Demons!!

'New skill acquired : Telepathy'

"This is very good, there won't be any need for an instructor to teach me skills from the guild, I can easily learn it myself with the system." Red continued, "I should check the app."

He reaches and grabs the white card, reads the link but it was just random letters and numbers, he grabs his phone and types the link while making sure he didn't accidentally miss anything. when he pressed search, his phone started downloading something..

The app is unavailable to the public. only rankers have it, and the link can only be used once.

The download was done, red checked, he thought he'll have to install it himself after it downloads, but he didn't find anything in his downloads folder, when he checked his phone he found a new app he didn't see before.

It was a white circle with a black eye drawn in the middle, he reaches and presses it.

The screen turned black, and white words appeared in the middle.

'Welcome Red'

Red was surprised, he didn't set up anything but it already knew his name.

Seconds later the words vanish and something similar to an online store appeared, with options varying from all kinds of equipment, potions, enchantments, skills, slaves, materials, pets and so on..

Red couldn't read everything, there was a lot going on, he frowned a bit at the slaves tab, he couldn't help but press it.

Pictures of people appeared, with price tags and a 'More information' option next to them, they varied from elves, dwarves, fairies, mermaids, demi-humans (some had horns and others with ears and other body features representing some kind of creature.). there were even humans, their descriptions stated that some were owed money, criminals, prisoners or even kidnapped.

Red closed the app, it was getting too real.

*Ting*

Red got a message, he didn't recognize the number, he opened the message and read.

'I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU RED YOU JUST WAIT YOU BROKE MY FUCKING ARMS. YOU NOBODY, YOU THINK YOU'LL BE SAFE NOW THAT YOU'VE JOINED THE GUILD. I'LL FIND A WAY YOU LITTLE SHIT. MY DAD WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH YOU.'

After reading the message, red got a bit nervous, it was stan, he accidentally broke his arms but there would be consequences , his dad is a B rank now and red was oblivious to what benefits from the guild comes with it, he's nothing but an F rank and if stan's dad keeps pushing, red was sure that the guild would prefer supporting a B rank rather than an F rank. the protection wouldn't stay long, and red needed to get stronger faster..

Red had (15000.37$) in the system, and thought about buying a skill. He's Body Tempering is stuck and needs a skill to go to the next tier. He was stuck at tier 3 for now.

'Body tempering : 1000 / 1000 (Martian art skills : 0 / 1)'

"Shop." red muttered. Then he navigated to martial arts, but he remembered that he's still at level 9 and needs to level up once more for new skills to appear, the only skill that was available in martial arts was the Body Tempering.

He could no longer repeat the Ant dungeon. He had no choice but to move to the next room.

"Create Dungeon." red continued "Level 3 Dungeon."

He gets transported again.

This time, he was not in a weird place. it looked like he was outside, he recognized the place, it was dark, with the street lamps the only source of light, a street with huge two story fancy houses on both sides, this was a popular neighborhood, he saw a lot of publicity about it on tv only the rich could afford living here. The place was eerie, there were no sounds, it felt like he was the only person in that place.

*AHHH...*

Suddenly, red heard a loud scream coming from one of the houses, it didn't stop, it sounded like a woman in distress.

"HELP ME ... HELP ME ... HELP ME." The woman screamed. it sent chills down Red's spine, the woman kept repeating the words over and over again.

Red followed the screams and found the house. it was a normal house, it looked just like the rest.

"HELP ME ... HELP ME ... HELP ME." once again, the same woman. Red's heart started beating, it sounded strange to him, but Steady Mind skill calmed him down, the dungeon was extremely odd, it felt like he wasn't in one.

Red walked to the door, he was thinking about breaking the door down, but it was slightly opened, with a small gab peering inside, the place was dark, nothing could be seen inside.

*AAARRRGGGHHH...*

A scream, so loud that red could feel the whole house shake. The sound was similar to the woman, but it felt somewhat different.

Red pushes the door slowly and looks inside, he could only see what's in front of him, the light from the street wasn't strong enough to help. all red could see was the first 2 steps in front of him and that was it, the rest of the house was dark.

"Please help me." a whisper, came from the house. it sounded like it was close.

"Hello?. are you ok?" Red waited for a response.

"I see you.." a playful voice spoke. it no longer sounded like a woman, not one person at least. many voices spoke at the same time with a disturbing playful tone.

Red took 2 steps back, he remembered that this was not the real world. He was inside a dungeon.

Red turned around and started running, heading to the street. He thought he'd have the house in his view, at least then he'll see whatever attacks him.

"AAAAGGGGHHHH..." Red heard a scream from behind him, he was still running but he could hear something running after him.

Red summons Sol while running, it rose from the ground and red passed it, he thought it'll at least buy him time.

*WOSH*

Bones flew past red, it was killed easily. Red was calm, his skill helped him, he focused on running and getting some distance from whatever it was, he was way faster than even an athlete.

He was on the street now, still running. but he listened again, no one was after him anymore.

red looked back. The street was empty and silent.

he glanced at the house, a large demonic looking creature, with faces all over its body, some were crying, others looked terrified. its body was dark, if it wasn't for the street lamp right beside it, red wouldn't have been able to see it. its face had nothing on it, it was smooth with some strange goo all over its body. it was facing red.

Suddenly, all the faces on its body looked at red, with a demented smile. The scene was horrifying.

The thing stood on the sidewalk, it was like it couldn't leave the house's property.

"Quest received : Eliminate all Soul Eaters 0 / 3" The female voice spoke. Red jumped, the voice came out of nowhere and the thing he was looking at didn't help.

"Soul eaters? what the hell is that. are those faces real people?." red wondered.

The Soul Eater was still standing there, looking at him with smiles on the faces, they did not look normal.

Red raises his hand and throws a Mana Bolt at it, it hits its side, but no damage. it looked like it wasn't attacked by anything. red froze for a bit, thinking. Then he summoned Sol.

"Go stand in front of it, but not too close." red ordered.

The skeleton walked up to it, and stood 2 feet away from it. the thing glanced at Sol, it looked at it for a bit then turned back to red. It was like it didn't have any interest in Sol. red guessed it was because Sol is already dead without a soul, so the creature only paid attention to red.

"Attack it." red ordered. suddenly Sol swings his sword in a Down slash, hitting the demon.

"AHHH.." the people on it started screaming. it damaged it. Sol jumped forward and kept slashing at it. "AHHH ... HELP ME ... IT HURTS ... IT HURTS" all the faces were talking at the same time, it sounded wrong.

then it fell. twitching on the ground like it was having a seizure.

"STAB ITS HEAD" screamed red. Sol jumped and with a smooth move, the word went through its head. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.." a loud disturbing screech came from it.

'Quest : Eliminate all Soul Eaters 1 / 3'

'(2 Lesser Soul Stones / 1 Vial Of Demon Blood) Looted'

"Isn't this too easy? and why did my Mana Bolt deal no damage?" red questioned.

*TMP* *TMP* *TMP* *TMP* *TMP*

A sound echoed in the place. running footsteps of something can be heard from behind red. He turns around, seeing 2 creatures charging at him.

Red reacted quickly, he used the Defensive Posture skill and threw 2 Mana Bolts at their direction. one missed but the other hit it's target. this time, it had an effect, the thing exploded with its parts going everywhere, the other soul eater kept charging not caring about its friend. Sol ran past red and attacked the charging demon with a horizontal slash.

*WISH*

The word went through the thing like it was an illusion, suddenly with a slap of its hand, Sol broke into pieces and went everywhere.

*WOSH*

A Mana Bolt flew to the thing out of nowhere and hit it, blowing it up just like the other creature.

"That was close.." red muttered.

Red had a confused expression, he didn't get the message of completing the quest.

"AAGHH"

"AHHH"

"OOUUGH"

"HELP MEEAAAAAAAAAGHHH.."

Red could hear screams from everywhere nonstop. he glanced around.

"What the hell?" red muttered. Parts of the demons were shaping up and taking the form of people, but it had dark skin and no hair, the faces looked like the ones the demons had on their bodies with the same creepy smiles.

Red quickly summoned Sol and ordered it to attack.

"AAGHH.."

Sol cut them up like butter, while stabbing each one of them in the head after. it felt like those things paid no attention to Sol, all they were looking at was Red. which made it easier for Sol to kill each one.

...

'Quest : Eliminate all Soul Eaters 3 / 3'

'(9 Lesser Soul Stones / 1 Vial Of Demon Blood) Looted'

'Reward : (5000 $ / 10000 xp)'

'Level Up'

'INT+5(45 -> 50) .... To the next level : 9060 / 20000 ... CASH : (20000.37 $) ... Level 10'

"Leave Dungeon.." red muttered. teleported back home, he sat on his bed for a bit.

"Well, that was terrifying.." said red.

"Level 10 achieved. Updating system."

'New Title : Apprentice'

'Title : Apprentice Reduces mana used and damage received by 10%.'

Red changed his title to the new one. Then he opened a shop. He was only interested in the martial arts skills for now, he has money for 2 cheap skills only and decided not to get distracted by other skills. what he could afford was...

- Night Vision : enhances the user's eyes to the point of being able to see clearly even in complete darkness. (Passive)

Price : 10 000$

- Lightning Steps : utilized by circulating mana to the ankle and synchronizing the flow of mana with the physical movement of stepping, to initiate a foot technique. (active)

Price : 10 000$

- Heavenly Punch : The force of this attack is so great it can send an opponent flying and embed them into any physical structure the opponent crashes into. It is said that it is almost impossible to take the blow and survive. uses most of the users energy, only possible to use once a day. (Active)

Price : 20 000$

- Metal Hand : A technique in which a practitioner trains his hands and fingers to be able to rip flesh, bones and even steel. The technique has ten ranks. (active)

Price : 20 000$

All the skills were powerful, red used up all his money and bought the two 10 000$ skills.

'Lightning Steps skill Successfully purchased'

'Night Vision skill Successfully purchased'

Lightning Steps : utilized by circulating mana to the ankle and synchronizing the flow of mana with the physical movement of stepping, to initiate a foot technique. Time Limit 5 Minutes. (level: 1 / Active).

Night Vision : enhances the user's eyes to the point of being able to see clearly even in complete darkness. (level: Max / Passive)

They were the most useful skills Red could find, even though he wanted to become a mage, physically he was lacking and might put him in danger. for now, this was the correct path.

..... CASH (0.37 $).

'Body tempering : 1000 / 1000 (Martian art skills : 2 / 1)'

'4th Layer achieved'

'Body tempering : 0 / 3000'

Red could feel powerful, from the skill description, strength and resilience will be greatly enhanced and his skin will become hard like rock or wood.

"Status .." red muttered.

Name : Red Max Hp : 960 / 960 Max Mp : 500 / 500

Level : 10 To next level : 9060 / 20000

Class : Unknown Title : Apprentice

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STR : 6(+22) VIT : 5(+19) AGI : 3(+20) INT : 50 WIS : 6(+6) LUCK : 5

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LP : 0 CASH : 0.37 $

"This is incredible... i can focus on magic a little more now since i'm becoming stronger physically." said red while heading to the bathroom to shower again.