Samuel walked toward the house smiling. He touched the bronze tokens in his right pocket, closing his eyes for a brief second. After years of toiling, he'd finally gotten a stable job. Now he could take care of his sick mother and help his girlfriend with her education.Life had always been tough on him, as he was an only child. In a world where abilities were worshiped, he was born ordinary. He was already twenty-four years old, yet he hadn't awakened his Qi. Because of this, no one would employ him.Samuel stopped at the porch and knocked on the door. Vanessa would be thrilled about the news. There was no doubt about it. His smile widened expectantly. She was supposed to show up in a minute.But she didn't.‘Huh?’ he raised an eyebrow. Vanessa usually rushed toward the door whenever he knocked. She wasn't a busy person; she always stayed at home. Her two hobbies were studying and training. She'd finally awakened her Qi after four years of intense training.He knocked on the door sev

Samuel looked around. Declan and his five men were gone. He was the only person in the E-Grade Abyssal Zone. He instinctively crouched, his heart skipping a beat. Then he remembered he had something extraordinary: the Abyssal System.“Hello?” He called. “Are you online?”Wasn't he supposed to get a buff in strength or something? So far, he felt nothing. He was still ordinary.[Ding!][System online…][System initializing player status…][System initialization complete…][Welcome, player!]Samuel blinked, staring at the screens before him. They were purple with white characters.[System Player Status]Name: Samuel WinstonClassification: EvolvedSpecies: HumanProfession: CarrierRank: ELevel:1Mana: 2/10Health:10/10STA: 10/10SP: 0/10Exp: 0/10AP: 0/10He stretched forth his right hand to touch one of the screens. Initially, he'd thought they were tangible. But his hand went right through it.‘They’re holograms…’ he muttered inwardly. His mother had taught him some things about th

Samuel ran toward the E-Rank Abyssal Creatures. He targeted the one in the middle. He knew he couldn't fight them all at once. So, he decided to pick them off one after the other.[Savage Pounce, LV1 activated!][-1 MP][Mana points are spent to activate attributes and skills!]He pounced forward abruptly, kicking up dust behind him. He then swung his arms in the air, aiming for the Abyssal Creature's lower jaw. The bone struck under its jaw, shattering on impact.[You have slain an Iron-toothed Sabertooth!][+1 SP][+1 AP]One of the Iron-toothed Sabertooths pounced on him midair. It cleaved through his right arm and sent him flying into the debris of skeletons.[-3 HP]Samuel rolled, the bones stabbing madly into his body. He stood up quickly and gritted his teeth. But the second Iron-toothed Sabertooth was already upon him. It raised two paws, attempting to claw him.Samuel immediately pounced forward and thrust the bone into the Iron-toothed Sabertooth's chest. Meanwhile, the Iron

Samuel stood up slowly. He was no longer exhausted, even though he was still injured. He could feel the grueling pain all over his body. It felt like he was on fire. But he didn't mind because he was staring at the man who once seemed untouchable—the man who claimed his life in this Abyssal Zone.He walked toward Declan, gripping his greatsword. “You killed me without thinking twice.”Declan's facial muscles trembled. He wanted to run, but he couldn't. His tendons had been severed. He'd lost because of his miscalculations. He'd greatly underestimated Samuel… Partly because he'd recently awakened his attribute.“Samuel, listen to me…” he pleaded. “W-we can settle this. We'll return to the settlement, as if nothing happened.”“You should have thought about that before killing me.”Samuel's expression was cold. He stopped an inch away from Declan, his eyebrows furrowed.“Wait…” Declan crawled backward. “Don't you wanna know everything?”Samuel remained unblinking.“Someone paid me to kil

Samuel stretched out his right hand, summoning his Black-fanged Greatsword. The three men widened their eyes, exchanging apprehensive glances.The onlookers showed shocked expressions. Everyone knew Samuel was ordinary. He'd not awakened his Qi at the age of twenty-four. Hence, he could not take care of his mother till her death.“What is going on?” The scar-faced man asked. “I thought he wasn't an Evolved.”“He wasn't!” The second man answered. “He's nothing but a carrier!”He scrutinized Samuel with his beady eyes apprehensively. “Were you hiding your awakening all this while?”It was no news that several Evolved wanted to leave a low-key life. So they hid their awakening, pretending to be ordinary people.“I don't think he was hiding his ability…” The third man replied, rubbing his beard thoughtfully. “He must have made a deal with an Abyssal Creature…”Samuel gripped his greatsword. That wasn't far from the truth. But the Abyssal System wasn't an Abyssal Creature. In fact, he didn