I Died and Became a Hollow, But I Get Stronger by Being an Idiot Chapter 17: The Legendary Gillian Headbutt

Current EP: 8,650 / 1,000,000

Hueco Mundo never changes.

Still endless night.

Still endless sand.

Still , the biggest idiot in the wasteland, doing things no sane Hollow would attempt.

And today?

Today, I was going to headbutt a rock.

Why?

Because I said so.

And because the System loves this kind of reckless nonsense.

I stood at the base of a jagged cliff, looking up at a precariously balanced boulder the size of a small house. One good shake and it'd tumble down. Most Hollows would wisely stay clear of sothing like that.

? I was already in position.

I stomped my foot, pointed dramatically at the rock, and bellowed:

"GRROOOOOOOOH!"

(Translation: "CO AT , GRAVITY!")

Then, like a real genius, I fired a small, shaky Cero at the cliff face. The beam hit the rock's edge.

CRACK.

It shifted.

THUD.

It fell.

Ti slowed.

The massive boulder descended, and every Hollow within sight scrambled away.

Except .

I took a stance, flexed my bony neck muscles — which probably didn't exist — and prepared for the most epic headbutt in Gillian history.

The boulder got closer.

Closer.

And then—

BANG!

Bone t stone.

The impact echoed across the dunes.

The boulder split clean in half. One half landed harmlessly to the side. The other half flew into the air, sailing so far it probably landed on a random Hollow village two miles away.

I stood there, victorious, mask smoking slightly from the force.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Perford 'Legendary Gillian Headbutt' — 700 EP]

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Shattered environntal object — 350 EP]

Current EP: 9,700 / 1,000,000

Almost 10,000.

Not even 1% there yet.

But progress is progress.

A tiny Hollow nearby — no bigger than a wolf — stared at like I was so kind of monster. Which, technically, I was.

I looked down at him.

He bolted.

Good instinct.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Intimidated a lesser Hollow — 200 EP]

Current EP: 9,900 / 1,000,000

Almost there. Just a bit more.

I glanced around for one more stupid stunt to cap off this glorious night. My gaze landed on a weirdly shaped tree-like formation of quartz nearby. Looked fragile. Looked pointless.

Perfect.

I walked over, put my massive hand on it… and pushed.

It tipped over instantly, landing on another unsuspecting Hollow who hadn't even noticed .

THUD.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Toppled random landmark — 100 EP]

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Accidentally flattened another Hollow — 250 EP]

Current EP: 10,250 / 1,000,000

Jackpot.

I let out a victorious roar that echoed for miles.

"GROOOOOOH!"

(Translation: "I AM KING OF IDIOTS!")

Another productive day in Hueco Mundo.

And to think, so Hollows spend centuries devouring each other for power. Amateurs. I'm about to beco Adjuchas one boneheaded stunt at a ti.

I brushed imaginary dust off my shoulder.