Dawn - Approaching Snake Valley
Five days had passed.
Alperen and his army were at the gates of the Bloody Snake Clan.
80 kilometers. Only 8 hours for martial artists. They had walked all night and arrived before dawn. Alperen watched from behind a hill.
Snake Valley. A small valley, rocky on both sides. In the middle, a wooden castle—old, rotten, weak. Tents around it. The campfires
were out. There was silence.
"Eris," Alperen whispered. "What's the situation?"
Eris was using a device resembling binoculars—system technology. "The clan leader and 10 warriors are still out hunting. I only
see 5 warriors in the camp. Level 1. The rest are mortals. About 100 people. Most are sleeping."
"Perfect." Alperen smiled. "The plan remains the same. Approach silently. Take out the guards. Then burn it to the ground."
"Yes, sir."
01 stepped forward. Three other soldiers stood beside him. "Your orders,
sir?" "Go. Kill the guards. Quietly. I'll be back in ten minutes." 01 bowed
his head. And disappeared into the shadows.
Silent Cleanup
The Bloody Snake Clan camp was silent.
The guards—only three of them—were lazily wandering around. One was yawning, another dozing off, and the third was messing
around. 01 approached the first guard. Like a shadow. Without a sound.
The guard—a young, frail man—didn't notice anything. 01's hand
gripped his throat. Squeezed.
The guard struggled. But he had no chance against Level 2 power.
CRACK.
The neck snapped. The guard collapsed to the ground.
The second guard—a fat man in dirty clothes—was leaning against a tree, dozing. Another soldier approached.
Knife. Heart. One motion.
SHLIK.
The knife went in. The guard's eyes opened. He opened his mouth—but no sound came out. Only blood came. From his mouth, his
nose, his throat.
The soldier twisted the knife. Inside.
The guard trembled. His eyes froze. He was dead.
The third guard—an old man—was returning from the latrine. He was buttoning his pants. He was whistling. Two soldiers
attacked at the same time. One stabbed his leg, the other his head.
CRACK! SNAP!
His leg broke. His head was crushed. The old man fell to the ground. He curled up. He twitched for 3
seconds. He stopped. 01 returned. He signaled to Alperen.
"Clear."
Fire
Alperen signaled. "Now."
14 Cavalry - 10 at Level 1, 4 normal, 1 Mammoth - formed a circle. They had torches in their hands. Alperen
looked one last time. The camp. The sleeping people. The children. The women. The elderly.
'They'll all die. All of
them.' He felt nothing.
"Light it."
VUSHHH!
15 The torch was thrown simultaneously. At the tents. At the wooden
castle. Everywhere. Flames rose. Fast. Deadly. Screams began. "FIRE!"
"HELP!" "CHILDREN!"
People burst out of the tents. Half naked. Hair on fire. Skin scorched. Five warriors—Level
1—grabbed their weapons. They tried to fight back.
But it was too late.
01 and 8 soldiers attacked them. 9 Level 2 vs. 5 Level 1. The first warrior—a
man with a sword—attacked 01. He swung his sword.
01 caught the sword. With his bare hands. He squeezed.
CRACK.
The sword broke.
01 punched the warrior in the chest.
BOOM!
His rib cage collapsed. His heart shattered. The man flew forward. He fell to the ground. Blood spurted from his mouth and
nose. The second warrior—a spear-wielding woman—attacked another soldier. She thrust her spear.
The spear entered the soldier's abdomen. But... only 2 centimeters. Level 2 Bronze Bone made his body very hard.
The soldier grabbed the spear. He pulled it out. The woman lost her balance.
The soldier kicked her. In the head.
CRACK!
Her neck turned the wrong way. 180 degrees. The woman's eyes saw Alperen—but her head was turned backward. A horrific sight.
She fell to the ground. She didn't move.
The other three warriors tried to flee. But the cavalry had closed the circle.
A cavalryman spurred his horse. Spear. It entered the fleeing warrior's back. It came out the front.
The warrior was impaled on the spear. The cavalryman didn't stop. He kept running. The warrior was dragged along. Dirt, rocks,
blood... Ten meters later, the cavalryman swung the spear. The warrior flew through the air. He hit a rock.
THUD.
His head exploded. Brain matter spattered.
The remaining two warriors fled to the castle. They closed
the door. "Mamut," said Alperen. Coldly. "Break the door."
The Mammoth Cavalry advanced seven steps. The giant mammoth walked. The ground shook.
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
It approached the castle. It stopped. The cavalryman whispered
something to the mammoth. The mammoth roared.
TRRUUUUUUMMMPPP!!!
The sound was so loud it sounded like an avalanche. Everyone's ears rang. Then... the
mammoth charged.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Speed. Mass. Power.
It crashed into the
castle.
CRAAASHHH!!!
The wooden door... simply shattered. It scattered. The castle wall collapsed. The two warriors inside... were crushed.
One was trapped under the mammoth's foot. Bones, organs, everything... crushed. Flattened. The other was trapped
under the wall debris. He was screaming. He was asking for help.
The mammoth walked toward him. It stepped on him.
CRUUUNCH.
The screaming stopped.
Alperen watched. Coldly.
'Good. Very good. The mammoth... a real weapon.'
Library Discovery
Inside the castle, soldiers were searching.
Most things had burned. But the basement... was still standing.
01 found the basement. He descended the stone stairs. It was dark. It smelled damp. Inside...
there were shelves. Books. Old, worn books.
"Sir!" 01 shouted. "I found the library!" Alperen rushed down.
His eyes lit up.
Shelves. 30 books. All of them were books on fighting techniques.
He took one. He opened it. Inside were drawings. Movements. Energy flow. Qi control.
"Perfect," he whispered. "Thirty fighting techniques. I can teach these... to my own warriors." He found the most
special book. Thick, with a green cover, it had a snake symbol on it.
"Poisonous Snake Style - The Complete Book"
He opened it. He read the first page:
"Be like a snake. Silent. Deadly. Kill with poison. One bite is enough."
He smiled. "This... is valuable."
He gathered the books. The soldiers would carry them.
"Take them all to the base. Not a single page should be lost." "As you
command, Sir."
Fang Wei's Return
As Alperen was climbing up... he heard a
sound. Horse hooves. Many horses.
"Sir!" Eris shouted. "The clan leader is returning! With 10 warriors!" Alperen
cursed. "He's back early."
He went outside. He saw.
Eleven horsemen. They were coming fast. At the front... a huge man. Bald, scarred, angry.
Snake Fang Wei. Clan leader. Level 2 Early Stage. He saw the camp
burning. He saw the bodies. He saw the children. He stopped. He
dismounted.
His face... pure rage.
"WHO DID THIS?!" he roared. "WHO PUNISHED MY CLAN?!"
Alperen stepped forward. He smiled coldly. "I did."
Fang Wei looked at him. His eyes narrowed.
"Who... the hell are you?"
"The name doesn't matter. Just know... the clan is no more. Everyone is dead. And you... will be next." Fang Wei
trembled. With rage. With pain. With a thirst for revenge.
"KILL HIM!" he shouted. "KILL THEM ALL!"
Ten warriors dismounted their horses. They drew their weapons. They prepared to attack.
Alperen stepped back. "01. Fang Wei, deal with him. The others... kill the 10 warriors." "As you command."
And the battle began.
Fang Wei vs 01 - Level 2 Clash
Fang Wei lunged forward. He was fast. Level 2 speed.
Punch. To the chest.
01 blocked. Fists clashed.
BOOM!
The sound resembled an explosion. A shockwave spread out. The surrounding trees
shook. 01 didn't step back. Neither did Fang Wei.
"You. ....You're Level 2!" Fang Wei said, surprised.
"Yes."
"But. ....How? I don't know you! Which clan are you from?"
01 didn't answer. He just attacked. Punches.
Kicks. Blocks. Turns.
2. Level vs Level 2. Bronze Bone vs Bronze Bone.
Fang Wei was strong. Experienced. But.........01 was colder. More calculating.
Five minutes passed. Neither side was tired.
10 minutes. Fang Wei began to breathe heavily. 01........never tired.
'Artificial entity. Doesn't tire. Doesn't feel pain. Only. .......It fights.'
Fang Wei used his special technique.
"Poisonous Snake Bite!"
His fingers changed. They sharpened. A green energy covered them. Poison Qi.
It pierced 01's neck.
SHLIK!
The poison entered. It spread throughout 01's
body. An ordinary human. He would
have died in 10 seconds.
But 01... only trembled. For 2 seconds. Then. ......suppressed the poison. With the system's power.
"How?!" Fang Wei was shocked.
01 smiled. For the first time. A terrifying smile. "The
poison...doesn't work."
He punched Fang Wei in the chest. With full force.
BOOM!
Bronze Bone vs. Bronze Bone. But 01... was stronger.
His ribcage cracked. Fang Wei coughed up blood. He flew backward. Five meters. He fell to
the ground. He tried to get up. But... he had no strength left.
01 walked toward him. Slowly.
"I'm finishing this."
Fang Wei looked up. At the sky. One last time. 'My clan...
they're all dead. I... failed.' 01's fist came down. On his
head.
CRACK.
His skull
shattered.
Again.
CRACK.
Again.
CRACK.
On the fifth punch... the head... it wasn't a head
anymore. Fang Wei was dead.
DING!
[BLOODY SNAKE CLAN ELIMINATED] [TOTAL
KILLS: 116 PEOPLE] [ENERGY GAIN:]
1x Level 2 Early (Fang Wei): 50 energy
15x Level 1: 150 energy
100x Mortal: 200 energy
[TOTAL: 400 ENERGY]
[CURRENT ENERGY: 448]
[ADDITIONAL LOOT:]
30x Combat Technique Book
Poison Stockpile (50 bottles)
Gold (2000 coins)
Weapons and Armor
Alperen looked at the corpses. The system was collecting their souls. Blue lights rose.
Children. Women. Old people. Warriors. All of them.
He felt nothing. "Eris," he said.
"Casualties?"
"None, sir. No losses. Only two cavalrymen slightly wounded." "Excellent."
Alperen turned. He looked at the library books. "Take these to the base. And...
burn this camp completely. Leave no trace." "As you command."
The forest fell silent again. But Alperen...
was satisfied.
'400 energy. 30 books. And... no casualties.' 'A
good hunt.'
"But... it's not enough. More is needed. Much more." He began to
return to base.
And in his mind... he began planning his next target.