Around two years ago, an assassin with the codename "Unmatched" emerged within the U.S. underworld.
In just two years of activity, he successfully completed more than fifty missions.
From smugglers to fanatics, all the killings had only one thing in common — they were all carried out in Texas.
Fifty missions and not a single failure!
And, surprisingly…
To this day, no one has ever seen the true appearance of Unmatched, but whenever a contract was taken, everyone was sure of one thing — the target would definitely be eliminated.
Lok...
He was simply unmatched!
In this life, he was an orphan, and don't think that just because of all the laws on child protection in the U.S., kids live in paradise.
That's absolute nonsense.
The so-called "children's paradise" is entirely based on the well-being of middle and upper-class families.
And what about the orphans?
Well, orphans are treated even worse than kids at the bottom of society. At least kids with families don't often come across pedophiles or other bad men.
Lok decided to take matters into his own hands.
If you're still too young and undereducated, the only way to easy money lies in breaking the law.
Lok never thought of killing as something bad.
Moral principles?
Good and evil?
Everyone could meow all they wanted about how bad it was, but Lok didn't think only humans should decide who lives and who dies, who's worthy and who's just society's refuse. The greatest evil in this world is humanity itself, and they have no right to judge others like themselves.
But, most importantly...
Killing was a great way to quickly accumulate Achievement Points and Potential Points.
Isn't that profitable?
Yes, it is.
So, why shouldn't he do it?
Moreover, Lok only took the orders he wanted. Although Lok sometimes viewed the whole world as his playground, because this world wasn't his native one, he still had some moral principles.
No killing good people.
And besides, the system itself didn't encourage killing good or ordinary people. He would only get tasks from the system if the person was far from "good."
Poof!
Ding!
Mission successfully completed!
Assassination Mission: Alan Wood.
Reward: 300 Achievement Points, 300 Potential Points.
Lok, wearing the sunglasses crafted by the system, shot his target who was pressed against the wall. After the successful kill, he took a small business card from his pocket and placed it in the target's pocket. There was nothing else to keep him in the alley he'd entered, so he left the crime scene at a leisurely pace.
After a while...
A loud scream echoed from the alley — a woman was waiting for her boyfriend who had gone into the alley to "settle a score" with some other guy.
Star Building.
Lok took his mobile phone, connected it to his computer, and sent evidence of the target's death to the Continental Hotel's system.
After a while...
The page on the laptop screen changed.
It displayed a line.
Order completed. A payment of $100,000 will automatically be sent to your account.
"Cheers, haha."
The corners of Lok's mouth lifted slightly, and, closing the computer, he took a sip from the glass of bourbon in front of him.
Not bad for a big city.
A truly perfect place for completing quests.
In Texas, regardless of whether they were daily quests or assassination quests, there were so few of them, while in New York, on just the first day, he'd caught both a daily quest and noticed a few assassination quests — he even managed to complete one.
If not for the fact that he was new here…
Lok felt he could take on all those hundreds of orders placed by the Continental Hotel.
The next day, after the order was completed, the promised $100,000 from the Continental was paid, but by the time the fully laundered money legally hit Lok's card, only $80,000 remained.
After all...
The reward amount doesn't include money-laundering fees.
Midtown High School.
In the hallway.
Lok greeted Gwen, who arrived earlier than him: "Good morning, Gwen."
Yesterday, he dug up some information on Peter Parker.
Found a guy.
But...
This Peter Parker went to high school in Queens, not Midtown High.
But that was even better.
For a moment, Lok thought he'd made a mistake, but the information, which even included photos, showed otherwise — there could be no mistake.
Could Peter Parker also be a transfer student?
Gwen greeted Lok, then closed her locker and headed towards the stairs.
Lok smiled.
He had come to New York with a single purpose.
To complete as many missions as possible.
He aimed to purchase the God Sun Bloodline and the Superman Bloodline, then just lie in the sun and relax.
But right now?
Women would only hinder his progress on mission completion.
When Lok entered the English class, the teacher followed him in, and the bell rang. Just then, he received a notification about yesterday's mission completion.
Mission successfully completed!
Daily Mission: Trial Exam.
Mission Reward: Grade A+ (reward increased threefold), 1500 Achievement Points, 1500 Potential Points.
"Hoo-hoo!"
Name: Lok Broughton (The Only Player).
Achievement Points: 3800 (can be used to purchase items in the Achievement Shop).
Potential Points: 2800 (can be used to level up skills).
Skills: Driving (Beginner Level), English (9th Grade), History (9th Grade), Mathematics (9th Grade), Shooting (Intermediate Level), Sniper Shooting (Advanced Level)...
Current Missions: None. (The Player must find and trigger the mission creation.)
Note: A gamer's life is a happy life. Wishing the Player a pleasant game!
Lok looked at the paper in his hand with an A+ marked on it and raised an eyebrow.
Gwen, who sat next to Lok, propping her head up with one hand and glancing at his paper with a bit of a weary look, was slightly surprised.
Lok felt her gaze on him and turned his head.
Just in time...
To meet Gwen's surprised look.
A pair of eyes was looking at him.
Gwen looked at Lok, who was three parts handsome, three parts attractive, three parts unique, and one part mature, and a hint of panic flickered in her eyes before she gave a small smile: "Congratulations on the good grade."
Lok smiled: "I'm always lucky."
Gwen decided to keep quiet.
He knew the difference between himself and Gwen.
Gwen earned her A legitimately.
Lok, on the other hand, got an A+ only because he'd boosted his skills with the system.
If he hadn't relied on the system, the best grade he could have gotten after the test would've been a C.
After class.
Lok turned to Gwen and asked with some curiosity, "Gwen, which courses have you taken beforehand?"
Gwen decided to remain silent.