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The ride back was filled with great music as he put on some good shit from his previous life.
Marcus naturally uploaded them to the shard for Vik which he was grateful for.
His car pulled up outside the megabuilding.
"Great work today, Marcus. I typically go over three days a week, so I'll let you know. Thanks for the tunes again." Vik held out a fist.
Marcus fist-bumped him.
"Sounds good, Vik. Later!" Marcus got out of the car and shut the door as it sped off.
Now it was time to check his messages. He got one on the ride over to the bar, but he was busy jamming out and hanging with Vik.
He saw a message from Rebecca.
Rebecca:
You're lucky that I'm on a job. I want a taste~
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It was a photo with her tongue out.
He laughed as the elevator arrived and he rode it to his floor.
'Oh, right. Gotta text Misty back.' He reopened his messages.
John Wick:
Just got done. You wanna hang tomorrow around 1?
Sending it, he made it to his apartment with no issues and entered while shutting the door.
Taking off his sweaty clothing, he put them in the wash as he sat down on the couch lighting up a cigarette. Can't believe he forgot them again, perhaps he should just keep them in his inventory.
Alright, his Body and Brawling are ready to level up.
There were also his last 3 hours for Body training until he switched gears to Reflexes. That would help immensely as it increases reaction time, dexterity, and agility along with elevated cyberware tolerance. The most latter is great no matter how you look at it, as the first three boons would help with combat no matter what he did.
He could already imagine the day when his tolerance was so high that he could have a sandy and cyberdeck. Of course, he'd need a maxed-out body so his brain isn't liquified, but he'd also have superhuman reaction time on top of the sandy. That sounds insanely busted.
It would take him a long time since leveling up to Body 10 only took 2500 XP that he already hit while leveling Reflexes to 5 takes 2000. Pretty insane difference.
Since his requirements for Body are halved, it would take 5000XP to get Reflexes to Level 10 from 9.
Anyway, he stopped delaying and extinguished his cigarette, and leveled up Body and Brawling.
He was hit with the most searing pain to date and became unresponsive. Sharp stabbing pain enveloped his whole body and it was difficult to bear through.
As it was done, he sucked in oxygen greedily as he caught his breath. The knowledge and muscle memory from the Brawling skill elevated his prowess even further.
Getting up, he checked himself out in the mirror.
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His physique truly looked insane. The arms were big as his biceps popped and triceps looked striated which made his arm look huge. Forearms had great definition and size which should give him insane grip strength.
Shoulders that should be classified as boulders as he could see the obvious striations between his front, side, and rear deltoid muscles. A chest that was full and even outdid many females in size if one were to measure. He was thankful as he kept his 8-pack that became a bit larger and the lines more clear and defined.
He could see every line and muscle of his obliques as he saw his lats flare out like small wings.
His legs were pretty insane as he could see almost every fiber of muscle and the classic tear-like image on his quads. Calves that are usually stubborn to grow had good size on them. His genetics clearly taking a front seat with his crazy development.
He turned around and saw his back.
It was truly freaky. A large and wide back as his traps were large along with his lats had great size and definition. His V-taper was truly insane.
He even had the iconic Christmas tree on his lower back. His hamstrings also had crazy striations that made his legs look like tree trunks.
Masculine pride welled up in his uncontrollably and he hit the classic Zyzz pose. He may not have gear blasting size on him, but his aesthetics were unmatched with a healthy mix of volume and functionality.
This was truly the peak of what humanity had to offer.
It wasn't time to bask in the glory just yet as he still had work to do.
He checked his weight and his jaw dropped as he saw the number.
350lbs(158.75kg)
Did he just gain 35 pounds(15.87kg) of muscle?
'What the fuck?' Marcus thought in disbelief. Not even steroids could reach this level of growth this quickly.
It also went deeper than that as steroid users are more prone to injury because their muscle size and strength increase disproportionately to their tendons and ligaments causing their muscles to detach from the bone, but that didn't happen to him because of the system's enhancing every part of his body.
He wouldn't even be surprised if low-caliber bullets wouldn't even go through his body anymore.
The system also gave all his gains at once from leveling up. Sure, he could still grow stronger without leveling it up, but who would go through that method if one could add multiple pounds of muscle at once? Especially if it enhanced every part of their body.
He wondered what would happen once he reached Body 11 as he truly hoped he wouldn't gain any more size. His now transformed physique filled him with satisfaction and pride, and while he had great respect for those huge bodybuilders, he didn't want to look that big.
Anyway, it was time to eat a bit and after finishing his soda and burrito, he noticed that he was still hungry so he ate another. The meals were already calorie-dense, but it seemed his physique required more fuel. Now each meal costs 34 eddies, so about 100 every day.
He really needed to get started on edgerunning soon and he was truly lucky by what he saw on the car ride home.
Several blocks away from his megabuilding they stopped at the red light. He noticed a few scavs going in and out of a run-down apartment building in Kabuki, so he made sure to make a note of it on his map before the light turned green.
Now that he had a potential target, he was much more relaxed and he didn't need to walk through the streets to find something.
After eating, he threw the trash in the bin and got ready for his remaining time training Body.
The three hours flew by as he focused on getting his HMGs and Blunt Weapons to the next level as he switched gears to Brawling, Athletics, and Shotguns.
He was feeling tired as hell at the end and exited the training shard.
Marcus got a text in the middle but didn't want his flow interrupted.
David Martinez:
Hey, John! I told her and she wasn't happy, but didn't stop me. We are coming by tomorrow if that's preem.
Ah, that wasn't expected since Gloria did her darndest to keep him in school, but with being in this world and him deciding to choose edgerunning, things seem to be taking a different turn.
Arasaka wouldn't know of his cyberware tolerance because of his impulsive decision to beat the hell out of Katuso at the academy. To them, he was another street rat who flunked out because they couldn't afford it.
He also needed to kick things into high gear since he said he'd let David use the training shard.
Pulling up his stats, he let out a satisfied hum.
Body 10(2550/5000)XP
- Brawling 7(800/2000xp)
- Athletics 7(1600/2000xp)
- Shotguns 6(1100/1750xp)
- Heavy Machine Guns 5(1500/1500xp)
- Blunt Weapons 5(1500/1500xp)
He directly leveled up Blunt Weapons and HMGs and now all his skills were Level 6 and above.
Sitting back as he smoked a cigarette after the intense training, it was about 4 in the afternoon, so he decided to relax for a bit while playing some more Stardew.
After about an hour, he got off and wondered what his whole stats looked like. With his optics, he can look at a portion of his stats with a thought, so it had been a while since he had seen it.
Body 10(2550/5000)XP
- Brawling 7(800/2000xp)
- Athletics 7(1600/2000xp)
- Shotguns 6(1100/1750xp)
- Heavy Machine Guns 6(0/1750xp)
- Blunt Weapons 6(0/1750xp)
Reflexes 4(1775/2000)XP
- Driving 4(600/1250xp)
- Pistols 4(1250/1250xp)
- Submachine Guns 4(950/1250xp)
- Assault Rifles 4(1250/1250xp)
- Blades 4(850/1250xp)
- Rockerboy 4(600/1250xp)
Technical Ability 1(800/800)XP
- Gunsmithing: Level 1(800/800)XP
Cool 1(600/800)XP
- Throwing Weapons 1(400/400xp)
Intelligence 2(0/600)XP
- Breach Protocol 2(0/600xp)
- Programming 1(100/400xp)
- Quickhacking 1(200/400xp)
'Wait, my Technical Ability is maxed?' Marcus thought before remembering that his attribute can still gain stats even if the skill is maxed.
He decided to hold off on that before he wanted to jump into Reflexes. Didn't want David to be left hanging for too long.
It was 5, so he'd have about 2 hours before he went over to Lucy's.
Focusing on Pistols and Assault Rifles will be good.
He went into the training and grinded away.
The two hours flew by as he used the Combat Range in the Gunplay module for the entire time and he was completely beat. That would be the last training session of the night. He's immensely thankful that his Body and Athletics are so high compared to before otherwise he couldn't do this.
He checked his updated stats again and probably for the last time for today.
Reflexes 5(1200/2000)XP
- Driving 4(600/1250xp)
- Pistols 5(600/1250xp)
- Submachine Guns 4(950/1250xp)
- Assault Rifles 5(800/1250xp)
- Blades 4(850/1250xp)
- Rockerboy 4(600/1250xp)
'Nice.' He smiled as he laid back on the couch.
Marcus soon got a text from Lucy sending him the address right around 7.
As he looked at it, he didn't remember seeing any lines around that area and it'd probably take longer to ride the metro than it would to walk there. He would have to wait for different lines and still walk quite a distance.
It would take about 30 minutes, but that's reasonable.
He got up to take a shower and put his new fit on as it finished drying.
Eating once more, he got up to head out.
'Oh wait.' He almost forgot his smoke again, as he bent down to pick it up, he saw something under the couch and his eyes narrowed.
Dragging the item out from under the coach, he saw that it was a guitar bag.
Marcus had an idea and grinned widely.
He packed up his guitar and amp inside before storing his smokes in his inventory.
Something else also got him excited as he went over to the door and opened his duffel bag.
Putting his Unity inside, he pulled his Malorian out of his inventory and onto his holster belt along with the ammo it needed.
His Body is beyond the recommended 8 and can now fire this thing.
That sent an excited shiver down his spine.
Once he was done, he sent a text that he was on the way, and he left his apartment.
The walk was pretty chill as he made his way through the streets. It was dark, but he wasn't antsy, just keeping an eye out for anyone trying to check him.
He made his way across the bridge and strolled through the busy roadway near the water in Japantown.
A sound chimed as he got a message.
Misty Olszewski:
Sure! Sounds great, see you then! :)
He smiled continuing on his way.
After 30 minutes he saw the building and made his way inside.
Marcus walked up some stairs before he made it to her door.
He knocked and texted her that he was there.
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Later!