I Can Program My Body?

Soon, after a few minutes of clutching the Abyssal Monarch to death, a heavenly notification chimed in Hobis' ears.

[Abyssal Monarch Killed: +300 billion merits]

Hearing the notification, Hobis, covered in gore and blood, was in disbelief.

Although the merits would go directly to the shelter's reserves, the notification still reached those who contributed to the battle.

Watching the Abyssal Monarch slowly disintegrate before his eyes, Hobis finally realized what in absurd reality he was in.

"Did I just kill a tier 5 lord-level dark beast?"

Hobis was merely a Void Venerate with a flimsy tier 4 runic weapon. Though he was stronger than most seeded talents, compared to the true prodigies, he was mediocre.

If not for the Nova Family bolstering him with resources, he might not even have been qualified to be here.

Yet here he was, at a peak in his life's moments, having just slain a tier 5 lord-level dark beast that was considered the eliminator in the cosmic competition.

Suddenly, snapping out of his daze, Hobis realized it wasn't entirely due to his strength.

More importantly, the reason he could kill such a monster was that another monster was commanding them to fight.

Looking at Nash slowly approaching, Hobis sighed.

It seemed he was still just basking in the light of others. Nothing had changed; he was still mediocre.

"You're good. I didn't expect you to follow every order to the letter." Nash patted Hobis' shoulder in praise.

"I'm good?" Hobis sighed, knowing his own worth.

"Don't be down. This glory couldn't have happened without you. It's thanks to you we killed the Abyssal Monarch," Nash said sincerely.

Though others also followed his orders, there was a lot of hesitation and delay in their reactions.

If not for Natasha and a few others who had the strength and could barely follow his commands and hold the fort, their plan would've failed.

Yet, despite being in a more dangerous situation and facing those seemingly suicidal orders, Hobis followed through without hesitation.

Like a soldier with no thought but to obey the command, Hobis was the key to their battle.

No wonder he was highly regarded by the Nova Family, nurturing him with the very best so he could protect their jewel, Skylar.

If he could, Nash would even want Hobis for himself.

Meanwhile, as the others came to their senses after defeating a tier 5 lord-level dark beast, they began to praise Nash.

"Leader, you're incredible! How could you command us so seamlessly?"

"Leader Noir seems to have the eye of a god."

"That's right. Leader predicted the Abyssal Monarch's movements and had a corresponding counterattack ready."

"Not just that, I feel like Leader could even know what's in our minds, our every skill and ingrained instinct in our bodies."

Marveling at Nash's seamless commands, they couldn't help but be in awe.

They weren't puppets of the same mold but individual beings with their own thoughts, skills, and experiences.

Yet, as if seeing through everything within them, Nash could give them commands based on their inherent abilities.

"Camilla, your lover is a freak," Natasha commented, nudging Camilla.

"A freak? No, he's a monster," Camilla said, clicking her tongue.

She hadn't even realized Nash had such an ability.

Perfectly orchestrating everyone to kill a dark beast stronger than them, Nash was like a natural-born general.

"Haha, anyway, with such a monster on our side, this simulated training is already in the bag," Natasha chuckled.

The more she watched and learned about Nash's abilities, the more tempted she was to take the special route in the coming cosmic competition.

Though it would be more dangerous, the rewards would also be greater.

"Alright, we have no time to dawdle. The south wall is about to be breached," Nash said, snapping everyone out of their stupor.

Unlike the other sides, where there were only two or three tier 4 lord-level dark beasts, the south wall faced five.

Without enough Spiral Behemoths to hold the enemy back, they could only call for backup.

Soon, after taking a brief rest to recover their energy and heal their injuries, they packed up everything the lord-level and the other dark beast had dropped.

At a glance, they knew they had hit the jackpot and spawned a tier 5 perfect weapon.

Adding to their collection, they now had seven, which could potentially give seven other individual the power of a Void Venerate.

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Soon, arriving at the South Wall, they began to kill three of the tier 4 lord-level dark beasts, leaving two for the other seeded talents to train.

Furthermore, instead of just slaying them, Nash asked everyone to cooperate, training to get used to his commands.

After all, in the future, they might face more than one tier 5 lord-level dark beast. A little carelessness or delay against two or three could mean death for one of them.

Training for over half an hour as everyone followed his commands more smoothly than before, they moved to back up the West Wall, killing one lord-level dark beast and leaving the other two for the rest.

Soon, repeating the same routine as before, they defended the shelter against the dark beast tide unleashed by the Void Administrator.

Day after day, week after week, more and more lord-level dark beasts began to attack the shelter.

Fortunately, they were only at the tier 4 realm, which everyone could handle easily.

Defending the shelter in rotation without fatigue, time passed quickly.

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A month later…

Having wiped out every dark beast that attacked, they successfully defended the shelter.

"It's finally over…"

"The shelter is now officially level 4!"

"Just one more, and the shelter can advance to level 5!"

At this moment, only seven months remained before the end of their simulated training.

With enough strength, the Spiral Behemoths, and their newfound coordination, taking the shelter to level 5 was within reach!

Advancing from level 4 to level 5 wasn't just about a bigger shelter or added buffs.

The greatest significance of the shelter reaching level 5 was earning the recognition of the Void Administrator!

From mere visitors, they would become official pioneers of the Dark Plane!