In the name of supernatural powers

Chapter 1 Starting Point
In Fangcheng, Nanhai West Road, a spring rain has just passed, and the mountains fifty kilometers outside the city are still damp.

Lu Zhao doesn't like rain. When it rains, the roads in the mountains become very dangerous, especially Ant Ridge, which is particularly steep. The abundant rainfall also washes out many hidden channels.

If a person falls, probably only those with superhuman abilities can survive.

Rain also causes him to have insomnia.

Lu Zhao suffers from severe sleep disorder; even the slightest sound can affect his ability to fall asleep.

Ding dong.

A text message popped up on Lu Zhao's phone; he saw it was a happy birthday message from his mother.

"She's already 26."

Lu Zhao suddenly realized something.

Today is his 26th birthday, but he has lived for 52 years.

Perhaps it is a case of good deeds being rewarded. The anti-drug police officer, who was also 26 years old in his previous life and sacrificed his life while arresting drug dealers, transmigrated to a world that was similar to but completely opposite to his previous life.

This world is much the same as the previous one, speaking Chinese, and having the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties.

During the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty, when the Holy Roman Empire still existed, when France had not yet raised its hands in salute, when steam had just appeared, when the First Industrial Revolution had not yet begun, and when Great Britain was still a second-rate European power.

In the forty-fifth year of the Jiajing Emperor's reign, the Jiajing Emperor ascended to immortality.

The following year, the Ming Dynasty fell, and the world descended into chaos.

The difference lies in the existence of extraordinary power; rulers throughout history have all been powerful extraordinary beings.

This power is called supernatural ability.

While those of extraordinary abilities cannot live forever, supernatural powers can be passed down. After each powerful individual dies, their remains will yield relics-like objects. These could be precious pearls, jade seals, or even swords, spears, and halberds.

Historical records from the Spring and Autumn Period state: "The spirit resides in the marrow, and the essence condenses into the bones, whose patterns resemble the Hetu and Luoshu diagrams, and whose texture is like cold jade from Kunshan."

The items that are inherited with supernatural powers are collectively called life bones.

Developing life force allows people to absorb life bones and gain extraordinary power; a small number of people may even awaken this power on their own.

Lu Zhao was born in modern times. His family was a peasant family in the western part of the South China Sea. His father had served in the army and went to work in the city after his discharge. His mother was a textile worker. The family property consisted of a two-story house and two acres of land, with an annual income of three to four hundred thousand yuan.

The country is extremely powerful in this world, so he can also benefit from it. In a working-class family, one person working can support five people, and a husband and wife working can live a comfortable life.

In the wake of the catastrophe, the economy regressed by fifty years in just ten years.

Lu Zhao had already graduated from university and returned to his hometown to become a border police officer.

After four years of service, I am now the platoon leader of the reinforced platoon at the outpost, with the rank of lieutenant.

Their daily work is similar to that of a fire lookout, spending most of their time patrolling the mountains, not to observe fires, but to see if any monsters are crossing the forest.

Today he and Liu Qiang returned from the outpost after a rotation.

"Be careful not to fall into the ditch."

Lu Zhao reminded his follower behind him, Liu Qiang, a 22-year-old intern police officer.

He was the nephew of Lu Zhao's superior. Because patrolling the mountain was dangerous, he was specially assigned to Lu Zhao's subordinate.

Lu Zhao is considered the 'strongest person' at the border post, and following him ensures basic safety.

Today, they returned from their post in the deep mountains and forests for a rotation.

Liu Qiang was holding the phone, communicating with the police emergency center.

"Brother Lu, we just received word that a fugitive might be hiding in these mountains. What should we do?" "What fugitive?"

"An earth-type superhuman killed someone in Lin City,"

Liu Qiang looked fearful and said, "We hope we don't run into them."

Lu Zhao didn't even blink, and said, "Don't worry about it, just consider it a meritorious deed if we encounter it."

He is also a superhuman, with the ability of telekinesis, allowing him to manipulate 40 grams of weight within a 1,000-meter radius as easily as an arm.

Those possessing high-risk supernatural abilities that are on record must report when entering or leaving county towns, capital cities, or other similar locations.

The two walked along the mountain path, their rain boots making a 'pat-pat-pat' sound as they stepped on the muddy road. This sticky road was actually the most slippery; the most serious injury he had suffered as a border policeman was slipping and falling into a culvert.

"If I catch the fugitive, I should be able to get promoted directly, right?"

Liu Qiang started daydreaming even before he saw anyone.

His life development level was only nine points, making him a second-rate superhuman. The official ranks of armed police soldiers require at least ten points of life force, which is equivalent to a first-level superhuman.

Life development is like education. In combat, you need to be at the first rank to become a lieutenant, at the second rank to become a field officer, at the third rank to become a senior colonel, and at the fourth rank is a mandatory requirement for becoming a general.

Lu Zhao scored 35 points, the highest in the entire border station.

"Your uncle is the duty captain, the third most important person in the station. He'll be promoted to a full-fledged position after a few more years."

Lu Zhao reminded him, "Practice diligently recently, so you don't fail the assessment because your vitality level is too low. If you can get 11 points, you'll basically pass."

"If I had 11 points of vitality, I would go to a big city like Cangwu City. No one would stay here exposed to the wind and rain and bitten by mosquitoes."

Like many young people from small towns, Liu Qiang longed for big cities.

He changed the subject and asked, "I heard from my uncle that Brother Lu graduated from the Imperial Academy in Beijing, so why is he still here?"

A clueless, emotionally inept fool.

Lu Zhao smiled, showing no anger, took the rifle from his shoulder, and released the safety.

Liu Qiang was startled and before he could beg for mercy, he heard the grass in the distance begin to shake violently.

Brush brush!
As if he had anticipated this, Lu Zhao raised his gun and aimed at the bushes in the distance, the muzzle moving steadily and slowly.

A dark shadow flew past quickly, approaching them in a zigzag pattern.

It seems to know that a gun is being aimed at it and can predict the trajectory of the gun and the point where the bullet will land.

Startled, Liu Qiang shouted, "Brother Lu, something is running towards us!"

The development of life is essentially evolution, and the ultimate goal of evolution is called God.

Every dynasty gives birth to an ancient god, who is both a symbol of the dynasty's prosperity and the beginning of its demise.

After a dynasty falls, ancient gods exist in the form of special biospheres, and the creatures that are born and reproduce in these biospheres are called demons.

Twenty years ago, the number of these monsters suddenly surged. Countless monsters that had never been seen before appeared out of nowhere and kicked humanity off its position as the world's overlord.

Beyond the land of China, it has become a paradise for monsters. Humanity can only build city-states and eke out a living on the ruins of the old era.

China is the last pure land that belongs exclusively to humankind.

Lu Zhao's father and elder brother died in the catastrophe twelve years ago, and now only he and his mother, who has a heart condition, remain.

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