Five Matches' Reward
Fights could be won due to a simple minute motion. "What your avatar's name?" Ainqi Baa asked while gritting his sharp teeth.
"Stroke", Fell responded in surprise. A few seconds after he answered Ainqi, he heard the now familiar system's sound and a window appeared in front of him.
"The user Paw has sent you an invitation to join his friend list, do you accept?"
His eyes crossed the word in front of him, and he accepted the proposal without a second thought.
"I'll be back with a new technique! Wait for me", the moment he finished speaking dots of light appeared on his body. And a few flashes later, silence prevailed on the fighting platform as both of them had been transported to their mountain peaks.
Fell reappeared on his now-familiar mountain peak. His body was no longer riddled with the large injury that was on his chest. With the injury gone, his tensed nerves calmed down as his pain dissipated. Yet he didn't take a step outside of the transportation area as he felt that he didn't have his fill yet. He tilted his head to the side in search of the senior in the mountains before coughing in embarrassment.
"Hmm… senior. Can you send me back there!?", his eyes glowed as his fight with Ainqi had awakened a strange thirst for battle. His savage battle with Ainqi had made his brain release thousands of chemicals, and like a battle addict, he was crazily hoping for another fix.
"Ho ho ho, how can I refuse if you ask so politely! By the way, you should stop at your fifth fight."
"Why…?", Fell asked while doubting what he heard. "Why should I stop when I'm just starting to have fun?"
"Because starting the fifth match your ranking will be decided, and you will be given rewards depending on your win rate", it then paused in the middle of its explanation before continuing. "Basically, starting from the sixth match. The power level of your opponent will augment drastically due to them receiving their rewards!"
"Oh! What happens if I win all five matches?" Fell asked as a soft light appeared in his eyes. His greed was awakened as he waited for Senior Mountain to answer him.
"Ho ho ho, looks like you've had quite the success earlier. But, be aware that the opponent you will face will be of your ranking. Which means that you will now face someone who has also won his first two matches in this phase of the tutorial", Senior Mountain's old voice entered Fell's ear causing him to shiver from excitement.
"Stronger opponents… Better rewards…", He repeated after hearing the mountain's explanation. His breathing accelerated as he kept repeating the same sentence. His eyes glowed from greed; droplets of saliva could be heard hitting the ground. He was dazed for a few moments before wiping his lips, wiping his saliva seemed to have the same effect as wiping his shame away.
"Send me now Senior!" His voice boomed from his mouth. He nearly screamed on top of his lungs but managed to slightly control himself as he urged Senior Mountain to send him.
"Ho ho ho, go young one. You have been waiting for too long, fight to your fill. Use them as your stepping stones! The universe is vast, young one, but our time is counted!"
Fell nodded as he heard the Senior's teaching. He exercised his breath to calm himself, then went away for the third time of the day. His body flashed with a blinding light, and he disappeared from the solitary mountains.
His avatar appeared on another fighting platform. As he had expected that it might be another special environment, his neck tilted to his sides as he searched for the platform subtleties. But before he even had the time to gather any information, his senses sent him a clear warning.
His sight focused in front of him, and he swiftly understood what was causing him to feel danger. The more he saw the person he was going to face, the more he felt intimidated. It was a strange sensation he didn't feel ever since his encounter with Anzar.
A few meters in front of him stood a towering giant, he was easily twice as big as Fell and two pairs of bulky arms were crossed in front of him.