Desire: A LitRPG Adventure (Volume 2), page 2
“Alright, thanks for the information. We’ll search for any dungeons we might have missed.” Goliath said.
They disconnected their minds as the conversation ended. Ace immediately connected his mind to General Tott and informed him of everything he just learned. General Tott became solemn as he folded his arms, “Thanks for the information, I’ll send out a massive search net and see if we missed any dungeons. I guarantee there are still a few in South America.”
During the past two years, General Tott and his men along with Ace and Vincent assaulted all of the dungeons in South America. This was to prevent them from growing stronger over time and to eventually rebuild the land. After all, having an enemy at your door was undesirable.
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In Egypt, Ra was currently standing on top of his pyramid as he looked down at his kingdom. He watched as soldiers trained, farmers grew food, and all of the activities that his servants were performing. They were sweating underneath the sun as they toiled away at his expense. The thought of it filled him with satisfaction.
Suddenly, his shadow squirmed as a black figure emerged. Streams of black smoke rose from their body. The surrounding area grew dark and prevented the sun from entering within. Anubis spoke from behind Ra, “There is an intruder. They are flying towards this location as we speak.”
Ra kept his eyes on his kingdom as he spoke, “Is it one of them?”
“No, it’s an orc.” Anubis replied nonchalantly.
“An orc?” Ra glanced at Anubis out of the corner of his eye, “Is that a joke?”
Anubis didn’t respond. Ra broke into laughter at his lack of response, “Haha, I’m just kidding. I know you don’t tell jokes.”
At this time, a green figure appeared on the horizon. They flew through the air with their arms folded as qi surrounded their body. A moment later, they stopped and hovered a few hundred feet away from Ra and Anubis.
Mogtar inspected the two figures in front of him and raised his eyebrow as he spotted Anubis, “Oh? Another domain, this sure is a surprise. Looks like a shadow or darkness domain, I can’t tell. Nobody told me there was another expert here.”
Ra spoke as he eyed the flying orc, “I’ve never seen an orc that can fly. Looks like you are fairly strong.”
“Hahaha,” Mogtar laughed at Ra’s words. He was more than just fairly strong. He continued, “I came here today because the world said you are one of the strongest people on the planet.”
Ra understood the intent behind his words. He was filled with happiness as he guffawed, “Hahaha, you sought this king out because of my widespread fame? Good! Very good!”
Mogtar’s eyes lit up as he pointed out with his finger. He beckoned him over, “I’ll let you go first.”
“If that is your wish, so be it.” Ra said as his face became solemn. His entire body seemed to light up as hundreds of thousands of phantoms appeared in the air behind him. Each phantom was connected to him by a glowing transparent thread. Each phantom had the appearance of a human and they were each different and unique. Some were male, while others were female. Phantoms of all ages appeared behind him.
Mogtar looked at the phantoms in shock as he thought, “A user that follows the path of a deity! I didn’t expect to see one on this peaceful planet.”
Ra raised his arm and pointed forward. His voice was ethereal as he spoke, “Go, my servants.”
Mogtar’s face became solemn as hundreds of thousands of phantoms charged towards him, “This might be a bit tricky.”
Chapter 60
The phantoms were silent as they charged at Mogtar. They held all sorts of weapons and were outfitted in armor. As the first wave of phantoms reached him, he let out a battlecry as qi exploded out of his body. Thousands of small bullets made out of qi shot towards the phantoms and pierced through them. The phantoms that were hit exploded into mist and dissipated.
For awhile, there was a stalemate as thousands of phantoms continuously died. Ra frowned as he watched this happen. He didn’t mind losing the phantoms, only that they were unable to do anything to the orc.
Anubis spoke from behind him, “Shall I enter the fight?”
Ra glanced at Anubis as he shook his head, “No. This orc challenged my prestige, I must face him alone.”
Anubis was silent but inwardly he was expressing his disapproval.
Mogtar laughed as he killed off phantom after phantom, “Haha, is this all you have? You aren’t much of a deity after all.”
Ra’s eyes narrowed as he waved his hand in front of him. Suddenly, ten thousand phantoms merged together and formed into a single phantom. This new phantom was less transparent and more alive. Thousands of other phantoms merged together, forming a hundred elite phantoms. The aura they exuded caused Mogtar to stifle his laughter. His face became solemn as his qi condensed. It no longer exploded out of his body, instead becoming calm and thick.
The elite phantoms moved to surround him on all sides. Mogtar took a deep breath as he pulled his arm back. He raised his other arm and faced his palm at Ra. Suddenly, his arm shot out as a condensed pillar of qi traveled at lightning speed towards Ra.
Ra snorted in response as an elite phantom suddenly stood in between the qi and himself. It held a massive shield in front of it. BOOM!
The phantom was pushed backwards but held its grip on the shield. The other phantoms charged forward, intending to interrupt Mogtar. Mogtar canceled the blast of qi as he turned to face a phantom. He charged towards it as qi condensed in his fist. BAM!
The phantom was blasted apart and dissipated into mist. Ra’s eyes narrowed at the sight of his elite phantom dying in one blow. Before Mogtar could recover his stance, a phantom that held a spear thrust forward. It pierced through his stomach as he swung his arm behind him. BANG!
The spear wielding phantom was blown backwards as it dissipated into mist. The battle continued as they exchanged blow for blow. Mogtar was continuously wounded as the fight progressed. However, each wound he took, a few phantoms were destroyed. A minute later, blood covered Mogtar’s entire body as he eyed the last remaining phantom.
They charged towards each other. Mogtar suddenly exploded with qi and vanished before the phantom’s eyes. BOOM!
The last phantom was blow apart as Mogtar appeared behind it. Mogtar released a sigh of relief as he turned towards Ra, “Looks like you’re the last one.”
Ra inspected Mogtar’s wounds. As he saw all of the blood exiting his wounds and falling through the sky, he shook his head, “It would be a shame to kill you. How about you serve under me? You would immediately become one of my generals.”
“A typical response from one who follows the Deity path.” Mogtar chuckled to himself. He had expected this answer from Ra. After all, the more followers a Deity has, the stronger they become. He shook his head as he said, “Unfortunately, you underestimate me.”
Mogtar used what little qi he had left to close his wounds. A moment later, all of the major wounds were healed, leaving only a few minor ones. He looked towards Ra as he chuckled, “It looks like it’s my turn?”
Ra’s eyes lit up as he witnessed Mogtar heal himself. He desired this type of warrior under his command even more than before. He was reluctant to kill him. However, if Mogtar wouldn’t bend his knee, then there was no other choice, “I’m afraid I have one more move left up my sleeve.”
“Don’t tell me you have unlocked that ability?!” Mogtar exclaimed in shock as a terrifying thought entered his mind.
Ra suddenly began to hover off the ground as a bright light radiated from his body. His golden eyes became even brighter. Suddenly, a massive phantom appeared in the air behind him. This phantom was completely identical to Ra! Ra shook his head as he looked at the phantom of himself, “It is much smaller than before due to you slaying my phantoms.”
The phantom of Ra suddenly shrunk in size as it began to merge with Ra himself.
“Wait!” Mogtar called out.
“Hm?” Ra paused and looked closely at Mogtar.
“I have a proposal for you,” Mogtar suddenly thought of something a famous Warchief in the past had done. He continued to explain, “I know that you follow the Deity path. I assume that you plan to have the entire world worship you. However, you face powerful users on all fronts. Do you think you alone can face them?”
“Hah,” Ra shook his head in disappointment. He stopped because he thought Mogtar would bend the knee and become his general, not propose an alliance with him. He looked at Mogtar, “The only way I would enter in an alliance with you is if you had something to offer me. Unfortunately, you are too weak.”
“Hmph!” Mogtar snorted at his words. A hint of bloodlust appeared in his eyes as he said, “Fine. I was playing nice, but I’ll teach you not to mess with me.”
Ra looked to the west as he sensed another powerful figure approaching. A few seconds later, another orc appeared next to Mogtar. They merged into one as a terrifying aura swept past Ra and Anubis. Their eyes filled with shock as they both exclaimed, “A clone!?”
“I was fighting a clone?” Ra was startled, but he quickly gathered his resolve. He could still fight. The phantom finished merging into Ra’s body. A holy aura exuded out of him, causing all those who witnessed him to want to bow down before him. However, experts on the level of Anubis and Mogtar were unaffected.
“Wait,” Mogtar shook his head at Ra’s actions, “I can tell you are fairly strong. However, you have forgotten one thing as one who follows the Deity path.”
“Oh?” Ra’s eyes narrowed at Mogtar’s words. This orc was clearly provoking him.
Mogtar pointed his finger behind him as Qi condensed at his fingertip. The color of the Qi changed from white to a light grey.
Ra’s eyes widened in surprise, “You dare!?”
Mogtar’s finger was pointing towards all of the humans who served Ra. Mogtar chuckled lightly as he spoke, “What do you think happens to your power if you lose your worshippers? Are you sure you can protect them and fight me at the same time?”
Ra grit his teeth in anger. He wanted to kill this orc before him, but he was unable to move an inch. Mogtar continued, “Didn’t you say I was too weak to enter into an alliance with you? How about now?”
The holy aura surrounding Ra receded as he landed back on the pyramid. His body returned to normal. He looked closely at Mogtar as he sighed heavily, “What do you have in mind for this king?”
Chapter 61
Ra and Anubis stood on top of the pyramid as they watched Mogtar fly into the distance. Ra clenched his hands in anger. He hadn’t been humiliated to this degree since he was a child. Anubis looked over at his brother, “Why did you agree to form an alliance with him?”
“Hmph,” Ra turned to look at Anubis, “It’s true that I want to expand my kingdom to the rest of the world. However, I’m blocked by powerful experts on all sides.”
“So we are going to use him?” Anubis turned to look in the direction Mogtar flew. He shook his head, “I think he is using us to take over the world. We are bound to fight each other eventually.”
“I know this. After gaining more worshippers, I’ll be strong enough to fight him. We’ll be the victors in the end.” Ra’s eyes lit up as he imagined the entire world worshipping him. He would become a true god!
“Then the first target is…” They began to discuss their plan to take over the world.
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Over the past two years, almost every human acquired a tattoo. The nation with the most tattoo users was China. They were home to the biggest guild in the world, Black Dragon. They had an average stat of 130, and boasted a hundred million members. The guild master of Black Dragon took the name for himself. They referred to him as Dragon. When he purchased master tier unity, he skyrocketed to become one of the strongest people in the world.
100,000,000
Master tier Unity. Your guild can now hold 100,000,000 members. All members can share their sense of touch, sight, hearing, taste, and smell with one another. The Guild Master can temporarily take stats from other members to empower themself. The more stats taken, the harder it is to raise them further. Point gain is reduced by 20% for all members.
If he absorbed the stats from those in his guild, he would temporarily obtain the highest stats in the world.
The government of China had tried to obstruct the growth of Black Dragon during the first year that the tattoo arrived, but due to the ability to complete challenges in an alternate dimension, their efforts were futile. Realizing this, they instead approached Dragon himself and offered him a high position in the government. He declined and said this, “I am China, and China is me.”
In anger, they publicly criticised him and said he was a threat to the future of China. However, they didn’t expect the massive backlash they received from the public. Almost everybody in China knew someone who was in the Black Dragon guild. After all, there were millions of members. Each of those members had a family that supported them.
The Chinese government apologized and instead fully backed the Black Dragon guild. As a result, they too became members of Black Dragon.
Dragon himself was currently standing on a large thin pillar in the Tianzi mountain range. He was surprisingly tall for a chinese person, his height was measured at 6’5. He wore black scaled armor. His gloves had black claws at the end of his fingers and his boots were spiked. A black mask covered his face. The only openings in the mask were for his mouth and eyes. Depicted on the mask were fangs and flaring nostrils. Behind him, his hair flew in the wind, reaching a few feet in length. He took the name Dragon literally. His appearance was like a scaled beast.
The Tianzi mountain range was famed for its tall thin pillars of rock. Dragon’s eyes focused on one pillar in particular. He raised an arm above him as he extended his claws. His eyes narrowed as he suddenly slashed down. However, nothing happened. There was no flashy spell or qi, nothing that could be seen by the naked eye.
Suddenly, the pillar of earth in front of him cracked. It was like the earth itself was crying out as the pillar split in half from top to bottom. Each piece fell to the side as they slammed into the ground. Dragon nodded in satisfaction, “Hm.”
Dragon was just about to begin his daily meditation when he received a telepathic message, “Dragon, we’re being targeted.”
The message was sent by his 1st finger. Out of all one hundred million members in his guild, they were led by ten users who were the strongest. Even though everybodies stats were the same, it still didn’t account for their talent in battle or what their build path was. The ten strongest were referred to as Dragon’s ten fingers. They had followed him since the beginning.
“Explain,” He responded curtly.
“Members who are outside our territory are being killed left and right. We haven’t found any clue as to who is killing them.” The voice explained.
Dragon frowned as he responded, “How many?”
“2,356 in the past 3 hours.”
The ground beneath Dragon suddenly cracked apart as the wind screamed around him. A moment later he took a deep breath as the wind calmed. He continued, “Location?”
“Nanning city.”
Dragon closed his eyes as he connected his senses with the members in Nanning city. He was limited by his intelligence, but he could still connect to hundreds of members at once. To any normal person, this amount of information would instantly put them into a coma, or perhaps outright kill them. Dragon himself had to practice for months to be able to decipher all of this information.
Suddenly, the connection with a member was cut off. His eyes narrowed as he witnessed this. He responded, “Assassin, unable to see, skilled.”
“Should we pull everybody back into our territories?” The 1st finger responded.
“Do it. If the assassin follows…” Dragon said, his intent clear.
“Understood.” The connection was cut off as the 1st finger went to carry out Dragon’s command.
Dragon folded his arms as he fell deep into thought, “Goliath? No, too kind. Beastmaster? No, would fight face to face.”
He was reminded of Ra in Africa, “That fool? No, his pride prevents him from using assassination.”
Suddenly, the conversation he had just a few days ago with the other elites reminded him of something. His eyes narrowed as he spoke quietly, “Monsters?”
He flew into the sky as he traveled towards his headquarters in Beijing.
Chapter 62
Most of the world did the same thing as General Tott. They purchased and activated tens of thousands of low and mid tier territories in their country. China had the most territories in the world, but they still couldn’t cover the entire country. One such place was Nanning city.
