Chapter 93: Chapter 93- Terror And Level Up

The place was eerily silent with the occasional beeping sounds of what seemed to be computers working. The corridors were completely dim with next to zero visibility. However, that didn't hide the thick, metallic smell that permeated the place.

The smell of blood and rotten flesh filled the place and made it hard to breathe properly. Glimpses of dark spots could be seen on the wall, on the ground, and everywhere else.

Inside this horror of a building, a particular room had the lights turned on and the doors shut. All the noise from the place came from that place.

Inside the room, a total of three people were sitting in front of computers, typing away on the keyboards. Complex numbers and letters appeared and disappeared on the screen every few seconds.

A very tense atmosphere permeated the room as if whatever the three people were doing was the most important thing in their lives. They had pale, tired expressions due to lack of sleep and food but that didn't seem to hinder their focus on the task.

"What is the progress on the data breach for the FB-7?" One of them asked another.

"80% so far. It's going to take a few more days to complete."

The response made the tense atmosphere grow even tenser. "A few more days? Didn't you say that it should be done by tomorrow?" One of the men asked again as he clenched his fists.

"The estimations were correct yesterday because the energy supply was higher. We're quickly running out of energy and that's hindering the data breach."

"Damn it! That means that it won't take just a few days. The generators have already been running out of fuel for the past week. It won't be long before they shut down! Way before it could finish even!" He smashed his hand on the table angrily, his face filled with terror and frustration.

"..."

The other two frowned too, but they didn't say a word.

"What... What should we do?" One of them, a woman, asked in a perturbed tone. "If we don't finish this... We're... We're going to get killed..."

"No! Don't say that! We will finish it, goddammit! We just need to work harder! There must be a way!"

"Harder?! We've already been working for days without sleep or food! I'm barely holding on, man!" The second man said in a grave tone.

It has been exactly three weeks since they have been imprisoned inside the research center. Ever since that day, they had no connection with the outside world except for a small, weak signal they received from a random place in Seoul.

They had found that signal and tried to contact it for help, but they had little to no response. Ever since they have been completely isolated. They didn't know what was happening outside at all.

And all of that was because of a single person... If they could even call them a person.

As the trio were sitting there, they heard the sound of footsteps approaching the room from outside. Immediately, their expressions changed and their heartbeats increased. Their eyes stared directly at the screen, not moving an inch at all.

However, their ears listened clearly to the footsteps as they grew closer and closer till they finally halted in front of the door to the room. Then, they heard the sound of keys twisting and rustling before the door finally opened.

"*Gulp*..." Sweat trickled down the scientists's faces. Their pupils dilated and their breathing turned even more erratic.

'She's... She's here...'

The footsteps entered the room and the door closed behind them as they heard the lock turn again, effectively closing the room.

Meanwhile, Acrypha was watching casually from the side, secretly enjoying the sight in front of her.

'He's going to be troublesome with women if he continues evolving this fast.' She thought to herself with a frown.

Even though Talon's looks were barely better than average, his body had already reached a new level of perfection.

At such a low level, normally, his body shouldn't look this perfect. But, with how pure his soul was after continuously killing monsters levels above him in strength and absorbing their strength, it was natural that his body would transform completely at a very rapid pace.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Talon, he continued swinging the spear again and again, hundreds of times across hours. Notifications kept popping off

[Your spearmanship has improved.]

[Your spearmanship has improved.]

[Your spearmanship has improved.]

'I didn't level up my spearmanship during the battle. Come on, I'm really close to level 4!' He thought to himself.

Even while his focus was completely on his technique, he kept an eye for the notifications as they kept rolling in one after the other. He was waiting for it, waiting for the level-up.

[Your spearmanship has improved.]

'Come on!'

Talon felt his senses heighten and his entire body followed the single rhythm he created. Everything around him turned into a blur and the sole thing he could see was the spear and his arms moving the weapon.

Minutes passed quickly for him as his sense of time vanished completely.

Until...

[Ding!]

[Your spearmanship leveled up.]

'Yes!' Seeing that, Talon's eyes lightened. But, it wasn't over there.

[Ding!]

[Dimension Harvester has leveled up.]

[You have unlocked a new skill.]

"Oh..." Talon's body halted as he noticed the uncommon message. "My Dimension Harvester finally leveled up... and I got a new skill..."

(A//N: Thanks to everyone who supports the book with power stones and golden tickets, you guys are the best:) )