The One with the Highest points. Just to kill and the treasure is yours.
1160 Words
“Damn. If it wasn't for my fast thinking, this daddy here would've gave up the ghost. Or whatever happens when I die in the Soul realm”
Atop a huge towering tree, Aeries laid off with his hands over his head, seemingly relaxed and unconcerned with the status quo happening few meter out.
It wasn't far out to say that the Player with the highest Soul Points was king. Few seconds ago, Aeries did just that...
With another 10,000 soul Points (Even though it felt like he was bleeding) he bought his ‘Restriction’. Only if a player could afford to pay twice of what he put out — that is his 10,000 soul Points) He or she cannot sense his position or total soul Points.
.
This came as a huge relieve to Aeries since he had confirmed that he was the Player with the Highest Soul Points.
Although this ‘Restriction did not adhere to the fact that if a player coicidentally happen to find him or otherwise. It only states that the System would not give any help at all to the players that try to search for him. If they had any other means to do so, then he was back in the frying pan.
[Beep!
Total number of active Players; 108]
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[Beep!
Total number of active Players, 67]
In the same way, more players kept falling with every hour. But even then, Aeries remained attached to the tree like a fern, not bothered with the happenings of ‘mere mortals’.
This confidence he had was not baseless at all. With his total number of Soul Points, needless to say, he already felt like the first position was already in the bag...
— Meanwhile,
At that certain place far into the cosmos;
“You bad boy. Chiron San, you don't mean it, do you?”
Mearle did not take offense at her inquisitive tone, shockingly, he even gave off a laugh at his joke, a sinister laughter— the same as how an evil mastermind would.
“Huh? Whatever are you talking about. I believe I've already made myself clear. Am interfering.”
“B-but, wouldn't that destroy all you've built up till now? Remember what you said when you started the project, that their live and death would depend on their fates, and on their selves. It's not fair if you spoil things now. The System would not accept it.”
“Hehe. It's no great fear, okay... Am just borrowing soul points to create a ‘Reward box’. It's still acceptable right, System?”
[...
Beep! Creation of special ‘Reward Box’ , Proceed with 300,000 Soul Points?]
“That wasn't as much as I thought. Accept!” Mearle's stoic voice replied.
The other speaker, Fairy Queen Aria flung her legs about in anger and faked anguish, “You meanie! You just want to foil my bet. Why can't you allow me to win at least this once?”
Mearle, “I'm following your advice, Fairy Queen. Enjoying the Process. Just as you told me to”
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At the same instant Mearle accepted, Aeries had an uncontrollable shiver run down his spine, that told of pending misfortune and doom.
“Aiya! If someone told me I would top this contest two days ago, I'd have spat of his face and cursed him a thousand times. Back then the only thing we could think off was to escape with our lives. Demon Beast of the highest ranks and even Spirit Monsters were everywhere.”
He still felt shivers thinking about the fight he had with his very first Spirit Monster, the Soul Slime. This monster had been weakened during it's evolution, but even then Aeries had nearly died more than once.
In fact, if not for his last minute comprehension of the Misty Steps technique when he was at his last leg, he would've been one of the first people to exit the contest.
“All is well. If all I have to do is wait here and fish in troubled waters, then this would be the best contest Mearle ever set...”
[ Beep! New ‘Special Reward Box’ just dropped in from Administrator.
‘At this cut throat stage, heroes should always arise from the ashes. Conquerors, through test and plaque... And a bit of luck.. The tie must be broken’
]
Aeries eyes narrowed to slits and he licked his lips... ‘Special Reward box? Shouldn't you just call it free bee for fast fingers’
He closed his eyes and accepted it in his mind...
[Dong!!
Unfortunately, player, ’Scourge' has been blacklisted from accepting awards from the administrator.
Reason; Too high Soul Points]
“What nonsense! blattant trash! why is it only me—”
[Ding!
Player, ‘Prince’ successfully accepted the ‘Special Reward!’
Ding! Special Reward box opened: 80,000 Soul Points Q. (Soul Points cannot be added to total points the user have. But can be used to purchase anything...)
Seeing this notification, Aeries decided it wasn't too bad of a deal. since the soul points cannot be added to the other player, then he would still rank first.
Believing that, he felt it was time he tried hunting for Soul Ponts. But it seemed the gods had other plans laid out.
[Ding! Reward Soul Points Q used]
Aeries halted after that system's notification.
“How can it be this quick. What did he use it for?” He suddenly felt a sense of terror that he could not trace, no matter how hard he thought...
“System. You said anything can be asked, as far as I have the required amount of soul points right?
Tell me what ‘Prince’ used his Special Reward for?”
[...
Beep!
Answer to your question; What player ‘Prince’ Used his Special Reward for, available.
Price: 5,000 Soul Points
Do you want to know?]
“f**k it! Yes”
[Ding! Player ‘Prince’ bought your right!
From now hence forth, your current location, and three others, including your total points would be displayed for every living creature in this Partial Soul Land...]
“I've been had!” Knowing the cover he had took pride in for this long had been exposed, Aeries skipped out form withing the tree trunks and punched himself to a Sprint.
The trees zipped past him as he flashed through, but still he could not remove that sense of danger from his mind. As a cultivator, every sense would be multiplied as one receives breakthroughs. Even the soul could sense danger and other things, dubbed as your 6th sense.
Aeries did not believe for once he was safe.
*Moooarr!!*
By the gods!
“Its the Minotaur! How did it get here!?”
Aeries realized his stupid mistake too late, all along he forgot that this plane did not have only Players. The NPC were blood thirsty too!
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