Fear and Hunger, Gamer Soul

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Walking down an endless staircase, Leon began to smell a faint iron smell that grew stronger with each step he took.

With his enhanced vision thanks to his attributes, Leon could see clearly in the dark, but all he could see in front of him as he descended was an endless staircase.

After ten minutes of descending the stairs, Leon finally managed to reach the lower floor.

Known as Level 2 or, to those closest to him, the Bloodpit.

The entire floor was covered in flesh and pieces of bodies, the smell of blood and rotten flesh was so strong that anyone would feel nauseous.

Leon closed his eyes and then sniffed the air deeply...

"That smell... It even reminds me of my room!"

"Maybe I should clean my room when I get back."

Leon commented casually, soon after he took his first step onto the floor and then felt his foot sink slightly.

Looking ahead, there was a wall with an endless horizontal corridor in front of him. Remembering the game and what Rudimer had told him, Leon walked to the right.

After walking for a while, Leon found an Elite Guard next to a door.

The Guard was tall and wore a helmet with several red feathers, in his hands were a sword and a mace.

As he approached the door, the Guard who seemed to be in a trance began to walk towards Leon.

"Hey! I need to go through this door, so don't make things difficult for me." Leon said as he took a paper out of his pocket ready to hand it to the guard.

The Guard quickly raised the mace in his hand, ignoring Leon.

Before he could attack, his arm was already falling to the ground, while he screamed loudly.

"Aaaaah."

Unfazed by this, Leon quickly cut off his other arm and kicked the Guard's leg, making him fall.

Without wasting any more time with the Guard, Leon put the paper in his pocket and started walking towards the door.

But before he could reach it, he started hearing footsteps coming towards him.

Waiting a bit, Leon finally saw who it was along with a notification.

[You received 50 exp]

In front of him was a Lizardman, he held a shield and a sword in his hands.

Upon seeing Leon, he advanced at great speed, leaving Leon a little surprised.

"This is really a surprise... Let's see if you're going to be a pain to kill like in the game..."

The Lizardman quickly closed the distance between him and Leon and then brandished his sword towards Leon.

Who in turn prepared to defend with Miasma.

Upon feeling the Lizardman's blow, Leon found himself retreating a few steps.

"Hahaha, you really are strong!" Leon commented with a smile, not letting himself be shaken by the Lean Man's strength.

Leon, with Miasma in his hands, took another step back, just in time to dodge the tail that was coming at him as fast as a bullet.

The two didn't stop for a second as they tried to kill each other, the Lizardman's smile grew bigger by the second as he finally saw someone so skilled.

"You should stop smiling, that smile can make you uglier than you already are." Leon teased the Lizardman who ignored him and simply swung his sword towards Leon's head who in turn simply dodged.

As time passed, hours passed and the two began to show signs of fatigue.

"You know, if it were a normal day... I would have already given up and started again and killed you easily knowing your moves..." Leon spoke as they tried to catch their breath.

"But unfortunately for you... I don't want to die today, you really were an incredible opponent.... BUT THIS ENDS HERE YOU FILTHY SALAMANDER!"

Hearing this, the Lizardman gathered all his strength and advanced towards Leon, who also ran, gathering all his strength to brandish Miasma.

When the two swords met, there was a small stalemate... Until the Lizardman's sword, which was showing more and more signs of wear as the fight went on, finally shattered to the Lizardman's shock.

With a look of shock, the Lizardman tried in a desperate attempt to defend himself with his shield, but it was all in vain when Miasma cut part of his shoulder, leaving an open wound that began to spurt blood.

Feeling the cut, the Lizardman grimaced slightly, until suddenly a piercing pain took over his shoulder, which began to spread throughout his arm.

A scream of pain was soon heard from the Lizardman. Seeing him begin to lose himself in pain, Leon quickly turned and brandished Miasma horizontally with all his remaining strength, opening another tear in the Lizardman's belly.

"It seems like it's finally over...."

Leon commented tiredly and sat on the floor when he saw the Lizardman, with his last strength, falling to the ground while screaming in pain.

After a few moments, the Lizardman finally stopped making noises and then...

[You received 500xp]

Taking a deep breath, Leon sat down to rest a bit. This fight had worn him out more than he could have imagined.

After a while, Leon finally got up and went towards the door. Upon opening the door, Leon found another staircase that went down that seemed to have no end.

"Fuck! How long am I going to be going down these stairs now?"

Leon couldn't help but curse as he started to go down the stairs to the next floor.