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

The screen, which was just filled with insults and mockery, vanished without a trace, replaced by a suffocating frenzy.

[Holy crap! One million?! Did I read that right? It's a million in tens, hundreds, thousands, or millions?!]

[Official Announcement! How could this be fake?]

[One million each for the top 100? That's 100 million? The government is spending 100 million on games?]

This world has gone mad... This world has gone mad...

[Does anyone have a beta test slot? I'll pay 100,000 RMB! Cash transfer, immediately! Right now!]

Who just said this game is harmful? This is a fucking life-changing opportunity!

My husband also plays games, but he doesn't play Wasteland. I immediately confronted him and questioned why he didn't play Wasteland, but he actually told me he wasn't qualified? Is the barrier to entry for this game really that high? Do you need a university degree?

I used to laugh at that guy with the shovel, calling him an idiot. Now I realize I was the biggest idiot! Give me a million dollars, and I'd chop myself into mincemeat!

The wind changed direction so fast that it hurt my back.

Just moments ago, everyone was clamoring that games were harmful and that playing them was a waste of time, but now they have all become the most loyal followers of Wasteland Era.

There was no other way, because they gave just too much.

Other games might just be false advertising if they say they'll give you a reward for logging in, but Wasteland Era has official backing, so if they say they'll give you a reward, they really mean it!

......

The store was dimly lit.

A sparrow perched on a dusty counter.

Its black bean-like eyes almost popped out of their sockets as it mechanically turned its neck, staring intently at the doorway.

The group of people who had just received the gene therapy were experiencing a severe physiological rejection reaction.

Some people huddled together, their fingernails digging deep furrows into the soil.

Someone screamed like a madman, and screams of agony filled the air.

But as time went by, more and more people successfully got up.

The first person stood up unsteadily.

Then came the second, and the third.

More and more people got up.

The sparrow flapped its wings, and a few fine downy feathers drifted down and disappeared.

His eyes were filled with disbelief!

Why? No, on what grounds?!

This doesn't align with big data simulations at all!

[Based on large-scale data simulations from the database, the mortality rate of primary gene therapy drugs is as high as 99%. This is real data, and there is absolutely no way it could be wrong!]

The sparrow hopped twice, its claws making a tapping sound on the wooden board.

[But why did they almost all succeed? This success rate completely overturned my data analysis.]

What about my database then?

What's so great about my simulation anyway!

Lin Mo sat in a rocking chair behind the counter, toying with a source crystal in his hand.

The crystal twirled between my fingers, refracting a faint light.

He didn't look at the restless sparrow; his gaze pierced through the crack in the door and landed on the straight spines of the beams.

He scoffed, "Fine, you're just bored."

"Didn't your big data tell you that everything should only be used as a reference, and that reality should be the standard?"

system:【......】

But this is way too different! It doesn't make sense!

Lin Mo: "This is science!"

"You only calculated the limits of physical endurance."

"But it didn't take spiritual will into account."

"You underestimate the soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom."

The sparrow tilted its head, seemingly unable to process the sentence.

Okay, okay, even if you're right.

What about the others? What makes them, ordinary people, capable of success?

Lin Mo stopped what he was doing.

Yuanjing slammed her head down on the table with a "thud".

He looked up, his dark eyes reflecting the desolate wasteland outside the door.

It's like looking at my past self.

"What could be more terrifying than being alive?"

"And even if the body is in pain, can it be as painful as poverty?"

Lin Mo's lips curled into a slight smile, but there was no real joy in it.

"Who says only those who stand in the light are heroes?"

The system fell silent.

I don't know what she's thinking.

......

Deep in the wilderness.

Inside an abandoned outpost.

Chen Feng glanced at the boundless wilderness and shook his head.

We're too far from the safe zone.

If you make a round trip, half a day will be wasted.

That's a huge waste of time.

"The surrounding area is relatively safe, so we'll use the gene serum here," Chen Feng said. "As for safety, Zhou Jian, I'll leave it to you."

Zhou Jian smiled confidently: "Don't worry, Captain, with me here, there won't be any surprises."

Chen Feng nodded without any hesitation.

Lei Yue, Qin Feng, Wei Jiang... all nine of them picked up the golden vial at the same time.

He drank it all in one gulp.

next second.

Muffled groans rang out one after another.

Even these battle-hardened veterans couldn't help but convulse uncontrollably in the face of the excruciating pain of genetic recombination.

But in order to avoid attracting the monster with their screams, they could only endure it and remain silent.

Zhou Jian did not move.

He stood at the highest point, his back to his teammates, holding a rock-cutting sword.

He has already completed his genetic awakening during the limited-time recycling event.

At this moment, he was the only one among the ten who had any fighting ability.

The wind was stronger in the wild.

Zhou Jian squinted, his gaze sweeping back and forth in the dim dust.

His fingers tapped rhythmically on the hilt of the knife.

a bit.

Two times.

It wasn't so much because I was nervous, but more because I was bored.

"The captain is still too cautious."

"We've cleared out all the monsters around here, what danger could we possibly encounter in such a remote place..."

Om-! !

He hadn't finished speaking.

The ground began to shake.

It wasn't the swaying caused by the wind, but a tremor coming from deep underground.

The pebbles underfoot began to bounce, like boiling water droplets.

Zhou Jian's pupils suddenly contracted, and the corner of his mouth twitched violently.

The distant, hazy horizon was suddenly obscured by a huge shadow.

The shadow moved extremely fast, and wherever it passed, rocks crumbled and dust filled the air.

"Holy crap! It can't be that much of a coincidence."

Zhou Jian gritted his teeth, and the veins on the back of his hand holding the knife bulged.

"Of all times, at this very moment."

The enormous body gradually became clear.

A massive shadow, so large it obscured the starlight, was slowly rising from beneath the sand.

The familiar, nauseating outline of the carapace, and the stench of decay and sand, drifted over on the wind.

Zhou Jian recognized the guy instantly.

The escaped B-level leader, the Sand Abyss Lord—Qian Sha.

Zhou Jian's face instantly turned extremely ugly.

"Damn it, why did it have to happen now!"

He gritted his teeth and let out a low, angry curse.

Behind him were his comrades, who were awakening at a critical moment and had no power to resist.

In front of him was a B-rank leader with a combat power of over 20,000.

There was no way to retreat.

Zhou Jian gripped his rock-splitting blade tightly, his eyes resolute. He leaped off the rock and walked alone towards the enormous shadow.

Even a second's delay is beneficial.

If it fails, all 45000 source crystals will be wasted.

Losing source crystals is a minor issue; the key is the progress.

However, as he approached, his heart sank.

On the broad back of Qiansha, which resembles a hill, stood another figure.

The figure was slender, creating an eerie contrast with the vastness of Qian Sha.

Qian Sha stopped, its huge compound eyes turning towards the figure behind it, its voice filled with flattery and fear.

"Sir, these are the little ones I was talking about."

The figure referred to as "the adult" slowly raised his head.

It was a monster with the upper body of a seductive woman, but the lower body of a gigantic, obsidian-like spider.

As Zhou Jian's pupils focused, the monster's attributes appeared before him.

【The Weaver - Xingmi】

[Level: Lord]

Combat Power: 87253

Combat Rank: A

Zhou Jian: Damn! It's actually a higher-level lord monster!