The God-Tier Commoner

“What am I even doing?” Leo said, holding a stick. He was pointing it at a monster, the monster was a mean looking slime. But it wasn’t a normal slime.

This slime was huge. It was taller than he was. It was a deep, angry blue color. It didn’t wobble like the little ones. It looked… muscular. It had two glowing white eyes that stared right at him. It was a Slime Boss.

And he was a commoner. Level 0. With a stick.

Just yesterday, Lex had everything. In the real world, he was rich. He was tall and handsome. He was a playboy from a young age. Everyone loved him. Life was a game, and he always won. He played with money and girls like they were nothing. He was born in that life. And the most thing he cherish the most is his Pride.

It ended on a stupid night. He was at a club with three beautiful women. He drank too much. He still got into his expensive car to drive home. The street was blurry. Then, bright headlights filled his whole world. A truck was right in front of him. The last thing he saw was the truck’s headlight before the crash.

Everything went black.

Then, he saw a blue screen made of light. It had a simple question.

Get Revive and Play?

Y / N

He was confused. Is this heaven’s gate? he thought. Maybe choosing ‘Y’ was the way in. He focused on it.

Then he woke up in a room, an unfamiliar room. He looked around. Everything was new and old at the same time. The walls were rough stone, the bed was hard straw. The sounds from outside were strange—weird animals and people shouting in a language he somehow understood.

“Where am I?” he whispered.

The blue light appeared again.

"Hello I'm your System, Welcome to TerraFantasia!"

Underneath, his information showed.

Name: Lex

Level: 0

Class: Commoner

Health: 10/10

Mana: 0/0

Exp: 0/100

“Hello? System? What's this?” Lex asked the air.

A cheerful, robotic voice answered in his head. “Greetings! You have died in your former world. You have been transmigrated to the fantasy world of TerraFantasia! This world operates on a level and class system. People can become powerful Kings, noble Knights, wise Wizards, strong Warriors, skilled Hunters, and more. You begin as a Commoner, the starting point for all! Every time you leveled up, you may choose one item from your world as a weapon.”

Lex's head was spinning. “Fantasy? Levels? I don’t care! How do I go back? Send me back to my world. Now.”

The System was silent for a second.

Primary Return Quest Activated.

Objective: Reach Level 101.

Current Level: 0.

Lex blinked. “What?”

“You must achieve Level 101 to unlock the dimensional return function,” the System said, like it was explaining the weather.

“Level one hundred and one?” Lex shouted. “Look at that! I’m at zero! How do I get from zero to one hundred and one?”

A new notification popped up.

New Quest: First Step.

Reach Level 1 within 24 hours.

Tip: Defeat low-level monsters. Ask locals for information.

Weapon Provided: None.

Failure: Unknown.

“A quest? Fight? Monsters? Weapons?” Lex felt panic rise. “What is happening?”

The blue panel started a countdown.

3… 2… 1… Quest starts now.

“Wait! No!” But the panel was gone. He had no choice. He had to obey.

He got up from the bed and walked to a small, dusty mirror on the wall. He looked at his reflection. The face was… fine. It was average. Mid. It wasn’t his sharp, handsome face. It was just some guy’s face.

“Ugh!” He slapped his own cheek in frustration. “I miss my old face!”

He noticed he got 4 copper coins in his pocket but didn't mind that.

He stormed out of the room. He went down a creaky wooden staircase to the inn’s common room. A huge man stood behind a counter. The man had scars on his arms and a beard that looked like it had never met a razor.

“Excuse me,” Lex said, trying to sound like he was still in charge.

The big man looked him up and down. “Yeah? You need another night in the room? Pay first.”

“No. I need information. About these monsters. Where can I find them? The weak ones.”

The innkeeper, Borin, stared. Then he let out a loud, rumbling laugh. “You? A commoner? Go monster hunting? Ha!”

“What’s so funny?” Lex asked, his pride hurting.

“It’s a death wish, kid!” Borin said, wiping a tear from his eye. “Only Hunter class and above go hunting. And they have a slim chance to survive. You? You’d be a snack. But,” he chuckled, “if you really want to see, go to the town plaza. Hunter groups form there. Doubt anyone will take a Commoner, though.”

Lex was deeply offended. “We’ll see about that.” He left two copper coins and left.

He walked straight to the plaza. It was full of people who looked nothing like him. They wore leather armor, chainmail, and carried swords and axes. They looked strong. Some had posters. Others were shouting.

“Looking for one more DPS for a wolf pack quest!”

“Healer needed for dungeon delve!”

“Tank with shield experience, apply here!”

Lex straightened his silk pajamas and walked up to a man with a big axe. “Excuse me. I want to join a hunter group.”

The man looked at him. Then he laughed. The people around them turned and laughed too.

“Join? You?” the axe-man said. “You’re not even a Hunter class! You’re a Commoner! No one will let you join. You’ll just get everyone killed.”

Another woman in leather armor smirked. “If you want to play with monsters, go to the Whispering Woods. Go play with the slimes.” She said it like a joke.

A third man waved a rolled-up map in Lex's face. “Yeah, doubt he can even kill a slime! Here, kid, take a map. The slimes are in the red-marked area. Don’t get lost on your way to your great battle!” Everyone roared with laughter.

Lex's face burned. He snatched the map from the man’s hand. “Fine! I’ll show y'all!”

He marched out of the town, following the map. He looked at it as he walked. The Whispering Woods was marked. A section was circled in red. He saw a small note written beside it.

“Beware of the Jiggle King, the King of all Slimes. P.S. Only shows up once in ten years but still be careful.”

Lex's snorted. “A slime boss? How scary can a blob be?” He didn’t mind the warning. He had done multiple martial arts trainings in his past life—Krav Maga, Jiu-Jitsu, and others. How hard could it be?

He entered the quiet forest. It was peaceful. Then, he saw them. Two small blue slimes, they were the size of cats. They wobbled and made cute bloop sounds.

Lex looked at them and laughed. “Are you serious? You’re the monsters? You look like angry jellies!”

The slimes pulsed. He picked up a sturdy stick from the ground.

“Alright, let’s get this Exp.” He ran forward. He swung the stick like a baseball bat. Thwack! It hit the first slime. The slime jiggled and let out a sad glug sound before melting into a puddle. A blue crystal was left behind.

+0.5 Exp! +0.5 Mana!

The other slime tried to hop away. Lex hit it too. Thwack! It also melted.

+0.5 Exp! +0.5 Mana!

He looked at his status. Exp: 1.0/100. Mana: 1.0/0. No level up.

“Ha! So easy!” he yelled, spinning the stick. “You call those monsters? I call that target practice! This world is a joke!”

He felt great. He puffed out his chest. Then, the forest got quiet. No birds chirped.

A shadow fell over him.

He slowly turned around.

A slime was there. But it wasn’t small. It was massive. It was the blue of a deep ocean. Its body wasn’t just wobbly—it had shapes like muscles. It had two fierce white eyes locked on him. It was taller than the inn. It loomed.

It looked at the two puddles that were its children. Then it looked back at Lex. Its eyes glowed brighter.

Lex's smile vanished. His blood went cold. He slowly lifted the map with a trembling hand. He looked at the picture of the Slime Boss on the warning. He looked at the monster in front of him.

It was the same.

His eyes darted to the tiny note at the bottom of the map, the one he hadn’t fully read before.

“Blue Slimes are the Jiggle King's kids. Don’t kill them.”

Lex dropped the map. The Slime Boss let out a deep, ground-shaking "GROOOOOPL!" It started sliding toward him, fast.

Lex looked at his stick. He looked at the giant, angry parent slime.

A single, clear thought ran through his mind. He laughed nervously.

“I screwed up.”

The Slime Boss reared back, ready to strike. Lex gripped his stick, his knuckles white.