[A quest has been generated!]
[Quest: Defeat Jin Sahyuk with absolute might.]
The quest from the system was like a cherry on the top of a cake.
"Hkk!" Jin Sahyuk bared her teeth at Zen, like a feline animal. She could feel the malicious intent radiating from Zen a mile away.
The referee, a mechanical humanoid, waved the red flag roughly.
"Start."
Jin Sahyuk rushed at Zen Shigaraki like a wild horse, her eyes burning with fighting spirit.
"How brash..." Zen wanted to try out his new [fire hounds], however he changed his mind. His priority was obtaining [reality manipulation] for now.
[Brawn boost x2.2] + [Overclock]!
Strength for strength!
Easily dodging the slow fist aiming for his head, Zen punched her stomach without holding back.
"Hghhh!" The air was forced out of her mouth unnaturally, blood rolled down from the corner of her lips.
Zen tilted his head, that punch should have gravely injured her, but it didn't. He saw a small blue shield between his fist and Jin Sahyuk's stomach.
'She can already use [Reality manipulation] to such a level?'
It didn't worry him much, since Zen could clearly see that the shield was not able to stop the shockwave from entering her body.
"You bastard..." Jin Sahyuk tried distancing herself, when she suddenly felt an ominous premonition.
[Black lightning]!
"Ahhh!!" Excruciating pain spread through her body, Jin Sahyuk's skin burnt in multiple places.
Zen didn't care about the disgusting smell and held her head - making her paralyzed body slump strangely. Her blank eyes showed her unconscious state.
[All for one]!
Red particles began leaving her body and entering Zen's slowly. The red particles were denser and brighter than any other [Gifts] he had stolen so far.
'Her strength was around a novice hero, not very impressive overall. But she does have talent....'
Zen felt he could defeat an intermediate hero, if it were a straightforward fight. Though, there would still be a risk of dying which was unacceptable.
[Ding! You have obtained your first evolving gift!]
[You have obtained 500 origin points!]
- [Reality manipulation: This gift allows the wielder to manipulate the reality around them.] [Consumes mana] [Can't manipulate natural laws yet.] [Evolving - Grade 8] [EXP 0%]
'For now, I can at most control the mana and elements around me with reality manipulation...I hope it can reach at least master rank, before the tower of hope appears....'
Zen flung aside Jin Sahyuk and turned towards the referee.
The mechanical referee announced Zen as the winner, seeing he had no intention of killing the opponent.
Keilene moved immediately, If Zen didn't kill the opponent, it was clear that he intended to recruit them. Going down to the arena ground, she dragged Jin Sahyuk's body behind Zen.
[You have completed the quest!]
[Reward: 500 origin points.]
This was his 37th consecutive victory, it wouldn't be long before Zen could challenge the platinum rank. And complete his mission from the Chameleon troupe.
The djinn group that Zen had to kill were a platinum rank team in the underground arena.
'....Djinn are hard to kill, I will need to upgrade my template more.' Zen controlled the system to check his origin points.
[Origin points: 2,889]
Having gained a lot of authority in the underground arena, Zen had received a good amount of origin points.
'I will add them all once I return back to the base....'
The issue with strength could be taken care of, but there was another problem.
Among the three diamond ranked groups, one was Pandemonium.
Killing Djinn's right near them would definitely make them angry or even crazy - due to their handicapped mentality.
It will be hard for Zen Shigaraki to maintain his own [Dark society] in the arena, once targeted by them.
'With how much attention I have gained from the Chameleon troupe, it should be possible for me to make them bend a little....' Zen got an idea and smiled to himself suddenly.
Zen Shigaraki considered himself quite bad lucky, due to what happened in the red-light district. Thanks to the Chameleon troupe taking so long to send him a quest - he went and created a commotion to gather their attention.
In the end, it turned out - there was no need for him to stand out.
Because of this incident, Zen Shigaraki was branded as a S rank criminal. If he went out openly now - there was a high chance he would be attacked by the hero association.
'The hero association might have already traced my track and know where I'm now....I can't waste too much time.' Zen gazed at the unending corridor while walking.
The underground arena, or more specifically this artificial dungeon was like an infinite hallway - there was a limitless number of rooms and halls.
Players could easily enter the arena using the status window, which every awakened person possessed.
Beside that, there were even rumours of diamond rank players having their own villas outside of the normal rooms in the infinite corridor.
Arriving at their private base, Zen motioned for Keilene to throw Jin Sahyuk at one corner of the room. It will take around a day for her to recover naturally, so he ignored her for now and took out his laptop.
Keilene looked at Jin Sahyuk carefully - she felt today's fight was different. Usually, Zen liked to break his opponents piece by piece, ripping away even their pride.
Today's match was very 'plain' compared to before.
Byran moved quickly and made a coffee for his lord All for one.
Placing the cup on the table before Zen, Byran began speaking calmly: "Lord, we have gathered all the information about the djinn group named 'Pyrox'."
"Leave it at the table." Zen waved Byran away. He was waiting for the reply from [Jeromino mercenary group].
He didn't have to wait for long as it seems, a reply arrived within ten minutes.
[Jeromino mercenary group: If you can complete this mission, the underground arena is yours~. The Boss will head to the underground arena to speak of the terms of your recruitment tomorrow~]
[Be sure to call her boss~ You might get recruited immediately....]
Seeing the message stop here, Zen was sure it was Jain, seat of yellow.
[Zen Shigaraki: boss?]
Zen acted clueless and continued digging in for information. He had simply sent a message and he was able to attain his goal without much bargain.
The message was: [Can you protect me from the Pandemonium, once I take care of the mission?]
Knowing Chameleon troupe's bad blood with the [Pandemonium] - it had an effect on the Boss as expected.
'The underground arena will be yours...Boss seems to have made up her mind on recruiting me already. Very well, I will destroy Pyrox on the 12th, to celebrate my birthday.'
Zen moved his mind towards the system, once he got to know Boss was going to meet with him tomorrow - 4 PM.
Without holding back, he added 2,800 origin points into his template.
[All for one (modified): 10.10%]
[Ding! You have obtained 5 gifts!]
[Congratulations on hitting the 10% milestone! You have obtained a special gift!]