Henry took the lunchbox from Mrs. Mason. He wondered why she wanted him to deliver it to her husband. She could easily enter the company herself, after all, her husband was the CEO. He noticed a strange look on her face. It was as if she had argued with someone, or perhaps she had fallen and gotten hurt. Henry brushed the thought aside as he walked back into the warehouse. Why should he worry about other people’s problems, especially rich people? Right now, he needed money to feed his family and to enroll in the Mage Academy. That was all that mattered. Henry opened the door without knocking, and he immediately regretted it. His eyes widened at the scene before him. Lilly, his co-worker, was sitting on Mr. Mason’s lap, and they were kissing. His sudden entrance startled them. Lilly quickly pulled away, but Henry had already seen everything. She looked at him with frightened eyes before rushing out of the room. Mr. Mason’s bloodshot eyes met Henry’s. For a moment, he seemed to be

Henry sat up quickly. He glanced around before turning to Jeremy. “How long have I been here?” Jeremy wiped his tears. “Two days. You’ve been unconscious for two days. We thought you were never going to wake up.” Henry’s brows lifted slightly. He had thought it was twelve days. Thank goodness, it was only two. What a crazy dream. He checked his wristwatch. His level was still one. Henry let out a small chuckle. He had expected to see something different. He actually wished it hadn’t been a dream. “Is something wrong?” Jeremy’s voice pulled Henry out of his thoughts. Henry stood up and faced him. “Where is my father? My sister should be here.” His father was a police officer, always busy despite his low pay. Monster hunters were the ones earning real money. Their job was to eliminate any monsters that came close to the protective wall. Cherry City was closest to the wall due to its location. Although the military had assured everyone that no monster could break through, peo

Henry’s heart skipped when he saw the monster’s rank. The highest rank the military had ever recorded was B rank, and it had taken an entire squad of high-level mages to bring it down. He covered his eyes immediately. He couldn’t believe it. Was he already hallucinating? That dream… it felt like it was becoming real because of his fear. He slowly opened his eyes. Another screen appeared. [System guide has been activated. The system will lead the way to the monster. System reward for D rank monster; 1,500 gold coins] Henry collapsed to the ground, fear gripping his body. Could this be real? This was exactly how the system had appeared in his dream. His heartbeat quickened as he remembered everything. There was only one way to confirm it. “Direct the host to the monster.” [System map activated] A map appeared before him. A red dot blinked in the distance, while his own position was marked in green. Henry’s heart pounded harder. But he had no time to hesitate. He got up

Henry’s eyes opened. He was in the dream space again. He wondered if this was a farewell meeting or his afterlife. [Congratulations, System has cleared all tracks of host] [Host is recovering from damage. Host cannot leave dream space until full recovery] “Am I alive?” Henry understood the system’s words, but he wanted to hear it directly. [Host is currently at home with his family] Henry’s cheeks twitched. He remembered a little before he blacked out. He had moved at an insane speed, heading home. But how did he enter without unlocking the password? He couldn’t recall everything. He must have done it himself. “How long will I stay here, and what is the time difference between here and the real world?” [Host will recover fully in four days. There is no fixed time difference between dream space and the real world. Time flow depends on host. Dream space can move faster or slower] Henry’s jaw slackened. So it could be faster or slower. He paused, then understood. It was like a

Mr. Tucker’s knees trembled as he made his way to the arena. He raised his head to look in Henry’s direction, but to his surprise, his son was already back on his feet. He froze when he saw the deadly look on Henry’s face. Something was different about him. He was like a hungry lion ready to devour his prey. “Henry,” he muttered to himself. Henry stood with cold, deadly eyes fixed on Derek, who was still unaware of his movement. He had quickly completed the system drills and acquired his physical skills, though he couldn’t use all of them yet. Some would drain all his energy the moment he activated them, but the ones he had were enough to defeat this bastard. “He is awake.” “How is this possible?” “Does this bastard have a death wish?” Derek’s eyebrows furrowed as he heard the crowd. He was confused. Henry shouldn’t be able to move, or he should already be dead. After all, he was only an E-rank mage. Even a C-rank mage wouldn’t withstand his attacks. Still, he turned to see wha