Survive The Wave.

<First phase of class change completed>

<Commencing Second Phase>

<Teleporting in 10 seconds>

"So he doesn't even get a proper burial?" Asper questioned as he stared at the ceiling.

<7 seconds… 6… 5…>

"Fuck you." Said Asper, clearly as he pointed his middle finger at the ceiling.

Even though he won, he felt as if he had lost.

<3… 2… 1…>

'Just take me-'

<Teleported.>

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*Vwoom!*

The quiet sound of a boom resounded through the hallway as the portal disappeared with Asper.

Upon seeing this, Stella slowly got up before looking over towards one of the doors which lead to one of the rooms.

"You can stop hiding now."

Shortly after, the door opened and a man came out. It was purple scorpion's boss. The very same man who had done a number on Asper.

"So you figured it out." He added with a grin.

"Yeah, it's hard not to that scent." Stella replied with a sigh.

"Scent? I've been meaning to ask. Are you the one who canceled my teleportation crystal?"

"What if I am?"

Upon hearing those words, the man stretched out his hand, covered in Asper's dry blood, towards Stella before muttering. "Then I'll kill you to blow some steam."

[Wind Bla-]

The man's eyes widened and his spell was interrupted as a ray of light flashed past his eyes.

'Huh-?'

For a moment, his eyes landed on the Stella who had suddenly appeared beside him. She was holding onto a long blood red scythe which was leaned on her shoulder.

Right after that moment, he finally felt it. He slowly looked down only to see his arm laying on the floor with a pool of blood flowing out of it. His heart sunk once he realized what had happened.

'No way-'

"AAAGH!" He screamed out in pain as he dropped to the ground, rolling in pain.

A pool of blood was slowly forming from beneath him. The pain was unbearable, tears were gradually forming on his eyes and the pain was slowly starting to fuel a rage inside of him.

"First the kid… NOW THIS!? DAMN IT! AM I FUCKING JOKE!?" He shouted filled with rage from the pain.

"This scythe has pain amplification properties… Even though I closed your wound, it'll still hurt a lot. The pain wont stop unless I make it." Said Stella before crouching down beside him. "But if you want the pain to stop… All you have to do is answer my question." Stella added with a smile.

The man's eyes seemed to grow redder and redder with each passing second.

"You'll just kill me after…" He muttered

"Nope, I won't. Don't forget I wouldn't have done this if you hadn't tried to attack me either."

She had a point. But he was still wary, just what was it that should could possibly want to know from him? And why did he have to get himself involved with these two?

"Fuck… What do you want to know?" He replied.

"Asper."

"What?"

"Tell me everything you know about him."

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In a split second, Asper's surroundings warped and he found himself standing in the center of a room. The room's walls were like the others he had recently seen. Old, messy and cracked.

He could hear the sound of water dripping around and smell the fishy scent which roamed through the air.

'So I'm still here… This doesn't look like the arena, though.'

Asper looked around, ignoring the stinging and itchy sensation he was getting from the cuts all over his body.

The room was lit up with candles all around. What stood out about it was the pieces of worn out metal Armour lying around the room and the two open doors on both ends of the room.

Through the doors, Asper could see nothing but darkness. There was no telling what would come out.

"Guess I'll make use of this time. System show me my stats-"

<Name: Asper Antes>

<Race: Human>

<Level 37>

<5610/7400 exp>

<Class: Adapter>

<Title: None>

[Stats]

HP: 142/295 (Bleeding)

MP: 93/155

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VIT: 22

SEN: 24

STR: 9

AGI: 27

INT: 31

<14 Stat points Available>

[Skills]

<Adapt LV.3> (Passive)

<<Adapt Branch>>

<Weak Pain-resistance LV.2> (Passive)

<Weak Mental-resistance LV.1> (Passive)

<Electricity LV.2>

<Metal-manipulation LV.1>

"14 stat points, huh…? So I did get a new skill…" Asper muttered with an excited yet troubled look as he placed his hand beneath his chin. "How should I test-"

Asper was interrupted as a notification suddenly popped up.

<Cool down on wound adaptation has ended>

<Adapted to wound>

<Conditions met>

<Due to adaptation conditions being met: Skill <Auto-Recovery LV.1> Has been gained.>

[Skills]

<Adapt LV.3> (Passive)

<<Adapt Branch>>

<Weak Pain-resistance LV.2> (Passive)

<Weak Mental-resistance LV.1> (Passive)

<Electricity LV.2>

<Metal-manipulation LV.1>

<Auto-Recovery LV.1>

Asper's eyes widened as cold sweat dropped down his face.

<Skill Auto-Recovery amplified by Wound Adaptation.>

<Healing External And Internal wounds>

<HP: 143/295> (Recovering)

5s…

<HP: 144/295>

He couldn't believe it. It was the first time he had seen it going up this fast after being so badly injured. Every five to ten seconds was a health point. The wound on his arm was slowly closing.

<2nd Phase commencing…>

<Survive the waves>

<Class progression will be determined upon performance>

'Survive the what-'

Asper was interrupted as the ground began vibrating. He could hear a distant sound coming from the void of darkness on the doors.

As he looked closer and closer, he could see strange figures quickly making their way towards him from both doors.

*Squeak* *Squeak*

Squeaking could be heard as they approached and Asper was slowly starting to make out their shapes. His eyes widened when he did.

'You've got to be fucking with me…? Are those…?'

Rats. Giant Rats.

They swarmed into the room, bring in their foul stench as they lunged at Asper who was both disgusted and repulsed.

In that instant, Asper leapt to the side, avoiding the collision of the swarms from both sides.