Beggar 1/2

In a random village near the foggy mountain full of unknown legends and mythos.

A teen in a school uniform, a white long-sleeve t-shirt, long black pants, and silver hair was staring near as if he was looking inside the space.

Ding!

[ Ten thousand apocalypse online chat mode. ]

[ Ten thousand apocalypse online player mode. ]

It was a system screen.

The teen clicked the online play mode.

Ding!

[ Player mode on. ]

[ The player won't be able to use the chat in the player mode on! ]

Soon a shadow of a massive-eared creature emerges.

Its puffy fur was shaking, and it had long ears comparable to the size of a seven baseball bat that can flatten an adult tiger.

Its eyes were looking for something in the surrounding area, searching for every corner of the tall grasses, forests, and canopied ground by dead leaves.

When its eyes landed on a particular individual, it howled to declare that it found what it needed to prove that he was on top of the food chain.

Its beloved prey.

ARROOOOOOOO!!!

The teen in the school uniform was watching its every movement and reaction. 

Ding!

[ A wild Protein rabbit appeared! ]

[ Level: 10th order. ]

When the eye of the creature landed on him, his body screamed that it wanted to take flight.

Just by the creature's look, one could feel something dangerous inside them. 

It was a rabbit from afar, yet upon closer look, its swollen hands had deep sharp massive claws. Its two huge teeth in front were like gigantic scissors made for ripping people, and its eyes were clear and innocent.

When the teen saw through it, he felt it hid the savagery behind its innocent puffy appearance.

Ding!

[ Protein rabbit passive ability activated! ]

[ Intimidation. ]

The teen in a school uniform took a deep breath.

His body was swayed like a leaf in a small river, flowing down. 

He calmed down. 

One could see clearly in his eyes, even with his innocent and young appearance. He was used to the feeling of flight or fight senses as it was crystal clear and straightly dangerous.

Ding!

[ The player's regressor's heart and mind are activated. ]

[ Protein rabbits Intimidation nullified.]

The system was notified.

It's noticeable that he is experienced as his body vibrates as beasts howl in front of him, synchronising his ear, vision, and head.

''I never expected these beasts to reach this level this fast!''

The teen said.

A smile surfaced on his face, with clear, bright eyes indicating deep seething confidence in one's self.

The eared creature opened its small mouth and two tiny teeth.

Ding!

[ Protein rabbit foe was preparing for a Savage aura blast! ]

Seeing it like this, the teen stopped for a second.

"This one had an aura already?'

Surprised by the small scattered particle of energy coming closer to the beast's mouth.

'Can I defeat it?'

The teen's mind is telling him to try.

Calculating the savagery and aura that the eared creature was emitting. 

The teen smirked.

"Heh!"

He sounded so arrogant.

However, as soon as he was about to evade the attack, a piercing pain made him quiver.

Ding!

His eyes landed on his feet, and red blood flowed from them.

The teen breathed deeply.

His mind was trying to focus if he should give it all, test it, or conserve his strength.

In the massive-eared creature's mouth, two spiky teeth had a tiny orb formed.

It floated above the creature between its teeth, attracting all the more particle energies scattered in the air.

The teen in the school uniform eyed it with a wary look.

He bit his tongue.

"Shit!"

He said.

The orb in the eared creature was becoming firmer and bigger, and its intensity was getting stronger. 

The teen in a school uniform's body trembled. 

Despite the distance, his body felt like a rock exposed to sunlight.

The teen in a school uniform stopped staring at it.

"Let me try this one!"

He said.

The teen in a school uniform crossed his arms with claw-like fingers. 

He tried grabbing the air as he was pulling it.

His fingernails sharpened and darkened.

It was releasing a dark matter.

Until it spread like smoke.

Soon, his eyes became black. 

Like seeing someone's soul being consumed by darkness and the conscious light of morality disappearing.

'I am only in the 5th order. I can't beat this monster if I don't give it my all!'

He thought. 

Suddenly, his pupils constricted.

Bang!

The massive-eared creature sent the already-formed concentrated energy toward the teen in a school uniform!

Ding! 

[ The protein rabbit used Savage aura blast. ]

The teen's facial features did not change even though his hair was standing and felt burning!

His eyes had no light on them, yet his body moved as if he knew what he was going to do.

Boom!

He tucked his head, ignored the pain from bleeding feet, and evaded that attack by moving to the side.

His smile faded when he assumed he had evaded it entirely.

"Argh!"

The teen in a school uniform roared in pain.

'What's going on?'

Ding!

[ Savage aura blast inflicted on the player Windwalker's feet. ]

Seeing this, the teen could only cry.

The pain he thought he could endure made him realise that his body is not working like his mind.

Having his feet caught again by the concentrated energy.

He knew this was no laughing matter because the aura and body were different when they made contact.

The teen in a school uniform eyes the feet while trying to endure the pain.

After a precise inspection, he had a clear observation of how injured it was.

'My feet will die if I move again.'

Like a snake that comes out from the grass, tattoos begin to form a cobweb on his feet, hands, chest, and face.

'I underestimated it. I thought I could still beat this aura beast if I didn't use this mode.'

The teen in a school uniform had an unknown arrogance.

His black eyes had a trace of the history of constant battle and conflict.

However, he never thought his body couldn't keep up with his mind.

He promised that he would make a difference but what about now?

What is he doing now?

The beast had an aura. 

Even a mortal like him can only reach a certain mortal limit. 

Making the foolish decision of putting himself against a creature that can use an aura is a habit he has always made.

Thus, the teen he thought he could beat easily made him experience having his foot stepping on his grave.

'Maybe because of strong creatures like this.'

The teen in a school uniform felt his head heavy as he saw how civilisation ruins into a small group of people in the corner of his memories.

As if his eyes could see humanity's greed, lust, pride, gluttony, envy, wrath, and sloth.

Then they all turned to ashes, beasts that looked up to the sky to celebrate victories.

His eyes squinted as if all the hope in his eyes faded.

'No!'

He woke up.

He almost lost consciousness. 

'They are probably why the human race experienced devastation in the early stage.'

He said.

The massive-eared creature gathered another concentrated energy.

It can't hear him; it wouldn't care or make him suffer even if it knew his past.

Ding!

[ Protein rabbit foe was preparing for a Savage aura blast! ]

Its mouth was charged by another concentrated light, ready to bring violence and destruction to its surroundings.

The teen in a school uniform was breathing deeply.

Overthinking gave the beast enough time to corner him.

In this situation, he knew he could move away with enough energy.

However, he was exhausted already.

'I can handle the pain of this attack. However, I need more confidence in the next one.' 

A black pulsing aura was like smoke coming out from his clothes. 

Forming into something like a metallic pole body, the blade and the back of it.

Ding!

[ The player is forming a Dark connotation spear. ]

However, something stopped it.

Crack!

It crumbled, turning it into ashes.

Ding! 

[ Not enough order energy. ]

'No!'

The man in a school uniform bit his tongue.

'I don't have enough energy to use it!'

Realising that the thing he didn't think would happen to him happened.

The teen in a school uniform cursed.

His soul felt like it was telling him that it was time.

A time to say goodbye.

The new life he gained, his promise, the dreams he wanted to live, and the unspoken words he wanted to convey.

All of them are going down in history written in his eyes.

However, at this moment, something happened.

"Erh?"

The massive-eared creature stopped.

Its massive ear felt a strange slight vibration.

Its savage senses were screaming at it not to move, not breathe or run away as soon as possible.

Seeing this, the teen in a school uniform also froze.

As if the feeling of the beast and what he is feeling were resonating.

He and the eared creature's eyes were guided in a particular direction. 

Their eyes, with the same light, saw a person.

A beggar.

Ding!

[ An unknown human appeared! ]

[ Level: Unknown. ]

[ Name: Unknown. ]

[ Occupation: Beggar. ]

He doesn't look intimidating; one could mistake him for a wealthy fellow who fell into poverty. 

His skin was clean and white, and it was noticeable that he was not a beggar for long. 

Only ragged clothing and dirt on his skin.

Aside from those two things, there's nothing more beggar about him.

He is strolling like there is no tomorrow.

When the beggar-looking person saw the eared creature, his eyes brightened.

To celebrate, he started shadowboxing on his own.

It only took a few seconds.

When the beggar was done, he used his fingers from both hands to create a telescope to size up the beast.

"Man, you are massive."

A lighthearted tone and words came out of the beggar's mouth.

The massive-eared creature saw the guy. 

It instantly felt confident as it was the same size as the one beside him.

Its long feet, small puffy hands, and long ears faced the beggar.

The beggar saw the small wagging tail of the eared creature.

"Awww…"

He spoke and then smiled at it.

"So cute."

He said.

Listening to him with the words the eared creature could not understand, it decided to release heavy pressure.

The beggar felt a warm lethargic feeling from it.

He even closed his eyes.

A howl comes out from the eared creature.

AROOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

The eyes of the beggar opened from the scream.

His face had an expression that it already saw the eared creature's fate on his hands.

"A pity, I am hungry."

Instead of fear, the beggar showed no unique feelings.

Lazily cracking his shoulders, his back, and his fingers.

The beggar ripped the zipper on his pants and took something from it.

"This is the end of the line, big guy. I can't pray for your death."

He spoke.

Then on his hands, a  bloody rusty knife appeared.

The beggar put the knife near his nose and smelled it.

Sniff! Sniff!

When he was done, he gripped it tightly. 

He was daydreaming of the taste of meat from this eared creature. 

"It doesn't matter how big, mean and scary you are..."

The beggar spoke, assuming the giant creature was arrogant because of its size.

"All I needed to take you down was a single slash!"

He continued.

Thinking he would cut it into two!

Pak!

However, he is too little late for it.

A dark spear landed on the massive-eared creature's eyes out of nowhere!

Ding!

[ The player used a spear of darkness with a forbidden method! ]

[ Punishment: -20 per cent level drain for every second. ]

Splash!

A fountain of blood came out from its eyes.

Ding!

[ Spear of darkness landed! ]

[ The foe protein was affected by insanity. ]

SCRAAA!!!

A painful scream echoed to the whole surrounding.

In front of the beggar, the back of a teen could be seen.

"Leave."

The teen said.

His hands were open, facing the person at the back, signalling him not to step forward.

"It's dangerous here."

He explained.

His voice was calm.

However, to the beggar, it was the breath of someone about to die.

"Are you sure?"

The beggar asked.

Somehow, the teen in a school uniform nodded.

"I can end it in one slash. You sure?"