《Runecrafter》Chapter 02
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“A safe zone? Hyungnim, you were right about being safe underground!” Diego's eyes were bright like he didn’t just come out of a warzone.
‘It’s like he has the memory of a goldfish, at least PTSD is not a problem with him’.
Baek Hyeon thought to himself, he was honestly impressed with how adaptable Diego was.
‘These people don’t have a clue to what is happening outside, when the safe zone ends they are gonna get hit hard, should i warn them or…’
Before Baek Hyeon could continue his train of thought it was interrupted by a charming blond young man who looked to be in his early twenties.
“*Ahem* May i have your attention please, yes, only for a moment, let me introduce myself first my name is Michael Becking(..)”
At this moment Baek Hyeon could hear people whispering things like “It’s Michael Becking, no wonder he looked so familiar”. Even Baek Hyeon was surprised, Michael was a top ranker from God’s Pantheons and guild leader of the guild ‘White Wings’, a guild sponsored by a huge american conglomerate which he was the CEO’s son.
“(...) Some of you probably already explored your status window and got your first rune. I got a class rune called [Judgment Spear (rare)] and it seems that this rune is tied to a divine pantheon which made me attract their attention. They want to make me their messenger on Earth and for that they told me some crucial things to take notice of(...)”
Baek Hyeon noticed that the trio who were talking about their classes a moment before had their mouths gape at the mention of the rare class, he overheard them saying that even the mage class was a common rarity one.
‘I Still need to get my own class rune, it can’t be that I will get a bad one right?’
Baek Hyeon was never a lucky person so he held little hope in his heart.
“(...)First thing they told me is that the situation outside is hell, people are dying by the dozens as we speak and it is only going to get worse before it gets better. When the timer above our heads gets to zero that hell is going to pour in and we’re going to be like fish in a barrel” Everybody in the subway got silent and some girl even started having an anxiety attack, the whole place got moody until someone spoke up.
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“And what you and your pantheon suggest we do?”
“What I suggest is of course for everyone to get their own class, and according to what class you get I'm going to assign you a role. We need to form a raiding party to explore the surface to prepare for what is the next thing I was told, Quests!”
“Quests?”
“Yes, this six hours at the beginning is to set up the game system all around the tutorial area that will pay attention to every happenings in the world, allocating corresponding rewards and generating situational quests along with the main tutorial quests, the first ones being the quest ‘Call of Duty’ that I will be completing and the group quest ‘Clearing the first dungeon break’. Both are unique quests delivered to the whole world but can only be completed once per area”
“What are those quests about?” It should be said that Michael Becking was indeed a talent at guiding a crowd, at this point there was no one that wasn’t paying attention to what he had to say, Diego and Baek Hyeon included.
“‘Clearing the first dungeon break’ as the name implies is to clear the dungeon break of every area that happened to have a dungeon, for those unfamiliar with the term that I assume to be most of you a dungeon break is when monsters escape from the dungeon, that big vortex. A dungeon break happens periodically when a dungeon is not raided successfully allowing the creatures inside to overflow, what a dungeon is I believe everyone here knows. The reward from this quest is that the dungeon won’t break again for six months, eliminating the need to raid it, allowing the people from the area to focus on developing in other places. Ignoring the dungeon though is ill advised, a dungeon break consisting of 6 months worth of creatures is not something I believe anyone would want to see.” Baek Hyeon and everyone else even when they hadn’t seen the situation on the surface yet got the chills picturing a Dungeon constipated for six months releasing all the overflowing monsters inside.
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“What about the other quest ‘Call of Duty’?” Someone couldn’t help but ask.
“It doesn’t matter, now, now! everyone, get to it! I want to know everybody’s class in ten minutes!”
‘He does got a point, our priorities are now others’.
Baek Hyeon thought as he focused on the icon at the corner of his screen with curiosity.
[Welcome to the system]
[Registering user Baek Hyeon]
[Received first registering gift]
[Open x1(Basic class rune pack)?]
‘Yes’
In his status window Baek Hyeon saw a closed pack of cards with the drawing of a translucent rune that changed form several times, never repeating it. Before he could pay more attention to what the runes could mean, the top of the package was ripped open, pouring out several cards filling out the screen. All the cards were all black with no distinction between them.
Which one should I pick? I guess it doesn't matter, it’s probably going to be a barebones warrior class.
The card he picked burned with a white color, before the light receded to show the drawing of a minimalist sword with the following written below.
[Warrior Rune (Common)]
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‘Fucking knew it. Open status window.’
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Name: Baek Hyeon
Title: –
Health: 120
Mana: 100
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Attributes:
Strength: 6 Dexterity: 5 Constitution: 6 Agility: 6 Wisdom: 5 Intelligence: 5 Charisma: 5
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Runes: Total level - 02 (X=Soulbound)
Race - 1x Slots X[Human Rune (Common) Lvl. 1/T1] Class/Skill - 2x Slots (X=Soulbound) X[Warrior (Common) Lvl. 1/T1] - +1 Str, +1 Con (Empty) Other - 0x Slots
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Talents:
Beginner melee mastery Lvl. 1
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Equipament:
Common clothes [Iron Sword (Common)] (Both Hands)
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Even though Baek Hyeon was disappointed he still held to the thought that maybe Warrior was not that bad of a class, it gave him two attribute points and a talent despite being common grade, maybe that was considered high end among common classes. He truly believed so, at least until he got to talk to Diego.
“Hyungnim, I got a rare class! It’s called [Guardian Totem], it gives me +2 strength, +4 constitution and it comes with a defensive skill called [Raise Barrier]. Since the skill is from the class rune itself it doesn’t occupy a different rune slot.(...)”
At this point Baek Hyeon was already feeling dead inside but Diego kept kicking while he was down.
”(...)It comes with Beginner melee mastery and Apprentice shield mastery, there is also this weird talent where i have a chance to drop a [Race Rune] from creatures i kill, this rune can be superimposed on the [Guardian Totem] rune becoming my Totem and giving me attributes or skills depending on the rune, my Totem can be changed at will with a cooldown of five seconds. Oh yeah, I can only make my Totem runes that I got myself so there is that, what about you hyung?”
Baek Hyeon could only face Diego innocent eyes with a deadpan face to keep himself from crying, It took him a while and several deep breaths before he could mutter:
“...Warrior.”
“That’s great hyung! I can hold back all those ugly goblins while you finish them all off, you need to promise to leave one to me though because I need a Totem”. Diego had an earnest expression as if that single goblin was his and there was no negotiation. Baek Hyeon felt a little better now.
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