When the “Seed of the Abyss” streaks across the sky, civilization is consumed by blood and fire. Shen Yanqing awakens amid the corpses in a laboratory, having gained an ability that seems to grant him omniscience: [All Things Analysis].
The world has become a hunting ground where the strong prey on the weak, but he is the one loophole in its rules. He can analyze monsters' weaknesses, copy his enemies' supernatural abilities, and even glimpse the underlying code that governs all things.
Everyone thinks he's a pretty flower vase who needs protecting, until he dismantles a nightmare beast that has been terrorizing the city with his bare hands.
In this wasteland, he attracts four equally exceptional men who are utterly devoted to him:
Lu Zhige, former special forces captain: “My mission is to clear every obstacle from your path.”
Jiang Ye, mysterious top assassin: “You are my light. Anyone who tries to snuff you out will be plunged into eternal darkness.”
Baizhou, genius medic: “My healing arts can save anyone, but my heart beats for you alone.”
Lei Xiao, fighting champion: “Don't give me that crap about reason. The boss points, I hit!”
Shen Yanqing thinks of them as comrades who have been through life and death together. Until he realizes the way these men look at him has long since gone beyond loyalty.
What he doesn't know is that, in the endless abyss below, the true “Watcher” is slowly opening its eyes, awaiting the arrival of its “perfect creation.”
It's super good-looking, not a brainless novel. I like the story of strong alliances coming together in a step-by-step manner, and it's full of logic.