink wallpaper and…
— CORRUPT! CORRUPT! CORRUPT! —
[Demonic Soul Corrupting Everything it Touches!]
[Please Don’t Go Overboard with this Ability!]
Alas, the System’s wish was bound to be completely ignored! Seeing as his mere touch was already weakening the wall, Jack powerfully kicked it in as if a SWAT member!
“Diamond, was it? You shouldn’t become a jeweler…”
Jack offhandedly remarked while rushing out.
As for what awaited outside? It was a HUGE castle seemingly made of cotton candy. It was so fluffy and magical, magic that Jack happily and totally ruined it.
He Naruto ran the shit out of it, but instead of using the power of friendship and plot armor, he was bringing out the corruption from his soul and spreading it all over!
[Corruption Spreading!]
[Warning! It Will Affect You!]
Affect him? It sure would! The corruption he was spreading collided with the pink castle walls, and from it came atrocities, ones that would have made a 5-year-old girl go yay!
< Pink Fluffy Unicorn! Lv 54 (Corrupted) 🦄🌑 >
< Rainbow Goldfish! Lv 57 (Corrupted) 🐠🌑 >
< Azure Teddy Bear! Lv 59 (Corrupted) 🧸🌑>
The names looked friendly. Those THINGS weren’t! The unicorn was gushing blood from her horn, the goldfish had shark-like teeth, and the teddy had its flesh exposed to the air?!
In the back, a certain shaman lizard girl gulped in shock and anger…
“What the hell is this?! Who are you, no WHAT are you?!”
Yet, the anger was merely a facade. The anger? It was fake! The despair? That, too, was fake. In fact, a second later, she flashed right behind him, aiming for his head!
This time, for sure she’d—
Jack once again surprised her. Instead of running away, he suddenly dashed into her embrace?! No, he stopped right before, but it was enough to make her attack miss!
How slippery was this guy?! VERY!
So slippery that he even took the time to comment:
“You’re strong, but that’s it. You’ve never fought someone for real, have you?” A soul recently sacrificed wouldn’t usually put up a fight, but Jack was an exception.
Dying? Bitch please, he had done it IRL!
Compared to time-traveling, dying in a game was mild at best, so mild that his brain had long disregarded the irregularities and was now looking for anything he could exploit.
Ah, there just happened to be an exploit right there!
Seeing how slippery he was, the crazed lizard girl behind him switched to a ranged attack! With a powerful wave, she sent magic spikes his way.
But just as the attack seemed about to hit him, Jack sidestepped, only for the spell to hit the newly created abominations. And that’s when they turned their aggro toward HER!
“SHRIEKKKK”
“SHRIEKKKK”
“SHRIEKKKK”
Unicorn, bear, and goldfish making those noises was wild, but Jack didn’t question it as he kept running. But he wasn’t just running without a purpose either.
His eyes kept scanning the area, looking for something very specific. What made one’s soul? There was a lot, but memories were definitely a part of it!
At this moment, he was searching for a flaw in his opponent.
He ran across the castle like a hyperactive child, turning every corner possible, opening every goddamn door, and searching for hidden treasure all over.
He did it so long and so persistently that he seemingly ran out of corruption! He did it so long that even the system complained…
[Host is Only Delaying the Inevitable!]
[Can You Please Fight Alright?]
[The END is Near…]
“Hey, give me a break!”
Alas, a break wouldn’t come. Jack had barely said that when the wall on the other side of the room suddenly exploded in a thousand pieces. Then, out of it came death.
A scaly death holding the remains of the previous creatures…
“You bastard, think you can run? Let’s see you try!”
She flashed to him, but this time she didn’t miss!
As Jack was grabbed by the neck, he could slowly feel his life draining away from him. At this rate, he’d get killed, and his soul absorbed without being able to fight back!
Oh, she absolutely would enjoy sucking him dry! Giving a victorious grin, the lizard woman gloated:
“See? Running was pointless! Any last word?”
“Last word? How about shadow HEHEHE!”
Shadow? What was supposed to—?!?
That’s when she saw it. Shadow, this thing didn’t have any! Or rather, this was no soul, this was the man’s shadow?! T-This… How?! This was akin to splitting one’s soul in two?!
Little did she know that the attacker (s) had been two! Jack, the one that glowed like the darkest of suns, and a certain Corrupted Being hiding in his soul’s shadow all along!
As for said shadow, it was taking a piss at her…
“Hehe, sorry, little Lizzy, your prince is in another castle!”
It was such a simple line, and yet it turned her ashen. IT knew her name? Its master had been free to rampage?! W-What if that corruption power of his wasn’t actually out?!
How long had she been following this fake?!
How long had the original roamed free?
How long before he’d reach—
— Thump! Thump —
That’s when she felt sick.
Her cold blood turned even colder as…
[Ding! Successfully Accessed Core Memories!]
[Corrupt It All?! Please Reconsider For it Could—]
“Destroy the very fabric of this place? Destroy an NPC? Even create a Macabre if things went bad? That sounds like LOTS of fun!” At this moment, he couldn’t help but chuckle.
< Ancestral Crimson Shaman-Princes Lizzy! Lv 90! ☠🦎🩸>
What would SHE become? Talk about interesting…