"The Fire Python has been killed."

'X', Forne, Celes, and G'am Tir were grouped and managed to easily dispose of the second target, leaving only one remaining. The poor monster died with just one hit from the Grey Seat, Celes. In fact, the woman merely touched it, causing the python to turn into ash within seconds.

"Death Physique, now that is a truly rare thing to see."

'X' chuckled as he gazed at Celes, who snorted, disliking his whole being, for some reason.

"The Cyclops should be killed soon, prepare yourselves for the second floor. Knowing the Joker, this beginning was purposefully made easy but it won't be the next later on."

Forne warned the group before sitting in a corner and silently meditating, uncaring about the gazes he was getting from 'X' and G'am Tir.

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*Congratulations! You unlocked the passive [Unbound].*

*[Unbound(passive)]: The user is no longer able to reincarnate but, when facing an enemy with the Death or Life attribute, all stats are doubled.

When below 20% Health, all the physical stats are increased by 30% and Nether Energy recovery is increased by 150%.*

*[Parasitic Soul Shift]: Any host you possess will be added to your [Soul Shift] List. You can transform into anything recorded in the Soul Shift].

Please note that there is a cooldown of 2 seconds when you change from one form to another. This cooldown can be negated if [Angel of Death] is activated.*

*[Soul Shift(passive)]: A record of everything possessed by Arthur.]

*You obtained a new skill [Nether Aura(active)]: Control Nether Energy to your advantage. The user can dispel skills, spells, and technique that are about to be cast.*

*Status Window:

TITLE: MEAT GRINDER / SEEKER OF KNOWLEDGE / ONE WITH THE SWORD / ARK HOLDER / LIVE WITH HONOR, DIE WITH GLORY / BREAKER OF CHAINS / HOLDER OF THE DARK BLADE'S OATH / MAD DESTROYER/PSYCHOPATH/DRAGON RIDER / UNSEEN BOND / ONE STALKED BY THE REAPER / DIVINE HERALD

Level: ??

Class: Dark ARK Parasite

Realm: Overgod (Formation)

Celestial Body: 15%

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Strength: 38.7B

Intelligence: 41.09B

Agility: 46.7B

Wisdom: 29B

Vitality: 45B

Dexterity: 20.2B

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Health: 59.4B// Health Regen: 33.3m/s

Nether Energy: 11B // Nether Energy Regen: 19m/s(+100%)

Mana: 12.6B // Mana Regen: 29.99m/s

Stamina: Infinite /Stamina Regen: ???

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Creation: 1000

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Attack: 36.8B (+35% damage [Dark Flame Ring]) (+20% if Dark Magic is used) (+5% [Warrior's Cry[LvMax](Passive)][+2% from Breaker of Chains Title]

Defense: 40.9B (+25% Damage Reduction) (+5% [Solid [LvMax](passive)] (+10% [Golem's Wall(LvMax)(Passive)]

Magic Defense: 3.9B

Soul Defense: 29m

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Enigma abilities : Telekinesis / [Light Operation/ Righteous Death ] / Sixth sense / ARK(Activated)

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Mental Power: 42350

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Elemental Resistances(+)

Fire: 100%

Darkness: 100%

Wind: 35%

Water: 75%

Earth: 75%

Light/holy: 65%

Shadow: 30(+20%)%

Lightning: 100%

Ice: 30%

Death : 19.9%

Crowd Control : 50%

Life: 19.9%

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Possessions (472,085)

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Races:

?Divine Beasts (4)

?Humans (283,044)

?Demons (84,997)

?Beasts (+)(101,529)

?Unique Beasts (2510)

?Mythical beings (1)

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In addition to his stats, which sky-rocketed, Arthur became an Overgod and acquired quite a few useful abilities. The one he favors the most right now is [Parasitic Soul Shift], which makes him much more versatile and flexible.

Now, he doesn't need the body of the Divine Beasts, for example, in order to use their abilities. He'll just transform into one of the four and use their overpowered skills, like the Vermilion Bird's 'revival' or the insta-heal of the White Tiger.

As he was busy looking at the blue window, filled with numbers, a person approached him. Arthur, being a cheetah right now, faced the incoming figure, neither attacking nor running. Seeing the red haired woman, Arthur returned to his original form and bitterly smiled:

"I guess I should've expected to see you here."

In response, Losha frowned and retorted: "What? It's not like I wanted to meet you here."

Arthur was never a fan of this outrageously powerful reincarnator, however, he didn't want to provoke her either.

"Honestly, I could never stomach you but due to Lucy's past circumstances, I had to put up with you."

Hearing this, Losha shrugged her shoulders and said: "Same."

After a brief and awkward silence, Losha asked: "So? Do we fight or what?"

"Nah, too bothersome, right?"

"Exactly."

Arthur nodded his head then glancing at the empty desert around him before focusing back on her. Seeing that she hasn't moved and was staring at his with hesitation, he mockingly said:

"Please don't tell me you want ally with me or whatever."

The reincarnator creased her brows, finding what he said absolutely absurd. She let out a sigh and corrected his statement:

"No, I was just sizing you up. You've gotten much stronger since we last met, though I'll still beat you into a pulp."

After saying her piece, she swiftly left, not bothering with the parasite anymore.

Arthur returned to the cheetah form and returned to his crazed running, taking large strides and jumping from one hill to another in search of the Cyclops, which was surprisingly difficult to find. The two other targets were out in the open but the cyclops remained hidden, making almost every participant head to the desert, trying to locate it.

…

"Is this it?"

A woman originating from the System pointed at a large humanoid monster with yellow skin and one gigantic eye with her sword, ascertaining that it is indeed the cyclops.

"Yes, it should be the Earth Cyclops."

The woman was a Lv13,481 player tasked to enter the Red Tower and reach the highest floor to get the Blessing Stone and the Wish Star. These two are the rewards for reaching the peak and completing all the tasks given by the Red Tower. Rumors say that the Blessing Stone is artifact created by The GameMaster, it has the ability to randomly generate cheat buffs which can make an Overgods easily defeat someone a whole realm higher than them. As for the Wish Star, it's the name of a hidden place that, if visited, can grant you any wish you want.

This high-leveled female player is named Maxine Bull, born and raised in the System. She's a century and a half old and had spent all of her life killing monsters and completing missions given by the System hence why her level is high. In fact, she's the strongest player that entered the Tower and despite not having authority over the Lv10,000+ players who also joined the competition, they still respect her and consider her opinion whenever they're about to do something important.

"Max! Ain't this a sorry fucking sight!"

Another player, a thief, to be exact, spoke out loud as he watched the cyclops, which was struggling to leave a pit that was filled with snakes half of its size. Though it had amazing strength and could use its eye to temporarily petrify its target, the number of snakes was too much for it to handle. Even if Max and her friends don't interfere, the Earth Cyclops will die nonetheless.

"The Earth Cyclops has been killed. 979 Contestants will be teleported to the 2nd floor in 1 minute."