As soon as Lin Feng's starting talent was confirmed, a fresh surge of blue light filled the spherical space around him.
[Initial talent confirmed. Now entering class selection phase…]
[Detected: Supreme-tier Game Pod Access — Matching Hidden-Class Pool…]
Shimmering beams of energy formed five holographic projections in front of Lin Feng. Each one represented a unique hidden class.
[Primordial Dragon Knight (Hidden Tank)]
[Forbidden Mage (Hidden Caster)]
[Twilight's Edge (Hidden Assassin)]
[Stormcaller (Hidden Archer)]
[Dark Acolyte (Hidden Healer)]
Lin Feng's breath caught in his chest. These classes... Every one of them once belonged to legends in my past life.
Each of these hidden professions had once shaped the battlefield of the apocalypse, all iconic, all long since lost in the chaos of the game-world merge.
He hadn't expected the Supreme-tier pod to unlock access to such overpowered content right from the start.
He scanned the options again. Theoretically, all five hidden classes were extremely strong, but matching your class with your innate talent was key.
And with his unrivaled reflect-type SSS-tier talent, there was only one real choice.
"I choose... Primordial Dragon Knight," he said without hesitation.
[Class Confirmed: Primordial Dragon Knight (Hidden - Unique)]
[Core Attribute Set to: Constitution (1 CON = +10 ATK)]
[Passive Unlocked: Dragon Whisperer Lv1 — All dragon-type creatures start with +100% favorability. Any obtained dragon pet or mount will automatically be promoted one rank higher.]
[Active Skill Unlocked: War Stomp Lv1 — Slam the ground with immense force, dealing 1000+ physical damage and stunning all enemies for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 12 seconds.]
Lin Feng's heart pounded.
In my previous life, the Dragon Knight was infamous for being an unkillable fortress.
Its only flaw? Low damage output. But now... paired with his infinite-scaling reflect ability?
That flaw was gone. He was complete.
[All selections confirmed. Transmitting to Apocalypse Continent…]
His body dissolved into glowing data streams, scattered like stardust. The spherical system space dissolved from view.
When Lin Feng's vision returned, he found himself standing in the middle of a rustic village square.
[You've arrived at Novice Village #1198. Current players online in this zone: 480,000]
All around him, chatter filled the air.
"This is the next-gen VR game? Damn, it feels real as hell!"
"It's like I'm here… can't believe the tech's this good!"
"What talent did you guys get? Mine's C-rank. Wanna squad up?"
"C-rank? Pfft. I got B-rank. Go find someone else, rookie."
Players were gathering in droves around the village chief and NPC villagers, clearly hoping to snag some early quests.
But Lin Feng didn't spare them a glance. He knew better.
To them, this is just a game. To me, this world is more real than they'll ever understand.
He opened his status panel.
[Player ID]: Immortal One
[Level]: 1
[Class]: Primordial Dragon Knight (Hidden - Unique)
[Starting Talent]: Immortal Godbody Lv1 (SSS - Supreme Tier)
[HP]: 5000 / 5000
[MP]: 500 / 500
[ATK]: 1000
[DEF]: 120
[STR]: 10
[AGI]: 8
[INT]: 8
[CON]: 100
One glance and Lin Feng nearly laughed.
The numbers were absurd.
A standard Level 1 player's baseline? 100 HP, 10 ATK, 10 DEF — whether human, monster, or NPC.
But he? He had 5000 HP, 120 defense, and an attack stat that could flatten early-game bosses.
Those wild monsters outside the village gates won't even be able to scratch me.
He turned and strode confidently toward the village exit. Behind him, thousands of players still loitered, spamming dialogue boxes at NPCs.
But Lin Feng knew the truth.
These "NPCs" weren't game scripts. They were real beings in a parallel dimension.
Getting quests from them? Not as simple as just clicking through.
[Notice: You've left the safety zone of Novice Village.]
Immediately, the forest shadows at the edge of the path shifted.
Dozens of massive beasts emerged—bristling muscle, curved tusks, and glowing crimson eyes.
[Savage Wild Boar (Iron-Rank)]
Level: 5
Rank: Iron
HP: 330
ATK: 33
DEF: 40
Skills: Brutal Charge Lv1, Iron Hide Lv1
Description: Fierce boars mutated by the Apocalypse, known for relentless aggression and high burst damage.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes.
These things were nightmares for new players.
In the past, dozens would group up just to take one of these down. Their charge attacks were notoriously hard to dodge. Many a newbie had rage-quit after being flattened.
But now?
Lin Feng didn't plan on dodging.
He stepped forward, calm and fearless.
The boars let out guttural howls and charged.
Then—
[-15 HP received. Reflect Damage: 3300]
[-15 HP received. Reflect Damage: 3300]
[-15 HP received. Reflect Damage: 3300]
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With no effort at all, the charging boars exploded into blood and bone.
Their attacks barely tickled Lin Feng's defenses, but his 100x damage reflection turned each hit into a death sentence.
They're killing themselves by touching me, he thought with a smirk.
He didn't even need to lift a finger.
And just as he was about to move deeper into the forest—
[Alert: A Special Mutated Boss has appeared nearby! Coordinates: 144:25. Proceed with caution!]