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          A strange creature is floating in the colorless space. This creature has the appearance of an eyeball, but its similarity with an eyeball stops here. Most of the creature's metallic black surface is covered by glowing circuitry lines that merge into its neon blue iris, and the color of this creature's iris is the same as the color of those circuitry lines. This creature has a light yellow pupil in the center of its iris, which is blinking in a steady interval.
          At first glance, this creature seems like a nightmarish creature that comes out of a sci-fi movie, but this creature is actually the supreme being in [Fictional Realm]. This creature is called [Administrator] and its purpose is to manage the circulation of [resource] that keeps the [Fictional Realm] stable and existing indefinitely.
          [Fictional Realm] is the name of a metaphysical realm made from mankind's collective subconscious thoughts and their beliefs about fiction. It is both illusory and reality, existing as both matter and dream.
          As the manager of the [Fictional Realm], [Administrator] dwells in the centermost of this imaginary universe. Although it never left its dwelling, [Administrator] always knows what happens in [Fictional Realm] because it is omniscient. And with [Administrator]'s authority in this imaginary universe, [Administrator] is also omnipotent. Of course, [Administrator]'s power is limited to this imaginary universe alone.
          With that, [Administrator] is an existence akin to God. No... [Administrator] is the God of this imaginary universe. It is the absolute supreme being above all overpowered fictional characters that were ever being created by mankind's ideas. And despite [Administrator]'s power is absolute, it doesn't mean [Administrator] is without an equal, and truth be told, there exists a threat against its existence…
          The natural counter of [Fictional Realm] and [Administrator] — created by the jaded thought and realistic outlook of mankind who was disillusioned by their harsh reality, an existence called [Oblivion] is the natural counter of [Fictional Realm]. Although they were made from the collective subconscious of mankind, which means they share a similar origin, [Oblivion] has an advantage against [Fictional Realm] and [Administrator] because of its conceptual nature — [Oblivion] exists only to erase the [Fictional Realm], a nature that presented a gross disadvantage for [Administrator] and its imaginary universe that wants to preserve their existence.
          [Administrator] has tried countless attempts to fight off the advance of [Oblivion], and yet all [Administrator]'s attempts met with utter failure. [Administrator] has sent off the strongest characters — heroes, antiheroes, and villains — from each fictional world within [Fictional Realm], but those characters ended up as insignificant nuisances against the [Oblivion], which devoured them in the blink of an eye.
          Like throwing countless eggs on the boulder's hard surface, those eggs cannot harm the boulder. Maybe, the more apt metaphor is, like throwing pebbles into an ocean. And it was nothing but a waste of resources that could be used for better things.
          Although those characters were powerful, they lacked something that could affect the [Oblivion]. And that something is the [Will of Mankind] from [Reality].
          Coming to that conclusion, [Administrator] had an idea: "What if I summon someone from [Reality]?"
          Since [Fictional Realm] and [Oblivion] were made from humanity's collective subconscious, a person from [Reality] is surely the answer for [Administrator]'s dilemma. But summoning someone from [Reality] is something easier said than done! Although [Administrator] is peerless in the scope of [Fictional Realm], [Administrator] is only peerless in this imaginary universe and cannot summon a person from [Reality] through conventional means that often happened in Portal Fantasy stories. As an aside, [Administrator] intimately knows the concept of Hero Summoning from many worlds within this imaginary universe. After all, all fictional ideas that were thought out by mankind existed in this imaginary universe. And 'Portal Fantasy' is a well-known genre of fiction. There are countless worlds wherein that kind of phenomenon happened.
          Be that as it may, [Administrator] can still summon someone from [Reality], but not through the conventional means that normally happened in those 'Portal Fantasy'-based worlds. Because of the nature of [Fictional Realm], [Administrator] cannot summon this person's physical body. Only this person's ego can be summoned to [Fictional Realm].
          Furthermore, summoning the ego of a person from [Reality] is an arduous and costly endeavor. [Administrator] needs to sacrifice an exorbitant amount of the [resources] generated by mankind's subconscious thoughts and beliefs. And lately, this [resource] is very scarce and enough to maintain the continuity of the [Fictional Realm] while slowing down the progress of [Oblivion].
          It is clear that [Fictional Realm] is currently in a precarious situation.
          The reason behind this [resource] deficiency is, as time progressed in [Reality], mankind collectively become stagnant and lazy because of the convenience of the modern era. They have stopped producing substantial ideas and beliefs, lacking inspiration and imagination, which are important to generate enough [resource] to sustain the [Fictional Realm]. And so, [Administrator] experienced [resource] deficiency. Still, with the mechanical precision in management, [Administrator] was able to save up the extra [resource] for an emergency. It is unclear if its savings are enough to fuel the summoning. [Administrator] has never done this, after all. There is a chance it doesn't have enough energy.
          "Regardless, I shall do it!" The desperate [Administrator] decided.
          And so, [Administrator] consumed its saved [resource] and opened a connection to the collective subconscious of mankind. And just by doing that alone has taken almost the entirety of [Administrator]'s savings, but [Administrator] soon discovers its saved [resource] isn't enough to pull someone's ego from [Reality] to the [Fictional Realm].
          "Should the energy for keeping my realm stable be used for this?" [Administrator] asked and started weighing its decision.
          If [Administrator] uses up its stored energy that must be circulated in [Fictional Realm], countless worlds will cease to exist at once. And without those worlds to slow down [Oblivion], that conceptual calamity will quickly and easily get closer to [Administrator]'s location in the centermost of the [Fictional Realm]. However, if its plan succeeds, it can stop the advance of its archenemy indefinitely.
          It is a dangerous gamble. [Oblivion] will claim it if [Administrator] makes a mistake, but it can also prolong [Fictional Realm] existence if it succeeds!
          After finding its resolve, [Administrator] discovers another problem, it can't just take anyone from [Reality]! It can't summon someone charismatic that can sway the masses, which is the kind of person [Administrator] needs the most! A person with the power to move the masses has an important connection with the collective subconscious of mankind. Someone like that has overabundant resources to fight off the [Oblivion], as well as maintaining the expenditure of [Fictional Realm]. However, that kind of person is very important in the [Reality], and [Administrator] cannot take that kind of person away from [Reality]...
          Well, truth be told, [Administrator] can summon someone like that, but it will cease to exist because of converting its existence into the required [resource] to summon such a person. In the end, [Administrator] narrowed down the list of candidates it could summon without endangering its existence...
          Somehow, all the candidates it can summon are Otaku or Weeaboo that aren't significant in [Reality]. And truth be told, [Administrator] doesn't mind that kind of people because they suit its needs. Being mindful of its expendable [resource], [Administrator] selects the candidates with the cheapest [resource] to summon them.
          From here, the candidates are Otaku and Weeaboo who don't mind getting summoned to another world — people who are delusional and dreamer — they know that being summoned to another world is something that only happens in fiction but they still wish to get the opportunity to experience that. They are people without family or significant others to tie them down in [Reality]. And they consider their life is too difficult, and they yearn to have a superpower to make their life more easy and convenient. These kinds of people are surprisingly many. And so, [Administrator] summons one randomly.
          After pulling the ego of this person, [Administrator] discovers that its connection to the subconscious of mankind has been cut off. Perhaps, it is the instinct of mankind's subconscious to protect themselves. That aside, this happening presents a bigger problem for [Administrator]. Since [Fictional Realm] was cut off from the [Reality], it wouldn't receive the [resource] to maintain the existence of [Fictional Realm]. 
          [Administrator]'s regret is bottomless, but it can do nothing about it. At least, [Administrator] has someone from [Reality] that can become a constant resource generator for [Fictional Realm]. Well, [Administrator] only grasped a lifeline here. Nevertheless, [Administrator] achieved what it sought out even though [Fictional Realm] and [Administrator] is in a pinch now.
          Putting aside its regret and other irrelevant thoughts, [Administrator] begins experimenting with this person. After some time, [Administrator]'s experiments met mixed results. [Administrator] could turn this person into the generator of [resource] to replace its cut off supply from the collective subconscious of mankind. However, the resources it gained was very limited, even below the standard of a single person's worth of resource it could gain from the collective subconscious of mankind.
          However, it couldn't be helped since this person is only a mediocre person, and this person was under outside influence to stimulate his willpower. No matter, what is important is [Administrator] has realized it could cultivate this person to produce more [resource] for [Fictional Realm].
          Other than that, [Administrator] discovered that the 'something' it needs to fight off [Oblivion] can be produced by this person. However, [Administrator] cannot reproduce this 'something' because the production of this 'something' is according to this person's desire and willpower.
          Because of that, [Administrator] is helpless. It cannot just force this person to generate this... All right, let's call this 'something' as a 'vaccine' to fight off [Oblivion]. Although it has absolute omnipotence and omniscience, its power only affects this imaginary universe, and since this person came from [Reality], he is beyond [Administrator] capability to directly exploit him.
          "Was that Mankind's Free Will? Mankind is an amazing creature." Although [Administrator] cannot directly exploit this person's will, it is still feeling amazed by this human.
          After some moments, [Administrator] puts aside its amazement to this human and focuses on the more important thing, "The best method to cultivate this person's willpower is the reward and punishment method. It can also make him cooperative, I suppose. All right, I shall prepare the tool to help this person's cultivation. First, I shall prepare a system that will help cultivate his willpower and make him cooperative to my cause..."
          There are many fictional worlds within [Fictional Realm] with the protagonist — also called the World's Chosen One or Fate's Chew Toy  —  possessing a system. Using one of those systems as the template is an easy thing to do. After tailoring a system, it is the time to pick out a world to transmigrate the ego of this person, and [Administrator] picks out a world it thinks this person will like to be in. Then, it sends the ego of this person to inhabits its new body.
          Afterward, [Administrator] only needs to wait for this person's development...

Reincarnated in the world of anime, acquiring a system, having no responsibility other than thinning out the ever-present 'monsters', getting the opportunity to become powerful and travel to other fictional worlds, and can do anything you wish... even if you want to make all pretty woman yours, conquer or destroy worlds, and other crazy stuff...

Are those things worthy of being a slave in all but name for a higher being for eternity?

Well, let's find the protagonist's thoughts about it in this story!

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This story contains mature content (I.e. Profanity, Gore, Sexual Content, and other strong and offensive contents for some perspectives). Beware, only for eighteen and above!

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In the Beginning, Darkness was over the surface of the Deep. In that deep was a transparent soul floating aimlessly on that boundless void. That soul looked like a bright star, which illuminates the void. That shining soul was in a deep slumber not knowing where it is. Then another light that comes to that void out of nowhere, and start morphing into a humanoid shape. An hourglass figure with graceful features. She has long golden hair, a light green eyes and a golden halo that float behind her. There is one thing that will come to anyone who would see her «GODDESS». 
She looked at the soul who should be extinguished in this void of nothingness, but kept moving without anything happened to her with a gentle look on her face.
"It is truly amusing for a soul to keep existing in void realm. Normally anything here will be shredded until nothing remain, but this kind soul is still intact. It seems it did great deeds in its life. Nevertheless, it quit surprising to be here without anything happened to it."
With that said she extended her hand toward that soul, garb it in her hand and leaved the void.
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"As you see you are dead Toujou Tatsuya-san." said the goddess to a golden haired boy with deep red eyes in front of her.
"I see!!! However, recalling what happened, I guess I don't regret what I did back there. If I the same happened once again I will sacrifice myself to save the others. Although I did not make it to the finals but that doesn't matter now. So what is gonna happen? Heaven? Hell? Or I will be reincarnated to my world?" He said while looking her.
"Unfortunately, you can't reincarnated to your world, I am really sorry. However, I can reincarnate you to one of those fictional worlds you know about. In addition, I can guarantee you any wishes you want as long as it is reasonable one, but in exchange, I will take your Karma. Alternatively, you can choose to enter the Samsara Cycle and be reincarnated in a random world. So what is your choice? Take your time and think carefully about your own decision."
Our young protagonist start pounding over the choices he was given. Certainly, he was tempted by her offer to be sent to another world; after all, he read many of those Isekai Light Novels and Fanfictions. He read so many of those novels to the point he wished to be sent there. Moreover, he was a professional gamer especially in VRMMO games. He was once hailed as the BATTLE GOD in the PRO CIRCLE. So he was thinking about which world he want be reincarnated in. While he was recalling those fictional works he read before he stumped at specific work, it was one of his favorite. He was dreaming to be there fighting those fictional beings inside this work, just the thought of that would make him get an adrenaline rush. Thus, before he participate in any game event he would read a volume so he can lay waste on his opponents. He liked it to the point that when he won one of those event, he was given the right to create any special tool he want. Therefore, he created what would be known later as the ultimate tool that destroy gods and demons based on the tools in this work. The name of the work is High School DxD written by Ishibumi Ichiei. 
"I made my mind. I want to reincarnate in DxD world 19 years before the plot starts. So how many wishes I can get with my Karma" Finally, he made his choice so he looked at the Goddess and stated his choice.
"You know you have a huge amount of Karma, so with that taken you got 7 to 10 wishes."
"Alright! First thing first, I want a Perpetual Mana Generator like that in A Commonplace Story of Overpowered Sorcerer Fanfic novel. Second, I want the ultimate skill Creation Lord Ahura Mazda & the origin skill Information King Akashic Records from That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Light Novel. Third, I want the Boosted Gear. Fourth, I want to have a tool I created in my Computer. Fifth, I want a Physique that allows me to handle any type of energy and adaptable to any changes I experience. Sixth, I want S-Cells of ancient Saiyan, as those cells would make anyone's fighting potential limitless. And Finally, I want my own dimension bounded to me" He released a sigh finally finishing his list of wishes and waiting for her response.
"You sure are greedy & cunning one young Tatsuya!" the Goddess replied looking at the young boy.
"What can I say. I was tempted by you offer so I decide to go full drive on my wishes. So are those acceptable or there should be some changes?" 
"Actually your wishes burned all your Karma points especially the second and fifth wishes burned more than half of them. So your wishes has been fulfilled and for your fifth wish, I will give you the Origin Physique; this one is the beginning of every physiques so it will suit you better. Now that you have got what asked for it is time to send you there." As she said that, a portal opened behind his back and sucked him.
"Enjoy your new life young boy" she said as she also disappeared from there.

Follow the journey of young boy named Toujou Tatsuya crossing the worlds and fighting many foes across the multiverses with his Allies.

This work is inspired by : God succession system by Mr.Harry_Dresden, How to survive in the World DxD with Fragment Memories by CompleteNoob-san


DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN ANYTHING IN THIS FANFIC EXCEPT MY OWN STORY AND CHARACTERS.

Joshua smiled with satisfaction as he leaned back in his piloting chair inside his personal simulator pod. After months of grinding up the ranks, he finally broke past the Bronze League and entered the Silver League. For a teenager of his age, reaching such a height was impressive. Only the top 3% of the potentates in his grade matched or surpassed this result.

"Aw man, you've finally promoted. Looks like we won't be playing together for a while." Triceratopsss whined over the comm.

Joshua, or TheSeventhSnake in the game, smiled back at his friend. "Hey, at least you won't be taking too long to follow me up. You've been showing plenty of improvement."

"I got more time to hop in the game now that summer break is here. I mean, the mech classes are fine and all, but a real match always beats a dry lecture."

While Joshua didn't entirely agree, he kept his opinions mum. "I'm going to go pick out a new mech to play with the big boys. Are you interested in helping me choose?"

"Nah. I got to go eat dinner soon. See ya later, pal."

As both of them went their separate ways, Joshua entered the market district of the game. He approached a familiar holographic panel and set the category of the items from 1-star junk to 2-star mechs.

The machines that appeared in front of him roused his interests. The mechs all looked bigger, leaner or more ferocious than their more primitive counterparts. He long dreamed of piloting a more powerful machine than his favorite Seraphim. While the flier was a great machine, he came to grow frustrated at the mech's extensive limitations. Joshua longed to free himself from those chains.

As he browsed through the many light fliers the catalog held, a recommendation attracted his eyes. The market interface pointed out a new 2-star mech to him. One designed by a familiar name.

"Chasing Clouds? So that's what you've been up to. No wonder I haven't seen any 1-star designs from your account."

Joshua regretted not piloting anything new from the upstart designer. Though his products were never the best performers in their categories, they all possessed plenty of character. It also helped they both came from the same planet.

He looked at the latest product the fellow Cloudsman released. When his view was filled with the shiny chrome exterior of the variant called Mist Prowler, Joshua was blown aback.

"It's just like the Seraphim."

He did not refer to technical aspects when he compared their designs. The Seraphim was a light flier that mainly relied on a marksman rifle to harass enemies from afar. He only got in close to melee range if he needed to change his strategy.

This Mist Prowler on the other hand lacked any flight capabilities. Not only was it a weight class heavier, it also packed more power in its limbs, allowing it to run fairly fast for a medium and dodge about with almost unprecedented response time. It largely mimicked the nimbleness of light mechs while possessing the power of a medium mech. This helps with adding strength to its melee attacks, which this urban combat mech primarily relied upon.

No, despite their differences, they emanate a similar presence despite their different playstyles. Joshua was probably the most intimate Seraphim in the game, so he had a nose for these kinds of things. The Mist Prowler was just as aggressive as the Seraphim, only in a different flavor. Whereas the Seraphim sought to seek and destroy the enemy in the most direct fashion possible, the Mist Prowler was content to drag out the hunt and slowly envelop their opponents.

"Hm, that's strange. What's with the stealth option?"

Adding a particle ejector to a hunter or ambush type mech wasn't unusual. But Joshua couldn't figure out why the designer added it to a mech with such a bright and shiny chrome finish.

Then he noted the designer incorporated his practically trademark Cloud Festive Generator right next to the ejector. "Ah, so that's why."

Joshua had a lot of fun playing around with the Cloud Generator. It made him the envy of his friends whenever they teamed up. Though it served no practical purpose and often attracted the enemy to him, he liked to arrive on the battlefield in a bombastic fashion. He loved using it to play games with his opponent's minds.

The mech was different from anything he played before, so he considered whether it was useful to purchase this mech. As his first 2-star mech, he wanted to pilot something familiar so he could leverage his best skills immediately. If he picked the wrong mech to start his career in the Silver League, he might lose too many matches, causing his hard-earned rank to demote. That would be a disaster.

"It's from Chasing Clouds. I don't think he'd release something crappy."

He trusted the designer. He sometimes felt there was a connection between them, an intimacy many pilots had for their favorite designers. Sometimes they became so enthusiastic they resembled fanboys and fangirls. Joshua liked to think he wasn't so blind, so he took the time to scour over the specs and look over the simulations of the variant before making his purchase.

"Ah what the heck, who am I kidding. I'm totally going to buy this mech anyway."

Though the hefty credit price was a step up from the dirt-cheap 1-star mechs, Joshua never paid attention to even eye-popping prices. With a quick credit transfer, Joshua now owned the first handmade Mist Prowler.

As Joshua returned to his private area and entered the mech stables, he could feel the presence of the Mist Prowler. It demanded attention even as it wanted to stay unnoticed. The dichotomy easily caused confusion, but Joshua only felt more intimate towards his new mech. He understood the designer's philosophy, having mastered the Seraphim. No matter how much the designer tried to make a subtle mech, he just couldn't resist showing off. Why else did he include cloud generators and bright colors?

After a brief time of familiarizing himself with the new mech's controls, he threw himself into matchmaking. As he wanted to put his mech to its paces, he chose to enter the gigantic Wartorn Instances mode. Even the smallest 50v50 map possessed plenty of space for him to work his magic without bumping into too many people.

The game finished matching enough players together, causing them all to enter their team's lobby. Joshua took a look around. This was his first match in Silver and he knew that he wasn't playing with people from Cloudy Curtain anymore. Once a player graduated from Bronze, the entire galaxy opened up to them allowing them to play with people tens of thousands of light-years away.

A big and bulky spider mech stood in the center of the room. The small crown hovering over its head demanded everyone's attention.

"Alright guys, I'm NotchedHalberd, and I'll be your captain for this match." A young man's voice spoke out from the team channel. "As we're all playing in the Silver League, I won't bore you with complicated plans. I know only 10% of you will even listen to me. Instead, I just want you to keep one thing in mind: don't all rush forward when the hatch opens up. We artillery mechs need some help fending off the enemy scouts."

Whether much of their team followed this advice, Joshua wasn't hopeful. In fact, he planned to ditch his teammates and find an empty zone to hunt for prey. He could only really stretch his new mech's capabilities by fighting without distractions.

The map eventually loaded and caused the bay doors to open. The map revealed itself to be a hot desert canyon like map. Groans issued out from most of the mech pilots, especially those that relied heavily on energy weapons.

"Fuck! It's Scorched Canyon!"

"Goddammit, it's so hot you can cook an egg on a rock. Who the fuck thought of this stupid scenario? There's nothing here that's worth fighting for!"

"90% of my loadout is based on lasers. I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to sit here and afk for a while."

Hot environments impacted energy-dependent mechs disproportionately. In the real universe, mech outfits tailored their mechs to the local environment in advance. Unfortunately, Iron Spirit's matchmaking kept the map the players had to contest over a secret until the match finally started. This always caused some mech pilots to wallow in misfortune while others danced with glee.

Joshua also plastered a smile on his face. While the Mist Prowler was not set up to fight in deserts, it nevertheless held a slight advantage. His mech's offensive power only consisted of a few melee weapons. The lack of any wrist or shoulder-mounted weapons limited Joshua's offensive options, but honed his mech's strengths in a couple of categories that could be fully exploited in the coming match.

"Don't let the enemy bastards take over all of the top ridges!"

The Scorched Canyon map featured an unusual layout with many winding cliffs and canyons. The final objective of this map was to conquer and hold an ancient alien ruin situated in a deep valley in the middle of a lot of cliffs. Holding the nearby high ground was essential in either sieging the valley or preventing the enemy from taking advantage of them. However, the top plateaus were inaccessible to all but flight mechs. Their presence was essential in taking over the map.

Joshua raced forward and grew more in tune with his mech as he did so. His first movements looked awkward, but he quickly got used to the unusual balance of his agile mech. By the time he traversed halfway to the valley, he could easily dodge pass rocks and other obstacles in his way.

A couple of mechs that traveled in the same direction as him veered off as they entered a narrower route that brought them to the flanks of the valley. Unlike many others, Joshua continued to head straight towards the center.

"Hey noob! It's dangerous if you go into the ruins!"

"He's dead already."

"The fucking loser probably doesn't know how this map works at all."

The risks were exceedingly high if he entered the valley too early, but Joshua could rely on his mech to pull through. The Mist Prowler crossed the wide open space with a sprint that neared the speed of the fastest medium mechs.

Unfortunately, its shiny exterior easily reflected the bright sun in the sky, drawing all sorts of unsavory eyes at him. The scouts that have already reached the nearby ridges grew red, and those with ranged weapons started to fire potshots at him. At this range, the chances of getting hit was minimal, but Joshua didn't enjoy the experience.

Incredibly, he managed to dodge all but a couple of glancing blows. The pressure of incoming fire was a powerful motivator to mastering the Mist Prowler's quirks. His mech practically danced through the hazards with only a few scuffs marks from accurate laser fire. Even the onlookers from his own team popped out their eyes.

Once Joshua reached the midst of the ruins, he was able to use the tall stone structures to break line of sight. Though the enemy could keep raining down fire, damaging the ruins penalized their team's final score. Only by employing scouts and spotters to feed accurate coordinates would teams be able to bombard an enemy occupant without causing excessive collateral damage.

"The first part is over." Joshua sighed as he came down from the high. Though he only piloted his new mech for a short while, he already felt it moved like his own body, but even better. The mech's amazing mix of speed, agility and strength made this mech a great close combat mech. Now that he cast the bait, he only needed to wait until an enemy approached.

Joshua got his first customer. A three-man team of light scouts hastily entered the ruins from the other side. His own team tried to punish their brazen approach and succeeded in scratching their paint at the very least. One mech even suffered a malfunction in his rifle when it got blown apart by a lucky shell.

Ordinarily, a speed-based medium mech preferred not to tangle with light mechs. They moved faster than them while possessing similar amounts of offensive power. The disparity in armor could be negated entirely if the light mechs could use their speed advantage to stay out of reach. This disparity widened the medium mech possessed no ranged weapons.

The Mist Prowler unfortunately lacked even a pistol.

"No matter. These ruins will be my best friend."

The ancient and extensive alien ruins represented the closest urban combat environment in the map. While he could also play around in rock-littered canyons, the spaces there were just a little too small. While the Mist Prowler excelled in complex environments, they needed a certain amount of room to maneuver, which most narrow canyons lacked.

As the three scuffed light mechs crossed over to the other side of the ruins, Joshua prepared for their arrival. He held no hope in hiding his mech from their superior sensors. Instead, he walked his mech around and chose a suitable area to make his stand.

The Mist Prowler was not a mech that enjoyed letting his enemies come to him. By choosing to set up at busy street, he could use the plentiful structures to block the enemy's field of view and force them to come closer. Like a spider sitting in the middle of his web, Joshua waited for the mechs to fall into his range.

When the first of the light mechs stepped into the narrower street, Joshua initiated his plan. He activated his particle ejector, which instantly blasted an entire canister's worth of sensor-blocking junk in the air. The cloud generator also did its work by pumping out a generous amount of psychedelic vapor.

The modules expended their payloads rapidly, causing a couple of blocks of streets to be obscured from optical as well as many other types of sensors. This not only blinded the light mechs, it also prevented onlookers from above or below to interfere with Joshua's hunt.

He grinned as he felt his anticipation grow. Having mapped the surrounding streets before, Joshua slowly piloted his mech forward. The mech's footsteps weren't exactly subtle, but the panicking light mechs allowed him to get in close.

The mech with the damaged laser rifle showed up in front of Joshua first. The Mist Prowler came out far too sudden for the enemy mech to respond in time. Its shiny exterior reflected all kinds of bright and crazy colors due to the rays passing through the colorful vapor. In fact, the effect worked even better than traditional camouflage.

"Death!" Joshua yelled as he urged his nimble mech to thrust forward with its spear.

The force behind his approach was incredible, but the light mech was no slouch either. The enemy pilot bent his mech to the side, causing the spearhead to penetrate the edge of its waist but no deeper.

"That's not all I got!"

Usually, a mech that put most of its forward momentum in a weapon thrust left itself open to retaliation. Joshua merely pushed his Mist Prowler to jump sideways with the enemy and allow the spear to slash the light mech again.

The force behind the second blow wasn't too much, but Joshua was able to control his strike to hit the damaged section again. Few other mechs could achieve such acrobatics.

The spearhead carved through the light mech's armor like a hot knife through butter. The fatal hit allowed the spearhead to wreck a couple of components near its engine. Not enough to take it out entirely, but enough to slow down the light mech's mobility.

"He's here! Come and save me!" The enemy pilot yelled out in the open as he was unable to connect with his teammates with all the interference in the air.

"You'll be dead before they come!"

The light mech tried to turn the tables on the Mist Prowler by diving forwards within the spear's reach. However, Joshua skillfully spun the spear with remarkable dexterity and knocked the light mech's stride off-track with a smack. With another spin he slashed his spear at the enemy's arm, but the lack of power and momentum behind the hasty blow only caused the armor to get cut.

Joshua was a little frustrated with the spear. It worked great if he could build up his speed and stab forward with the incredible weight of his mech behind the blow. Close in like this and it felt more like an unnecessary burden. Therefore he simply dropped it and pulled out the Mist Prowler's heated knives from their holster.

With a pair of hot blades in its hands, the medium mech surged forward in pursuit. The light mech scrambled to parry one knife, only to let the other make a shallow stab in its chest. Before the light mech could pull out, Joshua kept up his barrage and pressed his opponent relentlessly.

One of his knives finally dug past the chest armor and tore a deep gash in the light mech's power reactor.

"Urgh! Fuck! He got me!"

With its mobility impaired and a faltering power reactor, the light mech was practically dead in the water. A couple of follow ups finished off the poor mech.

"First kill." Joshua licked his lips. He started to like this new playstyle. Though the thick mist of particles and colors made it difficult for him to seek out his opponents, they also had a hard time bumping into him.

He realized that using the particle generator on an unsuspecting group negated their numerical advantage. As long as they weren't too close, his mech could take all the time in the world to defeat them one by one.

With only instincts and luck guiding him to his next prey, Joshua led his Mist Prowler deeper into the hazy fog. He had two more mechs to hunt down before the particles sank down onto the earth.

"Heh. What Silver League?" He mocked. "Within my mist, they're dead men walking."

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Ves Larkinson lacked the genetic aptitude to become a famed mech pilot. Fighting against his fate, he studied mech design in order to express his love for mechs as a builder instead of a soldier.

When Ves graduated from college, he returned to a new but empty boutique. Left with a small, newly founded mech workshop that his father painstakingly built with a mountain of debt, Ves somehow needs to make ends meet with the bank breathing down his neck.

In the midst of his despair, he found salvation from another legacy his father had left.

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"Sh*t!" Jiang Fei cursed. If 0543 could not deactivate the self-destruction program, he would not dare to rush into this underground base.
There were many interferences in the base. Moreover, at this time, Jiang Fei did not have a detailed map of the base and it would take time for 0543 to retrieve such information. If they rushed into the underground base, they would probably die if they could not stop the self-destruction in time!
"Leader, what do we do?" Bennette Straz looked back and asked. Just like Jiang Fei, they were also faced with the same difficult choice.
On one hand, there was a lot of energy stored in the base, and on the other hand, there was the risk of being killed along with the destruction of the base. Hence, Z0-11 did not know how to choose.
"Damn it..." Jiang Fei's brows furrowed. He had more things to consider compared to Z0-11. Z0-11 was just reluctant to give up the energy blocks stored in the base, but Jiang Fei was worried about much more.
They were currently in China. Although there were no signs of human activities around, it did not mean that the base would not cause a disaster after self-destruction. There were a lot of energy blocks stored in this base. Considering the evil nature of these Unknowns, as soon as the base self-destructs, they would almost certainly detonate these energy blocks. The magnitude of the explosion would probably be a few hundred times stronger than that of a nuclear bomb. The disaster caused by an earthquake alone would be enough to kill half of all the people in China!
"F*ck! These Unknowns should really be damned!" Jiang Fei cursed. However, at this time, 0543 had some good news.
"Reporting, captain. The super-radar scan results are out!" 0543's words were like a message from heaven to Jiang Fei.
"Show me!" Jiang Fei immediately asked 0543 to project the map of the underground base.
Buzz! While Jiang Fei observed the map, Z0-11 and Bennette Straz's eyes flashed with blue light. Obviously, they had made a copy of the map.
"Found it! The self-destruction device is here!" Jiang Fei's eyes lit up. The super-radar was amazing. Even though the base was filled with planet Namek's interference instruments, the scanning of the super-radar could not be stopped.
"It's pretty far away. Let's move!" Jiang Fei did not dare to delay. The base would self-destruct in three hundred seconds, and they had already wasted some time. There were probably only about two hundred and fifty seconds left.
"Wait, Ah Fei. Look, there are two paths here!" Bennette Straz said as he pointed at the map.
"Just pick any one, it'll be fine!" Jiang Fei had no more time to waste.
"Although the base's defense system has been lifted, what if some people are there to stop us? The passages inside this base are relatively small, it'll be difficult for us to rush through." ​​Bennette Straz was an Android, so he always wanted to ensure that no impediments would arise.
"Well... if that's the case, we'll split up!" Jiang Fei nodded. Bennette Straz had a point. Even though the base's defense system had been deactivated by 0543, it was hard to be sure that no Unknowns would stay behind to try to stop them.
The interference system in this base was not connected to the central control system, so it was still working. Ariel and Bella would not be able to use Teleportation, so Jiang Fei and the others could only use their legs. If one of the passages was blocked, it would take them a lot of time to break through it.
"Okay! Let's meet at where the self-destruction device is!" Z0-11 nodded. Z0-11 had done some calculations. It would only take fifty seconds to get to the self-destruction device from the entrance of the base. Even if they encountered any enemies, they should still be able to arrive on time.
"Mmm!" Jiang Fei had no time to talk to them anymore because of time constraints. He immediately rushed in with the four girls. He did not bring the low-leveled martial artist army in with him and just told them to keep watch outside.
As the passages inside the base were small, it was not advantageous if they moved in big groups. Moreover, the martial artists cared too much about their pride, so they would probably end up being burdensome.
"Let's go!" After Jiang Fei called out to the girls, he was the first to rush into the underground base. At this time, there were only two hundred and twenty seconds left before the base would self-destruct!
"Bella, keep guard! You three be careful, too!" Jiang Fei warned. Although the Supreme Androids were not that powerful, the energy cannons in their hands should not be overlooked. In such a narrow passage, it would be hard to dodge their attacks. They could only rely on their own strength to resist the attacks!
"Okay!" The girls nodded, then surrounded Jiang Fei to protect him.
Although Jiang Fei had instantly killed a group of Level 5 Metahumans previously, he was actually not strong enough to face the Unknowns here. First of all, Enfeeble was ineffective towards these Androids. Secondly, Jiang Fei was only Level 4. He could not survive the attack of a Level 5 energy cannon. Moreover, they were in a narrow passage. If they encountered a surprise attack, he would not even have a place to hide. So, if Jiang Fei led the way, it would be extremely dangerous.
When Jiang Fei and the girls entered the underground base, Z0-11 also rushed in with around thirty or forty Supreme Androids. As there was no real Level 5 Metahuman among them, they brought with them a lot of strange equipment in order to deal with possible enemies.
Boom! Just as Jiang Fei and the girls rushed forward, an energy cannon suddenly fired at them!
Boom! The energy cannon landed in front of Bella. Bella had resisted the attack with her own energy. She had even expanded the protection range of the energy shield so that the explosion of energy would not hurt Jiang Fei who was behind her!
"Go to hell!" After blocking the attack, Bella roared and her body began to change. Dragon scales formed with energy enveloped her body, making her look like the legendary Dragonoid!
As the power of the Domain was borne by the Core of Life, Bella could easily activate her Domain, just like Jiang Fei. As soon as she encountered an enemy, the first thing she would do was activate her Domain!
Boom! The second energy cannon attack came but was torn apart by the dragonized Bella. The powerful energy beam was as good as fake in the face of Bella!
Boom! Bella punched the enemy's energy shield, causing ripples to form. At the same time, the medium-sized energy shield generator started to spark. It seemed like it was overloading!
"This is the first line of defense, my job is done. The enemies are about to break through. Requesting withdrawal!" While the Unknown inside the shield launched another attack, he began to request for withdrawal. After she activated her Domain, Bella's attacks were way too powerful. Originally, the Unknown who was in charge of the first line of defense thought that he would be able to hold at least thirty seconds. In actuality, however, he only lasted less than ten seconds!
Boom!
Swoosh!
Just as Bella tore the energy shield apart and destroyed the shield generator, a white light flashed and the Unknown teleported away.
"Damn! He ran away!" Bella complained, obviously dissatisfied.


Average means nothing to our young protagonist! Why be normal when you have the chance to become a real life superman! Follow Jiang Fei as he discovers a mysterious ring that allowed him to play a Hyper Realistic Immersive MMORPG call Dawn Break! As the thin line between game and reality is gradually blurred, Jiang Fei finds himself having to deal with the troubles that follow him everywhere he goes. This is a story revolving around a real-life cheat code! From zero to hero, follow Jiang Fei as his fascinating adventures unfold!

The Lunar Colony Ground Command enter was bustling.
Today was a historic day. The nuclear fusion generator placed on the surface of the Moon would officially be powered on. It not only meant that the shortage of electricity in the Lunar Colony would no longer be a problem, it also signaled that the excess power could be sent to Celestial City through long-distance power transmission and then to Earth.
"Ready?"
"Of course."
"Let's get started." Jiang Chen nodded and gestured to Kelvin that he could start.
The entire command center was like clockwork. Everyone all put ten times and twenty times their usual effort and fought in their positions. The parameters on the big screen in the center were flashing, and the nuclear fusion generator a few hundred thousand kilometers away was monitored here.
"The magnetic confinement device has been activated and helium-3 fuel has been loaded into the reaction chamber!"
"The magnetic confinement device is operating normally."
"The super fluid thermal cycler is activated... operation is stable."
"Deuterium fuel is loaded!"
"..."
"Ignition!"
All the lights turned green, and Kevlin immediately pressed the red button. In the holographic screen, the progress bars were instantaneously filled, and the power output instantly reached an astounding 5,000MW. In the spherical reaction chamber dozens of kilometers away, the magnetic confinement device already turned into a blinding ball of light, and its internal reaction temperature reached an extraordinary ten million degrees!
It was no exaggeration to say it was a small Sun.
If the violently reacting atoms broke through the magnetic confinement, its power would be no less than the detonation of a million TNT-equivalent hydrogen bombs. If it were placed on the Earth, it would be enough to erase a metropolitan from the map.
However, everyone had full confidence in the device.
As early as the completion of Penglai City, Celestial Trade already secretly put the nuclear fusion generator into operation. It was also not their first time initializing a nuclear fusion generator set, the difference was that the nuclear fusion generator was manufactured by Future Heavy Industries and located hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.
5,000MW was far from the limit of this nuclear fusion generator set. As the fuel tank continued to be filled, the output power of the electric energy climbed higher. The reaction temperature also exceeded 15 million degrees, and after a slight fall, it stabilized at 14 million degrees.
Kevlin sighed in relief and a smile finally landed on his face. He picked up the intercom on his shoulder and announced to everyone.
"No. 01 nuclear fusion generator is successfully in operation!"
There was a burst of cheers in the command center, and the staff members walked down from their positions, cheering and celebrating.
Jiang Chen was also delighted.
Unlike most nuclear power plants, Celestial Trade abandoned the inefficient steam turbine power generation design after absorbing the apocyalpse's technology. Now, they used a more advanced thermal ion reactor.
To put it simply, the cathode and anode poles were connected by wires, the cathode was heated to release the electron beam, and the anode absorbed electrons to form a circulating circuit. However, the whole set of equipment was certainly not as simple as its description. Just like a simple nuclear power station generated electricity by boiling water, the technical expertise involved was far more than just boiling water.
How to solve the power generation limitation, how to recycle the heat absorbed by the anode and use for power generation... These were the problems that needed to be solved by the modern world. If the world didn't go on a tangent, then in another thirty to fifty years, controlled nuclear fusion technology would also be born here, and most would still be using steam turbines to generate electricity. Just because neutrons could easily be absorbed by light materials, a second-loop heat exchanger could be eliminated compared to nuclear fission.
At the same time, the same cheers also happened on the Lunar Colony hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.
A steady stream of electricity was transferred from the nuclear fusion generator to various parts of the colony, replacing solar generators that had to rest for two weeks after four weeks. The reaction temperature reached its limit and the fusion reaction could continue as long as the supply of fuel in the reaction chamber was maintained.
Although the tens of millions of degrees of high temperature was startling, this generator was far safer than the generator set of any nuclear power plant in the world. The thermonuclear reaction between helium-3 and deunterium only generated protons without radioactivity, so the use of helium-3 as an energy source didn't produce radiation, and even if an accident occured, the cost of rescue would be low.
In the worst case, due to the lack of oxygen on the Moon, and even if the reactor experienced a catstrohpic explosion, there would be no shock wave. The killing effect of nuclear weapons in a vacuum environment is extremely limited, far less intimidating than its TNT-equivalency.
"Congratulations." Jiang Chen smiled and shook Kelvin's hand. "Excellent execution."
"Thanks to for your confidence." Kelvin accepted the praise humbly.
After a pause, Jiang Chen continued.
"I intend to reorganize some of the business units of Celestial Trade."
Kevlin looked at Jiang Chen, puzzled. He didn't understand why he was telling him this. The Space Launch Center he managed was only a part of Celestial Trade and although it almost had no budget constraints, it was still owned by Celestial Trade.
Jiang Chen did not explain, but went on.
"The restructuring is mainly in the aerospace business. The rankings of the Space Launch Center will be cancelled and replaced by the newly established space department. The department is responsible for the Colonization Program and all projects in the group that involve the development of outer space resources."
"And I hope that you can serve the manager of the space department,"
Kelvin took a moment to digest his word before he was overwhelmed by joy.
"Thank you for your trust, I will not let you down!"
Jiang Chen smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
"I believe you won't let me down."
...
In mid-February, Celestial Trade spent 2 billion XND to acquire Pannu Power Company, which supplied power to all of Pannu Islands, and changed its name to Global Power Company, integrating its power generation companies and power grid units in Xin.
At the same time, the engineering ship of Celestial Trade once again sailed to the equator and started construction under the base station of the space elevator. It was ambitiously preparing to build a submarine cable extending from the equator line to Ange Island and merge it into the national grid of Xin.
Everything was paving the way for long-distance power transmission for the lunar nuclear power plant.
Jiang Chen apparently was not satisfied with just the domestic electricity market. At the same time as the construction of the submarine cable, he engaged in negotiations with the governments of Moro and Country F to open up their own electricity market.
With almost no hurdles, Jiang Chen easily convinced these two countries. Both Country F and Moro had agreed to cooperate with Xin to build transnational submarine cables and integrate them into the national grid. The electricity cost of Country F was the highest in the world, and was the definition of the poor getting poorer. Of course, they couldn't refuse Celestial Trade that could lower their electricity bill.
What's more, they didn't have the confidence to reject. The force of Celestial Trade had yet to complete its withdraw from City M.
As for Moro, Santos simply recognized himself as a younger brother, why would he refuse the request of the sovereign state? What's more, the recent rise in oil prices meant that the oil import nation was facing an imminent energy crisis, how could he reject his savior Jiang Chen?
After wooing Country F and Moro, Jiang Chen then began discussions with Malayasia...


After the nuclear war, ruins stretch across the landscape in the apocalypse.
If you accidentally survived on the wasteland, then you must be ready to face the endless hunger, ceaseless dangers, the mad zombies at night, and the peculiar mutant creatures that are the aftermath of constant radiation.
But for Jiang Chen, this place is heaven.
Mansions standing tall, luxurious cars parked on the street, high tech products and gold abandoned everywhere.
What? You were the president of a game development company before the war? You were responsible for the development of the 3D virtual reality online multiplayer game? Well, that’s great, why don’t you come work for me. Your salary is two pieces of bread a day.
iPhone? Ultra thin design? Don’t you see that the phone I invented is thinner than a condom?
Aircraft carrier? Fighter jets? Oh, I have those things as well, but they are designed for space combat.
Watch the story of Jiang Chen, who possesses the ability to travel through space and time, as he witnesses the creation of an empire stretched across space and time... 


The Bloom family dining hall. Eight people were sitting at the table, waiting for dinner to be served. Only two of them were happily chatting though, the other six were still perplexed about the turn of events. The conversation the other two were holding was to put it nicely "not very interesting and very plain". Joshua had the impression he had landed straight into a bad sitcom and had even ordered Luna to play a laughing track every time he deemed appropriate. 

A woman suddenly marched out of the kitchen and said:  "Dinner's ready! Honey, can you help me serve our guests?"
"Of course, darling!" Henry Bloom replied and helped his wife distribute the dishes. 

Joshua looked at the plate that was brought in front of him. It was a pasta-based dish reminding him of spaghetti. Instinctively, he scanned it to check if there was no strange substance hidden inside the meal but found nothing unusual. He took a bit out of it and found the food pretty tasteless. 

'Even the food feels fake…' he thought. 

About an hour earlier, the previously dead owners had come home, clueless of their previous state. Worse, upon discovering a bunch of intruders inside their house, their immediate reaction was to invite them for dinner. They were also overjoyed that their good friend Lucien had come to visit and didn't care he had been tied up in their basement. And thus, the party was currently 'enjoying' a free supper as a guest of the Bloom family. 

From Joshua's point of view, the only positive element in the last hour was Catherine's new clothes, she simply looked gorgeous in her new outfit. Clarisse had complimented her, naturally oblivious to the fact Catherine was wearing one of her own dresses. 

###

Catherine was pretty clueless about the situation as well. When Joshua had announced the owners were coming home, she initially thought it was one of his dumb jokes. And boy, did she wish it was.   Eric and Joshua briefly told everyone the population of the city suffered from what's called a 'Wiping'. They thus pretended to have had one and were confused about a lot of things. The Blooms had bought that lame excuse, no questions asked. 

While eating, Catherine kept an eye on the rest of the party. They were all quiet, clearly wondering what to do next. Joshua's expression was actually pitiful. He didn't seem to take the situation well. 

'Joshua, you look terrible. Can you adjust your position or they might start asking more questions...' she said, mentally. 
'Are you kidding? I could have entered their house dressed up like Darth Vador and they still wouldn't bat an eye. These people are… I don't know. This whole scene freaks me out.' 
'I'm not at ease either. Still, don't you think it's a good opportunity to gather information? They think we lost our memory and answer everything without thinking too much about it.' 
'Go ahead, I don't speak stupid. I wanna go home.' 
'Fine… I would have expected you to be a bit more mature, though. This doesn't resemble you.' 
'Sorry, you're right… I think I need some time to adjust to the general ambiance of this place.' 
'Suit yourself, but please don't take too long. I need that brilliant mind you're so proud of.' 
'Ha, unfortunately, I think complete morons are a natural enemy of mine, I cannot comprehend their actions.' 

Everyone was more or less done eating by now, so the moment seemed opportune to ask some questions. 

"Mister Bloom, thanks again for the invitation," Catherine began.
"Don't worry about it, my dear. Your presence at our table has been so cheerful. It's us who should thank you for bringing such joy in our daily life."
Catherine took a quick glance at her friends who looked like they were about to die of frustration and couldn't fathom where he got that idea.
 She continued: "As we told you, we seem to suffer from a Wiping. May we bother you with another favor? Could you help us refresh our memory and give us a general information tour of the city?" 
"Of course, of course! It will be our pleasure! Please wait a moment, I'll go get our holomap."  

Henry left the house and headed for his vehicle. A moment later, he came back with a strange circular object. In the meantime, Clarisse and Lucien had cleaned up the dining table. Henry placed his weird ball on it and pressed a button on its side. Immediately, a few runes began to shine on the surface of the ball and a few seconds later, it began emitting light which formed a three-dimensional hologram of the city. 

Catherine was delighted to see that Joshua's expression became a bit more interested and he was examining the map in detail. The others were a bit more surprised at the sudden appearance, Catherine had slowly become more accustomed to technology thanks to Joshua's influence so the hologram didn't surprise her too much, but the others had only acquired Luna recently so they still had a long way to go. 

The projection was extremely detailed. Catherine couldn't help but fathom how ordered the map looked. The core of the city was surrounded by a large circular canal. From that circle, eight straight branches were flowing inwards to the center of the place, dividing the city into eight equal districts. Each of those had a massive pillar-like structure at its center. The eight water flows eventually converged into a big lake located right in the middle of the metropolis. On the lake, there was an island, on which a large magnificent structure, which Catherine suspected to be a palace had been built. Actually, the palace wasn't the only beautiful thing to behold. Once you went past the first circle, the global architecture became extremely extravagant. Most houses seemed to have unique designs with their facade ornate with various motifs, statues, mosaics, and frescoes.  Even though her family was wealthy, her own mansion paled compared to a mere random building found here.  She wondered about their current position and it was easy to find. There was a glowing dot on the map, indicating it. They were currently in the suburbs of the city, outside the outer circle, where the structures were much more modest looking. 

His dumb smile unwavering, Henry began his explanations:
"My friends, I hope you at least remember the basics. The city lord lives on the island in the center of town. Access to that place is strictly forbidden unless you receive an invitation. 

The city is divided into eight districts, each powered by an elemental generator," he said while pointing at one of the giant pillars. "There is one for each type of energy and we name the districts after the element their generator is producing. We have thus have the Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Light, Dark, Lightning and Neutral Districts. Combined they provide all the energy we need for the whole city. Does any of this ring a bell?" 

"It's starting to come back," Lydia lied. 

"Wonderful. Now, considering the whole population is suffering from Wipings, we have established an office that records important events in one's life. If you want, I'll take you there tomorrow. They'll perform an archive search and pull out all the data they can about you. This will help you stabilize your situation. Also, it would be nice for you to remember where you actually live."

Catherine froze. This was a problem. Even assuming everyone in the city is as much of an escapee from the cuckoo's nest as those three, even they would start to get suspicious if there is nothing about them in the archives. 

"We appreciate your help, but you have already done so much for us. If you could point us in the right direction, we'll go there by ourselves tomorrow." 

"Are you sure? Well, it's up to you. You can borrow my holomap if you want." 
Catherine nodded and replied: "That would be appreciated." 
"Anything else you want to know?" 

The obvious one was 'Why are you alive after being murdered?' but Catherine doubted he knew the answer to that. She decided to ask something a bit riskier. 

"I think I remember a rumor that strangers came to our city recently. Have you heard anything about it?"

"Strangers? What silly gossip. There is nothing apart from our great city. It's our whole world!" 

"Hmm, you're probably right, forget about it." 

It was best not to pry too much. Since Henry had graciously offered to borrow his map, they had everything they needed to keep exploring. 

[Map Analyses Complete. The map of Easa is now available on-demand. ] 

The whole party suddenly looked at Joshua. 

'What are you all looking at? Have you forgotten Luna's equipped with a mapping system? Of course, the first thing to do upon finding a map as detailed as this is scanning it! You all need to become more tech-savvy. Anyway, we don't need his holomap anymore. Mine's better,' he told them mentally. 

Catherine quickly checked via Luna what he meant. Luna produced an image similar to the hologram, except showing everyone's position except just the map's current location. Joshua told them that obviously, apart from Catherine it would only work for those in range of the network. Furthermore, the map was equipped with a custom zoom that allowed them to see the nearby area in detail and would auto-complete as they explored more buildings. 

###

After dinner, the Blooms proposed for everyone to stay for the night. They accepted and were given two rooms on the ground floor. One for the ladies and one for the guys. It was already fairly late by then so they quickly retired for the night, leaving the three morons up to their dumb conversations. 

'I think you all had your shares of weird emotions for today. You should all rest while I stay on watch duty,' Joshua messaged them. 
'You… don't want to talk about what happened today?' Catherine replied. 
'I… need to… readjust my opinion on the situation. Clearly, as you all suspect there is something utterly wrong about this place. Just, give me until morning. I'll try to learn more.'
'Fine, just don't do anything reckless.' 

Still confused about the events of the day, the party went to sleep. As for Joshua, he exited the room he was in leaving Boris and Eric alone. He then dismissed his body and observed the three local specimens in their natural habitat. 

They talked about dumb stuff for a few hours, it was soon well past midnight. Joshua was bored out of his mind. 

They broke into an argument and began to fight. Joshua grabbed some popcorn. 

They ended up killing each other. Joshua was somehow delighted. 

Even though those three morons stabbed one another, no blood was flowing out. Furthermore, like last time, the bodies had no odor. 

'This is truly a bad program, I hope something better is airing.'  

Joshua kicked the bodies into a corner, if he was right it would take a few days for them to vanish. No need to bother the others for something so minor. He sat down on the sofa and turned on the television. He was in luck, a live adaptation of Nathalie Tangai was airing.

After dying, our main character found himself summoned by a young woman. She comes from a long line of summoners and had expected to partner up with a powerful being, like the rest of her family. Instead, she summoned a computer programmer, who from now on will be living inside her head. Powerless, he's unable to help her with the upcoming war. Disappointed that neither of them had been blessed by fate with some divine abilities, he decides to build a computer system inside her head himself.



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"Morning, Miss Yan!" Jonah said as he walked over. 
"Morning." 
"Oh… does the weaponry shop sell needles?" Jonah asked. 
"There are very few things they don't sell. I think they do." Yan found it weird but answered. 
Jonah nodded. He then made breakfast and ate before walking out. He knew Leo would also cultivate today so he decided to hunt again. Even though he no longer has the quest to give him upgrade points, he can still level up and gain them. 
At first, Jonah wanted to use bullets instead of needles. However, he then decided to go for the needles. He didn't know if the bullets had a better durability or not, but bullets were more visible. Jonah wanted to use the needles so that the opponent would find them hard to spot. 
Luckily, Jonah did find some needles! Furthermore, they can penetrate a Sixth Level Energy Condensing Stage monster! 
Jonah has already done some testing at home. He realized that he can control as many objects as long as the total weight was less than the limit!
With his current skill level, he can control up to five needles. Thus, he only bought five. The five of them cost him 50 credit points. Apparently, each needle was durable but small. That's why it had a low price even though it can kill a sixth level monster. Thus, Jonah now had 61 credit points.
'Well, I can hunt more today.' Jonah thought as he ordered a vehicle. 
5 minutes later, Jonah reached the forest. He was astonished at his speed! Furthermore, he didn't even sweat! The results of his power up were obvious.
He took his spear out of its bag. This bag was given with the spear and Jonah can just carry it around. Jonah held up the spear ready for another day of hunting. However, the system notification came. 
[Ding! New Side-Quests.]
[Side-Quest: Save the elf child from the spider's nest. Reward: Elf Language skill. Due: Three hours. Difficulty: Medium. Penalty: Stats decrease upon failure.] 
[Side-Quest: Send the elf child home. Reward: Rare item. Due: 3 days. Difficulty: Medium. Penalty: Stats decrease upon failure.] 
'Elf?' Jonah remembered those fictional species when he heard this. However, he realized that it wasn't fiction, but a depiction of reality! Somehow, a cultivator writer introduced the elves as fictional species in his world. However, who would have thought that the elves would be real!
Even if Jonah knew it would be dangerous to go, he still needs to go! Now that he knew a child was being attacked, how can he stand idly? Furthermore, the system would give him a penalty by decreasing his stats! 
Jonah felt that it was weird that the system would give penalties all of sudden. But when he remembered his earlier quests, they didn't involve someone's life! The beggar would only be hurt at best, the lab would only heavily injure someone, and the monster can be killed by someone else! 
If Jonah was someone who would walk away from saving others, how can he be worthy of the system?
However, even if the penalty didn't exist, he would still go and save him! 
"System, can you show me the way?" Jonah asked. 
[Yes. Distance: 4900 meters. Direction: 9 O'clock.] 
With this, Jonah sprinted! He realized that the spider nest wasn't in the trainee forest. This means that the spider is most likely a Second Level Energy Condensing Stage or higher!
After running for 8 minutes, Jonah looked at the panel. He was only 100 meters away. He looked around and saw a mountain. He walked toward the mountain and started to circle it. He concluded that the spider nest is inside the mountain when he saw the distance remained around 100 meters. 
"System, show me a map!" Jonah realized that the system has a full observation of the surrounding 5 km. 
[Map function has been generated.]
A panel appeared in front of Jonah. It had a thick shape that looked like a (>). Jonah realized that the starting point was Zoras city. Then, the map showed his way to the Trainee Forest. At last, it showed his current location. The system actually records the places he's been to! 
Jonah could see a grey object near him. It was probably the mountain. He can see himself in the middle of the circle when he tried to zoom in. He could see that he was represented by a blue dot. And there were two dots in the mountain! 
One of the dots was dark green. And the other was bright red! Jonah realized that the child must be unconscious.
Using the map, he headed toward a cave in the mountain. When he reached there, Jonah could smell a foul stench coming out of the cave.
Jonah started to make his way into the cave. He can barely see anything in the cave. Luckily, he always had a flashlight in his survival bag. He took out the flashlight and continued advancing. 
After walking for three minutes, the cave finally widened. Jonah could barely see. He glanced at the map and the two dots were just ahead. 
Jonah spread his Spiritual Sense to detect the spider's location. Jonah could feel a small body lying on the ground not far away. And above it, there was a gigantic spider! The spider was doing something to the small body! 
However, when the spider noticed the foreign energy, it ceased its actions and turned around. Then, it madly sprinted toward Jonah! 
'Holy shit! What the fuck is this?' Jonah almost panicked when he saw the spider. It was definitely a spider, but it had so many legs and arms! He estimated them to be around a hundred at least! 
Jonah threw the flashlight to the side and spread his spiritual energy. With the dim light coming from the flashlight and his energy, he can fight with no problems! 
The spider was already in front of Jonah and it attacked with six of its arms! Luckily, Evade showed its ability and Jonah was barely able to dodge! Jonah rolled over and stood up immediately. 
When the spider attacked earlier, it used its spiritual energy to kill Jonah. Thus, Jonah figured out its cultivation! 
'Third Level Energy Condensing Stage…' Jonah took a deep breath. Even though it was only one level, but it was huge! 
Jonah only broke through. Thus, his body was still weaker than an average cultivator at his level. Jonah knew he was in for a difficult fight. However, he can still manage! The system wouldn't have given him the quest if he didn't have a good chance!
The reason for this was quite simple. His rare level skill! Jonah surfaced through the Life Network Forum after he received this skill. He realized that this skill wasn't easy to get! 
Only people who were at the peak of the Energy Condensing Stage can slightly affect objects around them. People like Jonah who were only at the Second Level Energy Condensing Stage and got this skill were ultra-rare! 
However, people can still train their spiritual energy to get it. But it would take a lot of time. This was a Spirit Skill that not anyone can obtain. 
Jonah used his energy and the needles floated next to him. He didn't let the spider take the initiative and held his spear and dashed. The needles also followed along and surrounded Jonah. 
Before the spider can react, Jonah thrust his spear and pierced the spider's hard shell. The spider gave a high pitched cry and started to madly attack Jonah. 
Using Spiritual Sense and Evade, Jonah could barely manage to dodge the attacks. However, a shallow wound would appear on his body every time he dodged. 
Jonah knew he can't last for long. Thus, he halted his steps and held his spear in both hands in front of him. The spider attacked again and Jonah blocked it with his spear. Jonah was sent flying and crashed into the cave's walls. 
The spider seemed overjoyed that it got another meal. It decided to also cover it with its threads and wait for the body to decompose. It ran quickly to the unconscious Jonah. 
The spider was right over Jonah and threads started appearing from two of its arms. It was ready to cover Jonah with it.
Whooooooshh Pang!!!
Five needles penetrated the spider's skull from the back and started digging their way through! The spider went on a rampage and was about to attack Jonah. 
However, a spear pierced through its mouth. The spider tried to struggle but the needles have already penetrated deeply into his brain. Then, it fell. Dead! 
"Damn that hurts…" Jonah said as he rubbed his back. He tried to fool the spider into letting his guard down so that he can attack. He couldn't attack its head without getting closer than 3 meters to it. However, the spider wouldn't let its guard down if Jonah wasn't unconscious.
[Ding! Monster is killed. +8 experience points.] 
[Ding! Since the user has killed a higher cultivation monster, the user received a reward. The reward is a skill from the monster. Would you like to receive it?"]
[Ding! Quest completed. Elf Language skill has been rewarded.]

Almost getting murdered, Jonah receives a system saving his life. The Hero System, a spiritual artifact from the future, tells him that he needs to save the world. 

[Ding! You've reached the first stage of cultivation.] 

Follow Jonah, as he learns about what lies behind the scenes of the modern world. 

However, he couldn't have imagined that there wasn't just one world... but two.
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