Unlike every other day in the miners party, today was significantly different for Kenji's group. The leading members had slain lower-rank monsters and mere wolves that might have come out from the cave to retrieve a substantial haul of raw essence and valuable crystals.This was considered luck for Kenji. Working as a navigator, he was the lowest rank, an F-class. This designation was for mere humans... ordinary citizens with no abilities, signs, or magic and being a member classified him at the lowest rank. This system served to distinguish between normal citizens and Association members among districts.Every other day Kenji was mocked, abused, and laughed at for his non-existent abilities and lack of attributes. Since childhood, he had struggled with these severe moments. Humiliation had reached its extent, yet he was no longer ashamed to look back whenever mocking snickers passed from person to person. Though his private memories still hurt bitterly whenever he was alone, he groa

During the war and the cataclysm of ten years back that had nearly put an end to humanity. The devastation was so widespread that it reached the extent of recruiting males as young as ten years old, who had barely developed their hormones, to fight alongside government soldiers against these beast-monsters.A lot of lives, both dearly held and far away, were lost, starting from the lowest districts and soon overtaking the main districts where countless civilians lived their daily lives. Monsters they had never seen roamed the city, emerging from rare portal gates that opened at the four cardinal corners: East, West, North, and South.Rumors still persisted that this was linked to the ancient rule and empire of god-like beings, where two great brothers from the highest noble house fought to claim the throne and inherit their father's legacy after his death. They were god-like beings with an immense aura and power that far surpassed even the world's greatest sorcerers.Two males were bo

Without hesitation, the monstrous figure was in front of Kenji in a swift flash, sneering a dark, mocking grin at its prey.Kenji was already at the verge of death, sprawled beneath the monster like a discarded rag doll. With blurring, half-blind vision, he managed to move enough to stare at himself. He was not surprised his left arm was gone and both his legs were severed, with red blood pooling all around him.After all, it was Doomsday. There was nowhere he could run, even if he still had the legs to do so. Not that he could have done anything; he was the least-ranked among all the dead members the unknown monster had killed. And what he least expected: the commander, a C-rank class, was also killed with ease within a matter of seconds.Kenji looked at himself once more, letting out a terrifying, agonizing laugh filled with sorrow and something he couldn't grasp."....Ahhh hah! Always the weak. No, Father, I couldn't carry your legacy. I couldn't carry your name... More! More!" he

Amidst the chaos, Kenji was left on the vast ground, trapped in the chaos, when a sudden sound and flicker of light appeared above. It left Kenji pale, sweat already running down his temples as he looked at the whole scene and turned around in disbelief.It was far too strange to him. This wasn't something he had ever heard of or seen at the demand of a Mystery System. Thoughts washed through him again, wondering if the previous chaos of his party members was connected to the grants of this System, or perhaps...Then he shook his head abruptly. "No, no... I can't be sure. I need to confirm first. If I was somehow healed by the help of this unknown system, then that's a good sign, but I still can't tell with all of this happening right now." He thought."What is this now? Hey, w... what is this pla..." His last words came out in a trembling tone as he tried to hold his confidence. A cracking sound from the wall caught his attention, followed by a sneering growl. The noise sounded like

Almost an hour had passed since the terrifying screech echoed from beneath the cave. Despite the sound, a large crowd still gathered outside the tunnel. Ordinary civilians went about their daily lives, and some were even at the tunnel for business deals, exchanging essence and raw crystals in bulk transactions.But after that final, piercing sound, the atmosphere shifted. Passersby turned to stare, and wealthy onlookers gathered quickly, realizing this could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for profit. They crowded the tunnel's counter, waiting to purchase rare goods in bulk.Meanwhile, at the far end of the clearing, a tall, red-haired young man stood watching the commotion. Faint scarlet light intertwined around his fingers like weaving threads. He was Fyhn, a C-class hunter who had been conversing with his team navigator about tomorrow's essence mining preparations.but the terrifying sound from the cave had changed everything.The civilians didn't realize the truth of what that