"It was originally a great river and mountain, but now the wolf smoke is all over the wilderness, and the waves of disaster are turbulent." - A General History of the Wilderness: Preface

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The first year of the Honkai, which is the name given by human scientists to the year of the catastrophe after the mysterious cube invaded the earth, it symbolizes the end of the old era of mankind, and also heralds the collapse of the civilization order, and at the same time announces the end of human dominance on this blue planet, and the former master must carefully survive in this wasteland.

In the first year of the Honkai Destruction alone, the human population dropped by 70 percent, some died tragically in the mouths of monsters, becoming their bait for hunger, and some died of radiation sickness and died tragically in the pain of pus and blood, and some people were infected with the mysterious virus brought by the cube and became bloodthirsty monsters without resting after death.

In the history of this blue planet, starting with Australopithecus, humans have existed for two million years.

Seventy thousand years ago, humanity survived the climate upheaval!

The Black Death plague of the 14th century in Europe, humanity survived!

The global war of the Second World War, humanity survived!

At the end of the twentieth century, mankind survived the nuclear crisis between the United States and the Soviet Union!

After endless crises, human beings are still alive, but this time, under the full-scale invasion of the cube, human beings can no longer stand it.

Those mysterious cubes that invaded the earth were stuck in this blue planet like spears of judgment, endlessly unleashing terrifying aftermath to this world, and all over the world, major cities have completely fallen, the original order of human society has completely collapsed, the ocean has turned into black water, the forest has turned into a desert, and the world has almost become a wasteland.

When the fierce beasts like mountains rushed towards the position, the terrible plague took away the health of humans, the radiation force field destroyed the cells in the body, the dead soldiers turned into zombies and roared and got up, and the armies of the world collapsed.

In order to preserve the last spark for humanity, the heads of state issued an order to retreat, no longer attacking the cube, but holding on to remote areas.

In these cities, which have been transformed into survivor bases, human scientists have used the most advanced materials to build a 100-meter-high wall of life to block the invasion of monsters, and at the same time developed a controllable small biosphere, establishing a sustainable living environment for the humans in the city.

Just like pigs, like dogs, like animals bred in captivity, human beings are kept in the city like fowl, relying on the solidity of the wall of life, they don't even want to look at the wasteland outside the city, they deceive themselves that this is the best way to survive, as long as they are well fed every day, warmly clothed, and can live, this is enough.

Since then, mankind has ushered in the most decadent era.

However, years later, things took a turn for the worse, and a group of volunteers with free will formed a joint expeditionary force and resolutely broke through the high walls and set foot on the wasteland that had been abandoned by humanity for a long time.

No one thought they would come back alive, and even the moment they stepped out of the walls, the civil magistrate wrote them as dead, and even gave pensions to their families in advance.

But no one could have imagined that they would eventually return with a world-changing message!

The expeditionary force tells the people inside the wall that the invading cubes are highly intelligent, and will periodically transmit mission instructions into the minds of approaching humans, and if they complete the mission, they can be exchanged for rewards! Whether it's the legendary bloodlines, the genetic evolution of humans, or high-tech weapons, you name it!

In order to convince the people in the city, one of the mission completers took out a gun, judging by the shape, this gun is not a product of human creation, and when he pulls the trigger, the energy of this gun bursts directly into a house flattened!

At this moment, humanity finally understands that the cube seems to bring more than just the end of the world.

Since then, more and more people with lofty ideals have broken out of the high walls, re-stepped on the wasteland, and marched towards the homeland devoured by monsters, either for their own selfish desires or for the rise again, everyone is fighting for their own beliefs.

Since then, human history has turned a new page in the ruins, and in that distant future, when future generations will lift the veil of history, how many tear-jerking elegy will there be? How many epics will there be?

No one knows the answer.

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In the 7th year of the Honkai Era, in the territory of the Republic...

"I really didn't expect the world outside the walls to be so sinister." A young man was now lying on the ground in a cold sweat, sweat dripping down his cheeks on the sun-baked earth, and in a short time it evaporated into vapor.

In front of the young man was the corpse of a monster, which looked like a wolf in appearance, but was comparable in size to a hungry tiger, and the fur on the body was gone, and the hideous capillaries were densely distributed, enough to make the scalp of every person with a dense phobia tingle.

This monster is a creature mutated by the influence of the cube, and is known as the Blood Wolf, which is a very common creature in the wasteland.

The blood wolf now had a huge penetrating wound on its head, red and white flowed all over the ground, spit out a bruised tongue and fell to the ground, it was no longer moving, it was roasted by the hot ground like an iron plate, and there was a disgusting smell of burning.

"Of course, do you think this is the world inside the walls, planting and bragging every day?" A middle-aged tough guy with muscles and a height of more than two meters pulled up the young man, and laughed, "Lin Geng, you are still tender." ”

"Thank you, Arnold." Lin Geng took Arnold's hand and got up, and smiled shyly, "I'm the first time I've gone out of the city, a pure newcomer, but unlike you, you've completed two cube missions." ”

Arnold is not a foreigner, but because his body shape is very similar to the governor of the old era, and the contours of his face are as sharp as a knife and axe, under the nostalgia, his friends around him have given him the nickname "Arnold", and his real name has gradually become unknown, and he no longer mentions it.

Arnold patted his muscles and laughed: "Although the cube only gave the lowest C-level task twice, but the enhancement brought is also considerable, I am a reckless man, I only know fists, and I don't know much else, so I exchanged the two C-level reward points for the giant bloodline, and the evolution points obtained from the battle were all used for strength enhancement, hahaha." ”

"So... That person..."Lin Geng subconsciously glanced at a young man at the back of the team wearing a shabby cloak, his face was wrapped in white bandages, and he was carrying a huge sniper rifle behind him.

"That person, I don't know how many times he has completed the mission, but it is certain that nine times out of ten he is a monster-level person, when the blood wolf attacked you just now, I didn't even react, he shot the wolf cub and collapsed, what a cow!" Arnold patted Lin Geng's shoulder, looking like a father educating his son, urging, "What? Do you have time to chat with me here and thank you for your lifesaver? Without him, you'd be the feces of a blood wolf's bowel. ”

Lin Geng smiled angrily, and ran to the young man's side, he was just about to say something, but the young man suddenly quickened his pace, passed by him, and did not have any intention of talking, looking indifferent and ruthless.

Lin Geng was a little embarrassed, but he came to thank him, which was too faceless, but he just saved his life, so he couldn't get angry because of this, right?

"Brother, it's too cold." The bold Arnold walked to the side of the young man, he thought that the other party was just not good at communicating, so he planned to use his enthusiasm to open the conversation, and reached out to pat the young man on the shoulder, "We are all in a squad, and when the time comes, the cube will help each other when it comes to issuing tasks, at least let us know what your name is." ”

Without any warning, at the moment when Arnold touched the young man's shoulder, he suddenly felt that his wrist was locked by an indescribable force, he looked at it, and was shocked to find that the young man grabbed his wrist at some point, the hand wrapped in bandages was slender and soft, and the slightly exposed skin was white and abnormal, white and almost clear, it should rarely withstand the sun's rays, just like the jade hands of a beauty, but at this time, it erupted with a huge force like pincers, under the pressure of this thunderous force, Arnold could even faintly hear the moaning of his own bones.

Arnold suddenly broke into a cold sweat, he was a person who had completed two cube tasks, and all the rewards were invested in the field related to strength, and now his strength was about eight times that of ordinary men, and he could pinch a stone into powder at will, but at this time, he was actually immobilized by this young man, and his wrist bones were about to be crushed.

In astonishment, Arnold looked at the young man's face, under the double cover of the cloak and the bandage, he couldn't see what the young man looked like, but he could see the eyes.

Arnold swore that it was the prettiest eye he had ever seen, a beautiful red like a flame burning in the endless night sky, as if blessed by Hephaestus, and as deep as the vast Black Sea, eclipsing everything around him.

The young man didn't seem to have malicious intentions, but he wasn't used to being touched by people, he quickly let go, and in the face of Arnold's question, he was silent for a while, and said two words lightly: "Luo Wei." ”

"Luo Wei? Wow, this name sounds like a little girl, but it turns out to be such a strong monster! Arnold inhaled the cold air while touching the red handprint on his wrist, and his bold personality made him directly forget the unfriendly experience just now, and chased Luo Wei like kraft candy, "Brother, can you tell me how many cube tasks you have completed, what level are they?" ”

"I can't." Luo Wei didn't hesitate in the slightest, refused very simply, and then continued to move forward.

"Okay." Arnold hit the wall, but he didn't pay attention to it, just touched his nose in embarrassment, changed the subject, and said to the rest of the group: "It's not too early, let's find a place to fix it." ”

It was already dusk, and the orange light of the setting sun with a hint of blood painted half of the sky, contending with the darkness of the night rising from the other side, but in vain.

Since human beings began to gradually step out of the high walls, after the sacrifices they have made, they have gradually gained the experience of survival in the wilderness.

Wilderness Survival Rule No. 1: Don't act at night!

Due to the damage to the earth's atmosphere, this human home star has lost its ability to control temperature, extremely hot during the day, and unusually cold at night, plus human beings have not evolved night vision eyes, and are vulnerable to some night creatures in the cold night, so most people dare not move at night, and it is the safest way to find a safe place to raise fire and repair.

Of course, safety here only refers to relative safety, as long as you walk out of the high wall, then death is always with you wherever you are, the only difference is that you are closer or farther away from death, you can never get rid of it.

There were seven members of the team in total, except for Lo and Arnold, who had never stepped out of a high wall before, let alone touched the cube mission, but the desire for freedom had led them out of that stable and decadent environment and into this wilderness.

Although Arnold is not strong enough to Luo Wei, but because of his pride and enthusiasm, so he played the role of the captain, he led everyone to find a cave, took out the props needed for wilderness survival from the backpack, lit the fire, and said: "We still have enough dry food and water, we can replenish it when the time comes, today everyone has a good rest, it is estimated that we will arrive at the nearest cube in less than two days, and then it will be a hard battle, take advantage of the time to enjoy sleep now." ”

"I'm keeping vigil." Luo Wei suddenly spoke, picked up his gun and walked towards the entrance of the cave.

Arnold stood up and said, "Brother Luo Wei, let's take turns to guard, you are the strongest in the team, and you should preserve your strength the most, but you can't accumulate too much fatigue here." ”

"No, you don't." Luo Wei felt a little sorry for the words like gold, and regardless of Arnold's objections, he walked to the entrance of the cave, found a random piece of land and sat down, and then held the sniper rifle and looked into the distance.

The night was unusually cold, even if he squatted by the bonfire, there was a biting coolness that penetrated into the skin and invaded every cell, Arnold rubbed the goosebumps on his body, looked at Luo Wei, who was far away from the bonfire and was almost swallowed by darkness, and muttered: "What a monster..."

Late at night, Luo Wei saw that everyone was asleep, and there was nothing unusual around, he closed his eyes directly, of course, not sleeping, but entering the depths of his consciousness and touching a mysterious realm.

Most of the nodes are in a dark state, but six of them have been lit up, like a lighthouse on a dark sea.

This realm is untouchable to ordinary people, but everyone who has completed the cube quest will be familiar with it, because when the first quest is completed, the realm will be automatically opened.

Is this a curse brought by the devil? Or is it God's gift to man? It's not known, but one thing is for sure, it's a key area for humanity to get stronger, and it's...

Evolutionary Treemap!

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