[The Hunt!]

-----Mike's POV Unknown Location-----

'...'

'...damn my head feels heavy' I tried to stand up as vertigo hit me. 'Whoah...that's bad...Zoey, any Idea where I am at the moment?'

[The system went offline as soon as the host went asleep]

[The last action the system did was to purge the medicine from your system that is why you could wake up, otherwise, you would be out for approximately 36 more hours...]

'...wtf did I get myself into.'

As I tried to move my arms, I notice some cables going through my veins. They seem to be attached to various machines that looked like they were monitoring my condition. I moved a little and upon noticing no sudden alarm blaring, I removed the cables from me and got up from my bed.

'...and I am naked...bravo, fo ahead, flash everyone...'

I rotated my arms and flexing a little but notice no discomfort or stiff muscles. 'Okay, this regeneration thing does have its pros. Anyway time to scan the surroundings.'

As I used Inspect on everything around me, I realized that a lot of the equipment around me is mostly used for medical research purposes. '...okay, getting weird vibes from this place, need to find a way out soon.'

I realized I am in a circular room, 'weird choice...I know', anyway, the room had 5 exits.

'Okay, what would a smart person do...no am not stupid...and I just realized that being an outcast can't possibly be good for one's mental health as I do talk to myself a lot...we'll come back to the psychological analysis later, maybe I should check for something to arm myself first.' As I ransacked the initial room the only viable weapon I could find was a sharp scalpel.

'Damn it...what to do now...wait wait wait...shop'

An Interface containing various weapons appeared in front of me…

'...Zoey can you please show me some close-ranged stealth weapon.'

[Certainly… three weapons match your current specifications, although there are certain notifications that you skipped because of vertigo that will help, do you want me to pull those back up]

'...yes that would help Zoey'

[Ping!]

[Epic System quest generated!]

[Escape the manhunt that would begin after someone notices your absence.]

[Tasks: Exit the secret facility of the ??? family]

[Bonus: Discover secrets of the ??? facility]

[Rewards: 10,000 Exp]

[Bonus: 10,000 coins*no. of secrets discovered]

[First Combat Quest Accessed! Starter equipment available]

[Would you like to choose a starter set now?]

'...YES, for god's sake how can an AI be this...;'

'..'

'...I like you Zoey continue helping me okay…?'

[Choose Starter pack equipment Category]

[1. Strength focused]

[2. Agility focused]

[3. Defense focused]

[4. Stealth focused]

[x---5. Ability Focused---x]

'...Okay, let's not waste time. I'll take Stealth for now...'

[Please check your inventory for the starter pack equipment]

'...Inventory'

'...Is that Latex…? Hell, no am not going black spiderman on the world...'

[That is an advanced nano molecule-based metallic suit, It has high flexibility and advanced A.I. support with camouflage capabilities.]

'...'

'...I'll take it. How advanced is the technology of the system for this suit to be basic stuff? Also what is up with that 9 mm handgun with a silencer. How the fuck am I supposed to escape with so little firepower'

[Inspect: 9mm P-95 with silencer]

[Damage: 10,000*stealth damage modifier]

'...okay what does stealth damage modifier mean?'

[The degree to which the target is aware of your presence. It can range from 10x to 0.01x]

'...right no rushed charges, and aim for the eyes.'

I equipped the suit and then made my way across towards the first door. The suit suddenly appeared to cover my body whole, and my vision changed to that of a game HUD displaying my health, and automatically scanning objects with Inspect.

I listened closely and not hearing anyone on the other side, I carefully opened the door and entered the room in camouflage skill activated and gun raised. Upon not noticing any immediate danger the suit started to scan other items in the room as I closed the door behind me.

[Ping!]

[Another System User detected...combat status disabled...]

'What?' I looked towards the person just scanned and noticed a weird life form lying on the operation table as I was. '...Okay purple is too weird a skin color, and how the fuck is it aesthetically okay to have an octopus head.' The rest of the body structure was eerily similar to humans except for the distinct lack of male or female genitalia.

'...'

'...yeah am not even gonna comment on that. Zoey why is he...or she..? Not awake when the system managed to purge the contamination from my bloodstream.'

[You have the system already bound to you, Mike. This little youngling probably never completed his quest till now. You have all the functions fully active and thus have a distinct advantage on those with an inactive system.]

'...what are my options here Zoey?'

[You can either leave him or save him or kill him. Because you are of different species Cooperation is not possible and leaving him will prove to be a waste of opportunity not to strengthen yourself and weaken the enemy.]

'...what do you mean by strengthening myself and weakening the enemy?'

[Every time you kill someone with a system, you will be rewarded with EXP and coins which you can use to strengthen yourself...and if you kill a system user of different species then the system will not be transported to another of the same species and the opponent species will have one less System user during the war...]

'...right'

'...'

'...'

'...man up, you don't have a choice...'

*sigh*

'...didn't expect to be on this crossroads this soon.'

Steeling my nerves I approached the subhuman and aimed the pistol at his/her eyes.

*deep breaths*

*deep breaths*

*bang*

[Stealth modifier- 10x]

[Damage= 10000*10=100,000 HP]

[Spirit Species #235:System user killed]

[Total System Users Killed =1]

[EXP awarded = 5,000*Kill count]

[Ping!]

[Levelup!]

[Ping!]

[Levelup!]

[Ping!]

[Levelup!]

[Coins Awarded=10,000*Kill count]

'...status'

[Name: Mike White]

[Title: The Chosen]

[Level: 15]

[Exp:1100/1500]

[HP: 1500/1500]

[Str: 20]

[Int: 20]

[Con:20]

[Dex:40]

[Luck:?]

[Points: 15]

[Coins: 10,500]

[Credits: 100,426]

'...maybe I'll just kill everyone I come across...'

'...' *blink*

'...' *blink*

'...No, Bad Dobby...'

'...yeah am starting to get why people find me weird...'