The True Demon of This World

The male lead of this novel is designed as a great demon: ruthless, decisive, and utterly heartless. No female lead, no stockpiling, a battle of wits and a fight to the death, slow burn. He stops at nothing to achieve his goals. He is not a permanent fixture with a spatial ability. Unknown abilities emerged. After a long passage of time, human civilization gradually became warped, and one ability user after another appeared. When an individual's abilities could surpass those of a collective, a new path of civilization began to unfold. Even though awakening an ability came at a tremendous price, with nine out of ten people dying in the process, people still flocked to try. They used their abilities to climb to the top, an enviable prospect. Even zombies gradually gained intelligence and yearned to become kings and gods. This was desire, magnified without limit in the apocalypse! Yet there were people who longed for freedom more than strength, status, power, wealth, or beauty, both before and after the apocalypse. Shen Xuzhen was one of them. The oppression he endured from childhood had left him yearning for freedom, and remarkably, his pure heart had never wavered. Unfortunately, the apocalypse was rife with malice. After years of torment, the boy had long since become someone else. Freedom, as it turned out, belonged only to the strong. Once he understood that, Shen Xu thought constantly of becoming stronger, all for the sake of that freedom. If he had realized it too late, then he would start over! “Shen Xu, what are you doing? You should be fighting the Zombie King! You dare rebel!?” Shen Xu gave a cold laugh. He spread one hand, and, with his body transformed into metal, instantly sliced off the doctor's head. Then he strode into the deep blue tunnel...