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

-Gulp!

a couple of potions from his storage dimension and

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

could at most

really weren't a solution for his current

-Clank! -Clank!

attacks coming from the black-clad individuals, Jin's mind raced

had now become a mess, Jin frantically

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 :

Shadow harvester] - Greater realm of

air at astonishing speeds. The greater

Void link] - Minor realm of

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

--> Skills :

[[E] Mana conglomoration]

it explode in one swift attack that multiplies the

[[F] Light eye]

From being able to see further away, to being able to see at night and being able to slow down the world around him. Light eye enables user to

Damn it.

he

the fact that he had access to a lot of skills thanks to

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

two skills was because it best suited his profession,

a bind. His profession specialized in stealthily

not something he specialized

and despite the fact that everything around him was slower,

his mana consumption was

on him, he would've

at [Mana

force him to consume all of his remaining mana. Meaning that if he didn't kill them, he was

recovering potions] on him, meaning that

-Clank!

-Swoosh!

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

continued ducking and defending against the black-clad

"Khhh..."

became. Looking towards the entrance of

He needed to escape.

defeat them. He had to

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

the door, Jin continued to struggle against the continuous

He had to live.

He wanted to li...

way towards the exit

he just running

Jin Horton, who had been trained since young with the best facilities and

talent only amount

Amanda, the strength of Jin's grip on his dagger

Jin

to his pride. Though he was angry about it, this setback fueled his desire to grow

desired, no he craved

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

that no matter how many preparations Jin made, he

him even more, as now there was another person who was above him. Moreover, it was from someone that he had been compared to

Stern, daughter of his rivaling guild

Jin felt as if the world was

supposed to be the once in a lifetime

could he lose to an orphan and a couple of

all

"Ahhhh!!"

the top of his lungs, Jin's bloodshot

to the likes of Amanda and

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

and swung his

-Clank! -Clank! -Clank!

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

better than

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

-Swoosh!

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

-Clank

managing to block Jin's dagger, the black-clad individual took

-Spurt!

the black-clad individual, Jin stabbed his straight into the

and

-Swoosh!

-Spurt!

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

of the fact that their formation was a

Jin disappeared from the view

against each other, the

-Swoosh!