'MMORPG Apocalypse', a novel which I read in my pass time after I become a shut in. It was a good read with around a thousand chapters before the author of the novel dropped it without giving any reason.
It was good novel to pass time and the the main character of the novel named Harry, a 20 year old orphan who is a game enthusiast who also become a shut in after his break up.
Just like every gamer in the world, he too was very excited about the word's first full realistic Virtual Reality MMORPG game. An open world game named Apocalypse which is said to be the second world.
It was an open world game with the classes, levels and other similar game features but just in a Virtual Reality, but everyone was confused as to why this game was named 'Apocalypse Online', and it was the question and there were guesses that it may be related to the last quest in the game but it was answered after an year when the apocalypse begin in real world.
Dungeon appeared in the world as gates of other world opened around the globe, there was death everywhere as monsters and zombies ran rampant everywhere.
It was the true meaning of the game, to prepare the world for Apocalypse.
But the world wasn't as hopeless as one might imagine as because some of the abilities and weapons were carried back to the real world by the players and as for those who doesn't have an account in the game, they were turned in the zombies when the apocalypse started.
But not everything can be brought to reality from the game as only Epic or Legendary Rank weapons can be brought to Reality.
As for why am I discussing all this, "It's because I have become a minor character of that novel world." I thought with a sigh.
It's not that I was unhappy or something for this second chance, it's just that the author of the novel has dropped that novel midway after a thousand chapters or so and that's why, I don't know what I might face in the latter half but...
"No matter what might came in my way, I just have to make sure to enjoy whatever happens!!" I thought with excitement as I clenched my fist as I then sat in front of the computer in my room and started browsing the internet.
I also asked the system about the various things and after an hour of work, I finally got all of my answers.
The first is that today is 24 December 2004 and there is still a week to go before the release of Apocalypse Online... and there is no Christmas in this world too, not any of the religions from my past life.
Coming back to the topic, there are two ways to login in the game which is a head gear and second is the game capsule.
Even though there is no difference in performance, but if a person log in using the capsule, he will get a Epic rank tresure chest in addition to the beginner pack or even legendary rank depending upon the name you choose.
Other might not know it and think of it as a game but I know how useful an Epic rank tresure chest is considering that whatever you got from it can be brought back to reality after the apocalypse start in a year.
There were also other things like the origin of the game and the company was never mentioned in the novel but in this world, the game is said to have been made by the biggest collaboration in the gaming industry and various game company and tech giants has came together to create the game with various countries support.
But when I asked system the origin of the game and even though I wasn't really expecting an answer... The system unexpectedly answer me that it has created the world and manipulated the cosmic laws of time, space and fate in a way that story goes in the direction of the novel as long as I don't change it.
As for the mastermind behind the game, the system has make the world will as the one who created the game behind the scenes so as to give humans, the only sentient being on this planets a chance to survive.
The explanation got so big that I myself has to shup down the system but even though I told to system to shut up, I was still amazed by its power to bring someone's imagination world to reality which I am living in now.
Even though I don't know what the purpose of this system is in choosing me, I don't really care. I have already died once anyway and even if I died second time by system, it doesn't make a difference.
I just want to enjoy my life till that moment came and become stronger too and also make a harem too... a large one.
"Hey System, what can you do?" I asked.
[Due to Host current authority level being 1 and host being too lower level being. The current function is limited to Status, Events, Gacha, Simulation and Unlimited entry to the first floor of 1st floor of the Tower of Knowledge.
There is also One time opportunity of entering to second floor.]
"Status" I asked as it was the only thing out of the three which I was able to understand as I have no idea as to what this Events and Tower of Knowledge is.
[Ancient One's System]
[ Status :-
Name : Alexander BloodRose
Level : 0
SP : 0
Race : Lower Human [F rank]
Title : Pervert (Effect:- None... It's just your character.)
Strength : 0.5
Agility : 0.5
Defence : 0.5
Endurance : 0.5
Charm : 30
Stamina : 6 / 6
Health : 4/ 4
Skills : Flirting (Peak F rank), Groping (Peak F rank), Acting ( Peak F rank)]
Looking at my status, I was speechless. I also understand that moment but the system think of me, it told me through the title and skill.
Yes, I am a pervert and I know that too, but I don't have any kind of experience with women!! I can understand about acting as I want stream to be an actor in my past life and I was a child but give up later because of my not so handsome face but from where the the heck this flirting or groping came from!!
Through I wanted to ask but then give as I already have an idea about thier origin. "These are the muscle memory of this body." I thought with a sigh. Not that I hate them.
It would be fine if it was a normal world but this is a world which is about to enter in the age of apocalypse... Oh well, flirting may came in hand for picking up heroines though so its alright. After all, you can't spent your life in the world of zombies and masters alone, right?
I, of course, intends to pick up those heroines as mine. As for what happen afterwards, that's for the future me to decide.
There were also other information in my status like my stats which are at 0.5 making me sigh, I am too weak. I mean, they aren't even 1. But there is also a stat which made me happy, it was no e other than my charm which is at 30.
Though it isn't that high and can be considered average, it still is a boon for me as if I came to this new world with my old face, I am afraid system may rank it in a single digit if not in minus.
After that I asked system about the Events and Tower of Knowledge. Events are more like missions in the system, they are of twi types namely forced and Special Event which are optional and can be avoided unlike Forced events.
Between the first two, it is decided on some factors which system doesn't tell me, which type of Event it is so an Event has a 50% chance of being forced or optional Event according to me as I have no knowledge of what the criteria for it are.
In case of Optional, I can choose wheather I want to do the event or not but in case of a Forced Event, I have no choice but to perform it and if I failed to complete the Event no matter which type, it will start again and again in a time loop till I competed it.
Honestly, it's kind of scary as system said that I can be trapped in an Event for thousands of years but the good thing is that system will make my mind return to the state it was in at the start of an event so that's a relief till...
Till system said that necessary changes will be made so that my mind and body adapt to what happened during the event so I hoped to not do anything which may trigger an event and I have a feeling that triggering an event, and that too Forced Event is not going to happen anytime soon.
Gacha and simulation are clear and they uses system points for use.
As for the tower of knowledge, it's just a place with lots of knowledge and that's all system told me about but it also said that the higher the floor level, the higher is the level of knowledge.
Looking at the time which still is at 2 am, I decided to play a few games as I doesn't feels it is the only way for me to calm down and then my gaze fell on the computer again as I decided to browse through for some time to calm myself.
Since the world has same technological development as my old world except for the upcoming virtual reality game, the games her too are almost the same but still, just for some research purposes, the I opened the only game in the computer.
Opening the game that was almost as sane as I remember it to be from my past life, I was about click on exit button when suddenly....
[Ding!!]
[Congratulations! Host have triggered a forced event:- Gun's Mania!!]