The Price

Humanity has lived underground for more than two hundred years because of radiation.

In theory, there should be no life left on the surface. "Pfft..." What do you mean, someone... fell out of an Ascension Shaft?

Ling Jiu is taken in, and a journey capable of changing the world begins at this very moment.

Mental strength beyond the human threshold, and astonishing progress in physical training.

There are a few unexpected turns along the way. "I'm going to smash a rock on my chest..." "You mean your heart has stopped beating!?"

I really want to see the real blue sky aboveground. The elevator... After the ninth level, I'm going to the surface.

That's life. Just when you think your dream has come true, everything is only beginning.

The tyrant who rules the surface, the culprit who drove all of humanity underground. Wasn't one war of annihilation enough? What else are you trying to do? War is no game. It's time to let you hear the voices of the oppressed.

Don't leave, Black Box. Don't...

When tender shoots grow across the surface once more, people should not only marvel at its beauty, but also understand how much blood nourished its growth.

The one who witnesses a heroic epic is never the hero himself.

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