The world froze.
Every droplet of water in the air looked like tiny diamonds hanging around me. Every breath I took sounded like a drumbeat in my chest. I could hear my own heartbeat, steady and powerful.
[ System takeover complete. ]
[ Physical strength +200%. ]
[ Reflexes enhanced. ]
[ Enemy weakness detected: cervical link node. ]
[ System reward : $50000 ]
The man in front of me moved, but it was slow — too slow. Like a movie playing in slow motion. I stepped aside before his fist could reach me and landed a punch into his ribs.
Crack.
He staggered back, clutching his side. His eyes widened as if he couldn’t believe what had just happened.
“What… what did you do?” he gasped.
I didn’t answer. I just stood there, breathing softly, my gaze locked on him. The system had taken ov
