Eight decades have passed since the Abyss consumed Yan Luo's world, shattering humanity's illusions of military supremacy as even their deadliest weapons prove useless against the weakest Abyssal creatures. The emergence of Engravings offered humanity a desperate advantage—channeling magical power to amplify combat prowess in the face of demonic threats. Yan Luo has always dreamed of becoming a demon hunter, yet fate dealt him a cruel hand: he cannot bond with any Engraving, forever barred from the magic that separates survivors from corpses. Undeterred by his limitation, he refuses to abandon his calling and prepares to venture into the demon-infested frontier armed with nothing but determination. "This is irregular. You haven't registered an Engraving yet—there's no record of any imprint. You're departing anyway?" "Process my entry now. I must reach the exploration outpost before darkness falls." "Listen, return if the hunt becomes overwhelming. No shame in retreat."