Chapter 19: Skill Penalty

Jimmy grabbed Brain with one hand and raised his other hand. 

The sharp nails shone coldly, pointing directly at his chest. 

Just as Jimmy's hand was about to fall, the system's voice suddenly rang. 

'Ding! It is detected that the host's body has reached the critical value, and the skill state will be forcibly released!' 

Damn! How come it's so fast!? 

Jimmy couldn't help but curse in his heart. 

Didn't we agree on 5 minutes? 

The sharp nails had penetrated Brain's skin and embedded into his flesh. 

But unfortunately, it stopped before it reached a point where it could cause fatal injuries. 

It's not that Jimmy doesn't want to continue, but the skill penalty has already arrived. 

A feeling of exhaustion as if he had had sex eighteen times in one night, coupled with an intense tingling pain all over his body as if he were being pricked by pins and needles, quickly spread throughout Jimmy's body. 

Jimmy's expression suddenly became a little unnatural. 

This is fucking too painfull! 

At this time, Brain, who was already in despair, apparently discovered some clues. 

He pushed Jimmy's hand away with all his strength, and when he found that the strength was gone, his face suddenly showed ecstasy. 

That is the joy of surviving a desperate situation. 

He easily broke free from Jimmy's control and stepped aside. 

There was nothing Jimmy could do about all this—in fact, let alone take any action. 

His face was distorted due to the extremely strong feeling of weakness and severe pain. 

It's already pretty good that he didn't faint directly like this. 

"Hehe…hahaha…cough cough cough!" 

Brain couldn't help but laugh wildly towards the sky, but he couldn't catch his breath. He was severely injured just now and coughed up blood. 

But even so, his condition is much better than Jimmy's. 

"Although I don't know what happened, it seems that the gods are still on my side!" 

As Brain spoke, he picked up the short knife with only half of the blade left. 

He limped over to Jimmy, who was curled up on the ground, and raised the half-broken knife in his hand. 

"Die! Monster!" 

As soon as he finished speaking, the knife in his hand fell towards Jimmy's head. 

… 

As he watched the tip of the knife grow larger in his pupils, Jimmy's mind suddenly fell into a trance. 

I have only been in this world for a few days, and I am going to die like this? 

No! 

I won't accept it! I don't want it! I won't! 

A strong desire to survive instantly filled Jimmy's body. 

Somehow, it seemed as if something in my brain was liberated. 

'Ding! Congratulations on successfully breaking through the skill [Gene Lock], the current level is LV.2!' 

Bang! 

There was another crisp sound, but this time, Jimmy no longer had the strength to catch the blade with his bare hands. 

He blocked the attack with one hand and also borrowed a little strength from the breakthrough of the genetic lock. 

Because of the skill penalty, the body becomes extremely fragile. 

Half of the knife tip had pierced through the back of his hand, and blood was dripping down. 

Brain, who was ecstatic just now, was stunned for a moment. He lowered his head and was met with a pair of crazy eyes. 

"Just you? You want to kill me too!?" 

"Monster...monster!" 

Brain was frightened again. He let go of the knife and was about to step back when he suddenly felt his right hand tighten. 

Looking down, I saw that one of my hands had been grabbed by Jimmy. 

"Let...let me go! You monster!" 

All of Brain's hair stood up, and he backed away desperately, trying to pull his hand out of Jimmy's grasp. 

"hey-hey..." 

Jimmy laughed miserably and used the last bit of his strength to pull hard! 

Swish! 

Just like tearing a KFC chicken wing, Brain's entire right hand was torn off by Jimmy! 

"Ah!!" Brain couldn't help but scream in pain. 

After doing all this, Jimmy, who was sitting on the ground, could no longer hold on and was about to fall backwards. 

A pair of hands caught him from behind. 

"Owner." 

He turned around with difficulty and saw that it was the young coachman who supported him. 

"Finally, the transformation is completed?" Jimmy let out a long sigh of relief. It is better to arrive in time than to arrive early. 

"Yes, Master. Thanks to your help, I have been reborn." 

The young driver nodded and carefully helped Jimmy up. 

"My name is René Nost, Master, you can just call me René from now on." 

"We'll talk about this later. Help me get on the carriage first." Jimmy ordered weakly. 

When I looked back, Brain was gone. 

He was seriously injured and had his arm severed, but he could still run? 

But if you think about it carefully, there seems to be such a thing as healing potion in this world. As a mercenary group of desperate criminals, they must be equipped with such a thing. 

If we have a chance to meet again next time, it won't be as simple as breaking off a hand. 

Jimmy thought angrily while biting the broken arm in his hand hard, sucking out the blood inside which had not yet lost its vitality. 

With the effect of the passive skill [Blood Draining Power], Jimmy can recover his physical strength and improve his physical fitness by absorbing blood. 

Blood like Brain's is like a tonic for him now. 

All the blood in one arm was sucked out in an instant, and one could feel that the strength in the body seemed to have recovered a little. 

Jimmy licked his lips with satisfaction, then got off the carriage and sucked all the blood from the dead mercenaries.