Ryu stood in the subway's wreckage, HP at 40, chest a glitchy mess of static and scars, the Core Key still sizzling in his grip. Earth's stairwell reeked—plague mulch steamed, rift-vines choked pipes, and flaming dildos flickered like cheap party lights. Lira loomed, Waffle Iron of the Grid oozing goo, her smirk sharp as a shank. Gorv hulked, axe crusted with plague grit, snorting like a pissed-off boar. Pip jittered, toucan belching flames, puke-blaster humming like it was ready to melt more shit.
The system flickered: [Quest Update: Earth's Glitch-Hell. Objective: Crush the rot sovereign or get melted—your pick, dipwad.] The air hissed—rifts warped, and a gurgle bubbled, wet and glitch-twisted, from a flooded tunnel ahead.
Snarkfang pulsed, runes glowing like a busted disco ball. "Rot sovereign's up, shitlord—you're about to melt like a popsicle in a microwave. I'm cackling like a hyena on a rollercoaster!"
"Shove it," Ryu growled, slashing a rift-vine that glitched into a rubber liver and flopped away, oozing. "No melting—just mashing."
"Dream on, gooey-guts—this guy's a walking acid trip. Swing hard and don't slip in the slime, sparkle-sack!"
A figure oozed from the tunnel—bloated and dripping, cloaked in rift-code decay, a festering freak of Valdris's worst: Glitch Plague Master's puke-staff, Glitch Shadow Lord's gloom-blades, and a rot-scepter dripping glitch acid. [Enemy: Glitch Rot Sovereign (Level 155). Note: Melty bastard—bring a mop.] He hissed, "Glitch Knight? You burned my blight—I'll burn your bones."
Ryu gripped Snarkfang, HP steady at 40. "Bring it, slime-shit—my crew'll melt you into glitch soup!"
The Sovereign's eyes flashed "DISSOLVE"—then he sprayed.
Lira roared, "Pound this creep!" and lunged—iron smashed his rot-scepter, acid flying, code cracking. [Damage: 280. Effect: Sovereign's scepter's fizzing.] She grinned, "Who's next, drip-dick?"
Snarkfang hooted. "Klepto's out here melting faces like a pro—keep that goo-crusher, sparkle-sack!"
Gorv thundered, "NO MORE MELTY SHITS!" and vaulted, axe slamming—glitched into a gravity pulse, crushing the Sovereign into the muck. Tiles shattered, acid splashed. [Damage: 300. Effect: Sovereign's floored.]
Snarkfang chuckled. "Gorv's squashing slime like a trash compactor—still got a brain like a moldy sponge, but I'm vibing!"
Pip whooped, "Eat this, ooze-ass!" and fired his puke-blaster—it glitched mid-air, morphing into a flaming acid-sprayer that hosed the Sovereign's chest with corrosive fire. [Chaos Triggered: Acid Annihilation. Damage: 270.] The toucan swooped, torching his blades—acid popped, flames flaring neon. [Damage: 230.] Ryu smirked. "Pip's a goddamn acid-slinger—finally spraying the good stuff!"
The Sovereign gurgled—scepter sprayed, glitch-acid raining. Ryu ducked, triggering Glitch Gripe 3.0. Snarkfang flared—the Sovereign's acid-glitch spread wide, crippling his grunts—blades melted their own wielders, scepter burned itself. [Glitch Gripe 3.0 Effect: Glitch Epidemic. Damage: 370, Glitches -95, Spread +50.]
Snarkfang guffawed. "You're a glitch-plague daddy, gooey-guts—spread that rot and watch 'em melt!"
His blades slashed—gloom pulsed. Ryu dodged, but a wave hit Gorv's leg—he growled, static dripping. [Damage to Gorv: -105 HP.] Lira roared, iron smashing his helm—skull cracked, code sprayed. [Damage: 290.] Gorv charged, axe splitting his blades—gravity slammed them, decay stalling. [Damage: 310.] Pip's acid-sprayer hosed his ribs—toucan torched the gap, decay sizzling. [Damage: 300.]
Ryu swung—Glitch Goad 4.0 flared. Runes blazed "MELT-MORON" across the tunnel—Sovereign glitched, scepter exploding in his face—grunts' acid-bombs chained into a gooey fireworks fest. [Glitch Goad 4.0 Effect: Chain Explosions. Damage: 350, Chaos +2000.] He slashed—Glitch Gush 3.0 hit. A wider, stickier flood of glitchy goo sprayed, swamping the Sovereign's legs, arms, and grunts—it hardened into tar stone, trapping them longer. [Glitch Gush 3.0 Effect: Tar Flood. Damage: 310, Mobility -95, Duration +80.]
Snarkfang snorted. "You're a goo-slinging melt-master, sparkle-sack—trap these drippy losers and laugh!"
The Sovereign pulsed—rift flared, spawning glitch-decayers, slimy rift-rats with acid-claws. Lira smashed two—iron clanging, code bursting. [Damage: 280.] Gorv's axe thumped, pulping three into pixel goo. [Damage: 290.] Pip's acid-sprayer hosed a pack—toucan flamed the scraps, decay glitching neon. [Damage: 310.]
Ryu grit his teeth, HP at 40. "Fuck you, ooze-idiot!" He swung—Glitch Guzzle 3.0 flared—sucked a massive chunk of glitch energy from the scepter, static surging—HP maxed out. [Glitch Guzzle 3.0 Effect: Mega Slurp. Heal: +40 HP. HP: 80/80.] The scepter sputtered, glitching weak. [Damage: 320.] The Sovereign flailed—blade slapped his own face, helm denting. [Self-Damage: 190.]
The pest hissed—rift pulsed, vines whipping. Ryu took a hit—vine slashed his arm, static burning. [Damage: -40 HP. HP: 40/80.] He roared, "Still standing!"—Glitch Grind 3.0 hit. A massive glitch-dust storm erupted, grinding the Sovereign's arm to powder, then exploding across his goons—dust boomed like a frat party gone wrong. [Glitch Grind 3.0 Effect: Dust Detonator. Damage: 380, Area +120, Boom +70.]
Lira leapt, iron smashing his core—rags split, code bled. [Damage: 310.] Gorv cleaved his skull—gravity crushed it flat, sparks flying. [Damage: 350.] Pip's acid-sprayer rammed the rift, toucan torching it shut—flames glitched, frying his last blade. [Damage: 330.]
Ryu staggered, "Die, you drippy fuck!"—Glitch Glower 2.0 flared—a wider, deeper glitch-light scorched the Sovereign's face—grunts fell, clawing blind. [Glitch Glower 2.0 Effect: Blind Blaze. Damage: 340, Sight -95, Burn +100.] He swung—Glitch Gash sliced deep—static erupted, decayers dissolving. The Sovereign bluescreened, collapsing into fizzing junk—eyes flashed "R#T OUT." [GlitchRotSovereign.exe terminated. +4000 EXP. Level Up: Glitch Knight Rank 32. New Skill: Glitch Gank 3.0 (Steals massive buffs, hits like a nuke).]
Ryu stood, HP at 40, goo-soaked and grinning. The rift fizzled—Earth shook, more rifts pulsing. Lira wiped her iron, snarling, "Sovereign's toast." Gorv flexed, axe high, roaring. Pip high-fived his toucan, acid-sprayer sparking victory laps. The system flickered: [Quest Update: Rot Down. Note: Earth's still glitch-fucked—keep swinging, dipwad.]
Snarkfang snickered. "You're a goo-dripping sparkle-sack, Ryu—nice rot tan, melt-muncher."
"Eat shit," Ryu rasped, eyeing the chaos—sirens wailed, rifts roared.
He glared at his crew. "Move, jackasses—Earth's a glitch-hell now, and I'm not dissolving in this dump."
Lira smirked. "Next one's toast too."