"Spirit system, I'm entering!" Said Manasi solemnly.

When Manasi was about to enter the enormous facility, a notification suddenly popped into his mind. 

'Beep! Beep!'

[Earths' notification update.]

He frowned, knowing that only the biggest events on the planet would be announced. Manasi thinks for a moment. 

"Spirit System, open the notification." He said solemnly.

'Yes, Contractor.' Spirit System 

[Earth notification update: The Four Major Nations have brought all national governments together. In an agreement to create an alliance to address global issues on behalf of the peace treaty. 

They call the alliance of the federal world government the [Salvation Crusade]. The project of the 'salvation crusade' is to restore the destroyed structures of all nations.] 

'Contractor, this could be considered good news.' Spirit System 

Manasi sighed in relief. Suddenly he felt faint.

"Spirit System, may I ask?" Manasi said, tiredly.

'Yes, Contractor.' Spirit System 

"Spirit System, why do I feel out of place, I don't even know how long I have been awake." Manasi said when he felt quite drowsy. 

'Contractor, you were traveling for eight consecutive days, from outer space and spent hours running in the desert. In total, you have been awake for nine days.' Spirit System

"What!" Manasi is surprised. 

"Spirit System, how did this happen? How was I able to survive eight consecutive days without eating?" Manasi said in shock.

'Contractor, you were able to survive for nine days because of the energy I've provided for you when I was healing you.' Spirit System

"I see! No wonder, I can manage even though I felt faint." Manasi said while shaking his head.

'Contractor, you should use the Aptitude Serum, it would be useful in recovering strength.' Spirit System

[Type: Aptitude Serum]  

[Rank: C-Superior-Tier] 

[Functions: it grants the Combat Specialist apttitude] [Details: exceptional combat adaptability]

"This 'aptitude serum' will improve my abilities. So that's good news." Manasi said, quickly drinking the serum without hesitation.

 'Contractor, don--.' Spirit System

"Spirit System, what is it?" Manasi said.

He didn't understand why the spiritual system had suddenly sent a message.

When he had just finished drinking the ability serum. 

'Nevermind.' Spirit System

"Spirit System, the serum is not ba--" 

'Ah!!!'

Manasi didn't finish his word as he let out a tragic sound. He felt horrible like his throat was on fire.

His mind felt faint, then he collapsed, entering his dreamland.

"...." Spirit System

.....

Earth 

 

The ninth day after the earthquake. 

In a particular city at ten in the morning, somewhere in this city.

A beggar-like figure could be seen hidden in the rubbles. Not far from him was the corpse of a person. 

A crow pecked at the eyes of the corpses. The raven managed to tear off the corpse's right eye.

'Clatter.'

The raven heard the movement of the beggar. 

'Cocoa!'

The crow let out a sound and then flew away.

The beggar was a resident of this city. Due to the earthquake, many people like him went hungry. 

This time he was looking at the collapsed grocery store.

He had seen a bag of food under the rubble.

This beggar was quite clever when he realized that there was a corpse next to the bag of food.

He became alert, so he had waited five hours patiently. 

'Growl!'

The beggar heard his stomach growl. This time, he couldn't tolerate his hunger.

He came out of his hiding place and sprinted towards the bag of food. It was so close. 

'Bang!'

At this moment, a gunshot is heard. The beggar who just ran to the bag of food stopped moving. 

Blood can be seen flowing from his forehead.

He slowly falls to the ground, like a broken puppet whose threads have been cut. 

One kilometer from the beggars' position. There is a fire camp near a river.

At the camp, five middle-aged men could be seen around a campfire, while a fish could be seen near the fire. 

A middle-aged man carried a rifle on his shoulder while he held a couple of bills in his hand.

He started talking to the sniper of the team that had just fired the sniper.

"So Glen, did you manage to kill the prey?" Abner said seriously.

 "Yes! I won the bet, Abner, the prey is dead." Glen had a big smile on his face, 

"You were just lucky, Glen." Abner said as he handed him the money reluctantly.

'A-Ahh!' 

When Abner and Glen heard the moaning sound from the tent, they could only scratch their heads.

"Hey, Abner, the boss somehow got that beauty right. I'm quite envious of the boss." Glen said while grinning.

"Haha! Glen, look in the mirror first before you get a high-class woman." Abner said mockingly.

He was having a hard time controlling himself.

Inside the tent, a handsome blond man could be seen intimately hugging a beauty in his arms.

They were about to continue having fun. 

'Ring!' 'Ring!' 'Ring!'

The blond-haired man frowned a little as he was disturbed.

He slowly pushed the girl aside. He then stood up naked and took the cell phone from the cabinet. 

"What's the matter, bishop?" He said calmly. 

"I have a job for you, Greg." Bishop spoke solemnly.

"What would that be, Bishop?" Greg said with interest.

"A spatial disturbance is taking place in the Pacific Ocean. A group of officials from the federal alliance will be observing the events there. They will board a ship. I want you to be their guards!" Bishop said in a deep voice.

Greg frowns for a moment. 

"Bishop, you know what kind of man I am. As mercenaries from the south, we only know how to kill and not babysit! " Greg said he was not satisfied. 

There was a pause in the call. 

"So Greg, we have a deal. I want you to kill the officials on the ship and turn it into an accident. Make sure no one knows!" The Bishop stated.

A huge smile slowly crept across Greg's face. Then he walks toward the woman lying on the bed while he hangs up the phone. Greg smiled at her. 

"Baby." She said while kissing him intimately.

Greg then hugged the woman sweetly, as his hand reached into the drawer, pulling out a pistol. Then he put it on the woman's head.

The woman looks confused. Greg just smiled at her without saying much. 

'Bang!'

'Splash!'

There was a hole in her forehead as she slowly slid down. Greg then wiped the blood from his face with the blanket. 

He then comes out of the tent and looks at the five middle-aged men. His team members.

"We have a job." He smiles brightly.

.....  

Underground City

Back at the facility, Manasi could be seen sleeping well. 

Suddenly, he woke up with a start. 

"What happened?" He said, with a confused face. 

'Contractor, you are finally awake. You've been asleep for about two hours." Spirit System

"hmm."

Manasi thought long and hard when he finally remembered what happened. 

"Spirit System, open my stats. I want to see the changes." Manasi said excitedly.

'Yes! Contractor....

STATISTICS 

[Name: Manasi Shalom[ 

Species: Human]  

[State: Healthy/Calm] 

[Rank: D Intermediate-Tier] 

[Battle Power: 40]  

[Elements: None] 

[Aptitude: Combat Specialist]  

[Physique: Mortal]

[Other information: Hidden]

"Nice! The pain is worth it." Manasi said happily while kissing the serum bottle.

"I never thought the serum would make me that much stronger. But I don't have the feeling of being a combat specialist. I should study its function." Manasi said, while he could feel the force flowing within him. 

[Notification: Earth Update: The federal government's leaders are being assassinated by foreign beings. They are now controlling the federal government]

"Foreign Beings?" He asked if he did not have a clear understanding of the foreign beings.

'Yes, contracted foreign beings are not from your world. They have set their sights on the federal government and will not stop there. The main objective of the alien race must be the void.' Spirit System 

 

'Spirit System, monitor their movements' Manasi said in his heart while thinking about the best solution at the moment. 

Because he did not have a clear clue about their strength.

"I should be able to drive them away when I manage to obtain the Sage inheritance."

Manasi said this while planning to kill the foreign beings because the threat they pose is dire. 

Manasi pushes open the steel door and enters the sage's facility.

Finally, the lights started to come to life and he could finally see the inside of the facility.

The facility inside was painted white and the rooms are divided.

The size of the facility made Manasi understand how grand the interior of the facility was. 

The place was built of pure iron, but Manasi didn't know what kind of metal it was.

He wanted to check the metals, but he knew his time was running out. 

He had already slept for two hours, so it wouldn't be long before the beast Homunculus started pouring in. 

He closed his eyes and plunged his mind into the map of the Spirit System to find something worth noting. 

He needs to find the important technology and legacy that the sages possess before he leaves this planet. 

Otherwise, his life would be in danger when he returned to earth. The descending void would eliminate the weak. 

Manasi opened his eyes. 

"Found it!"

He then began to run where the spiritual system map indicated.

He passed through a place where a lot of advanced gadgets were placed, and he even passed through a fully exposed mechanical part.

After half an hour, Manasi enters a room and many gadgets are on display. 

The center of this room was a floating gray orb that began to disassemble, and transform into a hologram that took up everything in the laboratory. 

End of Chapter 8