As a result of the attack, he lost consciousness to the point where he didn't know which kind of person had taken him to the hospital. The last thing he remembered was that there were police sirens on patrol. But Bruce was too weak to know what happened.
Remembering everything that happened last night made Bruce's anger flare up. Aside from his failed love affair and ruined reputation, he was also intentionally harmed on the same night.
Bruce recognised who they were during the attack, thanks to specific traits. He concluded that they were servants of the Waylen family.
Bruce was born as part of the Waylen family from Jericho City, his mother was one of the Waylen's housemaids. There was an affair between Mr Waylen and Bruce's mother and their love cost a healthy lad named Bruce.
Bruce became the bastard son of the Waylen family, a powerful and wealthy clan that ruled over the city. He had no status or respect in the family, as his mother was always sick because of the stress and humiliation she endured. The only reason they were allowed to stay in the family mansion was because of the pity and charity of the Waylen family.
Bruce loved his mother more than anything, and he hated the Waylen family for treating them so poorly. He swore to himself that he would find a way to escape from their clutches and live a free and happy life with his mother. But fate was cruel, and his mother passed away when he was fourteen, leaving him alone and heartbroken.
Bruce suspected that his mother’s death was not natural, but he had no evidence or power to prove it. He knew that the Waylen family would not let him go easily, and that they might even try to kill him to silence him. So he made a bold move: he ran away from the mansion and declared that he had cut off all ties with the Waylen family. He did not want any of their money or influence, he just wanted to be left alone.
But the Waylen family did not leave him alone. They considered him a disgrace and a threat, and they sent their men to hunt him down and eliminate him. Bruce had to hide and run for his life, while trying to find a way to survive in the harsh world.
Bruce did not understand why they were still looking for trouble with him, even to the point of wanting his life. To the powerful Waylen family, he was nothing more than an ant they could kill at any time.
As Bruce was thinking about this problem, the door to his room suddenly opened. The incoming nurse's face instantly paled, seeing Bruce sitting on the bed.
"Are you still alive?" the woman said.
"Huh? Am I looking dead to you?" Bruce asked with some annoyance.
"Why am I?" he continued.
"You're in a hospital. Some people stabbed you to death." The nurse looked at Bruce with some fear. She didn't expect to witness this process before her own eyes.
"Come here and check myself then. You are a nurse, I think you can tell whether I am alive or not. Don't you?"
Bruce extended his hand. The nurse walked over and placed her hand on Bruce's arm. After feeling his body temperature, the nurse took a surprised breath.
"I'm sorry, sir. But this shouldn't be possible. You were declared dead by a doctor last night. You fell into a coma when you were brought here! W-wait a moment. I'll tell the doctor."
Then, the nurse immediately ran out of the room in a frenzy. Bruce shook his head.
"Unbelievable. How could a nurse not be able to tell the difference between a living human and a corpse?"
RING!
System: "New system initialisation has been completed. System activation has begun. The reset was successful!"
RING!
System: "The Among Gods system of the third parallel world has been activated. Bruce Waylen has been identified as the user."
"System reminder: You only need to think to communicate with the System. The Among Gods System is from the third parallel world. It is the result of a scientific experiment from our time. When they completed the System, a black hole appeared. As a result, the System arrived in this world and merged with the user. Now, the System has become a part of you."
"The Among God System? A parallel world?" A series of questions appeared in Bruce's head.
Suddenly, Bruce remembered something he often saw in meganovels.
"Are you the one who saved me?"
System: "You can say it that way. You lost your own life, but I put all my energy into saving you. My goal is to turn you, into the perfect urban man in this world. Various skills can be acquired through the System. Since this is the first time the activation process completed, you will get a starter gift pack. You can choose one of the three options in this package. Would you like to open the package?"
Hope grew in Bruce's heart hearing that statement. "I will open the gift pack," he thought excitedly.
"Open it."
A moment later, some virtual words appeared before Bruce's eyes.
"The Wiser Man," "The Love Player," and "The Soldier's Returned."
Bruce admitted to himself that the last two choices were very appealing. However, he finally decided to go for the profile of a soldier. Right now, the most important thing for him was to survive. After all, he could not leave Carthage now and did not know when they would try to harm him again.
They would likely go after him if they knew he was still alive. Hence, a fighter's physique could at least help him survive.
"I chose the Soldier's Returned."
When Bruce gave that answer, a large amount of information entered his mind. He felt like he had aged instantly as energy waves filled his body. The feeling as if he was struggling to survive on the battlefield filled his heart.
A minute has passed, and Bruce opened his eyes while throwing a punch. As his fist traveled through the air, there was a sharp noise. Bruce looked at his clenched hand in surprise.
System: "Due to the profile of a soldier, your body have become five times stronger than an ordinary person."
"I'm impressed. One skill alone has such an amazing effect," Bruce thought. He looked forward to the opportunity to see the other skills.
"What should I do to get another skill?"
System: "Skills are divided into general skills, super abilities, and special skills. However, since your current Level is still level 1, you can only exchange points to obtain primary super abilities. To exchange points, you need Expertise Points, which can be obtained by completing missions. These missions will appear at unspecified times during the user's lifetime."
"Show me the skills I can get for now," Bruce said impatiently.
SWOOSH!
General skills could be divided into professional skills and life skills. He could only redeem less than ten super abilities, but they all looked exciting. The various skills offered include invisibility, primary-level invisibility, and telekinesis.
Usually, such super abilities can only be seen in novels or films. The number of points required to acquire just one of these abilities was very high.
However, Bruce became excited. With the System's help, he could improve his abilities. It meant that he would finally be able to investigate the facts behind his mother's death after all these years. The Waylen family would not be able to stop him anymore.
After a while, many doctors came to check Bruce's condition. They couldn't believe that he could recover so quickly. Finally, they decided to blame the doctor on duty last night. They thought that the doctor had misdiagnosed Bruce's condition. In the end, Bruce assured them he would not take the matter to court, and the hospital waived his treatment fees. After all that, they finally resolved the case.
Bruce left the hospital around six or seven in the morning.
"I didn't expect to spend the night outside. I think I should go to school now."
Bruce is a student at the Officer Military School in Carthage. He only stayed in school because of his mother wanted him to have a decent degree. Bruce decided to fulfill his mother's only hope. Hence, after leaving the Waylen family, Bruce decided to go to another city named Carthage and start his life as an ordinary person. Bruce had hoped to start his day peacefully, but he was greeted by an unpleasant sight as he reached the school gate. There stood a couple who had betrayed him and broken his heart. The same couple he had seen at the party. The boy sneered at him and said, “Oh, look who’s late again. Do you think you can get into university with this attitude?” “Bruce, leave me alone. We’re over. Don’t you get it?” The girl said with a cold voice. She thought Bruce was still clinging to her. Bruce ignored them; he felt nothing but disgust for them. They were Mateo Kovacic and Valerie Brown. Valerie was Bruce’s former girlfriend. They used to be happy together, or so Bruce tho
Having said all that, Bruce walked in. Hearing his words, the security guards just looked at each other without stopping him. Classes had already started, so only a few people were walking around the school area. As he walked, Bruce flashed a satisfied smile. System: "You have completed your mission to teach Mateo Kovacic a lesson and received one Expertise Point." "Create a list of abilities that can be exchanged for one Expertise Point." SWOOSH! In an instant, a list of skills appeared before Bruce's eyes. The list consisted of Academics, Communication, and Gait. The details of the three skills were straightforward. Academic Expertise would make Bruce highly knowledgeable, his Gait would improve his walking, and Communication would enhance his speaking ability. "It seems like one Expertise Point can't give me much. Well, I'll choose Academics first. It will be helpful to help me in the university entrance exam later. Bruce considered his desire to go to university before choos
Bruce turned his head and looked at Martha, seeing his teacher's expression growing angry.Trying to contain her anger, Martha said, "You are fortunate to have mastered the concept of strategy according to General Nathan correctly. Now, try to explain the process of war strategy."Bruce started talking, "Determining national security objectives as the basis of the strategy process. Formulate a grand strategy, better known as a policy. Develop a military strategy. Devise an operations strategy. Formulate battlefield strategy, better known as tactics."A moment later, Bruce finished his explanation. But still, Martha refused to give up. "Types of strategies?"Bruce spoke, "Military strategy, operations strategy, and battlefield strategy.""Who are the theorists of war?""Carl von Clausewitz (1780 - 1831), Antoine-Henri, baron Jomini (1779 - 1869), Sun Tzu (544 - 496 BC), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840 - 1914), Giulio Douhet (1869 - 1930)."Every time Martha asked a question, Bruce answered i
A female teacher stood beside them; she wore a black dress and black stockings, making her curves visible. All eyes of the opposite sex would always be on her. The female teacher wore black-rimmed glasses that almost covered half of her face and carried books in her hands. She pushed up her glasses and said, "Mrs Tilaar, is there a misunderstanding between you and Bruce? From what I see, it seems like Bruce is quite well-behaved." "Behaved well enough? Huh, Miss Christine, you are still too young to understand this. Some students may seem well-behaved in front of the teacher, but they will show their true colours outside. A good student is a student with good academic grades," Martha said. There was a glimmer of jealousy as Martha looked at the young teacher. Meanwhile, Bradford couldn't stop stealing glances at the young teacher. Her name was Zara Christine, and she was the Applied Mathematics teacher in the Defence Administration class. Although she was new to education, she had
But amidst the turmoil of their debate, gunshots were suddenly heard erupting in the air. The students immediately who listened to this screamed frantically. Instantly, Bruce could hear screams everywhere. Outside the room, Bruce, Zara, Martha and Bradford immediately stepped back to hide and protect themselves. The reflex movements of their bodies, especially Zara and Bradford, were terrific. They moved with the agility of soldiers on the battlefield. The teachers exchanged glances as if giving code signals and signals. On the other hand, Bruce was also practising what he had learnt. Although his reflexes were not as good as Zara's or Bradford's, he still put out all his energy. But for some reason, after that, Bruce seemed to daydream; he appeared to be stuck in a trance. The sound of gunfire and the screams of people made him remember his condition that night. Bruce felt weak, as if he was helpless. The condition where he was stabbed several times replayed in his head. Bruce sta
Bruce and his friends were shocked by this. While preparing an immature plan, they all immediately rushed out of the classroom. Panicked students screamed as they again heard gunshots with increasing clarity.Then they all ducked and took refuge in a small park close to the class."Don't panic, all of you. Form up immediately," shouted Bruce, who was trying to organise his friends.Donna, who was also there, was also trying to help Bruce's plan succeed. They both tried to calm their friends down. Then quickly, they all formed a formation."You follow my signal. If I tell you to move forward, then you walk immediately. If I give the code to stop, you immediately look for the nearest hiding place to cover your body from bullets," Bruce said firmly.Bruce realised that Donna didn't want to lose to him either, so he quickly gave the girl directions. Because controlling their panicked friends in large numbers is difficult. So, Bruce decided to assign Donna to help him. But he ensured she u
No sooner had the smoke faded than two black people approached Bruce and Zara. Both of them were shocked as they seemed to be surrounded. Bruce watched as Zara stood undaunted with a pointed gun in the air.Bruce was amazed at the attitude shown by the applied maths teacher. Even though she was no longer an active officer, Zara still seemed to have a perfect posture.But Bruce overcame his stupor when the two opponents raised their weapons. He realised that the situation could have been better. Bruce couldn't do much, as he didn't have any weapons, while Zara herself was also in the same besieged condition as him."Hey, man. Don't you have the heart to attack this school? We're all still students, your actions will surely cause a stir in the news soon, and the government will step in to crack down on you. So, how about you abandon the idea," Bruce said, trying to scare the two men dressed in black.Bruce tried to disrupt their focus and buy time to think of a way to fight them. Bruce
"What? We just had a simulation?" said Bruce as if in disbelief. They were all shocked when Bradford revealed that the attack that had just taken place at the school was just a simulation to test the readiness of the students who were already in their senior year. All the students clearly couldn't believe that the school was pranking them. They had been panicking, hysterical, and worried about their condition. Only now did the school tell them that what they passed was just a test to determine the student's eligibility. The people wearing black clothes and masks turned out to be soldiers who they deliberately directed to create chaos in the school. Bruce began to understand why they had been playing with smoke bombs instead of explosive bombs. "But we saw how the two school buildings were destroyed," said another student who was still confused. "As I said, this is just a simulation. The two buildings are still there; you're just seeing an edited video displayed on the bunker monit
"You said your evidence was stored in a shopping mall in the centre of Carthage?" Bruce looked at the Masked Fox suspiciously.The woman nodded. "Yes. How can I take those things with me? Of course, I'll find a place to hide them."Bruce thought for a moment."Bruce, I think this woman might be lying to you," Derek said cautiously.Bruce looked at the Masked Fox again."Believe it or not, but I value my life very highly," the woman responded with a shrug."Sarah, wait here. You can call the police and have them come. I'll go with him to get the evidence." Bruce made a decision.The Masked Fox smiled and looked at Bruce. "Young man, aren't you afraid I will attack you if you go alone?""Before you attack, my sword will split your veins," Bruce replied coldly.Bruce pushed the Masked Fox out. There were several cars parked on the roadside by the men in black.Bruce casually found a car and threw the Masked Fox in th
Roy continued to crawl on the ground. Roy did not have the courage of Dextor, who could kill everyone, including himself, and all he wanted to do right now was live.SLASH!Roy screamed in pain. There were four Soul Swords embedded in his thigh."Release me. Please let me go. Bruce, we are still family, after all." Roy prayed while crawling.Bruce moved his finger slightly, and four more Soul Swords pierced Roy's back."Family? Now you know that we're family? I haven't forgotten how you, the family, treated us, mother and daughter."A murderous aura and a cold feeling, at this moment, everything appeared in Bruce's mind. Four more Soul Swords were stuck on Roy's back."Ah, Bruce. I am guilty. I know I'm guilty; I'm just a dog from the Waylen family. That, those things are not what I want to do." Roy cried and shouted; he was scared.SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!Roy's arm was in pain as four Soul Swords were stabbed into h
"At that time, you already knew that person was a fraud. Why didn't you expose that woman at that time?" Sarah asked in confusion.Bruce shrugged his shoulders. "Of course, I'm not sure if that woman is an imposter, and if she really is an imposter, and I expose her directly, won't you be in danger?"Bruce walked towards Roy."And I really couldn't find any clues at the time. I'm not sure who was trying to hurt Mr Maverick.""So, instead of looking around like a blind cat, I co-operated. After saving Sarah, I created a fake death scene."Bruce took out the Supreme Gold Card from Roy's pocket."Some things that are not yours will never be yours!" Bruce said indifferently."Son of a bitch!" Roy gritted his teeth, and his hand pulled a gun from his waist.Bruce's fingers moved slightly, and a cold light flashed.A hand holding a gun landed on the ground, and blood splattered all over the floor."Ah... my hand." Roy h
In a villa on the city's outskirts, the morning light shines on the villa's roof."This is the first time I've felt so happy waking up in the morning, and with a glass of wine too. What a nice life." A young man in a nightgown holds a glass of red wine in his hand."Don't get too cocky, Lad. Everything is set. From now on, there is no more Mr. Maverick or Bruce in Carthage.""Everything in the underground world of Carthage is yours."Several figures walked out from behind. "But don't forget who gave you all this. Dextor, Mr Shelton."Roy narrowed his eyes and looked at Dextor in front of him. A smile appeared at the corner of Dextor's mouth as he raised the glass before Roy."Of course I understand. Without the Waylen family, I wouldn't have been able to take down my godfather.""It's all thanks to the Waylen family and Mr. Waylen," Dextor said in a flattering tone,"Feel free to let me know if you need anything! I will do anyt
Bruce was surprised to see Sarah with a wicked smile on her face."Cough! Why? You..." Bruce vomited another mouthful of blood and instantly fell to the ground.In disgust, Sarah threw away the bloody dagger in her hand and walked to Roy's side while swaying her hips."Mission accomplished. That dagger I used was poisoned, so she can't show her skills now, no matter how strong they are.""You'll be poisoned to death in half an hour." Sarah smiled wickedly.Bruce looked at Sarah and said angrily, "You're not Sarah! Who the hell are you?""Ranked third in the Apol Slayer Ranking, Masked Fox.""Sarah" licked her lips and grabbed the back of her neck.A crack appeared in Sarah's skin. Then, Sarah's scalp and hair were removed. The real face under the mask was revealed. The person had short hair, a sharp nose, fair skin, and sly eyes."How, how did this happen? Where is Sarah?" Bruce gritted his teeth and roared."You
"This is indeed too coincidental; could it be that someone..." Sarah muttered. Bruce raised his head and looked at the rehabilitation centre behind him."This is not possible. It must have been planned.""Someone got rid of all these people before we could get any information and left us with no leads!" Bruce clenched his fist.Now, all the clues that might have existed were gone. Even if Bruce believed in Mr Maverick, it was useless that he had no evidence to prove that Mr Maverick was not a drug dealer. The court needed evidence!"Then what should we do now?" asked Sarah. Bruce said nothing."Well... we haven't eaten since this morning. How about... let's eat something?" Sarah whispered.Bruce raised his head and walked while pushing his motorbike."Hey, where are you going?""Eat.""Who do you think is behind this? Everything is well planned; the person behind all this is not someone to be underestimated.""And I know Mr Maverick's influence very well. " While eating, Bruce frowned
[Location: at the police station.]"Come on, let's go see Mr Maverick now." Bruce looked at the door of the police station."Come with me."Sarah led Bruce to the police station."Captain Johnson, why are you back?""Sarah, you're home! I heard that something happened to the Sea Queen that you travelled on Yakut during a business trip!""Captain Johnson!" Everyone in the police station was surprised by Sarah's arrival.The two went to the innermost room of the police station where the prisoner was."Why is Mr Maverick still locked up at the police station?" asked Bruce.Bruce says the inmate must be transferred to prison after the first hearing."I heard that because Mr Maverick hasn't explained much, and the police still want to know how many drug dealers there are in Carthage, so he's locked up here for now."As Sarah explained, a gate blocked her way."Captain Johnson." A police officer stood up.<
Bruce couldn't believe the boy had undergone so much change in less than half a month. But Bruce could still recognise Leviathan's voice."Bruce, did you return because of Mr Maverick and the others?" Leviathan walked up to Bruce.Bruce looked around. "Why did you wake up so early? Did you not sleep well?""I woke up when you opened the door, Bruce. I have installed infrared alarm devices on the walls and all the gates of the welfare house. Once someone enters the welfare house, I will be alerted by the tablet."Leviathan took out a small tablet, which showed the display of some software. "Infrared alarm device?""Did Mrs Sanders buy this tablet for you? How did you get an infrared alarm device?" Bruce asked in surprise."I bought the tablet while I installed the infrared alarm device and others in the welfare house. I did it when everyone was asleep at night.""Miley and Mrs Sanders don't know about it.""The whole thing cost
"Look out!" Bruce suddenly pushed Sarah away.BANG!The bullet hit the ground and left a hole."Again?" Sarah fell to the ground. Fortunately, Sarah quickly held her hands to the ground to balance herself. Otherwise, Sarah would have been injured.Saran wondered why people in Carthage could get guns so easily. Sarah had already experienced several gunshots in a day.BANG! BANG!There were two more shots. Despite the silencer, Bruce could still hear the gunshots faintly.Two Soul Swords appeared in Bruce's hands; then he parried the two incoming bullets—the impact produced sparks."There is one right in front, 1 o'clock direction.""One more at seven o'clock."Bruce confirmed the shooter's location through the bullet trajectory. Bruce looked to the side and kicked the wooden door next to him."Go in and hide inside. I'll get rid of them!" Bruce pushed Sarah into the room.BANG! BANG!Ther