"Believer, the power is granted to you!"
"The dragon scale will teach you to control this power and guide your path!"
"When you are powerful enough, follow the guidance of the dragon scale to find me!"
In the dark altar, the dragon statue's eyes flickered with a red glow.
Then, everything fell silent.
Lucas Hayes stood there, dazed and stunned.
The surrounding scenery vanished completely.
In its place was an abyss of darkness.
Mechanical electronic sounds echoed in his ears.
"Adventurer: Lone Leaf, character creation successful!"
"Confirming race: Dragonman"
"Confirming class: Harbinger of Cataclysm"
"You will enter the Divine Realm Continent in ten seconds!"
"Please prepare, adventurer!"
"Countdown: 10"
"9"
"8"
...
"What an interesting world... A game system? Or the world's rules? Is there someone managing this power?"
The black dragon lifted its head, gazing at the grayish ceiling, murmuring softly.
What was granted to him was merely a dragon scale shed over countless ages.
Such an item held no value to him—plenty to spare—but was indeed a rare treasure to others.
In addition to granting power, the dragon scale was also enchanted with magic by Ethan Drake, allowing him to control the player.
He could sense everything Lucas Hayes was experiencing through the scale.
If necessary, he could even take control of Lucas Hayes's body.
Naturally, everything Lucas Hayes experienced was within his view.
It wasn't surprising that Lucas Hayes had gained his power, but Ethan Drake was curious about the game system that created the character for Lucas Hayes.
What is this?
The rules of the world?
Does it have its own will?
Which side does it stand on?
...
Done!
Lucas Hayes came to his senses, his eyes filled with excitement.
He had truly succeeded!
Character creation was complete!
"Attribute Panel!"
As the countdown echoed in his ears, Lucas Hayes felt the surging power within him and silently wished for the panel to appear.
A deep blue attribute frame materialized before him.
Name: Lone Leaf
Race: Dragonman
Class: Harbinger of Cataclysm
Level: lv1 (0/100)
Health Points: 200/200
Mana: 100/100
Rage: 0/50
Strength: 20
Spirit: 20
Agility: 20
Endurance: 20
Skills: Form Shift, Cataclysmic Fury, Black Flame Fireball, Claw Tear
Trait: Fanatical Believer
Equipment: None
Title: None
As expected!
A luxurious attribute panel!
Lucas Hayes nodded inwardly.
For normal human players, all initial attributes are evenly distributed, with 10 points each and health of 100, mana of 50.
Orcs and elves have fluctuations in certain attributes, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
But generally, they are similar!
Players can later increase their attributes through leveling up and encounters, distributing points according to their class.
However, his initial attributes were all directly doubled compared to ordinary players!
And there were no weaknesses.
This gave him a significant advantage over other players.
This was the innate benefit of the powerful Dragonman race.
Additionally,
He received initial skills and traits for his class.
Originally, he expected to obtain the planned "Disaster Cultist" class, similar to the Twelve Demon Pillars he had heard about in his past life!
But it seemed there was a slight error, turning it into "Harbinger of Cataclysm."
Perhaps it was because he was the first to come!
But this wasn't a bad thing!
In comparison, the "Harbinger of Cataclysm" class was much stronger than the "Disaster Cultist" class he had heard about in his past life.
It included an additional disaster skill and a trait.
Trait: Fanatical Believer: The Abyss watches over you, drawing the world into despair. You will receive the blessings of the Lord of Cataclysm.
Traits are extremely rare, rarer than rare classes, only available to specific classes and through certain opportunities.
They are one in ten thousand!
In his past life, only a few top players in the Ivory Tower obtained such a special trait.
Unexpectedly, he got it right at the start!
And it seemed very powerful.
He only needed to perform actions beneficial to his faction, such as recruiting players and NPCs to his side, killing opposing faction players and NPCs, assisting the Doomsday faction in major events, etc., to gain permanent attribute bonuses and special skills.
Since he was in the opposing faction, with eighty percent of NPCs and players on the continent being enemies, this trait was actually quite easy to farm!
As long as he opposed the righteous faction, it would suffice.
With his advantageous class and foresight, he could accomplish many things and gain substantial attribute bonuses.
This trait was absolutely perfect for him!
"2"
"1"
Ten seconds, neither long nor short.
As Lucas Hayes reviewed his attribute panel,
The mechanical electronic countdown reached its end.
In the next moment,
Lucas Hayes felt a jolt throughout his body as an irresistible force suddenly acted upon him.
In the next instant, the black space before him gradually filled with color, replaced by a new, vibrant reality.
The world of the game!
The Divine Realm Continent!