The Survival of an Inferior

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The Blade of Eternity levels up!

Lvl: 16->17

+1 Atk 

+2 Dex 

Total stats boost:

+31 Atk 

+4 Dex 

+20 Mag 

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Looking at the piles of body urges my body to absorb their life essence. I gulp and clench my fist to control myself. The euphoria...certainly is irresistible but I cannot...No...any further is the path of no return. 

"Sir...Arsto?" Liam says.

"Ah? Uh...Do you know the layout of this orphanage?" I ask.

"Roughly..." 

I walk out of the room. "Describe it on the way. Follow me." I say, wanting to get out of the room as quickly as possible. Liam follows silently. 

How did Rena resist these temptations among mountains of corpses? Her will is...out of this world.

Only two paths can be seen in the corridor, the left and right. We turn the corner to the right and encounter two members of Despair.

?!

"Who are you-" They reach for the weapon hidden inside their coat but I slash their hand off before cutting their torso into two diagonally. 

"We are in the legitimate section," Liam says.

"The what?" 

"They call it that because most of the legal paperwork is done in the offices on this level...to make the orphanage look legit, maybe there are some important notes here?"

Quite unlikely. Most of the items here do not interest me. We move on to the sixth floor, where the dormitory is located. Most of the staff here are either members or in cahoots with Despair; Let's wipe them all out. I need to thoroughly clean the mould until it is sparkling clean.

*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*

"Hm?" a man smoking a pipe in the corridor jolts at my appearance. "W-Who the fuck are you!?"

I mercilessly slit his throat into a bloody mess. 

*Thud*

I close my eyes and focus. I can feel a presence in the room to my left and kicks the door down.

"Wha-"

A dagger zooms into the woman's head killing her. I go to the body and pull out the knife. The commotion alerted everyone on the level and they went to check out the noise. 

"W-What's going on?!" A man says. 

Demonic mana seeps out from my body and gathers around my feet. With the Blade of Eternity in hand, I slash, cut, and pierce every single person I see painting the hallway with rivers of blood and guts. 

Some tried to fight back but to no avail. The deadly combo of a high magic stat and enhanced "Mana Sense" allowed me to dominate the entire building, there possibly is no one here strong enough to stop me. 

The top floor is the kitchen and dining room. I stab the first person I see. Blood splatters and stain the clean glorious marble flooring. In the kitchen, the chefs are making lunch as usual, mashing some meat and rolling them into a ball. 

"Hey! Who are you? Why are you here-" A chef notices me and tries to talk to me, the Blade of Eternity stabs through his mouth and decapitates the man. 

?!!

*PSST* 

A special ingredient of gore is added to the meals. Upon inspecting the ingredients, I can find many drugs scattered in the kitchen like salt. The freezing storage room at the back of the kitchen has bags of different powders and crates of illegal substances. 

"What the..." Liam mumbles. He looks genuinely surprised.

A faint smell in the cold storage has similarities to the one outside.

*Sniff*

It's coming from the large rectangular crate at the corner. I open the crate and find the bodies of children and limbs packed together.

!?!

The final bit of guilt and hesitation within me disappear.

"There they are! The intruders!" a voice echoes. Frantic hordes of footsteps gradually become louder and faster. 

Liam quickly hides behind me. The sight of them relieved me. I glare at them. "Good, I no longer have to search for any of you." 

The group of security dashes in with weapons up, aiming to kill me in one swoop. My head tilts to the right and the first attack misses my neck. My hand flings up with the sword as a follow-up and a line of blood appear across the first attacker's torso.

The second and third attacker tries to attack me from above and they meet a similar fate. I leap at the remaining forces and draw a canvas of blood from the sea of meat. A sword thrusts from behind, I swirl my body and deflect the sword with my hand before decapitating the attacker. A slash emerges from my right. I return a faster slash and amputate his hand and splits his torso. Two men strike from the front and behind, I duck and spin my blade around a crescent, cutting their legs, they fall onto the kitchen countertops and hit their heads, dying.

Another idiotic soul attempts to challenge death as he swoops in from below, trying to catch me off guard. I grab hold of a frying pan and slam the metal onto his head.

"Ugh?!" He falls to the ground dazed.

The next man swipes his sword horizontally. With the wall behind me, I grab the blade head-on and break it with my hand.

!!!

I stomp on the metal pan to crush a head and push my blade into the throat of another. 

With swift elegance and precision, I constantly maintain my momentum and shreds through the crowd. 

"F-Fuck! ARGHHH!"

"Monster! He is a fucking monster! Nothing is working on him!"

"Just jump on him! There's only one of him!!" 

They attempt to overwhelm me with numbers and hop in recklessly.

Demonic mana engulfs my blade. With one powerful swipe, the blade sends multiple powerful crescents of energy out that butcher my enemies into countless pieces, a shockwave of the aftermath sends the remaining across the room and sends everyone tumbling.

...

Red. Red. Red. Crimson everywhere. Limbs, guts, heads, and eyeballs fill the room. 

"F-Fuck! W-We can't win!"

"Run!"

The mob turns on their heel trembling with fright. I take a deep breath and one leap is enough to bash through the room's wall, while mid-air, I send a shockwave slash that rapidly drills through humans like tofu, spawning tornadoes of blood. 

"ARGHH!!!"

"N-NO!!!!"

"AHHHHHH!!!!"

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"Huff huff..." I pant. Ruby-red sweat flows down my bloody face. The mountains of corpses smell good. My finger starts to shake violently; I want to absorb...all these delicious buffets presented on a silver platter.

I want to-

"S-Sir..?" Liam says, his limbs quivering. 

A glance at my eyes sends him jolting.

I gulp and take another deep breath. The intense bloodlust I emit slightly dissipates.