The Novel's Extra (0-100)

Chapter 41 - Sudden Encounter (1)

—Tak.

I closed my laptop.

"...Well that's terrifying."

Cheok Jungyeong killed someone without hesitation, purely for his own enjoyment.

This was the world I created.

On the surface, the society seemed functional with science and magic vastly improving quality of life, but on the inside, demi-humans who didn't care for the law or morals lurked within.

Demi-humans didn't just refer to Djinns.

Humans who rejected the existence of Heroes, but had supernatural powers just like them. They were officially known as 'wanted criminals', but the public called them 'Villains'.

"What killed him?"

The drone was unable to capture exactly what happened.

Only after slowing it down ten times was I able to catch a glimpse. Cheok Jungyeong threw out a jab, and a violent pressure erupted, instantly killing the police officer.

"He killed someone without even making contact... Also, this thing..."

I stared at the drone on my bed. It was more useful than I expected. If I bought a more expensive drone and added a bunch of settings to it, I might be able to put it to good use.

Wiing—

At that moment, my smartwatch suddenly rang.

[Yo, can I nominate you?]

It was Chae Nayun. She seemed to be talking about tomorrow's duels.

[Why?]

[What do you mean why? You already provoked me several times.]

I still had one nomination left. Cadets had to duel at least three times and could duel at most six times. In other words, I didn't need to fight anyone else unless someone nominated me.

[No, I'm exhausted from today.]

There was no chance of me winning in a one-on-one fight against Chae Nayun. Not only were arrows stronger than bullets, I also didn't have the physical ability to dodge her rapid fire shots.

[You can think about that tomorrow morning. Also, how did you destroy qi reinforcement with a bullet? It didn't look like you used your personal weapon. That's all people are talking about. That was your Gift, right?]

So this was her real goal.

I ignored her message. Thinking about it now, I doubt she had any nominations left. Even if she did, she probably wouldn't use it to maintain her peak condition. After all, she was scheduled to duel Rachel tomorrow.

"Whoa, it's already 12?"

I took off my smartwatch and looked at the time. It was already midnight.

When I turned off the light and lied down on the bed, I received another message.

[You put on quite a show.]

This time, it was Yoo Yeonha.

I gave a short reply.

[I didn't want to get hit.]

[Because you destroyed a qi reinforcement with your bullet, many guilds are showing interest in you.]

[I know.]

I had gained quite a bit of SP, 185 since noon. Once I collected a bit more, I would be able to create a new Art or Physique.

[They're already calling your Gift 'superpower bullet' or 'bullet reinforcement'... Speaking of which, what do you think about guilds?]

[Those names suck.]