chapter 1: rebirth

The last thing I remembered was the sound of screeching tires. The world blurred as my body was thrown into the air, weightless for a moment before crashing onto the pavement. Pain exploded through my body, but it faded almost instantly. My vision darkened.

*So this is how I die?*

I had lived a miserable life. I was poor, weak, and barely surviving high school. No friends. No future. Just a cycle of failure and struggle. Maybe death wasn't such a bad thing. Maybe it was an escape.

Or so I thought.

When I opened my eyes, I wasn't in a hospital or floating in some void. Instead, I was standing in a massive, golden hall. The ceiling stretched infinitely, filled with countless glowing symbols floating in the air. A robed figure stood before me, their face obscured by shadows.

"You have been chosen," the figure spoke, their voice neither male nor female, but something beyond human.

"Chosen for what?" I asked, my voice strangely calm.

"A new life. A second chance."

Before I could respond, the space around me shifted. Information flooded into my brain—new memories, new knowledge. My name was still the same, but my life had reset. I was now 14 years old in a world that felt eerily familiar. A world where *Gates* appeared, spilling forth monsters. A world where *Hunters* fought to protect humanity.

And I was one of them.

### **Status Window**

*Name:Rael

*Age:15

*Hunter Rank:* E

*Abilities:

- Object Multiplication(Can duplicate anything)

- Omniscient Knowledge(Instant access to all information via brain)

- Universal Language Mastery(Understands all languages, including undiscovered ones)

- Absolute Skill Mastery (Can learn any skill by seeing it once, better than the best user)

An E-Rank? Even after getting reincarnated, I was still at the bottom?

But then, I realized something. I had four abilities—each more broken than the last. Even if my rank was low, I wasn't weak. Not at all.

And I was going to prove it.

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(A Month Later – First Dungeon Raid)

I sat at the back of the school gym, flipping through my phone. Or at least pretending to. Thanks to my **Omniscient Knowledge**, I had already absorbed every bit of information in existence. I was just killing time, waiting for my class to be dismissed so I could enter my first dungeon.

Yes, you heard that right. In this world, high school students could awaken as Hunters and even form raid parties for low-level Gates as part of training. The catch? You had to be at least a D-Rank to be considered useful.

And me? I was an **E-Rank.**

"Oi, Amaan, you sure you wanna do this?" a voice called out. I looked up to see Hiro, the class rep and a D-Rank Hunter. "E-Ranks don't belong in dungeons. You should just stay back."

I didn't respond. I simply stared at him, my quiet nature making him shift uncomfortably.

"…Whatever, man. Just don't slow us down."

A few hours later, we stood in front of the Gate—a swirling mass of dark energy leading to another world. It was only a low-level dungeon, but for students like us, it was a big deal.

The moment we stepped inside, I felt it.

A rush of energy. A thrill deep in my bones.

And then—I saw it.

One of the students, a C-Rank Hunter, dashed forward, slashing through a goblin with lightning-fast swordplay.

[Skill Observed: **Advanced Swordsmanship**]

[Reproducing Skill… 100%]

[Skill Mastered: **Advanced Swordsmanship**]

I blinked. My hands tingled. I could feel it—the knowledge, the muscle memory, the instincts. It was as if I had trained for years, even though I had never touched a sword before.

A grin tugged at my lips.

This was going to be fun.

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