I pushed the door abruptly and ended up destroying it with my immense strength. I then ran very quickly and appeared in the shopping mall. I was very fast that I was literally moving like the wind. When I got into the shopping mall I saw several people lying sprawled on the ground. They all faced down and didn't dare look up as they waved their hands in fear. Five armed robbers were aiming at them with AK-47s while others were stealing money and other valuable things from the people and shopping mall. No one was spared. "This isn't right!" a man suddenly yelled. He wasn't even lying down like the others and had a very bold expression. When I looked at his height I knew that it was the major factor of his boldness. He was very tall and easily reached 6'6 inches. "And who are you to tell us this?" one of the armed robbers asked as he aimed his gun at the man. "Get the f*ck down there or find the hard way
The next day was Saturday and I didn't have classes. So I was very free to do anything I want without going to school. Well, I wanted to stay at home and rest all day because the past weeks had been hellish for me. I didn't even get a single time to rest with the tasks and missions coming up every now and then. As I lay in bed lazing out I couldn't help but stare at Paulina who was still asleep. She was dressed in a pink nightgown and looked very cute in it. I almost reached out to kiss her but stopped myself from doing that. I didn't want to disturb her peaceful sleep. At that moment I saw a notification screen and almost threw a punch at the incorporeal Enigmatic System. [DAILY TASK: WAKE UP PAULINA WITH A KISS AND DO ONE HUNDRED PUSHUPS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT] [REWARDS: $100,000,000] [PUNISHMENT: LOSE 50% OF YOUR MERIT AND STAMINA FOR 24 HOURS]
That day there was no mission issued out to me by the Enigmatic System and I was so happy about it. I finally got the rest I was waiting for without having to worry about punishments for not completing missions. After taking our bath, we had our breakfast and sat down to watch TV. It was so romantic that I couldn't help but feel the moment. It was just me and Paulina alone in the big mansion and it felt so good. "Don't you wanna ask me where I lived before you took me into your house?" Paulina asked me as she drew circles on my chest. "Maybe it's because it never occurred to me to ask you about where you came from," I said to her. "That's because the only thing that matters is you." Paulina blushed and slapped me playfully, "You have to stop this way of speaking or I'd have to kick you one day." "Ah," I smiled warmly. "But it's romantic, isn't it?"
That evening I was dressed in a black Italian suit which made me look very dignified and aloof. I'd always wanted this moment to look like Darwin and here was my chance to go at it! My black glittering leather shoes made my outfit more gallant and beautiful that I couldn't help but fall in love with my reflection on the mirror. "Are you not done yet?" I asked Paulina who was still lying in bed doing nothing. "You've been lying down there for a long period of time now." I couldn't help but feel that she didn't want to go on a date with me again. Maybe it was because of my outfit or something else and I was beginning to feel bad about it. [WHY DO YOU HAVE SUCH A LOW SELF ESTEEM?] The notification screen came up and this time I wasn't embarrassed with the Enigmatic System anymore. I couldn't help but nod and reply, "Because I'm not good enough." I hoped that the Eni
A couple of minutes passed and I was still thinking of the man sitting several meters away from me. I was really cautious about people knowing that I was a player. This was a big secret that could kill me once people with bad intentions knew. So I had tried to keep it a secret. Apart from Paulina and Stephen, no one with bad intentions had known that I was a player. But then I had used my Download skill in front of Darwin and I knew he was now aware that I was a player. The man over there was also aware and I was afraid he would have evil intentions like Darwin. I couldn't help but swallow hard as several questions entered my head.What if the ex soldier reported to the army that I was someone special with special powers? What if he reported to the government? What if the government or army, after knowing my secret, decides to come after me? What would I do in such
As the man approached us he raised the gun and pointed at us before saying, "No hard feelings but I have to kill you both."I was very shocked and couldn't even begin to imagine why the man would suddenly decide to attack me. I had saved him at the shopping mall or he would have been killed by the armed robbers. So why was he now coming to attack me out of the blues? Why was he so after me that he wanted to kill me straight away? This was unlike any foe that I've faced. I'd never offended this man so it was really shocking that he was bent on killing me."Why are you after my life?" I asked him. I had tried running away from the restaurant so many times but I wasn't able to do it. Anytime I tried to do something like that I would suddenly stop. Obviously the man had affected me with his player skill so there was nothing I could do at that moment. I was really helpless against him."I'm after your life because that's my quest," the man said. "You're a player yourself so you can underst
The man nodded before saying, "I already know the name of your system and your level. What I don't know are your corresponding skills."I couldn't help but become surprised as I wondered how he knew the name of my system and my corresponding level. Well, I knew that people like Stephen and Darwin were capable of that. It was because of their player skills. So I felt that maybe it was because of the man's player skills and that's why he was able to tell."You're the Enigmatic player," he told me. "And you're at level three currently."I would have gotten over it when I realized that he had used 'the' to describe me. I wasn't the only Enigmatic player because Paulina was a player too. Was it that his system didn't show him that she was a player too?"Is that your player skill?" I couldn't help but ask."No," the man said. "When given a quest to eliminate someone, the Mercenary System gives me the major details about them. That way I would be able to know what I'm doing. That's the attri
The man immediately aimed the gun at me and this time I could see that he had a very deep intent to kill me. This time he didn't say anything as his finger moved towards the trigger. One pull and I was going to be blown into bits by the green ball from the gun. It was at this moment I remembered the chance to use the Enigmatic System's help. I would have used it right now but I had already used it to make Paulina a player just like me. I had used up that chance and there was no way I was going to get it back.I could only remain where I was without being able to even resist despite being the same level as he was. I was very useless right now and I hadn't even felt this way even when fighting Darwin who was several levels higher than me. I was so helpless right now that I felt I wasn't even a player.But when he was about to pull the trigger Paulina came out of nowhere and smashed his head with a chair. He immediately fell to the ground groaning in pain as he held his head which began