2026-11-11 14:00:32The air inside the narrow room suddenly transformed into a gravitational field that pressed down on the chest of anyone breathing it.
The glow of the light bulb that had previously flickered out now turned back on with a dim, reddish radiance, casting long shadows against the rotting wooden walls.
Maya immediately rushed forward, embracing the body of her brother, Marcus, who lay weakly with ragged breaths on the floor.
The girl wept hysterically, holding her brother's body tight while ensuring there were no severe slash wounds on the man's face.
Before them, the figure standing tall with his back to the light was no longer the ordinary bodyguard they had known a few days ago.
Adrian stood with a calm posture, yet surrounding his body emanated an aura of pitch-black energy that rippled wildly. A thin shadow cloak draped over his shoulders, moving alive like a bloodthirsty living entity. Without looking back, Adrian spoke in a low yet absolute voice, breaking the tense silence.
"Take Maya out of here, Marcus. Find a safe place at the end of the street," Adrian ordered flatly.
Marcus lifted his head with great difficulty, one of his eyes staring at Adrian's back with a gaze filled with confusion, disbelief, and overwhelming relief. He wanted to ask what had actually happened to his friend, but the dominant aura radiating from Adrian's body made his vocal cords lock up tight.
"A-Adrian... be careful..." Marcus whispered faintly, then with his remaining strength helped Maya out through the back door leading straight to the silent alley.
Inside the room remained three elite mercenary guards from the Vance family's special division. Seeing their leader instantly killed with a broken neck without a chance to offer resistance, the courage of those three executioners suddenly collapsed completely.
The black balaclava masks they wore failed to conceal the cold sweat beading on their temples.
"M-Monster... What the hell is he?!" exclaimed one of the guards in a voice trembling with fear, his steps retreating slowly until he bumped into the wooden wall.
"Don't flinch! He's just one man! Finish him off right now!" snapped the remaining squad second-in-command, trying to regain composure while raising his short-barreled assault rifle, aiming it straight at Adrian's chest.
Without wasting time, the three guards blanketed the room with a burst of sharp bullets muffled by silencers.
Hot lead sped through the air at high speed, intending to shred Adrian's body into pieces of flesh.
Yet, Adrian did not dodge or retreat in the slightest. He walked forward at a relaxed pace, letting the shadows surrounding his body solidify into an absolute shield.
Every approaching bullet magically stopped in mid-air, losing its momentum, then scattered across the floor without touching a single thread of Adrian's clothing.
The guards' eyes widened in sheer panic. Before they could pull the trigger a second time, Adrian had already darted forward like a streak of black lightning.
His movements were too fast for human eyes to catch. In an instant, Adrian stood right before the first guard. His right hand extended straight, gripping the man's neck with a powerful hold that left no room for breath.
Just as that grip tightened and crushed the guard's throat, a transparent red digital notification flared instantly before Adrian's eyes, accompanied by a sharp system grinding sound inside his skull:
[Target Eliminated: Corporate Soul Reaper (Level 4).][Detecting Sin Points & System Contribution on Target...][Exploiting system bug loophole: Absorbing 1,200 Instant Points bypassing Central Authorization!][Points channeled directly to Skill: Shadow Veil.][Warning: Skill Level increased drastically from SSS to Mythic-Grade! Absolute shadows are now under the User's full control.]
A searing, burning sensation immediately seeped into Adrian's bloodstream. The lethal power within his muscles surged sharply, making every blood vessel pulse powerfully along with the increase in strength from the enemy's points he had forcefully plundered.
The first guard's body was tossed aside effortlessly, crashing through the outer wall of the house.
The two remaining guards lost their remaining sanity. They threw away their useless rifles, drew poisoned tactical daggers, and lunged forward blindly.
Adrian smirked coldly. He stepped forward to welcome the attack. As the first dagger aimed for his flank, Adrian deflected it with the back of his bare hand. The dagger's metal snapped into pieces instantly. With a single sweeping arm motion coated in Mythic-grade shadow energy, a sharp wind slash shot out, slicing the air.
Slash!
The two guards halted instantly mid-stride. A thin red line appeared on their chests, before both bodies split apart and collapsed, soaked in blood on the wooden floor.
[Two Targets Eliminated. Absorbing an additional 2,500 System Points...][Bug Synchronization Reached 100%. Subject Threat Ranking in System Eyes: Absolute Anomaly (Un-Killable).]
The sound of the system hum spun harmoniously in Adrian's head. He stood amidst the pool of blood belonging to the elite hunters, his breathing remaining steady, calm, and showing not the slightest sign of fatigue.
All the sin points and system energy belonging to those assassins had been completely drained, funding the evolution of the absolute power now dwelling within his soul.
Suddenly, a muffled groan came from the corner of the room.
The second-in-command who had led the attack turned out not to be completely dead yet. With a body full of slash wounds and ragged breaths, the man realized he would not make it out of that place alive.
The profound despair turned his fear into reckless madness.
"If I die... all of you must perish along with this bastard!" shouted the man with a hoarse voice full of hatred.
His blood-stained hand reached into his black vest pocket, pressing an emergency trigger button on a black crystal sphere—a Void Core type mass-destruction magical bomb designed to level a city block in an instant.
The crystal sphere instantly glowed brightly, emitting unstable purple energy cracks, preparing to detonate the entire contents of the house along with the lives of those around it.
At the back doorway, Marcus—who had just taken Maya a few meters away—was startled out of his wits upon seeing that blinding purple light radiate from inside the house. His heart seemed to stop beating.
"Adrian! Get out of there!" Marcus screamed hysterically, trying to re-enter, but the wave of hot pressure from the bomb had already begun to boil in the air.
Instead of fleeing or showing panic, Adrian walked calmly toward the squad second-in-command. He raised his right hand into the air.
Pitch-black darkness from the Mythic-grade Shadow Veil skill exploded out of Adrian's palm, forming thousands of shadow fibers that moved rapidly to weave themselves into a dense black spherical dome, tightly wrapping the bomb carrier along with the explosion peaking inside his body.
Boom—!
That massive explosion was entirely contained within the absolute shadow dome. No wooden shards were blasted outward, no heat wave scorched the surrounding walls. All the energy from the magical bomb was dampened and destroyed without a trace within the shadow vacuum space created by Adrian.
Slowly, the shadow dome faded and dissolved back onto the floor into black dust. There were no remnants of the second-in-command's body left; everything had been wiped clean from the face of the earth without a trace.
Marcus, standing frozen in the doorway, witnessed the entire event with his own eyes. His jaw dropped wide open, almost unhinging from its joints. His legs went limp instantly, making him nearly kneel on the ground.
The bespectacled man stared at Adrian's back with a blank gaze full of terror and extreme disbelief.
The bodyguard he had always known as a quiet, hardworking figure frequently trampled upon by corporate superiors now stood before him radiating a power far beyond the limits of human common sense—an absolute power equivalent to a Death God.
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CHAPTER 10 — GLITCH THAT SHOOK THE HIGH TABLE
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CHAPTER 9 — THE GOLDEN BAIT TRAP
The shiny marble floor in the master study of the Vance Manor reflected the light of a gigantic crystal chandelier hanging magnificently from the high ceiling.The room was filled with the scent of imported cigar tobacco mixed with the fragrance of aged mahogany wood. Behind a massive classic-style desk, Arthur Vance sat in an upright posture, his fingers wearing a black gemstone ring tapping rhythmically against the desk surface.The middle-aged man's face was hard, cold, and radiated the absolute authority of a patriarch accustomed to orchestrating the life and death of others in this city.Before him, Julian stood restlessly with a bandage wrapped vaguely around his neck. The lingering fear from the corporate lobby incident still haunted his eyes, mingling with a burning anger."Father, you have to believe me!" Julian's voice trembled slightly, trying to convince the man he feared most in this world. "Adrian is no longer the ordinary bodyguard we used to know. He killed an entire e
CHAPTER 8 — THE UNDERWORLD ALLIANCE
The night breeze swept through the quiet corners of the city, carrying along the scent of damp earth mixed with the lingering smell of gunpowder radiating in the air.Inside an old, abandoned warehouse located behind the ruins of a derelict textile factory, the atmosphere felt much calmer, though tension still hung thickly in every corner of the room.The glow of a makeshift emergency chandelier hung casually, casting long shadows against the mossy concrete walls.Adrian stood near the worn window, monitoring the outside through the gaps of the rusted iron blinds. On an old folding cot in the corner of the room, Marcus lay with a now-steady breath.Beside him, Maya sat kneeling while tightly holding her older brother's hand, her eyes still holding remnants of tears and fear from what they had endured hours ago.Minutes earlier, Adrian had accessed the God Skill Shop via his system interface, which had experienced an error loop. Without spending a single point or contribution coin—than
CHAPTER 7 — THE SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL REAPERS
The air inside the narrow room suddenly transformed into a gravitational field that pressed down on the chest of anyone breathing it.The glow of the light bulb that had previously flickered out now turned back on with a dim, reddish radiance, casting long shadows against the rotting wooden walls.Maya immediately rushed forward, embracing the body of her brother, Marcus, who lay weakly with ragged breaths on the floor.The girl wept hysterically, holding her brother's body tight while ensuring there were no severe slash wounds on the man's face.Before them, the figure standing tall with his back to the light was no longer the ordinary bodyguard they had known a few days ago.Adrian stood with a calm posture, yet surrounding his body emanated an aura of pitch-black energy that rippled wildly. A thin shadow cloak draped over his shoulders, moving alive like a bloodthirsty living entity. Without looking back, Adrian spoke in a low yet absolute voice, breaking the tense silence."Take M
CHAPTER 6 — LAST-MINUTE RESCUE
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CHAPTER 5 — HUNTING IN THE DARK ALLEY
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