Chapter 100: Prologue: The Darkness of Dawn

"The spirit of the wind, hear my call, reveal your cruel side, tear apart—" In the sky, an elf chanted from its lips.

"Pfft." The chant had not yet finished before a sword pierced through the elf's body, and it plunged into the sea.

"Anyone else?" The youth gripping the blood-red longsword said calmly. It was he who had slain the elf.

Behind the youth lay the city—humanity's final city. Before him in the sky stretched an endless host of alien races.

Elves, orcs, mutants, warriors, fallen angels—many races in all.

"Yun Xuan, you're already spent. Step aside. This world needs peace, needs the unification brought by His Majesty the Demon King." A warrior spoke coldly.

"I don't know who the Demon King is, but this place alone I will not yield to you. Attack here, and you are my enemy!" Yun Xuan swept his longsword, pointing it at them all.

"Stubborn fool. Does he actually believe the angel race that sheltered him still exists?" The fallen angel in the front row sneered.

"What did you say?" Yun Xuan was taken aback.

"The angels ceased to exist long ago. By now, the entire angel race has surely been slaughtered by His Majesty the Demon King." The fallen angel burst into laughter.

"Lord Angels... no longer exist?" Yun Xuan stood frozen.

"Everyone, prepare your magic!" At the lead, the black-robed figure waved a hand, and all who possessed mana began to gather it.

"If even the Lord Angels are gone, what meaning is there in my guarding this city?" Yun Xuan smiled bitterly, paying no heed to the spells at all.

"Release!" The black-robed man gave the order, and the magic that blanketed the sky hurtled toward Yun Xuan.

"Hum." The space before Yun Xuan trembled, and a young girl appeared.

A pure white dress, pure white wings, looks of peerless beauty, and short silver-white hair.

"Collapse of All Phenomena." The girl waved her delicate hand.

"Boom!" Every spell in the sky exploded, ultimately dissolving into countless particles that rained down into the sea below.

"An angel..."

"It's an angel!"

"An angel has actually descended upon the mortal world!"

Everyone on the opposing side panicked. Facing an angel, they had no strength to fight at all.

"Lord Angel?" Yun Xuan's eyes went wide as he stared at the angel before him in joy.

"Wrong answer. I am a god." The girl snapped her fingers, and the entire world came to a halt. She turned around and spoke.

"A god?" Yun Xuan looked at the girl, whose appearance had shifted, and gasped in shock.

"Yun Xuan, everything that happened here was brought about by you alone. Are you willing to save this world?" The girl spoke.

"Where is Lord Angel?" Yun Xuan asked urgently.

"She died in battle. All the angels perished together with the Demon King." The girl waved her hand, and an image appeared—the desolate heavenly realm, corpses everywhere, silent and still.

"As long as I can save Lord Angel, I will do anything!" Yun Xuan said earnestly.

"Why? Is she worth you doing all this?" The girl asked with interest.

"She is worth it!" Yun Xuan replied without hesitation.

"Very well, I'll grant your wish—after all, you are the chosen one..." A longsword appeared in the girl's hand.

Yun Xuan closed his eyes.

"Pfft." The longsword sliced across his neck.

"That should do it. Now I just need to find another Demon King, revive that angel, wipe the memories, and start the game anew." The girl murmured to herself.

"Lord God, forgive my bluntness, but you no longer have a chance."

"Neither the Demon King nor the seals placed by all the angels can be broken by you, can they, Lord God?"

"Heaven-Demon Seal!" Two voices sounded together above the world.

"So your aim is the seat of godhood? Heh, ridiculous angels and Demon King." The girl laughed heartily.

"Bang!" The entire world stopped turning, and the god vanished without a trace.

On the ground below, the previously dead Yun Xuan opened his eyes.

"Ridiculous angels and Demon King, since you wish it, taste the flavor of being imprisoned for all eternity—All Phenomena Return to One!" Yun Xuan recited a single phrase and vanished.

The entire world began to rewind, back to the very beginning.

...

The angel opened her eyes, gazing at the pure white space—a strange space that could not be flown out of—while a strange voice echoed in her mind.

"Please immediately process the transmigrators and send them to their different worlds."

"So boring." The angel scratched her head, but still had to go to work.

Nothing remained in her mind except the memory of living here.

The angel came to the transmigration room and looked at the sleeping youth in the green robe within.

"Wake up, chosen one." The angel spoke softly, turning on the light in the room.

The green-robed youth slowly opened his eyes.

"You have already died. Now I give you three choices. First, reincarnate as a mount in the home of the person you love. Second, reincarnate as the son of the person you love. Third, begin a new life. Which do you choose?" The angel said.

"Third..." the green-robed youth answered instinctively.

"Off you go." The angel waved her hand and tossed a phone to the green-robed youth.

Before the youth could even speak, a vortex appeared beneath his feet, and he vanished.

"This job is pretty simple after all." The angel murmured.

Through receiving transmigrators and handing out their rewards, the angel had acquired a vast amount of knowledge.

The strategy device was something everyone owned; she had no idea where it came from.

...

Earth.

"Another fine day. A date is a lovely thing." Yun Xuan looked at the wealthy young lady browsing clothes in the shopping mall. This time, he had hooked a big fish.

The young lady didn't mind that Yun Xuan had no status. She was simply looking for a boyfriend in this city to accompany her while shopping.

Yun Xuan got money and a night of pleasure. With mutual needs fulfilled, he had no objection to her identity either.

"Darling, how does this dress look on me?" The young lady held up a professional outfit.

"You'd look wonderful in it. We could even play the uniform... game." Yun Xuan smirked.

"How naughty. It's still daytime." The young lady gave a coy scold, though her eyes held a hint of anticipation.

After shopping and lunch, the two of them arrived at a hotel.

"You just said it was daytime, and now you're so eager." Yun Xuan said softly.

"But I'm a girl—how can I say what I want out loud?" The young lady cast a sidelong glance at Yun Xuan.

"Then kneel down first and let me sample your service." Yun Xuan laughed wickedly.

"You bad man, always picking on me." Blushing, the young lady knelt down.

"That's it, just like that." Yun Xuan sat on the sofa and stroked her long hair.

The young lady looked up at Yun Xuan, her eyes silkily seductive.

In the early hours, the two lay on the sofa. Yun Xuan held the sleeping young lady in his arms, quite satisfied with her skills.

A smile lingered on the young lady's face, thoroughly content.

Yun Xuan rose quietly, took the payment from the envelope, pressed a kiss to the young lady's cheek, and prepared to leave.

"Will you... come find me again next time?" The young lady opened her eyes.

"I prefer a sense of novelty. If fate allows, we'll meet again." Yun Xuan gave a slight smile, put on his clothes, and left.

Outside the hotel, Yun Xuan checked the money in the envelope—a full twenty thousand yuan.

"Truly worthy of a wealthy young lady. By the way, what was her name again?" Yun Xuan tucked the money away, racking his brain as he stood at the crossroads, waiting for the red light.

There were few people about in the early hours. Yun Xuan looked across the street and spotted a girl wearing earphones.

"She seems a little familiar?" Yun Xuan stared at her.

When the light turned green, Yun Xuan walked toward her. The closer he got, the more familiar she seemed.

"Beep beep beep beep!" A piercing horn blared, and a large truck came barreling toward them.

The girl with earphones looked over and froze completely.

"What are you spacing out for!" Yun Xuan shoved the girl aside. In that instant, he remembered her—she was his ex-girlfriend.

"Thud." Yun Xuan was sent flying.

...

The transmigration room.

The angel looked at the person before her, her heart trembling. Her voice soft, she began to speak.

"Young man, you have already died."

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