2026-08-03 13:21:11BOOM!
The concrete floor exploded. Chunks of cement shot across the warehouse like bullets. Arjun rolled behind a steel container just before a massive black claw slammed into the ground where he had been standing. The entire warehouse trembled. A deafening roar echoed through the underground facility. Then... Something slowly climbed out of the crack. It stood nearly three meters tall. Its body resembled a giant wolf, but patches of black scales covered its skin. Its crimson eyes glowed like burning embers, and rows of razor-sharp teeth dripped with thick green saliva. The creature sniffed the air. Its eyes locked onto Arjun. A blue screen appeared before him. Mutated Shadow Wolf Rank: F Level: 5 Status: Extremely Aggressive Weakness: Eyes, Neck Arjun's face turned pale. "This isn't right..." The first monsters during the original apocalypse had been Level 1 Goblins. An F-Rank Shadow Wolf wasn't supposed to appear until weeks later. "The timeline really has changed." The Shadow Wolf let out another roar and lunged. Its speed was terrifying. Arjun barely dodged, feeling the monster's claws tear through the sleeve of his jacket. "Too fast!" He grabbed a metal pipe from the floor and swung it with all his strength. Bang! The pipe struck the wolf's head. It bent instantly. The monster didn't even flinch. Instead, it turned and smiled. A cold, terrifying smile. Arjun's heart sank. "Steel can't hurt it..." The wolf attacked again. This time, Arjun ducked beneath its claws and drove the Steel Combat Dagger deep into its shoulder. Slash! Black blood sprayed across the floor. The beast howled in pain. For the first time... It was injured. "So the dagger works." The Shadow Wolf's eyes burned with rage. It spun around and slammed its tail into Arjun's chest. Boom! He crashed into a stack of supply crates. Pain exploded through his ribs. Blood filled his mouth. Before he could stand, the monster charged again. Its jaws opened wide enough to swallow his head. Arjun closed his eyes for a split second. Not in fear. To remember. He had fought monsters like this for three years. He knew one thing... Every creature had a rhythm. A pattern. As the Shadow Wolf leaped— Arjun stepped to the side at the last possible moment. The beast flew past him. Its claws dug into the concrete wall. For half a second... It couldn't move. "Now!" Arjun gripped the dagger with both hands and plunged it into the side of the monster's neck. The blade pierced deep. The Shadow Wolf let out an ear-splitting scream. It struggled wildly, smashing shelves and equipment apart. Arjun refused to let go. "Die!" With one final twist— Crunch! The dagger sliced through the creature's throat. The Shadow Wolf collapsed. Silence. A second later— Ding! Congratulations! You have killed your first monster. +500 EXP +300 Survival Points Level Up! Level 4 → Level 5 Reward: 5 Free Attribute Points Golden light enveloped Arjun. The pain in his body faded instantly. His muscles felt lighter. His breathing became steady. "So this is leveling up again..." He had almost forgotten the feeling. Then another notification appeared. Hidden Achievement Unlocked First Blood You are among the first humans on Earth to kill a monster before the official apocalypse. Reward: Silver Mystery Chest ×1 Arjun smiled. A Silver Chest on the first day? His luck was unbelievable. He reached toward the floating chest icon. "Open." The silver chest burst into dazzling light. One item slowly emerged. A jet-black ring engraved with ancient symbols. Before the System could identify it... The entire warehouse suddenly shook again. This time... The vibration was even stronger than before. Cracks spread across every wall. A cold, mechanical voice echoed through the air. "Dimensional Gate Fully Activated." Arjun looked toward the enormous crack in the floor. His expression froze. One Shadow Wolf... Became two. Two... Became five. Then dozens of glowing red eyes slowly opened inside the darkness. He tightened his grip on the black ring. "This battle..." "Has only just begun." To Be Continued...
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Chapter 35: The Girl Who Knew His Name
The black spear fell from the sky.It moved so fast that the surrounding air exploded.The clouds split apart.The earth trembled.Everyone near the railway station looked upward in horror.They didn't understand what was happening.But Arjun did.He recognized that attack instantly.---"Kael."---The same black spear.The same shadow energy.The same terrifying pressure.Only one person on Earth could launch such an attack.---The silver-eyed girl froze.Fear appeared on her face.The survivors around her screamed.Some tried to run.Others collapsed in panic.---The spear descended.Faster.Closer.Deadlier.---BOOOOOOOOM!---Arjun activated Void Step.Silver light exploded around him.The world blurr
Chapter 26: Race for the First World Key
Arjun froze when the Global Ranking appeared before his eyes.The glowing blue screen floated in the air, visible to every awakened human on Earth.For a moment, even the chaos of the apocalypse seemed to pause.People stopped running.Monsters stopped attacking.Every gaze turned toward the massive holographic screen hanging in the sky.---## Global Ranking**Rank #1 — Kael (Level 31)****Rank #2 — Unknown (Level 29)****Rank #3 — Unknown (Level 27)****Rank #4 — Unknown (Level 26)****Rank #5 — Arjun Mehta (Level 24)**---A chill ran down Arjun's spine.In his previous life, the Global Ranking had appeared nearly six months after the apocalypse began.Not on the first day.Not this early.The timeline was changing faster than expected.And Kael was the biggest reason.A second regressor.A sec
Chapter 34: The Key Chose Her
Arjun stood frozen.The notification remained before his eyes.---## Hidden Objective Discovered### Second World Key Awakened### Owner Candidate Identified**Ananya Mehta**---His sister.Out of billions of people on Earth...The Second World Key had chosen his sister.---"No..."Arjun immediately opened the notification again.Hoping he had misread it.But the name remained unchanged.---### Ananya MehtaCompatibility Rate: 97%Probability of Synchronization: Extremely High---A compatibility rate that high was unheard of.Even Kael probably didn't possess a synchronization rate like that.---The Void Compass pulsed violently.A second marker appeared.Unlike the First World Key.This one was moving rapidly.As if searching fo
Chapter 33: The Crown of Shadows
The blood-red warning screen hovered before Arjun.---## Emergency Warning### Kael's Synchronization Rate: 51%### First World Key Resonance Activated### World Event Beginning---Arjun's heart sank."Fifty-one percent?"That was impossible.The synchronization process should have taken days.Not hours.Not unless...Kael already knew a shortcut.A dangerous shortcut.---The Shadow King looked at the warning.For the first time, his expression darkened.### "So he has started."---Arjun immediately looked up."What has he started?"---The Shadow King remained silent for several seconds.Then he answered.### "A World Key is not merely an item."### "It is a piece of planetary authority."---The darkness around them trembled.
Chapter 32: The Last Survivor
Arjun couldn't move.Couldn't breathe.Couldn't even think.Standing before him was the person he feared the most.Not the Blood Sovereign.Not Kael.Not even the Overseers.But himself.The version of Arjun who had survived until the very end.The Last Survivor.---The future Arjun stood silently in the darkness.Countless scars covered his body.One eye was missing.His left arm was wrapped in black chains.A massive black sword rested on his shoulder.The pressure alone made the surrounding void tremble.---### Level: ???### Class: Unknown### Status: Last Human---The System couldn't even read his information.---The future Arjun smiled coldly.A smile without warmth.Without hope.Without humanity.---"So this is wh
Chapter 31: The Regret That Never Healed
For a moment...Arjun couldn't breathe.The ruined city.The burning buildings.The smell of blood in the air.Everything was exactly the same.The same nightmare.The same day.The same moment that haunted him for years.And there—Running desperately through the destroyed street—Was Ananya.His little sister.The person he had failed to save.---"Brother!"Ananya screamed again.Tears streamed down her face.Her clothes were stained with blood.Exactly as they had been in his previous life.Exactly.Every detail was identical.---Behind her...A gigantic monster slowly emerged from the smoke.Nearly fifteen meters tall.Its body was covered in black armor.Its eyes glowed crimson.Its claws were large enough to tear buildings apar
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