This time I chose Paladin

Following the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, the tires bounced twice. A flash of light flashed above his vision, and a line of announcement information appeared:

[Newbie protection is about to end, players please prepare yourself and embark on a great adventure! ]

【10, 9, …】

Nie Weiyang climbed onto his motorcycle. The class name "Paladin" flashed across his profile and attributes.

Unlike the more common "Knight" class, the Paladin is actually a hidden class, after all, it has the word "Holy" in it. Even so, a Paladin is still a Knight. A quick glance at the skill list reveals numerous skills related to "Dash," "Charge," and "Sprint." Over half of these long-distance acceleration skills require the use of a "Mount"...

Currently, Nie Weiyang's class skill list includes the following level 1 skills: Holy Blade, Divine Guardian, and Consecrated Rush. The first skill enchants a weapon or grants a close-range, hands-off attack. The second grants a spherical shield to yourself or others, and the third grants a speed boost to your mount.

Mount, if he thought in a normal way, he would have to find a horse...

But "New World" is free, and players in the New World can do whatever they want.

horse?

The motorcycle is also a mechanical steed!

If a Paladin can ride a horse, he can ride a motorcycle, no problem!

【8, 7...】

Nie Weiyang straightened his collar and dragged the level 1 blank sword and shield from his backpack to the equipment bar.

An 'ordinary iron sword' and an 'ordinary wooden shield' were automatically sent to the system mailbox after becoming a paladin.

This crappy 'game' that everyone has to complete with one life as expected is strangely obsessed with disguising itself as a real game in some ways.

A sheathed one-handed sword appeared on Nie Weiyang's left waist, and a round wooden shield appeared behind him, both of which were fixed with their own ropes.

"6, 5..."

Nie Weiyang took off the shield and took a look at it.

"Like a cutting board..." he muttered, fixed it on his left arm, bent over the replica racing motorcycle he had bought at great expense, and gripped the handle tightly.

'4...'

Inside the square restricted area, a young man in outdoor clothing wore a serious expression, his short black hair ruffled by the cold wind. The transformation brought on by his vampire bloodline had been complete, its influence spreading to his appearance. His hair began to streak with gray, and his eyes became a purer red. Even in the night, they gradually glowed with a faint crimson light.

It was a strange sight, both terrifying and eye-catching.

But within the crimson irises, Nie Weiyang's pupils shone with a faint golden glow. That was the power of a Paladin.

The zombie gradually climbed up the slope, and it had activated the combat state. A health bar lit up above this 'initial monster' assigned to him, the 'player': [Dark-Derived] Zombie·Health 10/10.

I just entered the game and had no proficiency in any of my skills. Nie Weiyang's Holy Blade had range damage of 8 and melee damage of 10, and it dealt +10% damage to dark creatures like zombies.

According to the game's settings, a completely novice Paladin would need at least two sword strikes to deal with this thing at range, and they might not even be able to land a ranged attack accurately. And if they wanted to engage in close combat, for a player who was just an ordinary person, getting up close to this thing would be a torture.

'3...'

Nie Weiyang didn't pay attention to the zombie, but looked at the town in the distance.

Even though the town now held over fifty thousand people, it was still utterly dark. This was because all electromagnetic objects had been destroyed, and humanity had returned to an era without electricity and incandescent light. The light in the restricted area could only be seen by the restricted person and their teammates.

Nie Weiyang's keen hearing allowed him to hear the clamorous noises... No, noises? He was several kilometers away from the city. How could he hear any noises?!

'2...'

He pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

"Please... be quiet... check your skills... cooperate to solve... or... the troops..."

"do not be afraid……"

"...Where did they get that homemade loudspeaker?" Nie Weiyang was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly at this unpretentious yet efficient way of broadcasting the announcement. "Whether you believe it or not, you've still made the necessary preparations..."

He started the motorcycle and turned to look in the opposite direction of the town in the distance.

In the darkness, deeper darkness is born. It is a completely lightless area, which is also the scene when the "BOSS" is born in the "New World".

'...1.'

The square of light shattered.

Nie Weiyang rushed out like an arrow!

A sharp light flashed behind him, and the zombie was cut in half diagonally from the head. It was a precise cut that turned lightly halfway, successfully destroying all the internal organs of the zombie, purifying the dark energy that maintained its vitality, and letting the rotten flesh scatter all over the ground.

[[Holy Blade]-18! ]

"Weakness attacks are really useful." In the night wind, Nie Weiyang sighed and sheathed his sword.

"Assassin's little tricks still need to be preserved."

Chapter 6: Consecration Rush

Xiang Feng sheathed his dagger. He had a strange expression on his face, a pair of horns on his head. In front of him, a zombie with its head, heart, and cervical spine precisely damaged, collapsed to the ground.

"Let's count the supplies we've brought." Xiang Feng said, pointing to the town with a serious expression. "Then send the soldiers into the streets and make sure to protect the villagers!"

After the information was submitted, even though the part about the end of the world seemed outrageous, the actual superpower-related videos and information that should not be leaked still attracted the attention of the higher-ups.

If they believed it correctly, who knows how many lives could have been saved; if they believed it incorrectly, at best, their efforts would have been in vain. This simple cost-benefit comparison transformed the advice in the document into a haphazard order distributed to all military regions. Its content was simple: at a specific time, assemble the soldiers fully armed.

"We were supposed to treat it as a nighttime training session," muttered a young officer. His ears and knuckles were covered in black and purple feathers, and he kept looking at the bloodstained bayonet in his hand. "I didn't expect..."

"I didn't expect it to be true?" Xiang Feng asked back. Then he answered himself: "I didn't expect it either. But none of us dared to gamble."

He watched teams of young soldiers quickly enter the strange town, and thought of the contents of the document, a trace of worry flashed through his heart.

"Tell the soldiers to be careful. The zombies here are just as contagious as in the movies. Also..." He paused, his expression serious, "Be careful to screen out spies and those with unstable positions."

The young officer didn't ask why, but immediately agreed and quickly left. Xiang Feng's mind was racing with thoughts, but before he could figure out what was going on, a clerk came running over from a distance.

"Captain! We brought half of the light weapons, but the heavy weapons were carried by people, some even in backpacks." The clerk said, his teeth grimacing with heartache. "Almost no vehicles were brought, but there was one armored vehicle. Someone brought a radio, which was originally placed in a lead box. If it can be turned on, it might still be useful. If it can't be turned on, it will be a big problem. A pigeon breeder held on to his pigeon cage and brought more than a dozen pigeons. And a few smart people in the kitchen squad stuffed their pigs in backpacks..."

"Pig?" Xiang Feng was slightly stunned. He touched his horns, his boiling thoughts almost incoherent.

No, what kind of god’s first reaction when encountering a strange countdown teleportation is to stuff a pig into his backpack?

"Is the pig still alive?" Xiang Feng asked subconsciously.

"Dead." The clerk was very disappointed.

"Tsk." Xiang Feng shook his head, giving up the idea of ​​transporting troops in backpacks. "Continue to count the supplies and have the pigeon troops release the pigeons... four, in four directions. Look for the information channel and see if we can contact the outside world via radio. Come to me if you need anything. I'll always be here."

He said in a deep voice, looking into the distance, recalling Nie Weiyang's information and the departing figure that day in his mind.

"It's just a matter of exchanging land and breaking up the existing social structure..." he said. "As long as people are there, everything is there."

……

A glimmer of light pierces the darkness.

With the roar of the accelerator, Nie Weiyang left behind the strong wind and the long tail of light.

With the 'Consecrated Rush' skill activated, as long as 'you have a goal in mind', while driving a vehicle, your maximum speed will be calculated as '(body speed + vehicle speed) x 130%', and your control over the vehicle will be greatly increased.

At this moment, Nie Weiyang and the motorcycle were shrouded in a layer of subtle light, turning into a stream of light in the darkness, and his night vision allowed him to see things clearly.

His own agility attribute is 25 points, which means that when he runs on his own, his speed is 25 kilometers per hour - of course, how long he can maintain this speed depends on his physical fitness value.

But now, this motorcycle has a super speed with a quantitative value of up to 299, plus his 25, and the unreasonable blessing of the skill.

My buddy just got back and he's already going 421mph on the roller coaster! Fast is the only word I'll say once!

Although the normal mountain speed is actually less than one-third of it, and although his death may be beyond his imagination if he is not careful, this feeling is really fascinating!

Extreme speed brings a tempting sense of destruction and transcendence. Nie Weiyang was grateful that he put the motorcycle away almost immediately. How could he have had such treatment in his previous life?

No, it's better to say that in my previous life, almost no one had this privilege. Back then, the combined total of vehicles brought by everyone in the world was only a handful. Before the logistics bosses created vehicles, everyone traveled by either taming animals or relying on their own abilities...

Zhongzhou's terrain is similar to Yuzhou's, with few high mountains in most areas. Nie Weiyang's area of ​​low mountains could barely be described as hills. He drove off into the distance, striking the zombies on the road before they could react. These were rewarded with +10+10 experience points.

The experience required for the first ten levels wasn't much, and soon, Nie Weiyang's level 10 experience bar was two-thirds full. He rushed into a desolate wilderness. Ahead lay a dim river, with chaotic shadows seemingly wriggling in the water. Above the river, dozens of densely packed creatures, named "[Creature] Piranha·HP 1/3," huddled together, thrashing along the riverbank where the sound had come from.

'boom! ! ’

The motorcycle roared towards them, and Nie Weiyang had no intention of slowing down. He lifted the front of the motorcycle with force, and the power of the rear wheel drove him into the air!

The light of the Holy Blessing drew an arc, and several piranhas jumped out of the water anxiously, but were killed on the spot by a holy blade that came from above.

Experience +1...

Very good, no matter how small a mosquito leg is, it is still meat.

Although the feeling of driving a vehicle is completely different from moving at high speed, the first-tier players in the previous life have systematically learned how to drive a car and even sail a boat. Coupled with the experience of controlling speed as an assassin, Nie Weiyang does not even need to think too much to accurately deal with problems during riding.

The Consecrated Rush even solved the problem of being thrown apart when running too high in the mountains. The protective light also enveloped the vehicle. The faster the speed, the stronger the light. When the speed exceeded 70, it even had a purification effect.

In other words, if a paladin increases the speed of his vehicle to over 70 miles per hour, he can purify some weak dark creatures simply by crashing into them!

The skill 'Rush' of the ordinary knight class doesn't have this function!

In just a few minutes, Nie Weiyang arrived at a pond a few kilometers away, also shrouded in the eerie darkness. According to word of mouth among players, this "lightless place, darkness within darkness" is called the "Dark Zone." Each Dark Zone will spawn at least one boss, and killing them will bring you rich rewards.

Nie Weiyang gradually slowed down, got out of the car, stretched, and walked closer to the dark area. He even smoothed his hair on the road and took out a mirror to look at himself.

A clear white streak appeared in the black hair, blown back by the strong wind. This was a sign of the creature being eroded by dark energy. Dark energy would first dissipate the creature's vitality, then replace it. In this process, a moment of "aging" naturally occurred, leaving a permanent mark.

In his previous life, the assassin Nie Weiyang was a collection of dark energy, so his hair was completely white. On the contrary, some players whose power systems were not contaminated by dark energy always maintained their original appearance.

Now, the fading of hair caused by the vampire bloodline is counteracted by the holy energy of the paladin.

Nie Weiyang's hair color turned into a strange mixture of black and white, which made him dazed for a moment.

The familiarity of the red eyes and the strangeness of the hair made him confirm once again that he was indeed reborn.

A chance to start over again...

Nie Weiyang closed the mirror and looked forward.

In the dark wasteland, a slender girl stood with her back to him, sobbing softly, endearingly. At the edge of his vision, the message "[Spirit]-[Charm] Confrontation Judgment in Progress... Confrontation Successful" refreshed almost every two seconds, revealing that the opponent was not a good person.

And at the very top, a scarlet warning banner gleamed brightly:

[Encountered leader-level hostile target: [Darkness - Native Species] 'Sorrow', entered combat mode.]

Nie Weiyang approached slowly, his footsteps soundless. The girl-like thing rose like a ghost as he approached. It had no legs and no front. Both sides were its 'backs', and both sides were covered with long black hair. However, it made a soft and mournful cry, showing a strange beauty.

Nie Weiyang licked his fangs.

An illusory smell of blood lingered at the tip of his nose for a long time.