Chapter 2 - 02 - Gifts Overflowing

[Weapons in this world don’t need to be made from anything fancy. The iron and steel here only need to keep killing monsters to keep leveling up. Weapons also have nine ranks, from I to IX.]

After listening to the system’s explanation for a while, King felt that the power system of this world suited him perfectly. As long as he killed monsters, he would become stronger. Extremely simple and easy to understand.

With the bug that made him immune to corruption, King was certain that it wouldn’t take long for him to become invincible in this world.

"System, according to the name, I’m a swordsman, right? When are you going to show me your other functions?"

He understood it now, but telling him to go kill monsters right now was something he wouldn’t do simply because he lacked knowledge, not because he was afraid.

King himself didn’t know martial arts, so he wasn’t very confident. He would learn martial arts first, then go kill monsters afterward.

[Loading resources... 99%...]

The system screen only displayed 99%, and there was nothing else. This 99% made King’s eyelids twitch because he knew this thing was definitely fake.

"Whatever, I’m not in a hurry anyway."

King casually put his hands into his pockets. Even though he was weak as hell right now, he still carried the mindset of someone standing above and looking down on this world.

"Enough! If you keep talking nonsense, don’t blame me for hitting you."

Emily glared fiercely at King. But King now raised his chin and looked at her with his nostrils, making her even more furious.

"Next."

She had originally wanted to punch King once to vent her frustration, but it was Emily’s turn now, so she let him off.

The number on the screen quickly changed before stopping at 90%. This number made everyone watching widen their eyes.

"Genius... a genius!"

The person in charge of the evaluation stared wide-eyed. His attitude toward Emily suddenly changed at a dizzying speed.

"Miss, you are directly accepted into the Cultivation Academy through the special admission program. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Emily walked out without looking at him and instead headed toward King. She raised her chin and looked at him with her nostrils. Her arrogance made King feel annoyed.

He directly swung his hand and slapped her across the face. A loud smack rang out, shocking everyone.

"Crazy... has he gone crazy?"

"That’s a top-tier genius. How dare he slap her?"

"Could it be that he’s also confident that he’s a top-tier genius? This is way too ridiculous. How could two top-tier geniuses appear on the same day?"

...

Whispers and discussions rang out everywhere, but not a single person stepped forward to stand up for Emily and offend King.

If King turned out to be even more talented than Emily, they would suffer a huge loss. Besides, even if they helped Emily, there was no guarantee they would get anything out of it, so everyone kept quiet for now.

After being stunned for a few seconds, Emily immediately went berserk. The veins on her forehead bulged as she shouted in King’s face.

"How dare you hit me?"

She didn’t get an answer, but instead received another slap across her other cheek. Now, both sides of her face clearly bore King’s fingerprints.

"Just a lowly thing like you dares to act arrogant in front of me?"

King snorted coldly and ignored her as he walked forward. Both hands stuffed into his pockets, his leisurely stride carried an extremely superior air.

King hadn’t been like this in his old world, but after coming here, he immediately became this superior. He might be weaker than others, but he would still look down on them.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and start."

The person in charge of the test was startled by King’s gaze. It was the first time he had encountered a situation this outrageous, so he didn’t know what to do either.

"Yes... yes, sir."

Even though he had no idea whether King was a genius or not, King’s superior aura scared him so much that he had to speak cautiously.

But before the test could even begin, the alarm suddenly rang loudly, making everyone break out in a cold sweat.

"Damn it, someone has been completely corrupted. It’s a Rank III! Everyone, run!"

The person in charge of the awakening test shouted before turning tail and running, leaving the weak teenagers here behind. Of course, he had to take Emily with him. Otherwise, his superiors would blame him.

He was only Rank II, so facing a Rank III, 3-star monster was no different from looking for a way to die. Running away and protecting the genius was the right thing to do.

The moment he ran off, the huge wall was smashed apart. A pitch-black, deformed monster that looked like a human but stood five meters tall let out a roar that shattered the light bulbs.

Everyone scattered and ran. Right now, no one cared about anyone else and only tried their best to stay alive.

The chaotic crowd didn’t lower King’s superior air in the slightest. He calmly looked at the monster that could easily stomp him flat.

"System, are you done yet?"

His experience reading novels, combined with the superiority of someone looking down at the world from above, allowed King to remain calm when facing such a disgusting monster with such terrifying destructive power.

[Resources successfully loaded.]

[Newbie gifts are being distributed...]

[Congratulations, you have awakened the Heavenly Dao Swordsman class.]

[Congratulations, you have received the Heavenly Dao Sword.]

[Congratulations, you have received basic swordsmanship experience.]

[Congratulations, you have received one trial use of the divine skill Heaven-Splitting Sword.]

[Newbie protection activated. You will copy the rank of the first enemy you kill.]

The flood of gift notifications was so noisy that King frowned. A rusty iron rod... No, a rusty sword that he had no idea where it came from suddenly appeared in King’s hand.

At this moment, he paid no attention to the sword because a huge amount of swordsmanship memories were flooding into his mind. Although his muscles were a little uncooperative, with just a short period of practice, King could reach the same level as someone who had trained for decades.

"Is this damn thing the Heavenly Dao Sword? It’s not a fake, is it?"

Looking at the rusty sword in his hand, King’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.