Alex looked at the Verg family home, which was designed like a medieval European building. There was a modern touch at the front, giving it a unique and striking impression compared to other houses. The house was large, with a large yard as well. The grass was neatly trimmed, and several green plants adorned the right and left sides of the house.It was said that Lucia's two married siblings also lived in the house.And as a new member, Alex was also required to live here based on the system panel's request.Alex knew that the Verg family didn't like him very much, especially his father-in-law and Lucia's brother, but what could he do? There was no way Alex could refuse the system panel's request.Pulling his suitcase, Alex took Lucia's hand who greeted him happily at the door. For his wife's sake too, he thought. She was the biggest reason why he agreed to stay here.They passed through the door and the Verg family members could be seen sitting on the sofa. His father-in-law-Bachdim
Lucia had returned from the bathroom, and she quickly sat down next to Alex.Seeing that Alex had eaten very little, she quickly offered him her homemade food. "Alex, let's try this, it's delicious."Lucia shamelessly pushed a spoonful of stir-fried vegetables into Alex's mouth. Alex looked around the table where the Verg family was looking at him sarcastically, but he didn't care.He opened his mouth and Lucia smiled happily. The girl went back to spooning the rest of Alex's uneaten food on the plate, while sighs of displeasure began to be heard.Alex felt like laughing at how annoyed the Verg family was when Lucia treated her so sweetly.Alex realized that Lucia did not hesitate to show her affection in front of her family. It didn't matter if they responded well or not.Lucia's brothers obviously didn't like seeing Lucia happy. They would definitely say something bad to put a strain on Alex and Lucia's relationship.Alex couldn't believe what Bastian had said earlier.Forced to the
If it wasn't for the orders from the system panel, Alex would have loved to return their insults. He didn't want to be humiliated in front of his wife, but unfortunately, Alex could only stay where he was."So what if Alex asks?" Lucia replied angrily. She was really annoyed with her brother's attitude of always putting others down, and worse, her own husband. Lucia couldn't take it!"Alex asked because he cares about me. Not like you guys who can only look down on me, but can't even help pay off my father's debt," she continued with emphasis, her face already flushed with emotion.Despite this, her siblings continued to snicker. Bastian rolled his eyeballs in disgust. "Why are you so upset, Lucia? Didn't I just tell you the truth, the fact that your husband's salary isn't much?" he said, grinning at Alex.Lucia growled. "But you didn't have to until-""Lucia..." Alex lightly touched Lucia's hand as she stood up. He stroked the back of her hand gently. "It's okay, it's okay," he whisp
Alex needed an explanation from his supervisor.A second after that thought, what Alex was expecting was finally heard."Master! This task is different from the previous ones. The tasks at this level are much more challenging, dangerous, and could threaten your life. You must be careful and maximize your strength if you want to survive."Alex felt his heart rate jump dramatically hearing that. The word 'monster' alone was scary enough, but hearing the warning voice of his supervisor was even more terrifying."So it's like this, Master. Currently, in the system world, there is one monster that is the enemy of all system humans. This monster can destroy all the order and progress that exists in the system world."Ah, I see. Alex unconsciously tightened his embrace on Lucia.His supervisor continued in an increasingly slow and serious voice, "If in the real world there is a virus that is slowly wiping out humans, then in the system world the problem is monsters. The only way to solve tha
"Hello Missi?"Alex stared at the quiet surroundings as he waited for an answer from his assistant. He wanted to do something before going to the system world."Yes, sir?" Missi's hoarse voice finally came from the other side of the phone. It looked like she had just woken up. "What's wrong? Sorry, I overslept.""It's fine, and sorry to call you at this time of night. But can you transfer $1 million dollars to my wife's account?" he asked. He couldn't shake the girl's sad face about her father's debt, so Alex wanted to help."Tonight, sir?""Yes, tonight," Alex said quickly. "Just tell them it's the annual bonus given to every employee on the new date, including new hires like Lucia. Or add that Bi Company always makes bonus payments in advance," he explained at length. He didn't want any suspicion."Oh good, sir. I understand. I'll do it tonight.""Very well. Thank you, Missi.""You're welcome, sir."Alex disconnected and breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Lucia's face on his ph
For a moment, Alex felt the monster's movements slow down slightly.A golden light then appeared above them and system coins flew out. The coins moved towards them quickly, then seemed to seep into Alex's body. The other system humans also had the same thing happen. Alex felt something strange happening to him. His body felt much more fit than before. He assumed that the coins had given him a new energy with abundant power.A system panel then appeared before him, clearly displaying Alex's power stats.New ammunition, he thought. Apparently they all got a boost in strength before fighting the monster. Alex noticed his power level had drastically increased to 100 percent."Master! Be careful when fighting the monster! You don't want to get hit by a blast of hot fire that could destroy your body instantly! You should also avoid its claws as they contain deadly poison! Good luck!"His supervisor's voice could be heard warning with emphasis."Not a good thing," Alex muttered. His body st
Before entering his in-laws' house, Alex reached for his cell phone again to call Missi. He just wanted to know if the man had carried out his orders?The clock on his phone screen showed nine o'clock at night, which meant that he had been gone for an hour. He didn't know if there was a significant time difference between the real world and the system world? Although it felt like Alex had been in the system world for at least three more hours.Or... was that just his feeling?Alex couldn't clearly remember the passage of time, let alone the terrifying experiences he had faced in the system world.The most important thing was his safety. He only thought about that.But recalling the monster's form and overwhelming power, he shuddered at the thought of what happened to the other system humans.Would they also return to the real world? Or did they stay in the system world? What about the ones that had been destroyed? Had they died?There were many things running through Alex's head. But
"Bastian, don't say that! Alex works there too and he's a good worker. Of course he'll get a bonus." Lucia interrupted before Bastian could continue his insults.The man snorted again and quickly looked away with a disgruntled face.Alex touched Lucia's arm, signaling the girl not to respond to her brother's remarks. "Already, it's okay. Don't mind him."Lucia nodded with a long sigh. "Come on, we should sit down," she invited, pulling Alex to join her family on the sofa.A glare from her in-laws was the first sight to come, but Alex chose to look the other way."By the way, is your business done? You're back early," Lucia said, noticing Alex's appearance."Yes, just a brief meeting. We talked about work.""Ah, I see." Lucia nodded. She seemed to want to ask further questions, but seeing Alex's haggard and tired face, she decided against it. Her hand impulsively rose to wipe the sweat from Alex's temple. "So, I want to use the bonus to pay off dad's debt, so we can all breathe free,"