Cataclysm Era!

Night.

Black as ink.

The moonlight was bright and pure, spilling down upon the earth like a silken ribbon.

Rumble!!

On the moonlit wasteland, a black giant python fifteen meters long crashed heavily to the ground, making the earth tremble faintly.

Savage wounds covered its entire body. At this moment, the giant python was already on its last breath.

The surrounding ground had been soaked in its blood, dyed a scarlet red.

In the dark night, a young man clad in a black combat suit and carrying a long, narrow Saber Case leaped down from a massive boulder.

His figure was agile and nimble as he moved through the darkness.

Lin Ye crouched down. His sharp Battle Saber pierced through the python's seemingly indestructible skull, utterly destroying the last remnants of its life.

Only then did Lin Ye begin panting heavily without restraint. The deep exhaustion left him unwilling to move.

At the same time.

A cold electronic voice sounded in Lin Ye's mind—

[Killed one High-level Beast Soldier. Obtained 5 Attribute Points!]

Hearing the familiar electronic voice, Lin Ye's expression remained unchanged as he directly commanded in his mind, "Panel, allocate points!"

Buzz!!

A numbing sensation like an electric current appeared out of nowhere and swiftly coursed through his entire body.

Immediately afterward, strands of power that seemed to emerge from thin air rapidly flowed through his body. The abundant... feeling of increased strength quickly faded.

He raised both hands and silently felt the strength returning to them. Lin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly.

Then, he softly called out in his mind, "Open the information panel."

[Name: Lin Ye (High-level Warrior)]

[Attribute Points: 0]

[Movement Technique: Microscopic Level (Proficiency 55/100)]

[Strength: 4250 kg]

[Speed: 62.5 m/s]

[Psychic Power: Unawakened (Gray)]

[Domain: Unawakened (Gray)]

[Doppelganger: Unawakened (Gray)]

[Memory: Incomplete (Complete at Planetary Level)]

[...]

(The average adult human male has a strength of 100 kg and a speed of 9 m/s)

His mind swept over his strength and speed, and a look of realization appeared on Lin Ye's face—

"One Attribute Point increases strength by 50 kg and speed by 0.5 m/s. Not bad."

Lin Ye pondered silently, fully aware that—

As his own strength increased.

The Attribute Points gained from killing monsters of the same level would also decrease accordingly.

The next entry, "Psychic Power," came with the panel itself.

When Lin Ye had first seen it, he had been extremely excited.

And he had sensed the following information from it:

By consuming a large number of Attribute Points, he could fully activate 'Psychic Power.'

After that, he could use Attribute Points or cultivation to raise its level.

"Once I save up enough Attribute Points, I might give Psychic Power a try."

His consciousness continued sinking deeper.

The 'Unawakened' entry under Domain had also come with the panel.

Like Psychic Power, it was in an inactive gray state.

This time, however, Lin Ye sensed that [Domain] could only activate automatically once his strength reached a certain level.

He could accept that.

For every gain, there was a price. Taking without cost would instead make him uneasy.

Having been reborn, Lin Ye firmly believed in one principle—there was no such thing as a free lunch.

Every gift from fate had long since been secretly marked with a price.

"Perhaps the missing portion of my memories is the price of transmigrating."

"It says my memories will only be complete at the Planetary Level. Who knows when that will be..."

The evening wind carried away his sigh and drifted into the depths of the wilderness.

Lin Ye picked up the Alloy Battle Saber. Watching the icy glint flow across its blade, his gaze hardened.

"Rather than sitting around and waiting to run out of resources, I believe more in the Battle Saber in my hand. In this perilous Cataclysm Era, I'll carve out a place of my own and protect everything I cherish..."

"For now, I still need to kill more monsters and reach General Level Martial Artist first..."

Finally, his consciousness settled on the [Doppelganger] entry.

From the information he sensed, activating [Doppelganger] would also require an enormous number of Attribute Points.

But the cost required for this 'Doppelganger' was far beyond what Lin Ye could currently afford.

"If I had that many Attribute Points, I'd rather allocate them to strength and speed first. Improving my strength to survive is more important."

He had not been dazzled by the information in those entries and remained clear-headed—

If he wanted to survive in the Cataclysm Era, strength was the foundation of everything.

Anticipation flickered in his eyes. "As for the Psychic Power, Domain, and Doppelganger after the information panel, I'll think about them once I'm strong enough..."

Withdrawing his consciousness from the information panel, his cold, calm eyes swept over his right arm.

On his right arm was a rank insignia—the 'High-level Warrior' badge.

He was now a High-level Warrior.

Woo~ Woo~

The scorching night wind swept through the Wilderness Area, while several monster roars faintly echoed in the distance.

The wind across the open wilds interrupted Lin Ye's thoughts.

Standing beside the giant python's corpse, he pulled a dagger from the leg strap of his combat suit and swiftly began dissecting it.

Squelch!

Splash!

The plain, unadorned sounds of cutting were dull and rapid, bringing bursts of pungent stench.

Lin Ye was completely unmoved, his movements clean and efficient.

He had long since become skilled at harvesting materials.

Very quickly, Lin Ye cut the Black Scale Ferocious Python into pieces. Its enormous body was reduced to a pile of flesh and blood.

Every valuable part was placed into Lin Ye's backpack one by one—the snake eyes, gallbladder, tongue, fangs... he did not even spare its penis!

Slipping on the somewhat heavy backpack, Lin Ye quietly gazed into the distance with his cold eyes, lost in thought.

Today was September 16, 2019.

In the blink of an eye, he had already been in this world for four years.

Gradually, he had grown fond of this new life as a family of four, with a father, mother, and younger sister.

Compared to the lonely life of a wage slave in his previous life.

His life in this one was undoubtedly far happier.

Just when he thought such a wonderful life could continue forever.

Disaster descended!

The rampant mutated virus changed the genes of all living things.

Mountains, plains, oceans, deserts... terrifying monsters, savage and brutal, mutated one after another across every corner of the world.

They attacked human settlements, feeding on flesh and blood before achieving further evolution...

Over these four-plus years, humanity and the monsters had fought countless large-scale wars.

As the war continued, humanity suffered defeat after defeat, losing both territory and people, falling into an absolute disadvantage!

Bloodshed, darkness, madness, turmoil, despair... all kinds of emotions rapidly bred across the world, sweeping through it like a violent storm.

The weapons humanity had once been so proud of repeatedly met with setbacks against high-level monsters, suffering crushing defeats.

They had even pushed the monsters' mutations to new heights, giving birth to even fiercer monsters!

One great city after another fell, becoming earthly paradises and breeding grounds for monsters;

One island nation after another struggled desperately, only to perish in despair;

Swathes of human civilization were trampled beneath the monsters' feet, wantonly ravaged and crushed.

Over the past four years, humanity and monsters had fought one large-scale battle after another.

The world's structure had also changed beyond recognition.

Fortunately, heaven never sealed off every path.

While monsters mutated, humanity evolved as well.

The Martial Artist community rose amid such chaotic times, forming a system of its own.

Although this Martial Artist system was far from complete, the pioneers walking the path of human evolution had continued striving to perfect it.

Through bloody battles and desperate fights, they had barely managed to stabilize the utterly collapsing tide of war.

Even so, humanity's current situation remained far from optimistic.

Beyond the shelters and fortresses.

All kinds of hideous, terrifying monsters lurked restlessly, ready at any moment to breach the defenses and slaughter humanity to extinction.

Humanity could only continuously strengthen itself and struggle to hold on.

In this world ravaged by monsters and fraught with danger, only strength was the foundation for a race's continued survival.

As a result, Martial Artists held extremely high status in human society.

And Lin Ye, relying on the Attribute Panel he had awakened a year ago.

Had grown into the High-level Warrior he was now through one life-and-death battle after another against monsters.

"In this world where monsters run rampant and humanity hangs by a thread, having no strength is no different from a dead end!"

Thinking of his parents, who had died miserably while drawing away monsters to give him and his younger sister a path to live, a faint mist rose in Lin Ye's eyes.

He gently closed his eyes as old memories quietly surfaced.

Since the virus had run rampant and the catastrophe had descended.

Lin Ye had seen far too many humans die tragically beneath beast hordes.

In such a Cataclysm Era, lacking strength meant losing everything.

After a moment, Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes. A sharp glint flashed through them. "Therefore, finding a way to improve my strength is the only true path!"

"Otherwise, it'll be hard to survive in this world!"

The night grew deeper, and at some point, the moon was covered by a thick layer of clouds.

"Mr. Lin Ye, a group of Pig-like Monsters has been spotted outside the canyon southwest of Shelter Zone 057.

"Two of them are suspected to be High-level Beast Soldiers. We are temporarily short-handed, so please handle them."

The sudden notification from the Command Center through his earpiece interrupted Lin Ye's thoughts.

In the current great catastrophe, the war between humanity and monsters had intensified. Many villages, towns, and cities had already been destroyed by Beast Tides.

Left with no choice, the military and Martial Artists could only establish shelters and fortresses everywhere to resist the monsters.

To provide some protection for the surviving humans.

Even so, these shelters could come under attack from beast hordes at any time.

And Lin Ye was one of the elite Martial Artists hired by the military from Shan City to take turns guarding the shelters.

"Received. I'll handle it!" Lin Ye said in a low voice, lightly tapping his earpiece with a finger.

After that, everything fell silent again.

"Two High-level Beast Soldiers? Perfect timing!"

Beneath Lin Ye's calm expression, his gaze gradually grew heated. He then started the off-road vehicle.

He floored the accelerator.

The off-road vehicle shot forward wildly, leaving behind a long trail of dust.

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