I Died and Became a Hollow, But I Get Stronger by Being an Idiot Chapter 6: The Genius Trap Master of Hueco Mundo

Current EP: 4,660 / 10,000

After narrowly surviving my sandboarding stunt, and receiving what might've been applause or chewing noises from the local Hollows, I decided it was ti to use my incredible brain for sothing even bigger.

A trap.

Why?

Because I figured if I could trap another Hollow, I could… I don't know.

Laugh at it?

Na it Jerry?

Earn EP for building sothing completely pointless?

Mostly the last one.

So, ard with a pile of bones, a broken Hollow mask, and my trusty sand, I began construction.

I built what could generously be described as a hole.

Covered it with thin bones and sand.

Tied a big rock to a rope made of old Hollow tendons (gross) to act as a makeshift counterweight.

And baited it with a dead cactus.

Yes.

A cactus.

Because nothing says "delicious" like shriveled thorny plants in a world of bone and dust.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Created improvised Hollow trap with zero chance of working — 200 EP]

Current EP: 4,860 / 10,000

I stood back and admired my work.

"GRUOH. GRUOHOHOH!"

(Witness this marvel of engineering!)

I waited.

And waited.

A few passing Hollows sniffed it, one of them sneezed on it, but none fell for the bait.

I sighed, frustrated, and in a fit of dramatic genius, stomped toward it, shouting:

"IF NONE OF YOU COWARDS WILL TEST IT, I'LL DO IT MYSELF!"

And I stepped directly onto the trap.

The bones collapsed.

The sand gave way.

I fell face-first into my own pit.

The rock swung down and smacked on the head.

Everything went dark for a mont.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Successfully triggered your own trap — 300 EP]

Current EP: 5,160 / 10,000

When I ca to, I was still in the pit.

Covered in sand.

Bleeding… maybe?

Hard to tell.

A lone Hollow stood at the edge of the pit, staring down at like I was the dumbest thing it'd ever seen.

Which, to be fair, was probably true.

I gave it a thumbs up.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Asserted dominance while trapped — 150 EP]

Current EP: 5,310 / 10,000

It wandered off.

I lay there, staring at the endless sky of Hueco Mundo, grinning under my mask.

Another day survived.

Another disaster.

Another pile of EP for doing the absolute dumbest things imaginable.

And it was working.

Slowly but surely, I was climbing toward my goal.

The other Hollows were busy killing and eating each other to evolve.

Not .

I was gonna stupidity my way to greatness.

To Vasto Lorde, or bust.

[EP: 5,310 / 10,000]