Legendary Person: I brought my skills back to reality!

Shi Shaowei hung up the phone and let out a sigh of relief.

The situation in the southwest is classified as Level A and is quite strange. I hope my colleagues there have good luck...

His department, whose proper name wasn't the Dragon Group, wasn't much better—the Paranormal Phenomena Response Bureau. They specialized in handling these strange and supernatural events. The common name was the Bureau of Paranormal Affairs.

After hanging up the phone, Shi Shaowei sighed deeply and rubbed his temples. He walked to the window, looked at the bustling street outside, and felt a mix of emotions.

Three years ago, the first bizarre event struck the world. It was an ordinary Tuesday morning; he was working hard towards a promotion and a raise. Suddenly, the entire city descended into chaos. Countless twisted and deformed monsters appeared in the streets, devouring all living things and leaving behind devastation.

That day, Shi Shaowei witnessed his colleague being dragged into the sewer by a monster covered in tentacles. He would never forget the heart-wrenching screams and the sense of powerlessness that welled up inside him.

"Why is this happening?" he muttered to himself, clenching his fists. "Our once proud technology and civilization appear so fragile and vulnerable in the face of these supernatural forces."

This was the first documented case of a bizarre incident. The country mobilized its army, but firearms proved utterly ineffective against the strange creatures. In the end, human lives were sacrificed to finally eliminate them.

Afterwards, the government forcefully blocked the release of related information. There's no doubt about their capabilities in this area.

As time goes on, bizarre events are becoming increasingly frequent around the world. Europe, North America, the Middle East…

Meanwhile, awakened individuals with superpowers have emerged around the world. These individuals possess a wide variety of abilities, from breathing fire to generating electricity, and are essentially similar to the X-Men.

Governments around the world hastily established relevant agencies and recruited individuals with special abilities to combat these threats. Shi Shaowei soon became an Awakened One as well, and due to his outstanding performance in a bizarre incident, he was selected to join this mysterious organization.

China's Supernatural Phenomena Response Bureau, Russia's Extraterrestrial Affairs Management Bureau, the U.S.'s Psionic Events Investigation Bureau...

It may seem bustling and thriving, but it's not easy for anyone.

As people learned more, they discovered that things were far more complex than they had imagined. If mutants were to appear in the real world, the social problems they would bring would be far more intractable than those depicted in the movies.

Governments around the world not only face the threat posed by the supernatural, but also the dark side of human nature. Some, in pursuit of power, are willing to collude with the supernatural (many of the higher-level supernatural beings are intelligent beings), while others exploit the chaos for personal gain. Every action could be a matter of life and death.

Shi Shaowei turned back to his desk and opened a file. It contained a list of colleagues who had died in the most recent operation. His fingers gently traced the familiar names, a bitter feeling rising in his heart.

"What have we sacrificed so much for?" he asked himself, his voice low and hoarse. "Was it to protect innocent people? Or merely to prolong this already ravaged world?"

We need to speed things up; we have to do something.

Xu Hao stood at the edge of the starting village, gazing into the distance. He took a deep breath and gripped the ebony sword in his hand tightly.

"Finally level 15," Xu Hao muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming with excitement. He was level 14 when he logged off last time, and this time, all he did upon logging back in was level up and get stronger!

The real world has begun to reveal a glimpse of its dangers, putting immense pressure on Xu Hao.

Everything else is meaningless; only continuous self-improvement is the true path.

Back in the starting village, Xu Hao sold the small pieces of equipment he had obtained and bought himself a completely new set: brand new light armor. Xu Hao didn't choose any fancy designs, only the basic style; the crescent moon gleamed coldly in the sunlight; the glass ring and yellow crystal necklace shimmered with a faint light, adding a touch of mystery; and the large bracelet gave him a sense of security.

His backpack was crammed with various potions and scrolls, the heavy weight giving Xu Hao a sense of security. This time, he planned to grind in the Skeleton Cave, and wouldn't leave until he reached level 18.

He took a deep breath, opened the system, and checked his attributes:

Name: Xu Hao

【Level: 15】

[Occupation: Taoist]

[HP: 89/89]

[Magic Points: 75/75]

Experience points: 214/

【Strength: 11】

[Agility: 14]

【Intelligence: 13】

[Physique: 17]

【Lucky: 0】

[Skill Slots]: Healing Spell, Mental Combat Technique (Passive)

[Weapon: Crescent Moon]

[Equipment: Glass ring, yellow crystal necklace, large bracelet, light armor (male)]

[Remaining attribute points: 0]

[Login (cooldown) time remaining: 01:22:30]

Xu Hao took out a random teleportation scroll. The Skull Cave was quite far from the starting village, almost in the southwest corner of the Bichon Province map. Walking there would be too slow.

"Skull Cave, here I come!" Xu Hao shouted, tearing open the scroll.

A flash of white light, and Xu Hao felt dizzy. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a gloomy forest.

The air was thick with the smell of decay, and the surrounding area was filled with withered trees whose branches stretched towards the sky like claws of a demon.

"This...this isn't right!" Xu Hao looked around, opened the system to check the map, and realized that he was still quite far from the Skull Cave.

Just then, a deep roar came from behind. Xu Hao turned around abruptly and saw a huge orc, nearly three meters tall, charging towards him, wielding a giant axe.

"A half-orc warrior!" Xu Hao curled his lips. This thing was pretty tough, and it would be a bit difficult to fight, so it wasn't very worthwhile. But since he had run into it, he guessed it was just bad luck.

He instinctively raised his crescent blade to parry, but the vast difference in strength sent him flying like a scarecrow. Xu Hao crashed heavily to the ground, a trickle of blood escaping his mouth.

"Ugh!" The intense pain made Xu Hao groan involuntarily. He barely managed to lift his head and saw the ferocious face of the half-orc warrior was already inches away.

"Damn! Absolutely amazing!" Xu Hao gritted his teeth and struggled to get up despite the excruciating pain.

He turned and ran, casting two healing spells on himself as he ran.

In the legendary game, orc warriors are divided into two types. The ordinary one has 300 health points, and its attack and defense are roughly the same as the red boars in the pig cave. The other type is rarer, the elite orc warrior, with 900 health points, and its attack and defense are slightly weaker than the white boars.

This was clearly beyond Xu Hao's current strength; he was lucky that Xu Hao didn't defeat him instantly.

The orc warrior swung his giant axe again, and Xu Hao barely dodged it this time, but his sleeve was still slashed. Blood flowed down his arm and dripped onto the withered grass.

Xu Hao ran a couple more steps, creating some distance, and took a moment to tear open a random teleportation scroll without even daring to use a healing spell.

If we land and encounter a top-tier half-orc warrior, then it's just bad luck, and we can't blame anyone else.