Within an apartment in Saint Magaldry University,
"When I said that I wanted to experience a few apocalypse events while being the main character… I didn't mean it that way. I was caught in the moment! Recommending me a few more novels would've been fine…!" Elias complained, furiously typing on his keyboard and clicking various tabs as he scoured the internet.
A minute ago, he had come across a questionnaire asking him what kind of world he would like to transmigrate into. The survey was limited only to the world background, race and abilities.
Elias had just finished reading an apocalyptic, action-themed novel and was filled with confidence and excitement, so he chose the kind of novel he wanted to transmigrate into, mirroring the one he had just read.
However, the moment he clicked Enter, a bright flash emerged from his computer screen, blinding him for a second before vanishing into thin air. Initially, Elias had thought he was seeing things.
But in the next moment, an influx of memories surged into his mind.
All of them belonged to him, at least to the alternate him he had transmigrated into. Elias picked up a mirror and saw that the person looked exactly like him. The same name, the same face, and within the same room. He would've thought he was dreaming if it wasn't for the bleeding palm he had inflicted on himself and suppressed with a tissue.
Unlike his former life, where he had grown up as an orphan, jumping from one home to another due to one situation or another until he was finally able to enter the university and live on his own, this world's Elias had a family he grew up with.
Elias was a 20-year-old student. Both of his parents were humble middle-class social workers. He had a younger brother and sister who were three to five years younger than him. On the one hand, Elias was excited about what it felt like to have a family and siblings.
However, the world was also different from what he remembered. For the past four years, the weather had been absurd from one moment to the next. Tropical regions were being turned into deserts. The world's ice poles were thawing, leading to higher sea levels, which had already alerted various government bodies to take action.
Scientists came together from across the world, travelling from region to region, attempting to analyse the phenomenon, but they could come up with nothing. The only explanation they had was global warming. As such, various emergency laws have been passed across countries to reduce pollution to the lowest possible level, first affecting the lowest Class.
Knowing the kind of world he had chosen in the questionnaire, Elias was the only person who knew what was going to happen after connecting the dots together. So, he frantically wanted to leave this world as soon as possible.
There was only one issue. The link he had clicked on had vanished into thin air. It wasn't in his history, and no matter which tab he opened, he couldn't find a trace of it. At first, he thought some browser extension was messing with him, but he soon settled on a stranger explanation: that some cosmic entity was playing with him.
Elias stopped typing and clasped his hands in prayer.
Suddenly, Elias felt his throat gasp for breath, feeling as though the world itself had come to a sudden halt. A fierce earthquake hit the room, causing it to tremble, and his computer to tilt and smash against the floor.
CRASH!!
Elias unconsciously gripped his gamer seat. His expression turned pale as his chair tilted to the side, almost smashing into the ground. But before it could, everything returned to normal. The entire event lasted only a few seconds. The earthquake vanished. The lack of air that had nearly made him lose his breath disappeared into thin air as well.
Elias quickly stabilised his chair, exhaling loudly, as he caught his breath.
The clear sunny sky outside illuminated the room, and the chaos that had just ensued made him see that it wasn't just a dream.
[ Congratulations, Earthlings, you've been chosen to advance to the next stage of Evolution. The Akashic Records have been activated. You can now view your status window at any time. The status window will automatically open for all for the first time. ]
"Shit…." Elias exclaimed.
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[ Name: Elias Miles ]
[ Race: High-Human ]
[ Age: 20 ]
[ Level: 0 (0.00%) ]
[ Title: ]
[Class: ]
[ Unique Talent: Solar Ascendance (★★★★★ Legendary Tier) ]
[ You can absorb sunlight, refine it, and convert it into stat enhancements. Growth potential is limitless, bound only by the availability of radiation and personal evolution. Powerful during the day, weaker at night. ]
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Health: 100
Mana: 25
Strength: 20
Constitution: 20
Agility: 20
Attribute points: 0
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[Racial Skills:
Adaptive Evolution (Passive): Your body adapts to stress, danger, and energy faster than any race. The more you train, the quicker you progress. Resistance to poison, magic and pain slowly increases over time. ]
[ Unique Skills:
Ascension (Active/Passive Skill) L.V.1: Enhances all stats by 200% for 10 minutes. Physical and magical attacks become superheated. Exceeding this time limit puts severe strain on the body.
Solar Infusion (Passive/Active Skill)L.V.1: Channel sunlight into weapons, fists, or spells to deal fire or light, penetration or burn damage.
Cruel Flare (Active Skill) L.V.1: Unleash a controlled solar flare of around four meters. It can blind the weak, stun enemies, and incinerate projectiles.
Thermal Immunity (Passive) L.V.1: Fire damage is reduced by 80%. Solar or plasma damage heals instead of harms.
Light Eater (Passive Skill) L.V.1: Moonlight, firelight, neon light, and reflected light offer a reduction of radiation absorption by 15% or less.
Radiant Heal (Passive/Active) L.V.1: Heals major injuries, purifies toxins and disease, restores stamina, and reduces fatigue. ]
[ Skills: None ]
[ Equipment: None ]
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Elias woke from the announcement that had rung in his ears and took a moment to study his status window.
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