Dave assud that his ability to control the hybrids was because they weren’t pure beasts but rather hybrids, perhaps due to them being half human, half beast.
It could be that he could control their human side but not their beast side. Whatever the reason, he was grateful to have the hybrids by his side. The hybrids stood motionless, awaiting his commands, and Dave felt a sense of determination rising within him.
He didn’t know when he’d face the system’s punishnt again, but having these hybrids beside him would be of a great help to him.
At that mont, Dave’s mind had started racing with possibilities, he assessed their situation. They were trapped in the lab, facing a countdown to destruction, and he still had White to deal with.
As he looked at White, who was still clutching his jaw, Dave’s anger simred just below the surface. He knew that he had to keep his cool if they were going to survive this situation. He wants White to get the best of the punishnt, but he can’t just let him die inside a random laboratory fire, it just didn’t feel painful enough.
Dave’s gaze drifted to the hybrids standing beside him, their eyes were fixed on him with an unnerving intensity. His mind flashed back to the system’s quest, and to see where he was on the quest, he had to bring up the system tab.
[24/25 Hybrids killed]
[20/20 Basic Hybrids killed]
[4/5 Interdiate Hybrids killed]
It was just one more hybrid that stood between him and the completion of his quest, and Dave would have been able to end the system’s punishnt.
His instincts were telling him that the hybrid responsible for the lockdown and self-destruct program was an interdiate one. If he could find and kill it, the system’s punishnt would lift, and his abilities would return.
As he pondered his next move, White’s laughter echoed through the lab, manic and unhinged. "You’re so fucked, kid, you’re so fucked!" he cackled, his eyes gleaming with a madman’s intensity. "We’re both going to die here!" The words hung in the air like a challenge, and Dave’s jaw clenched in response.
Before White’s words had faded, a deafening bang shook the lab. The backdoor exploded inward, sending debris flying in all directions.
The sound was like a physical blow, and White’s ears rang from the force of it. As the dust settled, a wave of beasts erged from the wreckage, their eyes fixed on Dave and White with a hunger that was both primal and terrifying.
The creatures poured into the lab like a tide of fur and claw, their roars and snarls filling the air. White’s eyes widened as he took in the sheer number of beasts, his mind racing with the implications.
[A wave of advanced tier and basic tier beasts identified]
[A Basic tier boulderback beast and an advanced tier boulderback beast]
The advanced tier beast was enormous, its body twice as large as the basic tier beasts. Its slow, deliberate movents belied its incredible strength, and Dave knew that they had to act fast if they wanted to survive.
"Oh well, what a coincidence," he said, his voice laced with sarcasm.
Without hesitation, Dave strode towards the room where they had been locked up earlier. He opted to return with a chair and the rope that had been used to tie him up before, but that wasn’t all.
Dave’s hands moved with a deliberate slowness as he pulled out a container from his backpack. The dark liquid inside seed to glow in the lab’s fluorescent lighting.
Without hesitation, Dave unscrewed the container’s lid and poured the black liquid all over his body. The beast’s blood cascaded down his skin, covering every inch of him in its sticky, pungent ss.
The air was thick with the scent of blood and sweat as Dave coated himself in the dark liquid. He worked thodically, ensuring that every part of his body was covered.
White watched, transfixed, as Dave transford before his eyes. "Well, let’s hope I’m right," Dave muttered, his voice barely audible over the sound of the beasts closing in.
Dave has his eyes locked on the wave of creatures advancing towards them. White’s gaze followed him, a mixture of confusion and concern etched on his face. ’What was Dave thinking?’
The chair and rope seed like an afterthought as Dave placed them on the ground. He instructed one of the hybrids to tie white up to the chair, the hybrid’s eyes flicking to Dave’s face before nodding in obedience.
But White couldn’t help but yell as he saw Dave head towards the group of beasts. "What are you doing? Are you crazy?" White exclaid, his voice rising in alarm. But Dave didn’t respond, as his gaze were locked on the creatures.
The beasts drew closer, their slow, deliberate movents eating up the distance. Dave stood his ground, his sword at his side, ready to strike if necessary.
But as the creatures reached him, they surprisingly ignored him, passing by him as if he were one of their own.
"It worked!" Dave exclaid, a smirk spreading across his face.
The beasts continued their advance, their eyes fixed on White. Dave walked back towards him, a self-satisfied smile on his lips.
"You’re a weirdo, you know that, right?" White said, his voice laced with disgust. "You just keep on doing all sorts of odd things."
Dave’s smile never wavered. "I guess that makes us two, though mine didn’t have to go as far as hurting innocent lives. Yours did." The jab hit its mark, and White’s face twisted in anger.
Just then, the lab’s security system crackled to life once again.
[T-Minus, 6 minutes]
The countdown continued, and Dave’s eyes locked on White. "Okay, let’s get to business before you get eaten by these flesh-starving beasts, and also before your remains are blown off by the bomb. So, for the very last ti, will you call Tasha or not?"
The ultimatum hung in the air, and White’s eyes darted towards the beasts, then back to Dave.
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As Dave stood his ground, two hybrids, one with a sleek, tallic sheen and the other with rugged, stone-like skin advanced toward him with deliberate, synchronized steps.
Their eyes, glowing faintly, locked onto him, their movents predatory yet controlled. Dave’s posture remained relaxed, his gaze unwavering as he observed their approach, the ambient noise of the surroundings fading into a tense silence.
Above his field of vision, a notification from the system had appeared;
[Two Basic Tier Hybrids identified to be approaching the user]
[Do you wish to ta the hybrids?]
Without hesitation, Dave’s thoughts affird, ’Yes.’
[Make a 2-seconds eye contact with the hybrids you want to ta]
He t each hybrid’s gaze steadily, his eyes reflecting a calm intensity. The hybrids’ movents began to decelerate, their once-predatory gait softening to a halt directly before him. The air around them seed to thrum with a subtle energy, the only sound was rhe soft exhale of their breaths.
The system had popped up again, indicating the completion of the task:
[-40]
[-40]
[EP: 105]
[Hybrids Successfully tad!]
Dave’s attention shifted to the hybrid that had previously held a sword to Chris’s neck. Its stance remained unwavering, awaiting his command. He established eye contact, maintaining it for the prescribed two seconds. The hybrid’s posture suddenly beca relaxed, imperceptibly signaling compliance to Dave’s command.
The system had also confird it to him.
[A Basic tier hybrid has been successfully tad!]
[-40]
[You have 65 energy points left]
With a ntal tally, Dave assessed his remaining energy. The 65 points were enough for him to fulfill his daily quest of taming ten beasts. He pondered briefly whether taming hybrids counted toward this quota but imdiately dismissed the notion; his current energy point wasn’t enough to attempt taming seven more hybrids, and he couldn’t afford to squander them even if he had. He then decided to explore this question further at a more opportune ti. Especially when he has a suitable amount of energy points he could use to test it out.
His focus returned to the hybrids before him. Their once-hostile deanor had shifted to one of subservience as they awaited his next instruction. Dave’s mind raced with possibilities, strategizing their potential roles in the unfolding events.
Since Dave had successfully tad all three hybrids, a subtle transformation had started unfolding before him. The hybrids’ forms began to shimr, an ethereal glow enveloping their bodies, signaling a profound change. While White and his team remained oblivious to this, Dave keenly observed the shift, sensing the surge of newfound strength within the hybrids.
Instantly, a notification from the system had followed up as it materialized above Dave’s vision, confirming his observations:
[All Hybrids have been evolved to the highest tier available - The King Tier. In the future, this might still change, but for now, all hybrids tad will be evolved to the King Tier]
A surge of satisfaction coursed through Dave. Yet, beneath that, a flicker of curiosity erged. He couldn’t help but wonder about the extent of the hybrids’ enhanced capabilities. The King Tier? He wondered how much it will aid him in his battle, and he couldn’t help but test it out. But before that, he has one more thing to deal with.
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