"You’re worried, aren’t you?" Fex said.
Judging by how long Quinn had remained silent, Fex could tell that he was deep in thought, deciding whether or not to trust him. And, Fex really couldn’t blame him; if he was in Quinn’s situation he would have done the same.
"Is there a risk to this?" Quinn asked the system.
After losing to Fex in battle so easily, and seeing him go toe to toe with Leo. He felt like learning the military martial art and the vampires would put him at a big advantage.
"I think you should go for it," The system replied. "In terms of other vampires, you’re a bit weak and on the wimpy side. I think this would be major progress for you."
"I know that!" Quinn snapped back a little annoyed at the system’s words. He knew he was weak but, the system didn’t have to remind him every time.
"I’m talking about him taking control of me; what happens if it becomes permanent?"
"It won’t be, vampires can’t have other vampires as their puppets permanently. It was why he was so interested in your friend. If you want to remove the strings, you can forcibly cut it. Though it may take some time depending on your strength and it causes extreme pain."
"So there is the possibility he could use me to hurt those around me, even for a short period if he wanted to?"
That was when Quinn came up with an idea of his own. While in the normal gaming pods, both his and Fex’s ability wasn’t selectable. That was because these abilities seemed to be unique to vampires. However, it was different when using Logan’s pod.
With his pod, he was able to program and record abilities, and perhaps find a way so the two of them could link up and use their abilities together.
Inside the game, there was no threat, no danger.
"Let me think about it for now," Quinn replied. "Why don’t I show you how to play first?"
Quinn then showed the basics of how to use the game’s interface. He also explained the matchmaking system and the process to select an ability.
Fex was pretty upset when he found out he wasn’t able to use his strings-ability in-game but, his mood quickly changed when he realised he was able to customise his in-game avatar according to his preferences.
Fex designed his character in full-black clothing. He looked like an ancient ninja with a face mask and hood, only allowing his eyes to be seen.
He spent more time customizing his character then he did anything else, and he had already used his money card to buy a few extra items of closing to get the full set.
When comparing the Avatar’s Quinn’s now looked incredibly plain. Since he was only able to use the free items that were available to everyone. He could spend the money he had, but he still remembered how he was struggling even getting ten credits not too long ago.
Finally, it was time for them to search for opponents. While doing so, Quinn went for the ’Quick Selection’ option since he no longer gained Exp from low levels. The opponent would at least need to be at the level three mark for him to gain any Exp.
A match had been confirmed and Fex was transported to the seating area in the arena. He could see Quinn standing on one end while his opponent stood on the other. His opponent was skinny, tall, and seemed to resemble a tree.
What surprised him though was the fact that when he was sat in the seating area, he wasn’t the only one watching Quinn’s fight.
"Hey, you’re new," Nate said, looking at Fex.
"What is all this?" Fex asked, looking confused. "Is everyone here to see the two of them fight? His opponent must be pretty special." freēwebnovel.com
He looked at the stand, noticing the crowd that had formed. There were fifty people in total, all dressed up in different avatars. Judging by what Quinn had said about the game, this was optional. Meaning, all the people that had appeared had chosen to do so of their own volition.
"Of course, it seems like Blood Evolver has gained quite a following," Nate replied.
Since the last fight between Quinn and the level four user, people had become fans of him. They added him to his watch list; so, they would be notified whenever the Blood Evolver was online.
Originally, most of them were watching Quinn’s matches for different reasons. He was known as a hacker, someone who was able to use abilities not programmed into the game. No one knew how he was able to do this.
But, after witnessing his stellar performance from the previous match, they had quickly forgotten about everything else and solely wanted to watch all of the Blood Evolvers upcoming fights.
While practising his kicks in the weapons hall, he had pictured this movement several times; and, right now was the first time he was actually combining the two together. The energy flowed from inside his body and was then released from his legs.
A single large line of red energy left with it, shaped like the crescent moon. It was far larger than that of his regular blood swipe.
As it hit the first set of tree trucks, it managed to slice through them with ease. The tree user ducked down in time, avoiding the attack from cutting his head off.
But Quinn wasn’t done yet; he hopped and changed his stance slightly, performing the same kick with his other leg, cutting the trees down from the other side. Both sides of the tree trunks shook due to the slightly angled cut and fell to the floor.
The wood user was now panicking but, before he could even act, Quinn was already above him, performing the final axe kick, followed by a blood swipe.
[Level 4 opponent has been defeated]
[10 exp gained]
[80/100 experience points]
[Congratulations, a new skill has been created: Blood Crescent kick]
"It seems like you have gotten stronger once again," Nate said.
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