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.

that and he would be too exhausted

-Gulp!

potions from his storage dimension

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

could at most only help him

solution for his current

-Clank! -Clank!

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

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

and seeing nothing, Jin clenched his teeth and looked at his

===Status===

Name : Jin Horton

Rank : E

Strength : E-

Agility : E +

Stamina : E

Intelligence : E

capacity : E

Luck : E

Charm : D +

--> Profession :

[Assassin lvl.3]

--> Martial Manual :

Shadow harvester] -

slice through the air at astonishing speeds. The greater the mastery, the faster each swing becomes

- Minor realm of

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

--> Skills :

[[E] Mana conglomoration]

gather all of their mana into a singular point and letting it explode in one swift attack that multiplies the

[[F] Light eye]

further away, to being able

Damn it.

he

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

than that and the elders within the family would start complaining as skills were

was because it best suited his profession,

because his profession was Assassin that he was currently in a bind. His profession specialized in stealthily killing

something

eye], and despite the fact that

was especially so because his mana consumption was at

he had on him, he would've

at [Mana

him to consume all of his remaining mana. Meaning that if he

made things worse for Jin was that he no longer had any [Mana recovering potions] on him, meaning that this option was only for when he was on the

-Clank!

-Swoosh!

Jin ducked and avoided another attack

ducking and defending against

"Khhh..."

tired Jin became. Looking towards the entrance of his apartment, Jin

He needed to escape.

them. He had

the future of the Horton family. He couldn't die. Not when a lot of people had

to struggle against the continuous attacks from the black-clad

He had to live.

He wanted to li...

his way towards the exit of the room,

just running

young with the best

his talent only amount

the strength of Jin's grip on

the lock, Jin has only been

Melissa and Kevin, which was a huge blow to his pride. Though he was

he craved to be at

he was becoming closer to his goal,

matter how

setback hurt him even more, as now there was another person who was above him. Moreover, it was from someone that he

Stern, daughter of his rivaling guild

as if the world was

once in a lifetime prodigy from the Horton

he lose to an orphan and a couple

it all

"Ahhhh!!"

of his lungs, Jin's bloodshot eyes directly stared

am weaker to the likes of Amanda and

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

swung and swung his daggers, almost as if he went

-Clank! -Clank! -Clank!

matter how many cuts appeared on his body, Jin ignored the pain

am better than

his attention towards one of the black-clad individuals, Jin threw one

-Swoosh!

Jin threw the dagger, a whistle arose! Splitting the air, the

-Clank

dagger, the black-clad

-Spurt!

individual, Jin stabbed his straight into the throat killing

looking back, Jin picked up his dagger and once

-Swoosh!

-Spurt!

dagger hit the black-clad individual in the head killing him instantly. It was

three black-clad individuals. Jin took advantage of the fact that their formation was a mess to once again

from the view of

each other,

-Swoosh!