The organization I founded has been exposed by the reborn!

The envelope is made of neither paper nor leather, as if it were woven from the pure darkness, without any superfluous decoration.

Only in the very center, in flowing, ancient and majestic gold lettering, are two large characters: Dawn.

Shen Lesheng paused.

The moment his fingertips touched the black envelope.

The ancient black patterns on the envelope seemed to come alive as they rolled around.

Lines of text, shimmering with a dark golden light, slowly appeared before his eyes—

"You are skilled at scheming and taking every step carefully, yet you are still trampled on like dirt."

"The rules of the world are always a game for the strong. And you don't even have the right to overturn the table."

"Will you continue to be dust trampled underfoot, or become a sandstorm that buries everything?"

"Tear it open. Take control of your own destiny."

These small words are piercing to the heart.

It directly exposes Shen Lesheng's inner wounds and repressed desires.

Shen Lesheng stared intently at the line of dark gold text.

That string, called "reason," has been taut for over twenty years.

At that moment, it completely collapsed.

"Reason...discipline..."

He murmured softly, his hoarse voice revealing an unprecedented frenzy.

"Since worldly rules are set by the strong..."

"Then I will become the greatest rule in this world!"

next second.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shen Lesheng gripped the edge of the envelope with both hands and exerted force.

It ripped open fiercely!

"Rip—!"

The instant the sound of tearing silk rang out.

A vast, heavy, and endlessly desolate high-dimensional natural energy, like a flood bursting its banks, poured into Shen Lesheng's limbs and bones!

[The Dawn Contract is complete.]

[Potential Rating: Four Stars]

[Awakening...]

"Shh...shh..."

Strange noises quietly spread through the deathly silent dormitory.

There was not a sound of wind, but the moisture in the air was forcibly sucked out and evaporated at an alarming rate.

The green plants on the desk withered and turned brittle in just a few seconds, and finally shattered into dust with a "pop".

An anomaly occurred, with Shen Lesheng at the center of the explosion!

The concrete floor beneath his feet and the hard brick walls around him seemed to have instantly transcended a thousand years of erosion, undergoing a frenzied disintegration and peeling at a microscopic level.

The hard cement, the weathered bricks, and even the soil in the cracks between the bricks, all shattered and collapsed at this moment, turning into grains of fine, dry, golden quicksand.

"Click...click..."

The continuous, grating sound of disintegration was enough to make your teeth ache.

In just a few seconds, the entire dormitory floor was completely submerged by tons of flowing sand.

Thousands upon thousands of dust particles broke free from the constraints of gravity, swirling around Shen Lesheng at high speed like a swarm of bloodthirsty locusts.

The sandstorm howled, cutting through the air with sharp, piercing crackling sounds, and suddenly unleashed a sandstorm in the cramped room!

Even more terrifying is that this resonance of natural elements has even affected the outside world.

Outside the dormitory building.

The once clear sky darkened visibly within seconds, shrouded in an eerie, dark yellow hue.

The howling wind was deafening, like the roar of a trapped beast.

Without warning, a terrifying sandstorm rose over the campus!

The storm, carrying sandstorms that resembled countless densely shot steel needles, violently pounded against the surrounding buildings and trees.

The sounds of explosions continued one after another, and even the explosion-proof glass of the teaching building was smashed, leaving fine, net-like cracks.

On the main road, a large number of students were gripped by panic.

"Huh? Why did the sky suddenly turn yellow?"

"Holy crap! Is this a sandstorm??"

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Run indoors! This sandstorm is awful!"

The screams mingled with the howling of the sandstorm.

Countless students covered their heads and faces, fleeing in disarray amidst the dwindling visibility and yellowish light, plunging the entire campus into chaos.

No one knows.

This terrifying sandstorm that enveloped half the campus was caused by a young man tearing open an envelope!

……

[Awakening successful!]

[Awakened Ability: Rank A - Sand Control!]

Amidst the endless yellow sand.

Shen Lesheng slowly opened his eyes.

He opened his palm, and a grain of suspended yellow sand gently landed on his fingertip.

Those eyes, which were originally filled with repression, now shimmered with two terrifying dark golden lights.

In his perception, the movement trajectory of every grain of sand within hundreds of meters around him was under his absolute control.

With just a thought, he could transform the yellow sand into a sharp blade that could annihilate everything.

Shen Lesheng raised his head and looked out of the dormitory door.

On that wooden face, all weakness and repression had vanished.

Instead, there is a cold indifference that comes from seeing through life and death.

"Wang Hao..."

He uttered those two words softly.

Stepping on the soft, shifting sand beneath his feet, Shen Lesheng strolled out of the dormitory.

……

Outside the boys' dormitory building, on one side of the tree-lined path.

Wang Hao, accompanied by two henchmen, was cursing and brushing the sand off his body.

The sandstorm that suddenly appeared earlier had left them covered in dust and dirt.

"What the hell? Why is there such a strong wind all of a sudden?"

Wang Hao spat out a mouthful of saliva mixed with sand and tidied his wind-blown hair.

One of his henchmen, while patting his clothes down, glanced back at the dormitory building with some concern: "Brother Wang, we smashed Shen Lesheng's computer and thesis. That kid's been pushed too far, won't he retaliate against us?"

"revenge?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hao sneered as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, his face full of disdain: "Even if you gave him ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare! He's just a powerless, lowly dog. If he dares to lay a finger on me, I can send him to jail for ten or eight years tomorrow."

Another lackey immediately chimed in, "Exactly! That kind of trash only deserves to rage helplessly in a corner. Brother Wang, where do we go next?"

Wang Hao thought for a moment, a lewd glint in his eyes: "Uncle Sun's club had a new batch of guests last night, and I heard some of them are college students working part-time. Come on, I'll take you there to have some fun and get rid of this bad luck."

"Thank you, Brother Wang!" The two underlings were beaming with excitement.

The three of them chatted and laughed as they arrived at the open-air parking lot.

I walked up to a brand new Porsche Panamera.

Looking at the yellow sand covering the car, Wang Hao frowned in disgust and muttered, "Damn it, I have to go wash the car first."

He pressed the car key.

"Beep beep beep".

The three opened the car door and got inside.

"Bang."

However, at the very moment the car door slammed shut...

A bizarre scene unfolded.

The yellow sand that had been lifelessly covering the vehicle and the surrounding ground seemed to suddenly come alive.

"Shh...shh..."

A sickeningly loud, intense grinding sound rang out outside the carriage, like countless tiny crawling insects gnawing at metal.

Just as Wang Hao was about to start the engine, he suddenly felt the light in front of him dim.

He looked up in astonishment, his pupils dilating suddenly.

Through the windshield, he saw that the surrounding yellow sand was completely defying gravity, rising into the air against the current like a reversed yellow waterfall!

They surged and intertwined wildly, instantly enveloping the Panamera in an airtight "sand cocoon"!

"What... what the hell is going on?!" Wang Hao's voice became shrill and distorted.

The two henchmen in the back seat were terrified, their faces turning ashen. They frantically tried to pry open the car door, only to find it was as if it had been welded shut and wouldn't budge.

Before the three could react further...

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

Those thousands upon thousands of suspended grains of yellow sand, infused with extraordinary energy, instantly transformed into the sharpest steel balls!

With terrifying acceleration, they pounded the car windows and metal body like a miniature, violent hail of bullets!

"Crack—Boom!"

Thousands upon thousands of grains of yellow sand, like steel balls, kept pounding against the car window!

The thickened car window shattered with a crash after being hit for less than two seconds!

"Ahhhhh!"

The enclosed train carriage instantly transformed into a living hell.

The sharp sand was like a miniature metal storm, mercilessly cutting into the flesh of the three people.

Blood splattered.

The screams were completely drowned out by the muffled sound of the wind.

Just a dozen seconds later.

The sandstorm has subsided.

Inside the shattered Panamera, Wang Hao and his two henchmen were reduced to three bloody, mangled figures, their bodies covered in hundreds of fine cuts and lacerations. They slumped in their seats, completely unconscious.

Under a large tree about 100 meters away.

Shen Lesheng stood with his hands in his pockets, watching everything with an indifferent expression.

He knew that when the three woke up, the police would definitely intervene and investigate.

Coupled with the aberrations that had previously occurred in the dormitory, he could no longer stay at this school.

But Shen Lesheng remained calm.

The moment he tore open the invitation, he not only awakened extraordinary powers, but also gained a new memory.

Those are memories of how I entered the "Dawn" headquarters.

Right now, that's Shen Lesheng's only place to go.

It was also the starting point of his new life.

Thinking of this, Shen Lesheng turned around, stepping on the slightly shifting sand beneath his feet, and silently disappeared into the distant street.

All that remained was the wrecked Porsche and the three bloodied figures inside, their fates unknown.

……

At the same time.

Dawn Headquarters, inside the training ground.

Su Yu gripped the Azure Spear tightly with both hands, practicing high-intensity killing moves.

The immense mental and physical power within his body suddenly surged.

"Buzz—!"

The gun vibrated violently, emitting a high-frequency, piercing metallic hum.

Intense purple lightning and dense purple arcs of electricity swirled and exploded wildly at the tip of the spear!

The supremely powerful and masculine law of thunder infused the gun, tearing through the surrounding air.

Su Yu's eyes were calm, and the muscles in his right arm tensed instantly. His spear transformed into a raging dragon, piercing through the air!

The spear flashed.

The dummy made of special metal in front of them didn't even last half a second before it was pierced through by the tip of the spear!

A violent bolt of lightning struck, instantly blasting the dummy to pieces, sending fragments crackling with purple sparks flying everywhere.

"call…!"

Su Yu let out a long breath, put away his gun, and stood up.

Currently, there are less than three days left before the full-scale arrival of the bizarre.

He not only needs to recruit more people, but also needs to integrate and improve his various abilities to the fullest extent.

Just then, a system notification sounded in Su Yu's mind.

【Ding! 】

Shen Lesheng has successfully signed a contract and officially joined the organization!

[Organization member 'Shen Lesheng' has successfully awakened an A-level ability—Sand Control!]

"Oh? You tore open the invitation so quickly?"

A hint of joy flashed in Su Yu's eyes.

A-rank ability, and a rare elemental awakener.

The addition of Shen Lesheng will undoubtedly greatly enhance Dawn's overall strength.

With a thought, Su Yu brought up Shen Lesheng's ability panel.

【Name: Sand and Soil Control】

[Level: A]

[Derivative Capability 1: Sandification]

[Ability Effect: The user can instantly transform their physical body into flowing sand. In this state, they are immune to most physical damage and can move freely through the sand, ignoring terrain obstacles.]

[Derivative Capability Two: Quicksand Reconstruction]

[Ability Effect: Can freely mimic various forms such as sandstorm blades, sand demon hands, and quicksand traps.]

[Additional Trait: Sand inflicts the 'Drying and Stripping' effect. Targets eroded or hit by sand will have their moisture and life force forcibly drained, resulting in shriveled muscles, brittle bones, and a state of extreme weakness and disintegration.]

[Derivative Ability 3: Sandfall Destruction]

[Ability Effect: Manipulates endless sand to instantly erupt, transforming it into an impenetrable sand shackle to lock the target in place. The instant the target is completely enveloped, tens of tons of terrifying sand pressure are injected, instantly crushing the target to dust.]

【Derivative Ability Four: The Descent of the Sand Sea (Domain Ability)】

[Ability Effect: Forcibly spreads the source of barren sand in all directions, stripping the environment of moisture and forming a vast, sunless "Sea of ​​Sand."]

[Domain Characteristic 1 - Absolute Dryness: Enemies who enter the Sand Sea domain will experience a rapid and continuous evaporation of body moisture, eventually turning into dried corpses.]

[Domain Trait 2 - Undying Sand Soldiers: Within the domain, quicksand can be condensed into sand soldiers by willpower. These sand soldiers have bodies as hard as iron, possess extremely high destructive power, and can instantly regenerate and regenerate in the sand sea after being destroyed, never tiring.]

【…】

"As expected of an A-rank elemental type..."

Su Yu looked at the skill descriptions on the panel, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

"【Quicksand Reconstruction】grants Shen Lesheng the ability to launch and defend at will, and the accompanying 'Drying and Peeling' property is extremely insidious. As long as he is scratched by the sand, his body will be forcibly drained of moisture. This kind of real damage that ignores defense is a devastating blow when facing those physically strong mutated ghost slaves."

"What's even more remarkable is that this kid also has legion attributes."

Su Yu's gaze lingered on the last domain skill, [Descending Sand Sea].

"Being able to infinitely reassemble 'Sand Soldiers' within the domain means that as long as his mental energy is not exhausted, he alone can rival a thousand troops."

Su Yu nodded in satisfaction.

Shen Lesheng's addition makes up for Dawn's current shortcomings in AOE and terrain control.

After closing the panel, Su Yu fell into deep thought.

He handed out four invitations at the subway station that morning.

Now that Shen Lesheng has joined, there are only three left.

The little beggar boy he valued most was Zhou Tian.

That's a promising talent with five-star potential, capable of awakening the S-rank [Judgment Angel].

Su Yu didn't want to let it go.

"I wonder how that kid is doing now."

Thinking of this, Su Yu made a slight thought and communicated with the six-eyed crow clone that was monitoring Zhou Tian.

"Visual sharing".

In an instant.

A scene flashed through Su Yu's mind...