WITH a powerful thrust, Marcus punched the gangster's cheek, and the force behind the blow was enough to send the gangster flying backwards, causing the gangster to collide with a stack of trash cans with a loud crash. The cacophony of metal meeting metal and the gangster's pained cries filled the alley, creating a terrifying symphony that sent the rats scurrying in all directions. "Y-You...ugh! bastard," the gangster managed to groan through the pain and attempted to rise, but his body refused to cooperate.The gangster's vision began to blur, and he slowly lost consciousness beside the clattering trash cans."One down," Marcus smirked, his voice filled with a mix of exhaustion and excitement. Adrenaline courses through his veins as he turns his attention to the two remaining gangsters who stared in disbelief at their fallen comrade."Scared? Come at me, fucking bastards!" Marcus yelled, taunting the gangster on purpose.The gangster gritted their teeth, and finally snapped out of

ERIC'S eyes widened and his grip on his brand-new phone tightened. He was a volcano about to erupt."What the fuck are you talking about right now?! Are you fucking with me?" Eric yelled angrily but still continued to control his voice. “Marcus? You are telling me that that loser defeated the three of you? I'm not in a mood to joke around. Do you want me to kill you?”At this point, Eric was steaming with anger. If only he was not inside the building, he would have burst out in a fit of rage.“N-No! I swear that I am telling the truth, Boss! We did what you ordered! We ambushed him but somehow he found out about us so we attacked him immediately but he seemed to know some kind of martial arts, Boss! He defeated Craig so easily!”Eric got more red and redder with anger as he heard more words from AJ. “Are you kidding me? Do you hear yourself? What you are saying is impossible!”“But I swear on my life, Boss, that I am telling the truth! He is a monster— Excuse me! Are you the guardian

'What is this guy doing? Is he trying to adlib like Eric? Is he out of his mind?' Rachel's thoughts raced as she tried to make sense of Marcus's unexpected ad lib. ‘Does he think he can do the same as Eric? What makes him confident?’The atmosphere in the room became increasingly tense.Eric and Julia gritted their teeth. They are supposed to say the next line, but suddenly Marcus made a huge and unexpected change, and they couldn't use the lines that they were supposed to use anymore.They are in a tight spot, but they aren't letting Marcus win easily."B-But, Corporal! H-How, can you be so heartless? She's pregnant! She can't even defend herself, and you want us to shoot her? Don't you have a family too?" Eric shouted in anger, his veins popping on his forehead.The crew and their fellow actors were too amazed to say something. It was already difficult to act. What more to ad lib on the spot?Adlib is something that you can not just do, and yet these two actors in front of them wer

MARCUS heard the ’Ding!’ Again.‘It seems that I accomplished the mission, but it's not the time to see it,’ Marcus thought as he listened to the actors delivering their lines and could not help but be amazed by how different the actors act but still aced it in their own way.***"All right, everyone," the director said and cleared his throat. His throat was starting to hurt after all the talking and narrating. "That's a wrap for our table read today. A big thank you to each one of you for putting in the hard work. It's been an insightful and productive session," the director said, pausing for a moment and allowing his words to sink in. "We've seen some incredible performances today, and I'm excited to see how this project unfolds. Remember that this is just the beginning. There's a lot of work ahead of us, but I do not doubt that with this team, we'll create something truly extraordinary," the director said with a smile on his face.The director was feeling good today.The cast and

[Congratulations, Marcus! You have successfully overwhelmed the entire cast, astonished the director, and astonished the revered writer at the impending table read. They successfully defied expectations and silenced the doubters!][ You have earned:][ Experience Points (XP): +300Recognition Points (RP): +250You have acquired a new skill, ‘Script Memorization’!You have acquired a new skill, ‘Ad lib’![Hand-to-hand combat (Level 10) -> Hand-to-hand combat (Level 15)][Congratulations, Host! Your star is rising. You have leveled up!][Aspiring Actor (Level 1) -> Aspiring Actor (Level 3)] [Status Window:] [ Marcellus Thornwood | Aspiring Actor Lvl. 3] [Special Skills: Enchanted Realism] [Acting: C+ ] [Vocal: E+] [Dance: E+] [Visual: C-] [Charm: D] [Attribute: Limitless Potential] [Reputation Points: (RP): 360] [Experience Points: (XP): 300] ****“Hmmm… It seems that rewards are not set and can change depending on my performance, and I got an Ad-lib skill because of my perfo