"Since a plague 60 years ago, the earth has undergone drastic changes. Biological evolution has caused human beings to fall from their position of dominance.

Countless evolved creatures possess terrifying destructive power, including bloodthirsty mammoths as big as mountains, and ice-breathing direwolf kings. Facing the top evolved creatures, even humanity’s trump card, nuclear weapons, are powerless.”

"In order to protect themselves, human beings had to abandon most of their territory and build high walls to protect themselves."

"Human beings, with the help of raw stones, can absorb the force floating in the universe, and a special group of awakened people has also appeared. They have evolved various magical abilities, and the awakened people are powerful enough to compete with those legendary evolved creatures.

The struggle finally maintained the last fire of mankind, allowing mankind to thrive in the world behind high walls."

Wasteland Era 60.

The teacher kept talking about history in class.

The students took notes carefully, thinking about the day when they would become awakened ones in the future.

In this era, awakened people are the most special group. Even the lowest awakened people will be known as the "Guardians of Humanity".

For these students in the class, becoming an awakener means getting ahead and becoming famous.

A month later will be the Awakening Day. The government will call on all children around the age of 18 to take the Awakening Test. The lucky children will successfully awaken the potential in their bodies and become Awakened.

But Xiao Chen, who was wandering around in class, didn't think that far ahead.

He just wanted to... let himself and his sister stay away from the slum full of violence and crime and live a better life.

Class time always seems so long...

The head teacher is still talking on the podium.

"If there are two awakened people in our class, I can laugh out of my dreams. But others, don't be discouraged, because this path is not as beautiful as you think. In addition to fighting monsters in the wilderness,

You must also be careful to prevent yourself from becoming infected."

"Who can tell me what an infected person is?"

Some students raised their hands.

"After the plague, those who survived were all infected with mutated viruses. After becoming awakened, once they were eager for success and went crazy, they would let the virus take over their brains and become monsters that feed on human flesh and blood."

"If you are scratched or bitten by them, even if you don't die, you will turn into a zombie-like monster within a short period of time."

Old Song nodded with satisfaction, while Xiao Chen looked out the window.

There is no hope of becoming an awakened person. The Cultural Institute is actually the former university.

If he goes to college, he can't afford the tuition.

It is even more impossible for the school to let him take his sister to the dormitory.

The sun was setting in the west, and a few rays of afterglow shone on the yellowed textbooks. There were not many people left in the class.

Xiao Chen packed his schoolbag and silently walked to the hygiene corner.

In the trash can, there are some broken white stones.

He carefully picked out these small stones, carefully wrapped them in paper balls and put them away.

This kind of thing is the raw stone that the teacher mentioned. It is an item that helps the human body to quickly absorb the force. Only with higher force can you reach the critical point of breakthrough and have a higher probability of becoming an awakened person. Students with good family conditions will carry it with them.

absorb.

When it's almost absorbed, throw it away.

Xiao Chen couldn't afford it.

Therefore, after school every day, he would pick up the scrap stones thrown away by his classmates and absorb the meager remaining force inside.

After packing up, Xiao Chen left the school and walked out of the city.

Although humans have awakened ones, their overall strength is not at the same level as the monsters in the wilderness. Therefore, major cities have now built huge walls to resist mutant beasts.

However, land within the city walls is extremely valuable, and not everyone can afford a house.

Xiao Chen walked out through a small dark door beside the city wall.

The outside is actually wilderness, but because there are so many people who cannot afford to buy houses within the city walls, slums have gradually formed not far outside the city walls.

Although it is not protected by a city wall, it is still a sheltered place from wind and rain.

By the city wall, Xiao Chen looked at an empty courtyard not far away.

Once upon a time, this place was his home, but three years ago, his father, an awakener, disappeared unexpectedly, and all his team members died mysteriously.

After the investigation yielded no results, his father was deemed a traitor to humanity, and he could not escape his involvement in the death of his team members.

As a result, Xiao Chen and his sister were also kicked out and their property was confiscated.

That year, he was 15 years old and Mu Xiaowan was 10 years old.

…

He was walking on a familiar road when he suddenly noticed that there were many people crowded around outside the slum.

He struggled to push his way to the front, only to find that many inspectors wearing outer armor and holding explosion-proof shields were constantly chasing people back from the slums in Area C.

"Warning zone?"

Xiao Chen noticed the sign erected next to it.

"Two infected people ran in. No one inside can come out until they are caught."

Infected person?! Xiao Chen's pupils suddenly shrank, he pushed through the crowd and squeezed forward.

People outside were whispering, but people inside the wire gate of the cordoned area kept pushing out.

"Let us out!"

"There are infected people here, but we are not. I don't want to be eaten!"

"Please, I can stay and let my child go out!"

There are at least several thousand people in the slums in Area C. At this moment, they are holding on to the iron gate and crying in despair.

Everyone knows how terrifying the infected are. Infected people once appeared in other slums, and hundreds of civilians were devoured.

Xiao Chen's eyes scanned the crowd, and he saw a thin little girl wearing thin linen clothes and long braids, also holding on to the iron door and looking out blankly.
Chapter completed!