One day, everyone on the planet Earth finds themselves in a dingy and dark halls of a dungeon, alone and confused.
There is no reason, it's just that they suddenly finds themselves in this place.
Each and every people were separated from each other. They only have themselves in a wide empty room, with a single torch lamp that seems to be stuck on the wall.
It doesn't matter if they are still a toddler or is too old to even walk. All of them are alone in a single room.
Along with that is a sudden prompt in their face that is supposed to be impossible on reality. It is a panel commonly seen on RPGs that indicates the status of the player.
[Status]
Will Bright ~ Level 0
(Next : 0%)
MP : 0/0
SP : 0/0
MP Regen : 0/sec
SP Regen : 0/sec
STR : 0
VIT : 0
AGI : 0
DEX : 0
MAG : 0
WIS : 0
CHA : 0
LCK : 0
Status Points : 0
[Abilities]
This is what's in front of one Will Bright. A sociopath teenager who thinks he can live by himself.
Unlike the other people who are confused, angry, panicking, crying, or other emotions that a person normally does when in a situation like this, he is excited at this new scene.
"I've been transported to another world!"
His thoughts are focused on the fact that he got on another world, which is very popular on most webnovels that he reads. People that got transmigrated usually acquires some form of cheat, or system, whatever type of convenience it is.
He has been dreaming about this event, imagining different scenarios, thinking that he is some sort of protagonist in his world.
"But damn, this place sure is dark. It's giving me the creeps!"
"Well, at least I have this Status. So this proves that I am truly in another world!"
He looks around the room, trying to see if there is anything useful in it. Seeing that, other than the lamp that is totally stuck on the wall, there is nothing else in this room.
"Okay. What about my Status?"
"Inventory!"
Nothing happens and he only looks like an idiot waiting for something to appear. Feeling a bit awkward, he decided to try again.
"Storage! Dimensional Storage! Item Box! Pocket Dimension! Magic Pouch!"
"Goddammit! I don't have any inventory!"
He felt appalled at this. One of the most convenient thing in an RPG setting is not available. He felt so letdown at that realization.
"Well, at least I still have a status. Which means..."
He turns to the door that leads to the outside of this room.
"I can acquire EXP!"
He felt confident. This is the starting area so enemies should be easy, is what he is thinking.
If this is a dungeon, then there are monsters within. He is hopeful that nothing bad will happen as he got outside.
His predictions is true as he opens the door. There is a monster there but it is not as scary as the ones he is thinking about.
It is a humanoid creature that is totally made out of paper. It is so slow and it seems like it even have a hard time moving it's body. It only looks creepy, being a moving humanoid paper, but that is all it can do.
Normal people who have no knowledge about this sort of thing would have freaked out. A humanoid paper that can move is still scary if thought on a normal perspective.
But for him who have already anticipated the existence of monsters, and even visualize how he will fight against one is just excited as he sees the first stepping stone for his prominence.
"Hehe! Free EXP!"
He charges at the paper man, who seems to be trying to reach at him. The paper man seems to be trying to raised it's hand, though it is too slow that it just managed to take a stance when he is already going to tear it to shreds.
When he tries to grip it's body, he is surprised to feel his finger piercing through it's body like it's butter. It seems like it's hollow on the inside, and it is as fragile as it looks to be.
When he manage to grip with his two hands, he easily tears it to shreds, causing it to become lose it's mobility. It didn't take long before a prompt appears in front of his face.
[You got 1 EXP!]
"Oh crap! That's too weak!"
He looks at his status once more.
[Status]
Will Bright ~ Level 0
(Next : 33%)
MP : 0/0
SP : 0/0
MP Regen : 0/sec
SP Regen : 0/sec
STR : 0
VIT : 0
AGI : 0
DEX : 0
MAG : 0
WIS : 0
CHA : 0
LCK : 0
Status Points : 0
[Abilities]
"Hahaha! I just have to kill two or three of these weaklings and I will level up!"
He felt so elated having experience this. It's like he is just playing a game.
He decided to go around this dungeon, and look for more monsters.
I have to grind for EXP first before going to the next floor, if there is any next floor here.
That is what he is thinking as he moves around the dungeon.
This is the start of his trek to this dungeon, still unknowing that this place is more dangerous than what it looks. His ignorance and excitement makes him move forward.
He is not the only one. There are others like him who have thought of this scenario and also thinks they are some sort of protagonist. They have quickly gone to the dark halls and quickly hunts for the monsters, which is just some moving paper man.
Many more have already left their room and most people who have no knowledge about this are running, fainting, or just hiding back to their rooms in fear. Some are crying due to fear and the feeling of danger everywhere. Some have already died due to some serious illness like prone to heart attacks, old age, a toddler who is too hungry, and many more.
Many things are happening within the dungeon, and they don't know that this floor, the First Floor, is just a prelude for what is to come.