Fall Of the World After the Apocalypse

[System: A job selection event has appeared; choose a desired job]

1.Warrior

2.Archer

3.Assassin

4.Mage

5.Summoner

6.Priest

7.Thief

Each student stared at the blank space moment to consider which class to pick; some had a clear idea of which path to take, while others were overwhelmed with a bunch of choices. The 'Assassin' class was interesting, but it was not my style to kill in secrecy; I liked front-line battles. I already had'skill-murge' thanks to my unique attribute. I didn't need to choose the mage class, which left me deciding between 'Warrior' and'summoner' class that suited me best as it was the most reasonable choice. After which it particularly felt like an eternity, I finally made a choice.

"Guess, warrior it is," i muttered

[You have acquired the 'Warrior' class job.]

Asmodeus nodded in acknowledgement, his eyes twinkling with curiosity

[Warrior class, huh? With the right skills and experience, your power will know no bounds]

He spoke containing a hint of approval and acceptance

As the job selection completed, I floated in the air, a purple air-like entity washed in me. I was in my ground position as the unknown power unlocked in me.

I returned to my human form, but the stat boost was still intact and my body had undergone some changes; I was taller, my hair was longer than before, and the most noticeable thing was my voice; it became a deep crisp, my body was more muscular than before, and my face became appealing. My eyes widened as I noticed all this.

"Woah! Aren't you Seong? For a moment, I didn't recognize you. You have gained quite a few muscles. The ladies will chase you down. Be careful, man."

"Damn, Seong, you're going to steal the spotlight from Chioul now." Seok-ho remarked in awe

Mr. Chioul, overhearing Seok-ho's words, let out a scoff posturing in irritation.

"As if he could," he replied, crossing his arms, "I'll be the most handsome, no matter how much he bulks up." He smirked at me

Breaking the joke Seok-ho spoke, "I'm choosing the 'Priest' class then, as the team's healer."

The team nods as to approve the choice, and Sehyung exclaimed with a sensation of relief,

"That's great! Now i don't have to spend my thousand of coins on healing potions and antidots."

"In that case, I'll take the role as a Summoner," Woo Chioul declared in his tone an unfazed hint of coldness.

[Summoner, that's a great class best suited for a mage type like you.] Asmodeus claimed a sly smile on his face

"Also, unlike seong, i can control the dead." I could tell he was mocking me; i replied with equality

"Yeah, while you're busy talking with the dead, i'll be here doing something actual useful."

A hint of annoyance on his face, he ignored us.

Our Sehyung muttered, "Man, so many choices, huh?" he said, "I kind of want to pick all of them."

"You can't choose more than one, idiot!" The Seok-ho was always the sensible one; his voice tingled with mere irritation 

Sehyung pouted, feigning hurt at Seok-ho's words.

"Hey, i know that," He moaned. "i'm just saying it would be nice to have all of them."

The group laughed at the display of Sehyung's childish tone, used to his playful Seok-ho teased

"Dream on Sehyung"

Closing his eyes for a while, Sehyung entered world of his own imagination before speaking.

"Ok, i'm choosing 'Assassin ' Class."

The others stared at Seok-ho with surprise and curiosity Seok-ho added a comment,

"Assassin class, huh? ...I didn't see that coming."

"Also, aside from silently killing, i can peek at the girls bathing," he said dramatically

"Seriously," Seok-ho's eyes widened in disbelief. "Is that all you can think?"

The whole class facepalmed at Sehyung's comment.

"You know, Assassin class is for stealth, not for peeping toms!" Mr. Woo Chioul spoke

"But peeping also considered stealth activity."

The whole class gave sehyung look of disgust

"Hey, don't look at me like that!like i'm some insect."

[Now the Job change has completed; now i'll be providing you additional reward 'the system' earlier spoke.]

The atmosphere filled with anticipation the air around the area darkened.

[Before that, i have a question for you] Asmodeus let out a mischievous laugh

"What is it?" Always the rational, composed Seok-ho first spoke up

[HOW FAR CAN YOU GO FOR 'POWER' THAT IS?] Asmodeus eyes glowed with malice red eyes flickering

The air all of a sudden changed; we were in the edge and caught off guard by that question

"What do you mean by 'how far'?" Sehyung spoke up with a hint of hesitation appearing in his voice.

[That's right] His voice low and menacing,

["How far are you willing to go for power? Are you willing to make sacrifices? To cross moral boundaries? To betray friends? To do whatever it takes to become stronger?]

All of us went silent, our thoughts hazy Seok-ho was quick to pick up and spoke, his voice shaky.

"Are you suggesting we betray each other for... power? Is that what you want?"

A sly smile appeared on Asmodeus face, his eyes emitting an menacing aura.

[Now you're catching on." He said, "I want to know, how far will you go for ridiculous strength that mere logic fails to explain?]

Woo Chiou spoke up, his eyes wide, tight muscle

"Are you suggesting we betray and turn against each other? "

[Let's stop it right there; this is no place for me to tell you that. Besides, i didn't say anything like that]

"What do you mean? You just told us to betray each other." Seok-ho spoke up, scratching his forehead

[Ah, you've misunderstood me; it was a mere test to determine your character. I never said you betray each other.] A smirk on his face, floating in the air

Seok-ho twitched his eyes, not buying that.

"So, you're claiming it to be a mere test?"

Asmodeus simply nods and chuckles before speaking.

[Now that the matter has concluded, let's begin the additional reward-giving ceremony, shall we?]

Some of us were unable to trust him, but we played along with his scheme.

[Before we begin, let's wait for the other job changers] His voice calmly composed

"What do you mean by 'Others'? Are there people beside us?" Sehyung spoke our carefree soul

We knew that there must be others, or why would humanity disappear excluding us?

[It's obvious over a billion is this world's population, and they definitely would survive; you're no

special] Asmodeus let out a sigh and replied, Sehung being irritated.

A portal opened, revealing the other job changers; the group stood there mesmerized. There were a lot of them, far beyond what we ever imagined

Seok-ho's eyes widened, eyes sinking into the sea of job changers.

"Wow…there are alot of them." Seok-ho exclaimed, his eyes gleamed

As they talked amongst themselves, there was a sense of confusion and surprise. Some were shocked to see others like themselves, while others were were suspicious and guarded.

We looking at them with curiosity go to them, and I the always social one, call out to them, the group behind me

"Hi, Baek Seong there," I spoke, my voice calm yet a hint of friendliness

A big figure turned an overwhelming aura residing around him, his gaze toward me and our group

"Seong huh? I'm Jun-he" He replied a bit of authority in voice

"I see, you guys are also job changers as well," He added

"How much do you know about the current situation?"

"Not too long ago we awakened, and there we met Asmodeus over there." Seok-ho spoke,

gestured where Asmodeus was.

"What did he tell you?" Jun-he leaned slightly, making sure Asmodeus doesn't overhear.

"He said we were given a chance to change our lives and become stronger through a game."

Seok-ho explained, hardly being a whisper

"It's too good to be true." Jun-he raised his eyebrow, a hint of doubt

Seok-ho nodded, understanding Jun-he's skepticism.

"What have you guys been doing since awakening?" Jun-he piqued curiosity

[So, all the main pieces are here; we shall begin the reward-giving session.]

Being interrupted, we looked at Asmodeus his usual modest sly smile, eyes flickering with mischief

[System: Choose your desired skill from the list below]

1. Amaterasu-Soul eater (s-rank): A long katana from Japanese mythology, it holds the power of 'Sun Goddess'. Upon slaying a monster, this sword will absorb their soul, making it more durable while, on the other hand, becoming more powerful as it consumes the soul. The sword has its own will, which allows it to transform into the 'Beast Class' entity

2. Thunder-Vortex (A-rank): A magic spell which controls weather and the user can coat his body with it making a nondestructive armor. It will harm the individual the user considers enemy

3. Magic orb: This will increase the spell power and tenfold the mana capacity, ideal for mages.

"So we can choose any one of these for free?" Seok-ho piqued interest

"Yeah, consider yourself lucky to be able to wield not less 'S' rank items!"

"So you're telling me these are all 'S' ranks?there must be a catch behind the scene." I raised my

eyebrows, tone of doubt

"This time these isn't any, as the few next scenario are brutal even in my eyes." Asmodeus spoke, a

hint of irritation on his face.

"Normally i would give you C-rank, not S-rank items," He added

Our eyes widened, some of us fidgeting, while others composed as if they knew about it all along, obviously including me.

My eyes unfazed, glued on an item at first glance, my inner voice telling me to pick that. It held power of dominance yet was scarry. It was too beautiful to be called a devil's sorcery and too dangerous to be called a mere weapon.

It…

It was…

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