Destroyer

In the city of Manila, people of different nationalities roamed the streets. Looking for transportation to bring them to the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. For a big event for all E-sports fans, it was the Destroyer E-sports 7th year championship. The traffic in the sports complex of Manila was moving like a snail. As motorists of all kinds were packed like sardines in the road. This was not a good time for the drivers, as annoying horns of cars dominated. But another sound was fighting for dominance in the area, and that sound was the cheers and yells of the people inside the Rizal Coliseum. Inside the coliseum, people packed the area that a needle wouldn't be able to drop down to the floor. A man who was wearing a shirt, with the word Organizer written with bold letters and bright yellow color was talking to his earpiece as the sound of the people in the coliseum echoed. “Yes! We cannot let more people in, we have surpassed the max limit. No! We already have increased the capacity to ten thousand people, than the original six thousand people allowed. Just tell them to watch the large screens we put up outside of the complex.” As the man argued over his earpiece, a loud cheer suddenly erupted. The ruckus was caused by a man who just walked out of the stage's backdoor. The man then spoke into the microphone he was holding. “Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the 7th World "Destroyer" E-sports Championship. I'm pretty sure you've been waiting for the entire year just to see last year's competitors again. But before we continue our sponsor would like to give a word...” “WELL, WHAT IS THIS!? Seems like our sponsors want to get to the action immediately. So without further ado, here's our competitors.” The crowd in the coliseum has grown wild as they saw their favorite players exit the hydraulic doors, which was camouflaged as a large screen behind the announcer. The screams of the audience vibrated the air again. “I'm sure everyone here is also thinking about the same thing, will the last year's champion, who won in Sydney Australia maintain his three years straight championship. Or will he lose to the older and newer players.” Does the announcer really have to remind the crowd about that? Now I will definitely stand out to my opponents. Pretty sure they will gang up on me when we start into the game. This is very troublesome, I dropped out of college to pursue this career, thinking it would be stress-free. But I was wrong, this career is also goddamn successfully irritating. The other guys are looking at me like I was some kind of fresh meat. Most of these guys are even the newer players, well they will be easy to deal with. But the veteran players is what I am worried about if they gang up at me again, in the early game I would surely lose. As the competitors got to their respective PC's and started to log into their respective accounts. I suddenly felt something strange in my chest, which I ignored. When I found my seat and PC, I immediately sat down and also logged in but my chest started to hurt again. I then opened the installed game on the PC, but as I logged in I received a warning message which asked me, if I would like to live in another world. I did not understand why the computer acted this way. So I called the technical staff to check my unit, but when they checked it they said that it was working fine, which I completely disagreed with. The technical staff then spoke. “It is fine now sir, just call us again if you encounter any problem.” He then left me with the message still written on it. With that, I only scratched my head in frustration as I saw the staff walk away. But when I turned back to the screen of my PC, I saw the cursor of the mouse moved by itself. I didn't know what was happening, but I felt all my hair stood up, upon seeing the cursor move by itself. It then clicked the word yes, on the message board. After it clicked the message board, another message board popped up. I then read what was written on the board to myself. “Then would you like the abilities and weapons from this so-called game to assist you, as you live a new life in another world?” I suddenly have mixed feelings about the question, but so as my chest which started to ache painfully. I then held to my chest tightly, as I feel my heart was being squeezed by something. I then looked at the cursor which clicked yes again. Then my chest started to become even more painful. Another message board pop up and asked me. “Then are you ready?” But I was dumbfounded by the only choice I saw, which was only YES. The cursor then moved towards it again, I then grabbed the mouse and tried to control the cursor. But all my effort was useless, as I wasn't able to move the cursor. The player seating next to me gave me a stare that tells me that I'm annoying. Which I cannot deny, as I have been moving in my seat quite a lot. But as he was about to speak, I did not realize that the cursor has already clicked the yes button. I then felt my heart exploded, and I suddenly vomited blood out of nowhere. I was able to see his shocked expression as our eyes locked. After that, I drop down and everything went suddenly, dark and cold. I still heard the scream of the player for help, until his screams faded away. But suddenly I was able to open my eyes, but something felt strange. I felt like my body was heavier and thicker. I then looked at the surroundings and noticed something strange. It was a decomposing body hanging in the ceiling, I was shocked that I immediately got up and started to run away. Only to get tripped by another dead body. I then noticed something strange as I looked at my hands. My hand was bigger and was wearing the same gauntlet as the Destroyer armor in the game. After a few seconds, I suddenly felt my head started to ache, which caused me to passively hold my head. But what I noticed that my head wasn't the same, it seemed to be oddly shaped. I also noticed that my senses we're gone, smell, and touch. I then tried to remove the matte black gauntlet with yellow accents on the edges that I was wearing. I was then able to see my reflection in one of the shiny silver shield beside a corpse. I saw the familiar body of my avatar in the game which was an eight-foot-tall juggernaut android or robot-like armor. The H*LO inspired armor, the Do*m inspired helmet, the matte black armor with some yellow accent on the edges. This is definitely my avatar in the game Destroyer. I was still continuing to remove my gauntlet after seeing my reflection, but I was shocked that I wasn't able to take it off, as I was frustrated in thinking ways to remove the armor, my headache suddenly disappeared. But another message board appeared in front of my sight. The message is written was, “Welcome to your new life, Philip. If you are wondering how you got here, I kinda transported your soul here. Then stuck it with that so-called destroyer armor. You guys are crazy about warfare, that you created a game with that kind of armor. Guess you also find pleasure in killing, not in real life but virtually.” “Also you don't have to remove that armor, as you have nobody inside it. So don't try removing it or you will kill yourself. As your soul is bounded to that at armor if it gets destroyed your dead.” “Also, you might be wondering who I am? I will tell you that I am a supreme being, a God to simplify it for you. Why are you here, you ask? Because I have given you a mission, that you have to seek for yourself.” “I kinda don't wanna spoil it for you, also I'm not gonna help you with that. I already help you with your capabilities with that armor, which is already OP(Overpowered), by the standards of this world. I also left you another gift that would aid you in this journey.” “Also, fantasy creatures exist here, such as dragons, dwarves, elves, and beast-men. Also, the existence of magic is also normal in this world, also don't be shocked if you see monsters that exist in literary arts in your old world.” “I think that would be all, so PEACE!” After the multiple message boards, my field of vision was suddenly obstructed with a crosshair that is very similar to the game. Not only that, but I also got a HUD (Heads Up Display), which shows different data, such as my HP, map, ammunition, tools, and temperature. But what surprised me the most was the voice that suddenly spoke. “Hello, I am your assistant,” I then looked around to search for the voice. “Silly Philip, I am inside your head, as I am part of the armor.” “What!” “Hello, I am system X, an advanced artificial intelligence, that has been given by the being called God to help you in your journey. I am also here to help you with any situations, I can also be asked any questions regarding the world of Zion. Also, would you like to get a tutorial about your upgrades and skills?” Also the basics of this armor such as choosing and using a weapon, scouting, trapping, and other capabilities of the armor? Would you like a tutorial about these things Philip?” “This must be a dream, right? ” “I'm afraid the answer is no, even what you do, it is now the reality you are stuck in now. So would you like a tutorial?” After hearing the voice in my head I then dropped on my knees. Which sounded like a giant metal dropped down the stone. I was about to cry, but I noticed I wasn't able to, as I have a hardened futuristic helmet for a head and bulletproof glass as my eyes. “Why can't you just accept this new fun reality, Philip?” “That's easy for you to say, you don't know what it means to have a living flesh.” “Philip, don't give up, I'm pretty sure that God might have probably planned something for you if you complete his task. Maybe you could return to your old world if you complete his task. After hearing the voice, who calls herself System X, I suddenly felt relieved. For the reason that I might be able to return if I complete this god's mission for me. I then spoke to System X with a little bit of energy than last time. “I guess you are not wrong, I will try and use your words to follow this God.” System X then happily asked me again, “Then would you like to have a tutorial, about your upgrades and capabilities?” “No, I'm good I have been playing this game for almost eight years now. But I guess I am still not used to using my body to control everything. But I will probably get used to it in the future.” “ You can help me with your assistant capability, that would surely be a great help. Especially I do not know what to expect of this place.” System X suddenly asked me happily, “Then would you like to know your location.” I then thought for a bit before I answered her, “Sure, that would really be a big help.” She then filled my line of sight with a map, which has a blimp-like shape shown. She then explained that I was the blimp who always stay in the center, and the round dots are other living things. She also explained that I was inside a dungeon that had been recently discovered. Which called the Dungeon of Eudoro, and I was on the 35th floor. She then asked me, “What would you like to do Philip? Get out of this dungeon or go deeper and beat the boss.” I then thought for a second and before making my decision, If I go out of this dungeon, I would be able to search the nearest habited town and learn more about this world. On the other hand, if I choose to beat this dungeon I'm sure I will have perks that would make me powerful. But the problem I don't have any preparation for a dungeon crawling mission. Wait a minute, this avatar is also the same as my Avatar in the game. Then it means my level is still the same. I then went to check my status which suddenly appeared. It was displayed in my line of sight, but I was shocked at what I found. Destroyer MK IV STATUS: NAME: PHILIP MARK LEVEL: 1 HP: 32500 MANA: N/A STR:27000 AGI: 83 SPD:83 INT: 97 DEX: 7569 SKILL PTS: 0 SKILL EVOLUTION PTS: 0 EQUIPMENT: DESTROYER HELMET MK IV, DESTROYER METEORITE BODY ARMOR, DESTROYER BOOTS MK IV, DESTROYER GAUNTLETS MK IV. ARNAMENT'S: 50 Caliber high-velocity Baretta, 44 Caliber AUG, High-temperature electric knife, suicide drones, and scout drones. SKILLS: CAMOUFLAGE LVL 1, STALK LVL 1, SNIPE LVL 1, ASSASSINATE LVL 1, SONAR LVL 1, GRENADE THROW VENGEANCE LVL 1. PASSIVE SKILLS: OVERPOWER LVL 1, CROWD CONTROL IMMUNITY LVL 1, ELECTRIC SHIELD LVL1. STATUS: NORMAL Wait, most of my status are the same except for my level, which is supposed to be at 74 but it only shows me Level 1, but most of my stats are the same as before. But most of the skills are also the same, except for the level and the passive skills which are new. My inventory is still the same, guess I could continue down and beat the final boss. Good thing this god gave me my original player avatar, which had a lot of goodies. “System X we are going down straight to the boss, I wish to grind my level before we leave this place. If you are worried that my level is still 1, do not worry as God told me that my abilities are already more powerful than this world's standard. Also, my level number was the only one that changed and not my entire stats.” “Then I will assist you as you grind Philip.” I then pulled my assault rifle which is magnetized behind my back. It was a futuristic rifle that was base on the Steyr AUG A3, which is now 6x bigger and fires a 40 caliber round, and holds a hundred rounds.