Calamity + genius protagonist + ensemble cast + dark worldbuilding + decisive and ruthless
Calamity has descended and civilization has crumbled. This is an age that belongs to the extraordinary.
My name is Shen Ye. I’m fifteen, and as far as I know, I’m still single.
I grew up in the Chaoslands and spent more than a decade as a child soldier under a cult.
After nearly dying and being saved by my benefactor, I was roped into a dubious scheme by a few good-hearted old folks. In a daze, I stopped an evil god from resurrecting, then somehow stole most of its authority and became its heir. After a ridiculous adventure that took me from a nobody to a big shot in the Sovereign Realm, I followed them back to the Federation and landed a cushy post.
It’s not a high-ranking position, but I’m one of the Federation’s Ten Blades, one of its top fighters in the public eye.
But to put a definitive end to that evil god, which still wants another shot at resurrection, I secretly slipped back to the Chaoslands alone to investigate its whereabouts, hiding it from the silver-haired beauty who wants us to be partners for life.
While tracking the evil god, I happened to run into a bunch of stupid human traffickers.
They’d kidnapped a young woman who had just awakened the legendary S-rank ability, Seed of Life.
To lure the evil god out, I went undercover by her side and used her as bait, ready to hook the big fish.
Everything was going according to plan.
“…”
The silver-haired girl stood before Shen Ye. Her little face was set in a look of utmost seriousness, but her eyes had turned red at some point. She stared at him without saying a word.
Shen Ye was completely at a loss.
“She really was just kidnapped along with me by those human traffickers!”
“Nothing happened between us, I swear!”
“Sweetheart, you have to believe me!!”
So far I feel like it's pretty well written.