The forest was filled with chaos.
Broken branches littered the ground. The smell of dirt and crushed leaves spread through the air. Somewhere in the darkness, frightened hikers were still running through the woods, trying to escape the nightmare that had appeared before them.
The monster stood in the middle of the destroyed campsite.
Its massive body towered over the area like a dark mountain. Its red eyes glowed with savage hunger as it sniffed the air, searching for the humans who had fled moments ago.
Its claws dug deep grooves into the earth.
To the creature, this world was nothing more than a new hunting ground.
Suddenly—
A faint sound came from the forest.
Footsteps.
The monster's head turned slowly.
Its glowing eyes narrowed.
Someone was approaching.
Lin Tian Arrives
A figure emerged from the shadows of the trees.
Lin Tian walked calmly into the clearing.
His expression was peaceful, as if he were simply taking a nighttime stroll.
Yet his sharp eyes were fixed directly on the monster.
For a moment, the forest became silent.
The monster stared at him.
Lin Tian stared back.
The size difference between them was enormous. The creature was nearly three meters tall, while Lin Tian looked like nothing more than an ordinary high school student.
But if anyone had been there to observe carefully…
They would have noticed something strange.
Lin Tian did not look afraid.
Not even slightly.
Instead, he seemed almost… disappointed.
"So it really is a dimensional beast," Lin Tian muttered quietly.
His gaze examined the creature carefully.
Black scales.
Curved horns.
Primitive aura.
It was a low-level beast from another realm.
In his previous life, Lin Tian had faced creatures thousands of times stronger than this.
To him, this monster was nothing more than a minor nuisance.
But to Earth…
It was a disaster waiting to happen.
The Monster Attacks
The creature growled deeply.
It could sense that Lin Tian was different from the other humans.
There was energy in his body.
Real power.
To the monster, that made him better prey.
Without hesitation, the beast lunged forward.
Its massive claws sliced through the air toward Lin Tian's head.
The speed was terrifying.
For an ordinary human, the attack would have been impossible to avoid.
But Lin Tian simply tilted his head slightly.
The claw passed harmlessly beside him.
WHOOSH.
The wind from the strike shook the nearby trees.
The monster looked confused.
It attacked again.
Another claw.
Faster.
Stronger.
Lin Tian stepped sideways.
Effortlessly dodging once more.
His movements were smooth and calm, like flowing water.
The creature roared in anger.
It swung both arms violently, trying to crush the human standing before it.
But every attack missed.
Lin Tian moved with perfect precision.
To him, the monster's movements looked painfully slow.
A Simple Counterattack
After several failed strikes, Lin Tian sighed softly.
"You're too noisy."
The monster roared again, raising both claws for a powerful downward strike.
This time, Lin Tian moved.
But not to dodge.
He stepped forward.
Directly into the monster's attack range.
The creature's claws descended like falling blades.
Yet just before they struck—
Lin Tian raised one hand.
His palm touched the monster's chest lightly.
For a brief moment, nothing happened.
Then—
A surge of cosmic energy exploded outward.
BOOM!
A powerful shockwave burst from Lin Tian's hand.
The monster's enormous body was lifted off the ground.
It crashed into a group of trees several meters away.
Wood splintered and shattered as the creature slammed into the forest.
The ground trembled from the impact.
For a moment, everything became still.
Dust slowly filled the air.
The Monster Stands Again
But the creature was not dead yet.
It slowly rose from the wreckage of broken trees.
Its scales were cracked in several places.
Dark blood dripped from its mouth.
Its red eyes burned with rage.
The beast had never encountered prey that could hurt it.
Now it was furious.
It roared louder than before.
The sound echoed across the mountains.
Then it opened its mouth.
Energy gathered inside its throat.
A ball of dark power began forming.
Lin Tian watched calmly.
"So you can use energy attacks."
The monster fired the blast.
A beam of dark energy shot toward Lin Tian like lightning.
The ground exploded wherever the beam touched.
But Lin Tian simply lifted his hand.
A thin barrier of cosmic energy appeared before him.
The beam struck the barrier—
And disappeared.
Like water hitting a wall.
The Final Strike
The monster froze.
Confusion filled its glowing eyes.
It could not understand what had happened.
Lin Tian walked toward it slowly.
Each step was calm.
Controlled.
He stopped a few meters away.
"This world is not ready for creatures like you," he said quietly.
The monster roared again and charged forward desperately.
Its massive claws aimed to tear Lin Tian apart.
But Lin Tian moved faster.
Far faster.
His body became a blur.
In an instant, he appeared beside the creature.
Two fingers extended forward.
He touched a point near the monster's neck.
Then—
Energy exploded inside the beast's body.
CRACK.
The sound was sharp and sudden.
The monster froze mid-motion.
Its body trembled.
Cracks spread across its scales.
A moment later—
The enormous creature collapsed.
THUD.
The ground shook as its lifeless body hit the earth.
Silence returned to the forest.
Aftermath
Lin Tian stood quietly beside the fallen monster.
He examined the corpse carefully.
"Low-level dimensional beast," he said softly.
"Probably forced through a small spatial crack."
He looked toward the valley where the portal had appeared earlier.
The energy there had already faded.
Which meant the rift had closed.
For now.
But Lin Tian knew something important.
If one monster could appear…
Others might follow.
His expression became serious.
"This world is changing."
He looked down at the dead creature again.
Its body slowly began dissolving into dark energy particles.
Creatures from other realms often could not remain stable on Earth for long.
Soon, nothing would remain.
No evidence.
No proof.
Just rumors.
A New Responsibility
Lin Tian turned toward the city in the distance.
The lights of human civilization glowed peacefully beneath the night sky.
Millions of people slept safely.
Completely unaware of how close they had come to disaster.
Lin Tian sighed softly.
"In my past life, I fought for countless worlds."
He looked up at the stars.
"And now it seems Earth will become another battlefield."
But this time, things were different.
He was starting from the beginning again.
Weak.
Rebuilding.
Yet something inside him felt strangely determined.
"This world gave me a second life."
His eyes sharpened.
"So I will protect it."
A Hidden Witness
But Lin Tian was not alone.
High above the forest, standing silently on a rocky cliff…
Someone had watched the entire battle.
The mysterious girl.
Mei Lin.
Her eyes were wide with shock.
She had followed the strange energy signal earlier.
But what she witnessed was far beyond her expectations.
"A monster…"
"And he killed it in seconds."
Her gaze remained fixed on Lin Tian as he walked away through the forest.
Her voice was barely a whisper.
"Lin Tian…"
"Who are you really?"
The wind blew softly across the mountain.
And somewhere deep in the shadows of the world…
The story of Lin Tian had only just begun. 🌌