In the sixth year after the apocalypse's black fog descended, Shen Yan died, betrayed by the teammates she trusted most and sacrificed by the powers above.
When she came back to life on the day the world collapsed, she returned to square one with nothing.
This time, she is taciturn and cold. She will neither show kindness nor save the world, and she has no pity for the masses.
She possesses twin abilities: she can shatter space and reverse the elements of all things.
At a mere thought, her bonded divine weapon, Ashen Mark, appears at her side.
She is not invincible from the start. She fights those at her level, outmaneuvers the powerful, and patiently plots every step.
She is calm, but not numb; she says little, yet is perceptive and full of life. She smiles faintly at clumsy schemes and proceeds cautiously when unexpected changes arise.
In these chaotic times, human hearts are more wicked than the mutants. Every teammate by her side has their own agenda and secrets. Not one of them is a selfless saint.
The only man who can match her in a battle of wits is Lu Ciheng, who commands humanity's most powerful mental domain. His intelligence rivals hers, and his strength is overwhelming.
He is the wasteland's mightiest figure in the eyes of the world,
yet he alone cannot see through Shen Yan, who plans for every eventuality, or defeat her.
From struggling to survive in the mud to taking control of the wasteland;
from fighting to stay alive to deciding who lives and dies across the whole domain.
This time, she will be no one's pawn. She will be the only player moving the pieces in this apocalypse.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
