Li Yu awakens a Psionic Ability in a post-apocalyptic world of endless rain and starvation, but his malnourished body cannot support its activation. He serves as temporary captain of a small scavenger squad. After a fruitless fishing attempt, he returns to camp to find Gao He attempting to assault Fu Xiyao, the squad’s only girl. Gao He, backed by Song Deng and Kang Le, admits to hoarding food and decides to split the squad. He takes most of their stored tree roots and purified water, also trying to seize the distillation apparatus until Li Yu stops him with his bow. Gao He leaves with a lewd threat toward Fu Xiyao. Overwhelmed by hunger and illness, Li Yu collapses. Fu Xiyao carries him to a shelter, feeding him her last dried fish and tree roots while praying for his recovery. She fears the fate of lone women in this brutal world — being enslaved as breeding tools or eaten.Li Yu regains consciousness and finally activates his Psionic Ability. He sees a data panel displaying his wooden bow’s stats: LV1, effective range 30 meters, 100% accuracy after a five-second aim. His power source is an abdominal cyclone that consumes energy with each use and requires sustained intake of mutated creature meat to recover and gain experience for upgrades. To regain strength, Li Yu hunts a Rain Rabbit, a mutant rabbit that evolved gills to breathe underwater, notorious for its speed and near-impossible capture by normal weapons. Using his targeting system, the aiming circle locks onto the rabbit; after five seconds, his arrow kills it instantly. The kill grants enough experience to upgrade his bow to LV2, extending its range to 50 meters, while the rabbit’s meat replenishes his cyclone. He shares the meat with Fu Xiyao, who is astonished but grateful. That night, as they rest, Li Yu’s cyclone slowly absorbs the energy, and by morning his experience fills again, upgrading his bow to LV3 with a 60-meter range and increased proficiency. However, each upgrade drains his cyclone, underscoring his constant need for food.They return to their old camp to salvage remaining supplies before departing. While traveling, Li Yu’s enhanced senses catch the alarm calls of sparrows, signaling nearby danger. He changes course but still encounters a six-person scavenger squad. The hostile squad spreads out, moving to surround them with clear intent to rob and kill. Li Yu quickly nocks an arrow, locks onto their leader, and holds his aim. The squad hesitates, intimidated by the ranged weapon. Their captain examines Li Yu’s ragged appearance and the bow, wondering if he belongs to a powerful group. The confrontation freezes into a tense standoff. The scavengers do not retreat, and Li Yu and Fu Xiyao brace for violence, knowing that only strength and caution can carry them forward. The story follows their struggle against betrayal, hunger, and constant threats, with Li Yu’s evolving Psionic Ability as their only edge in a world where trust is shattered and predation is law.
