OP System The Hero Backup

Chapter 1.6: Dealing With a Hundred Hand Monster (3)

In my confusion, I realized that there was an apple right next to my body.

Why did he appear as if he wanted to be the center of attention? I don't have time to eat right now! Don't eat, chewing is hard for me now. Then why .... Why is this apple so tempting for me to eat?

I don't know where it came from, but it's as if someone told me to reach for the apple at all costs. Why why anyway? It was just an ordinary apple. There's nothing special about it.

But I really couldn't resist the temptation and grabbed the apple with great difficulty. I'm sure there wouldn't be anything meaningful if I ate that apple right now, but somehow I felt like I had to.

Finally I reached him— the ripe red apple perfectly and without rot in any part, even though it was a little dirty from falling to the ground. I did the first bite that was so hard to do because of the wound and the blood that came out too much.

It tastes like an apple in general, sweet and juicy fresh. But again ... what can an apple do? It might only take away my thirst and hunger for a moment, but the wound on my hand was more emergency than that.

After that I realized something.

"What's this?"

I looked towards my status. One of the bars started to rise. That's a slightly increased SP yellow bar after I eat an apple. I then realized something I had long forgotten.

Oh my goodness, Arka! Why are you being this cool! SP stands for Stamina Point! As long as I have enough SP then I will be able to move freely as well as my MP!

I looked towards the MP bar. The bar is slowly rising as my SP is also increasing. That's her! I deserve my SP to be low every time I go hungry, because I need something to eat to fill it.

It is a simple thing to forget. Why am I only realizing now, anyway?! I then ate the apple until it left the middle and top of the bottom. My SP is increasing and MP also does not want to lose in terms of improvement.

But even so, my body was still unable to freely move due to my HP which was slowly steadily decreasing. It's okay, I just need to figure out a way to stop the bleeding. The important thing is to be calm and not panic.

[Understanding of the System Has Increased]

Eh? Suddenly the system speaks for itself when nothing important happens. What's more, this is the first time I've heard the system say something like this.

[Passive Skill Activation: [Blessing of God] Can Be Done]

[Reward [???] Has Updated To Active Skill: [Rot] Using Passive Skill: [Blessing of God] That Can Be Used Within Specific Time Limits]

Wait for. If I digest it better, then it means that I can use the [Rot] Skill at the moment. But Passive Skill, huh? I didn't know that it was anything until this point— Or maybe I wasn't meticulous in checking my previous Status.

Alright, alright. If this came from the OP System, it meant that this Skill could defeat Mr. Hecaton. [Rot] If I mean a decay skill against living things. Maybe this is the answer I've been looking for. Skill that can penetrate the hard skin of Mr. Hecaton.

I then stood with fatigue because I now only had one hand that made my balance reduced.

But how does the OP System know? Is this just a coincidence? Was the apple that fell beside me also a coincidence? Or maybe ... is there someone who is watching me from a direction I never predicted?

Grain of worried sweat was created on my forehead which made me look around vigilantly. Was I just an interesting spectacle to anyone who noticed me? Of course a system like this is impossible for me to accept randomly and then magically grant my request to live again just like that.

PLAKKIS...

"Yep, there it is. My bad overthinking habit started coming out again."

I slapped my cheek out loud making my mind that had been soaring into the sky finally return. That's that's it, this is this. I need to focus on what's in front of me first. The matter of me being noticed by someone or not is a recent affair.

My second life I have endured with great difficulty. And I don't want to give it away so easily. If anyone wants to take it, face this great wall of self-esteem first.

The self-assurance stage is over. Now is the time for the real fight to begin. Mr. Hecaton was quite a distance away from me at the moment and he looked to my right and left to look for me.

Looks like he'll get bored soon and give up on me and get out of here. In that case, I will apologize by coming straight ahead of him. I sped up my steps and climbed up the highest peak nearby, then greeted him.

"Yu .... It's been five minutes, huh?"

I greet Mr. Hecaton with the tone of the main character of the anime fighting the giant man—but there are some words that I changed because you know what, lah.

Mr. Hecaton quickly realized my existence and his confused face turned into wrath.

"It's not Gaia!!!"

He shouted that again. Did she have any business with Gaia until I was considered a bully by her, huh? But several of his hands came back at me at once.

I jumped up high from the top of the tree where I was standing and it was immediately destroyed by being hit with big hands. While now I am free in the air while paying attention to the situation.

"Open Passive Skill."

[Passive Skill: [Blessing of God] Opened]

[Limit Time for Skill Use [Rot] Just 47 Seconds to Go]

Huh uh?!! So I only have less than a minute to defeat this monster?! The system must be kidding! But I can't take too long to complain, because Mr. Hecaton came back to attack me.

I pushed myself gently with my remaining right hand on the pedestal of Mr. Hecaton's hand. Then after that, I was able to dodge while weaving closer and closer to the dozens of heads of Mr. Hecaton. I think I can do it this time!

Her body is too hard for my attacks to break through— or at least for now. So I'm going to go after the weaknesses of every living thing. Is correct. I'm gonna go after his head. No matter which head, any head is still the head even if there are many.

I still continued to approach him by swerving past his hand which tried to grab me and crush me like before. Even though it still hasn't worked.

[Skill Use Time Limit [Rot] Stayed 27 Seconds]

God fucking. I didn't have much time to dodge each of his attacks. Time flies when you are in a hurry. Every single hand I passed, there must have been two other hands blocking me.

But now I find a gap.

My body is now leaning towards Mr. Hecaton's head. I then made one of Mr. Hecaton's hands on the footing and both of my legs bent and utilized the spring power of my footing to slide directly toward Mr. Hecaton's head.

[Skill Use Time Limit [Rot] Stay 15 Seconds]

With a faster agility than before made Mr. Hecaton's hand unable to catch and follow my speed. Now there are no annoying hands blocking me.

"[Rot]"

I chalked up the Skill I got from the Passive Skill [Blessing of God] and now created a rust-colored aura that moved randomly around my right hand. My time is not much, I have to succeed in this one opportunity!

[Skill Use Time Limit [Rot] Stay 10 Seconds]

"??!!!"

I'm breathless. I was so focused on his head that one of his hands came out from under me trying to grab my leg. Lothawat! I can't be hit by an attack right now! I have to get away!

I created a shadow that kept my real body moving forward, while it was my shadow that was grabbed by Mr. Hecaton's hand and turned into a black aura and then instantly disappeared.

Now that there was really nothing bothering me anymore, I raised my hand as high as my shoulder and prepared to stab one of Mr. Hecaton's heads with a [Rot] Skill.

"Ra-feel i— Now ... what else ...?"

The [Rot] skill that was originally ready to attack suddenly disappeared. My body also became limp, my head was dizzy, and my vision was blurry. I tried to focus and clear my eyes again, but it was free. All those feelings are not gone.

With my last exertion, I tried to look towards my status. The empty MP bar made me realize that's why I want to faint right now. What was? Why my MP is empty. Ahh ....

The last [Shadow] skill, huh? The limit of its use a day is only three times— is the same as [Dark Wave]. So that's the cause.

I who began to weaken and lose balance was seen by Mr. Hecaton as an opportunity to attack me. Dozens of his hands simultaneously headed right towards me.

God fucking. But stay a little more. Am I going to die like this? Dead from running out of MP? A really ugly death. Haha.

[Skill Use Time Limit [Rot] Stay 5 Seconds]

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Of course not! Such an ugly death is no match for someone like me! Surrender? Huh! In your dreams, Mr Hecaton!

I took something out of my school's gray trouser pocket. It was the middle part of the previous apple that I had no time to eat. I threw it up and ate and swallowed it in one go.

"[Rot] !!!!!"

The [Rot] skill reappeared in my hand and I also managed to dodge all of Mr. Hecaton's hands trying to catch me. Luckily they were all aiming for the same spot, so it was easy for me to avoid it.

"Feel this! You're making people's lives hard!"

I managed to hit one of the heads of Mr. Hecaton. After I hit him, all one hundred of Mr. Hecaton's hands stopped moving and his hands fell hanging like they were out of steam.

I then landed on the ground turned my back on Mr. Hecaton. My footing was not perfect so I finally landed down. Running out of MP really can't be underestimated.

[Temple Time Use Skill [Rot] Stay 0 Seconds]

[Time Limit for [Rot] Skill Use Has Been Done. Passive Skill [Blessing of God] Has Been Finished]

[Successfully Defeated The Prisoner of Tartarus, Hecatoncheires]

[Your Level Increases From Lv. 15 To Lv. 20]

[Getting a New Title: Hecatoncheires Slayer]

[Terms For Improved Progress Quest Skill [Weapon Mastery] Has Been Achieved. Getting Passive Skill [Weapon Mastery Lv. 1].]

[Terms For Improved Progress Quest Skill [Healing] Has Been Achieved. Gain Active Skill [Healing Lv. 1].]

[Terms For Improved Progress Quest Skill [Appraisal] Has Been Achieved. Getting Active Skill [Appraisal Lv. 1].]

[Terms For Improved Progress Quest Skill [Clairvoyance] Has Been Achieved. Getting Active Skill [Clairvoyance Lv. 1].]

[Active Skill Level [Dark Wave Lv. 3] Rising Towards [Dark Wave Lv. 5].]

[Active Skill Level [Dark Marble Lv. 2] Rising Towards [Dark Marble Lv. 4].

[Active Skill Level [Shadow Lv. 2] Rising Towards [Shadow Lv. 4].

[Passive Skill Level [Martial Art Lv. 3] Rising Towards [Martial Art Lv. 5].]

[Reward : Getting a New Active Skill [Shadow Construct Lv. 1] [Rot Lv. 1] [Mana Regeneration Lv. 1] [Health Regeneration Lv. 1].]

Whoa .... My head was suddenly filled with a lot of information after defeating Mr. Hecaton. But for now, I'm too lazy to check the explanations one by one. I just want to rest and sleep on my bed.

I then stood up with difficulty then looked towards Pak Hecaton who was still standing lifeless and slowly one of his heads that was hit by Skill [Rot] started to rot and his huge body fell onto him the ground.

"Looks like you had some business with Gaia, huh?"

But unfortunately I had to kill him before he could meet Gaia. Well ..., how else, I'm just defending my residence. So this is inevitable.

I turned my back and walked over to Mr. Hecaton's body. "Just calm down, I'll pass on your business to him. Because whatever happens .. I also have business with him." I hardened my fists irritatedly and after that moved away from there.

Now I want to walk home. While walking, I pointed my palm towards my broken hand. "[Healing]" And used the [Healing] Skill on him.

As I expected, the HP bar that had always been declining had now stopped and even now started to increase. But the [Healing] Skill alone doesn't seem to be enough to restore my severed left hand.

"Hah .. when only one enemy, but already lost one hand only," I murmured.

I kept walking until I finally got to my house .... Just to be surprised at something I saw when I got there.

"No-can't be ...."

The house that I had built with great difficulty was now shattered apart creating a small crater as if struck by a meteor. What the hell is going on? I'm pretty sure that Mr. Hecaton didn't come near here at all during the fight, even throwing a tree couldn't have been hit here.

So why— Akhh!

"Don't say ...?!"

I remember that he had brushed aside the [Dark Marble] that made him fly everywhere. And it seems like miraculously, one of the [Dark Marble] hit this place.

I could only duck and my body trembled holding back the annoyance. "A coincidence like that ...." I pulled as much air into my lungs just to let out a loud scream that echoed throughout the forest.

"... YOU FUCKING HECATON SIR!!!"