I Was About to Summit Everest When the Apocalyptic Disaster Struck

[Apocalyptic Disasters] [Survival] [Ensemble Cast] [Stockpiling Supplies] [Superpowers]

The opening chapters are a little slow, mostly laying groundwork and planting clues, but things get more and more exciting after Chapter 30.

Just as their fingertips are about to touch the summit of Mount Everest, an apocalyptic disaster seals off their way back. Superpowers awaken, zombies run rampant, and calamities rage. The world descends into eternal night, society collapses, humanity’s worst instincts emerge, and order disintegrates. The world of the apocalypse is steeped in darkness.

Purple starlight, the stairway to godhood, a sequence of divine artifacts: there is another reason behind all the disasters. A mysterious expedition team, the nine steps to godhood, and enigmatic time returners: have they become the first sacrifices to face the truth of the apocalypse?

Only after the nine-step stairway to godhood lights up do they realize that it all began at the summit of the world. Reaching the top is not just a triumph, but a ticket into the apocalyptic crucible, where they must struggle to survive. It is humanity’s only chance to find a way forward!

[An entirely fictional parallel world, with no references to reality!]