Yohan was a man who lived for the thrill of the screen. On Earth, he was a legendary writer of cultivation and survival stories, known for his deep knowledge of human biology and his ability to create "Alpha" protagonists. But in reality, he was just a lonely guy who had never even held a girl's hand.
"Finally... the last chapter is done. If this doesn't get me a contract, I'm quitting," Yohan muttered as he walked down the busy street, his eyes glued to his phone as he hit the 'Publish' button.
Suddenly, a high-pitched frequency vibrated through the air. It wasn't a sound—it was like a hot needle being driven into his brain.
"ARGH!" Yohan screamed, clutching his head. His phone fell to the pavement, the screen shattering, but he didn't care. He felt like his soul was being ripped apart. "Am I going to die like this? I haven't even seen my novel reach the Top 10... damn you, destiny! You ruined my whole life!"
Yohan felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his vision went black. He took his last breath, regretting that he was dying a virgin after spending his whole life writing about harems and heroes.
[Meanwhile, in the center of the City]
A sudden wave of energy surged through the crowded shopping district. Every man in the vicinity suddenly clutched their heads and collapsed. Within seconds, their skin turned a sickly grey and their eyes rolled back, becoming milky and lifeless. The men had turned into monsters, and they immediately began lunging at the terrified women around them.
The place became a slaughterhouse. Blood splashed against the glass windows of the luxury shops, and the screams of hundreds of women echoed through the streets.
In the middle of this carnage, a young man was laying on the ground, his body shaking violently like a fish without water. With a trembling body, he opened his deep blue eyes and raised himself into a sitting position.
"What happened..." Yohan mumbled quizzically.
He remembered clearly that a moment ago he was dying on the street. But as he looked around, his facial expressions changed drastically. Sharp pains flashed in his head as new memories appeared.
"I... I am still alive?" Yohan muttered, and a cold sweat appeared on his handsome face. He gathered his thoughts and realized he was in a different part of the city. He looked at his hands—they were the same, but something was different. The air felt heavy, and the world looked like a nightmare.
"Wait... why aren't they attacking me?" Yohan whispered to himself.
Just a few meters away, a grey-skinned monster was tearing into a mannequin, completely ignoring Yohan. It was as if he was invisible.
Suddenly, a transparent blue screen flickered in front of his eyes, taking him by surprise.
[Ding! World Event: The Great Mutation has been completed.]
[Status: Host is the 'Sole Survivor' of the Y-Chromosome Plague.]
[Initializing: The Infinite Repopulation System.]
"A System? Like in my novels?" Yohan's heart started pounding very hard. He looked at the screen in disbelief.
[Current Realm: Level 1 - Survivor]
[Unique Skill: Void Gene (Passive) - All 'Infected' will perceive the Host as a non-living object.]
[Mission: Find the first 'Partner' to ensure the survival of the human race.]
"Sigh, what kind of a joke is destiny playing with me? I died a virgin and now I'm reborn as the only man left in a world full of monsters?" Yohan cursed from the bottom of his heart..
He stood up and looked around. The mall was filled with hundreds of women who had survived the first wave, but they were trapped. They were looking at the monsters with terror, but when their gazes landed on Yohan, their facial expressions changed drastically.
"Look! There's a man!" someone in the crowd shouted.
"How is he not turned? Is he a monster too?" another woman asked with a fearful voice.
"He's just standing there... why aren't they eating him?"
Yohan nervously swallowed a mouthful of saliva as he realized he was the center of attention. He noticed a beautiful woman trapped behind a jewelry counter. She was bleeding from a small cut on her forehead, and two monsters were scratching at the glass to get to her.
"Hey! Youtwo old monkeys, leave her alone!" Yohan shouted at the top of his lungs.
The two monsters didn't even turn around. They continued to scratch the glass, completely oblivious to his presence.
Hearing those words from Yohan's mouth, everyone's jaw dropped. The women in the crowd were speechless. They couldn't believe this young man was challenging the monsters so casually.
"Is he mad? He's going to get killed!" a lady in the crowd whispered.
"Who is he? He looks familiar... isn't he that shut-in writer who lives in the basement?" someone gossiped.
Yohan didn't waste any time. He approached the two monsters. Even though he had no "cultivation" in this world yet, he knew the weaknesses of the human body from his studies. He grabbed a heavy metal security pole from a nearby stand.
"I said... GET LOST!"
Yohan swung the pole with all his might, hitting the first monster in the back of the legs. With a sickening crack, the monster fell to its knees. Because the monster didn't perceive Yohan as a threat, it didn't even try to block. Yohan then delivered a heavy blow to the monster's temple, sending it slamming against the counter. It lost consciousness instantly.
The second monster finally noticed the "environmental hazard" and turned its head, but before it could comprehend anything, Yohan hit it right in the throat. The monster grabbed its neck with both hands, spouting a mouthful of dark blood before falling to the ground.
Within a few moments, the area around the counter became dead silent. Only Yohan remained, standing over the fallen monsters.
He approached the woman behind the counter. On a closer look, she was indeed very beautiful, with long blonde hair and blue eyes that were now wet with tears.
"Don't worry. You are safe with me," Yohan said, looking at the woman with a calm gaze.
"Um..." She became stiff. She had probably heard that all men had turned into monsters, but the man in front of her was mature and heroic. Her heart started pounding very hard. "Thank you... thank you for saving me."
[Ding! Connection Established with Female Lead: Sarah.]
[Favorability: 25 (Gratitude).]
[Reward: +10 Stamina, 100 Gene Points.]
Yohan took a deep breath. He could feel the eyes of every woman in the mall on him. Some were looking at him with hope, others with suspicion, and some with a different kind of hunger.
"My heart is saying that this is just the beginning," Yohan mumbled to himself. He looked at the shattered world outside and clenched his fist. "I am not that loser writer anymore. I am Yohan, the Architect of the New World."
"Follow me if you want to live," Yohan said to Sarah, signaling for her to come out from behind the counter.
Sarah nodded her head, because she didn't have anywhere else to go. As Yohan led her out of the mall, the crowd of women parted like the Red Sea, watching him with wide-open eyes. This Yohan was giving them a different kind of aura—like he was on a different level.
The "Last Man" had finally started his journey.