Chapter 2

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In another dimension not Earth, a place called ‘Ortine Palace’ where lower gods recides.

There were several gods gathered.

“Nel, what’s your real secret?”

“I heard a lot of high-ranking gods participated in this contest…It’s amazing.”

“Nel doesn’t even have a backer, does she?”

“I think so. It’s even more amazing to win without any background.”

Nel, a class 7 god, smiled faintly seeing the other gods making a fuss.

Originally, she was a class 10 lower god.

However, she won in the divine world’s largest annual contest.

It was a contest to create a virtual world and select the right place for the ‘battlefield.’

To her surprise, she won first place, beating hundreds of competitors.

As a result, her rank went up several steps at a time.

‘Non Paying Gamer…Was his real name Shin Yujun?’

‘War of Gods’ created by Nel was low cost and the paid items purchased were low.

Her work did not qualify for the contest.

That’s why she almost gave up.

‘But hope came.’

The situation changed when the user Non Paying Gamer purchased thousands of limited-edition items by himself two weeks ago.

Her work, which did not meet the original standards, was barely accepted.

In the end, Nel’s ‘War of Gods’ triumphantly won over countless competitors.

‘Shin Yujun, what a blessing.’

Nel couldn’t help but smile.

Based on his personal information, he did not come from a rich family.

Rather, he was an orphan.

But, the value of his virtual currency he bought in the past increased, thus he became a nouveau riche.

That’s why he spent his money recklessly.

Nel thought so.

‘Well, I’ve benefited from it.’

The grand prize of the largest contest in the world where even corruption is impossible.

‘In the end, I won because I’m very talented, but I couldn’t have gotten first place without him.’

She was very grateful to Shin Yujun.

So she gave a very special reward to ‘Non Paying Gamer.’

‘It’s more than special, it’s overpaid.’

Nel had a smile on her face.

Now that there has been a cataclysm on Earth, the privilege will be a great help to him.

His body felt stiff.

He couldn’t properly move his body.

Yujun slowly opened his eyes.

“Huh?”

A strange scene welcomed Yujun.

Trees rising thickly in a dense forest.

As a result, the sky was obscured and the surrounding area was not bright even when it’s daytime.

Yujun looked around in amazement, then.

[Synchronization complete.]

[Inventory has completely transferred.]

[Receiving second privilege.]

[Obtained Attributes Equilibrium. Please check the status window.]

“This…”

It’s similar to what he saw in his room before he passed out.

No, to be exact, it’s exactly the same as the system interface in “War of Gods.”

‘Is this a dream?

He must be dreaming this strange dream because of the shock from the game’s closure.

‘The server shutting down was that much of a shock, huh.’

Yujun, who smiled and looked around, widened his eyes.

“Huh?”

The structure of the forest somehow looked more and more familiar to him.

At first, he was so flustered that he didn’t notice.

But, it’s definitely a landscape he saw somewhere before.

‘Isn’t this the Tutorial Forest?’

Tutorial Forest.

The backdrop that appears when you make your first character and enter the game.

He was confused at first because originally he saw it graphically, but when he saw it again, it became clear.

Have I been gaming too much?

Yujun pinched the back of his hand.

‘It hurts.’

The pain is felt vividly.

It’s normal if it’s a dream, but he doesn’t think it’s a dream either.

Yujun looked through the hologram window again.

‘Two perks…I think the administrator said she’d give me a privilege. Was she talking about this?’

He took a closer look.

The message saying the synchronization is complete.

The inventory has transferred, and the second privilege has also earned attributes.

“Wait, wait. Huu.”

Yujun took a deep breath.

If this situation is related to ‘War of Gods,’ the status window was more likely to exist.

In fact, the hologram in front told him to check the status window.

But how?

He doesn’t have a mouse and he doesn’t have a keyboard to press the shortcut keys.

In this case, he can only go the standard route.

Yujun thought about opening the status window in his mind.

[Player. Shin Yujun]

Level: 1

Trait: Composure (S)

Skill: None

Title: Legendary Item Collector (Legendary) – Effectiveness of worn items increased by 15%.

Attributes:

[Strength 5] [Agility 5] [Stamina 5] [Magic 5]

[Undistributed Points: 0]

Surprisingly, a familiar status window appeared before Yujun’s eyes.

“…”

He couldn’t close his mouth.

Not just because a status window had appeared, but because there was a S-class trait and legendary title.

‘At level 1?’

Not only legendary traits, even legendary titles were so hard to obtain that even he, who was at the level of 500, only had a few.

‘It’s a title I had in the first place, right?’

Legendary Item Collector.

It was one of the titles of his character, Non Paying Gamer.

He was so bored that he collected all kinds of rare items and one day he got this title.

Yah!

He knows it’s not a dream, but he pinched himself one more time.

His face was glowing.

He had somewhat wanted this situation before.

For example, like War of Gods, he wanted to experience it in person.

But he didn’t know the delusion would actually happen.

“Wait.”

Does that mean my inventory has transferred?

The item collector title can’t be in the status window for no reason.

Yujun tried to open his inventory like how he opened his status window earlier.

“…”

There were countless items in the inventory.

However, most of them were painted red.

It was a sign that it could not be worn right now due to restrictions on wearing it.

‘Well, my level is 1 now…’

He came to a conclusion.

Reality has changed into a game.

This situation is not a lie at all.

He doesn’t know what’s going on, but the status window from War of Gods, which he thought had closed, appeared.

Although his levels, skills, and titles have been reset, his inventory seems to have remained intact.

‘Wait a minute. The last thing the administrator said…She told me to accept it without doubt. Does that mean this?’

At this moment.

The hologram window, which had been floating in front of him, updated.

[Please select the difficulty level for the tutorial before starting.]

[Beginner / Intermediate / Skilled / Master / Hell]

A difficulty level setting appeared.

This is also familiar.

‘War of Gods’ has a difficulty setting for the tutorial.

Yujun had kept creating a new character to challenge the tutorial.

Except Beginner, everything from Intermediate, Skilled, Master, to Hell.

Among them, even Master difficulty had been cleared.

However, Hell difficulty was so great that it was hard to get past the beginning of the tutorial.

There was a time when he got to the middle in the series of challenges, but it was only possible because he got super lucky.

‘It was too difficult…’

Not only that, none of the users who played War of Gods has cleared Hell difficulty.

‘Only I Don’t Have A Cat,’ who has strong control, also suffered in Hell difficulty.

‘I’ve only cleared up to Master difficulty, but the rewards were no joke.’

The rewards given to each level of difficulty varies greatly…

However, the rewards from clearing Hell difficulty should be beyond imagination.

But this time, his life is at stake.

He doesn’t know what’s going on, but he has to decide and do the tutorial.

The risk is too great.

‘What do I do?’

Originally he would have picked a difficulty without a second thought.

But now he had special privileges and items that were different from then.

‘Let’s think about it.’

He opened his inventory and looked at the items.

‘There are so many. Did I stack this many items?’

There are some things he doesn’t even remember how he got them.

‘Found it.’

While looking around the inventory, Yujun smiled.

‘There was this.’

Four items.

He took them out and clicked the information one by one.

[Super Novice Sword]

Restriction: Below Level 5

Grade: Legendary

Attack: 512

Option: Indestructible.

[Super Novice Armor]

Restriction: Below Level 5

Grade: Legendary

Defense: 450

Options: Indestructible.

[Super Novice Shoes]

Restriction: Below Level 5

Grade: Legendary

Defense: 110

Option: Indestructible. Agility +10

[Super Novice Gloves]

Restriction: Below Level 5

Grade: Legendary

Defense: 100

Option : Indestructible. Strength +10

– Set effect.

2 piece: Critical Hit Chance +50%

4 piece: Attack and Defense +200

Super Novice Set.

It is a conditional item that can only be worn under level 5.

Legendary, the second highest grade, in ‘War of Gods.’

As you can see, these items, which could be worn by a level 1, have ridiculously defense and attack.

In particular, the effect of the set was crazy.

Increase Critical Hit Chance.

This was an option that didn’t even appear in most high-level items.

The downside of the Super Novice set is that it is impossible to trade.

‘If I have these items, wouldn’t I be able to clear Hell difficulty?’

Yujun gained confidence.

The Super Novice set was a non-standard item.

‘Let’s choose Hell difficulty.’

It is false to say that there is no sense of anxiety at all.

But Yujun believed in these items.

Even though ‘War of Gods’ has ended and he has lost most items, this was not a game.

However, the Super Novice set has given Yu-jun some sense of confidence.

‘But I didn’t expect this day to come where I’d really use it.’

The Super Novice set was a plague-like item.

His level had already risen, so it cannot be worn, and there is a condition that it cannot be traded.

‘I can’t use it…but it felt bad throwing it away.’

With a firm heart, Yujun chose Hell difficulty.

Then, the holographic window dispersed and reappeared.

[Do you really wish to choose Hell difficulty?]

“What is this?”

Originally there was no such thing.

The tutorial had started as soon as I chose Hell difficulty.

‘Is it different this time?’

At this point, I wonder who the administrator is.

I thought it was strange because there was no communication with users.

When she appeared for the first and last time, she also said something meaningful.

‘Are you really a god?’

Yujun, who had thought of something senseless, smiled.

To clear the tutorial successfully.

That was the first priority.

He wore the whole Super Novice set.

His body should have felt heavier due to the full body armor, but it has become lighter since his Strength and Agility have increased through item options.

After completing his preparations, Yujun again chose Hell difficulty.

[‘Hell’ difficulty tutorial will start soon.]

He gripped his super novice sword.

Swords were too much for players level 1.

Therefore, the weapons given in the tutorial were of no use at all.

And since there is an item given at level 5, the tutorial weapon only becomes a burden.

Although the space in the inventory is infinite, he didn’t like that these miscellaneous items occupied a slot.

As he stood standing for a while, the contents of the system window began to change.

Fine particles that scattered and moved around like dust reformed.

[No weapons selected!]

[Rewards for clearing Hell difficulty tutorial significantly increased.]