2026-07-02 20:56:23On 8 June 2019, a worldwide alert went off.
Before each country could point fingers at each other, the world descended into madness. On that day a foreign entity evaded Earth. It sent a broadcast that reached every single corner of the world. Whether it was from the frozen sea of the North Pole with just floating ice and no land in sight or the extremely hot savannah and desert, everyone heard the same words. THE PLANET EARTH IS UNDER REVIEW. ...ASSESSING... ACCESSING... ASSESSMENT IN PROGRESS!! DOMINANT SPECIES: HUMANS. (HOMO SAPIENS) 7.7 BILLION LIGHTFORMS OF SPECIES DETECTED. LOADING 7.7 BILLION LIGHTFORMS... SCANNING...PLANET EARTH BIOLOGICAL COMPETENCY...LOW WORLD STATUS....BELOW AVERAGE. EARTH'S EVALUATION...BELOW AVERAGE FINAL CONCLUSION FOR EARTH: UNDESERVED! INITIATING REFORMATION... All this happened in less than a minute, after which the whole world fell into silence. It was as if everyone had experienced the same hallucination at the same time. The bizarre announcement has given rise to different conspiracy theories that started to pop up on the internet. Some said that it must be a new biological weapon built by the USA using the common DNA shared by man, which was why it was able to affect everyone across the globe. Others argued that it was made by Russia or a secret underground experiment going on in Africa. Accusations were thrown back and forth without a clear explanation for the strange phenomenon that just took place. Many others waited for an official statement from the government. At 5:00pm in the evening, the president of Country Z stepped up to assure his citizens that there was no need for alarm and the situation didn’t warrant any state of emergency. Everyone was told to ignore what happened. At 10:00pm that same evening, a devastating earthquake struck the earth. Lands split. Buildings were swallowed, and the governments all over the world collapsed. In the middle of it all a clear voice was heard. DUH…DUH… EARTH'S CONCLUSION. HUMANITY HAS OCCUPIED THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN FOR OVER 1000 YEARS, TOWERING OVER OTHER SPECIES ON EARTH. IN WHAT CAPACITY HAVE YOU DEEMED YOURSELF AS RULERS, AND WHY SHOULD SUCH AN ABUNDANT PLACE BELONG TO SUCH IGNORANT SPECIES? THE POLLUTION, WASTE, AND ENTITLEMENT. IT'S TIME FOR HUMANITY TO PAY THE PRICE OF EXISTENCE! This was the day Lucas' life and many others became hell. Accompanying the earthquake were black abyssal holes that swallowed people without spitting out their bones. Everyone will later find out that this was due to the opening of dungeons. A realm beyond the human world, ruled by countless other species. Orcs, goblins, demons, and dragons poured out of black abyssal holes unending. A black mist blanketed the skies, spreading an infection. Those contaminated by it became flesh-eating monsters. On the first day, half of Earth's population fell. On the second day fewer than 2 billion people remained. Their only chance of survival was spelt out for them. ATTACK THE TOWER! [Note: The story begins after the protagonist is reborn. Fragments of his last life will be revealed as the story progressess]
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Encountering a metal ability user.
Something was coming! That damn goblin. Lucas cursed in his head. His thoughts moved swiftly. Behind the cave entrance was a large stone boulder about the size of two grown men joined together. Lucas slipped behind it, back pressed flat against the wall. A rancid, foul stench of rotten flesh and decay enveloped him from all sides. Lucas felt a new presence enter the cave. Lucas subconsciously clamps a hand around his nose. Ugh...it smelled so bad. The foul odor was 10 times worse than before. He could bear the stench of rolling in gutters and going through dumpsters to search for food. Yet this has gone way past his limit! The ground under him shook. Thoom...thoom...thoom... Then a large green figure slowly came into his view. Lucas's eyes trembled with recognition. A king goblin! That ugly-assed goblin led him here on purpose. The king goblin stood several heads taller than an average man with a huge, towering build. The goblin king held a club with spikes in one
forcefully pulled into a dungeon, again!
"That's the craziest part." The first speaker's voice shook as he recalled. Just as we thought everything was over, a black hole suddenly appeared. I thought I was seeing things at first, but then both Parker and Sarah suddenly disappeared. They were definitely swallowed by the black hole!" Lucas's eyes twitched. He could easily guess that the black hole was a dungeon, but what drew his attention was the appearance of fire users. An awakened one. These were people who awakened systems after the apocalypse. Not everyone could awaken a system and possess an ability. Despite the amount of resources poured into the research, Base-A scientists were unable to give specific criteria on how these people were chosen. Those who were awakened could control elements and spatial fields and heal. They were also stronger and faster than normal people. But the awakened also had ranks. They were. A B C D And S. Up until he died, there was only one person that held that rank. Gabriel.
Appearance of a dungeon in City C.
The door of the sports car was open; Lucas peered inside and saw that the key was actually in the ignition. What luck! He checked the fuel tank, and his excitement died. No fuel. Who goes around driving a sports car with no fuel? Lucas grumbled in his head, but he didn't give up. He searched the cars around and was able to find a hose and a gallon. He skillfully drained fuel from the surrounding vehicles and filled the red sports cars. Lucas opened the back seat and tossed in the gallon of remaining fuel. It might come in handy later. He entered the driver's seat and turned the car on. The engine vibrates under his hand, and the car springs to life with a low growl. Lucas trembled with excitement. Firstly, he gingerly turned up the car heating until the inside became comfortably warm. The chill in his limbs slowly melted away. That's better. Lucas shifted the gear into drive and slammed down on the accelerator. The red car shot forward like an arrow a
Expressway to City C.
He would have to do this alone. Lucas breathed in slowly, and his hand moved to retrieve the knife in his pocket. Two glowing yellow eyes locked on his every movement. Ground hogs. That was the name of the creatures. Just one of them was enough trouble for a D-ranked player, not to talk of him, who was a normal person and without any ability. The groundhogs let out a gru..lu..lu.. sound and attacked him at the same time. Lucas sidestepped a claw aimed at his chest. A vicious breeze struck his head. Without thinking, he ducked forward, tucked in, and rolled over. The feeling of razor-sharp teeth brushing through his hair almost made his legs give out. Lucas tightened his grip on the knife. Gru...lu...lu...lu... One in front and one behind, the groundhogs moved in perfect synchronization. Fuck. Lucas clenched his fist, eyes darting around while dodging the attacks that came from all sides. To the left a row of jagged teeth snapped at his shoulder. Lucas spun to avoid it.
Pulled into an abyss.
Lucas took it all with relish. He couldn't help but pity the poor boy who had hurried along to base C with all the struggles only to be informed that his family had moved to base A a long time ago. Was it difficult to send a rescue team to find him? No. His family remained influential even after the apocalypse. If they wanted to, they could. It was Lucas that was too stupid to see the truth then. No one cared. Before and after the apocalypse, he remained a burden that his parents couldn't wait to get rid of. He didn't wait to send the helicopter off with his eyes like he did in his past life. Instead, he was the one who walked away this time. Leaning on them, he had a view of his straight back."Lucas, I am sorry. Lucas!! Lucas, stay alive, okay! Lucas...Lucas...I will wait for you, okay? Charlotte's voice slowly faded away. Better not. Lucas wanted to tell her. If he returned to the Harrington family, the Whitmore family, and those who conspired to harm him, none of them
Back to day one of the apocalypse.
Lucas slowly forced his eyes open. A clean white ceiling entered his vision, which was weird.Where was he? Heaven?The surface under him was vibrating, which was the source of discomfort that had forced him awake.To Lucas's surprise, he was lying on a bed.When was the last time he had the luxury of lying on a bed with a roof over his head?Lucas was confused.Didn't he die?His gaze hesitantly browsed across the room; he was there.Two bunk beds with small study desks buried between them.A basket of unwashed laundry stood next to a door that seemed to lead to a bathroom.This was—This was his dorm room back when he was in uni for sure. A mix of doubt and disbelief crossed Lucas's face.He jumped off the bed, bypassed his reading desk, and rushed to the window.A hot breeze blew against his face the moment he drew the curtains open. His eyes snapped close instinctively.Two seconds later he opened them again and was met with a scene that can only be described as hell.It was jus
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