The Anime Trope System: Stone Vs. The Viper, A LitRPG Novel. Chapter 320

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Chapter 320

Unknown Forest…

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Sol's late afternoon training felt too easy, flooded with low level enemies. What made him pause was that they all seemed to be running from something. He equipped all of his armor, which only showed up on his status screen, rather than in real life. It acted as a barrier between getting wounded, especially by bladed weapons; however, it wasn't perfect. Magic could slip through or crack it, and sometimes not activating against basic physical attacks. A fist fight didn't trigger it.

He continued deeper into the forest until at last coming across an opening. Something guarded a golden chest.

A muscled humanoid…creature with blue-green skin, one large eye, and a long tail that ended with a spike. Standing eight feet tall, it looked quite strong, which meant one thing. A forest boss. The large chest and its obvious magical lock indicated this much.

Sol smiled and a.n.a.lyzed the creature.

Monster Name: Cyclops.

Type: monster. Rank: A

Level: 485

Weakness: fire, ice, light.

Resistances: dark.

Loot chance: high.

A high loot chance! The excitement poured through Sol's veins like rebirth. Finally! Sure, taking on a monster twice his level wasn't the ideal situation, but it wouldn't be a boss fight if it was weak. This is what he trained for! A level wasn't the only thing that could guide a player to victory.

Sol equipped his golden knuckles and then stretched his muscles a bit.

"Let's do this."

Alerted to his voice, the monster looked at him and let out a guttural roar.

[You have entered a BOSS fight!]

Sol chuckled then pounded at the ground.

[Sol activated Curse of Weakness]

The gray shockwave of energy hurdled through the ground, striking the monster as it cautiously walked toward Sol.

[Boss was inflicted with weakness]

Sol thrusted a palm in the monster's direction.

((Sol triggered Double slowness))

A sky blue glow briefly enveloped the young man, then like an arrow, shot out at the approaching monster. It growled, struck with an unseen burden.

[Boss was inflicted with slowness]

While in the same position, Sol pulled from a different source of power. One that he knew little about, nor was safe to abuse, but the h.e.l.lfire with it.

He reversed the Ki flow within him, flooding it with an imaginary vision of s.p.a.ce time. Then he replaced it with a force of power that didn't really exist. While Ki had color, this new substance was always gray. Nothing but a disturbing endless gray.

>)Sol has accessed Negative Ki.)<>

[Warning! Limit your use of this to avoid inviting Black Ki into your body.]

>)Sol re-channeled Mind Crus.h.!.+(<>

The gray Ki rushed from his palms and as it struck the monster, it shattered like literal large frames of gla.s.s.

The monster dropped to a knee, holding its head, roaring.

[Boss was inflicted with mind scramble!]

Sol let go of the Negative Ki and tapped back into chakra, palms still aimed.

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((Sol triggered Loose Defense))

The light blue energy struck again, giving the young man the results he wanted.

[Boss defense was lowered!]

[Sol activated Sharpness.]

[Sol's attack was increased.]

"Now let's get on with it," he said, rus.h.i.+ng toward the cyclops.

((Sol triggered Chakra infusion))

[Sol's attacks are now infused with Chakra.]

He started with repeated punches and kicks at the monster's head, but despite the lowered defense it didn't do much damage.

[Boss HP has dropped to 400%]

He weakened its natural demonic armor, but even with Chakrinfused punches, the level difference made up for the losses. Good. Something had to make sense in this ridiculous world.

He switched from the golden knuckles to his t.i.tanic Elderitch Sword. It was better to overkill than to die, especially with the loot chest right in front of him.

Loot—such a rarity in this world. Even brown chests had a low drop rate.

[Sol activated Tier 1 skill: Gatling Slash]

As he slashed across the monster's chest, the young man was rewarded with a nice prompt.

[Critical! Boss HP has dropped to 105%]

The monster fell onto its back, howling in pain, still holding its head.

"Woo! Take that you ugly son-of-b.i.t.c.h!" Sol laughed. Copying more from the peers he played video games with, he performed an impersonation of what they called Tebagging. That of course was crouching and standing, repeatedly, over the monster's face.

Abruptly, the cyclops backhanded Sol into a tree.

[Critical! Sol's HP has dropped to 245%. Sol is stunned.]

He dropped his sword upon falling to the forest floor, groaning. Pain blossom through his entire backside. Sol guessed like any other person, the cyclops didn't appreciate being tebagged.

[The Boss's mind scramble wore off.]

Sol looked up to see the cyclops and all of its muscular glory, standing over him. It was dressed in simple bark-colored pants, but no s.h.i.+rt. The first fist to the young man's body didn't hurt as much as the second. The third got him right as the stun wore off.

[Sol's HP has dropped to 145%]

Sol quickly rolled to the side, avoided the fourth punch, but something strange happened.

[Boss activated Bronze tier skill: Giga force wave.]

Sol knew little about cyclopes—so he didn't expect for one to fire magic at him. He felt the sickening pain, maybe even a cracked rib or two, just from the force of the blast.

[Sol's HP has dropped to 11%]

Sol coughed blood. He wanted to fight a formidable foe without relying on his cheating inner power, but that option was finally removed. If he didn't, the young man would die. Thinking of the Bright Ones, he allowed his soul to connect with nature and the essence of the world. A golden light briefly covered him.

His gray eyes s.h.i.+fted to a glowing silver and almost falcon-like. His hair s.h.i.+fted from dark brown to a glowing white. An aura matching his eyes engulfed him. From the outside, one would be able to see its bird-like shape.

Large black falcon wings burst from his back, finis.h.i.+ng off the transformation.

[Falcon Mode.]

His power shook the cosmos with fury. It seemed to swallow the planet, calm nature, and garner the attention of the natural spirits that roamed the forests.

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The cyclops gaped, taken aback by this new development. Then it probably remembered the tebagging and pursued with a punch that could crush a man's bones with little effort.

Sol blocked it with a single finger. Demeanor changed, the young man only saw vermin before him. Prey.

As he lopped off the cyclops's head with a single slash of his sword, Sol wondered if he could push the stone-viper games. He doubted the Bright Ones would allow him to end it, not as a non-main player, allowed to partic.i.p.ate for rewards. According to his guide, who abandoned him early on, other partic.i.p.ants mostly wanted better lives. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

Sol couldn't understand why in the h.e.l.lfire would they choose this world for said life. Well, the answer didn't matter.

One thing that bugged him was the term, "player." This place wasn't a game. It was as real as his own home world. Just another planet among the endless cosmos, following dimensional rules. The Bright Ones' treatment of this unnerved him a little, but he couldn't complain. An honorable invite by an actual Bright One… They didn't force the young man to play.

With special rewards on the line, ones that could even make him a Ruler on his world, he decided to go for it. If he encountered another player however, Sol would keep his guard maxed. Rumors of the Viper attempting to kill others unnerved him a little. What would stop the others from doing the same thing?

Ring City…

Evening…

Alice and Chika decided to treat Harumi to some Tecake pastry with a secret plan. After the reveal that Clyde took intimacy to the next level with the pink-haired girl, the half-demoness couldn't help but feel a little jealous. It wasn't even planned, just a lucky accident from pa.s.sionate s.e.x. She didn't get the luxury of being angry about it, her love for Harumi being too great. The entire team loved her, really.

However, Alice was sure that Tear and Yuki also shared the same inner irritation. However, they were busy, the succubus with her network, the demoness with the house. The half-demoness didn't need three pairs of b.o.o.by-monsters smacking her in the face, anyway.

The secret plan was almost forgotten as the women fell in love with the sweets. The young woman felt both annoyed and a little embarra.s.sed at the glances from some of the surrounding men.

She hadn't a clue about her effect on people…

Alice glanced at Chika. She knew it'd be impossible to convince the woman to join her in a sweets café outside of the weekend. The idea of eating "super" healthy during the week, then binging junk on Friday and Sat.u.r.day will never appeal to the half-demoness. She'll eat her sweets whenever and wherever. Healthy eating be d.a.m.ned! She forced away the thoughts of Tear and Yuki's forced meals. Nag, nag, nag.

Alice examined Harumi…a mother. She had Clyde's child inside, before even her… She promised herself again not to be jealous. Emotions like that were for the humans. Yet…she couldn't help wis.h.i.+ng that it was her…

Maybe she was thinking too much into this. What if she wasn't ready for mothering anyway? Plus, the team needed her strength, right? Or not. Really Team Stone had enough power to go around. Eventually Harumi would start inflating like a balloon, putting her out of commission. Alice knew she'd have to step it up as the primary healer during those months.

How would Clyde treat her and the others? Will he spend all of his time with the mother of his child? Will he stop paying attention to her? What if Alice had to give him up?

"Is something wrong, Alice?"

Harumi's voice snapped the half-demoness out of her depressing thoughts.

"It's nothing," she lied, waving away the pink-haired girl's concern. "Must be exhaustion. Tear and Natalia crammed me with quite a bunch of last-minute House Hades work." Alice laughed nervously.

Harumi gave her a skeptical look, but let the matter drop. Chika had a concerned glance for the half-demoness too, but unlike the pink-haired girl, she wasn't letting this one go unchecked.

"Nothing?" Chika said. "That wasn't the voice of nothing—and you're acting strange. Spill it out."

"I said it's nothing," Alice snapped.

"Alice," Chika said. "We—"

"I'm fine," Alice insisted. "It's not like I'm some pouting child. I'm capable of—"

She paused, taking notice of Kitome at the register. The other's followed her gaze. The distraction she needed. She quickly waved at the blue-haired girl, urging her to join them at their table.

The secret plan to ask Harumi how to…She dropped the thought. It was stupid thinking anyway. She spent most of the day with Clyde. The love in his eyes still remained.

Alice's chest seemed to ache when she thought of it disappearing. Yet when she looked at her kind human sister, all she wanted to do was just protect her.

…She knew she'd be crying in Harumi's embrace later. Alice shook herself. She never let herself succ.u.mb to such weakness.

It was simply another bridge to cross when she got there.

Chika felt a legitimate concern for Alice. She never saw such sadness in the half-demoness's eyes—and right after looking at Harumi. That meant one thing. Alice believed Clyde's love would s.h.i.+ft when the pink-haired girl gave birth—after all, in a relations.h.i.+p, a father had to be there for the mother of his child. She couldn't blame the half-demoness for feeling down a bit.

The sudden resolve didn't go unnoticed.

She grabbed a disposable menu and calmly made a paper fan while the others watched her with skepticism on their faces. She gave Alice a nice whack on the head.

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"Hey!" Alice said. "What the h.e.l.l?"

"Look!" Chika snapped, pointing at the ring on her own finger. She then raised Alice's hand into the air to point at the bizarre but incredible symbol of engagement. "Remember what you are to him, Alice. And don't forget it." She dropped the other woman's hand to calmly attend the rest of her oak sweet tart.

And she did indeed feel Alice's confidence return, stronger than ever. Chika smiled at her friend.

"Thank you," Alice said softly.

Chika nodded.

"Now Harumi, you've got to tell us how you managed to convince him to make you a mother."

Alice and Kitome nearly fell out of their chairs.

Ring City- Clyde's house…

Melody shot Yuki a skeptical glare.

"Are you sure he'll like it? I think you're messing with me."

Yuki smirked, then shrugged.

"It's up to you to listen or not. I have no problems with getting him to myself."

Melody still wasn't convinced.

"I'll just do things my own way."

Yuki shrugged.

"You're too pure for your own good."

"What's wrong, Strawberry head," Ruri said as she wandered into the dining room. She joined them at the table.

"Dinner will be ready in twenty minutes, Ruri," Yuki said.

"I know, I know," Ruri said. "I just overheard Strawberry head whining out my concerns."

"I wasn't whining," Melody said, almost defensively.

"And Ruri wasn't coming in here to sneak some food," Yuki said sarcastically. Both the half-trickster and h.e.l.lhound blushed. "I have Maki and Sophia strategically placed to warn me in code you know."

Ruri frowned.

"Like I said, I'm bored and want to talk. Mushy stuff."

Melody gave her a skeptical glare then sighed.

"And what does our great h.e.l.lhound princess suggest?"

Ruri gave her a smug look.

"Just take it," she said.

Melody shot her a blank glare.

"A serious response please."

Ruri shrugged.

"You could always ask for a head pat. Or in your case, maybe a ma.s.sage." She folded her arms and harrumphed. "You guys are so judgmental about my head pats."

"Well excuse us for not being part canine," Yuki said sarcastically, then ma.s.saged Ruri's head.

Ruri let out a soft moan then covered her mouth. Melody stared at her incredulously. She grinned.

"Well, well, you know, she may be onto something," Melody said, laughing.

Ruri's blush reddened.

"It's not fair…She has some weird technique."

Yuki smiled innocently.

"Or maybe you're just a pervert."

The trio laughed.

Melody ma.s.saged the ring on her finger.

"So how do you feel about…you know…the pregnancy?"

The other women looked at her. She smiled sadly. "I didn't mean to toss oil on the mood."

"Toss oil on the mood?" Ruri said, giving her a crafty smile.

"It's a saying from my world," Melody said. "Never mind that—so…"

"I'm perfectly okay with it," Yuki said. "It's not like she planned to get the jump on anyone. It could've been you or me."

"I take it no one practices protective s.e.x with our man?" Ruri said.

Melody sighed.

"I rarely get to have s.e.x with him…Why would I want to waste my time with a condom."

The two stared at her. Melody covered her mouth, but it was too late. Yuki and Ruri's grins relished amus.e.m.e.nt at her expense.

"Tell us more, pure girl," Ruri said.

"Nyaaa, I want to here too," Neko plopped into a chair next to Melody. The redhead laid her head on the table and groaned.

Tear, Hinako, Noona, and Tetra poured over their photos, books, and papers pertaining to their dragon research. At first, Tear was fully against having Noona in the boardroom with her, but she couldn't resist the adorable teary eyes, caving within seconds. She reminded herself that she was seated with Noona Necro, not the detective cosplaying young woman that she wanted to take pictures of so badly. She could have her make poses to tease Clyde…

Tear dropped the thoughts. Control, Tear, control, she thought.

Despite her cheerfulness, Noona was very competent and contributed greatly to the research. Even Tetra got used to her detective role-playing.

Kanako, Sazuki, Kiko, and Matsume were out gathering more photos, and books. She sent Airi and Nina to go interview some of the superst.i.tious members of the community. Yusuke wanted to join, dragging Toru with him. Undine tagged along to Tear's joy. She'd definitely inspire people to talk and help settle Airi down if she got too curious.

Too bad she couldn't find Misaka and Ming. Tear would certainly put them to work. Natalia told her they went to explore the city.

Tear dropped the idea of trying to keep track of everyone; however, she wouldn't let them laze around while she did the work. If Noona could step it up, so could they.

Abruptly, a message from Natalia caught the succubus's attention.

Natalia: My slave Ashard sent me a picture of this girl. She's been following some of us all day. I think she's a dragon.

Tear marveled at the picture of the orange-haired girl.

"Well now, we can't have that. Could you go get Clyde please, Noona? We've got something interesting to show him."

Noona nodded then vanished.

Tear chuckled.

"Using her magic to show me that she's not some fetch girl. I thought she knew me better than that."

Hinako seemed to be unnerved at the sudden disappearance of the blonde woman. Tetra chuckled.

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