In the year 2069, the world as we know it has fallen into the hands of mutant beasts. The sound of destruction can be heard from each side. The flame engulfed everything. Dust covered the entire sky.
Amidst all this, in the Longze city, skyfang sector, on top of a shattered six-story apartment building, a middle-aged man named Ye Feng stands alone. Clad in a worn combat vest, alloyed battle boots, and gripping a silver-coated knife, blood was dripping from his chest and forehead.
he gazes down at the ruins of his city, once alive, now nothing but ash and dead bodies remain. Mutant beasts roam freely. Civilization is gone. And so is everything he ever loved. With a pale face and a broken heart. looking at the sky, he asked the gods:
"What did I do wrong to deserve this ?"
He was so tired that he lost every ability to struggle anymore, and finally, he decided:
"I don't want to live on a planet where, besides me, there is not a single human being alive."
He takes one final breath and steps off the rooftop, ready to end his pain. And finally, he jumped from the building. while falling, he thought one last sentence:
"If I were stronger, maybe I could've saved everyone."
Finally, his body touched the ground, and blood scattered everywhere.
Even though the sound of the beast's roar can be heard, everything felt silent, as if the nature on this planet was mourning for the fall of the last human.
At that very moment, something strange happened: a person clad in a dark robe came out from the void, standing on top of Ye Feng's dead body while looking at him. After glaring at his body for some time, he finally said:
"If you truly want power, I will give it to you, but as always, with greater power comes greater responsibility. Prepare yourself, I will come to take you when you are ready to venture beyond."
after saying that, he pulled a strange crimson red orb from the void and planted it into Ye Feng's body. Suddenly, his body started to glow brightly. And time was rewinding itself as if seeing a flashback in fast mode.
everything that happened here remains unknown to Ye Feng.
(current day 2057, 13th January)
It was a sunny day. Using the sun's position, one could estimate it was around 3 pm.
[Ring..., Ring..., Ring...]
As the loud bell spread through the entire campus. the campus suddenly arose with commotion and ruckus. Each building was filled with students, laughing in groups while heading towards the school gate.
yet amidst everything, in one corner of a classroom, a student still slept soundly as if he didn't have a care in the world. at that very moment, a sound "Ye Feng, Ye Feng, Ye Feng" woke him up.
"How long are you gonna sleep? School already ended."
It was Ye Feng's best friend, Han Yexiu.
"School?"
He opened his eyes slowly, and suddenly he paused for a moment, he was not able to speak a single word from his mouth as if he had seen a ghost.
"Han Yexiu, you are alive?"
Tears started to drop from his eyes like a river. He hugged him tightly without saying anything. His friend also hugged him back and said:
"What happened? Why are you crying? Did you have a nightmare? "
then suddenly Ye Feng realised something and released Han Yexiu. Then he ran toward the calendar beside the digital screen. He saw the date it was:
[ 2057, 13th January]
Seeing the date and year, his heart skipped a beat. He finally started to grasp his current situation. and thought in his mind
"I travelled back through 12 years in the past?"
Though he was shocked knowing his current situation, he was also happy. And then suddenly thought:
"Did I get any cheat system like in the web novel, where the protagonist dies and reincarnates with a cheat system?"
He called the word "System" several times in several ways in his mind, but nothing popped up. Even though nothing popped up, he was not disappointed, he felt very excited to see his loved one once again. And also made a promise in his mind:
"This time, no matter what, I will not let my loved one die, if needed, I will work twice as hard as before, if even that's not enough, then three times and so on..."
Then he said goodbye to his best friend and left hurriedly.
His house is located in a narrow lane of the Skyfang sector in Longe city. Including him in his family, there are his little sister, his father, and his mother. Mother was unable to walk due to an accident during the Great War between the mutated beasts and the human race. His little sister does all the work in the house. and father works in a small Marvel company. overall, his family was very poor.
After returning home, Ye Feng hugged his mother, saying:
"I love you, mother."
He also did the same thing with his other family member. Everyone was surprised by his behaviour, but nobody asked anything as it was normal for them.
At night, he started to train in his small room. In the past, at this age, he was also a normal student, but now he knows that he needs to become strong for the future, so he tried very hard to practice, yet nothing happened. He thought:
"It seems to awaken my soul power and to cultivate in the future, he needs to join the army first."
currently, he practices martial arts by himself.
The test for joining the army will be conducted next week, but he knew very well that to pass the exam, he needed to grow his strength first. His current strength is still not enough.
Among all these thoughts, He finally fell asleep. Yet even in his sleep, he was muttering:
"I will not let them die..."