I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

As night fell, the neon lights of Jiangcheng shimmered and shone outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, creating a dazzling sea of ​​light.

Shen Tian sat in the boss's chair, his gaze seemingly fixed on the view outside the window.

He thought of that gray fog.

That gray world filled with distortion and chaos.

Shadow Demon.

A fifth-tier peak beast king.

Wherever it is placed, it would be a dominant force.

Yet this monster, standing at the top of the food chain, only stayed in that gray fog for a few minutes—

crazy.

That kind of madness isn't simply losing one's mind.

Rather, it is a complete collapse at the genetic level and from the depths of the soul.

The body transformed into an indescribable mountain of flesh, covered with countless eyes and mouths, while the mind became a chaotic collection of delirious ramblings.

"What...what exactly is that thing?"

Shen Tian frowned.

His understanding of this apocalypse has always been very simple.

A cataclysmic event occurred on Earth, alien beasts invaded, and humanity awakened to martial arts, leading to a fierce battle between the two sides for survival.

This is like a war between two countries; although it is brutal, at least the logic is sound.

But that gray fog was different.

In its presence, even a fifth-tier beast king is as fragile as a soaked piece of toilet paper.

Shen Tian straightened up and turned on the office computer in front of him.

The tactical watch on the wrist automatically connects to the General's key.

Identity verification passed.

Welcome, General Shen Tian of Jiangcheng.

The screen flickered and entered the internal database of the Tian Shu Bureau.

This is a database accessible only to the generals and high-ranking officers of each city, containing a great deal of top-secret information that is not open to the general public.

After the search.

A rotating loading circle appeared on the screen.

Three seconds later.

Search results: 0

"Um?"

Shen Tian was stunned for a moment.

No?

That's impossible.

Since that gray fog exists in the cracks of the real world, and can even be accidentally entered through spatial talents, then he must have been more than one person to have encountered it over the past hundred years.

Is the name wrong?

Shen Tian thought for a moment and then searched again.

Press Enter again.

This time, some entries finally popped up on the screen.

But most of them were gray and stamped with a conspicuous red mark—

A series of red warnings made Shen Tian's screen appear somewhat glaring.

However, as the commander-in-chief, Shen Tian has the authority to view this information.

Recorder: Tian Shu 003

[Recorded Time: 35th year of the Gregorian calendar]

[Abstract: During the seventh space jump experiment, a high-energy reaction was observed at coordinates (X: ??, Y: ??). The physical laws in this region were in a highly disordered state, and the images transmitted back by the detector showed a grayish-white fog. Subsequently, the detector lost contact, and the last audio signal transmitted back was confirmed to be...laughter.]

[Note: This phenomenon has been designated "taboo." Any research on it has been halted. Warning: Do not gaze into the abyss.]

Snapped.

Shen Tian closed the webpage.

Even just these few lines of text convey a frightening amount of information.

"35 years into the Gregorian calendar..."

Shen Tian muttered to himself.

That was more than seventy years ago.

In other words, humanity's elite had already come into contact with that kind of thing decades ago.

They even conducted research on it.

But the result was obviously terrible, so terrible that the files were sealed up, and even in databases of this level, there was only this vague record.

"laughter……"

Shen Tian recalled the eerie laughter of hundreds of people overlapping when the Shadow Demon transformed into a mountain of flesh.

A tingling sensation ran down my scalp.

Shen Tian stood up, walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, and looked at the bustling night view outside.

The city appears impregnable.

Towering city walls, dense energy cannons, and thousands of warriors.

But in Shen Tian's eyes at this moment, all of this seemed somewhat fragile.

It's like a castle built on the beach.

If the waves are even slightly large, they can swallow everything up completely.

"What if... the strange beasts are just a facade?"

A thought suddenly flashed through Shen Tian's mind like lightning.

What if those overwhelming monsters were just refugees driven out by that gray fog?

The real crisis facing Earth today is not these strangely shaped beasts, but a certain set of rules that are gradually eroding the real world.

or.

Is that gray fog the corpse spots of this world?

One absurd and terrifying hypothesis after another grew wildly in Shen Tian's mind.

For example, is the so-called martial arts awakening really a miracle of human evolution?

Or is it bait dropped by some force to combat the gray fog?

The more I think about it, the deeper it gets.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that this world is like a giant lie.

That fear of the unknown is like an invisible hand, gripping my heart tightly.

It's suffocating.

a long time.

"Go to hell."

Shen Tian suddenly cursed.

The sound wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the quiet office.

He shook his head violently, trying to banish all those chaotic thoughts from his mind.

What's the point of thinking about all this?

Even if the sky falls, there's someone tall enough to hold it up.

Even if this world is a giant makeshift operation, or even some indescribable playground, so what?

Shen Tian isn't a savior, nor does he intend to become a philosopher.

As long as your fists are strong enough and your knife is fast enough.

It doesn't matter what kind of gray fog or black fog it is, or what kind of gods, demons, or monsters it is.

If you dare to show your health bar, I'll kill you right now.

The fear stems from insufficient firepower.

This old saying may be common, but the principle behind it is sound.

If fifth-order power isn't enough, then go for sixth-order.

If sixth rank isn't enough, then seventh, eighth, or even ninth rank!

As long as you keep getting stronger, strong enough to shatter a planet with a single punch, strong enough to sever cause and effect with a single stroke.

Back then, even if that gray fog wanted to cause trouble, it would have to ask the knife in his hand for permission first.

"system."

Shen Tian silently recited a sentence in his mind.

The light blue panel unfolded instantly.

Looking at the clearly visible rows of data above, and at the still high [Kill Value] balance of over 50,000.

Shen Tian's restless heart instantly calmed down.

This is the truth.

That's the real source of confidence.

Compared to those vague speculations and fears, this real increase in power is the only truth in this messed-up world.

"There's nothing in this world that can't be solved with a single strike."

Shen Tian looked at the night outside the window, his eyes sharpening again and filled with wildness.

"If so."

"Then let's deliver another blow."

It seems I absolutely have to go to Tianyun City in three days.

It's not just about upgrading equipment.

They also wanted to see what secrets were hidden in that so-called provincial center, that place where countless powerful people gathered.