[Welcome to the tutorial.]
[Your fighting style will be assessed by this first fight.]
[The difficulty of the battle will increase over time.]
These two system messages appeared in John's mind. Before him stood what appeared to be a scarecrow holding a sword.
Suddenly, his own stats appeared, just like the system messages.
[Name: unnamed]
[Class: Melee Tier 0, Lv 0]
[Race: Tutorial body]
[Titles: none]
[HP: 100]
[Mana: 100]
[Strength: 10]
[Dexterity: 10]
[Constitution: 10]
[Intelligence: 10]
[Wisdom: 10]
[Charisma: 10]
[Skills: Slash Lv0, Firebolt Lv0, Minor heal Lv0]
[Equipment: Buckler(F) Lv0, Short sword(F) Lv0]
"Yeah, I will do my best to..." John started to declare before being cut off.
[Connection error. Forceful ejection.]
"Sh*t! S#it! Sh*t!"
"Why did a power cut have to happen now of all times! I know that I can only do that test once, at least all the beta people online said so."
Angry at the timing of the power cut, John wanted to throw something but didn't want to break any of his stuff so he just punched the wall opposite his bed until his knuckles were bright red and red specks that almost looked like a rash were appearing between his knuckles.
Realising that this time was being wasted and that he could be playing the game, John quickly hurried down to the dining room where the fuse box is kept in the cupboard. He hoped that just flicking a fuse would solve his power issues otherwise he would fall too far behind in the game while he waited for someone to fix the electricity.
Upon opening the box, John felt relief flood through him from his head to his feet because he saw that there was a fuse labelled "bedroom 2" that was off. He just flicked the switch back on before running back into his bedroom, where his pod is located, and going back into the game.
[Tutorial completed. Lasted: 10 seconds. Rating: F.]
[Enter name to start your journey in Eternal Online: ]
Feeling like he had just reached the bottom of a rollercoaster of emotions, John entered the name "John", not caring anymore about carefully selecting a name. He just chose his own name and since there are many people called John, he didn't think it would reveal his identity.
[Name: John]
[Class: Brick Tier 1, Lv 1]
[Race: Human]
[Titles: Pacifist]
[HP: 200]
[Mana: 10]
[Strength: 1]
[Dexterity: 1]
[Constitution: 20]
[Intelligence: 1]
[Wisdom: 1]
[Charisma: 1]
[Skills: Slash Lv1, Block Lv1]
[Equipment: Buckler(F) Lv0, Short sword(F) Lv0]
Seeing his ridiculous stats, John realised what must have happened. When he disconnected, the tutorial enemy must have attacked him and since he didn't fight back, he got the title "Pacifist". Also, since he took damage so quickly, his constitution was increased to twice the average human's. However, since he didn't attack, dodge, use magic, strategise or communicate in any way, his other stats were reduced to almost oblivion, settling at a tenth of the average human.