Chapter 13: The final push
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"Stay with it, Kai. You need to divide your attention. Power, speed, endurance, these are yours now. Don’t squander them!"
His own voice, taut as it was, had a strand of obstinate stubbornness.
Finally, the third zombie ant, the largest of the trio, charged with a fearsome roar.
"This is it, the final push!"
Kai bellowed. He sidestepped the ant’s initial lunge, his body moving with precise agility.
"You’re about to learn what true power feels like!"
He shouted, activating his Essence Eater one more time.
With a blood-curdling scream, Kai plunged his fangs deep into the rotting flesh of the third ant. The black essence fluid gushed out, and the system flashed a new message:
[Ding! SYSTEM NOTIFICATION:
STAT POINTS +4 and +200 EXP for second and third zombie ant kill.]