Rocket the Beaver is an extraordinary Beaver living in Green Hill Zone with his new friends, May the Cat and Ash the Hedgehog. They will encounter lots of animals and enemies in this oddly fantastic world. 


This game is not owned by me. This game is owned by Sega and Basically the Sonic Team

We're pausing Vampire Hunters 2 due of Sonic Rockets development. Don't worry, It will come back at least after Sonic Rockets Season 1 ends. You will now enjoy a new episode of Vampire Hunters 2. 

Sorry for the inconvenience if you're addicted to reading in VH2

Sincerely~~ Kris Penn

Season 1:

Alex was a boy who goes to his uncle's hotel. He find a lot of friends. He had an relationship with his girlfriend, Paula. After all of that, his girlfriend finally dies. Later he became a Vampire Hunter and collect a lot of money. He goes to the bar to met a powerful hero named Blake Kr. He asks Alex to help him fight a villain with a team of brave knight.

About:

Vampire Hunters is a limited series fictional Webnovel book created by Kristen "Penn" Yonder that was based on a ROBLOX game "Vampire Hunters" by ZacAttackk.

Tom, his wife, Sonic and Tails all approach the new family van. Tom opens the front door to get in, but Sonic quickly runs there and sits down. He asks Tails:

Sonic: "Hey Tails, want to see how you drive a car?"

Tom: "Get out of there. I'm not making the same mistake again." 

Sonic leaves at ultraspeed, sitting in the backseat alongside Tails and Tom's daughter. Sonic starts kicking his seat in excitement.

Sonic: "I'm so excited! Who do you think is going to show up? You think the Rock will be there?"

Tails: "I'm not sure if you should be so excited for a rock to show up.", Tom laughs. 

We see Sonic trying to explain who the Rock is to Tails, however the world is quiet. Tom notices Tails from his mirror. He's shaking nervously. 

Tom: "Are you okay, Miles? You seem nervous."

Tails: "Well, I am a bit. It's just, I've never been around so many... humm... beings."

Tom: "Yeah, Sonic can be pretty overwhelming.", Sonic looks annoyed.

Sonic: "What do you mean by that?"

Tom: "I was just saying."

Sonic: "Oh yeah? Well, Sonic says: don't listen to Tom. You'll be alright, Tails. If anything they might be more excited to see you there as well.", Tails begins shaking even more.

The scene cuts to an outdoor shot. We see their car arrive at a park next to a large oval building with a sleazy sign on top of it spelling, "Gotta go fast! Come meet Sonic in person before the government comes to catch him." In front of the building there is a small crowd of people, mostly kids, wearing Sonic costumes, as Crazy Carl starts distributing his Sanic design. He looks better  shaved beard and all. He tells people:

Carl: "Give this to Sonic so he can give you an autograph.", One of the kids seems annoyed.

Kid: "We don't want him to write, we want him to run!", Carl tries to calm the people down. We cut back to Tom's van, as they're about to park.

Tom's wife looks at the building, reading the sign. She comments:

Wife: "I feel like you could have worded that better."

Tom: "It was Crazy Carl's idea. I tried to change it but couldn't convince him to do something else. Let's just hope this is a one time thing."

They leave their car, as Sonic and Tails get out quickly. 

Tails: "Woahh! It's so big. Let me look at it.", Tails flies up towards the sign, as Tom and his wife observe him. 

Wife: "I don't get it. Wouldn't his tails wrap up around one another? How is he flying?"

Tom: "I've learned long ago to stop questioning what they can do. Just go with it.", Tom puts his hand around his mouth. "Hey, Tails, get back down here, before anyone sees you!", Tails tries to quickly get back down, however it is too late as Carl goes wild.

Shaking even more, Tails' anxiety reaches its limit as he faints down. Tom catches him, as Tails shakes his head, commenting:

Tom: "Maybe we shouldn't have brought him here."

Sonic: "Oh come on, he's a fox who can fly. He must be getting used to falling. Right, Tails?"

Tom: "Sonic, he should probably re...", Tails interrupts him.

Tails: "No, he's right. Let's go.", Tails leaves Tom's arms, and goes after Sonic, leaving Tom and his wife behind. The fans show up with Carl at the front. He asks:

Carl: "Are they here? Who was that fox?"

Tom: "What? Fox? I don't know what you're talking about. You must be imagining things."

Carl: "Not again! I'm sure I saw something. You guys saw it too, right?", The group of fans shake their heads in disaggreement. Carl starts rambling to himself as he leaves disappointed.

Tom's wife comments:

Wife: "He's just a nervous kid. Maybe bringing him to a large con wasn't the best idea."

Tom: "How would he grow otherwise? I think Sonic is exactly the type of friend he needs right now.", He looks down, seeing his daughter quickly get in excited. "We should probably go as well."

Sonic and the others enter through the back of the building. They don't want to be seen, when readying the last arrangements. The sonic fan meeting was merely one of the attractions there. There's a couple gift shops, a bouncy castle, which has a red spring designed entrance, a bull riding machine and a couple snack stands, with one being specialized in chili dogs. Sonic heads for the empty blue table, with a big sign with his picture. He imitates the same pose as the sign, asking Tom:

Sonic: "How do I look?"

Tom: "Like an annoying brat.", Sonic grits his teeth as Tom laughs. Tails is in total awe with the place, but something seems odd.

He walks towards Sonic with a question in his mind:

Tails: "Sonic, this is great and all, but shouldn't you be hiding yourself? With all the people going after your power this just doesn't seem safe."

Sonic: "You're asking that now? Come on, Tails, I've defeated the only one on Earth that wanted my power, and there's no way that hunting tribe from my youth will ever find me. I finally found my place to live, and now I'm going to show myself to the world."

Tails: "Well, I found you.", Sonic stops his reasoning for a moment, gaining a worried look.

Sonic: "What do you mean?", Tails scratches his head awkwardly.

Tails: "No, forget what I just said. You're probably right.", Tails turns around with a concerned look.

He wanders around and sits in the table next to Sonic, Tom tells them, as him and his wife get behind the table:

Tom: "It's about to start."

We hear a clearing sound, as the doors automatically unblock. Crazy Carl and the rest of the fans run inside excitedly. A bunch of them run towards Sonic's table, scaring Tails. He runs away at sonic speed and hides behind one of the stands. He runs so fast, the fans barely notice his presence, when they are all running towards Sonic to get their autograph. Sonic looks to the side worried, but Tom's wife tells him to stay put.

Wife: "I'll go see how he's doing." 

Tom's wife starts searching around. She looks through the stands, only to then notice a pair of tails perking out from behind the bouncy castle. She goes there, and sees Tails with his back against the wall of the bounce castle. He sees her and asks:

Tails: "I'm not used to this. So many people around me, with no clear way to escape. I've been running my whole life, I can't... I'm too weak... I...", Tom's wife interrupts him.

Wife: "It's fine Miles. It's okay to be scared.", She sits besides him. "When I was a little kid I used to sit down reading a book. Everyone else was playing sports, sliding down ???, chasing the boys, but I was there sitting in my own corner reading. I felt like I was running from them, that I was too weak to play along, while in reality, I was just enjoying myself my own way, and there's no point in running away from that as well. Do you want to meet these people? Do you want to play around with Sonic?"

Tails: "I...I do."

Wife: "Then there's no need to be scared. Come on they're waiting for you.", 

Tails gets up with a smile on his face, ready to face the world. Unfortunately, a loud explosion sound is heard. A hole is burned through at the top of the center, and the windows broken. Tom's wife shouts:

Wife: "Miles, get over here.", She looks back only to see that he had already run away.

We cut to Tom and Sonic, who gets on top of the table, staring trouble in its face. The people inside the con run around in a panic. Some try to get out through the front door, however a ladybug shaped robot is blocking the path, alongside some wasp shaped ones. From the hole we see Robotnik emerge. His flight suit is now fixed and mended, and his moustache is trimmed. He's riding on an half-sphere shaped ship. Sonic doesn't seem the least bit shocked, as Robotnik complains:

Robotnik: "You are idiots! All of you! Who in their right mind would celebrate the existence of such an abomination.", He switches his look, to face Sonic. "I never had a birthday party, and yet, here you are for a year, and you already get a whole party. You must be proud of yourself."

Sonic: "I'm impressed, Eggman, you actually made it back, and now you even look like an egg. I have to say, that oversized belly, it suits you. And what happened to your moustache? Did you run out of brushes to clean your ships?"

Robotnik: "Oh no. I've gotten more power than your over sized head could ever process."

Sonic: "What? Did you find another one of my quills? Well, let me take that power back."

Sonic shines in light blue as electricity reverberates around him. Just like he's done before, he tries to short-circuit Robotnik's ship, however, nothing happens. Robotnik laughs.

Robotnik: "Oh, I've come across something much more efficient. I no longer need your pitiful energy."

The shot rotates, showing us a green emerald at the center of his control pad in his ship. Several holes open on the outside of the ship, showing rocket launchers, machine guns, and even a small wrecking ball dwingling about.

Sonic: "Looks like you dropped the ball, Eggman."

Robotnik: "You won't be laughing after this!", 

Several rockets shoot out from the ship, aimed at Sonic. The world seems to freeze as Sonic and the heat seeking rockets move at tremendous speed. Sonic is shocked to see they are capable of chasing him at full speed. He runs away, trying to find a path that doesn't put anyone in danger. He jumps on top of one of the stands, kicking one of the rockets against another, two remain. He jumps on top of the bouncy castle, sliding down it. One of the rockets hits the bouncy castle. Once Sonic reaches the end, the bouncy castle bursts at the bottom, pushing him upwards. He makes a spring like sound as he bounces off of it and lands on top of one the rockets with a swing. He rides it towards Robotnik. Sonic jumps out at the last second, and the rocket hits the bottom of the ship, pushing Robotnik back. He tries to recompose himself, cursing himself.

Robotnik: "I suppose they really will be necessary.", He clicks on a button, telling a speaker. "Come in."

Sonic is confused at what he means, until he sees several shadows over him. The echidnas all jumped towards the broken windows, unaffected due to their sturdiness, and standing on top of them while looking down at Sonic. 

Act 1 End

Sonic has become quite the celebrity, to the point of having his own Sonic Fan Club, headed by Crazy Carl, prepare a Sonic Fan Meeting in Green Hills. However, once he meets Tails the day before trouble ensues. In a chase after the Chaos Emeralds, Sonic and Tails race against Robotnik and the Echidna Clan, and their leader Knuckles. Will Knuckles attain the emeralds and kill Sonic so that he may ressurect the master emerald? Will Robotnik use the powers of the emeralds to create his own chemical plant to enslave the world? Or will Sonic beat them both to it?

At the hospital!
To Zhao Zhong Yang, today was an anticipated day. He could finally discharge from the hospital after the surgery.
The doctor said, "Congratulations, you can be discharged now."
Zhao Zhong Yang, who was lying on the bed with a radiant face, smiled and looked at his handphone camera as he shouted, "Did you hear that? Your Brother Yang can finally discharge from the hospital."

The fans in the online broadcast room immediately became excited. They had followed Zhong Zhao Yang's health progress since his surgery till now, watching him defeat his illness.
"Congratulations Brother Yang for having a new life."
"I feel like crying. Our Brother Yang is no doubt a person who will live long. He is still so strong."
"Brother Yang, you should go and broadcast Master Lin in future since he is so famous now."
"Cool... I support."
...

The doctor stood there, feeling happy for him too. It was so rare to meet such a kind-hearted patient.
"Boy, do exercise more in future and take care of your diet. Also, remember to come back for your check-ups."
Zhao Zhong Yang nodded, "Thank you, doctor. This period has been tough for you all."

Zhao Zhong Yang parents were over the moon. During this period when he had been in the hospital, they were worried because their son was not as energetic as before.

After getting discharged from the hospital.
"The air outside is still fresher after all," Zhao Zhong Yang took a deep breath and turned around, "Dad, Mum, please go home first. I'm going out to take a walk."
"Yang Yang, you just got discharged from the hospital. You should take more rest," Mother Zhao said worriedly.
"Mum, don't be worried. The doctor already said that I should exercise more. There will not be any problems," Zhao Zhong Yang said.

At last, after much convincing, his parents finally left.
Zhao Zhong Yang shouted at his phone, "Let's move out! Destination: Master Lin's shop."
…

At Cloud Street.

Lin Fan's hand had almost recovered fully and he no longer needed to wear his glove. However, if he used too much force, he would still feel pain. The scallion pancakes could wait.

The townsfolk who always bought his scallion pancakes also understood that and did not rush Lin Fan. Every day, they would visit Lin Fan to check on his progress.

Suddenly, a noise came from outside.
"Everyone, this is Cloud Street. We have reached Master Lin's shop…"

Lin Fan raised his head and walked outside to take a look.
Zhao Zhong Yang ran in with a smile on his face, "Master Lin, do you remember me?"
Lin Fan smiled "I remember, you're the broadcaster. How is your recovery coming along? Are you feeling better?"
"Master Lin, thank you for reminding me the other time, if not I would definitely be in a wreck now." Zhao Zhong Yang felt very grateful. He took out his camera and faced Lin Fan, "Everyone, this is Master Lin. Do all of you feel excited?"
Inside the broadcast, gifts started coming in, and there was a row of comments '6666…'

Some of the newcomers did not know who Master Lin was. However, after reading the comments of others, they finally understood the hype surrounding Master Lin.
Zhao Zhong Yang stood in front of Lin Fan, "Master Lin, can I stay with you and broadcast in the future?"
Lin Fan suspiciously asked, "Broadcast?"
Zhao Zhong Yang nodded, "Yes, this is broadcasting, to let everyone see your daily life. I promise, I will not interrupt your work and will not tell anyone your secrets."
"I do not work much every day and do not have any secrets," Lin Fan laughed and took Zhao Zhong Yang's phone. He waved to the camera, "Hello everyone, I'm Master Lin."

At that moment, everyone in the broadcast room got excited.
"666…, Master Lin greeted us."
"I'm so excited and happy. Master Lin finally greeted us."
"Master Lin is so handsome, I want to give you my baby."
"Let's not talk so much but just welcome Master Lin, starting with 50 rockets…"
Although it was the first time Lin Fan was broadcasting, he was not nervous. He said, "Thank you 'Little Brother also wants to become God Hao' for your 50 rockets. If you tell me your birth numbers, I can read your fortune for you as your gift."
"Wah, Brother God Hao, you are so lucky."
"F*ck, Master Lin himself offered to help you to read your fortune! You have heavenly luck."
Little Brother also wants to become God Hao, "Thank you, Master Lin, but I do not know what my birth numbers are. However, my birth date is 9 June 1991 and I was born at 7 am."
Lin Fan smiled, "That is enough."

Zhao Zhong Yang stood by the side, thinking about how great Master Lin was. Not only did he know how to read fortunes, he also broadcasted so well. If Master Lin entered the world of broadcasting, Zhao Zhong Yang himself would not be able to survive.

Lin Fan put on an act and used his rubbed his fingers together. Everyone who saw this on the screen was surprised.
"One look and you would know Master Lin is a great man. His hand gestures are so abnormal."
"666, it feels like he's so good at everything."
…
Lin Fan smiled, "'A little sheep in the morning', your fortune is not bad. Don't worry about eating or drinking. Stay with your current career. After you reach thirty, it will be fruitful. However, this is still quite far ahead. These few days when you have nothing to do, go and take a walk in the park and you might find another female sheep."
"What a joke, I puked out my 82 years old mineral water, what the heck is this female sheep about."
"Ha ha, could it be that Brother God Hao wants to f*ck the female sheep?"
"What kind of attitudes do you all have? Master Lin is saying that Brother God Hao has luck with the opposite sex and will be able to exit his single life."
Little Brother also wants to become God Hao said, "Master Lin, is this true? Don't lie to me. I am an introvert who stays at home every day, and I don't even know any girls."
Lin Fan smiled, "Go and try. Even if I lied to you, you would still be able to get some fresh air, right?"
Little Brother also wants to become God Hao said, "Thank you, Master Lin. I'm left with little allowance, but I will give you another 10 rockets..."
Lin Fan handed the phone to Zhao Zhong Yang. This broadcast was really interesting.
Inside the broadcast room, some fans also sent gifts.
"Master Lin, read my fortune too. I will send 10 rockets."
"Sob, I am so poor and can only send 1 rocket. Master Lin, help me count mine too."
Zhao Zhong Yang looked at the situation in the broadcast room and pretended to be angry, "All of you abandoned me. But once Mater Lin started broadcasting, all of you all started giving gifts to him. What about me?"
"Don't be angry, Brother Yang. I will give you 20 rockets."
Zhao Zhong Yang laughed, "I'm just joking. Since everyone is so familiar, there is no need for gifts. Never thought Master Lin would be so good at broadcasting too. From now on, I will be with Master Lin. Are you all happy?"
"Yes. But even if you are with Master Lin, you still must remember to come online on time."
"I'm so excited. If Master Lin picks me in the future to give some advice, I would be so happy."
Zhao Zhong Yang smiled, "All of you think very positively but all these will only be possible if Master Lin agrees. If Master Lin does not agree, I cannot be with him to broadcast. Everyone, let's compliment Master Lin so that I can stay with him and broadcast."
Zhao Zhong Yang looked at Master Lin with a face full of smiles, "Master Lin, can I broadcast you in future? Don't worry, I'm very obedient and I can take hardships. If there are any troubles, I will be the first one to protect you."
Lin fan laughed and thought that this was very amusing, "Sure..."
Zhao Zhong Yang was very excited, "Have you heard that? Master Lin agreed..."
"I will shout 666…"


I am Lin Fan and I've become a jack of all trades just because of a powerful Encyclopedia. 
In the first ever competition organised for trolls, all the other contestants lost. The crowd exclaimed, "Brother, you're so good at trolling." 
Lin Fan replied, "But I've never been trolling..."

The end of the world came suddenly and quietly one day. It came with a flash, though not many creatures actually saw it. The world was bathed in invisible light projected from the depths of space, projected by Earth's would-be conquerors.

Potent gamma rays flooded the entire planet. In a split second most life had dropped dead immediately. It was a clean and precise strike. One minute the world was bustling with activity and life, the next trees withered grass browned and animals fell to the ground. Some were fortunate to live through the massive influx of energy, though few would live long as cancer and scarce resources would take care of them. Most likely before the spaceship ever came into orbit.

Zandra worked for the U.S. military on a Black Project under the Sandra Mountain Range. An unacknowledged project by the U.S. government meant to supersede atomic/fusion bombs as the threat-deterrent of the next century. The goal, a machine meant to manipulate gravity and matter itself.

Typing out calculations for the most recent test to create an artificial gravity well she rand her fingers over the screen of her computer. The old CRT monitor always seemed to attract dust from the static that built on its glass. She had to work with old equipment since last year ever since congress had limited the budget for military spending and the last negative-energy pulse fried half the computers in the lab.

"Zandra, could you get those calculations to me soon? I want to try and fire the well up once more before we shut down the reactor for today." said a deep voice over the intercom. Andy Broha, project lead. A magnificent mind, part of the reason she took this job. "I'll try to finish up quick, but the readings seem off. I might need to run them --" Zandra could barely finish before alarms began blaring all throughout the lab. "Andy? Andy what's that? Those aren't containment alarms did we just get hit? Andy? Andy I'm coming out." Zandra frantically tried to connect to the main lab through the intercom.

Zandra went through the release procedure to open the vault-like door that kept the simulation chamber separate from the main lab only to hear [WARNING: GAMMA RADIATION CONTAMINATION IN LAB. AUTOMATIC QUARANTINE IN PLACE. SCRUBBING PROCEDURE IN PROCESS. PLEASE WAIT] She was dumbstruck. "Did someone drop a nuke out side? What the hell happened?"

Hours later Zandra was finally able to exit the simulation chamber. She had tried and failed multiple times to communicate through the intercom and she was nervous to learn what had transpired. Palms sweating as the vault-door swung open she was not prepared for what she saw. Bodies. The bodies of everyone in the lab all dead. Some looking like they were still silently at work, frozen in time. Others sprawled out on the floor. She puked at the sight of it all.

Zandra rushed to a terminal only to find it dead. All of the computers in the lab were dead. The only electronics that weren't affected were the ones in the simulation chamber, and the heavy duty testing equipment. She had no way to know what had happened outside without going out there herself. Zandra steeled herself and found a radiation suit and a Geiger-Counter that still worked. Thankfully when she turned it on there was very little reading she got from inside the facility.

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"Oh my God" Zandra couldn't help but cry out as she looked out at the dead wilderness beneath the mountain range. On the way she had seen countless dead military personnel. No survivors. No wildlife. Nothing. Worst of all everything still carried immense amounts of radiation according to her counter.

Zandra's mind reeled at the sight of it all. The Earth had been scorched, not by a nuclear explosion or fallout. No this was akin to a gamma-ray burst that might occur from a supernova. She looked into the distance with a thousand yard stare. Who knew how many people had survived that? It could be only her, everyone else died in the Black Site and they were under a mountain.

She slowly went back to the lab and sobbed. Hours later she began a mind-numbing operation that she was ill-prepared for. She had to move all of those dead bodies out of the lab before they rotted.

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A mishmash of electronics lay before Zandra on an office desk, she had collected them all from every piece of equipment she could, slowly testing which ones hadn't been damaged by the radiation. It was a slow and grueling process but it helped to numb her mind.

She had tested everything she could with the Geiger-Counter, and to her dismay found that the water and food in the base still had some radiation in them. The air in the base and all of the lab equipment was neutralized, but she would be slowly poisoning herself if she ate the food. Sadly, there was no food outside the base to be eaten.

Very few of the vehicles worked. Most of them had been fried and even if they did work there was far too much radiation outside to go travelling, so she was stranded here unless she could communicate with the outside world. Which is why she was testing electronic components, so she could repair some of the satellite antennas on the base.

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Zandra finished soldering her patchwork job into place and booted up a laptop she had repaired. "Yes! Oh thank god some of the constellation is still up! Now let's see who's still out there." she went back inside of the base and attempted to reach out to the U.S. Military or the Government.

"This is military research site Beta Zed Nine communicating all known open channels. I repeat This is military research site Beta Zed Nine communicating on all known open channels. A large gamma pulse has hit the site and contaminated the entire surrounding area, please respond." She continued to send the distress signal out in hopes of getting a response.

Several weeks went by with Zandra slowly trying to repair functionality to the base before she finally got a response.

"Beta Zed Nine, this is the ISS we read you loud and clear. Glad to hear from the ground again, you're the first signal we received after our repairs. We... have to inform you that the gamma pulse that you mention is not isolated to your site. It hit the whole planet. Also, we're not faring well up here either. We weren't caught in the direct beam but the whole crew has radiation poisoning. We're probably not going to make it much longer. We do have measurements made of the pulse as well as some information from NASA before the pulse that might be helpful. Is this a computer or a phone connection?" A croaking female voice replied.

Zandra scrambled to her laptop "ISS, this is Beta Zed Nine this is a computer connection. What kind of information is this?"

"You'll want to be sitting down for this"

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Zandra slumped in her chair tears streaming down her face as she looked through the information on her laptop. A "rogue asteroid" had been detected by NASA entering into the edges of the solar system a few days ago and they were trying to come up with a response to it after they realized it was headed towards Earth. According to the calculations made by the crew of the ISS it was from this "asteroid" that the pulse originated from.

"So... Aliens. There's only one way for a pulse that powerful to be produced. A supernova, or technology. It's too coincidental that right after it appears precisely from its location a gamma pulse wipes out life on Earth."

"FUCK!" Zandra yelled hurling her laptop across the room.

She felt so raw. Everyone she knew was dead. The world was poisoned. Aliens were on their way towards Earth. Even if she hid away all of her food would slowly kill her. She was doomed, Earth was doomed.

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Over the next few days she hazed in and out of clarity, attempted to commit suicide multiple times, and barely ate. Zandra just lay there on her bed staring up at the ceiling blankly. Thoughts roiling in her head, deep hatred burning in her chest. Finally she had a monstrous thought that just wouldn't go away. She was a scientist, a weapons researcher, working on the most destructive weapon in history trying to harness gravity matter and time itself. Why not throw caution to the wind and try to finish the weapon before the aliens got here?

Zandra slowly got up off her bed, eyes burning with a passion that had never been there before in her life. She went to work.

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Zandra spent nearly one year working on her project. Every so often she would head out into the world and bring back materials from other black sites she knew the locations of not caring for the high radiation she exposed herself to.

At this point she had finished what was the original goal of the project. A gravitational warhead that could be inserted into conventional rockets. Rockets she simply procured from the other black sites. She had even been able to use them as she found foreign satellites entering Earth's atmosphere. No doubt from the aliens. She blew them up with no remorse.

However, these interactions left her to realize that whatever was coming was far bigger and she would need a much more powerful weapon. So she set to work on that too. She didn't have much time to work on it but she realized something while working on the gravitational warhead. That time was warped around the warhead as it went off, and this caused a spacial shearing that reverberated around it and if powerful enough could echo for a short while. If she could just harness that shear effect might be enough to rip apart space itself around Earth's alien invaders.

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A feeble woman stood back from her work. She had a bald head and splotchy skin, blood stained across the right arm of her jacket from all of her coughing. Earth's last warrior, body broken down from radiation poisoning and the energy given off from her gravity bending experiments.

"Alright, finally finished. I'm not really sure if it works. But I don't have any more material left to make another one. And I'm pretty sure I can't go outside again to get more rockets." Zandra said as she talked to herself.

As she admired her work alarms started to blare as she saw a shape burning through the sky. She quickly pulled out her laptop on the spot and started to arm every last one of her rockets as well as her final creation. Aiming a few of them towards the dark satellite that hurtled towards her and reading the rest for the ship she knew was above her planet.

"Now or never, please work" Zandra initiated liftoff and a dozen sleek cylinders of death carried off into the sky.

The dark satellite was struck down by two of the gravitational warheads. landing at the base of the mountain where it exploded sending tremors through the ground and knocking Zandra off her feat. She didn't care she only watched as her last hopes fired into the sky bright and shining.

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Aboard the spaceship a tall and elegant figure stood looking out at the planet below, raging after another satellite sent after the retched animal was shot down again. Its primitive weapons were surprisingly destructive. Yelling at the crew around it for another volley it looked up with a start to see 10 bright stars aiming right for the ship. The animal had sent them a present.

A volley of alien ammunition found its mark on the warheads at the front but after it detonated the space around it warped and curved the rounds away from the ones behind it. Even lasers sent towards them had the same effect the gravity bent the light around the missiles behind. After volley upon volley were sent two gleaming suns exploded on the right side of the ship.

The elegant figure breathed a sigh of relief, the damage was smaller than expected. The first missile had caused great damage, but the second seemed to be a dud. The next moment the figures face contorted as it watched space collapse and rip apart, matter burn, time distort, and finally reality itself torn asunder.

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A shock-wave went out, faster than the speed of light. Reaching the ends of the universe in seconds. The physical laws of the universe distorted and reality itself collapsed back in on itself. Zandra simply watched it all from below as her consciousness faded.

After the destruction of Earth and humanity's enslavement Zandra works alone to destroy the current balance of the universe. 
After sending everything through a new cycle of Rebirth she must fight her way through a new and more mystical world.

The conference officially began.
The spokesperson of the conference stood on stage and read out the main contents of this seminar.
Lu Zhou didn't have to wait long before he heard the part he was curious about.
The first was regarding the funding; the country's annual aerospace project would increase from 14 billion yuan to 30 billion yuan.
This part wasn't really relevant for private sector companies. It was mainly for state-owned enterprises.
So far, even though private companies had mastered certain rocket technologies of their own, large thruster rockets that were used for moon landing were beyond their capabilities. Even with the supporting government policies, private companies did not have the capital nor the guts to research large thruster rockets. 
Because of this, when the spokesperson began to read out the funding policies, most of the people in the venue were uninterested.
However, when the spokesperson began to read out the second policy, everyone's spirit was lifted.
The policy was that, in order to promote the aerospace industry and moon landing project, companies that invested in the domestic aerospace industry would enjoy tax benefits.
Simply put, if a company spent 30 million yuan on satellites, as long as the party that undertook the launching of the satellite was a Chinese company and the launch mission was completed on Chinese soil, then the parent satellite company would receive 30 million yuan of tax relief.
For large tech companies like Penguin[1] and Alibaba, which paid hundreds of millions of taxes, this offer was quite tempting. 
Their businesses had a need for satellites, and now, the state had almost completely waived their launch costs in the form of tax relief. Even though this wasn't a direct form of subsidy from the state, it was no different from a direct subsidy.
When the spokesperson was reading out the second policy, Lu Zhou could clearly see that all of the private and state-owned representatives were all filled with excitement, and they had a shining twinkle in their eyes.
No one even paid attention to the spokesperson reading the third policy.
Actually, the third policy really wasn't worthy of paying attention to. It was just a verbal agreement that had legal effect. 
Which was, for the next ten years, enterprises, research units, or individuals who managed to establish a permanent or semi-permanent scientific research station on the moon would enjoy franchising rights for up to 70 years. At the same time, they would also receive tax reliefs in scientific research and other aerospace-related projects, such as tourism and space resource exploitation.
This was guaranteed by the state.
When the spokesperson finished reading the policy, there was a commotion in the venue.
Compared to the irrelevant first policy or the verbal promise that was the third policy, the large companies here were much more interested in the attractive second policy.
If the cost of launching satellites could be converted into a form of tax relief, then they could greatly reduce their cost of launching satellites.
Of course, the third policy wasn't entirely unattractive. Even though no one knew what would happen after ten years, even though it was just an empty promise, it would still bring them a considerable degree of benefits.
China was stepping forward into the aerospace field, and they were among the participants.
These few policies were enough to give the wealthy investors a world of imagination…
Just like these companies, Lu Zhou was equally surprised by the policies of the state.
However, he wasn't surprised by the extent of the policies. Instead, he was surprised at the other aspects… 
"Does the state want to use aerospace to control the United States?"
When Xu Yuanming heard this, he was even more surprised than Lu Zhou.
"I thought you didn't do any research on the international political situation."
Lu Zhou looked at Xu Yuanming's look of surprise and coughed as he said, "There's a difference between researching and understanding. I'm not very interested in these things, but that doesn't mean I don't understand them."
Xu Yuanming smiled and said, "Is that so? But you're only half-correct. Even though the moon landing plan is a type of international strategy, we also have other expectations."
Xu Yuanming put on a more serious expression as he continued, "According to our intel, the United States, Russia, the European Union, and other countries have already established a technical route for developing their respective controllable fusion demonstration reactor projects. Their progress is still unknown, but like you said, as long as they are determined enough, they will catch up to us. It might take ten or twenty years.
"In order to maintain our advantage, the state has decided to fight on a new battlefield. At the same time, we will continue to maintain our advantage in fusion electric generator and cross-regional power grid projects."
Lu Zhou: "This new battlefield is space?"
Xu Yuanming nodded and said, "Correct."
Lu Zhou connected the dots and finally had an understanding of the state's intentions.
In a world of information technology, there was no such thing as a secret. With the foundation built from several industrial revolutions, the western countries wouldn't take long to catch up.
In order to maximize the national advantage, China obviously wanted to delay the time frame of other countries acquiring this fusion technology.
Making the opponent fight on two battlefields at once was undoubtedly a strategy that would produce this effect.
Just like Secretary Xu said, looking at it from a long-term perspective, it was not necessary to board the moon. The moon landing project wasn't urgent.
The real purpose of this project wasn't to allow China to set footprints on the moon. Instead, it was to control the technological research focus of western countries.
Putting it this way, this was quite the stratagem.
By that time, the second generation fusion project would also be underway, putting even more pressure on other countries.
Lu Zhou finally understood why his Eastern Research Centers Association idea and his plan on a second-generation controllable fusion energy technology was able to be implemented so quickly by the higher-ups…
The higher-ups were probably drawing up this plan while he was still in the hospital.
Smart.
Really smart…
Even though Lu Zhou felt like he was being used, he couldn't help but admire the sophistication of this plan.
Of course, even though this trick was clever, achieving the expectations wouldn't be easy.
China's current rocket launching technology was even worse than the United States and the Soviet Union's technology back in the 1960s. Even though NASA's annual budget was reduced, catching up to America was no easy feat.
To put it bluntly, even if China wanted to start a space race and pave the way for the second-generation fusion technology, NASA might pretend to go to war with China, but they might not view China as a scary opponent.
So…
China needs a strong academic leader to represent the space program.
Lu Zhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. 
Are they planning on making me lead this project?
I really want to put someone on the moon, but I don't want to be involved in a political fight…
Lu Zhou couldn't help but ask, "You guys aren't going to make me the chief designer of the space project, right?"
"Um… It depends on you. Even though I think it is appropriate for you to take this position, but if you really don't have the time," Xu Yuanming smiled slightly and said, "you can at least be a chief consultant?"
Lu Zhou sighed and said, "I don't really mind, but I'm afraid I won't be able to do much. Also, if you plan on publishing some misleading theses in my name, then I'm afraid I can't help you."
As a scholar, he had a certain moral barometer.
He would spare no effort to fight for the truth that he believed in. Even if he was wrong, it would be an honest mistake. Similarly, he didn't have the conscience to lie for things he was against.
If a scholar did not seek for the truth, then was he really a scholar?
That would be more like a political puppet…
Xu Yuanming smiled and said, "Rest assured, we will not make any public statements in your name. Your academic reputation is our honor and pride, and this will never change."
"Okay then, if you think it's appropriate, I will be the chief consultant." Lu Zhou joked, "Since I'm the chief consultant, are you going to consider the mass driver I just talked about?"
Xu Yuanming coughed and said, "Um… Even if I agree with you, I can't change anything. Have you heard about our state's orbit facilities?"
Lu Zhou: "I've heard a bit about them."
"There is not much publicity about this in the media. In fact, the mass driver you talked about is similar to the country's orbital facilities. The project passed a feasibility demonstration test a while ago, but guess what was the problem?"
Lu Zhou: "Funding approval?"
"Correct, this project was cut." Xu Yuanming nodded and said, "Its estimated budget was 2 trillion yuan. And that's just the estimate, god knows how much it will actually cost… Do you think it's worth it?"
As expected, it was stuck on the funding approval stage.
This two trillion yuan…
Even with an academician vouching for this project, it would be extremely difficult to receive approval.
The 2018 and 2019 27 high-speed railway projects only added up to one trillion.
If this two trillion is spent on railways, god knows how insane our infrastructure would be…
[1] Chinese broadcasting company


After suffering from a heat stroke while working under the scorching heat of summer, Lu Zhou, a hardworking but poor university student, somehow becomes the owner of an advanced technological system. With the cheat given by the system, his university life changes overnight. 
  
A Master's degree? Easy. 
  
PhD? Not a problem.   
  
From a nobody, he quickly becomes a huge celebrity in the world of science. With the missions given by the system, he is on his way to winning a Nobel Prize.   

"System, can points be exchanged for money?"
  
"No."
  
"F**k, what use are you then!?"
  
"This system will make you the ultimate scholar, the kind that lords over all of humanity. What use will money be to you?"

Major Jenkins was cleaning up his gear as he was reading over the new orders sent down by the Divison commander. His battalion had been hammered in the last exchange with the Demonic army and they still needed time to recover their strength. His new replacements had just arrived giving him a few fresh platoons to bolster one of his companies that had taken the most losses in the last battle. He looked at the orders and frowned, they expected him to hold a location against three divisions of hostiles with his one battalion. They sent him plenty of ammo but it was impossible to expect a battalion to hold against such an overwhelming force. Not to mention that most of the replacements that were sent were fresh out of basic training. 

He was starting to get a headache when he heard one of his captains pushing past the soldier guarding his tent. "Major Jenkins, I don't need them." He looked up and saw the beautiful fiery red-headed woman that was in command of his alpha company. "They sent me recruits instead of soldiers. The Lieutenant in charge hasn't ever seen real combat. He's a fucking training officer. How can I use these assholes? The moment they see a Demon, they are gonna lose their shit and run. You know we can't use them here."

"Rei, they sent the troops they had available to send us. Things are getting that bad. There was no other reserve unit left to send. We are expected to hold this line against three divisions. HQ is afraid that if things get much worse, Command might order the Apocolypse here." He sighed and rubbed his shoulder, "I don't expect you to turn them into soldiers before the next wave. Just point them at the enemy and tell them to shoot." 

"This is bullshit Major, you didn't give Hooper a recruit platoon." She angrily replied. 

"Hooper lost his entire company. I had to take a platoon from everyone else to give him a company. Rei, your situation isn't nearly as bad, you have an entire platoon of veterans. Stick the rookies in a couple of the bunkers and let them help. After this next wave, they'll be veterans too." He stretched out and picked up his helmet and rifle. "Get them in position and get ready. We might not survive this, so it's not time to worry about the quality of our replacements."

A soldier came running up, "Major, Demonic forces approaching. They brought Trolls this time." 

"Fuck me, Captain Hanaka get back to your company, have your veteran platoon man the rockets and stick the rookies in the boxes." Major Jenkins ran outside and grabbed the com unit. Captain  Hanaka ran at a sprint back to her company swearing the whole way. "HQ, this is Viper, can we get air support, we've got green nasties inbound." 

"Negative Viper, hold them with ground fire." Came the quick reply over the com unit.

Major Jenkins took a deep breath and then said, "Hooper you and Bol are mobile, get into ambush position delta. Fall back to the Yankee and Zulu bunkers after your attack. Hanaka you have the Bravo bunkers and rockets. We have plenty of ammo so light them up once they get in firing range. We are negative for air support." 

Captain Hanaka ran to the Bravo bunkers and ordered her new replacement platoon into position. She was afraid that once they saw the demons, they would try to run so she stayed with them in the bunkers. When she got into the bunker with one of the squads she felt like she was standing in a group of seasoned veterans. She almost thought she was in the wrong bunker. Sergeant Xian nodded Captain as he gave out the orders to his men, "Long, I want you on the 50. Fatty you have the ammo. Everyone else, get in position." 

Captain Hanaka's eyes opened wide as the soldiers spread out perfectly and had their rifles at the ready. They didn't even flinch as the monstrous trolls approached. Sergeant Xian spoke out, "Long, we have plenty of ammo, you can work on the archers until the trolls get in range." 

"Target the archers until the Trolls are in range, Sergeant!" Long Shen replied. 

Captain Hanaka suddenly got angry and blurted out, "Sergeant, I don't care what you teach them in basic training but we are not wasting ammo on the trolls. If the rockets can't take out a troll we retreat."

Everyone in the squad chuckled and then started to open fire as the Demonic army came into firing range. Captain Hanaka was furious she was going to have this Lieutenant's ass if these men didn't follow her orders. The sound of the rockets being fired sounded behind them but the trolls only seemed angered as the rockets struck them. Long Shen called out, "Taking out the trolls. Keep the archers down!" He swung the huge Railgun up and started to fire into the faces of the trolls. One after another they fell down crushing the advancing Demonic army underneath of them. He called out, "Reload!" Fatty quickly swapped out the ammo can. Long Shen went right back to work dropping the last of the trolls.

Sergeant Xian called out, "Rifles on the Minotaurs, Long suppress the archers." Captain Hanaka wanted to refute what she was seeing as it flew in the face of everything her battlefield instincts said was the right thing to do. These men seemed to be as experienced as special forces soldiers. She noticed that every rifleman in the squad would fire a single shot to kill a single target as if this was a practice drill at the shooting range. 

"Who are you guys?" She found herself asking out loud.

"Squad 48. My blood, my body, my soul, long live the squad!" Sergeant Xian called out. The entire squad repeated the chant as one. It caused shivers to run down Captain Hanaka's spine for some reason. 

Captain Hanaka was lost in thought as her com chime sounded and her other Lieutenant called out, "Captain, great work with the rookies, they cleared the right flank. I brought my platoon over to support the other bunker, but those guys were solid too. What are my orders?" 

Captain Hanaka realized she wasn't using her veterans correctly and called out, "Get into the alpha bunkers and suppress the Snakes with the 50. Have your riflemen put down the Cattle."

Captain Hanaka walked up close to Sergeant Xian and asked him, "Where did you learn these new tactics?" 

Sergeant Xian pointed to Long Shen and then replied, "He led this squad to victory over the battle of Fruit Ridge on the VR sim." 

Captain Hanaka smirked and said, "Bullshit, even the Angels call that scenario unwinnable." 

Sergeant Xian grinned and then said, "They beat it on the first try. As their second battle sim. Without help from me or the Lieutenant." 

Captain Hanaka looked at Long Shen again. She paid attention to how he used the big railgun. He didn't waste shots at all. He would kill each target he aimed at as the long gun barrel swung left and right always managing to hit dense pockets of enemy fighters. Just before the ammo belt was done, he would call out for a reload at the perfect moment so that the gun almost never stopped being fired. She watched as the riflemen likewise never wasted shots. Each time they would pull the trigger a Demon died. Even her best platoon couldn't match this squad of raw recruits. Just before the fight, she noticed that each of them had set out spare magazines as if they knew exactly how to prepare for a siege. A skill that took normal soldiers a few battles to acquire. Captain Hanaka spoke over the com, "Hernandez, what's your situation?" 

"Hooper and Bol are wasted. Yankee and Zulu are down. The left flank seems to have an expert. The Major headed that way." The reply came in gasping breaths. 

A sound like a huge bomb sounded in the distance and a bright red glow filled the sky. A few of the squad tried to see what was happening but it was too far away. Long Shen was busy keeping the Demons suppressed but he too noticed the red glow. He remembered his fight with Lieutenant Dan and questioned out loud, "Energy Gathering?" 

Captain Hanaka shook her head and said, "Core formation. That's the Major fighting."

A few moments later the glow disappeared and the major spoke over the com channel, "Left flank is clear, the enemy commander is down. Rei, how are you holding up there?"

"Right flank is currently in mop-up, negative casualties." She replied emotionlessly. 

A moment later Major Jenkins asked again, "I'm sorry, how many casualties did you report? I didn't copy." 

"None Sir, all bunkers remain and so far no signs of officers." She replied the same way.

Long Shen spoke up, "Captain, we killed two enemy officers during the fight. Hoa got a clean headshot on the Snake and I downed the Minotaur."

Captain Hanaka looked at him like he was an idiot, "Officers are at the energy gathering stage, we have to kill them in hand to hand. They can put up a defensive field to protect themselves." 

Hoa spoke up and nodded, "Yes Captain, but we found that you can put a bullet in their head if you fire three consecutive shots at the same spot." 

Captain Hanaka started to laugh, "What soldier can do that?" 

The entire squad looked back and forth between each other. Sergeant Xian chuckled and said, "You're looking at the only squad that's able to brag it." 

In the other bunker, squad 47 and Lieutenant Dan were all shaking still after a battle in which they felt they were certainly going to die. The Lieutenant walked around and pat everyone on the back and said, "Good work, you all did well." 

Sergeant Tang shook his head and whispered to the Lieutenant, "Most of these guys fired wildly only a few of them managed to use an entire clip. They were shaken up by that horde. If those monsters in the other bunker weren't here we'd all be dead. They almost single-handedly killed that entire division and its reinforcements." 

Lieutenant Dan nodded, "Whoever was on the 50 killed most if not all of them."  

Sergeant Tang nodded and said, "Did you see how they killed the trolls? It wasn't the rockets. They managed to kill the trolls by firing into their eyes." 

Lieutenant Dan shook his head and touched the com and asked, "Captain, do we need to assist Bravo Company? We are all clear here."

"Bravo company is gone, Major Jenkins cleared the left flank. Standby until further orders." Captain Hanaka stared at the men of Squad 48, her eyes kept landing on Long Shen. Even though he was just the Corporal she couldn't help notice that while they respected Sergeant Xian and followed his orders, Long Shen was the man they all really followed. Even the Sergeant seemed to look for his lead. As she looked at him she started to think he looked very handsome. It wasn't because of his appearance so much, it was more like he had an aura of invincibility around him. As if all of this was just another day to him. 

Sergeant Xian asked a second time, "Captain? Do we have orders?" 

Captain Hanaka looked at Sergeant Xian, "Sorry, yes, we are to standby here for further orders." 

Major Jenkins spoke over the com to the entire battalion, "I have an order from HQ to prepare for a second assault, they spotted a large troop movement headed for our position. We have been ordered to delay them until the Angel of Light arrives. I need all remaining officers with me, Sergeants you have your squads. Each squad needs to be in a bunker with all the ammo we have left. I am not going to sugar coat it, we are being used as a meat shield to protect the left flank of our main force. We are going to be outnumbered a thousand to one here. Just hold out." 

Captain Hanaka looked at the squad in her bunker and realized not a single one of them looked afraid. It was business as usual for them. One of the men called out, "Hey Fatty, how many cans do we have left for the 50?" 

Fatty Lai looked over and started to count, "Twenty five, plus the half can we have on it now. We have ten magazine crates for the rifles." 

One of them whistled, "This is easier than last time." 

Captain Hanaka shook her head and then raced out of the bunker to meet the other remaining officers. When she got to the meeting location she was shocked that there were only five of them in total, with only two being captains at the peak of the energy gathering stage like her. The three lieutenants were all at the first level of the energy gathering stage. Once they were all accounted for the Major walked over and said, "They want us to hold out against an army of one hundred thousand. That means there will be a couple of Succubus and most likely an archdemon. Not to mention the usual Snakes, Cattle and pigs." 

"Will there be trolls this time?" Captain Hanaka asked. 

"No trolls, they were sent with that probing force. But we might have furies this time. We have no rockets and no air support until the Angel of Light descends so make sure that the squads stay in this bunkers." The Major looked out in the distance. "We have half an hour, make sure you gather your strength. We'll be acting as decoys for their officers. Get them to chase us so the men in the bunkers won't need to worry about them."

Long Shen decided to use the downtime to cultivate. As he found himself sitting by the lake the voice boomed out, "A dragon's mind is as powerful as his body." Long Shen suddenly felt like his brain was on fire. All of his senses became much sharper. He could feel more of his body than ever before. It caused him to open his eyes.

Sergeant Xian growled out, "Long, get your ass on that 50, we've got incoming!"

Long Shen stretched out and grinned. The fire in his brain receded and now he could see things like never before. When he took control of the large railgun he could clearly see the faces of the army that was still fifteen hundred meters away. He squeezed the trigger and shot a short burst of fire and managed to hit a single target with every bullet. The front line of the Demonic Army looked shocked as they were still too far away from the bunkers to even see where the shots were coming from. The sound of the shots not even reaching them until the heads of their soldiers were exploding like watermelons being blown up with dynamite.  

Sergeant Xian looked at Long Shen and asked, "What the fuck are you shooting at? They aren't in range yet!" He grabbed his binoculars and looked out where Long Shen was shooting and watched as the Demonic Army soldiers were dropping in droves. "Never mind, keep shooting."

Long Shen managed to kill hundreds of Demonic Soldiers before they were even visible to the others in the bunker. They were still out of range and yet Long Shen was killing a single demon with a single bullet each time. He would call out, "Reload," periodically as he swept the barrel of the railgun left and right. By the time the Demonic Army was finally in range of the majority of them to fire accurately, Long Shen had already killed over a thousand of them. 

He looked over the army that was approaching and saw a couple of the officers staring back at him so he sent a few shots at them. One of the officers lost his head the other one roared at him and a golden light flickered around him as he shrugged off the attack. Long Shen started to kill all the demons around him causing him to be enraged. He roared out an order and the slow march of the Demonic Army became a mad dash. Everyone started to fire at will. The Demonic army rapidly began to shrink under the accurate fire of the defenders. 

Major Jenkins looked over at Captain Hanaka, "How many squads are in that bunker?" 

"Just squad 48. The new replacements." She felt her face turning red as he stared at her.

Major Jenkins frowned and then said, "Shit, this is bad. Dahak is leading them. No wonder the Angel of Light is descending. He's at the peak of the Origin stage. I can't fight him. I am not seeing the junior officers and the Demons on the front lines are fighting chaotically. How is that possible?"

Captain Hanaka looked over at Lieutenant Dan who smiled back at her and nodded, "Sir, Lieutenant Dan's platoon figured out how to shoot officers. They fire three shots at the same point."

Fourteen billion years in the past the Great Dragon God felt his Trillion-year-old soul begin to dim. Rather than delay his demise for billions of more years he chose to self detonate in the great void spreading his body to create a new Universe built on his own DNA. Several scales were imbued with his legacy in the hopes that another Dragon God would arise.

Twenty-four-year-old Long Shen a professional VRMMO gold farmer learns a real cultivation technique from a co-worker. Opening his Dantian reveals a startling discovery. A tiny piece of a dragon scale slowly spins in the middle of his Dantian. Suddenly Long Shen finds himself in the middle of the great war for the universe. Can his gaming skill translate to the real world?

"What kind of explanation? Hitting the bush to scare away the snake?"
The grumpiest, most hot-tempered of the four had spoken first. His tone was not friendly and his eyes were filled with rage.
In fact, all four of them looked very angry.
No one wished for the things that they planned for so long to go south just because of a small insignificant person.
"I said I would give you all an explanation and I meant it."
The figure that walked out from the shadows didn't speak anymore, instead, he turned around and left the dark room.
The grumpy person watched the figure's back and it wasn't until it left his sight that he sent his men to confirm whether the figure had actually left. After the confirmation, the rage in the grumpy person's eyes vanished.
What replaced the rage was… delight.
"Nicely done."
The leader of the four spoke leisurely.
"Of course! Who do you think is making things happen!" The grumpy person added.
The grumpy person threw away the hot temper and rage a while ago, what was left of him was a sinister look.
"I don't care about the others, I just need assurance that he won't notice."
Another voice from the corner spoke softly.
"You're suspecting my capabilities? When we held the vote for me to direct this operation, I remember you voted in agreement as well," the seemingly grumpy but sinister voice replied with a cold grunt.
"That is because I didn't know you would use such a cheap trick! Trying to lure the Fiery Devil to kill this guy, you should be careful that they don't turn around and bite you! We can't afford to engage 2567 and Alisritter at both ends. Likewise, when Alisritter changes into this guy, we will suffer a massive loss as well." 
The voice in the corner couldn't stay calm anymore, his voice didn't just get sharper, the rage was obvious in between the lines as well.
He could tolerate some extreme methods but he must be told beforehand.
This kind of quiet operation that was only made known to him after it was done was unacceptable to him.
"You should have some faith in me. Well then, to ensure the smoothness of the plan, I have to go make some arrangements. Remember to tell me beforehand about the next gathering."
The seemingly grumpy but sinister person replied with a wide smile and before the other person could argue, he stood up and walked out.
Watching their collaborator walk out on them, other than the person that argued slamming the table hard to express his dissatisfaction, the remaining two people didn't say anything.
Especially the one who remained silent throughout the meeting, as though he never existed.
...
After leaving the dark room, the seemingly grumpy but sinister person hastened his steps.
The man hurried back to his room in a nearby area before heaving a long sigh of relief.
It seemed like the man wasn't as confident as he was in front of his collaborator.
Or rather, he had a guilty conscience.
He knew exactly what kind of people he worked with, any slight misstep would expose him.
Should that happen, he would lose everything.
"This should be fine," the man muttered and opened his PM tab to check the message sent to him a while ago.
Thoughts ran through his mind for a while before he replied and after that, he fell on the sofa, weak. He muttered to himself, "You people really think that I don't know what your minds are thinking? Hmph! Trying to take me out? Then don't blame me for making the first move!"
In the end, he stood up again and his blurred out face had nothing but ferocity.
...
After taking out a couple of players that came for the bounty, Kieran safely returned to his own room at 13th Wallway Street with an extra 50K points and two decent items.
As soon as he walked into his room, he put the two items on the table.
One was a rocket launcher, the other one was a sniper rifle.
[Name: Venom Viper- II (Retrofitted)]
[Type: Rocket Launcher]
[Rarity: Excellent]
[Attack: Powerful]
[Number of rounds: 2 rockets]
[Attribute: Consecutive Shot (able to fire rockets in succession)]
[Effect: None]
[Prerequisite: Firearm Weapons, Heavy Arms (Pro)]
[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]
[Remark: It should be equipment belonging the marines but its costly production fee limited its existence only in the ace spec ops teams]
...
[Name: Falcon- T1]
[Type: Firearm]
[Rarity: Excellent]
[Attack: Powerful]
[Magazine: 6 rounds]
[Attribute: 1. Armor Penetration Lvl 2; 2. Super Range Shooting lvl 3; 3. Special Reload]
[Effect: None]
[Prerequisite: Firearm Weapon, Light Firearm (Pro)]
[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]
[Remark: With 20 mm caliber firing mouth, it can be considered as a 'shoulder cannon']
...
[Armor Penetration Lvl 2: Able to tear through Lightweight armor (Weak, Average, Strong defense)]
[Super Range Shooting Lvl 3: Effective range of 1.5 km.]
[Special Reload: Big caliber and special magazine allow it to be reloaded with most of the special bullets and it will not damage the gun.]
...
Looking at the two firearms, Kieran wasn't in a rush to sell them off after factoring in the upcoming dungeon.
Although at the end of [Primordial Invasion II], Kieran saw the unexpected, he was sure in [Primordial Invasion III], a modernized world would be involved.
Therefore, the preparation of firearms became necessary.
Naturally, Kieran, who currently had a lack of firearms in reserve, connected the Gunsmith, Stagner, the person that Blacksmith once introduced him to.
2567: I need some special bullets and RPG rounds.
Stagner: How many?
2567: Enough for me to win a small scale war.
Stagner: 3 days.
2567: K.
...
Stagner didn't ask what Kieran was going to do with that amount of firepower and Kieran was happy with it.
The Gunsmith's coldness might not make him a qualified businessman, but definitely a reliable dealer.
Three days later...
The time for the bounty to brew.
Kieran would not waste precious time waiting.
He sat on the sofa and took out a book to read.
The book was brought back from [The Queen's Shield], it was related to Raven Sect and Viper Sect.
To quickly master [Fire Shower] and use [Essentials of Prime Viper Secret Technique Record], the readings were mandatory.
Fortunately, Kieran was quite fond of reading, he even enjoyed the process.
But he hated to be interrupted. 
So, when he saw Wu's request to enter the room, he couldn't be more bothered and it was hard for him to like her. 
However, Wu was exceptionally persistent as she knocked on the door for almost two hours, Kieran was forced to open the door.
"You better have something important to say."
Kieran said coldly after opening the door to Wu.
"Mhmm," Wu nodded. There wasn't a bit of restlessness or anxious for knocking on the door for two hours, neither did she hate Kieran's cold response.
She stood in front of Kieran and brought up a card.
[Lucky Card III]?!
Kieran raised a curious brow.
Ultimately, he stepped aside and allowed her to enter.


Welcome to a virtual underground game with no protection, full of lurking players who seek survival, power, and fortune. Kieran chose to enter this VRMMORPG game without hesitation, because he knew this was the only way for him to escape death’s grasp. Can he escape death in real life though, or will he end up dying inside the game? 

Luo Yuan cleaned himself roughly and walked to the master bedroom on the first floor. He noticed that Huang Jiahui had placed the mat properly and brought a bucket of water. 
 
"Why don’t you shower in the bathroom?" Luo Yuan asked while picking up the stack of old newspapers by the headboard.
 
"There are too many people in there. I can’t get used to it." Huang Jiahui glanced at Luo Yuan before she started taking off her clothes, revealing her plump body as she cleaned herself slowly.
 
"Be patient, things will get better in the future," Luo Yuan said, reading a newspaper.
 
"I’m grateful that we can stay here. Compared to the outside, this is like Heaven," said Huang Jiahui, full of emotion. "Hey, do you remember how long it has been since we last slept together?"
 
Luo Yuan did not say a thing. Huang Jiahui turned around and saw him frowning. His attention was still on the newspaper.
 
...
 
"New agricultural products harvested; reconstruction area is bidding famine farewell."
 
"We stand firmly before the darkness of twilight."
 
"Humans dictate their own destiny in unity!"
 
"New biocomposite research has been successful; there’s hope of replacing steel completely!"
 
"Long March rockets have been launched successfully; they are to replace all satellites paralyzed by the magnetic storm."
 
"Xunlong-2 CPU is officially in production; locally produced CPU is now on par with Intel."

Luo Yuan was reading quickly. Most of the time, he would just take a glance and then flip to the next page. He would only pause to look for more details if he saw something interesting, but that did not last more than 10 seconds usually either. Considering the processing speed of his brain, it was no exaggeration to say that he could read 10 lines at one glance.
 
Most of the content of the newspaper was encouraging and passionate, yet at the same time also serious and oppressive. One could not relax while reading it. A battlefield was the best catalyst for technology. The threat of the mutated beasts had resulted in a big technological outbreak in the reconstruction area, which was developing rapidly. Almost a quarter of the newspaper’s content was about discoveries of new materials, new technology or new techniques.
 
Human perseverance was beyond imagination. Although humans had been defeated by unimaginable natural disasters, beasts, and accidents, they were still standing tall. As time passed, they only seemed to become stronger. Many thought that the technology used in the military was 20 years more advanced than the technology civilians had access to, but that was inaccurate.  
 
During times of peace, besides cutting-edge weapons, the technology used by the military was usually less advanced than that used by civilians. The military required high-reliability for the devices they used, and the latest technologies were usually the most unreliable ones. Moreover, the nuclear threat before the apocalypse had brought the world to a standstill as a whole, so there had been no hurry for any military upgrades. 

This didn’t just apply to China. Even in America, some military electrical devices were still using technology from the 80s. Due to its cost, technology in the military was unsatisfactory. Only during times of war, when society entered a state of emergency, did that statement become true. All the advanced technology used by civilians would then flood into the military, and all the wisdom of human beings would be exploited by the army. 
 
This war was a hundred times more devastating than World War II. After all, World War II had been a war between humans, so there had still been room for negotiation. This time, it was a war between races. Failure was unacceptable, and there was no such thing as compromise. Failing meant dying.

…
 
Huang Jiahui got out of the shower and looked at Luo Yuan. There were tears rolling in his eyes. She sat on his lap and patted his back, saying flirtatiously, "Don’t read anymore. You can read tomorrow. It’s time for bed now."
 
"Wait, let me read a little more," Luo Yuan said.

…
 
The morning in the Desert City was quiet and peaceful. Luo Yuan held his sword in his hand as he stood on the balcony, not moving an inch. His body was exuding an oppressive vibe, but his skin was fair and smooth. There was a dim glow radiating from him. It wasn’t just his skin. Even his hair, the Zhanmadao, and his clothes had a unique shining glow about them. 
 
Will surrounded his entire body. As time passed, he suddenly noticed a strange phenomenon. His Sensory Perception was expanding quickly. He could even control all senses within three meters.  There was not much improvement on the ground, though.

Luo Yuan was completely awake. If his Sensory Perception could be imprinted on his Zhanmadao, then it could naturally be imprinted on other objects as well. The massive movement of his Will could affect air molecules, and the diffusion of the air molecules could help expand his Sensory Perception. Luo Yuan did not seem to care at all, though. He was deep in thought.

Suddenly, he realized that the way he managed his Will was crude. He lacked imagination, and his application methods were limited. He did not fully explore the system. Since the attribution of his Will was infinite, it could be applied anywhere. 
 
Just like leaving a mark, he could imprint his Will on someone else’s shirt so that that person could never escape from him. It was like the curse he had encountered before, the one that had caused unreasonable death. Although these powers were not applicable in the wilderness and were limited when it came to mutated beasts, they could be immensely helpful in the reconstruction area and human society in general.

The rules and laws in the reconstruction area were extremely strict, unlike in the wilderness, where anything could be settled by violence. In the wilderness, if you did not like someone, you could just kill them. That did not apply there, though. Violence could not solve any problems, only cause even more. No matter how confident Luo Yuan was, he did not dare offend the country. After all, it had taken them so long to earn that peaceful life. He wasn’t going to keep wandering around like a savage forever.
 
Unlike his destructive power though, his Will left no trail. It could kill without drawing any blood. 
 
Lin Xiaoji yawned and walked towards Luo Yuan lazily. "Boss Luo, what about our training?"
 
Luo Yuan looked at him and nodded. Even since they had entered the reconstruction area, there had been a change in his attitude. The old Lin Xiaoji had been afraid of Luo Yuan like a mouse afraid of a cat. Now he could talk to him like it was nothing, though. There was also something unnatural about his expression. He always avoided eye contact when Luo Yuan was looking at him. It seemed like he had an agenda of his own ever since they had entered the reconstruction area.


Have you ever thought that the state of the world as it presently is, could revert to the laws of the ancients? When a series of strange incidents beginning with the disappearance of his friend led Luo Yuan to question the possibility of an apocalypse, he becomes embroiled in the midst of a global-scale chaos.

Evolution has turned the flora and fauna of the vast and bountiful Earth into something that had never been seen before. Coincidentally, the all-dominating Homo sapiens have ended up at the bottom of the food chain. From mystery to crisis, will Luo Yuan discover a means of saving humanity by racing to the top of the food chain? Or will he strive in accordance with the law of the jungle? It is the dawn of an age of the survival of the fittest.

When Tang Tian returned to the Rockets to start preparing for the new season, Yao Ming and the national team were a bit unhappy. The national team did not agree with his request to only participate in world-class competitions. As a result, the two sides broke up. Yao Ming's original plan to play in the World Championships also fell through.

Without Yao Ming, the Chinese men 's basketball team played in the World Championships in Japan. As a result, the group stage lost all five games, averaging 30+ losses per game, ranking the bottom of all teams, creating the worst record in the World Championships and a complete defeat .

After the World Championships ended, the director of the basketball management center in charge of basketball was transferred away, and the director of the basketball association was also forced to resign.

The newly appointed director of the basketball association found Yao Ming for the first time, and the two parties finally reached an agreement, which is summed up in one sentence. As long as Yao Ming is willing to play in world-class events, everything is easy to say.

As Tang Tian said, there can be no one in the current Chinese men's basketball team, but Yao Ming is irreplaceable.

It was a pity for Yao Ming to fail to make it to the World Championships, but it was a great thing for the Rockets.

This is Yao Ming's first offseason since he joined the Rockets.

Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady returned from the injury and both went to the stadium for training a month in advance.

As the players arrived at the Toyota Center one after another, the Rockets' preseason roster also gradually surfaced.

Centers: Yao Ming, Dikembe Mutombo, Chuck Hayes.

Power forwards: Juwan Howard, Bunch Wells, Paul Millsap, Ryan Bowen.

Small forwards: Sean Battier, Kirk Snyder, Scott Padgett, Steve Novak, Cassie Jacobson.

Shooting guards: Tracy McGrady, Luther Hyde, Vasilys Spanoris.

Point guards: Ralph Alston, John Lucas III, Jose Barria, Bob Sula.

A total of 20 people, because Sula has been in a state of injury, in fact, 18 people are fighting for the 14-person roster.

Among them, Ryan Bowen, Scott Padgett, Cassie Jacobson, and Jose Barria are all unsecured contracts and are the four most likely to be laid off.

The Rockets' first preseason opponent was the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In the preseason, Tang Tian was the first assistant coach, but just like Thibodeau's position in the summer league, he only made suggestions, and Van Gundy was the leading player.

The Timberwolves' main attack point is the inside. Both Garnett and Mark Blunt like to play low backs. In response to this feature, Tang Tian proposed a fast strategy, but was not adopted by Van Gundy.

In the game, he still gave Yao Ming and McGrady the offensive freedom as they did last season, letting them take turns to play inside and outside.

The Timberwolves are inherently weaker than the Rockets, and the Rockets took advantage in the first half.

However, in the second half, Garnett defended Yao Ming with all his strength. Yao Ming failed to play several times in a row. McGrady was anxious to attack and his feel fell sharply.

In the end, the Rockets unexpectedly lost the first game of the preseason 81 to 90. Millsap and Novak, who performed well in the Summer League, did not get playing time.

This situation continues. The Rockets faced the Pistons in the second leg. Facing the iron bucket opponent, Van Gundy still insisted on his strategy. As a result, the team scored no more than 70 and suffered a 66-82 defeat. Two consecutive losses in the preseason.

In the third game, against the fish belly, and also the Blazers who played in the Summer League, the combination of Yao Ming and Uncle Huo had no way to take Randolph, and two consecutive high playing time McGrady, this game revealed Weary, only 6 of 23 shots, the Rockets also lost 81 to 83 opponents.

After facing the strong opponents Spurs and Cavaliers, the Rockets also successively lost. Only against the Hawks, the marginalist Barea suddenly broke out and scored 20 points to help the team get a victory.

In the final game, tired McGrady and Yao Ming both truce. Millsap and Novak got performance opportunities, scoring 16 points and 9 points respectively, but the team lost 77-108 to the Nuggets led by Anthony.

In the end, the Rockets ended the preseason journey with 1 win and 6 losses. Although there are many opponents, the Rockets' performance is difficult to satisfy.

In particular, attacks that have been criticized for a few years have been intensified.

After the preseason ended, the NBA official also announced the new season strength rankings, the Rockets ranked 12th in the West and 23rd in the league.

Although Yao Mai returned to health, the poor performance of the preseason made officials feel bad about them.

And with the Rockets' losing streak, the American media, which has held back for several months, can finally raise their eyebrows.

"The Rockets 'worst decision during the offseason. It turns out that the dismissed former first assistant Nick Ward was the key point of their offense. Without his Rockets' offensive constipation, the newly joined Tang Tiangan Is useless. "

"The Rockets' summer league championship proved their draft vision. It was Millsap and Novak who helped the team win, and it had little to do with the team's coach Tang Tian."

"Fortunately, we can make it for a while, but we can't stand the test of time. Maybe a Rockets executive should be worried."

...

For a time, the American media criticized Tang Tian, ​​and a storm of public opinion swept over Houston.

Not only the media, but the Rockets are also panicked and have many complaints.

Throughout the preseason, there were only 12 players in the roster of 19 players. This was still the game where Yao Mai both took a truce. This arrangement made the role players feel particularly unfair.

The new season has not yet officially started, the Rockets are already in a situation of internal and external troubles.

Rockets general manager Dawson also put pressure on the Rockets management, sitting in the Big Two but playing such a poor performance, he does not want to leave the biggest stains in his career before he retires.

Under heavy pressure, Van Gundy was forced to organize an internal meeting.

The targets of this meeting included coaching staff Fan Gandi, Tang Tian and Thibodeau, general manager Dawson, player representatives Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming and Battier.

Rebirth in 2006, 

I have won the god-level coaching system!
Can heal a disease, can he exchange for player abilities, and can he also serve as a maid? !
Or the Yao Ming Rockets start? It just flew!
Wait, why is this the weakest system in history?
NBA coaching text! Cultivate! At the same time, it is also a forceful book for coaches!

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