Idczhen

In the year 2139, the world changed. Fundamentally and irrevocably. 

Everything happened too quickly. The sky cracked like an egg and armored dinosaur-like monsters lurched out of the fissure. The split, though small at first, quickly widened. Within a few short hours, these beasts had overrun the world. 

Countries, even those who had been enemies for centuries, sounded a global alarm. Political differences were cast aside as humans scrambled to find a solution—any solution—to what became known as the Great Disaster 1.0. 

Human experimentations began, first in reluctance, then in earnest. As days turned into weeks and weeks into months, failure rates remained high. Desperate for results, global authorities started turning a blind eye to how experimental subjects were sourced. 

Countless victims were kidnapped and trafficked to state-run laboratories. Shi Tian was but one of them. But unlike those who died nameless, in pain, and unrecognizable, he had the fortune of surviving after being injected with humanity’s last hope—an integrated chip. 

Except… the chip remained dormant. It seemed that certain circumstances must be met before the chip could be activated. What those circumstances were, even the scientists in charge could not answer.

Reboot: Mechanic

444, the number 4 represented death.

It was never an auspicious light to use the number 4 because of its resemblance and uncanny pronunciation to the Chinese letter death.

Most tend to avoid it because nothing good comes out of death. To humans, death was the end of their life and statistically, nobody wanted their life to end.

Unfortunately, humans never get to decide when their life will come to an end. That was until today when Shi Tian had officially given up his morality for the remaining humans.

These humans might have survived the great disaster, but they definitely wouldn't survive another major disaster. One that would engrave this uncanny number 4 in their heart forever.

"That's right, Miteys. Make sure to spray paint the number 4 once you leave the scene." Shi Tian showed the Miteys how the number 4 was written.

4 can be written in many different ways, but he chose one that anyone would be able to read.