Chapter 256: Onwards to extinction [1]

In the recent disappearance of the presence of the leader of the demon clan one general a stand when others mourned. He summoned them as the second in command along with arch-demon Lucifer to resolve the rising conflict from within. Heavenly demon Meltear stood before the demons and their alliance shaking in worry and delivering a message that they desperately need

“Quiet the fuck down!!!” He stomps his foot to the ground and unleashes a raging burst of flame when others ignore his presence

The players of the evil faction were in disarray and could only do but panic amid their faction representative disappearance. Many only see him as nothing more than a lackey and some regard him to be insanely loyal when he permits their advancement. Pushing war without their king, without a symbol, it’s predictable their soldiers lack the slightest morale to fight

“I know some of you lost hope… hope that you amassed when the King would join the skirmish and bring forth victory. But aren’t you taking this a little too much? All of you’ve been met with death but all of you are still here and well. The King isn’t our only card and since the Nephilims are still alive we can’t just sit idly by and wait–”

“Screw you! Do you think we’re strong like you? You’re insane if you want to keep fighting,”

“That’s right. This is a loss cost. Do you have any promises will win? We barely made it out alive fighting those giants,”

“Yeah, what he said. Why do we have to listen to you? You’re just a fucking general. No way in fucking hell will I follow you and your suicidal attempt,”

One by one the conviction of these demons began to wither when the reality of their affairs became inevitable. Kurenai’s words were thrown and they began to cry, some stood silent, and others started a riot until chaos filled the room. He would’ve also doubted these words if such things were spoken to him by a stranger holding higher authority than himself

[As expected none would dare risk their lives for a war they logically thought of as the end of their lives. Looks like playing Npc would do more harm than good, so are we going to do it now, going off script like the avatar if Chronos said? I don’t see any other option, it’s your call Jin, this is your life so I wouldn’t butt in if you act all suicidal on me, what’s so funny?]

’Pwehehehehehehe… can ya take a guess? We’re talking about Christopher Morris’s ex-girlfriend. A total perfectionist in terms of survival, there’s no way he’ll for someone below his fashion, so yeah their both psychos. Confusing as it may she’s like the female version of Morris, the only reason why that fucker delayed his book,’

“You fucking ass piece of shit players!” Everyone present was taken aback by the words he uttered where most were confused but many came to learn of its meaning

“I’m not asking you bitches to go on a suicidal mission, can’t you see? We’re in the true ending. The disappearance of the Demon King was meant to happen. But if you want just stay, we don’t need any help from a bunch of cowards,” He fled the scene, and it didn’t take long for his words to take their effect and fueled those greedy ass players

He spots Rachel from the back waiting for his return coupled with a few other familiar players. “Jin is it true that the boss is still alive? Come on tell me. This isn’t a joke right, right? You never joke, just tell me, I want to hear it for myself,”

The ever-so-cheerful Kyo grabbed him by the arms shaking and his eyes only knew dread for the redness came from wailing. Others refuse to meet his eyes but their bodily gesture and trembling demeanor apply they’ve cried a dozen. Seeing this Jin’s gloomy behavior brightens even for a little and chuckles at how soft they become

“C’mon guys are you that affected? We’re talking about Morris. Death is a normal occurrence to him. I can’t even mourn not until I see his corpse let’s talk but not here. How about we go to a room, seeing as most of you know she’s not an Npc,” He points to Rachel, and just before they could take another step Persevis and his crew appeared before them

“Don’t tell me you’re leaving us behind? You know I just ran here as fast as possible so I could hear the details. Acting leader of Enugma won’t you kindly let us join?” After some convincing and with limited time until Nephilims find their base the cult leader joins the meeting

The giants more known as the Nephilims overrun the entire forest with only an underground bunker as their escape. Most of the members of Enigma and the higher-ups in the cult of Persevis settled down in one of these ruinous chambers. The loud stomps of those were enough to even shake the land and with an army break this fleeting sanctum

“I know you guys have tons of questions, but let’s be reminded im, not the guy you want… this person right here is Rache– Arkk! What gives?” He recovered from Rachel’s elbow swing and whispered in her ear with an irritated screech

Rachel yanks his shirt and pulls him closer even though they are in front of dozens of individuals they couldn’t care less. “What do you think? When I say don’t let my identity leak out I don’t mean ’just’ Morris! That applies to his lackeys got it? It’s bad enough that you know so don’t get me started,”

She released his grip and Jin steadily recovered his footing and said. “Ahem, sorry… we got a little miscommunication back there. What I meant to say was Raela. That’s her name. She has a role called a prophet. The ending changed she says. But what’s more my buddy, Christoper is alive, barely…”

After that, they commenced their plan but not after Rachel thoroughly won them over with her sweetest lies. The realm she spoke of was the ephemeral space meant to keep Christopher Morris at bay where bountiful monstrosities lie ahead. Alone it was a horror but due to the misfortune of his friend hiding from his body she suffered the same irreversible fate

[System: You’ve cleared the 24th room! Room completion has been confirmed! You can now rest and wait until 60 minutes have passed

Status: Due to your 24th room completion a permanent application has been granted! Which stats do you desire to unlock? You can only unlock stats after clearing the number of required rooms

Room clear: Any item held by the player will automatically raise its level to 24. You’ve gained a third slot. The rooms ahead require three or more participants you can summon minions or make allies in your climb]

“Yuri we unlock a new perk!” He excitingly says, Yuri gives a thumbs up and proceeds to lie on the cold floor patching her accumulated wounds

“Now let’s see what this is,” He opened the system and saw the details of the newly gained perk

[Recruitment: This function allows you to recruit a nearly-beaten-to-death heavenly monstrosity to your side

Success rate: The more they are at death’s door the less pride they have to pledge loyalty to a devil. Every quarter of hp has been taken you can invite them but the chances of them accepting depends on your strength. If your strength isn’t enough we advise lowering their health below 20% is recommended

Conversion: Heavenly monstrosity will be shifted to a Demonic abomination after they accept your mercy. Even though you have no skills a powerful seal will be branded to the ones who accepted your offer. The seal grants you to provide any form of command and no form of insubordination will be met]

“Not gonna lie this is pretty good,”

(Ooh are you going to summon me?)

“I’m still thinking about it, but the chances aren’t zero. But I do want to know if that slot is permanent or if I can change it on the go. Regardless you’re my best pick in terms of my familiars,”

(How so?)

He takes a deep breath before he points to the obvious fact. “Two out of four are cats, one is small and weak in terms of raw unarmed power. Diabolus you’re the only one who isn’t skill/physically restricted here. Sun, Moon, and Morgan are more likely to pair with Yuri over there,”

“Hey, I heard that! But you do have a point. I was too weak on my own. After we’re back I’ll gladly join our daily training program. Speaking of going back, how many rooms are there?” She said after these two cleared and bloodied dozens of rooms until they finally gained access to unlock another of their stats

“It’s a public school, Yuri… but still the one we attended was one of the biggest ones we could ever imagine. Usually, a public school has about 35 on average including the cafeteria, bathroom, and principal’s office. But our school? Oh, it’s packed with a whopping one hundred rooms!”

“Oh shit!”

“Oh, shit? What do you mean by oh shit? We’re doing fine. What’s gotten you so riled up? It isn’t like you– Oh I get it now. Video game terms,” He soon realizes the harsh reality of what may appear in the next room at their front

“This is so fucked up. If every 10th stage increases generated enemies then a quarter is a miniboss. This is the worst. And since this is your mind and your opponents are your worst fear then…”

She leads him on until he finally interprets what could’ve appeared before his eyes. “Five biggest fears… if the school was the place im most scared off then what about people? Oh god im not ready for this. Can we do something else?”

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