Global Grave Digging: My Reward Increased Ten Thousand Times

140: Advent, the script begins”Let’s go.”

”Mm.”

With steady and firm steps, the two stepped into the light gate of the Node Tower.

Hum—

A familiar sense of weightlessness enveloped their entire bodies.

Their vision was replaced by an endless white glow.

The System notification sounded in their ears, declaring that they were about to arrive in a brand-new world, one filled with crises.

【Welcome to the Insect Hive world script: Phase Four—Star Core Divine Weapon!】

【Current Era: Star Radiance Calendar Year 2525.】

Immediately after, a massive stream of information regarding the background of the current world surged into their minds like a tidal wave:

【This is an era filled with despair and resistance.

Humanity and the Insect Race have been engaged in a protracted war.

No one knows where these insects came from.

They are like the Incarnation of destruction, aiming to devour every product of civilization.

Three years ago, in order to completely exterminate the Insect Race that had entrenched itself on Saka Star and posed a devastating threat to human civilization.

The Interstellar Alliance Council made a desperate gamble, reaching a tragic, self-destructive decision—saturated nuclear strikes.

Ten strategic-grade nuclear bombs, codenamed ”Apocalypse,” broke through the Insect Race’s outer defense perimeter and precisely bombarded the core nest of the Insect Race.

In an instant, the heavens crumbled and the earth split, with mushroom clouds rising on the planet’s surface like the crown of the Grim Reaper.

Humanity paid a heavy price for this; an entire continental plate of Saka Star completely collapsed during this apocalyptic bombardment, turning into a sea of boiling lava and radiation.

Countless lives vanished in that moment, and once-prosperous cities turned into scorched earth.

However, what filled all of humanity with fear and despair was this:

The Insect Race, this tenacious race like a nightmare, had not been completely wiped out.

A batch of the Insect Race that survived in the center of the nuclear explosion underwent incredible mutations in their genetic chains under the extreme radiation environment and terrifying survival pressure.

Like demon gods reborn from the fire, they evolved a shocking nuclear-eating gene—they could actually devour nuclear radiation and convert it into energy for their own evolution!

This nuclear-eating Insect Race, having crawled out of Hell, was more powerful and more brutal than ever before.

They staged a comeback, launching a bloody retaliation against the surviving humans with an even crazier posture.

On the brink of extinction, at the darkest moment, humanity unexpectedly received aid from a highly advanced mysterious race called the Star Spirit race.

The Star Spirit race was not acting out of pure goodwill; they also viewed the Insect Race as the cancer cells of the Universe that had to be eradicated.

A powerful Divine Artifact called the Star Core Divine Weapon was planned to be handed over to the human leadership.

However, during the war, a portion of the original twelve Divine Artifacts actually ended up in the hands of the Insect Race.

Finally, in the decisive battle known as the War of Fallen Heavens.

The Star Core Divine Weapon erupted with world-destroying power, successfully severely wounding the Mother Queen of the nuclear-eating Insect Race and forcing her into a long slumber.

Most of the Insect Race also fell into chaos and weakness due to the loss of the mental link with the Mother Queen.

They could no longer be unified or coordinated, nor could they conduct mental communication between individuals across super-long distances.

However, humanity also paid a huge price.

Several Star Core Divine Weapons exhausted their energy during the fierce battle.

After the war, the surface of Saka Star had already turned into an apocalyptic wasteland.

Traces of nuclear radiation and the ravages of the Insect Race were everywhere; the once-prosperous cities were now nothing but broken walls and ruins.

Except for a few giant cities possessing powerful defense Systems and the protection of the Star Core Divine Weapon, the vast majority of surviving humans were forced underground, eking out a living in deep, gloomy underground cities.

They lived like cave-dwelling ants, spending their days in fear of the Insect Race and confusion about the future.

But the spark of hope has never been extinguished.

In every corner of the underground cities, legends of heroes are passed down, hoping that one day they can reclaim the world that belongs to humanity and completely drive out those ugly invaders.】

【Identity setup complete:】

【Lin Fei: Saka Star, underground city Steel Bone City, member of the 3rd Squad of the Ability User Guard.】

【Lin Mengzi: Saka Star, underground city Steel Bone City, member of the 3rd Squad of the Ability User Guard, and trainee physician in the medical department.】

【Main Quest activated: Influence the direction of the world line as much as possible in this world; every choice you make may change the fate of this world.

The final settlement will be based on the degree of world line deviation and your contribution.】

【Warning: This world is a real killing space. Once a character dies, it is a real death, not a deduction of ten years of lifespan, and it cannot be offset by using Resurrection Coins.

However, the methods of the Node Tower are unimaginable. The Resurrection Altar for higher levels can still be used, but it requires paying an exorbitant price!

Please proceed with caution.】

The massive stream of information finished digesting in their minds.

The light and shadows dissipated.

Lin Fei and Lin Mengzi discovered that they were currently in a slightly cramped metal room.

”Sister, that’s great, we arrived together.”

”Yes!”

The walls of the room flickered with dim blue indicator lights, and the air held a peculiar scent, a mixture of air freshener and machine oil.

”It’s so choking here,” Lin Mengzi said.

The room’s furnishings were simple: two single metal beds, a simple metal wardrobe, and a metal table fixed to the wall.

On the table sat two wristbands that looked like identity identifiers, as well as two sets of neatly folded dark blue uniforms.

”Mm!”

Lin Fei looked around.

His body had already automatically adapted to the identity information granted by this world, and the basic common sense and behavioral habits of an ”Ability User Guard member” had merged into his memory like instinct.

”Life in the underground city isn’t very comfortable!”

Lin Mengzi walked to the metal table and picked up the set of dark blue uniforms.

The material of the uniform was a bit rough but thick, and the chest area was imprinted with an emblem made of metal bones—this was the insignia of the Steel Bone City Ability User Guard.

”Xiao Fei, let’s change into our uniforms first. The identity assigned by the System is a Guard member, so there should be a notification for a mission or assembly soon.”

”Mm, the information introduced by the System is the background story of this place, but we still have to explore the specific details ourselves,” Lin Fei said.

”But it doesn’t matter; our power is still here and hasn’t been suppressed in this place.”

”Yeah! Whatever, screw that damn Mother Queen; if I see her, I’ll definitely spray her face full of insecticide!” Lin Fei laughed.

Being able to arrive together with his sister was, at the very least, a good thing.

He had been quite nervous before coming in.

This trip was to find the third sister; if he had brought the sixth sister, and then she also went missing, the loss would truly outweigh the gain.

Fortunately, the System was quite user-friendly.

Just as the two were preparing to change into their uniforms.

In the corner of the room, a small communicator embedded in the wall suddenly flashed with red light and emitted a harsh ”beep-beep” sound.

Lin Fei stepped forward and pressed the call button on the communicator.

A slightly hoarse, somewhat urgent male voice came from the communicator:

”3rd Squad members Lin Fei! Lin Mengzi!

Emergency assembly!

Immediately go to Equipment Warehouse No. 3 in Area A to collect your gear. Suspected signs of Insect Race activity have been discovered in the C-7 area at the city gate. All combat personnel must arrive at the designated location within ten minutes!”

The communication ended.

Lin Fei and Lin Mengzi looked at each other.

Signs of Insect Race activity?

”It seems that the welcome ceremony for this world has already begun.”