Bloodline Reckoning: The System Made Me Filthy Rich
Chapter 48: First Kill

Chapter 48: First Kill

"N-Noah, why... You hit me?" Jack’s tone trembled with fury.

"I told you you’re not supposed to ask questions, Jack. But you need to answer me honestly!"

Jack vented his frustration through his glare and shut his mouth tightly, waiting for Noah to ask.

"Why did you kill my mother?" Noah’s voice seething with rage. The calmness in his eyes had vanished entirely; they burned with intense fury, glinting ominously as if they were ready to explode.

"Because you make me angry. You humiliated me in public, and you fucking try to woo the woman I love!!"

Noah feels as if his blood is boiling upon hearing Jack admit what he did to his mother. He is indeed the one who killed her.

However, Noah was confused by Jack’s last words. ’I’m chasing the woman he loves? Who? Julia?’

"What woman? Are you talking about Julia Hart?"

"Yes—" Jack shouted, but a mouthful of blood spilled from his mouth again, interrupting him from expressing his anger further. His breath grew short, and his gaze, no longer as furious as before, appeared frightening in his eyes.

’What the hell is wrong with this guy? He knows Julia only plays with my heart, but... he still hates me? This is why he loathed me so deeply and continues to make my life miserable.’ Noah feels an overwhelming drive to ask all these questions, but he thinks it would be a waste of his time.

Suddenly, something crosses Noah’s mind. And his hatred for Julia arises once again.

Clenching his fists tightly, Noah asked, "So, she’s the one who revealed where my mother was? Answer me honestly, or I swear I’ll send you straight to your funeral!"

Jack nods nervously before answering him in a weak, trembling voice. "She asked me to threaten you using your mother, but when you confronted me at the apartment, I changed my mind. I paid someone to take her life instead."

Noah feels his heart go numb upon hearing Jack’s confession. He no longer has a reason to keep this man alive, as he has already listened to what he needed to hear.

He marched toward Jack and, with one hand, gripped him by the collar, lifting him effortlessly and slamming him against the wall. With the other, he began striking—calm, deliberate punches—each one landing harder than the last.

Jack’s pretty boy’s features were quickly unrecognizable under the relentless blows. Blood streamed from his nose, his lips split open, his eyes swollen, and a dark stain spread across his face. Teeth fell one after another, clinking softly against the floor.

Noah kept going, methodical and merciless, as if testing the limits of his own strength, like Jack was nothing more than a personal punching bag to train his power.

When Jack finally stopped pleading... stopped twitching... Noah threw him away as if he were trash.

He raised his foot, ready to deliver one final kick to be sure he killed him. But before he could move, a sharp notification tone buzzed in his ears, pulling him from his fury.

...

[Revenge Ledger Updated.]

[Target: Jack Donovan]

[Status: Success]

[Congratulations, Noah Morgan! You received a reward of $1,000,000.]

[Congratulations, Noah Morgan! You have unlocked the Ultimate Revenge skill.]

...

Noah was overwhelmed by what had happened. His knee weakened, his breath became shallow, and he couldn’t focus on his system.

Just as he was about to fall, a hand grabbed his arm to help him stand properly.

"Sir, are you alright?"

Noah glances briefly at Matthew, and he nods in response. He cannot say anything, feeling a lump in his throat.

"Let’s head out. Someone will take care of that lowly life’s corpse," Matthew said while helping him out of the room.

"M-Matthew, I’m fine. I can walk alone..." Noah let go of Matthew’s hand and dragged his heavy feet out of the room.

The overwhelming anger toward Jack makes him feel as though someone possesses him. After he successfully takes his life, he feels his entire body betray him. He strives to keep his body balanced.

Noah is unable to believe he killed someone. This is his first kill, and the feeling is even worse. He cannot describe it. Despite everything, he realized the heavy weight pressing on his heart and shoulders had lifted; he finally avenged his mother.

"Sir, you need to clean up in this room." Matthew glanced at Noah before stopping to open the door for them and gesturing for him to enter.

Noah just responded with a "Hmmm..."

"I’ll be waiting for you here. Just call me if you need anything. I almost forgot; I’ll ask someone to prepare your clean shirt..." Matthew offered after seeing his white shirt had a few blood stains.

"No need!" Noah replies and enters the room, leaving Matthew confused.

Once the door behind him closed, Noah instantly dropped to his knees, placing his hands on the floor as he fought to hold himself together. He struggled to gather his strength and breathe normally.

After a moment, Noah quickly regained his composure and felt relief that everything was finally over.

Rising to his feet, he walked toward the bathroom, desperate to remove his bloodstained clothes.

A few minutes later, he finally emerges from the bathroom wearing the clean clothes he has found in his Space-Mind.

As Noah started to walk toward the door, he stopped suddenly. He noticed a few notifications on his system.

He carefully checked the bonus reward he received for killing Jack Donovan. Ignoring the cash, his gaze shifted to the other rewards awaiting his attention.

[Congratulations, Noah Morgan! You have unlocked the Ultimate Revenge skill.]

"Ultimate Revenge?"

His eyebrows wrinkle in confusion.

"Why is this included in my skill? What the heck is this..."

Noah quickly skimmed the information about Ultimate Revenge. After a few seconds of reading, he felt like a part of his soul was betraying him.

[Ultimate Revenge activates automatically if you and your opponent share a deep desire to eliminate each other. To achieve Ultimate Revenge, you must successfully kill your opponent. There is a time limit to complete this act, or you will face a penalty—losing your own life instead. Every time you succeed, you will earn incredible rewards.]

Noah didn’t know how to react to the choice of killing or being killed. Just reading it makes him feel like he has lost his soul. It’s too frightening.

"How can I trigger this system to grant me this ridiculous skill?" Noah clenched his teeth, feeling like this reward was more of a punishment.

It would be terrifying if the Ultimate Revenge emerged every time he got angry, leaving him with no choice but to eliminate his enemy.

Imagine becoming a killing machine; it makes him nauseous.

’I will soon become the top ten person on the list of hell’s residents?’ Noah wondered while smiling bitterly. This was something he could not take pride in.

Noah set aside his concerns about Ultimate Revenge and continued checking a few notifications.

His worried expression transformed into joy when he saw the words written in his system panel.

"Yes! I’m leveling up..."

...

[Congratulations, Noah Morgan. You have reached Power Level 2.

[Unlocked Benefits:]

[1. Improved physical: Hearing, Level 1]

[2. Unlock Shooting Skill, Level 1]

[3. Unlock Language Skill (3 countries), Level 1]