Cheat In Apocalypse

The moment Ray reached the office building, an odd uneasiness tugged at him. It sat low in his stomach like a warning he couldn’t decipher. He paused at the entrance, scanning the surroundings with a faint frown. Something wasn’t right. “I don’t know what this feeling is… it’s not the air,” he murmured, rubbing his arm as if the skin there sensed something his mind couldn’t grasp. “It’s different.” The rain had stopped, but the sky stayed heavy with thick, unmoving clouds, dark and swollen as if hoarding more storms. The streets were unusually empty; no one had left their homes yet after the intense downpour. At first glance, the city looked unchanged—but Ray couldn’t shake the sensation crawling over his skin. It wasn’t dread exactly, nor fear. It was something stranger, like the world was holding its breath. Or maybe, in some bizarre way… everything was about to make sense? He squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head. “It’s probably just the meds messing with me…” “Someo

"I'm sorry."The woman breathed the words so quietly they nearly vanished in the roar of the fight. Guilt darkened her face, yet she forced her attention back to the creature towering before her. Spell after spell burst from her hands as she fought to keep the monster from advancing.Ray could not move. He could not even blink. But he heard her clearly, as if her voice traveled straight into the hollow space where his consciousness floated."She is sorry, huh? What a joke," he muttered inside his own mind, a weak grin tugging at lips coated in blood. His teeth were stained red, and his face, stiff with drying crimson, was the only part of him that still felt real.Everything below his head was gone to numbness.That was when it finally clicked.This was the end. The real one."I do not blame her or that man. I expected this. Saving someone like me was pointless," Ray told himself, his throat tightening as though it, too, was preparing to stop working.His thoughts blurred. Sensation sl

There was still at least fifteen minutes before the system would descend on Earth. Once it arrived, portals would erupt across the planet, each one acting as an entry point to dungeons scattered throughout countless distant worlds. Creatures from those realms would slip through as soon as the portals formed. The system called them Abyss Gates.There were only two types. Blue Abyss Gates offered a period of preparation before monsters spilled out. Red Abyss Gates provided no such mercy. The moment a red Abyss Gate formed, monsters surged forth without pause or warning.On the day of the apocalypse, every Abyss Gate that appeared had been red. Humanity had been thrown into chaos before it even understood what was happening. Most people could not make sense of the strange prompts that flashed before them or grasp the danger behind them. The confusion, fear, and lack of preparation led to the deaths of three billion people in only a short time.Ray stood quietly as he arrived at the same s

"Savage Lycan," Ray murmured, his eyes fixed on the creature tearing into a corpse.This species had come from Lytoria, a world known for its werewolf population. Lytoria was filled with supernatural beings, yet the Savage Lycans held the lowest place on the ladder. They possessed barely any intelligence and relied entirely on instinct. Their crude ways made them objects of scorn among the higher werewolf ranks, who treated them like vermin rather than kin.Savage Lycans preferred to hunt in groups. Their hierarchy was simple. Betas handled the hunting and patrolling. The Alpha remained hidden inside its lair, only emerging when it chose. Ray knew their behavior well, which was why he watched the red Abyss Gate with interest. Every lycan stepping out looked like a low-level specimen."The Alpha must still be inside," he thought, rubbing his chin.A plan began to form the more he studied the scene. "If I push myself, I can secure two more achievements."His attention returned to the Lev

Ray held his axe in one hand and the long knife in the other, both weapons slicked with drying blood. His blue eyes stayed locked onto the five Lycans prowling around him. Their low growls rolled across the ground as they tried to scare him into a mistake.He shifted his stance, placing his left foot forward and settling most of his weight onto the right. Power gathered in his legs. Without warning, he pushed off the ground and surged toward the closest Lycan.The creature reacted a heartbeat too late. It threw itself at him with its jaws wide, aiming to crush his skull between its fangs, but Ray’s senses had sharpened after leveling up. He caught the motion, angled his wrist, and swung upward with all his might. The axe split the Lycan’s head apart, fragments scattering through the air.[Experience gained]Ray did not wait to watch the body fall. He felt another presence coming from behind and leaped aside just as another Lycan lunged. As he landed, he brought his axe down with full f