Instantly after Rex and Goro rushed inside the cave, everywhere turned black as a massive stone was rolled to cover the entrance to the cave.
In the pitch-black darkness, Goro panicked as he could no longer see but Rex was calm as his eyesight was even better in the night.
He rapidly looked around and seeing no one, he was confused. He did not give up as he started thinking, this was when he remembered. Pain had a shadow mystic ability whose users like Vampires had their abilities amplified at night.
Not only that, Pain had the 6 Poison Bug parasite. With this parasite, he could not only fly but he could climb through walls as well.
Rex instinctively looked up and his eyes narrowed.
"Dodge!" Rex yelled but it was too late.
Whoosh!
The deadly stingers of the Bug parasite stabbed at 2 directions as both Rex and Goro were hit. Rex reacted fast and only got hit on the shoulder, but Goro was not as fast as the stinger stabbed straight through his neck.
Blood gurgled as Goro slumped on the wall while grabbing his neck tight.
Rex was alarmed on seeing his dying companion, but he didn't have the luxury to help as Pain was now fully on him after getting Goro.
[You have been poisoned by the 6 Poison Bug Parasite!]
Rex felt dizzy a bit but he dared not leave himself vulnerable.
He threw a backflip to make some distance between them while he looked out for his enemy but Pain was nowhere to be seen. Before he knew what was happening, he felt the wind blowing beside his ears.
All the hair on Rex's body stood on end as he reacted instantly.
[You have activated Affection Necklace's Mystic Effect: Love Protection!]
The heart-shaped shield activated on time, barely keeping the pair of daggers from separating Rex's head from his body. Rex felt cold sweat soaking his back as he ducked and rolled backward to dodge the follow-up attack.
Whoosh!
Rex retaliated with a Needle stab attack but Pain was just too fast, he was faster than the wind, he moved in the shadows and he was untraceable.
Rex only attacked empty air as Pain's daggers rapidly stabbed at his shield. Not only that, his Super grade parasite armor kicked in again as the pair of Stingers and the other attack modes of the armor were spammed at him.
[Warning! Shield's durability has gone below 10%!]
Rex was horrified, he did not have a single moment to catch his breath.
Before Rex could react, the Love Protection shield shattered as Pain's pair of daggers ruthlessly sliced formations and patterns through his body.
Each swishing sound was followed by blood flying as Rex groaned in pain and fell backward. Before his back could touch the cave floor, Pain was on him again as this time he went for the head to finish the job.
Rex saw the daggers as they closed in to slice his head off.
[You have activated Blackfire Skill: Zone!]
In this moment of extreme danger, once Rex activated this skill, he could think of nothing else as his brain worked as fast as a computer to deduce the right action to take. He got what he wanted in less than a second.
[You have activated Vampire Ability: Adrenaline Surge!]
Rex's blood flow accelerated as his energy levels increased rapidly.
Clang!
Rex blocked in the nick of time with his Death Daggers but Pain was too much. This warrior when not crazy was a horrifying veteran powerhouse to face.
Rex's Adrenaline Surge ability helped him survive but not for long. The Adrenaline Surge was like an orgasm, its effects helped Rex but only for a few seconds as Pain overwhelmed him again.
This time, there was no helping it, Rex was about to lose his head.
Rex was out of options again. He felt fear engulfing his heart even as his Zone skill tried to counter it, Rex felt extremely close to death again.
Rex almost gave up but an extreme solution soon popped into his head by the help of his zone skill like a ripple induced in an originally gentle sea.
[You have activated Upgrade Ability: Overload!]
[Your blood, mystic energy, and soul essence have been extracted!]
The next moment, Rex roared like a demon as his blood-red glowing eyes instantly turned into a pure glowing light green color.
He could feel his body burning but with it came great strength.
Pain's dagger finally arrived but Rex was now a demon. He moved so fast that Pain could barely react, Rex did not attack with his sword neither his daggers, rather his mouth bit down on Pain's dagger and chewed on it.
The dagger shattered!
Pain was shocked as he saw this while he also felt the current energy presence of his opponent. Rex current energy was probably the strongest that he had seen in his long life from an Intermediate mystic warrior.
Before Pain could move, Rex's right leg already launched forward to kick him on the abdomen. Pain flew back as a few of his ribs were broken.
This was the cue that he needed; Rex was no longer the same warrior nor the same half-bat that he knew before.
Without hesitation, Pain read the situation and turned into a shadow as he grabbed his brother before escaping deeper into the cave.
Rex could not stop him; Pain was gone almost instantly.
Rex gritted his teeth as he turned to look at Goro, this warrior already stopped breathing. Seeing Goro's motionless form, Rex felt his anger exploding to the roof even as his body burned and this was when he felt a strange connection.
Once Rex concentrated on the strange connection, he discovered…, bats!
Rex instantly understood, this was a cave of Vampire Bats.
[You have activated Half-bat skill: Bat King!]
The next moment, Rex experienced a peculiar feeling as every single one of the hundreds of bats in this cave came under his control.
He could feel what they felt, he could see what they saw.
Rex soon gave them his order. "Find Pain!"
All the Vampire Bats obeyed as they went into action, Rex followed the trails that they left behind as he flew deeper into the cave.
…
Despite with the help of the Vampire Bats, it took Rex more than 30 minutes before he found Pain and by now, he already deactivated his Overload skill. If the skill was still active, he would probably be sucked dry already.
[Warning! You are currently in a weakened state!]
[All your stats have been suppressed by 60% for 1 month!]
This was the reason why Rex did not jump in immediately to kill Pain. If he did that, there was no guarantee of who would be the one dying.
Though Rex already expected a high penalty for the Overload skill, this was still beyond his expectation and the penalty already came while he was still very much in this battle, Pain was extremely injured but was still dangerous.
Rex hid in the shadows as he silently watched the 2 brothers.
At this moment, Pain sat on a rock as he rested his exhausted body against the wall of the cave while he looked down at Cain who laid weakly before him.
"Hahaha". Pain laughed maniacally as he looked at his brother. "I always tried to hold myself from being proactive, but if only you knew how much I looked forward to this day, then you would have never joined the force to kill me".
"I hate you as deep as the f*cking Atlantic Ocean!"
"I hate you too!" Cain growled softly. "You killed father, why?"
"Why?"
"Why…? Hahaha, why? WHY?" Pain raised his voice and smashed a stone against the cave wall as his emotions got riled up again.
He stood up as he turned away from his brother. "All my life, everything I ever wanted was a parent's love too".
"I was the first child; I was supposed to be the first and only love but Emily and Rukky were born. I never hated them, I only started hating them when mom and dad's love was divided".
"What right do they have to leave me and love them?"
"I endured but like that was not enough, you were born".
"Hahaha, from there, everything turned south. I was no longer dad's adorable Abel, from nowhere, I became the villain".
"I was beaten for my mistakes; I was beaten for your mistakes also. You were never scolded; I received all the scolding in your stead, why?"
"WHY?" Pain punched the wall to vent his pent-up frustration as he spoke.
"Despite all these, I still loved dad, waiting for his love to come back but it never came. After Emily and Rukky died to the beast horde in the farm, they blamed me for their death, that was what killed the remaining bit of hope in me".
"Dad disowned me but I didn't feel as much pain as I expected".
"You know why?" Pain turned to his brother and laughed maniacally. "Because I became Pain itself, hahaha!"
"I came back as an adult, strong and independent. I came back to kill those who killed Abel, I killed both dad and mom for their sins against me".
"But I let you live so that you can experience the same thing that I experienced. I wanted you to be deprived of love too, I wanted you to experience pain and I was successful, you did experience pain".
Pain finally turned to Cain as his face turned cold again. "Since you already experienced pain, then my only mission in this life is complete".
"We both no longer have any use in this world, we are Pain!"
"See you in the afterlife brother".
Whoosh!
Pain stabbed his weak brother on the brain, ending his life for good.
"Hahaha…, hahaha, that is for you dad!"
"And this is for you mom…"
As soon as he finished laughing, Pain wiped the tears away from his eyes as he motioned to stab himself to death but Rex was one step ahead.
[You have activated skill: Plutonian Slash!]
[You have activated Berserker's Mystic Effect: Sword Energy Control!]
Pain only heard the sound of the wind as the golden sword energy was controlled to smoothly separate his head away from his body.
Blood gurgled and sprayed like a fountain as Rex's voice reverberated from the darkness. "No one dares to take my food, not even you the food itself!"
[2nd Sub Mission: Kill the leader of the Desert Cowboy Gang, Pain!]
[Mission Completed!]
[You have been rewarded with 200 free stat points, 2000 skill points, 100 constitution points, 200 mystic energy limits, and 1 random ability or skill draw chance from the boss criminal, Pain!]
[You have received 5 random ability and skill draw chances!]
1. [Shadow Mystic Ability Skill: Shadow Purgatory Pull!]
- When activated, you have a 10% chance of dragging your opponent into the shadows where they will receive AOE purgatory damage!]
2. [Poison Parasite Mystic Ability Skill: Mist Poison!]
- When activated, you can release poison in the form of mist.
3. [Dagger Battle Domain Skill: Blade Draw!]
- When activated, your normal blade attack will deal 20% more damage and 100% more damage when used alongside the assassination skill.
4. [Lifestyle Skill: Master Thief!]
- When activated, your theft skills become master level.
5. [Special- Shadow Cultivation Technique: Shadow Mystic Ability!]
- This is a cultivation technique to awaken the shadow mystic ability.
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[You have killed an Intermediate Mystic Warrior: Pain!]
[You have gained 41 mystic energy points!]
[You have gained 100 mystic energy limits!]
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