Ranking System

[Third Person POV]

Ruined. The world that had been engaged in war had been ruined. Almost everything in this world had been wiped, and the smell of ashes and debris could be seen everywhere.

Despite the world being ruined, not everything was lost. Survivors that had lived up to the war had gathered together. Hope within their eyes didn't die, but the anger had flared.

Everyone here knew they didn't have to power to get revenge, but vengeance was never too late. Even if they have to bear this grudge for generations, they will do whatever it takes to curse their enemies.

The world that was destroyed is a third-rank world. This may seem like a big deal to the eyes of others, but with how vast the system had located, this happens daily.

In the world, a lone person lies there. One thing that had filled the young man's mind was the hunger plaguing his mind. Food was scarce with the destruction of this world. For a man who loved to eat, he found this situation nauseating.

"Food..."

The man muttered in despair, knowing hunger would be his main problem. With the terrible conditions of this world, searching for fresh food would be almost impossible.

"Food..."

What didn't help was that he lived exceptionally far away from the closest survivor. The area he was in was a rural village, one that was peaceful. He felt like he would die without help and food along the way.

Even the hub they had access to was gone due to the invasion. A hidden rule set by the system was when you're in your home world, and an invasion is going on, the people can't leave their world. This would be limited to seven days.

With the hunger starting to get to him, he felt like he would go insane. No matter what, he would find something to eat.

After hours of searching, a result had been made. But it was a monster that had toxic fumes mixed with its body.

"Must eat..."

The boy that had searched for food hadn't realized his situation. Desperate for food, he ran towards a monster that would beat him by normal means.

Upon their first encounter, the mutated cockroach had headbutted the boy. The shell of the monsters with the fumes had rendered the boy useless within a move.

The sight of the attempt was pathetic for a desperate person. Any moment the boy would die from hunger and blood loss from being bashed by the cock roach. Sensing that the boy was still alive, it moved closer and devoured the boy's arm.

Death was coming closer. Being eaten was quite ironic for an avid eater. In the doors of death, the body didn't resist. He knew he was going to die and had resisted trying. The madness he had cleared up and had freaked him out. He would rather die than lose his sanity.

Suddenly when he was about to die, his eyes started to darken. Something possessed him, and the monster approaching him was suddenly sucked into his mouth.

"Food..."

The boy's body changed once the cockroach had been sucked into the boy's stomach. Power invigorated him, and all the damages done to him were healed.

As for the radiation coming from the bug, instead of harming the body. It had strengthened the boy tremendously. His leg arm, which was bitten, had come back, but his attitude had changed entirely.

"More..."

Even after the boy had absorbed the bug, he wasn't satisfied. Like a wild beast, the boy searched for any prey coming his way.

With this happening, the boy would eventually run into more monsters. And with more monsters, he started to absorb all their powers. Such power growth was rare. Only people with exceptional skills would be able to do this.

After the boy ate everything in sight, the hunger within didn't stop. Ten monsters that were the size of a deer weren't enough.

"Another survivor? I didn't expect to meet someone else. Kid! Let's work together, in a situation like this we got to cooperate."

A survivor was surprised to see another person close to him. He was relieved after finding someone else that could work with him. Being alone in times like these were hard when one needed comfort.

"Food..."

"Kid, sorry to break it to you, but I got nothing."

The boy walked closer to the man, and it was weird when the boy acted creepy. As for the man, he noticed the strange color in the boy's eyes.

"Food..."

"Stay away."

Realizing something was wrong with the boy. He told him to stay away. Of course, the boy was unresponsive to the man's warning, like a mindless zombie.

Seeing that the boy was hostile, he began to make the first move. There was guilt on his face knowing that the boy was mentally traumatized from the war.

Ending the boy's misery, he tried to blow the boy's head off with his fist. Unfortunately, the outcome was undesirable for the man.

Attempting to make a physical attack, a black hole opened in the boy's mouth. Not only did his blow stop, but his arms also went missing.

The boy's power increased again, and blood loss made the man pale. What was surprising was that the pain one was supposed to receive was not there.

"Fuck!!!"

Meeting a cannibal scared the soul out of him. For someone trying to survive, being scared was the last thing you wanted a predator to know.

Out of desperation, he threw a sharp object at the boy instead of a punch. But due to his nervousness, the sharp object went into his mouth, never to be seen again.

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In the end, the man died. The hunger within the boy had disappeared, and he returned to normal.

"What have I done???"

The boy remembered everything he had done. Disgust welled within, knowing what he had eaten. He could vividly remember the taste of everything he ate, and the tear in him started to rain down. Those powers of his. It was dangerous yet agonizing.