Skeleton Dungeon

"That exaggerated?"

"No, what happened at home when I was in school!"

Pushing open the door to the greatly changed basement, a cold, narrow corridor met his eyes.

The door behind him slowly closed.

Before Xiao Yang could marvel, a skeleton clad in armor and wielding a great axe slowly rose from the ground at the end of the corridor in front of him.

In its bony skull, two ethereal blue flames flickered. With an uncoordinated creak, the great axe skeleton slowly turned its gaze towards Xiao Yang, who stood dumbfounded at the end of the corridor.

It was clear that it wasn't planning on greeting Xiao Yang.

What the heck is this doing here! This is my house! This is my basement!

As Xiao Yang watched the great axe skeleton stride towards him, a sharp explosion rang out.

He wanted to retreat, but the door behind him wouldn't open, and the great axe skeleton was already very close.

Xiao Yang could already hear the whistling sound of the great axe slicing through the air.

At this point, he couldn't afford to worry about anything else. Xiao Yang abandoned the idea of opening the door and lunged forward clumsily. The giant, rusty axe swept past his head.

The great axe skeleton's movements seemed somewhat jerky. After swinging its attack, its entire body emitted strange creaking sounds, like an old machine without lubrication.

This was good for Xiao Yang. If not for this stutter, he would have likely been cleaved in half by the great axe skeleton!

He quickly darted along the wall past the great axe skeleton, avoiding close combat. However, this also meant the great axe skeleton was now blocking the door Xiao Yang had entered through.

Xiao Yang felt his face flushing, his whole body burning with the effects of adrenaline.

There was no time for hesitation now. Xiao Yang scrambled and tumbled towards another door at the end of the corridor.

Gripping the doorknob, the dull footsteps behind him grew closer and closer. Fortunately, there were no issues; the door opened!

He pulled the door open, flashed inside, and immediately slammed it shut. Through the small grate window of the rusty iron door, the two blue flames in the axe-wielding skeleton's eye sockets still flickered.

Xiao Yang gasped for air, staring at the axe-wielding skeleton through the door. Fortunately, it didn't seem to intend to break in. After meeting Xiao Yang's gaze, it slowly retreated.

"Safe!"

Just then, as Xiao Yang finally felt safe, a prompt sound popped up. A string of characters jumped out before him, accompanied by the appearance of a panel.

[God Game officially begins. You have entered the early access phase as a beta tester, as the scheduled time has not yet arrived.]

[Probe Skill mastered, Personal Inventory opened. Daily Challenges closed, Plane Battles closed, God's Bounty closed. Plane 33214 server is now online. Please look forward to future content in the open beta.]

[Player Panel loading complete.]

[Player: Unnamed
ID: 1
Affiliation: Plane 33214
Race: Normal Human
Level: 1
HP: 10
Strength: 3
Defense: 3
Agility: 3
Talent: Unawakened.
A weakling with a combat power of three.]

[Please complete your naming as soon as possible. Upon naming, your beginner's benefits will be distributed. Current location: Skeleton Dungeon. Proceed with caution due to low level.]

[Congratulations Player, for successfully entering the Supernatural Realm's Skeleton Dungeon and completing the achievement: First Supernatural Person. Reward: One Talent Awakening Scroll. Keep up the good work!]

The series of prompts left Xiao Yang, slumped on the ground, in silence. He was familiar with these terms, but he couldn't quite understand how they fit together.

As a recent university graduate who had spent three months unsuccessfully job hunting, he had decided to return to his hometown and live a quiet life. While cleaning, he hadn't encountered a kind village chief to start his farm life. Instead, he had entered a Skeleton Dungeon and become Player One of the God Game.

Huh?

This turn of events was undeniably bizarre, but Xiao Yang had to admit he seemed to have no other choice.

He pressed himself against the iron door behind him. In the corridor, the tall, axe-wielding skeleton roamed silently.

If Xiao Yang wanted to go home, he would likely have to defeat that towering figure.

This brightly lit room wasn't just this one door. On the other side, Xiao Yang saw another door. As he approached, he saw another equally dim corridor. Looking around the room, Xiao Yang noticed some items on a long table against the wall.

Xiao Yang opened his personal inventory. Among the items, a golden scroll was displayed.

What else can I do but accept this?

After a brief pause, snapping back to reality, Xiao Yang, who had now gradually accepted his situation, decided to first claim the beginner's benefits of the God Game and activate his talent.

Maybe I should name myself first. This sounds weird, but it's true, in any game, naming yourself is the first step. But this thought changed when I saw this golden scroll.

Activate talent first!

As a recent university graduate proficient in all sorts of games, Xiao Yang was a typical gambler. He silently chose to use the golden scroll, and a string of prompts appeared.

[Talents cannot be changed after awakening. Continue awakening?]

Without any hesitation, he directly selected "Confirm."

It was time for the gacha pull. So, what would Xiao Yang's talent be?

At this moment, guided by the Talent Awakening Scroll, a series of flowing lights appeared before Xiao Yang, along with their names.

Gray: Osteoporosis, Hemorrhoid-Prone Constitution

White: Agile Mind, Read Ten Lines at a Glance, Keyboard Artist

Green, Blue, Purple—a large number of flowing lights swirled. Finally, a golden streak appeared, its speed slowing down. Xiao Yang's eyes widened.

Understand Forever (Gold): Directly read and comprehend knowledge, languages, texts, and art without appraisal, just as the literal meaning implies, Understand Forever!

It was about to settle. At this moment, Xiao Yang could barely hold his breath.

"Understand Forever" seemed ordinary, but in reality, one could discover its power with just a casual thought.

Stop, stop, stopping here is pretty good, this is pretty good!

The golden flowing light slowly wriggled, about to stop. But sometimes, fate loved to play little jokes.

In the very last second before it paused, "Understand Forever" vanished before Xiao Yang's eyes.

In its place, in its place was a five-colored flowing light even more dazzling than gold.

In the dim dungeon, Xiao Yang let out a wail like a ghost's cry.

"Colored!"