Heavenveil's Touch

Kaelen stared at the blinding golden text hovering in the dark void. In his previous life, he had chosen Dragon Knight to level up fast and farm gold. It was a phenomenally strong choice for the early game, reigning as a top-tier Tank among human classes. But the role required minimal mechanical skill. You just stood there, absorbed damage, and let your mount do half the work. For most players, a low-effort, high-reward class was a blessing. For a perfectionist like Kaelen, it was a suffocating cage that severely stifled his gaming potential.

He had settled for that braindead playstyle for one reason: Lyra. He needed a safe, reliable way to support her, dragging her parasitic dead weight through the game while she contributed next to nothing. Clash of Immortals only gave players one chance to pick a class. No resets. No rerolls. No do-overs. By the time he realized the depth of his mistake, the choice was locked in forever.

Now, reborn and unrestrained, he was finally free of his ex-girlfriend. He could start fresh without her holding him back. His greatest weapon was his omniscient knowledge of the game's future. He knew the precise coordinates of every hidden quest, rare resource node, and high-tier treasure chest spawn. To exploit that knowledge, he needed a specialized class capable of accelerating his resource gathering speed by tenfold.

Heavenveil was exactly that.

In this game, a Hidden Class defined a player's baseline potential. The stronger the class, the harder it was to master. Heavenveil boasted an unforgivingly low floor that would ruin an unskilled player. A novice taking this SSS-Rank class would perform worse than a basic Assassin, stumbling through the shadows and dying to basic mobs. Kaelen harbored no such doubts. He possessed the battle-hardened confidence to push this class to its boundless, game-breaking ceiling.

"Do you want to choose the Heavenveil SSS-Rank (Unique) class? Once confirmed, this choice cannot be changed."

Kaelen tapped the glowing confirmation button.

"Class confirmed! Congratulations, player! You have successfully switched to the Hidden Class: Heavenveil SSS-Rank (Unique)."

The system's grand voice echoed through the virtual space.

"Congratulations! You've unlocked the Heavenveil-exclusive skill: Absolute Lockbreak."

A skill panel materialized before him.

'Absolute Lockbreak SSS-Rank (Max): Instantly analyze and break any lock or mechanism, gaining effortless access to targets or items.'

'Cooldown: None'

'Skill Restriction: Heavenveil exclusive'

"Acquiring Hidden Class-related Talents…" the system chimed again. "Congratulations! You have obtained SSS-Rank Hidden Talent: Phantom Touch."

'Phantom Touch Level 1 (0/100): Transfer a target into your hand silently without touching it. Works on any target.'

'Spirit Cost: 100 points'

'Cooldown: 12 hours'

Kaelen froze. His eyes locked onto the terrifying description.

Classes and Talents in this world adapted to a player's innate physique and class selection. Because he had blindly picked Dragon Knight to cater to Lyra in his last life, he had permanently forfeited this god-tier ability. He had known Heavenveil would be strong, but this was sheer lunacy.

Phantom Touch ignored all physical and magical defenses. It guaranteed a flawless theft. Anything he set his eyes on was fundamentally his, regardless of the target's level, royal status, or overwhelming power. If he wanted a dragon's hoard, a guild master's weapon, or a king's crown, he just had to mark it.

When perfectly coupled with Absolute Lockbreak, it formed an unstoppable combination. Any magical barrier, mechanism, or vault door would shatter instantly with zero cooldown, and Phantom Touch would snatch the prize inside. No fortress could keep him out. No vault could protect its treasures.

A dark, exhilarated laugh escaped his lips. His heart hammered wildly against his ribs.

"Mine. Everything in this game is mine."

The only minor drawback was the lengthy twelve-hour cooldown attached to Phantom Touch. Kaelen dismissed the concern quickly. His vast experience assured him he could lower that timer by diligently leveling up the talent. He just needed to figure out the specific upgrade requirements once the game began.

Forcing his overwhelming excitement down, he glanced at the server launch countdown hovering in the corner of his vision.

'Server launch countdown: 03:12'

Just over three minutes remained. He needed to review his baseline attributes before the gates opened. He pulled up his character panel under his chosen adventurer name, Shadowbane.

'Adventurer: Shadowbane'

'Class: Heavenveil (SSS-Rank Unique)'

'Title: None'

'Level: 0 (0.00%)'

'Fate: 0'

'Attributes (Humans start with max 5 points of Physique, Strength, Fortitude, and Agility; max 10 points of Intelligence.)'

'Physique: 5 (Affects HP. Each point of Physique grants 20 HP.)'

'Intelligence: 10 (Affects Spirit and Spell Attack. Each point of Spirit equals 10 MP and increases Spell Attack by 4.)'

'Strength: 2 (Affects Physical Attack. Each point of Strength grants 5 points of Attack.)'

'Fortitude: 2 (Affects defense. Each point of Fortitude grants 3 points of Physical Defense and 3 points of Magic Defense.)'

'Agility: 5 (Affects Attack Speed and Movement Speed. Each point of Agility grants 1 point of Movement Speed and 0.1% Attack Speed.)'

'Free Attribute Points: None (Gain 4 Free Attribute points per level. One point is automatically allocated.)'

'Charisma: 0'

'Luck: 0'

'HP: 100'

'MP: 100'

'Attack: 10'

'Physical Defense: 6'

'Magic Defense: 6'

'Movement Speed: 5'

'Exclusive Skill: Absolute Lockbreak SSS-Rank (Max)'

'Talent Skill: Phantom Touch Level 1 (0/100)'

'Life Skill: Insight—View info on monsters up to 10 levels above yours.'

'Basic Skills: None'

'Human Racial Trait: Among all races, humans possess the highest intelligence. Each level gained grants an additional 1 point of Intelligence.'

Kaelen nodded. The human racial trait guaranteed him extra mana and spell power. But it was the newly acquired class traits listed at the very bottom that left him astounded. Typically, a player's class came equipped with only a single defining trait. Heavenveil bestowed three distinct passives.

'Heavenveil Class Trait I: Gain an additional 1 point of Agility per level. While in stealth mode, the effectiveness of stealth mode is increased by 100%.'

'Heavenveil Class Trait II: Attacking an enemy from behind grants an additional 100% damage bonus.'

'Heavenveil Class Trait III: While in hidden state, Movement Speed, Attack Speed, Attack Power, and Critical Rate are increased by 50%, and Critical Damage is increased by 100%.'

Kaelen stared at the glowing screen in awe. He had never expected to receive three separate traits. He read the text again, his pulse quickening. Each successive trait was significantly more broken and unbalanced than the last.