Last Descendant: Awakening The SSS+ Rank World Devouring System

Chapter 16: Tough As Fuck Skin

{All personnel should prepare to evacuate within the next three hours}

{Reporting, All personnel should prepare to evacuate within the next three hours!}

The AI system blared repeatedly, sending waves of murmurs and confusion among the people living in the bunker’s inner zone.

"So soon? I thought we would move out tomorrow or by night." One of the men said with creased eyebrows.

"By night? You should know what happens when you travel by night don’t you?" The other replied.

"I still can’t understand just how Dyteria fell so much within the span of a single month."

"That’s not for us to think about, we don’t get to determine nor do we have a choice, just go with the flow and hope you can see one more sunrise."

Dave and Bianca stood to the side of the bunker, holding each other’s hands tightly while wondering about their fate after leaving the city.

"Uncle Dave, where are we going?"

Dave closed his eyes, let out a sigh then replied "Somewhere good, better than here."

"Mhmm." She replied without probing further than she was supposed to.

’At least she is a little bit reasonable, even if I die I have to find a way for her to survive. I’ve lost everything and I don’t have a reason to live on but she still has a long road ahead of her.’ Dave thought then pulled her along with the others, they didn’t have any extra luggages in the first place so it was very convenient for them to evacuate.

Draxus stepped out from the control room, cladded in a uniform he "borrowed" from one of the soldiers then trudged towards Bianca who was walking to the core zone with Dave leading her.

’I still can’t believe I messed up so badly but what do you mean by that small thing? My pride won’t let that slide easily, my weenie is in no way small!’ Just when he was a short distance away from Bianca he froze on the spot, his pupils dilated when he saw the notification blaring in his sight.

{Ding! Host has discovered an auxiliary member of the Kastiya race, unlocking the secret quest of the first version upgrade}

{Ding! Special Quest unlocked}

{Special Quest: Protect Dave}

{Description: Protect Dave Sandell till the end of the first version upgrade}

{Rewards: ??}

{Punishment: ??}

’Dave Sandell?’ he wondered, his eyes darting over to the boy holding the little girl’s hand, the two had noticed him and we’re now staring at him.

Draxus walked towards the two then asked "What’s your name?"

"Dave, Dave Sandell."

"Your parents? Is this your little sister?" Draxus asked with a gentle and soothing smile.

’Time to play the role of a kind and caring uncle, I’ll have to stay with him for a little over four days. It’ll be better if he doesn’t try to run away or anything.’

{Do they even look anything like siblings? Use your brain Draxus}

"No, we’re not siblings." Dave replied, his eyes darting around in anxiety, he had seen what Draxus could do and nearly everyone in the bunker was certain of one thing.

’He’s part of them, he’s corrupted already yet they let him in, we’re all going to die at this rate.’

"Oh, well nice to meet you then." Draxus said, stood up then walked away with his hands held behind his back.

He returned to the control room where Isaac and Alex were waiting, watching the map projected by the AI he stayed silent for a while then asked "A total of three continents and we are currently in the western continent, where exactly are we evacuating to?"

Isaac zoomed in the map to the western continent, he tapped on a spot listed on the map and said "We’re here currently, once we leave today we should be able to arrive at the base in Stormguard before the surge there."

"How many days?"

"Three days maximum, we should be back at Stormguard before then as long as we use the safe pathways." Isaac replied then continued "The only issue is, these reports are based on our previous estimations, now that our defensive measures are severely compromised I doubt we could possibly make it to the main base."

"What does that have to do with it? I thought the only danger was the humans clustered round the influx zones? What else?"

"During every tidal surge some of those sent outside by the corruption source would fail to return, losing full control and gradually become crazier over time, we call them rouges and there’s a probability you’re one also although I am not sure of this theory because you don’t look like anything similar to any of our researches." Alex replied.

"Makes sense." Draxus replied with a nod, "We’ll move out either way, I’ll protect the convoy if things go out of hand."

Isaac and Alex stared at Draxus suspiciously but still nodded their heads.

’Trusting this high school teen who can’t even use his abilities properly to protect us? I’d rather just go to a corruption source and die honorably.’ Draxus knew they didn’t believe him but he couldn’t be bothered to explain, he had gained full control over his body and could use its potential to a certain extent, he even managed to create new skills from scratch.

{Name: Orion Kyrosis}

{Age: 17}

{Class:- Mutated Human (corrupted)}

{Race: Human}

{Bloodline: Anemoi}

{Level: 19}

{Exp: 18/1900}

{HP: 290/290 }

{Energy: 380/380}

{Strength: 196}

{Agility: 456}

{Stamina: 203}

{Intelligence: 263}

{Luck: 2 (fixed stat, how to increase this? Don’t ask me I have no clue also)}

{Charisma:- 8 (slightly higher than average, will increase automatically after "certain" circumstances, that aside? just leave it}

{Skills: sprint, lightning swipe, fast reflexes, lightning elemental affinity, lightning barrier, lightning charge, tough as fuck skin!}

’Lightning barrier, lightning charge and.. tough what?’

{Tough as fuckk skin, you managed to take loads of cannon shots and bullets yet you survived and won, it is tough as fuckk}

"Whatever, do whatever you want."

{Even if you object to it I would still do what I want, I’m obliged to help you but that doesn’t mean I have to serve you}

"Alright, alright, do you have a name?"

{No, why ask?}

"Hehe, I wanted to give you one!"

{No, I don’t need suggestions from a brain dead human like you} the system said, making Draxus’s lips twitch in anger.

{Rather than choose for me I’ll just choose one myself. Hmmm, how about this, from now on call me Orion}

"Orion? Didn’t you just steal the name on this panel? The name of this guy’s body?"

{No I didn’t, I definitely brought that out from my mind, Orion means origin and I alone am qualified to be called origin}

’Self glaze, go on I’ll allow.’ Draxus thought inwardly which the system also heard but decided to ignore, he then left the control room and moved towards the core zone where the humans and soldiers were gathered, preparing to evacuate back to the main base and prepare for the next tide.

"This will be a long journey, I hope It goes well and I don’t end up spending more than five days, I still have to take care of a kid also, huff--"

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On a mountain peak, a short distance away from the high school where Draxus had escaped from upon arriving on Dyteria a dark shadow slowly creeped out from amidst the trees, its body had spikes sticking out from its skin with pitch black eyes.

It slowly raised its head then stared at the deserted city that lay before it "He’s still here, Orion Kyrosis, did you ever think you could run from my control?"