The Beginning
Kliwood City, Kliwood Central Academy, Class 1-A
"Sigh..."
Zac could not help but let out a sad sigh seeing his classmates playing around next to him.
'How long will the peace last?'
Zac's eyes became sharp when he thought about the future.
A calamity would descend on Earth changing everything and bringing about a mutation on all species. The shackles of the world were released and it merged with the rest of the Universe.
Everyone would gain a class of their choice and be thrust into an Earth that was now riddled with danger and opportunity. The result was the death of millions. Zac had been through all kinds of tribulations and in order to survive, he had been forced to leave piles of corpses on his path.
Now that he had reincarnated back to the time when it all began he would correct many of his regrets and aim for the top, He did not want to watch helplessly as the strongest of humanity die to the foreign races.
As Zac was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a little dizzy, he looked at the time and realized that the Calamity was coming.
Ding!
As expected a sound rang in his head and a familiar screen appeared in front of him,
Choose your starter Class:
-Warrior
-Mage
-Archer
-Healer
-Summoner
Countdown: 15 sec...
Zac did not even think and picked Warrior, it was the class he picked in his previous life and was the most familiar with.
Ding!
Choose your starter weapon:
-Sword
-Spear
-Hammer
-Dagger
-Shield
Countdown: 15sec..
He chose Sword without hesitation. He would be a fool to waste all effort he put in to master the weapon in his previous life.
After choosing his class and weapon, his tense nerves relaxed, there was a reason for the 15 seconds countdown, there were only a fixed number of people who could choose a particular class and weapon, once the number is reached the class and weapon will not be available anymore.
In his previous life, in about 5 seconds the Warrior Class was greyed out from the options forcing people to choose from the rest of the classes.
Thankfully, he had been able to seize both the class and the weapon of his choice again in this life. One of the reasons he could survive for 10 years in his previous life was because of the versatile nature of his choice.
Warriors who wielded swords had the advantage in the initial stages and reaped a lot of benefits at the beginning which helped them to be strong even in the later stages.
Wilder then looked at his status
Ding!
Status:
Name: Zac Coleman
Race: Primitive Human (F-)
Trait: None
Class: Warrior
Level: 0
HP: 100%
Stamina: 100%
Attack Power: 34
Defense: 21
Stats:
Strength: 11
Agility: 10
Endurance: 10
Willpower: 16
Perception: 10
Free points: 0
Skills:
Weapon Aura
Equipment:
[Starter Sword] (White-Trash)
Requirements: None
Effect: Attack Power +3
Durability: 100%
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Zac frowned when he saw his pitiful stats, the average human had 10 in each stat, he was better than average but still lacking compared to soldiers and those with martial arts training.
But his Willpower which was 10 in his previous life has increased to 16.
Zac was happy about it, in the later stages, willpower would become a very important stat since it gives resistance to debuffs, illusions, and curses which are always a headache.
He then focused on his only skill,
Weapon Aura: Coats the Weapon with a special aura, deals extra damage at the cost of stamina
Type: Active skill
Requirements: Any Weapon
Cooldown: 5 seconds
Zac nodded his head, this was the first skill given to all Warriors, he would most likely need to use it soon
Soon all the students had finished choosing their classes and weapons,
"What is happening? Do you guys see a screen in front of you!?"
"This.. it looks like a game status screen!"
"I know right! but why is my strength only 9..."
"Guys... I am scared, are there gonna be monsters then?"
The classroom was in chaos and everyone was panicking at the possibility of having to face monsters.
Suddenly,
"Screech!"
"Shatter!"
An intense screech sounded outside the classroom causing the windows to start vibrating, it could not hold on for long and shattered, alarming everyone in the class.
Looking in that direction the class was terrified by the appearance of a huge insect. The insect looked like an enlarged dragonfly, it was 2 meters long and its abnormally large wings were flapping at an insane speed stirring up a fierce wind towards the class, the chairs, and desks were almost blown away by the wind, the students near the window scrambled away from the insect while screaming,
"Fuck! What the hell is this?"
"A Giant Dragonfly!?"
Zac looked at the huge insect in front of him and gritted his teeth. This was the beast that haunted him throughout his previous life, the same beast that massacred the entire class. He had been forced to hide among the pile of dead bodies of his classmates in order to survive that time.
The insect seemed excited to find so much food in one place, Its long and sharp mandibles worked their way through the window and its eyes had a bloodthirsty glint.
"Crunch... crunch.."
Zac looked at the insect that was tearing apart steel like paper and quickly calmed himself, this was not a beast he could fight alone. He needed the entire class to act, only then could they stand a chance against it.
Zac took a deep breath and shouted at the top of his voice.
"Everyone, listen up!"
The voice was so loud that everyone in the class who were trembling in fear looked in his direction with confusion.
Zac's face was cold and his aura was surging like a tide, the entire class could feel an incredible pressure that made them dare not move a muscle.
He knew he did not have much time, so he spoke quickly while pointing at the huge insect.
"No need to panic! If you concentrate on the insect for 2-3 seconds you will get information on it."
Although everyone was doubtful, some of them looked at the insect and went into a daze.
Zac gave them some time while he also analyzed the Insect,
Name: Mutated Dragonfly
Race: Insect
Trait: Bloodthirsty
Level: 5
HP: 100%
Attack Power: 85
Defense: 44
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