[Five points have been added to your strength.]


    [Strength is now a total of 10.]


    Ss nced at the notification as he stretched his body, but he still felt the same.


    There was no difference at all.


    "Strange. Did it even work? I still feel exactly the same." Ss frowned as he clenched his fist and punched the air.


    "I guess five points are not enough to make a big difference. Maybe if I get an additional twenty points, then I might feel different," Ss assumed before shifting his gaze back to the screen to examine the rest of it.


    "I was given one skill, Lightning Dash. I guess if I keep leveling up, I''ll unlock more skills," Ss pondered. "The Apex mutant is the only mutant who was able to use more than one mutant ability. Now that I am his host, I''ll definitely get other skills and abilities." Ss giggled before ncing at the description of the skill.


    "The skill isn''t half bad. Moving at lightning speed for the duration of 2 seconds would be valuable in a fight. However, what I don''t understand is the item required to use the skill. 10 soul points are required." Ss rubbed his chin before shifting his gaze back to the top of the screen where he could see his total amount of soul points.


    "What the hell is a soul point?" Ss pondered, and a familiar robotic voice sounded in his head.


    [Soul points are the total amount of soul you have in your body. Soul points are also necessary when you want to use any skill. When your soul points run down, you will receive a notification asking you to consume a soul before you run wild. If the soul points go below one percent, the host will run wild until a soul is consumed,] the system exined.


    Ss''s eyes widened slightly after hearing the exnation.


    "The quest Ipleted earlier—it said to kill the traitors and extract the soul of the leader. I ran wild immediately after the quest began, and then I killed the whole group and extracted the soul of David?" Ss questioned, and the system gave a resounding answer.


    "So you''re saying if I fail to consume a soul and my soul points hit zero, I''ll ck out just like I did earlier and begin to ughter people?" Ss voiced out.


    [That''s why you need to do all you can to avoid running out of soul points. Make sure it stays at 100 percent all the time, and when it finally goes below 50, make sure you consume a soul as soon as possible to avoid running wild,] the system cautioned before going mute.


    Ss stood there in silence as he struggled to digest the words he had just heard. Just when he was jubnt that he finally got something good after so many years of suffering, this had to happen.


    He had be a monster that feeds on human souls to live.


    "How do I go about seeking people to consume their souls day in and day out to avoid running wild?" Ss wracked his brain as he grabbed his head out of frustration.


    He suddenly snapped out of his train of thought by a soft chiming sound, and a window screen popped up beside him.


    [Your second andst processing quest has arrived.]


    [Quest information: Kill the god of the realm.]


    [Rewards are shown and granted after the quest ispleted.]


    [Failure is death.]


    Ss nced at the screen in disbelief, and before he couldin, he heard thunderous footsteps meters away, causing him to shift his gaze towards the direction of the sound.


    As the footsteps echoed, the whole chamber shook. It felt like there was an earthquake.


    "Damn it. Damn it. It''sing. How on Earth am I supposed to fight a god mutant with no weapon?" Ss panicked before shifting his gaze towards one of the dead bodies and caught sight of a de.


    The de was owned by one of the members with a support mutant ability.


    Ss swiftly made his way towards the body and picked up the de. He got into a battle stance as he awaited the mutant.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    The thunderous footsteps grew louder until the mutant finally arrived at his location.


    The mutant was 8 feet tall, and it stood on two feet like a human. Its body was covered in hard scales, and a round shell could be seen behind it, like a turtle. Long ws that were the size of a katana de, and two glowing red eyes.


    Overall, it looked menacing, and just by ncing at it, Ss felt shivers run down his spine.


    While ncing at the mutant, Ss noticed a notification pop up above the mutant, disying some information about it.


    [Name: Turtle ws.]


    [Grade 5]


    [HP: 1000/1000.]


    Ss examined the information written boldly on the screen.


    "It''s a Grade 5. Damn it. Am I even strong enough to defeat a Grade 2 mutant, let alone a Grade 5? I am dead meat," Ss gulped down saliva, his heart racing.


    The mutant stared at its prey for a few moments before charging forward. Despite its huge size, it still moved at an incredible speed that even surprised Ss.


    The mutant arrived within striking distance and swung its ws down towards Ss. Ss caught sight of the vicious ws heading towards him from above, and at thest second, he leaped several meters backward, dodging the ws by a hair''s breadth.


    Ss performed a series of backflips to create a gap. He finally regained hisposure and got into a fighting stance.


    The mutant wasted no time and instantly charged towards Ss again. Ss braced himself as the mutant closed in on him and swung its ws down towards his head once more.


    This time, Ss reacted by lifting his de and stopping the iing ws midway.


    "Argh... wrong decision!" Ss cursed himself as the mutant began to apply pressure, aiming to overpower Ss and make him lower his de so the ws could tear through his head.


    Ss gritted his teeth as he struggled to keep up with the mutant''s strength. He noticed he was running out of energy, and if he continued like that, the ws would make impact. So, he used all his might to push the ws back up and leaped a few steps backward.


    Ss didn''t stop there. He swiftly closed the gap and swung his de towards the mutant''s exposed right side.


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