After Joon-ho Yoon dealt with the visitor, we drove up to the door of the bunker. I thought to myself, It’s bigger than I expected – we could fit an entire semi-truck through here. Kan, his father, and I got out of the car and walked over to the control panel to open the bunker door. Effortlessly entering the code, the bunker opened with a gentle hum as we drove in. Shock was visible on Kan’s face, though his father hid his reaction. The bunker was far bigger than expected, capable of holding over 700 people comfortably, and if pushed, could fit 1,000 people while still being livable.
The bunker was powered by the city grid, solar panels, and wind turbines, and it could also run on a gas generator. It was equipped with a gym, entertainment studio, armory, auto shop, and even a pool. No wonder nobody bought it – the setup was overkill, probably costing more than my entire net worth in my previous life. But it was perfect.
What I was really thinking about, though, was the armory. Guns were still useful; they could kill dire wolves and lower-ranking monsters. A really good gun might even immobilize or distract a mid-ranking monster. Showing them around a fourth of the bunker, I left them to explore. There was something I needed to check.
“Reveal,” I mumbled.
[Status]
[Race]: Human
[Age]: 17
[Skills]:
- Eyes of a Genius
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- Wind Blades
- Lightning Speed
- Emotion Manipulation
- Telepathy
- Author's Will
[Blessings]:
- Blessing of ???
- Born of Fate
[Curses]:
- Curse of ???
- Flawed Spirit
Reading each ability, I focused on the first one, [Eyes of a Genius] – a skill that allows its user to calculate an enemy’s physical attacks. Then, [Wind Blade] – an ability that creates a strong, sharp gust of wind. [Lightning Speed] – boosts one’s speed to an as-yet-unattained level. [Emotion Manipulation]– allows one to manipulate others' emotions. [Telepathy] – allows mental communication. [Author's Will] – as the author of this world, I possess the power to alter anything within it; however, each change costs my life.
Then I reviewed my blessings. [Blessing of ???] – You are a ????? of ??? and have been blessed with protection against the world. What? What does it mean???? I wondered. [Born of Fate]– your fate is untouchable. Perfect.
Moving on to my curses: [Curse of ???] – the world is always after you, trying to destroy you. Okay, that makes sense, I thought, as I shouldn’t have been able to reincarnate here without dying instantly; I guess that was taken into account. [Flawed Spirit] – your regrets have manifested and haunt you, the more you lose yourself. My regrets, huh? In a cold tone, I wondered if it would count my previous life’s regrets. But that still didn’t explain what Kan said about my soul.
There’s a lot I’m left wondering. Who killed me, how, and why? And, Can I still use my abilities from my original world? Sitting in a meditation position, I reached deep within my soul, trying to see if I still had my mana core. After a while, I found it, and what I saw shocked me. My mana core was shattered, with fragments missing. I could still use mana, but I couldn’t replenish it after it was gone. Then my second ability, or perhaps attribute, appeared: Shatter.
As I uttered the word, a sharp pain pierced my soul, and I gritted my teeth. It barely works. If I use it for too long, I might die. But even with my mana core in pieces, I could still live without it.
Now, the next topic: who killed me? Trying to remember the face, I failed miserably. But how did they manage to hurt me, let alone get near me so easily? I was a Killer-class hunter; a mere gun wouldn’t have made me flinch. But to penetrate my skin and kill me… that’s the confusing part. I’d killed monsters capable of destroying planets with ease, and I should have foreseen my death years before it happened.
What happened? And then it hit me – the person who killed me had to be an Ascender-rank hunter with a high affinity for space and time. Well, I’ll be damned.