Prologue(2)

2035…

Humanity managed to get used to the new era after so long, but it was still difficult because they never knew when a creature would attack cities.

Thus, awakened beings always need to be on alert to prevent people from dying.

Each city had high walls made of steel and concrete to prevent the creatures from invading.

Unlike cities in the 2000s, technology has advanced a lot in the last thirty-five years.

Magic combined with technology has revolutionized the way people live.

Flying cars, flying people, floating buildings and many other unimaginable things can be seen in the city.

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China

The country lost about fifty percent of the territory to the creatures after the invasion, but they only managed to regain five percent because the invasion didn't just happen by land, but by sea and air as well.

The desert and mountainous areas of the northern region were taken over by the creatures, but it was very difficult to recover because it became a great nest of dangerous and extremely powerful creatures.

Some famous urban centers near the sea like Shanghai, Macau, Hong Kong, and others were taken over by the sea creatures and never recovered because they were flooded by the sea.

After so many years of struggle, the country managed to get back to normal, despite having lost forty percent of the population and many economically important areas, but it was no longer important after the new world began.

Most important were the magical minerals that were highly needed by the world to manufacture powerful weapons.

In the present day, people managed to live happily, even though they were in cities surrounded by high walls.

…

In one of the small districts of Guangzhou…

Awakening Center

The location was where awakenings took place so the government could know which skill was awakened.

When the children had their fifth birthday, they were taken to these centers to see their awakened skills.

On rare occasions, a child may awaken more than one skill. They were considered geniuses because one of the skills was always at least Rank A, while the other could be any other rank.

Parents accompanied the children because they wanted to see if their children would be blessed by heaven or not.

So the place had a lot of couples, or even just one of them because the other one was busy.

Among these children were some who played together while the parents happily talked about the future of their children.

The line moved quickly.

Inside the building, it was like a gymnasium with five tables far apart. Each table had a shiny glass ball.

Scientists were able to extract some of the energy from the stone tablet to be able to see the awakened skill.

"Next!!"

"Next!!!!"

Whenever a child finished his awakening, the information was noted by the government officials.

A child put his hand on the crystal ball.

Moments later, the crystal ball glowed with a faint light before some strange letters appeared.

"Your awakened skill is a Rank D called Fireball. You can take your hand. Next!!!" Everything was written down before the next child was called.

"Next!!!"

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The line moved on until it was the turn of a thin little boy with short hair.

The child placed his hand on the crystal ball.

Instantly, a very strong and powerful glow made everyone else have to cover their eyes to avoid the glow.

At the same time, a big shocking scene was taking place in the middle of the ocean, the last line of the stone tablet was being filled in.

The child's relatives were feeling great emotion because the phenomenon represents the awakening of a very rare skill.

Something like that has never been seen before.

The glow lasted for a few seconds, but when it was turned off, everyone could see that the crystal ball had been broken.

Everyone in the room had wide, shocked looks as they looked at the child.

None of them dared to say anything.

Quickly, officials call the government to report what has happened.

In less than a minute, reporters from all countries appear on the scene to see who was the child that awakened the highest-ranked skill in the world.

The skill that has never been awakened before has finally appeared.

The other children and parents were taken out, leaving only the couple and the child. The others were reporters and government officials.

At the same time, news of a child in China awakening the world's rarest skill spread across the globe.

All the news only showed his name and picture.

No one knew what the skill was for it still requires a little time to decipher.

A few moments later…

"The results have arrived. The skill name and its effects have been translated" The officer shouted excitedly.

Reporters and cameramen focused on the person who was going to make the announcement.

"The skill's name is Level Lock."