💻💻The Foreign System💻💻
📲CHAPTER_9 📲
Ji-Ho stood, stunned to the spot and all he could do was stare at the armed man in front of him.
He had never seen this person before and somehow he was scared.
"Wh--What do you want?" He stammered, thinking of what to do.
The system screen was still active and he could see his current stats.
Will Defense be capable of stopping the bullet when the man eventually shoots?
"State your name and the school you attend" The mysterious man demanded, not taking the gun from Ji-Ho's face.
Ji-Ho hesitated for a second, then answered, "Min Ji-Ho. Seoul High. What do you want with me"
A smile curved at the corner of the man's lip and he said, "You died and regenerated back to life. I've watched the footage over and over again, and it's amazing"
Ji-Ho gasped and blinked his eyes, "What are you talking about?"
Was this man from Kim and Kang Technologies?
The thought of it only made Ji-Ho prepare for the worst.
"Hey Kid, I'm going to let down my gun but if you try to do something, I'll make a move. This is only meant to protect myself from you" When the men said this, Ji-Ho was confused and watched him slowly retreat the weapon from his face.
"Seat. We need to talk" The man said casually and Ji-Ho's eyes furrowed in deeper confusion but seeing the pistol in his possession, he decided to obey.
"You must understand, Kid. I'm not here to harm you. I'm here to help you" He revealed and the latter stared blankly at him, trying to process what was going on.
The stranger tucked the pistol behind and cleared his throat, "I'm Micheal Sanchez and I work as a CCTV operator for Kim Kang and Kang Technologies... My colleague and I were on duty to monitor the underground footage yesterday and we everything that happened to you. I know that you died and had come back to life because that Vitalixia insect had gotten into you "
Ji-Ho sprung to a standing position immediately and was alert.
Someone literally found out about him when the system said it must be a secret until he grew strong.
" Chill... "Micheal casually waved his hand, " We're the only two who know. Well I'm the only one now because I silenced my colleague in his bed last night "
Ji-Ho was about to sit when the man said this.
He paused and stared at him.
" Yes, I killed him "Micheal confirmed and continued," He was going to run his mouth because it involved A-class experimentation in the company. One that can cost him his life but now his fears had come through. Relax, Kid. I'm the only one who knows about you "
Ji-Ho wasn't sure how to react but now that he thinks about it, there might have been cameras in the underground.
Micheal then had his seat on the wooden table and faced Ji-Ho, " How did you do it?
"Do what?" He responded unconscious and Micheal looked closer at him, "How did you manage to keep control of your body with a Vitalian creature inside of you?"
"What are you talking about? Ji-Ho" stammered.
The man sighed and said, "I've confirmed that you are sane. I've been working for Kim and Kang Technologies since a year ago and have gained a lot of knowledge about the Vitalians. They can prey on the weakness of humans and take over their bodies. These aliens cannot use their ability on our planet except they undergo a relationship with a human host. Their abilities are nerfed while in human form but they are more dangerous than an average gifted human. Basically, they take total control of the host's body and I've seen many videos but it was different for you. You're in control of your body. Perhaps, did the alien leave your system? "
Ji-Ho carefully listened and realized he had knowledge of this before but never confirmed it because he was never close to gifted people.
He cannot tell this man about Lunara and the system she had in place for him.
" What alien? I don't know what you're talking about. I remembered dying okay and then I'm alive. I don't even know what happened but look at me. I'm good. I'm not under the control of some alien or something"
Micheal's face dropped sad and he turned around, "Oh... I guess the alien has left you then. Oh fvck.."
He turned around and began to stroll for the door.
But unexpectedly, he turned around and threw a knife straight at Ji-Ho's face.
He had pulled it from inside his suit and the his movement was smooth.
The latter gasped in shock as he had not expected this.
Instantly, he raised his hand over his face activating the defense shield which deflected the knife to the corner of the room.
[Defense: - 1]
Micheal rolled two more knives from his suit and directed them at Ji-Ho with a big smile on his face.
The sound of metal clang sounded as the weapons got deflected again in front of Ji-Ho.
The attacker couldn't see the shield but could hear the defective sound.
[Defense: - 2]
Ji-Ho was angry. Why was this Micheal guy trying to kill him?
He suspected the man was dangerous from the start and then he confirmed this, when he claimed to have murdered his colleague.
Another knife was coming and Ji-Ho wasn't prepared to lose another Defense point so he ducked to the left.
He moved in a flash and was now standing at the corner of the room.
[Speed: - 1]
"Holy shit!" Michael cursed with a loud voice and returned the remaining knives to his suit, "You fvcking liar!" He pointed at Ji-Ho and got closer to him, "My intuition was right. Somehow, you have the ability of the subject alien that got into you, probably because it didn't go through the normal possession method"
Ji-Ho took the chance to launch a punch straight at Micheal's face but surprisingly, he ducked and kicked him in the stomach.
His movement was a swift one and Ji-Ho instantly regretted not using his Stat ability.
He should have used his Strength or Speed, or maybe both.
He staggered back and stood firm on his ground.
[Stamina: - 2]
"Impressive!" Micheal threw his hand in the air, "The first normal man not to fall from my kick. I looked into your profile and you're not a gifted person. Just a regular country bumpkin"
He turned away from Ji-Ho like he didn't care if he would attack him.
Ji-Ho was trying to control his rage and breathing.
This man here just tried to have him killed.
"What the hell do you want?" His fist was tightened as he asked this stranger of a man.
"Fvcking yeah!" Micheal turned to him and pointed, "That's the right question to ask. Listen up, Kid, you ain't gonna lie to me no more, you got that? Don't even think of tricking me again. I ain't here to play games with ya"
Ji-Ho remained quiet and heard him continue speaking, "Do you have the slightest idea how many years Kim and Kang Technologies tried to achieve this but it never worked? Two fvcking decades. They tried to initialize a relationship that allows a human to be able to take control when possessed by a Vitalian but nothing ever worked. That's why they've lately moved to try to take the energy essence of the aliens instead"
"Did you say energy essence?" Ji-Ho stammered because he remembered the system mentioning it.
He needed energy essence points to refill his HP.
"Yes"
"What's that and did you say they are trying to take the energy essence of the Vitalians?" Ji-Ho asked and his curiosity was slowly rising.
Micheal took a deep breath, "Energy essence is a kind of fuel, okay? It's essentially the energy that fuels the abilities of a gifted. The bigger the energy essence, the stronger a gifted person is. The energy essence of kids below 18 is usually fixed and that's why they're at the lowest level of their ability but adults can grow their own.
Kim and Kang Technologies discovered the energy essence of aliens from Vitalixia in their pure form is immeasurable but when they possess humans, it can be measured. It's sometimes ten times the energy essence of a gifted who is at his max "
" So, they are trying to move the energy essence of Vitalians into gifted so they can become very powerful "Ji-Ho was slowly getting the gist.
" Yes, but it hasn't worked yet. Probably because the alien's ability doesn't work on Earth when they are in their pure form. Probably has something to do with the energy essence. Kim and Kang Technologies are working endlessly to unravel this, and a lot of lives have been lost in the process. One of the test subjects had escaped from the laboratory into your dead body. Maybe that's why you have control of the alien's ability. Vitalians usually possess a living body "
Ji-Ho's eyes dimmed for a second," You said you were a CCTV operator, right? This man before him knew too much to be a CCTV operator, he throws knives accurately and--
"Actually, I'm an ex-FBI agent. Special Agent Sanchez"
Before Ji-Ho's eyes, the man pulled an ID card from his suit and dangled it.
It was an authentic FBI ID card.
"Department of Investigation. Special Agent Sanchez" Ji-Ho read slowly and his heart missed a beat.
Was he in for trouble now?
"Are you investigating Kim and Kang Technologies?" He asked in a low tone.
"No," Micheal shook his head, "I'm no longer with the FBI. Moreover, we don't have jurisdiction here"
"The reason I'm working as a CCTV operator in that company is the same reason I'm here to see you, Ji-Ho. I need your help. You help me, and I can help you" Micheal Sanchez said to Ji-Ho who was now in a deeper confusion.
"Help?" He stuttered.
"I saw what you did to those guards in the underground. You literally punched a hole into one of them. Fvcking hell! Two of those gifted had gotten to the max of their abilities. One of them is among the top 10 strongest gifted in Korea, he was at position 5. The others are not merely gifted, they are gifted who have cultivated and grown their energy essence for years but you wiped them out in a fvcking second " Micheal revealed with a loud voice, and this shocked Ji-Ho to the bones.
Someone at position 5 of the top 10 strongest gifted in Korea would literally be a god in human form.
How could that be possible?
Is this Micheal man messing with him right now?
But then he remembered the energy essence. That of Vitalians was stronger.
[Keep talking to this human. He appears useful]
When Ji-Ho saw this message from the system, he sighed because he was scared since someone knew about him.
"I didn't kill them, okay? I don't know how it happened. It just happened. I cannot do it"
Ji-Ho didn't want to give the man details about it.
Lunara's voice had sounded in his head and the next second, he was covered in the blood of the attackers.
What if she could take control of him but chose to let him handle the wheels?
Ji-Ho could vividly remember punching a hole into the chest of one of the men and it wasn't by his own doing.
He didn't even have the system at the time.
Does that mean Lunara could take over whenever she wanted?
This discovery caused his heart to miss a beat.
"Hey Kid, you're lying to me again?" Micheal got closer to him.
"I'm not" Ji-Ho fired, "Sometimes I just do things without knowing it. I'm not a fvcking murderer"
Micheal nodded and bit his lower lip, "Of course. You're a loser. The weakest man in Seoul City. Perhaps, you haven't fully grasped the way to use the alien ability"
"I can't do that thing again, trust me. It just happened"
Micheal pouted and turned away from him, "More like a reflex action. Adrenaline rush or something?"
Ji-Ho decided to dive into that and make him believe, "Yes. It just happens. Like when you threw those knives at me"
"I see. You need a kind of activator... Like a push, to use your ability" Micheal pulled his pistol at Ji-Ho and pulled the trigger.
Click! Click!
Ji-Ho had activated his defense and his heart fled.
"Clip is empty. I wanted to see your reaction" Micheal retracted the weapon and caressed his brows.
'Is this man insane or something?' Ji-Ho wondered.
Micheal returned to seat and looked Ji-Ho in the eyes, "I'm here in Korea for a reason. I got myself into Kim and Kang Technologies for a reason. You must be wondering how I know so much as a mere Operator but I just told you, I'm a special agent. Tapping into the company cameras and planting transmission bugs have helped a long way to educate me about Kim and Kang Technologies and their research "
He took a deep breath and continued," Two years ago, my niece was here, in Seoul City for vacation with her mother.
My 17-year-old niece got kidnapped. Masked men knocked her mother out and took her into a van before driving off. I was forced to try and investigate the kidnap of my sister's daughter after she begged me to. Apparently, the Korean police claimed no kidnap had happened and my sister was forced to stop going to the station for complaint.
I tried to involve my bosses at work about it but one day, they all called to tell me something unbelievable. They asked me to let go of the matter. I ignored them and tried to pursue the matter with my powers but they warned me again, that our investigation jurisdiction does apply to the country but that doesn't means crime must go unchecked, right? I finally grabbed something, the last location of my niece's phone GPS before it went off. It was Kim and Kang Technologies here in Seoul City. I told no one, not even her mother. This company was a pretty big one and whatever they were doing that is getting covered by the police was a big one. I've been working for the Bureau of Investigation for years so when I see a crime that the government is involved in, I know. I resigned from work and traveled down to Korea to investigate the matter privately. I'm going to skip some parts but the important is, that I found out Kim and Kang Technologies have been kidnapping children under the age of 18 all over the city to experiment on them. They've been trying to bind the consciousness of a Vitalian with that of a human and give the human control over the body. It never worked. The combination becomes unstable and both the alien subject and host end up dead. My niece had unfortunately been one of the girls taken by this company to experiment "
Micheal's eyes were now covered in tears.
Ji-Ho's jaw dropped and slowly, he tried to remember everything Lunara had talked about.
The man said painfully, "They had stopped that particular research two week after my sister was kidnapped. Fortunately, she hasn't been used yet, alongside many other girls who have been taken. I confirmed this through footage from the fourth underground stage of Kim and Kang Technologies. Listen, this place is heavily guarded by some of the best gifted in the company. They're not guarding the girls but the research data that Kim and Kang Technologies have gathered over the years. I cannot break in and save my niece, Ji-Ho. I'm not gifted and lately, I realized why my bosses had asked me to back down. They must have made contacts here in Korea and found out about the whereabouts of my niece. Kim and Kang Technologies are like gods of the City. They are fully backed by the government. If they're still keeping my niece, it means they still plan to do some sort of experiment with the girls. I trust no one to share this secret with because no gifted in Seoul will agree to go against Kim and Kang's group, but when I saw you finish those guards yesterday, hope brimmed in my heart. This is why I need your help, Ji-Ho. To rescue my niece from these people "
This was a lot for Ji-Ho to process but he did.
Was the man really asking him to fight against Kim and Kang's group?
Is this a joke?
" Listen Ji-Ho, I don't mean to threaten you but if you try to kill me or not agree to help me. The footage about you which I have extracted from Kim and Kang's security system will be exposed to the world. Kim and Kang Technologies will come for you. So, you're going to help me rescue my niece and I'm going to help you keep your secret "
'Say something' Ji-Ho yelled at the system but there was no response.
'Lunara!' Still no response.
Did she really choose to abandon him now?
Lunara was the one who wiped out those guards in Kim and Kang Technologies.
He was new to this ability thing and as Lunara said, many are more powerful than him out there.
She had also warned him to be careful of Kim and Kang Technologies as they would try to end him.
Still, he couldn't say no to Micheal because that would be the fastest way to reveal himself to Kim and Kang Technologies.
This man would expose him to the world.
"Okay...I agree" Ji-Ho mumbled and shut his eyes tightly.
This is stupid. Fvcking stupid!
[I love your courage, Human]
'Lunara!' He almost screamed verbally.
How dare she sit aside and watch him act miserably?
#TBC
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