A figure can be seen walking in an dark alley wearing a black hoodie and black pants his face are pale as dead and he looks like has been starve for weeks his body is shaking in hunger at any moment he could collapse out of hunger.
"Ahh I'm hungry!.."
His voice is trembling and his throat is dry he can't even speak properly because of his condition. Suddenly he falls to the ground and collapse hitting his head in the nearby wall causing his head to bleed.
'aghhh is this it?.' he said to himself.
'cant I at least have a last meal like an burger or something? I still don't want to die!.'
His voice is fading and trembling out of fear of death tears comes out of his eyes showing his regrets but suddenly a color blue hologram appear in front of him in the last moment.
[Hello you've been chosen to participate in the starting point of the "Awakened" you are given a chance to change yourself and climb to the top please choose in the following options!. (YES , NO)]
'what awakened? I'm chosen? Can I ask a question before I chose?'
[Yes you may you have the right to question and know everything you need before you go to the starting point!]
'will I be able to live and not die immediately if I go there I'm already at the verge of death because of hunger!.'
The hologram went silent for seconds and answer the answer.
[.... Yes i will do everything in my power to return you in healthy and strong state to be able to survive in the starting point!. But don't rely on the system so much you survival depends on your performance at the starting point!.]
'if that so please I accept it!.'
Suddenly a light that shines so bright that it can cover the whole drak alley engulfed him and suddenly disappeared out of nowhere.
[I wish you luck Ingrid]
After getting engulfed by the blinding light he immediately wake up in a place where a crowd of people numbering up to thousands that looks like has been drag in the starting point like Ingrid when they accepted the offer of the system awakening.
'uhaaa where am i is this the starting point of the Awakened and my body really healthy and strong the system did me a favor!.' Ingrid said to himself
After waking up Ingrid look around encountering various of people some are muscular and some are skinny there's even a woman there glare are like a predator hunter for prey they're fierce eyes can make someone body shivers throughout whole body the large grass plain and the forest on the sides make it easier to spot people in eyes.
'they already have a weapon like swords and bow and arrow is it because they all came prepared they looks like from a rich family meanwhile I come here with nothing in my disposal! Well all people want to be an awakened but only a select few people are chosen.' Ingrid said to himself.
After looking around suddenly a miniature body of a sheep in suits came out of the air leaving a hole in the air.
'it seems like there are more participants that the last batch!' the sheep in suits said to himself.
The people from the ground look at the sheep while murmuring with each other about the sheep that came out of the hole.
"Hey is that the "Guide"!."
"Yeah from what I heard from my brother who passed the awakening test it's the one that will guide us till the end!."
The people Continue to murmuring with each while Ingrid is just listening to gather in formation about the sheep that are floating in the air.
'so that was a "Guide" huhh it much more different than what I expected it to be!.' Ingrid said to himself.
The Guide that are watching the people in the ground speak about the test that will be happening to determine if they are worth being an awakened.
"All of you look up here and listen to me!..
Now that all the attention is here I'm will introduce my self my name is Vol the 9th Guide of the starting Point please to meet you!"
After introducing him self the guide said out loud the rules that need to be followed and the things that an participants must know!.
"Now if you think of the hologram or the system that shows up to before you come here the status window should show up and you will see your talent, abilities, Stats, Skills, Rank and Class sometimes if your really lucky you can get the blessings of the gods that will give you advantage here but don't rely on the "system" so much and that's all you have 1 hour to sort things out and get ready!."
'based on the stats that I have my overall physical capability is above average but the Arcane energy is really high may I have a knock in sorcery or something!.'
[ Name: Ingrid ---
Rank: Core refinement
Stats
Strength: 15
Stamina: 13
Defense: 15
Endurance: 14
Physique: 13
Arcane energy: 23
Skills
-
Attributes
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Talent
Extreme Arcane sensitivety, manifestation and control, Peak Swordsmanship talent, Poker face
Blessings
-
'swordmaship huh instead of sorcery I didn't even held a sword in my life why would it be swordsmanship?.' Ingrid said to himself
After an hour the "Guide" came back appearing again in the air through the hole that open in air.
"Now are you all ready? Since am.hour is given to you all everything is in set right?. Now let's begin the first test will be a Goblin attack there are approximately 600 goblins will be mindlessly charging in you all with intentions of killing! All of you must slay all the goblins and survive the attack and you'll be rewarded based on your contribution!"
After explaining the mission that needs to be done the people ready themselves for the attack of the goblins.
"Here they come!" Someone shout
All the force rush to each other killing one after another while a bloodbath is happening Ingrid is just in the side killing al the goblins get in his way using is fist imbued with Arcane energy making it easier to bash the heads of the goblins like butter.
'this was easier than what I thought it be the Arcane energy just crush the goblins skull like it was just an jelly that are getting crush!.'
Ingrid keep killing the goblins until all of them are annihilated by the people that rush with them although not all of them are just mindless person who just rush to the goblins there are few that just stayed cool while in control of themselves.
'those guys that are chilling at the sides are quite skill they kill the goblins like it was nothing!' Ingrid said to himself while grinning.
After finishing all the goblins the "Guide came back and announced what needed to known by the participants.
"Now that the goblins are all dead based on the results it seems like 60 out of 4500 are dead I can't believe that someone will still die in here but anyway here's the leaderboard of the person that gets the most kill goblins!"
Suddenly a big hologram appear in the air showing the ranking of the most killed goblins.
[ Top 4500
1. Ingrid
2.Khan liefeir
3.Alice Antresa
4.Art Reinhart
5.Veronica Volenfor
6.-
7.-
8.- ]
After showing the ranking everyone seems to be shock of the names that shown in the hologram.
"Hey are those all names of the noble family?."
"Yeah the four of them came from all the nobles in the central land but who's in the top one I don't know anyone named Ingrid out of the noble family in the central land!"
"Maybe he's not from a noble family!"
People Continue to arguing when ever Ingrid is from a nobody family or not but some are just stay silent with little to no reaction to their face.
'maybe the staying still silent is one of the top 100 in the board they're so confident with their skills but surprising enough that I reach the top 1 I just crush the skulls of the goblin I encounter with little to no effort!' Ingrid said to himself.
While the people arguing with each other on who's Ingrid is and what's his real identity the "Guide" announced the appropriate rewards on the participants.
"Now that all of you see the leader board I'll hand out the rewards for those who didn't reach the top 10 all you will be given an Rune of your choice but this rune is only at the first tier rune! And the top five will be given an 10 stat point that you can distribute in your choice and an tier 2 rune of your choice and the top 1 a wish will be granted whenever it's a weapon or a rune but it's only limited into tier 4 item!."
After the "Guide announced the rewards the people started talking to each other on how absurd the rewards for the top 1 since Ingrid can easily peak an tier 4 item and have an advantage for the next test.
"Hey isn't it absurd that the top 1 rewards is a wish of any item between the tier 1 and tier 4 it's ridiculous!"
"Yeah Right it's unbalanced and why didn't my brother tell anything about the test and only said it will be hard!"
Ingrid watch them arguing with each other for a while and just walk away to make his wish after going quite far in the woods while no is watching him he make his wish.
"I'm here to make my wish "Guide"!."
After saying those words the "Guide" comes out of the air greeting Ingrid with a smile.
"I'm the "Guide" Vol what wish you want to be granted I can do it without problem fame, power, weapons, or Runes? There are so many things you can get so hurry and make your wish!"
Ingrid already know what he will wish and he state his wish without hesitation to the "Guide" without knowing it will be granted or not.
"I wish for a skill that will allow me to hide my existence to the extent of non-existent presence in all beings!"
The Guide is intrigue and confused on what Ingrid just want to wish and smile grimly to him.
"Ahh you want to hide your existence from everything it neither in the ranks because such skill doesn't exist you interesting aren't yah okay I'll give you as an exception although this will go beyond my authority as a "Guide" and I have to take responsibility for this too but still I will grant it to you!"
The "Guide" bring out a dark crystal in the size of an marble the color of the crystal is so dark it's as if your looking in the voidnor an abyss that nothing can be seen on it nothing but darkness.
"This is the skill you wanted although normal Skills can be granted directly I need to formed it into crystal you need to absorb it in order to gain the skill so I wish you luck dear participant!."
The Guide came back from the crowd of people through the hole in the air and teleported in there the crystal are left in Ingrid hand.
"I can't believe he really give it I was just testing my luck I'm just gonna wish for tier 4 Rune I'd it didn't work!"
Ingrid can't believe that the wish is really granted to him when it's absurd to happen in the first place.
'he said I need to absorb this right how should I do it? Maybe I try sending Arcane energy to it and and slowly swallow it with Arcane energy so it can became one with it!' Ingrid said to himself while trying to absorb the crystal.
"Oh it done how should I activate it? Should I check in the system if the skill is registered!" Ingrid check if the skill is registered but he seems to be confused on why the skill is not appearing on the system thinking how he would use it when its not even an available skill.
'how should I use this aghhh I'll just think about this later I'll just head back in the crowd!.' Ingrid said to himself while walking towards the crowd of people.
After getting back the "Guide" announced something important about the next test and what will be the things they need to do to pass it.