Magic: Reincarnate from high-voltage electricity at the start, level up independently.

Deep in Antarctica.

In the frigid temperatures of tens of degrees below zero, a well-equipped four-person team is struggling forward against a blizzard, not daring to stop for a moment.

"Damn it, everything was fine just now, how did it suddenly start snowing so heavily!"

William, with his blond hair and blue eyes, cursed as his boots left deep footprints in the snow, only to be instantly buried by the blizzard, leaving no trace.

"Tom, how far are we from the supply depot?" he yelled at his companions ahead.

The man whose name was called turned around, his eyelashes and clothes covered in frost, his cheeks red from the cold: "William, hang in there a little longer, we'll be there soon!"

"Right away! Right away again!"

William finally snapped. "I've had enough! I should never have listened to you and come to this godforsaken place!"

Enraged, he kicked out, intending to send the snow flying, but instead struck a frozen rock hard, making him grimace in pain: "Damn it! They all deserve to die!"

"William, I know you're angry, but now is not the time to vent," Tom advised. "Once we get out of here alive, I'll treat you to a good drink at that bar on the corner."

William, Tom, Mike, Chris.

All four were wealthy young men from Florida, the United States, who loved adventure and racing. Several months ago, on a whim, they embarked on an expedition to Antarctica after making thorough preparations.

But a sudden blizzard completely disoriented them.

Their food supplies were running out, and if they couldn't find a supply point soon, they definitely wouldn't survive the day.

"Chris, I'm freezing! Use your magic to warm me up!" Mike kept breathing into his palms, but the warm breath was immediately frozen into white mist by the cold wind.

"I'm not your furnace." Chris frowned, his tone impatient. "The magic here is so thin it's practically nonexistent. Once I run out of the magic I have left, we'll really have no chance of survival."

As the only fire mage in the team, his magic is everyone's last lifeline and must not be wasted.

"I know, I know!" Mike said with a sneer, inwardly cursing the bastard.

The group continued on their way.

Tom, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Look over there!"

He raised his hand and pointed into the depths of the wind and snow.

Everyone stared intently, and saw a dark mass of shadows slowly approaching.

"A penguins?" William asked instinctively. In Antarctica, the only black creatures he could think of were those round, plump beings.

Mike forced a joke: "Maybe it's chocolate."

"Mike, can you shut up!" Chris glared at him. "I'm starving. The mention of it reminds me of my grandma's chocolate chip cookies."

"Wait! Everyone be quiet!"

Tom's pupils contracted sharply as he stared intently at the dark figure, his voice trembling:

"No...that's an Ice Dome Emperor Penguin!"

"What?!"

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

"How could we run into these things! They seem to have their eyes on us!" Mike turned to run, but found himself shrouded in shadows behind him as well. "Damn it! We're surrounded!"

The Ice Dome Emperor Penguin is a ferocious monster mutated from an ordinary emperor penguin. It possesses incredible defensive capabilities and is proficient in ice magic.

Many Antarctic expeditions have lost contact with them in the past.

"This is a big problem." Tom took a step back, a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

A moment later, the group of shadowy figures revealed their true forms.

"Coo coo coo—!"

They are about the same size as ordinary emperor penguins, but their bodies are covered with a layer of crystal-clear, hard ice armor. They have fierce eyes and emit strange cries.

Even the weakest individual has reached the peak of the initial-level demon beast.

The leader of the beasts was even more terrifying – it was already a high-level demonic beast!

The four of them stood back to back in a circle, their remaining magical power surging wildly as they prepared for a final desperate attempt.

boom--!

Just then, a blinding red light suddenly exploded above their heads.

The Ice Dome Emperor Penguin and the four people were startled at the same time and looked up together.

In the sky, a huge crimson sphere of light slowly emerged, then twisted and tore apart, transforming into a void black hole that stretched across the sky, its oppressive force sweeping across the entire ice field.

"It's... the Abyss Black Hole?!" Tom's throat bobbed, his voice trembling.

"A black hole this big?!" Chris's face turned ashen. "The mutants that emerge from it are definitely beyond our capabilities!"

They had never seen such a terrifying abyss.

The largest known black hole in the world is only eighty meters in diameter. The aberrations that descend from it are classified as S-class, equivalent to a leader-level monster, and can only be destroyed by small nuclear bombs.

And the diameter of this one in front of us... is probably over a hundred meters!

crunch - crunch -

A strange, piercing friction sound came from the depths of the black hole.

A terrifying aura, far surpassing that of the Ice Dome Emperor Penguin, emanated from the area, almost suffocating everyone.

Even the ferocious Ice Dome Emperor Penguin colony instinctively became restless and retreated.

"Coo-coo, quack-quack!!!"

The leader let out a sharp shriek and gave the order:

People, something's wrong! Retreat!

The next moment, all the penguins turned around and raised their right hands in a neat salute to their leader.

Received, Chieftain!

They fled in panic.

Halfway through the retreat, the last Ice Dome Emperor Penguin suddenly stopped, turned around, and gave the four a cold smile:

Go eat shit!

Then, without looking back, it took small, quick steps and walked away.

Faced with this desperate situation, the four were already terrified and had no time to pay attention to the monster's actions.

Mike's voice trembled: "Brothers... what do we do?"

Chris replied expressionlessly, "Wait to die."

William gave a bitter laugh: "Fine, when I get to heaven, I'll ask that bastard God why he doesn't bless his devout believers."

Tom gave a wry smile: "Count me in."

The four men simply gave up resisting, lay flat on the snow, spread out in the air, and quietly awaited their death.

Escape? We've long since lost the strength and direction.

Resistance? It would be nothing more than futile suicide.

Just as the being within the black hole was about to fully descend—

boom--!!!

A deafening roar suddenly exploded in the abyss.

Everyone sat up abruptly, staring at the sky in shock.

In the center of that terrifying abyss, a figure shrouded in chaos stepped out.

With a casual wave of his hand, the abyss being about to be born was completely annihilated without even making a sound.

"That's...a person?" Tom asked in disbelief.

Their mere presence made them tremble from the depths of their souls.

Strong.

That's ridiculously strong.

The next moment, a voice so indifferent it was devoid of any emotion resounded throughout heaven and earth like a divine decree:

"I... Am... Atomic."

The sound faded.

The raging blizzard suddenly dissipated, the clouds parted, and golden sunlight pierced through the sky, shining down on the frozen earth.

In the chaos, the figure raised an eyebrow slightly, seemingly quite satisfied with the scene before him.

But in just a moment, his expression froze.

"Um?"

"Where...am I?"

Shadow looked down at his hands, his tone blank. "Just now... wasn't I... in the New York prison in the United States... picking up soap for that ruthless prison bully?"

He paused for a few seconds before he could barely recall.

It seemed that the moment he bent down to pick up the soap, a strange crack suddenly appeared in front of him, and then someone shoved him hard into his butt.

Shadow slowly lowered his head, his gaze finally landing on the four dumbfounded figures on the snow.

His tone was both sincere and doubtful:

"Gentlemen, could any of you please tell me... where is this place?"