Earrings Of Wrath

After this incident, even more people joined Night Sun, and approximately 75% of the station's survivors were now part of the faction.

Bob had been popular before, but he wasn't particularly well-liked. However, he was now known as the Blood Demon, Elite of Night Sun, and all the survivors held deep respect for him. Even those who hadn't joined Night Sun respected both Bob and the faction itself. At this point, Night Sun had 420 members, and 30% of them had a class.

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Bob entered his green zone, but Remo had something important to discuss with him.

"I can now form the core because this raid give us 100%,' Remo said.

'I've been thinking about a lot of things during training, including this. I want to turn the Boss of Day 6 into a family member,' Bob replied.

'Good idea, but be careful that your target isn't stronger than you. Stronger ones are harder to convert.'

Bob wanted to buy some armor, but he already had the Shadow Cloak. Then he realized he could wear armor and drape the Shadow Cloak over it, essentially wearing two layers of protection.

Bob opened the [Shop], clicked on [armors], and selected an Uncommon Armor Box.

[You bought a uncommon armor box]

[-20000 coins]

[Inventory slots enabled: 2/5]

[You opened the box with the uncommon armor]

[You have been given the armor: Earrings of Wrath]

When Bob read this, he couldn't believe his eyes—earrings? He expected to get some kind of armor, but he didn't expect because jewelry also counted as armor. However, when he read the name of the earrings, he feared he might have received a cursed item.

Bob pulled the earrings out of his inventory. They were quite large, shaped like rectangles, and featured an embossed red skull with cracks all over it, giving it a worn and damaged appearance.

He pierced the earrings through his ears, feeling no pain, as such minor injuries were no longer an issue for his body.

As soon as Bob put them on, he felt a sensation that was difficult to describe. It was as if he could see and feel the world 20% more clearly. It was a feeling as if he had been perceiving the world incorrectly and boringly until now. It was a strange sensation, but one he immediately grew fond of.

[46 watchers are intrigued by your new equipment]

Bob told Remo about it, but Remo had no idea what it could be.

Bob dove back into training, but this time, it felt different—more vibrant. He was less bored, and it was simply more enjoyable. After an hour, he gained 30 XP instead of the usual 25 XP, so the training had to be more intense than before. Bob didn't take any breaks, and after seven hours of training, he collapsed from exhaustion and strain on his body.

Bob earned a total of 210 XP, which didn't seem worth the effort, but from his perspective, it was.

When people saw how he trained, they felt a chilling realization that if they were to step into Bob's zone for even a millisecond, they'd be instantly dead. Bob's training was even more intense than before; the wind waves from his sword were stronger, and even the wall near his training zone showed signs of damage.

Finally, when Bob collapsed from exhaustion, it proved to the survivors that despite his terrifying strength, he was still human. They realized they could reach his level of strength. Almost everyone who was level 5+ began training much harder. Condor grew even more fond of Bob for the motivation he provided to his army.

Bob woke up after about an hour and went back to training, but this time he made sure to take breaks.

He trained for another 12 hours, including breaks, meaning he effectively trained for 9 hours and earned 270 XP. Eventually, fatigue took over, and he decided to sleep.

The survivors had grown used to him, so many of them stopped watching him and focused on their own development instead.

Bob woke up after just 2.5 hours, feeling fully energized. It was then he realized how little he had actually slept. The apocalypse had started three days ago, meaning he'd slept for only 2.5 hours, yet he felt completely recharged.

He woke up just in time because the raid was set to begin in half an hour.

Bob decided to wait outside the tunnel during that time.

When he arrived, a large crowd had already gathered. People cleared a path for him to the tunnel's entrance, where Condor and several other survivors were waiting. Upon seeing Bob, Condor's face lit up with a friendly smile.

Condor then introduced Bob to their new general, who, to Bob's surprise, was Rod. It turned out that Rod had reached level 7 after the previous raid, making him the third strongest person in the station. As a result, Condor decided to grant him the title of General.

Condor also mentioned that their group now included a mage with a useful metal manipulation skill. At Condor's request, this mage had crafted badges for them. Condor wore a badge shaped like a crown on his coat, while Rod's badge was slightly smaller and depicted a sword with stars. Condor was about to ask Bob what kind of badge he wanted, but after noticing Bob's earrings, he decided they were enough to signify his rank.

The three of them discussed a few other matters before the raid began.

Bob launched himself into the group of monsters, slashing through them. The monsters were slightly stronger than those in the first day's raid, but Bob could still take them down with a single strike. This time, however, there was no Boss.

[+4500 XP]

[+18,500 coins]

Bob was associated with the reward and went back to his green zone.