Cosmic Ruler

Chapter 47 berserker

"What's this?" Jake thought as everything around him was painted in grey and black, with only he remaining colored.

"It's like time stopped," Jake mumbled, observing the frozen scene around him, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

"Jake Dreamstar." Suddenly, an echo resounded, and Jake turned left and right, trying to locate the source. The voice spoke again, "I will grant you power to achieve your wish."

{Temporary skill - Endless Slaughter acquired}

{Endless Slaughter: The more you kill, the stronger you become}

{Caution: Too much usage of this skill will put you in a berserk state, where you can even attack your allies}

"I have granted you power, O Touched by Cosmos. Go and help them." The voice faded, and Jake found the world starting to move again.

Jake looked around, feeling disoriented, when someone patted him on the back. Turning, he saw Neil, asking him what happened. Jake shook his head and took a deep breath to calm himself. He then checked his status and saw Endless Slaughter there. "It wasn't a dream, but who was that?"

Shaking unnecessary thoughts out of his head, Jake turned his attention to the battlefield. Drawing his sword, he began his relentless assault.

He first aimed at E ranks and D ranks. Jake ran and slashed, leaving a path of bodies behind, of monsters and Devil Worshipers alike. No small ranker stood a chance. After Jake killed close to 100 low rankers, a notification popped up.

{100 Lives reaped, All stats + 100%}

{Insanity stat opened}

{Insanity: 0 -> 1} Jake momentarily felt the rush of power but refrained from targeting C rankers and kept slaughtering low rankers.

As Jake continued his relentless onslaught, his movements became more fluid, his strikes more precise. Each swing of his sword seemed to cut through the air with deadly efficiency, leaving a trail of fallen enemies in his wake. With every life he reaped, he could feel the surge of power coursing through his veins, fueling his determination to press on.

The battlefield became a blur of chaos and carnage as Jake moved from one target to the next, his focus unwavering. His temporary skill, Endless Slaughter, granted him the strength to overwhelm his foes effortlessly. With each kill, his stats continued to skyrocket, the boosts driving him to push his limits further.

Another notification flashed before Jake's eyes as he reached another milestone in his rampage:

{200 Lives reaped, All stats + 200%}

{Insanity: 1 -> 2}

Jake kept moving, and his insanity stat kept climbing. At first, Jake didn't feel anything other than power. However, as his insanity stat reached the 50 mark and he gained the power to battle B rankers, things changed. His movements became sluggish, his vision seemed blurry, and his only instinct was to kill.

Jake slapped himself to regain control and resumed his onslaught. His allies watched with amazement as Jake wiped out almost all rankers up to C rank and now he was slaughtering B ranks. But they also felt fear; Jake's crimson eyes now gave them chills.

"He is losing his reasons," Neil yelled.

Others understood his signal and fought more effectively. They were afraid that if Jake lost his reasons, he would start harming his own allies, something Jake would definitely regret.

"Dammm it , he is just a kid" Flaura yelled as her fist pierced the heart of an A rank enemy.

"that's why we have to finish them and help him" Liam calmly said as he blocked a blow, which Flaura missed because of her distraction.

"Getting angry and losing focus will only hinder you," Liam remarked as he once again melted back into the shadows.

And by now, their enemies also saw the anomaly, "He is getting more stronger as he kills more, STOP HIM!!!" one of the S ranker battling Neil yelled, seeing Jake condition.

Neil gritted his teeth as he pushed his body to limit to stop any on them to reach Jake but despite everyone's efforts, a few A ranks slipped past them. They watched in horror as one of them reached Jake and swung his sword, but Jake dodged. Their relief was short-lived as another assassin slit Jake's throat, killing him.

Jake, seeing his headless body, thought before closing his eyes, "I'm... sorry."

{User died, Temporary skill is lost}

{Insanity Stat persists}

{User gained Minor Madness Resistance}

{Logging Out}

Jake stood up and removed Soul Gear from his head, stretching his neck. "It almost felt real," he mumbled.

[How was it?] Nexus asked.

"How was what?" Jake asked.

[Your first failure,] Nexus said.

"I don't know," Jake said calmly.

[.....That's not an answer,] Nexus said after a moment.

"I myself don't have an answer," Jake shook his head.

[Just tell me how you feel,] Nexus asked.

"It's... weird but a calming feeling," Jake answered, not fully understanding himself.

[Hmm,] Nexus nodded, inwardly thinking, 'You are growing, Jake.'

Nexus was happy that Jake was not taking his failure too much. He calmly accepted his defeat without whining about anything.

"I wonder what happened to the territory," Jake mumbled.

"By the way what was that voice earlier?" Jake asked

[What Voice?] Nexus asked back

"Never mind" Jake shook his head and thought ' I will talk about it later'

Jake then looked at his surroundings and saw an empty room with a single woman in a secretary-like suit standing near the door.

"Excuse me?" Jake said.

"Yes, how can I help?" Her reply was robotic.

Jake inspected her and saw that she was indeed a robot. "Where is everyone?" he asked.

"Follow me," the female robot replied and began exiting the hall.

Jake nodded and followed her.

She took Jake to what seemed like a really important area. Reaching a specific door, she knocked twice, and then a rough voice invited them in.

Jake, upon entering, saw a real-life giant, with the room being too big. Jake then thought something and looked back. "It's like a door within a door," he said, looking at the door from where he entered, built on another giant-size door.

"Everyone has the same reaction seeing me for the first time," the giant man said, looking at Jake with a smile.

"Yes," Jake replied.

"They are on the next test," the giant said, anticipating Jake's question. When Jake opened his mouth to ask, the giant stopped him. "I know what you're going to ask, and no, you are not disqualified."

"Then what?" Jake asked.

"Do you know the true reason behind World's End?" the giant instead asked Jake.

'I know, but I don't think a normal village guy like me is supposed to know it,' Jake thought and then answered, "I don't know."

The giant nodded and then replied, "It's basically an inheritance ground. Up until now, six legacies of different grades have been obtained by lucky as well as capable individuals."

"What does it have to do with me?" Jake asked.

"Earlier, when you were killing all those monsters, you were also becoming stronger too. We believe you might have a legacy of Monarch Of War" the giant said, looking at Jake.

"I don't. I just heard a voice, and then I got that power, but now it's already lost," Jake shook his head.

[Pavitar Eyes is examining you] Jake got tensed hearing Nexus's words, but then he shrugged. He told the truth anyway.

[Pavitar Eyes, deem your words Truthful]

"It doesn't seem you are lying, but since you heard from one of them, it means you have a chance to obtain that legacy. Therefore, we are admitting you to Celestaria Academy as Special Admission," the giant said and then passed Jake a file.

"It contains your supplies and rule book, along with your uniform," the giant said, passing him a paper-thin file.

"Well, most of the stuff is inside the storage ring," the giant replied, seeing Jake's eyes as he looked at the paper-thin file.

Jake nodded, and then the giant said, "By the way, my name is Ragur Yak, one of the Chief Elders of the academy."

Jake nodded, and then the female robot showed him the way to his dormitory.

"Hmm, Dual-core, huh? I should hide it, or those guys might target him," Ragur thought as he looked at Jake's back.

"Three special admissions this year. It seems this is going to be a hectic year," Ragur mumbled and then returned to his desk.

As Jake followed the female robot, he asked, "What is Chief Elder?"

"It means Director of the Academy in simple terms," the female robot replied.

"This Academy has more than one director?" Jake asked.

"Yes, Celestaria Academy is a place to teach the brightest of talents, and each person specializes in one field. So, Celestaria Academy has a system of multiple directors to ensure perfect teaching," the female robot replied, and Jake then didn't ask anything.

After some time, they reached Jake's dormitory. "It's like a mansion," Jake mumbled and then asked, "Which room is mine?"

"This whole mansion is yours," the female robot said, looking at him.

"Eh?" Jake