[Talent loading]
[Talent Given]
[Congratulations, you received the SSS-rank talent - Plunderer]
Max couldn't trust his eyes and kept staring at his status screen for one minute straight before he snapped out of it.
"Wh-What the hell?"
"How did I make the 0.0000000001% chance? Wasn't it supposed to be impossible to have even one person with an SSS-ranked talent?"
Max quickly pinched himself to ensure he wasn't dreaming, and then he pinched himself again just for good measure.
Max quickly clicked on the description of his talent, hoping for something overpowered.
[SSS Talent - Plunderer]
[Talent Description]
[There only exists one such talent in the universe, and it was created to rule the Myriad Worlds. It shall lead whoever wields it to the peak of the galaxy, and maybe even further. 'Your talent, more like mine.']
[Talent Effect](Only works on monsters and NPCs)
[1. After killing anyone, there is a 20% chance of taking one of their skills.
2. After killing anyone, there is a 50% chance to steal 20% of their highest attribute(rounds to whole numbers)(Caps at 20 x Level of Enemy).
3. After killing anyone, there is a 1% chance of gaining their talent, no matter what it is.
4. All talent effects are always activated when killing a Boss.
5. Talent percentage rates go higher by 0.1% for each level gained.]
"Holy shit. I'll be invincible with this talent,"
Max screamed in excitement. "Anyone with the guts to face me shall only serve as my boost."
Max's talent lived up to its reputation as the strongest and rarest talent in the world.
While not providing any direct power-ups at the start, Max knew that no one could stop him from becoming the strongest player in Genesis if he had 5, 10 or even 100 talents.
After analysing his talent, Max got to choose his class.
[Which class would you like to be?]
[Options:]
[Warrior]
[Mage]
[Rogue]
[Healer]
[Archer]
[Summoner]
[Berserker]
[Knight]
[Martial Artist]
While [Plunderer] didn't affect which class he should choose, Max knew that he needed to be able to deal lots of damage to reap the best advantages of his talent.
"I choose [Mage]."
[Congratulations, Arcane, on choosing the Mage class]
[Please customise your character now, and you can adjust your looks up to 10%]
Max decided to change his hair to red and tone down his appearance so that people wouldn't recognise him.
Max knew that people were bound to cause trouble for him, and the fewer people who knew about his real identity, the better.
After confirming his appearance, Max's surroundings changed.
What was once a lonely white box began to be filled with trees, mountains and rivers, with Max at the top of them.
Max took a moment to take it all in. The beauty of Genesis was unmatched, and it was now that he realised it.
He then let out a scream as he started falling.
"Aaaaaaaahhh"
Max's sounds reached the ground, but instead of crashing on the floor face-first, he landed gently on a place that seemed like a village.
After landing, Max looked up to see a lot of people falling from the sky, realising that this was how the players were coming to the starting village.
He then saw people's reaction to this game.
"Whoa, I feel like I'm basically in my body"
"Is this a game, or are we in another world?"
Comments like these about the game were constantly going on, and Max felt basically the same as them.
He went a bit further and heard people screaming, "We need a tank, any talent is fine as long as it isn't F-rank"
"Healers, Healers, we need some Healers."
"Recruiting people to join the Blank Faces, our leader has a B-rank talent."
Max was amazed at the sight before the forest.
People were looking for teammates so much that it almost looked like the market.
Max was about to go onwards, marching towards the forest alone, before he realised that he hadn't checked his status yet.
"Status Screen"
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[ID:] Arcane
[Level:] 1 (0%)
[Class:] Apprentice Mage
[Talent:] Plunderer (SSS)
[Health Points:] 100 (Vit x 10)
[Mana Points:] 150 (Int x 10)
[Stamina:] 100 (End x 10)
[Speed:] 10 (Agi x 1)
[Attributes:] Vitality - 10
Strength - 10
Agility - 10
Endurance - 10
Intelligence - 15
Perception - 10
[Hidden Attributes:]
Luck - ??
Charisma - ??
[Unassigned Attribute Points]
ATP = 0 (+5 each level)
[Skills:]
Fireball - Level 1 - Deal 10 points of damage to target + 100% of user Int to target - Consumes 10 mana - 3-second cooldown.
[Equipment:] Apprentice Mage Staff
[Inventory:]
30 copper coins
1 Mana Potion (Restores 30 MP)
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'I guess my stats won't have any boost for now, but it won't be long until I get more to beat everyone'
Max thought about finding a team until he could hold his own, but then decided not to.
This decision was made after careful planning on his part, for if he gave some accidental clues on who he is to anyone, he could be stuck in a truckload of trouble he wasn't ready for.
So Max decided to go inside the woods alone, with hopes that he would return stronger than he went in, preferably with a few more helpful skills.