Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

12 month 31 day.

New Year's Eve celebration.

A thunderous roar, like the collapse of the heavens.

It broke the lively atmosphere.

Countless bolts of lightning collided, creating a bizarre vortex.

At this moment, countless sailboats emerged from the swirling eddies, each one comparable in size to an aircraft carrier, yet dilapidated and resembling an ancient ghost ship.

A thousand ships!

10,000 ships!

One hundred thousand ships!

One million ships!

They fell from the sky.

It brought a suffocating sense of oppression to the civilized world.

At this moment, mobile phones, computers, televisions, LED screens, and even newspapers, magazines, books, or any other medium used to display text are all invaded and rewritten by some incomprehensible force.

A series of scarlet, glaring texts, seemingly ready to bleed at any moment, appeared:

Human history is being polluted and distorted!

The real world will completely collapse within 24 hours!

We will freeze reality and launch the Ancient Ark game. This is your only way to save yourselves, and your chance to transcend your limitations and transform into a part of us!

[Start now!]

Please make a choice!

[You can choose to board the Ark and travel to the ancient deep sea to personally purify history and change your destined fate of destruction, or you can remain in the soon-to-be-frozen reality and await the game's outcome!]

【…】

The blood-red text continued to emerge frantically.

In an instant.

Chaos reigns!

Chaos and panic spread like wildfire, rendering all worldly wealth and power meaningless. Human civilization and order were under unprecedented attack!

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Hangcheng.

A small apartment.

Xiao Yu was woken up by the noise.

He suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils as black as a pool, calm and deep. He first took a can of drink from the refrigerator, then drew back the curtains to face the chaotic scene, but his expression remained completely calm.

"Finally back..."

That's right.

He is a reborn person.

This is a rebirth that has been planned for a long time!

As the ubiquitous hints suggest, humanity's real world is falling apart, and some indescribable, incomprehensible force is devouring, polluting, and distorting human history.

Once history collapses.

Reality ceases to exist.

This is an apocalypse beyond human comprehension and irresistible.

But some mysterious being of a higher dimension sent down countless ancient arks, allowing humanity to enter an old world submerged in the deep sea, to eliminate pollution and establish anchor points, so as to re-stabilize reality and reverse extinction.

Although we don’t know why “they” created such a game, as the blood-red text suggests, it is indeed humanity’s only way to save itself and an opportunity to escape the mundane and transform into a god!

Each Ark passenger will awaken a unique talent.

Xiao Yu awakened his unique talent, "Rebirth," in his previous life!

This talent may be worthless or it may have infinite value, depending largely on lifespan.

As an ordinary young man who had just graduated from university, he faced extreme difficulties in the early stages without the support of powerful talents. Even if he managed to survive with great difficulty, he had already fallen far behind other players.

Xiao Yu was not discouraged.

He has only one goal.

Then do everything you can to live longer.

This dark and bloody game is not complicated.

If history is an artwork sculpted by time and civilization, then at this moment, these artworks are shattered by a mysterious force and fall into the "deep sea," forming countless fragments of history that create ancient worlds.

Players.

Also known as the Mandate of Heaven.

Their mission is to salvage history, purify history, and save history!

The depth to which each of the old worlds sank varies.

The deeper the depth.

The more severe the pollution.

The more distorted and warped the image, the more insane it becomes.

Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, Li Shimin, Qin Shi Huang, Confucius, the Yellow Emperor... most of those historical figures who have made their mark on history have been influenced by the deep sea, some of whom have become demonized or even transformed into indescribable beings.

Not just living beings.

Spacetime is severely distorted.

Therefore, the old world formed by each historical fragment has a different style.

This is a dark historical survival game with a very low margin for error and extremely high difficulty.

Five years!

ten years!

fifteen years!

I don't know exactly how much time has passed since then.

The depths of the past are growing ever deeper, countless arks have sunk in the deep sea, and the number of surviving players is dwindling.

Although Xiao Yu was not a top-tier expert, he managed to survive until the final stage of the game through extreme caution and a survival-of-the-fittest approach, witnessing firsthand the annihilation of humanity and the collapse of reality.

"Although it's not the end yet..."

"But we have enough intelligence for now!"

Xiao Yu picked up his phone.

The words in blood continue to emerge.

From the moment the Ancient Ark descended, communication and networks were already occupied, making it impossible to contact relatives or friends at this moment, which is undoubtedly a very regrettable thing.

But as long as the end of the world can be reversed.

Everyone will meet again in reality!

As for the blood-written text, it was nothing more than a game introduction, which was crucial information for other prospective players, but it was of no value to Xiao Yu.

"The Ark is about to be in place."

"I must act immediately."

"The earlier you board the Ark, the higher your chances of awakening top-tier talents!"

Furthermore, although the Ark is exactly the same, the initial routes are different, and the early exploration routes are crucial.

Some areas were once resource-poor.

Some of the old days were simply dead ends.

"The Ark of Hangzhou University Library is the best choice at present. The first ancient world that this Ark arrives in is one of the few worlds in the country where you can obtain epic-level heroic spirits early on!"

Xiao Yu is a graduate of Hangzhou University.

Therefore, they have a good understanding of the terrain and environment.

The Ark arrived just in time and released a teleportation beam, which he then stepped directly into.

You've joined the Ark Game!

[Awakening your initial talent!]

You have activated the initial talent "Omniscient Sage"!

……

【Omniscient Saint】(Unique Talent): Your "Omniscient Eye" can see through the disguises and information of all things, and your "Saint Body" can halve the speed and cost of cultivation!

Xiao Yu was immediately invigorated.

For ordinary people, combat-related talents are the most valuable, since the mortality rate is quite high in the early stages. However, this is not the case for him, who has been struggling in the past for many years.

The ability of the all-seeing eye.

While it may seem to overlap with the advantages of rebirth, it is not actually the case.

After all, intelligence reserves and real-time information are two different things.

In his previous life, Xiao Yu spent most of his time trying to survive, and most of his intelligence was gathered rather than based on personal experience. The All-Knowing Eye can complement this, and its detection capabilities can further ensure the safety of his operations.

Moreover, it comes with a powerful cultivation acceleration!

This is absolutely a top-tier talent effect, one in a million!

The light dissipated.

Xiao Yu descended onto the deck of the ark.

This place is about 320 meters long and 80 meters wide, equivalent to three standard football fields.

You have boarded Ark 10-0716.

[Generating your Ark Imprint!]

A tattoo-like mark appeared on his left hand. This mark can usually be hidden, but activating it will bring up the player panel, displaying the player's current basic information as follows:

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Name: Xiao Yu.

Cultivation level: Level 1.

Contracted Heroic Spirits: None.

Life: 10/10.

Spirit: 10/10.

Skills: None.

Talent: Omniscient Saint.

Soul Essence: 0/50.

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Xiao Yu's body has become much stronger and more powerful.

This is not an illusion. Whether it is a primary school girl or a paralyzed elderly person, once they officially become players, their basic attributes are the same, and their level determines the strength of their basic attributes.

Level 1 players are at the limit of ordinary people, capable of winning most sports championships, and in many of them, they can even easily break world records.

[Branding complete!]

[Because you are the first passenger to board!]

You have received a "Deluxe Newcomer Chest" x1!

Xiao Yu nodded in satisfaction: "My intelligence was indeed correct. Players who enter the Ark first will not only have a higher probability of awakening top-tier talents, but will also receive more luxurious newbie chests."

[Deluxe Newcomer Treasure Chest], Gray Superior Grade, Untradeable and Non-transferable, contains one premium room, one Gray Superior Grade weapon, one Gray Heroic Spirit, and one hundred Gray Soul Stones.

The standard beginner's pack contains only a low-to-medium gray weapon, a normal room, and ten gray soul stones.

The deluxe gift pack not only grants you top-tier weapons and premium rooms, but also ten times the amount of Soul Stones.

What's even more valuable is the chance to obtain a Heroic Spirit!

Open it immediately.

[You have opened the treasure chest and obtained "Advanced Room Token" x1, "Fine Iron Sword" x1, "Nameless Archer Spirit" x1, and "Gray Soul Stone" x100!]

well.

Top-tier talent.

Ten times the start-up capital.

In addition, more than ten years of experience.

And a huge intelligence advantage.

This start can be described as impeccable!

"Confucius, Li Daozu, the First Emperor, the Hegemon-King, the Marquis of Wu, the Yellow Emperor..."

Xiao Yu's eyes revealed a trace of sadness. In his vast memories of his past life spanning decades, he recalled how many people had sacrificed their lives to save history, and how many historical sages had given everything to defend China.

"My friends."

"Our ancestors and sages of the Chinese nation."

"This time, I will absolutely not allow you to perish in the deep sea with resentment."

Xiao Yu silently made a grand vow: "I will not only reach the pinnacle of humanity, but also completely rewrite my destined fate!"