Chapter 1

Chapter 1

It has been more than a decade since dimensional gates opened on Earth.

Now, the Awakened have become ‘Hunters,’ people of an entirely different class who can earn hundreds of millions from a single gate raid.

But...

“Huh?”

It had nothing to do with an ordinary person like me.

No, that was what I had thought.

But then.

[Dawn of Civilization]

Achievement Accomplished: First Ruler

→ Planet DIE No. 25 Assignment Complete

Privilege: Planetary Ruler Authority Granted

― A unique planet will be formed within your body.

― You may select and develop a race on the planet.

― The growth of your race will become your strength.

[Accept] / [Reject]

“I... Awakened.”

It seemed I had entered their world too.

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There is a game called Dawn of the Races.

A game that existed before dimensional gates or Awakened ever appeared.

A brutally difficult game whose ‘Extinction-Class’ difficulty no one had managed to clear in all those years.

And after abandoning every kind of fantasy race and making attempts for more than a decade, it was the game I had finally cleared using ‘Primitive Humanity.’

When I cleared that game, a message appeared before my eyes. In a form that looked very familiar.

I reached into empty air, but my fingertips simply passed through it.

Awakening. That phenomenon people who become Hunters supposedly experience, now?

‘Does this make any sense?’

No matter how impressive what I did was, it was enough to grant me an Awakening ability? That Awakening ability said to be a fortuitous encounter among fortuitous encounters?

“It’s exactly like the game?”

Thump, thump.

The format of the system window, the typeface, even the designation ‘Planet DIE No. 25.’

‘They said Awakening was an opportunity rarer than winning the lottery.’

Becoming Awakened changes your life. From the life I have now, barely scraping by with a convenience-store part-time job after losing my family in a gate incident.

Gold spoon, diamond spoon, no.

Right. I’ve gotten the spoon called Awakening.

Swoosh.

I raised my hand. My trembling fingertips stopped in front of the [Accept] button.

‘Let’s go.’

The moment I pressed the button.

“Urgh!”

Something deep inside my heart began expanding, pushing aside flesh and muscle.

“Ghk!”

Thud―

The strength left my legs. My knees slammed into the floor first.

Convulsions began, and my jaw trembled violently.

‘Am I going to die?’

I couldn’t breathe.

Black spots spread along the edges of my vision.

And just before I lost consciousness.

“...Haa.”

The pain vanished completely.

“Hoo. Haa. Shit.”

Sprawled on the floor, I gasped for breath. Just how painful had it been? My T-shirt was plastered to my back.

Ding―

[Planet Creation Complete]

Planet DIE No. 25 has been formed within your body.

Location: Dimensional Space Within the Heart

Environment: Primitive Planet (Ecosystem Formation Complete)

But I had no time to change clothes. My attention was drawn to the appearance of another message.

“Living creatures?”

I placed a trembling hand on my chest.

―Thump, thump.

The same heartbeat as always. But something was different. A presence I could feel between each beat. The sensation that another space existed somewhere inside my heart.

‘They’re moving.’

Living beings were breathing and alive. Creatures running, flying, hunting.

Goosebumps rose across my skin.

[Race Selection]

Select the dominant race to be placed on the planet.

Caution: The deployed race will compete with the existing ecosystem for territory.

Warning: Choose your race carefully. It cannot be changed.

A list unfolded before my eyes.

[Available Races]

― Wolf Pack (Combat Power: B / Adaptability: D / Development Potential: C)

― Bearfolk (Combat Power: A / Adaptability: B / Development Potential: D)

― Dragon Hatchling (Combat Power: S / Adaptability: F / Development Potential: S) ⚠ Growth is extremely slow and heavily affected by the environment

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― ✦ Primitive Humanity (Combat Power: F / Adaptability: S / Development Potential: SSS)

* Growth Potential: Infinite

* Initial Difficulty: Extreme

* Unlocked Through Special Achievement: ‘Special’ Evolution

⚠ Early survival is difficult without intervention from the Ruler

There were many races.

I had raised every one of them at least once.

“...”

But my gaze went to the very bottom.

‘Primitive Humanity.’

When I touched the name marked with a golden star, detailed information unfolded.

Primitive Humanity

Core Traits:

― Rapid Adaptation / Ability Acquisition / Rapid Evolution / Civilizational Development

Advantages:

― Absorption of Other Races’ Abilities

― Capable of developing into the strongest race in the long term

Disadvantages:

― Extremely weak initial combat power

― Extremely high early survival difficulty

This was another race I had raised hundreds of times in the game. The beginning was hell, but once they got on track, they grew at a terrifying rate.

‘But if I fail this time.’

Anxiety swept over me. This was an Awakening opportunity that had finally come my way. If the human race went extinct, I would never be able to escape my current life.

“Hmm?”

Then one word caught my eye.

* Unlocked Through Special Achievement: ‘Special’ Evolution

“‘Special’?”

It was a feature that hadn’t existed in-game, even up until I cleared it.

My finger moved on its own and touched ‘Special.’

[Additional Explanation for ‘Special’ Evolution]

→ The appearance of ‘Awakened’ individuals among Primitive Humanity has been unlocked.

Awakened individuals use supernatural abilities such as magic or aura.

Important: Awakened individuals are dozens of times stronger than ordinary individuals

Appearance Probability:

― Early Period (1st Generation): 0.1%

― Middle Period (10th Generation): 1%

― Late Period (50th Generation): 5%

― Civilization Period (100th Generation and Beyond): 10% or higher

This trait is a special bonus exclusive to the real-world system that did not exist in the game.

“What?”

My mouth fell open on its own.

Awakened.

This game was an old classic among old classics, one that had existed before Awakened ever appeared.

There was no reason for something like this to exist in the game.

Originally, the strategy for Primitive Humanity was to develop them until they reached a level like the modern age.

If something like this had existed? Frankly, it never would have become a game nobody could clear.

That was how absurdly overpowered this ability was.

Thump, thump.

My hands began to tremble.

No, my entire body trembled.

“Magic? Aura? Superpowers?”

Primitive Humanity are humans. No matter how much they trained, they could never become as strong as a bear.

And yet humans had received SSS in Development Potential.

Because once humanity built its civilization all the way to the science-fiction stage, it could crush every other race even without superpowers.

And now Awakened could even be born among those humans?

‘This changes everything.’

If a magic Awakened appears, they can create fire from their hands and call down lightning. If an aura Awakened appears, they can tear apart a bear with their bare hands. If a psychic Awakened appears, the entire tribe can communicate instantly.

‘And the probability, too.’

Once they enter the Civilization Period, the entire tribe could potentially become a group of Awakened.

What about the other races? No matter how much you raise a bear, it is still a bear. Dragons have F-rank adaptability.

But Primitive Humanity has S-rank Adaptability and SSS-rank Development Potential.

That alone makes them the highest-tier race by my standards.

And now they even get Awakened.

“This is insane.”

A laugh escaped me.

‘Of course, that makes the beginning all the harder.’

The red warning text caught my eye. Initial Combat Power F. Early Survival Difficulty: Extreme.

‘It is dangerous.’

But I had know-how accumulated over 3,000 playthroughs of the game. I knew how to keep them alive and how to make them evolve.

‘I can manage the risk.’

“This is it.”

I reached out.

[Primitive Humanity.]

I selected Primitive Humanity. Now that I had cleared the worst difficulty using them, no other race could even enter my consideration.

And on top of that, they could develop the special ability of becoming Awakened?

I can’t resist this. No, I won’t.

Ding-a-ling!

[Race Creation Complete]

100 individuals of Primitive Humanity have been deployed to Planet DIE No. 25.

Tribal Composition:

― 70 Adults / 15 Adolescents / 15 Children

― Tribal Chief: 1

Current Status:

― Hunger 60% / Cold 40% / Fear 80%

Threat: Predator Pack to the North

I could feel them.

Somewhere beyond my heart, one hundred living beings were breathing.

I could feel every single person’s breath. The pure vitality of the children. The resilient vitality of the adults.

And fear. Roars heard every night. Hunger. Cold. Death.

‘You’re afraid.’

My chest grew warm.

‘But you’ll survive.’

I placed my hand on my chest.

“And evolve.”

One hundred primitive humans. Weak beings living together in a vast cave.

But they would evolve. Awakened would appear among them.

Until the day when beings that scavenged carcasses became hunters, when Awakened appeared, and when they became rulers.

I would be with them.

[Starting Tutorial]

Just as I made that resolution.

“Huh?”

Another message appeared.

[Planetary Ruler Tutorial]

You will be transported to the location where your race has been deployed.

You will directly experience the authority of a Ruler.

Forced Transport In: 3 Seconds

In a completely unexpected direction.

“Wait, what?”

I waved my hand, but the message did not disappear. There wasn’t even a button to cancel the tutorial.

Which meant...

[3]

“Uh. W-Wait, shit!”

That I was going to be forcibly transported.

Thump!

My heart pounded again. More violently this time.

“Ghk!”

My entire body vibrated. The resonance penetrated all the way into my bones.

My vision warped. The scenery of my room blurred like watercolor.

Ding―

[Dimensional Transport Initiated]

Destination: Planet DIE No. 25

Estimated Duration: 10 Seconds

Vwoom!

My body floated upward. Gravity vanished.

Light poured down. Even with my eyes closed, white light penetrated through my eyelids.

My consciousness gradually faded, leaving my mind dazed.

Eventually, my thoughts stopped.

And then.

[Dimensional Transport Complete.]

I lost consciousness.

There Is Primitive Humanity Inside My Body

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