Beginning of The End
"Round 1 begins in 5 minutes, prepare yourself."
Well then, this is new; I wonder which mediocre web novel this was pulled from.
"What the fuck is this!?"
"Woah! It's just like my web novels! I can finally be the god Giga-Chad harem protagonist I always knew I could be!"
Our resident neckbeard is excited it seems. The dumbass can't even see his toes with how rotund he is, I'll be surprised if he can get out of his desk, much less get within 6 feet of a woman.
Continuing to observe, I glance at the teacher. She still has a dead look in her eyes, but they have more gusto now for whatever reason. Josh, young as he is, looks scared but also…bloodthirsty? Makes sense I guess.
"Maybe, it's like, Call of Duty zombies?" the drug lord in the making adds.
"YOU IMBECILE! IF IT WAS C.O.D., THERE WOULD BE A BLOODY TALLY MARK SHOWING WHAT ROUND IT IS!" a guy with glasses(that are shining for some reason) screamed at the druggy.
You know, I love anime and games just as much as the next guy but these people are delusional. We are probably all going to die, but what's the worst that can happen, right? On a side note, I tried touching the screen to get some kind of information on the situation, but all I got back was a "video" type recording of me and my surroundings. Meaning, it's possible we are being watched. Not creepy at all, right?
"Round 1 begins in 2 minutes, prepare yourself."
Now, what to do? If cliché has anything to say about it, all hell is about to break loose. I could try and take control of the situation, order them to barricade the doors, and prepare to fight. Or I could say we can evacuate the school. There are many avenues we can take here. Before I could come to any kind of conclusion, the intercom turned on.
"All students, I repeat, All students remain in your classrooms for further instructions. The police are on their way to escort everyone home safely." the man said in an overly calm voice over the speaker.
Looks like I don't have to do anything after all. Although, it does make sense that the police are making their way here. All of a sudden, I have an idea on how to gather more info. I take out my phone and make a call.
*Burrrr**Burrrr**Burrrr*
"Hello? Son, are you there?" my mother asked more calmly than I would have expected.
"Hey mom, I have a question, do you happen to have a red, semi-transparent screen in front of you that reads round 1 begins soon?" I asked.
"What the hell are you talking about? You know, your dad and I have been talking, those anime and video games are finally getting to you aren't they? I should never have bought them for you blah blah blah…" she nags on and on.
Hmm, so only certain people are being shown this. What are the qualifications? Is it only given to a certain age group? In that case, why can all the teachers see it? Is it location maybe? That's possible but I don't have enough information yet.
"...and that's why we will be canceling our WiFi services and having daily bible studies." she finally finished.
"You know, as riveting as that all sounds, I just want to let you and dad know that I love you, no matter how much intelligence you lack. Goodbye."
*Boop*
I hung up and turned off my phone to save the battery. I'll need it to play candy crush later.
"Round 1 has begun, may the odds be ever in your favor" The screen then disappears.
Then, it was replaced with a light teal blue screen with my picture at the top.
Name: Jack Black
Class: None
Rank: F
Level: 0
Strength: F
Agility: N/R (No Rank)
Intelligence: F
Wisdom: F
Luck: N/R (No Rank)
Skills:
SP (Skill Points): 0
Acting: E
Cleaning: A
Fighting: D
Marksmanship: D
[Click For More]
Magic:
Psychometry: ??? [Activated by touch]
"Now things are getting interesting."
Just this screen alone gives me a lot of information. Number one, Level. This implies a mechanic to level up via "experience points." I don't know how that will translate to real life, however. Next, stats, they are incredibly vague. I will say that I am incredibly confident in my strength. By no means am I a really big guy, but I can lift a substantial amount for my size. I'm guessing it's a typical ranking system that goes from Rank F to Rank S or something similar, but that's common sense.
What I find the most interesting is that my personal ability is considered magic. I've been a magical boy all along. Too bad it doesn't come with awesome transformations like sailor moon. The Skill tab is self exclamatory, I've picked up a hell a lot of skills due to what I understand now to be my magic abilities. In other words, It's an authors get out of jail free card to explain how their main character knows how to do stuff.
Going back to my stats, how the hell is it ranked? What's the metric? I don't really consider myself a smart guy, so why are my intelligence and wisdom stats so high? Does this thing come with a user manual?
"User Manual." I say not so softly.
"What the hell is that guy going on about? We are living in a video game! Why question it?" Karen number 1 said.
"Idk, but there's no dexterity stat and I might have to consult a GM about this." Karen number 2 said.
Ignoring the peanut gallery in their panic, I look at my now changed screen.
Help
Rank[Click for more info]
Levels[Click for more info]
Skills and Skill Points[Click for more info]
Magic[Click for more info]
Class[Click for more info]
Stats[Click for more info]
Heheheheheh! Info dump! I Choose You!
Help
Rank
This is the average Rank of all of your stats. The more you rank up your stats, the higher it will be. Other users with the magic skill [Appraise] will see this rank.
Levels
Your level can be raised by killing other living beings.
Skills and Skill Points
Skills are descriptors of your mastery in a certain field. Skill points are obtained by raising your level and can be applied to skills to raise their rank. Be careful with your spending, however, as it gets exponentially more expensive as you rise in rank. Skills can also be leveled by simply getting good.
Magic
Magic is, well, magic. Figure it out on your own.
Class
Your class is your specialty. Beginning classes are all generalized into three classes: Fighter, Mage, and Rouge. Each class has a Rank and skill requirement to obtain. The requirements for Obtaining a class can be found by clicking [Class] on the main page.
Stats
These are your overall abilities.
Strength is how hard you can hit. If you wonder later on how your body can handle the strain, don't.
Agility is how fast and precise you are in your movements. For you dex builds that have complaints, here you go.
Intelligence is your propensity to process information and how quickly you comprehend it.
Wisdom is how well you can apply your intelligence.
Work hard to raise your stats, unless you wish to test your luck that is.
Whoever wrote this, I wanna be their friend. They have just the right amount of chaotic pettiness. It seems I'm not the only one to have found the manual. Mrs…I mean Miss. NoChildSupport over there copied me. She looked up from her own screen, smiled, and called me over with a wave. I walked over to her, ignoring the masses that were still arguing over whether or not this was C.O.D. or some weebaboo concoction.
"So, what do you make of this?" she asked.
"Hmm, I honestly don't know. If I had to guess, humanity is about to go through some rough times." if cliché has anything to say about it.
"I would have to agree. I guess all those insufferable web novels I suffered through to gain a better understanding of this generation wasn't a waste after all." she smiled brightly.
That's new, I've never seen her smile like that before. Not since the divorce anyway.
"For now, we should arm ourselves with whatever we can get our hands…"
*Grrrrah!*
What interrupted me was something between a growl and someone trying to rid their throat of mucus. The pitter patter of footsteps prevailed in the now silent classroom. The common sense thing to do in this situation would be to stay quiet and wait for them to pass but not everyone is blessed with the intelligence to know that.
"What is thaaaat, why is everyone so quiet? I just can't handle this right now. I have bad panic attacks you know? Someone go see whats going oooooon!" Stacy, our resident blonde bimbo whined.
"I'll do it Stacy, as the alpha male of this classroom full of betas, I'll go see what's going on." said some dude named Chad.
Wow, I didn't think second hand cringe was a thing but here we are.
Some dude named Chad(probably) POV:
I am a man among men. I go to the gym 6 days a week, and I get all the bitches(skinny as a twig and gets negative bitches). I'll prove to Stacy and everyone that I'm the alpha and the leader. Whatever is out there will have to deal with me.
POV: MC
Yeah, he's definitely going to die. He well single handedly prove that black people are not always the first to die in horror like situations. I watch him as he swaggers out the classroom door with the confidence of a super-soldier and the build of a stick bug.
*Graaaaaah*
Hearing the god awful growling again, we wait for something to happen. While everyone's focus was on the door, I made my way towards my bookbag, waiting for the inevitable. I'm heartless you say? Well, you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes. That's what my dad told me when I face planted and lost what teeth I had at the age of 6.
"What the fuck is that!?"
*Stab*
"Aaaaahhhhhh!"
*Stab**Stab**Stab*
Ah yes, the sound of flesh being pierced by a blade. I'll never forget when I was turning in my coloring assignment in kindergarten and found out my teacher was a serial killer; the sadistic stabby kind. Murder, great for raising children.
*Step**Step**Step*
Multiple footsteps could be heard from the now frozen classroom, well, except for me7 digging in my bag.
*Graaaaah!*
Looking up, I see 3 creatures. They were very short, only about 3 feet tall. With green skin, a nose that WW2 Germany would find offensive, and daggers that were half their size, the goblins entered the classroom. Now, why am I not immediately shooting them you might ask? Well, that's simple, I want to see what happens next. Is that a bit psychopathic? Yes, yes it is, but I never claimed to be sane.
*Graaaah*
The three goblins leapt into action, going for the soon to be victims closest to them. They stabbed three of the shocked, frozen students. One in the thigh, one in the abdomen, and one in the genitals.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH" the boy with the surprise neutering and the other two screamed bloody murder.
Then, panic insued. Now that they realize what's happening is real, the so called "geniuses" did what any scared teenager would do. Scream and run.
"Get out my way you fat bastard!" said someone while throwing the neckbeard guy towards the goblins.
Being how heavy he is, he couldn't get up on his own and ended up getting stabbed.
"My *gurgle* harem…" he died for what he belived in, F in the chat.
*Bang!*
"Une."
*Bang!*
"Deux."
After killing two of them, the third goblin realized who the threat was and bounded towards me. Not that it matters.
"Trois!"
*Bang!*
[Level Up] (Enter level up sound here)