Zero-Level Talent

In 2031, the deep sea split open, and black mist swallowed the world. Humanity retreated to the highlands, awakening patterns in the mist—one pattern, one order. Level is rations, is medicine, is the qualification to live. Li Hao's pattern is zero. Officially called a waste pattern: it gathers no source, does not grow, and combat power equals that of an ordinary person. His younger sister is twelve, and the spots on the back of her hand are creeping toward her wrist. One mist-suppressant costs three hundred source crystals; he earns twelve a month. He scavenges in the mist zone, hiding his palms with gloves. Then he discovers that zero can "eat"—patterns eaten will grow on him, and he eats others' memories along with them. He climbs level by level, and only when he reaches that wall does he see clearly: the wall is not meant to block the mist. "Zero is not emptiness. Zero is a door." Behind the door, there is also zero. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Zero-Level Talent — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠