I wanted to clench my fists when I realized that my right hand had suddenly lost its strength. When I looked at it I realized that it had become shriveled as if there was no blood in it. I couldn't help but narrow my eyes, knowing fully well that this was the curse the Mercenary player had touched me with."My Cursed skill isn't something a random Healing skill can immediately remove," the Mercenary player said. "You'd have to take two days before you can eventually heal from that."As he made that statement he clenched his fists, "And I don't think you have that much time!"He shot towards me like a spear, aiming for my head with a very powerful punch. Once hit by his fist, I knew that my head would immediately shatter."After killing you I'll make sure to sever off your head immediately!" the man said as he soared through the air towards me. "That's one of the methods that can be used to effectively kill you!"That's one of the methods that can be used to effectively kill me? I coul
Seeing that Golden Buddha had escaped I couldn't help but collapse to the ground in exhaustion. I hadn't expected the seemingly young man from the virtual reality to be the ex-soldier. I had been fooled by my own teammate and would have been even killed at this point.I looked up in the direction where he had escaped and touched my right arm with my left hand. My arm seemed to have become numb and there was this pulsing sensation. I couldn't help but grimace as I stared at Stephen who had banished the door and was staring at me."You seem to know that guy," Stephen said as he scrutinized me with his cold eyes. "The way he looked at you after he saw you take that strange sword...""Retribution," I corrected him. "It's a demigod weapon with its consciousness. It wouldn't be like it if you kept calling it a strange sword."Stephen didn't appear surprised that I had a demigod weapon. His face was as expressionless as ever as he sized me up. He then said in a flat tone, "I have a demigod w
I was taken out of the debris which was once part of the police headquarters. There were several reporters ready to interview me but I was very tired to answer any of their questions. I was assaulted with so much tiredness that I felt like passing out any moment from now. It wasn't a pleasant experience."Sir, do you mind telling us how you cleared your name?""Why do you have a beef with the Wade family? Wouldn't it be nice working with them?""Sir, there was once a time you beat Dominic. What happened?"These questions rang through my ears but I was not in the condition to answer them. My body was burning as I was being led to a private jet. The cops surrounding me immediately blocked off the reporters, stopping their interviews.As I went into the private jet, the lawyer who had been hired to defend me said, "You don't have to worry about the Wade family anymore. The government knows of their plans."Before I had the chance of asking what the middle aged lawyer meant by what he sai
After seeing that the issue had been resolved by Stephen I felt very glad. I was no longer a wanted man and could leave my life freely. I wouldn't have to fear the Wade family for some time because they would definitely lay low. They would even go into hiding. Their secrets had been leaked and the government was already after them. Staying in the public would be detrimental to them. It was at this moment I realized something. Having supernatural powers didn't mean one could achieve everything.After becoming a player I had expected to become invincible. I thought I would be able to do anything I wanted to do. But I'd been very much free wrong. With every passing day, I realized how far I was from achieving my dream. Possessing wealth and player skills wasn't everything. It was very much evident in the Wade family's case. They were even wealthier than me and had several players working for them but chose to go into hiding after the government declared them wanted. Despite their power,
Beads of sweat slid down my forehead and I immediately wiped them off. The revelation was too shocking and it was taking a long time for me to digest it. I subconsciously turned my head to look at the kitchen as I sucked in cold breathe."You see?" Stephen said casually as if he had expected this reaction from me. "You're very much shocked about the revelation. Shows you don't even know about Paulina's family."At that moment I decided to talk, "Wait, I really asked her and she refused to tell me about her family. It isn't entirely my fault."Stephen did a face palm as he said, "Why am I always surrounded by fools? Haven't you heard about investigation?""Eh. I didn't think of that actually," I replied honestly. And that was the absolute truth. Something like that didn't even come to my mind."Well, there you go," Stephen said. "You're dating a president's daughter."I took in a deep breathe, digesting the information for some time. I couldn't help but wonder why Paulina never mention
I kept silent for several minutes, my gaze fixed on Stephen whose expression had become indifferent as usual. I watched him wear his glasses and put his hair into place before reaching out my hand to wipe the beads of sweat on my forehead."Why did you guys keep this secret from me for a long period of time?" I couldn't help but ask Stephen. My tone was very much unpleasant as if I'd been scammed."It was to protect ourselves," Stephen replied."From what?" I couldn't help but ask in annoyance. "You were a player for God knows how long. What kind of protection wouldn't you be able to offer her?""You won't understand," Stephen. "Staying hidden was what we always did after escaping from the presidential villa.""And you think you haven't been noticed?" I asked Stephen."Noticed?" Stephen raised his eyebrows. "Are you talking about the Wade family being exposed to the government? I erased any traces pointing to me. The lawyer I employed would also hide my identity.""You..." I wanted to
We were still standing when Paulina carried a tray of food to the dining table. The aroma was so alluring that I momentarily forgot what I wanted to say to Stephen. As usual, Paulina had prepared another delicious food."Why are you guys standing like that?" Paulina asked us, her eyes narrowing suspiciously."It's nothing," both of us replied at the same time but our expressions were different. I was smiling while Stephen was expressionless."Are you sure?" Paulina asked as she sized the both of us up. "You guys don't look okay.""What? Come on!" I said as I parted Stephen's back. "Aren't we okay, buddy?"Stephen remained silent for some time before saying, "We're okay."He didn't even flash a smile and if it was someone who didn't know him for his indifferent expression they would already guess something was wrong."Alright then," Paulina didn't seem to mind as she invited us to the dining table. "You guys should come and have something to eat. It has been a long day."Silently we ma
After hearing that Golden Buddha was actually a member of my team Stephen couldn't help but open his mouth at that moment. He had been silent all this while as if expecting me to mention something related to Paulina's past. Paulina on the other hand was shocked after hearing the revelation. She hadn't been there to experience everything I said but she was able to imagine how tough the situation had been back then.Another reason Paulina could become so shocked was because she had actually interacted with the man before. She had been around back then when the man had attacked us. He was the same man whom I'd saved from the armed robbers once!"You mean this same Golden Buddha was the one who attacked you?" Paulina didn't seem to believe her ears."Yeah," I replied. "I wonder what would have happened if the battle had been allowed to continue. I believe he's not weaker than me."There was silence for some time before Stephen spoke, "Why didn't you tell us that you've already created a t