The terrorists looked at each other after hearing me ask them to join me. With the way they narrowed their eyes, they were shocked that I'd actually asked them to join me.
"Can I ask a question?" someone among the terrorists spoke. They were still kneeling down and I hadn't asked them to stand.
"Sure," I replied casually as I looked at my phone and checked the time. Damn, I only had twenty hours left to complete the quest or it would be counted as a failure.
"What's in for us if we join you?" the terrorist asked. "You know, we're not in for money or fame. We just want the stupid government out of the system!"
I fell silent for some moments. Up till now, I hadn't known why people became cr
I was still driving when my phone rang. I checked the caller and saw Stephen's caller ID. He's finally decided to call, huh? I thought he wasn't going to call me.I picked the call and switched my car to auto driver while I sat back and relaxed. People seeing me would think that I was doing a dangerous and crazy thing right now. They wouldn't know that my car was on auto drive. It was just so cool."Hello," Stephen said from the other end. "You just picked up the call without saying anything? So disrespectful.""I know you're best friends with Paulina and you're just jealous she's living with me," I said. "And that's why you're talking to me like that."I heard Stephen scoff
I soon got to the location which Stephen had sent to me. It was a five star restaurant which was named Paulina. I didn't mind the name because I'd seen several peculiar names before. I didn't think much about it and called him, telling him that I'd arrive at the location.The moment I drove my car to the restaurant everyone immediately turned to look at it. They were all filled with shock as they stared at my car which was like a firefly in the dark night. Well, I was used to this so I didn't mind.I got out of my car and walked into the restaurant on Stephen's directions. I immediately saw him seated at a particular spot which was hidden away. On a normal day, I wouldn't have been able to spot him if he hadn't sent me the location.Immediately I
Stephen gave me a cold gaze as he moved his right foot a bit. He then said, "I never knew so much craziness would be hidden within that calm face of yours. To think you'd dare attack me in public and disrupt the peace here amazes me."I stared back at Stephen before saying, "You made Paulina a promise to help me, and yet you decided to poison my coffee. Is that the help you promised? Or you're crazier than I am?"Stephen scoffed before saying, "Let's see about that."I scoffed as well before saying, "Don't blame me if I mistakenly kill you!"I immediately kicked my legs off the ground as I lunged towards Stephen, my arms outstretched away from me while my fists were clenched tightly. My e
Stephen wasn't even bothered about my crazy chuckling as he leaped towards me with his fists clenched. I saw his muscles bulge within his trenchcoat as if they would rip through it at any moment from now. Veins were now appearing on his face as he approached me. His eyes were now colder than before and carried some sort of murderous intent. If eyes could freeze and kill, I would have been frozen before being killed instantly."I'm gonna so beat you!" I yelled as I gathered strength into my legs, causing the ground beneath me to have web-like cracks. I then jumped up into the air to meet Stephen who was approaching me."You should have stayed down," Stephen said calmly as he threw a whip kick at me but I was now faster. I could see his kick and it was coming slowly towards me.&n
Ever since I received the Enigmatic System and became a player, I've been working towards becoming better than my current self. I'd always been alone before becoming a player. I'd been a target of bullying and was helpless in every aspect. I couldn't even stand up for myself and was left at the mercy of others. Throughout my life, I'd been treated this way and had become traumatized by the whole experience. It had been etched deep into my mind and I'd frown to fear my past. A scar was left in my mind and there was no getting rid of it until I really became powerful and achieved my goals.But now I'd been defeated before even achieving my dream. I'd thought that because I was a player no one would be able to defeat me. I'd thought that because I wielded skills I would remain untouched throughout my entire life. Who knew I'd be defeated by the one who I thought would
By the time we were done fighting the whole place was already in a mess. The walls had been damaged as well as the marble floor. Several chairs and tables lay broken on the floor into several pieces. The once neat and clean restaurant had been turned upside down by the two of them in their battle."What are we gonna do now?" I asked Stephen. "The people who left are definitely gonna report to the police and when that happens I'll be the one to get arrested.""Don't worry," Stephen said to me as he patted my right shoulder. "I have a way to fix everything. Thankfully no one witnessed our terrifying display of skills or we would have been really screwed."I fell silent before saying, "Then I think we shouldn't meet here anymore. You ca
I made my way into an underground sewage that connected with the interior of the police headquarters. There was a high wall of meshed wires around the headquarters with alarms connected to it. Once I tried cutting through the wires, the alarms would sound off and attract the patrolling cops around. I couldn't afford to take such a risk. If I wanted to complete this mission then I should take things softly and silently.I came out of the sewage after some time and studied my environment. I saw several searchlights swirling around, illuminating several places at a time. I saw one of the searchlights swirl in my direction and I immediately retreated into the darkness of the sewage to prevent myself from being spotted by the patrolmen.When the searchlight had left my location I immediately made a dash for it
I silently took out my knife and made a small cut on my right palm. Soon the footsteps behind me stopped while the ones in front continued approaching. I heard a clicking sound and then a loud voice."Freeze! Don't try anything funny or I'll be forced to shoot!""Activate Rush Absorption," I muttered to the Enigmatic System as I bid my time."Raise your hands up and go down on your knees!" the cop behind me boomed. The others in front heard the commotion and rushed to where I was.[RUSH ABSORPTION ACTIVATED][DAMAGE 10%][RUSH ABSORPTION: 10%]