"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,"
"Alex, did my dad and siblings say anything bad to you again?"Alex turned his head at the sudden question. Lucia was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at Alex who was hanging his jacket by the closet.So, after calling Bianca for over an hour, they decided to go straight to bed instead of going back to the living room. However, Alex didn't expect Lucia to ask him that.Lucia had brought up her father's debt again, and Alex thought his face might frown when he heard how stingy Lucia's brother was."No." Alex shook his head, telling a smooth lie. He just didn't want to start a fight between Lucia and her family. "They're busy discussing Bi's company. That's all," he added.Besides, Alex didn't care about their insults. He would choose to keep quiet, no matter what they said. Unless he got a specific assignment from the system panel, then he would act.For now, he would just be indifferent. As long as they did not physically harm him, he did not care at all.In this house, his pri
"Oh that..." Alex paused his sentence and racked his brain for an answer that Lucia could accept. "It's because... my ex-wife Jasmine visits there often. Yes, she used to visit Bianca in that house. She's very annoying and I don't want you to have anything to do with her," Alex explained at length.He looked at Lucia who was silent at his answer, but then Lucia nodded.Yes, Lucia didn't think much of it. She thought it was a reasonable excuse. After all, she trusted Alex completely.He once told her that his ex-wife had cheated on him and left him for another man. His attitude was bad and Alex seemed reluctant to talk about it. Lucia had never met her in person, but she wondered how Jasmine behaved now? Was it possible that she had changed?If she was visiting Bianca frequently - as Alex had said - did that mean she regretted her actions?Lucia wrung her hands at the thought of that possibility. She wasn't jealous at all. She was just worried if Alex's ex-wife changed her mind and too
Alex needs to leave right now. The situation is dire, but... What about Bianca? How could he let Jasmine take her this afternoon? Would the Sans treat her well?Alex fussed with his hair, while Jasmine stood watching with a satisfied smile."Master, you only have ten minutes! Hurry up!"The supervisor's voice rang out again. Alex really felt cornered, he had no other choice. He looked at Jasmine and the woman's smile widened. The look in her eyes was sly. "Come on Alex, no need to think too much. You agree, right?"Reluctantly, Alex was forced to nod his head. If the system world wasn't in trouble, then he would never have made such a reckless decision."Yeah, fine," he said, gritting his teeth. "But if you hurt Bianca, I'll make sure you and your family regret it. I won't let you see her again.""Hey, take it easy. Do you think I would hurt my own daughter?" said Jasmine with a dramatic shake of her head, as if Alex's threats were just talk.Alex let out a tired sigh. He was never
The situation was chaotic.The monster seemed to have lost control. It raged and roared in place with a shrill sound that could damage the eardrums.Right under the light of the sun that had gone back to bed, the monster looked so intimidating with its burning red eyes.Alex noticed that the monster's leg was still wounded. It was the mark from the laser he used to cut off its poisonous claws. Other than that, the rest of the body still looked intact. Especially its upper back which was covered by hard and thick scales like protective armor.Alex scanned further to see if there was anything he could exploit?The only parts that looked soft to attack with weapons like swords and lasers were the monster's legs and mouth. They were not covered by thick scales. But Alex thought, no one from the human system would dare to take such a close position. Especially with the monster's mouth that could spit out hot flames at any time.Alex didn't want to take any chances. And he wasn't going to a