The Author's POV

-Bang!

"What!"

Breaking the nightstand with my fist, I hastily looked through the contents of the book.

Flipping through the pages of the book, I quickly looked for anything that could give me a clue about what had happened to Jin...but it was to no avail as the book stopped right after Jin's death.

What was happening?

...Jin one of the main protagonists died?

Impossible!

Hastily taking out a pen, I tried everything I could to change the outcome of what was written in the book, but it was all futile as every five seconds the changes I made disappeared.

"Damn it!"

Clenching my jaw and fists hard, I closed the book and let out a long breath.

I needed to stay calm.

I couldn't panic.

Jin's death would be devastating to the plotline. He was instrumental in helping Kevin grow both as a person and as a Hero.

His death would have a huge effect on the plotline...I couldn't let him die.

Closing my eyes, I made my mind up and headed towards the exit of my room.

...whatever caused Jin's death, I had to stop it at all costs!

If I allowed Jin to die, what was the point of letting all of this massacre happen?

Didn't I turn a blind eye to this so that the plotline could continue? What was the point of me not interfering if things didn't go as the plotline dictated?

-Gulp! -Gulp!

Downing a couple of potions to recover my stamina and mana, I put the book in the insides of my blazer and left the room.

...I didn't have much time.

Considering the effects of the book, I had less than ten minutes to alter the future in which Jin was destined to die.

...realistically, I had five minutes, since ten minutes was the time that Kevin and the others found Jin's dead body.

Reactivating [Monarch's indifference], I opened the door and made my way towards Jin's room.

I had one goal, and one goal only.

Preventing Jin's death.

...

Surrounded by multiple black-clad individuals, Jin's figure deftly and skillfully moved around them.

It was almost as if he was a ghost...his figure would melt with the shadows and reappear behind any one of the black-clad individuals catching them by surprise.

-Swish!

Appearing behind one of the black-clad individuals, Jin swung his dagger towards the back of his head.

As he swung, the image of the dagger blurred as it coursed through the air in a lightning-fast manner.

It was so fast, that the afterimage of the dagger lingered in the air for a split second.

-Clank! -Clank!

"kkhhh...damn it!"

As if predicting Jin's attack, quickly turning around and parrying Jin's surprise attack, two black-clad individuals appeared next to Jin and attacked him from both his right and left flank.

Ducking down and dodging the two attacks, Jin dashed forward and slid between the two black-clad individuals.

-Slash

-Slit

As he slid, two deep cuts appeared on the two black-clad individual's calves as Jin made sure to cut their legs in order to hinder their movements.

Stumbling a couple of steps due to the cuts on their legs, the other black-clad individual, who Jin tried to ambush, stabbed his sword downwards.

-Roll

Rolling to the side to avoid the sword, Jin tensed his core and with the aid of his back jumped up in the air.

-Clank! -Clank!

Whilst in the air, Jin forcefully twisted his body and spun like a wheel as he parried all the attacks that came from all sides.

-Thud!

"Huff...huff...huff..."

Landing on the ground, Jin heavily panted for air as he wiped the sweat that had started accumulating on his forehead.

Looking at the five individuals before him, Jin's face became grim.

Despite being stronger than them, it somehow felt as if he was fighting against an insatiable beast.

No matter how much Jin tried, the black-clad individuals he was fighting would quickly respond to his attacks and counter them with an even more fearsome combo.

It was to the point that his breathing started to become heavier and heavier by the second.

From the way he saw things, the most he could last would be five more minutes.

and he would be too exhausted to

-Gulp!

potions from his storage

mana with potions, because he didn't expect such a situation to arise, he only had a couple of stamina and mana recovering

had potions, they could at most only help him fight for a

solution for his

-Clank! -Clank!

from the black-clad individuals, Jin's mind raced as he looked for

room which had now become a mess, Jin frantically looked for anything

clenched his teeth and looked at his skill section on

===Status===

Name : Jin Horton

Rank : E

Strength : E-

Agility : E +

Stamina : E

Intelligence : E

capacity :

Luck : E

Charm : D +

--> Profession :

[Assassin lvl.3]

--> Martial Manual :

harvester] -

through the air at astonishing speeds. The greater the mastery, the faster each swing becomes making each attack harder to defend

Void link] -

greater the mastery, the longer the user can travel between shadows. Speed of user inside of shadow is tripled, and when exiting the shadow,

--> Skills :

[[E] Mana conglomoration]

into a singular point and letting it explode in one swift attack that multiplies the attack power of the attack by a factor of

[[F] Light eye]

the neurons located in the eyes, enabling the user to enhance their vision. From being able to see further away, to being

Damn it.

only he had more

fact that he had access to a lot of skills thanks to his family, he was

and the elders within the family would start complaining as skills were limited and the demand was

chose those two skills was because it best suited

he was currently in a bind. His profession

was not something

he was using [Light eye], and despite the fact that everything

was especially so because his mana consumption was at an

had on him, he would've already long lost by

at [Mana conglomoration], Jin

although devastating, would force him to consume all of his remaining mana. Meaning that if he didn't kill

worse for Jin was that he no longer had any [Mana recovering potions] on

-Clank!

-Swoosh!

black-clad individuals' attacks, Jin ducked and avoided another attack coming

continued ducking and

"Khhh..."

Jin became. Looking towards

He needed to escape.

defeat them. He had

Horton family. He couldn't die. Not when a

door, Jin continued to struggle against the continuous attacks from the

He had to live.

He wanted to li...

way towards the

he just running

trained since young with the

only amount to this

Amanda, the strength of Jin's grip

the lock, Jin

was a huge blow to his pride. Though he was angry about it, this setback fueled his desire to grow and become stronger to claim back the spot

desired, no he craved to be

was becoming closer to his goal, news of Amanda killing a ranked villain spread across

how many preparations Jin made, he couldn't

there was another person who was above him. Moreover, it was from

daughter of his

that point, Jin felt as if the world was laughing

once in a lifetime prodigy from

he lose to an

it all just

"Ahhhh!!"

top of his lungs, Jin's bloodshot eyes directly stared at

am weaker to the likes of Amanda and

became more intense and brutal. He discarded all forms of defense and just wildly

his

-Clank! -Clank! -Clank!

on his body, Jin ignored the pain and continued

better than

the black-clad individuals,

-Swoosh!

the

-Clank

black-clad individual took a

-Spurt!

black-clad individual, Jin stabbed his

Jin picked up his dagger and once again threw it at the nearest black-clad

-Swoosh!

-Spurt!

time, the dagger hit the black-clad individual in the head killing him instantly. It was evident that he

remaining three black-clad individuals. Jin took advantage of the fact that their

from the view of the

other, the three

-Swoosh!