[ Congratulations Mister Allen Bando for defeating and capturing a Lv5 [ Titan Ape ]. Your physical level increased to Lv3! ]

As expected! It’s a level up!

When a human managed to bypass his physical limits it will cross another boundary where ordinary humans couldn’t hope to achieve. The superhuman stage!

This stage is managed by levels. The more the human level up means that he was already forgetting his physical humanity.

At this moment, Allen was now Lv3, it means his physical body is three times greater that of a normal human being. Though physical body doesn’t equate to one’s skills. It only means physical strength.

That is why even though Allen ate a devil fruit and already transcended humanity, as well as having skills unimaginable for ordinary humans and could even kill a lv5 monster easily, his level was still Lv3.

Allen’s physical body, if crossed out all the skills he had, he is still a Lv3 superhuman. His strength wouldn’t go beyond Lv3.

You can say he was like the famous superheroes [ The Incredible Hulk ] and [ Iron Man ]. When transformed, they are very strong and powerful that’s similar to Allen with his skills but when they reverted back into original form, albeit human form they are weak and was limited to human limits.

But having those powerful skills means leveling up so easy. What must remember, leveling is a very hard thing to achieve. Its difficulty was akin to that of heaven and earth.

Does transcending humanity is that easy thing to do? Of course not!

But with Allen’s powerful abilities, he could defeat enemies three or five times stronger than him and thus, in online game terms, easily able to accumulate experience points through fighting enemies with levels higher than his own.

[ Congratulations! Allen Bando is now Lv3 Superhuman! ]

The moment the voice of the world ( as referred to all the people) said that Allen felt as though his body was being scanned. It did not feel too painful but felt somewhat itchy.

Moments later, the itch disappeared and Allen exhaled. However, his mind turned active again.

Monsters have ranks from Lv1 – Lv9 Pawn, Rook, Knight, Queen and lastly the King. Who knows who made these ranks but this was the information circulated in the whole world.

Humans also have it but slightly different: Superhuman Lv1-9, Hero, and King. As for the above, no one knows yet because no one had still managed to bypass the King boundary or that’s what Allen knows. Whether someone really had in ‘that’ world… who knows~

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After wrapping everything up, Allen immediately returned to Aileen and the others. There, he was surprisingly greeted by a strangle from Aileen.

“Damn it! Allen! Doing everything as you please! Do you want to die that badly? I will help you!” Aileen’s range almost reaches the heavens!

“Aileen, calm down will you.”

“Calm down your a*s you bastard! Didn’t I tell you to bring me with you no matter what happens? Did you think I’m too weak to be of help? Is that it?!” the corner of Aileen’s eyes started to tear up and she even began choking.

Looking at her excessive reaction, Allen was hit by guilt.

“It, it’s not that.”

“Then what?!”

“F, fine! Next time I will bring you with me.” And so, he resigned.

“You better mean it!” With his guarantee, Aileen’s expression changes from that of a pitiful bullied wife into a dazzling smile, laughing as she looked at him as if she had won a hundred battle, “If you break this promise, I will never forgive you!”

Eh? How could she change so quickly? One moment she’s a poor, bullied wife, but the next second….

He… was he just… played?

“Now then Allen,” Aileen’s attitude towards Allen suddenly becomes intimate.

“Who’s this girl? Did you take another fish in the sea? You already had Mia and yet you… you are so loose~” she smiled mischievously.

Did she have this character before…?

“Who are you calling loose?! She’s an acquaintance, AC-QUAIN-TA-NCE!”

“Hehe, acquaintance is it~ well, did Mia know about her? If not, be careful she might just launch a nuclear weapon towards this country~”

You’re kidding-is what Allen wanted to say but he held himself because a part of him thought she might just do it. Though that shouldn’t be possible~

It was at this time.

“Uugh…”:

The unconscious girl groans and started moving.

“Oh, she’s waking up~”

Allen looked interestingly at the girl while stroking lightning.

But Aileen’s movement contained a lot of wariness against the girl. She had heard about her from Alicia who is in a similar state with her, and so she doesn’t dare to leave an opening. The soldiers including Major William were also the same but they didn’t do anything and only waited patiently on the side.

Being ready to cast at any time, they readied their arms.

Allen remained nonchalant from all this. He might have been the only one who wasn’t feeling anything while looking at the girl.

“Hey, you in gears?”

“…………”

“Don’t just stare at me. I swear I’m not a suspicious person~”

“Would a suspicious person says they're suspicious?” Aileen sneered.

“Shut up.”

“Mm……”

The girl opens her eyes hearing Allen.

For the moment Allen felt relieved and then carefully examined her with his eyes.

The girl stretched her slender white limbs; she had beautiful brown eyes under her glasses that fascinate the viewer, beautiful shiny black hair, and neat face. Calling her beautiful won’t be a flattery.

But even facing a beautiful girl that looks so innocent, except Allen, Aileen and the others were still on high alert. Then the girl said her first words.

“…………Who?”

It was very clear and beautiful voice.

Allen tells his name to her.

“Me? I am Allen, Allen Bando.”

“A-Allen? Um, where am I?”

“You’re inside a military vehicle that was transporting civilians to a military camp.”

The girl nodded her head and then looked around cautiously, “…sword…”

“That black sword is at the back… anyway, you do know what that sword is, right?”

“!?” The girl widened her eyes and she immediately became wary at Allen.

“I’ll take that as a yes. Anyway, relax no one’s going to take that sword from you…”

“Mister Allen!” Suddenly, Major William who was keeping silent up until now called out.

His expression was serious. “…Mister Allen. If what you say about that sword is the truth… then isn’t it better to confiscate it?”

Allen shrugged his shoulder. “But it’s not ours, its Flor’s, so she had the right to make that kind of decision.”

“But-!”

“… Besides, I always held a principle not to take someone’s belongings forcefully. That would be called stealing.” Allen cut him off. His lively expression turned extremely serious.

“… I don’t want to fight against my kind as much as possible, so I always follow that principle. Humans weren’t our enemies here, it’s the invaders.”

“… …”

“…and by taking someone’s possession without permission is just like making an enemy out of him/her. This is ‘our’ beliefs and ‘our’ most important unspoken rule!”

As to who the ‘our’ Allen was referring to, no one inside that car knows. But the moment they looked at Allen’s serious expression that seemed to shows how much important his words were, this question instantly disappeared inside their minds and could only nod their heads in understanding.

“Major William, it’s not like I’m being bossy in front of you but I need to warn you beforehand. If you meet someone like me, or her and if you take them forcefully, you will never know how you died.”

“… …”

“Always remember, never forced someone out of their will or they would certainly see you as an enemy. And if that happens, you will regret it. Humans are the worst creature you know. They held grudges as important as their lives especially demonic artifact wielders.

In that aspect, we are much worse than monsters.

No matter how big your backing was, from now on humans in this world defy [ Logic ]…”

“… …”

“…and mock the so-called [ Reason ].”

There were already many precedents of these events.

Back in ‘that’ world, there were many organizations existed; especially with numerous countries backing. They were a good organization in the surface but behind the shadows, they did many inhumane experiments towards their fellow humans.

They took their freedom and life against their will.

And so,

Those people who were robbed became terrifying compared to monsters and bear their fangs to humanity. They destroyed the countless organization and killed many people; including innocent civilians.

Because of that, humanity’s extinction became imminent. It’s true ‘You reap what you sow’!

There are also cases where super humans were taken captive and forcefully made them soldiers and because of this; they destroyed the people who took them. Most of these were done by Fiends; Black Magic users, Demonic skills, and Demonic Artifact wielders.

One against hundreds. One against thousands. One against Millions. Truly terrifying creatures… humans that are!

After the Apocalypse happened, many individuals rose to the top and became such existence. They could topple hundred or thousand veteran soldiers alone… and thus known as [ Kings ]!

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