Earth, 2040: An alien spacecraft crash-lands, bringing with it a disease that transforms humans into undying monsters. There is but one way to slay these abominations—a bullet forged from the debris of the crashed spacecraft that turns anything it touches into lifeless metal statues. A soldier, Lieutenant Jin Shu, and his platoon are tasked with rescuing survivors from a ruined city. Disaster strikes when the platoon is assaulted from all sides. Lieutenant Jin Shu is struck by a monster's claw, causing his weapon to backfire, injuring him with the bullet that was meant to be his hope for killing the abomination. Yet, in a cruel twist of fate, this will be what takes his life. As he slowly transforms into a lifeless metal statue, he takes a look around to see nothing but death and devastation. Jin Shu awakes to find himself and his weapon in a new world—a world of cultivation—as a runesmith. Jin Shu will use his newfound knowledge of runesmithing to create a unique blend of modern weaponry and runic weaponry, creating something this new world has never seen before.___________________ This novel is a mostly lighthearted tale of a man reincarnated from a world on the brink of extinction. With his weapon, he will take his second chance at life and enjoy journeying with his gun and a fluffy winged companion through the new world he finds himself in. It's a bit of a slow start, but please give it a chance; it may surprise you. (It's definitely surprising me... I have no idea what I'm doing... someone help me...)__________________ This is my first ever novel. In fact, it's kinda the first creative thing I've ever written. So, my writing may change over time as I'm experimenting with different ways to write.__________________ This novel is being posted on Scribblehub, RoyalRoad, and WebNovel. The content is the same regardless of where you are seeing this.__________________ **Disclaimer:**  I have used AI to proofread my chapters before I post them. I'm super bad at punctuation, so I use AI to edit the punctuation. The exact prompt I use every time is "Fix the punctuation." Thank You — Heyo! Author here! I just wanted to write something to thank all of the people who have viewed my book, even if you haven't read it. Just the fact that, as I'm writing this, my book has 1.7k+ views which is insane to me, not to mention the views from the couple of other sites I have this book published on, which rounds out to about 8k. I honestly began posting this book thinking that basically no one would ever see it. So for everyone who has even just clicked on my book in curiosity. THANK YOU!