The game is here!
Inside a normally decorated room, several yellowed celebrity posters were stuck to the walls, their edges slightly curled, showing traces of being gnawed by time.
The air was filled with a faint smell of dust, mixed with the damp scent of grass and wood unique to early summer drifting in from outside the window.
Some books were piled on the desk against the wall, and a thin layer of dust had settled on the lampshade of the desk lamp beside it, clearly indicating it hadn't been properly wiped for some time.
White Night suddenly opened his eyes and sat up in bed.
His chest heaved violently, like a drowning person dragged out of a deep pool, greedily gulping the surrounding air!
Heavy gasps escaped his throat, and his forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat, soaking the stray hairs across his brow.
After a long while.
He scanned his surroundings.
His gaze shifted from the familiar desk to the calendar on the wall, and finally landed on the old smartphone on the bedside table.
The next second.
His pupils suddenly contracted, as if squeezed by an invisible hand, his face filled with shock and uncertainty.
His lips trembled as he muttered softly:
"Didn't I die during the Demon Abyss invasion?"
"What is going on?!"
He subconsciously raised his hand and touched his body.
His fingertips touched the slightly thin skin of a young man, not the bloody, mangled wound torn open by the Demon Abyss monster's claws in his memory!
The searing pain of being ripped apart seemed to linger in his nerve endings, making him involuntarily shiver.
Just as he was trying to sort out his chaotic thoughts, a cold, emotionless mechanical voice suddenly rang out deep within his mind.
It was as if someone were striking a hollow iron barrel with a metal rod, making his eardrums buzz:
[Super-Dimensional Game -- 'divine selection' officially descends upon Blue Star!]
[Effective immediately, all Blue Star humans aged sixteen and above can awaken a Class and head to the divine selection World to level up and become stronger!]
"Holy crap! Did I just get reborn?!"
White Night was utterly shocked, his eyes wide and round, his mouth slightly agape, wide enough to fit an egg.
The blood that had been chilled by fear moments ago seemed to instantly boil, rushing wildly through his veins.
He was not unfamiliar with this voice deep in his mind; it was like a brand etched into his marrow, impossible to erase even after experiencing death once.
In the year 3999 AD, Blue Star underwent a world-shaking upheaval!
That day, countless colored fissures split open in the sky, like shattered glass. Immediately afterward, all communications worldwide were cut off, and all thermal weapons mysteriously failed!
At the same time.
A Game System named 'divine selection' descended upon Blue Star!
From that day onward, all Blue Star humans aged sixteen and above could awaken a Game Class.
Some awakened as Mages who could summon wind and rain, some as Warriors with boundless strength, and others as Priests who could heal injuries... After awakening a Class, they could enter a bizarre Alternate World through a portal opened by the System to level up and grow stronger.
There were fire-breathing Dragons, Elves hidden in the forests, and strange Monsters scattered throughout the deserts... After a period of time, people were surprised to find that although they couldn't bring the astonishing magic or weapons that could cut through iron back to Blue Star, their physical fitness did significantly improve!
Some frail elderly people, after leveling up and getting stronger in the Alternate World, returned to Blue Star with noticeably more vigorous bodies, their facial wrinkles smoothing out considerably—it was practically a rebirth!
Some patients, ravaged and emaciated by terminal illnesses, found that after leveling up and getting stronger in the divine selection World, the spread of their cancer cells miraculously slowed down upon returning to reality, with a few even making complete recoveries!
Consequently.
People began frantically pouring into the divine selection World, racking their brains to level up and become stronger!
Discussions in the streets and alleys were no longer about stock market fluctuations or celebrity gossip, but about which Class was easier to level up and which Dungeon dropped rare equipment!
The entire Blue Star was immersed in this sudden carnival, as if they had found the key to transcendence!
Thus, Blue Star officially entered the Era ofGames for All!
..."Is this because I died too simply last time, so I have to die again?!"
White Night sat on the bed, looking helpless, a bitter smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
The smile was uglier than a cry. The excitement that had surged moments ago was instantly extinguished by a basin of ice water, chilling him from head to toe.
Having been reborn, he felt excitement about the Game System's arrival, but also a deep, bone-chilling despair!
Because he clearly remembered that 30 days after this game descended, the World-Ending Crisis that would drag the entire Blue Star into hell would begin without warning!
At that time, the sky would split open again, but this time not with magnificent portals, but with countless pitch-black Spatial Fissures, like the eyes of demons opening!
A world named Demon Abyss would begin invading Blue Star, and countless extremely powerful Monsters would swarm out of the fissures!
They had sharp tusks and dragged slimy tentacles. Wherever they passed, houses turned to ruins and living beings turned to dry bones!
Although the Class power people gained in the Alternate World would be fully activated by then, 30 days was simply not enough time for Class Holders who needed long-term accumulation to grow stronger... Even with the full power of Class Holders, facing the countless terrifying Demon Abyss Monsters, Blue Star humans would be like ants trying to shake a tree, completely unable to resist the Demon Abyss Monsters!
White Night kicked the bucket just two days after the Demon Abyss invasion began.
At the time, he was targeted by dozens of Demon Abyss Behemoths, each ten meters tall. Their roars shattered his eardrums, and with one swipe of a claw, he felt himself being swatted away like a leaf, his consciousness rapidly fading in the intense pain.
Thinking back to the overwhelming tide of Demon Abyss Monsters that attacked before he died, their scarlet eyes flickering in the darkness, their roars sounding like countless wronged souls wailing!
White Night felt a wave of cold rush straight from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head, causing all the hairs on his body to stand on end!
...After a long while.
White Night reluctantly got out of bed, the mattress giving a slight creak.
He sighed and muttered to himself, "Since I can't change it, I can only look forward..."
"I wonder what Class Holder I'll awaken this time..."
The next moment.
With a slight thought, he summoned the Game Panel.
Instantly, a transparent Light Screen Panel appeared without warning right in the center of his vision.
The words "Identity Binding" were clearly displayed in bold on the light screen.
White Night, familiar with the process, tapped the panel and swiped his finger, completing the Identity Binding in just a few movements.
The instant the information was submitted, the light screen flickered slightly, as if confirming the data.
Next, the Game System's cold voice sounded again. This time the voice seemed clearer than before, as if coming from right beside his ear:
[You have successfully completed Identity Binding!]
[Dear Player White Night, welcome to the 'divine selection' game. Your Initial Class will now be awakened!]
[Random Awakening in progress...]
"Last time it was Warrior. I wonder what Class Holder I'll awaken this time..."
White Night's breathing accelerated slightly, and his expression grew somewhat nervous.
The text on the light screen suddenly disappeared, replaced by a spinning Golden Turntable.
Small grids were densely distributed across it, each imprinted with a different Class Icon: a Warrior holding a great axe, a Mage chanting spells, a Knight holding a shield, a Priest casting a healing spell... The turntable spun faster and faster, eventually turning into a blurry golden streak, emitting a slight buzzing sound.
White Night held his breath, staring intently at the turntable.
[Awakening successful! Your Initial Class is: Warrior!]
The Golden Turntable suddenly stopped, the pointer resting firmly on the Class Icon of the muscular Warrior holding the great axe.
The next moment.
The icon instantly magnified, filling the entire light screen, and a brief description popped up beside it:
[Warrior: Melee Class, possesses powerful Physical Attack and Defense, skilled at using heavy weapons like swords, axes, and hammers!]
White Night raised an eyebrow and muttered to himself, "Warrior again?"
Immediately following.
The System Prompt continued:
[After awakening, you may enter the Game World to level up at any time. Relevant Game Guides and Novice Gift Packs have been distributed to your Portable Space. Please check them!]
The Warrior icon gradually faded, and then a Game Guide appeared on the Light Screen Panel.
This Game Guide detailed the map distribution of the divine selection World, Monster levels, quest mechanics, as well as instructions on Class Advancement, and more.
With this guide, players could adapt to the Game World more quickly.
[Finally, we wish you good luck!]
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