They transport Elliott inside the tower, where he finds himself in a huge hallway surrounded by stone walls.
Elliott begins to panic because he sees almost nothing until the tower system notification sounds.
Ting!
[Initiating awakening]
The tower system message appears in front of his retina, and then his body starts to change...
*Swoosh*
Something was writhing inside under his abdomen. Elliott felt as if there was a snake coiled in his stomach and he was lifting his head.
It was a refreshing sensation and, at the same time, he felt as if a strange seed was sprouting inside him.
It was manna. The basic element that is the foundation of the world after the storm. It is also the power that all the people who go and dwell in the tower of all the worlds that connects to it.
*Eruption.
A cluster of mana exploded inside Elliott. Through an unknown path, it spread in all directions of his body.
Elliott felt something change inside his body.
And then..,
*crackle* *crackle*
Elliott's whole body began to twist and convulse, followed by a hellish pain, as if he was being torn apart.
It felt as if his body was being torn apart and pierced by thousands of needles.
Elliott's lack of training and poor nutrition made his pain more intense than usual.
Even with all this pain, Elliott clung to his sanity and did his best not to lose consciousness and clenched his teeth tightly to keep from letting out a moan of pain through his mouth.
All this lasted for a few minutes until.....
His skeletal structure was being altered. Joints were readjusting and his muscles began to grow. His torn skin secreted a black substance that gave off a horrible smell.
He grew a few centimeters and looked like a healthy 16-year-old after refining his thin body and removing all the impurities in his body.
*crack* *crack* *crack*.
He was in horrible pain, but this was nothing compared to what he had suffered looking at the memories of his past life.
And then, what seemed like an endless process finally came to an end.
Ting!
[Awakening completed]
[Your awakening from your bloodline is incomplete. Current progress: 4%]
[Your current body is insufficient to fully awaken your bloodline. Refine your body to complete your bloodline awakening. As you refine your body, your bloodline progress will increase].
[Your current bloodline awakened 'incomplete dragon body']
[Because of your bloodline, your physical abilities have partially improved.]
[We have confirmed your bloodline trait.]
[They have recorded your skills.]
[You have acquired the qualifications of a climber. You can only log in once inside the god tower.]
Elliott was in no condition to read the tower's system messages at this time.
After going through that hellish pain, he had some mixed feelings after reading the system's messages.
'bloodlines? incomplete dragon body? the owner of this body had dragon blood.
Elliott didn't expect this body to be so special, but he was really surprised by what he had read.
"It seems like I'm in a novel. I just hope this body won't bring me trouble."
"Let's look at my state now that it's awakened."
[Climber: Elliott]
Bloodline trait: cold-blooded, Improved comprehension.
Strength: 10 Dexterity: 15 Health: 12 Magic Power: 20
Skills: Dragon eyes, sense enhancement.
"Uh... so this is the famous status window I've read so much about in those novels."
I categorized the window into three tabs: Traits, Attributes, and Skills.
Traits are the personality, or talent inherited from a bloodline.
In addition, attributes a quantification of the climber's abilities and standardized skills climbers will be able to use within the tower.
'It's like an MMORPG game'
The god tower may look like a game, but it's not. It's reality, if you die there is no respawn, just like in games.
'Okay, let's look at my traits.'
[Bloodline trait: Cold Blooded].
Ability to keep a cool head in any situation. shows immunity against illusions and great resistance against brainwashing and mind control.
This is a talent Elliott did not possess before.
According to Elliott had read in the novels, dragons are a very proud race, so it was understandable, as such a proud race why would they fall for a simple illusion or mind control? And from what he read in the state it seems all their abilities and trait were created by their bloodline.
A power that allows you to help keep a cool head in a chaotic situation and maintain coherent thought.
[Improved comprehension].
This is a trait that passively helps you to have a better understanding, in a situation or problem you find yourself in
'Not bad
No, it wasn't just 'not bad'.
It's perfect
It's very important for Elliott to have these traits that will help him survive in this place full of magic and strange abilities.
'But I feel like my attributes are too many are too weak.'
Although he had awakened as a climber, and his body had improved considerably, he still felt that the awakening had riddled him.
On average, almost all of his attributes were below 20 and he didn't know if it was good or bad.
Climbing this tower where all sorts of monsters exist, and he started out too weak.
But that's not a surprise since it's obvious he won't be strong from the start.
However, what worried Elliott the most was that he had no idea how to handle mana and was not skilled with that energy. And he also had no knowledge of skills was nil.
The only thing he could rely on was his bloodline-enhanced senses.
'no, let's think of a lot of problems let's look at my skills.'
[dragon eyes]
It's an ability that all dragons have, dragon eyes allow you to see through all illusions.
[strengthening of the senses]
It is a skill that enhances all five senses.
"It seems to strengthen of the senses was added by my bloodline".
It is a skill that allows you to control the senses arbitrarily which are: sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.
Elliott really liked this ability.
Since he is in the tower and doesn't know how unpredictable a fight can become in this place that is full of variables.
"Whew... I have pretty good starting skills in this tower, but I still have a long way to go."
Elliott started walking down the hallway until a message appeared in front of his eyes.
[You are on floor 0, the god tower tutorial will start for you to show your worthiness to climb the tower].
Elliott started to panic after reading the message in front of his eyes, as he didn't know what kind of tutorial it was and could die at any moment.
[Your 'cold-blooded' trait has helped you to keep your composure.]
Elliott felt something calmed his chaotic mind and kept him sane so he wouldn't freak out from the stress.
Now after awakening, Elliott could see his surroundings more clearly.
He was in a passage that was a single straight line path.
He could now see the walls more clearly than before and he could also see the ceiling with stone that emitted a blinding light, which did not allow him to see more than two meters away.
'I'm really inside the tower'.
Elliott clenches his fists tightly as he realizes that it is not a dream and he is not inside a novel either.
Elliott after organizing his thoughts on what to do next in the tower, started walking.
***
After walking for a few hours.
At that time...
"Fufufu~...looks like we have a new challenger to climb the tower".
Suddenly, bluish particles appear in the air, and a crack appears and someone comes out of it.
In an instant, Elliott goes on high alert and instinctively goes into the fighting mode he had seen in an anime where an alien arrives on earth in a spaceship from another planet and turns into a giant monkey when he sees the full moon.
Out of the crevice came a creature...
She was a rather beautiful woman, pale skinned as if lacking blood, with beautiful long black hair, red eyes, and a pair of fangs protruding from her mouth, she wore a beautiful red dress and gave off an aura of pure nobility.
She was a vampire, one of the many races inhabiting the tower.
"Forgive my sudden appearance, I am the guardian of floor 0 of the tower of the god Isabella."
After the woman introduced herself as a guardian, Elliott calmed down and let his guard down.
"Oh, you believe me," Isabella spoke somewhat surprised.
"well if you weren't a guardian you would have killed me already since you are stronger than me."
Elliott said what was quite obvious, if you are able to rip through space you must be someone very strong.
"...Well he's right."
"But what's a guard like you doing here."
"I came to tell you that the tutorial is divided into seven parts, from A to F. Each part has a different environment and a different challenge from the previous one. You will be awarded a score based on how you perform these challenges. At the end of the tutorial, all the points for each challenge will be added up and the results will be announced."
Elliott listened carefully to the tutor's words.
"Do I have to pass all 7 tests?".
Elliott asked a very important question.
"Not exactly. The tutorial is where you have to prove you have the necessary rankings to be able to start climbing the tower, if you think your scores are good enough you can quit and wait for the results at the end of the tutorial."
"What are the benefits if I get first place in the tutorial?".
"climbers get rewards based on their scores - shouldn't there be some kind of reward to keep climbers motivated? The tower and we keepers are very thorough about this."
"How long is the tutorial?".
"New challengers are given 30 days, one month to complete the tutorial the rest is up to each individual though."
Isabella flashed a small smile.
"Looks like you were a little late as the tutorial started 4 days ago what do you want to do, wait for the next tutorial which starts in a month?"
'wait a month maybe if I wait for the next tutorial they will send me back to the park where I don't have how to survive a month in that place
"never mind I'll start with the tutorial 4 days don't make much difference"
Elliott said with determined eyes.
"let me tell you this, the tower scores according to your individual achievements according to your logos to itself be your score so keep that in mind"
"I understand."
*creep*
after she said that Isabella left through the crack.
[Beginning the test on floor 0]
[Test: You an aspiring to become a god, you must prove that you are worthy to climb the god tower. During the estimated time, pass the seven tests given by the tower]
[Prerequisite: Achieve a high score during the time given]
[Good luck]
After that, a counter appeared
[624 hours]
***
'23 days and 22 hours left
Elliott clenched his fists and stepped forward.
'let's do it
A message appeared after Elliott passed a line.
[You have entered the first test]
[Go through or disable the traps in this section].
...