Note: I-grade is the lowest ranked talent a candidate can obtain, and SSS-grade is the highest talent that can be obtained. Anything from A-grade to above is considered Unique and one of a kind ]
"...Seriously?"Jason's calm was immediately toppled down as he slightly became nervous. It was not only him, every other candidate was nervous and curios.The [Chat Room] already had +200 new messages in just seconds. These people were really hyped up for the talent. And so was he.[ XXX45: Damn!! There's such a thing?! ][ XXX15: Hahaha, even if I start off as Rank 0, if I obtain a very high ranked talent, I'll still f*ck you all up ][ XXX19: Wishful thinking ][ XXX15: Why you..!! ][ XXX19: Oh!! Would you look at that, an SS-grade talent. Along with a Rank 1 starting point. What did you get, champ? ][ XXX15: ... ][ XXX855: F*CK!! A B-grade? ][ XX136: ... ]Jason ran through most of the notification and realized a trend. The so called Unique Talents, A-grade and above, were quite rare.'It's like a real game. The most powerful tools and treasure arent easy to come by. The amount of Unique Talents I've counted so far don't exceed a hundred.' He assessed.'Then does that mean that out of seven billion people, probably only 1% or even less, will have Unique Talents. Thats amazing, and if I'm lucky enough to be one of them... I'd have more confidence in surviving this thing.'His thoughts continued, while he looked down on the notification that just appeared.He did not previously check it to keep himself at slight suspense, but now it was time.He viewed the new notification within the [Game Announcements] tag, glowing in gold. And once opened, he was dumbstruck to the extreme.[ Congratulations!! ][ You have awakened the SSS-grade talent, [Infinite Extraction] ]"Huh...? Huh?! Are you serious?! Fuck, yes!!" He exclaimed in excitement, not hiding away the joy on his face.Wasn't SSS-grade the highest attainable grade? And he obtained it? 'Fuck potential, my talent is above the top.' He thought.Amd with such a thought, he held his breathe and immediately called up his personal information, focusing on the new changes.[ Talent: Infinite Extraction - SSS ]–[ Distributable Points: 0 ]–[ Extra Talents: None ] (Cannot surpass the grade of the main talent )Jason read through everything with bated breathes. And while he was still excited, he viewed the definition of his Talent.[ Infinite Extraction (SSS) - The very essence, embodiment and conception of extraction. The user can extract anything from anything, regardless of what it is, or what rank it is. The only drawback being the rank of the user themselves, but in essence, this talent can even extract Infinity itself once unleashed to the peak of its effects... ][ Note: Candidate should explore the functions of the talent themselves ]Jason could not believe what he was reading. '...This is just, unbelievable.' He thought in stupor.At some point he even subconsciously held his breathe, and commented, "Amazing. Is this what a peak Talent can do? Just, amazing."There was nothing more he could say.He could only think. Think about what the short definition truly meant. What extracting Infinity signified. And what heights he could achieve.But as he was having such thoughts, some real, and some delusional, more notifications from the [Game Announcements] abruptly chimed within his head.And taking a look, he realized that it was actually information about the talents the others obtained.[ TING ][ Player XXX has activated the Level G Talent - Eagle Sight ][ Player XXX has activated the Level I Talent - Deep Slumber ][ Player XXX has activated the Level C Talent - Enhanced Strength ][ Player XXX has activated the Level B Talent - Invisibility ][ Player XXX has activated the Level A Talent - Infinite Flames ][ Player XXX has activated the Level C Talent - Enhanced Speed ][ Player XXX has activated the Level F Talent - Extra Limbs ][ Player XXX has... ]The information continued on.And Jason skimmed through everything, realizing that the names were hidden. Which he was more than happy about.He then moved to the [Chat Room]. It was quite busy at this moment.[ XXX564: I have a Level F Talent ][ XXX44: I have a Level C Talent, aren't I amazing? ][ XXX79: What's so special about that? Not like you got something Unique ][ XXX1246: Yeah ][ XXX785: ...Level C? How envious ][ XXX23: I have a scouting Talent, anybody with a Level C Talent and above wants a scout? ][ XXX677: I have a meat shield Talent, I'm willing to join a strong person ][ XXX2: I have... ][ XXX2899: I have... ]"..."Jason went through the chats like usual, and nothing interesting was happening. Thus he moved on, anticipating what next would happen.The self advertising within the chats was useless. As far as he knew, most of these people are not within the same Game Sever.[ TING ][ 995 Players Activated Level I Talents ][ 769 Players Activated Level H Talents ][ 501 Players Activated Level G Talents ][ 429 Players Activated Level F Talents ][ 258 Players Activated Level E Talents ][ 037 Players Activated Level D Talents ][ 008 Players Activated Level C Talents ][ 001 Players Activated Level B Talents ][ 001 Players Activated Level A Talents ][ 001 Players Activated Level SSS Talents ]'As expected, something did happen.' He went through the new notifications, and with swift speed, calculated the total number of all the Talents.It did add up to 3 000. And another thing he immediately realized was how rare and special his Level SSS Talent was.'...If I were to guess, there wouldn't be more than a million people with Unique Talents.' He thought, using the current data presented, and estimating for every other Game Sever as well.The [Chat Room] further proved that.[ XXX1: Damn!! Level SSS? Whose such monstrous and lucky? ][ XXX467: Probably some Rank 1 fellow ][ XXX23: The gap between them and the second highest is leagues apart!! ][ XXX67: ... ]"..."The more he read through the messages, the more he came to a sudden decision: I have to stay low key for the time being, no matter what.There were many reasons to this decision, which he did not have time to completely go through all of them. But the major one was that, he was still Rank 0.And there were Rank 1 fellows out there.He did not want to be used by them. Or in the worst case scenario, be killed by them."Plus, I still have to check out what my Talent is capable of." He thought to himself. But at this moment, a countdown appeared at the corner of his eye.Followed by another notification...[ There are ten seconds left before the beginning of the first theme of the Welcoming Survival Ceremony, the Predator Vs Prey Survival Game ][ Whether you become a Prey, or a Predator, depends on your determination to live ][ Note: Your main target is to achieve Rank 9 by the end of the week. Failure to oblige will result in the candidate losing their rank, talent, ability, consciousness etc, degenerating to a ferocious monsters, prey, demons etc, to forever be hunted by all the players universally ][ But, if you try your best and survive, you shall be rewarded by your hardwork and effort. Those talented enough to enter the [Talent Global 100] by earning more Hunting Points, shall be rewarded greatly ][ Note: The SOLE method of leveling both the Rank and the Hunting Points is to hunt down ferocious beasts, demons, evil spirits, bogeymans, bugbears, zombies etc. The higher the rank, the higher the rewards ][ Note: Hunting down other players yields no value whatsoever. The main theme is to Survive, not to Slaughter one another ][ ... ]"..."Jason was momentarily shocked upon reading the notifications. But moments later, he hurriedly crouched down and took hold of the rusty axe besides his foot.His actions ignited the appearance of a small Template before him;[ Name: Rusty Axe ][ Rank: 0 ][ Function: Damage +5 ]Yet before he could even absorb the presented information, his Talent subconsciously activated itself. It extracted away the impurities held within the Axe, making it as good as new.And so did the information presented to him.[ Name: Upgraded Axe ][ Rank: 1 ][ Function: Damage +30 ]"..."Jason was surprised once again, but more importantly, he now knew more about his Talent. He then tried to use it once again, but led to failure.'So I can extract impurities only once? Well, yeah, that makes sense.' He deduced that the Axe had been evolved to its highest potential, and could not be tinkered with anymore.Which he was spot on.Nonetheless, he was glad.Time then rushed forward, and the ticking time finally stopped. With that, the door, or what he presumed was the door of this stuffy room, opened itself.Outside the door was pure white light. And as immediately as the door wrung open, the light swarmed in and swallowed his entire visage like a flood."Wa–?!" His words were also drowned within the light, as his entire body disappeared.Seconds later, he appeared within a vast, open space. Where there were a lot of humans, ranging from ages 13 to around those in their sixties.And more importantly, there were transparent walls separating them from one another, like rooms. While ahead, there was a gigantic gate with a large length and width standing tall. Like a mouth of a prehistoric beast. "..." Jason fell silent, and only surveyed the environment around him. As he did so, the barriers separating everyone disappeared, and instead appeared behind them, as if trapping them within. The only entrance now was the gate. Everyone realized this too, and hurriedly hurdled together, and began discussing what to do. None daring to take even a single step forward. 'It seems like... nobody dares to go out. Well, I know you won't.' He thought to himself. From his observation, everyone had a weapon on them. Some were knives, some were axes like him, some were hammers, and some were even bowls. 'The range is various. So not only Talents and Ranks, there's also variation in weapons? I guess my luck is quite high then.' He thought. Amidst his thought, a single man,
Moments later, she was no longer the center of attention, and everyone shifted back to what they had been doing; forming groups. They grouped around the high Talent players, mainly those with Talents leveled A and B, in some cases, even those with C leveled Talents. Mind you, altogether there were only twelve with C leveled and above Talents within this game sever, hence it showed their importance. Meanwhile, Jason himself stood afar and decide to be a spectator. He and a few others chose the path of solitude, and did not join any parties or groups. His reason for staying solo was still the same, to hide his SSS Level Talent until he was strong enough to fend for himself. As for the other solo riders, he did not care about them. They had their own reasons, and that's what mattered. 'Every man for himself. We barely know one another after all.' He thought, understanding their actions. His other reason for staying solo was trust. He did not trust anyone here, regardless of their c
His index before then was like this; [ Distributable Points: 0 ] [ STR: 6 + ] [ AGI: 9 + ] [ VIT: 7 + ] [ ERG: 30 + ] [ INT: 30 + ] His strength had increased by two, and his speed by another point, respectively being "8" and "10" right now. Then his vitality increased from "7" to "8". With the seven Distributable Points, he dumped three within strength, then three within vitality, and one within agility, taking all his individual stats to go above 10. He then called out his complete index. [ Player: Jason Shemrite ] [ Serial Number: 336663996 ] [ Rank: 0 (0/300) ] [ STR: 11 ] [ AGI: 11 ] [ VIT: 11 ] [ ERG: 30 ] [ INT: 30 ] [ Talent: Infinite Extraction - SSS ] –[ Distributable Points: 0 ] –[ Extra Talents: Semi-Enhanced Speed(E), Fireball(G), Weapon Reinforce(F), Enhanced Scent(D), Bite(F), Semi-Enhanced Endurance(E), Claw Sweep(I), Mighty Roar(F) ] [ Hunting Points: 0 ] "Not bad. I've done great progress since a few minutes ago." He nodded at his Template, and t
His valiant cry woke those who were still trembling with their fear, and the chorus sound from the gun brought them a flint of hope. Tatatata!! The more they heard the gun fire, the more they regained a portion of confidence and fought back as well. Meanwhile, Jason moved in between the people, making sure to target the dead humans and the lioness corpse. While he was doing so, he heard a scream come from his right, a bit further back. He turned around to check the source of the scream, and he found a woman running towards him. "Wait, why do I feel like I know– Oh, isn't that the woman who..." He paused, seeing what was chasing the woman. Not just any woman though, but the same woman who had been lucky enough to survive out of the first five to go out. She was running as fast as she could, and the predator behind her was also chasing as fast as it could. But even then, it was obvious who was faster between the two. The woman. "...She's quite the runner." She was really running
"All I did was collect information from the corpses of the things that you killed, and also to check a few after effects of being killed by them on the humans." "I would have done that anyway, whether you were here or not." He said. "So I will say it again. If you want to kill me to avenge the people that died, then simply do it." "You have the power to do so, so you don't have to give yourself a reason. I know for one, that I did nothing wrong." He concluded with that, and the man stood behind him in silence. Both men kept their silence, yet the gun never moved away from Jason's nape. 'Did he... Will he kill me?' He thought, slightly getting nervous. The situation remained the same until the Level C Talented player, whom was also the leader, appeared to solve the situation. "Let him be. And you, if what you said is true, then what information have you collected?" He questioned Jason, his words not taking in any in-betweens. Jason frowned, seeming displeased by the attitude of bo
[ Player: Jason Shemrite ] [ Serial Number: 336663996 ] [ Rank: 0 (110/300) ] [ STR: 11 ] [ AGI: 12 ] [ VIT: 11 ] [ ERG: 32 ] [ INT: 30 ] [ Talent: Infinite Extraction - SSS ] –[ Distributable Points: 6 ] –[ Extra Talents: Semi-Enhanced Speed(E), Fireball(G), Weapon Reinforce(F), Enhanced Scent(D), Bite(F), Semi-Enhanced Endurance(E), Claw Sweep(I), Mighty Roar(F), Decipher(D), Bloodlust(E), Claw Sweep(F), Poison Claw(F), Fire Blast(E), Dash(F), Strength Up(D), Twin Thoughts(D), Kingly Aura(B), Vision Enhancement(E), Fast Recovery Speed(G), Phantom Pain(H), Curse Evil Eye(F), Charm(F), Hand of Paralysis(E), Minimized Energy Consumption(I) ] [ Hunting Points: 60 ] "Steady progress." Jason checked his template once again, and it was really looking up there. He kept his Distributable Points for the time being, and saved them for a perfect opportunity later down the line. Because right now, they were moving closer and closer to the center of the forest. Nobody knew what was b
[ You have activated the Level E Talent, Semi-Enhanced Speed - Your Speed has increased by two times ] [ You have activated the Level F Talent, Weapon Reinforce - Your weapon's effects have been enhanced by 75% ] [ You have activated the Level E Talent, Semi-Enhanced Endurance - Your Tissue density has increased by two times ] [ You have activated the Level F Talent, Mighty Roar - Your opponent's index has decreased by 75% due to hearing the mighty roar of a lion ] [ You have activated the Level E Talent, Bloodlust - All your statistic index has increased by two times, and your INT by half for the duration of the Talent ] [ You have activated the Level F Talent, Dash - Your Speed has increased by 75% ] [ Your two speed-type Talents have resonated. Your Speed has increased by three times ] [ You have activated the Level D Talent, Strength Up - Your Speed has increased by three times ] [ Your two strength-type Talents have resonated. Your Strength has increased by five times ] [
The shots did save up enough time for everyone to run a few more steps ahead, but the Zombies left within this small group were Tier 3 at minimum. They charged over like rabbit dogs, and easily caught up to the running players. '...Shit.' Jason cussed as he ran even faster, yet still making sure to remain behind. He had long deactivated his form, and his ERG was slowly building up back to 30. Yet it was still below ten at this moment, which meant the average stamina of a human. Sooner or later, he would slow down. Meanwhile Adolf did not stop firing his gun, but the Tier 3 and Tier 4 Zombies were tough enough to at least deflect the bullets with their bare bodies. And taking in the fact that they were undead, made them more frightening. "Kya!!" The little girl that had been running with the lucky woman suddenly tripped and fell. The woman holding her hand subconsciously paused, but when she got a glimpse of the rushing Zombies, she continued to run. Unfortunately, the fear was