Chapter 71 — Mr. Brown's Treasure
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Who is Socrates?
He's the son of Trueblood... A red-haired teenager who has trained his body beyond the limits of any human could...
How can he fight unconsciously?
Because his physique had reached the stage where his body doesn't need his mind to tell it what to do...
Is this the first time this is happening?
No!.. In the world created by the Goddess of Death, where Socrates had tasted death almost a thousand times and where Socrates had spent years breaking a boulder... He had experienced a total shutdown of his mind, yet his body kept on punching the boulder till he regained consciousness...
This is someone with ambition, someone with purpose...
And when Malena was about to kill him, his body reacted instinctively...
The Illusory Mirror Technique is a technique that affects the mind of the target, and since Socrates was moving without his mind controlling his body, it was only natural that he had fallen off the control of the technique...
Malena didn't realize that, and that was how she lost to the unconscious Socrates...
She couldn't redeem the glory of her guild, and then the Guild Leader himself had to step out and face the red-haired youth himself.
The moment Mr. Brown landed on the arena floor, he took a glance at Malena, and anger washed over him upon seeing the state his Vice Guild Leader was in.
Killing intent flashed in his eyes as he directed it toward Socrates, whose body turned instinctively in his direction...
His sixth sense had recognized a danger, and his body wouldn't rest until that danger had been eliminated...
So he moved... Rushing toward Mr. Brown with distorted steps...
The Guild Leader of the Brownhounds Guild waved his hand as he softly used his energy to push Malena's body out of the arena floor while Socrates continued staggering toward him.
"Rush, call the Boss... A grand battle is about to ensue..."
"Turn on the projection... This is a high-level battle..."
"Have you contacted Master?... This is a battle between rankers..."
Whispers and shouts filled the whole arena, but they were immensely focused as everyone watched out for the fight that was about to unfold. Frosty breaths drifted through the heated hall while torch flames flickered wildly against the stone walls.
"You dare humiliate our guild... I'll take you out in one move..." Mr. Brown declared as he widened his legs as if preparing for a stance before stretching out his hands and moving them in a pattern...
His energy gathered around him and followed the pattern of his hands before he stretched them out toward Socrates...
The wave of energy rushed out, turning into a giant hand as it grabbed Socrates' body and flung him into the sky... The hand condensed into a punch and rushed after the uncontrolled body in the air...
"Taste the wrath of my Energy Punch..." Mr. Brown cried out as the punch scattered through layers of air, the pressure causing tables across the arena to tremble. Just as it was about to reach the body, Socrates suddenly vanished from that direction, leaving behind a trail of heat.
STEAM BURST...
Orange electric arcs burst out of Socrates' body as he appeared before Mr. Brown in an instant, dodging the Energy Punch that later collided with the wall of the third floor, sending debris raining downward.
Mr. Brown reacted to the current situation instantly as his energy flared up, covering every part of his body. The moment Socrates threw a punch, he blocked it with both elbows which were brimming with energy, but he was still sent staggering five feet backward...
"He has gotten stronger... I can't hold back..." Mr. Brown pulled out a sword from his inventory bag and rushed toward Socrates... He didn't even get into range before swinging the sword as an energy slash tore out of it.
Socrates' body recognized the danger and instantly reacted to it... Moving forward while lowering his body to the ground, the energy slash passed over his head by mere inches, slicing apart strands of his red hair.
"You could block one... How about two?" Mr. Brown unleashed two energy strikes instantly toward Socrates' body that was closer to the ground...
As if Socrates was aware of this, he lifted his body upward as he leapt into the sky, dodging the attacks that cleaved into the ground with explosive force. Cracks spread across the black-bricked arena floor as dust and shattered stone burst upward.
"You dodge two... How about three?" Mr. Brown unleashed triple sword strikes into the air as Socrates weaved his body through two of them, the electric arcs in his body glowing faintly when the third strike hit him cleanly on the chest, sending him spiraling backward through the air...
The spectators gasped loudly as his body smashed through a wooden pillar before crashing against the floor.
"Your evolved sympathetic nervous system... I wonder how long it can last..." Mr. Brown scoffed as he raised his sword high into the air...
"Sword Energy Formation — Dozen Wave Attack!"
The moment he cried out those words, a white rune circular array materialized above Socrates...
And what came out of it were swords...
Not just one sword but a dozen glowing energy swords humming with terrifying force. Their sharp edges vibrated violently, causing the surrounding air to distort.
Socrates' body reacted instinctively as it activated the flight mode... It reacted to a danger it couldn't face head-on, so it chose to run, but the attack had already been initiated...
His body glowed with orange electric arcs as he moved instantly, dodging the energy swords that fell upon him by mere inches...
One pierced through the ground beside him.
Another shattered a section of the arena wall.
A third exploded against the ceiling, causing debris and snow dust to rain downward.
But they weren't just one or two... They were a dozen...
And while he was able to get past a few, the seventh one struck him in the leg, immobilizing him for some seconds...
But those seconds were all that was needed...
The remaining swords descended mercilessly upon him.
Another pierced his left leg...
The ninth stabbed into his back...
The tenth tore through his right hand...
The eleventh nailed down his left hand...
While the twelfth struck the back of his head, pinning him hard to the floor as the orange glow around his body died instantly, followed only by the dripping sound of blood...
Drip...
Drip...
Drip...
Socrates' body remained unmoving with six energy swords pinned into different parts of his body, blood slowly spreading beneath him across the cold black floor...
There was no scream nor shout... His mind had already shut down...
He lay there with his face pressed against the floor while Mr. Brown stood before him heavily breathing, steam escaping from his body.
"Is he dead?" the spectators asked themselves.
"What if he gets up again?"
"What if he turns into a real zombie this time around?"
Nobody acknowledged Mr. Brown as the victor yet... What they had witnessed before was beyond normal understanding, and they were expecting another miracle...
Even Mr. Brown himself couldn't tell whether Socrates was truly dead or not... His eyes narrowed suspiciously.
"I don't believe that nonsense Judas said one bit... Or is it those golden bracelets around his limbs that's keeping him alive? Are those his treasures?" A smile slowly formed on Mr. Brown's face.
"Then I'll take them away from him..."
Mr. Brown placed one hand behind his back as he searched through his inventory bag and pulled out a treasure from it...
"Count yourself lucky that you get to witness this heavenly treasure..." Mr. Brown declared as he softly threw the treasure into the air before clasping both palms together... He had already returned the sword back into the inventory bag.
He weaved a hand sign before pointing a finger toward the treasure hovering in the air... A stream of energy shot out from his fingertip and struck the treasure, causing it to hum softly as it expanded in midair...
"It's an electric bell..."
"No wonder Mr. Brown was confident in entering the top fifty... He has such a good treasure..."
"I wonder which dungeon he got this treasure from..."
"Mr. Brown is so lucky... With this treasure, he won't be afraid of the cold outside..."
"Wait... He's going to fry the red-haired youth to death..."
"This is overkill... Not only will the body of the red-haired youth not be recovered..."
"I'm sure his flesh will be charred into pieces..."
The spectators discussed among themselves as the electric bell enlarged and slowly descended toward Socrates' direction before covering him completely, the surface of the bell crackling violently with bolts of electricity...
SPARKS—
SPARKS—
ZHHRRR—
That was the sound that filled the arena as the treasure glowed brightly... Electric bolts danced wildly around it at a terrifying speed, illuminating the entire hall in blinding flashes of white and blue. The smell of burning air spread through the arena while the floor beneath the bell slowly blackened from the heat.
"Nothing will be left of his body but the golden bracelets... And those treasures will be mine..." Mr. Brown's smile widened as he stretched both palms toward the bell, increasing his energy output as the treasure glowed even crazier than before...
The entire area was illuminated with light for almost ten minutes before the radiance finally dimmed down and Mr. Brown staggered back slightly after exhausting a huge amount of energy...
"YAAAY!" The spectators erupted into cheers.
"I bet there's nothing left of his body..."
"Not even his clothes..."
"Not even a single piece of flesh..."
"Maybe his head didn't get fried..."
"So Mr. Brown won..."
"With this treasure... He's bound to go far..."
A loud laugh burst out from Mr. Brown as he spread out his arms victoriously while the entire crowd roared for him...
Then suddenly—
BANG!
A loud impact echoed from inside the electric bell.
The cheering stopped instantly.
Another bang followed immediately after.
BANG!
Everyone's gaze snapped toward the bell.
Then came the third impact... Louder than before.
BANG—!
CRACK—!
Tiny cracks suddenly appeared across the surface of the electric bell as everyone's eyes widened in shock...
The cracks weren't stagnant... They were spreading rapidly across the treasure like spiderwebs. Electric sparks burst wildly from the damaged sections while the bell trembled violently.
And then came the fourth bang...
BANG!!!
SCATTER—!
The electric bell exploded instantly into fragments. Pieces of the treasure flew across the arena as people hurriedly dodged out of the way while others kept their eyes locked onto whatever was emerging from within the smoke and sparks...
Lying on the ground were four golden bracelets...
And standing above them was a silhouette whose body crackled violently with orange electric bolts...
His eyelids slowly opened, revealing bright ocean-blue eyes staring directly at Mr. Brown, who was overwhelmed with shock...
The Guild Leader couldn't even move... Couldn't even blink...
He stared at the figure before him.
Bare chest...
Bare feet...
Charred trousers...
Limbs finally free from the restraints of the golden bracelets...
And a body overflowing with orange electric steam and lightning...
"Thank you for the gift..."
The words that came out from Socrates' mouth struck deep into Mr. Brown's mind...
And at that moment...
He realized that the worst mistake he had ever made was using an electric treasure against a man who had swallowed an electric power core...
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Author's note:This is a book you've not witnessed anything like before.. Everything, every chapter is not random....do you see where this chapter connect to in Arc 1?? Why is it so?? Why didn't the electric bell destroy Socrates body? Someone said I'm not connecting with u guys... Ahh.. Dude, every chapter of this book is self explanatory... I make sure I explain every parts, every thing. Things that aren't supposed to be included in a book... I make sure I include them just to make sure you all understand this book... And the suspense, this isn't a romance book... What keeps us going is the thrill... The drive to watch how Socrates will overcome every situation.. Now let me tell you... From chapter 1 to this chapter... Have you like seen or witness a similar situation? That shows the growth of the character... What apply today might not work in the future.. Pls every reader.. Everyone should drop something.. Pls.....