The More Desperate They Get, the Stronger I Become: The World Has Fallen Apart

I transmigrate into a post-apocalyptic wasteland crawling with roaring mutants and fanatical survivor factions, where the world dances wildly on the brink of collapse every day.

Everyone else is busy awakening superpowers, fighting over resources, building factions, or crying out in despair.

As for me, Gu Bei, an utterly ordinary person with an emotional disorder, my only wish is to find a job with little work and great pay, full benefits, and a punctual end to the workday.

When a city-destroying mutant behemoth lets out a roar that shakes the heavens and my teammates are so scared they lose control of themselves, a voice sounds in my head:

[Ding! “Extreme fear” emotion detected. “Rationality Loop” awarded: +10,086 points.]

I give the ugly monster a blank look. “That’s quite an unusual sound. How about another one?”

When the fanatics of the Holy City treat me like a god, bowing in worship and offering me everything they own:

[Ding! “Extreme adoration” emotion detected. “Rationality Loop” awarded: +99,999 points.]

I yawn. “Um... it’s five thirty. If there’s nothing else, I’m heading out. I have to clock in tomorrow.”

Only later do I realize that in this world, where everyone is either crazy or on the verge of going crazy, I, the only “normal person”, have somehow reached the top of the world by feeding on everyone else’s emotional breakdowns.

“So when exactly is the world going to end?”

“Make it quick. Don’t keep me from getting off work.”