Loci was clutching his stomach. You could see in his eyes that he was already exhausted from being shot four times. But the man seemed to enjoy watching him struggle.
Loci breathed slowly, forcing his heart to keep beating. He had lost too much blood and could no longer move his body. His lips were turning pale, and tears were beginning to form in his eyes.
'This life is so sad. I never had time to have a girlfriend. I focused on my work, and now the person I trusted has betrayed me. Remembering it makes me regret that I couldn't know their true feelings and thoughts. Maybe this wouldn't have happened.'
[Acquiring Skills: Charmer and Thought Reader... PROCESSING...]
[Combining two skills: Charmer and Thought Reader. Creating Ultimate Skill: Reckless Feelers... PROCESSING...]
"W-Why are you s-saying 'proces-ssing' over and over?" Loci mumbled as he vomited blood.
His body could no longer stay upright, and Loci ended up lying on the floor, covered in his own blood. Despite this, he refused to close his eyes. He breathed slowly and forced his eyes to stay open.
(BANG!)
"Damn! What a tough man. Why are you still alive? That's already five bullets!" the girl said as she shot Loci again.
Loci felt another bullet enter his body. He vomited more blood, and his vision grew dizzy.
'Just leave me alone. I don't want to die yet. If only I could kill you all instantly. But it's not like I can. If only I could ignore them and run faster without them noticing.'
[Acquiring Skills: Manipulation, Assassin, and Invisibility... PROCESSING...]
[Combining Skills: Manipulation, Assassin, and Invisibility. Forming Ultimate Skills: Memory Manipulation and Memory Reading... PROCESSING...]
[Combining Ultimate Skill: Selfish Death and Memory Manipulation. Forming Transcendent Skill: Fantasy Jail... PROCESSING...]
'I can't breathe now. I guess I'm going to die. Next time, I'll have backup—someone powerful that I can count on.'
[Acquiring Infinity Assist... PROCESSING...]
[System leveling...]
[System leveled up to Assistant Hero. Success...]
[Assistant Hero leveling...]
[Assistant Hero leveled up to Vast Legend. Success...]
'This is too noisy. If I could stop feeling anything, maybe I'd die in peace.'
[Acquiring special ability: Anhedonia... Success...]
[Combining ability: Body Heat-Resistance and Anhedonia. Creating Eternal Ability: Numbness... PROCESSING...]
"Augh, he's closing his eyes. He's so hard to deal with. To a good person like us," the man said, watching as Loci's eyes slowly closed and he forced himself to keep breathing, though half his face was covered in blood.
'I guess this really is the end.'
Loci forced his eyes open again. He spotted his robots and human AIs. His eyes filled with tears as he struggled to breathe, even though it was already difficult.
'If only I could protect you all. I'm sorry for being a useless master.'
[Acquiring Endless Shield and Endless Owner Slave... Success...]
[Combining Endless Shield and Endless Owner Slave... PROCESSING...]
[Forming three Transcendent Skills: Infinity Mansion, Infinity Grave, Infinity Lock-Up... Success...]
[Combining Transcendent Skills: Fantasy Jail, Infinity Mansion, Infinity Grave, and Infinity Lock-Up... PROCESSING...]
[Creating Supreme Skill: Fantasy Jail Realism... PROCESSING...]
[PROCESSING... COMPLETED]
"Y-you... will... r-regret... k-kill-ling me... N-not now... b-but... s-s-oon," Loci's voice trembled as he closed his eyes.
The man, annoyed, furrowed his brows and smirked before kicking Loci. "Just die already! I don't understand you!" he shouted.
'Yeah, whatever...'
[Special treatment due to conscious motivation; Acquiring Spirit of Demigod... Success...]
[Vast Legend leveling...]
[Vast Legend leveled up to Supernova Legend... Success...]
'Bullshit. If I could just change my body and appearance, this wouldn't happen.'
[Acquiring Special Skill: Shapeshifting... PROCESSING...]
[PROCESSING... Success...]
"S-shut up..." Loci mumbled. The girl didn't hesitate, pointing her gun at him again. "You shut up and die! You're creeping me out," she said, firing another shot.
(BANG!)
'Fvck.'
[Loci Leyton, 29 years old. Occupation: Robotics Scientist. Achievements: Unknown. Family: Unknown. Friends: Unknown. Wealth: Unknown. Death: Confirmed. November 10, 3023. Loci Leyton is officially dead.]
[Soul transferring to another world...]
[PROCESSING...]
As Loci's life came to an end, his soul was sent to a dark place filled with stars and planets. He floated in the air, his naked body suspended, eyes closed, and arms spread open.
[0%... 10%... 20%... 30%... 40%... 60%... 70%... 71%... 81%... 91%... 97%...]
[99%... 100%... Soul Transferred Successfully...]
In a far-off land of magic, there was a place no one dared to visit, where a powerful sorceress named Sylphy resided. Sylphy had mastered magic at a young age and had become one of the most powerful sorceresses in the land.
Despite her power, Sylphy had always been fascinated by robotics and had spent years studying and experimenting with it. Her dream was to create the perfect robot, one that could fulfill all her desires and never tire.
The robot Sylphy created was no ordinary machine—it was a magical robot that everyone sought to steal from her. And it became the new body for Loci Leyton, a human from another world.
'Oh! I'm still alive?'
'But what's the point of being alive? If they find out I'm still breathing, they'll finish me off right away.'
'I'm sure they killed me, but it seems like it's not my time yet.'
'But why is it so dark here? Blackout?'
Loci had entered the body of the robot, but he couldn't see because his eyes were still closed. He didn't realize his previous life had ended.
'Okay, let's try to move our body.'
'Ehh...'
'Why can't I move my hands or body?'
Loci tried his best to move, but he didn't know he simply needed to open his eyes first for everything to work.
'Is it because I was shot six times? Is that why my body's numb and I can't move?'
'Darkness will kill me. Why can't I move my body?'
'Anyone? Of course, they can't hear me.'
[If you're sleeping and someone calls your name, you're supposed to open your eyes first, right?]
'If I could, I already would.'
As Loci heard the system, he wanted to be happy, but for some reason, he couldn't feel any emotions anymore. He began to understand and recall the annoying voice he had heard while dying.
'You're the annoying voice I heard earlier, right?'
[Sorry for being annoying, but yes, I am.]
Loci realized he was already dead, but moving his new body was difficult because he couldn't feel any emotions.
'So, I died?'
[Yes, I'm sorry about that.]
'I really did, huh. Well, it's not like I could've survived that situation.'
[Yes, I apologize.]
Loci forced himself to open his eyes, using all his energy to do so.
'Are you a system or what? It's not like you're human. If you were, you wouldn't be here with me.'
[I'm not just a system. I'm a Supernova Legend.]
'Ah? Is that so? Isn't that the same thing? Well, if you say so.'
When Loci finally opened his eyes, they had orange lenses. His new body was child-sized, humanoid, but parts of it were made of metal and powerful stone.
Loci tried to move his metallic legs, his feet clanging against the floor. He scanned his surroundings, and when he spotted a suspicious figure, he didn't hesitate to open his metallic mouth.
"Who's that woman?" a loud voice echoed through the room, and he quickly covered his metal mouth with his hands.
"Oops."