The man pushed the clothes away as he walked towards me, the gun still pointing at me, "You never thought you would be able to escape, did you?"I wanted to do something but my mind instantly shut down at that moment. It seemed that my brain wasn't capable of processing the information at that very moment. All I could feel at that moment was intense fear. Maybe this was what the Enigmatic System truly meant by being a scared little rat. It was definitely acting up right now.Thanks system, I said inwardly as I lampooned about my fate. Thanks for being so useless that I'm going to lose my life right now. There's nothing I can do at gunpoint right now. Absolutely nothing. I wasn't Jackie Chan or Spiderman. I wasn't half good at martial art neither did I have superhuman reflexes. I was as good as dead at this very moment."Now tell me where the other girl is and I will give you a swift death," the man said. "Dominic won't get to you. Trust me I will make it quick."I should trust you wit

Hello, my name is Jason Lewis. I'm an orphan who lost his parents at a very young age and since then I've been struggling to make ends meet. I've suffered from all kinds of bullies but Dominic was the worst of them all. I wouldn't have survived through this semester if I hadn't met this mysterious gaming system. At first I had to just play games on this mysterious gaming app to earn money but as time went on it developed into something else. The games began coming into reality and I had to play at the expense of my life.As I remained huddled with Paulina my entire life story played before my eyes. The footsteps were approaching rapidly and there was nothing I could do at that moment. I couldn't run since Paulina was already unconscious. It would be very difficult to carry her up."System, do you know how to help me from this predicament?" I quickly asked the Enigmatic System but it didn't reply. There were no pop up notifications so I felt the system was telling me to do my missions

In the afternoon I went to see Paulina who was now conscious. Although her expression was pale she seemed better now. At least there was no deathly aura around her. "You feel different," she sized me up and said. "There's something very peculiar about you right now." Can she tell? I asked myself in surprise as my facial muscles quivered. I replied with a smile, "Things are getting better for me." "You've won a million dollar award?" she asked me with her eyebrows raised. It's more than a million dollars, I told myself. Currently I have two hundred million dollars in my account and I am very wealthy. This made me happier and radiant than before when I had been poor without any source of income. "Something like that," I replied shortly. I wasn't ready to tell her that the Enigmatic System had rewarded me after completing a mission successfully. It was a secret I didn't feel I could share with anyone—not even Paulina. That secret might be so dangerous that both of us might die from i

[HEALING ACTIVATED]I could see the holographic screen clearly even though my environment was very blurry and I couldn't make out anything.[Health: 50% RECOVERED]Instantly I felt myself being rejuvenated. I could even see my wounds heal visibly. I didn't know who was more startled between the ten gunmen and me. For some time I could see that they weren't able to move because of the shock."Let's get started," a smile played on my face as I clenched my fists very tightly. I still had 10% Rush Absorption left so I could pretty much take down the ten gunmen if I used my time well.Da! Da! Da!They all pulled their triggers at the same time, causing sparks to appear on the ground on which I'd been lying previously."Ah!" I had already rolled away, propping myself up with my left hand because my right hand was currently holding the gun which I had collected from one of the gunmen.Without wasting time I pulled the trigger while remaining in motion. I didn't want to be hit when my Rush Ab

I smiled warmly after seeing the new task. It wasn't hard at all and even aligned with what I wanted to do. I immediately helped Paulina out of her wheelchair and placed her on the sofa. She couldn't help but wince in pain during this process."You have to feel at home here," I said. "This mansion is all yours, Paulina."She couldn't believe her ears as she stared at me as if I was some monument. I couldn't help but ask what the matter was and she quickly replied, "You became a multi-millionaire in a space of three days or so."I couldn't help but chuckle, "It's related to something mysterious which I'm trying to figure out. Though what I do is very dangerous, I get high rewards."For example Rush Absorption, Luck, and Heal, I added within myself as I stared into Paulina's eyes. Her blue eyes at this moment were hypnotic, drawing me in. I seemed to drown in them for moments, my face coming closer to her. But I immediately withdrew and said, "Ugh...my bad.""What?" she asked me with he