Overpowered Skills

Present time

DING!

Liam was starting to close his eyes and fell asleep but as soon as he heard a familiar chime that echoed inside his mind, he immediately got up again and sat cross-legged on top of his bed.

He thought that the intense pain in his head was going to hurt him badly again so he prepared for the worst to come.

But...

"Shit! What prepared!? I don't have any preparation for this! I thought the headache part is over!?"

Liam panicked when he thought of the headache again.

SHRNG!

A few game-like windows that appeared earlier suddenly popped out of nowhere again and floated steadily in the air in front of him.

『 The prerequisite condition [20 years of age] has been met. 』

『 The host will gain five new skills that have been imparted by the system. 』

『 The system detected a bad problem that will soon befall on the health of the host. 』

『 The skill [Immunity] has been activated. 』

『 The severe migraine, cluster, sinus, and tension has been completely depleted due to the skill [Immunity]'s effect. 』

"HAHAHA! No way! I really love you, oh, beautiful system of mine."

Liam was happily waiting for the five new skills as soon as he read that it will be imparted to him by the system to appear in front of his eyes.

He was trembling in anticipation.

He was so eager to know if the skills he would get this time would be much better than the skills he got for the past few years.

A while later...

DING!

Once again, a chime rang in Liam's mind.

『 The 1st skill that has been given to you is [Appraisal]. The skill [Appraisal] can see through one's statistics/attributes. 』

"Eh!? Statistics? Is this system really based upon an RPG leveling system like what I'm thinking of?" Liam questioned.

"Am I a player? Or am I a character getting played by a player from the other dimension or something? PFFT!"

He chuckled as he realized that all of his questions are stupid things.

DING!

『 The 2nd skill that has been given to you is [Mental Boost]. The skill [Mental Boost] can increase the intelligence of a person for a period of time. The skill has been learned. 』

Liam widened his eyes after a window appeared again.

"Woah, so fast! And... Intelligence? Like a knowledge? Intellect? Oh! Is it some kind of mental power? Please answer my questions, Project X's system!"

He scratched his chin when curiosity got up to him before stopping all of his movements as he suddenly thought of something.

"Hm...? Project... X?"

Liam tried to recall something about the name "Project X" but it got cut as soon as he heard the new notification chimed again.

『 The 3rd skill that has been given to you is [???????]. The skill [???????] cannot be used until the host met the prerequisite condition. 』

"Eh?! What the–!? What is this skill? What is the condition then? Is the condition a hard one? Why am I asking a lot of stupid questions again?"

Liam said his thoughts out loud.

He jumped in shock that a system's skill will have a condition just to learn it.

He imagined the system would be so kind and generous that it will give him strong skills.

'Well, I guess not...'

He was irritated because of thinking something so hard again.

"I just hope that this is a pretty good skill."

As Liam ended his words the notification sound appeared again.

DING!

『 The 4th skill that has been given to you is [Discerning Eye]. The skill [Discerning Eye] is a buff that increases a person's perception and user reflexes. The skill has been learned. 』

"Damn! Lucky me! This a great skill, right? Is this activated all the time?"

Liam made a surprised face after seeing the fourth skill.

"If most of the skill is good then I can't wait to know the last skill!"

As Liam spoke his inner thoughts, another window appeared.

DING!

『 The last skill that has been given to you is [Hyperthymesia]. The skill [Hyperthymesia] lets a person recall all the memories of the user whole life vividly. 』

"What is this?"

Liam's excited look turned into confusion as he continued to read it until the end...

But suddenly.

All his memories were now residing in his present mind back-and-forth.

The Hyperthymesia that Liam got was not just the usual syndrome that the scientists said it to be, Liam's hyperthymesia was buffed by the Project X's system that let one remember his whole life so vivid as if it just happened a minute ago.

Liam could remember the name, gender, skin color, clothes, and the face of every person that he met in the past.

He can remember what he wrote, draw, sang, and everything he did in his whole life.

He can remember the feelings he got, the emotion he felt, the physical contact he did from everyone in the past.

He can remember everything clearly.

Liam recalled all of his memories with great details since he was a 3-year-old kid until today.

He remembered all the best and worst things that happened in his life even without his own will.

The memories of Liam's life kept spinning around in his mind.

"What the fu–..."

Liam tried to say something but the memories of his life keeps moving around through his mind that constantly disturbs the present thoughts of himself.

He then clearly remembered the time when his mother and father took him out in the park. He was still so happy back then.

Bur soon after, he also remembered the time when he cried for a long time in his Mother and Father's funeral.

Liam could recall that painful day just like watching a video in a slow-motion.

He remembered the time when he saw his father's body on the alley's floor lifeless.

He remembered the time when his mother was being shot by an unknown man.

Liam felt like crying after recalling the worst day, five years ago, but he held it inside and just decided to endure it.

He held all the sorrow, the anger, and the vengefulness inside.

He kept all the harsh feelings inside him and vowed to himself that he will release it to the three-man and their organization that killed his family.

Liam wiped his tears with his own hands as he declared in his own thoughts, that he would use every single one of his skills to trample and beat those sons of bitches with a vengeful plan that he came up with.

"H-Huh...? Hng! Oh shit! P-Plan my foot! Did I just vowed? I'm just a second-year college student... Just how am I supposed to destroy a whole organization, eh?"

Liam straightened his body again as he made himself comfortable by his usual habit.

Talking to himself...

"I don't even have a godly skill... Hey, System! Where's the OP skills that I wanted!? Please just give me a martial art special ultra ultimate skill or something like that!"

Liam kept complaining some nonsense at his system to the system itself for a while but suddenly, something showed up in front of him.

"E-EH?! Damn! Stat window!" Liam laughed.

He was surprised by the stat window that suddenly appeared in front of him.

┌

Stat Window

Name: Liam Keene

Level: 10

???: none

HP: 100

MP: 20 \( It will automatically be refilled with 1 Mana every 2 minutes.\)

Stamina: 100% \( If the Stamina is low, the host's HP would start to decrease and nausea would dwell in. \)

\[Stats\]

Strength: 9

Dexterity: 10

Intelligence: 8

Endurance: 10

Perception: 15

| 6 below \(Poor\), 7\-22 \(Average\), 23\-36 \(Slightly Above\-Average\), 37\-49 \(Above\-Average\), 49\-79 \(High\), 80\-119 \(Very High\), 120\-199 \(Exceptionally high\), 200\-??? ??? \(???\), ??? \(???\) |

(Note: The exact normal stats of an average human adult is in the following; STR, DEX - 14, INT, END - 15, PER - 6)

Stat Distribution Points: 0

\[Skills\]

Passive Skills:

\> Health Recovery

\> Firmness

\> Regeneration

\> Immunity

\> Hyperthymesia

Active Skills:

\> Athletic Lv. 2

\> Crystal Vision Lv. 1

\> Accurate throw Lv. 2

\> Appraisal Lv. 1

\> Mental Boost Lv. 1

\> Discerning Eye Lv. 1

\> ??????? Lv.1

\[Tasks\]

Task remaining: 50

』

"HAHAHAHA! This is what I wanted!" Liam excitingly read all the things written in the stat window with a big smile that was carved onto his face. "Woah! There are also these attributes."

He was once again really pleased that he got this godly system.

"Hm? So that is why I always feel strange when something bad is happening probably because my perception is above average! I got so many skills too! Isn't this kind of cheating? Sure, but I'm definitely fine with all these."

After revealing his thoughts, Liam tried to check the skill menu by touching it.

"Eh? Wha–?" Liam said with a confused expression.

'I can't touch it? Then how can I see the menu? Why do I feel like this system is copying another system from a novel or something?'

Liam thought of something to see the skill menu and started saying something.

"Open sesame!"

"Open skill menu!"

"Open parenthesis!"

"Open menu!"

"Open skill!"

"Skill menu!"

For a while, he tried every word that can possibly open the Skill Menu, and finally something resounded in his mind.

SHNG!

"Oh! It really works!"

『

Skill Menu

\[ Every skill can be leveled up by constantly repeating it or by using 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 Skill Distribution Points. A skill can be upgraded when it became level 3 and level 5 and It cost 20 and 50 Skill Distribution Points.\]

Passive Skills:

\> Health Recovery \- This skill is a good side\-effect of having the Project\-X's System. The user's HP will replenish by 2 pts every 1 min of being inactive.

\> Firmness \- The damage taken by the user is reduced by 40% and the Health Recovery of the user will be activated even if the person is being active for 20 minutes. {Activates when the person's HP is below 40}

\> Regeneration \- The Health Recovery skill of the user will be amplified and his/her wounds and injuries will be completely healed. {Activates in 5 minutes while sleeping or being unconscious with a physical damage on the person's body}

\> Immunity \- All the diseases, poisons, and drug effects or side\-effects that affect the user's body will be completely depleted {Permament effect}

\> Hyperthymesia \- Lets a person recall all the memories of his/her life vividly. {Permanent effect}

Active Skills:

\> Athletic Lv. 2

- Raises the Dexterity and Endurance of a person by 60%(10+) of the current attributes for 10 mins (5+). {5 MP}

> Crystal Vision Lv. 1

- The sight of a person will greatly improve within 5 minutes. {5 MP}

> Accurate Throw Lv. 2

- Throw something more accurately. {1 MP}

> Appraisal Lv. 1

- By using this skill a person can see through one's statistics/attributes. {0 MP}

> Mental Boost Lv. 1

- Raises the intelligence of a person by 50% for 5 minutes. [5 MP]

> Discerning Eye Lv. 1 - Increases the Perception of a person by 50% and his/her reflexes for 5 mins. {5 MP}

> ??????? Lv.1 - ??? {?? MP}

』

"Damn this is amazing! You're so awesome system! But... Where and how should I test my skills? How do I even level up?"

While Liam was thinking where to test his skills a sound can be heard coming from the downstairs.

KNOCK! KNOCK!

Liam heard the sudden knock, and because of his high perception, he felt a bad feeling coming from the other side of the door.

He hurriedly ran downstairs and quickly grabbed a kitchen knife.

"I guess my perception is good eh? Athletic."

Liam activated the Athletic skill as it also increased the accuracy of hitting someone or something in a melee combat.

He then walked slowly near the door. His expression was serious while his left hand was clutching and slowly twisting the doorknob and his right hand is holding the knife.

Liam was holding the knife in a reverse grip.

His stance was akin to an assassin preparing to slice someone in the neck just like the one he sees in the movies.

As Liam opened the door, his right hand was now moving forward at an incredible speed but as soon as he saw the person's face that he was trying to stab, his hand came to an abrupt halt.

He quickly pulled the knife behind his back which almost sliced the guy's neck.

"Why the f*ck are you doing here in the middle of the night, Ian!"

"What the fu–! IS THAT A KNIFE!? YOU ALMOST KILLED ME! HOLY SHIT! LIAM, WHAT THE F*CK!"

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