Chapter 4: The Arrival of the Apocalypse
“Y-you... how dare you treat Young Master Wang like this!”
“Do you even know who he is?”
Cheng Youyou’s parents emerged from the bedroom and were shocked by the brutal and bloody scene before them.
But almost immediately, they regretted scolding him.
This kid must be insane, reckless beyond reason!
“Quick, close the door, Youyou!”
Before Cheng Youyou could respond to her father’s words, the door handle had already changed hands.
Chen Xiao locked the door from inside, casually tossing Wang Qi into a corner, then surveyed everyone present.
“I’ll ask only once: what is your innate talent?”
“Chen Xiao, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have mentioned breaking up.”
“Can’t you hear my question?”
Tears welled in Cheng Youyou’s beautiful eyes; she hadn’t expected Chen Xiao to be so ruthless.
She had never seen this terrifying side of him before.
“I’m an [Excavator],” Cheng Youyou sighed and answered earnestly.
“And you two?”
Chen Xiao’s expression remained unchanged as he coldly looked at the two old men.
“Chen Xiao, you can’t offend us like this—”
“Smack!”
A vicious slap sent the woman flying!
A streak of blood and a few teeth flew through the air.
Chen Xiao looked at his hand with satisfaction; he had never felt so good.
They wronged me in my previous life; today, I’m giving them a taste of their own medicine!
“You... you’ve gone too far!”
No man could stand to see his woman beaten!
One of the men stepped forward, ready to throw a punch.
“Bang!”
Chen Xiao acted first, delivering a brutal kick, nearly sending the man flying from the front of the house to the back. After a muffled thud, all fell silent.
[Evolution Points +1]
That was the game notification sound, one Chen Xiao knew all too well.
Killing animals or “new humans” would grant such evolution points.
Evolution points directly affect the speed of one’s growth—an extremely important factor.
Who would have thought that on the very first day after crossing over, the business would already begin?
Tears streamed down Cheng Youyou’s face. “Enough, enough!”
Chen Xiao replied, “Not enough. The moment you plotted against my Chen family estate, it was never enough.”
Hearing this, the few collapsed on the ground instantly lost all spirit.
They knew their last chance for survival was gone.
“One last time, what is your innate talent?”
“[Dawn]. My talent is Dawn...”
Wang Qi struggled and crawled to Chen Xiao’s feet, forcing a smile on his filthy face.
He resembled a pathetic lapdog.
Chen Xiao laughed heartily upon hearing this.
He had gone through all this trouble just for that talent!
Wang Qi would still be useful at dawn!
Chen Xiao patted Wang Qi’s head as if comforting a pet.
“Caw caw caw—”
Wang Qi seemed to prove his usefulness with a clear, ringing cry.
Chen Xiao didn’t expect Wang Qi to be so adaptable just to survive and laughed:
“Good! Hahaha, good!”
---
Cheng Youyou’s face had turned ashen; her only support, Young Master Wang, was now no better than a dog.
“Chen Xiao! I’ll do whatever you want, just spare me... please?”
Chen Xiao glanced coldly at Cheng Youyou but gave no answer.
She sighed bitterly, nodded reluctantly, and painfully collided with the corner of the coffee table.
“What you owe me, I have repaid.”
...
Jiangbei City, villa district.
Having dealt with the Cheng family, Chen Xiao leaned at the alley entrance.
Before him stretched a bustling street filled with noisy traffic and crowds.
He carried a sack over his shoulder, scrolling through news on his phone.
“‘Regarding the Superpower Restriction Treaty’”
“‘How Goat Awakeners Harness Demonic Power’”
“‘Fish Awakeners May Become the Biggest Winners’”
It seemed people were already fantasizing about a world with superpowers, just like in anime.
Chen Xiao shook his head softly.
Behind him, a human head peeked out from the sack, filthy and chattering nonstop:
“Chen Xiao, listen to my explanation...”
“Young Master Wang, just do as I say next. Don’t worry, I will set you free.”
Wang Qi, already reduced to a human stick figure, looked like a grotesque backpack with a head after being stuffed into the sack.
It evoked an eerie sense of fear.
Chen Xiao estimated the time; the main event was about to begin.
“Vrrm—”
The train of thought in his heart roared again, pounding like thunder, as if summoning the deepest fear.
Cars stopped on the road, pedestrians froze.
Everyone instinctively looked up at the sky.
Above was endless darkness, with only a blood-red moon hanging low, dripping as if bleeding.
Then, a cold voice echoed:
[Hunt]
[Kidnap]
[Trade]
[Show]
[Torture]
[Torment]
[Imprison]
[Slaughter]
[Devour Alive]
[Skin Alive]
...
[This is your wicked consequence]
[And your destined fate]
[Creatures]
[Prepare to face the end of life]
[The future]
[Belongs to the New Humans]
The voice in his heart gradually subsided.
“What is that?”
“Who gave you the right to decide our death? You’re nothing but a coward hiding in the dark!”
“Baka, whose conspiracy nonsense is this?”
“Always animals, always New Humans. Show me, where are these New Humans?”
“The Earth forever belongs to us!”
---
Though some pedestrians were fearful, none had suffered real harm, and their words were defiant.
Suddenly, the sky stirred again.
A rustling sound drew everyone’s attention.
Pedestrians, drivers in cars, shop owners stepping outside—all stared unblinkingly at the pitch-black sky.
Black as ink, as if death itself.
Then, abruptly, a cacophony of chaotic laughter erupted!
From above every animal’s head came a deep, chilling laughter!
In the next instant, countless “humans” leapt down from the sky!
These “humans” wore no clothes; their skin was unnaturally pale, as if layered with white ash.
No one knew how far they had fallen from, since they came from the infinite darkness above.
Beneath the eerie shroud, their forms displayed grotesque distortions:
Some bent backward unnaturally, their heads shaking wildly as if controlled by invisible forces;
Some weak and powerless, paralyzed on the cold concrete, struggling in vain;
Some had arms bent backward, heads twisted 180 degrees, crawling rapidly like demons from the abyss;
Some even walked on their hands, thighs grotesquely posed in terrifying postures that defied human physiology;
Most horrifying were those whose heads spun a full 360 degrees without blind spots, bodies slithering like snakes, eyes bulging with pure white pupils radiating madness.
Despite their varied appearances, they shared one thing in common:
They were laughing maniacally!
A shrill, grating laugh!
Their mouths stretched nearly to the point of splitting, yet they didn’t care.
“Ahhhhhhh!”
A scream pierced the street filled with sinister laughter.
It came from a young girl, seemingly a student.
She had never witnessed anything so horrifying—far worse than any horror film, a thousand times over!
No, ten thousand times over!
Her scream sparked the awakening of more people from their trance.
Chaos erupted with frantic fleeing and wailing!
The street descended into sheer pandemonium!
“Pfft!”
The first to be attacked was the screaming girl.
She was tackled by one of the “humans,” its sharp claws tearing into her abdomen.
With her strength, she was no match.
“Pfft!”
“Ahhh! Help!”
“Get lost, damn it!”
“Murder!”
“Blood everywhere... blood everywhere...”
Scenes like this weren’t confined to Chen Xiao’s street—they unfolded worldwide!
Chen Xiao could have chosen to save them.
But he did not.
He could save one, ten, even a hundred.
But what would be the point?
Would it only delay their deaths?