Bryan returned to the military base, he was asked to report to the Major. He knew very well that the mission would be over soon, by now the Secretary of Defense would be rounding up whatever it is they were doing. But now, he wasn't here because of the mission, he was here because the Major called him in for something that concerns his mother.“Sir! Private Grayson reporting for duty Sir!”“At ease soldier. Take a seat.” Major Cutthroat replied to Bryan's salute while gesturing him to seat at the chair beside him.“I called you here due to the fact we may have a vital information on your family, the Houstons.”“They are not my family Sir.”“Regardless, their blood runs through your veins. We have info that the Houstons is in collude with Maximus.” Major Cutthroat said and then opened a file in front of him. He took out a USB flashdrive and inserted it into his computer.“Zero compiled a lot of data on Maximus, from his early age till now. He's also some kind of a super soldier, Maximus
“Where is that worm!” a blond youth with amazing features, cruel eyes and a scowl on his face stormed out from a room. He was none other than Maximus' half brother; Daniel Akkris Gayle.“Worm!!” he screamed, making the castle ground shake as his earth ability leaked out.“Your Highness!” an old man came up to the raging Daniel.“Where is that worm? I need my room clean.” Daniel said with the air of a spoilt child.“Prince Maximus is still at the academy. He's not home yet.” the old butler answered. His face was expressionless as if none of these mattered to him.“Don't call that bastard by the same title as me.” Daniel was about throwing a tantrum when the butler used his telekinetic ability to lift him up and left him hanging on air. He then squinted his eyes and whispered to the Prince with all seriousness.“You are being trained to be the next king, I understand we have to keep up this childish charade so as to make the king less suspicious of you of anything, but don't you get into
Maximus got off the train and headed straight for the cab stand. While waiting for a cab, his mind flashed back to the conversation he had with Esther before his departure.“So what do I tell our clients when they request to see you?” she had asked this question when they were having their dinner.“In all honesty Esther, I have been thinking a lot about the future lately.” Maximus said.“What seems to be bothering you?” Esther asked with concern.“When I arrived at this city with no foothold and at the lowest societal hierarchy, you have been with me, even gave me your father's company, worked alongside me even when I contribute absolutely nothing.” Maximus paused and sighed.“What I am trying to say is that you should take full control of the Ozilla Empire Corporation.” Maximus dropped the bombshell.“WHAT!? ARE YOU CRAZY!?” Esther shouted in annoyance.“You bought the company fair and square, you have invested tons of amount of money and you have used godly influence to attract the
Maximus had been waiting at the Gayle Royalty lobby for almost half an hour with Ben still standing behind him. Ben had not uttered a word since, it seemed he was still in a trance and Maximus did not want to stop his train of thought. Just a tire screech was heard outside and it seemed to Maximus the Gayle family were finally here.Daniel Akkris Gayle, Amelia, Sirius Xavier and two other elders who were both at early grandmaster-rank. Maximus sensed Daniel's powers and realized his step brother had advanced to intermediate master-rank. They all stepped into the lobby and Sirius eyes were instantly filled with hate as he set his eyes on Maximus who stood like an emperor with his hands behind his back.“Hello Daniel, times has been a bit hard, hasn't it?” Maximus asked with faked concern, in fact it was so fake everyone knew it was fake and Maximus was in fact just mocking Daniel.“You bastard! You should never have returned!” Daniel screamed. Maximus simply laughed and then totally ig
Bryan was amazed by how an individual could compile the life story of people. How did this person even get access to his targets private life? Wait! What if he was being watched by this individual as well?[Ding!The Host should not worry. The one known as Zero can not get to us. If Host wishes, I can show Host virtual information of this Zero]Bryan was glad when he heard what the system said.“Yes please, show me.”[Ding!Transmitting in 3.. 2.. 1..]*[Host is welcome to the early life of Drake Michaelson, aka, Zero]A bright light flashed and a humanoid figure dressed in military uniform appeared. This figure looked exactly human but a bit unrealistic. It looked human, but it wasn't human. It had an oval face, lean body and wavy hair. It's military uniform fitted his tall lean body. This was the character of Drake in the game 'Galaxy'.“Alright, the war between Germinal and the Six Nations is still ongoing. The quest states that I have to meet up an old soldier in a little bunker
“Test subject number 24. The subject lasted for two minutes and forty-five seconds after the administration of Valkyrie. Time of death: 4:22AM.”'I should be the only one at home. Who's talking?'Drake opened his eyes, only to be blinded by light. The familiar hatch of his VR capsule was no longer there, instead he was facing a white ceiling. The walls that surrounded him were also white and reminiscent of cold, hard metal. They felt like something straight out out of science fiction. The room resembled an intensive care unit, and Drake lay atop a cold metal table, barrel-chested and wired to all sorts of machines. His back was freezing.Drake noticed there was a group of people in white coats surrounding him, and they were looking at him as though they had seen a ghost.'I thought I just accepted a leveling request? Where am I?'«Ding!Alpha Link System initialized. Host selected; Drake Michaelson of East View New Jersey. Welcome.»«Ding!Alpha Link System activated. Transferring unp
“Thank God I have a system!” Drake was ecstatic but quickly discovered that there were several irregularities.'NPC, not a player? Countdown timer? Torturous future ahead?'Drake furrowed his brows as he organized his thoughts.First of all, although he had no idea how the system had transmigrated together with him, he had to treat this world as a new reality, meaning that if he died, he could not bank on being able to respawn like in the game, he will be dead for good.Secondly, he could still access the system's interface despite being classified as an NPC. This suggested that he could still level up like a player, which was good news.Thirdly, if the countdown timer confirmed his suspicions that he had indeed traveled back in time to before the game's launch, did it mean that 'real players' will soon appear?Lastly, and most important of all, the 'torturous future ahead' meant only one thing; he was currently in grave danger!Drake felt indignant. Didn't people who transmigrated no
Drake's heart sank. Brainwashing was a common method of subordination, and while in the game, a brainwashed character would simply become an ally of the faction, it was completely different now! Losing his sense of self was the worst case scenario.'No way!'The good news was that memory altering technology available on the planet was still under-developed, so the organization's method were very primitive; they made use of sensory stimuli to re-calibrate the subject. A character with at least ten points in intelligence would be immune to the effects of the brainwash.Valkyrie had already given Drake a +1 boost to the growth of potential of Endurance. Growth potential was an innate star that affected the growth rate of the affected stat. Different races had differing starting potentials in each stat, and in the entire world of Galaxy, humans generally had a mediocre growth rate. They did, however, boast the highest intelligence potential. As they also possessed the lowest Health, this