Versatile System Online

"Thudd",

" Ptui...",

Ray spat a mouthful of blood after he kneeled on the ground using one of his hands as support.

"This bloodline ability is like a double-edged sword. To think that it would cause such damage to my internal organs when I used it only for a moment", Ray thought as he tried to calm himself down.

"Urghh! It hurts", Ray muttered as his body ached all over as he tried to stand up.

"You should rest for a bit and let your body heal to some extent. If you move right now, then from the condition of your internal organs, you wouldn't last long before falling shut", Aurora explained to Ray as she advised him to take it easy.

"Sigh, I guess I shout contact Aliya. She would be able to heal me", Ray sighed as he used his mental transference technique to contact Aliya.

"Aliya! Could you hear me? If you could, then please reach me as soon as possible, I need your help", Ray sent a mental message and waited for her to receive it as he didn't know her exact location so he just sent it over in a larger radius.

"Why does my head feel so heavy?", Ray asked Aurora as he felt a ton of boulders weighing down on his head.

"You just used up your remaining mental energy to contact Aliya, so this is a side effect of having left with little to no mental energy", Aurora told him as she continued,

"I recommend you to use that minor recovery potion because if you continue like this, it wouldn't be long before you pass out cold in the open, and this could potentially lead to someone harming you when unconscious",

"Yeah I understand, but that minor recovery potion needs some time to ingest into the body", Ray said as he simultaneously searched for the minor recovery potion in his inventory.

"You could last long enough for it to be ingested if you take the potion now", Aurora replied as she helped Ray out by sorting the inventory and highlighting the minor recovery potion.

"Thanks, Aurora, I don't know what I would have done without you", Ray earnestly thanked Aurora as he brought the minor recovery potion out of the inventory.

Using the little strength he had left, Ray took the potion in his hands, uncorked the bottle, and gulped it down in one go.

"Argh, it burns", Ray exclaimed as he felt a burning sensation down his throat.

Enduring the sensation, Ray moved his body a bit as he lay on the ground on his stomach. As he did so, he crawled like a snake, towards the nearest bush so he could find cover from unknown dangers that might come to him in the open.

Meanwhile,

Deeper within the forest, at the mouth of an artificial cave,

The dean floated in the air with his hands behind his back. Along with the dean floated another person.

The person was covered in blood from head to toe while his arms and legs were bent outwards. His hair was mangled while his whole body had deep gashes on it.

The person's face was disfigured beyond point and the only thing that seemed intact were its eyes, of which one was swollen.

The dean looked at the person and asked in a cool and calm attitude, not showing even a bit of opposition,

"So tell me, is it the hideout?",

"Mhmm… Mhmm",

Listening to the dean's question, the person hurriedly tried to speak as he made muffled noises and vigorously nodded his head in approval.

Seeing the person nodding and responding positively the dean also nodded as he said,

"Good! Now if you would have lied to me, I think that you are aware of the outcome",

Looking at those deep eyes that had a hidden tsunami within them, the person's blood chilled as he felt the visceral fear of life for the umpteenth time.

Trying to save his life, the man hurriedly nodded while tears involuntarily came out of his eyes. Too bad that his tear glands were out of tears and blood flowed instead.

"Good, I like it that you understand. You know, such understanding people like you are very hard to find. Now that you have understood… I won't torture you anymore and you could… die a less painful death", The dean said as he spoke slowly, his voice chilling the atmosphere itself.

On the other hand, the person upon hearing the dean's words at first got excited and a bit relieved to be able to have a chance for his life. Yet, things didn't go too well for him as the dean spoke more and when he said his last sentence, the person's expression twisted fiercely as he died on the spot.

"Tsk.. Such a weak will", the dean muttered as he threw the person aside and flew inside the cave.

Within the cave,

Van and Fin stood together as they oversaw thirty men standing in front of them.

"Your job is to hold him for some time so that we could evacuate along with the research", Van gave his orders as he looked into the eyes of everyone standing in front of him.

"Any questions?", Fin asked sternly.

"Sn.. Can I?", One of the men asked as he raised his hand. Though one could see his hand trembling in fear.

"Ask what you want, but be fast. There is not much time to waste", Fin spoke as he allowed the person to answer.

"Who is he exactly? And how strong is he?", The person asked in fear as he kept his head down, not daring to look into the eyes of either Van or Fin.

"No need to worry about who the person is or what the person is, you all just need to know that he can not use the full extent of his powers and all of you are strong enough to hold him down for a certain time before escaping with your lives", Van responded as he made the conditions clear to everyone while Fin continued his statement,

"Also, if any of you isn't able to leave alive. According to the agreement signed, the money that is to be given to you would be forwarded to your family. Now hurry, the person is almost upon us", Fin said as he clapped his hands and got everyone to work.

With that done, Van and Fin walked deeper into the cave until they approached a large door made of steel.

At the side stood a biometric scanner, scanning both of their fingerprints. The door opened as Van and Fin entered.

As both of them entered, their entire view changed as only large capsules were seen everywhere. The capsules had strange liquid flowing within them.

Other than the capsules, different equipment, and lab instruments were within the place as different people in lab coats rushed around as they cleaned up everything.

"Are the teleport stations ready?", Fin asked as he walked forward and approached a lanky man in a dirty lab coat.

"Yes, everything is in order. The teleport stations will be up and running within half an hour while the backup capsules have also been set. As for the empty ones, I have left a surprise in them", the man spoke mischievously as he showed an eerie grin.

Listening to the man, Fin seemed to be pleased as he patted him and spoke,

"Good work doctor, I am sure master would be pleased with your work here",

Listening to Fin, the doctor nodded as he smiled eerily and continued with his work.

As the doctor got to work and all the preparations for the transport were being made, the dean finally reached the artificial cave as he ventured inside.

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A/N:- Quick question. The discord server is in works but I need a suggestion over it's name and your suggestions would be welcomed with open arms.