Chương 5: A new anomaly was born. part 4

[There is One way.] The system Spoke. in a Somehow even More coldish tone than before.

"u-uh... and that is???

[You can Add These two to One of the system's other functions, the "squadron" function of the System]

"Squadron?" I remember being able to add rebels to my squad in the game and give them orders. Could this be similar to that?

[This ability will allow you to add your creations to your squadron and see their status. Creatures you create yourself will have a mental link, so you may communicate with them instantaneously to provide orders. Also, creatures or any technologies you have created may be stored inside your storage hangar, which sits inside your mind. This also goes for any organisms inside your squadron.]

"Ooh Alrighty! So how do I add these guys to my squad?"

[Simply Look at the being you wish to add, and the system will Do the rest.]

"Hm... okay I guess I'll ju-"

[I should ALSO inform you that You currently have a Limited Space for Members In your squadron, you can As of Now Only Hold 3 members.]

"Is there a way I can gain more Space?"

[yes.]

"How? Explain!"

[The Higher Your level the Limit to How many beings will be under your Command.]

"Ooh, So I can Upgrade the system Itself?!"

[To gain more Powerful and Advanced technology even Some Not from this Dimension. You must level Up and Acquire experience Points.]

"Okay, I think I'm getting this straight, Kill Stuff, Consume, gain exp, unlock, Stronger tech, repeat, and become a mean metal Killing machine! Okay, I'm HYPE! That is correct... right?"

[You are correct.]

"YES! Alright system... Add this guy who is Slumped against the wall and that dude on the floor, to my squad."

I watched in my visual interface, as a swirling white reticule Appeared on both, of them, A line extended from each, identifying the two, A Familiar grey Box Appeared in the bottom right corner of my vision, it displayed two black Silhouettes of Combine Soldiers. with above stating that I have 2/3 Available Spaces left. "I think it's time We Check these guys' status See what's Busted, I'll go for this guy who's slumped against the wall! oof... that does not look good... I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to have sparks flying out of the side of your head... let's check on you bud."

I mentally began to "Check" Him, and a Status window opened in my field of vision, A rotating Copy of Him was A-posing, With the corresponding Info.

[C40]

level: 7 EXP: 0/1536

Status: Unconscious, Injured leg

occupation: Combine overwatch Soldier Unit

Race: Trans-human

Stats:

HP 29/50

Lethality: 9

Strength: 7

Vitality: 7

Agility: 2

Intelligence: 5

[Equipment]v

Hard plate-reinforced personal Combat armor. (Durability: 65%] Status: Torn.) Gasmask (Durability 98%] Status: Functioning) Overwatch standard issue Pulse rifle (Durability 90%] Status: Functioning) Overwatch Combat helm W, Night vision. (Durability 40%] Status: Functioning, Broken Comm radio)

[Skills]v

[Advanced Military tactics.]

[Death Dealer.]

[enhanced reflexes]

"Hm...Wait. Is that his name? C40? Strange, I'm guessing they refer to each other in code numbers? Let's Check out his health.... oof yea, he is Barley holding on-."

I Scroll Further Down scrolling past, information, as I peek down at his Stats, if I'm correct Higher Stats Are good, then. This guy must be pretty tough, Although I'm Not sure I fully get it... Hey! System what's the Average Stats for A human?" I awaited a response from the ever-faithful system.

[The Average physical Stats, for a Human In this world is.]

HP 40/40

[Strength: 5]

[Agility: 5]

[Vitality 5]

[Intelligence: 5]

"Oki Doki, so... with these stats, could you explain what the others mean to me in detail?

[Affirmative.]

[The average stats may be higher or lower depending on the creature, the Stats of a Creature Cannot be changed unless through Exercise, or Artificial means.]

[Strength, meaning the physical Strength, determining the Brute Strength of the Creature.]

[Agility, its meaning determining, reflexes, how fast you can move, and how flexible or well you can do precise movements. 1, or 0 agility is an animate object or Slug.]

[Vitality: determines the overall health and endurance, how well Can a creature recover from injuries.]

[Intelligence: how Smart the Creature is, anything below 5 is A Sentient but an Unintelligent creature, below 3 or 2, It is Not a Sentient creature.]

[lethality: Determines the creature's overall combat proficiency, and how well they can use natural or made weapons.]

[Tech Savvy: determines Skill, or Talent in Working, Creating, dismantling, operating, and maintaining simple or Advanced technology, or Hacking.]

[Tactical awareness: This State Is the Situational/Combative Intelligence or instinct of the creature During tense or Combative Situations]

[Stealth: Determines the ability for a creature to move While being undetected and make Sound while moving.]

"Thanks System."

[...]

After a Full minute of Silence, I sighed and turned my head over to the Guy lying face down on the floor.

"...OKAY! let's check out the Stats of our other little friend!"

[C178]

level: 4 EXP: 0/192

Status: Passed out.

occupation: Combine overwatch Soldier Unit

Race: Trans-human

Stats:

HP 48/50

Lethality: 6

Strength: 7

Vitality: 7

Agility: 6

Intelligence: 6

Tech Savvy: 8

Tactical awareness: 5

Stealth: 6

[Equipment]v

Hard plate-reinforced personal Combat armor. (Durability: 96%] Status: Good Condition.) Gasmask (Durability 100%] Status: pristine Condition) Overwatch standard issue Pulse rifle (Durability 2%] Status: Crushed, rendered inoperable) Overwatch Combat helm W, Night vision. (Durability 90%] Status: Functioning, Broken Comm radio water damage rendered inoperable.)

[Skills]v

[ Military tactics.]

[enhanced reflexes]

[Handsome face.]

[Techno Savant.]

After looking over the Second guy's Stats, I Looked Flabbergasted when I saw one of his "Skills" "handsome face?. how the fuck is that a SKILL?" I shake my Turret head, causing me to rock in place a bit. "Alright, system... how do we wake these guys Up?"

[You Should be Able to access their Internal Components, I Suggest trying to Activate their Adrenaline Pumps, which should Give them the boost they need.]

"What about their injuries?"

[If, you Wish you are free to into the Mind menu, and Start a Repair Although this will consume Biomass points, to heal injuries, to Fix weaponry or armor you will need to u-]

"uuuuuuuuGGHhh.... really? well, if it will Get me out of here alive. let's See what I can Do."

I look around for a moment Considering if I want to Spend my Points on these rondos. what if they betray me when they wake Up? I've never seen A Combine Soldier Show empathy before especially when they see one of their sentry's Acting funny! They might just Gun me down...on the spot.

"...Ffffff..Shityy shit shit.. Alright if this comes back to bite me in the ass later, I'll be really angry!"

"Any WHO- I think its best if I hurry my metal ass up! this place must be CRAWLING with antlions!"

[You do not need to worry about, antlions at this current moment In time, As promised I have Set up an Anti- detection field Along this entire Area, so until you Complete the tutorial you will not be bothered.]

"Alright then. And how do I complete the tutorial?"

[To complete the tutorial, you must complete the current quest.]

[Complete your First Body upgrade! 0/1]

[Kill 4 Creatures] COMPLETED

[Reach level 2.] COMPLETE

The text Appeared within the corner of my vision; I Tilted my head in confusion.

"Since when did I Kill four creatures?"

"..."

"OOH RIGHT!"

"That must have been when the System used me as some sort of orbital weapon!"

"I'm guessing since I was the one to technically cause the death of most of the occupants I got the Exp, so it counted as a kill? good to know."

"Well, that's two Down... All I got to do to complete this next upgrade is to upgrade myself?" I began to feel a wealth of excitement coursing through my mental Body, I couldn't help but try and speak. However instead of a robotic Sounding "Upgrade time!" All that came out of me was a... Rumbley Sound and a high-pitched beep!

"Woah was that me? That was weird... I guess I won't be able to talk to these dudes once they wake up... How the hell am I going to get the point across, that I'm not an enemy?"

"Well, I can figure that out later, it's starting to get incredibly Boring down here!"

"Time to Do my first-ever upgrade!"

I lurched my head upwards which caused my body to topple A bit backward. Woah! that was close. better not do any More Jerky movements less I want to tip over.

I began to focus my Mind, And Soon my Mind entered the System Menu....