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You have successfully defeated (killed) your challenger.
You have been rewarded.
Reward: 500 exp.
You have been rewarded.
Reward: 2 green mana rocks.
The lumps of alien meat disintegrated like pixels and formed loot boxes.
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Your challenger dropped loot boxes: 3 green loot boxes and one bronze loot box.
Do you wish to collect loot boxes?
"Accept loot boxes," Ivan said.
10 green mana rocks appeared on the ground before him. A switch-axe also appeared on the ground.
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The player does not have an inventory; hence, they cannot store loot items.
Ivan facepalmed. He had to carry the items with him until he found a safe space to keep them. The switch axe on the ground looked exactly like the one the alien he defeated used to battle him.
Ivan looked into the distant sky when he heard a rumbling noise. He saw two carrier crafts coming.
A deep voice said to Ivan, "The river is almost dried up. The power you can syphon from it won't be enough to destroy that carrier and the troopers in it."
"What should I do?" Ivan asked. He felt fatigued and was open to suggestions that would make the operation easier.
Merlin_13's phantom appeared beside Ivan. The phantom instructed, "Use the mana rocks to form a small circle in the water."
Ivan did as instructed.
Merlin_13 said, "Lodge the Black Riot into the space the rocks formed. Then sit down and rest. Wait for a minute."
Ivan didn't dispute any of the instructions. He sat down on the dry corner of the street. He kept his gaze locked onto the incoming aircraft. The depth of the water on the street was below 6 millimetres deep. Merlin_13 closed his eyes and folded his hands; his posture looked like he was meditating.
Sounds similar to high-voltage electricity passing through cables emanated from the sword. Ivan stole a glance; he saw a green surge of light flow from every rock through the ground and into the black sword.
Merlin_13 explained, "Your power rank is low; that is why I'm the one doing this. Even in my phantom state, I'm an A-rank in power level. I'm using the power of the mana rocks to consolidate for the power of the river."
Ivan simply nodded. When the time came, Ivan stood up and grabbed the hilt of Black Riot and pulled it out of the ground.
Merlin_13 gave Ivan a hint: "Sword projection is not only defensive. You just have to have the will to act."
Double Sword Projection!
Two massive sword projections formed mid-air, each one above one of the two carrier crafts. The swords slashed down on the aircraft. The effect was like a sword cutting a solid object into parts, but it was akin to the effects of one thousand sword slashes.
The carriers were bizarrely slashed, and they exploded.
Ivan felt power leave his body. He looked at the water on the street, there was nothing. It was like water never drowned the street.
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You have completed a mission.
Slay one thousand Unds.
You have been rewarded for completing the mission.
Reward: 1000 exp.
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You have slain 404 Unds.
You have obtained 404 exp.
Merlin_13 clapped for Ivan.
Ivan turned his attention to the Phantom. "I thought you were dead."
Merlin_13 said, "Yes, I'm dead."
Ivan's face expressed his confusion. "Then how are you here physically but yet look like a ghost?"
Merlin_13 laughed. He said, "I'm a ghost, but I cheated the system. I cheated the system to give rise to more fighters. We need to be free from this game. Heck, we don't even know the complete reason for being in this game. We just know that we are in a game and have to find a way to leave."
After the Torn_Indigo game was launched to save humanity from annihilation, every human being that awoke in the game lost their identity in the real world. They didn't remember who they were or the occupation they did in the real world. Everyone, even top world leaders, was on the same level. Everyone had to start working towards what they wanted to be in this game.
One thing everyone knew was that the Unds were the enemy and they had to be vanquished. Everyone also had the urgency to escape this game and return to the real world. They all thought being in the real world was better than being in the game reality.
Merlin_13 said, "People are starting to accept the current reality and are cosying up to living in it. If things continue on this trend, we will all forget that we came from another world. That is why I had to cheat and give opportunity to people who will need it."
Merlin_13's expression changed as he recalled something, and he stopped his speech. He seemed to have been hit with a critical thought.
Ivan asked the phantom, "What if your action was a mistake?'