[{"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-20":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},2312402,4518,"Chapter 20: Spatial Rifts, Alien Beings","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>When the last glimmer of light in the sky vanished, the earth plunged into complete darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The already lifeless city grew unnervingly silent, every faint sound amplified infinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi leaned against the door behind the rooftop staircase, gripping a steel sword, silently waiting for the arrival of the alien beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alien beings, as the name suggests, are creatures from another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the apocalypse began, countless spatial rifts opened across Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These rifts varied in size but all connected to the alien world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to these space channels, alien beings could freely enter and exit Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike frail Earth lifeforms, the alien world brimmed with primal energy; its creatures had long shattered evolutionary chains and were terrifyingly powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every alien being entering Blue Star possessed at least Level 3 strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine countless Level 3 creatures flooding Earth, each as strong as a Level 3 Elite Corpse—or even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the surviving humans possibly stand against them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why Fang Shi dared not venture out at night to hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had abundant combat experience and attributes far surpassing his level,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could fight a single Level 3 alien being, but not a group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, due to cosmic restrictions, alien beings could not move freely or attack humans hiding in buildings before the first wave arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, nighttime spatial rifts were mostly small, allowing only a few alien beings to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave humanity a brief reprieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending the final hour relentlessly grinding monsters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi had leveled up to Level 3, his combat power rising another notch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now had full confidence he could escape safely when facing multiple alien beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was another crucial reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a character’s experience accumulated to the level-up requirement, experience gain efficiency decreased regardless of whether the player leveled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, leveling from Level 2 to Level 3 required 3,000 experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Fang Shi reached 3,000 experience, whether or not he leveled up, he would suffer an experience gain penalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, at Level 2, killing a Level 1 Corpse granted 5 experience and 1 survival point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once experience hit 3,000, killing a Corpse granted 0 experience and 0 survival points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plainly put, the attribute panel completely forbade players from stalling levels or hoarding experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You level up when you’re supposed to—don’t try to suppress your level for Fengkuangshuajingyan .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi ruthlessly exploited Xiao Xi and Zhai Yan not only to prepare for the first wave’s crisis,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but also because if he reached Level 3 before nightfall, he could act at night to hunt alien beings and accumulate experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was far easier than facing countless alien beings tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, why would Fang Shi smash doors and search room by room for Corpses at night if he lacked enough experience to level up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current strength and a steel sword in hand, he could break through one door per swing—extremely efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would surely gather enough experience to reach Level 3 before dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Shi was ambitious; after realizing each first-time event granted rewards,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he wanted to obtain as many as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would greatly boost his strength and better prepare him for future crises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t assume martial artists who crush mountains and rivers, or sword immortals who traverse the heavens, can live Wuyou  in the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how could the human settlement Fang Shi lived in before his rebirth have been overrun by monsters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by staying one step ahead can one survive future, greater dangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred meters above ground, where nothing should have been, a faint silver glow shimmered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, the silver glow grew brighter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>expanding in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually forming a disc like liquid mercury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a ripple spread across the silver disc, and a crimson-glowing bird head abruptly appeared atop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cry, a large bird, about two meters long, emerged from the silver disc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its wingspan stretched an astonishing five meters; standing upright, it reached a human’s height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bird’s entire body glowed golden-yellow, its feathers beautiful and smooth, radiating crimson light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially its tail feathers—exceptionally long—flaring like a streak of flame across the sky as it flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a Firewing Bird from the alien world, at least Level 3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legends claimed it carried a trace of Phoenix blood, hence its innate flame affinity and ability to wield fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some Firewing Birds even possessed the ability to rebirth from ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even excluding these supernatural abilities, its beak and talons were razor-sharp, hooked like blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capable of tearing prey apart effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These alien Firewing Birds would, for a long time ahead, claim Ancheng as their territory and kill all intruders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After crossing the space channel, this Firewing Bird felt intense discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its flame power weakened drastically; the crimson glow on its body faded slowly, and its tail no longer trailed long flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its entire body became ordinary, merely a beautiful large bird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lost all trace of supernatural grandeur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: Blue Star lacked primal energy; for a Firewing Bird adapted to primal-rich environments,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was like an ordinary person entering the Tibetan Plateau—completely unaccustomed to low oxygen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought surfaced in its mind: better return; this hellish place held nothing worth staying for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better return to the warm forests, enjoying mutual preening with female Firewing Birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the Firewing Bird gladly followed its instinct, flew a short distance over Ancheng, then turned to re-enter the rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly, it sensed a presence—the very aura that had first drawn it into the rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not know the source of this aura, but its bloodline memory told it: find the origin of this aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And claim it—it would greatly aid its evolution, even enable bloodline transcendence and ancestral revival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it could become king of the Firewing Bird clan, with many females to preen with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shiu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Firewing Bird reversed its flight, diving like an arrow toward the ground, heading for the aura’s source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it neared the ground, the aura’s sources multiplied, densely scattered across the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bird’s blood began to boil; residual flame energy surged through its veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its supernatural traits reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin layer of flame formed around its body, reducing air resistance\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while generating rearward heat thrust, accelerating its flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a meteor streaking across the night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Firewing Bird possessed night vision, with exceptional range in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its eyes, below lay towering buildings, and the aura’s source hid within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, it would plunge into the buildings and find the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cry of agony and helplessness erupted from the Firewing Bird’s vocal sac.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bird had now dove to a window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the crimson glow, a trembling human figure inside was clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to its abilities, these flimsy security grilles could not stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with only 12 strength, flame-enhanced force would easily tear through hollow stainless steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it could capture the human hiding inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this close range, the Firewing Bird could clearly sense\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that the aura it sought resided within this human, saturating their flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinct told the Firewing Bird: if it devoured this human, it could absorb the aura’s origin and achieve evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as it prepared to break the window, a deathly danger surged in its mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with it came a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message warned: if it attacked any human inside a building, it would die instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Firewing Bird doubted it—until the urge to strike arose, and its entire body trembled uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could not move a single muscle; its body instinctively screamed to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tried once—and not only did nothing happen, but its internal flame energy spiraled out of control, backfiring on itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It screamed in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message also warned: this was only a warning; a second offense meant death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This punishment, like divine wrath, reminded the Firewing Bird of the gods described in its bloodline’s inheritance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend says the gods wield authority, omnipresent and omnipotent within the scope of their dominion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any creature that dares offend a god shall be frozen to death by icy winds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And death is not the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soul shall be eternally buffeted by freezing gales, never at rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, the Firewing Bird could not suppress its terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a fire-type magical beast, it feared cold above all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its kind never ventured north, nor had it ever seen snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it lived in the tropical jungles of the south, enjoying a climate perpetually like summer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For it, dying of cold was the cruelest punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that these humans were under divine protection, and it had offended the great god?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Firewing Bird trembled in fear, wishing to return to the other world, another wave of information came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new information told the Firewing Bird that it could freely hunt and kill any humans outside the buildings, without any punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only would it not be punished—the very force of the Faze  allowed it to absorb freely; this was its reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This message lifted the Firewing Bird’s spirits: the thing that had drawn it was the force of the Faze .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the god’s protection of humans had its limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it obeyed the god’s rules, it had a chance to capture humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To obtain the so-called force of the Faze .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the Firewing Bird hovered above the building, circling endlessly, unwilling to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the sake of bloodline elevation, for its own evolution, it resolved to summon its patience and wait for the humans inside the building to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as in the past, when hunting prey in the jungle, it would patiently wait for its target to appear, then deliver a fatal strike.\u003C\u002Fp>",1624,"2026-06-20T12:43:33.559Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d0adc9537e9777747d8a90848f7c483c36a6f252f0ce1b94c74f141e0abde1f7","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-21","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-19",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-cover.jpg"]