Whoos.h.!.+

Immediately, the new world that he watched like he was experiencing it himself, disappeared.

The surrounding colors started vanis.h.i.+ng one by one until finally, only a white blank s.p.a.ce remained.

Jaden started looking around right after his body seemingly materialized out of thin air.

'I guess that was the end of the game's trailer?' he thought.

Step, step, step.

The strange white s.p.a.ce was deathly quiet, Jaden could hear his footsteps despite being barefoot.

'The floor's really smooth...'

At that moment, the system's voice, which he had been used to hearing by now, spoke once again.

[The server of Everlasting World will officially launch in one hour.]

[The server is currently offline, however, character creation is open.]

[Would you like to create your character now?]

Jaden didn't even hesitate for one second before answering.

"Yes."

[Please pick the desired name for your character.]

'Name huh...'

Holding his chin, Jaden pondered deeply on what his in-game name should be. After all, this was a very important matter.

However, it didn't take him a long time to make a decision.

A few moments later—

"Sky," Jaden said slowly.

[The name of your character has been changed to Sky.]

[Please remember that changing your name in-game is impossible unless you delete your account and restart from the bottom.]

[Do you confirm the name Sky?]

Jaden smiled.

"Yes."

'It is a good name.'

[The name Sky has been confirmed.]

At that moment, a translucent blue window suddenly appeared in front of Jaden, startling him.

[Please inspect your character window.]

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Name: Sky

Level: 0

Cla.s.s: None

Health: 15/15 Mana: 5/5

• Strength: 1 • Vitality: 1

• Agility: 1 • Intelligence: 1

• Dexterity: 1 • Fort.i.tude: 1

Stat points: 10

____________________

[You have been given 10 extra stat points which you can allocate to your desired attribute once in-game.]

'It seems that to make it fair, everyone will start with the same amount of stats.' Jaden surmised.

Just as he was thinking about that topic, out of nowhere, a bright light suddenly appeared before him.

A second later, this light suddenly started forming a silhouette, outlining a human figure.

It seemed to have the same exact proportions as Jaden's.

Eventually, the figure that was made of up of cl.u.s.ters of light started dimming, its blinding radiance decreasing.

A face appeared.

It looked exactly like Jaden, like a doppelganger.

'It's like looking in a mirror.' Jaden thought as he moved his head sideways, which was copied by the clone.

The clone mirrored even his actions.

Jaden raised his hand forward, wondering if he could touch this insanely handsome figure. However, it was futile as both hands pa.s.sed through each other.

A hologram? Avatar?

Just then—

[Would you like to alter your appearance?]

[Your features can only be adjusted 80% from the original appearance.]

"No thanks," he immediately answered.

'Why would I want to change this face...' he thought while tilting his head and stroking his chin.

His actions were copied by the clone, which started caressing its own face.

As he was admiring his looks that probably ranked within 0.00001% of all of humanity, one by one, weapons started out of thin air.

Longswords, greatswords, heavy swords, daggers, spears, wooden staffs, hammers, bow and arrows, axes, all kinds of weapons appeared.

Although their appearance were crude and blunt, as if made by a novice blacksmith, their sheer number alone was a sight to behold.

There were hundreds of them!

[Please pick your starting weapon.]

Even though Jaden could see numerous weapons floating in mid-air, he didn't hesitate walking towards a common-looking longsword.

He stretched his hand and grabbed it by the hilt.

Stroking the metallic surface of the blade, just like every time he touched a sword, Jaden felt that sense of familiarity.

"I choose this." Jaden smiled.

[Ding! Weapon selection is now complete.]

As the system's words finished, the clone that was standing still suddenly stretched its hand as a sword, completely identical to the one that Jade held, appeared.

[There are six starting attributes, which are: Strength, Vitality, Agility, Intelligence, Dexterity, and Fort.i.tude.]

[Strength correlates to your attack power and ability to carry weight.]

[Vitality to your health, regeneration, and defense.]

[Agility to your attack speed, movement speed, and body control.]

[Intelligence to your magic power, maximum mana, and mana regeneration.]

[Dexterity to your hand-eye coordination, reflex, and accuracy.]

[Fort.i.tude to your resistance to abnormal effects and debuffs. Stat points can't be distributed to this stat.]

[These are the vague explanation of each of these attributes. Experiencing them for yourself will be a better explanation than mere words.]

[Hidden stats could also be unlocked in-game by clearing quests and accomplis.h.i.+ng achievements, however, stat points cannot be distributed to them.]

[There will be no starting cla.s.ses, you will have to complete certain quests to unlock and obtain a cla.s.s.]

[There are several ratings for the different cla.s.ses.]

[Normal-rated cla.s.ses are common and the lowest rating among all cla.s.ses.]

[In Everlasting, there are hidden quests that yield hidden cla.s.ses that are rated Rare, Epic, and the very limited Legendary.]

[These cla.s.ses have unique aspects and features that give the user an advantage over other cla.s.ses.]

[There are also Growth-type cla.s.ses. Through completing quests or gaining achievements, they can increase their rating when certain conditions are met. Reaching Legendary is even possible!]

'What a unique game this is...' Jaden thought in his heart as he admired whoever created the Everlasting World.

...

At this moment,

Alpha, New Era City, at the main headquarters of Destiny Group, the company that produced the Everlasting World—

"ACHOO!" An old man sneezed as he was looking at the incredibly large screen in front of him.

'Hehe, I wonder who's cursing me behind my back?' he wondered while stroking his long white beard.

"Chairman Young, are you by any chance sick?" A blond young man wearing a suit walked up and asked.

The old man shook his head in response and laughed heartily. He smiled while stroking his beard. "Probably just some old friends talking about me. Anyhow, is everything ready?"

"Yes." the blond young man nodded. "Prime is functioning perfectly. We're now just waiting until the official launch."

"How much time is left?"

"30 minutes till launch, sir."

'Only 30 minutes are remaining until the game starts, little brat.' thought Chairman Young as he looked at the figure on the large screen.

The young man who was swinging his sword was actually Jaden!

If he knew that his master was watching him right now, what would his reaction be like? How about when he finds out that his master was actually the Chairman of Destiny Group, and is one of the most, if not the most, influential people in the world!

Taking a look at the screen, the blond young man asked. "Chairman Young, do you know him?"

"Hoho, do I know him?" the old man laughed before displaying his signature grin. "Listen to what I'll say, Team Leader Bennett."

Team Leader Bennett nodded his head with a serious face.

The old man pointed his finger at the screen with a grin. "That young man there, just like the name he picked, he will be the sky."

...

[Attention! There is only one minute left before the game's launch.]

Hearing the system's words, Jaden stopped waving and slas.h.i.+ng his sword and looked at the large, digital number that appeared in front of him.

It was a countdown.

[59]

[58]

[57]

[56]

[55]

[54]

[53]

[...]

[...]

[...]

[Attention! There are only ten seconds left before the game's launch.]

[10]

[9]

[8]

[7]

[6]

[5]

[4]

[3]

[2]

[1]

[Ding!]

[The official launch of Everlasting World has now commenced!]

[Good luck on your adventures and I wish you the best of experience in Everlasting.]

Bzzzzzzz!

At that moment, the white blank s.p.a.ce that surrounded Jaden suddenly started spinning as if the whole world was being turned upside down.

And then, multi-colored rainbows of light descended from above, enveloping him. He could hear a continuous buzzing sound in his ears, as if indicating that something was about to happen.

Forced to close his eyes due to the blinding luminosity, Jaden then felt as if he was moving, pa.s.sing through layers upon layers of some sort.

Whoos.h.!.+

A few seconds later, he suddenly felt the hard ground present under his new, rugged leather shoes.

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Different from the smooth floor inside the white blank s.p.a.ce, this one felt b.u.mpy, as if there were rocks.

Opening his eyes, what greeted Jaden's vision was a gloomy, barren wasteland.

There were so many bones, skulls, and skeletons around that they filled probably 80% of the land.

Jaden: "... d.a.m.n IT!"

Where is that beautiful blue sky and those tall, awe-inspiring buildings from the trailer?!

Where is the bustling city filled with rowdy NPCs?! Where are the flocks of players that should've appeared by now?!

Why am I the only person in this place?!

Where the h.e.l.l am I?!

...

Hahaha~

Meanwhile, the old man that was sitting on his chair and enjoying Jaden's predicament was laughing his heart out.

...

Jaden: "..."

*Sigh*

"It seems its the evening now. What should I do first..." Jaden muttered as he looked at the orange hue on the sky.

Just as he was enjoying looking at the only good thing in the area that was the sunset, he suddenly heard bone-popping sounds coming from afar behind him.

Kluk.

Kluk-kluk-kluk.

Ge-ge-ge.

'A Skeleton monster?' Jaden thought as he looked at the figure that was walking towards him.

The skeleton monster was wearing a crude, coa.r.s.e armor while its fingers that were already reduced to bones, clutched a longsword.

As the undead walked, the sword it held was dragged on the ground, leaving a line of mark on its trail.

'Are those equipments from when it was still alive? How come he's still wearing it?

"Heck, that sword is even better than mine,"

As Jaden looked at the skeleton monster, a window that was similar to the status window he had previously seen suddenly appeared at the corner of his retina.

____________________

[Skeleton Warrior]

Species: Undead

Level: 15

Health: 1,140/1,140

____________________

?!

A Level 15 monster already?

How unlucky am I?

Tsk.

"...hmm,' Looking at the Skeleton Warrior, Jaden rubbed his chin as he narrowed his eyes.

He then proceeded to check the sword in his right hand.

____________________

[Beginner Longsword]

Rating: Normal

Durability: 10/10

Attack Power: 1~2

____________________

Jaden: "..."

'Can I even deal some damage with this thing?'

Just as he was cursing the creators and devs of the game in his mind, the Skeleton Warrior suddenly started running towards him.

Clank, clank, clank.

The metallic sound of the Skeleton Warrior's armor hitting each other could be heard in the quiet area.

Jaden was taken aback. "It's pretty fast..."

He thought that since it's an undead, it would be slow. After all, that thing was just a set of bones.

It seemed that he was wrong.

"Well, even if I die, I'm Level 0 anyway." Jaden grinned.

Following what that systematic voice had told him when he was creating his character, he thought in his head—

'Status!'

Immediately, his status window appeared.

____________________

Name: Sky

Level: 0

Cla.s.s: None

Health: 15/15 Mana: 5/5

• Strength: 1 • Vitality: 1

• Agility: 1 • Intelligence: 1

• Dexterity: 1 • Fort.i.tude: 1

Stat points: 10

____________________

Looking at the 10 free stat points, Jaden grinned before adding all of them into the Strength stat.