Crimson Shore. Eastern Luminant. Deep inside Londor's Graveyard.
The catacomb stretches deep underground, its stone corridors lit by faint, sickly light. Massive pillars support a vaulted ceiling that dug into the shadow.
The walls are carved with thousands of burial niches, most now empty, their stone coffins cracked and overgrown with pale moss.
Meanwhile, water drips steadily in the distance. The air smells of damp earth and decay. Carved faces of long-dead human watch from the pillars, their hollow eyes following visitors through the afterlife.
Damien twitches his eyes open, startled by the sight before him.
Due to his experience living the undercity, he grew accustomed to the darkness quickly. At this moment, another voice caused him to turn his head.
"W-Where am I?"
"Is this a prank? Hey! Where is the camera?"
"Oh hell nah, I must be dreaming, somebody wake me up!"
"What the hell is this idiot saying?"
He realized that this wasn't a singular voice, but a collective group. Through Damien's vision, he could see a crowd of people slowly waking up from the damped, uneven floor.
All of them repeating the same emotion on their face — Baffled, confused, anxious, as well as fearful.
However, the wall of carvings, skeletons remains, as well as dim ominous light wasn't the most of their concern.
What truly occupied their mind is the message from the [Nebula Online]. it was blinking repeatedly, being the brightest source of light in this dim catacomb.
Damien was no different, except, he quickly examined his surrounding to better adapt to the environment.
As he observed his surrounding and characterized its traits, a terrifying revelation crossed his mind.
'This place… Isn't this the catacomb deep under Londor's Graveyard?!'
His first thought was,' How did we get here?'
His second thought became,' How is this possible?'
However, reading the message floating in front of him, he had another frightening idea.
'Could it be?' He murmured inwardly, his heart pounded heavily for the first time in a awhile.
He couldn't believe his thought right now. The possibility that his thought being true cause his inner voice to tremble.
'Status Window', He whispered under his voice.
Since everyone was talking over each other at this point, no one noticed Damien's abnormal behavior.
Name: Damien Clementine
Class: (C) Divine Saint ★★★★★
Species: Human
Race: N/A
Level: 1
Faction: N/A
Experience: 0/100
Health: 30
Mana: 200
Stamina: 12
Strength: 6
Intelligence: 20
Agility: 7
Luck: 7
General Skills: N/A
Class-Specific Skills: (Corrupted) Resurrection, (Corrupted) Divine Blessing
Immediately, Damien eyes lit up, as though he discovered [Nebula Online] back then for the first time ever. But quickly, he calmed his nerves and began scooting away from the crowd of people.
He accepted and recognized the truth.
'Somehow, and some way, we entered the world of [Nebula Online]. The status window proves this, the catacombs further proves this.'
Since that is the case, Damien felt a sense of urgency he hasn't felt before back in the undercity.
'The world of [Nebula Online] is not kind and friendly to new players… Food and exhaustion, these are all real concerns. Right now, I can only take care of myself!'
He knew that it wouldn't take long for these people to realize that they were pulled into a game world. What concerns him the most is their reaction and behavior afterward.
People are always difficult to predict. Damien has always been calm and rational, but he didn't dare to gamble his life on other people being the same.
In [Nebula Online], danger lurks in every corner. And in the beginning, time is the most precious resource one can have!
'I can't waste my time with these people, the first thing I need to do is level up, get stronger! Only then can I survive and escape this catacomb!"
After Damien left the dimly lit room filled with about ten people, he quickly studied his surrounding as well as stats.
'Mythical Ranked Class? What class is this? And what is up with my stats… It's all intellect without any strength…'
Seeing this stat, he can't help but wore a wry smile. But looking at the [Mythical Ranked] class, his face slowly lifted a joyful smile.
'The best rarity class I ever obtained was [Legendary Ranked], Necromancer. This class is what allowed me to beat the [Nightmare Tower].'
Back then, It took him months to complete a series of hidden quests just to obtain this class.
'I heard Saint is also a legendary class, but what is this [Corrupted Divine Saint]?' He murmured.
Before he could take a look at his ability, a sound of footstep made him froze. Immediately, he moved to hide behind a caved-in wall.
The footstep began inching closer toward his direction. At this moment, he gripped his hand to get a feel for his body.
'It is just like in [Nebula Online]... The only difference is that the control is much more responsive!'
This made sense, after all, this is real life, not the game.
Feeling the sense of freedom, as well as smelling the long dry bone of the deceased from his environment, Damien lips curled into a smile.
At this moment, he leaned his ear into the wall.
'It's the sound of a skeleton walking. Only one.' He noted, then turned his head to peek over the side of the wall.
Just like he guessed, it is really one single skeleton. One of the most common monster in the catacomb.
'I can kill it for experience!' He immediately thought, examining the lone skeleton which was holding a cracked bone as its weapon.
Then, Damien crouched low and looked around on the floor, spotting a small pebble that is just the right size.
[Small pebble: Useless piece of rock. What more do you need to know?]
Rating: Common★
Strength Required: 1
Attack Power: 3
'Not bad,' He said to himself, then turn his head toward the skeleton, waiting for it to continue walking closer to him.