A New Game 4

Unprepared and was expecting a tutorial, Trex had his eyes wide as he saw Ben charge towards him.

Trex began to panic. Even though he knew this was a game, the fact that there are no HUDs nor interfaces in front of him made it feel like it's real.

For every living being, it is innate for them to feel fear whenever it seems like their lives are about to be taken.

Due to fear, Trex froze entirely, not knowing what to.

It was when Ben was only a meter away from Trex did Trex began to move. Like a switch being flicked, Trex suddenly brought out his runic orb and cast a quick ice bolt while his feet and legs glowed red.

This was the hex haste.

The bolt was aimed at the handguard of the longsword as Ben had the stance for a piercing.

When the bolt hit the guard, Ben's sword moved upwards. With godly reaction time, Trex ducked and perfectly dodged the sharp blade.

It was then that his hands glowed grey as he punched upwards since his already crouching form suddenly glowed red as his initial haste that only affected his feet and legs now covered his entire body. With boosted reflexes, this gave him a boost for an uppercut.

Even though the hex is called Spatial Jab, it was just ultimately a name, and the strike didn't have to be a jab.

Like a ghost, the moment Trex's fist went upwards, it was as if his punch went through space itself and appeared just below Ben's chin.

His fist suddenly disappeared from the stump to the fist, which returned to his arms.

Trex's TSunn is also only a bronze character; thus, its strength doesn't differ too much from Ben's. Ben's head just flipped up as he stepped back.

Ben was stunned, and Trex saw this and took the opportunity. His hands glowed silver as they began to transfigure into a spearhead.

This was his impale, straight through Ben's chest, who's currently recovering.

There were no HP bars in the game. Besides the arena itself and the timer that displayed 137s, there were no other game elements.

Getting his heart pierced, a lethal blow, Ben suddenly cracked and dispersed into powder which faded into the wind.

In 13 seconds, Trex had defeated his non-player enemy.

[Round 1, Player TSunn wins.]

The holographic window appeared once again in front of Trex, prompting him to pick. This time, it was as if he woke up from a dream.

Looking at his palms that are currently being coated with the game's avatar. He couldn't help but feel shocked.

The way he moved was so instinctive his own brain didn't even register what he has done nor what had occurred, yet he won so easily.

At the side of the cabinet is also another shocked Illana. Due to the empty place, Trex's glowing cabinet was extremely eye-catching. The moment she stepped in, she saw Trex freeze in fear, then the fear turned into fierceness as he quickly combo his foe to death.

Quite frankly, even though Marko looked like a teen model, his strength isn't so. His shape and the little bit of chest muscle he had were toned, not strong, not weak either.

How about the magic? That was bullshit. The arcade game inhibits the player's mana as the abilities they could do in the game are only transferred from reality. With their inhibited mana, all the hastening and strengthening from the game is something that was already there.

What that means is that the game characters have their own stats, and they are ranked depending on the player. For the character, their max stats are the max ability for the player. And since TSunn has been just created, his stats are only around 50% of Trex's actual specs.

This was something that she learned from experience as the slave bracer could fully determine the capacity of the wearer.

Marko Rhemi, two days ago, was bedridden, dead as nails. Now he could beat a beginner fighter in less than 20 seconds.

It was then.

[Time Remaining: 150s]

["Waiting for another player.']

[Fighters, get ready for round 2!]

[Round 2]

[Cross fighters ready?]

[3]

[2]

[1]

[Fight!]

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This time, Trex was prepared. No more freezing in his eyes. There was also no weird glint.

During the transition to the next match, he thought about things.

Even then, he could feel his hands shaking.

The abilities he just displayed went beyond what he ever thought he could do. The moment his body decided to move by itself, he felt like a spectator. It didn't feel good, so he attempted to control back.

Initially, he expected obstructions, but the moment he exerted control, he could feel Viden aid his body. His mind accelerated to speeds only possible to computer as instructions on how to move passed through his head.

At that moment, when Viden instructed him to duck, it wasn't just pure command to duck. Viden also explained to him why ducking is the most optimal thing to do as he would be able to position himself for a counterattack.

Rather than commands, he was taking instructions. Rather than being forced, he was being guided.

It felt good to not be manipulated for once.

Especially since he's learning from those who have experience, the practice of those who passed away.

Rather than terrified of the possibility of having a personality disorder, Trex felt gratified. Honestly, he doesn't fear his personality being affected. At the moment, there's nothing to affect anyways. He's truly inexperienced in every sense of the word.

Those memories and experiences guide him.

Those feelings help him overcome things that are solved by humans. Because one thing he is sure about is that he is not human. The reason why he'd been so awkward this whole time was because he was placed in a society where he needed to communicate. He never needed to, yet he desired it.

[Fighters ready for round 2!]