The Anime Trope System: Stone vs. Viper, #11 a LitRPG [Alice Edition] (ATS)

by Alvin Atwater

  Really? A life and death prompt for these losers? Clyde sighed, knowing not to underestimate his opponents. But their sole reason to putting hundreds of lives in danger…was basically for sex.

  “Team Stone, let’s show these fuckers what happens when they take us lightly,” Clyde yelled.

  “We’ll fuck them up!” Alice surprisingly yelled.

  “Language Highness,” Natalia cooed. “But I agree with you. I do not like to be underestimated.” White and black aura surrounded the loli as she frowned, taking on her uncharacteristically serious stance. Team Stone collided with Clan Dracos.

  [Alice activated Special tier skill: Explosion!]

  [Natalia activated Modified Silver tier skill: Mass wipeout super blast.]

  Magic began to fly from both sides…

  Clyde felt just a faint shift in the air before he found himself dodging Hijo’s fiery punch.

  “If I kill you, your team will crumble,” he said, chuckling.

  [Quest. Road Trip Stage 4. Defeat Hijo! Reward: unknown. This quest is obviously mandatory and cannot be refused.]

  Hijo, Leader of the Hidden Sorcerer Clan, Dracos.

  Level: 145

  Type: human, sorcerer.

  Work under: Clan Dracos

  Special: Black Ki? [Something’s not right about this. This Ki isn’t naturally his.]

  Weakness: none.

  Resistances: none.

  Secret: fapped to tentacle hentai when he was a kid.

  Clyde laughed, gaining a confused stare from his foe. The levels were dead even, which meant he could make this fight quick. Of course that wasn’t his reason for laughing.

  “I guess to each their own. Fapping to tentacle hentai…I mean does that make you a man of culture too?”

  Hijo’s eyes widened.

  “How did you—I mean enough talk! I’ll kill you.”

  The green-haired unsheathed two black daggers coating in purple aura. “You’ll be the easiest one to take out.”

  Clyde frowned as Hijo charged him. The easiest… He dodged the first two dagger swipes then slashed across the man’s chest with Bloodlight. They clashed blade to blade, seemingly evenly matched. Then the green-haired young man stepped into Clyde’s guard.

  “Right into my hands,” Hijo said then grinned. “Goodbye.”

  [Hijo activated Special tier skill: Curse of the Nine Brigades. Warning, this is an instant death skill! This is an unblockable and undodgeable attack.]

  So what…am I supposed to just die , Clyde thought as the black mist coated him. He chuckled. Hijo’s eyes widened. Shocked, the green-haired young man fell to his ass.

  “Easiest?” Clyde said as he walked toward Hijo. He recalled the casting of a beautiful skill during the fight with a Viper Maiden. Its effects finally got some use.

  [Noona’s blessing has engulfed the party. Your party is unaffected by instant-kill, party-wipe attacks. This buff is permanent.]

  “Ah, you probably hadn’t thought this through when you attacked us,” Clyde said. “Easiest. No, none of us are easy.” He delivered a kick to Hijo’s face that rocketed him thirty yards across the pavement. The green-haired boy stood up, charging waves of green electricity-like magic into his hands. Clyde’s voice became a god chant. “I am the leader of Team Stone. You have some balls challenging me with that condescending attitude .”

  [Clyde activated his special attack: Tier 1 skill: Omen’s Desolation.]

  [Alice’s passive activated. Palpable anger. Your skill is now unblockable.]

  [Tier 1 skill: Omen’s Desolation. [Does almighty, spiritual, and sound damage. Chance to cause hopelessness and despair. Triple, super-severe damage against entities, deities, spirits, and darkness-type enemies.]

  [Hijo activated Silver tier skill: Eldritch Raging Blast!]

  Dropping the magic suddenly, Clyde flashed stepped behind Hijo, his eyes flickering, the internal wall just barely holding. The young man was undoubtedly overwhelming the sorcerer without Stone Mode’s boost. Caught in a whirlpool of anger… To be called the easiest…The weakest.

  He warped the silver dagger from his inventory and plunged it into Hijo’s back. The green-haired young man screamed.

  “Why did you come here?” Clyde said, his voice normal, unnaturally calm. He had no idea of the bands of midnight black aura radiating around him like rotating death. That seemed to trigger something within the blood of his prey.

  [Warning! Black Ki is leaking from Hijo’s wound.]

  Hijo grinned, his eyes turning black.

  “You think you’ve won, boy! I bet you didn’t see this coming.”

  That wasn’t Hijo’s voice. “This pathetic sorcerer is but a vessel to what’s to come. Melody will be my plaything .”

  [Alice activated Gold tier skill: Contain!]

  The explosion threatened to consume everything, but couldn’t get past the barrier Alice surrounded it in. Seconds later, purple flames signified the death of the sorcerer.

  Team Stone was completely unharmed. Some members took damage, but natural health regeneration and Harumi, quickly fixed any problems.

  “Black Ki,” Clyde said softly. Alice looked at him incredulously.

  “Do you think it’s him?” she said.

  “The one and only,” Clyde replied. “And now he’s after Melody.” He looked at the sky. “He’s still doing this black Ki shit.”

  “I have a bad feeling about this,” Ming said as she walked over to the duo. “Matsuko’s on her way…”

  “She is? Did the dark god revive her?” Clyde said.

  Ming closed her eyes, peeking at something that only she could see. An ominous gray fog surrounded her briefly. When she opened her eyes, the young man saw concern.

  “She’s preparing to erase herself from existence,” Ming said softly, “but not before telling Melody something. Not just a warning about the dark god, but…” her voice trailed off. “I couldn’t glimpse any further…maybe when I’m strong enough.”

  Clyde gulped, thinking about the BCFUS system. He achieve the high relationship level with her, leaving only one requirement. They would both mutual benefit from the act, but like Melody, Ming had a complicated and cute personality. The power increase could be great; however, the young man did not want to come across as a creep, forceful, or a manipulative bastard using them like battery packs. He cared about his relationships. Only an idiot wouldn’t.

  [ Quest and Battle completed! Victory! Reward: 44 million EXP, 100 million dollars and 25 free points. Congratulations, you have reached level 146! Stats increased!]

  [You have earned the title, Billionaire. You’ll definitely need this money to fund your team and your travels. You need a lot more to purchase great items from your ID store as well as other shops around the world. See Clare for information on those shops, although getting her to simply tell you will be easier said than done.]

  [Stone Mode recharge time has decreased! See Natalia for further instructions.]

  “Let’s get inside,” Clyde said. “My uncle was in the military and they did something called watches. Support team will be on this with four-hour shifts, but… I’ll take the first watch.”

  Everyone looked at him.

  “You really should rest,” Melody said.

  “I could use the time to think,” Clyde said. “Anyway, the first watch is mine. You guys go wash and pass the news onto the support team. That does not include Sophia, since she’s driving tomorrow.” He sighed. “With monsters attacking this hotel and now fucking sorcerers possessed by He Who Paints the fucking turdshit, I’ll only feel safe with this area patrolled.” He tilted his head. “In fact, a support member will have one main team member with them. Dismissed.”

  “I’ll stay with you,” Ming and Alice said simultaneously. His fiancées also refused to leave.

  “I appreciate all of you, but the purpose of the watches is to have a lookout so that everyone else can sleep,” Clyde said. “As your team lead….”

  “I need to discuss som
e things with you,” Ming said then she addressed the other women. “This is important. As his prophet…Team Stone’s prophet, I want to ensure the safety of our team. This watch is the perfect time for it.”

  Clyde gazed into her glistening eyes and decided not to reject the opportunity.

  “You guys go enjoy the rest of your time off. Tomorrow’s going to be another day on the road.”

  Each of his fiancées kissed him before heading back.

  “You still have to pay up for the bet,” Alice said as she hurried after Tear.

  “Chika, protect her from the poisoning,” Clyde said with a laugh, gaining the smile from the silver-haired girl. He’d love to be with them, but protection of the team as a whole came first. “Ming, let’s have that duel. If I win, you must do as I say and the same if you win. One request, it can be anything. Within reason…or as lewd as possible.”

  Ming flinched, blushing heavily. “You don’t have to accept those unreasonable terms, I’m just kidding around. So—”

  “I’ll accept,” Ming said with a look of determination in her eyes. “I’m the regional champion of Yaponiya.” Her eyes were starry now, her voice fangirling. “I always wanted to challenge the Sorcerer’s Creed. The legendary deck that disappeared.” She hugged Clyde tightly.

  Clyde chuckled.

  “Then give it all you’ve got, because this deck is brokenly overpowered.” A morbid thought wormed its way into his head. “Ah shit…Amina’s going to kill me.”

  “Amina?”

  “My deck leader,” Clyde said. “She wants me to visit her world every now and then. I hadn’t once.”

  “Well it’s not your fault,” Ming said. “I doubt you have much time to yourself these days.” She winked.

  Clyde chuckled. The bright flood lights of the hotel parking lot continued to illuminate the area. The young man and woman took their places.

  “This will be a Nonreal—”

  “It has to be a Real game,” Ming interrupted. “We have wagers. Besides, I…want to experience everything a match like this has to offer. A nonreal game won’t do it for us.”

  “Fine,” Clyde said. A bright sphere of energy appeared yards in front of the duo, signifying the approach of their fairy host.

  “Helllooooo everybody, my name is Lily and I’m too cute to contain. I will determine who shall go first. Oah! Oah! Hi Lord Stone.” She flew over to him and kissed his nose. “Oh! Your prophet too? Oah! Oooaaahhh! This is a duel between the Stone and his prophet. I’m so glad to be alive.”

  Episode 58 (Part 1): Anime and Shadows…

  Some of the lingering Team Stone members caught sight of Lily and notified the others. What was supposed to be a secret duel, gained an audience quickly. Clyde moved it as far away from the hotel as possible. He’d rather not chance it with the cars in the parking lot.

  The fairy ended up creating a ball of hovering light that illuminated the area even better than the floodlights.

  “Nice military, allowing full-on card games during watch,” Alice said sarcastically. She continued right over Clyde’s protest. “Some chat between a man and his prophet.”

  Clyde stared at her blankly.

  “Says the girl carrying a bag of popcorn.”

  Alice shrugged, smiling.

  “I never said I didn’t want entertainment.” She winked then continued toward the audience area.

  [You have entered a Real game!]

  [ You have been challenged by Ming, Regional Champion of Yaponiya! Prepare yourself! ]

  [Current quest: Defeat Ming in a Stone-Tokken duel. Reward: unknown]

  “Lord Stone shall be going first! Make it count,” Lily said cheerfully. “Remember, you cannot draw on the first turn.” She took her place in the audience area, safe from the upcoming chaos.

  Clyde drew his first five cards. The glowing, gold tree of life tattoos revealed themselves on his wrists.

  “Good luck, Ming.”

  “You too, Clyde,” Ming said, blushing. “You’d better make this count, because I’m taking you down!” She grinned.

  [Clyde- 150 LF. Ming- 150 LF]

  Clyde laughed.

  “Alright, let’s start off with this. I can summon Diviner Mena as an additional attacker.” He sat the card on the floating crystal mat before him. “When she’s summon this way, I can draw one card.”

  [Clyde. SC Diviner Mena. Power: 20. Defense: 6.]

  A beautiful bored-looking woman appeared on the field.

  “For my normal summon, in defense, will be Stage Magician Jasp.”

  [Clyde. SC Stage Magician Jasp. Defense 13. Power: 10]

  “His effect allows me to add a random magical weapon from my deck to my hand each turn.” The deck spat out the card, which Clyde retrieved. “I’ll equip the Forbidden Compass to him.”

  Clyde shook his head. “Starting off overpowered. I’ll end my turn.”

  “Hmm, this shouldn’t be too hard,” Ming said. “I feel a little disappointed. Shouldn’t you have monsters with like a million attack points?” She drew from her deck. “Let’s go! Let me introduce you to the one and only, Loli Saga deck.”

  “Whoaa!” Natalia cheered. “Go Ming! I mean, you can do it husbando onii. But Ming, go, go, go!”

  Clyde chuckled.

  “There’s your number one fan.”

  “Nuh-uh! I’m her number one fan,” Noona called out. Clyde looked at her and his mouth dropped. The blonde demoness was dressed in a cheerleading outfit. And damn those breasts! She started a cheer routine that made them jiggle. “Go Loli Saga! Ming! Ming! Ming! You’re the regional champion anyway, so it’s a one turn kill.” Noona winked. “I’m also cheering for you, Clyde.”

  Alice harrumphed tsundere-style.

  “DESTROY HER CLYDE! LEAVE NOTHING ALIVE. KILL ALL.”

  Clyde laughed.

  “You see Natalia, that’s how a real Right Hand acts.”

  “No fair,” Natalia whined. “She cheats!”

  Ming cleared her throat. “I will continue if you don’t mind.”

  Clyde nodded. “Sorry.”

  “I summon, Lovely-loli Platia, the dark elf!”

  A loli dark elf appeared on the field, dressed in a magical girl costume. An aura consisting of hearts surrounded her.

  Clyde’s eyes widened.

  “She’s broken as hell in Loli Saga Fighters by the way.”

  “Yes she is,” Alice said. “Not that mister left B spammer should be talking.”

  “I know right?” Chika said.

  “I told you, I was only trying to do a combo—”

  Ming cleared her throat again, interrupting Clyde.

  [Ming. LL Platia. Power: 30. Defense: 0.]

  “Thirty in power right off the bat,” Clyde said tiredly. “She’s even OP in this game.”

  “I’ll activate Platia’s effect,” Ming said. “I can summon an additional loli from my deck at the cost of ten life force. It can’t be my deck leader sadly.”

  [Ming’s LF dropped to 140.]

  “Here she comes, Lovely-loli Lion girl.”

  A loli dressed in a lion costume appeared. She gazed at the audience timidly, blushing.

  “She’s so cute!” Airi said.

  [Ming. LL Lion girl. Power: 21. Defense 21.]

  “Lion girl’s effect. Well, Clyde, this is going to hurt. Lion slash!”

  As if something snapped in the loli’s head, Lion girl dashed toward Clyde with incredible speed. The swipe made him clench his teeth against the pain.

  [Clyde’s LF has dropped to 130.]

  [Clyde’s HP has dropped to 595%]

  “Once a turn, I can inflict twenty points of direct damage to you for free, as long as I do so before the battle phase.”

  “Broken,” Clyde said.

  “Don’t worry, her attack drops by half until the end of the turn to make up for the sneak attack,” Ming said. “Now, I’ll play this action card, Blast field. It destroys all attackers on your side of the field. Bye-bye!”

&n
bsp; Clyde blinked. His side of the field exploded into purple flames. However…his attackers still stood, smirking.

  “What? How?” Ming said.

  “Stage Magician cannot be targeted or destroyed by card effects nor can he be exiled while he has a magical weapon equipped. Forbidden compass just so happens to share that effect with Diviner Mena.”

  Ming chuckled.

  “So you aren’t that easy after all. Or maybe you’ve gotten lucky. Let’s go to the battle phase. I’ll activate Platia’s effect. I draw a card and reveal it. If it’s an attacker, she can attack directly with double the damage.”

  A card spat from Ming’s deck. She revealed it. Clyde frowned at the loli in her hand.

  “Great, I’m getting beat up by lolis,” Clyde said. “I feel like Seth should be taking this punishment.”

  “No way dude, that’s your thing. Natalia’s proof.”

  “It’s not,” Clyde said. “And Natalia doesn’t count.”

  “Keep telling yourself that,” Seth said, laughing.

  Clyde braced himself as Platia teleported in front of him with a steel sword. The burning pain of being cut just sucked. Why couldn’t the barrier block this?

  [Clyde’s LF has dropped to 70.]

  [Clyde’s HP has dropped to 545%]

  “I’m whooping you! Are you sure that’s the legendary deck? Are you going easy on me?” Ming said, pointing at the young man. “Or do you suck badly at this game?”

  “Mouthy girl when she’s playing this game, isn’t she?” Clyde said. “I wonder who takes it more seriously. Ming or Selkie.”