Mike read the message. His heart skipped a beat.
What the hell kind of order was that?
He leaned against a wall, trembling.
"I… I'm supposed to kill someone?!"
He barely whispered it.
The thought made him feel sick.
"I won't do it."
He looked back at the message:
Reward 1: 2 level ups
Reward 2: 20 stat points
No. I'll never do it.
He walked over to Giel and Kad.
"Hey Mike, today they're measuring our powers! Are you excited?" Giel asked, grinning.
Mike didn't respond.
"…Mike?"
"…Mikeeee?"
"Hm? Yeah?" Mike finally replied.
"Excited to finally get ranked today?" Giel repeated.
"Yeah…" Mike muttered, but in his mind, all he could think about was:
What will the measurement show?
And what punishment will come if I refuse the quest…?
Kad interrupted the moment.
"Come on, let's go ahead. Mike, you should be excited—you'll finally find out what kind of Sal you are!"
"I'm guessing Sal 2," Kad added with a grin.
Commander Glus spoke from the hallway.
Everyone, get ready. We're starting the measurements shortly.
The devices are being prepared.
In 15 minutes, all of you report to the cafeteria."
Mike wanted to go look for Lasa for a moment—but then a hand grabbed his shoulder and held him tightly.
It was the three bullies.
"Hey, you freak," one of them sneered.
"We're gonna knock you out and turn you in like the mutt you are."
The system suddenly popped up in front of Mike's eyes.
1 New Message
Quest!
Eliminate the bullies — permanently
0/3
Note: This quest is mandatory.
If Player Wolf fails to complete it, consequences will follow.
Mike stared at it.
He knew it was true—these guys would seriously cause him trouble.
And right now, they were completely alone in one of the empty hallways.
Then Mike saw Julius.
He stood behind his two friends—both of Them had knives in their hands.
One of them rushed toward Mike.
Mike stepped back, calm and focused.
He struck the attacker's hand.
Clang!
The knife fell to the ground.
The Bully took a fighting stance.
But Mike was faster.
A punch to the face.
Then—
Wolf Strike!
Another blow to the head.
It hurt Mike's own fist more than the guy's face… but then he heard Julius scream.
"Stop! Please! Don't kill him!"
But Mike couldn't stop.
How could he, when the system was watching?
When defying it meant consequences—real ones?
So he hit him again.
And again.
Then—
Silence.
The Bully dropped to the floor. Motionless. Lifeless.
Mike stared at his hands.
"What… have I done?"
A sound pinged in his head.
Bully eliminated: 1/3
Well done, Wolf…
Then the second bully charged at Mike and slashed his back a little.
HP 100
Mike screamed and snapped back to the present moment.
What should Mike do now?
The bully attacked again, swinging his knife.
Mike dodged to the right and kicked the knife out of his hand.
He grabbed the bully with both hands and threw him against a wall.
The wall crumbled… and the bully was dead.
2/3 bully defeated.
Julius was shocked and shouted,
"What the hell is wrong with you? What are you??"
I was lightning fast in front of Julius and bit him… to death.
Once in the arm, then in the neck.
I immediately stepped back and thought,
What have I done?
Bullys killed
3/3 — Well done, Wolf, you have grown stronger.
Claim rewards?
I ran away from the scene and locked myself in the bathroom of our room. I had 5 minutes to be in the cafeteria, but I was covered in blood and had just committed triple murder.
Still, I pressed yes to claim the rewards.
You have leveled up to Level 6 and thus become a Pup.
Note: Transformation begins in 3 minutes.
I was shocked. What? A pup?
I opened my stats.
20 points to assign — this time, I put everything into strength.
I checked the inventory.
Inventory 1/20 — so 19 slots free.
I looked at the key. Info!
Portal Opening Key of Level A.
Use? I press no.
And whisper: not yet.
3 minutes left.
System message:
Transformation begins.
Then intense headaches and every muscle in my body hurt. I fainted from the pain.
I woke up in a forest, then the system popped up:
Hello, pup.
This is your
Safe place. Using it costs 50 HP and 10 magic, and you can only stay here for 10 minutes.
Another new message:
Hey pup, you look pretty worn out.
I'll tell you something: the shop unlocks at level 10.
Mike was overwhelmed. In front of him was a portal that would probably take him back.
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System opens:
Hello player-reader.
Optional quest: Vote for your story with your Power stones.
Reward 1:
A level up.