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!

of potions

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

they could at most

a solution

-Clank! -Clank!

individuals, Jin's mind raced as he looked for

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

and seeing nothing, Jin clenched his teeth and looked

===Status===

Name : Jin Horton

Rank : E

Strength : E-

Agility : E +

Stamina : E

Intelligence : E

: E

Luck : E

Charm : D +

--> Profession :

[Assassin lvl.3]

--> Martial Manual :

Shadow harvester] - Greater realm of

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

-

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

--> Skills :

[[E] Mana conglomoration]

a singular point and letting it explode in one swift attack that

[[F] Light eye]

to see further away, to being able to see at night and

Damn it.

he had

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

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

chose those two skills was because

he was currently in a bind. His profession specialized

was not something he specialized

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

so because his mana

potions he had on him, he would've already

[Mana conglomoration],

skill, although devastating, would force him to consume all of his remaining mana.

potions] on him, meaning that this option was only for when he was on the verge

-Clank!

-Swoosh!

Jin ducked and

continued ducking and defending against the

"Khhh..."

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

He needed to escape.

couldn't defeat them. He

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

towards the door, Jin continued to struggle against the

He had to live.

He wanted to li...

his way towards the exit of the room,

just running

Horton, who had been trained since young with the best

his talent only amount to

about Kevin and Amanda, the strength of Jin's grip on his

to the lock, Jin has

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

no he craved

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

how many

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

Stern, daughter of his

as if the world

be the once in a lifetime prodigy from

could he lose to an orphan and

all

"Ahhhh!!"

the top of his lungs, Jin's bloodshot eyes

no way I am weaker to

discarded all forms of defense and just wildly swung his

and swung and swung his daggers, almost

-Clank! -Clank! -Clank!

many cuts appeared on his

better

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

-Swoosh!

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

-Clank

black-clad

-Spurt!

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

up his dagger and once again threw it at the nearest

-Swoosh!

-Spurt!

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

from

up together, with their back against each other, the three black-clad individuals waited for Jin to

-Swoosh!