The Paranormal Invaded, So I Evolved by Picking Up Trash

Bai Yujing lost an arm in an accident, but got lucky and found a mechanical arm at a very affordable price. It was only the lowest-grade model, but she was still delighted.

Unfortunately, the world changed just two days after she got it installed. Bizarre phantoms became reality, and the Overlap Zones turned into major disaster sites. Countless absurd, indescribable monsters roamed the cities, harvesting lives.

Like everyone else, Bai Yujing was busy fleeing for her life. Until her mechanical left arm suddenly changed shape and pierced a monster, she had thought she was just an ordinary person.

Bai Yujing watched as her mechanical left hand pulled a scarlet crystal from the monster's body, then expertly fitted it into the arm. "..."

Her eyes widened in shock.

Bai Yujing's calm expression crumbled as she stared at the mechanical arm, silently falling apart.

She knew there was no such thing as a good deal!!!

At some point, the world began to change without warning. Strange Overlap Zones started appearing everywhere. Within them, people could see blurred, bizarre phantoms, but there was no other danger.

People went from living in constant fear to gradually getting used to it, until one day, someone passing by a phantom failed to pass right through it...

The Overlap Zones became hell on earth, but they were also valuable resource sites. People discovered that killing the strange creatures inside them yielded crystals that could awaken incredible abilities.

And so the Overlap Zones became highly sought-after. People kept entering them, hoping for a chance to rise to the top overnight.

Yet everyone noticed that, in every Overlap Zone they visited, they would run into a woman rummaging through trash. They all thought she was crazy. There she was, ignoring perfectly good crystals to pick up piles of scrap metal.

But when the second wave of Overlap Zones appeared on a massive scale, and the strange creatures invaded human territory with unstoppable force, the woman who scavenged through trash suddenly appeared.

Her whole body was covered in steel. A wave of her hand unleashed countless beams and barrages of fire. She could fly through the sky and burrow underground, capable of anything. The terrifying creatures were completely powerless against her!

Everyone: ...Isn't this a little too scientific!!!

Bai Yujing: ...Can't argue with that.

But still, it's so satisfying!

Theme: All roads lead to Rome!