‘Ah shit, is this… Earth?’

In the far future, humanity has collapsed beneath the weight of its own technology.

Megacities rose, AIs became rulers, and biological evolution was rewritten through genetic design. 

The world changed. Instead of humans, there are Synths, Geneforms, and AI Constructs. And instead of meow meow and woof woof, there are Neon Beasts- beasts mutated by the corruption of ADE.

Leon Ardent, an assistant temporal engineer for SpaceX woke up in this strange dystopian world with neon skylines and aurora-like storms.

One question lingered. ‘Where… am I?’

DING!

~----~

[ChronoSystem Rebooting…]

[You have received your first Mission: Survive the First Cycle]

~----~

Well, things do escalate fast.

Just like that, Leon was thrown into a cyberpunk world with weird skies, weird ecosystem, a weirder system, and with fragmented memories of his past.

Only one thing gave him hope, his expertise as an engineer.

“If I can build, I can live”.

…

[Author’s NOTE: It’s October 31st in Shibuya, and history records it that this book starts today. All I can say is give it a try. I won’t make promises, just know that I’m giving this my all, and I’ll appreciate any form of support. Thanks.]

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Compton District, inside the private area of a standard gym.


A sword drone ruthlessly cut a deep wound on Daren's right calf, steeply reducing his movement speed as he staggered.


He groaned as his purple ADE flared but before he could react, Leon tackled him and slammed him to the ground


For the 17th straight time, Leon defeated Daren in a spar and for the 17th time, his System lit up with a notification.


Compared to the fights in Grand Prix Arena yesterday where for each bout he gained between +5 to +6 Ascended Essence, this time, Leon gained between just +2 to +3 Ascended Essence for each bout with Daren.


It made sense. Unlike in the octagon cage, they fought with the intention to push each other's limit, not seriously injure each other which made it inevitable that the intensity in the gym was lesser compared to the octagon.


Chapter 136 - Countdown [4]