Damigod

Facing extinction, humanity seeks salvation in the Astral Verge, a dangerous dimension accessed via portals that threatened to wipe out the entire planet.

Few years later, aspiring recruit Daniel Vance enters the Verge for his final assessment, hoping to Awaken a Talent and secure his future. While others gain common abilities, Daniel secretly Awakens the mythical SSS-Grade Talent: [Soul Assimilation]. This allows him to absorb essence, enhancing gear, gaining stats and EXP from slain creatures, and crucially, absorbing attributes and skills from fallen Awakened.

Witnessing the swift death of the arrogant Jaxon Rex, Daniel makes a grim choice: he assimilates Jaxon, gaining his first skill, [Kinetic Pulse]. This sets his path: scavenging the aftermath of others’ battles. He enhances gear and, after achieving his first kill on an injured beast, waits patiently to assimilate two more fallen recruits, acquiring [Quick Step] and the invaluable passive [Aura Sense].

Starting as average, Daniel rapidly gains power in secret, enhanced gear, multiple skills, and boosted stats , far exceeding his peers while remaining outwardly unremarkable. He navigates the lethal Verge alone, using its inherent dangers to fuel his growth, wrestling with the moral cost of his unique, overwhelming power.

SSS-Rank Talent: Super Upgrade System

The small cave, hidden deep in the Whispering Mire, felt like a quiet refuge in a vast, eerie landscape.

Daniel, Lia, and Ayra had gotten a few hours of restless sleep, as the swamp's heavy atmosphere made it hard to truly rest.

Daniel had woken first, his Tier 2 [Soul Assimilation] talent already humming with recovered charges.

The A-Grade [Predator's Mark] he obtained from the Gloomfang Devourer's fang sharpened his senses, while the B-Grade [Savage Might] offered a powerful boost to his already immense strength.

Nyx, Daniel's Shadow Wolf Pup, was the first to fully wake after him. She stretched her small, shadowy body, then walked over and nudged his hand with her wet nose.

Her luminous blue eyes, usually wide with puppy curiosity, now held a spark of something else, a playful challenge.

She let out a soft "woof," then playfully nipped at his A-Grade Phantom Edge Striking Wraps.

A Pup's Playful Fury!