The dining table was big enough for 20 people to fit in. From exotic fruits to high-quality loaves of bread, everything was already prepared on the table. But those were just for appetizers. The main dish for breakfast was pancakes with maple syrup on top, poached eggs, and crispy bacon slices.
"Is this for me?" Ace thought as a glimpse of his past life flashed before his eyes.
Life is hard for everyone, be it rich or poor. Everyone has their own worries. But, Ace's life was worse due to his bad luck. His father died when he was 10 years old, and his sister, 5 years old, from electrocution when he stepped on a pool of water on the street on a rainy day where a torn electric wire fell. Whatever little pension his mother got went towards their school and food. It wasn't much, but life kept going on.
Ace, after his graduation, tried to attempt different job interviews but eventually failed. The house they were living in was under a loan. So, a job is necessary to take the load off his mother's shoulders. He started to do any job for money as long as the pay was good. Delivering newspapers, working in shopping malls, cleaning toilets, sweeping stations, doing construction works, and running errands for shady people, Ace did everything he could to earn money.
The payment was so-so, and most of the time, he spent outside working. He never had the chance to eat good and luxurious foods. He used to save some of his earnings to buy little gifts for his younger sister. He could never forget the smile on her face.
Then one day, Ace saw a dream. It was too vivid to call it a dream. He saw his death before his eyes. He died with one of the people he used to run errands for, getting gunned down in a narrow street. He ran away from home and left the town, leaving behind a letter telling them he will be sending money like always and telling his family not to worry. That's the last time he saw his family. He regretted his decision every day, even before his death.
"Ace... Ace..." A familiar voice brought him back from his thoughts. It was his father, calling his name after noticing the worried and sad look on his face.
"Humm... Sorry. I was lost in thoughts," Ace replied as he took a slice of pancake but couldn't bring it up to his mouth. He was still thinking about his family, "Are they eating well? How are they doing in this new world?" He thought. He wanted to rush out to them now that his luck had changed, but his condition was abnormal. And he is not allowed to get out of the mansion as his grandfather ordered.
"You look worried. Something on your mind? Tell me...," Jin stood up. He dragged his chair beside Ace and sat, ready to listen to his son.
"Haaa... Can you help me find some people? I see some visions, and their faces are popping up every time I close my eyes," Ace explained everything but inserted some little necessary lies in-between. He couldn't let anyone find out about his reincarnation, or else they might perform experiments on him to get the secret out of his body.
"What's that sound? That's steel or iron clank... Weird... Gun??? Muffled sound...? I have heard that muffled sound countless times before... Suppressed gunshots... Shit!!!!" Ace's vision darkened, and his hearing sense got enhanced, allowing him to hear miles away from his position. And he picked up the sound of suppressed gunshots.
"Visions, you say... Very well. If it will keep from..."
"What the...?"
Before Jin could finish, Ace grabbed his tie, pulling both of them down on the floor.
[Zing] Three bullets zoomed past their head, missing by an inch, and struck the nearby pillar.
"2 snipers... 2 O'Clock and 4 O'Clock... Suppressed rifle..."
"1 maid with an assault rifle three burst shot mode, right behind the lemon tree and 2 of them with assault rifles and shotguns, behind the dining room's door... Careful. I lost my vision..."
"Arrrg... It hurts..."
Ace picked up everything hostile around him. It was as if he could feel their killing intent pricking on his skin like thorns. At the cost of his vision and walking, he gained superior hearing and a sixth sense of detecting danger on his skin. He informed his father, but the pricking sensation on his skin was causing him enhanced pain due to his sixth sense. He curled up on the floor, gritting his teeth.
"Hold on... Ace."
"Damn those bastards... How dare they attack my son..."
"Aura shield..."
Jin summoned a vibrant yellow shield around Ace. Then in a blink of an eye, he appeared before the sniper, hiding on top of the water tank using his camouflage skill.
[Sluccch] Jin's fist went through the sniper's heart, killing him on the spot.
[Bang] [Bang] Countless bullets flew toward Ace but got deflected by the shield. The guards came rushing in and surrounded Ace, "Protect the young master with your life... Don't let a single scratch on him as long as you breathe..."
[Bang] A whirling blue bolt rushed toward Jin. The second sniper shot and applied his Aura around the bullet, increasing its destructive power.
[Clank] [Woosh] "Humff," Jin summoned his Aura sword and deflected the bullet back to its owner, adding three times more spin to it, "A mere 7th level dare to attack me..."
[Booom] "Arrrrggggg," The second sniper's body got ripped to shreds like a wood shredder shredding a block of wood, and then his body vaporized under the Aura explosion.
[Bang] [Bang] [Bang] Three shots flew toward Jin as he dashed toward the giant lemon tree.
"You... Why?" The girl Jin saved from child trafficking was shooting at him with a cold expression. A little negligence of his caused immense pain and brought danger to his son's life.
"I am sorry. I can't let you live," Jin's hand was about to grab the maid's throat, but he realized that she was not a superhuman, and her pupils were dilated. Someone was controlling her body, killing her slowly from inside, "Aura Disperse..." He slammed a fistful of Aura into the maid's body, severing the control and making her collapse on the ground.
[Boom] [Boom] The remaining two assassins broke into the room and were continuously shooting at the guards protecting Ace. They were also superhumans of the 7th level, and the guards were of the 5th and 6th levels. The bullets they were shooting were reinforced with Aura, slowly shredding through the guard's defenses.
"Hold on... I am coming..." Jin dashed toward the dining room.
[Slash] "Humfff," Jin kicked the ground and jumped back. A crescent arc of red Aura struck the nearby tree, shattering it instantly.
"If a 7th level isn't enough..."
"How about a 9th level?"
A sinister voice revibrated through the area. A flash of red energy rushed toward Jin.
[Clank] [Crackle] Jin summoned his yellow Aura sword and met the attack head-on, "I am afraid... That too is not enough..."
"Full Potential..."
[Boooom] Sparks of green Aura burst out from Jin's body, crackling like lightning. Waves of green Aura swept over the place. His body got muscular and his hair turned green with a little white tint. He unleashed his full power of the 10th level.
"The Transcend Stage... Damn you, Silver family..."
"We will meet again... Watch you back, Jin Silver..."
The red Aura flew toward the sky and disappeared in the clouds after giving Jin a stern warning. He wanted to kill the assassin, but his concern was to protect his son. He rushed inside the room and killed the two assassins with a single palm wave.
"Bring the medic... Now!!!" Jin yelled, seeing Ace lying unconscious on the floor. Blood was dripping from his ears.