Chapter 854: Zeus

Sam is done with almost all the creatures. Only one giant humanoid is left who is still pounding on the barrier.

He didn't stop no matter what.

Sam who is standing in the middle of the barrier is actually feeling a little dried up. He didn't have much energy left and his brain is killing him. His whole body which is already soaked in blood is completely sore and all he wants to do at the moment is to sleep peacefully for a whole day.

But he has to deal with this remaining creature no matter what. He came too far to just give up now.

But he couldn't keep this state of his for long. He almost exhausted all of his energy.

He is thinking of alternative methods to get out of this situation and right when he thought of something the barrier broke and the whole field was destroyed.

Sam was blown back a bit and the giant who got used to pounding the barrier nonstop fell forward. He was lost for a second. Sam took advantage of this opportunity and jumped on to the giant.

The giant started shaking around as he tried his best to get Sam off and kill him. But Sam didn't dare loosen his grip, he held the armor tightly and made sure that he wouldn't get caught in those giant hands and die.

After some time, Sam finally managed to get a grip. His hands are covered with claws as he tried his best to dig them into the giant's flesh which almost seemed impossible with his current strength.

And this was a mistake as the giant managed to loosen Sam of his grip and fall backward. But there is a gap in the armor of the giant where a wound was present and Sam used the claws to dig into that wound.

The giant hissed in pain.

But Sam didn't care. He held on to that desperately and tried his best to expand the wound as much as possible.

The wound slowly expanded but it was not much, only irritation for the giant in a normal situation, and in this case, there are no emotions whatsoever, so there is no use except for him clinging on to it.

Sam used the observation skill to take a look at the body of the giant to see if he has any other wounds and finally managed to find one near the chest.

He climbed upwards with all his strength and reached the wound from the back. But this time, there is a high chance that he would be caught, but Sam didn't worry, because he is using another ability which he is not very fond of.

His eyes turned red and his teeth turned into fangs as he dug into that wound tightly and started sucking the blood.

The giant held Sam and started pulling him, but Sam didn't let go of the armor. His muscles are bulging with pressure as he held the armor tightly and even his neck muscles are tense because of the grip of his mouth.

He started sucking blood and for better or worse the giant has a lot of it.

Sam didn't even bother spitting it out and just drank like crazy. He didn't care whether he would have to worry about turning into a monster later or whatever changes might happen to his body. He just wants to be the best he could be at this moment.

He didn't want to give up. He didn't want to surrender to the gods that are playing with his lives, even if that leads him to the path of no return. Even if he has to turn himself into a monster that lives off of sucking blood.

Sam just endured the pulling, punching, hitting, and everything that is the part of the retaliation of the giant as he sucked the blood out of his body and soon enough, the giant collapsed due to the loss of blood and barely hand any breath left.

Sam didn't stop just yet, he moved towards the throat and started biting into it. The claws are not working on that tough skin. Even his fangs are slowly shattering, but they did manage to tear the skin apart.

Sam tore the flesh and spit it out to the side. He repeated the process again and again until the giant stopped breathing or moving.

Sam slowly rolled to the side and lay down on the floor as he breathed heavily. The giant's body slowly started disappeared and Sam started drinking the wine immediately.

He couldn't think of what would happen after this, so he needs to be ready.

As he drank the wine and recovered, Sam is feeling the effects of the giant's blood.

It is different from any blood he has ever come in contact with. It is heavier and denser. It also has too much energy and his muscles are all reacting to it for some reason.

He couldn't help but feel that he is becoming stronger than normal. Nothing from the energy gained from the blood went to the spiritual core. All of it is going to the muscles and the wine is making it easier to digest.

While he is recovering slowly, he thought of the situation of the rest of the players.

He doesn't know how they are doing. The situation wouldn't be easy. The only reason Sam managed to pull this off is because of the various elements. He doesn't know if others would be able to do it.

As he thought of this, the room slowly disappeared.

He weakly stood up to see he is in a hall with a man sitting on a throne.

He has silver hair and purple eyes with a robust figure.

Sam looked around to find other players. But he could see only one of them.

Noah is sprawling on the ground in pain as she tried her best to stand up.

Sam checked her energy waves to find out that she really broke through. What he feared really happened. At least she didn't have any backlash from breaking through. He wondered how the rest of the candidates are doing.

But before that, he walked towards her to help her up and feed the wine to her.

"It is you again. Just how many wins do you want?"

She said as she looked at Sam.

Sam didn't know what to say and just shook his head. He is also asking himself. Just how many wins does he need? He is just trying too hard.

Zeus looked at him and said.

"If one of you gives up, that person will be the winner. If not, fight it out. The last one standing wins."

Noah looked at Sam for a second and saw that he didn't break through, she hesitated for a moment, before saying.

"Forget it, I Quit."

As soon as she spoke with a snap of Zeus' fingers, she disappeared from the spot.

"So what now? Are we fighting?" Sam asked Zeus.

But the latter looked at Sam in disdain and said.

"You are not worthy to even stand before me. So, don't go around speaking about fighting me. You are still a pathetic human who is polluted with all kinds of beast bloodlines."

"Well, that is one way to put it."

Sam shrugged and looked around. After a brief paused, he spoke once again.

"If you give me what you owe me, I would be leaving."

"There is no hurry, you would be leaving when I tell you to. I heard you are originally from the earth. How is that planet doing? It has been a while since I took a look at it."

"Well, it is alright I guess."

"I never thought someone would come out of that godforsaken realm. And now that I see it I understand why it was godforsaken."

"Why?"

"The humans from there, have too much intelligence. They understand too much."

"Is that a compliment?"

"No, they understand too much and they don't know their place. They try so hard to conquer nature and fight against it. They destroy it in the process and think of ways to get out of those perils and all of this without any powers. I wonder what they would be like with powers and true gifts of nature and here you are.

A living example of that. I now remember why we left that place alone without any contact with the rest of the universe."

"Why?"

"That is not something you should know. But I am intrigued by you. You amuse me. So, I will answer any other question if it is appropriate."

"Was your goal to kill the candidates in this Palace of inheritance?"

Sam asked without much hesitation. The tests this time are a bit dangerous.

"yes."

"Why?"

"That was the way it was supposed to be. It is the way it was planned. The grace period of invisible protection you have in the Palace of inheritances is over after the last one. From now on, get ready to face the challenges like this in every Palace of inheritance. Since you know you are a part of the game, then you should also know that some of you are destined to lose, and losing your life is one way of losing the game.

If you think the Palace of inheritances that are coming in the future are the treasure troves, then start thinking again. They are going to turn into nightmares and I am sure in the next one, at least one of you will die and by the end of all palaces, at least four of you would have been dead and then starts the real game.

Now, that is all I want to talk about. So, get lost."

With that, Sam disappeared from that spot and appeared in the main hall once again.