“What is that matter, my son? What balance does it say?” She asked. Alexander groaned and looked at the elderly lady.“It says that your account balance is forty-two thousand dollars, Aunty…” he said, paused, then continued “…and that’s strange.” She gulped. “Strange? How my son?” She chuckled nervously.“First of all, you said you wanted to withdraw fifty thousand dollars for your granddaughter and here it says you are eight thousand dollars short, but considering that it’s your account, you should have known that if you took the time to think about it”“What are you trying to say, my son?”Alexander was very smart, so he was coming to a conclusion using all the information he had gotten so far and was also taking account of human psychology.“It means that when your granddaughter made the request you didn’t have time to think and just came to the bank to get it, which means the request was an urgent one and then there was your behavior when I told you what the balance was.”“My b
The elderly lady saw Alexander’s reassuring smile and wanted to doubt him at first, but then she noticed something.She felt the strength of Alexander’s arms that were on her shoulders. Though it felt gentle and from that she could tell that Alexander wasn’t applying much strength— if any— because she was an elderly woman, and he didn’t want to hurt her, she could still tell that if he wanted to, then he could use a crazy amount of strength.His body looked like he contained a monstrous amount of strength and, as a woman who had lived long enough to see different types of people, her eyes weren’t deceiving her.She grunted.‘Would it be enough for the kidnappers though? I still don’t know how many of them there are and if what he says is true, then there are at least two. One following me and the other keeping a watch on Blessing. Can this young man really handle a situation involving two able-bodied men like him? What if this is something way beyond his capabilities and involving him
‘Unique skill, huh? That's the first time I’ve seen something like this. I’ve usually had to possess the skills I have from others, so I wonder what unique skill I’m going to get from a god at the end of this—‘ Alexander thought, then paused and shook his head.He didn’t have time to get distracted by anything that wasn’t the mission in front of him and helping Mary Johnson. He focused on the countdown timer, seeing how long he had to accomplish the mission, and groaned.‘Fifty-nine minutes and forty seconds, huh? Well, I better hurry up and get this over with. Fifty merit points and one unique skill awaits’ he thought, chuckled silently, and then stood up. While in the process of standing, he did really quick math in his mind.After getting a glance at the time on his Patek wristwatch, while crouching, and seeing that the time was a couple of minutes after nine o’clock, he added the one hour he needed to accomplish the mission and got a couple of minutes after ten o’clock. He roun
Mary looked at Alexander with a raised brow that denoted skepticism.“What do you mean by you have everything I need?” She asked.Alexander looked at the elderly woman and said “Just trust me. Go into the bank, wait for me and you’ll see what I’m talking about”“The bank? Am I going to withdraw the money while I’m in there waiting for you?”Alexander shook his head.“No! All you need to do is go inside and most importantly, do nothing. I’ll make everything clear when I meet up with you” Alexander said, sounding slightly annoyed.Though what Alexander said was very cryptic and vague, the elderly woman, who had no choice, decided to trust Alexander because he seemed sure and confident about every word coming out of his mouth.“Okay, Alexander. I’ll do as you say and wait inside like you’ve asked” Mary complied and Alexander took his hands off her shoulders.“Alright then, get going and I’ll come find you in a couple of minutes,” Alexander said and Mary grimaced.“Wait, aren’t you coming
He went into the bank and then met the same security guard from earlier, who had taken Christopher to Steven’s office.Because Steven had returned to his office and dismissed him, the security guard was back to his station by the mechanical door to now be met by Alexander, again.“It’s you, sir. What can I help you—?” The security guard asked but Alexander cut him off.“The restroom, where is it?” Alexander askedThe security guard pointed in the direction, saying “Head that way and take a left. The restroom is at the end of the passage”Alexander looked in that direction and said “Thank you” Alexander followed the direction and soon enough saw Mary waiting for him.Her expression was nervous.“What happened?” Alexander asked from the distance.She showed him her phone and said “Like I told you, the kidnapper called and has given me the location of where to meet with the complete fifty thousand dollars ransom”“Oh,” Alexander said as he got to her.“Yes. This is terrible! What do we
Inside his car, Alexander began to contemplate how to handle the situation while the countdown timer at the corner of his vision made things more intense.“As I theorized, there are at least two people in this operation or maybe even three. One following Mary, one who answered her calls, and the one watching her granddaughter at all times. Now, those last two people could very well be the same person, but what about food and supplies?” Alexander asked himselfIt made sense that there were at least three people in the kidnapping operation because while Mary’s granddaughter was being watched constantly, someone would need to be available to get whatever the kidnappers needed to continue the operation.Things like food, supplies, and whatever else, so it made sense that there were at least three to four people in Alexander’s way of completing his mission.“Three or four people are a lot of people. If they are like all the guys I’ve had to fight so far then it’s going to be challenging, e
Though Alexander knew the name of the stadium where the sporting event was taking place, and he knew that it was close to the Polaris Bank branch he was in, he didn’t know the exact route to get there.For that, he required a map, but he had the next best thing. The GPS that his phone provided.Alexander took out his phone from his pocket and went straight to his Map app. From there he searched for the name of the stadium.He typed in Sports Complex and the map showed him the location.He was just about to activate the GPS feature when he remembered something that caused him to facepalm.He dropped his hand from his face and chuckled.“I forgot about my Guide Possession,” Alexander said, then took a deep breath and sighed.“System, please activate my Guide Possession”, Alexander instructed.[As Mr. Alexander Curry wishes][Activating Guide Possession][Guide Possession Activated][Where would Mr. Alexander Curry like to go?]“To The Sports Complex close to here”, Alexander replied.[D
[Processing complete][Merit points successfully converted into Stat points][Total Merit Points: 10][Total Stat Points: 80][What would Mr. Alexander Curry like to use his Stat Points for?]Alexander contemplated for a moment then asked the system:“System, show me all the skills I have and how many Stat points they are at”He needed to know what value his skills were at to know how well he should distribute the stat points. A wrong distribution of the points could very well be a mistake that costs him his life.[As Mr. Alexander Curry wishes][Advanced Strength: 40pts][Combat Martial Arts: 20pts][Stamina: ???][Reflexes: ???][Hand-eye coordination: ???][Speed: ???][Intellect: ???]The three question marks after each skill meant that it was at the maximum level of whoever Alexander copied the skill from.This meant that, at the moment, Alexander was close to the top physical human condition. The reason it was almost and not exactly at the top was because he got the skills from l