Raising My Trash Ability into a Broken SSS+ Rank Skill Chapter 648 A Close Call

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Shitless urgently warned Vritra that the camp itself had become a sentient monster, not a mere mutant, luring victims to steal their sleep and dreams. Vritra encountered an impostor mimicking the monk, revealed as General Peter, who confessed the base's mine origin and its possession of healers like the doctor siblings. After interrogating Peter and leaving his family guarded, Vritra descended into the mine, discovering energy-emitting crystals that granted him a spiritual attribute upon consumption, igniting his determination to devour them all.

CRACK CRACK

Vritra started crunching through crystal after crystal, his fingers darting rapidly as he yanked them free from the wall.

Meanwhile, notifications continued flashing in front of his eyes.

[You have obtained 1 spiritual attribute!]

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A refreshing chill flooded his thoughts, bringing immense relief as the earlier agony faded away bit by bit.

His defenses against the mental domination surged upward dramatically.

Yet, he quickly spotted an issue.

'Why won't my spiritual attribute rise beyond 100? Could that be the cap until some kind of upgrade kicks in?' he pondered, perhaps hitting 100% mutation would trigger massive bodily shifts.

Or perhaps he required an extra item to push onward.

No matter the case, he'd ponder it afterward.

Right now, he pressed on with gobbling the crystals; alerts still appeared, but his spiritual attribute refused to climb higher.

Thanks to the abundance of crystals, his spiritual energy would skyrocket, even if much of it stayed sealed for the moment.

CRUNCH CRUNCH

Things stayed unchanged for some time, until the base's awareness suddenly picked up on the disturbance.

'Eating like this is way too sluggish!' Vritra thought as he devoured more while hastily stashing the stones in his inventory.

The veins shuddered, several withering and perishing, as the rest quaked fiercely.

KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEE

A horrifying wail echoed from beyond, reminiscent of a specter in a nightmare flick.

"Oh, it has finally noticed me." Vritra muttered, yet he paid them no mind and stuck to his mission.

At once, a surge of psychic assault slammed into him, nearly knocking him flat.

Clenching his jaw, he fired back with a spiritual burst, boosting his pace.

He had already cleared out half the crystals and persisted in unleashing spiritual bursts to counter the savage psychic barrages.

THUD THUD

A bunch of shapes leaped swiftly into the subterranean chamber, led by the doctor up front.

They howled like brainless freaks, lunging straight at Vritra.

'Heh, how could they match my raw power? Not a single one boasts stats like mine.' Vritra eyed the group and eased up.

His abilities had soared since arriving here, thanks to the military base supplying endless mutants for slaughter.

It had merely been fattening its victims, but Vritra reaped the grandest rewards.

While tugging more crystals, he unleashed blood bullets to hurl them airborne, dropping them out cold right away.

Having consumed heaps of crystals, he sensed they no longer boosted him at all, unable to elevate his power further.

Thus, he stored the leftovers in his space, perfect for Yasmine and the rest to utilize.

"STOPPPPPP!!" the two-headed doctor shrieked in frenzy, embodying the mine's very mind.

After all, Vritra was essentially draining its core essence, causing its might to dwindle fast.

[Spiritual Burst!]

Vritra unleashed wave after wave of psychic strikes, rendering the doctor utterly immobilized.

"Haa finally done…" Vritra swiped the perspiration from his brow, pivoting around at last.

The veins began decaying rapidly; without those crystals, this entity couldn't survive much longer.

It understood that losing the crystals meant its doom, driving its frantic hunt for healers or fresh victims.

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[Stats]

(Strength: 81.6)

(Agility: 84.4)

(Endurance: 84.3)

(Spiritual: 100[Locked])

{Free Attribute: 0}

』

{Sin Points: 455}

"So, what did you want to talk about doc?" Vritra spun toward the crumpled mutant.

Both heads lacked their upper sections, leaving only the lower jaws twisted in grotesque rage.

"How did you?!! Since when… You knew…?" it blurted, brimming with queries.

Up to now, no human had resisted its sway or pierced its deceptions; they endlessly cycled through the daily grind.

Surrendering their rest and visions to it, which slashed the drain on these crystals and prolonged its existence.

"Well, thank you for your hospitality, but I don't want to overstay my welcome. Enjoy your tragically short life." Vritra remarked while heading off.

"AHHHHHH" the doctor bellowed and lunged from behind. With him gone, it could reclaim every crystal.

But mere steps in, its heads burst apart, and the form collapsed lifelessly.

Vritra dashed to his tent and found Shitless still posted outside.

"Pitiful one, how did it go?" he inquired urgently.

"We will be fine now, that thing will be dead very soon." Even as he spoke, he bombarded the base's mind with psychic assaults to wear it down.

{Sin Point Gained: Killed a Mutant +3,002}

Soon enough, it perished at last, restoring the vivid daylight overhead.

Vritra scarcely noted the alert in his rush, missing one by oversight.

"Whoa, so many points? it really was too powerful, had I not gained my senses back, we all might have really just died here." Vritra let out a deep sigh, acknowledging its sheer horror.

Fortunately, everyone pulled through, and he scored a massive haul.

"Go get some rest, we will be leaving this place soon." Vritra instructed with a sigh, wondering how often he'd uttered those words.

Still, they had lingered almost two weeks in this spot.

Afterward, he retreated to his tent, where the formerly enthralled folks now lay senseless.

Vanessa, Yasmine, Fiona, Diana, Yennefer, Maeve and Teresa remained in deep slumber.

Exhaustion weighed on Vritra too; sleepless for two weeks, he collapsed onto the bed and quickly nodded off.

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Roughly twelve hours later, Vritra awoke to stirrings nearby.

Blinking open his eyes, he saw his wives rousing, appearing totally recovered.

"Hubby, what happened?" Yasmine rubbed her forehead.

"Master, this place… it is haunted!!" Maeve recalled it all at once, having shattered the hold repeatedly thanks to that chain.

Yet her frailty had held her back.

"Everything is fine now, don't worry." Vritra reassured, propping himself up to recount the tale.

Their expressions grew ashen with each detail, dread settling deep as they realized how near oblivion they'd come.

"Honey, we should leave this cursed place immediately, what if this is another of its illusion? What if that thing is still alive?" Vanessa urged.

"It is fine mom, I have confirmed its death. We will leave soon, but not before taking something important from the general here." Vritra replied, grinning.

Maeve's pulse nearly halted at those words; Vritra had echoed that phrase for over ten days straight.

"M… Master, haven't you already… are you still under its control?" Maeve ventured, the group stiffening in shock.

Vritra erupted in laughter at their faces, relishing the prank on them all.

"Hubby, don't scare us like that." Yasmine thumped her bosom.

"Husband, this is not good. I am going to punish you later on." Yennefer huffed with a sulk.

"Oh right, I have something good for you all." Vritra announced, pulling out the crystals to distribute among his wives.

He saved portions for Shitless and Onest as well; even so, plenty remained to elevate their spiritual energies substantially.

"Just eat it." He urged, as his wives eyed him oddly, questioning if their man was still ensnared.

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