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 be too exhausted

-Gulp!

couple of potions from

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

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

weren't a solution for

-Clank! -Clank!

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

now become a mess, Jin frantically looked for anything that could aid his

clenched his teeth and looked at

===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 :

harvester] - Greater

at astonishing speeds. The greater the mastery, the faster each swing becomes making

- Minor

the user can travel between shadows. Speed of user

--> Skills :

[[E] Mana conglomoration]

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

[[F] Light eye]

From being able to see further away, to being able to see

Damn it.

only he had

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

more than that and the elders within the family would start

he chose those two skills was because

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

something

eye], and despite the fact that everything around him was slower, he could

because his mana consumption

for the few potions he had on

[Mana conglomoration], Jin

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

any [Mana recovering potions] on him, meaning that this option was only for when he

-Clank!

-Swoosh!

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

and defending against

"Khhh..."

more tired Jin became. Looking towards the entrance of his apartment, Jin slowly moved in that

He needed to escape.

them. He had to

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

continued to struggle

He had to live.

He wanted to li...

the exit

he just

since young with the

his talent only

and Amanda, the strength of Jin's grip on

since coming to the lock, Jin

blow to his pride. Though he was

he craved

just as he felt he was becoming closer to his goal, news

that no matter how many preparations Jin made, he couldn't accomplish,

was another person who was above him. Moreover, it was from someone that he had been compared to

daughter of his

that point, Jin felt as if

he supposed to be the once in a

could he lose to an orphan and a couple

it all

"Ahhhh!!"

bloodshot

to the likes of Amanda and

brutal. He discarded

and swung his daggers, almost as if he

-Clank! -Clank! -Clank!

matter how many cuts appeared on his

better

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

-Swoosh!

dagger, a whistle arose! Splitting the air,

-Clank

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

-Spurt!

black-clad individual, Jin stabbed his

dagger and once

-Swoosh!

-Spurt!

head killing him instantly. It was evident that he was inferior

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

Jin disappeared from

their back against each other,

-Swoosh!