[Name: Hwang Sin
Age: Twenty-One
Gender: Male
Occupation: Law Student at Red Oak University]
Two years younger than his previous self, tenfold in beauty, and still cursing at a university. A handy ID card with much information on it, it also says his classroom: 5F. 'He must've been a neat freak if he was a real person before.'
This may not have been the case, it can be just an identity created by the "System" and it made a backstory to fill the gaps. Scoffing, he goes back to the classroom, it appears he was on a bathroom break or something like that.
Touching his face, there is no growing beard there, being completely flat and smooth. Although not someone who cares much about this type of tithing, it is a strange feeling to not feel it after so long. 'The last time I shaved was eight months ago…' It was a long time…
Hwang Sin is also girlier than he expected by the reflection… but it can be attributed to the Ancient Dragon Bloodline, Immortals tend to be on the feminine side, even if they are male. Unsurprisingly or not, there are not many people in the halls, being mostly devoid of life besides the cold and grey concrete beneath his feet and on the walls.
A "modern design", grey, dull, and sturdy concrete. Sin suppresses a need to spite, doing so only because of the poor janitors who will clean it later. The apocalypse is coming, there is no need to make their lives harder. 'If my wasting days were for something… I guess there is a way to call the system or something like that?'
"System." Sin whispers as a pop-up screen appears before him.
[MOST FEATURES ARE LOCKED UNTIL THE TUTORIAL STARTS. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE START OF THE GAME]
This is bad… although with a dragon bloodline things will be easier even if they are normal life. "So, what you can show me?"
An involuntary groan escapes. This game is determined to be hardcore even when it becomes reality. It can't give even a silver lining… although his bloodline was enough of a silver lining… life can be so hard sometimes.
[NAME: Hwang Sin
CLASS: Immortal
PLAYSTYLE: IMMORTAL CULTIVATOR
GENDER: MALE
COMPATIBILITY: 100
STATUS:
STR: 50(+30)
SPD: 20(+30)
DEF: 70(+50)
CHI: 130 - 200/260
MNA: -230
FER: 30
VIR: 90
STA: 50 - 150/150
SPI: 130
TRAITS: …
SKILLS: …]
Sin beats down the urge to whistle out loud. Those are some big stats even if he is not fully awakened, since the game didn't start properly. Although they match the expectations of an Ancient Dragon Bloodline.
The baseline human stat is twenty. A goblin baseline stat is 15, a skeleton is 25 baseline. While skewed, his stats are pretty good. 50 base strength, plus an additional 30 because of the bloodline, he is four times stronger than a normal human. Twice as fast, six times as resilient.
Now, comes the some spiritual stats. His Chi is very high, and a good bloodline for Chi will make martial studies a cakewalk, two hundred Chi points to use is very handy as well, although for now, there will be no use for them.
Mana is doomed for, there is no doubt about this bloodline being solely for an Eastern Dragon now, magic is a no-go, useless. Although expected, he bit his lip in frustration, a door closed by a window opened kind of deal.
FER is something that shouldn't be that high… VIR is very high, another expected stat to be high. Stamina is acceptable, just a little more and it would be thrice the higher human amount…
Very good stats across the board. Although they could've been better… "Wait, will my stats match the base of the Ancient Dragon bloodline when the tutorial starts?"
[YES, A THIRTY-POINT INCREASE IN SOME STATS AND TWENTY POINTS IN MOST IS EXPECTED]
It isn't as bad as he thought. While skeletons and goblins are easy to deal with, he can overpower them easily, Orcs and Ogres are a problem if they spawn. Contrary to skeletons that have only 25 baselines in each stat, Orcs tend to have 60 stats baseline. Ogres have a massive 100 in STR and DEF and massive stamina, but low SPD and are weak to magic to compensate.
While he is just slightly slower than an Orc but far more resilient and stronger, he can't compare to an Ogre just yet… "This is frustrating." Good stats, but not enough to steamroll the tutorial as he wanted…
'Heavenly Butcher or Sickdom would be the best for it… but I doubt I had points for them, and neglecting base stats is also bad…' There is no good way out of it.
Although, the class boosts should be there… immortals have higher sturdiness and spirit. "Does it show the class boosts?"
A last pop-up jumps before him, as he stops before the door to 5F.
[FEATURE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED]
This will be a pain in the ass. Stepping into the class, everyone is busy studying, obvious as it should be… However, two important things pop up.
One above a student like him, wearing the uniform and looking attentively at her notebook, a glare so strong it will make the book catch fire if she continues to stare at it. Normal straight hair, nothing special if it wasn't by a stats screen showing.
[NAME: Nae Rim
CLASS: Student
PLAYSTYLE: WORRY ABOUT STUDENT DEBT
GENDER: FEMALE
COMPATIBILITY: 30
STATUS:
STR: 22
SPD: 18
DEF: 16
FER: 20
VIR: 0
STA: 20 - 60/60
TRAITS: HEADSTRONG
SKILLS: GOOD COOK, STUBBORN, BLOODLINE]
Average stats across the board, although STR is above average, SPD and DEF are below average… her traits and skills are not good either. She is the shorter end of the stick regarding starting characters…
Headstrong is a worse version of Defiant, while Defiant is good, Headstrong is not so much…
[HEADSTRONG: YOU CAN PUSH THROUGH PROBLEMS AND PAIN EASIER THAN MOST PEOPLE]
Stubborn is a skill that makes lies and mental interferences work as intended, but it is not on the same level as Unfettered is… if only her stats were higher and she had Unfeterred… Although higher compatibility and bloodline… she may be worthy of investing in the future.
She has a bloodline, probably locked. If only he can awaken it still in the tutorial…
Glancing at the one person who had a pop-up on her.
[NAME: Kim Ji Yeon
CLASS: Law Teacher
PLAYSTYLE: WORRY ABOUT NOT GETTING MARRIED AND HER LOOKS
GENDER: FEMALE
COMPATIBILITY: 10
STATUS:
STR: 18
SPD: 25
DEF: 14
FER: 15
STA: 15 - 45/45
TRAITS: BROWN NOSER
SKILLS: ANNOYING, CONSUMMATE LIAR]
'Scrap that, her stats are dogshit. Useless traits and skills. I can't do anything to save this one…' Leaving her to die will be quite a blow to the other one. The pain of lacking an unfettered start is real…
And this time, there will not be a reset. "Excuse me, teacher, classmates." Speaking with a faux polite tone, he enters the room, walking towards one of the empty seats… now, which one will be his?
With a glance at one of them, a stylized green dragon pen is on the table... if this isn't a sign that this one is his chair, then destiny is at play here, putting such an obvious red herring…
Sitting on the chair, he sighs. Mind racing at the strategies to beat the tutorial, if it works remotely like the game, those two with the pop-ups are guaranteed to survive. So there is no need to worry about them… There are more important things to pay attention to, and way worse to prepare…
Like monsters. His mortal possessions right now will be useless, infrastructure will be ruined in the first cries of FERALR, leaving a sea of fire and crumbling buildings. Selling every single thing in this guy's home is not a bad option, buying supplies in bulk, water, food, and tools… yes, this is a good plan.
Liquidate assets and buy what will be truly needed for their survivors but without the location of the teleporting crystal, stocking supplies will be harder without a way to move them to the location—
[THE ANIMA MUNDI CRYSTAL WILL APPEAR OUTSIDE OF YOUR APARTMENT COMPLEX]
'What a good piece of shi— Don't get greedy… but this does help me with some things.' Preparation is the key. In hindsight, if the crystal appears just outside of his apartment complex, it makes sense why the starting hero always reaches it…
He suppresses a groan. Unless they are somehow drawn to his home for some God-forsaken reason, he won't be able to save them from the start of this terror and he has to prepare too.
"... Sin, where are Ran Young? You went to the bathroom at the same time." The teacher suddenly calls, staring at him. Taking this opportunity to — begrudgingly — remember the face of his future companion, Sin stares her in the eyes.
Dark and dull brown straight hair, faint dark circles below her tired brown eyes, and a slim face showing signs of stress and overwork. A… wool shirt with a white coat, giving some exposure and focus on her breasts, looking sizeable even with the shirt.
A slim waist, jeans, and black simple shoes. She doesn't dress half as bad for someone going out of "marrying age". "he was using the bathroom the last time I saw him." If it was the person who was there in the bathroom, it isn't a wrong assessment.
Even if he paid no attention to him. The teacher's eyes seem to catch him staring at her for a second or two, but she drops the issue, only transmitting a sharp disapproval through their stare.
Breaking eye contact, Sin puts his left hand before his mouth, sighing tiredly. This is by no means, the start he envisioned just in case he got stuck inside of FERALR. Two useless companions, and one who is an active hindrance.
(...)
The period ends after boring and sluggish hours, so he has zero reasons to stay in the university. He gets up as soon as possible, to get a talk with the teacher. 'If it was LinLing'Er Paisen, she would do something drastic like kidnapping them…'
It would work, and they would be convinced… no. No normal person would be convinced by that explanation even if they saw the apocalypse before their very own eyes. Besides, he lacks the gall and dauntlessness to go and straight up kidnap someone like LinLing'Er Paisen.
"Hey, doofus." A girl calls him. With a look back, a familiar pop screen appears.
[NAME: NAE RIM]
His companion. "I've lost my notebook… that jerky… anyway. Can you give me yours for me to copy? I need it, quite badly. You won't have a problem with it, right?"
How convenient… "Alright. Go take it in three days… I think. Yeah, I will need it until Sunday. I will be very busy, so you may need to go to my home. Take it." For some reason, her eyes widen in surprise, but she reverts to a neutral expression quickly.
"You… well, good to see you are learning how to be a normal person, busy.? You really will be busy if you are saying so openly. Okay, sunday is it? I will go there in the morning. Thank you, anyway, you will save my skin here" Like that, she walks away.
… It may be a coincidence, or the FERALR system actively forces events to happen, but it doesn't matter. It leaves only the teacher. "Well… I will just ask her out."While he doesn't know how Hwang Sin used to act, by the reaction of his classmate and future companion.
He already blew up, they are not the same people so acting like the same won't work. 'Besides, I have quite a good looks right now… asking the teacher out my work. This body is quite handy.'
Time to set the gears of fate to work.