The Author's POV

Inside a large dark room, the figure of an extremely handsome individual could be seen sitting crossed leg in the middle of the bed.

Tsssssss...

Sitting shirtless on the bed, steam slowly rose from the figure's body.

As steam poured out from his body, the figure suddenly tensed and relaxed his muscles repeatedly. He continued doing so for every five seconds time intervals.

As he tensed his muscles, the outline of his veins that traced all over his body became more apparent making him look extremely scary.

"Fuuuuuu....."

After a couple of minutes of continuous tensing and relaxing, the figure suddenly released a long breath and finally opened his eyes, revealing two scarlet red eyes.

Standing up and taking a towel from a nearby table, Kevin dried his wet body.

Turning around, he looked at his reflection in the mirror.

His body, which was chiseled to perfection had multiple scar wounds on both his abdomen and chest areas. His back was even worse, as it was riddled with scars that ranged from different sizes and shapes. Most notably, there was one that stretched halfway through his back.

Tracing one of the scars that appeared on his chest, Kevin was reminded of the time where he was forced to fight against multiple ranked villains when he had just entered rank.

It was a mission that the system had given him in exchange for a relatively powerful skill.

In the end, if not for the fact that he had multiple trump cards on him, he would've long have died that day.

All the scars on his body were reminders of the hardship he had gone through to get to where he was.

Throwing the towel on the bed, Kevin opened his phone and checked his most recent notification.

[Student rank 1, Kevin Voss - Mission target, Victor Hugh, Hollberg minister of finances. Charged with corruption and embezzlement. Target location at xxxxxx road. Target behavioral pattern....]

"...Corrupt officer huh"

Looking through the data file sent to him, Kevin quickly skimmed through the contents.

Stopping on a certain section, Kevin frowned

"Embezzlement, Money laundering, Soliciting and acting as an intermediary for drug trades, false imprisonment of government officials, sexual harassment..."

The more he looked through the series of crimes his target was accused of, the deeper Kevin's frown became.

"...such trash"

Turning his phone off, Kevin placed it in his pocket.

-Click!

Dressing up in a simple white T-shirt and black pants, Kevin took his black Kashmiri jacket and headed out of the room.

-Ding!

[Host has received a new mission, would you like to view it?]

Not surprised by the sudden notification, Kevin nodded

"Yes, open quest interface"

===System quest===

Difficulty rank : E+

Mission : Eliminate Victor Hugh, a corrupt minister that has been embezzling funds from Hollberg. Guarded by several ranked individuals and one ranked guard.

Rank

frowned as soon

he looked through his

===Status===

Name : Kevin Voss

Rank : E +

Strength : D

Agility : E +

Stamina : E -

Intelligence : E +

:

Luck : E

Charm : D +

--> Profession :

[Swordsmanship lvl.4]

--> Martial Manual :

sunset] - Greater realm of

on creating faints and hiding true sword intent. By creating multiple illusions of sword art, the enemy will find it harder

Sky steps] -

user agility. Upon reaching a

--> Skills :

[[E] Overdrive]

that enables user to push bodily functions to the extreme. For one minute, the user can exhibit power that is double of original user strength. User will also find their other stats increasing considerably. After usage of skill, user will experience extreme fatigue making it hard for them to focus and carry out ordinary

[[F] Mind cleansing]

user computational and analytical ability for a short period of time. Can't be used for

[[F] Mana coating]

user to replenish mana more quickly

four months of being stuck at E+ rank, he

not for the fact that he had enrolled in the lock, Kevin estimated that he

like before where he would constantly be on the edge, almost

so dangerous that even the slightest mistake could

environment in the lock was much more relaxed than his previous environment, which in a way was good as it allowed him to learn

life would you truly become strong. The more peaceful their

what Kevin firmly

...

Kevin walked

I know if I can rent

stunned by his appearance. However, that didn't ask long as she quickly collected

"...a bike?"

a black one that goes

me speak with

the receptionist picked up her phone and dialed a number. This was the first time that she had ever

to

—Hello?

could be heard

a student is requesting

would he want

as well, that's why I am asking for

the person on the other side

for the student's

phone, the young clerk lady

please tell me

his head, Kevin

"Kevin Voss"

his name is Kevin Voss

—Kevin Voss...Kevin...ah!

side of the phone seemed to have had a sudden realization as his voice increased

"Boss?"

person on the other side of