Desire: A LitRPG Adventure, page 10
“Sounds good,” he responded, “Also, watch out on the orc challenge, they can use Qi and cast spells.”
“Oh. Sounds fun.” They hadn’t fought monsters like that yet.
On Ace’s side, he was facing an orc. An orc was slightly taller than a human, however their strength was definitely superior. Every orc he had faced thus far looked like they were bodybuilders. This orc wasn’t wearing any armor, he only had a loincloth around his waist. He smacked his chest with his fists as he roared at Ace. His arms lit up with a pale white light. Ace responded similarly.
They charged at each other as fist met fist. A small shockwave swept through the air from the collision. Ace yelled, “Again!”
Ace was like a madman, punching left and right. The orc couldn’t keep up as it was pushed backwards. Ace suddenly swept out with his leg, kicking the orc into the air. As the orc was about to land, Ace punched the orc right in the face. Snap! Its head bent at a strange angle and it dissipated before it could reach the ground. Ace slapped his chest, his armor rattling, “NEXT!”
A fireball flew through the air. Ace reached out his hand, empowering it with Qi. The fireball exploded as they collided. Ace was unharmed due to his high defence combined with his Qi. He was an unstoppable Goliath as he swept through the orcs.
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In a city not far from Northrock, a person garbed in a black robe stood outside a shopping center. This place had hundreds of stores that were connected to each other in one massive building complex. There were 5 floors to this building. It was in the middle of the night so the stores were closed. The figure walked up to the door and didn’t stop. His figure seemed to blur as he walked straight through the glass door. He entered inside without any alarms going off. He chuckled to himself, “This ability sure is useful.”
He continued to walk until he reached the center of the mall. He stopped, taking out a black orb from his inventory. He looked at the orb in his hand, “This was expensive. It better be worth it.”
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Create a low tier dungeon that spawns monsters. They will seek to expand the territory of the dungeon. You will gain points based on various factors. Examples include, monsters leveling up, killing other lifeforms, pillaging loot, etc. You must purchase the monsters that will spawn in your dungeon. You will be able to command them, or let them lead themselves.
He activated the orb. At the same time, a hologram appeared in front of him,
Dungeon created. What would you like to name it?
He typed in, “Ripper’s Dungeon.”
A massive amount of black light flew out from the orb. It spread out to cover the entire shopping center. It coalesced into figures of various sizes. Skeletons, zombies, kobolds, gnolls, slimes, bats… thousands of monsters appeared inside. A hologram appeared that showed various options for him to configure. He looked at his massive army and yelled, “Go out and hunt! Expand the territory of the dungeon! Kill all that you see!”
The massive army roared in unison, their eyes lighting up with bloodlust. Tonight would be a massacre.
Chapter 20
A police officer was making his rounds around the city in his vehicle. It was a night shift, but he enjoyed the peace and quiet. Something about the night suited him more than the day. Suddenly, a figure dashed in front of his car. His eyes widened, “Shit!”
He slammed on the brakes. Bump! There was a collision as the figure was thrown back and fell to the ground. He got out of his car and stepped forward to inspect them, “Are you okay?”
He used his flashlight to get a better look and staggered backwards in surprise, “What the hell?”
On the ground was human body. It was missing half of its head and was crawling towards him. He instantly recalled the zombie outbreak in Paris a few months ago. He took out his gun, his hand shaking, “Are you… are you alive? Please say yes.”
A groan was the only response. The zombie continued to crawl towards him. The officer pulled the trigger. BANG! The zombie stopped moving.
He was just about to call headquarters that there was a zombie in the city when a swarm of bats flew past him. He used his arms to cover his head, “What now?!”
He looked up only to drop his gun in horror. In front of him were hundreds of zombies and skeletons. Their eyes locked onto him, “No.. no…”
He went back into his vehicle and locked the doors. He put the car in reverse and slammed onto the pedal. There was a bump as he ran into something. The wheels on his car suddenly spun in place, “Damn it!”
He got out of his vehicle and looked underneath, “Jelly?”
He had run over a slime monster. The vehicle had killed it, but in return his car was now immobilized. He was about to run away but he paused and turned to look at his vehicle. Gritting his teeth he ran to his car and grabbed the walkie talkie, “Hundreds of zombies and strange skeletons have appeared in the city! I repeat, hundreds of zombies and strange skeletons have appeared in the city!”
The zombies were now only a few feet away from him. He dropped the walkie talkie and ran away. Suddenly, a loud roar rang through the air. He turned his head only to spot a massive figure. He couldn’t make it out because of the dark, but it was over 2 stories tall. Each step it made caused the ground to shake. It bent over and picked up a car. The officer gaped in horror, “Oh my god.”
The giant figure threw the car at him. That was the last thing he saw.
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Due to their enhanced physique, Ace and Vincent only needed to sleep 4 hours a day so they were up at this time at night. Ace suddenly received a telepathic message from Allen, “Bad news. A horde of monsters have appeared in Southport. It appears they number in the thousands.”
Ace froze in shock. He was reminded of the incident that happened in Paris. He felt bad for the people there, but it was too far away for him to care that much. However, Southport was only 20 miles away from where they lived. The city was south of Northrock. He responded, “Damn it! Has the military arrived yet?”
Allen shook his head even though nobody could see it, “No. They appeared out of nowhere. In Paris, it took time for their numbers to propagate. However, this time they appeared out of thin air. Their numbers are continuing to increase. In addition, it’s not just zombies, there are armored skeletons, and a variety of undead wolves and animals. The police are doing all they can to hold them back, but it’ll take time.”
Ace’s face fell the more he listened. His heart clenched in pain, he felt a sense of responsibility to go help them, “What do you plan to do?”
Allen’s face grew solemn, “I can steal a helicopter from headquarters. We can get there in 10 minutes. Are you in?”
“Of course. Pick us up at the university. There is a big courtyard there you can use to pick us up.”
“I’ll be there in 10 minutes.” The connection that connected their minds was severed. Ace promptly informed Vincent what he learned.
Vincent appeared next to him in a flash of light. He frowned as he turned to Ace, “In Southport? How could it be so close?! Damn it.”
Ace moved to the front door and opened it, “I don’t know, let’s hurry to the university. We have to stop it before it spreads to our city.”
“Do you want to bring Alice?” Vincent asked.
“No.” He answered immediately. He didn’t want to bring her anywhere near danger if he could help it.
They ran towards the university. Not long after, the wind picked up around them. A helicopter appeared in the air above. They jumped in when it landed next to them. Allen’s voice was heard from the pilot’s seat, “Buckle up.”
Their weight shifted as the helicopter rose into the air and headed south. Vincent looked at Allen, “Aren’t you a detective? How did you get a helicopter?”
Allen turned his head slightly, “Well… I stole it.”
Ace laughed, “It’s for a good cause.”
Vincent frowned, “How do you know how to fly it?”
“I purchased knowledge on how to pilot a helicopter. It only costs 1,000 points.”
Ace and Vincent looked at each other, “You can do that?”
Allen pointed in front of them, “Look!”
They turned their heads and noticed multiple fires lighting up the sky. As they approached the city, Vincent looked beneath them. Due to his high agility his eyesight was much better than Allen and Ace. He frowned as he said, “It’s an army of undead.” He pointed to the left, “Go left, there is a barricade of policemen there. They need help.”
Allen turned the helicopter as he mused, “You can see this clearly during the night?”
They approached the line of policemen. They raised their heads and cheered, “The military has arrived!”
“Wait… it’s only a police helicopter!”
Two figured jumped down from the helicopter and landed next them. It was a slender man wearing a mask with a demon smiling on it. Next to him was a man over 6 feet tall wearing shining white armor.
The captain of the police officers walked up to them, “Who the hell are you?”
Ace took off his helmet as he looked at the captain, “We’re here to help.”
The captain roared, “Are you two crazy? Look out there!” He pointed to the thousands of monsters, “Are you just going to swing that sword at them?”
Ace’s face became solemn, “Exactly. Just watch.”
He turned and walked past the barricade. Vincent laughed as he followed after Ace, “Just don’t accidentally shoot us.”
Chapter 21
“Damn idiots.” He yelled to a police officer in front of Vincent, “Stop that person!”
The police officer moved to grab Vincent. Vincent snorted and jumped off the ground. He flew fifteen feet into the air and landed on the other side of the barricade. The jaws of the surrounding policemen dropped, “What?”
Ace slammed his chest with his fist as he roared, “Let’s do this!”
His legs lit up with a white light as he dashed forward. He rammed straight into a group of zombies as they exploded into a haze of blood. He withdrew his warhammer from his inventory. Each swing of his weapon slew multiple monsters. In just a few seconds, he had killed over twenty of them.
Vincent jumped into the air. He landed on the head of a zombie as he pierced its skull with his sword. He leaped from one monster to another, his superhuman agility allowing him to perform such ridiculous feats.
The policemen were shocked as they witnessed this sight, “Who are they?”
The captain was an experienced man. Even though he didn’t know how these people were performing such superhuman feats, he knew what to do. He gave a command, “Don’t hit those people! Aim away from them!”
Minutes passed as the monster wave was held back. Eventually, they defeated all of them in the area. The captain walked up to Ace, “Thank you for your help. How should I address you?”
Ace turned to the captain and gave him a nod, “Call me Goliath,” He pointed at Vincent, “He’s called Demon.”
The captain glanced at Vincent before looking back at Ace, “Let’s cut the small talk. I hope you can continue to lend your help. Other parts of the city are being overrun.”
Ace turned to face the center of the city, “We understand.”
Suddenly, he heard Allen’s voice in his mind, “I found where they’re coming from. It appears to be from the shopping center just 2 miles northeast of you. They are pouring out from there.”
Vincent turned to look at Ace, “Let’s go.”
They started running northeast. The captain was shocked at their speed, “They are traveling at least 50 miles per hour. What the hell?”
A few minutes later, multiple massive helicopters entered the city. They were transporting twenty soldiers per helicopter. They hovered above the barricade as multiple streams of rope fell down from the helicopter. Soldiers slid down them and landed on the ground, they were equipped in full body armor and carried assault rifles.
Multiple figures jumped down from the helicopters, disregarding the ropes. The captain was shocked, “What’s with all these strange characters?”
The figures who jumped down wore equipment from what looked like the medieval ages. Some wore leather gear, others were wearing plate armor. The leader of the soldiers walked up to the captain, “Good work on holding this line, we’ll take it from here. We’ll be sending survivors to this area, so make sure to secure it.”
The captain gave a salute, “Thanks, but it wasn’t us. Two people slaughtered most of the horde.”
The leader frowned, “Two people?” He mused, “Are they users?”
The leader walked towards the group of users. He informed them, “We’ve received intel that this seems to be the work of a dungeon. Find the core and destroy it. Also, there appears to be two other users here, they are allies so don’t kill them.”
The group of users acknowledged the order and separated from the soldiers, heading deeper into the heart of the city.
Ace and Vincent traveled towards the mall. Suddenly, the ground shook underneath them. They paused and looked around. Vincent spotted a figure behind a building. He couldn’t believe what he saw, “Ace… there is a monster ahead of us that is taller than 2 stories.”
“What?” Ace tried to look for it but could only see a vague outline.
Vincent turned to look at Ace, “Do you want to fight it or go around?”
Ace considered the harm a creature this size could do. If he truly wanted to protect this city, he had to face it. He grit hit teeth, “Let’s kill it.”
Vincent’s eyes glowed with an unnatural light. His body anticipated the fight that would soon happen. He smiled slightly, “Good.”
The giant monster walked onto the street they were on. Ace shouted, “HEY!”
The monster turned to face them. It roared as it spotted two little bugs. It started to walk towards them. Vincent’s eyes lit up, “It’s a living creature!” He turned to Ace, “You know what to do.”
“Got it,” Ace walked forward and summoned his warhammer. He kept yelling at the beast to get its attention, “Damn giant! How could you be bigger than me, huh? I’m the Goliath!”
Vincent laughed as he climbed the side of a building. He reached the roof and kept his body low, he moved slowly so as to not attract the attention of the giant.
The giant raised its foot and tried to step on Ace. He jumped backwards just in time, dodging the blow. The ground shook underneath him as the foot of the giant cracked the concrete. The giant’s torso bent lower at this moment. Ace’s eyes lit up, “A chance!”
He jumped off the ground as he swung his warhammer upwards. BANG! His weapon slammed straight into the giant’s nose. CRACK! The giant roared in pain, it raised its arm and swatted Ace as he fell down. He flew through the air. His body lit up with a white light just before he crashed into the street.
The giant grabbed its nose. It was bent into a weird shape as blood streamed down its nostrils. Ace stood up, his armor was dented in various places but his body was unharmed due to his Qi. The giant grew angry as it bent over to pick up a car.
Just as it bent over, Vincent jumped off the building he was on. He landed onto the giant’s neck. He thrust his sword down, piercing through the skin of the giant. However, it was like he left a small nick. The wound was too small compared to the size of the giant. Vincent didn’t care as he pulled back his arm. A massive amount of blood poured out of the wound. His blood gauge was currently full, so he just tossed it onto the ground.
Ace’s voice came from afar, “Watch out!”
The giant raised its hand and was about to slap its neck. If it hit Vincent, he would be squashed like a bug. However, Vincent jumped forward, grabbing onto the giant’s hair. He used it as a rope as he landed onto the giant’s nose. He looked the giant directly in the eye and smiled, “Hello.”
He thrust his sword forward, stabbing the giant in the eye. The giant roared in pain. It moved both of its hands to cover its face, but Vincent had already kicked off of its nose to land on the building next to it.
At this time, Ace arrived next to its foot. His whole body lit up with light as he twisted his waist. He utilized all of his strength as he punched the giant just above its ankle. SNAP! A loud snapping noise rang throughout the street. The giant collapsed to the ground in pain. As it crashed onto the street, Ace had to stabilize himself from the shaking.
Vincent landed on its neck, once more slashing with his sword. This time he made a fatal wound, directly cutting the veins on its neck. A massive amount of blood was pulled out thanks to his abilities. Not long after, the giant died.
