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It was in front of the large hotel in the Brandwood dorm (Outwood, Innerwood, Brandwood, Royalwood).
The streets were tidy in front, and since it was dawn, the street lights were turned off, and everything was as it should be.
The streets had less people there, guessing everyone was inside because of the incomparable hot weather.
One individual in particular was running down the streets before coming to a halt in front of the hotel.
A poor decision in this weather.
Huff! Huff!
His breathing trembled due to the excessive sweat. Going for a 10-kilometer run around the neighborhood in hot heat was a bad choice.
He mocked himself for being so foolish, yet he still found it amusing.
He lifted his hand to remove the hoodie from his ash-colored hair. His hair had gotten significantly longer over the years, and his feeble body had become more muscular.
{Quest complete}
{10km run finished}
{Reward 10 stamina points, 3 exp, new item in store}
Hex wiped off the sweat from his face, hadn't it being a total decade since his mother died.
And he gained so much strength in such a short amount of time.
Hex was eager to check his stats once more. The Phantom has also seen substantial improvement in recent years.
Mostly, the Phantom had fulfilled many of his desires. Somehow it became more system like and comfortable.
He was willing to wager that this was the significance of it being in the wake process. But who knew?
'All in all I have gotten real strong, right Phantom.'
{Yes boss, I will upload your stats}
{Status Display}
Name: Hex Minant Sung
Title: Dragon hunter
Level: 58
Exp: 30/100
{Stats}
Strength: 245
Agility: 104
Senses: 58
Stamina: 99+10
Intelligence: 46/200
Fatigue: 21
Cursed Mana: 1380
{Skills}
Passive skills: 2
Active Skills: 1
{Store}
5 items
{Quests}
0 left
{Rewards}
1 reward left
Hex's eyes searched his stats.
'I hope it's a good reward this time!'
His recent awards from Phantom were all uselessโbasically, they were inferior materials that he threw away and completely forgot about.
It was the cost of growing rapidly in limited time.
{Reward: level 1 rune of enhancement}
Hex snorted standing upright and walking to the hotel in front. 'Scrap the rune.'
//Stars//
Hex opened the door to the spacious apartment and stepped inside. This was his residence.
The apartment was loaded with antiques, including chairs and floor mats, flower vases, and a variety of other nice items. This was essentially a residence for the wealthy.
Hex looked around the room twice before entering and closing the door. For some reason, he felt reluctant to enter the flat.
It was rather lonely because neither his buddies nor his sister were present.
Oh, yeah, he had a sister. After his mother died, he relocated to Brandwood with his father where he met Chloe.
Chloe was a kindhearted, intelligent girl who adored Hex. Hex had also established a bond with her and In this cursed world he pledged to protect her with his life.
Another load for his depressed psyche.
In his first timeline there was never a Chloe. How she came to be was still a question Hex could never comprehend.
'Chloe was two years younger and my closest friend. Whenever I am not with her life feels somewhat, like a void.'
'Still I hate myself even more for not being able to save mum. Seeing Chloe rely on me and sometimes weep herself to sleep because her mother is not there hurts me more than it does her. I take care of that too. '
'At times when she got bullied I fought back and got hit in the gut. I also got stabbed for protecting her, the scars are all there.'
'Also Chloe would have never had an unjust childhood if father spent more time with us. After I was dropped with Chloe he abandoned us like we meant nothing.'
'What a prick....'
'So I fended for my sister in a huge mansion all by ourselves and a few dozen attendants.'
'I know how much I got attached to her, so living in this hotel room feels incomplete.'
'It's not like I don't have friends, but they went on a short vacation. So I am pretty much alone for now.'
Hex moved up to a long couch and collapsed face first into its velvety embrace. This was the only thing that made him feel better about his laziness.
'Man I am bored!'
BEEP! BEEP!
"A Cursed gap has opened in the Brandwood store, do you accept this mission."
'A gap hugh, finally some action'
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