Coal Archer

Devil Worshippers appeared in the year 2015, making pacts with forbidden entities for power at the cost of their humanity. These people were one of humanity's greatest enemies, still feared after a thousand years. Due to their deals with devils and their use of power to harm others for their own entertainment, they were later hunted down by the Hero of Swords and brought to justice. However, before they became feared, it was said that the first person to summon a devil did so with the intention of helping humanity during the Calamity.

A man named James in the Philippines was the first to summon a devil. Back then, the Goddess of Mercy was just a newborn god who could only grant her blessing, the System, and she was powerless to stop his actions. James, who was blessed with three class slots, had the classes Transporter, Farmer, and Summoner. No one truly knew the real reason he summoned the devil, but one thing was certain—his contributions were one of the reasons humanity overcame the Calamity.

On November 19, 2014, all three of his daughters died of starvation at the ages of 6, 9, and 11. Despite having the Farmer class, he couldn't accept the reality that he, who should have been able to grow food, failed to feed them. After mourning their deaths for a week, he found an evacuation area where survivors had gathered to take shelter from the monsters. There, he met a foreign teenager around the age of 17. After hearing the boy's story—how he had pushed a truck for days without rest to save newborn children and pregnant women while men sacrificed their lives to stop a volcanic monster—James made a decision. He vowed that everyone alive at that moment would have full stomachs before they died and that no one else would starve like his daughters.

Using his third class, Summoner, he spent more than two weeks summoning a devil that could grant his wish. When he finally succeeded, he made a deal: after his death, the devil could do whatever it wished with his soul, but in exchange, he would be granted the power to control plants without needing anything else. After gaining this ability, he cleared an area of monsters and grew food for everyone. He became the first person to reach level 100.

By growing all kinds of fruits and vegetables, he provided food for the entire evacuation area, allowing them to eat to their fill for the first time in years. He also ensured that pregnant women received proper nourishment. With the help of a Space Mage and his first class, Transporter, he managed to locate and connect all the remaining survivor areas all over the world, enabling him to distribute resources to them. Unbeknownst to him, the child who inspired him to take these actions would later become one of the heroes known across history.

While James's intentions were pure, his actions had unintended consequences. Others, seeking power, began summoning devils for their own gain. These individuals, known as Devil Worshippers, became one of humanity's greatest enemies. They used their powers to harm others, spreading fear and chaos.

The Hero of Swords later hunted down many Devil Worshippers, bringing them to justice. However, their legacy remained a dark reminder of humanity's struggle for survival.

By the time the three great heroes appeared in the year 2020, humanity was already on its way to reclaiming the land from the Calamity. After more than 50 years after the Calamity, humanity managed to reclaim three territories: Canada, China, and New Zealand. These became known as the Land of the Sword (China), the Holy Land (Canada), and the Land of the Shield (New Zealand). Where humanity will build the Statue of the heroes and build their home ensuring that they will be protected by the heroes away from any danger. As time goes on people begun to forget their nationality making the concept of nationality nonexistent in Zane current era getting rid off any discrimination on other people.

Three hundred years after the Calamity, people still feared the Mana Disease, which threatened the daily lives of the unawakened. However, during this time, the Great Alchemist managed to find a way to cure or save those who had been crystallized by their own mana.

Isaac, a Russian player from the first Calamity, had gained the immortality of aging, allowing him to live without growing old. He spent over 300 years studying the Mana Disease that had crystallized his lovers. Being the only one with a nationality left in the world he continued on his own without asking for anything back and dedicated his life in this research of his.

Finally, in the year 312 AC (After the Calamity), he succeeded in bringing them back using a potion he created. Gathering all the crystallized victims all over the world and puting them all in front of the Hero of Healing statue in the Holy Land. There infront of everyone he revived them with confidence in his research. Finally after all this year's he could finally feel the warmth of his lover he thought he had lost forever. With the wealth he accumulated over the centuries, he provided financial support to help them adjust to the new era they awoke to,Allowing them have a stable life in this era.

After the last person was freed from the crystal, a worldwide notice appeared in the players' status windows. The System had updated. In this update:

The concept of ranks was introduced, changing the way players lived. The number of inventory slots increased from the standard 20 to as many as 100, depending on rank.

Newly awakened players would no longer start with empty inventories. With beginners weapons,armor, skill's,and even potion they can take on the dungeon with worry, compared to the previous generation where they have nothing in their inventory.

The 10 Trials of Dungeons were later introduced, where players would be judged to determine whether they could continue to gain power and abilities. These trials assessed each individual's talents and rewarded them with skills, items, accessories, titles, achievements, or even new classes. And if failure met them they will not be able to continue to take on the trials and their status window will not be able to grow or level up.

The unawakened were given the chance to become players, eliminating Mana Disease and preventing its return. By touching the crystals that once trapped the victims of Mana Disease, an individual could become a player. The System would take root in their body, stabilizing their mana and ensuring it never went out of control. The mana disease that once was feared became one of the reason why everyone can now awaken as a player by the age of 18 without waiting for them to awaken on their own.

The very crystals used for awakening players were the same ones that had once imprisoned people are now being use for the greater good and allowing the next generation live as a player in the age of 18. Zane was about to touch one to enter the Trials. By stating their name, class, and rank, participants could choose their trial difficulty, from level 1 to level 10, and decide whether to take the trials solo or in a group.