Sequence 9: Traveler

Clouds and mist swirled through a vast, white void.

Lin Yu looked up and saw a gate radiating a mysterious aura. Formed entirely of clouds and mist, it exuded a disorienting blend of illusion and dream.

Beyond the mist gate lay another expanse of nothingness, as though it represented the unknown.

As Lin Yu gazed at the mist gate, a powerful intuition rose within him.

As long as he crossed through this mist gate...

He could become a Transcendent.

But...

Everything about this mist gate was unknown.

He did not know which pathway the mist gate represented. Once he crossed through, there would be no taking it back.

Whatever the pathway was, he would have to accept it.

So...

Should he cross through?

Almost instantly...

Lin Yu's gaze hardened with resolve, his mind made up.

Who cares what pathway it is!

I'll become a Transcendent first!

In an apocalypse, being picky about an opportunity like this would only lead to a gruesome death.

Lin Yu took a deep breath and walked toward the mist gate, step by step, his gaze intent.

Finally...

He stepped through the gate!

In an instant!

Something inside Lin Yu seemed to unlock. He faintly heard a click, like a key opening a door that had long been sealed shut. His sealed-off body reconnected with the world!

It connected with the world in a more extraordinary state!

A powerful surge of transcendent energy poured wildly into Lin Yu, washing through his entire body until his blood, muscles, bones, skin, and even every strand of hair brimmed with it.

It was an utterly wondrous experience.

Like the process of a human transforming into something no longer human.

His perception of the world and his affinity with it both began to change.

Now that he had become a Transcendent, he could perceive things that ordinary people never could.

Many extraordinary substances and energies could only be perceived by Transcendents.

Among them...

Were certain indescribable beings.

Ordinary people could not come into contact with them.

Transcendents, however, could sense them.

And this...

Was also one of the sources of danger for Transcendents!

Some things, once encountered...

Could drive a person mad!

That wondrous sensation made Lin Yu close his eyes involuntarily. At that moment, he finally understood how Shen Sui and the others had felt before.

Transcendents and ordinary people...

Truly lived in different worlds.

Even if ordinary people possessed great strength, they would never belong to the same world.

Only by becoming a Transcendent could one earn the right to explore this wondrous world.

Gradually...

An indescribable, extraordinary energy filled his body. Lively, unique, free, and mysterious, it was the distinctive energy of his pathway.

And he...

Finally learned the name of the pathway he had awakened-

The Traveler Pathway.

A pathway of freedom and unrestrained living, of lifelong wandering without ever stopping.

Curious about all that was unknown, its followers always walked the right road and never strayed astray.

Every trap, twist, and danger lay clearly visible to a traveler. Even when danger struck, each experience was precious and worth remembering.

Across countless mountains and throughout the universe, their footsteps never ceased.

This was-

The Traveler Pathway.

Sequence 9: Traveler.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Yu fully absorbed the transcendent energy within him. He opened his bright eyes, and the world he saw had changed.

To ordinary people, air was merely air. There was nothing to see.

But in the eyes of Transcendents...

The air teemed with extraordinary colors. Each distinct color represented a different kind of transcendent energy. With all their varying shades, a detailed classification could distinguish hundreds of thousands of colors.

And each different color...

Might correspond to a pathway and a different sequence.

As well as... a divine being.

And in the eyes of a Sequence 9: Traveler...

Besides all those colors in the air, he could also see strands of thread. These threads came in many colors too: transparent, green, red...

Through these threads, a Traveler could see danger, see paths, and even... see [Choices]!

This...

Was one of a Traveler's abilities, and his first main skill!

[Clear Path Ahead]

Guided by these threads, a Traveler could find safe [Paths], valuable [Choices], lurking [Dangers], and [Chances of Survival] amid hopeless situations.

No matter when or where, a Traveler could always find the right [Path].

Clearly!

The Traveler Pathway was a support-oriented [Pathway].

At least...

That was true of its Sequence 9 Traveler. What came afterward remained unknown.

And a Traveler's [Clear Path Ahead] ability was downright terrifying!

The ability to find [Choices] hidden within the world alone was enough to make a Traveler godlike!

Many squads had exhausted their supplies because they could not find [Choices]. Without food or water, they ultimately headed toward destruction.

This ability of a Traveler could prevent that situation forever!

Furthermore...

He could strengthen his team through a wealth of [Choices].

Beyond that...

[Clear Path Ahead] could also follow the threads to find escape routes and detect danger. This was another crucial guiding ability, especially in an apocalypse like this. It was practically indispensable!

Any squad without a similar ability could only meet its end.

Shen Sui's Survival Squad had lasted this long precisely because he possessed a similar ability that could detect danger in advance.

But it was neither as comprehensive nor as powerful as [Clear Path Ahead].

The fact that they had not fallen apart yet was partly down to luck.

Besides [Clear Path Ahead], a Traveler possessed a second ability.

[Unknown Tracks]

This ability allowed Lin Yu to conceal the traces left by his group, making them difficult for Anomalies, humans, monsters, or any other beings to detect or track. It was another highly important support ability.

It could prevent unknown beings from tracking them.

The third ability, at last, was no longer purely supportive.

[Uncertain Future]

Enemies struck by the energy of the Traveler Pathway would feel lost and uncertain, unable to see the road ahead or find a way to retreat, forever steeped in confused unease.

They would gradually lose their sense of self, lose themselves, and forget themselves.

Forget their pathway. Forget their sequence.

Even forget their own names.

It was essentially an ability that could give enemies amnesia.

The longer they fought, the more bewildered and lost they would become.

Gradually, they would forget everything.

One punch: Where am I?

Two punches: Who am I?

Three punches: waaah, waaah, waaah (a baby's cries).

Overall, it counted as a combat skill with a supporting function as well.

But!

There was a problem.

None of the three abilities simply increased his combat strength!

When would I finally be able to beat Zhai Guang?!