Last Egg: Reincarnated as a Dragon in a Game 2 Chapter 2

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Allocate your starting abilities!

Ability Points (AP) : 5 base + 20 race bonus

Innate Race Abilities:

Dragon Scales (LV1) - A powerful defensive layer of scales offering resistance against all damage types. - 2 points to level up

True Dragon Breath (LV1) - Unleashes elemental damage scaled by MAG. Costs 10 mana per second. It bypasses 50% of elemental resistances, unlike false or lesser dragon breaths. - 5 points to level up

Draconic Vitality (LV1) - VIT scaling + 1.5X - 10 points to level up

Draconic Might (LV1) - STR scaling + 1.5X - 10 points to level up

Draconic Magic (LV1) - Grants access to a unique magic school: Draconic magic. MAG scaling + 1.5X -15 points to level up

Fly (LV1) - Grants the ability to fly, defying the physical limitations of wing size relative to user weight. - 1 point to level up

Dragon Eyes (LV1) - Dragons perceive all! Detect thought illusions and invisibility. Allows zooming sight for distant details. -1 point to level up

Dragon Affinity - More unlocks during evolution - (Choose at least one):

Fire Dragon Affinity - Grants fire element affinity. Imbues your dragon magic and breath with fire effects. Provides immunity to fire damage. Cost: 10 points

Water Dragon Affinity - Grants water element affinity. Imbues your dragon magic and breath with water effects. Provides immunity to water damage. Enables underwater breathing and fins for enhanced swimming. Cost: 10 points

Wind Dragon Affinity - Grants wind element affinity. Imbues your dragon magic and breath with wind effects. Provides immunity to wind damage. Increases flight speed and aerial maneuverability. Cost: 10 points

Earth Dragon Affinity - Grants earth element affinity. Imbues your dragon magic and breath with earth effects. Provides immunity to earth damage. Forms powerful body armor. Cost: 10 points

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In LOMM, every race possessed innate abilities that players could upgrade using ability points. Without a skill tree, players acquired new abilities solely through their races, training, quests, and rare ability books.

'Given my name, I can only choose fire affinity... Wind would be a good complement to intensify my flames, and I'll invest the remaining points into upgrading my breath.'

Vesuvius confirmed his choices, concluding character creation. The interface vanished, leaving him in utter darkness.

'Is this the extent of my imagination?'

Suddenly, a new box materialized, shining brightly before his eyes.

Ding!

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Hatching has commenced!!!

Movement re-enabled...

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Ding!

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New Quest!

Content: Break free from your egg and hatch!

Reward: 100 XP

Failure: Death

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Vesuvius attempted to move a leg, and it responded. A familiar urge resurfaced – the need to breathe. Rekindled with enthusiasm, he thrust his arm forward, striking a solid surface. It resisted, prompting a flurry of repeated punches until a cracking sound emanated from the impact point. With another strike, his arm pierced the shell, allowing a faint light to penetrate the interior. He rapidly expanded the opening with both arms, gasping for air. Once the gap was sufficient, he thrust his head through. A brilliant light assaulted his vision, causing him to flinch until his eyes adjusted. Above, a magnificent starry sky stretched out, illuminated by a full moon. Though not intensely bright, it was a stark contrast to the darkness his eyes were accustomed to, requiring time to adapt. Finally drawing in much-needed oxygen, he felt empowered to kick and thrash against the remaining shell with renewed vigor.

The shell finally gave way, and he tumbled onto the cold ground. Staggering on his four newly discovered limbs, he surveyed his surroundings. He and his egg lay amidst stones near a river flowing from snow-capped mountains on the distant horizon. The entire mountainous landscape felt strangely familiar, though he couldn't pinpoint why.

'So, the river must have carried my egg here.'

Ding!

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Quest Accomplished!

Rating: B

Reward: 120 XP

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The hyper-realistic environment made him question the nature of his own consciousness.

'No... Wait, perhaps my capsule malfunctioned...' he pondered, but his train of thought was interrupted by a rumbling hunger in his stomach.

His gaze settled upon the remnants of his eggshell. An instinctive understanding guided him; it was akin to recognizing a delicious-looking pizza.

'It's a common trope for dragons to consume their eggshells after hatching...'

Vesuvius eagerly approached the shell, opened his maw, and took a bite. An exquisite taste flooded his senses, widening his eyes. He bit again, and all rationality evaporated as he attacked the shell like a ravenous beast, devouring it completely.

His consciousness only returned fully once the entire shell had disappeared down his gullet, despite its considerable size relative to him.

'Ahhh, that was incredibly satisfying,' he exclaimed internally, before swiftly making his way to a calmer section of the river to examine his reflection.

A petite dragon, roughly the size of a small motorcycle, stared back. Its scales shimmered with a metallic green luster over a base of deep red. Two short, black horns sprouted from its head, and a pair of diminutive black wings lay folded against its back. A tail, a meter in length, terminated in a sharp-looking point. A ridge of black spikes, resembling razor-sharp knives, ran from its neck all the way down its tail. Its reptilian eyes gleamed with a golden hue. Each of its four limbs ended in claws about ten centimeters long, and its lizard-like maw was packed with fearsome-looking canines.

'Awesome, I'm really a dragon!!!'

An overwhelming wave of exhaustion suddenly washed over him, causing him to falter. He instinctively understood that no predator would dare approach a location still permeated by the scent of a dragon, especially one near his hatched egg. Closing his eyes, he succumbed to sleep.