After crying for at least 10 minutes I finally stopped and looked up to the blinking sign of a notification.

Congratulations! You have gained a level.

My first thought was why it just said level and nothing else opening my system. I realized I didn’t gain any stat points from my encounter. Angry, I slammed my good hand into the sofa.

As I realized I couldn’t do anything as I couldn’t fight without my dominant hand I tried to use my skill that I saw when I first looked at my system.

Skills:

* Light up (Neon)

Effect: Able to make something that you are holding or is on your person light up with neon colors.

(Upgradeable)

“Light up.” Nothing… So it didn’t activate by sound. I tried to think about it and a new message blinked at me.

You can’t use the skill Light up as you don’t have any points in mana.

I didn’t like my old world that much but it was 100 times better than this hellhole where even the system is against you. After dozing off in my rage I was awoken by a loud scream, then more screams. Pushing myself up from the sofa I cursed myself that this wasn’t a dream as my arm was bandaged and a dull but abrupt pain came from it.

Quickly I made my way to the kitchen grabbing my last gourmet knife. Walking out I looked both ways first to make sure it was ok. More screams cried out and a shrill scream quickly I rushed down the stairs realizing the corpse was now gone just a blood trail leading down. I shuddered at the thought but continued down.

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Continuing down a trail of blood went from the stairs to one of the open rooms. I didn’t go in. Continuing down the stairs I reached a corridor that entered the main lobby. I nearly vomited at the sight 3 bodies were ripped in half, with everything spewing out and a really big version of the smaller things stood in front of me, eating the fourth one with one hand, while holding a massive wooden club like object with a sharp edge of the front in the other hand.

Even with the fear and horror I felt I still needed to burst into action. I desperately hoped my increased strength was enough. A frightened expression was on my face and my body shook all over urging me to run but I stayed only for one reason. It was weak.

I could see a lot of injuries covering its body and decent size cuts on its body probably from the knife that was lying near the body of one of the fallen. Another reason was it hasn’t seen me yet as it was still happily chewing away without a care in the world.

I snuck warily behind it moving incredibly slow not knowing if it has an acute sense of hearing. After getting directly behind the thing that was at least two to three times taller than the things I fought before. I lashed out striking its unprotected back. It kept going in until it hit the bone which still went in a fair chunk.

A surprised and pained snarl left its mouth after being attacked with no time I yanked the blade out which caused another yelp. As it turned towards me it swung the half eaten human at me instead of the club and for a half second I froze at the sight. Horror stricken as it smashed into me, flinging me about a foot away and causing me to roll repeatedly until I stopped on the wall.

I gagged loudly and the sudden force. I used my hands to stabilize myself as I got up seeing the larger it rushing towards me, giving me no time to breathe. Eyes wide I jumped to the side which luckily worked as it didn’t react fast enough to grab me and its force made it run into the wall.

I quickly scrambled to get up even if my side was hurting profusely. I still somehow held onto the knife and luckily didnt cut myself, I leapt back at it again using its confusion of not hitting me but the wall to attack its neck. The knife went in easy enough with barely any struggle except a quick turn of its head but then it suddenly lost all the fight it had and collapsed.

Not using luck I stabbed its neck over and over again until it was a bloody mess. Only then did I relax and think over what just happened. I didn’t cry over the other peoples death, I tried to save them more than what others would do. I had no idea how I killed it but the 4 of them couldn't. I could only chalk it up to one thing; they were scared and frightened.

They probably were too scared to run but too frightened to fight leading them to be killed. They probably put up some resistance from the injuries it had before I came. I didn’t feel bad about killing these creatures that were actively trying to kill us.

After taking care of my emotions and not trying to look at or smell the slaughterfest over there I willed my status screen up which came with other boxes.

Congratulations! You have gained a level and so have 2 free stat points to use.

I put the first point into magic then I blacked out from a searing pain that hit my entire body.