The pain was instant and absolute.
Qin Yu's body convulsed as arcs of electricity danced across his nerves, vision flooded by white light. He wasn't supposed to die — not today. Just moments ago, he was walking home from his night shift, earbuds in, playlist humming. And then… the sky cracked.
A spiraling vortex tore open above the city. In an instant, reality twisted. Gravity failed. Buildings collapsed like cardboard. And Qin Yu, staring up in mute horror, felt himself pulled in — not just physically, but cosmically.
[SYSTEM INITIALIZING…]
User Profile: Soul Integrity — 87%
Dimension Drift: Success.
Binding System: Black Hole Authority…
Status: Compatible. Welcome, Host.
He awoke on cold stone.
The scent of blood, smoke, and ash choked the air. Overhead, a blood-red moon glowed in a sky clawed by black clouds. Far in the distance, towering creatures with bat-like wings and molten eyes descended upon a broken city, tearing through defenses like wet paper.
"Where… what is this?" he rasped.
Ding!
You have entered the Blue Star — Designation: Apocalyptic Class Planet.
Tutorial Mission: Survive the Next 24 Hours.
Reward: System Unlock (Basic Level).
Qin Yu staggered to his feet. His clothes were the same, but his body felt different — lighter, denser, stronger. When he looked at his hand, a faint black mist clung to his fingertips.
A tremor split the ground behind him.
Turning, he saw a demon. Eight feet tall, obsidian horns curled back from its skull, and its skin bubbled like magma. Its eyes locked on his — and it charged.
"Run," instinct screamed.
But he didn't run.
Instead, something clicked in his mind.
The world slowed. His heartbeat steadied. He wasn't just Qin Yu anymore.
He was the Host of a system. And his system had just activated.
[Skill Unlocked: Micro Singularity]
Generate a small-scale black hole for 1.5 seconds. Cooldown: 60 seconds.
Warning: High instability. Use with caution.
The demon lunged. Its claw arced toward him, fast enough to tear steel.
Qin Yu reached forward with one hand, and willed it.
A dark point appeared in the air. Silent. Tiny.
Then — everything changed.
The air collapsed inward. The demon's body twisted as if yanked by invisible threads. Flesh, bone, and molten blood spiraled into the void, screaming as it was devoured.
In two seconds, it was gone.
The black dot vanished with a soft pop.
Qin Yu stood there, shaking, panting.
Ding!
First Kill Achieved. Reward: +1 Stat Point. Tutorial Progress: 1%.
He looked down at his hand — the same one that had summoned that impossible force.
A black tattoo now curled across his palm like a miniature galaxy.
Qin Yu exhaled slowly.
"Whatever this place is…"
He looked toward the burning horizon.
"I'm not dying again."
End of Chapter 1