Phoenix's Requiem - Chapter 38: A Test of Strength

The formless ancient world was infested with despicable demons. They hunted and feasted on mankind, keeping the human civilization constantly in a weak and suppressed state.

In a world where every profession has its own system, one's fate is determined by the job they awaken. Reynard Vale was cursed with the weakest profession—Unskilled Laborer—a dead-end path with no future. Mocked, powerless, and abandoned, he saw no way out.But on the night he chose to end it all, the system intervened.[Congratulations! You have awakened the hidden profession: Jobmaster (SSS-Class)!]Now, with the ability to learn, switch, and master any profession, Reynard is no longer bound by limitations. From boxer to librarian, investigator to world leader—every skill, every class, and every power is his to wield.The world that once looked down on him will soon bow before the ultimate professional.

At dawn.The light of dawn lingered, hesitant to arrive, while the remnants of the setting sun had long faded into darkness. Within the city shrouded in thin mist, the hidden churches in the shadows, veins clinging to the cracks in walls, the gnawing sounds echoing from the sewers, and the murmuring shadows...A lantern bearer strolled forward.

A full dive VR game has been released, A New World. While it is not the only VR game in the world, this one has one advantage over others:

Being able to play it even while sleeping.

Like one would think, many people jumped to try and claim the first headsets. Mostly gamers, but some other types of people too. Our MC, Eldrian, is naturally a gamer who could not wait but to try it.

Quickly he and everyone else who bought the headsets found themselves in a world, not just a game. While realism is nice and all, the amount they were given was just too much...

Players started taking emotional tolls from playing the game, and when the company made a shocking announcement. This was amplified.

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AN:

I started this(July2020) just about a year ago now(June2021) as a newbie writer, and am proud with what it has become.

I will warn people that the game and real-world is truly integrated, as well that the story is slow.

Things don't magically happen for the sake of the story, I always try to figure out what would happen if this was reality. (Though I might fail sometimes in achieving this.)

I also try to be interactive with my readers, maybe too much... So do comment, I read all the chapter comments and most of the paragraph ones.