Awakening in the Mist

An endless black mist shrouds the land, with mist beasts emerging from the fog, trapping humanity in ruined towns as they struggle to survive. Everyone believes this is a sudden apocalyptic disaster, but beneath the black mist lies a shocking secret that could overturn all understanding. In his previous life, he endured ten harsh years in the apocalypse, betrayed by friends and heartbroken. Reborn with deep regret, Lin Jin returns to the eve of the mist's arrival. He stockpiles supplies in advance, gathers displaced survivors, and battles endless waves of rot beasts, shadow hunters, and abyssal lords. As Lin Jin explores, he gradually uncovers another side of this world... When the layers of mist are torn away, the mastermind behind it all finally reveals themselves. — Description from novelcodex.org