Systematic Survival

20 - Boss

[11:24 PM]

"No way!"

He shouted aloud. He had been curious as to what happened to his body when he used the skill. If he just passed out in real life or what, but now he knew the answer, and it was busted.

'So no time passes at all when I'm in there? Ok, that's stupid. How strong are these skills?'

He started to realize what this power could fully do. He could retreat whenever he wanted to think a problem through. He could store information and retrieve it whenever he wanted. This was practically like photographic memory but better in every way.

But then he also became slightly afraid.

'If powers like this exist, I can't even imagine having to fight someone else with a system.'

Just the thought made him shudder. While he had learned a lot and improved his life with the system, he was awful at fighting. He only defeated Ned because he got lucky with the skills he received, and then ended it with a low blow. But he was not a fighter.

'Maybe I should change that.'

He decided it was best to just head to bed and think about his situation in the morning.

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A burly man with a grim look on his face limped through a series of dark red-carpeted hallways. The walls were adorned with paintings and gold inlays. Overall, it was a very fancy-looking place.

He made his way to a set of large double doors, where a man in a suit was standing. The burly man nodded at him and pushed the doors open.

Beyond them was an even fancier room, with a large dining table in the center that looked like it could fit dozens of people. The table had no food on it, besides a meal for one on the far end of the table.

A man sat there, eating the food, although the food seemed high class and delicate, the man was very barbaric in his eating habits. He tore through the food as if he were a wild animal.

The burly man who had entered looked toward the end of the table, but from this distance, he couldn't see him clearly. He raised his voice, and it echoed throughout the dining hall.

"Boss, there's this rotten guy we need to kill. He is scum, and he will do anything to win! He disrespected us!"

The man at the end of the table stopped eating and he slowly looked at the burly man who had entered.

"Oh, I know all about it, Ned. I never miss anything."

Ned became a bit nervous, as he thought he was breaking the news to his boss first. The man stood from the table and smiled, though he was still so far away, it was hard to make out.

"I'm disappointed Ned."

As the man said this, Ned started sweating bullets. He was starting to shake as well.

"B-boss, please give me another chance!"

Ned had wanted to rally more members to hunt the guy who beat him, but now his goal had changed. He now needed to leave this room alive.

"Boss! I promise I'll kill that guy! Just let me borrow 5 members! No, at least 3! Wait, even 1 is fine!"

Ned continued to lower the amount he requested as the man just stared at him, giving no response. After what felt like an eternity for Ned, the man finally spoke up.

"I don't care how many you bring with you. Just make sure to not tarnish my name. Do not enter my vision until you succeed."

The man sat back down and continued eating as if nothing had happened. Without any hesitation Ned speed walked out of the room, glad that he was still alive.

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||Stats||

Name: Matt Peterson

Age: 18

LVL: 2 [XP 78/120]

HP | 19/20

MP | 0/0

Status Effects: (Physical Strain) [Lesser]

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||Attributes||

[Str] - 12

[Con] - 10

[Agi] - 13

[Dex] - 12

[Int] - 16

[Luk] - 11

[Stat Points]: 0

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||Skills||

Inspect [Lv.1], Map [Lv.2], Help [Lv.1], Storage [Lv.1], Mind Palace [Lv.1]

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||Quests||

-General-

Do Pushups [36/100] [Reward: +2 Strength, +20xp]

Pay the Rent [$223/800] [Reward: +Mystery Reward, +30xp]

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-Daily-

*Daily quests not available in beta*

||Storage||

-Items [3/25]-

Used Bullet [1], Gun [1], Knife [1]

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