Chapter 0
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 0
Chapter Title: Prologue. [ D - 100 ]
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Right after the first Gate appeared, the world was plunged into utter chaos.
Armies equipped with modern weaponry proved utterly powerless against the Gates sprouting up everywhere like mushrooms after rain, leaving humanity to endure grueling days of despair, simply awaiting the day of extinction.
However.
After they appeared, the tide turned completely.
The Gates, which had been devouring Earth at a terrifying pace, were perfectly conquered by ability users known as Hunters.
Led by these ability users, humanity soon dominated the Gates, welcoming a new era fueled by near-infinite resources and cutting-edge technologies emerging daily.
Unaware of the dangers looming ahead...
'...That was the setup.'
Come to think of it, this was a world built on that very premise.
A world from one of those countless web novels featuring Gates and Hunters.
I'd momentarily forgotten amid the flood of work, but I was living in just such a place.
[Another Rampage: Are Gates Truly Safe?]
I skimmed the article floating on my monitor, then sank deep into my chair.
"......"
Gates that had lain dormant for decades had already rampaged twice.
Fortunately, they were swiftly suppressed before escalating into major incidents, and people didn't seem to be paying much attention...
'It's really starting now.'
This signified that the world had finally reached the novel's opening act—and that everything I'd done up until now hadn't been for nothing.
The novel I'd transmigrated into, I Became the Strongest Powerhouse, kicked off with hints of Gate rampage events.
The protagonist, swept up in a rampage by chance, awakens his true power by saving an ordinary citizen. He gradually grows stronger, safeguarding the world and battling evil...
But then, whether the author lost their mind or not, as the protagonist ascends to the pinnacle of the world, he renders Earth completely uninhabitable and slaughters every comrade who'd bled and sweated by his side.
What's the point of saving the world when it's already a total mess?
The unhinged protagonist utterly dismantles the villain, then takes his own life, bringing the novel to its close.
A contrived ending force-fed with artificial frustrations.
The author was bombarded with countless comments and messages from readers—of course, mine were mixed in among them.
Maybe that's why I ended up transmigrated into this novel...
"......"
Anyway, with the main story finally underway, the original protagonist will soon encounter the first incident, and the real plot will kick off.
My goal? Survive in this world where a hopeless, dreamless future is locked in.
Honestly, since it's uncharted territory for me, it's a little scary...
But not that worrying.
I've already fully raised the protagonist, after all.