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 overworked power grid groaned as emergency lights blinked on, casting the plaza in a faint, unsettling light and sending the gathered aspirants into brief chaos.

"Did he break it? He actually broke the whole system!"

The panic was short-lived. Principal Alistair Finch, still standing calmly on the dais, simply raised a hand.

A gentle, pure white light emanated from him, washing over the plaza.

The emergency lights stabilized, the secondary systems hummed back to life, and a sense of profound calm settled over the terrified crowd. His control was absolute.

The door to Daniel's test pod hissed open, revealing him standing calmly inside, the unreleased singularity arrow having dissipated from his bowstring.

He blinked, adjusting to the dim emergency lighting, a look of faint disappointment on his face.

The Fight For Vance! Pt 2