Air raid sirens tore through the sky. An incomprehensible force ripped an entire city, along with its millions of residents, from the earth and hurled it into another world, Rila, shrouded in primitive greenery and a strange purple sun.
Chen Fan, an unemployed young man, received the same mark as every other survivor: a summoning book burned onto the back of his hand, one that would determine his fate.
When its pages opened, a random pet beast appeared. It wasn’t a divine beast or some rare exotic creature, nor was it a heaven-blessed prodigy. It was merely an ordinary three-star Rock Tiger with average potential.
In this new world, where all things competed to grow stronger and the weak were prey to the strong, King-tier and Emperor-tier pet beasts shone with dazzling brilliance, but came with the risk of leaving nothing behind but bones. A top-tier talent from the start? Not a chance. Chen Fan began with only this seemingly insignificant little creature with its rough shell.
While others were still overjoyed at summoning an Excellent-grade pet beast, or panicking in despair at the arrival of the apocalypse, Chen Fan was already calmly taking his first step toward survival with his Rock Tiger.
Killing monsters yielded experience, and they dropped attribute crystals that could improve a pet beast’s potential? Then it was time to fight! Pet beasts grew stronger through bonds, not just bloodline? Then he would devote himself to raising one!
From their first fight to the death amid the ruins of a convenience store, to a desperate battle for survival against a pack of wolves under the cover of night, Chen Fan and the Rock Tiger he named Yanshuo made their way forward one step at a time. Amid vines devouring the city and dangers lurking in the shadows, they honed their claws in battle and warmed each other’s hearts through their bond.
As one chosen child after another fell like a shooting star, Chen Fan and his Rock Tiger carved out a path to power in this cruel apocalypse, paved with sweat, blood, and wisdom.
