I walked up to my VR-Bed, a bed made to accommodate Virtual Reality dives that had just arrived 12 hours after I had bought it.
The strange thing is that it was simply left at my doorstep after someone had rang the bell, I had opened the door in less than 10 seconds and whoever had delivered it had seemingly disappeared in that small amount of time.
This further cemented my guess that this was definitely not a normal game, unless they were paying C or B ranked hunters to be their delivery man which was absurd to even think about seeing as how arrogant most of them were.
I opened the see-through door and layed down before connecting all the life support functions such as the nutrient fluids that would keep me fed as I played.
Luckily I obtained 10 nutrient fluid bags for free so I would have enough until I would have to buy more.
Done with that I then inserted the headset and closed my eyes before activating it and then all I saw was black.
Then a screen appeared before me.
[—Game will start in 8 minutes!
—Would you like to create your character while you wait?]
Already knowing where this would go I clicked yes.
[—Ding! Character creation commencing...
—Body to Character sync complete!]
[—Please do note that for a fair gameplay, all enhancements or supernatural energies the user has will be cleared from the character!]
Looking at that I raised a brow.
That was good, I didn't want to suddenly find out that if an A Class hunter joined then they would steamroll through the game even as unlikely as that was since this was Marvel, even if it were a game.
[—Due to the Danger factor of the game world, each player will be granted a free talent!
—Each talent is random and depends on the players luck! Would you like to draw?]
Seeing the message he paused, a nervous grin settling on his face.
He had thought that he'd have to start from the very bottom of this game and make his way up but it seemed that the Game AI was merciful.
So of course he immediately agreed.
[—Ding! Congratulations you have obtained D–Grade Talent - Potioneer!]
[—Ding! Potioneer[D] - A talent that grants it's user a great talent for mixing mundane items into slightly magical brews with different effects on them!]
Immediately as that screen appeared I sagged.
I got a D grade talent.
It wasn't the worst but it wasn't the worst either, but losing out on obtaining a B or upper grade talent made me feel a bit sulky.
[—Ding! Error! Error!]
~•The Multiplier System is online•~
~•As a freebie from the System! Activating the X100 Multiplier effect on Talent!•~
[—Ding! Congratulations you have obtained S–Grade Talent - Elixirs Heart]
[—Ding! Elixirs Heart[S] - A talent that turns its users very heart and body into a cauldron, this allows the user to be able to brew Elixirs only by using their innate magic with no equipment needed!
~ Grants a 100% boost to final product.]
" What the fuck...." I found myself muttering even as my heart suddenly heightened, a grin settling into my face as I realised what just happened.
I just obtained my cheat, my long awaited cheat.
And it was one of the most overpowered types of systems out there and my favourite.
Quickly reading through the description of my new talent I grinned even further.
Potions were a lifeline for anyone in games, being able to make them with just a thought was something that anyone would love to have!
[—Talent Acquisition complete! Initiating universe(server) selection.....]
Watching as the screen shifted and reading through the text I waited in anticipation already guessing that this was the point where I would get to know which universe I would be thrown in.
[—Ding! Server found! You will be transferred into Universe-Z-0]
Quickly my face scrunched in confusion, I did not know any universe by that name.
[—Compiling basic universe lore!]
[—Universe-Z-0 - The world doesn't know when it started, but they know how it went. Months ago, a virus like no other hit the world with a vengeance that few could ever match. A virus that erooded at people's brains, turning them into bloodthirsty and meat hungry cannibals hellbent on spreading their gospel into the world. Now 3 months after the infection, you find yourself in this world as one of the last humans still alive and trying to make a stand, live and maybe you may find a piece in this ruined world to call your own, die and you turn into a monster just like the others.]
" Ahhhhheeeellllnooooo! Fuck that! I'm not entering into the cesspit that is Marvel Zombies! Fuck that noise! A.I! Choose another server!" Words left my mouth before I could even comprehend them myself.
But if the dread building inside of me was anything to go by, then it was that I fucking did not want to be part of this world.
[—Ding! All Game System Choices are random and cannot be reversed!]
" You sure!? Cause I'll reverse that neck of yours if you don't give me another server!" I blurted.
[—The Game System does not have a neck host!]
[—Initiating Character Background Randomised!]
Seeing that I wasn't gonna get out of this one I simply slumped down and groaned, accepting my fate.
' I have a cheat....I'm sure I'll be able to find a way to get out of this mess somehow, yeah...let's just be hopeful.' I thought trying to lighten up my mood and failed tremendously even as I watched the screen blink once more.
[—Ding! Note that Character backgrounds will also lock your first Class to whatever is your characters occupation! Class change items will be available in your world though!]
" Hahahahaha....so not only are you fucking trapping me into a death world, you're also gonna fuck me over and choose my class for me? Fucking great!" At this point I was just letting out my frustrations that boiled up more and more.
[—Randomising Class...Class Acquired!]
[—Ding! You've Obtained the Scientist Class!]
[—Ding! Due to the many Sub-Type Classes that fall under this class, you'll be granted a choice between 3 classes to choose from.]
Looking at my chosen class I pondered for a moment before grinning.
This wasn't bad, not bad at all.
Even though it kinda lacked any combat specialties, it would allow me to do more than simply bash the skulls of hordes of zombies.
With this I could even try to find a cure to the Zombie Plague, if that's impossible then I could always try to make a vaccine that would make me immune to it.
Though that plan wouldn't be full proof as zombies could still just eat me whole even with a vaccine, which they will probably do.
[—Available Sub-Types for Class - Scientist!]
[—1 • Chemist.]
[—2 • Engineer.]
[—3 • Genetist.]
—[—]—
Immediately I chose the third option.
[— Genetist has been chosen! Congratulations, you've obtained the class [Genetic Scientist]!]
[—Error! Error! Error!]
~•The Multiplier System has activated the X10 Multiplier effect!•~
[— Genetist has been chosen! Congratulations, you've obtained the class [High Genetic Scientist]!]
[—Now viewing your characters biography!]
I grinned immediately when I saw the red error screens before finding that my class was updated and upgraded. Though I was confused why my systems effect had been downgraded from X100 to X10.
But I didn't mind, for now anyway.
I was just happy that my system was able to overwrite the game and give me what I expected to be an unfair advantage.