[{"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-65":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},2312447,4518,"Chapter 65: Preparations Before the Second Impact","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive black bear collapsed to the ground, its head severed and gone, blood spurting skyward like a high-pressure hose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was covered in bony spines, and even beneath the black fur, its bulging muscles were clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing upright, it reached three meters tall and weighed a ton, its footsteps shaking the earth with a thudding rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, despite its strength, this black bear was no match for Fang Shi in a single blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One slash of his sword, and its head was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi glanced at his data panel and frowned in disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Target deceased.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Extracting target’s soul energy. You gain 210 experience points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from experience, not a single survival point was awarded—plainly a losing deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system offered no loopholes to exploit, and you couldn’t endlessly farm monsters or linger indefinitely in the training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, the Trial Tower was not a sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the second impact arrived, no matter what you were doing inside the tower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you would be forcibly ejected—meaning even if Fang Shi had over 2,100 survival points, he could not stay in the Tianjian Sect for the full 21 days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could stay at most 19 days before being forced out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this assumes the Tianjian Sect’s world has no time acceleration effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to hurry—I finally managed to get that talkative Senior Ling away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, if I had to fight those magic-wielding beasts, it wouldn’t be so easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soft earth sank under his boots as Fang Shi shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, heading toward his next target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancheng, a riverside apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenjun, his arm wrapped in bandages, stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the flames in the night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Professor Wang, how are all the arrangements going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, a middle-aged man with a gentle appearance sat in a chair and replied: “Commander Zhao, everything is prepared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Survivor registration, supply procurement, housing, water, sanitation—all civilian needs have been fully planned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once we retake the DC district and relocate the populace, we’ll be ready to handle the second impact.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Professor Wang’s confident expression, Zhao Wenjun’s weary face broke into a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Fang Shi’s intelligence, combined with the Trial Tower’s information relay,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>humanity was no longer unprepared for the second impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extensive preparations had been made in advance to meet the coming challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Professor Wang, for working tirelessly on this—three days and nights without sleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Wang smiled: “Three days without sleep? That’s nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back when I was conducting experiments, I lived and ate in the lab, sleeping less than ten hours in seven days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now my physique is even better—I can pull an all-nighter easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Commander Zhao, don’t risk your life so recklessly during hunts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenjun turned, shrugging indifferently: “Aren’t there priests? Their divine arts are miraculous—they restore you instantly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Wang frowned: “Divine arts aren’t omnipotent. Our mage department has studied them—medium healing works by accelerating cell division and enhancing the body’s self-repair.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your near-death injury—shattered bones, displaced muscles and organs—was barely kept alive by medium healing alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only after several doctors cleaned and sutured your wounds, then applied medium healing again, was full recovery achieved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenjun praised: “No wonder you’re Ancheng’s top mage—you understand this so clearly. Under your leadership, our Ancheng Magic Research Institute is renowned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Wang’s face lit up with quiet pride—mages were a high-intelligence class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though players could freely switch classes, those born with low intelligence simply couldn’t handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did they have few spell slots, but learning new spells was excruciatingly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were essentially useless mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And such mages were far too common in the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people lacked self-awareness—seeing “mage,” they clicked the class switch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their pitiful abilities, they couldn’t even assist properly or kill monsters effectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar classes included priests, warlocks, and druids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All demanded extreme personal attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These directly affected the most crucial factor: spellcasting ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melee classes had attribute requirements too, but in the end, you just needed to pick up a blade and swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melee skills improved simply by killing more monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But magic? It was like math—if you couldn’t do it, you couldn’t do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without sufficient attributes, you’d never learn it in a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenjun added: “By the way, why don’t you keep using divine arts to fully heal my arm? Now I can’t level up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Wang shook his head: “Divine arts come at a cost—at least the low-tier ones we’ve encountered so far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Medium healing enhances cell division, but it also consumes lifespan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your injuries were so severe that, to save your life,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“the priests on-site were given direct orders to over-treat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This greatly damaged your cellular telomeres, exceeding a critical threshold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Further divine healing would cause severe telomere degradation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must rest for a while—allow your telomeres to recover somewhat—before any more divine healing can be applied.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The medical department already has documented cases: some veterans, relying on divine arts’ efficacy,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“fought without restraint, prioritizing efficiency over their own damage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Result? One night of white hair, accelerated aging of muscles and organs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Therefore, we’ve forbidden the medical priests from continuing treatment on you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenjun fell silent for a moment: “Uncle Wang, do you still think lifespan matters now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we don’t level up quickly, how will we survive the coming crises?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Wang fell silent too—they were both high-ranking members of the human settlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, they knew the second impact wasn’t the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be a third, a fourth—each stronger than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to their estimates, eventually, legions of legendary creatures would appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because they understood this, their pressure was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the highest-ranking military officers, didn’t Zhao Wenjun know about soldiers turning white-haired?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew—but what could he do? If they couldn’t survive now, dying of old age in the future was a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Professor Wang, who burned through all his spell slots daily, still took up a blade to fight on the front lines, honing his melee skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, he returned to the institute to conduct magic research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was constantly on the move, and Zhao Wenjun, watching him, felt deep concern—so he found an excuse to summon him for a status report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they’d chatted at length, for Professor Wang, this was a rare moment of rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Wang’s expression hardened: “We must give our all—only then can we face the future without regret.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t we already deduce this at the Shicheng Conference?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If humanity can improve with each successive impact, these repeated shocks become the source of our evolution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We will become the strongest—until no one dares to challenge us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhao Wenjun laughed heartily: “Then let’s work together, Uncle Wang.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-06-20T12:43:33.559Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","de92f286910db48c22e5eca1b822a44c0f65ffb5145fd3668f13f73edafd512b","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-66","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-64",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-cover.jpg"]