Chapter 153: Race Level Up! (1/2)

The blue lightning was like the bringer of death as it struck me.

”Raaaarghhhh!!!” I let out an ear-piercing scream. My body seemed to crumble into pieces as it slowly burnt and became ashes. For a moment, I thought that I'll really die at this rate. Once again,  countless thoughts streamed through my mouth as I approached death itself. My body started to disintegrate and even as a rabid human, I know that it wouldn't take long before I meet my demise.

Ahh, am I finally going to meet Natalia?

Wait... no! She's still a rabid human. Even if I die, she'll still roam the earth as if nothing happened! That's intolerable! Wouldn't that mean I'd die sooner than the person who killed me?

As I watched White slowly turning his frown into a satisfactory smile, I held my ground and tried to sustain as much damage as I can. Fortunately, I'm still in my berserker state so the damage was reduced by who knows how much. In any case, my activated skills helped me in combatting the blue lightning to an extent.

However, that wasn't enough. The blue lightning still continued to come down from the skies.

My Qi Cores, who were about to get out of control a few moments ago, now became even more uncontrollable as they ballooned up in size. Who would've thought that the blue lightning coming down from the skies are filled with pure Qi Energy. It was quite a surprise.

System! Do your thing!

<Ti-ring!>

<Since the user has requested the help of the System, the System cannot deny the pleas of its user.>

<You've force-activated the passive skill Automatic Qi Absorption!>

<You've gained enough Qi to form your fifth Qi Core>

<Your body will now undergo the forming of your Fifth Core>

”What? No! I don't need that! You'll kill me!” I screamed. It was the first time I lost my cool over something that the System was doing. I scared out of my wits. I know that at this rate, I will surely die a horrible death.

Right now, my body has disintegrated at an irreparable level. And furthermore, my Qi Cores were agitated to such a state that I only have a few seconds before they explode— or in a more specific term, my body will explode, along with my Qi Cores.

When I first died, I just had someone hug me passionately and then bit me on the neck. That's nothing compared to what's happening right now. It would've been way better if I died a painless death but right now, the pain was so unbearable that I just had to scream my lungs out as I suffered.

Crack!

I felt like something cracked within me as the Fifth Qi Core started forming. Original Qi Core, Virus Qi Core, Dark Qi Core, and the Fiery Qi Core— long ago, the four Qi Cores lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Fifth  Qi Core was formed.

Yeah, something like that.

The crack that I heard coming from within me started spreading until I felt like my whole body was like glass being shattered. I screamed in agony as blood and water spilled out of my body. I was being reduced to a pulp and there was nothing I could do about it.

All that I could do was patiently and silently wait as I die in the most painful way possible.

<Congratulations! Due to your persistence, you have survived the forming of your Fifth Qi Core!>

<Your fifth Qi Core has heard your pleas and has become a Holy Qi Core. You now have the ability to learn the Healing Element.>

<Notice: Your Holy Qi Core has shielded you from death>

<Notice: Your Holy Qi Core has stabilized your other Cores>

<Notice: Your Holy Qi Core has healed your body!>

<Notice: Because of your passive skill: Healthy Body, the Holy Qi Core has synergized with your whole body.>

<Recovery rate has increased by 100%!>

<Survivability rate has increased by 100%!>

<Regen Speed has increased by 100

<You have avoided death once again>

<The Throes of Death was canceled. The Harbinger of Death is now angrily cursing at you>

<Harbinger of Death intimacy has increased by 30 points!>

Just like that, I avoided death once again. For some reason, an uneasy feeling started creeping up to me as I tried to understand what the System was doing. Recently, the System has been giving me a lot of advantages and cheat-like abilities as if it was using me for something I don't understand. Aside from that, I could imagine the System asking me for something in return one of these days.

And what did it mean when my intimacy with the Harbinger of Death has increased by 30 points? Who is this Harbinger of Death anyway and why is he watching me? Is he a he? Or a she? And why do I have intimacy with him or her? I have no idea.

'Hui-ying? Do you know anything about the Harbinger of Death?' I asked in my head as I tried to keep myself from exploding. Since my newly-formed Qi Core has helped me recover a bit of my health, I could now focus on the recovery of my whole body.