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My name is Thomas Anderson, also known as Neo. And I am the Chosen One.

Or rather, I was, before the Matrix was destroyed and I died. And my world is probably ending as well, though I don't know how exactly it came to be.

I lived my quite ordinary life, and tried to do what I had to do, freeing all people from the Matrix. However, everything ended as quickly and unexpectedly as it began. And at an absolutely ordinary moment.

I was just walking down the street, and some glitch happens, and all over the world. It feels like the world blinked a few times and then completely switched off. Very strange stuff, nothing to say.

But now I have a new life. I've been summoned into a new and wonderful world by my new... boss, Edmont Kent. A rather strange guy with big ambitions, but also very powerful and fair.

His goals seem interesting enough to me, and I'm willing to support their realisation. Although this world itself is... much more interesting and at the same time scarier than mine.

Someone from my world might wonder, what could be worse than a world enslaved by machines? However, having only been studying this world for a couple of days, I can already answer that.

With my hacking skills, a new position with access to various information, and the backwardness of this world's technology in IT, finding information was no problem.

Mutants with superpowers, called metahumans here. They are capable of various abnormal abilities, some of which surpass even mine in the matrix. Real wizards, hiding from the world and even the government, for even with all my skills, I found very little information about them. Aliens, visiting this planet quite often and leaving their technology behind. And even the gods... it's not exact, but the government has information about the Amazons and a few other ancient beings that are connected to the gods. And if these beings are to be believed, gods do exist.

It's all just amazing! However, the danger in such a world is at every turn, even cities with millions of inhabitants can be easily wiped off the face of the earth.

However, the technology of this world also surprises me. Thanks to encounters with alien beings, humans have been able to get in touch with their technology, and even study it. Mostly the current technologies are advanced in the medical and military spheres, as well as in space. The rest of the fields are rather underdeveloped here.

However, apart from that, I also tried to study information about my new boss and comrades. In terms of strength, my boss is quite powerful. Incredible speed and strength for a human, as well as strange abilities. The thing that stood out the most was his control of the elements. And the control is quite professional. However, I know a little more about the government. For example, his strange ability to summon people from dying worlds.

Everyone I've spoken to from the summoned ones had a world plunged into chaos and was either on the brink of destruction or destroyed. Quite interesting. And, with each summoning, my boss gets stronger... although I'm not entirely sure about that theory.

It's only based on the feelings of those around him who knew him before we were summoned. According to them, when we arrived, it was as if his aura changed and he became stronger and more attractive. I also sensed something from him. As if he could be trusted and would not lead us to a bad end. However, it could also be the effect of the power with which he summoned us. Still, ever since the summoning, the thought of possibly betraying or leaving his leadership doesn't even cross my mind.

All right, that's the basic information I've learnt. And now it's time to learn about the abilities of my new comrades, especially in the battlefield.

- Neo, did you set up the robots? - Gilbert, our squad's technical assistant, asked me.

- Yes, any professional mercenary or war veteran should be able to handle them. if that girl wasn't lying, she'll be able to handle them," I said, looking at the firing range.

It was a special training ground, using all modern technologies. A small labyrinth, with robots as opponents. I have a personal dislike for them, so I hope Mukuro Ikusaba can handle them.

The girl ascended to the training ground from the underground floor via a special platform. All the other squad members were also on the underground floor. But she started first as the weakest of them all.

The girl gripped her assault rifle more comfortably and moved forward through the maze. After passing a couple of forks, she immediately came across robots. There were robots in almost all parts of the labyrinth, and one had to be incredibly lucky not to encounter them.

To my great surprise, she immediately fired a few shots at the robot and instead of going back around the corner and hiding behind cover, she rushed forward, dodging the projectiles. As it approached, the small thin hand of the fragile-looking girl, at a speed imperceptible to the human eye, pulled out an army knife and made several blows to the joints of the armour, immediately knocking out the robot.

With the same knife she opened the control panel, and quickly examined the robots from the inside. After drawing some conclusions for herself, she rushed on.

A few more fights with robots ended much faster and without the need to use the knife. So after a couple of minutes, the girl came out of the labyrinth without even seeming out of breath.

- Mukuro Ikusaba, you have passed the first stage of the test, please proceed to the second stage! - Gilbert's slightly delighted voice sounded from the loudspeaker. As I looked at him, I could see that he was delighted by such a performance from a seemingly ordinary looking schoolgirl.

The girl moved on to the second room and I immediately turned my attention to the side chambers. Everyone else in the room, namely Gilbert and our superiors in the idea of General Lane and two mysterious men in black suits did the same.

There this girl was standing opposite a black-clad man. That one was an experienced soldier and a real veteran of several wars. He was also a recognised martial artist. And he was pitted against this young girl.

However, the expression on Ikusaba's face did not change. She merely put aside her weapon and adopted the most conventional boxing stance.

The fight started as quickly as it ended. Here was a man throwing a punch, here was a girl easily intercepting it and immediately pushing the man to her side. And all this ends with a strong kick to the kidney area.

The man is already lying on the ground, and the girl is still standing calmly in the middle of the hall.

- The test is over, stand by," said Gibert, launching the next participant into the labyrinth, where the robots had already been replaced.

It was a strange girl, Domino. She liked to brag about her luck and was quite cheerful.

Once she was in the maze, she looked around a few times and just moved forward, humming something. Rather light-heartedly.

However, throughout her entire journey, Ta never once encountered any opponents. It was as if she knew the layout of the labyrinth perfectly, and calmly avoided all obstacles. Her special ability was luck, right? It seemed like a joke to me, but now I was beginning to doubt it.

After Gilbert's words, she walked on. The same veteran was still standing in the hall, a little battered, but quickly recovered. I wonder exactly how this fight will go.

Domino, also laying out her weapons, stood opposite the soldier. However, she just looked at the one with a smile, not intending to do anything.

He immediately rushed at her, but took an extra step and got tangled in her legs and fell down. Domino did not do anything and let him get up. Now the girl slowly stepped forward, and swung, and as banal as possible. Such a thing could be blocked by an ordinary street vagrant.

However, the veteran, who wanted to intercept the blow, accidentally made too much movement and slipped a little, because of which he put his face under the girl's blow. A blow to the jaw, and clearly exceeding human strength immediately sent the soldier into a knockout.

And that performance left us all confused. The whole fight looked very strange. Domino really is very lucky indeed.

She stood next to Mukuro, and began to say something to her immediately, annoying the girl since even her emotionless face showed a change.

The last test subject for today was the most interesting and strongest. since there were too many of these Assassins, they chose the one who was kind of the main one among all of them. A girl with purple hair and the same dark skin as the others entered the maze and immediately moved forward with incredible speed.

All the robots she met on her way were instantly neutralised, I didn't even see the fight itself, and the girl was like a black shadow sweeping through the corridors. She got out of the labyrinth faster than anyone else and clearly impressed us all.

The bosses even told Gilbert to make the second stage harder for her. Now, against this girl came not one soldier, but a whole squad of twenty people. That should be difficult by now.

However, I was wrong. The fight ended too quickly. The girl had knocked out everyone with just one blow, not even allowing them to do anything against her. Very strong, however remembering all the dangers of this world, I wasn't that impressed.

After all this, I, along with my superiors and Gilbert, went out into the hall to join them. On the way we were joined by another man in a black suit and Adam Kelven, another of the men the boss had summoned. He was from a world where there were many ships and civilisations flying through space. He didn't want to tell me about his death, so I pressed him, but he told me about it.

Together with all of them we came to the second hall. And there one of the men spoke.

- Mr Kelven, as well as Assassin, are now full members of the Argent, but we need further confirmation about Miss Domino and Miss Ikusaba. I don't know how the presence of a minor in the squad will affect its reputation, so we need to check with our superiors," he said, then passed the word to his colleague.

- And you, Miss Domino, will need to undergo further testing with our Metahuman specialist. Your... ability is rather unusual, so such formalities are required," he said, turning to Domino with a slightly apologetic expression on his face. Apparently, they did find her ability quite interesting, so the one doesn't want to offend the girl in any way.

- Come on, I understand. A lot of people are surprised by my powers, so let's go," she said, waving her hand.

After that, the men led her to another place, but I stayed with the rest of the squad. I think Ikusaba will be accepted into the squad as well, all of her powers are clearly superior to normal humans, and the boss wants her to join the squad as well.

I have to think about my new life in this world. Hmm, maybe get myself a dog. I've always wanted to do something like that....

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