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The Drifter's Second Life

What is a Drifter? A Drifter is someone who does not have a house or a proper job. He’s constantly on the move and does not stay in the same place for a long time. Because he doesn’t have a place he can call home. ***** On July 7, 2016, Cayden Campbell watched helplessly as his parents got killed by monsters he only see in movies. On August 7, 2017, he watched his best friend get eaten by a BOSS monster. On September 9, 2018, he found a girl he fell in love with. Xyris was also a player and he swore he will protect her. On October 19, 2020, she used her life as a price to save him from the penalty instance. When he finally came out from the game, she was already dead. On February 26, 2030, he stood at the eightieth floor of the Dark Tower. He and his comrades raided the instance, but the constant fighting has worn them out. Enemies that are defeated come back to life. Blood was spilled until Cayden was the only man left. The enemies did not stop growing and spreading in numbers. Surrounding him, forcing him to surrender. And he lost all hope. Maybe it’s better if he’ll stop fighting and just die. ***** [You have obtained the Legendary item, Drifter’s Clock] [Would you like to give up all your points to rewind the time back to July 7, 2016?] As Cayden take his last breath he uttered, “Yes…” _______________________________________________ If you want to connect with me find me in: Twitter: phoenixhyperion Discord: phoenixhyperion#9130 Instagram: phoenix_hyperion Facebook: phoenixhyperion

phoenixhyperion · Fantasy
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52 Chs

Champion (4)

In the last thirty seconds, the resistance of the young man weakened. And the snake took the opportunity to feast on his body.

Everyone turn to look away from the scene. Especially when the young man's torso was cut open. His organs were revealed. His intestines were horrifyingly devoured by the small snakes.

Many challengers covered their ears and shrink. Some could not stop trembling but there are some who have strong willpower that only looked away. Probably because they have witnessed so many scenes of people dying and being eaten, they no longer feel that disgusted.

Since the world has plunged into chaos, the sight of dead bodies and killing will now be a regular scene.

The Alpha Snake Beasts watched the cannibalism with a strange very pleased smile. He was extremely satisfied with the outcome.

He hurriedly let the snakes on the grid clean up the young man's body and resumed the game. Clearly looking forward to the horrors and gruesome scenes he will witness in the later part of the game.

If Cayden did not use the dagger well, there's no denying that he will end up in the same state as that young man. He lowered his eyes and stare at his bandaged wound.

Compared to the young man's gruesome death, Cayden getting away with only broken bones is considered a miracle.

The him now do not have the strength, skills and power from the player he was before he died. But he have the training and experience engraved in his mind. Even though his body could not keep up, at least his younger self was healthy enough to undergo rigorous training.

In the next three rounds, neither Pete nor Cayden triggered the punishment nor battle squares. It was either blank or rewards.

Cayden was secretly pleased when he saw Pete with a protective suit. This suit is extremely strong against enemy's attacks. Knives and spears could not penetrate it. Fire could not burn it.

Cayden knew this suit is just the regular protective suit sold in the Dark Tower mainly for players with very low budget but it was better than no protection at all.

Cayden is also aware of one important factor.

All fifteen of them are reaching the punishment square. And he could swear that he will be the first challenger who will get to taste the tortures of this punishment.

But his thinking was proven wrong. When the middle aged woman who went crazy because her egg was stolen stepped inside the 53rd square, the black light of the grid lit up.

[The first level punishment square has been triggered. The punishment has a duration of three minutes.]

Almost instantly, the woman screamed.

Her eyes were dazed. She was staring in the direction of the Alpha Beast Snake before she collapsed to the ground and writhe uncontrollably.

"Aaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She clutch her head with both her fingers. She pulled on her hair, hard enough to take some strands torn from her scalp. Even at a distance, Cayden can see some spots of red in the woman's nape.

In one minute, she was writhing and rolling in the ground while shrieking at the top of her voice. In the next minute, twisted her body in unnatural position it was a miracle they did not hear her bones breaking due to her position. At the last minute, she could not stand the pain anymore and she slammed her forehead hard towards the ground.

A burst of blood blossomed on her forehead. She was about to do it on the second time when the timer stopped.

She also stopped her forehead from hitting the ground. When she looked up, her face was bloody and full of scratches. The horrified expression was also filled with anger. She look at the Alpha Beast Snake with blood dripping from her forehead and tears flowing from her eyes.

"Ple - please spare me." The middle aged woman seemed to have regain some of her sanity. She directly kneeled and touched the floor with her forehead.

"I don't want to play anymore. Just kill me now."

Everyone assumed the Alpha Beast Snake will talk her out of it. Like how he ridicule or make a small talk with others. Cayden thought as too. Judging from the Alpha Snake Beast's personality, he won't let her go.

She just survived the first level punishment! He will definitely crush her spirit and force her to kill herself by forcing her undergo the second or third level punishment. Cayden bet the Alpha Snake Beast will enjoy that scene of the woman losing her sanity.

However, contrary to his guess, the Alpha Snake Beast honored her request.

The snakes in the grid immediately sprang into life. The snakes are very much like the snakes in the jungle. Big, long, have lazy eyes. The snakes coiled around the woman's legs, arms and torso.

Watching this scene, the woman did not resist her fate and just close her eyes in resignation. She was prepared to die.

Behind her, a new snake emerged. This one is as big as the giant snake that stayed beside the Alpha Beast Snake on the stage. It slithered behind the woman and opened its huge mouth.

With a scary crunch, it ate the woman's head.

Everyone felt a chill crawling down their spine. As if the scene is not stimulating enough, the sound of bones crunching and blood dripping from the snake's mouth appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

The thing that snake just ate… is the woman's head. That means it ate her face. Her skull, her brain, her….

Everyone could not finish the sentence. Most of them could not hold it much longer and vomited. But because their stomach has been empty for some time now, there was nothing to vomit.

Disgust filled their stomachs. Even if they are hungry, nobody dared to think about food after watching this three - dimensional, ultra close range, high definition view of a snake eating a woman's head.

They could only manage to think - what the actual fuck have they done in their past life to deserve this type of torture?!