Hero Hack: Reversing Heroes and Raising Harem-Chapter 172: I’ve Been Playing Without DLC This Whole Time

Zain leaned back slightly, thinking.

He then asked again, "How about [High-Tier Abilities]?"

Blazren crossed his arms and gave a short nod.

"You could say that a [Class] is like a full set of [High-Tier Abilities] packed into one."

Zain raised an eyebrow. "That strong?"

Blazren pointed at the training dummy across the room.

"You saw how fast Skybrand moved. The way her abilities connected without delay."

"That’s not just skill. That’s structure."

"The skills and traits from her [Class] were built to support each other."

Zain rubbed his chin and nodded slowly.

"It makes sense now. Those weren’t just individual powers."

He glanced to the side.

Still, if it’s that powerful...

Why haven’t I seen anyone else in B-Zone with a Class?

It shouldn’t be this rare, right?

He turned back to Blazren.

"Then why don’t we see more people with a [Class] in B-Zone?"

"Even if it’s rare, there should be someone else, right?"

Blazren let out a long sigh. "It’s tied to [Talent] and [Bloodline]."

Zain blinked. "Bloodline?"

Blazren nodded.

"The stronger your natural bloodline and your inner talent, the more likely you are to awaken a [Class]."

"Skybrand and Neuro. Both of them didn’t just get lucky."

"They came from A-Zone originally."

Zain’s eyes narrowed. "So they’re from A-Zone?"

Blazren nodded again. "Yeah."

"They were sent here for training, not because they were born here."

Zain grumbled, "That explains a lot."

"No wonder nobody else in B-Zone talks about Classes."

"Only the higher-ups and the people with ’connections’ mention it."

Blazren stepped forward. "Exactly."

"Most people in B-Zone never even hear the word. But now you know."

He gave Zain a pat on the shoulder.

"You already made it to [AA-Rank], so maybe... just maybe... you’ve got a shot."

"Just pray so that you’re lucky."

Zain gave a confident grin. "Don’t worry, old man."

"I won’t just awaken a Class. I’ll awaken one strong enough to surprise everyone."

Blazren chuckled. "Then I’ll be waiting to see it."

Zain’s smile faded a little, and his voice turned curious again.

"But how about you, old man? Why haven’t you awakened a [Class]?"

Blazren shook his head.

"Because I’m not from a special bloodline. I’m just a normal guy."

Zain blinked. "But you know all this secret info."

Blazren shrugged.

"That’s because I became a [Branch Head]."

"I earned access to the knowledge, not the power. That’s the difference."

Zain nodded slowly. "So no wonder..."

"You’ve seen it all, but not awakened it yourself."

Blazren gave a half-smile. "Exactly."

He stepped aside and pointed toward the door.

"Now get out of here. Do a mission or something."

Zain chuckled. "Alright, alright."

As he turned to leave, Blazren added, "And don’t forget to pray."

"You’re still young. Might get lucky."

Zain waved without looking back. "Sure, sure."

But as he walked out, his smirk grew sharper.

Pray? he thought.

I don’t need to pray to get it.

I’ll make it happen.

---

Zain sat alone in his apartment, leaning back in a chair.

He was eating some snack while his eyes were fixed on the ceiling.

His entire brain was spinning around, trying to make it all sense to him.

"Blazren said that [Class] abilities and traits were all basically [High-Tier] stuff..."

He frowned, narrowing his eyes.

"Is that really true?"

Curiosity itched at him.

He tossed his snack aside, sat upright, and focused his mind.

"Alright, system," he said out loud.

"Give me the details."

"What’s the cost for awakening a [High-Tier Ability]?"

"And what about a [Class]? Lay it all out."

The system took longer than usual to respond.

A little spinning circle pulsed for several seconds.

Zain frowned. "What’s taking so long? You lagging now?"

Finally, the screen changed.

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[Hack Initiation: System Calibration – World Rule Alignment]

[Verifying Current Authority and Environment Parameters...]

[Calibration Complete – System Now Aligned with World Rules]

[Notice: Restrictions Applied]

[No High Tier Abilities may be granted under current world access level]

[Advanced Class Unlock Requirement Updated]

[Royal Class: 10,000,000 Hack Points Required]

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Zain stared at the screen.

Then blinked once.

Then again.

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He jumped to his feet and pointed at the floating panel.

"So you mean to tell me you weren’t even fully working this whole time?!"

"You needed to ’calibrate’?! You have updates like some lazy phone app?!"

The system, of course, said nothing back.

Zain crossed his arms, muttering, "You should’ve told me to restart you or something."

Then his eyes returned to the text.

[No High-Tier Abilities may be granted under current world access level]

He read it twice more.

"Just like Blazren said... there are no [High-Tier Abilities] here."

"After [Mid-Tier], the system skips straight to [Class]... and not just any class..."

His eyes narrowed as he read the next line again.

[Royal Class: 10,000,000 Hack Points Required]

"[Royal Class]?" he said, now pacing in circles around his small living room.

"So there’s class levels too?"

"What next? [God Class]? [Divine Emperor Class]?"

He pointed at the system again.

"Hey, if there’s a [Peasant Class], don’t even show it to me."

Then he stopped.

A grin slowly spread across his face.

"Wait... if [Royal Class] costs 10 million hack points..."

He pulled up his balance window.

[Current Hack Points: 9,118,180]

He leaned back with a laugh.

"Oh ho ho... just under a million more."

He rubbed his hands together.

"I’m so close. Just a little more, and I can hack myself into a Class."

"No praying, no bloodline nonsense, no random awakening."

He pointed to his chest. "Just me and my system."

Then he stretched his arms behind his head and smirked.

"Soon, I’ll stop being just ’Heavenly Demon’ by name..."

He glanced at the ceiling dramatically.

"I’ll be the real deal."

"The first AA-Rank with a [Royal Class] unlocked by pure hacking."

"Let’s see Neuro or Skybrand beat that."

He laughed to himself.

"Now... just need a few more corpses."

He turned toward his window.

"And I know just where to get them."