Lost in a Nightmare

"Hey, we're like beasts of burden in times of prosperity and cannon fodder in times of chaos. In peaceful times, they squeeze us dry; in wartime, they spend our lives! Is this world really worth giving our lives to protect?"

In 2567, spiritual qi revival began, but what humanity faced was not blessing. It was nearly a century of world war! Order collapsed, war erupted everywhere, folded spaces appeared across Blue Star, three races emerged, and strange beasts launched surprise attacks!

A new, vast civilization arrived a century later, and a new order was established, but the world remained the same at its core.

The strong survive, the weak die. Those who leave are abandoned, and those who gain power run rampant.

In a backward little village after the war, Wang Xiaodie kept wildly swinging the branch in his hand and shouted, "Gods! Fate is fickle, and we all suffer. I offer the money for my lunch today as a prayer: may the world be at peace!"

He turned and walked away. Beneath the setting sun, his young figure was swallowed by darkness.

Time passed. Atop a mountain, a boy with a cracked face sat alone on the Great Way, his back to the heavens. He waved a tender green branch!

"Guard the dawn in your heart..."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.