"Kieran Vale! There's less than a month left before the exam, how dare you fall asleep at such a critical moment!"
During a drowsy summer afternoon,
The lethargy that filled the air was suddenly dispersed by an abrupt loud noise.
"I wasn't asleep! I was thinking about the client's request for the 'colorful black', what on earth is that?"
Surprisingly, the previously lethargic Kieran suddenly became alarmed.
He inadvertently stood up from his seat and uttered out.
"Pfft!"
After a brief silence, a ripple of laughter suddenly erupted.
Surrounded by scolding and laughter, Kieran looked around at a loss.
Why is he now in a high school classroom?
Most importantly, the faces around him are exactly those from his memory!
Could this be...time travel?
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully traveling to a parallel world.]
[Memory integration now begins!]
As Kieran was filled with confusion, a crisp alert sounded suddenly in his head.
"Holy moly! Did I really time-travel?"
Surrounded by the familiar setting of his high-school, Kieran's eyes widened in disbelief, murmuring to himself. Astonishingly, not only was his school here, but even the individuals around him were his classmates from before, with the person who had just reprimanded him being no one other than his homeroom teacher.
However, the world he found himself in was starkly different from his past!
Memories slowly melding together, Kieran gradually realized this was a world where strange beasts roamed freely.
Decades ago, a variety of phenomena had occurred worldwide.
Initially, people treated those as entertainment, blissfully unaware that it was the beginning of 'something.'
In several succeeding years, myriad bizarre monsters emerged out of thin air.
As the number of these creatures grew, humans slowly realized that their traditional forms of protection – weaponry, even nuclear arms – were futile against these beasts!
Under such extreme living conditions, some humans began to undergo physiological changes, becoming increasingly sensitive to the elements of the universe.
Today, human society has wholly abandoned its former structure, evolving into a completely new one.
The era of 'Fighters' has now arrived.
Those who proved sensitive to these elements, after undergoing body tempering, stood a chance to become 'Fighters.'
Fighters were divided into nine different star tiers.
A higher star tier implied superior combat prowess.
In response, you will receive social respect, endless wealth, and possibly even overwhelming power.
However, Kieran, due to his undeveloped elemental perception did not even reach the lowest "F" rank, he simply did not possess the qualification to become a fighter!
The so-called elemental perception refers to talent, and is divided into nine levels, from the lowest level F to the highest level SSS!
...
"You! You really should think about your future!"
Seeing Kieran's nonsensical ravings, the homeroom teacher shook his head in disappointment, turned, and walked away.
"What's up? What dream did you have? What does crossing over mean?"
Just then, a chubby boy poked Kieran, asking in a low voice.
This person is Kieran's desk mate——Jasper Finn!
"Nothing, just had a dream!"
Shaking his head, Kieran slowly sat down, his entire focus completely immersed in the recently fused memories.
Currently, he only has a slight perception of the fire elemental attribute in the air, and only a perception degree of 0.8 at that, a mere 0.2 points away from F rank!
[Ding! System detected that host's elemental perception sensitivity is extremely low, now issuing new assistive reward!]
[Would the host like to remove this reward?]
Listening to the system's voice, Kieran's eyes lit up, without thinking, he blurted out, "Yes..."
"No, wait! I want to enable the assistance reward!"
This system is truly despicable, leaving a verbal trap at such a critical moment!
Had his reflexes not been quick, the novice assistance reward would have been removed.
At that point, even a place to cry would be a luxury!
[Ding! Please confirm your selection, do you wish to enable it?]
"Confirmed!"
As these two words left his mouth within his mind, Kieran anxiously awaited the system's prompt.
For a normal person to survive in a world where monsters run amok, it was far from simple!
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining one Fire God Orb, which can randomly enhance the host's perception of the fire element's sharpness!]
Hearing this, Kieran was invigorated and impatiently swallowed the pill that had suddenly appeared in his hand.
The next second, it felt like his internal organs were set ablaze.
Simultaneously, a hot current travelled along his meridians directly to his brain.
At this moment, in Kieran's perception, the surrounding world seemed to become much clearer.
He could faintly sense the presence of a large amount of volatile Fire Elements releasing heat in the surrounding air!
[Ding! Congratulations Host, the sharpness of your Fire Element perception has been successfully improved!]
[Your Fire Element Talent has been elevated to the SSS level!]
SSS level!
In the entire world, the number of people who can reach this level can be counted on one hand!
And all those people are undoubtedly the most elite fighters!
Unexpectedly, a single Fire Orb, has miraculously transformed him from a nobody into a rare genius!
Before he had a chance to finish indulging in his excitement, the system notification sounded once again.
[Ding! Congratulations Host, you've acquired a Wind Orb! Upon consuming the Wind Orb, there's a certain possibility that the sharpness of your Wind Element perception will be enhanced!]
[Ding! Congratulations Host, you've gained a combat skill - Absorption Transformation!]
With the system announcement ending, Kieran's eyes became a bit brighter than before.
He originally expected the so-called newcomer reward to be limited to the Fire Orb, but he didn't anticipate two additional surprises!
"Consume the Wind Orb!"
Without any hesitation, Kieran directly swallowed the Wind Orb.
[Ding! Congratulations Host, the sharpness of your Fire Element perception has been improved! Your Wind Element Talent has now been elevated to the S level!]
"S rank? Why is it only S rank?"
Even though an S-rank can still be classified as a genius, when compared to the previous SSS-rank, it certainly leaves much to be desired!
[Don't be greedy, host. Before asking this question, please realize how bad your innate talent is!]
[Before taking the Wind God Pearl, your perception of the wind element was nearly zero!]
Upon hearing this, Kieran felt embarrassed and quickly changed the topic, diverting his attention to the combat skill — Devouring Transformation!
It must be noted that combat skills are only developed by body refining fighters who have been promoted to one star, based on their own talents.
How could he have obtained a combat skill without refining his body?
[Combat Skill: Devouring Transformation]
[Skill Brief: When initiated, the host can devour all energy forms and transform them into usable energy!]