The Anime Trope System: Stone vs. Viper, #11 a LitRPG [Alice Edition] (ATS)
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“Not so rough, yah crazy woman,” Matsume snapped.
“I need you to cum as quickly as possible or we’ll be stuck here,” Tear said, mischievousness in her voice.
“Clyde, you may want to create a new bottle,” Alice said. “We’ll need the full ten minutes.”
“Yeah, my skill’s on cooldown. You’ll need to make her release quickly Tear,” Clyde said.
“Very well,” Tear said with a chuckle.
“Oh dear god,” Matsume said. Then the entire room was filled with her moans. Seth tried to sneak a peek, but Kitome watched him like a hawk. When he moved even slightly, the magical girl delivered a well-placed fist of justice that exerted enough force to make Clyde wince.
Hell, Clyde accidentally looked, but Kitome didn’t take her focus off Seth.
“Freaking pervert,” she said.
At last, Clyde heard the climatic moan and the bottle filling.
“It’s like she’s peeing,” Natalia said loudly.
“Oh look, the door really opened,” Ruri said.
“I want to die right now,” Matsume said.
“Can you move?” Harumi said.
“Just give me a minute,” Matsume said.
Yuki chuckled.
“That tail sure can be frustrating.”
“You three can turn around now,” Noona said. “But don’t pester Matsume.” She waggled a finger at Seth.
Seth sighed.
“You guys are no fun.”
Matsume was just getting to her feet as Clyde and the other young men turned around. She turned away from him, eyes full of shame. Her blush could be seen even through her brown skin. Clyde walked over to her and whispered,
“You are one of the most beautiful women around. I know you took one for the team, but this—”
[Your relationship with Matsume has increased to Friend-closer level 8.]
Matsume pulled him into a breast trap.
“I’m a hellhound. You don’t need to worry about me.” Her voice lowered. “But thank you. And you owe me a couple of rounds in bed.”
“Fine with me,” Clyde whispered with a small laugh.
“Clyde please kill yourself,” Seth said.
“Shut up, dummy blond,” Natalia said. “The more you talk, the more my IQ drops.”
Clyde winced at that burn, but Harumi quickly stoked the fire before it spun into a roast fest.
“You two don’t start,” Harumi snapped, her kitsune form triggered. “I’ll electrocute both of you. Try me.”
They wisely kept their mouths shut.
Clyde led the party into the room. As soon as everyone was in, bars fell in front of the doors, followed by another goddamn barrier. Matsume frowned.
“I’m not doing it this time, that tail tapped me out,” she said.
“Should we keep it collected in that bottle like that?” Chika asked. “I mean…”
“Just in case,” Clyde said, making his way toward the multi-colored, beachball-like orb in the center of the room.
The instructions popped up in a white font again.
“Is it time for the boys to release?” Alice said. “Because we all know who’s getting nominated.”
“I will humbly offer my assistance, Clyde,” Tear said. “Without the tail of course. Unless you want it.”
Seth wisely held his tongue. He and Tear seemed to have a mutual silent agreement. In exchange for being allowed to live, the blond would stay out of her way.
“I don’t think so,” Clyde said, shaking his head. “Keep in mind that this is a dark god’s shrine. A male. A perverted male who doesn’t swing the other way. And…to gain access to the next room, five random women must strip naked and do squats. The orb will choose.”
Blood gushed from Seth’s nose. Kitome cracked her knuckles.
“It’s nothing short of a miracle that I’m no longer the punching bag,” Toru said.
Seth chuckled.
“I would kill to be in your place. Well, not really. I like my dignity. But really dude, we’re just strong enough to keep that from happening to you.”
“You know how to be both a dickhead and a somewhat tolerable guy at the same time,” Toru said.
Clyde sighed.
“Well, the orb’s on the move.”
The orb lurched to the center of the room. Spotlights shined on Undine, Kanako, Fuyoko, Ruri, and Alice.”
“Oh come on!” Alice snapped.
“No complaining,” Ruri said, “let’s just get this out of the way.”
“Turn around, perverts,” Kitome said, eyes nearly glowing as she kept a watch on Seth. And nobody else, but Seth.
“There’s a new message,” Natalia said. “Female ejaculation required on the orb. Look it’s floating downward.”
“Well hurry, pour it Matsume, the bottle’s blinking. If it disappears, you’ll be taking Tear’s tail again,” Chika said.
Seconds later, Matsume confirmed.
“There, got it. Now hurry up with the squats.”
“That’s so gross,” Melody said. “This stupid sexist dungeon is pissing me off.”
Clyde accidentally took a peek and admired the forms. He quickly turned back, not willing to piss off Fuyoko. He got a nice eyeful, triggering a super boner, but he’d rather not become a literal stone.
An audible chime sounded throughout the room. The door ahead unlocked with a loud click. The girls quickly dressed.
“Alright you perverts, let’s go,” Kitome barked. In the new room, the staircase to the next floor awaited meters ahead; however, someone dressed in full samurai armor stood in the center of the room. A red barrier blocked the entrance to the stairs. Of course.
[ The Third Rider of Achilles’ apocalypse stands before you …. ]
“I am unsure how you got in here,” the man said, drawing a katana from a scabbard, “but this as far as you go. My lord does not have time for intruders.”
Clyde inspected the mini-boss.
Atreas, the Third Rider of He Who Paints the Night.
Level: ???
Type: ???
Work under: He Who Paints the Night.
Special: Black Ki.
Weakness: White Ki x50.
Resistances: dark and its attributes. Fire.
“So we meet the guardian of the first floor,” Clyde said. “You’re a samurai, right? Why do you have such perverted security?”
Atreas shrugged.
“What I want matters not. Instead of a shrine consisting of a giant army, Lord Achilles chose to secure it all with magic. Now…” Flames burst from the samurai’s katana. “The time for talking has ended. Who will challenge me? Or shall I strike all of you down at the same time.”
“I think we’re all going to gang-stomp you,” Seth said. “You know, because we don’t have all day to waste here. You could always give up.”
“Seth, sheesh, will you ever learn to shut up?” Kitome snapped.
“Get off my ass already,” Seth said, rolling his eyes. “I’m just telling him like it is.”
“Dummy blond will always be dumb,” Natalia said. “It’s just the way of life. The circle of stupidity.”
Clyde and Atreas simultaneously facepalmed.
“Ignore them man,” Clyde said to the samurai, aiming Bloodlight.
“Death will probably be a welcomed release from the headache you must deal with on a daily basis.”
“Tell me about it,” Clyde said, “but we don’t plan on losing.”
[Your party has entered a MAXED DEATH SENTENCE .]
Episode 58 (Part 8)
Atreas stepped forward, fiery aura surrounding him, eyes on Clyde and his team.
[Seth activated Silver tier skill: Super Death Cannon, No Survivors.]
Like before, the bat recoiled like a shotgun, unleashing a basketball-sized ball of blue energy, which exploded upon contact with the mini-boss. Clyde was getting ready to snap at the dumbass for using a fire-based attack on an enemy who thrived in it. An enemy with a resistance of fire.
[Atreas’s HP has dropped to 2800% of 3000%]
[Atreas had been inflicted with Earth blight.]
[Atreas is stunned.]
“That’s an earth attack?” Clyde wondered aloud as he rushed the samurai.
[Clyde activated Flood slash.]
Atreas blocked in time, chuckling darkly.
[Atreas activated Enhanced Gold tier skill: Full Counter. This is an undodgable and unblockable skill when caught in its range.]
[Chika activated Quick shield, targeting Clyde.]
The brunt of the attack was somewhat absorbed into the shield. It still smashed him backward like a man hit by a vehicle. Clyde landed on his back, just happy to be alive.
[Clyde’s HP has dropped to 175%. Clyde’s MP has dropped to 175%]
[Clyde has been inflicted with burn.]
He felt a surged of burning pain rushed throughout his body like a menacing fever.
[Burn damage.]
[Clyde’s HP has dropped to 160%]
“Full counter,” Clyde wheezed, his throat aching in pain. “It’s broken as shit.”
[Harumi activated skill fusion: Double Grand Heal + Refresh.]
[Your HP and MP increased to 400% All status alignments, hunger, and thirst, and exhaustion removed.]
Clyde stood, facing the samurai again.
“Come,” Atreas said. “Show me your strength.”
“Yeah fucking right,” Kitome said.
“I’m not dealing with that counter again,” Clyde said. “No, fuck that. Everybody, long range! Fuck it.”
Kitome started the sniping assault with her heart bombs. Even Chika, who excelled in close-ranged combat, switched to elemental and explosive throwing daggers. Clare did a good job manufacturing those.
The young man switched to the staff. That seemingly triggered Atreas because he stopped dodging and charged Clyde.
“This will end you,” he said, his sword bursting into black Ki-infused flames.
Clyde flashed stepped as far away from him as possible. The moment distracted the samurai to the young man’s relief. He could deal some damage with his staff.
Except that he made a terrible miscalculation, an unforeseeable thing—the samurai also had a flash step. Clyde took a heavy boot to the chest, and that wasn’t all.
[Clyde’s HP has dropped to 150%]
[Atreas activated Gold tier skill: Fiery Titanic Showdown De Grande. This attack WILL kill you. This is an unblockable and undodgeable homing attack.]
No… He couldn’t go down like this.
[Clyde activated Wiseman’s Calm.]
[Clyde activated Mystic Destructive Lightning.]
Quick thinking interrupted the deadly attack. The rider still dodged most of the lightning, the grazing not slowing him down, even a bit.
[Atreas’s HP has dropped to 2400%]
[Natalia activated Modified Gold tier skill: Extreme Destructive Minus Blast]
Clyde dove to the side to avoid getting caught in the blast of white magic and gold magic.
“Hey watch where you’re aiming, squirt,” he snapped.
“Sorry pervy nii,” Natalia said with a wink.
Sadly, Atreas dodged the magic.
“Not bad, but it will take more than that to touch me. DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I AM ATREAS, THIRD—”
“No,” Clyde snapped. “Shut up! We don’t want to hear your fucking monologuing. That probably caused the death of your fourth man. Fuck, these anime villains.”
Natalia giggled.
“You’re right, he is sort of like an anime villain.”
“You make a bold claim on Barbanos’s life,” Atreas said, “but struggle here. Try to make convincing lies.”
The samurai teleported in front of Alice, but the half-demoness blocked his sword in time. Sparks of pink electricity emitted intermittently between the contact points of the weapons.
“Don’t underestimate us!” Alice snapped, surrounded in pink radiant aura. Her eyes glowed.
[Alice activated Special tier skill: Radiant Multi-Slash Sentenced to Death]
[Kanako activated GODDESS TIER SKILL: Wraith Banisher!]
“Fools!” Atreas bashed Alice away with the hilt of his Katana, then caught Kanako’s attack.
That turned out to be his mistake, because the genie grinned evilly.
[Kanako activated GODDESS TIER SKILL: Overwhelm…phase 1.]
[Kanako activated GODDESS TIER SKILL: Overwhelm….phase 2.]
[Kanako activated GODDESS TIER SKILL: Overwhelm….phase 3.]
[Kanako activated GODDESS TIER SKILL: Overwhelm…phase 4!]
[Warning! Kanako has reached her limits. In order to prevent deadly magical backlash, the system has placed a limit on her at your behalf. You lose half of your MP to pay for this cost.]
[Talent. Main character stuff: Ally Magical Protection.]
[Clyde’s MP has halved.]
Really System , Clyde thought.
So much red magic exploded from her hand, a death beam that seemingly stretched to eternity. Atreas could only widen his eyes before vaporizing. No anticlimactic scream, no surprise counter, no time to dodge since he was dealing with her fake out attack, just death and purple flame.
“That…will teach you,” Kanako said then fell to her back, breathing heavily. Clyde expected her to pass out, but the beautiful genie simply laughed. “Men like that let their egos replace their brain. But now he’s brain…dead.”
Clyde winced at the awful attempt at a pun.
“Nyyya, no more attempted-punning for you,” Neko said.
“Anyone else find that fight tiring?” Seth said. Everyone nodded in agreement.
[Battle completed. Victory! Reward: 15 million EXP. Firestone diamond.]
The red barrier to the second floor vanished.
“Let’s go before something shitty happens, like him respawning,” Clyde said.
“I would rage-quit life if that happened,” Toru said.
“I hope the second floor isn’t so lewd,” Fuyoko said.
“I think it’s hilarious,” Airi said, “though a bit unsettling.”
The team quickly headed up the second floor. They were met with a second hall with just a single branching path ahead.
“You know, why didn’t we just blow up the building?” Matsume said, asking an anime trope question that would’ve normally echoed in Clyde’s thoughts.
“There’s a barrier preventing just that,” Tear said. “And then our presence would’ve just screamed for the dark god to drop in on us.”
Matsume shrugged.
“It still beats this.”
The team peeked into the hall that branched off, only to be met with enemy encounters. Three identical monster girls dressed in a red, cleavage-revealing cheongsams, stared back at them. There was a strange tag hanging off the side of their hats. It clicked for the young man. This was the Satovian version of the Chinese zombie, Jiangshi.
[Your party has entered combat…right?]
Clyde inspected the closest zombie girl.
Jiangshi- Nonimay
Level: 157
Type: Monster
Work under: N/A.
Special: ???
Weakness: Fire, holy, gun (to head).
Resistances: earth.
Secret: impossibly clean, to the point of having OCD-like symptoms. As a Jiangshi, she’s mostly stiff unless in love, having sex, or touched by a potential mate. Ah, potential mate… You should know by now that a certain succubus’s influence hold strong and impenetrable.
An orb that matched the others appeared in front of the group. The text it displayed made Clyde sigh. Of fucking course.
Lure all three Jiangshis into the room…Something interesting will happen, which will require their juices to open the next area. This is a new security measure and the monster girls have no idea. Have fun.
P.S. Do not kill them .
“I’m done,” Matsume said. “I’ll be waiting in the other room. I’m leaving
this up to the men.”
The women nodded their agreements and left. The Jiangshi girls blinked. Then the Supreme’s influence seemed to dawn on them.
“I see you three were abandoned to your fates,” one of them said, licking her lips. “I’ll help you forget.”
Suddenly, SHE LEAPT.
“Dodge!” Clyde yelled as if he was Piccolo from an abridged Dragon Ball series.
The three young man dove out of the way, then bolted to the other room, only to see the female party members fighting off purple tentacles.
The Jiangshi continued to give chase, leaping long distances, nearly catching the men each time.
“Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit,” Clyde said as he just barely dodged. When all three of the monster girls were finally in place, the tentacles suddenly dropped all of Team Stone’s women, snatching the zombies swiftly. They disappeared into the roof, yells trailing. Seconds later, suspicious clear liquid rained onto an orb that hovered in the center of the room. A bell sounded and the door ahead unlocked.
Clyde and the others wasted no time, the women almost sprinting.
“I have to admit, they were really hot for blue-skinned monster girls,” Seth said.
“That was really specific for a puzzle,” Toru said. “Had the zombies known their fate, we’d still be in the other room, watching the dark side of hentai.”
“Tentacles really isn’t the dark side of hentai,” Yusuke said. “Sometimes they’re everywhere.”
Ahead, the crew saw a turquoise-haired woman…taking the wood from some muscular man, doggy-style. Behind them was the staircase to the third floor. The second floor guardian…the woman, judging by the faint black Ki aura emitting from her, maintained an ahegao face.