----> Garbage getaway

Standing at the backside of his house, Adam was deciding where he should go. *They probably would have found the body, so the cops will be on my tail any second now,* Adam thought, trying to come up with a solution.

*Jacob's father would also be looking for me. From the memories I inherited from Jacob, I can tell he loved his son dearly, so I have to look out for that too. Why am I in such a bad position?* Adam thought nervously, but he couldn't reach any conclusion.

*I have nowhere to go. Maybe I should just stay in the house and surrender to the police. At least that way I would only have to spend some time in jail... No, what am I thinking? Seriously, I still have to avenge Clare and get a better understanding of what's happening because I can tell something big is going on,* Adam thought, running towards the landfill close to his house.

*No one comes here, so I should stay safe for a while,* Adam thought, lying near the trash. *The stench is bad, but I'll take it over being in prison or getting killed by Jacob's father.* As Adam thought that, he heard police sirens.

Adam looked around and finally saw multiple police cars outside his house. *I got really lucky. If I was even a few seconds late, they would have definitely caught me,* Adam thought, looking relieved.

As Adam kept spying on them from afar, he noticed the guy in the front wasn't wearing any police uniform and had red eyes. *Wait, red eyes... He could be a player like me! But what is he doing with the police? Is Jacob's dad and the police collaborating to find me? I am definitely screwed,* Adam thought, trying to adjust his body to avoid getting caught.

Finally, he noticed the police following the red-eyed guy inside his house, and after a few seconds, they came out with the red-eyed guy in front, heading straight to where Adam was hiding.

*WTF, they're heading straight for here! Did they see me? No, I'm sure they can't see me. Then how the fuck do they know I'm hiding here? Maybe they're just checking this place,* Adam's mind was a mess, trying to understand what was happening. To avoid getting caught, Adam covered himself in trash and hid inside a dump.

Finally, they were in close proximity. They were so close, Adam could hear them, all of them looking around, trying to find him.

"Ugh, this stench is killing me. Are you sure he's here?" one of the officers said to the guy with red eyes.

"Are you doubting me? Didn't Master Ethan tell you all to follow my orders without complaining? Now keep looking. I can tell he's hiding somewhere very close to us," the red-eyed guy said angrily.

*Master Ethan... That name sounds familiar. Wait, that's my father... I mean, Jacob's father. Fuck, these memories are getting really, really hard to differentiate. So I was right, Jacob's dad is already looking for me, and he paid the cops to work with him,* Adam thought, staying still, trying to avoid making noise and blowing his cover.

One of the cops started looking in the dump where Adam was hiding, making Adam panic. *Fuck, he's gonna find me at this rate. I have to stay calm and avoid making noise.*

As the policeman kept removing the trash, he was getting really close to finding Adam. *I have to kill him without anyone noticing. That's the best option I have for survival. But killing the cop... Nevermind, I'm doing the right thing. These guys are corrupt; they're working with Jacob's dad, so it's alright to kill them,* Adam thought, trying to justify what he was about to do.

Adam quietly moved his hand, grabbing a glass shard from the garbage around him, and when the policeman was finally in his reach, he quickly attacked his neck with the shard.

The glass pierced the officer's neck. He tried to scream, but the blood leaking from his neck began to choke him. As a last-ditch attempt, the policeman grabbed his gun and tried to fire it, but Adam, using his thumb, pushed the glass shard even further, making the police officer collapse onto the ground in his own pool of blood.

Adam thought he was safe, but all this caused enough commotion to grab everyone's attention. They all noticed the dead officer and Adam, and they began firing.

"Shoot his arms or legs! We have to catch him alive. Master Ethan will deal with him his way," the red-eyed guy commanded.

Adam grabbed the dead officer's gun and took cover behind a trash dump. *Fuck, I don't even know how to use a gun. There's no way I'm winning a gunfight against trained officers.*

Adam was losing hope when he finally heard a pop-up sound, giving him some hope of surviving.

Killing System

Task accomplished!

Reward: +3 stat points.

> Claim

*Damn, this thing always pops up at the best time,* Adam thought, clicking claim.

"Come out, Adam! We don't wanna hurt you. Just surrender. Master Ethan just wants to talk," the red-eyed guy said, standing behind the officers.

"Do you think I'm stupid? I ain't coming out! Do your worst!" Adam replied, pissing off the red-eyed guy even more.

3 stat points granted.

Your stat distribution:

Strength 3

Speed 4

Intelligence 4

Stamina 2

Endurance 7

Self-recovery 7

Where would you like to put them?

*I'll put all three in speed. I really need it right now,* Adam thought, clicking speed three times.

Three stat points added to speed.

Speed has evolved from 4 to 7.

As the message appeared, Adam could feel his legs getting stronger. His chicken legs now had calves that looked like grenades.

The officers were keeping their guns ready. Sure, Adam was fast, but he knew he wasn't dodging any bullets. However, he was calm, patiently waiting for the next message from the system.

Killing System

Using your skill Psychoreception.

Would you like to look into the memories of Officer Jack Harris, or would you like to inherit the skills of Officer Jack Harris?

> Skills

> Memories

*With another guy's memories, I might actually go crazy this time, so hard pass. Also, I need those gun skills to escape,* Adam thought, smirking. *Wait, why am I excited? I never liked violence. I'm becoming more and more like Jacob with each passing moment,* Adam thought, clicking skills.

Skills selected.

Which skill would you like to inherit?

> Dance skills

> Cooking skills

> Gardening skills

> Treasure hunting skills

...Scroll down for more

Adam scrolled down on the tab and clicked on gun skills.

Adam quickly came out, and with his speed, it was hard for the cops to aim. Using the garbage dumps as cover, he shot three cops down.

"Looks like the information we had on you was false. The way you handled the gun, I'm sure you've been trained," the red-eyed guy said, annoyed.

Adam didn't reply, so the red-eyed guy gestured for a cop to check behind the dump. But when the officer did, no one was there.

Adam had made a run for it while everyone was distracted. *Fuck, that was close. But wait, I didn't get a notification from my skill. I guess it only works when I kill someone for the task,* Adam thought, running for a while and finally exiting the landfill.