Wasteland Whispers: The System Lies Flat and Lets Me Run Wild

A gray, ceaseless rain of disaster brought the old world to its knees.

Zombies and mutant beasts roamed everywhere, stripping humanity down to its bleakest core.

Fu Qiyu picked up a [Post-Apocalyptic Victor System].

The System was obsessed with survival of the fittest, forcing him to snatch supplies and abandon the weak. If he disobeyed, it punished him.

Then it got stuck with a Host like him.

"Seriously, fighting all the time is exhausting."

Squatting on the rubble of a broken wall, Fu Qiyu muttered at the System's pop-up window. "Everyone's having a hard time. Why fight when we could talk it out?"

While everyone else battled monsters, leveled up, and risked their lives to survive, he chatted with zombies about the state of things and reasoned with survivors until even the System's logic overloaded from all his talking.

Warnings? Didn't work. Electric shocks? No reaction. In the end, the System simply gave up and decided to lie flat: as long as he stayed true to himself and kept living, it would give him rewards.

To everyone else, he was an unserious chatterbox who talked nonstop and gave the team's tank, Chao Xiao, a headache.

But only his senior, Yan Shuying, saw through him.

Beneath that noisy exterior was a boyish spirit the troubled times had failed to wear down.

He might be quick with a quip, but the moment he saw someone abusing their power, the unbeatable strength hidden inside him came crashing out.

Six of them traveled together across the wasteland.

They bickered and butted heads, and entrusted one another with their lives. They saw people cross every line for their families, sincerity clouded by lies, and criminals who took pleasure in trampling on life.

He doesn't believe in turning cruel just to survive, or in making a living through ruthlessness.

In a world covered in shades of gray, there are always people carrying warmth in their hearts, preserving their own little corner of humanity amid the ruins.

The general outline of this book has been registered for copyright protection with Quezao Regional Chain.

Theme: The end of the world doesn't mean everyone has to become cold and ruthless. Even when the world around you is full of compromise and gray areas, you don't have to force yourself to become a blade. You can be cheeky, you can be loud. Just hold on to that little bit of warmth in your heart. Having seen darkness and still choosing to live well is a victory in itself.