All Chapters of Zero's Law: Lord Of The Karma System : Chapter 31
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The Man In The Ghost Mask
CHAPTER 31: The Man In The Ghost Mask In another part of the forest, Zero had just finished tying Bacher upside down to a tree when he was hit with a sudden mental fatigue, that he fell to the floor groaning."System, what is happening?"[THE TEN MINUTES LIMIT FOR USING THE MINOR BODY BOOST HAVE ELAPSED. YOU ARE NOW EXPERIENCING THE SIDE EFFECT OF USING THE ABILITY]'F*ck, that's true.'[THE FATIGUE ON YOUR MIND WILL GET WORSE SOON, AND WILL CAUSE YOU TO PASS OUT FOR A VERY LONG TIME]'No... I can't lose consciousness here. Who knows what might happen? What if someone comes across my body when I am unconscious?' Zero reasoned."System, I will like to use one of my selections." He voiced. [CHOOSE ONE.]{A SUPER CAR}{A HEALTH RECOVERY POTION}{A CAMOUFLAGING TENT}'Give... me the r..recovery... potion.' Zero thought within. He found it difficult to speak as he could feel himself about to pass out any second.The potion appeared in his hand, and he forced himself to open it. Then he r
Marcus Fisher Is Here To See You.
CHAPTER 32: Marcus Fisher Is Here To See You.8:00 AM the next day, in Nevada.Scarface’s home was located in a quiet neighborhood in East Nevada. It was a well designed one storey building, complete with a swimming pool and a large garage filled with luxurious cars in front. The building was also surrounded by guards on all sides.Scarface sat in his office at the top floor of the house, going through his business record of that week... When his phone resting on the desk suddenly rang.Scarface checked the caller... It was Ricky, his third in command. He picked the call without hurry. "What do you have for me, Ricky?"The person on the other end, spoke with a somewhat worried tone in his voice. "Boss... about the Idaho mission..." A pause. "...it failed."Scarface didn’t react. Not even a sigh or a curse. But the air in the office seemed to change."Explain what happened.""According to the report I received, the men had Bacher when they were suddenly intercepted," the man said quick
I Will Play This Game With You
CHAPTER 33: I Will Play This Game With YouZero arrived back in Nevada exhausted, his body weighed down by a full night without sleep. He drove the cab straight to the hotel, barely aware of the road beneath him.When he stepped into the lobby, something felt... off. People were staring at him. Not casually, or in passing. They were watching him... some in amazement, others in curiosity.Whispers followed in his wake. It didn’t take long for him to understand why."He is the man from that video, isn't he? The one they call the hero of Gardnerville.""Yes he is. I thought he was supposed to be dead, or bedridden.""I saw the videos... What he did was crazy. I can't even imagine myself doing something like that."His actions in Gardnerville had spread. He caught glimpses of phones subtly raised, screens glowing, eyes flickering between him and whatever they were watching.Among them, one gaze lingered longer than the rest. A young beautiful woman in a white suit, surrounded by men in bl
The Prey Have Fallen
CHAPTER 34: The Prey Have Fallen"System turn on the probability vision."[Action: Owns 700 shares]Success Probability For Selling: 84%Success Probability For Keeping: 26%"Just as I thought." Zero said, but he didn't make any move, it wasn't time for that yet. He just monitored the trade late into the night, when the world outside had gone quiet. Even when he finally lay down to sleep, he only closed his eyes for about four hours, then he was up again.He checked the time, it was 7:03 am. His hand reached for the laptop... he turned it on, and logged into his trading account to check the trade. Sure enough, it was still rising."Babel corporation... What are you guys up to?" Zero wondered.Babel is the name of the company whose stocks Zero was currently monitoring. The company only recently opened some months ago, and they deal in software programming. But they haven't yet produced a software of note, so how is their stock price is rising very fast? It doesn't make sense unless it
His Profit Came From This
CHAPTER 35: His Profit Came From This In New York city... At the very top of a skyscraper where even the city noise couldn't reach, a glass walled conference room overlooked everything. Powerful men and women were seated in the room, getting ready to discuss their latest exploit.A television screen stretched across the wall in front of the room. On it was a display of Babel's stock collapse. It was glowing red... a sign that it was completely dead.Deliberate silence filled the room, until a slow clap broke it. Then the men and women present also joined in clapping, as smiles appeared on their faces."Clean execution." The man at the head of the table said. He didn't smile as he spoke, he never did. His fingers tapped once against the tablet screen in his hands, and the chart on the television froze. "As you all can see, we entered the market at peak liquidity. And exited before panic stabilized. There was no leaks... nor resistance.""Our total profit stands at 3 billion dollars, w
I Am Entitled To More
CHAPTER 36: I Am Entitled To MoreZero spent the rest of the day feeling bad about what had happened, but there was nothing he could do about it. He didn't know the identity of the people who manipulated the stocks and destroyed Babel corporation. Moreover, even if he did... will he be able to do anything to them? These people were powerful enough to destroy a company overnight.The next morning, he decided to go out and clear his head. He drove around town and didn't know when he ended up close to his former neighborhood. In that split second, he made an impromptu decision to reach his house and collect the divorce papers that he gave his wife to sign.He arrived at the house in under ten minutes. The first thing that Zero noticed as he got out of the car, and walked to the front door... was that the place had changed a bit, unlike when he was there four days ago.The front door had been replaced with a stronger one. It was a bit surprising, considering that she never paid attention
Some Of The Bikers DNA
CHAPTER 37: Some Of The Bikers DNAAs he drove away, Zero’s mind turned cold and calculative. Sasha was not just a liability... but also a big problem.If the court dug deep enough, she wouldn’t just take a portion of what remained from the system’s one million dollars... she could lay claim to everything. Even the hundred million profit that he just made.His grip tightened slightly on the steering wheel. But relaxed a bit as he remembered something... He had already asked for a divorce before he made the 100 million dollars, and moreover he hadn’t transferred the money to his bank account yet.It was still sitting in his trading account... good. It will remain that way for a long time.But the main issue was the $700, 000 in his account. He didn't have the time to protect it by funneling it into a business, or something. Anything that he does to that money will be very suspicious in a judge's eyes.'Damn Sasha. She must have delayed telling me about the case so as to not give me ti
Hosting A Mask Party
CHAPTER 38: Hosting A Mask PartyZero entered his suite and shut the door behind him. He immediately observed that the place was tidy. 'The cleaners must have come in while I was gone.' He thought.He felt very exhausted, and weighed by everything he had experienced in the last 48 hours. So for the first time that day... Zero allowed himself to stop.He first loosened and removed his tie, then his jacket followed suit, then... He dropped onto the bed, and stared at the blank ceiling. He wanted to just sleep, but even sleep refused to come. So he had to spend the time alone in complete silence, that did nothing to bring him peace.His mind was filled with thoughts of the people who were killed in Babel's explosion, Sasha's sueing him to court, and the detectives trying to make him out as a murderer... All of it circled at once, like predators fighting over the same piece of meat.Zero exhaled slowly, dragging a hand over his face. He was feeling a lot of emotions at that moment, but
Who Are You Really Watching?
CHAPTER 39: Who Are You Really Watching?"Activate Ledger Map" Zero’s vision flickered as the map activated. Different names appeared in his peripheral, and he selected Bacher's.A red dot representing Bacher appeared on the map, and it showed that Bacher was currently in the club. Zero zoomed into the map, and saw Bacher's real-time position. "There you are..."He started moving through the crowd, weaving between bodies and flashing lights, keeping his pace natural. He wasn't too fast, or too slow.Then... he finally saw him. Bacher was standing near a guarded corridor, adjusting a rat mask over his face. Zero checked the time, 7: 51pm... 9 minute to 8. He blended in with crowd, slowly dancing to the music... all the while watching out for who would approach Bacher.Less than 2 minutes later a man in a goblin mask appeared beside Bacher. They shook and spoke briefly, then the man gestured that Bacher follow him.Zero immediately stopped dancing and made to follow them, but before h
What Is This Woman's Problem?
CHAPTER 40: What Is This Woman's Problem?Zero worked quickly before anyone will walk into the restroom. He dragged the unconscious waiter into one stall... and locked it. Then dragged the guard into another and also locked it.This was just temporary solutions, but it would work for now. He washed his hands afterward, not because they were dirty... but because details mattered. Then he stepped out of the restroom.The loud chaotic music hit him again. Everyone was still vibing, with no idea of what just happened. Zero moved through the dance floor again, with a steady pace. His location was the service area.The moment he crossed into it... the atmosphere changed. There was less distractions and noise there, except for orders being passed. And the workers moving with purpose to carry them out.This was the machine behind the illusion at the party. Zero immediately tried to fit himself into it, until a voice stopped him."Hey." Zero turned. A waitress in a rabbit mask stood a few ste