2: Chapter 2 I will burn myself out, and avenge you all in this life.

Leaving the principal's office, he was still holding that bank card.

The awakening ceremony on the playground wasn't over yet, but Su Mu didn't plan to go there.

It was too crowded and noisy; he had more important things to do now.

He needed to study the protagonist's exclusive system.

He returned to the classroom and sat in his seat.

Open the system.

He thought to himself, 'System, can you give a brief introduction to your functions?'

Then, a mechanical voice sounded in Su Mu's head.

This system has two functions:

1. Selection Function

When the host faces a choice, the system will provide options based on the scenario.

The system will grant rewards or punishments based on the host's choice.

2. Roulette Function

The host can obtain conversion points after killing demon beasts; these points can be spent on lucky draws.

Then, a large roulette wheel appeared in Su Mu's mind.

The wheel was divided into five equal sections.

The five colors—white, green, blue, purple, and gold—correspond to five different reward grades: D, C, B, A, and S.

Ding!

The system's voice sounded again.

Opening the roulette for the first time; one free draw granted.

Without hesitation, he started the draw.

The pointer spun continuously on the wheel, finally stopping in the blue area.

Congratulations on obtaining a B-grade Weapon Selection Pack. The prize has been stored in the system space.

Su Mu opened the system space; there was only one item inside.

It was an item with a blue gift pack icon.

He used it directly, and options popped up.

Spear, Saber, Staff, Sword, Tang Dao, Polearm.

After a slight hesitation, he chose the spear.

The King of a Hundred Weapons!

The blue gift pack icon in the system space then transformed into a silver spear.

The annotation below read: B-grade Alloy Spear.

Rustling sounds came from his surroundings, so Su Mu closed the system.

He now had a good understanding of the system's functions; there were two in total.

One is passively triggered, usable only when facing a choice.

The other is the roulette function, which requires hunting ferocious beasts to obtain conversion points.

However, he didn't know yet how many beasts he needed to kill for one draw.

While Su Mu was still thinking, the students had returned to the classroom one after another.

The class teacher, Huang Shaofang, was already standing on the podium.

"The awakening ceremony is over, and everyone has finished their awakening."

"Those who awakened good abilities, do not be proud. Awakening is just the beginning; you must continue to work hard."

"Students whose results were not ideal should not be discouraged. Awakening is not the end; with continued effort, you still have a chance to get into an Ability University."

At this point, the entire class looked toward Su Mu.

Regarding the results, no one in the class expected there to be an S-grade awakened person.

Even more unexpected was that the person who awakened an S-grade ability would be the usually low-profile Su Mu.

Seeing the whole class looking at Su Mu, Teacher Huang knew she couldn't let this continue.

Although she was very happy to have an S-grade student, she couldn't allow the other students' resolve to be completely shattered.

"The Ability College Entrance Examination is next week, so everyone should prepare well over the next two days."

"These three years of hard work all depend on this final push during the exam."

Teacher Huang quickly changed the subject.

After redirecting the topic, Teacher Huang mentioned some precautions for the exam and then dismissed the class.

He picked up his bag to go home; the whole way was filled with talk about his ability.

It wasn't exactly annoying, because Su Mu didn't care at all.

Suddenly, someone blocked Su Mu's path.

"Su Mu, let's be together! In the whole school, only I am worthy of you."

Shen Qinghe stood proudly in front of Su Mu, acting as if her words were a royal decree.

"Psycho!"

Su Mu took a step to the side, about to leave.

Shen Qinghe blocked him with her arm, her face full of arrogance.

"I'm the only one in the school with an A-grade ability; only I am a match for you."

"If you don't choose me, are you going to choose that useless neighbor of yours?"

Slap!

This time Su Mu didn't indulge her; he backhanded her with a direct slap.

"If I hear you say anything bad about Sister Leng Jing again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Besides, I have nothing to do with you. Don't let me see you again in the future."

After saying that, he left immediately.

Returning to the residential complex, he took a deep breath and walked in.

"Auntie Wang, collecting the laundry?"

"Little Su, school had the awakening today, right? How was it? What ability did you awaken?"

"I awakened the S-grade ability, Dark Thunder Domain, Auntie Wang!"

Auntie Wang looked very happy, without a hint of envy or jealousy.

"Uncle He, Uncle Li, playing chess? Who's winning more today?"

"Little Su is back! You awakened your ability today, right? What was it?"

"I awakened the S-grade ability, Dark Thunder Domain!"

"Sister Zhao!..."

"..."

Similar conversations didn't stop from the moment he entered the complex.

Only the titles changed, but everyone asked Su Mu about his awakening.

Everyone was like family; hearing that Su Mu awakened an S-grade ability, their eyes were full of joy.

There wasn't a trace of envy or jealousy...

As for why?

Three years ago, a beast tide attacked a small county in Jianglan City.

Su Mu's parents both died in that tide; from then on, Su Mu became an orphan.

Everyone in this complex was originally from that small county—they were all survivors of that tide.

Many here grew up on community meals, and every family provided for them.

Everyone here loathed ferocious beasts to the bone.

Everyone here was family.

The small county originally had hundreds of thousands of people; now there were only 132 in the complex.

Excluding the 13 children born in these three years, those 119 people were all the survivors of that beast tide.

Su Mu treated everyone here as his relatives and elders, and everyone here treated Su Mu as their own kin.

This was why Su Mu, who hadn't mentioned his ability once since awakening, mentioned his S-grade ability so frequently here.

He wanted to tell all the uncles, aunts, and elders here that he would become a sharp sword to pierce the hearts of the beasts.

He also wanted to tell all those who died in the tide that the sparks they left behind would surely start a prairie fire.

He wanted to tell his parents, 'I will burn out my life to avenge you.'

Now he didn't just have an S-grade ability, but also a system; none of this was a dream anymore.

Following the path in the complex, he walked step by step to Building 6.

A girl full of youthful energy was there, wearing a gray hoodie that had been washed until it was a bit faded.

Wearing jeans and a high ponytail, her black hair swayed as she came down the stairs.

The young girl was very beautiful, her round face showing a slight flush.

Seeing Su Mu, she naturally smiled, her two dimples looking as sweet as honey.

"Brother Mumu!"

Su Mu reached out and rubbed the girl's head.

"Ruoxi! Why the rush?"

This girl was Lin Ruoxi; like Su Mu, her family had died in the beast tide.

She had treated Su Mu as her brother for these three years.

"Auntie Wang said she's taking me to the mall today."

As she spoke, she prepared to break free from Su Mu and run off.

Su Mu shook his head and let the girl go.

He walked straight upstairs and pushed open the door.

"Sister Leng Jing, I'm back!"

Before his voice even landed, the door next door opened.

A beautiful woman with her hair pinned up walked out.

Wearing simple loungewear and silver-framed glasses, which further highlighted her elegant temperament.

Her skin was as white as snow, with a swan-like neck, and her eyes were full of gentleness.

"You're back?" Her voice was so soft and sweet it could melt one's bones.