The Level System Novels & Stories

─||) } Giving a look that showed she didn't trust the system yet, she regained her composure ignoring the loud pounding at her ribcage. "Fine. We will do it your way." She surrendered, "How many missions do I need to pass to finish this charade?" {Host, the number of missions aren't fixed. Although it might be shorter with high level difficult missions, that fact isn't guaranteed.} "High level difficulty?" {Yes host. The difficulty level of missions are ranked from the easiest to the hardest F, D, C, B, A, S, SS. Would host like to run the optional tutorial world with F ranked difficulty?.}

This time a beam of blue light burst out, making Arsenio feel dazzled. He spontaneously covered his eyes with one hand, until the light gradually disappeared. [CONGRATULATIONS! YOU LEVELED UP!] [YOU ARE CURRENTLY AT THE LEVEL OF A BRANDED MAFIA (#CRUEL CLASS)] [THE MAFIA SYSTEM HAS BEEN UPGRADED NOW. YOUR WAY OF GETTING REWARDS, POINTS AND LEVELING UP WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM BEFORE.] [PLEASE PRESS 'YES!' TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT STAGE.]

He didn't look at me, but I could feel the cold radiating from him. ​"I have a Legacy to maintain," he whispered, so low it was almost a threat. "That Legacy doesn't include ghost stories from an island that doesn't exist on my map. If you want to keep your job on the 12th floor, I suggest you stop listening to Mateo and start focusing on your deadlines."

Unlike other applications, he couldn't top up the coins using real money. While eating, Daffa opened the [Profile] menu. [Profile] Name: Daffa Setyawan Age: 16 Title: none Level: 0 -------- [Current Stats] Attack Power: 2 Defense: 5 Agility: 7 Mentality: 2 [***] He smiled a little seeing that his stats were still very low. Then, a notification icon appeared from the [Missions] menu. [Missions] Try to do some exercise. Push-ups: 0/100

Noise filled my ears as the people all around tried to comfort the grown man who was crying like a child. I took in my final breath when a sudden crackling sound filled my ears. A second later, a familiar voice echoed in my mind. "Ding! An empty promise has been detected. Fair Balance System activated. Calculating… The transfer of years of life is complete. Since the debtor has not repaid the debt in full, forced repayment measures have been initiated." At some point, the excruciating pain disappeared, leaving behind a bone-gnawing itch all over my body. After enduring it with great difficulty, I opened my eyes.

I saw him working through problems late at night under a desk lamp, hearing the sounds of Noah’s video game effects and laughter from next door. I saw him clutching his phone, staring at the expense request that was never approved, silent tears falling onto the screen. Then I walked over and patted the boy on the shoulder. He turned around, his eyes swollen and red. "Just endure it," fourteen-year-old Miles said to himself. "For the residency. For the college exam. Just endure it, and it will be over." "You will endure it," the adult me said to him. "And you’ll become strong. Strong enough that you won’t have to endure anyone or anything ever again."

Yes, indeed, we survived those tough beast and were still here standing. That alone deserved praise. My lips curved upward, ready to join in the player's excitement, but just then the system spoke, snatching our happiness away. “Unfortunately, Level Two wouldn't be that easy. I mean if it were easy it wouldn't be called the demon games, now would it?” it joked, but no one laughed. Guess only it thought its dark humor was funny. I knew it, the system doesn't know how to appreciate people. If it said congratulations, it was indirectly saying congrats for staying this long but it's time to go.

After Elodie returned to the real world, it took a while for her to accept that she'd returned to reality. The events with John felt like a dream, yet no matter what, she could not forget them. "Host, your mission reward has been deposited in your account, so you can live the rest of your life without any problems. Go and live your life the way you want." The system's voice appeared out of nowhere, and Elodie nodded. "Also, there's someone who wants to see you, so I've arranged for you to meet."

The young man smiled faintly. "Good. That's better." The training lasted almost an hour. There were no winners. No real losers. But Raven felt something. He was improving through some of Darren's attack techniques. Quick thinking in combat. Ding. The transparent screen reappeared. [LEGACY OF THE FIRST ALPHA] Authority +1 Reason: Accepted guidance instead of arrogance. A true Alpha never stops learning. Current Authority: 13 *** Raven understood. The system... It always rewarded decisions and hard work, not results. As they rested under a large tree, Darren tossed a bottle of water.