Unlimited Power 03: The Sinful Ruler

You obtained 5.000 coins.

Congratulations! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

Congratulations! The skill Mana Blade has leveled up.

Congratulations! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

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Jake sighed in relief when the battle ended… he needed a hot shower and a long nap… he deserved that much after such hard work. He also wanted to believe that he deserved some good loot as well, but the boss didn't drop anything. It was a pity, but it couldn't be helped, it would be preposterous to think that all of them would drop something useful every single time. Fortunately, the dungeon shop would improve.

"Come to think of it… I wonder why this thing didn't summon giant bees or something," Jake said. "It should be able to do that…"

While Jake was thinking about that, he received some stamina potions, and then he was teleported back to the neutral planet. His grove was the same as before, so he felt like sleeping right there, but he decided to clean himself in the river first. That mission sure made him get dirty quite a lot.

In the end, Jake relaxed for quite a while in the river. There were few things better than the freedom of taking a bath butt naked without worrying about being called a pervert by others since he was in the open. It was also a pain to be so mindful of that stuff all the time. After that, Jake worked on his field of herbs before the exhaustion could take over his body completely.

"I suppose I can think about what to do next… after sleeping for a while…" Jake said while he was having a hard time keeping his eyes open.

He quickly looked for a tree to put his back against it, and in no time, Jake fell asleep.

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Somewhere far away, a man was leading a group of warriors through a dense forest. The man was wearing a dark armor and a blue sword that made anyone who approached him too much feel shivers just by the power of the effects of the weapon alone. The leader of the group stood above the others due to his sheer amount of raw power, but all the people following him looked like battle-hardened warriors of many wars. Ordinary people would have looked away while trembling instead of keeping eye contact with them for too long.

After a while, those people left the dense forest, and when they saw a huge camp a few kilometers ahead. Many humans could be seen there working on many tasks like repairing weapons, making food, sparring… That didn't change a thing for that group. While there were thousands of humans there, and they heavily outnumbered that group, it didn't change the fact that they had come to fight, and they will fight.

Both sides had humans, and both sides had people that survived many battles and were trying to keep as many humans alive as possible. Still, their methods were too different from each other, so things inevitably reached such a point.

When the soldiers in the camp noticed the arrival of such a group, they grabbed their weapons and alerted the others. They knew what that group wanted, so talking things out wasn't a possibility. Those who had long-ranged attacks prepared to do so first, but the man with the black armor and blue sword just swung his weapon once and then froze all of those enemies a hundred of meters away.

Those who were following him began to attack as well, and soon the camp began to burn, and people began to die in droves. However, they stopped right at the entrance of the camp, and the black-haired man raised his voice.

"You have two options: die or surrender and become my soldiers. Keep your sword in hand if you want to fight or bend the knee if you want to survive!"

The black-haired man sure was full of himself, some people hesitated in fighting when they saw what he could do, but others, when they heard that, they got enraged if anything. Those who were enraged charged at his group without caring about the formation or any tactics. Thanks to that, his followers had the chance to fight at close range, and that was what they wanted.

A bit slower than before, the people of that camp began to die. Those who tried to fight put up a good one, but those soldiers eventually defeated them. Since they let the blood rush to their heads, some soldiers looked for a fight, even against those who had surrendered. However, when the first of them was about to cut them down, the black-haired man cut him down from head to toe in a single swing.

"Who will be the next that won't follow my orders?"

The soldiers finally cooled down after seeing that. Their leader could be merciful when he wanted, but not with those that caused problems for him… Also, since he was in a bad humor, a quick death perhaps won't be granted to them. The reason for that was that he could see a large group leaving that camp. Chasing them was one option since they were the leaders, but the dark-haired man had to consolidate his new forces in that camp.

"They will warn the others, but it doesn't matter, eventually they will die or join me."

After constantly winning the battles for survivors but losing many wars, the man realized that the human race was following the wrong path. Eventually, they will be defeated once and for all since their numbers have decreased so much. In order to not lose all the wars, someone had to step up and become the leader of the entire human race. Most people thought that wasn't the best option, so they hesitated in dirtying their hands and taking the risks, but not that man. He won't let himself be defeated, even if he had to make all humans submit before him…