The Author's POV

Chapter 569

Creak— Creak—

As footsteps rushed out, a creaking sound was heard coming from the wooden floor beneath.

A young teen clutching a small soup ran toward a bed in a rundown apartment as a sickly figure lay on it.

There were cracks on the walls, and there were spiderwebs on the corner of the house as dust filled the area. It was not a place where a child should be in.

"Have some soup mother."

Kneeling down, the youth's hand shook as he carefully placed the soup on the shelf beside the bed.

The youth was rather skinny and his complexion was rather pale, but his green eyes shone with ambition.

"M…mother."

Carefully touching the woman that was resting on the bed, the youth tried to wake her up.

The more he stared at her, the greater the pain and void in his heart became.

"B..Brian."

The woman finally awoke, revealing a pair of beautiful green eyes as she touched the youth's cheek.

As her sickly and skinny arm touched the youth's face, it barely remained there before falling weakly onto the bed.

Picking the arm back up, the youth placed it on his cheek.

A bright smile adorned his face.

"Mother, I've got good news for you."

A wave of excitement washed over the youth as he stared at his mother lying on the bed.

"I've finally got a job!"

The youth's voice raised as he thought of the job offer that he received not too long ago.

In a world that was primarily dominated by the strong, those that didn't have strength were not treated well.

Rather, they were considered to be the 'burden' of society as they contributed nothing to the crisis that enshrouded the world.

The youth who was staring at his mother was one of the unlucky few who was born without a talent.

Or rather, he had one, but it was only of the rank level. Just like his mother.

Such talent was a curse in this world, as jobs were scarce. Who in their right minds would hire such talentless individuals?

People with great talents were the only ones able to land jobs since they were able to use their skills to complete tasks faster and more efficiently.

Farming? Why need farmers when you could have an awakened do the same tasks, faster and more efficiently?

Complex calculations? Just a simple skill and they would be able to do it faster and more efficiently.

A tough world greeted the mother and son duo, and they were just one of the many unfortunate ones.

That was until most recently.

"Listen here mom, I know that you're doubting me, but this job is clean. You can trust me!"

As he held tightly onto the sickly figure's hand, the youth thrust his face forward.

"…mom, the pay is really good and with it, I'll be able to finally pay for your medical bills! You will be healed"

Imagining his mother recovering and playing with him like in the good old days filled the youth with excitement.

"Mom, just watch me. I'll definitely cure you."

Feeling a clench of his hand, the youth looked toward his mother who looked back at him with a proud smile.

"I..believe you."

Her weak and frail voice echoed throughout the room.

Biting his lips, the youth squeezed her hand harder.

"Trust me."

***

"Ugh."

a figure lay on the floor groaning in a

"H..help."

was paralyzed and he couldn't move a single muscle. He could only just barely feel his right foot, but that was

inside of

'I'm thirsty, I'm hungry.'

worse, it had been quite a while since he had last drank or

blurry and he was going in and out of

was born

in the midst of his

thing was clear to him, despite his lack

he been stronger, he would've

was experiencing would've never happened if he was stronger or even a

Never!

Drip—! Drip—!

dripping sound from the corner of the room served no purpose as it only heightened the individual's paranoia and sense of

eyes slowly

"Akh."

biting his lips until they bled, the individual moved his body with

"W..water."

the moment. Without it, he was

"Ukh."

his face, the figure slowly pushed his body with his foot. The only part of his body

definitely make

***

I'm done packing. Let's head back to

her hands in satisfaction as she

and

leaving him

"Hm?"

Melissa tilted her head.

before that it was your fault for bringing me here? You

"I do."

and staring at the

currently looking at

for quite a while.

"Kevin?"

out of his thought was

his head, he was met

"Hm? What?"

not hear

of the plants in the distance, Melissa

telling

for

Melissa from talking, Kevin raised his

to earth. But there's a bit of a

don't like the sound of

hardened a little

hear such words, I

side of his check, Kevin meekly looked at Melissa before bitterly

'Right on.'

think Melissa. The

"Not big?"

Melissa raised her brow.

her arms together

"Please do tell me."

smile she wore on the outside looked normal, but

For her to be suddenly dragged into a

else in her situation would react the way she

was why Kevin didn't get angry

he gazed at Melissa. In the end, he came

here. Amanda and the others have also been

***

assault, three days

Jin and I weren't in opposite rooms anymore, the routine was pretty much

the

routine, but

"Huuuu…"

I sat cross-legged in the middle of the room, I took a deep breath and my chest heaved up and down

'I'm getting close.'

that I was on the

[Body Hardening]

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