Chapter 2

    Troublesome Skills!!~

    Hmm... Where am I?!...

    Pun opened his eyes to see a room bathed in white, the floor marked with a pentagram, surrounded by unknown script covering it entirely. As Pun was scrutinizing the pattern on the floor, he heard a female voice,

    “Welcome to 'Dream Come True.'” The voice was quite gentle.

    “Please stand at the center of the pentagram,” the gentle voice continued.

    Pun looked for the pentagram, then remembered the design on the floor and promptly walked to its center.

    “Set your character's name.” Pun started to wonder... The voice remained consistently gentle, oddly enough.

    “Jompran” Pun answered proudly. This was the name he'd always dreamed of being.

    “Confirm name 'Jompran.'”

    “Confirmed.”

    “You may choose to be up to 5 years older than your actual age.”

    “18 years old,” Pun immediately responded.

    “You can select character features, customizable up to 20% from your actual appearance.”

    After the voice stopped, a mirror appeared, reflecting Pun's image precisely in every detail. Apparently, you use voice commands to customize your appearance if he wasn’t mistaken.

    “Black hair, black eyes, slightly tanned skin, and let’s say 175 cm tall.” That should do it, but wow, this game was amazing, offering facial customization.

    “Player name Jompran, age 18, height 175 cm, black hair, black eyes. Confirm?”

    “Confirm.”

    “Ding!!~” After the sound and light ceased, Pun noticed he resembled the image he had customized in the mirror exactly. After finalizing his appearance, he listened as the woman's voice continued,

    “You will choose 2 skills from a selection of 10. The skills you receive will be both activatable and passive.” Then, a blue screen appeared for Pun to make his selection.

    Skill: Life Sacrificed Attack Skill

    Benefit: Physical attack power doubles for half an hour.

    Drawback: Lose 1,000 health points every 3 seconds, with a 5-hour cooldown.

    Activatable Skill

    Skill: Thunderous Magical Explosion Skill

    Benefit: Magical attack power doubles for half an hour.

    Drawback: Lose 1,000 health points every 3 seconds, with a 5-hour cooldown.

    Activatable Skill

    Skill: Divine Iron Shield Skill

    Benefit: Character's defense merges with the shield's, doubling for half an hour.

    Drawback: Mana decreases by 1,000 points every 3 seconds, with a 5-hour cooldown.

    Activatable Skill

    Skill: Hawk's Eye Skill

    Benefit: Accuracy doubles for half an hour.

    Drawback: Mana decreases by 1,000 points every 3 seconds, with a 5-hour cooldown.

    Activatable Skill

    Skill: Blink Step Skill

    Benefit: Evasion rate doubles for half an hour.

    Drawback: Mana decreases by 1,000 points every 3 seconds, with a 5-hour cooldown.

    Activatable Skill

    Skill: Cloud-Stepping Tiger Skill

    Benefit: Agility increases by 20%.

    Drawback: Skill becomes ineffective when afflicted with paralysis or wearing shoes.

    Passive Skill

    Skill: Killing Bullet Skill

    Benefit: A bullet can instantly kill a target.

    Drawback: Must hit a critical spot. Only 10 bullets can be made per day. If a bullet misses, the target's level increases by 10 levels.

    Activatable Skill

    Skill: Rapid Sword Shadow

    Benefit: Generates a seven-layered sword radiance for half an hour.

    Drawback: afflicted paralysis for 30 minutes after use.

    Activatable Skill

    Skill: Enduring Strength

    Benefit: Can lift heavy objects up to 100 Kg as if they were a feather (almost weightless).

    Drawback: Causes a fatigue status if heavy objects are lifted for longer than half an hour.

    Passive Skill

    Skill: Chakra

    Benefit: Increases mana by 20%.

    Drawback: Has very little effect on those with low mana capacity, Int - 5.

    Passive Skill

    Pun looked at the skill selection before him, bewildered. What exactly are these skills? They seem more complicated than deciphering treasure maps (like I’ve seen one before). Pun decided to choose skills he thought he understood. First would be the weight-lifting skill, just in case he needed to lift a dinosaur or two. Next, he would choose Cloud-Stepping Tiger to run faster, even if it meant taking off his shoes. After Pun made his selection, the same gentle voice said,

    "Please wait a moment. The system is now randomly selecting suitable skills for the player."

    What the heck is random skill selection?! Pun just hoped it would be suitable for a hunter. Or whatever, just hurry up because I want to get into the game.

    "5"

    "4"

    "3"

    "2"

    "1"

    "The system has now randomly selected the skills for player Jompran. You have 5 skills, including activatable skills."

    "Fire Element Spell: Flames of Fire, Level 3

    Lightning Element Spell: Thunderstrike of the Constellation (Group attack causing a 30% chance of dizziness), Level 4

    Wind Element Spell: Whirling Tempest (Group attack causing a cold status), Level 5

    Endurance Skill: Mountainous Strength, Level 3 (Temporarily increases defense by 30% for 30 minutes)

    Psychic Skill: Endless Imagination, Level 8 (Quickly restores mana)"

    "Huh... what?! Are these names even suitable for a hunter? But there are spells too? Seems like it should be for magic users, right? Eh... many main characters in books have spells too, whatever." Pun muttered to himself before hearing a familiar voice again…

    "The system will transport you to the starting city center of the Asia continent. Please proceed to the starting building."

    As the woman's voice finished, the lights in the room gradually dimmed.

    Eh... didn't Uncle Rat say to go to the bank first?

    ...Before Pun could think any further, all the lights went out.

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    Player: Jompran

    Level 1

    HP 200MP 100

    Physical Attack 30 Magic Attack 30

    Physical Defense 100 Magic Defense 50

    Agility 50 Dodge 20

    Luck 50

    Available Skills

    Activatable Skill:

    Enduring Strength (Can lift heavy objects up to 100 Kg: 1 feather (almost weightless. Causes fatigue status if heavy objects are lifted for longer than half an hour)

    Cloud-Stepping Tiger Skill

    Agility increases by 20%. Skill becomes ineffective when afflicted with paralysis or wearing shoes.

    Passive Skill:

    Fire Element Spell: Flames of Fire, Level 3

    Lightning Element Spell: Thunderstrike of the Constellation (Group attack causing a 30% chance of dizziness), Level 4

    Wind Element Spell: Whirling Tempest (Group attack causing a cold status), Level 5

    Endurance Skill: Mountainous Strength, Level 3 (Temporarily increases defense by 30% for 30 minutes)

Psychic Skill: Endless Imagination, Level 8 (Quickly restores mana)