RRR-Virus!

"Sigh, one once said a new life is a new beginning, but we're the damn beginning in this," Luke exclaimed out loud.

He was observing the memory of the previous Luke, who was also him now.

Luke, an 18-year-old boy, is the son of a single mother and has one sister.

A family of three struggling to make ends meet had always lived a tough life. 

As he delved deeper into the memories of the previous Luke, he realized that Luke was tested to be incapable of practicing cultivation and couldn't become a warrior.

His cultivation talent was top-notch Mortal Grade. 

He was basically a waste in the eyes of the world. 

The previous Luke felt a mix of disappointment and frustration as he learned that his potential was limited, making it almost impossible for him to achieve the coveted status of a warrior. 

Despite his strong determination, the previous Luke couldn't help but feel a sense of hopelessness, knowing that his dreams would not come true.

He always wanted to give his family a better future; he wanted to change their lives and escape the cycle of poverty that they were trapped in. 

However, as a mortal-grade individual, he was constantly reminded of his limitations and the barriers that stood in his way. 

It seemed like no matter how hard he worked or how much he tried, Luke wasn't able to become a warrior.

"Warriors..." Luke whispered with a sigh.

Warriors was a title that was given to the protectors of Earth; without the Warriors, the human race would have already been wiped out a long time ago. 

In the beginning of the 21st century, the entire world continued to have several virus outbreaks. 

The year 2003 was SAC11, 2009 was H0N1, and in 2013, finally the even more horrifying R-type virus broke out. 

As the R-type virus spread, it mutated into around twenty different kinds, which made it even more challenging for anti-virals to fight against. As a result, all the countries in the world had many deaths.

As the medical department advanced, the virus got under control.

However, on January 15, 2015, the R virus mutated into its most horrifying mutation; the one that became known was the RRR virus!

In the past, many R virus mutations were spread through body fluids, some of which could be spread through water. 

However, its life span in water is very short. 

On the other hand, this RRR virus could go through body fluid, go through water, and even worse... it could even go through air! 

With a lifespan of up to three hours in the air!

Right when the RRR disease appeared, it rapidly spread around the world. 

All forms of life, as long as they needed to breathe (whether humans or flying beasts), were infected.

By the time humans discovered the existence of the RRR disease, it was already too late.

After the infection with the RRR disease, the death rate reached 30%. 

In a matter of those three months, excluding the mass deaths of animals, the population of the world dropped by nearly 2 billion!

The survivors totaled 5 billion, all of whom have a natural resistance to the disease.

During these three nightmarish months, the whole planet experienced excruciating pain.

During this process, the 5 billion survivors realized that their bodies had strengthened. 

For some reason they could feel a strange energy in the air.

Virtually everyone's power, speed, rate of cell division, and skin toughness have at least doubled! 

Even an average man could easily surpass the previous world champion in running and weightlifting.

And then… disaster started!

The humans who have lived so comfortably have strengthened so much. 

The beasts that have survived the RRR disease have gone through even harsher conditions. 

In their transformations, their strength has raised surprisingly far beyond humans'. And some of these horrifying beasts got even smarter!

September 2015. Starting from the attack of the thousands of organisms in the sea, countless 'beast' transformed animals started attacking human settlements!

Blood, madness!

In the war between humans and beasts, the humans have realized that their explosive weapons, which they were so proud of, only worked on the lower-grade beasts.

  The stronger flying and crawling beasts had no fear towards the cannons. The bullets couldn't even scratch their armor! Homing missiles are easily dodged by speedy, quick-reacting beasts.

Even when humans used nuclear attacks, they shockingly found out…

The defense capability of the monsters was too great; only those within the blast radius of the bomb died. 

The monsters in the surrounding area weren't killed.

The power of the bomb wasn't as strong as the humans thought it would be. 

Even though it killed a horde of monsters, the radiation from the bomb gave birth to even more horrifying monsters. 

The most famous and horrifying monster of that year was the 'Crimson Sky Wolf', which could fly and massacred hundreds of thousands of people. It was at this time people realized…. Radiation could actually mutate the monsters!

Although horrifying monsters appeared, powerful warriors also sprung out from the human side.

  The Crimson Sky Wolf was defeated by a super powerful warrior who could also fly (ranked number 2 internationally: 'Lord of Thunder').

These warriors saved a large number of normal civilians at a crucial time.

They assisted the army in fighting off the horde of monsters. During this time, many epic stories came about.

Human scientists used materials from the corpses of monsters along with a new metal found on the moon to make a metal alloy even harder than diamond.

Given these powerful weapons that could cut through the monsters' armor, the powerful warriors didn't have to rely on just their bare hands anymore.

This portion of history was very clear in Luke's mind.

During the war, a large portion of the city was destroyed.

  Countries were hastily building six major bases to transfer the huge population. 

For the warriors, Luke country and India have the largest amount! For technology, the United States, the European Union, and Russia were leaders.

Since the number of monsters in the sea is immeasurable, all the island countries were destroyed!

Even now, the sea is the monsters' territory.

In the war between humanity and monsters, the only countries that are capable of defending themselves are: India, the United States, the European Union, Russia, and his country.

The rest of the countries were destroyed a long time ago. 

In the critical moment, the Human Confederation was formed, with the five countries as its nucleus. 

The United Forces of Human Confederation helped create many human bases all around the world.