I Thought I Was Hunting Demons, Until They Started Calling Me Brother

[Demon Hunter] is the latest masterpiece by an author talented in both looks and writing. It brings together imperial intrigue, an ensemble cast, wasteland sci-fi cultivation, the revival of stellar civilizations, Cthulhu, and an AI uprising. Ten thousand years ago, the sea of stars went dark. From that day on, humanity could no longer build spaceships, rockets, or satellites. Science was declared forbidden, and spiritual essence became humanity’s ordained path. Above the wasteland, the imperial dynasty stood in glory. Bearers of spiritual power were noble; ordinary people were dust. Those without household registration did not count as living people. Anyone written onto the death list had to die. The night after the old tungsten mine in Lanzhou, the 108th Demon Hunting Regiment was branded traitorous by the court, and every last member was executed. But among the corpses, someone opened his eyes. Gu Fan wore his captain’s bloodstained coat and hid in his arms a register of living witnesses that should never have existed. The people on the list were clearly still alive. So he crawled out of the ruins and headed for the capital. He wanted to ask the dynasty: Why was saving people a crime? Why were the living sentenced to death in advance? And why did the beings the world called demons bow their heads and whisper when they saw him: “Brother, you’re finally awake.” Later, the sea of stars blazed anew, and the gods bowed their heads. That young man stood atop the ruins of civilization and lit the first lighthouse. He said, “As long as the light remains, humanity is not lost.” Civilization needs no throne for a god.