At a remote corner of Busan, the atmosphere of the area dimmed - almost as if the light was being sucked into the air.
There were no huge billboards or flashy holograms anymore, taking their places were red sign boards of shady shops.
Walking past them, All for one's blank eye grew darker. The pressure around him just grew as he walked deeper into one alleyway, while following muffled voices.
"Hey! Kids shouldn't be roaming around in this area!"
Two men with matching clothes with their gang signs walked towards Zen - who just entered the alleyway.
Zen raised his brow feeling mana around them.
'They have awakened but I don't feel any gifts in them....' Zen could almost instinctually say that they didn't possess any gifts.
'Is it due to All for one quirk?'
Just as Zen Shigaraki wondered to himself, the two men arrived before him. Now that they were near him, they could feel the changes in the air too.
Both of their faces were covered by wariness as they looked at the teenager before them. The pair of cold eyes which looked back at them, made cold sweat pour down their back.
"Sorry, I don't need you both." Zen gently raised palm facing forward.
They weren't even worth being used as a pawn.
[Spearlike bone]!
Before the taller man could understand Zen, a spiralling spear pierced through his skull.
Crackle~
The sound of his skull being penetrated made Zen's expression break into a grin for the first time. His evil urges were dancing with joy, making him excited.
Blop~ The body fell as Zen retracted his bone spear.
"Eeeeckkk!!" Screaming in horror, the remaining man was shocked by his own voice but it didn't last for long. His body followed survival instinct and turned back immediately.
Puchi~
Another bone spear pierced right in the middle of the man's chest.
"It would be problematic if you ran away like that." Not taking back the bone spear, Zen brought his other palm before the still alive man's head.
The man's eyes bulged out in terror.
"P-please! No! I will become your dog...."
[Air canon]!
Bang!
"Aghhhh!"
Watching the result of his air cannon, Zen was disappointed. The skin was paved away but it couldn't penetrate through the skull.
"Let's try again..."
[Air cannon] + [Kinetic booster X1.5] + [brawn boost X1.5]!
The muscle around Zen Shigaraki's hand twitched as the new air cannon was launched.
Baang!!
Instantly the man's head exploded into dozens of pieces.
Retracking his [spearlike bone] - Zen Shigaraki breathed in slowly. The sense of chaos and the smell of blood made him feel alive.
"It feels like home...."
Zen turned towards the footsteps that were headed towards him, attracted by the noise just now.
'Just perfect targets to practice my new abilities on.' Zen smiled gently and walked towards them.
...
Six days, Zen Shigaraki stayed there without returning to his apartment. In his words, he felt more at home there than at his apartment.
All the local gangs were turned upside down in the area.
Zen scavenged for gifts that could help him, after killing and gathering any useful pawns he could - it wouldn't be false to call him the leader of the gangsters around there.
Three men with terrifyingly focused expressions kneeled before Zen in worship. They were the only survivors of the gang leaders around here.
They were slightly stronger among the masses, but still garbage overall. A normal military student would be able to defeat them easily.
'It can't be helped, However their usage is reaching the limit. I have to connect with the underworld first, only then can I process more information.'
With his goal for going there finished, Zen had no reason to stay anymore. He was able to acquire a small connection with the underworld and that was enough for now.
Besides that, he was able to locate a few people with gifts, however, most of them were useful. He didn't even bother keeping them alive - among these trash, only two gifts were usable for now.
-[Water shield: creates a sphere of water to protect the wielder.] [Low-intermidiate level] [static]
This gift could be used for now, but it used up all his mana just by activating it thrice. Its potential was very low since it can't evolve.
The other one was more usable and felt more worth Zen's time.
-[Ascension: The wielder can boost themselves or any item they touch physically by 40% overall.] [Boost lasts for 3 minutes] [static]
A very versatile ability, the only setback being that it consumed mana. Something Zen was very lacking at the moment.
"You are free now, folks." Zen looked at the three men still frozen even after he spoke.
It's almost like they had a common understanding of never raising their heads before Zen.
Thanks to his sadistic nature, Zen Shigaraki had made most of the alive gang leaders fight each other. Even tempting them with rewards like a dog.
'....Boring.' Dozens of bone spears sprouted out of his body, impaling the three men to death.
Zen's control over his abilities has grown immensely as he massacred hundreds of people.
While heading towards his apartment through the portal station. He looked into the system.
[Origin points: 237]
The origin points came naturally as he conquered the gangsters. At the end, Zen got a hundred points just by getting an account created for himself in the underworld.
'Kim Hajin had an easier time by using his SP points and cheat laptop. He could create and get access to any group he desired. I can't do that on the other hand....'
Taking a deep breath, Zen added 200 origin points into the template.
[All for one (modified): 5.20%]
[EXP for all the host's gifts has been enhanced.]
Waiting for a second, finding there to be no new gifts, Zen felt dissatisfied.
"Sigh...." Shaking his head, Zen decided to look at his status instead. He trained almost all his abilities in the past six days - what could be better than fighting to increase his strength?
Since all his gifts were at low grades, they saw huge improvement.
[Zen Shigaraki] [Origin points:37]
–Stats:
*Variable Stats:
[Strength 2.4 (+0.2)]
[Stamina 2.8 (+0.4)]
[Speed 2.7 (+0.2)]
[Perception 3.0 (+0.1)]
[Vitality 3.4 (+0.1}]
[Magic power 2.3 (+0.3)]
*Invariable Stats
[Intelligence – 7.004/10]
[Perseverance – 9.100/10]
[Luck – 3.050/10]
[Charm – 8.980/10]
–Gift:
[Quirks have been converted to gifts after the modification!]
- [All for one: This ability allows the host to steal others Gifts or mutant ability.] [The stolen ability can be used by the wielder himself or passed on to others.]
[Evolving - grade 8] [EXP 80%]
- [Spearline bones: This gift generates drill-like bone structures around the body and can be manipulated by the wielder] [Current spear's sturdiness is comparable to a low intermediate weapon.]
[Evolving - grade 8] [EXP 35%]
- [Air canon: Allows the wielder to release air shockwaves through their hands] [Comparable to Low intermediate magic spells.]
[Evolving - grade 8] [EXP 60%]
- [Bloodcurdle: This gift allows the user to paralyze someone when they ingest their blood] [Current limit: 42 seconds]
[Evolving - grade 9] [EXP 88%]
-[Brawn boost X1.8: Increases physical strength by 1.8 times.]
[Evolving - grade 8] [EXP 42%]
-[Kinetic booster X1.8: This gift increases the amount of kinetic energy the wielder creates and releases by 1.8 times]
[Evolving - grade 8] [EXP 67%]
There was a huge growth in his stats since they were so low. Zen knew that it would get harder to increase in the future, but that didn't worry him much.
'My next focus - Chae Nayun and Chameleon troupe' Zen smiled to himself coldly.