My SSS-Rank Grim Reaper System Chapter 60: The Trap

Novel: My SSS-Rank Grim Reaper System Author: Exxs Updated: Jun 03, 2026

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Now reading: Chapter 60: The Trap from My SSS-Rank Grim Reaper System, a Fantasy novel by Exxs.

**[APARTNT – NEXT DAY – 3 PM]**

Twenty-four hours had passed since the system’s alert.

And nothing had happened.

Alex sat on the sofa, staring at the clock on the wall for what felt like the hundredth ti. *Tick. Tick. Tick.*

Every second that passed without an attack made him more anxious, not less.

"Maybe," said Emily from the kitchen where she was preparing tea, "the hunter changed his mind. Maybe he moved on to an easier target."

Alex didn’t answer. He wanted to believe it—he really did.

But his instincts said otherwise.

Raven was at the window, watching the street below. "It’s been exactly twenty-four hours since the last alert. Maybe the system was wrong."

"The system doesn’t get things wrong," Alex muttered. "It’s just... maybe the hunter is waiting for the perfect mont. Damn it—I decided to leave the lower city for so peace, and now this is what I’ve got."

Grim (80cm form) patrolled the living room constantly, restless.

**"Master. Is. Right. Sothing. Coming. I. Feel. It."**

But hour after hour passed.

4 PM. Nothing.

5 PM. Nothing.

6 PM. Still nothing.

By the ti 7 PM arrived, even Alex was starting to doubt himself.

"Maybe you were right, Emily," he admitted at last. "Maybe he really did leave."

Then—an urgent knock at the door.

Everyone tensed.

Alex approached carefully, Grim growing to 1.5m form behind him.

"Who’s there?"

"ssenger from the Guild!" A young voice, breathless. "Urgent! Please open up!"

Alex opened the door a crack, leaving the chain on.

A boy of maybe sixteen, wearing Guild uniform, sweating heavily.

"What’s happened?"

"Accident at the East Docks! A timber shipnt collapsed! Multiple people badly injured! Captain Sera sent a ssage specifically requesting healer Emily Chen! She says it’s urgent!"

Emily appeared behind Alex. "How many injured?"

"At least eight! So are trapped under beams! Please, we need help now!"

Emily looked at Alex. "I should—"

"It’s a trap," Alex said imdiately.

"How do you know?"

"Perfect timing. Right when we start to let our guard down."

The ssenger looked genuinely bewildered. "A trap? No! It’s real! People are dying!"

Emily bit her lip. Alex could see the conflict in her eyes—her healer’s instinct against every ounce of caution she had.

"If it’s real," she said quietly, "and I don’t go... people will die because of my cowardice."

"And if it’s a trap and you go," Alex countered, "they take you."

"Then I go with protection." Emily turned to Raven. "You co with . If it is a trap, Fragnt 3 can handle most threats."

Raven didn’t look convinced. "I don’t like splitting up."

"Neither do I. But if it’s real..." Emily glanced at the ssenger, who was waiting anxiously. "...I can’t ignore injured people."

Alex weighed the options. If he sent them both, he and Grim would be alone. But if it was real and he kept the healer back...

"Fine," he decided. "Raven goes with you. Grim and I stay here. Communication crystals active at all tis. If anything—*anything*—feels wrong, you contact imdiately and co back."

"Agreed."

Five minutes later, Raven and Emily were out the door.

Alex watched them from the window until they disappeared around the corner.

Then he closed the door and threw every bolt.

He turned to face Grim.

"Now we wait. And we stay sharp."

**"Yes. Master."**

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**[EAST DOCKS – 7:30 PM]**

Raven and Emily arrived at the docks at a run.

And found... nothing.

No collapsed cargo. No injured. No chaos.