The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

Their faces were contorted in rage, their bodies trembling violently as they rolled and convulsed on the ground.

While letting out heart-wrenching screams, he mechanically and unconsciously slashed his own legs with a dagger, instantly staining his pants with blood and leaving shocking marks on the ground.

This bizarre and insane scene completely ignited the entire internet.

The chat in the live stream wasn't just flooded with messages, it exploded.

[They're insane! Holy crap! These people have all gone mad!]

Although I don't understand it, I'm deeply shocked! This is like risking their lives to broadcast live!

Is this game addictive? How can it turn people into psychopaths? Self-harm and screaming everywhere? Doesn't the game developers care?

[I've already screen-recorded it. This is what happens when you become obsessed with trivial pursuits! Look, these people have all gone mad.]

My child is only 14 years and 185 months old. He doesn't go to school or work every day. He just stays in his room watching the open beta of "Wasteland Era." He's obsessed. I don't deserve to be a mother if I don't report this lousy game and have it taken down!

Is this game really that fun? Are people all torturing themselves like this? Are they just paying money to suffer?

These people now have nothing better to do than to endure hardship without any real suffering.

However, this is just the beginning.

The streamers' actions were like a bomb thrown into a calm lake.

The others present, those who had also spent huge sums of money to purchase the gene serum, followed suit.

"Damn it! I'll risk it!"

He picked up the medicine and drank it all in one gulp.

Some things cannot be delayed, or you will fail!

one second.

two seconds.

"ah--!"

Screams ripped from throats, and some people rolled on the ground clutching their heads, their fingernails digging deep furrows into the dirt.

It hurts too much.

It's simply beyond the limits that ordinary people can endure.

For that sliver of clarity, and to prevent the 5000 source crystals from going down the drain, the man grabbed a stone from the ground and smashed it down on his own feet.

The cracking sound of bones breaking, mixed with screams, was particularly jarring.

But he stopped rolling around, panting heavily, a twisted, relieved grin on his face.

effective.

It really works.

This scene completely ignited the atmosphere.

The open space outside the general store instantly turned into a battleground.

Everywhere there were screams, everywhere there was blood, everywhere there were madmen who were abusing themselves to fight the excruciating pain of genetic recombination.

Wang Dameng stared intently at this scene.

He turned and looked seriously at his nine brothers behind him.

It took the combined savings of ten people to barely exchange for this single dose of basic gene serum.

It's a big gamble.

If we lose, all our previous efforts will have been in vain.

If I win, I might be able to earn a future for myself in this virtual world.

Most importantly, as long as you make the list, you can get a potion item worth 1500 Source Crystals!

"Brother Meng, are you really going to chop us up later?"

Lin Xingde's voice trembled as he gripped the rusty entrenching tool in his hand, his knuckles turning blue from the force.

Wang Dameng nodded heavily: "You must remember, if I show signs of impending unconsciousness, then you must cut me! As long as I don't die, cut me to death!"

"It's just a game anyway, nothing will happen."

Upon hearing this, the others nodded.

Upon seeing this, Wang Dameng grabbed the golden potion.

The glass tube was icy cold, yet it burned his palms so much they trembled.

"We have no way out."

Wang Dameng gritted his teeth, and a hard lump of flesh bulged out of his cheek.

"I can only succeed, failure is not an option!"

Remove the plug.

Look up.

He drank it all in one gulp.

The medicine slid down the esophagus into the stomach, instantly transforming into thousands of steel knives that scraped along the blood vessels and into the limbs and bones.

"Well!"

Wang Dameng groaned, his legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground.

pain.

It's like being caught in a blender, having all the bone fragments in your body pulverized and then reassembled.

Cold sweat instantly soaked through his hemp clothing.

My vision began to blur, and red blood vessels covered my eyeballs.

It felt like there was a drill pounding into my brain, my genes were roaring, recombining, and demanding my life.

I can't hold on much longer.

Consciousness is being swallowed by darkness.

Don't get dizzy.

If you faint, all your efforts will be wasted.

Wang Dameng suddenly looked up and locked his gaze on the entrenching tool in Lin Xingde's hand within that blood-red field of vision.

"Chop! Quickly—!!"

He roared, his voice hoarse as if he had swallowed charcoal.

Lin Xingde gritted his teeth without the slightest hesitation.

Suddenly, he raised the shovel in his hand, swung his arm in a wide arc, and chopped down hard!

However, the shovel stopped abruptly halfway down...

At this moment, Lin Xingde's body tensed up, his eyes fixed on Wang Dameng on the ground, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

"Hurry up and do it!!!"

Wang Dameng put almost all his strength into saying that sentence.

"I...I...I can't do it..."

Su Weijie, standing behind, kicked Lin Xingde, sending him flying.

"Go to hell!"

Then he caught the shovel in mid-air and slammed it down on Wang Dameng's thigh.

puff!

The blade wasn't sharp, and the sound of it cutting into flesh was dull and terrifying.

Blood splattered, splashing all over Lin Xingde's face.

"ah--!"

Wang Dameng raised his head and let out a beast-like roar.

Intense physical pain exploded instantly, like a lightning bolt cleaving through my muddled brain.

The maddening itching and cramping sensation deep within my genes was actually suppressed by this brutal, intense pain.

Surprisingly, I actually became a little more sober.

Seeing this, Su Weijie finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned around, looked at Lin Xingde beside him, and grabbed him by the collar.

"You fucking idiot!"

"You agreed so readily, but when it came to actually doing it, you chickened out!"

"Luckily I acted quickly, and thankfully nothing went wrong. Otherwise, not only would Brother Meng not have let you off the hook, but I certainly wouldn't have!"

That money included all of his life savings. He wanted to gamble big, but he almost ended up making a huge mess.

After speaking, he turned his gaze back to Wang Dameng, keeping a close eye on him.

Ten minutes later.

Wang Dameng was panting heavily, leaning on his entrenching tool and standing on one leg.

Blood dripped down the shovel blade and into the soil beneath their feet.

He clenched his fists, grinned, and revealed a fierce smile.

"I did it... I did it!"

Wang Banxian's live stream in the distance captured this scene, and the chat paused for a moment.

What followed was an even more frenzied outburst.

They're insane! They're all lunatics!

[That guy with the shovel was too ruthless! That's a shovel!]

What's so magical about this game that it drives people to this point?

[Report! This must be reported! This is a crime against humanity!]

Are you really willing to risk your life for a game?

[Where are the authorities? Why hasn't this kind of bloody and violent content been banned yet?]

Countless people picked up their phones and clicked the report button.

It was about to completely engulf Wasteland Era.

Just then.

The real world.

8:30 PM.

The screens on various TV stations, which were originally broadcasting soap operas, variety shows, and news reruns, suddenly flickered simultaneously.

There are no snowflakes.

No signal interruption.

At the same second, an urgent announcement with red background and yellow text popped up on all channels, all online live streaming platforms, and all social media platforms.

The announcement, though only a few lines long, was like a nuclear bomb, detonating directly on the internet.

The Wasteland Era Gene Awakening Ranking is now officially open.

[Those who rank in the top 100 of the Gene Awakening Ranking will each receive a cash reward of one million yuan.]

[Reward claim address: ......]

This is a public announcement.

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

In a cramped rented room, a mother who was about to smash the keyboard and angrily curse the harm caused by games froze in mid-air with her raised hand.

In a university dormitory, a student was frantically typing and cursing a streamer for being brainless, his fingers hovering over the enter key, trembling slightly.

On the subway, commuters watching the commotion on their phones nearly popped their eyes out of their sockets.

After three seconds of deathly silence.

The world is in an uproar.

It wasn't just a commotion, it was an explosion.

Douyin, Weibo, Kuaishou... all the platforms' servers suffered an unprecedented surge in traffic at that moment.

Within a second, the top ten trending topics were all dominated by "Wasteland Era".

#WastelandEraOneMillion#

#Official endorsement#

#Gene Awakening Ranking#