TL : eris8114

PR : Adrian Katastofi

Chapter 2 

Lu Sheng closed the door to his room and let out a sigh of relief.

Only by staying in this room that belongs to him could he have a feeling of relaxation.

The room’s not big with a twin bed and a desk sits in the corner.

A 2 x 1.5m black yoga mattress is placed in the middle of the room, and some workout equipments like Dumbbells, grippers, sandbags are spread out around it.

This counts as Lu Sheng’s Martial art practice room and his resting place.

He set his bag down and undressed himself and sat on top of the yoga mattress.

After school, he immediately returned home because he wanted to exercise and quickly replenish HP level that had dropped due to the nightmare in the past two days. 

At his age, all aspects of his body were rapidly growing, and this was the stage of a rapid increase in HP. 

Unless being injured or seriously ill, it was almost impossible for HP to decrease. 

So what had happened to Lu Sheng was quite serious and needed to be corrected and stopped immediately.  

After calming himself down, Lu Sheng took a deep breath and silently recited in his mind, “The Thirteenth Set of Radio Calisthenics, activate!” Then, Lu Sheng’s body began to perform the poses one after another.

These movements were in some way similar to yoga, but at the same time very different, and calisthenics was a more fitting description.

“..The World Martial Union’s 24 Martial Body Refining Techniques, it is said that these were created by masters in the martial union with reference from ancient yoga, ancient martial arts, ancient judo techniques etc. It’s the most suitable set of practice for  martial art beginners to lay the foundations.

The version I’m practicing now is the revised Thirteenth Edition, which is several times more effective than the first edition…”

Three hundred years ago, the world had a dramatic change, cracks appeared in the sky and earth, releasing a large number of bizarre and terrifying monsters, completely altering the course of this world’s development.

After most conventional weapons proved ineffective against the monsters, humans began searching for new ways to defend themselves.

Maybe it was because of these monsters appearing, an immense pressure of facing extinction landed on the shoulder of humans, and a genetic lock broke inside the human body, allowing individuals’ strength to reach an unimaginable height easily. 

So the martial arts began to shine

It developed rapidly, constantly evolving.

Until now, everyone learned martial arts and tried their best to cultivate. It’s obvious it has become a trend.

Even so, on the battlefield of battling with monsters for living space, humans were still at a disadvantage. News of cities and towns losing could be heard almost every day, and the human population continued to drop rapidly.

and that’s what his homeroom teacher often told Lu Sheng and the others.

“”You guys are born in a disastrous era, so you have to carry the responsibilities of this world upon your shoulders. You guys learned martial arts for the uprising of humanities, so every one of you is a new spark in the world of martial arts…”

….

“Huff huff——”

Lu Sheng stopped his movements and sat on the yoga mattress to slowly adjust his breathing.

He had completed the 24 movements of martial body refining three times in a row, breaking into a light sweat, and his originally pale complexion gained a hint of blush.

“If I stop having nightmares, I’ll be able to recover all the HP I have lost within a week…”

Lu Sheng thought.

Until now, he still hasn’t found the cause of his nightmares.

He has searched on the internet with his phone

He had checked online and found that nightmares were generally caused by four factors: sleeping position, diet, illness, and mental problems.

The first three factors could be ruled out, so could it be due to the high-pressure situation nearing the college entrance exam?

He can’t be sure.

Logically, as someone who had experienced two college entrance exams in his two lifetimes, his psychological resilience should be much better than the average person’s.

 So this wasn’t supposed to be a problem.

As he rested, Lu Sheng’s mind wandered. 

Lost in thought, drowsiness gradually overcame him. 

 Lu Sheng unconsciously yawned, his eyelids drooped, and his body slowly reclined as he drifted into slumber…

…..

Gray skies, black earth, a subtle gray mist spreaded around.

Depression, hopelessness, desertedness…

The first thing Lu Sheng saw upon waking up was this scene before his eyes.

“It’s this nightmare again…”

 Lu Sheng felt utterly helpless.

He desperately pinched the flesh on his arms and face, attempting to rouse himself from the dream, but it was to no avail. Unless he reached a specific point in time, he would remain trapped in this nightmare.

“Ugh, ugh, ugh…” Strange sounds echoed in his ears, as if someone was struggling to speak with something lodged in their throat, accompanied by a scraping, dragging noise.

“They’re coming…” 

Lu Sheng’s heart sank. 

Very soon, the gray mist to his left dissipated, revealing a tall, stiff humanoid figure before him. 

The figure’s skin was ashen, its eye sockets sunken without eyeballs, only hollow voids.

There was a long gash on its face, revealing the white bone and black flesh beneath.

The humanoid figure is rigid, and movements were slow. And it was dressed in a jumpsuit much like an elite victory team suit, but covered in dirt here and there.

It was just like those zombies he had seen from the movies in his previous life.