Terror Zone
The Hangman couldn't believe his eyes...
But truly, he had just been gifted "Mansion" by one of his top fans, Deathmage.
"God bless you, man... You're such a savior in a world of terror," Tyler couldn't help but thank Deathmage, muttering to himself.
The bustling robbery scene was replaced by a slightly silenced expanse with vast flows of surprise enveloping the area.
The S.WA.T team quickly surrounded every Techspawn with a gun pointed at their forehead direction, however, before they could make any move to capture any Techspawn, The Hangman dashed out from nowhere.
"I brought them down, so they are going to be under my custody," Tyler shouted, walking down to the entrance section of the huge building of the bank.
Hearing The Hangman's words of claim, the S.W.AT team only responded with a look full of doubts and distaste.
A man with pale skin and dark blue eyes walked close to Tyler... Without guesses, Tyler already knew that this chap was the S.WA.T team's commander.
"What proof can you show us, Officer?" With a doubtful smile on his face, the S.WA.T commander asked.
The right side of Tyler's lip curled up, casting a cool confident smirk...
Tyler had kept this small spherical-shaped Activation/Deactivation Switch in his suit's pocket lately before approaching these men, so he had to bring it out at this instant.
He really wanted to know what these things were, and from what source they had come. Even though James had enlightened him about some things, Tyler was damn curious to know more...
At least, as a Strider, he should investigate everything that concerns the Techspawns, so that countering them wouldn't be much of a problem for him.
Literally, he wanted to take these forces down.
Yeah, The Hangman wanna end robbery... Both from Techspawns and human NPCs. In fact, all crimes must be eradicated.
Bringing out the spherical metallic object, Tyler pressed the green button, and just suddenly, the Techspawns awakened and regained their consciousnesses, however, the next moment, The Hangman smashed the red button to return them to temporal extinction.
*Murmurs*
"Whoa, Officer. Where did you get that thing from? Are you a technologist?" The S.WA.T team's commander asked with widened eyes as he stared at the incredible object on The Hangman's left hand.
"Uh, umm, actually, this is just stuff... It's nothing special," Tyler lied.
A slight frown appeared on the S.WA.T commander's face...
"Hmm, can I take a look, please?" He said with a polite yet commanding tone.
Tyler shrugged. "Nah."
"This stuff, those stuffs," he pointed at the unconscious robots, "are coming with me to the Strider Station.
"I'm not sparing you a chance to take a look," Tyler added and walked to one of the Techspawns lying not quite far from him.
Staring at it for a while, he attempted to make an inspection.
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[Name: Techspawn].
[Rank: Star-1].
[Source: ???].
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Sigh...
"Anonymous Source."
'But no matter how it's hidden, I must surely uncover whoever created these things.'
'The fool is using them to rob banks to gain unlimited cash...'
Tyler sniffed.
"And It must be a Player who is behind this," Tyler muttered quietly.
He turned to look at James from behind and ordered him to come over, using a nod sign.
"We need three heavy-duty carriers to take the Techspawns to the station... Contact Enzo as soon as possible."
Somehow, the S.WA.T didn't have full right to probe The Hangman for his actions. They could only watch as see him take the Techspawns to the station... At least, the freaking robbers have been captured.
Thus...
The Hangman broke the record of the undefeated ride of the Techspawns...
He countered them!
******
[You have gained a skill].
[Skill: Terror Zone].
[Terror Zone Description: You have the capability to make all things good bad or make bad things happen in a particular area].
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After moving back to the Strider Station, Tyler was notified of his newly acquired skill for performing his second Class Duty.
A faint smile appeared on his face, as he sighed in delight.
"Having the Bliss Zone Skill is really nice, but having the opposite seemed to be nicer, hehe. With this skill, I can cause chaos among my enemies, and show that I, The Hangman, am the greatest Player in ApexRise Online!"
Tyler was so happy to have a unique Ability. At least, even though he hasn't used it for something useful to himself, he still had this promising feeling that this Ability was an incredible and devastating one.
Bliss Zone can build, Terror Zone could destroy... Hehe, let the journey begin.
"Anyone who steps in my way shall suffer the wrath of The Hangman."
" Cuz I'm not the hangman, I Am The Hangman!"
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[Affixed 70 Super Tickets to the "Mansion" gift have been accumulated].
[Dead_Phantom34 voted 3 Super Tickets].
[White_Emperor06 voted 7 Super Tickets].
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"WOW," Tyler celebrated, "Now I guess I'm not really a miserable figure in this game."
He smiled... And...
Sigh...
He quickly checked the ranking report in the Ranking Menu....
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[The Hangman's current ranking: #1,230,604 with 80 Super Tickets].
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"Oh cool," Tyler commented.
He seemed to have skyrocketed to the 1M spot section, and it was really fine by him. At least, The Hangman had hopes that there was no way he was getting eliminated in the First Stage.
No way!
"Next case please?" Back in the office in the Strider Station, The Hangman asked, his act showing a flow of happiness...
For once he had been this happy. For once he had been this helpful...
For once, Tyler felt success deep in his heart after years of guilt and grieving in his heart, trying to shatter every wall.
He had killed, but yet he had also saved lives.
Sometimes, people could really change their fate, even if it seems too late...
No, nothing can be too late. Nothing at all...
As far as the world is still ON, everything under it can be transformed... Even the miserable life of a great assassin who is stuck in a game world with the task of surviving.
"Now, what is the next case we've got?"
With an act of authority, The Hangman asked.