9.
In the city, the weather is sunny, and the sound of vehicles can be heard. The smoke coming from their machinery can be seen by any sighted pedestrian, and its bitter smell, which is uncomfortable and harmful to lung health, can be smelled by the blind and stray dogs and cats.
This is the glorious City X.
A replica quite similar yet different from Earth, with differences in cultures and society that are almost abnormal if we don't go directly to the Earth's style.
The so-called City X is almost the size of a continent; the little that remains outside its domain is a nest of extremely powerful monsters, quite intelligent, who managed to escape from humans.
The city is divided into North Central, South Central, East Central, and West Central, controlled by four powerful and wealthy individuals, dominant in this continent called Salvation.
And there are seven more continents.
Here, the strong can do whatever they want in front of everyone, even if it's evil. People will glorify them and stay out of their own way.
Despite the different laws, if you have enough money, authority, influence, or strength, you are the king, and you and your people can do whatever you want with extreme impunity.
The weakest, people without money and with simple blessings, are trampled on in front of everyone by the strong, and these same people are the first to act with indifference. They behave and follow the laws of a lawless world, with only one thing clear: If you have power, do what you want.
From the blessings of the gods, churches or sects were created that worship them, a very lucrative and profitable business to fulfill the repulsive desires of a specific number of powerful people, with equally powerful blessings.
The gods grant power and disappear; in their absence, you gain benefits and unwavering faith, benefits in parts and pure strength.
Anyway, sooner or later this will come to light.
...
1:23 PM.
In a park full of people, including children, elderly people, pregnant women, and men accompanying their partners or taking their dogs for a walk or defecating.
A rather overweight man dressed in sportswear consisting of sneakers, pants, and a coat sat down on a bench.
This was none other than Fred, who was sweating from putting on that kind of clothing.
"Shit, what an idiot I am! How could I even think of wearing this kind of clothing? I'll take this coat off!"
And so he did.
Once he took off his coat, he was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Now I have to scout the area. I even sat down in front of where the gate will appear in a few hours."
"The good thing is, I lied to the administration because I was supposedly sick. Even though they acted like I wanted to hide, they allowed me to with the promise of going tomorrow," Fred said, relieved.
He started looking around.
"This place doesn't have cameras, so I can get everyone's attention, kill some monsters, and leave in the middle of the chaos without my identity being discovered," Fred thought.
Everyone was doing their own thing, not looking around, and Fred was observing the place and planning a strategy.
"Who would suspect that an overweight person with a garbage blessing would take it upon themselves to save everyone? Ahh, it'll feel good to help out a little," Fred said, imagining the outcome.
A few meters ahead, Fred saw a man and a woman sitting on a bench, quite close together. When he looked more closely, he realized they were caressing each other in a sexual manner.
The girl had her hand inside the boy's pants, and the boy had his hand inside the girl's blouse. The two were doing this while making sure no one saw them.
Fred noticed this and stopped looking at them.
"It's incredible they can do this in front of everyone! What horny kids!" Fred thought.
But he didn't continue investigating, instead observing more places and completing his strategy.
...
3:56 PM.
The afternoon arrived normally, and in the park that had previously been crowded, there were now even more people, as if fate had conspired for them to be killed by monsters today.
Fred, curiously, was lying on the bench asleep.
The people who were there or passed by him saw him like scum and continued on their way.
"Damn, is it incredible how they treat someone who wants to save their lives? Ugh, I'd better not pay attention to them!"
Just as he said this, he saw some police officers approaching where he was.
They were wearing uniforms and carrying weapons, although they were put away so as not to disturb the peace.
"Damn, they even called the police?! What bastards!" Fred cursed silently.
The police finally arrived in front of Fred, and one of them spoke.
"Sir, wake up, this is not a sleeping area. Clear the place. You're causing trouble, sir!"
Said a rather attractive girl.
This girl, who looked about 85 points tall, had golden eyes, and was no less than 10 feet tall at 1.75 meters tall and no taller than 1.78 meters, he had a well-defined body despite the bulky police uniform.
Fred admired her beauty for a few seconds before acting normal and pretending to be truly asleep.
"Ohh, what's up, officer? I'm taking a break," Fred said, feigning bewilderment.
The girl then answered.
"Sir, I need you to stop sleeping in this place or vacate it. You're disturbing public order, please!" she said in a serious tone.
"Shit, the first part of the plan is already screwed, and from what I see, there won't be enough time for these cops to leave, or at least not before the monsters show up in 3 minutes!" Fred thought.
Once he heard what the girl said, he got up from the bench and said,
"Okay, I won't be sleeping around here anymore, I can assure you, officer!"
Hearing this, the girl felt relieved because she didn't have to deal with another troublesome homeless person, so she said,
"Very well, I hope I don't get another complaint from you around here!"
Fred nodded at this.
The girl then stared into Fred's eyes for a few seconds before turning to leave with her companion.
Then a deafening noise was heard, alarming everyone and leaving them visibly confused when Fred then said,
"Shit, time's up!" Looking at the countdown in the floating system window, which had already ended.
(End of chapter)
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