💻💻 The Foreign System💻💻
📲CHAPTER_19 📲
Ji-Ho was pacing around in the room and his red eyes were now filled with tears.
What the hell?
Why is Lunara asking him to kill someone?
He could easily guess the reason.
She wanted to prevent the slightest chance of an experimental breakthrough in Kim and Kang Technologies.
That was why she wanted this new doctor to become history.
The doctor might have the chance to make a change.
But why him?
She was testing him.
He could vividly remember her words.
Lunara wanted him to prove his worth.
That he was capable of being her Avatar.
And he knows the truth, if he fails this mission, she will leave his body for another host she that will make him die instantly.
The thought of it alone made his heart wreck into a million pieces.
She had given him a second chance at life but at the cost of his loyalty to her.
How is he supposed to murder someone? He has only killed animals and Goblins.
He couldn't even properly kidnap someone the other time.
[ Time Limit: 20 Minutes / 3 Hours ]
Seeing his still clicking, he sniffed and understood Lunara was not going to spare him.
She wasn't moved by his emotions and only wants him to get her missions done.
For now, he had to do something, hoping a miracle happened.
The moment he decided to take on the mission, a system message appeared,
[ Target Location Found ]
[ Yeouido Hangang Park ]
[ Distance From Target: 12,103m ]
[ Target Leaves Location In 1 Hour ]
Just when he was wondering how to find the doctor.
But how does Lunara get this information?
She also knew the exact location of Gwan Joon.
'Does it have to do with her ability? 'He wondered.
"Yeouido Hangang Park" Ji-Ho mumbled because he knew that location but the last line of the message said the target was leaving the City in an hour.
If that's the case, he had to hurry up.
He grabbed his bunny bear head mask from the cabinet and hurried out of the room.
Just when he got to the door that led outside the building, Micheal's voice sounded behind, "It's getting late, Kid. Where could you be going?"
'No, not Micheal' Ji-Ho lamented internally before turning to him with the mask in his hand.
"I'm just going out to check some things," He said casually and tried to force a smile.
"Oh, this is the same look you gave me last time before leaving to kidnap Gwan Joon. You have a mask in her hand so don't lie to me?"
Ji-Ho sighed and rubbed his eyes.
After much consideration, he decided to tell Micheal since the system did not instruct him not to.
" I'm going after Dr. Park Min-joon "
Micheal's eyes furrowed, " You're going to kidnap him like Gwan Joon "
Ji-Ho let down his head to say, "Something like that"
"You impress me, Kid. The way you take action sometimes makes me wonder if I didn't complete my assignment about you. You're not a weakling" He revealed.
The young boy simply slumped against the door and replied, "Maybe all I needed was a taste of power to unveil who I truly am"
Right now, he was contemplating killing that doctor to stay alive.
He didn't have the guts to embrace death.
There was the fear of death in him.
Micheal nodded gently, "Maybe. Do you want to tell me your reason for this?"
He shook his head in response, "Personal reasons. I'll be on my way"
Ji-Ho opened the door.
"Wait up, Kid. You sometimes act strange for sure, but it's you that's going to help me get my niece back. Taking that Doctor can equally buy us time and give us some essential information, so... What do you think about us doing this together? As a team"
When Micheal said this, he raised his head in surprise.
The system didn't exempt Micheal from joining him but it's obvious that the murder must be done by himself to prove his worth to Lunara.
"Okay..."
Five minutes later, they were now inside a Sedan, heading for Yeouido Hangang Park.
"Yeouido Hangang Park you say. How do you know that?" Micheal asked as he made a turn at an intersection.
"Just trust me Micheal" Ji-Ho replied and raised his head to see the timer on the system screen.
[ Time Limit: 31 Minutes / 3 Hours ]
"If you say so"
After driving for about 20 minutes, the vehicle came to an abrupt stop on the bridge and Micheal turned to him.
"We have to go on foot from here. Vehicles are not allowed into the park at this time of the day"
There was a roadblock ahead of them.
Ji-Ho simply alighted and moved to the railing of the bridge where he leaned to face the large body of water.
He wasn't looking into the water but at a yacht in the distance.
Above the yacht was a yellow holographic arrow pointing sideways.
Only he could see this.
An indicator of the target's location.
"There..." He pointed narrowly to the distance, "Dr. Park Min-joon is in that yacht and will take off soon. We have to hurry"
Micheal stared strangely at him.
Was this kid a sort of secret undercover agent in Seoul City?
One that wears the facade of a weak student who can be easily ignored.
But when he looked closer, he realized something and said, "Isn't that Park Min-Joon's Super yacht which cost 14 million US Dollars"
He did his research on the doctor so he knows about this.
Ji-Ho sighed, "That means we're at the right location"
"Yes we are but you must understand, he has some of the best security agents in Seoul City. They're not gifted and neither is he, but they're professional killers"
"So we're facing normal humans?" Ji-Ho asked, breathing relief.
He didn't have enough XP to battle gifted humans.
"Yes"
"Will you stay back while I handle this?" Ji-Ho asked.
If these guys were professional killers, then Micheal might have a problem since he wasn't gifted.
Whereas, he now hosted an alien and was different.
His death depended on the system.
With his current EEP, he wouldn't run out of HP easily.
" Don't be ridiculous, Kid. How are we supposed to break into Kim and Kang Technologies for an extraction if we can't face Park Min-joon's security? Kim and Kang Technologies comprise both normal and gifted humans. But the normal humans are not actually normal, they're professional killers too "Micheal explained before adding, "I've been hunting professional and serial killers for years and these would only add to my kill count"
He pulled the pistol behind him and cocked it.
"I got a Kevlar vest, Kid. We should worry instead about getting to that yatch" When he finally finished speaking, Ji-Ho put his head mask over his head and turned to him, "Mask on. I'm flying us there"
'Woah! Super Kid " Micheal pulled a black full-face mask and wore it over his head too.
Ji-Ho gasped because he looked like a bank robber in movies.
Micheal walked over to him and nudged his head," What are we waiting for kid? You got the powers of a vitalian, so I'm not surprised"
[ Flying: +25 ]
[ Strength: +25 ]
[ Defense: +25 ]
[ Speed: +25 ]
Ji-Ho knew best to prepare his ability points for surprises and he also needed to be quick in whatever they had to do as his life depended on the system stat.
The man laid against the railing so he would be able to carry him.
With strength, Ji-Ho didn't feel much of his mass and it felt like he carried a child.
With one swift move, he dived off the bridge and swerved into the air.
He flicked his foot, thereby increasing the speed at which they moved through the wind.
"This is the best feeling ever!" Micheal said with a loud voice.
'Shut up, Old Man' Ji-Ho said internally.
In a space of one minute, they had arrived at the location of the yacht but it was starting to move already.
Ji-Ho slowly suspended his figure until they landed safely on the deck of the yacht.
He was extremely careful because with Sight he could see the armed men patrolling on the cabin.
They both hid behind a wooden platform and waited for the guard in that area to move first.
"You got a plan? Kid" Micheal asked, strafing out to get a proper view of the deck.
"We fight through until I get to Park Min-joon. If you get overpowered, come to my side quickly" Ji-Ho informed him since he had Defense for protection.
"Oh, you saved me from bullets the other time and I haven't gotten to ask how. It must have something to do with your ability" Micheal said to him and nodded.
He strained his eyes to see the armed men now concentrated on the other end of the deck.
"They're distracted, Kid. Let's go"
Ji-Ho followed after him as they moved slowly and low so their footsteps wouldn't be heard.
Two of the men had turned around and were heading in their direction which was the left side of the deck.
Micheal stood up at once and they had little to no time to rest as he aimed and took the two of them down with two clean shots.
A suppressor was attached to his weapon so the noise of a gunshot sounded like an arrow cutting through the air.
The body of the men had dropped to the ground with a loud thud and this made Micheal turn to Ji-Ho, "Trust me, a true agent knows the sound of a gunned down body. They're on high alert now"
"They know we're here" He added.
Ji-Ho sighed and activated his Defense, "After me...."
He moved out of hiding only to bump into one of the men in black who had a pistol pointed to his face.
A bullet sunk into his head and blood splashed on Ji-Ho's face.
Micheal was really observant but now more were coming.
Ji-Ho turned to see three more men in black tuxedos running in his direction with AK-47s in their possession.
They halted and opened fire at him but he had taken a running stance already.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The noise of metal hitting against metal sounded as the bullets collided with his invisible shield and points were deducted from Defense.
He whooshed forward 3x speed and his movement was nearly invisible to the eyes of the gunmen.
One second he was standing a few meters from them and the other, he was before them.
The moment his shield made contact with the body of the two men, they were sent flying out of the yacht.
The rest were not exempted as the wind that escorted his speed blew them to the ground.
Micheal took the opportunity to roll out of his hiding and gun down the fallen men before they recovered.
"Good job, Kid. Keep it that way" He said loud enough, "To your left"
He was standing behind so he could see the two men coming in Ji-Ho's direction.
Ji-Ho moved in the direction and surprised the men because all they heard was the noise of wind and the next moment they were struggling to swim in the water.
Another tried to attack Ji-Ho from behind but Micheal had come in sight already and did not miss a headshot.
Ji-Ho gasped as he looked at the dead body beside him and blood oozing out of his head.
Micheal was a cold-blooded killer. He didn't hesitate to kill people.
He's probably Lunara's second choice if he fails.
It makes sense since she was interested in him the last time.
This man did not hesitate at all.
Micheal's ears were observant enough to hear the incoming footsteps from below and looked straight at the staircase ahead.
More were coming from the cabin below him.
He aimed and as soon as the head of one poked out to climb up, he released a bullet at his face.
Ji-Ho was distracted by this and didn't see the men standing at the top part of the yacht.
They have been waiting patiently for the best time to take action.
As soon as he turned in the direction of Micheal, they jumped down and opened fire from the Heckler & Koch UMP Submachine gun which they were equipped with.
"Kid!!!" Micheal shouted because the action had caught him off guard and he had no time to move his gun in the direction.
Ji-Ho was shocked by the sudden appearance of the men around him but that didn't make him panic.
His Defense shield was still up.
Both of them.
The ignorant attackers thought he would be dead on the spot but what they did not expect a backfire.
The moment the bullets made contact with Ji-Ho's defense, they redirected in the same straight-line direction they were fired.
Because of this, the men were struck on different parts of their bodies by their bullets.
It wasn't the pointed part of the metal but the backfire force was strong enough to make the other side of a bullet break through skin.
Ji-Ho was narrowly lucky because he had recently added points to his Defense,
The surprise attack wiped 23 out of the 28 Defense points he had.
But then, the backfire was dangerous enough to kill the gunmen on the spot.
Most of them were hit in the head by the bullets and dropped flat to the ground in a pool of blood.
Micheal was shocked and could feel his heart beating uncontrollably.
He thought the men had gotten the Kid but in the twinkle of an eye, they were dead.
This only excited him to know he had met the right person.
Ji-Ho on his end had cold sweat scattered all over his forehead and his lips were vibrating.
His eyes blinked uncontrollably and his heart rate went out of the roof causing him to shiver.
D--Did he just kill someone? No, people.
[ One Human Has Been Killed ]
[ One Human Has Been Killed ]
[ One Human Has Been Killed ]
[ One Human Has Been Killed ]
The system notifications kept appearing before his eyes but he was barely paying attention,
[ 200XP GAINED ]
What XP? He hasn't completed the mission.
Does he get XP for killing people?
[ 100EEP GAINED ]
And EEP too?
For a second, he forgets his sorrow to get a clearer view of his system screen.
[ Criteria For A Unique Stat Ability Has Been Reached ]
[ New Ability Achieved ]
[ EmoQuench 0 / 100 ] lv.1
[ EmoQuench is a unique ability that allows the host to suppress emotions ] [ It involves the manipulation of emotional energy in the emotional center of the brain by absorbing excess energy]
[ The Ability ensures a composed state of mind in emotionally charged situations]
[Excess use of Skill will lead to temporal disconnection from genuine human emotion ]
An Ability that suppresses his emotion? Lunara had the thing all along but never released it from the beginning.
She wanted him to complete the criteria and never made mention of it before.
But no, how can he just pretend like he didn't just kill people even though it's by accident?
"Hey, Kid!" Micheal yelled as he aimed his gun and fired while moving towards Ji-Ho.
More men were climbing up the staircase behind the platform where Ji-Ho was standing doing nothing.
The young boy slumped to the ground and sat on the ground.
Micheal got to him and grabbed his shoulder, "What are you doing, Kid?"
"I--I killed people" He stammered.
Micheal sighed, "Get yourself together, It was bound to happen. More of them are coming and--"
He strafed out to the platform and fired at the gunmen who quickly took cover and returned fire at him.
"Kid, get up and fight!" Micheal almost shouted to his feet.
He pulled another gun from behind him and started firing to assist his other hand.
Ji-Ho just sat there, staring at the flowing blood on the wooden floor of the deck and fidgeting.
He was terrified about what he had done.
"Fvck!" Micheal cursed as he was hit in the chest but he had a bulletproof vest that reduced the effect.
He fell to the ground on impact but kept shooting while dragging his body to the cover where Ji-Ho sat.
The boy saw this and raised his head only to notice another set of men climbing onto the deck from the other end where Micheal was initially shooting before the surprise attack.
If they get here, Micheal would be caught in the crossfire and him too.
He could survive with his Defense but not Micheal.
Moreover, his mind was in a mess and he couldn't stop himself from feeling sorrowful about the people he killed.
"Just this once," He mumbled and,
[ EmoQuench: +10 ]
The moment he did this, instant calm was brought to his head and his heart rate returned to normal.
[ EmoQuench: - 1]
He was no longer fidgeting and had a new perspective.
'They attacked me. I killed them out of self-defense. They're dead now and self-agony will change nothing. I must survive and move on. This is my second chance at life' He was thinking differently and it wasn't like he was being influenced.
Instead, it was a perspective he never looked into before.
He was no longer the weak loser.
He was changed and so will everything in his life.
His EmoQuench point was slowly decreasing as he had all these thoughts.
With one swift move, Ji-Ho left the ground.
He had initially run at normal speed but flicked his legs and the accompanied wind almost took Micheal away if he wasn't already lying on the ground.
Ji-Ho shield was activated as he hit the men who had climbed to the deck.
They were sent flying overboard and his speed wind did justice to the others who weren't touched by the shield.
He wasn't done as he threw himself overboard before controlling his figure into the air.
Ji-Ho was now flying to the position in the deck where Micheal was still shooting.
The men were returning fire when they saw the incoming danger.
"It's a gifted. Fire!!"
They squeezed the trigger of their rifles, spraying bullets at Ji-Ho who had his Defense activated with enough points.
To preserve his Defense points, he flew higher to escape the bullets which took at least - 2 on impact.
Then he dived below, tilted himself horizontally, and began flapping his legs.
This action increased his movement speed.
The gunmen were confused as the figure had become invisible in the air.
All they could hear was the 'whoosh' noise that went through the air.
They were completely distracted and didn't realize Micheal was up.
He did not miss a single shot as he took three of them down and the others quickly hid behind the platform.
Ji-Ho could see clearly with Sight so he dived straight down at 3x speed.
His Defense crashed into the yacht and sent the hiding men flying while some were injured.
These were the lucky ones.
The one who was directly beneath the Defense broke all his ribs on impact.
The impact of the Defense was so strong that it caused a big crack in the deck floor.
The crack widened and Ji-Ho fell through with the man who was being pressed down by his Defense.
Because of Stamina, Ji-Ho made a perfect landing on the floor of the cabin but the man fell face flat.
[ One Human Killed ]
[ 50 XP GAINED ]
[ 25 EEP GAINED ]
[ EmoQuench: - 4 ]
His remaining EmoQuench point was drained.
He felt only a little prick in his heart and his breathing rose a little.
But his emotion wasn't like the first time.
That means he would feel nothing if he had enough EmoQuench.
Now he understood why the system claimed excess use would disconnect one from genuine human emotion.
"You!" Ji-Ho was distracted by a male voice and turned slowly to see a man in a pair of glasses pointing a shotgun at him.
[ Target Confirmed ]
[ Park Min-Joon ]
[ Execute Target ]