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.

he would

-Gulp!

a couple of potions from his storage dimension

his stamina and mana with potions, because he didn't expect such a situation

fact that he had potions, they could at most only help him fight for a bit

weren't a solution for his current

-Clank! -Clank!

the black-clad individuals, Jin's mind

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

teeth and looked at his skill section on his

===Status===

Name : Jin Horton

Rank : E

Strength : E-

Agility : E +

Stamina : E

Intelligence : E

:

Luck : E

Charm : D +

--> Profession :

[Assassin lvl.3]

--> Martial Manual :

Shadow harvester] - Greater realm

attacks that slice through the air at astonishing speeds. The greater the mastery, the faster

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move between shadows. The greater the mastery, the longer the user can travel between shadows. Speed of user inside

--> Skills :

[[E] Mana conglomoration]

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

[[F] Light eye]

the eyes, enabling the user to enhance their vision. 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 enhance ocular

Damn it.

only he had

a lot of skills thanks to his family, he was only allowed to choose

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

skills was because it best suited

bind. His profession specialized in stealthily killing his enemies from behind, not fighting

was not something he

using [Light eye], and despite the fact that everything around him

was especially so because his mana consumption was at

potions he had on

[Mana conglomoration],

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

that he no longer had any [Mana recovering potions] on him,

-Clank!

-Swoosh!

one of the black-clad individuals' attacks, Jin ducked

and defending against

"Khhh..."

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

He needed to escape.

couldn't defeat them. He had to

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

his way towards the door, Jin continued to struggle against the continuous attacks

He had to live.

He wanted to li...

way towards the exit of

he just running

who had been trained since young with the best facilities and

his talent only amount

the strength of Jin's grip on his

Jin has

lost his first place to both Melissa and Kevin, which 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

desired, no he craved to be at the

to his goal, news of Amanda killing a ranked villain spread

task, that no matter how many preparations

was another person who was above him. Moreover,

his rivaling guild

as if the world was

to be the once in a lifetime

he lose to an

all

"Ahhhh!!"

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

no way I am weaker to the likes

and brutal. He discarded all forms of defense and just wildly swung his

swung his daggers, almost as

-Clank! -Clank! -Clank!

his body, Jin ignored the pain and continued

am better than

of the black-clad individuals, Jin threw one of his daggers in

-Swoosh!

the air, the dagger instantly

-Clank

black-clad individual took a couple of

-Spurt!

individual, Jin stabbed his straight into the

picked up his dagger and once again

-Swoosh!

-Spurt!

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

individuals. Jin took advantage of the fact

from the view of the black-clad

back against each other, the three black-clad individuals waited for Jin to

-Swoosh!