The Era of Survival Games

Tick!

In the sunless, foul-smelling, silent yet teeming sewer, life abounded.

Insects, rats, snakes… the myriad small creatures inhabiting this place formed the society of the underground.

Drip! Drip!

Water droplets falling from the pipes brought faint sounds to this silent world.

In the sewage-filled sewer, a dozen rats poked their heads out from holes, scouting for potential dangers.

These rats had lived in this sewer since birth, never venturing to the surface.

Rotten, foul garbage was their only sustenance.

Fortunately, this sewer often had wastewater mixed with food scraps flowing through.

They didn't have to travel far every day just to find a little food to fill their bellies.

For this group of rats, this place was practically a paradise with endless food!

And today was the day the young rats, having just passed their juvenile stage, were venturing out alone to forage for the first time.

The young rats were about to go out and find their first meal on their own.

Everything was so ordinary and peaceful.

The rats enjoyed this life, believing it would flow on as calmly as the water from the opening.

But today, that peace was shattered as suddenly as the annual floods!

Among the young rat pack, one little rat suddenly froze, looking around in panic, and finally… looked at its own body.

"What in the world is happening—!!!"

Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak—!!!

Moss, clutching its head, shrieked loudly among its siblings!

With newly awakened memories, it couldn't understand what was going on!

"My name is Moss, male, 23 years old in my past life, living in XXX district, C City Northeast, unmarried."

"I was an ordinary employee at an ordinary company, clocking out precisely at 6 PM every day."

"I don't smoke, and I never drink alcohol. Every time I had to socialize, I'd take twocephalosporins to warn myself."

"I sleep at 11 PM, getting a full 8 hours of sleep every day."

"Before bed, I always drink a cup of warm milk and then practice Tai Chi for 20 minutes."

"Once in bed, I fall asleep immediately and sleep until dawn."

"I never carry fatigue and stress over to the next day; even doctors said I was too normal."

However, this normal life ended when he thought it would continue until retirement!

Beep————!!!

That day, he saw a large truck speeding towards him.

Accompanied by sharp screams and intense pain, he instantly lost consciousness.

"So, I died..."

The memories ended, and Moss, squatting dejectedly in a corner, muttered to itself with no will to live, "Squeak."

"Why... why did a truck run me over even in the subway station!!!"

As it spoke, Moss extended its short front paws to pat its furry abdomen.

Unfortunately, its paws were too short to reach!

Moss was utterly grief-stricken, collapsing onto the ground.

"It's gone!"

Its body's instincts told Moss a tragic truth: its unused, factory-original little brother was gone!

Not only was it gone, but it had also turned into a female rat!

"No, or rather, a female… Ahhhhh—"

Moss covered its face and rolled around frantically on the ground, letting out squeaks of despair.

"Why! Why did it turn out like this!"

"Even though my name is Moss, I didn't actually have to become a rat!"

"And where is this place? Is it another world?"

"Why do other transmigration protagonists reincarnate as princes or nobles, or at the very least, a rich second-generation heir!"

"Even if they reincarnate as non-humans, they're at least a dragon!"

"Why did it turn into a rat when it got to me?!"

Moss desperately crawled on the ground, ignoring the strange looks from her siblings.

"And it's a female... no, a female!"

"I haven't even used it yet! Bastard! I don't want to live anymore!"

Moss stood up with a look of grief and indignation, then turned and lunged towards a pile of discarded fabric nearby, hoping to smash herself to death.

Poof!

Honestly, it was quite soft!

Moss calmly pulled her head out of the fabric pile, marveling at the skill of these rats in building their nests.

She rubbed her face, her calm expression returning to one of deep resentment. With a mighty leap, she sprang into the air.

"I don't want to live!"

However, just as Moss was about to charge back into the fabric pile, a voice made her freeze instantly!

[Survival Game Awakening]

Moss was stunned. She suddenly realized she was still in mid-air and flailed wildly in a panic.

Splat!

"Ah, damn it!"

It would have been fine if she hadn't flailed, but as she did, Moss's body miraculously landed in a spot not covered by fabric.

This time, she landed flat on her face, hard!

But Moss didn't have time to focus on the pain. She "looked" incredulously at the memories appearing in her mind.

Otherworldly invasion, Realm Gates descending, Awakened Ones, talents... The Law of Survival Games!

"Hiss—!"

Moss took a deep breath, half in shock and half from the actual pain!

She rolled over, rubbing her belly with her paws while sorting through the memories in her mind.

This planet was called Earth. Hundreds of years ago, countless rifts appeared in Earth's sky!

Numerous massive gates crashed down from the sky. These were called "Realm Gates"!

The appearance of the Realm Gates triggered extremely violent tectonic shifts, causing all plates to separate overnight!

Human rulers were shocked and dispatched large armies to seal off the areas around the Realm Gates.

But before humanity could investigate, various creatures, previously only found in fantasy novels, emerged from the Realm Gates.

Goblins, Harpies, Deep Sea Mermen, Wyverns, Stone Golems...

Countless monsters appeared and launched frenzied attacks on humanity!

Facing the onslaught, humanity naturally refused to be passive and quickly counterattacked!

However, a horrifying situation emerged for humans: they discovered all their weapons had malfunctioned!

Even their ultimate weapons had turned into scrap metal!

All advanced technology had been rendered useless by the appearance of the Realm Gates!

Humanity was forced to resort to using cold weapons to fight these monsters!

But how could ordinary beings like humans withstand monsters possessing supernatural powers?

Defeat! Annihilation!

In just a few days, countless small countries on Earth vanished!

For larger nations, their demise was only a matter of time. Humanity could not withstand the iron hooves of the otherworldly creatures!

Billions of people died under the claws and teeth of the monsters, and annihilation was on the countdown.

And then, at that very moment, Earth's consciousness suddenly awakened!

The reason was the immense sacrificial power contained within the souls of billions of tragically deceased humans.

Earth's nascent consciousness, sensing that unyielding will, awakened a new power!

The Law of Survival Games!

This was a law for humanity. Every human would be favored by the law and become an Awakened One!

This was the only way for humanity to gain supernatural power!

Using the power of the law, humanity successfully gained the strength to fight against the monsters.

Centuries have passed, and humanity has stabilized once more, ushering in a completely new era!

It was called—the Era of the Survival Game!