Bursting out of his front door, Taka ran with a ferocity only seen in wild animals.Though Taka"s house was part of a neighbourhood, his neighbourhood was situated in an odd position, right next to a large forest.
Which was exactly where he was running too.
Whether being driven there by instinct or running there on purpose.
The more he ran the more strength he released and the faster he got.
With his heightened senses, working on over time, he had very little to worry about.
His heightened vision made everything seem like it was going in slow motion.
His heightened hearing enabled him to hear everything in a 1 mile radius.
Another one of his skills, silent steps was active yet he didn"t realise. To him people seemed to be moving incredibly slowly but to other people he appeared as a wisp of air, there and gone in a split second, making no noise just disappearing almost like a ninja.
The forest, where Taka was heading was about 5 miles away from his house.
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Arriving at the forest 5 minutes later.
Taka didn"t appear fatigued at all. No shortness of breath, no shaky legs.
It didn"t even appear as if he"d just run for 5 miles.
If any professional athlete saw this they"d be coughing up blood or just pa.s.s out on the spot.
The fastest ever 5 mile or 8,000 metre record on a road course is 22 minutes and 2 seconds.
Yet Taka had just ran 5 miles in 5 minutes.
Averaging 60 miles per hour as he ran. He was averaging speeds a cheetah would reach at its peak.
Finally checking his watch and calculating how fast he"d ran.
He was shocked.
Not by the speed he"d ran but by the fact he didn"t realise he was running that fast. Due to his enhanced vision everything appeared slow but he moved as normal, not realising that the reason everything appeared slow was not just because of his enhanced vision but because he was moving so fast.
Sucking in a chilled breath, his mind seemed to focus.
As he ran he"d remembered one of the rewards he"d obtained when the system had merged with him.
Opening the system.
Taka: System, show me my rewards?
System: Understood.
There was a brief pause before the rewards loaded.
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[Rewards loading]
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[Rewards loaded]
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[Premium reward pack]
[Premium talent pack]
[Premium endurance pack]
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Immediately Taka clicked [Premium endurance pack].
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[Host wishes to open [Premium endurance pack]?]
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[Host please confirm?]
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Pressing confirm, the pack opened.
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[Premium endurance pack opened]
- [DING]
[Mental Fort.i.tude Acquired]
[Hosts mind now impenetrable to Manipulation]
[Hosts Will strengthened]
- [DING]
[Infinite endurance Acquired]
[Hosts stamina, now never runs out]
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Deciding to not waste time in the future, he proceeded in opening all of his rewards.
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[Host wishes to open [Premium reward pack] and [Premium talent pack]?]
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[Confirm?]
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He confirmed, notifications rang out.
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[Premium reward pack opened]
- [DING]
[Immunity to the elements Acquired]
[Elements can no longer harm host]
- [DING]
[Animal Affinity Acquired]
[Animals now feel great affection towards host]
[Animals can no longer harm host]
- [DING]
[New skill acquired]
[With the combination of [Able to speak all languages] and [Animal Affinity] a new skill was created]
[Talk to the animals Acquired]
[Host now able to speak to all animal"s great and small]
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[Premium Talent pack opened]
- [DING]
[Martial arts (Level 5) Acquired]
[Host is now a proficient fighter]
- [DING]
[Parkour (Level 10) Acquired]
[The world is now your playground, play to your heart"s content]
- [DING]
[Telekinesis (Level 10) Acquired]
[Host do I really need to explain this one?]
[. . . . . You"re not stupid, right?]
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Surprised by the systems sudden witty comments Taka couldn"t help but laugh.
The system was beginning to gain a personality, which he was waiting for.
His system was now becoming like the systems in the novels he"d read in his previous life.
He was antic.i.p.ating the fun he could have when it did.
Opening his skill window he began to study it.
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[Pa.s.sive skills]
-Able to speak all languages
-Heightened senses
-Golden Physique
-Silent steps
-Mental Fort.i.tude (New)
-Infinite endurance (New)
-Immunity to the elements (New)
-Animal Affinity (New)
-Talk to the Animals (New)
[Other skills still locked. Too low level]
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[Skills]
-G.o.d level Hacker- MAX
-Pain tolerance- MAX
-Body Control Proficiency - Max
-Weapon Proficiency- Level 10
-Combat Proficiency- Level 9
-Vehicle proficiency- Level 9
-Martial arts (Level 5) (New)
-Parkour (Level 10) (New)
-Telekinesis (Level 10) (New)
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Now noticing his prowess growing, elation filled his mind.
While he was dancing around in happiness a growl brought him back to reality.
What appeared in front of him was a pack of wolves. To be exact there were about 20 of them, all baring their fangs ready to attack at any time.
What confused Taka was why they were doing this.
According to his understanding, this shouldn"t be happening mainly because of his skill [Animal Affinity] but clearly these wolves were growling at him.
Not doubting his skills, he observed his surroundings.
Only now realising that there was an incredibly small wolf cub hiding behind his legs.
Seeing this he became puzzled.
Studying the wolf packs body language they clearly felt that this tiny wolf cub was a threat especially the alpha of the pack.
With a scar across his right eye he innately projected the aura of a king, dominatingly strong but this strong king was threatened by this small creature hiding behind Taka"s legs, in a way it was kind of funny. One phrase came to mind "Even the weak can become strong".
Taka bent down to pick the cub up but before he could, it had already jumped into his embrace and snuggled its little head into Taka"s chest.
Noticing the intimate feeling the cub held towards him, Taka decided to keep the cub, obviously it wasn"t wanted here.
Lifting the cub up and placing it on his head where it lay comfortably he turned and glared at the rest of the wolves who were still growling.
Knowing that thanks to his skill he could speak to the wolves.
Taka spoke two sentences that scared the wolves into submission.
"This kid is one of mine. BACK OFF!!!"
As the words left his mouth to him they sounded normal but to anybody else who heard it, it sounded like the bark of the hound of h.e.l.l, Cerberus.
The ground appeared to physically shake under the influence of the roar.
Unlike the other wolves who were trembling in fear, the cub on his head remained completely unaffected.
Lying there on Taka"s head its eyes flashed with intelligence and a slight sneer could just barely be seen. Feeling Taka stroke its little head the look faded, its eyes soon held an overflowing affection.
Turning and walking away Taka disappeared into the forest as quietly as he appeared.
After he left the wolves released a sigh of relief not only just because Taka had left but because that little devil had finally left. The little devil being the wolf cub or as the wolves knew it as. Fenrir. The legendary wolf from Norse myth.