The system window hovered calmly before Ezra's eyes, the familiar interface displaying the expected notification:
Level 10 Reached
As he had anticipated, the option now presented itself:
Race Reroll Available Accept / Decline
This was a common occurrence - everyone took this opportunity, no one dared ignore it. Race rerolling was a safe process, allowing one to see the assigned race before confirming. If the result was undesirable - a lineage of fishermen, a beastman variant, or a labor-focused race - one could simply decline without consequence.
Ezra had no reason to hesitate. He selected Accept, ready to embrace the next stage of his journey.
Analyzing Race Compatibility… Calculating Lineage Probability…
The panel paused, the system processing the request. Then, unexpectedly, a new window appeared:
⚠ SYSTEM ERROR
Lineage Conflict Detected
Ezra blinked, confusion etching his features. This was highly irregular - such errors were unheard of during a standard race reroll.
Before he could react, the system continued, the text glitching and distorting on the screen.
Race Result:
…Hybrid Origin…
The moment the words appeared, the panel shook violently, alarms blaring.
⚠ STATUS ERROR
Stability: UNSTABLE
Ezra searched frantically for the confirmation buttons, but they had vanished. More windows burst open, stacking chaotically, each displaying dire warnings.
⚠ SUCCESSION PATH — ERROR
Data Unavailable
⚠ AWAKENING — ERROR
Access Denied
⚠ SYSTEM WARNING
Race Tier Exceeds Permission Level
The blue interface turned a deep, ominous crimson, and Ezra's vision blurred as a surge of primal instincts flooded his mind - predatory hunger, territorial rage, heightened awareness. Two ancient bloodlines were colliding within him, neither willing to yield.
Then, without warning, the system panels shattered like broken glass and vanished completely.
Connection Lost.
Ezra collapsed onto the floor, gasping for breath, his body trembling as the pain slowly faded. No confirmation. No decline. No awakening. No succession.
The system had already decided. And whatever this Hybrid Origin was, it was clearly beyond the scope of what the system was designed to handle.
[Status Window]
Name: Ezra
Class: None
Race: Human
Level: 10
Strength: 6
Vitality: 7
Endurance: 6
Agility: 8
Intelligence: 14
Mana: 9
Race :???