11 Fly (1/2)

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—- Points Obtained —-

Points: 38

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'Ooh, not bad. The Points aren't crazy, but it's still much more than the regular ones.' Micheal glanced at the notice that appeared after he killed the glowing Morenkai, smiling ever so slightly. This was the 8th Morenkai he'd killed in the past couple of hours, wracking up more than 120 Points now, in his first day.

Abnormals, or Abnormal Morenkai as they were officially called, were a type of Morenkai that had mutated powers of various types. They were usually stronger than the regular Morenkai thanks to that, though some were actually weaker.

The one he had faced here seemed to be a bit quicker than average and had some type of energy layer making it tougher. Still, that wasn't enough to challenge him.

He would only need to worry if he faced down a large number of Morenkai at once or some of the truly powerful Abnormals.

They were a feature of this world. The reasons the Morenkai existed, the weird setup of the Clusters, everything here was all related and all connected to the big secret of this Layer. A secret that wouldn't be discovered, in the normal timeline, until it was far too late.

A secret that made it possible to get tens of thousands of points very quickly, the hidden way to hit the official Point Wall of the First Layer.

'Still, I'm a long way from getting there.' Each Layer had a certain maximum amount of Points one could hold at a time. The wisest researchers of humanity had theorized that this was due to the Layers themselves, how the higher you went up the Layers, the more durable and stronger reality seemed to become, allowing your soul to hold more Points.

It was commonly accepted, now, that every human had a soul. The Shop and the Abilities it gave were imprinted upon one's soul, in unique and mysterious ways, granting people mystical powers.

The theories about the Point Wall were all very complex and confusing. No one truly knew for sure why or how it worked. All that was really known was that each Layer had a certain limit to the number of Points you could hold, something people called the Point Wall. The number wasn't set in stone and could vary by small amounts from person to person.

As for the Abnormal Morenkai… Micheal didn't know too much about them either, other than that the chance of one appearing was pretty low. He would've done a lot more research and preparation if he had known he was going to be sent to the past, but there was no point in complaining now.

Regardless, the trio before him had pretty bad luck to encounter an Abnormal.

'Slow and steady wins the race.' He repeated the saying in his head and then turned his attention over to the people he had just saved.

Micheal's goal in hunting around the central area on his own was two-fold. One was to gather Points at a fast rate, unobstructed and not weighed down by having to take care of others. While he might be able to save a few lives if he joined any random group for an extended period, millions of people would die in other Clusters.

He didn't have any time to waste. He kept the big picture always present in the back of his head.

The other reason he was here was because he was searching for someone. The Irregular that had arrived in his Cluster during the Fourth Wave, Sophia Morgan of Great Britain. Her presence was a vital part of his plan to reveal the big secret of the First Layer.

Without her, it would take much more time and be much more difficult. It was worth it to spend time looking for her.

'Hmm… Abnormals and Irregulars… whoever originally came up with the names for these two different groups wasn't very creative.' Micheal silently critiqued the amusing similarity.

As Micheal looked over at the trio, he realized something.

He had no idea who they were.

While in stories and books the protagonist always seemed to find exactly who or what he was looking for, in real life things were never that easy.

Micheal had saved them because he saw they were in trouble. While he wouldn't go out of his way to join small groups, he wouldn't just watch as innocent humans were about to die. He was here to save humanity, after all.

Just a few minutes prior, he had been in the middle of exploring the special Ability he had purchased.

The Life Orb Master Ability.

Two small, floating blue orbs could be seen swirling around his head. They were small, a little bit larger than a golf ball. They glowed with dim blue light, foggy and opaque.

Each one was a Life Orb.

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—-Life Orb Master—-

A Life Orb master can manipulate, create, and use orbs called Life Orbs. Life Orbs automatically take the place of a user when that user otherwise would have died. Life Orb Masters cannot have any Type Modifications.

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While Micheal was prowling about for Morenkai to kill, he was also reviewing his Ability.