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%]
The man put his hands into his pockets as he walked towards me with the same grim expression. I took a step but I heard several cocking sounds from all the cops. They were ready to shoot any moment from now and there was no way I could use my player skills in the public. That would reveal the secret of the Enigmatic System's existence and expose me to further danger. I didn't want to risk something like that, not after working for so long now to achieve my goals. I couldn't let that happen again, not when I was this close.The man advanced towards me and said, "You should know by now it's futile to resist me, player."At that time I couldn't help but ask, "How do you know I'm a player?"The man decided to answer my question and he said, "It is a c
"Don't think I can be killed that easily!" I yelled as I leaped towards the man. Due to my current strength and speed, the ground cracked beneath me as I went off the ground towards the man."Interesting," the man said as he immediately turned around and clenched his fists. His eyes let out a faint glow as he ran towards me before leaping into the air as well. "But you're still not my match."Bang!Our fists collided and the impact sent a gust of wind spreading in every direction. The bones within that arm shattered instantly as I was sent flying backward again. This time I didn't let myself fall down and landed on my feet.I gritted my teeth through the excruciating pain as my right arm
"Ah!" I screamed very loudly as I ran towards the man. By now I felt like exploding and I couldn't control myself anymore. I needed to find a way to escape quickly before I died right here.I saw the man let out a faint smile as he watched me move towards him. Normally he shouldn't have been able to see me coming because I was really very fast right now. But he was doing that anyway and I couldn't help but become shocked. I'd never imagined that anyone would be able to see me moving three hundred times faster than my normal speed. It was really shocking.When I got close to him and delivered a punch to his face, he easily grabbed it with his right palm. My momentum was instantly halted at that very moment and the ground beneath me shattered. There was disbelief in my eyes when I saw that the man had stoppe
Soon the sound of sirens echoed everywhere. Apparently, the cops had begun looking for the criminal who infiltrated the police headquarters and even escaped. But one thing was for sure, I didn't care about anything like that. No matter how they looked for me and Stephen, there was no way they were going to find us. Even though they tried tracing us, it would still be impossible to get us.My Mercedes Benz soon arrived and I and Stephen got into it before it zoomed away at full speed. I recovered silently in the air as it drove automatically. I removed my mask as I did so."Your car even have an auto drive?" Stephen was surprised as he looked at me relaxing casually behind the steering wheel."Yeah," I replied immediately.
Stephen recovered from his initial depression and began skimming through all the files. The more he read the cases, the more his eyes became colder. And by the time he was done with going through the files, I felt as if he could kill me any moment from now. This was because his gaze had turned extremely cold and unfamiliar.I couldn't help but wonder why Stephen kept his player personality activated every time. Didn't it take a toll on him like mine does? I mean, my Joker personality was nothing to write home about. It made me crazy and prone to doing crazy things which didn't match my personality.[HOW DOESN'T IT MATCH YOUR PERSONALITY WHEN THAT'S YOUR PLAYER PERSONALITY?]I saw the notification screen in front of me. As usual, the Enigmatic Syst
That night I lay on the bed as I stared at the ceiling. I remembered how I'd read a case about Dominic killing an entire family in an accident. And instead of being arrested and punished by the law, everything was swept under cover as if nothing had happened. And so that family of three died without any form of justice or whatsoever. The only person who had survived back then was Stephen who had been immediately chosen by the Buddha System. And now he was now a private detective working with the law to bring criminals to justice. He was now a respectable individual whom the other cops looked up to.To think Dominic had also committed a hideous crime against someone like Stephen Wale and was still breathing made me reevaluate my thoughts of his father, Wade. Did the man hold such power that even Stephen didn't dare stand up to him? Stephen now clearly knew that Domi
I smiled as I listened to the ex terrorist talk over the phone. It was at this moment I knew that these former terrorists actually knew a lot of people and places. In terms of connections they were far superior to me!I couldn't help but feel happy that they had joined me. People like this had actually become my henchmen without me even having to try hard. It really felt great and I couldn't help but thank my Luck skill for making this happen to me. It all felt like a dream!Just today I had successfully completed my quest even though I'd not been rewarded by the Enigmatic System. Now I was getting good news that the terrorists had given up crime and were ready to join me. They even promised to bring their other colleagues and introduce me to several people who had been supportive of their cause.
I was filled with so much excitement after receiving the notification that I was now a level three player. My smile became so wide that I became afraid that my lips were going to tear up to the sides of my head if I didn't stop smiling at that moment."I can't believe I'm now a level 3 player!" I didn't know when I yelled again. Paulina stirred again and mumbled something in her sleep.After I saw that she didn't wake up I heaved a sigh of relief as I looked at the other notifications which hadn't yet disappeared from the air."One billion coins," I muttered to myself as my eyes became shiny. "More money, more power.""System, convert the coins into money and transfer it into my bank acco