The weak wooden door groaned under Thomas's assault. Arthur would have been terrified before, but now? He saw something else.
As Arthur focused his gaze on the door, his vision overlapped and shifted. He wasn't just seeing wood anymore; he was seeing data:
[Active Skill: Analytical Vision]
[Target: Thomas Malone]
[Threat: Medium (Pocket Knife in right hand)]
[Psychological Weaknesses: Fear of Scandal (Secret Mistress), Gambling Debt]
Arthur stopped trembling. He opened the door with extreme coldness. Thomas, a large, red-faced man, lunged inside, raising his knife, intent on intimidation.
"Are you ready to die, Arthur?" Thomas roared.
But Arthur didn't flinch. He looked directly into Thomas's eyes and said in a calm, terrifying voice, "Does your wife, Linda, know about Emily? Or will the gambling debt you owe the cartel kill you before she finds out?"
Thomas froze in his tracks. His face went completely pale. The knife dropped from his hand. "How... how do you know?"
Arthur didn't answer him. Instead, a new blue screen flickered:
[Quest Completed: Threat Subdued]
[Reward: $500 (Deposited into System Shop)]
[Special Achievement: Psychological Domination. Prize: +1 Perception Point]
"Get out of here, Thomas," Arthur said, feeling an indescribable power. "And I won't talk. Or else..."
Thomas ran out, leaving Arthur alone with his new system and an overwhelming sense of victory.