The Soul System in the Apocalypse
Chapter 292: The Third Stage, Changes in the System

Chapter 292: The Third Stage, Changes in the System

[Congratulations to the host for upgrading the system to the second level. Several changes have occurred to the system.]

After hearing this, Henry did not even wait for the system to tell him what changes had occurred. Of course, he had realized that the sound of the system had changed a little, it was as if there were emotions that were in the voice that the system was using to address him.

Nevertheless, that was not something that he cared about. But instead, what he was focusing on currently was the matter about the mutation crystal.

’System, I need a response from you. Why is it that you used the mutation crystal to upgrade yourself without my permission when you gave me the option of making the choice?’ Henry asked in his mind as he continued moving forward.

If a person observed him, they would not observe anything strange at all. They would find that Henry was doing everything normally. But of course, that was not the case. It was a good thing that the screen that appeared in front of him was transparent. So, it did not block his view of the surroundings.

[Responding to the host, the system did not have a choice but to initiate the upgrade without the concession of the host.]

’What do you mean by you did not have a choice? Can you just say everything clearly rather than telling me things in halves? You already know what I am thinking about, so, just go ahead and give me the explanation.’ Henry stated, a little irritated.

[Responding to the host, the system initiated the upgrade because it is required. Due to the next stage of the apocalypse that is about to arrive, there are several items that are going to be required by the host from the system store.]

[With the previous level of the system, the host would not be capable of accessing those items in the system store. That was the reason why the system was upgraded, so that it can give the host the permission of accessing the second level of the systems store.]

Henry’s heart skipped a beat when he heard what the system said. It seems that the next stage of the apocalypse, the third stage of the apocalypse, it was definitely going to be way more difficult than the second stage of the apocalypse.

This was the first time that the system was saying something like there being a difficulty during a certain stage of the apocalypse. During the time that the second stage of the apocalypse was about to descend, the system did not give him any warning about anything that was going to happen.

But right now, it seemed that the danger that was going to come during the third stage of the apocalypse was going to be bigger. It was to the extent that the system even made a decision of upgrading itself to the next level without even caring about his consent.

Just thinking of that, Henry became even more vigilant. He began looking around, trying to detect if there was anything that was going to approach right now. But at the same time, it was due to the fact that he was paying much attention that he finally realized something else.

When the zombie was killed, the killing intent that was in the air had dispersed. But now, although it was completely faint, Henry could finally detect that the killing intent was actually still present.

This made him halt his steps. When he did that, the others also realized that he had stopped. Adam looked at Henry curiously, wondering why he had stopped. He tried to look around, but he did not notice anything strange at all.

He was not the only one, considering that even Olivia looked around cautiously. She was the one who possessed the strength that was next to Henry. And at this point, even she could not detect anything in the surrounding areas.

"It seems that there is another person or creature that is about to attack us. There is killing intent in the air." Henry stated in a solemn voice.

When he said that, everyone finally paid attention to the killing intent. And it was only then that they finally realized that what Henry had said was true. There was still killing intent in the air.

The previous amount of killing intent that was being given out by the zombie had already dissipated the moment that the zombie was killed. But since that was the case, that implied that there was supposed to be no killing intent in the air that they could feel.

Right now, there were no zombies or any other creatures that they could see in the surrounding areas. For that reason, there was supposed to be no killing intent at all.

Although faintly, they could tell that the killing intent that they were feeling was coming from a distance away from the territory. It was the same direction from which the zombie that had been killed by Adam had originated from.

"It seems that the mastermind behind everything is about to act or something like that. I’m quite curious about who it is that is controlling the zombies." Olivia stated with squinted eyes as she looked into the distance.

Henry did not respond at all. But instead, he realized something. This killing intent that was directed towards them was not that heavy. That implied that the other party was not strong, or maybe, although the other party wanted to kill them, that person or creature was not going to take action right now.

Relating to the fact that the system had just given him a warning that the next stage of the apocalypse was going to be extremely dangerous, Henry felt that perhaps this danger might be related to the one that was giving out the killing intent right now.

Since that was the case, Henry decided that they had to be prepared. In any case, since the other party was not going to attack them right now, it was better for them to be prepared. Or if the other party was just weak, they could take care of whoever it was easily.

"Let’s get moving. But still, you have to be ready. I’m pretty sure that the third stage of the apocalypse is about to descend. And the moment that it does, the danger that we are going to face is going to be multiplied by several times." Henry stated as he turned around and continue heading towards the territory.

The others were a little confused by what Henry had said. They did not know where he had gotten this information, but still, they immediately believed him. It was not as if this was the first time that they had seen him doing something that they could not understand.

He had already given them several equipment whose source they did not know. But still, they knew that he depended on the mutation crystals in order to be able to gain those equipment and other items.

And right now, it was not long ago that he had taken a mutation crystal of the gold rank. Perhaps that was the source of the information? That was something that almost everybody thought. But of course, it was not right.

At the same time as they continued moving into the territory, going past the gate, through the crowd that had already opened a path for them, Henry continued communicating with the system.

In no time at all, several prompts appeared in front of him, informing him of the several changes that had occurred to the system. And to say the truth, he was completely surprised and a little excited about the changes that had occurred. It seemed that the system was intending to make things easier for him during the next stage of the apocalypse.

[After the upgrade of the system, the second level of the system store has been unlocked. Several items that the host did not have access to have finally been revealed.]

[Now, the host is capable of selling the bodies of humanoid creatures into the system to store. But still, human bodies are not purchased by the system store.]

[The first ability of the system, the mastery ability, it has been enhanced to the next level. Right now, the host will be capable of gaining intermediate level skills of using any equipment that they have gotten a hold of. At the same time, the host would gain basic level skills of how to make the equipment or item that the host is holding.]

[The maximum number of times that the host is going to be capable of learning a basic skill on how to create an item that he is holding is limited to 10. So, the host is advised to use those chances cautiously and carefully.]

[The time that the host can spend within the system space has been increased. Now, the host can spend 2 hours within the system space.]

[Achievement program of the system has been activated. Now, as long as the host completes something that is considered as an achievement by the system, the host will be given rewards accordingly.]

Reading through all the prompts that had appeared in front of him, Henry was surprised. At the same time, he could not help but be surprised by how much improvements had been made by the system after the upgrade.

Now, he was going to be capable of being versatile enough, being capable of using several equipment at a higher proficiency. At the same time, although it was just basic, he was capable of making several things. It might be true that there was only a limit of 10, but as long as he used them carefully, it would be very useful.

Deciding not to focus on that matter now, Henry decided that he was going to go to his room first, before accessing the system store and the other features that had been unlocked or upgraded by the system.