Read the author's note if you want to know what happens if you vote for classes or not.

Chapter 4:

I reach my school in about 10 minutes. I see most of classmates here, some of them were not. The 16 year-olds are given a choice, to go to the dungeon or stay back. It is not required to join the dungeon, and some of people stay back for other professions like merchants or blacksmiths. Both these jobs are good paying jobs and can reward more than adventuring the dungeon.

I wait for the principal to come, which took about 7 minutes. None of people going to the dungeon have any items other than their clothes, the reason is because the first floor of the dungeon is unique. It allows you to bring only your clothes, but they can't be enchanted. The reason for this is because the first floor of the dungeon is like a test for people from the floor 0, you have to survive in it for a month, only then can you go to the second floor. You can choose to leave the floor during the test but if you do, you have to redo the test. Everyone has an unlimited amount of chances to complete the test.

The principal walked onto the podium and gave us a speech.

" All of you are students who graduated from the Dungeon Preparation School, you are the schools pride. If don't succeed the first time, do it again. If you keep on failing, then keep on trying. Having an unwavering determination is what will bring you to climb the dungeon. Only with determination will you get strong and soar to new heights. Determination will always be the basis of everyone's strength. Why do you train? Because your DETERMINED to train. Why do you climb the dungeon? Because you are DETERMINED to climb the dungeon. If you fall down, get up. Never give and get up as much times as it requires. NOW ENTER THE DUNGEON AND BRING YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY AND THIS SCHOOL FAME! "

This speech motivated everyone present, it even motivated some of the teachers. Right after given out his speech, the principal brought everyone to the center of town. This is where the portal to the next floor is. I see a crowd of parents waiting beside it, I even spotted my parents. They were still lightly crying, but they had a smile on their face.

The principal brought us on the stage the portal sits on. The guards lets us through as they know we are entering the dungeon. One by one, the students enter the dungeon. Each time, the principal calls up a student and says congratulations and some encouraging words and advice, before letting them enter. When it's my turn, I walk towards the principal.

The principal says " Good luck Arjun, I know you train countless times harder than others, and let me tell you this, it will pay off. I know you will accomplish great things, good luck and have a safe trip. Remember to build a shelter immediately, and keep it in a safe, secretive place. Good bye."

I turn towards my parents and wave bye before entering the portal. I can hear my mom screaming " That's my boy! "

I see blue everywhere, before I land on land. I feel a little dizzy, but it disappears. I look around, there were massive trees everywhere. The portal teleports everyone to random locations in the floor.

I got teleported to a relatively good area as I have a lot of materials to make my shelter. Letting out my claws in both my hand and feet and I walk towards a tree. My claws don't destroy my clothing as I'm wearing gloves known as biker gloves on Earth, and special shoes. They can retract the front inside itself using mana. It's like a garage, which is powered by mana. I'm wearing a white shirt and black pants, which have a hole in it for my tail.

When I reach near a small tree, I use Mana Claws, then I sink my claws into the tree. I keep cutting at the same spot on the tree, before it falls down after 25 seconds. I used 125 mana in just toppling down one tree. I sigh at the fact my skills use up so much mana, I have to level my skill about more for the mana costs to decrease.

Gathering up enough wood took my half an hour, but it was worth it. I used my engineering skill to make my house. Placing wood on trees, creating a hole in them to side the logs in, took a lot of work, but I gained 1 strength from it.

You have gain 1 strength

3 hours later and half way through building my house, I heard a twig snap.

I turned around fiercely and looked around. I saw nothing, and I heard nothing. Creeping closer towards the place where the noise came from, I heard another twig snap, before getting pounced on. Just as I was turning, I see a massive lion jumping onto me. I reacting quickly I rolled off to the side. The lions claws scratching my left shoulder, causing it to bleed. The cut wasn't too deep, and I can still move my left hand.

Getting into a battle ready stance, I let out my claws and used the skill Mana Claws. I tried identifying the lion, but I couldn't, which I knew meant it was higher than level 1. The lion charged at me, but I jumped on the tree and flipped over the lion. The lion crashed into a tree completely destroying it, before charging back at me. I was going to jump off another tree, but the lion jumped off the ground right at me. I didn't have enough time to react. and the lion crashed at my chest. I crashed through a few trees, before rolling to a stop. My bones weren't broken, but I was hurt badly. My back has massive cuts in them, and I was bleeding a lot.

Shaking my head to stop it from hurting, I remember something vital, I forgot to put on my Mana Armour. Feeling like an idiot, I activated my skill, which burned through my mana even faster. The lion charged at me again, but this time I dodged to the side and stabbed my claws into it. The claws suck in, but didn't go any deeper than a few inches. The hide of the lion was extremely tough. The lion charged at me, and I knew I had to finish the fight soon as my mana was going to run out soon. I combined both the mana and soul aspect of my claw skill, before using mana roar. I barely had 60 mana left, and I had to end this fight in less than a second. The lion kept on charging, but it was dizzy, it was swaying left to right, trying to keep its balance. I ran towards the lion and slid under it. I sunk both my claws in, which went in much easier than before. I used my Soul Manipulation and tried to hurt the soul of lion even more.

I felt something weird flowing into me, and the lions eyes dimmed before it died. I pushed the lion off of me before limping to the half built house. My right leg was hurt from the crash from the lion as my leg was on a tree trying to jump off. I had scrapes and bruises everywhere, and I had cuts on both my back and my shoulder. My head was burning in pain for using skills even when my mana ran out. The moment I entered the half built house, I dropped unconscious. My eyes closed and I heard a few dings before fainting.

To be continued.

Status Screen:

Spoiler : Status Window Name:Arjun HunterLevel:1Race:Black Tiger/High Elf HybridGender:MaleTitles Reincarnated One2 Souls, 1 Body Merged Souls-Health Regen:1.1x fasterMana:308 / 308Mana Regen:1.65/ Sec-Strength:16Agility:26Vitality:22Dexterity36Intelligence:49Wisdom:33Charisma:30Luck:20Spirit100Perception 10

Skill List:

Spoiler : SkillsMana ManipulationIntermediate Level 3Mana/Soul ArmourBeginner Level 4Mana/Soul ClawBeginner Level 9IdentifyBeginner Level 9Mana/Soul RoarBeginner Level 6Cooking (passive)Advanced Level 1 Engineering (passive) Intermediate Level 3Parkour (passive) Intermediate Level 8Blade Proficiency (passive)Intermediate Level 4Firearms Proficiency (passive)Intermediate Level 2SneakIntermediate Level 5ScoutIntermediate Level 7Leadership (passive) Intermediate Level 9Picklocking Intermediate Level 1Disarm Intermediate Level 2Soul SenseIntermediate Level 1Soul ManipulationIntermediate Level 1

Author's note: Hey guys, hope you enjoyed the chapter. I know the chapter was kind of short, but the chapters will soon get longer. I'm sorry I didn't post a chapter yesterday, I was busy and had no time. I'll try to get out a second chapter today, but no promises. The poll will be up for 4 days, so that's a lot of time. I have plans for both options so don't worry. For no classes, people can learn any skill they want by doing actions. For example: manipulating fire into a shape of a ball and shooting it out to get the skill fireball, or looking for traps to get the Detect Trap skill. For classes, the classes will be allowed freedom. They will going give stats when you level up and allow you to gain skills involving the class easier. There will also be class skills, but other than that people can learn every skill but other class skills. Remember to leave feedback, criticism, reviews and comments, it will make the story better.