A few minutes passed quickly, and the young man finally regained his composure after processing his thoughts
' So I died in my previous world after saving a little girl, and then I was transported to another world ! '
' Well, I wouldn't expect anything less from me, hehe '
' But the situation in this world is truly catastrophic compared to my previous world, just as the two golden nuggets described '
' I can also remember that they mentioned that this world would lose its ability to protect itself and would end in 25 years '
' If I consider that this period begins from the moment I met the two golden nuggets, and I'm 18 years old, does that mean that this world only has 7 years left until things get worse ? '
' If I also count the months I was a fetus, I probably have only more than six years left to prepare for what might happen '
' Mmm, It doesn't matter ! I don't think this is the right time to think about this problems, and i have to deal with what I have now firs '
After clearing the thoughts he considered distracting, the young man immediately refocused on his surroundings and examined them carefully
The young man found himself standing in a very spacious courtyard, which he immediately recognized as the central courtyard of his high school
The students from all grades were gathered in an orderly manner in the courtyard, with first-year students on the left, second-year students on the right, and third-year students in the middle
In front of the students, several workers were building a wide platform and adding various strange devices to it and some teachers joined them and helped with the installation
' Oh ! «The Day of Awakening» '
' It seems that I've got back my past life memories at an interesting time ! '
The Day of Awakening is one of the most important events in the lives of all the inhabitants of this planet
On this day, with the support of the ruling families and various governments around the world, all adolescents who have reached the age of 18 undergo an Awakening Ceremony and awaken their special ability, which will greatly influence their path and future development
The connection between ability grades and future prospects is a clear and irrefutable universal truth
A highly grade ability allows a person to achieve in one year what a person with weaker ability might be unable to achieve in 10 years
Well, maybe abilities aren't everything in their world, but they are still very important and influential, especially in the early years
Now, before we continue talking about what's happening around the young man, let's first explain what's happening in his world
354 years ago, a terrifying earthquake shook this planet, and immediately afterward, a strange gaseous mass flowed throughout it
After humans spent weeks studying this gaseous mass, they discovered that it was extremely pure bioenergy
With further research, humans realized that the emergence of this energy was a tremendous blessing bestowed upon them, because their bodies could develop and become much better after absorbing this energy
Humans weren't the only ones who benefited from the emergence of this energy, and all living beings, including animals and plants, on their planet benefited from it
Despite this sudden occurrence, humans remained in control on this planet, and with their consumption of meat and fruits rich in this vital energy from the animals and plants that absorbed it, their development became easier and their physical capabilities increased exponentially
This situation continued for a full 10 years, during which human society on this planet adapted to this change significantly, and after further study and in-depth exploration of the effects of this energy, all humans became focused and diligent in practicing sports, which they discovered that it increased the effectiveness of the energy and stimulated the body to absorb it more effectively
Humans also discovered during this period that this energy significantly increased their lifespan, enabling them to combat aging and treat most of their genetic and congenital defects
At the end of this period of adaptation, it was agreed to name the day on which the earthquake occurred The Day of the Great Earthquake, and the year counter in the calendar used on this planet was reset to zero, starting from that date, which means that the end of that period was the tenth year after the Great Earthquake
At the end of that period, 344 years ago, another change occurred and shook the planet many times more than the previous event
Tens of thousands of portals of various sizes and colors appeared in the All over the world
As soon as these portals appeared, they began absorbing the gaseous energy passively and without interruption
The appearance of these portals terrified humanity, and the planet's leaders took immediate action
They formed numerous elite teams of military personnel, researchers, and volunteers, and deployed them to enter these portals, and they targeted the smallest of them, which measured three meters in diameter
After the members of these teams entered the portals, they found themselves in vast new areas with varied terrain
They spent varying periods exploring them, ranging from a few days to weeks, and they all returned with serious injuries, and a large number of their members had disappeared
After these teams submitted their reports, it became clear that dangerous monsters were inside these portals
The team members were able to kill these monsters with great difficulty, and once they succeeded, a faint white light appeared before them, emanating from the dead bodies, then disappearing after a few seconds
Curiously, they approached the location of the light's emission and found strange materials and weapons that helped them fight the monsters more effectively than using the weapons they had brought with them
In just a few weeks, the number of teams exploring these portals increased dramatically, and various companies and organizations quickly established their own teams to harvest and study the resources within these portals
They all believed that the appearance of these portals would affect humans just as the Great Earthquake had affected them, and they wanted to gain maximum benefits during this period
Unfortunately, most of these organizations were unable to achieve these goals, because the number of monsters inside these gates increased to thousands in just a few weeks
Within nine weeks of the gates' appearance, monsters began to flood in at an insane rate, wreaking havoc across the planet
The leaders of various nations and kingdoms anticipated such an attack, so they surrounded the gate sites with numerous armed forces and defensive weapons to prepare them for the attacks of the monsters inside
Unfortunately, despite all these efforts, most human weapons failed to kill the monsters
Small-caliber bullets were unable to even scratch them, and only armor-piercing bullets larger than 10 mm in diameter were able to penetrate and damage their skin
Many gates were also located in areas that were impossible to besiege, such as the tops of ropes or the depths of seas and rivers, leaving humans exposed to attacks from all directions
Due to these unexpected setbacks, humans lost many vital areas, giant cities were destroyed and millions of people were lost that day
After five years of continuous battles against these monsters and suffering heavy losses, humans were able to breach one of these gates and completely cleanse it of the monsters
At its center, they found a multicolored crystal 10 centimeters in diameter
After removing this crystal from its location, signs of collapse appeared in the space within the gate, and it ceased producing monsters completely
Next to the crystal, they found a white box with a single multicolored star on its lid
After opening this box, humans obtained an ancient manuscript, and after extensive study, humans finally realized how they could further evolve by absorbing the energy that appeared on their planet after the Great Earthquake, which the manuscript calls Mana
Thanks to the information within this manuscript, humans were also able to discover why the monsters continued to evolve, and why many of them had become extremely terrifying creatures, bringing disasters and even heavy artillery shells could not penetrate their skins
After learning more about this matter, humans raided more gates, which they discovered were known as Dungeons, and by gathering and analyzing the knowledge gained from the treasures within, humans finally understood the proper way to evolve by absorbing mana and how to advance through the levels of this evolution
By analyzing this information, humans learned about the existence of 10 complete levels of this development, from level 1 to level 10
Each advancement to a higher level requires a radical change in the person's physical structure, preparing it to adapt and absorb greater amounts of mana, and this change, in turn, is accompanied by a terrifying improvement in all of the body's capabilities
Up until now, the information and details of development up to level 3 have become common knowledge, taught in detail in various schools and universities, as for the higher levels, many of the details of their development are hidden and restricted to specific organizations and groups within their society
' Well, isn't the nonsense of some humans' lust for power as terrifying as ever ? '
' They are suffering from an invasion of monsters that could wipe them all out, and yet they still conceal such important informations and want to monopolize power for themselves '
The young man pondered this matter with a gloomy expression on his face, then he continued processing his memories of this world through his old perception from his previous world, which he believed that it was more suitable for this matter, as it was more expansive and open with all the knowledge he had absorbed there