Suddenly.
A massive influx of information about the Slaughter Point System drilled into his brain.
Ugh!
Ken clutched his head in pain.
Soon, the pain died down.
Ken let go of his head and blinked in suprise.
The Slaughter Point System!
It was his key to blazing through the Path of Transcendence and becoming the True Paragon above all lifeforms.
By using Slaughter Points, he could level up endlessly.
He could earn Slaughter Points from any living being as long as he personally sent them… to meet their maker!
And that wasn't all.
He could also earn slaughter points by changing the fates of people, eliminating villains, and stealing the opportunities and harem of the son of heaven.
Ken's eyes flashed.
"Status."
With a word from Ken, a panel only he could see appeared before him.
Name: Ken
Age: 18 years and 6 months
Slaughter Points: 1
Role: Not Yet Unlocked
Power Level: Low-rank Mortal Realm (Can't be upgraded)
Physique: Low-rank Mortal Physique (Can be upgraded) (Cost 100 SP)
Stats:
— Health: 5
— Force: Locked
— Strength: 5
— Agility: 5
— Stamina: 5
— Perception: 5
The average stat for humans in this world was five across the board.
Ken having the same stats as an average human meant that all the effort he had poured into training to become stronger, and all the resources he had been granted after enrolling in the Martial Institute, had ultimately amounted to nothing.
But why was that?
The reason was painfully simple.
A person's physique didn't just determine their talent. It also defined their limits.
Ken's physique was the worst kind imaginable.
With such a physique, even if he spent a lifetime training day and night, he would never be able to break past the low rank of the Mortal Realm.
The only way he could progress was to recast the very foundation of his body.
To refine and reshape his physique until it could support a higher realm of power.
In other words, to grow stronger, he had to reduce his body's inherent limitations by improving the quality of his physique!
For instance, if he managed to evolve his physique from low rank Mortal to peak rank Mortal, his maximum potential would also rise to the very peak of the Mortal Realm.
Ken wasn't worried about how he would do that.
After all, with enough Slaughter Points, even improving the quality of his physique was possible, and he had already come up with a surefire way to acquire thousands of them in a very short time!
Heeheehee!
Just thinking about what he was about to do made Ken grin from ear to ear and let out an iconic laugh.
"My slaughter points... Here I come!"
With a gleam in his eyes, he crouched like a cartoon character about to take off.
Then, he burst into a full blown sprint, rushing toward a certain location where he could easily rack up Slaughter Points like crazy without risking his life.
"Did you see that guy? He was so good-looking."
"Right? It's a shame he has a few screws loose. He started laughing after staring blankly ahead for a good few seconds."
"What a waste of a handsome face."
"The situation isn't unsalvageable. I can fix him."
"You said that about the last guy. Now he's in for murder!"
A group of girls gossiped about Ken behind his back as he bolted into the local pet store.
He arrived like a storm.
His arrival was marked by a thunderous noise.
The pet store owner was startled awake.
He shot up from his nap, knocking over a stool and hitting his head against a cage of parrots hanging from the ceiling.
The parrots squawked in alarm, flapping their wings wildly and shouting curses like, "Idiot! Dumbass! Watch it, baldy!"
"Argh!"
The idiot, dumbass, baldy groaned and rubbed the top of his head before looking around in confusion.
The culprit—who had ruined his chance of copping a feel of a pair of lovely melons in his dream—stood at the entrance, grinning like a man possessed.
Ken strode toward him, giving him a scare.
"W-w-what do you want?" he stammered.
"How many mealworms can I get for 3000 gale coins?"
That was all the money Ken had.
The pet store owner blinked, realizing he wasn't dealing with just any lunatic.
He was dealing with a lunatic with money.
Immediately, a professional smile bloomed on his face.
"Well… dear customer, they go for about 100 gale coins per hundred, packaging excluded. For 3000 gale coins, I can sell you 3000 of them, packaging included."
Ken's eyes gleamed.
"Perfect."
A short while later, Ken arrived at a random park with no people in sight.
He sat down on a bench.
There was a massive box in his hands.
Inside the box were jars, each filled to the brim with mealworms.
He placed the box beside him and took out a jar.
He uncapped it and launched a massacre.
[You've thrown a bunch of worm to the ground and stomped them to death like a crazed maniac. You get +20 slaughter points! You total Slaughter Point has increased to 21!]
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[You've thrown a bunch of worm to the ground and stomped them to death like a maniac who even crazed maniacs would avoid. You have gained 20 slaughter points! Your total Slaughter Point has increased to 401!]
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[You've thrown a bunch of worm to the ground and stomped them to death like an unprecedented mealworm hunting psychopath. You have gained 19 slaughter points! Your total Slaughter Points has increased to 3000!]
He kept uncapping the jars full of worm and killing them.
By the time he was done killing all the worms he had purchased from the local pet shop owner, his slaughter points had shot up to 3000.
Ken flashed a smile.
"Upgrade my physique."
[-100 Slaughter Points]
[Your Low-rank Mortal Physique has advanced to Mid-rank Mortal Physique. Your HP has increased to 10. Your limitations have changed!]
That single upgrade cost him 100 Slaughter Points. He was left with 2900.
He opened his character panel to check his changes.
Name: Ken
Age: 18 years and 6 months
Slaughter Points: 2900
Role: Not Yet Unlocked
Power Level: Low-rank Mortal Realm (Can be upgraded) (Cost: 100 SP)
Physique: Mid-rank Mortal Physique (Can be upgraded) (Cost: 200 SP)
Stats:
— Health: 10
— Force: Locked
— Strength: 5
— Agility: 5
— Stamina: 5
— Perception: 5
"It has changed," Ken muttered, eyes lighting up.
Previously, the words next to his power level were [Cannot be upgraded], but after improving his physique, it had changed to [Can be upgraded]. He could finally grow past the power level he was stuck in for years.
[You have met the conditions necessary to level up!]
[Would you like to level up? Y/N]
"Why the hell would I not?"
Ken replied with a big, fat YES!
[You've used 100 SP to level up!]
A torrent of energy surged through his body, making him feel like a man who finally pissed after holding it in for days.
He felt warm all over, entering a state of bliss.
"Ah… so relaxing."
The heavenly sensation didn't last long, as his body greedily devoured the torrent of energy to grow stronger.
[You've advanced to the Mid-rank Mortal Realm!]
[Your Strength has increased to 10 points.]
[Your Agility has increased to 10 points.]
[Your Stamina has increased to 10 points.]
[Your Perception has increased to 10 points.]
He had become twice as strong as an average human.
"Great!"
Ken exclaimed.
I still have 2700 Slaughter Points left.
A smile of excitement bloomed on his face.
I wonder how far I can get with that.