Two years after the asteroid impact, the fragments that broke off from it began to cause countless problems. In the maritime regions near where the pieces fell, dark red fissures appeared on solid ground, and from them emerged all kinds of creatures—monsters that humanity could only imagine in horror movies. Giant wolves, goblins, orcs... beings that seemed straight out of a fantasy novel, but unfortunately, they were real. The asteroid didn't just bring natural disasters; it brought an even greater calamity to humanity.
The terrifying creatures that emerged from the portals quickly advanced toward coastal cities, causing destruction wherever they went. Governments across all continents faced immense challenges and began sending their armies to contain the fissures. However, it didn't take long for the monsters to push further inland, devastating everything and everyone in their path. Global life was brutally affected, but humanity managed to resist. They eliminated dozens of monsters, and as a result, a large amount of mana began to be released across the planet.
Then, the first "Awakened" appeared: a low-ranking soldier from the army of Continent Y, who was honorably serving his country in a bloody battle on the front lines. Lying in a deep, muddy trench, Dante Randolff saw a blue panel appear before his eyes. He stared at it with a confused expression.
[Congratulations, your bravery has been recognized by the system. You have been selected to be the first Awakened on this planet.]
{Unique Trait: Insatiable Rage}
[Description: When activating this ability, the user enhances all physical abilities through their rage. The increase in strength is proportional to the intensity of the rage within their body.]
"What? What does this mean?"
The noble soldier's mind was in turmoil. Even without fully understanding what was happening, and thinking it might be a hallucination caused by despair, he took a deep breath and said:
"Activate ability?"
[System: Your {Unique Trait} has been successfully activated. Your physical body has been strengthened due to the intense feeling of rage. All your physical abilities have been increased by 50%.]
For Dante, a soldier in the midst of a war against the unknown, a man who had seen his family and comrades torn apart by the monsters before him, this was like a feast for his soul. He rose from the trench, fueled by wrath, releasing a red aura that threatened anyone nearby. Feeling his body fill with power, Dante leaped, propelled by the effect of his {Unique Trait}, launching himself into the air and landing directly in the middle of the enemy lines. His body, now at the peak of human physical form, transformed: his once scrawny frame gained strong, defined muscles, and his face became more harmonious due to the skeletal changes occurring throughout his body.
Empowered, Dante began his slaughter. Punches, kicks, bites, and tears—everything in his path was destroyed. A monster emerged among the humans, wielding a power that seemed capable of bringing death and destruction to all enemies.
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The bloody battle on Continent Y lasted several weeks. With Dante's help, things became slightly less complicated. With a super-soldier at the forefront, the soldiers behind him fired everything they had at the calamities. As a result, the monsters were massacred and retreated to the fissure, which, once a dark red, now had a lighter hue. What the soldiers and civilians didn't know was that the [Awakening] hadn't occurred only on that continent. Various beings around the world had been chosen by the system to receive a {Unique Trait}, revolutionizing the course of humanity's evolution in the ages to come.