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TOFD 328

Added 2022-12-21 14:49:36 +0000 UTC

Lucky 328

The two had a fierce gazing and no one backed down. It showed that both of them were confident in their abilities.

"So are you part of those thieves or something?"

Calix studied the mid-forties man.

"Wait, why do I feel like I met you..."

He indeed met Berto in the bar but he didn't have a strong recollection of the bartender because the place was quite dim.

"You're voice sounds familiar too."

The uncle and nephew already met before and they had an idea about each other's identity.

"What about you? Are you part of them?"

"Nope."

"Lie all you want."

Berto stopped talking. He knew that this person was part of the Council of Torment and he was probably part of the higher-ups.

'His Battlesuit is the newest version C- series and it's a rare piece of armor. The fact that he is wearing something extravagant like a C-Series means that he has a high position in the Council.'

Absolutely wrong. But in this situation, this was the most possible explanation. After all, Berto did not know that another person accidentally entered the Ancient Library and it was the case for Calix.

"Hell Term Attri--"

He tried to attack Calix and the young guy immediately ran away when he sensed that Berto was going to cast a spell.

'What? He has a kitten on his back!?'

Berto stopped his incantation when he realized that a small cat was sleeping on the man's back. It looked lovely and adorable and even a heartless man like Berto could never push himself to attack an innocent kitten!

'That man is definitely strong. I have to take distance away from him.'

Calix had strong senses and he knew that there were things that even Luck could never face. Berto's presence was screaming 'dangerous'.

However, without him knowing, Calix actually saved himself by showings his back. He unknowingly used Mera as a meat shield!

"Tch! This man is evil! He used an innocent kitten as a hostage!"

Berto clicked his tongue. He could never forgive someone like Calix. He realized that Calix might be the worse person he would ever meet in this Back Room.

The screaming of people gradually died down and the creatures of Backroom became calm again.

"What is this place..."

Calix frowned as he further walked. He realized that he was seeing morbid monsters. He had known many types of Aberrant but the creatures inside the Backroom were new to him. He had never met anything like them, this was the first time.

He was moving carefully to make sure that he won't stumble on any of them.

There were lacerated bodies around, and there were eaten bodies too. They were the followers who were unfortunately caught in Berto's Term Attribute.

"They are not attacking me."

While moving, Calix realized that the monsters were not following him. They didn't even look at him, as if he was nothing but air.

He realized that each one of these creatures was enough to give him a hard time, yet they were not attacking him.

'Perhaps my Luck save me again.'

That was the only explanation he could think of. This whole situation was so bizarre.

'Where am I actually...'

He thought he was still in a library but only a crazy person would believe that.

"What is this place?"

"This is the Backroom."

Calix immediately turned around and pointed his gun at Berto who showed up.

Berto had a solemn face as he explains more.

"This is an ancient mythical place and people believe that cursed creatures live in this place. This is an endless maze and there's no exit, only suffering. Only a few people know that this place exists, and I'm the only one who can summon it."

When Berto was young, he suffered from nightmarish dreams that cost him his youth. But he was thankful that the scripture of the Church of Love saved him. But now it was just a memory and he didn't have any reverence for the Church, not anymore.

He was just a simple father who was running a bar to make a living. Berto Alb.

"And why are you explaining it to me?"

"Simple, because you are going to die here."

"Cap."

Calix didn't hesitate and began shooting at him. The bullets were faster and more explosive but Berto didn't flinch.

Instead, the bullets pulverized just like usual. There were millions of 3rd Advance all over the planet but Berto was one of the most dangerous. He could even fight a DemiGod with no problem, his Term Attributes were so overpowered that even the country feared him.

It was a good thing that he was not known, or else the other countries would try to recruit him.

"What?"

Calix was shocked. Witnessing his bullets disappear was out of his expectation.

But he immediately gained his calm. He didn't stop. Instead, his pistol transformed into more powerful. Mento's robotic voice resounded and the gun became a submachine gun.

Hundreds of bullets flew by in a second.

"You are wasting your time. None of this will work on me."

He muttered. The big bullets turned into ashes again.

"I can see that the monsters of Backroom are not attacking you. Perhaps you have a way to counter them. But it doesn't mean that you can escape this place. Only I have the ability to do that. My will is the will of Backroom."

"Shut up old man."

Calix gritted his teeth.

"Looks like I have to teach you a lesson."

Berto knew that this person was immune to Backroom. So he has to use his last ability, his 3rd Term Attribute.

"This is actually an ability that I can't control. The miracles and calamities are not in my hands. They are random, but one thing is for sure. It always favors me."

Then, he used it.

"Wonder Of Ohio!"

A shockwave shot forth.

[Wonder of Ohio Term Attribute] was a skill that summon the happenings in Ohio. It was a terrifying ability that no one could stop.

Their place was struck by lightning from out of nowhere. The Backroom was affected by Ohio and everything wobbled like an illusion.

A few seconds passed and everything returned to normal.

Only Berto Alb remain standing.

[Berto Alb]

[3rd Advanced]

[(1) Hell Term Attribute]

[(2) Back Room Term Attribute]

[(3) Wonder Of Ohio Term Attribute]