Under the blanket of the night skies, the sound of a roaring engine echoed sharply in the atmosphere, heralding a sports bike that zipped through the asphalt of Delta City's street. Feeling the wind brushing up against his face, Henri swallowed nervously as his eyes darted towards the object strapped to his left thighs — a Small handgun! Before Tecca sent him and the rest of the enforcers on their merry way, he didn't forget to leave them behind a little present — a "piece" as he fondly called them. However unlike the Deadeye Pistol Tecca used earlier, this handgun was called a Durkie pistol and it didn't have much offensive function — Basically it's bullets were manufactured to slow down the flow of inner energies within a Practitioner's meridians. - In simple term, once a Practitioner was hit with one of this bullet, they would be reduced into regular humans.. at least temporarily, until the effect wore off. Ever since Henri started working for Tecca's gang, this was the first

"I--Is that a threat?" Henri shuddered. The thought of returning back to that horrible place -- wherever that place was, terrified him greatly. Lilith who seemed to have seen through his fright, chuckled in an amused manner. [Hmph. This venerable doesn't need to resort to petty human tricks. The only reason I was able to pull you out from the Nil Zone was through linking your true essence with mine.] [In simple terms, we both share a lifespan. If I die, your die and vice versa.] "Y--You.." Henri was left stupified. What kind of nonsense plot twist was this? His longevity was tied to a ghost? At that moment, Henri felt like he needed to sleep. Perhaps once he woke up, all of these crazy stuff happening would vanish like a puff — He was actually conversing with a ghost? How crazy! [Hmph. You should Count yourself lucky. Normally I wouldn't have entered that kind of contract but my hands were tied. Why are you not rejoicing?] "R--Rejoicing?" Henri's face contorted like he had ju

Before magic became reality, science reigned supreme in society — a majority of labor carried out by man relying heavily on machineries and laws of physics. However this status quo was soon broken when the first Haunt Gate was discovered; a unique spatial gateway that led to a game like realm thriving with powerful beasts that were once thought as myths and legends. They were known as Feinds. Despite the fact that defeating a Feind oftentimes came with some valuable loots, they were not the main attractions of a Haunt Gate — Nebula Stones were! Rumored to the pure and unrefined concentrated spiritual energy that took on solid shape over time, the discovery of Nebula Stones caused the value of the Haunt Gates exploration Industry to reach an all time high and it has only continued to increase with time. Currently, the Industry firmly sat at number one . Due to how lucrative the industry appeared to be, everybody wanted to have a slice of the big fat cake and Henri was no exceptio

"Is this truly necessary? me playing dress up." with his brows raised in stubborn frustration, Henri slowly emerged from a small makeshift tent that was obviously crudely constructed. Currently, Henri was clad in a unique get up — a sleek black short sleeve top that hugged against his body like a second skin, as well as baggy pants. If one peered closely, they would be able to notice that running across the fabrics of the top were faint patterns, that bore a striking resemblance with scales. — Reptilian scales. Normally in such a scenerio, the top was supposed to be both thick and heavy. But as the one wearing it, Henri noticed the top was extremely lightweight. No, scratch that — it made him feel as light as a feather . "You wanted to enter a place thriving with Feinds, in your regular clothing? you must be either stupid or completely oblivious. Either way, someone like you would only cause trouble for our party." finishing his piece, Chuck Tucker stomped away. It was like just

Henri scratched his head. Lilith obviously wanted him to absorb the so called Death Qi that were constantly being created around him. Unfortunately, Henri had no idea how he was supposed to go about it.—[Ping!]—[Negative Qi successfully detected!] "Huh?" Henri noticed a series of notification windows popping up before his eyes. 'The system can also detect Negative Qi?'—[Does The Player wish to activate Special Function #1?]—[Warning; Player might experience a certain degree of physical and mental pain!] "Special Function number one?" Henri pursed his lips . However despite the warning from the system, Henri was curious to see the capabilities of Special Function number one. Ever since he obtained the system, this was the first time he was hearing the mention of a special function. And it appeared there was more than one. As such in a bid to satisfy his curiosity, Henri gave the mental go ahead. However the next moment, he immediately regretted this rash decision.—[Special Fun