Chapter 1
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Brian stared at the windows, as the bus to the institute hurried through the streets of the suburbs.
The suburbs were still in a good condition, since the main city was too polluted to be inhabitable anymore.
He had left the seats for elderly and the kids, since he knew that he had to be sitting throughout his 12 hour job again that day.
He wasn't very bright or talented enough to become an acclaimed researcher from the beginning though.
It was because of the sudden coming of his system.
Yes. Brian was a system user.
He couldn't understand yet how he had gained the system.
He just knew that it wasn't as good as others made their systems out to be.
His system was called the 'Adaptation System'
It seemed pretty neat, but had a glaring fault.
It adapted the User according to the stimulus around him.
Say, for example, if a generic human got the system in a cultivation world, he would end up becoming the most supremely talented cultivator ever.
If a generic human in a saiyanverse got the system, he would gain the future of even becoming a super saiyan god.
If a generic human in a western fantasy world got the system, he would end up quickly maxing out the level limits and becoming the GOAT of that world.
Alas, the world Brian resided in had neither one of these.
He lived in a technology driven world. No Magic, No Qi, No Dragonb*lls, nothing.
It is not to say that Brian reaped no benefits.
His memory became photogenic; concepts and logics became a piece of cake to him.
He gained insight and the ability to think creatively.
Over the 10 year period, Brian ended up becoming one of the most significant innovators of the era.
But, he always regretted not getting the system in any other world.
His loneliness also tormented him, not to mention the over demanding 12 hour job.
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Brian was quickly reaching his breaking point, as his drive to succeed has already been exhausted and exploited.
Brian looked at his reflection in the window glass and sighed to himself.
(...I don't know for how long I can keep doing this...)
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The bus had almost arrived at it's stop, as it came nearer to the Institute.
*BUOOOOHPP!!*
It was at that moment, an alarm suddenly rang out from within the Research Institute.
*BOOOMMM!!*
Before anyone could tell what had happened, the facility exploded into bits as a thunderous explosion rang out.
[AAAAHH!]
[MOM!]
[HELP ME!!!]
Brian could hear the voices around him, as his brain slowly registered what was happening.
His vision turned to the little boy sitting near him.
His body had turned into a strange color, as it disintegrated into the bright light that was enveloping everything.
Everything was being swallowed up by the bright light. That was when Brian felt a severe burning sensation throughout his body.
Before he could even scream, the light had begun to swallow him too, as his final thoughts registered in his mind.
(...is there a heaven above?...)
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Among the broken building debris and the collapsed civilization's leftovers, a warp hole suddenly appeared.
It ended up in a bright ball of light, as the surrounding creatures became intrigued by it.
*Kiiaaahh* *WOoohhh*
They surrounded the bright ball of light, as they awaited what came out of it.
Soon, the light receded & a figure of a human appeared at the place.
The creatures surrounding it were no strangers to humans, as they often used to prey upon them, until there were no humans left around to feed upon nearby.
*KUUWAHHhh* *KRrrrrr*
Their mouths salivated as they stared at the human like a delicacy.
Unable to resist their desire, a wolf like monster ran out of the crowd and tried to sink it's teeth inside it.
Just when the monster had reached the human, a hand suddenly grabbed it's throat.
*WElllpP*
The monster cried out in confusion. The human had somehow grabbed it by it's neck.
It tried biting and snarling at the human, before it neck was suddenly squeezed by a huge force.
*SQUELCH*
The neck of the monster turned into a bloody pulp, as it's head separated from it's body.
The surrounding monsters looked on in terror, as the human threw the monster's carcass behind it and glared at them.
[STUPID DOG BITES ME?! I CRUSH!]
The human's oddly green skin and super muscular physique made him something very hard to miss out.
And so, the battle of 1 human against 40 monsters began, as blood rained down like water and the air became filled with the smell of blood.
The human often bit the monster's head off, while at other times punched and kicked them into a bloody mess.
Finally, the last remaining monster fell, as the lone human scanned the surroundings.
[WUAAAAAHHHHHH!!!]
The human screamed out it's battle cry, before it leapt away from the place.
Wherever it went, a bloody trail was left behind.
After almost 20 years, the humans had entered the league of the hunters again.
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Chapter 1 End