The light escaped Ajax's eyes and was very bright that blinded the beautiful woman for a moment before she shockingly looked at Ajax.
"What happened to you? Are you mesmerized by my handsomeness?"
Ajax jokingly said the beautiful woman with a slight smile on his face.
"Shameless,"
After hearing Ajax's words, the beautiful woman replied with a scoff as she continued, "You have only 10 minutes left for the completion of your three hours trial time."
As soon as she finished her words, she left from there and didn't bother with him anymore.
'Damn it! Why is he so lucky?'
While returning back to her tree, she cursed Ajax's good luck.
'Ding,
 Congratulations to the host for comprehending the Longbow Dao.
'Ding,
 Congratulations on successfully reaching the level 2 Longbow Dao.
'Ding,
 Congratulations on successfully completing the second trial.
'Ding,
 Please complete the remaining trial within the next 10 minutes; otherwise, the host will lose all the rewards he got in this hall.
Just as the beautiful woman left in front of Ajax, his head was filled with a series of system notifications that made him excited and at the same time, he became anxious as he had to finish the last time within 10 minutes.
"Calm down. You can do it, Ajax,"
Ajax calmed himself down as he looked at the distant monster peach as he readied himself.
Even though the trial looked very simple to him, Ajax felt there was something wrong with the trial because the last two trials were also difficult.
'I hope, there will be not much difficulty in this trial,'
Soon, he aimed at the monster peach using the arrow from the magical quiver with the help of the longbow.
'Swoosh'
Without wasting any more time, he released the arrow at the monster peach; however, just when the arrow was within a few meters, it was deflected by something invisible to his eyes making him anxious.
'Here comes the difficulty of the trial,'
Ajax was not surprised much by the sudden deflection of the arrow as he had already expected this kind of thing to happen.
'Hmm..how to hit the monster peach with the arrow?'
Ajax was trying to find a way to complete this trial and started thinking of various possibilities for the deflection of the arrow.
'Ding,
 Less than five minutes to go.
As he was in his thoughts, the system sent a warning notification to remind him of the time.
'Argh'
With the system notification, Ajax became even more anxious as he finally came to a conclusion.
.....
Inside the mercenary guild,
While Ajax was busy clearing the halls in the battle tower, inside the main hall of the mercenary guild, there was a tension environment.
"Guild master, I have had enough of your actions. Today, if I don't erase your mercenary guild, I will change my name,"
Looking at the guild master, five old cultivators, Edmond and others' happy expressions on their faces, Stephen Daraton could not endure them for much longer before he snapped at them with a face full of rage.
'Here comes the interesting part,'
'Let's see what the guild master will do?'
'I hope both side fight and injure themselves then I can have my chance to rule the Zrochester province,'
Sensing the powerful energy fluctuations from Stephen Draton's body, everyone started whispering to each other or muttered to themself.
As for the leaders of the top powers, they were thinking of replacing the royal family, if the mercenary guild injures the royal family.
Even a cat would fight back if it is cornered and injure the attacker before dying. Just like that, all the heads of the top powers hoped the mercenary guild to injure the royal family as much as possible and it would make the royal family reveal all its trump cards.
"Your majesty, this is not the royal hall or the royal city. It is my mercenary guild and I will laugh however I want. If you don't like it then you can leave it," Even then, the guild master showed no fear at all as he spoke in a calm tone that made all the leaders of the top powers excited.
'Holy heck,'
'Even though the king is not very powerful, those old monsters sleeping in the royal tombs can't be taken lightly.
'Excellent guild master. Make the king even more angry,'
Hearing the words of the old guild master, everyone sitting in the main hall started their whispering once again.
"Really? Then I will erase this mercenary guild,"
As soon as he finished his words, the king rushed at the guild master in an attempt to take his life in a single attack.
'Your majesty, don't do it,'
However, before the king could even take a couple of steps towards the guild master, he was stopped by the old royal minister.
'Hey old man. Leave me; otherwise, I will make you beg me for your death,'
The old royal minister's cultivations were a little higher than the king. So, he was able to stop the king without much difficulty. That was the reason why the king didn't force himself towards the guild master; instead, he asked the old minister to remove his hand from his shoulder.
'Let me say something first; after that what you want to do I will leave it to you,'
However, the old minister didn't take his hand off the king.
"Say it,"
Stephen angrily replied to the old minister.
He was very angry that his minister had placed his hands on his shoulder in front of everyone.
'Stephen, if you mess things up, I will leave the royal palace and then you will be on your own,'
All of a sudden, a familiar voice resounded in Stephen's head that made him shuttered as he immediately suppressed his anger and calmly returned back to his seat.
'...'
Seeing the king's actions, everyone became flabbergasted as they didn't understand what happened to the king all of a sudden that made him calmed down.


#Silver prize winner in the Webnovel Spirity awards Spring 2020
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Sovereign of the firmaments.
My Cultivation System. 

Ajax was an orphan who survives a massacre along with his friends but unfortunately gets separated from them.
 Fortunately, after a turn of events, he successfully gains a system which helps him increase his cultivation, but doesn't know what it is called.
 But he knows one thing for sure, this system is very powerful and helpful in taking his revenge.
 "Whoever you are, I am gonna find you", Ajax mumbled himself with a disgruntled expression.


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Stephen thought to himself, The scoundrel who has once landed me in a horrible situation actually did not show a tinge of remorse or guilt now that we met again. He's pretending like he doesn't know me at all. How shameless! Not only did this bastard almost kill me in the Abyss of Tharlen, he even snatched away the three relics of Geresco that should have belonged to me. There is no doubt that he could enter the Legendary-realm so soon and enjoy such a huge reputation in the Breezy Plains all because of the relics. I should be enjoying that. 
Stephen was furious beyond words.
Although Stephen was just an Archmage, he was not at all afraid of Lin Li who was already a Legendary-mage, because they were now in the Dark Blade's campground and in the presence of the three leaders of the Dark Blade, who included his father. He was confident that they could defeat a Legendary-mage who had just entered the Legendary-realm.
At this moment, all Stephen wanted except revenge was to snatch the three relics of Geresco back. Since Lin Li could rely on Geresco's relics to advance to the Legendary-realm, why couldn't he do so too?
He was especially enticed by the Book of Eternity, which contained all of Geresco's life experiences. It was a holy grail that all mages looked up to and coveted. Putting the Archmage Stephen aside, even a Legendary-mage like Borg was just as tempted by the Book of Eternity as he was by the Immortal King's treasure. 
Stephen actually had a simple mindset. Instead of painstakingly searching for the Immortal King's treasure, he decided that he'd rather try to defeat Lin Li and snatch the Book of Eternity from him before considering anything else.
However, before Stephen could even rush towards Lin Li, Borg rushed forward and stopped Stephen from proceeding. He barked, "Outrageous! Master Felic is my guest. Stop making a fool out of yourself. Get lost!" 
Stephen immediately stopped in his tracks, and glared at Lin Li who was standing a short distance away. However, he had no choice but to suppress his resentment out of fear of his father. He turned around and stormed back into his tent angrily. However, he did not seem as angry as he really was on the surface. In fact, he seemed a little thrilled.
Stephen felt that his father was not actually blaming him for being rude, but rather had other plans in mind. Since Felic was a Legendary-mage, it wouldn't be hard for him to flee if they were to really get into a scuffle. Hence, he felt that his father had to be planning to lure Felic in before the three of them colluded to defeat him. He thought, Felic is just a minor Legendary-mage who has just entered the Legendary-realm. He probably won't even be able to keep up in battle and stay alive for a moment. By then, the Book of Eternity will belong to me and Father. It will be easy for me to enter the Legendary-realm then. 
Regardless of Stephen's dreams, Borg led Lin Li and Cheyenne to the largest tent in the middle of the camp. When the subordinates outside the tent saw Borg, they quickly bowed to him respectfully before extending their hands to pull the curtains up. 
There were already two people in the tent. They seemed to be waiting for Borg to come back. Sensing the energy fluctuations in the two's bodies, Lin Li guessed that they should be the other two Legendary leaders of the Dark Blade. From the appearance of the two of them, he could tell that one of them was a Warrior, while the other was a Bandit.
The person who was dressed like a Warrior had long curly blond hair and a thick beard like Borg. His appearance reminded Lin Li of the nickname Golden Lion. Looking at the Warrior's body, he realized that he was tall, burly, and clad in a simple half-body soft leather armor, which revealed his bronze-colored skin and toned muscles that were like copper cast iron that contained huge destructive power. Judging from the energy fluctuations in his body, Lin Li was reminded of the Sword Sage of the Storm from the Warriors Union in Alanna. Although he didn't know who the stronger one was, he could at least confirm that the Legendary Warrior in front of him was at least level-21.
The Legendary-mages were familiar with Rule Power, and were masters of elemental Rules, thus allowing them to create Magical Domains that could be completely controlled by their minds. In the Legendary-realm, Warriors were known as Sword Sages, and were in the pursuit of the ultimate development of their own power and the exploration of their own mysteries to obtain more power. The strength of a particular individual was actually subjective—a matter of opinion. Wisdom or power alone couldn't be a standard for comparison between the strong and the weak. Although humans in Anril generally believed that Legendary-mages were stronger than Sword Sages and other professions of the same level, no one would really despise or belittle Sword Sages. Those who had had probably faced terrible consequences. 
When the benefits were tempting enough, even brothers would turn against each other, let alone partners who had nothing to do with each other, and only decided to work together at the last minute. Lin Li did not doubt it at all. If he were to abandon Cheyenne from the Malfa Family and work alone with the Dark Blade, he would definitely be attacked by them in the end. Even if he owned all kinds of treasures, he would probably be at a loss in the face of the joint attack by the three Legendary leaders. 
Not to mention, Lin Li shifted his attention onto the Bandit whom he felt he could not see through. It seemed that he was level-21, but Lin Li somehow felt that something was wrong about him. However, he could not put his finger on it. He could not tell if it was due to the fact that Bandits had special abilities or because of another reason. However, he could not help but feel uneasy about being unable to see through him, hence keeping his guard up.
Rumor had it that the founder of the Dark Blade was a powerful and mysterious Bandit. Lin Li reckoned that it had to be the person in front of him[1]. Among the three Legendary leaders of the Dark Blade, Borg was probably not the most terrifying. Instead, it could be the Bandit Lin Li could not see through. He might not be stronger than the other two, but Lin Li found him even more dangerous. 
Based solely on appearance, the Legendary-realm Bandit looked more like a traditional aristocrat who was from a noble family with copious heritage. His dark brown hair was meticulously combed back, and his mustache seemed to have been trimmed too. His white shirt was combined with a well-cut jacket, which made it impossible for anyone to associate him with scheming bandits.
There weren't any more speculations about the Legendary Bandit, apart from the rumors of his formidable power. No one knew his origins, and his past was a mystery that couldn't be seen through. However, Lin Li knew that what he saw was the true image of the Bandit, devoid of any disguise. 
Although the special nature of the Bandit profession would often require them to change their appearance to hide their identity during missions like stealthy assassinations, the act of disguising had become insignificant for Legendary Bandits. It would be useless to rely on those tricks to deal with another Legendary figure of the same level, after all. Besides, there was no need they dealt with the targets below the Legendary-realm.
Therefore, the impeccably dressed aristocrat was presenting his true appearance as a Legendary Bandit. Of course, that also made Lin Li a little more curious about his origins. He wanted to know what made a traditional aristocrat turn into a Bandit and establish such a huge bandit organization like the Dark Blade.
While Lin Li was observing the two Legendary leaders of the Dark Blade, they, too, were in fact scrutinizing Lin Li, the young Legendary-mage. They were not surprised by the arrival of Lin Li, because it was no secret that the Malfa Family cooperated with the Tower of Dusk. It could be said that everything about Aminya City was known to the Dark Blade. Hence, it was logical for Borg to go to Cheyenne to discuss the cooperation and invite Lin Li for a visit too.
The Legendary figures knew very well about the hardships of the journey, and they could hardly believe that a young man barely past 20 had within a short period of time already completed the journey that they had spent years to complete. Stephen said it was because of the Book of Eternity, but the three Legendary powerhouses knew that the book alone was not enough to take Lin Li to such heights, as much of it was a summary of Geresco's life experience.
If Legendary figures represented legends in the hearts of ordinary people, the young Master Felic of the Tower of Dusk could be considered the legend of all legends. It was not a gauge of how strong he was, but he was so powerful that he intimidated all three Legendary leaders. It was surprising enough that Lin Li had already made it to the Legendary-realm at such a young age even though he was only at the bottom.
"Cheyenne is an old friend of ours, so we can save the introductions. However, I must introduce Master Felic of the Tower of Dusk." Borg introduced Lin Li to two of his peers before saying to Lin Li, "The one with the mustache is Lansdale, while the one with the beard is Baldela. They're the other two leaders of the Dark Blade. Please come with me…"
Lansdale was the mustached Bandit, while Baldela was obviously the bearded Warrior who resembled Golden Lion.
They chatted and exchanged greetings cordially, after which Borg led Lin Li and Cheyenne to their seats. Five Legendary powerhouses gathered in a tent, an uncommon scene that could rarely be seen, especially since the Malfa Family and Dark Blade had an intense feud. None of them remembered ever having such a calm and harmonious conversation while being seated opposite each other.
Of course, they were not completely calm and harmonious. Well, at least Cheyenne was not as composed as he appeared to be on the surface, especially after seeing the map in the tent. Lin Li was not very clear about the map, because it was not the design sketch of Sky Castle. It was different from what he saw at the Malfa Family. However, Cheyenne obviously knew what it was because he was the one who'd illustrated it according to the narrative of that High Elves Print, so no one knew every feature better than he did. Although the map was slightly different from the one he'd made, it was clearly also created based on the transliterated High Elves Print.
Noticing that Cheyenne had shifted his gaze onto the map, Borg smugly said, "What's wrong, Cheyenne? The things you mentioned are all here. I didn't lie to you, did I?" He then made eye contact with his peers smilingly.
When Borg had proposed the cooperation earlier on, he had said that he owned not only the treasure map, but also information that Cheyenne and Lin Li didn't have. The treasure map was now hanging in the tent, and Cheyenne was very clear about its authenticity. There were also some clues on the map which hinted at the existence of the information. 
Cheyenne took a closer look at the hanging treasure map, and soon saw that there were plenty of details on the map that had been modified, including some of the areas he himself had felt vague at the time. Everything was clear on the map. After all, the Dark Blade was the owner of the area, and—to put it simply—understood the geography of the place better than Cheyenne did. The locations of the gullies and hills were also clearly annotated on the map. 
From these details alone, it could be seen that the Dark Blade did not come to take advantage at the last minute, and instead had put in lots of effort. In fact, Cheyenne also knew that cooperating with them would be their best bet given the situation that they were currently in. The danger in the Haiga Mountain Range was far beyond what most people imagined; hence, it was necessary for them to have the Dark Blade guide them during the exploration. Of course, Cheyenne still felt rather uncomfortable at the thought of his own family member leaking the information and the treasure map.
Actually, everyone knew that cooperation was the only option for those who wanted to obtain the treasure of the Immortal King. The Dark Blade seemed to be powerful with three Legendary-realm leaders and more than 200 elites who were at or above level-15, but it would be impossible for them to make the treasure entirely their own. Putting aside the obstacles that they might face during the quest, the Dark Blade might not be able to take it if the Malfa Family were to relentlessly attack them, let alone with a young Legendary-mage. 
The same was true for Lin Li. With the powerful support of the Dark Blade, at least their journey before finding the treasure would be easier, and their chances of finding the treasure of the Immortal King would also be higher. As for what problems the three parties would face during the distribution of the loot after they found it, that was not the focus of consideration for the time being. As long as it was guaranteed that Lin Li would obtain Thunderbolt and the treasure that sealed it, Lin Li couldn't be bothered with the rest.
Borg looked at the contemplative Cheyenne, and turned to look at Lin Li. He suddenly yelled out of his tent, "York, tell Stephen to come here immediately."
[1] More like the founder's descendant, I suppose, or maybe the most important of three leaders. Either that or the author suddenly forgot the Dark Blade existed for centuries lol.


Lin Li accidentally enters another world while playing with his smurf mage account just after he maxes out all kinds of crafting skills, bringing with him various top-grade materials. Although his character is practically powerless, what he gains in return is unprecedented magical talent! Can he survive by himself after being thrown into another world?

Almost 13.7 billion years ago, Cosmos was an infinitesimal singularity. Based on Big Bang theory, some unknown trigger expanded to inflate the three-dimensional space. As the immense energy of this initial expansion cooled, light began to shine through. Eventually, the small particles (molecules/atoms) began to form into the larger pieces of matter (energy) inclining towards quantum entanglement forming the galaxies, stars and planets.

One questionable aspect revives whether any parallel universe exists?

With our current technology, we are only limited to observations within this universe because the universe appears to be curved and we are dwelling inside the fishbowl, unable to see the outer realms.

Warm, fuzzy, and silky is what he felt the first time he stretches his hand on the sheet. The kid stretches, even more, releasing the sound of groans as if having an aching back. Well, in Stephen's case, he does have an aching back. He tries stretching once again then decides to stand up, noticing something heavy behind him. He turns around to see large wings attached to his back. He startles at the sight and immediately runs to the mirror to see if he is dreaming or not. Once in front of the mirror, his instincts told him to scream and shout, and for help. But after what he saw, he is more amazed by the thing in his back. Black, blue, and violet with a little contrast of pink and a hint of white are present to the wings. The look of the feathers is a bit odd then to those that the Angel Gods have. They don't look silky soft and organized properly; they just looked all over the place. But Stephen doesn't care how they look like, he just cares how heavy it is. It is weighing him down too much that he thinks he will have major back pain every single time they come out. "What shall I do with these, then?" he asks himself, not knowing what to do after this big revelation. "Shit! Is someone got to teach me how to do control these things? Shall I give it a name?" he mutters as his train of questions kept on coming and coming and coming, as he tends to forget everything around him. As the thought kept on invading his senses, he didn't notice Triton walking towards him. When the wolf tries to boop his nose to Stephen, the boy's instinct takes over and slaps the wolf away from him. Stephen turns around when he heard Triton's sudden outburst of pain when he hits the rough wall, piercing a tiny wound in Triton's back. "Triton!" Stephen yells as he tries to approach the wolf but Triton stops him from going to him. "Don't! Your wings are still untamed. I don't want you to get hurt!" the wolf said as he tries to stands up but failed. Stephen telepathically called Laryo and Uran for help. But when the two older wolves came inside the room after hearing Stephen's frantic calls, they found Stephen covering Triton with his wings and a bright light is coming out from them. "What is happening?" asks Laryo as he watches the bright light vaporizes into nothing, leaving no trace of its existence. "What was that?" asks Uran as he tries to understand whatever is happening in front of them. "What is going on, Triton?" asks Uran after what he sees. "The wings; they were too powerful. I don't think Stephen could control it in such a short period of time," he said as he tremblingly placed Stephen on the bed. "Can we perhaps ask Alviary or the Queen to postponed the war?" he said knowing that something like that won't happen, even if they want to. 
~0~0~0~
"Everything is ready, my liege." a creature with tentacles said as he places all the weapons on the table that is also filled with necessary weapons to fight against the Angel Gods. "Good," it says. He approaches the table with a sardonic smile then grab the longest sword that is present in front of him. "At last, the war is near. The death of the White Wolf will finally be accomplished," it says with pride in his voice as he chuckles loudly, alarming the people underneath the room. 
"Mom, I'm scared," said the little girl wearing a magical veil. Her clothes are filled with diamonds and silky to touch. She looks at her mother with fear in her eyes as she hugs her tight. "Is he going to kill us?" she asks with a trembling voice, asking her mother a question with no possible answer. Her parents have lived for a thousand years and they already fought a thousand wars together, but they never had encountered such creatures like this. Strong and manipulative, something that people literally fear of. Big and scary, something that could kill an entire race. Genocide is what he wants to happen. The sticky, red hot liquid is what he wants to see, flowing in his garden. The screaming pain of agony and suffering is what he wants to hear in the early morning. The people of Biringan have the same thought after he killed their fifty-thousand brave soldiers in just one outburst. They were so scared that they just offered him bribery to spare their lives in exchange for their lifelong service until the war ends or until he wins the said war and if that happens, he will reign as the new King of all Realms. A title that most creatures will dream to be. Her mother tightens her grip on her child's body before covering her with white satin, a known defense against the powerful Sluagh that surrounds the gates. It will cover the scent of the child making her invisible in the eyes of a Sluagh.  "Cover yourself with this and make sure it won't fall, okay?" the mother said to her trembling child. "Once you are out of this cage, go to the ferryman and asks if he could bring you to the Phantom Island for free. If not, pay him with these," she said giving her three leugo bills and a bag of aurum coins. "Promise me, you will survive, and I will promise you, we will, too," her mother said as the child burst into tears and hug her tightly for the last time before walking through a dark tunnel, leading to the outskirts part of the tower, where the dungeon is located. The girl looks back to her mom before waving her last goodbye and carefully steps into the tunnel. 
She is scared of leaving her parents behind but she promised them that she will get help and they will all be saved. She heaves a sigh and walks towards the tunnel, and into the junction that was cut into two; one that leads to the gates and one that leads to the empty waters that surround the city. She chose the path towards the empty waters and before she even reached the exit, someone grabbed her by the arm, she wants to yelp but if she did, the Sluagh will hear her and she will be killed. She whimpers as she felt the one who grabbed her, flips her around to face her. When she saw who it was, she was relieved. "It was just you, Igño," she whispers. Igño just looks at her and asks, "What are you doing? Do you want to get killed?" he said as he looks around the tunnel making sure no one followed her inside. "No, I will look for help on the island," she whispers trying to convince the little boy to let her go so she could accomplish her quest. "Are you mad? The island was long gone, there's nothing there to ask help for," he said in a whisper, also convincing her not to go. "I still want to try," she said before pushing the little boy away from her and starts walking towards the exit again. "You will regret not believing me," the boy warns as he backs away from the tunnel. The little girl just watches him disappear in the darkness, heaving a sigh of relief, and proceeds to exit the tunnel. As she walks in the dampest part of the tunnel, she reminisces the past where she and Igño are still friends. She had never seen the boy so frantic and pessimistic. He has always been someone who is positive and gives a lot of cheerful attitudes. She doesn't know when or how did he change but this is not like him at all. Leaving his thoughts about Igño, she proceeds towards the shore looking for the ferryman. She looks for over a minute until she spots the ferryman wearing satin clothe just looks exactly like hers. She runs towards the ferryman and someone grabs her again. She struggles for a while but she eventually stops when he heard the voice of the ferryman. "Stop, please." He whispers; too quiet as if he is telling her a very deep secret. Something that should not be shared with others. "That is a Sluagh dressed like a ferryman," he said as they quietly stare at the creature in front of them. "A news from the king said that there is someone from the slumps that are trying to escape to the island and ask for help," he said as he tries to cover the kid with his scent so the Sluagh won't smell her. "It could be you or someone else, but someone from your kind, reported the escape to their King," he explains, as the kid tries to process everything that is happening, there is one name that kept on showing to her mind. 
"Igño."
But she is still one sure about one thing, so she asked the ferryman for some answer. "Can the Sluagh affect someone like me?" she asks with curiosity in tone with a hint of anger and sadness. "The Sluagh can only affect children, your age," he simply answered which made sense for her. "How do you know if he is infected?" she asks again. The ferryman thought for a minute before he answers. "Their breath," he said. "Their breath smells like freshly picked flowers from the garden, and as for the people of Biringan, your breath smells like concentrated perfumes," he said explaining a bit longer and trying to make her understand the difference between a freshly picked flower and the concentrated perfumes. But as he explains it to her, her mind was long gone and her eyes start to water when she realized that Igño, her childhood friend, is infected. The ferryman saw the tears and felt bad for the kid, so he stepped out of their hiding spot and immediately killed the Sluagh with his mighty sword. It was not hard to kill the Sluagh since its just one of Agus' minions but he still got tired of fighting it. When he came back to the kid, she is already smiling so he smiled back. 
"Ready to go to the island and meet everyone?" he asks, the kid smiles and nods at him. He then carries her and spread his dark blue wings. He positions himself as if to jump and lowers his wings before jumping to the sky, opening his wings and flaps them, never looking back to the ruined city of the lost; Biringan.

Cursed. She's cursed. How did this happen? 

Momo is just an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life with his ordinary brother in their ordinary big mansion. She is the youngest in the family and has an old friend named, Lulu. But when her school day is interrupted by a classmate telling her she's involved in a strange curse, her life turns upside down.

Since then, the weirdest things began to occur in her life and a mysterious boy suddenly appears. 

Is he the aid that she needs? Or the cause of her death by the curse?

Read along and find out! 

"Is Momo the one holding the curse or in the beginning, it was Xhien all along?"
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The cover is made by an author friend, Innaru!

Although Li Hanqiang had not planned to invite any other players to defend his city, he was still required to send out a notice for the mission.
Rapidly, a mission notice was posted in the Chaos Temple of every major city in every region. 
"Chaotic City No. 68's City Lord Li Hanqiang has announced a city defense mission. A lonely man's life is like the depths of winter. A single man holding the city does so to wine and song. This is what it's like to be invincible and there is nothing you can do about it. Come at me then, come and raid my city if you dare! @Emperor's Rich Guild!"
After the mission notification had been sent out, a system's notification chimed in, "Current mission joiners, 0/0"
0/0 meant there were no empty slots available, indirectly forbidding any gamers from even taking part in this mission!
After the mission notification had been sent and in order to gain more notoriety, Li Hanqiang proceeded to delay for a little longer before ending his prep time.
This current wave monsters were all Level 14 Mountain Wolves. The total health of each of these creatures was between 1200 to 1600 Hit Points.
The Rocket Tower was merely for show at the moment. All the melee little gremlins who did not have any Battle Carts were gathered at the final line in the rear and they were all screaming, "All hail the King!" Not a single one of them dared to advance while the three Green Gremlins were making doughnuts with their Battle Carts on their Chaotic Stone Slabs. 
However with the Bright Lance Dark Arrow Tower in play, it appeared extremely intimidating.
Bright Lance Dark Arrow Tower was erected next to the Sword Tower. It could fire at a rate of once every three seconds. Bright Lance and Dark Arrow would fire at the same time. Bright Lance would come out of the tiny temple door while the Dark Arrows would fire from the top of the tower, like the flash of a shadow.
These simultaneous attacks could only be directed at a single target. Bright Lance had a chance of missing. However, the Dark Arrow could never be missed.
Mountain Wolves were normal monsters and these creatures never knew how to dodge or block attacks. If they were lucky, they would be able to dodge the open attacks once or twice. However, it would be extremely rare for them to dodge the attack more than twice.
Li Hanqiang was focused on the dual attacks of Bright Lance Dark Arrow Tower. He was able to see a series of frequent numbers in chains of three.
-50, -100 then the health bar immediately dropped to zero.
This was no different from a one-hit knockout. The effect of the attacks on a single target was basically explosive.
The Beast Hunter was a formidable and powerful opponent and his experience points were gradually increasing.
In this manner, the wave had lasted for three hours and it ended with Li Hanqiang's perfect and successful defense of his city. He was awarded two Chaotic Stone Slab and a Small Money Pouch.
"All hail the King!"
"Our King is invincible!"
"Only an insignificant monster, nothing to fear!"
"Charge! Attack!"
The group of little gremlins were extremely excited at this moment and their spirits and morale were high. They were turning somersaults while the Green Gremlins made doughnuts with even more gusto.
"These were nothing more than a bunch of bootlickers!" Li Hanqiang had only used these gremlins as cheerleaders and although the gremlins were completely useless, they were at least stronger than a group of aunties doing line dancing.
After a perfect defense, Li Hanqiang had once again gone up to Level 8. The mob of little green gremlins were unable to level up, they were just there as a placeholder. 
The Beast Hunter had also reached Level 4. His damage per second had increased to 60 and his experience card displayed 36/500!
However, the rewards from this wave were trash. Li Hanqiang had only managed to receive a single Random Defensive Tower Blueprint Fragment.
After placing the two new Chaotic Stone Slabs next to the mutated towers, Li Hanqiang proceeded to summon two more little gremlins to stand on top of that position as he immediately began another wave of battle.
[The 68th guild master of Hundun City had started a city defense mission, the seventh wave continues! Aren't you coming to leech experience? @Zhen Deqiang, @Zhen Dejun, A-list celebrities!]
Li Hanqiang chuckled as he sent out that mission's notification, then proceeded to immediately end his pre-battle prep. After that, the monsters appeared out of the Space-Time Wormhole. This time, it was not a wolf, it was a tiger instead!
It was a Level 16 Feral Eyed Tiger!
It roared while charging forward!
Upon seeing that, all of the little gremlins were trembling in fear. Even the Green Gremlins were trembling in their boots. Li Hanqiang felt that if they were not limited to the Chaotic Stone Slab, they would have long fled the battle.
The Feral Eyed Tiger only had 200 Hit Points more than the Mountain Wolves. However, it had a greater movement speed. It was capable of advancing six to seven meters every second.
Even though that was the case, in three hours' time, Li Hanqiang had once again defended his city perfectly and had advanced to Level 10. The Beast Hunter was now at Level 5, its damage per second had been increased to 75 and was now slightly better than a Basic Arrow Tower.
The reward this time was a single War Corridor Alteration Scroll.
[War Corridor Alteration Scroll (A1): Unique item, used only by the Chaotic City Lord. Upon usage, the War Corridor will be increased by a hundred meters and it adds another Chaotic Stone Slab.]
"There's a number to these modification items, what if there are a series of items out there. However, it seems the effects of item number one are very limited. This reward is awful. Has the Emperor of Europe[1] abdicated?" Li Hanqiang lamented in silence. All he wanted right now was the Rapid Development Small Loot Box.
Li Hanqiang had never used the War Corridor Alteration Scroll. When he looked at the time, he noticed it was already three in the morning. However, he was wide awake at this moment since during the monster raids, he had slept in weird patterns, which gave him enough rest.
"I can initiate another Gold Coin Challenge!" 
Hence without hesitation, Li Hanqiang had made his way toward the Limitless Tower and immediately started the Gold Coin Challenge.
Almost instantly, an army of Golden Infantry appeared in neat formations. They were quick to appear and they were also quick to die, leaving behind a huge pile of silver coins on the ground.
However, the second wave was the powerful Golden Cavalry and as usual, Li Hanqiang was still unable to stand up against it.
The Golden Infantry and the Golden Cavalry were known as Elite Monsters. Their HP were twenty times the normal amount, hence Bright Lance Dark Arrow Tower would not be able to trigger an instant kill. According to actual analysis, the combo would yield a total damage of 2,150 points. This should have been enough to instantly kill the golden foot soldiers, but it would be unable to kill the Golden Cavalry in a single combo. However, since the Golden Cavalry had taken some damage from the Fire Tower, which shaved off half of their total hit points, the Bright Lance Dark Arrow Tower was still able to kill them with a single attack.
However, they were just too numerous.
Therefore, Li Hanqiang's current Gold Coin Challenge had killed a total of 248 Golden Cavalry which had yielded 40 gold coins and 40 silver coins.
Based on this result alone, he was still unable to exceed the single yield of Chun Sanyue ever since he had received 45 gold coins in a single challenge. Despite that, he had once again made it onto the leaderboard. He was ranked in the tenth spot.
"Hahaha! I, Li Hanqiang have returned!" Li Hanqiang proceeded to cackle out loud as he chose to display his nickname publicly. His name was displayed onto the leaderboard.
The little gremlins proceeded to once again praise him. They cheered, "All hail the great King, our King is invincible. Our King is spectacular and majestic and our great King has returned!"
Upon hearing the endless cheers, Li Hanqiang's ego was inflated at that moment. He felt the need to brag and show off his results. Hence, he proceeded to begin the eighth wave battle and once again announced his mission.
Thus, it was almost instantly that the notification for that mission was sent. "Lord of the Chaotic City No. 68 has initiated another city defense mission. He has returned to the Gold Coin Challenge Leaderboard. Hahaha, I, Li Hanqiang have returned!"
The instant that message was sent, he slightly regretted his decision.
"An announcement like this is very tacky. It would only show how petty I am and would affect my majestic image. A powerful man should remain aloof and distant. I should reflect on my mistakes and be more humble and low profile. I will never be drawn to the usage of false titles," Li Hanqiang reflected in silence.
[1] Chinese internet slang that originated from gaming. It refers to the notion that European monarchs were extremely good looking and had good fortune. This in context would mean that Li Hanqiang is lamenting his lack of luck.


This is the story of Li Hanqiang, an avid gamer who tries out a newly launched online VR game known as ‘Endless World’. He meets many different players, maneuvering through both friends and foes, as he learns the tricks of the trade to try and claim the spot of the top-ranked player within the Endless World. Come and witness Hanqiang in his journey as he collects gold coins, deals with the underhanded schemes of others to thwart his objectives, and builds different defensive towers to fight against the endless hordes of monsters that attack his city. Let’s defend the Chaotic City together!

A hero's unfortunate death. The birth of a villain who shall take the whole world by surprise. Will he fulfil his father's dream or give it one hell of a nightmare.

(It's early in the morning as all of the Lockheart Kingdom's residents come together for a city-wide announcement regarding the attempt on Stephen's life. On the Palace's Balcony, are the King and Queen of the Lockheart Kingdom, Mason, and Kate Lockheart. Behind them are Stephen and his childhood friend and rival Ken Kitsugu, from the Kitsugu Clan, one of the founding clans. After them, are Katherine Uesugi, leader of the Uesugi Clan, the other founding clan of the Lockheart Kingdom. As a few moments pass, both Mason and Kate make way for Stephen as he steps up to inform his people.)

Stephen: Last night, an attempt on my life was made. Two mercenaries killed several of our family members who serve to protect the outside barrier, but they did not stop there. They then proceeded to steal from of us. Taking artifacts and gold. Thankfully, an unknown bystander saved me and killed the mercenaries. While this is good news, I fear that the worst has yet to come. What I mean by this is that I saw The Bloody Crow last night after the attack. He stood atop of our Watch Tower and then disappeared within the night. 

(As Stephen says this, the people begin to talk about their individual safety now that the Bloody Crow can enter the Kingdom.)

Stephen: Yes I know that hearing this is frightening, but I am here to tell you that we, the Uesugi and Kitsugu Clans, the Royal Guard and myself will protect every single one of you. As you all are all a part of my family. 

(As Stephen says this, he raises his fist as it bursts with his blazing Crimson Fire.)

Stephen: You have my word. 

(As Stephen says this, the crowd begins to roar in rally of Stephen and begins to chant his name. A few hours pass, as Dante arrives at his hideout in the mountains. As he walks downstairs, he takes off his gear and put them on his rack. After this, he goes further down within his hideout to the underground hot springs and proceeds to relax. As he is enjoying his quiet hot bath, he begins to sense some familiar magic, then suddenly begins to his old friend's  voice in his head.)

Kitara: Dante. 

Dante: Well hello Kitara. I knew I sensed your magic. I didn't see any of things up top, you must not be back yet, are you?

Kitara: Just what did you do last night, Dante? There was a public announcement about it a few hours ago in the Lockheart Kingdom. 

Dante: No need to worry Kitara. Everything is fine. I've just decided that it's time for my return Kitara. 

Kitara: Dante no! We've talked about this. 

Dante: Enough Kitara! It's been seven years....I've trained my body into the ground. I am at my peak strength right now. I will have my revenge, Kitara. He's my mark. 

Kitara: While I know where you're coming from Dante, you should've told me what you were planning. Your little incident has very far reach.

Dante: Does she know?

Kitara: Dante...... 

Dante: Does she know Kitara?

Kitara: The Black Crow knows. 

(As Kitara says this, Dante sits up and as his eyes quickly widen, but quickly regains his composure.)

Dante: So she does? This is good. 

Kitara: You can't be serious? How is her knowing is good?!? If she thinks that you've Fallen, then she will hunt you! And you and I both know that there is no escape from The Black Crow. 

Dante: As I said, everything is fine. Have you found the ingredients for the spell yet?

Kitara: Yes. Have you completed your part of the task?

Dante: It will be done tonight. I plan on wiping out the entirety of Ragnarock tonight. 

Kitara: You're becoming too predictable Dante. You must slow down. I'll be there in a few days. Try not to get yourself killed Dante. 

Dante: If I didn't know any better, I'd say you actually care for me Kitara. 

Kitara: Goodbye Dante.

(As Kitara says this, her magic link ends. After this, back within the walls of the Lockheart Kingdom, Stephen and Ken walk through the Kitsugu's Tiger Garden.)

Ken: That was a great speech you gave earlier. Way to turn around the people's moral. 

Stephen: I am their protector Ken, it's what I do. 

Ken: So what are you gonna do about this Crow problem? The guy practically doesn't exist. No one knows him or where he comes from. Not to mention his level of skill which is frightening as he alone has wiped out clans double my own. He isn't someone we can take lightly. 

Stephen: Yes I know. I'm not completely sure as what I want to do yet, but I do have a lead. 

Ken: You do? 

Stephen: Yes. Last night, The Bloody Crow killed the last mercenary by ripping out his heart and dropping his body from the Watch Tower. I managed to see a symbol on his arm matching the same symbol on his partner. That symbol belongs to Ragnarock. 

Ken: Ragnarock? As in the mercenary group Ragnarock? 

Stephen: Yes. I've had a few scouts find me a location of one of the there larger camps nearby. 

Ken: And we are going there to find answers. 

Stephen: We'll go tonight, so prepare yourself. 

Ken: You can count on me, Stephen. 

Stephen: I'll see you later in a few hours friend. 

(As Stephen says this, elsewhere Dante has started to training. Throwing quick strikes and kicks, while incorporating sword strikes as well. After an hour of training, Dante walks to a waterfall, jumps through the water to the cave behind it, and begins to meditate. As he does this, Dante's Yatagarasu flies in and lands on his shoulder and caws.)

Dante: You've found their location? Thank you Yatagarasu. Your help has been appreciated. Please take a break. You've earned it friend. 

(As Dante says this, Yatagarasu stays on his shoulder and rubs its beak on Dante.)

Dante: You wish to stay? Very well then. We have work to do.

In the first book of the series, Seven years pass since Dante's execution, he returns stronger than ever to wreak havoc on the land and seek vengeance on those who wrong him, including his own family.

Antonio "Anton" Aizpurua is a young man in his early thirties. Who is a graduate of the University and is at the crossroads of seeing what he is going to do with his life. Unfortunately he has not been very successful in getting a good job that allows him to undertake.
This has condemned him to being a complete failure and having to live with an aunt. He lives with a job he hates as a customer service operator at a cell phone company.
Besides that, he is a lonely person who finds it difficult to connect with other people, especially with women. He has a single friend named Guillermo who has the same dilemmas as him and with whom he shares his sorrows and challenges.
This whole situation makes him immerse himself in his fantasies. He is a great fan of literature, especially fantasy. The vast majority of his time is spent fantasizing and daydreaming. Even all this grows to lead to the development of a series of fantastic stories starring a female character with whom he will end up obsessing.
On a day like any other you will be walking through a park when you will be hit by a sudden electrical storm. Our hero is struck by lightning, but he comes out absolutely unscathed but he will also end up acquiring a rather peculiar power, that of creating things at his will. He can create anything just by wanting to, from inanimate objects to living beings, including people.
This new power added to his overflowing imagination will result in all kinds of varied, strange, electrifying and even dangerous situations. Our hero will end in a thrilling odyssey where the barriers of fantasy and reality will be completely destroyed.

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