好的!以下是 第002章:英文小說版完整翻譯.
"Apocalypse: Chapter 002 — The Ceremony of Adulthood"
（正式英文小說風格）
The following morning, sunlight spilled over the academy's training grounds, warm and deceptively peaceful—nothing like last night's breath-stealing tension.
Yet for Chu Tianxing, today was far more significant.
It was his Adulthood Ceremony.
A tradition that every awakened youth had to face.
The ceremony grounds were already crowded. Representatives from various departments, instructors, and students gathered in front of an enormous crystalline pillar that pulsed faintly with elemental light.
Lin Yufan elbowed him lightly.
"You nervous?"
"No."
"Liar." Lin Yufan grinned.
Chen Feier giggled softly, her hands clasped in front of her. "It's normal to be nervous. Today determines your official class and future development. Even the instructors said that your compatibility scores were… unprecedented."
Chu Tianxing remained silent.
Because he was nervous—just not in the way they thought.
In his mind, data streams flickered like constellations.
The memory of last night's fight, the surge of spatial anomalies, the increasingly frequent rifts… everything pointed to the same conclusion:
Something in the world was changing.
And he needed power—real power—to survive it.
"Next, Chu Tianxing."
His name echoed across the grounds.
He stepped forward.
The murmurs began immediately.
"That's him, right? The record-breaking theory exam guy."
"I heard he soloed a Level 4 scavenger once."
"No way. He looks too calm for that."
Chu Tianxing ignored the whispers and placed his hand upon the Awakening Crystal.
A dazzling burst of light erupted.
The instructors exchanged looks—first shock, then disbelief.
Lines of glowing runes swirled around the crystal, forming a complex structure neither elemental nor spiritual. It was… different.
The central instructor's voice trembled slightly.
"Data-type…? No, this structure… it's more refined. It's—"
A deep hum resonated from the crystal pillar.
Class Awakening: DATA FORGER
The words materialized midair, forming a golden sigil.
The crowd fell silent.
Dead silent.
Then—
"W—what? A unique class?!"
"Data Forger… I've never even heard of that!"
"Is it combat-related or support…?"
"No, look at the structure. It's manipulating raw energy… even space nodes?!"
Even the instructors were no longer hiding their astonishment.
A unique class rarely appeared—maybe once in decades.
Lin Yufan's jaw practically hit the ground.
"Brother… you're not just breaking records. You're founding new ones."
Chen Feier's eyes sparkled with admiration.
"Tianxing… congratulations."
But Chu Tianxing only stared at the golden sigil.
Data Forger.
A class that shouldn't exist.
A class that shouldn't be possible.
A class that—according to every book he'd read—had appeared once, in history's blurred and forbidden records.
A class tied to the world's hidden truth.
And the looming catastrophe.
His fingers curled slightly.
"So," he whispered to himself,
"this is my path."
The ceremony master cleared his throat loudly.
"Candidate Chu Tianxing… your class is unprecedented. The academy will provide additional resources for your development. Please prepare for specialized training starting tomorrow."
People swarmed with questions, excitement, envy—
but Chu Tianxing's attention drifted upward, toward the faint shimmer of the sky.
He alone noticed it.
A ripple.
A distortion.
Barely visible—but unmistakable.
Another rift… forming.