The air outside grows heavy, an unnatural silence settling over the ruined city.
Lu Tian grips the console as the new alert flashes again.
> [Mutation Surge Phase Two Starting…]
New Apex Predators Are Awakening…
His heart pounds. If the first wave was already this overwhelming, what will come next?
He pulls up the long-range scanner, and the system immediately highlights three major threats.
> 1. Abyss Devourer (S-Tier) – A monstrous entity capable of absorbing the essence of anything it devours. It grows stronger with each kill.
2. Phantom Reaper (A+ Tier) – A spectral predator that moves in the shadows, completely undetectable by normal means. Can phase through solid objects.
3. Titan Berserker (SS Tier) – A colossal behemoth covered in organic armor, immune to most physical attacks. Its strength is estimated to rival a nuclear strike.
Lu Tian sucks in a sharp breath.
SS-Tier?! That's beyond anything he's encountered before!
Just then, his Shelter's sensors detect movement—but no heat signature, no sound.
He frowns. What?
Then—
— CRACK! —
A loud explosion echoes from inside his Shelter.
His eyes widen. Something just breached his fortress.