"Shit~ I'm just a piece of shit~ Since birth, you eat bananas while I become stinky waste—fate sealed beyond change: Shit, I'm just a piece of shit, life cheaper than ants. You ride in Mercedes while I pick my nose, knowing this won't change till death... Hahaha."
At the edge of a lakeside in the Wild Monster Zone outside Destiny Village (新手村), a game avatar of a pure-looking black-haired girl sat hugging her knees.
Her stunning face sang lyrics utterly mismatched with her expression—melancholy, yet lips quirked slightly in bitter amusement.
Soulshadow Tianyou had logged back into Mystic Box. Now she appeared as a black bob-haired girl, clad only in tattered starter robes, bare-legged. Her small feet dangled playfully above the water, kicking up splashes that sent delicate ripples across the lake’s surface.
She opened her inventory, summoning the pet egg and skill box. Instantly, a chestnut-brown dinosaur-sized egg and a small black case materialized before her.
"[Legendary Pet Egg (Descendant of the Monkey King)] and a class-change box..." Tianyou stared at the two items, frustration tightening her chest.
Both had dropped alongside the Gender-Swap Ring from the Corrupted Monkey King. Unlike the ring, the egg and skill book could be sold—but hatching the egg or opening the box would lock them permanently.
These divine-tier treasures would fetch astronomical prices. Every major guild would scramble to buy them, driving bids ever higher.
Yet Soulshadow Tianyou had no intention of selling. She...
Would use them herself. She’d ascend to godhood and make every doubter eat their words.
"Once opened, there’s no turning back..." she muttered, choosing first to unlock the class-change box.
The dark case dissolved into black light, leaving behind a pitch-black spellbook and a crystalline pearl.
A [Class Change Tome: Inheritor of Gogu Deity] and a [Legendary EXP Pearl].
"Gogu Deity... what even is that?" She tucked the EXP Pearl away unused, turning the ominous tome over in her hands.
Tapping its description:
*Do you wish to change class to the special职业 [Inheritor of Gogu Deity]?*
*Class Lore: Since the [Plague Deity—Ghosteye World Tree of Sinful Realms] vanished into the Dead Zone, humankind has forgotten true darkness... Foolish mortal, will you become my chosen? (Using this item forcibly converts your race to [Dark Elf].)*
"...Seriously?" Soulshadow Tianyou deadpanned. This explained absolutely nothing.
That was the gamble of special classes—you couldn’t preview their mechanics. Warrior or mage? Unique skills? All hidden until commitment.
But one line snagged her attention: *forcibly converts your race to [Dark Elf]*.
A quick primer: In Mystic Box’s holographic world, all players were "humans," divided into three subtypes. First, standard humans. Second, beastkin with ears and tails. Third, elves with pointed ears. Beyond aesthetics, racial bonuses were minor—humans favored swordsmen, beastkin brawlers, elves archers—but hybrid builds like elven medics or beastkin swordmasters were common.
"Dark Elf... a branch of elves? Probably an archer or rogue?" She rubbed her chin, though she’d always wanted to be a swordsman.
"Whatever. Let’s do it."
She clicked *Use*. The black tome dissolved into shadow in her palms.
Nothing happened as she stood by the lake.
"Huh? Why’s noth—"
Before she finished, searing heat flooded her body. Her starter robes vanished in a flash of white light, auto-stored in her inventory.
"Ahhh! It burns!" Soulshadow Tianyou collapsed to her knees at the water’s edge. Only a tiny white lace-trimmed bra and semi-sheer panties remained—exposed to the open air. Her porcelain skin flushed crimson; her face twisted in pain as her HP bar steadily drained.
*Whoosh!* Her system-issued undergarments ignited, vanishing in flames. Naked, she knelt shivering on the shore.
*Plop!*
Her foot slipped. She tumbled headfirst into the lake.
*"Will you forge a covenant with me?"*
