David dashed forward, his de gripped tightly in his right hand, his gaze fixed intently on Ss. Arriving within striking distance, David shed his de horizontally towards Ss''s chest.


    The de traveled through the air at lightning speed, but just inches away from Ss, Ss swerved his body sideways, dodging the strikepletely.


    David quickly retrieved his outstretched arm and swung his de once more. Reacting swiftly, Ss moved in the opposite direction, and David ended up shing nothing but thin air.


    Before David could retrieve his outstretched arm, Ss shed his ws forward, tearing through David''s chest. Blood gushed from the wound, and the force of the strike pushed him several steps backward.


    "Argh!" David grunted in pain, cing his left hand on his chest to slow the bleeding. "Such speed and reflexes," David pondered internally before rolling his de and charging forward once more.


    When he was within striking distance, he swung his de, aiming for Ss''s chest. However, as he expected, Ss dodged the attack effortlessly.


    David attempted to swing his de again, but Ss grabbed it and broke it in half before he could retrieve it.


    Ss held onto the top half of the de, while David was left with the lower half.


    "Damn it. My only weapon is gone. How did he break a Grade 3 mutant de with his bare hand? Just who is this guy?" David screamed internally, his heart racing.


    He knew the fight was over the moment his sword was broken.


    "Please!" David pleaded as he dropped to his knees, bowing his head. "Please have mercy on me. I don''t know what came over me. I was only trying to prove to the Sirs that I was capable of dangerous raids. That''s why I had to use you for a sacrifice. Please forgive me and spare my life!" David begged, tears streaming down his cheeks and dropping onto the floor.


    Ss red at him coldly for several minutes before slowly walking towards him. He stood before David, his expression dark and menacing.


    David lifted his head slowly to face Ss standing before him. Ss gestured for him to rise and face him.


    "Is he going to spare me? I hope he does. And when he lowers his guard, I''m going to finish him off," David pondered internally as he rose to his feet as Ss ordered.


    David stood in front of Ss, and when he noticed Ss wasn''t doing anything other than ring at him, he attempted to plead once more. However, Ss stretched out his left hand and sunk his ws into David''s head. As his ws touched David''s head, a blue aura began leaving David''s body and entering Ss''s.


    The strange aura from David''s body continued to transfer to Ss, and as it did, David''s body slowly turned into solid ice.


    Ss finally let go of David''s head, and before David could utter a word, Ss ran his hand through David''s chest and grabbed his heart. David froze as he felt Ss grip his heart and pull it out.


    Blood poured from his chest like water as his lifeless body hit the cold, hard floor.


    Ss nced at the heart in his hand before tossing it onto the floor beside David.


    He stood there for a few moments before copsing and passing out instantly.


    ...


    A few moments passed, and Ss''s eyelids began to lift open as he slowly regained consciousness. He sat up, rubbing his spiky orange hair sluggishly.


    "What happened? Did I ck out?" Ss mused, scratching his head with a dumbfounded look.


    Thest thing he remembered was the system message informing him that he was going to run wild, and then he cked out.


    "What happened after I cked out? What does it mean that I will run wild?" Ss pondered until he finally caught a glimpse of his palms, and his eyes widened in terror.


    "Is that blood?" Ss voiced in shock as he swiftly rose to his feet and examined his palms closely. "It''s blood. Even my entire uniform is stained with blood," Ss blurted out as he examined his body and noticed the bloodstains.


    While struggling to understand what had happened, Ss''s eyes caught a glimpse of a figure lying beside him. Out of curiosity, Ss shifted his gaze, and his eyes widened in shock.


    He eximed and took several steps back, his heart racing.


    "That''s Mr. David. He''s dead. Wait, those are his group members. They''re all dead. They''re dead.


    They''re dead," Ss panicked as he nced around the area and saw several human heads scattered around, with David''s heart lying beside him.


    As Ss examined the area, struggling to figure out what had happened, a familiar chiming sound was heard, and a red holographic screen popped up in front of him.


    **DING**


    [You have sessfullypleted the first quest.]


    [Quest information: Kill the traitors and drain the soul of the leader.]


    [Reward: 50 experience points and 5 attribute points.]


    [Additional reward: A new skill.]


    [Skill name: Lightning Dash.]


    [Skill information: Once activated, the host can move at lightning speed for two seconds. A total of ten soul points is required for the skill.]


    Ss nced at the series of windows popping up in front of him, his expression dumbfounded.


    Even though he hardly understood what the message was about, he understood one thing.


    "I killed them," Ss muttered.


    The quest said to kill the traitors and extract the soul of the leader. The area was filled with the dead bodies of the squad, and the only person alive was Ss, who had blood on his hands.


    Even a toddler would instantly understand what happened here.


    "So the quest was for me to kill them? Eh? That''s why it was hidden. The system knew that if I knew what it was, I wouldn''t have done it. I know they tried to kill me, but that doesn''t mean I should pay them back with evil!" Ss voiced, his voice echoing throughout the area.


    But he noticed something.


    No matter how hard he tried to feel guilty or remorseful, he just couldn''t. Even though he had just murdered six people, he felt nothing inside.


    His emotions were nd and empty.


    Ss was the type of boy who would feel bad for stepping on an ant, but now he didn''t feel anything after killing five human beings.


    "What''s happening to me?" Ss wondered before shifting his attention back to the system. "Could it be because of this strange system? It mentioned something about evolution earlier. Maybe the more I evolve, the less human I be." Ss didn''t think too much about it as he began to study the rest of the information disyed on the screen.


    "Rewards: 50 experience points, 5 attribute points, a new skill? This is almost like the game I used to y. A game where the avatarpletes missions, gains experience points, and levels up." Ss''s eyes widened slightly with realization.


    "If this is like the game, then there should be a panel disying all my information, right?" Ss muttered, and the screen morphed into a new one. The red holographic screen hovering in front of him was different from the first.


    The size and length were greater than the previous one, and the information disyed was also different.


    [Name: Ss Griswold.]


    Race: Half-breed.


    Level: 0.


    Health: 100/100.


    Soul points: 100/100.


    **Attribute Panel:**


    Strength: 5.


    Speed: 5.


    Reflex: 5.


    Agility: 5.


    Intelligence: 10.


    [Avable attribute points to distribute: 5.]


    **Skill Panel:**


    Number One: Lightning Dash.]


    [Skill information: Once activated, the host can move at lightning speed for two seconds. A total of ten soul points is required for the skill.]n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    Ss nced at the screen in front of him, rubbing his chin.


    "It truly is like the game," Ss blurted after examining the screen.


    "If it''s like the game, then once I level up, I''ll get stronger? Haha, is this even real?" Ss doubted while stroking his chin.


    There has never been a case where someone could get stronger or awaken an ability like in a game.


    People wouldugh at him if he mentioned something like this.


    "I killed those guys. The system made me kill them. If it could make me run wild, then it means it''s real," Ss mused, his gaze fixed on the screen.


    "Ss Griswold getting stronger? I wonder what expression everyone will have when they realize the trash they once knew has climbed to the top and be the strongest," Ss grinned.


    He never thought a day woulde when he would be powerful. After the awakening ceremony, all his hopes and dreams were destroyed.


    A person with no mutant ability is destined to have a disastrous future. That''s how the current world works.


    Your future is determined by your power grade.


    However, things were starting to turn around for Ss.


    He shifted his gaze downward and nced at the attribute panel.


    "Hmm... five extra attribute points. If I ce them in my strength, I''ll definitely get stronger," Ss mused.


    "System, add all points to my strength!" Ss called out.


    A notification screen popped up beside the previous one.


    [Five points have been added to your strength.]


    [Strength is now a total of 10.]