I want to Gut You
1820 Words
“I’m sure you're thinking to yourself, that was close!
The same way I know you're thinking ‘Wasn't she over there a second ago?’
I'll tell you a secret, Amazonian Magic”
/CREECH/
The woman was ruthless enough to slice his throat. It was a pity he had made preparations...
Two minutes ago,
“Open warehouse... Let's see what I need—”
*CLANG!*
Kiragi was like any other teen, rueful but afraid of death. After the danger signs were off, he already started making swift decisions.
“Open Warehouse! Search items with the keyword protection”
[Beep, there are two items available, within your Total Point range;
Protective Gloves for Mountain Climbing— 30 Points
Protective Shoes from thorns and stings— 30 Points.
Protection to wear during s****l i*********e— 20 Points ( Limited discount, - 15 Points) ]
“The f**k! where's the bulletproof a-and the star wars suit? And when did condoms go with such a long name? Why is it costly? And why is the discount almost 75% of the original price? Sick!!”
Kiragi was pressed on time, by now, he had used the sensor already.
“System, give me anything to block bullets and any other stuff. Filter it to be at most 70 percent of my available points”
[ Beep:
— Full low-grade Star Wars Suit: 700 points ( Not with headgear)
— Normal Iron Armor: 400 Points
— Leather Armor: 600 Points
— Transparent Cicada Wing, 10cm: 200 Points.]
He made his choice at the spot, maybe because he did not have time on his hands.
Though it was only 10cm long, it was transparent, and its capacities could not be argued.
He was pressed for time so he could only wrap it on his neck and chest. There wasn't much of it there at all, but that extra protection was what he needed.
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“I’m sure you're thinking to yourself, that was close!
The same way I know you're thinking ‘Wasn't she over there a second ago?’
I'll tell you a secret, Amazonian Magic”
/CREECH/
“Simple Planning b***h!” He kicked out ruthlessly. Then the next split second he realized that women had no ballistic weakness on their crotch.
He could only dive in with his hands with a clamp gesture. He was going to strangle her.
“Let go” She was fast enough to block his advances with her hands, but he was stronger. With his added buffs, he was at least 3 times as strong as a normal adult male, that was at least on the record of Double H or Bastifa, the world wrestlers.
Her struggles were for naught, she could only scream out in the end, right before he held onto her neck and pressed, for second, five seconds, ten seconds... Her struggles hadn't lessened, but Kiragi was sure she was down on her legs
/Rustle, Rustle/
Whether it was her savior, a knight in shiny armor, or a potential threat, the woman couldn't be bothered about it.
Kiragi knew one thing, another player was here,
“Activate Sensor!”
[Beep]
“f**k!”
Two things were made clear in that split second. One, the person had activated his or her abilities. Two, the person was close... At least, just five steps behind him.
Kiragi was quick to unsheathe his dagger and throw at the figure behind him, but just as he left the knife, he found himself picked off his feet.
‘Telekinesis?’
No, it didn't feel like he was ‘controlled' to fly out of the way, but like he was pushed out with sudden momentum enough to shatter bones if he hit a hard object.
He turned in the air as he fell and rolled to reduce the impact of the fall.
His increased reaction speed assisted him. The old him of yesterday would not have managed such a stunt even after months of practice.
“It's You!”
“Oh?” Where have we met before?’ Kiragi thought.
“I was at the Sanctuary when you fought against Dorian, and so was everyone!” She realized his look was one of confusion, so she hurriedly explained, and only caught herself halfway... He was the enemy now!
.
‘I remember her now, she's the girl that was crying about her purity! But that's a given. I felt some kind of Deja Vu when I saw her... It's as if,’
.
/Rustle Rustle/
/Rustle Rustle/
“Activate Sensor!” Kiragi shouted,
“Sensor On!!” the girl mouthed too... Two beeps rang out and their wristwatches notified them that four other heat signals were already on to them.
No, it was now three. At a point, someone had died. Most definitely murdered by another player on his way here— where he was going to come to murder someone—
‘Aish, the fate of man is even worse than pigs.
And I didn't know the sensor can be activated in another way. Mine way is better. Saying ‘sensor on’ is just a duplicate of some half-ass superhero cartoon. I'll stick with my own.
Kiragi leaped behind a tree for cover almost involuntarily, as his brain was ‘busy' with other things.
Almost simultaneously, three figures appeared from different angles but succeeded in surrounding them. If Kiragi had not watched their movements, he could have sworn the three were in cahoots with each other.
“One, Two, Three, Four... Six. There are six of us Players standing around. There's lots of meat to go around, don't you think everyone?” The archer, an Amazonian warrior spoke first.
As a Rank C Ability welder, she was way low in the activity series and could be displaced at any time [A/N my PUN]. She rather put on a ‘free—giving front lest her prey would be battled from her claws. Or the eagles swallow everything— Her prey, and herself.
“....”
Kiragi inhaled softly, before lunging forward with the fastest speed he could muster. With almost four times the normal speed of an adult male on his legs, ‘fast’ was almost a blur to the others,
‘System, Send in my package, now!’
[Beep! ]
Kiragi reached out to the black iron swiftly materializing out of the sphere near his waist watch.
Kiragi had already breached the point where the girl pushed him out, a few steps to where the girl still stood...
He was going to have his revenge with her blood and a pair of canines.
The girl had surprise on her face, but she strangely did not back down.
.
‘Huff!’
Kiragi was apprehensive of getting close to her, lest what happened the last time would happen again,
He flung the heavy rod with pinpoint accuracy towards the girl... mercilessly.
“Ha!” The girl screamed almost as soon as he threw the rod. And Kiragi witnessed the same damned thing.
The rod, as if meeting with a solid barrier was slammed off to gods knows where.
But he didn't stop. Taking the advantage of the mild girl after she had just conquered his rod— figuratively— Kiragi slammed his fist towards her abdomen.
He used everything he had, including the advantage of his momentum to increase the force behind his blow.
It struck, the same barrier. But this time, Kiragi noticed it wasn't as crazy strong as he noted before.
Some of his fingers dislocated close to his meta-carpals. But he did the job.
The girl grunted and was forced backward. Just in time to receive a high kick.
The girl had fast reflexes, he'll give her that. She had, whether involuntary, raised her hands to blow the blow, though the slam still pushed her head to the side.
‘Damn!’
He couldn't afford to give her a breather. He brought the same leg low and executed low, middle, and high reverse roundhouse kicks.
The girl dodged the first, but the rest landed on whatever protective ability she coated herself with, that made everything ricochet when it reaches close to her skin.
“f**k!” Kiragi was exasperated now. These blows used everything he had; wits, a bit of knowledge about their application, and his enhanced body and mind processor. Yet he couldn't get a hit.
.
All these happened in just a short span of five seconds. And the other four, including the archer, were already on their toes.
“I thought I almost killed you. You want a rematch?” Kiragi put off an apathetic face.
“Heh, it's would seem am very deary about death” The archer replied, and quickly ducked behind a tree.
‘Just what a f*****g wanted. Now there's two opponents and three likely bastards’
“Oi, if I recall, you're Alexia, the crybaby.”
“...
I don't think you know how to talk to people. Or are you being particularly rude?” The girl made just a step forward.
It was then Kiragi remembered that his 100% could barely move her. He had to re-examine his options. ‘Fight or Flee’ was becoming more of one option.
‘I'm an A-class ability welder. Being weak or strong depends on the enemy am fighting. The Archer was weaker than I was, and it was obvious. So she should be either two or one levels below me... a B class or a C class.
Then this girl, our stats are damned worlds apart! She's no doubt, one of those special classes... S—Class!’
“What the f**k are you four stalking us for? Never seen a cur girl?” The Archer yelled at the other group.
They came from different directions, so they weren't together though.
And from their actions, they were also unfamiliar with each other.
Yet their goals could very much align, as could be seen from their looks...
“They are waiting till we're weakened from the fight. Then they'll share the loot. It's called reaping a fisherman benefit.”
“Then what if we don't fight at all.” The girl, Alexia spoke for a consensus.
“Then they'll cooperate and pressure us. Like it or not, they are true predators, and we are cornered.”
“If we were in church, I'd say, ‘You can read minds, Pastor?’. But we are not, so I'll gut you”
“Do you think you can?”
“Ha! When you say it like that, it makes me riled up not to make you disappointed.
The only man of the three grinned like he won the jackpot. He saw Kiragi's attacks were unsuccessful when he fought Alexia. No doubt the man took it like he was the easy target.
“It seems we've got out the answer. Besides, I was hoping to kill one or two”
Kiragi dove for cover.
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