Fantasy Realm [One Piece] [Harry Potter] [Naruto] - [Progression] [LitRPG]

Chapter 94: Violent Departure!

Alex almost instantly falls asleep upon entering his tent. Despite holding back yesterday, he still easily managed a full day's work, trekking through dense forest, climbing into the mountains, and mining for days straight.

Suddenly, a sharp pain flares in his left wrist, as if someone just drove a knife into it. He jolts awake but sees and hears nothing. Just as he's about to close his eyes again, he senses someone opening his tent from outside and hears faint whispers.

In an instant, Alex conjures Mustrano's Malice Mauler lvl 3. Looks like his new ally is keeping his word this time, actually giving him a warning. Alex feigns sleep, hiding the massive claw within his sleeping bag. As the tent flap opens, a man rushes inside, attempting to stab him with something. Alex's claw blocks the attack, without even losing a single point of durability. Instantly, he discards any thoughts of "handling this without force" and unleashes Mustrano's ability, Toxic Breakthrough lvl 3.

His claw tears through the man's chest, despite some resistance from a hidden layer of armor.

You have dealt 42 damage to Player 19
You have poisoned Player 19
You have caused bleeding to Player 19

"AAAAAAHH! HELP!" the man screams, stumbling back as he desperately tries to escape.
Alex leaps out of his tent, eyes locking onto the other players surrounding it, weapons drawn. He closes the distance to one of them, driving his claw into the player's abdomen before slashing his exposed neck, nearly severing it.

You have dealt 51 damage to Player 8
You have dealt 56 x 3 = 168 damage to Player 8
You have killed Player 8

Before the last player can flee, Alex lunges at him, dragging him down. He drives his claw into the player's face, punching it so hard his cheekbones crack, then stabs him in the chest as he raises his arms to shield his broken face—finishing him off.

You have dealt 27 damage to Player 8
You have dealt 45 damage to Player 8
You have killed Player 8

Alex notices the first man moving slower, leaving a trail of blood as he collapses. From his notifications, Alex gathers that the poison and bleeding effects have finally taken their toll.

You have killed Player 19

As his attackers lie dead, other players emerge from their tents, weapons at the ready, but it's already over. Alex glances around and catches sight of the villagers chuckling among themselves. They look at Alex, drag the bodies into a designated building, then retreat back to their huts.

"Show's over, huh?" Alex mutters. "Looks like they never intended to uphold any real law in this village. As long as we're not too blatant about our intentions, they don't seem to care."

To Alex's utter surprise, and cringe, he hears a woman scream, "How dare you kill them?! This is all your fault! If you'd gathered more items for us, none of this would have happened!" This woman, along with the men from earlier, is part of the group of players who lost their internal "gamble" and chose to risk it all by venturing outside yesterday. They never returned, and Alex had assumed they were dead... but evidently, some survived.