Dongling City,
Class Awakening Plaza.
Su Yang had just completed his class awakening.
Ever since the game descended upon reality, the entire world had entered the Age of Class Awakening.
Once a person turned eighteen, they could undergo awakening through the Divine Class Stone, gaining access to their Profession Panel — their class interface.
Today was the official awakening day for Dongling City.
Su Yang had just turned eighteen, so he came to complete his awakening as scheduled.
"I thought I might awaken a hidden class…"
"…but it's just an ordinary Warrior."
Looking at his results, Su Yang let out a quiet sigh.
As a transmigrator,he'd honestly expected some kind of protagonist treatment.
Looks like he'd overestimated things.
Since it wasn't a special class,the only option was steady, cautious growth.
Thinking this, Su Yang shook his head, preparing to accept reality —
When suddenly, a mechanical voice rang out inside his mind.
[Boss Dual-Role System binding...]
[Binding successful!]
Su Yang: ???
The disappointment hadn't even lasted ten seconds.
And he'd already awakened a system?!
Nice.
Let's see what this thing actually does.
"Dual-role Boss…"
"Am I supposed to go into dungeons and play the boss?"
"But I'm just a Level 1 Warrior right now. I can't even step into the lowest-tier Black Iron dungeon…"
[Matching appropriate Boss...] [Match successful!]
[Current dual role Boss: Black Dragon Fortress — ??? Diamond-tier Black Dragon ???]
As the virtual panel slowly materialized before his eyes,
A line of question marks practically popped up above Su Yang's head.
Black Dragon Fortress—he'd heard of that before!
Dongling City was a Tier-3 main city, subordinate to the Tier-2 main city Tianling City.
And Black Dragon Fortress was one of the most famous Diamond-tier dungeons in the entire Tianling region!
Holy crap…
Starting out as a Level 99 Black Dragon Boss?!
This system was insane!
Level 99—that was practically approaching the fifth class advancement!
But—
The most important question was—
What exactly could he do by dual-role-ing as this Black Dragon Boss?
[Whenever Awakened players enter the dungeon, the host may choose to assume control of the Boss and engage in combat]
[The host will receive all EXP and equipment drops from defeated intruders]
[Dual-role cooldown: 24 hours]
…Holy shit.
After reading the system description,
Su Yang was completely stunned.
The system meant—
He and the boss—
Shared EXP. Shared loot drops.
In this fully datafied world,
Death was no longer true death.
The penalty for dying was losing 10% of your current level,with a minimum loss of 2 levels.
For example—
A Level 40 Awakened dying would drop to Level 36.A Level 5 Awakened would still lose 2 levels.
Only when someone dropped all the way to Level 0did true death occur.
And just like monsters dropping loot,
Awakened players also randomly dropped equipment and items upon death.
A high-level dungeon like Black Dragon Fortresswas nearly impossible to solo.
Most attempts were done via guild raids.
Which meant—
If Su Yang took over as the bossand wiped the entire party—
That was equivalent to instant riches!
Whether it was EXP or equipment,
The gains would be absolutely massive!
"The cooldown is 24 hours…"
"With a dungeon of this level, it probably won't even be challenged once every few days."
"…I'm really looking forward to it."
A glint of excitement flashed through Su Yang's eyes.
Since death didn't mean permanent death,
He felt zero psychological burden.
All he wanted now was a chance to play boss and enjoy himself.
Just then—
A wave of excited shouts erupted nearby,drawing Su Yang's attention.
"Holy crap! Ice Mage!"
"A mage! And a rare elemental mage!"
"Wang Fei just took off straight into the sky!"
"I'm so jealous I could die! Dongling City only gets a few rare classes a year—why couldn't it be me?!"
"I've gotta go make myself known to Brother Wang. Maybe he'll carry me while leveling!"
Ah.
No wonder everyone was losing their minds.
Turns out Wang Fei had awakened as a rare Ice Mage.
Wang Fei was a rich second-generation kid from Su Yang's class.
His family was loaded.
Now that he'd awakened as a mage—and a rare elemental mage at that—
Money meant resources.
Resources plus a powerful class meant—
Wang Fei's future prospects were practically limitless.
Tsk, tsk, no wonder so many people are rushing to fawn over him...
But Su Yang naturally wasn't the type to envy him.
Right now, all he could think about was when someone would finally challenge the Black Dragon Fortress.
Once someone dared to challenge it, with the huge level difference between himself and the challenger, he should easily meet the requirements for a first-class upgrade, right?
And hey, if some gear dropped in the process, that would be an instant boost for him…
Wang Fei was basking in the admiration and envy of the crowd.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Su Yang looking at him from the corner and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Nearby, a sycophant who saw Wang Fei's glance hurriedly said, "Bro, I saw Su Yang's class change result earlier. He's just a regular warrior."
"He doesn't even compare to a single hair on your head, bro..."
Everyone in class knew Wang Fei didn't like Su Yang.
The main reason was Su Yang's popularity as the campus heartthrob, attracting too much attention from the girls.
Ignoring the sycophant next to him, Wang Fei's triangular eyes narrowed slightly.
He tilted his chin up and walked straight toward Su Yang.
When he reached Su Yang, he cleared his throat lightly.
"Hey, Su Yang."
"I'll give you a chance. Want to team up and level up together?"
For a newly class-changed player, the main goal was to level up.
Classes like warriors and knights were slow at farming mobs, meaning they leveled up slowly too.
On the other hand, casters had high damage output and could farm mobs fast, making them very sought-after powerhouses.
In Wang Fei's mind, as an Ice Mage, Su Yang would definitely not turn down his invitation.
Once Su Yang agreed, he would pull a 180, find a reason to kick him out, and humiliate him in front of everyone…
"Bro? Bro?"
Just as Wang Fei was imagining his perfect plan, the sycophant next to him cautiously poked him.
"Hm?"
Wang Fei looked up, immediately stunned.
There was no one in front of him.
Where did Su Yang go?
Wang Fei's face instantly darkened.
So—he had been ignored?