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[Time Remaining - 5:00 minutes.]
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The System Window hovered in the air, its edges blending in with the colors of the pristine realm.
*Huff... Huff...*
Sounds of desperate and uneven breaths reverberated throughout the entire realm.
Kai sat on the ground, his tattered clothes stuck onto his body as they were soaked in his sweat. While fine streams of steam unpredictably arose from his body.
The three weapons he had gotten not too long ago, lay completely shattered on the ground.
The longsword's blade had been shattered into multiple pieces...
The twin dagger's blades had been chipped apart...
While the staff had been reduced to a state even calling it the remnants of staff would be laughable.
Kai's chest continued to rise and contract uncontrollably while the sounds of his hoarse and irregular breaths seemed to be calming down.
He raised his head, his eyes gazing at the system window while a bright, wide smile tugged onto his face.
It was the most prominent proof of his self-accomplishment.
"Say... System... So what exactly... Can you do?" His voice wavered as he tried to normalize his breaths.
His eyes gleamed brightly as if he was proud of himself and his calculations.
The system heeded his words almost instantly as the old screen vanished, and a new one materialized right in front of his eyes—of course, with the answers to his questions.
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[The Systems were designed to help the users monitor and analyze their own growths.]
[The amounts of functions available would depend on the growth of the User himself.]
[Currently, Following Functions are available for your use - Status.]
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It wasn't something praiseworthy, yet Kai seemed to like it more than anything else.
"Show me my status" Without a single ounce of hesitation, he commanded the system with a rather excited tone. While his breaths finally calmed down.
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[Status Window - Kai Evernox]
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Name: Kai Evernox
Age: 17
Class: None
Titles: None
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[Core Attributes]
Strength: 9
Agility: 12
Endurance: 7
Intelligence: 18
Perception: 15
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[Skills]
Beginner Swordsmanship Lv.1
Basic Dagger Techniques Lv.1
Beginner Staff Techniques Lv.1
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[Note: The current system access is limited. Full status information will only be available once the user begins proper growth.]
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Kai's brightness remained unhazed.
He liked his stats. To begin with, stats like intelligence weren't something one could increase just because they wanted to.
On the other hand, normally, the stats were said to be somewhere between 5 and 10 for average humans.
The fact that his perception, agility, and intelligence were already so high meant that his training was indeed fruitful.
To begin with, his body was nothing more than a frail skeleton that barely had any muscles and skin.
But as he started to train in that particular space, he noticed something that was far more amazing than anything he had experienced until now.
Apparently, the black realm had a special effect that healed his injuries instantly. That said, he could train in the most reckless ways possible—leading to muscle growth in a much shorter amount of time.
His body had become rather toned, while his physical attributes had increased drastically.
Kai was ready to give his all to his survival.
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[0:05]
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The screen's content changed, and time began to tick down.
Kai remained calm and rather, excited.
He was looking forward to the challenges this tutorial would bring to him, for this wasn't just a challenge to survive but also an opportunity to soar high up in the sky.
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[Time remaining - 0:00]
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As the timer hit 0, the same, white glow began to emanate around his body.
It intensified within a matter of mere moments, and with an eye-blinding flash, Kai vanished into thin air—leaving no traces behind.
However, right before he could have vanished, a strange thing happened.
Until moments ago, Kai was smiling and actually looking forward to what was to come. But just as he was about to be teleported, he widened his eyes in shock as a strange horror washed over his face as though he had seen something that truly shook the foundation of his will.
The system window had changed.
Unlike before, the timer had disappeared and a new message had appeared on the screen.
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[An Unknown Entity smiles upon you.]
[System is watching you...]
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