5-Mask

*…….* =thought

“…….” =dialogue

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I didn't rush to examine the rewards I had won and entered the gang leader's house.

The house was quite messy and secure. It had iron bars on its windows, and there was only one point of entry and exit.

After looking around a bit, I can say that the location of the house was quite good.

The gang's headquarters were right in the middle of Brooklyn. Using this location, I could quickly expand the gang to cover all of Brooklyn.

"Good for a start," I said.

In my past life, I used to sweat bullets to expand and protect the gang. I didn't need to do that in this life. To grow the gang, all I needed to do was attack other gangs. With my power, I could defeat other gangs in no time.

When it came to protecting the gang, it was actually easier. I didn't need to do anything. When I attacked other gangs and killed their leaders, no gang would risk attacking me.

After finishing my examination of the surroundings, I checked my rewards. First, I didn't know what another destination meant, and I couldn't use it right now.

After some thought, I had a guess. The mysterious voice told me that Marvel was another destination before I came to this world.

If my guess was correct, I could transition to another universe twenty-four hours from now.

This was good news; I needed to fight a lot to get stronger, and there was no one in this world who could match me right now, except for the Ancient One, perhaps.

I looked at the other reward I had won. Unlike the first one, I could use this one right away. I used the reward, and a silver chest appeared in front of me. The chest opened, revealing the item I had won.

[+1 Mask of the Faceless Deity]

A metallic gray mask appeared in my hand. The mask had no holes; it was just a metal layer that took the shape of my face.

[Would you like to use the item?]

[Y/N]

“yes”

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When I said that, the mask in my hand disappeared, and I felt a burning sensation on the back of my left hand.

Looking at my hand, there was a black tattoo of a mask, measuring 5x3 cm. When I thought about using the mask, the tattoo glowed, and a mask appeared on my face.

Despite the absence of any holes, I could see and breathe easily through the mask. When I thought about removing the mask, it came off my face, turning into a tattoo once again.

I opened the system window to examine the details of the mask.

——--[Mask of the Faceless Deity]———

Grade:Rare

User:Derek Stacy

Type:Mask

Element:None

Powers:

➺ Asset Hide

➺ Indestructible

Explanation: The mask of the faceless deity, where it was made or who made it is unknown.The only known thing is that no one can discern the identity of the wearer.

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I used the power of the mask again after reading its details. By expanding the gang, I would acquire many enemies, and those enemies might target my family if my power was insufficient.

While contemplating this, I heard footsteps coming from outside the room. I had instructed Aaron to gather the rest of the gang members, and it seemed like he had completed this task.

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Aaron(pov)

When the new gang leader told me that I was now the assistant leader, I initially thought he was joking.

I quickly took out my phone to fulfill the task he had given me. The gang used its own app for communication.

When I told them that the gang leader was dead and we had a new leader, they didn't believe me.

After proving this to them, some people chose to leave the gang. Those who remained quickly gathered at the gang's headquarters.

Once everyone was assembled, I looked ahead. In front of me were 15 injured individuals, with 40 standing behind them.

"So, only 55 people left," I murmured to myself.

Before the bald man killed our former boss, the gang had 80 members. Most had chosen to leave.

To report to the boss, I entered the neighboring building and went to the upper floor. I stood outside the boss's room and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

As I entered, there was a hooded figure with a mask in front of me. I knew this person was my boss, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't remember his face.

Realizing this, my heart began to race like a machine gun. The new boss was already much stronger than an ordinary person, and when you factored in his chained knives, he was practically invincible.

The mask on his face seemed to prevent me from recalling his features. Every time I tried to picture his face, a gray mask appeared.

My new boss was definitely not normal. If I did my job right, this was a big opportunity for me, but if I messed up, I could die.

"Have you completed the task?"

The boss's question took me by surprise, and I quickly nodded and spoke.

"Out of 80 members, only 55 are here; the others chose to leave," I said.

The boss didn't get angry at my words and took a seat.

"I expected that," he said.

After saying this, he turned to me and said, "Tell the gang members not to leave from here."

Upon hearing these words, I asked with curiosity, "What will you do, sir?"

The boss smiled upon hearing my question. For a moment, I thought I had said something wrong.

"I will expand the gang."

When I heard these words, my eyes widened in shock. Gangs typically fought for territory, but a boss attacking another gang single-handedly was unheard of. This was clearly suicidal.

Just a second later, I realized how foolish my thoughts had been. The man in front of me was clearly not normal, and he hadn't died despite taking two bullets to the head.

For him, this was just a walk in the park.