
by MagicCola666
π₯ **NOW LAUNCHED! 20+ Chapters Available to Binge!** π₯**Daily Updates: Every single day (13:15 UTC / 9:15 AM EDT)!** ------Reborn two hours before the Apocalypse, armed with ten years of brutal wasteland memory, Lynn Cross empties the shelves to claim the ultimate head start. When an ancient aetheric rift shatters modern physics and fries all firearms, panic erupts. But while others scramble for useless handguns or starve in the dark, Lynn secures the first runic obelisk, executes an ancient blood covenant with an abyssal shadow beast, and turns discarded alchemical "trash" into god-tier elixirs. From a barricaded safehouse to an impenetrable runic fortressβthose warlords who trampled him in the past timeline will soon learn: every mutant, every tyrant, and every descending god is just raw dissection material. ------What to Expect:- Ruthlessly Rational Male Lead: No idiot plots, no forced heroics, pure tactical survival.- Deep Alchemy & Crafting: Monster dissection, hidden bloodlines, and turning scrap into divine catalysts.- Multi-Beast Progression: From a lethal shadow stalker to a full legion of abyssal familiars.- Kingdom Building: Establishing trade rules and forging the premier wasteland citadel.- Hard LitRPG System: Crunchy stats, clear 9-tier power progression, and brutal combat. ------ Support & Community:π§ͺ **Read Ahead:** Want more right now? Read up to 10 Chapters Ahead on [Patreon]βοΈ **Join the Citadel:** Hang out with fellow readers, discuss alchemy & pet Nox on [Discord] ------ π‘οΈ *Copyright Notice: This story is published exclusively on Royal Road and Patreon. If you are reading this on an aggregator or pirate site, it has been stolen without the author's permission. Please support the official release!*
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| 1 | Chapter 1: The Last 120 Minutes 15 days ago | β |
| 2 | Chapter 2: The Great Descent and the Blood Pact 15 days ago | β |
| 3 | Chapter 3: The Cold Storage and the Astrolabe Obelisk 15 days ago | β |
| 4 | Chapter 4: The Abyssal Concoction and the First Evolution 14 days ago | β |
| 5 | Chapter 5: The Night Sweep and the First Safehouse 14 days ago |
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| 6 | Chapter 6: Attribute Surge & The Neural-Aether Calibration 14 days ago | β |
| 7 | Chapter 7: The Scavenged Clinic and Lethal Kinetics 14 days ago | β |
| 8 | Chapter 8: The Tactical Barter Station and Moral Deterrence 14 days ago | β |
| 9 | Chapter 9: The Night Raiders' End β Fifteen Seconds in the Dark 14 days ago | β |
| 10 | Chapter 10: The Tally and the First Full Evolution 14 days ago | β |
| 11 | Chapter 11: The Mutant Flora Slayer & Concentrated Acid Dissolution 14 days ago | β |
| 12 | Chapter 12: Rescuing the Legendary Blacksmith and the Apprentice's Allegiance 13 days ago | β |
| 13 | Chapter 13: The Great Gear Overhaul and the Forging of the Shadow Stealth Armor 13 days ago | β |
| 14 | Chapter 14: Regional Crimson Alert and the Twin-Headed Render 13 days ago | β |
| 15 | Chapter 15: Flawless Co-op Execution and Ascension to Tier 1 13 days ago | β |
| 16 | Chapter 16: The Bronze Celestial Altar & The Convergence Array 13 days ago | β |
| 17 | Chapter 17: Bloodline Metamorphosis & The Umbral Rend-Claw Panther 13 days ago | β |
| 18 | Chapter 18: The Blackstone Code & Sector Outposts Settlement 12 days ago | β |
| 19 | Chapter 19: The Blood Hawk Raid & Phantom Counter-Ambush 12 days ago | β |
| 20 | Chapter 20: Mid-Volume Grand Review & The March on the Meatpacking Plant 12 days ago | β |
| 21 | Chapter 21: The Chemical Deadzone & Harvest of Fuming Sulfuric Acid 11 days ago | β |
| 22 | Chapter 22: Survivor in the Acid Mist & The Botanist Contract 10 days ago | β |
| 23 | Chapter 23: Forging the Bone-Corroding Bolts & A Controlled Trial 9 days ago | β |
| 24 | Chapter 24: Hyena Pack Assault & A Risky Field Test 8 days ago | β |
| 25 | Chapter 25: Triage of the Scout & Securing the Perimeter Reconnaissance 7 days ago | β |
| 26 | Chapter 26: Into the Downpour and the Blind Spot 6 days ago | β |
| 27 | Chapter 27: Severing the Nervous System and the Descent into Darkness 5 days ago | β |
| 28 | Chapter 28: The Bloody High Ground and the Exiles in the Mud 4 days ago | β |
| 29 | Chapter 29: Blood-Soaked Assault and the Fall of the Heavy-Gunner 2 days ago | β |
| 30 | Chapter 30: Clearance and the Abyssal Trapdoor 2 days ago | β |
| 31 | Chapter 31: The Abyssal Vault and the Nine-Square Death Trap 1 day ago | β |
| 32 | Chapter 32: Nine-Square Aetheric Arithmetic! Breaking the Ancient Mechanism's Deadlock 23 hours ago | β |