Chapter 1: Super God-level Talent: Hand of Divine Punishment!
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"Hao, wake up! It's 9 o'clock, and 'Ragnarok' is about to launch. If you keep sleeping, you'll miss the opening!"
Ragnarok?
Launch?
Lin Tianhao suddenly opened his eyes, looking around at the familiar yet strange environment.
"This is... Dream Chaser Club?!"
"Wait!"
"Didn't I get betrayed and killed by that backstabber, Wu Xiaodao, when I was exploring the Divine Ruins?"
"What the hell is going on now?"
Lin Tianhao grabbed his phone, and the time on the screen clearly showed it was May 20th, 2032!
"I've been reborn, reborn back to ten years ago, right when Ragnarok was just launching!!"
Zhou Xiaopang, seeing Lin Tianhao's dramatic reaction, quickly tried to comfort him:
"Hao, don’t worry. We’ll all help you gather the money. Your sister will be okay."
As his memories started to become clearer, Lin Tianhao suddenly recalled that around this time in his previous life, his sister had been hit by a car, causing a brain hemorrhage.
The surgery cost 300,000 yuan, but the driver had fled the scene, and since there were no cameras, the police never found the culprit.
This huge medical bill had fallen entirely on Lin Tianhao’s shoulders.
Although his brothers had tried to help him gather the money, they could only manage to scrape together 260,000 yuan, even with loans.
Lin Tianhao had knelt in the hospital, begging desperately, but the hospital refused to perform the surgery without the remaining 40,000 yuan. In the end, his sister died on the hospital bed.
Thinking of her cute and lively figure, Lin Tianhao clenched his fists.
"Sis, don't worry. This time, I will save you!"
His eyes were firm and determined. "Now that I have a second chance at life, I will change my fate and prevent the tragedy from happening again."
Looking at Zhou Xiaopang, Lin Tianhao suddenly smiled.
"Fatty, let’s get into the game. This time, we write our own fate!"
Seeing that Lin Tianhao had returned to his usual self, Zhou Xiaopang sighed in relief. "Hao, let’s do this!"
As he entered the gaming pod, Lin Tianhao couldn’t help but feel a sense of bitterness.
Ragnarok, a revolutionary virtual MMORPG, was touted as the Second World, developed by over 100 countries worldwide.
But from his past life’s experience, Lin Tianhao knew the truth: the game wasn’t made by any country. Instead, it was a creation of the Galactic Main God, using the powers of Earth’s ancient deities. The purpose was to prepare for the Cataclysm that would occur five years later.
In five years, the Alette Star System would invade the Milky Way, triggering the disaster.
Having lived through the Cataclysm, Lin Tianhao knew just how crucial it was to gain power in this game.
"In my last life, I never managed to awaken a talent. This time, I’ll find out what my talent really is."
Lin Tianhao entered the character creation screen. A dazzling trailer began to play—an eight-hour-long trailer that couldn’t be skipped or fast-forwarded, only watched or completely skipped.
In his previous life, almost all players skipped the trailer to avoid falling behind, as eight hours could put them at a significant disadvantage.
But Lin Tianhao didn’t skip it. The first player to watch the entire trailer would receive a God-level Talent Awakening Stone.
Talents were a unique feature of Ragnarok.
Each player's talent was different, divided into levels: Yellow, Black, Earth, Heaven, Saint, and God.
To awaken a talent, one needed a Talent Awakening Stone.
In his past life, Lin Tianhao had managed to acquire a Saint-level Talent Awakening Stone, but his awakening still failed in the end.
This meant that his talent was an exceptionally rare God-level talent.
The few players who had God-level talents in his previous life all became dominating powerhouses.
In this life, he was determined to awaken his God-level talent as well.
With the memories of his past life, Lin Tianhao was confident he could rise to the top and defeat the Alette Star System!
Time passed slowly, and finally, the eight-hour-long trailer ended.
"Ding! Congratulations! You are the first player to finish watching the 'Ragnarok' trailer. You have been awarded a God-level Talent Awakening Stone +1."
As expected!
Lin Tianhao smiled in satisfaction. In the next instant, he found himself in the character creation hall.
"Class: Archer. Username: Snow Emperor."
Without any hesitation, he chose exactly as he had in his previous life.
"Ding! Character created successfully. You are about to enter Beginner Village 10086."
The next moment, Lin Tianhao appeared in Beginner Village 10086.
Each beginner village could accommodate 10,000 players, meaning over 100 million players had already entered Ragnarok. This alone showed how popular the game was.
Lin Tianhao found a quiet corner and took out the God-level Talent Awakening Stone, silently chanting "Awaken."
"Ding! Due to the extraordinary nature of your talent, the God-level Talent Awakening Stone can only partially awaken your talent."
"Ding! Your talent has been awakened: Hand of Divine Punishment."
Lin Tianhao was stunned for a moment. What? Even a God-level Awakening Stone could only partially awaken his talent?
Surprised, Lin Tianhao immediately checked his talent.
Hand of Divine Punishment (Super God-level): 1 Star
Effect 1: Each basic attack deals 1% of your maximum health as true damage.
Effect 2: Each basic attack permanently increases your maximum health by 1.
Proficiency: 0/1000.
(Note: Damage to living creatures is required to increase maximum health.)
Lin Tianhao stood in shock. Super God-level?
In his ten years of gaming in his previous life, he had never even heard of a Super God-level talent.
And this talent was ridiculously overpowered.
Permanent health increases!!
After his brief shock, Lin Tianhao instinctively opened his status screen.
Username: Snow Emperor.
Level: 1 (0/100).
Class: Archer.
HP: 100/100.
MP: 50/50.
Attack: 9. Magic Attack: 5.
Armor: 3. Magic Resist: 1.
Attack Speed: 0.63. Movement Speed: 3.1.
Physical Penetration: 0%. Magic Penetration: 0%.
Special Attributes: None.
Free Attribute Points: 0.
Luck: Hidden.
Talent: Hand of Divine Punishment (Super God-level).
Skills: Multi-shot (1 Star).
Equipment: Beginner’s Longbow.
Without the Hand of Divine Punishment, this status screen would be pretty average.
But with it, his potential was terrifying.
"Time to start leveling."
Lin Tianhao knew he had already wasted too much time.
Outside the beginner village, there were countless Level 1 Red-Eyed Rabbits.
Red-Eyed Rabbit (Common): Level 1.
HP: 90/90.
Attack: 5.
Skills: None.
Their stats were ordinary, and as long as the player wasn’t terrible at the game, they could easily solo them.
"Whoosh!"
Without hesitation, Lin Tianhao fired an arrow.
-8.
At the same time, Lin Tianhao noticed his health increased by one.
With this talent, he was practically invincible!
Lin Tianhao continued hunting Red-Eyed Rabbits while stacking his health.
His attack speed was slow, taking about 1.5 seconds to shoot an arrow. For someone who reached an attack speed of 13.5 in his past life, it felt frustratingly sluggish.
"Ding! You have killed a Red-Eyed Rabbit. Experience +1."
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