Levelling Up System In The Apocalypse Novel

Derek Carter never asked for a System, an apocalypse, or the crushing weight of humanity's last hope. Abandoned and orphaned in Paleview City, his days were consumed by survival—avoiding aggressive bullies, hunting for meals, fabricating his way through school gates. Before everything fell apart, just staying alive took everything.

Then a glowing screen tears through reality: [Warning: The world is doomed. Try not to die.]

Perfect. Apocalyptic warnings with zero explanation. Exactly what an orphan needs.

Monsters now infest Paleview City as existence itself fractures. Derek's "legendary" starting stats? Barely above nothing. The System tempts him with raw power, but there's one insurmountable problem—he's never won a single fight in his life.

Armed with cutting sarcasm, questionable judgment, and absolute refusal to yield to death, Derek stumbles into the most catastrophic (and possibly terminal) adventure imaginable. If the world truly is collapsing, he'll ensure the burden falls on someone else first. History remembers survivors, not heroes. And heroes are vastly overrated anyway.