Chapter 108: Game

"It's boring here… I had seen all my targets already and there are still 15 days left until the ship descends onto the planet. The tournament's not worth my time too, all the people are weak and I don't want to appear much in public…" as Cylius ponded over the things he could do, he couldn't help but sigh and lament. 

Should he meditate? 

It seems that there had been a problem in his system for him to act like this. If it were normal times, he surely would've entered deep sleep or have meditated. 

What was the problem? Are his other personalities coming back? He made sure to have turned them into runes though… yet to think they are still existing and disturbing the main state of mind. 

It must be that they are some kind of default function for him and no matter how they are damaged or destroyed, they would always come back. If so, things would really be complicated. 

He would have no choice but to think of a solution… should he try online games? 

He heard that there was some kind of VRMMORPG recently released by the U.H.F. not too long ago. It has already attracted some attention and had many people gathering within it due to the chances it gave to people. 

Due to the infinite life the player has, they could accomplish many things in it. 

For example, if they could comprehend something within the game while getting killed or encountering some lucky chance, then they would also have a large chance to comprehend that in real life too. Since it was the consciousness playing the game. 

The virtual reality game was just like the real world where you could experience anything in the virtual world the same way you do in real life. Its time rate is also the same as our time rate, which was strange considering today's technology. 

The federation could easily produce twice, thrice, or even games that have a time rate ten times slower than the real world. 

Although the situation of the game was strange, many people still liked it regardless. The player had many options to choose from.

He was going to play this game.

Despite its launch being recent, all of the higher organizations had caught up on it. The Quintamore academy was no exception. They had even given all of their students the virtual headset required.

As he had just received it, right before going to the mission, he didn't have any time to check it out either. 

So now, he was going to give it a go. 

So, he called out for the headset from his spatial pouch and put it on his head. 

"Click" a clicking voice came out as he had set up everything and clicked on the button to start the game. 

.....

[Requesting access... Access confirmed...] a mechanical voice came out as his consciousness hovered above the eternal darkness with only the faint blue light in front of him. 

A status panel was shown in front of him, displaying the text as a request was sent to his consciousness. It was a request about entering his consciousness. As it was only superficially, he chose to allow it. 

And now, it had come to this. 

[Creating avatar... Please choose your race] the mechanical voice once again sounded out, except that this time, there were seven panels containing information about the seven different choices the user had. 

...

Human race: 

The main race of the world Azreal. With a massive population, they are the weakest creature of the food chain but has the potential to become one of the greatest. 

Elf race: 

A race that is gifted with magic but weak in physical strength. Beloved by the world, they are also its gatekeepers. Low in number.

Warning: Player will not be able to choose what elf he is. 

Monster race:

The predators of the food chain. Blessed with the power of bloodlines and powerful bodies, their intellect is low. Strength depends on their race and bloodline.

Warning: Player will not be able to choose what race he becomes.

Half-human Half-monster race:

A race that is the mix of the human race and the monster race. Inheriting from both the humans and the monsters, they have strong strength and is also intelligent. Has strong body but has weak talent towards magic. Strength and talent depend on their race and bloodline. 

Warning: Player will not be able to choose what monster he is a mix of. 

Demon race:

A race that is of the underground world. Blessed with power and talent, they are superior to all of the other races. However, they have no intellect and is possesses the desire to destroy all life. 

Warning: Player will not be able to choose what demon he is.

Half-human Half-demon race: 

A race that is a mix of the human race and the demon race. Similar to the half-human half-beast race but is irrational and possesses a trace desire to destroy all life.

Warning: Player will not be able to choose what demon he is a mix of. 

Random: 

A race that will be chosen by the system to give to the player. Could be unique races such as fairies and powerful demons and monsters. Could also be weak races like goblins or slime. 

...

'Picking two of the most prominent among the seven choices would be the Elf race and the Human race.'

He didn't like choices that depended on luck. He could potentially end up being a weak race if he had chosen the monster and the demon race. The half-demon race will be a no because it will result in an irrationality which he didn't want and the half-monster race will also be a no because it says that he will have lower talent in magic. 

However, why did he leave the half-monster race when not giving up on the elf race? 

Because he favored magic more. With magic, one would be able to attack from afar and not injure themselves. They will also be more prioritized in battles when confronted with a group. 

They will stay in the back while the tanks and the melee attackers will deal with the others. 

But, still, in the end, his choice would be the human race. Why? Because since they have the most numbers in this world, they will also have more transactions and opportunities one could get. 

Elves instead had a lower population which meant the transactions and opportunities will be lesser than others. 

"Human" 

[You had chosen the Human race for your avatar. Confirm?]

"Yes"

[Human race has been chosen as the avatar's race.]

[Create username...]

"Hydrogen098" he didn't really care about what name he chose. It was just an average name where anyone wouldn't pay much attention to. 

[Name confirmed.]

[Initializing game... Welcome Player "Hydrogen098" to the World of Azreal!]

With this, a dark blue light blinded his vision and before he knew, he had already woken up in a strange world. 

[Transferring data...] as soon as the mechanical voice once again came, his consciousness had been transferred a bunch of data of his current game world. 

The world's name was Azreal and this was a fantasy world close to the medieval era in technology. There were swords and magic, monsters and devils, and also many bizarre strange occurrences. 

The human race was the weakest of the food chain but had the potential to strengthen and become powerful people themself. 

They had banded together to fight against the invasion of the monsters and the demons due to them not possessing enough power. But, they had potential and through training, they could become powerful themselves. 

There were cores inside monsters which were monster cores and could be used for a variety of purposes. They were expensive. 

People who hunt for monsters and demons for money were called adventurers and the Adventurer Guild, made up of adventurers were the most powerful human organization. 

The strength of monsters and humans were determined by their tier. 

People could choose their own class. There were many classes; for example, mage, alchemist, tank, etc. 

Each of them had their own specialty and was powerful in their own right. However, mage classes were above classes like swordsman and tanks. It was also rarer for people to have talent in magic. 

And he was in a street right now. 

The street wasn't crowded nor desolate, it just had the right amount of people going through it. 

[Blue Wolf town. Beginner area. Level of difficulty: Tier 0] 

Looking at the introduction above him, he fell into silence. 

He had arrived into the world of Azreal, the virtual reality game that had been trending. The game's headset's cost wasn't cheap therefore, poor people wouldn't be able to buy this at all. 

Maybe a fortune to the average person. 

And since the world of Azreal was vast and there were many kingdoms and countless villages and towns, the people were evenly distributed without having the feeling of being crowded at all.

"Now, I should probably go to the town center and get my class. But first, I have to check what I am special at. So, the training center for now" 

Picking up his pace, he soon quickly searched for the training center. It didn't take long to find; only a few minutes after he had asked around, he had already found the training center's location. 

It was on the right side of the town and didn't have many people in it. 

Standing in front of the gate, there was a large wooden board that had "Town Training Center" written on it. It seemed frail as if it would fall out of place any time but it still hung there without getting dropped. 

There were only two guards in front of the entrance, clothed in old iron armor and a shabby steel sword at their waist, they didn't look powerful. Plus, they also seemed to be sleeping. 

Since the gate was open, he just went in without notifying the guards just like how the other players did. 

"Hey, I am Liam Mango. You look like a newbie, are you also here to get your class?" a person approached him, recognizing him as a newbie since he had the beginner clothes given by the system. 

Looking at him, he also seemed to be a newbie. A person with short brown hair and a bright smile. He was also wearing beginner clothes like him. 

Since no one would be able to track down people except the federation, almost everyone had lowered their pride here and came to get the experience. They were also very open since there was no threat of real death here. 

Even the high tier people could become friends with low tier people here. Of course, only at the start. 

As time pass by, the high tier people will slowly be distinguished from the low tiered people since they have an advantage against others due to their comprehension. Comprehensions were things that one had comprehended with their own effort and wouldn't go away as long as they are within this world. 

The law of the world said so. Even if it's a game that denied the access of runes, it would still be affected some way because it is ultimately within this world. 

Of course, if it is another world, this comprehension would be as worth as shit. It wouldn't amount to anything. 

"Yes. I am also a newbie and I am Hydrogen. Are you also here to get your class?" 

"Yeah yeah, haha. I seem to have talent in agility earlier so I might become an assassin. Well, I'll just decide after experiencing all of the class's demonstration. What about you? Do you want to go take the test along with me?" with a relieved expression, he blurted out. 

"Sure" Cylius replied nonchalantly. It wasn't going to cost him anyway and since their purpose was the same, it's only right that they team up together.