Michael Johnson
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Varian entered the spaceship in curiosity and awe. Despite nearly a thousand candidates boarding a single spaceship, it wasn't crowded at all. The interior of the spaceship labwas vast, with mobile seats. The candidates got into their pre-assigned seats. The whole setup was was closer to a lecture hall than an airship. A stage slowly rose from the floor. After precautions of safety, the spaceship took off. The spaceship took off and everyone was thrown to the back of their seat by inertia.…-
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Varian's hover bike dashed through the skyways. It passed through the floating complexes, patrolling airships, and reached a quiet district. It had no floating buildings and only a few skyscrapers. The hover bike descended and Varian stopped before the familiar building. The old-fashioned LED nameplate of the orphanage greeted him as he entered the orphanage. The front yard was a playground with with a park. "Hey! Catch the bluebird!" "Catch the green one!" "Dodge the bullet. Duck!…
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The mechanical voice of the system rung and Varian felt his consciousness being pulled… everything went blank. When his consciousness returned, Varian "saw" a dark space. However, he could not feel his body. He just felt being present. He struggled to move and finally accepted that he was dragged here with only his mind. Then he observed the space. In was completely dark. But in the distance, there was a glow. It was sometimes red, sometimes blue, and sometimes yellow. He focused on the glow and…
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[ Xp +30 Body Path Level 1: 50/100 5.5% Greater Human] The status panel flashed and Varian felt the chi in his body rise. He felt a surge of power in his weak body. His bleeding slowed down. He couldn't see it, but he felt his regeneration improve. Varian was ecstatic for a moment before the gut wrenching pain reminded him of the battle he just won. 'Fuck you, system' Varian cursed it with a passion. The records of the island said there were only Level 1 Murlocs on this island and none…
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Varian and the murloc closed their distance in an instant. With only the intent to kill, Varian punched at its chin. The murloc blocked it with its spear. But the real attack was the one that followed. Another fist hurled at its abdomen with the spikes threatening to rip apart its stomach. Due to its short arms, a murloc wouldn't be able to block the attack. Varian felt he'd gain the edge with this attack, but ... "Cling" The murloc's tail parried the gauntlet, and sparks flew in the air. At a…
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Varian dashed through the muddy land and felt like a gust of wind. Never had he felt so free and so fast. 'Is this what being an Awakener feels every time?' he thought and leaped to a treetop. Without little effort, he landed on top of the four meter tall tree. Then he gazed down at the ground, and with an adventurous smile, removed his gauntlets. With no hesitation, he dived down head first and punched into the ground, adding with his own strength the full force of the fall. 'Boom!'…
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"Show me gauntlets with spikes, the ones with best endurance." Varian said. The lady nodded and sorted the latest list. Varian took a quick look around. The store was spacious. The white glass tiles added elegance and the open ceiling with a defense barrier showcased their strength. Various holographic displays of 2 Star treasures enticed the customers in the store to buy more. Most of them were middle-aged men and women who stepped into Level 2. 'They couldn't reach beyond Level 2, huh.'…
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Varian's breath stagnated for a moment. Almost everyone awakened in one path. A rare few in two paths, called Dual Awakeners. Three paths are only in recorded histories, called Triple Awakeners. There exist no contemporary triple awakeners. However, regardless if they were normal Awakener, Dual Awakener or Triple Awakener, any Awakener only Awakened once. But this system was telling him that he could awaken again and again. This went against the common sense he was instilled since childhood. But he…
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The Inspector glanced at Arthur, then turned to Varian and sighed. His eyes slowly turned red, and he said in an ardent tone, "There's a speculation. In the Dungeons where their appearance was recorded, we sent adventure teams. They found no traces. We continued searching. But we found nothing. It was as if they disappeared and never appeared. They had no presence for 10 days and we believed Abyssals somehow returned to their respective Abysses. Then out of blue, many genius Awakeners who were…
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Varian wanted to ask the system about his status and visit the orphanage to investigate if he really went there. Before that, he tried to sit up without disturbing the sleeping couple. But… 'Smack!' Varian moved his head to the side and dodged the punch to his face. Kyle was looking at him in anger. Maya started crying. "Dude, calm down!" Varian was now a Body Awakener and could easily dodge Kyle's punches. But he didn't want to make a scene. "Calm down, my ass! Why did you have to act all…
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