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
I grit my teeth at that moment and muttered, "Activate Rush Absorption."I couldn't waste any more time at that moment. I needed to get to Paulina and save her at this very moment. I needed to get away from Darwin and the ex soldier who had decided to attack me at the same place and the same day. Talk about being really unlucky despite having the Luck skill. It was so hopeless that I couldn't believe that I had the Luck skill.[RUSH ABSORPTION ACTIVATED][DAMAGE: 50%][RUSH ABSORPTION: 50%]I immediately felt the usual rush of energy through me and immediately pushed the concrete slabs off my body before standing up. I couldn't s
We successfully drove back to my mansion and I couldn't help but finally heave a sigh of relief after getting to safety. As I got out of the car I discovered that my legs were all wobbly and I couldn't even stand properly. I went to help Paulina anyway and took her to the house."I've never encountered something this dangerous in my entire life," Paulina said as she winced in pain. "Even when the gunmen attacked back then it wasn't as dangerous as this."I couldn't help but agree with her on this. I would have lost my life if not for Paulina and the man who had suddenly taken the Initiative to buy us time to escape. I couldn't understand his motive but I was still thankful. Without him I and Paulina would have been killed by Darwin."Even for me w
After a few minutes Stephen arrived at my mansion and his expression was very sullen as if he had come out of a fight with someone. I didn't bother with him and watched as he sat down on the same sofa he had sat down on before. He crossed his legs casually before greeting me and Paulina."You don't allow me to rest for one day," Stephen said immediately."It's not my fault," I immediately protested. "It isn't my fault that I encounter unfortunate events on a daily basis.""Yeah," Stephen said. "And you end up implicating me."I was about to say something when Paulina said, "Guys? We have an important matter at hand."I didn't say
As I drove my car across the highway I couldn't help but think about Paulina's quest. Stephen had already given us the location and was also accompanying us there. I was filled with so much worry for my girlfriend that I couldn't help but turn my head to look at her every five seconds."Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked me."I'm just worried, you know," I told her. "This is your very first quest and I don't know how you're gonna handle it."Paulina couldn't help but smile as she stared right into my eyes, "Don't worry about me, Jason. I'll be fine.""No, you won't," I said firmly. "Your quest is to provoke a gang and get them to follow you into a desolate building. It's very
I remained in my car and saw the gang members turned really angry. I then saw Paulina turn around and run towards a building which had not yet been completed."Stop right there!" one of the gang members yelled as they drew out something from within their pants. I instantly became alarmed because I knew what they had just drawn out of their pants."Are you sure we shouldn't rush to help Paulina right now?" I couldn't help but stare at Stephen as I stared back at him. It was very surprising that I was asking for his opinion on matters right now considering how often we bickered."She said we should trust her and so we should," Stephen said casually. "Just trust her.""But that doesn't mean