[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete":3,"chapter-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-11":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from the Apocalypse, I Alone Severed Eternity",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2312393,4518,"Chapter 11: Switching to Martial Master: Innate Armor","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-11",11,"\u003Cp>It was just as the night market opened, the square filled with crowds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couples holding hands, married pairs linked arms, vendors and customers haggling over goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ordinary day, until the rainbow-colored light phenomenon appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared in astonishment, took photos; some opened apps to upload the spectacle online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, the internet was flooded with information about the rainbow light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if this anomaly had occurred across the entire nation—and even globally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These massive anomalies sparked intense public debate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hint of panic began to spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, before long, a cold mechanical voice echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those around him rapidly turned into rotting, stinking corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Xing, you… ah! Don’t come closer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xinxin, what’s wrong? Mommy’s scared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dare bite me? Here’s a slap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams, cries of terror, breakdowns, strikes, bites, and running footsteps erupted all around the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi arrived at the scene in half a minute and saw this chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart remained utterly still—he had witnessed too many tragedies in his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was merely child’s play; later, when order collapsed and the strong devoured the weak, far darker scenes were commonplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid sinking into this, one must grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong enough to be unbeatable, strong enough to sweep away all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the apocalypse game had just descended; level-1 corpses had not yet fully transformed—they were essentially defective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from scaring people, their stats were nearly identical to what they were before transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any normal person, if they mustered courage, could easily defeat brainless corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, these corpses weren’t infectious like in movies or games—they only looked similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s target wasn’t scattered corpses, but a group clustered at the square’s center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They gathered together; survivors saw them and trembled with fear, daring not to provoke them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Shi felt no fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corpses turned from elderly people—how high could their stats possibly be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the combat skills honed over three years in the apocalypse and his current abundant physical strength, he could give it a try; if he couldn’t hold out, he’d just run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because the elderly had weak constitutions, almost no survivors remained after the law transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, he saw about thirty corpses, reeking of decay, grotesque and terrifying, staggering across the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how disgusting or ferocious, to Fang Shi they were little cuties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One level-1 corpse gave 10 experience points; just ten of them would let him unlock a combat class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thud.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed his toes against the ground, breathed slowly, and walked steadily toward the corpse group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though pressed for time, he maintained his rhythm to avoid wasting stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse group, sensing the scent of the living, shuffled toward Fang Shi like broken engines, emitting low growls and creaking joint sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The apocalypse game had only just descended for one minute; the corpses’ appearances had long lost all human resemblance, their bodies highly decayed, as if dead for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi felt relief—he had passed the law transformation, just as he had before his rebirth; otherwise, he’d already be one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered what the legendary powerhouse meant by “law”—perhaps he’d uncover its truth in this life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first corpse closed in, its claws slashing through the air with a foul stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s eyes flashed with cold light; he swung his cleaver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squelch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a butcher dissecting an ox, the blade slid cleanly along the corpse’s neck muscles—no resistance except at the cervical vertebrae gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode forward without looking back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>swiftly moving toward the next corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aged muscles, porous bones—no challenge at all to Fang Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, corpses had one major weakness: sluggish movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the apocalypse game still held a glimmer of hope: newly born corpses, if one overcame fear, could be easily soloed—even the frail could set traps to lure and kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi moved like a dancer among the corpses, wielding his blade in graceful arcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black blood and severed heads adorned this beautiful dance of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weak point attack triggered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weak point attack successfully executed, dealing 10 points of fatal damage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Target dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Soul energy extracted. You gained 10 experience points, 1 survival point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Through consecutive combat, you gained partial information on Weak Point Insight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Target dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Through consecutive combat, you gained partial information on Light Blade Weapon Mastery.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Target dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Through consecutive combat, you gained partial information on Intuitive Evasion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle was easier than expected; his high 19 Perception granted Fang Shi exceptional danger awareness and keen insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always sensed and dodged the corpses’ claws and bites in time—even before danger arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to his high insight and vast combat experience, he easily spotted corpses’ flaws and weaknesses, delivering fatal strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he accumulated 100 experience points, a stream of data flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you wish to spend 100 experience points to unlock a combat class?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi had no second choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unlock.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he chose, the moving wind halted, the corpses’ bites froze, and the entire world fell still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, all light vanished; Fang Shi’s vision turned pitch black. He looked down—his own body was dark too, merging seamlessly with the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in his perception, it was not darkness at all—he saw countless specks of light, radiating chaotic, mesmerizing hues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible, intangible, yet undeniably real—smaller than atomic neutrons, yet infinitely grand, paradoxical, pervading all space and time like an ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the world’s true nature? The primal ocean the legends spoke of—the source of the Dao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because his Perception reached 19, what he perceived now was clearer and more abundant than before his rebirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zzzt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A current surged from Fang Shi’s mind, coursing through his limbs and organs, alternating between cold and hot, like countless ants crawling over him, yet also as soothing as a warm bath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange sensation—painful enough to cry out, yet comfortingly pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unlocking combat class… combat class template integrating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have successfully unlocked the combat class template.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please select your combat class.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stream of data flashed; detailed information on every class instantly appeared in Fang Shi’s mind, outlining each class’s strengths and weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his choice, he had already planned it—he’d pick the same class as in his past life, rather than an unfamiliar one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【Martial Master: For the true martial artist, martial arts transcend battlefield combat—it is a way of life, a spiritual discipline, a state of mind.】”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You selected Martial Master. Template integrating and replacing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have advanced to level-1 Martial Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You gained (4 + Intelligence (14-10)\u002F2) × 4 + 4 (Versatile) = 28 skill points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your HP increased by 8 + Constitution (12-10)\u002F2 = 9 points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You gained the class specializations: Gale Combo I, Unarmed Attack I, Steel Bones I.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【Gale Combo I】: You can attack enemies at a faster rate. (Attack speed +1)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【Unarmed Attack I】: You gain a bonus when attacking unarmed. (Damage +1, Accuracy +1)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【Steel Bones I】: Through rigorous training, your bones have hardened, increasing your resistance to blunt force. (Physical defense +1)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As a level-1 Martial Master, you may choose one personal specialization and one class specialization.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maximum level for your class skills equals 3 + character level; Fang Shi’s skills from his reborn life were already maxed—and far beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skill points couldn’t be saved; reluctantly, Fang Shi randomly spent them on a pile of skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For his personal specialization, his goal was clear: as a reborn, he had no shortage of offensive skills, so he focused on one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【Resilience I】: Harsh environments or prolonged exertion won’t easily fatigue you. Gain +4 bonus on relevant Constitution checks. (Endurance cap +20%)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This specialization simply meant he could better endure hunger, thirst, exhaustion, and weakness, maintaining combat effectiveness even under such conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does this mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this end-of-the-world environment, lack of food is nothing unusual; what’s more terrifying is sometimes facing pursuit and mob attacks by monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is when 【Resilience I】 comes into play: players who maintain a certain level of combat ability often manage to escape death, even turning the tables in desperate situations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his profession specialty, Fang Shi chose 【Crush Punch I】, which has a significant effect when facing enemies with high defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【Crush Punch I】: Deliver a powerful straight punch that penetrates the enemy’s organs. (Armor Penetration +1)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As the first player to unlock the Combat Profession Template, you may draw one additional specialty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Draw an additional specialty?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the first player to unlock the Combat Profession Template receives corresponding rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the apocalypse game’s arrival, when all global firearms and electronic devices had already failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add to that the fact that most people didn’t understand the situation, and even the few clever ones reacted too slowly, wasting the crucial first few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two first-place rewards would never go to Fang Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The End-of-the-World Game seems to encourage rapid player evolution—has anyone become the first to level up? Has anyone become the first to advance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder the strong of my past life remained dominant—with such rich rewards, leading from the start means staying ahead at every step. I must claim every first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Fang Shi answered in his mind: Draw specialty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a circular disc emitting a hazy glow appeared in his mind, about one meter in diameter, made of neither metal nor jade, appearing mysterious and unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disc was divided into countless tiny segments, their number indeterminable; each segment resembled a thin line, inscribed with intricate runes, each representing a different specialty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white-gold needle hovered at the twelve o’clock position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi was still planning to examine it when the needle on the disc began spinning rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, not only did the needle spin—the entire disc spun as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no chance to see where the needle stopped, brimming with the aura of random fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a “ding,” the disc and needle halted. A white symbol from the sector the needle pointed to flew out and merged into Fang Shi’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have acquired the racial trait 【Natural Armor I】”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【Natural Armor I】!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi instantly became excited—this specialty usually only appeared among other races; humans did not possess it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought the extra draw could pull something like this? If he’d drawn a specialty that directly boosted stats, wouldn’t that have been even better?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【Natural Armor I】: Physical Defense +1.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1726,"2026-06-20T12:43:33.559Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4513c842bae457de3be2dec30e961ff5698a11eb4eb2be03e4660fa233b112ee","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-12","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-10",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-cover.jpg"]