Getting A System In A Modern World

59  Accident, Massive Changes

"Did I really just did that?," Silas asked himself in shock and disbelief, as he still found it hard to believe what just happened.

"Shit! It seems like I overdid it," Silas said, as he staggered and his vision doubled, and his consciousness slowly fading away.

Silas found the nearest tree and weakly rested his back on it, and closed his eyes, while he did a slow breathing exercise.

It took him a few moments before he felt his body's condition slowly returning to normal.

Letting out a sigh, Silas sat up and looked at his outstretched hand with different thoughts going through his mind.

It has been two months since Silas awakened and in those two months, this is the first time he has actually pushed himself this hard whenever he tries to train his superpower.

Other times, he would take things slow and always try to keep any damage to the minimum, due to his surroundings, as he usually uses his bathroom as a practice ground.

Unlike before, Silas felt no need any constraints and went all out, and he finally got the results he wanted but with a price, his whole body felt very weak.

Still, Silas felt that he has made progress from his former weak self.

"System, why do I feel this weak?," Silas asked, wanting to know the reason for his body's current condition.

He could already guess but he's asking because he wants confirmation.

[Your body is too weak.]

"Too weak, heh? That can be fixed," Silas said and brought up his status panel.

[Name: Silas Kurt]

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[Strength: 80]

[Agility: 35]

[Stamina: 35]

[Intelligence: 100]

[Stats Point(s): 0(+)]

[Superpower: Matter Manipulation (Rank F)]

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[Lottery Ticket(s): 38,637⇒30,000]

[System Point(s):59,109,00⇒199,557,000⇒199,285,000(+)]

[Chained Mission (I): Start up a business and get an evaluation of $1 billion in a year.]

[Reward: Reward will depend on host's level of performance.]

[Mission Progress: 60.9% (Evaluation: $609 million)]

[Time Limit: 336 Days 9 Hour.]

Looking at the amount of system points he has, Silas smiled from ear to ear.

"199 million system points. I can guess I can splurge a little."

Immediately, Silas exchanged 5 million system points for 5000 stats points.

After getting the stats points, Silas raised all his attributes uniformly, leaving them at 1000 each.

Immediately after the points were added, Silas felt the weak feeling in his body quickly subsiding and being replaced by a feeling of relief.

"Hah.. That's more like–" Silas nearly choked on his words, as a bone chilling scream abruptly escaped from his mouth.

"ARGHHH!!!"

Silas felt like someone took him from the ground and threw him into a shredder; the previous feeling of weakness was replaced by a pain so intense that his eyes turned white.

Silas couldn't pinpoint where in his body the pain originated from. He was feeling a massive, head-pounding headache in his head, forcing him to hold his head, as he growled in intense pain and discomfort.

He felt like his brain was freezing and dissolving simultaneously. He felt like his bones were being crushed and reformed at the same moment, his muscles being torn apart, fibre by fibre and stretched to its absolute limits.

Silas felt and knew that he was dying, but he was unwilling.

"What's happening? Why is this happening?"

"System, why does it feel like I'm dying?," A confused Silas asked with a voice filled with pain, rage and unwillingness.

"I haven't achieved anything and I'm yet to enjoy what I have, and I'm already losing it. I don't want to go like this. I have the system, I still have a lot of things to accomplish. I still have to be here to take care of Alex. Why am I so impulsive and stupid?," Silas said through gritted teeth, his fist clenched tightly and digging into the ground.

As time went by, the pain became so intense that Silas was unable to bear it any longer and lost consciousness.

While Silas was unconscious, something bizarre was happening around him; the tree he was resting his back on was withering at a speed visible to the eye.

The next moment, the massive mahogany tree turned to dust and it remains, blown away by the wind.

*****

An unknown amount of time passed before Silas finally regained consciousness.

His eyelid fluttered open and he was nearly choked to death by the strong stench coming from his body.

As if to welcome him back, the night breeze blew, bringing with it, a freezing cold that made Silas shiver lightly.

To compliment his already terrible situation, he was hit with a feeling of slight soreness all over his body.

Slowly, Silas pushed his body up from the ground and sat down. He checked his body and he was shocked by what he saw.

His previous clean clothes, now covered with a smelly substance that Silas had no name for. His body felt very dirty and death-granting stench emanating from his body, made him feel very uncomfortable.

"What the fuck just happened?," Silas asked with a very weak voice.

[You nearly killed yourself.]

"What do you mean? All I did was add stat points to my attributes and I remember when you said that there's no limit to the amount of stat I can add. Was that a lie?," Silas asked with anger slowly building up in his heart.

He couldn't help but feel pissed. Since he got the system, everything he receives comes with an equivalent amount of pain; something he's not very happy about.

'I'm not a fucking masochist, damn it!'

[Yes, there's no limit to the amount you can add but there's a limit to the amount your body can take.

Your action of increasing your attributes so fast, quickly brought your body to its limit and you nearly killed yourself in the process.

You would have been dead if I didn't intervene.]

"You intervened? What did you do?," Silas asked with a sneer. He felt very angry at the system but he was even more angry with himself.

[When I saw your body's vitality at its critical point, I found another source of vitality for you.]

"The source?"

[The tree you were resting your back on.]

Hearing what the system said made him realize that truly, the tree he was resting his back on, was no longer there when he woke up.

Silas sighed when he saw this.

"System, how's my body's condition now?"

[Your body has recovered but not completely. You need to get an extensive rest.

Also, don't think of adding more points to your attributes, your body is currently in an unstable condition with an intense amount of vitality pooled up in it.

I'm still trying to analyze your body's condition. Adding more stat points, your body might not able to take it and will explode.]

"Tch. So much for wishing to be overpowered. I got nerfed almost immediately," Silas said, sounding deflated.

He was no longer angry at the system. Instead he was thankful for it for saving his life.

Actually, his mind is preoccupied with what that the system said about his body being in a unstable condition, and an intense amount of vitality pooled up in his body.

Curiously, Silas called up his status screen.

"Status."

[Name: Silas Kurt]

[Age:20]

[Race: Human]

[System Level: Max]

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[Strength: 80⇒1000]

[Agility: 35⇒1000]

[Stamina: 35⇒1000]

[Intelligence: 100⇒1000]

[Charisma: 18⇒1000]

[Stats Point(s): 0⇒5000⇒268(+)]

[Superpower: Matter Manipulation (Rank F), Regeneration.]

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[Lottery Ticket(s): 30,000] Nôv(el)B\\jnn

[System Point(s): 199,285,000⇒194,285,000(+)]

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[Chained Mission (I): Start up a business and get an evaluation of $1 billion in a year.]

[Reward: Reward will depend on host level of performance.]

[Mission Progress: 60.9% (Evaluation: $609 million)]

[Time Limit: 310 Days 21 Hour.]

"What?! A new superpower?! How?!," Silas threw out a barrage of questions in shock and surprise.

The previous feeling of soreness and discomfort had disappeared completely and he was now feeling a heart-pounding happiness.

"System, how did this happen? Did I experience another awakening? Can people awaken multiple superpowers?," Silas threw out more questions.

In fact, it wasn't only Silas that was surprised, the system itself, was at a loss.

[It seems you awakened another superpower due to intense vitality in your body.

Your situation is unique and you will have to find out more by yourself.]

Hearing this, Silas knew that whatever happened to him to gain another superpower was an anomaly.

"Will I be able to increase the rank of the new superpower?," Silas asked curiously.

[I can't say but it's advisable for you to get an extensive rest and not strain your body anymore, as you can break it.]

Hearing this, Silas let out a tired sigh.

"Yeah, I know. I was just being overly curious."

The soreness he was feeling disappeared and was replaced with a strange feeling, and that of immense strength coursing through his body.

Silas stood up from the ground and walked towards the sea to take his bath. Silas noticed that as he walked, his footprints were deeply embedded into the ground.

He stepped on a fallen tree and it was crushed under his feet without him applying pressure to it.

"Well, I guess that proves that I got stronger," Silas said and continued walking towards the sea.

He doesn't want to go back to the cabin house as he is and destroy its atmosphere with the gut-wrenching stench that's emanating from his body.

If he does that, where is he going to sleep?

Looking at the night sky filled with stars and the moon hung up high, Silas knew that going back to his hotel room will be impossible.

After Silas was done taking his bath in the sea, Silas started training himself on how to control his strength, so as not to cause unintended damages to his surroundings.

Unlike what one would have expected, Silas didn't feel any hunger after waking up, but instead his body was filled with energy.

Almost a day later, Silas had mostly gotten used to his new strength. He can control almost precisely so as not o cause any unintended damage.

After he felt that his current level of progress was sufficient, Silas proceeded to go to the cabin house.