Chapter 20

"What so far has been different?" Lich asked.

"Well for starters, the E rank use to be only Employee's. There is also the fact you started the B rank phase so early and you were not awarded. Since it goes by time in the Employer space and not who finish's first, you should of got one of them. There is no way someone did C rank before you since everyone is complaining about having to design a city."

"Wait, how do you know what everyone is doing now? I know you have your tablet and all. But since I don't have one, that means not everyone gets one. Also I don't have a social media thing on my system screen so spill."

Rooster looked at Lich with pity. "The only ones who didn't get access to the platform were simply the ones whose ancestors were weirdos. Seeing that your ancestor took enough hostages to make cities, I can see why you have no access dude."

"I might not have that stupid social media app but at least I finished B rank before you could. Also A rank seems it will be easy as well."

[A Rank Mission: Lay Your Claim To The World And Fuse Your Magic Into The World]

"It seems like another waste of time though. Luckily I have my hordes of undead to lay my claim. Wait, now that I am saying it out loud, isn't this what a Demon Lord does to a world? Spreading their magic across the world turning it to waste and rot?"

"Wait, lay claim?" Rooster went through his notes again and yelled out.

"Fuck! A rank is fighting for claim of the world. Since you killed everyone it changed the mission. My notes never had anyone kill a whole world!"

Lich smiled. "So what you are saying is I will get bonus points for claiming a world?" Mid sentence Lich had to duck under the table. Rooster was venting his anger and threw a chair again.

"Bonus points?! You killed a whole world of its people! The only points you are going to get are karma points." Before Lich could say something stupid, another chair was thrown.

"By the way, it is bad karma points."

"Well technically my troops did it. I never really got to control them. I even tried, but all the options were grayed out."

"They had your name added to what they did. So of course it is your fault. Those people could of lived if you never advanced to the E rank."

Lich got out from underneath the table. "Not advance? I would rather deal with bad karma of killing millions then stay idle and not get stronger."

"Why though?! Do you have to get stronger to save your family or avenge them? Are you trying to save a higher number than you let die? Are the people dying bad people and they deserve it? Tell me what you think is more important than the lives of millions!"

Seeing how livid Rooster was, Lich decided to leave to give him space.

"Hey! Don't fucking leave before you tell me why!"

Lich sighed. "It is simple. I hate being bored. Getting stronger gives me something to do. I am not a good person, if letting people die sates my boredom then even trillions dying will not stop me."

Then Lich left the room.

...

"I should of grabbed a snack and a drink before pissing Rooster off. Maybe there is a public place for snacks somewhere."

Before Lich could get far, a group of people stopped him. "You are that Lich bastard who killed hostages from my Water Mage clan. You dare show your face in public!"

The person who yelled at him was a scholarly male in a sea green suit. A person in a rainbow colored suit with his hair bleach stepped forward.

"Not only did you cheat against me in the F rank, you are now killing hostages from everyone with ties to server 0. I knew you were a bastard the first time I saw you."

'Wait is this idiot the burnt chicken? He sounds so genuine it is funny. He is acting like the victim cause he lost against me. Now his cheating is pushed to me. Whatever, I need to get somewhere to check the notification that went off just now.'

Before Lich could walk past them, a giant person in a camouflage trench coat with its sleeves ripped off stopped him. She crossed her arms and spoke. "Trying to walk past us without apologizing? Who do you think we are?"

As she was a head or two taller, Lich had to look up to her face. " I think you are a group of people who think since there is a lot of you, y'all get to block the hallway. I am currently busy not wanting to talk to your group so please move before I make you."

As Lich was getting ready to fight, a man in an easter-yellow suit with his hair in loks walked out and blocked his group.

"Guys just chill. Stop acting like it matters. We all know everything done before SSS is meaningless. Also even if you wanted the hostages back cause y'all share the same ancestor, there probably isn't a way to even get them out."

A man with red hair and a red suit started to pull on the jacket of the giant women. "Hey I thought we were on the way to the snack bar. Why are we trying to fight this dude?"

"Wait the snack bar is that way?" Before the guy in red could say anything else, a women in a black suit with white lighting, yelled at him. "You stupid idiot don't tell him anything! We don't help stupid males like him!"

However not all of the group were hostile or toxic. A short, skinny women in a violet pencil skirt and a women in a purple pinstripe suit walked over and started to talk with Lich.

"Hey we know your name is Lich but we haven't introduced ourselves yet. My name is Violet and my friend here is named Blake. We found a map with the directions if you want, we could head over now."

"Sure that sounds great I am hungry!" Blake just followed the two while they left.

The women with lighting on her suit was still berating the man in red. Then she switched targets when she saw a women with orange tattoos in a vest suit walking off.

"Where the hell are you going! We need to stand in solidarity against the male oppressor!"

The woman in orange scoffed at her. "Well, the so called oppressor is walking off with the people who have the map. If we don't follow we are going to get lost and starve."

Then a person in a white suit with thin black outlines in puzzle shape pieces started to follow. "I am already starving so I am going to try and catch up with them."

Eventually the rest followed before the group went around a corner.

...

"Thanks for leading the way. It was nice meeting some of you guys later."

While some of them hated Lich, the rest were alright people. However he needed time to check his notifications.

"Let's see what was the last one."

[S Rank Mission : Go To 1000 Planets And Steal The Planet Cores]

"So they already finished the world for me and now they have to do is invade a 1000 planets. This should take some time. I guess I will go mingle with another group to pass the time."

Looking around the snack room, Lich found a group that seemed out of place. 'They seem interesting enough.'

Walking up to them, Lich was deciding on how to start the conversation. Luckily once he got close enough two women from the group rushed up to him and started to question him.

"Salutations. My name is Leah. What hobby is better, fishing or eating?"

'Seeing that she is wearing fishing overalls I can assume she wants to hear fishing.'

Before Lich could say fishing, the other women started to speak. "The only reason to fish is to eat, so no matter what you say, eating is the better hobby!"

'Wait her hobby is eating? She hardly reaches 5 feet and looks like she is starving. The only logical reason is her ancestor was the Devourer Path and she is short and skinny cause her body requires too much nutrition to grow.'

"I feel the same about both. The only way to make it better is if it is with friends." Hopefully that throws them off and makes them not pester me to really pick.

However it seemed like they stopped listening after the first sentence as they were about to ask again. Before they could, another women walked behind them and chopped down with both hands on their heads.

"You guys are annoying! Stop asking that to every person who walks by. You are going to run off all the hot guys." Then she took a look over at Lich. "Not you though."