Chapter 1: Talent—Chaos!

Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL

October 10th, 2040.

“The day of the open beta of Eternal Life,” Bolts said softly, his voice a little hoarse. “Still alive, I’m actually still alive!”

Bolts looked at the time on the computer. His face was calm, but inside he was very surprised. Because he had died long ago, and he had died at the hands of the gods!

The memories in his mind surfaced. The game and reality had merged, and a terrible disaster had occurred. The monsters, elite monsters, and bosses in the game had all entered the real world! High-tech gear could still withstand it if it was the ordinary monsters, elite monsters, and even bosses. But what about the gods? The gods in the game could no longer be described as strong. They were freaks!

There were tens of millions of players in Eternal Life, but the number of players who could come into contact with gods could barely be counted, not to mention those blocking the invasion of the gods. Bolts had desperately tried to block the attacks of the gods, but he had still failed and died at the hands of the gods.

But now, I’m alive!  I just died a moment ago, but I’m alive in this second. There’s still a chance!

Although it felt like a dream, everything in front of him was real! His heart was beating and time was flowing. Everything had returned to the year 2040!

Bolts stared at the rough-made game helmet beside the screen and quickly put it on his head. The helmet was not authentic. It was not that Bolts did not want a good helmet, but there was nothing he could do about it. He was an ordinary person with no background, no good education, and had even lost his job not long ago.

The lowest-quality authentic helmet cost 20,000 dollars.  Bolts had used all the money-saving methods he could think of, but he had only managed to raise 5,000 dollars. This helmet was made by a friend who worked in a gaming company. He secretly took the defective helmet and assembled inferior accessories.

Just like that, Bolts spent $5,100. He had to sell the only bike that had been with him for many years that was still worth a bit of money.

This was a gamble!

As the world’s first, epoch-making virtual reality game, Eternal Life had already made gamers all over the world go crazy, even before it was released for public testing.  With such a big piece of cake in front of them, no one could resist its temptation.

It was the same for Bolts. He wanted to change his life through this game!

“Brother, we still have to fight together.”

Bolts touched the rough helmet and patted it lightly like it was a treasure.

In his previous life, it was this rough helmet that had accompanied him through the four seasons. From poverty to wealth, from being alone to being accompanied by everyone. It was this rough helmet that had witnessed Bolts walk to the peak of his life.

“I’m here, Eternal Life!”

For the first time, Bolts had many regrets, but he also missed the good times. This time, Bolts was confident that he would do things to the best of his ability!

Players who had played the game knew that the first time and second time were completely different games. Before the game and reality merged, Bolts was confident that he could reach a strength that even gods would fear!

Ding dong!

The bell rang. It was ten o’clock!

Bolts activated his helmet. He waited for a second and directly entered the game world!

“Eternal Life is loading. Welcome to a brand new game world…” A pleasant female voice introduced information about Eternal Life.

Bolts smiled. I might know more about Eternal Life than you do.

A vast starry sky appeared in front of him. The stars were twinkling, and meteors kept falling from above. A beautiful picture of the starry sky was displayed in front of him.

“Eternal Life has been successfully loaded. Players, please choose a class!”

Bolts reminded himself to keep his spirits up. There was no time to lament over the past. He had to seize the opportunity!

In the next moment, nine huge and majestic statues appeared on the screen. The weapons in each of their hands represented their respective classes:

Mage, Warrior, Assassin, Hunter, Priest, Knight, Druid, Warlock, and Summoner.

The nine major classes appeared in front of Bolts. Each class had its own unique characteristics and exclusive skills, and they were very balanced between each other.

In his previous life, Bolts had chosen to be a Warrior, which was the most popular character in any game. Who wouldn’t want to carry a sword and coolly kill monsters in the world?

But Bolts had chosen Warrior, not for such a purpose, but because… Warriors really saved money!

Other classes, such as Mages, were simply money-burning experts. There was no mountain of gold at home, so he didn’t even think about it. Moreover, if he had chosen the Knight class, the accessories for a mount were so expensive that people were afraid.

“I choose Hunter.”

After realizing that he had been reborn, Bolts made his decision.

Because Bolts knew that there was a powerful inheritance for Hunters in the novice village: ‘Wilderness Hunter’!

“Ding! Congratulations to the player for successfully choosing the Hunter class. May I know the character’s name?”

“Black Feather Hunter.”

Bolts would never forget how he was killed by a god with black wings!

“Message confirmed successful, talent acquired…

“Talent system acquired failed…

“Acquired talent: Chaos”

That was it!

Bolts’eyes were burning. The key to challenging the god!

[Chaos (Unknown)]

Type: talent

Effects:

[Experience enhancement]: The experience gained from killing monsters cannot be used to increase a character’s level. It can be used to strengthen equipment, tools, skills, and special treasures.

[Gold coins level up]: You can increase a character’s level by consuming gold coins. The number of gold coins consumed will depend on your level.