Novel Lived
Chapter 2: The Arrival of the Beasts, A Divine Miracle!
Chapter 2: The Arrival of the Beasts, A Divine Miracle!
Chapter 2: The Arrival of the Beasts, A Divine Miracle!
Longguo Country No. 1 High School, sports field.
Boom!
A mage in a moon robe raised his staff, injecting a surge of magic into the massive magic circle on the high platform.
The magic circle revived, igniting beams of light in seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
This marked the official beginning of the job change ceremony.
"Now, the students whose names I call, prepare to enter the magic circle. The circle will automatically detect your attributes, talents, and other information, ultimately determining your first job."
"Number one, Li Hai."
As the first to change jobs, Li Hai entered the magic circle with a nervous and apprehensive heart.
Buzz!
The moment he stood on the high platform, the seven-colored light beams illuminated the space above the magic circle. Beams of light enveloped Li Hai, swallowing him whole.
"I wonder what job Li Hai will get?"
"As the first student to change jobs, Li Hai's attributes are excellent, and his talent is D+. The school must be hoping for a good start."
"I bet it's a combat job."
A minute later.
Above the magic circle, a rune infused with the aura of flames suddenly appeared above Li Hai's head.
"A flame rune, is it a mage job?"
"No, wait."
"It's... a blacksmith rune, a crafting job."
The result left the crowd groaning.
Li Hai, a top student, had balanced attributes and a D+ talent. Yet he ended up with a crafting job. What does that mean for everyone else?
For Li Hai himself, this was a huge blow. He returned to his class, Five, with red eyes, like a deflated balloon.
Class Five's headteacher, Mr. Xie, had always nurtured Li Hai as a key student. Now, he could only offer a few comforting words, unable to do anything more.
By noon, the job change ceremony was more than halfway through.
Some were happy, some were not.
In the audience.
"Old Zhao, how many students from your class have gotten combat jobs?" asked the headteacher of Class One, the honors class, Mr. Fang.
"Three," replied Class Three's headteacher, grumpily.
This jerk was clearly rubbing it in.
"Only three? Heh, we have six students in Class One with combat jobs. You need to step up, Old Zhao, the school leaders are watching," Mr. Fang said mockingly. The two never got along, and he never missed a chance to belittle Zhao Li.
Typically, Mr. Fang had the upper hand. After all, he had the honors class, filled with the school's top students. Zhao Li had nothing to compete with.
"Wow, our class's Huang Ming also got a combat job."
"Old Zhao, you'd better be careful. Your performance this year... Haha, I think the principal just smiled at me," Mr. Fang boasted, confident that his performance this year was secure.
Zhao Li was fuming, but what could he do?
Unless... Class Three could produce a hidden job in this awakening ceremony.
But that was unlikely.
Not just in this small city of Zhanjiang, even in larger cities, hidden jobs were rare in job change ceremonies.
The odds were too low.
One in ten thousand?
Or one in a billion?
"But if Class Three does produce a hidden job, I'll soar to new heights. Let's see if that jerk can still smile then," Zhao Li thought bitterly. The chances were slim, but one could dream.
"Next."
"Class Three, Qin Fan."
In the lineup.
Fang Dahai shouted excitedly.
"Teacher, it's Qin Fan, Qin Fan's going in."
Qin Fan had an E+ talent, while Fang Dahai had a D-.
Comparatively, Fang Dahai was slightly stronger than Qin Fan.
Zhao Li watched Fang Dahai's excitement with some helplessness.
"Is he taking it personally?"
As two of the more obscure students in the class, Zhao Li usually didn't pay much attention to them. But now, he didn't want to dampen Fang Dahai's spirits, so he offered some casual encouragement.
"You both have similar talents. Based on past experience, Qin Fan's E+ talent will likely result in a life job, or if he's lucky, a crafting job."
"You should both be prepared for this."
Boom!!!
However, in the next second, a monumental change occurred in the magic circle.
Huge phantoms broke through the circle, manifesting in the sky as thousands of eyes watched in awe.
"My God, what is that?"
"A divine miracle?"
People were stunned and then erupted in excitement.
"Roar——"
A thunderous dragon roar resounded like thunder.
Above the magic circle, a giant phantom began to take shape, initially blurry. As the dragon roar echoed through the sky, the phantom gradually solidified.
A dragon head, dragon wings, dragon body, dragon tail...
A giant dragon, ten zhang long (33 meters), with wings that seemed to cover the sky, suddenly appeared above Qin Fan's head.
At the same time, hundreds of beast phantoms also manifested.
A myriad of beasts gathered, blotting out the sky!
"My God."
"This is a miracle!"
"A miracle really happened!!!"
The students were beyond shocked, craning their necks to catch a glimpse of the beasts.
The giant dragon, towering above all the beasts, emanated an immensely terrifying aura – dragon might.
The overwhelming pressure made humans under the dragon's shadow feel as insignificant as ants, instinctively wanting to bow in worship.
"Teacher, it's Qin Fan!"
"This is happening because of him, my God!"
"What is going on?"
In the lineup.
The students from Qin Fan's class were speechless.
Even the initially skeptical headteacher was dumbfounded.
Countless eyes were fixed on the myriad of beast phantoms. The dragon at the top raised its head, uttering a grand and obscure dragon language.
"The dragon, lord of all beasts!"
"Under the sun, moon, and stars, the dragon soul is eternal!"
Though the dragon language was obscure, everyone understood its meaning instinctively.
In the next second.
The dragon lightly flapped its wings, creating a terrifying tornado above the magic circle.
Roar!
Roar!
As the dragon roared, the beast phantoms began to disintegrate. Only a few remained, trembling and bowing in submission.
Snap.
At some point, the beast phantoms and the dragon phantom began to shrink and solidify rapidly. Eventually, the giant phantom disappeared, leaving behind a single point of light exuding a mysterious aura.
Whoosh.
The point of light shot towards Qin Fan, flashing into his forehead, leaving a miniature mysterious mark.
Ding.
"Congratulations, you have acquired an SSS-level talent, Beast Affinity."
Qin Fan's body shook violently. In a single breath, all his attributes surged by at least seven or eight points. He felt unprecedentedly strong, as if he could smash a boulder with a single punch.
More importantly, Qin Fan's entire demeanor changed, exuding a natural affinity and command over beasts.