Craaaaash!
Weeeooo! Weeeooo!
Caspian stared impassively at the chaos erupting below.
He had lived through all this before.
Accidents. Explosions. Carnage.
People were pouncing on one another. Skin turning deathly pale, black liquid streamed down their eyes and mouth.
He had already instructed Emma to remain in her apartment and wait for him.
He knows she doesn't turn into a zombie, so it was fine.
However, Catherine had stayed over since it was the weekend. And he wasn't sure if she had been one from his past life.
Caspian moved steadily to his bedroom, shotgun in hand, as he pushed the door open a little to gaze inside.
"Phew…" He let out a relieved breath as he saw her sleeping peacefully. Then he closed the door.
He took the elevator and arrived at the large garage below. He heaved his heavy backpack into his truck, about to get in when—
"Raaahhhrrrgggh!"
A male zombie in a security uniform was sprinting towards him.
A normal person would be shitting their pants and running around, screaming for help.
But Caspian's Expression turned dark.
He recognised this zombie. The same one that ripped Emma apart.
He aimed at the advancing zombie with steady hands. Held until it was only a few meters away.
CHK-CHAK!
BOOM!
The slug met the zombie's skull, exploding right through the back, and painting the garage floor with dark brain matter.
SPLAT!
Caspian spared one last glance at the zombie before stepping into his truck and starting the engine.
Ready to begin his massacre of 100,000 zombies.
Just then, a blue transparent screen appeared in front of every human on Earth.
—-
[...Integrating Origin System]
[...Dimensional Designation]
[...Caelunox]
[...Universal Designation]
[...Xytherra]
[...Galactic Designation]
[... Pharvilan]
[... Planetary Designation]
[...Orvan]
—--
"Here we go again," Caspian murmured, as he watched the messages pass impatiently.
—----
[Origin System Online]
[...Integrating Apex Intelligent LifeForm]
[... Successfull Integration]
[...#2589006788]
[...Failed Integration]
[...#5289900956]
—----
Then the Origin system began addressing everyone individually—the ones that were successfully integrated, that is.
—----
[Orvan Citizen Caspian Shade]
[Would You Like To Awaken Your Innate Talent ?!]
[Yes Or No]
—---
"Sure," Caspian responded casually. He already knew what his talent would be.
—--
[Awakening Successfully]
[Congratulations, You have Obtained ..]
[...Error!!]
[...Talent Grade Cannot Be Ascertained]
[...Stats Cannot Be Adjusted]
[You have Obtained ???? Grade Talent]
[Gold Mine]
[Welcome To The Origin System, Awakener]
—---
Caspian stared at the error message and just sighed. It was exactly as it was last time.
He wouldn't get the general stat range adjustment like everyone else since he's 'gradeless'.
But all that matters not since he has a plan to selectively gather a following of strong individuals from his last life.
using the one thing his talent provides in abundance.
Now all he had to do was gather enough gold coins to raise his talent level. Hopefully, this would increase its efficacy even more.
The transparent blue screen had transitioned into sections showing different options—
Status Window— Regional chat— Rankings— Origin store, and some others.
Wanting to see the result of his one-month intense training, he selected Status Window—
—---
~~~~~[Status Window]~~~~~
[Name: Caspian Shade]
[Age: 21]
[Life Level: Tier One]
[Race: Human]
[Affiliations: None]
[BloodLine: Human]
[Physique: 0.5] (Humans have 0.3 on Avr.)
[Mind: 0.6] (Humans have 0.4 on Avr.)
[Soul: ????] (Humans have 0.2 on Avr.)
[Innate Talent: Gold Mine (grade: ????) ( Lv. 1)
___Lv 1
~10X Gold Multiplier: {You Receive 10X The Value For Every Gold Coin You Earn}
~[Requires 1,000,000gc to advance Level]~
]
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Caspian nodded in satisfaction.
His stats are exactly as they were last time---however his physique had increased by 0.3----it was only 0.2 last time.
But his jaw soon dropped as he stared wide-eyed at a corner of his status.
—-----
[997,410gc]
—------
"What in the world is going on ?"
"This is exactly my Gold Coin balance before I was killed---except for the extra ten!"
Caspian soon became emotional, as his eyes became teary.
This was what he set aside little by little while slaving away for the Albusu's, hoping to one day increase his talent level. But he never got the chance to use it.
And now it was here with him—Back in the past.
Caspian smiled—for the first time since regressing, he was genuinely happy.
He had been prepared to hunt down 100,000 zombies over a period of time.
But with this. He only needed to hunt down around 260 zombies.
Pumped and ready for action, Caspian restarted his truck—
But he was soon greeted with yet another system notification.
—----
[Congratulations, Awakener Caspian Shade !]
[Achievement Obtained !]
[First Blood !]
[Description: You are first to cull a 'Currupted' on your Planet!]
[Reward: 1000gc + One T1 Pistol + Ammunition ×100]
-------
—----
[10X Gold Multiplier Sub-Talent Triggered!]
[Obtained 10,000gc]
—------
Caspian turned off the ignition as a wide grin took form on his face, before erupting in laughter.
" AHAHAHAHA!!! "
"HAHAHAHAHA!! "
"So it can happen like this, too ?"
He soon composed himself, then pulled up his status screen, as he gazed at the left corner.
[1,007,410gc]
And there it was. All Caspian needed to level up his talent, and more.
Caspian Smiled.