“I used to think what I felt for him was love but today I know that it wasn’t because love is what I feel for you and I have never felt that way for him”
“Good you are only mine after all I would never give you to him he had his chance once and lost it” 
“ I know but I’m not going through be happy until I get my revenge”
“ And I’m going to help you get it after all I gotta thank him for leaving you so I could meet you”
“ I love you
“ As I do”


Stephanie was the only heir to her late parents multi-millionaire company but wasn’t suppose to have it until she turned 20 so her aunt and uncle handled it for her until she came of age. She thought they loved her but they together with her boyfriend only wanted her dead so that they daughter could take over, the day they left her to die was the day she swore if by some miracle she made it alive she would. One back and make them regret it. When she came back she was back for only one reason and that was REVENGE.

Si Stephanie ay isang tomboy pero kahit na ganito ito ay hindi maiwasan ni jaycee ang hindi magkagusto sakanya dahil sa taglay nitong kagandahan . . Minsan ay hindi maiwasan ni stephanie na magtaka dahil sa kinikilos ni Jaycee pero binabalewala lang niya ito dahil ang tingin niya dito ay isang kapatid lamang . . 
Magpapatuloy kaya si stephanie sa pagiging pusong lalaki ? o Mapapalitan ito ng pusong Babae ?

The moment Han Xiao saw Stephanie, he felt that she looked familiar. As he looked at her carefully, his heart skipped a beat.
He did not recognize the other hunters, but he was familiar with this woman!
Many players in his previous life had known Stephanie. She was very active during the Calamity of the Supers version. She was a subordinate of the Beyond Grade A from the Abyss of Stars, [Thousand Shadows]. She fought for Thousand Shadows with countless Supers as pawns, including many players that teamed up to kill her. In the end, she died in a battle while being surrounded by many forces… or she was finally freed.
After that, a related Dungeon Crystal appeared. Stephanie was inside the dungeon as a hidden boss. There was a chance of obtaining an extremely rare reward by defeating her.
In the later stages of Han Xiao's previous life, with an extremely high 87.6% player repeat rate, she entered the list of top hundred hard workers and received the honorable title 'Lady Stephanie'!
At that stage, the player count of Galaxy was dozens of times greater than the player count of Version 2.0. The number of players online at the same time was more than ten million. The fact that more than eighty percent of players had repeated Stephanie's dungeon before represented its popularity!
It was a little embarrassing to mention, but Han Xiao had fought Stephanie with at least three hundred different accounts. He could not have been more familiar with her.
Han Xiao did not expect to recognize one of the enemies, so he was surprised.
Initially, he did not know who the mastermind was. Now that he had seen Stephanie, everything became clear, and he found the truth.
It was Thousand Shadows!
No wonder, no wonder, everything connects now… Han Xiao was excited. If the mastermind was indeed Thousand Shadows, he knew why the hunters were capturing Supers.
It was to provide 'shadows' for Thousand Shadows!
Thousand Shadows' ability was very strange. He could absorb other individuals and turn them into his underlings, who were called 'shadows'. The shadows still retained most of their personality, but they had a sense of belonging and loyalty toward Thousand Shadows that could not be erased. In this condition, their memories were slightly altered.
The shadows slept inside Thousand Shadows, but at the same time, they could act for him.
The abilities of the shadows were preserved, or even enhanced, after fusing with Thousand Shadows. Thousand Shadows had lived for too long. No one knew how many shadows were in his body. He was an extremely mysterious member of The Ancient Ones.
Han Xiao recalled a secret that a player had found in his previous life. In order to live longer, Thousand Shadows sought help from specialized people and gave his Esper ability vitality. He then gave up his body and turned into a strange 'Esper Being'. Usual methods could not kill him. He had lived for close to a thousand years and was a member of The Ancient Ones.
Discovering the truth, Han Xiao was feeling gloomy. Thousand Shadows liked high-quality shadows, so he probably would not give up easily on Han Xiao. Han Xiao absolutely did not want to become a part of Thousand Shadows; he would lose himself and become a puppet!
Stephanie was Thousand Shadows' shadow. Her life story was rather tragic, too. Before she died, her true self returned for a moment and explained her origins.
Back at the start of the exploration era, before the Primordial Ones had been born, when the war between the three Universal Civilizations extended throughout the entire universe…
She was born in an era of war, an Antarrian. Her civilization's mother planet was dragged into the war. She displayed extraordinary talent from a young age, so she was chosen as a warrior, fighting for her home and quickly growing.
In a short period of a little more than ten years, she had already become the protector of her home, at the age normal Galaxy Human Race women were at their peak. At such a young age, she became the top protector of Antarr. She was so strong that even the three civilizations had heard of her.
However, a gigantic war broke out between the Crimson Dynasty and Federation of Light that used an entire Star Cluster as the battlefield. The Antarrians were affected. Their mother planet fell, and their colonial planets turned into ruins under the Crimson Dynasty's iron hoofs. Only a handful of people escaped with spaceships used for migration—Stephanie was one of the survivors.
People in wars were realistic. The survivors had no time to miss their mother planet and left the battlefield quickly, looking for a new home to rise again. However, an unwelcome guest had his eyes on Stephanie… Thousand Shadows.
Thousand Shadows was originally from a long-lived race and had already lived for many years. At that time, he had yet to give up his body and was not Beyond Grade A. He wanted Stephanie's power, so he intercepted the spaceship that the Antarr survivors were in.
In the ending, the Antarr Civilization was another extinguished civilization, and Stephanie became one of Thousand Shadows' shadows.
The history only recorded what happened—the cold words could not record emotions. The motives, feelings, and the reactions of everyone back then became mysteries. In Han Xiao's previous life, after Stephanie became a part of the dungeon, some players looked for her history out of curiosity. From a few descriptions in some history books, they came to know that some historians believed that if Stephanie did not 'mysteriously disappear', she might have become one of the [Primordial Ones].
However, during the exploration era, there had been way too many Calamity Grades that had a lot of potential, and most of them had died in battle. The Primordial Ones were the first group of Beyond Grade As that walked out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood alive. Thousand Shadows was not one of the Primordial Ones. He was always very mysterious, only appearing as a Beyond Grade A near the end of the exploration era.
In just one look, these thoughts flashed through Han Xiao's mind. He took a deep breath. The true identity of the enemy had been discovered—it was definitely very stressful to be Thousand Shadows' enemy, but that was something for later.
The most imminent problem was dealing with nine Calamity Grades.
Especially Stephanie.
With a push, a beam of [Psionic Impact—Whale] headed right toward Stephanie. The enormous mechanical army around Han Xiao started to move toward all the enemies.
Bang bang bang!
Countless Psionic Cannons crisscrossed, and mechanical soldiers approached the enemies with weapons and shields in their hands. Stephanie and the rest moved, too.
The battle erupted; the scene instantly became chaotic!
Han Xiao never overestimated himself. Although his mechanical army was much stronger than before, facing nine experienced Calamity Grades was still beyond his capabilities. Among the nine enemies, there were two Mechanics. One of them was a Cannon Master, shooting out large beams from extremely high caliber cannons, shattering mechanical soldiers one after another.
The other one used the Galactic Stronghold Style. A several-hundred-meter-tall fortress expanded from his hands. It had extremely strong firepower and its own guards.
Clank!
Metal clashed against metal nonstop, electrical sparkles replaced blood, and scrap metal and wires fell like rain.
Among the rest of the enemies, there were two Pugilists, one Mage, and four Espers. Stephanie was one of the Espers!
Stephanie's ability was the most mysterious. Like a diving eagle, she headed right for Han Xiao in the middle of the army. Everywhere she passed, the nearly mechanical soldiers all shattered. The air around her looked like it was bent by high temperature. From very far away, she raised her hand and aimed at Han Xiao.
With just this one move, several notifications popped up on Han Xiao's interface.
_____________________
You have entered the [Slightly Slowed] state. -12% DEX. Duration: 8 seconds!
You have entered the [Slightly Weakened] state. -6% all attributes. Duration: 8 seconds!
You have entered the [Slightly Confused] state. +10% chance of being interrupted while using abilities. Duration: 8 seconds!
You have entered the [Abnormally Excited] state. Your attack is fluctuating at 80%–110%. Duration: 8 seconds!
You have entered the [Light Illusion] state. -10% accuracy, -10% perception. Duration: 8 seconds!
You have entered the [Slightly Tired] state. +8% expense in energy and stamina. Duration: 10 seconds!
Your Ability [Steel Body] is activated. All True Damage is nullified!
_____________________


What do you do when you wake up and find yourself inside the very game that you love? 
What do you do when you realize you that you have not only become an NPC - you have even been thrown back in time to before the game even launched! 
What will happen when our protagonist's two realities coincide? 
Han Xiao was a professional power leveler before his transmigration. Using his past life's knowledge, Han Xiao sweeps through the universe as he prepares for the arrival of the players. This is definitely not your typical transmigration novel.

Saleen touched the ring. The structure of the ring was identical to the Ring of Gifts. What was different was that there was nothing Saleen was able to do to open the space within. He even splashed the ring with a drop of power of faith, and the ring did not react in any way. The drop of power of faith simply slid off the ring and landed on the floor.
The blot of power of faith tried to enter the flooring of the Magical Element Tower, yet the elementite of the tower had been refined by Gaine to level 18, making it the sturdiest material in the entire series of crystal walls. The drop of power of faith rolled around, unable to get in.
Saleen retrieved the drop of power of faith with the Ring of Gifts. While he never use any divine spells anymore, power of faith itself was a type of very pure energy, which could also be converted to the power required by mages. That was proven by the grandmaster and the others looking desperately for things related to the gods.
Mages wanted to get their hands on things like that at the very end of their training. What separated mages from gods was that mages would not go about increasing their number of adherents, while gods would suffer a sharp drop in power and lifespan if they were away from their adherents.
The Winged Skull had gotten used to the existence of the two souls within his eyes by then. Saleen put away the Magical Element Tower and cast Quickcloud, flying to Daliang City with the Winged Skull.
When Saleen used his badge to dispose of three powerful beings, within the Nico Cathedral in Holy City, located at Glorious Plains of the Tanggulasi Empire, several hundred red-robed holy masters gathered around an old altar, praying without pause. Three men stood at the altar: Pope Theisio, the second oracle and the second head inquisitor from the Tribunal.
A glittering piece of equipment was hanging above the altar, a huge halo with a diameter of over ten meters. The halo was probably a gem like the Ice Island Rock. The light shooting out from the giant ring-shaped equipment showered the entire cathedral.
Every holy mater wore an expression joy and tranquillity on their faces.
The light from the gods plane emanated from the halo. All three figures standing at the altar harbored different thoughts.
Pope Theisio had silver hair, and his face was severely wrinkled. The price he paid for casting the greater prophecy spell was that his lifespan was reduced to being near its end. However, if the spell succeeded, he would regain his youth as well as the blessing of his god. Any price was deemed worth it, since if he had not worked for it while he was still able to, he would have died many years later as a forgotten pope.
Theisio had not been able to achieve and contribute much throughout his life. The relations between him and the Tribunal had simply bettered, instead of him being able to take the lead and give the head inquisitors orders.
If he were to end his life uneventfully and missed one such chance, Theisio wondered if he would have regretted it when he entered heaven. Worse still, he could have fallen, barring his passage into heaven.
Beyond the heaven lay the kingdom of the gods. Theisio's ambition had inflated alongside the rise of power of the plane. The last time the power of the plane had loosened, the godly items reacted. As such, he gathered the people of the Tribunal and the oracle to perform a greater prophecy spell, hoping to call upon a true oracle with the loosening of powers of the plane.
It would have been even better if they were able to call a double of their god, as the army of the Holy See would have been truly blessed, enabling their combat capacity to spike, bringing them many steps closer to reigning supreme throughout the mainland.
Furthermore, an oracle descending from the realm of gods was many times more powerful than the ones nurtured on Myers Mainland. The Holy City would have became a truly impregnable city, and they no longer had to fear that lunatic from the Kingdom of Metatrin.
Saleen's action of destroying Ironwall City had indeed shocked the Holy See to their knees. The Holy See had indeed ordered their forces to not get close to Daliang City, for no other reason than fearing that Saleen would have assaulted another important city of theirs. The Holy See had even recalled most of their forces and relocated them to Holy City, going so far to even considering abandoning other important cities.
The Tribunal had instead taken a cautious approach. The pope was the highest authority in all of the Holy See. If he were to fail to call upon an oracle, the pope would gain nothing from all the effort put into the act, which meant that the Holy See would have to elect a new pope within a year at most.
That would, in turn, affect the sacred war. What the Tribunal did not want to see even more was the advent of the oracle boosting the pope's power significantly, as that would mean the status of the Tribunal being diminished.
The seven oracles did not have such concerns, because with the first oracle, Fycro, having disappeared for so long, an oracle summoned from heaven would replenish their powers.
It was said that in all of the planes where the Lord of Glory was present, the oracles were the greatest force to be had in battle. If Fycro was still there with the Holy See, it would be the same with Myers Mainland. However, no one knew where Fycro was.
The remaining six developed their own agendas. All of them wished to be blessed by their god, enabling them to take over Fycro's place.
Calling upon an oracle was a long, arduous process. The adherents on Myers Mainland had not been going through something like that for a very long time. While there had been the Goddess of Nature back then, the goddess herself was a god of Myers Mainland itself, and as such, there was no need to call upon her.
The adherents of the Lord of Glory were all praying below, feeling extremely excited.
Pope Theisio was just as excited. He felt in that moment that the power in his body rose maniacally. It was the loosening of the power of the plane, and a sign that there were someone breaking through the limit of level 13.
When Saleen's lightning struck, the two oracles of the Goddess of Nature and the Dark Sky Devil brought formidable power at the same time, overcoming the limit of level 12 and breaking into level 13. At the same time, the ten-meter halo above the altar at Holy City had three silhouettes passing through, landing before Theisio.
"Pope, God has heard your prayers. You did well," Three oracles with a stature over three meters tall smiled.
The three oracles were not angels and had no wings, but the power contained within them was just as pure.
Theisio was in tears. Did God really hear my voice?
When the oracles came, nine level nine sorcerers of the Elemental Hand within the core magic tower of Alchemy City burst with powerful elemental vibrations at the same time. All magic towers in the city resonated with it, supplying the core tower with massive amounts of elemental power.
All nine level nine sorcerers advanced at the same time. All mages within Alchemy City were able to feel the terrifying scene. The sky darkened, water element froze in the wind, taking form as thick, massive clouds, bearing on the city.
The mages of the Elemental Hand yelled in joy. They had slept not well for many nights waiting for that moment. When the last time the loosening of the plane's power was calculated, everyone waited for the moment to happen again. It was a time when mages were able to advance easily. All mages above level six in the Elemental Hand had participated in the action to advance further.
Everyone seized the very moment of explosion of elements that happened earlier.
Everyone was able to comprehend the power that showered on them out of nowhere, enabling them to absorb different kinds of knowledge. Everyone had much to gain, and the ones who gained most were the nine leaders of the Elemental Hand. All level nine sorcerers advanced. From then on out, there would be no one in Alchemy City capable of squaring off against the Elemental Hand.
The reign of the Elemental Hand was able to continue. They had grown to be able to affect things throughout the entire mainland.
Things like that happened throughout all corners of Myers Mainland. The last loosening of power caught the attention of all the top notch powerful ones. They had all been waiting, including some mages in Metatrin City.
Saleen was the only one left in the dark as he brought the Winged Skull flying towards Daliang City.
The city gates remained shut. The number of magic towers within the city increased to 12. With several death mages advancing, three death magic towers were added.
The de facto leader of Daliang City was Sorcerer Stephanie. Her advancement to level nine had put the people of Daliang City at ease. The number of the city's army dwindled with many deployed to Sanlian City. If Daliang City were attacked, Sanlian City would be attacked at the same time.
There were only 50,000 elite troops and over 200,000 auxiliary troops left within the city.
The Dragon-slaughtering Mercenary Group that Saleen hired was still in the city, becoming the main force of the palace, left in charge of Lex's palace defense. Saleen went straight to Stephanie's tower as he passed by, not doing anything to rouse the others.
Saleen was a level nine sorcerer, which meant that he was Stephanie's equal. She opened up her tower and let Saleen in.
"You advanced rather quickly." Stephanie smiled, but her eyes were on the Winged Skull behind him. She deemed Saleen's follower to be somewhat stronger than Saleen, but was nonetheless suppressed at level nine.
The Winged Skull paid no heed to Stephanie's attention on them. The silver soul flames in their eyes began to dance, blocking the human-like eyes behind. The Winged Skull had learnt to disguise themselves before strangers without needing Saleen's instructions.
Stephanie had received Lex's letter and knew why Saleen had come.
Saleen said, "what would you do if Golden Plains sent someone over?"
If the Grukos sent many powerful ones and Stephanie was unable to keep things in check, she would feel uncomfortable to stay behind.
"I'd return to Principality of Bitterwater. That is Lex's true home," Stephanie answered. She did not seem to be angered over the matter in one bit.
Saleen did not see anything pretentious with Stephanie and felt somewhat relieved. He then said, "if you're willing, I can take you to Metatrin City. It is more suitable for training."
"There is no need for that. I took the late Emperor Chanake's final orders after all..." Stephanie appeared rather sad. She did not like hiding her feelings.
"I understand." Saleen knew there was no way he would have been able to get someone so powerful to serve him. Nonetheless, he took out six level 12 magic nuclei and put them before Stephanie, saying, "this is from Lex."
Stephanie had initially intended to refuse, but she smiled after seeing the level of magic nuclei offered and put them away. "Thank you. You don't actually have to do this. Per the late emperor's wish, I would never leave Lex."
Someone pushed the door open rudely from outside before Stephanie was able to finish talking.
"Master! Eh? Saleen, why are you here?"
Saleen did not even need to turn his head around to know who barged in. What surprised him right there was finding Hogina there. I came that close to killing her teacher and we're enemies now. Didn't Hogina know that?


It is said that the true meaning of a mage is to fully understand the truth of the world. A mage named Saleen Metatrin goes on many missions as a normal mage to try and change his fate. This in turn led to many problems and adventures.  

The day was drawing to a close.
Kyon had some time on his hands. He dialed Stephanie's frequency on his sound transmitter.
«You finally called!» - She exclaimed with joy.
«Come to the second hall of the elite training building.» - Kyon answered shortly and ended the call.
Five minutes later, Kyon was in the elite training building. It was equipped to match the highest standards: armored walls, high-quality lighting behind strong glass, a variety of sound proof barriers, spatial vibrations, and much more. The golden youth spend most of their free time here. And only the highest ranks of the family are allowed to have their own premises. Kyon was in one of them right now.
An elegant, pretty girl in a "look-at-me" short skirt entered the hall. Her full lips flickered invitingly, her eyebrows were delicately shaped, her boobs beckoned from under her tight-fitting T-shirt... In short, any macho would lose his head and get tempted in a split second. When she saw Kyon, the girl batted her thick black eyelashes flirtatiously. Her graceful predator gait gave him all possible hints, but there was a barely perceptible nervousness about her.
«Hello, Kyon! Or shall I say Mr. Kyon? How should I address you?» - Stephanie giggled.
«As you wish.» – Kyon shrugged indifferently. – «We have to discuss an important matter. I need your help.»
«Sure. I am happy to help the patriarch's grandson.» - Stephanie smiled.
The girl didn't notice how easily she had agreed to become his servant. Narrow-minded people tend to be irrational. First, they reluctantly lend a small amount of money, and then they welcome a stranger to live in their house.
«Your father, the elder, is in charge of military discipline and education, isn't he? Doesn't he have connections with the War Department? I need to prove that I have completed my military service in the coming days. Can you get me the papers?»
Military training lasts one year. Young men are sent to the army where they are educated and trained in military affairs, as well as taught subordination. They also get brainwashed into blindly loving their homeland. The military service is obligatory for everyone at the age of 16-20 years old and of the fourth and lower rank. As for the golden youth, they can choose their own path. Few of them volunteer to spend a year of their lives in military training. They are not interested in taking a chance to occupy a high post in the military sphere.
Kyon needed the papers of completing the military service to get to the law enforcement department (the main branch of the Ministry of Justice).
Each step on the path to gaining power was crucial. It would Kyon closer to getting wealth and his revenge on Kara. The high-ranking investigator's means and resources would gain him the necessary connections and arrange his life as it should be. He could fill his core with elements, souls, darkness / light.
«Yeah, but…» – The unlucky seducer began uncertainly.
«Stephanie, in exchange for both of your services, that is, your recent help in organizing my qualification and the next step of getting the papers I need, I will give you a copy of the movement technique that exceeds the Stone heritage by a large margin. It's not like mine, though. But the technique is quite decent, anyway.»
In fact, Kyon had been considering a way to earn money by selling a variety of techniques, including the ones from the Stone heritage. But it was a bit of a minefield. He could get himself executed, imprisoned or blackmailed. It wasn't a smart idea to enhance the development of his potential enemies. Anyway, he was still working on it...
The girl immediately perked up.
«Great! Wow! It's… It's amazing! I will ask my dad today. You'll get your papers in a couple of days.»
«Uh-huh. Don't tell anyone about it. It will be our secret, okay.»
«Okay.»
«Alright. Now you may go.» - Kyon looked at the door.
«But… I thought we were going to practice together!»
Kyon looked her up and down. The girl's outfit wasn't exactly appropriate for training.
«I've come straight from an important meeting!» – She hurried to justify herself, straightening her short skirt. – «I didn't have time to get back home when you called. Never mind. Please, let's practice. I don't think my outfit is going to restrain my movements so much.»
Kyon looked at the big clock on the wall, thought for a while and nodded.
«Alright. We'll practice for an hour.»
«But you promised we'd have some good practice!»
«I promised we'd practice together.» - Kyon snapped.
«Let's… Let's practice at least for three hours, ple-e-ease.» - She folded her hands pleadingly.
Stephanie understood that the technique of movements was a real treasure worth of all her efforts, but the opportunity was too good to miss.
Kyon rolled his eyes and agreed:
«Alright, we'll have three sessions, each an hour long.»
«Thank you, Kyon! Let's get started?»
The first session began. They didn't use any attacking techniques, only the battle fists and pure force to accelerate body movements. Kyon gave Stephany a head start in 12 stages of development to make faster, but even so, her skills weren't good enough to attack him or just to touch. She could feel his incomprehensible skills that made her heart beat faster.
Kyon noticed something strange going on during the fight. Stephanie was moving unnaturally smoothly and slowly. She seemed to be dancing, only her dance teacher must have been a cripple. Why the hell was she taking such an absurd position? What for? Why sticking her ass? Waving her hair like a broom... Are you alright, girl? Who are you trying to seduce here? You are not Juno! She is a wild cat that moves naturally, grace is in her blood! She could seduce anyone! You, however, are fake. You are no better than an old lame drunkard who decided to dance after the third bottle, revealing her talent of a dancer all of a sudden.
Kyon's eyelid twitched when the girl flashed her lace underwear. She couldn't help it, anyway. When Stephanie attacked him, she bent her leg, and her skirt had no choice but to pull up. And then again! Are you messing with me, scheming minx? Kyon didn't expect from Stephanie so assertive and at the same time so inept attempt at seduction, but he understood why she was behaving like this.
According to the logic reigning in this world, beauty was as important as talent for development. It should be emphasized in every possible way. Ladies often wore clothes that exposed their backs, shoulders, neckline. They preferred short skirts with stockings or tights. It was important not to overdo things, as Kara did at the party. But even in the case with Kara, no contemptuous glances had ever fallen upon her. Her beauty, status and most important power were the only things that mattered. She was too important and powerful. Even if Kara had arrived only in her underwear, everyone would be slightly surprised or embarrassed, but they would never judge her. She was too authoritative.
Anyone who saw this noble and inaccessible beauty could only drool and desire her... Desire her! Hence the motivation to become stronger to get a more prestigious (beautiful) wife. The society encouraged any effort of development, which expanded the boundaries for the most powerful and beautiful creatures of this world.
Most of the girls, contrary to the above, are unwilling to show too much to the strangers or people out of their circle (which can not be said about demons), but they might use this secret weapon as the most insidious way of seduction. That's what Stephanie was doing right now. She was seducing the young mind of the mature and promising guy. Kyon was "worthy" in her opinion, so she stepped on pride and dignity to achieve her goal. Did she deserve to be ridiculed and despised? By no means. Kyon had already inwardly praised her nice attempt, but...
{You are not my type, fool.} – Kyon thought, shaking his head and continuing to pretend he didn't notice her eloquent and too explicit hints.
About half an hour later, the door opened, and Juno entered the hall, shining like the sun. She was dressed in a tight training uniform that emphasized the curves of her slender body in a delicate, sensual way. Her long hair was in braids to keep it out of the way during the training. Juno's natural charm was so great that everything around her faded and lost the color. The slowly blossoming flower in her soul had only enhanced her magnetism.
After another cycle of energy recovery, Juno had come to work out in her usual gym (she always trained here in her free time) and decided to peek into the room assigned to her assistant's training. Oh well, the nasty creature was there!
Juno's eyes were icy cold and hostile as she looked at her former servant. Stephanie realized that she was no longer alone with her target and hastily murmured:
«Well then, I'd better be going. So long, master.» - As Stephanie was leaving the room, she said goodbye to the patriarch's granddaughter as it should be.
Juno looked up and down at the frivolously dressed girl, her eyes hard with disdain. Then she turned her gaze on the hated assistant:
«You look so good together, master. You should marry her!» - Juno repeated the phrase she once said.
«Don't be so jealous, little sister.»
When Kyon a grimace of disgust on her cute little face, he grinned complacently.
«Never… Call… Me… Little sister!» - Her cold, arrogant voice was addressed to an ordinary servant whom she would gladly get executed right now.
Kyon was surprised at the nerve of the girl. Where did she get it? He had never given her a reason to humiliate himself... Except perhaps that slap that Bai had given him. She looked a couple of years older than she was. Kyon thought it was pretty funny, but he had put Juno in her place.
«Kneel!» - Kyon said imperiously.
Juno pulled away, startled.
«No…» - The arrogant girl started to object, but when she saw the evil grin on the face of her newly-acquired relative, she looked down at the floor. After a few seconds of hesitation, she knelt with a bitter expression on her face. Kyon came up to her and patted her head casually as if she was his obedient dog. - «Good girl. Never forget, you are just my slave and student, a pretty mediocre one. By the way, what happened to your manners?»
Her resentment and humiliation were so strong that she wanted to cry, but her attitude had significantly changed over the past couple of days. She had firmly decided not to show her weakness, especially from the outside, and even more so, in front of him. That's why Juno said through her gritted teeth in a very firm voice:
«Officially, you are my close foster relative. I am not going to observe any good manners in your presence! ANY! End of story! Don't even start arguing with me, because I'm right! And don't you dare get me on my knees and pat me!»
Lovr laughed loudly. Juno had surprised him once again, breaking his expectations. He adored this trait of hers! She was truly unbreakable!
«Alright, I like your confidence. I also want to beat you to a pulp, but I won't.» - He wouldn't do it only because his energy didn't harm her anymore. Otherwise he would have beaten her hard today. Very hard. – «Let's make a deal. I'll turn a blind eye to your attitude, give you ten thousand spheres and clear your key by ten percent. I will even tell you three secrets, you choose! All you need to do is to cause me any damage. At least a scratch.» - Kyon's sounded arrogant and dismissive. He had an extremely low opinion of her fighting skills.
Kyon's words hurt Juno, especially his mentioning about three secrets! She felt excited and eager to win. He had evoked her feeling of rivalry with Elsa. Juno had never defeated her sister, and it looked like a long-awaited chance, only instead of her sister, there was a self-confident villain in front of her.
Juno rose quickly from her knees and clenched her fingers into fists. Her eyes were burning with an urge for revenge and self-confidence. She looked like a hero who was going to defeat the last bad guy at the cost of her life.
Kyon studied her face with amused eyes:
«I am busy today, and tomorrow most likely, too. Alright, since my obedient slave-sister has come herself, here's a task for you…»
Kyon handed Juno a piece of paper and ordered to engage her servants to acquire everything according to the list. He would be expecting the delivery in his room tomorrow morning.
Juno's lips quivered, but she did not object. She looked at him as if he was a total nutjob and psycho. - {What is he going to do with fifty birds?!} – Juno was about to leave when she remembered something. She reminded Kyon through her gritted teeth that he had to clean her key. After he had done what she asked, she was gone.
Kyon made a tsking sound. "She is annoying." No, not like this. "SHE IS ANNOYING!!!" That's how enraged he was by the cheeky girl who constantly needed to get her key cleaned. If he hadn't been cleaning her key, she would have made a hundred more attempts to finish him off like then in the mansion. However, his talent restrained her like cage for a fierce, freedom-loving predator. He wanted to beat her up and torture her to death, but he had no way to show her at least a part of the former hell. The elemental energy didn't affect her, so he had to play a role of the good-natured master. If he ordered her to fight without pure power and beat her with bare hands, it would arouse suspicions. What's the point of training in this way? To enhance the level of the battle fist? Development was way more important! Besides, Juno's body had become stronger. It was hard to leave even a little bruise on her, and even that would cause unnecessary suspicions. It was stupid to apply any painful holds. How could he punish her then?
And then a brilliant, fantastic idea flashed across Lovr's mind! Why didn't he think of it before?!

A young man with an extraordinary mind is off on an exciting adventure when he mysteriously wakes up in the body of a feeble slave-guy in a different, rich in quirks world.
The main character, a selfish jerk, would use extreme means to achieve his goals. However, he never allows his base instincts to overrule his sense of decency. He always pays back both good and bad deeds.
Will his (terrible/excellent) mentality help him make a fresh start? Will he get through misfortunes and hardships of the new world?

Update: new chapter is published every day. Official translator: Katia Ra

"So you just let him meet Bane?!" The youngest among them growled, leaning forward in his seat. It was only to be expected; after all, Damian was every bit as dramatic as his father.

Jason shrugged. "Didn't really have much of a choice. Besides, it pisses you off, and that's all the incentive I needed."

Ignoring Barbara and Stephanie's snickers, Damian glared at him. "You're a dick, Jason."

"I appreciate you noticing."

"And this is why I tend to stay away from the manor," Helena muttered from where she sat next to Barbara, making sure only the red-head could hear her. "It's like watching 'Real Housewives' or something."

Barbara suppressed another laugh. "Honestly, boys, what is your problem with this guy? Other than the fact that he bruised your ego," she teased.

Tim, ever the strategist, tried to keep his annoyance towards Danny Johnson out of his expression as he gave a reason. "It is an unnecessary risk and liability to have an unsupervised civilian consistently bring dangerous villains to visit children."

Stephanie raised an eyebrow questioningly and leaned back leisurely in her chair, resting her feet on top of the dining room table the Batkids were all seated around. "It's not like the villains are seeking these kids out, though, and isn't Jason going with him for Bane anyways? Wonder Woman was there to watch Cheetah, too, and it's not like the Sirens are that crazy."

"Deathstroke and Deadshot countered each other," Cassandra succinctly added, shrugging as everyone stared at her in surprise for speaking up about it.

Dick returned his stare up towards the ceiling as he drummed his fingers mindlessly on the tabletop. "Connor mentioned that Superman had gone in his civilian persona to monitor Luthor when he visited that kid in Metropolis, but nothing happened at all. Well, unless you count the prison murder…"

"That didn't endanger the kid," Jason pointed out.

"... and Flash freaked out over Captain Cold after he was kicked out of the room, but everything was fine," Dick finished, ignoring Jason's interruption. "Johnson's been lucky."

"He didn't let a kid meet the Joker!" Barbara supplied helpfully in an amused tone, but the glint in her eyes belied the seriousness of her words.

The room was silent for several heartbeats before Damian (of course) spoke up. "And how do you know this?"

Babs waved her hand nonchalantly. She was aware that Jason and Dick at least knew by this point, and probably Helena and Cass as well. "Ivy overheard his boss ask, broke his phone against a wall, and asked me to get him a new encrypted one so people couldn't steal the numbers he has on there."

"And you just did it?!"

She shrugged. "Danny's a nice guy; wasn't gonna let him go phoneless for long."

"You know him?" Tim asked this time, while Damian glowered at her from his seat on the other side of the table.

Babs smiled slyly. "We've spoken."

"Oh, quit baiting them, Babs." The Batkids all turned towards the entrance as Kate Kane entered the room, followed by Alfred, who quietly waited by the doorway to observe his charges. She paused to ruffle Dick's hair, drawing a quiet complaint from him, before moving to take the empty seat between Jason and Damian. "If you guys have such an issue with Danny Johnson, why don't you confront him about it?"

Tim crossed his arms and huffed in frustration. "We already tried that."

Kate rolled her eyes. "No, the four of you kidnapped him."

Damian narrowed his eyes and grit his teeth. "Why is she even here?" He asked the room at large, gesturing at the newcomer. His question merely made Kate laugh.

"To mediate between you and Jason," Stephanie deadpanned.

"I'm afraid you're mistaken, Mistress Stephanie," Alfred spoke up from his spot with a slight smirk. "That would be one of my duties."

Jason grinned and clapped his hands. "Ten points to Alfred!" He proclaimed, which drew chuckles from the majority of the assembled Batfamily.

"Thank you, Master Jason," the butler commented wryly, "though if you would come with me, I believe you are late to meet with Mr. Johnson and Mr. Bane."

"Awesome." Jason stood and made his way over to Alfred and the exit. "Ladies, nice to see you; Tim, not so nice; Damian, try a chill pill next time."

Bane hadn't been that big of a deal, in all honesty. Jason was wondering why he even bothered to come. He lounged in a corner of the kid's hospital room with Danny while Bane and the kid talked about his serum and (more on Bane's part) why there was no way in hell a seven year old would be given the addictive drug.

On the bright side, playing bodyguard was more fun than being stuck in the Batfamily meeting. From the desperate texts Dick was sending him every few seconds, coupled with the short, sarcastic ones by Cass and Helena keeping him up to date on the events occurring at the Manor, the meeting had turned into a madhouse (as usual). His phone buzzed again from where it was resting on his thigh, and Jason sighed defeatedly.

Dick is hanging from the chandelier. Damian is duct-taped to his chair. Kate is taking a business call while under the table, Cass had informed him.

I HATE THIS FAMILY, Dick had somehow managed to type.

Is there any way I can be disowned? Helena shared his annoyance towards most of his family, but at least she hadn't had to live with them.

He had muted all of them about five minutes ago, though. The real message that had made his phone go off drew his attention with amusement.

I just walked in with Duke and it's like last Thanksgiving all over again. How did you escape?! Luke Fox had sent, along with a picture of the room and all its chaos. Dick was indeed hanging from the light fixture, and only Damian's head, from above his mouth, was visible through the tape he was tied down with. Both redheads were underneath the table, Stephanie looked like she was laughing on the floor, Tim had buried his head in his hands in frustration. Only Cass was still properly sitting in her chair, her expression unconcerned about the craziness around her. Duke asks to be un-adopted, Luke added.

That one drew an audible snort from Jason, enough to draw Danny's attention away from his child and villain charges. "Everything okay?"

Jason glanced at him briefly before turning back to the phone and typing out a response to Luke and Helena: Don't you think I've already tried that? "Yeah, siblings are just being dramatic again."

He looked up in time to see Danny's mischievous smirk. "So the dramatics run in the family?"

Jason rolled his eyes and slipped his phone into his pocket, leaving him free to cross his arms in defense. "They do in the one of us that is actually related to our parent."

Danny was quiet for a minute as they watched Bane giving the young kid a ride on his shoulders around the hospital room. "It's nice to see Ian excited; apparently he's been pretty closed off for the past few weeks." He paused again, leaning back in an attempt to be nonchalant. "Dick, Damian, and Tim – the other three who kidnapped me – they the siblings you talking about?"

"You're a clever one, Johnson."

Danny shrugged. "I try to be. It's a necessity when you live with the Sirens." A call of his name from one of the doctors who was fiddling with the devices next to the kid's bed had Danny leaving Jason in solitude in his corner of the room.

The vigilante huffed and turned his attention towards the window overlooking Blüdhaven harbor. He wondered how Johnson would react to the fact that Bane had just given a sample of his Venom for the technicians to re-work in the lab to try and help the kid. No, he wondered how the League would react when they found out.

That though kept Jason in a good mood for the rest of the day.

"Do you remember that year's Plum Meeting?"
Guo Nanshan said while looking at You Siluo, "We, a bunch of young disciples, sat by the Star Lake and talked all night by the bonfire."
Recalling the fragrant wine smell and the visions they talked about that night, You Siluo let out a smile; but soon his smile faded away when he thought of the death of Cultivationist Luo Huainan.
The Cultivation tournament of that year's Plum Meeting was very intense, and the final results had been determined only at the very end.
The disciples of the Green Mountain Sect, the Center Sect, the Water-Moon Nunnery, the Great Marsh, and various other sects sat by the lake, taking a rest.
Somebody barbecued a sheep and produced a jar of wine.
That jar was a magic treasure, so the wine in it couldn't be completely consumed no matter how many people drank from it.
It was probably because of the tiredness, or the friendship formed during the battles, that they had intentionally forgotten the difference and hostility between the Cultivation sects.
They started eating the meat and drinking the wine. Since they didn't use their zhenyuan, they became drunk pretty soon, and then spoke with each other truthfully.
From that night on, these young disciples had a common goal: to lead the entire Cultivation world, and even the whole human race, toward better future.
To achieve this, they had been cultivating diligently, all the while looking for more partners with the same idea. There were more and more of their followers at this point.
You Siluo said sentimentally, "I didn't realize that you people have done so much during my time behind closed doors."
"The real threat for the human race is the Snowy Kingdom. Even though there will be no significant event within one hundred years according to the prediction of Master Broadsword King, what about one hundred years after that?" Guo Nanshan stated.
If they were common folk, they would have no need to worry about what would happen to the world one hundred years later, even if it were ultimately a catastrophe.
Yet, a Cultivation practitioner had no choice but to consider it. It was because they lived longer in this world, and moreover, they were a bunch of young Cultivation practitioners who were also warm-hearted and full of visions for a better future.
You Siluo said, "I remember what the Cultivationist Bai Zao said, that the human race should solve the problems within first if we want to overcome the threats from the outside."
"That's right. The deviant sects are in decline, so the sole problem for the human race right now is the Old Ones right now."
Guo Nanshan continued, "The Emperor wanted to enter the Cold Mountain and wipe out the deviant sects twenty years ago; but the debates went on nonstop in the imperial court, and State Duke Ding, who supported the invasion the most had been killed by the assassins of the Old Ones. This is just an example of what has happened in the last twenty or thirty years in Chaotian."
You Siluo said, "It's very difficult to wipe out the Old Ones; otherwise, the masters would have done it long time ago."
"That's correct," Guo Nanshan said. "It's because the Old Ones are not a sect, so it's hard to find their headquarters, or maybe they don't even have one, since an assassination organization doesn't need it. To wipe out the Old Ones, we have to know information about their members, and then we can act quickly enough to wipe them out. If not, the Cultivation world will have a disaster looming in its future."
The Old Ones were very mysterious.
Everybody knew that the Old Ones must have moles in various sects, such as the elder of the Center Sect in the Yuanying State, Wei Chenzi, who had died a few years ago.
The problem was that nobody knew exactly who those people were.
You Siluo remained silent for a while before saying, "So we need a mole in their organization…"
"That's right," Guo Nanshan said while gazing at his eyes. "So we chose Liu Shisui for the role."
You Siluo asked, "But, how could you send him to the Old Ones?"
"We learned of some clues and had a few suspects." Jian Ruyun got up and told him the story in details, "That year when we were at Muddy River to purge the demon, we found the problem with the Dace Devil. The Devil Pill inside the Dace Devil was attached to a method that concealed the devil energy, and this was alluring for any young Cultivation practitioner. After some discussions, we had made a plan that night to let Liu Shisui take the Devil Pill."
You Siluo asked with frowned brows, "Who made the plan?"
Ma Hua, who sat in a dark corner, raised his hand. Seeing the cold and solemn countenance displayed by his Second Big Brother, Ma Hua felt uneasy, so he explained hurriedly, "Cultivationist Tong Yan had made twenty seven tentative plans in advance, and the circumstance was fitting for one of the plans. And it was requested by Young Brother Liu himself. We didn't force him to accept the plan."
Guo Nanshan nodded in confirmation, and added, "What had happened later was just as we expected. Young Brother Liu was taken away by the Old Ones one year after his meridians were broken off and he had been expelled from the Green Mountain. Before that event had happened, everything went well; and we believed he would be able to have a chance to have his hands on the list of the top members of the Old Ones in twenty years."
You Siluo asked, with his brows still furrowed, "How could that happen?"
"We don't understand why Young Brother Liu actually joined the Old Ones and did such evil either."
After a moment of silence, Guo Nanshan continued, "It was my fault for letting it happen. I will kill Liu Shisui with my own hands."
…
…
On a cliff facing the ocean in the deep end of the Cloud Platform…
Liu Shisui stood on the cliff, looking at an ocean illuminated by starlight, a calm expression showing on his face, as nobody could see him from any direction.
He had heard the name of the Old Ones the first time when he came to the Sword-Washing Stream.
At the time, he had just entered the inner gate, and Jing Jiu would remain lazy at the South-Pine Pavilion for another year.
Big Brother Gu Han appreciated him very much, and told him many things about the Cultivation world and the sufferings of the human race in history.
Many of these sufferings had something to do with the Old Ones.
The officials in the imperial court were assassinated because of the power struggles; the orthodox Cultivation practitioners were killed cruelly because of the retaliation; many innocent businessmen died at their hands because of the money.
And in the process of these assassinations and killings, many more innocent common folk were killed tragically.
The Old Ones might also have had collaborations with the devil men of the Underworld.
Such an evil organization shouldn't have existed.
Now that it had already existed, what they could do was wipe it out.
This was something everyone who loved life and this world should do.
Liangwang Peak chose Liu Shisui as the candidate to go to the Old Ones, because he had a special talent in Cultivation, and he had just entered the inner gate, a sort of blank slate, meaning he would win the trust from the Old Ones more easily.
Liu Shisui was very nervous about the task, but also proud…though, mostly, he felt the weight of the responsibility.
After he had swallowed the Devil Pill at the bottom of Muddy River, he soon developed high fever, drawing the suspicion of many.
From that day on, he experienced much suffering: He was discarded by his master Bai Rujing, suspected and scolded by his colleagues, and even tortured by Shangde Peak.
He had lived like a ghost on Tianguang Peak for three years, but he wasn't pained so much, because he felt at peace deep inside.
It was only that he felt apologetic toward Jing Jiu.
At the Sword Trial on Green Mountain, Jing Jiu wounded Ma Hua and Gu Han, and even broke Big Brother Nanshan's sword; it was obviously to avenge him.
Every time he thought of these matters, Liu Shisui felt a bit displeased, and a bit pleased at the same time…until now.
The sound of waves came from the ocean below, its surface reflecting a silvery shimmer.
The smile on his face faded away.
He was prepared to spend twenty or thirty years in the Old Ones to gain their trust.
Yet, the death of Luo Huainan had shortened the time span.
His status in the Old Ones had improved very quickly, so he could get hold of some of the high-level information.
Now he had to make a choice.
Should he stay in the Old Ones for a few more years to obtain more information, such as the evidence of the collaboration between the Old Ones and the Underworld, or should he leave the Old Ones before he was suspected?
He had made up his mind that night. He chose the former, because he had many important questions that he hadn't gotten answers to.
Did the Godly Swordsman of West Ocean know about the Old Ones? Who was this Xiwang Sun?
It was rumored that Xiwang Sun and the Godly Swordsman of West Ocean were Brothers, and Xiwang Sun mentioned this fact as well. It was also confirmed by Xiwang Sun's status and power in the West Ocean Sword Sect.
But, Xiwang Sun suddenly appeared merely over ten years ago. He hadn't been with the West Ocean Sword Sect the entire time.
The Dace Devil in Muddy River was Xiwang Sun's scheme, and he had many similar schemes somewhere else. How did he control those demon monsters?
It was rumored that these horrifying demon monsters were sent to Chaotian through the Large Whirlpool by the Underworld.
As such, would Xiwang Sun's origin have something to do with the Underworld?
Why did Xiwang Sun trust him so much?
Looking at the ocean shone by the starlight, Liu Shisui felt his body was getting colder.
Over the years when he was with the Old Ones, he always felt that someone had been watching him all the time, paying attention to his every step silently.
Who are you?


I am the sword.
Killing a man amidst a thousand miles, no one dares take ten steps.
Killing a man amidst a thousand miles, no one can take ten steps.
Killing a man amidst a thousand miles, ten steps? Not possible!
I am the sword, the sword is me,
On the path towards heaven, each shall wield their own.

...
Shin and the others are currently resting while waiting for their opponents to strike. Surprisingly, they managed to spend two entire hours peacefully. Everything seems to be too calm and quiet. Not even some trivial Rankers were sent to harass them.
Lawless knitted his brows and said. "Aren't those guys are too quiet? Not even bothering to annoy us a little? Don't they know that this more advantageous to us than them?"
"That should be reasonable since all of them are keeping an eye for each other. Whoever made the first move will be taken advantage of by the others." said Faker.
"Anyway, why are you here, Faker? Shouldn't you be scouting in our vicinity instead? And checking our for the incoming enemies?" asked Hayden.
Faker smirked at him and said. "Don't worry I have my ways to know if they are coming. And–...."
Eng~k!
Someone seems to step on a wire set somewhere in the vicinity. And the tension of the string-wire seems to be transmitted to Faker who is about to say something more.
Faker looked at the direction where the tension of the wire is coming from before standing up while saying to the others. "Looks like some guys entered the net."
After saying that, he immediately entered a stealth mode and disappear to who knows where.
At the same time, the others started taking their positions. Morgan climbs up on a tree while Charlotte stood beside Stephanie. Shin, Lawless, and Hayden, on the other hand, position theirselves in front of the two.
Then they saw Faker's message at the party chat channel.
Faker: Seventy-five identified enemies in total. They are divided into three groups with 25 members per group
Faker: They are coming from three different locations. From east, southwest, and northwest. I will take care of the guys on the east side. Just send some cover.
Lawless take a quick look at the message and said. "Then I'll face the guys that are coming from the southwest direction. Morgan, you will be covering me."
Hayden is about to say something when Shin puts his right hand at the former's left shoulder. "Can you give the northwest side to me, brother? I want to fight for as much as I can actually."
Hayden raises one of his brows and turned his head at Shin. And even if the latter is wearing a mask, covering his face, Hayden can still feel the overflowing confidence and determination coming from the swordsman.
He swallowed the words that he wants to say before turning his head at Lawless. And when he saw the latter nodded his head, Hayden agreed at Shin's request. "Then I'll leave them to you. Just be careful not to get killed."
Shin nodded his head and walked forward while saying. "Then I'll entrust the ladies in your care."
Lawless and Hayden chuckle at his words while Stephanie releases some soft giggles as she tries to hold back her laughter.
Only Charlotte is the only one that is frowning her brows while having some thoughts. 'Do you think that I am someone that needs some protection from the others?'
After that, Shin calmly walked towards the direction of where his opponents are coming. Then Lawless gave out some orders. "Then change of plans. Morgan go give some cover on Faker's side. Stephanie will be supporting me while being protected by Hayden."
Then he pauses for a moment and look at Charlotte before saying. "It's fine for you if you will help the northwest side, right?"
Charlotte rolled her eyes at Lawless and said. "I can take care of that side by myself."
Lawless chuckles at her words and said. "You don't have to do that. Just help him when it is needed. Let him fight to his heart content. That guy is going to vent some of his frustration after all."
Charlotte frowned her brows before asking. "Is it fine? I guess he is not suited to fight if he is just going to vent his anger."
Lawless smirks and said. "Heh, you don't have to worry. Can't you see how he acts? As calm as still water on the outside, but just like a raging flame inside. Trust me, that is the kind of guy that you don't want to encounter on the battlefield."
Charlotte raises her brows before saying. "We will see."
....
The group chose this spot to rest because their enemies can't come in horde at them due to the terrain. The trees and vegetation in the vicinity can hinder the movements of the opposing melee players and can also block the view of the range players.
What's more, since it is in the slope of the mountain, and the group is in an upland position, their enemies need to climb up before reaching them.
When the opposing side saw a figure walking towards them, they immediately took their battle positions and ready themselves to battle. They already got some instructions from their Higher-Ups earlier, and they knew that their opponents will be Titled Rankers and Godlike Players.
But when they got a clear look on who is the man walking towards them, they unconsciously loosen their guards a little. Why? Because based on the battle videos that were sent to them, they knew that this guy is the so-called Nameless Swordsman.
–"He is the weakest among the group, right?"– That is the first thing that entered mind after seeing Shin.
And while they are having those thoughts, Shin suddenly sprinted towards them with great speed.
–"Coming at us alone? You are overeating yourself-!"– Thought by everyone before getting ready to battle once again.
And the first ones to strike are the long-range players. Bullets and arrows are started to rain down at Shin's direction. Some of them are even reinforced by skills.
Shin started swaying left and right as he avoids some of the basic bullets and arrows. Then he suddenly accelerated forward while doing some zigzag movements, dodging all of the incoming skills.
When he reached the 20-meter mark away from the enemies, some spells are suddenly mixed on the attacks as the magical-related classes on the opposing side joined the prey.
But Shin just do another acceleration to boosts his speed, leaving a bunch of afterimages behind while dodging all of the incoming skills and spells without even getting some scratch on his body.
"What the–!?..." The opposing side doesn't know what to say at Shin's maneuvers.
All of them are Official Rankers with some High Rankers in the mix so they are pretty clear about the strength of everyone. They are not some bad shooters, this guy in front of them is just too skilled at dodging!
The leader of the group is the fastest to recover from the shock so he immediately give out some orders. "Knights and Berserkers, pin that guy down. Swordsmen, be ready in case he broke through on our frontline."
"Range players, cease you fire once the melee players came in contact with him and wait until the frontline players hold him in place!"
And that is when Shin reached the 10-meter mark away from the enemies' frontline players. And when the opposing side saw that, the melee players immediately use their 'charge skills' at him.
Shin slowed down a little after seeing that. Then he put his right hand at the hilt of the [Yamato] before leaning his body a little forward. And when there is only three-meter distance between him and his opponents, his body suddenly turned illusionary while glowing with some silver lights.
On the next instant, he suddenly charges forward while transforming into a stick of silver light. At the same time, he pulled his sword out from its sheath before slashing it rightwards.
Swoosh!
'Class Fighting Style: Moonlight Splitter'
Shing!
All of the Knights and Berserkers that Shin had passed through were either killed in one shot or left with critical healths.
Shin ignored all his enemies behind him as he is now facing some Swordsmen on his front. But since his movements are a little too fast, those Swordsmen were frozen in place when his sword suddenly glows with a purple light before he swings it forward and sends a purple sword wave on a straight line.
'Slayer Skill: Eclipse Slash'
Swoosh!
Those guys that managed to regain theirselves used their lifesaving skills in time and blocked or dodged the incoming sword wave. But those guys that failed to do so were immediately killed by that sword wave when it completely devoured them.
Now, they know that they can't underestimate this guy in front of them. They already aware of some of Shin's skills and battle prowess since they have watched his battle videos for quite a few times. But only seeing it is completely different from experiencing it by yourself. This guy's speed is too insane for his current level!
What's more, those battle videos are a little inaccurate now that Shin had already improved himself by much. And together with his current state of mind, he become even more dangerous now.
After throwing that sword wave, Shin immediately hopped to the right, dodging a 'charge skill' of a Master Berserker coming from behind.
And while it the air, Shin gathers a bunch of water/ice elemental Mana towards his body. Then, using his breathing technique, he guided the accumulated Mana towards his right hand before transferring it to his sword.
Then the [Yamato] suddenly glows with a silver light as Shin turns his body around before swinging the sword five times in the air. And immediately after that, five vertical sword waves in silver color were sent forward in a cone shape direction.
'Slayer Skill: Crescent Cleave'
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Shin didn't use the modified version of this skill since using the original version is much better for the current situation. What's more, he can hit more enemies this way than the other version.
When the players that were left behind with critical healths saw the incoming sword waves, they immediately use their lifesaving skills. The slower ones that can't react in time died on the spot when the sword waves passed through them.The ones that managed to survived are about to release a sigh of relief when they saw Shin's figure dashing towards them while thrusting his sword forward.
'Extra Skill: Sword Rush: Thrusting Dash'
Swoosh!
All of the enemies in front of Shin tried to get away from the path of his 'Sword Rush' to avoid getting hit by that attack. Unfortunately, Shin did something unbelievable. 
He controlled the trajectory of the 'Sword Rush', making the supposedly straight line turned into a curving line as he arched his direction from right to left direction and killing all his opponents that dodged that way.
This is one of the effects that he can achieve when he is combining his breathing technique with the execution of his skills.
And that attack didn't just end there, because the moment the dash ended, Shin immediately turned his body around and dashed towards the enemies that dodged to the left earlier. And this time, instead of thrusting his sword towards his front, he is swinging it forward.
'Extra Skill: Sword Rush: Slicing Dash'
Shing!
The whistling sound of the wind being cut by the sword caught the attention of the players that dodge to the left. And when they turned their heads to their backs, they saw Shin doing another dashing attack with the same curving line manner. And before they managed to process what's happening, the [Yamato] is already cutting through their bodies.
This time, all of the surviving Master Berserkers, Human Guardians, and Shield Warriors really died just like that.
The leader of the group which is a Human Magician was frozen in his place after seeing the flow of events.
Ten seconds!
Shin only spend a total of ten seconds to kill more than half of their 25-man group!
The leader is currently having a chaotic mind after seeing that scene. 'What kind of monster is this? If he is a player that is already been playing since the first launch of the game, then I will not be surprised at his battle prowess.'
'But from the data that we got, this guy is only playing the game for only less than a month! Yet, he is already able to slaughter some Rankers' groups all by himself! D*mn! The data is so inaccurate! We overlooked this guy because the other guys are overshadowing him too much.'
'This guy's strength might be inferior compared to Titled Rankers, but he is more than enough to handle some High Rankers all by himself. I need to report this Higher-Ups immediately for them to revise the original plan as soon as possible.'
And naturally, Shin is not going to be idle while the leader of the group is having some inner thoughts. He immediately transformed the sheath of his sword into a semitransparent longsword as he hold it into a forehand grip manner.
'Legacy Skill: Mondi's Style: Meteor Form'
And since Shin doesn't know how to properly combine the power of the Sun and Moon properly yet, he just executes his next attack with his usual execution.
He enfolds both of his swords with a purple glow before slashing them on the air on his front, sending an X-shaped purple sword wave towards the range players that are chanting their skills to throw them at him.
'Self-Created Skill (Combined): Eclipse Cross'
The magical-related classes stopped their chants and blinked away to avoid getting hit by the incoming sword wave. The Master Archers and Human Snipers and Gunslingers also used their escaping skills to get out of the path of the purple sword wave.
The remaining melee players which are the Human Swordsmen simultaneously charged at Shin on the other hand.
Shin tightened his grip on each of his swords before swinging them at the incoming sword strikes of the opposing group while swaying his body left and right or moving his feet with unfathomable footwork.
'Epic Combat Technique: Mystic Movements'
He is also redirecting the attacks of his enemies to collide with each other or guide them to land on their comrades before Shin giving them a finishing blow. This is another application of his combat technique.
'Epic Combat Technique: Infinity Edge'
And with all of those, the opposing group become helpless at what's happening. They are unable to land even a single hit on Shin's body with the impenetrable defense of his swordsmanship.
And together with his mysterious footwork, it is impossible to land a spell or ranged attacks on his body as well, and it landed on the bodies of their comrades that are trying to hold Shin in place instead.
And just like that, Shin is able to wipe the entire group of Rankers just by himself. Well, there are some 'witty' ones that tried to run away when they saw that the situation is not on their favor, but they were immediately taken down by Charlotte before they managed to escape fully.
Shin scans his surroundings to look if there are still some enemies hiding in the vicinity. And when he saw that everything is clear, he sheathed his sword before planning to pick up the loots.
But when he is about to pick up an item, he suddenly felt that someone entered the perception range of his 'Sensing Circle' and rushing towards him with a great speed!
Shin immediately forget the idea of looting up the item on the ground before executing his 'Moonlight Steps' skill to get away from his current position.
Swoosh!
And when he turned his body around at the end of the dash, he is immediately greeted by a thrusting dagger in front of his face. And so, without further ado, he swiftly use another 'Moonlight Steps' backward.
When he materializes few distance away, Shin finally saw who is his assailant. It is a Dark Elf Master Twilight that is emitting a very dangerous aura.
The Master Twilight is currently looking at Shin with a smirking smile while saying. "Not bad, you have some fast reaction speed. I wonder how high is it."
Charlotte is about to help Shin when Lawless suddenly prevented her. "Let him experience the difference between a Titled Ranker and himself so that his eyes will be opened by reality in front of him."
Charlotte is about to say something when Lawless immediately continued. "Don't worry, Faker is already there, ready to jump in at any given time. What we need to concern ourselves is to take the guys accompanying that guy."
After that, Lawless dashes towards the direction where there are some people rushing towards Shin's direction. Hayden and Stephanie are following closely behind him. Morgan is nowhere to be found, maybe finding a good spot for sniping.
Then Charlotte gave another look at Shin's direction before following behind the three.
.....
Meanwhile, Shin is currently looking at the Master Twilight in front of him cautiously while getting his guards up.
He managed to see Lawless message saying that they encountered a group of Titled Rankers on their side so he needs to hold for as long as he can until they are done.
Shin become worried at this time, especially that he can't expect some reinforcement for the time being. Well, he can't see Faker's position on the map because the latter left the party temporarily to observe Shin a little.
Shin knitted his brows while muttering to himself. "Going against a Titled Ranker? Can I hold myself against this guy?"
'I guess this is the time to see how big is the gap between me and the current Peak Class Experts.' thought Shin while taking his sword-drawing battle stance.
...


Shin Kinghad is a kid that had been abducted and trained by a powerful underworld organization since he was three years old. After six years, he had been rescued by the Special Forces during their operation against that organization and was adopted by the captain of the special force group.

Since then, he treated the son and daughter of the captain as his own brother and sister. 

Years later, he joins the greatest VRMMORPG of all time, [Destiny's Fate] online, due to repeated invitations of his brother. He creates havoc inside the game as he climbs his way from being a beginner player to a peak class expert. 

But as he started to grow up, he became curious about his real identity and who his biological parents were. He tried to investigate it with the help of his brother and best friend. And after discovering his real background, he decided to follow his father’s footsteps and stood at the peak of the world using his Martial-Art Skills and Mentalism Techniques. 

Disclaimer: The cover is not mine. I got it from the internet and my friend did some editing. I'm currently looking for an artist to do the cover for me.

----William's POV----
"Hmm?" Stephanie raises her eyebrow as she sits on crossed legs questioning us. Her fierceness look was quite tempting. What the hell am I supposed to tell her? I'm also shocked as she is. I don't understand what happened earlier, everything's a mess. Stephanie turns her head and looks at me.
"I don't know either! When we enter the headquarters, Clark was inside on one of the rooms. As I went in, I noticed him standing as he was looking at something then the next thing I know he was running towards me yelling that there a bomb then... the bomb went off." I answer with an irritated look on my face.
Stephanie didn't expect what happened. She turns quiet after hearing my statement. I can totally tell she's surprised but she not showing it on her face. Clark was still lying on the bed, slightly being gloomy.
"So, how did you guys survived?"
"The bomb was not that big, it is strong but couldn't take to whole headquarters. When Clark run towards me luckily we hid on a something like a plank of wood but Clark fell on top of me then one part of the roof knock him down it pierce on the side of his stomach. Good thing I have gotten rid of it."
Stephanie nod on relief but something was quite bothering her.
"How did you know that there's a bomb planted there? You saw something am I right? Brother?" Stephanie looks at Clark in sharp eyes. Come to think of it he did say that there's a bomb before it went off! Just what did he saw earlier!? We both look at him in suspicion. Clark was still in his cold faced not getting bothered by it. God, I hate his face!
"It's about father..." Clark says as he sits upon the bed.
Stephanie both shocked by what he said. Wait? What? Father? Theirs? They're hiding something from me...! They never told me about their father? How is it related to this shit?
"Wait! What father!?" I yell at them confusingly.
"Shut up! I'll kill you if someone heard you!" Stephanie's deadly eyes glare at me. Those mad eyes are definitely telling me something is wrong. 
"Is it... Okay to tell William?" Stephanie asks Clark with hesitant.
Not okay... to... tell me...? W-what...? I'm so dang confused.
The rooms fell silent, no one was willing to talk and break the atmosphere. Stephanie looks away trying to avoid the situation while Clark was resting his eyes. Leaving me confused as hell, can't fit in on the conversation.
"The reason why we established the Dark knight is... we want to find out the real cause of our father's death." Clark says in his cold tone. Both of them somehow turn gloomy. They both suddenly feel down but the terrified look on their faces was still there. Their father? They... never told me that... I thought the only reason they built it is that they want to kill some assholes who are being too greedy and a threat to the underworld. Having that kind of reason is impossible... suddenly interfering on the underworld just to slay some asshole is not.... something that can be easily done. What they're really after is seeking their father's death truth. I grip tightly on my fist despise of not knowing the truth.
"So what really happened?" Stephanie stands up on her seat not being able to carry anymore longer while arm's crossed her piercing gaze facing Clark.
------Flashback------
----Clark's POV----
As I was sneaking on the enemy base actually it's not really their base, it's just like a house that just used I think for their meeting place, the hallway was unexpectedly empty. William was left behind taking care first of the mess earlier before coming along. The house was an antique design, it was quite spectacular for someone to use it as their so-called hideout. I was wandering my eyes around and I noticed something's not right. My men were behind me high on guard as they pointing their guns waiting for an ambush while I was there walking calm but my guard isn't off. Hmm... 
Suddenly an eye-catching room caught my attention. Its door was filled with attractive design, wavy curls covered the entire door as the light shines on it. Why do I feel like something besides this door? The urge to open this door inside me is eating me away. Ugh... Damn...
"I'm going in, others guard the door and the rest continue the search." They all nodded and move on their positions right away. The ones who will continue patrolling continue walking forward leaving the others who will stay behind me.
"Guard the door, I want to be alone." I was about to enter the door giving them cold shoulder they both hesitant to follow my orders.
"What?" I glare at them threatening them to stop their foolishness. This is irritating... They both head as soon as they saw my terrifying face. Those piercing glaze on my eyes making them no choice but to move on their positions. God...
As I enter the door, a dusty library surprised me. The bookshelves were all covered with spider webs, not just the books but the whole room was dusty. Does someone even clean this place? *cough cough.  I was looking around the room, all the books were just about economic and stuff, nothing important. I spotted a table in the room, it has a letter and a file. I got curious about whether this file is the one I've been looking for. Top secret? The file's name was quite alerting, as soon as I open the file the information in there got me shocked. It's like the feeling of finding out the truth all this time. A mix of excitement and fearful emotion lingering me down my spine of what kind of truth I'm about to see.
"Father's real Identity!?"

Society has different types of levels, First Class family, second and third. Each one of them possesses an incredible power they hold. 

Clark Vascana who owns the "CS group Company" was a World Class Rich man also known as "Cold Blooded King" which refers to his ruthless behavior towards people who dares to offend him. Born with a 1st Class Family, Vascana which has the most powerful wealth in their country, not even the country's presidents have the nerve to disobey him. Clark was always being rumored to be a lover to the World Famous International Designer Stephanie V. Her background information was full of secrets along with her full name. People who seek to find out her true identity never had a good ending.

What really os their relationship?
What is really Stephanie V's identity? 
What will happen if the world knows that their siblings in blood? How did the rumored start?

PS: this is a male and female lead.

67 farmers, stubborn people

When Wenfu received the call, his hands shook.

"I'll go now."

The voice on the other end of the phone came again: "Dare to call the police, don't you ever want to see your daughter again in your life."

Snapped--

The father's hand shook and the phone fell directly to the ground.

Too late to pick up the phone, Wen Zilong's father hurriedly took a shovel and went to the backyard vegetable garden.

Although the Song Dynasty Meiping was left by the ancestors.

And Wen Zilong's grandfather confessed when he was dying, even if he was poor, he couldn't sell it.

But now it's about the life of her daughter, and the literary father can't take care of it.

After about forty minutes, the prince had dug out a big pit over one meter deep.

At the bottom of the pit, a wooden box was wrapped in plastic.

He ripped open the plastic sheet, used a **** to pry the nails off the box, and opened the box.

Inside reveals the true content of this Song Dynasty Meiping.

It is about twenty centimeters tall, and the thickest part is about ten centimeters, with a small mouth above it, about five centimeters in diameter.

It is carved with peony and lotus flowers.

Its full name should be called celadon engraved plum bottle.

In ancient times, plum bottles were used to hold wine.

Wen Zilong is also the first time to see this baby at home.

According to his understanding, this kind of celadon carved plum bottle has one in the Shanghai City Museum.

At most, it's worth a dozen or two hundred thousand.

Why did Zhang Chenggong say that it was worth millions?

Is it that the old guy does not understand the market?

Or is it the "big secret" worth millions?

At this time, Wen Zilong's father had taken Mei Ping from the pit.

Wen Zilong can see it more clearly.

At first glance, Wen Zilong was even more surprised.

You know, the plum bottle is used to hold wine, so it must have a small mouth.

But this plum bottle of my family, although there is a small mouth on it, this small mouth is sealed.

It looks like it was completely closed when it was made.

This is very strange.

Is there really any big secret here?

But at this time it is important to save his sister, and Wen Zilong has no intention to delve into it.

He didn't care about his father. He flapped his wings and flew up to the sky to the paper mill in the suburbs of the county.

This paper mill was shut down more than ten years ago.

The plant has long since been abandoned, surrounded by weeds over a person tall.

No one came here on weekdays.

The whole factory is not large, it is a hundred meters long and less than fifty meters wide.

In the middle of the factory, there is a small three-story building, which should be the former factory building.

Wen Zilong probed it again with thermal induction, and soon found six humans on the third floor.

He quietly landed on the roof, then hung upside down from the eaves and looked into the room.

I saw five men and one girl among the six.

The five men are all big and big, and have tattoos on their arms.

They all wore sunglasses and covered half of their faces.

At first glance, they are not a small gangster like Bancun and bald, but a big gangster.

That girl was no one else, it was Wen Zilong's sister, Wen Zihan.

Although Wen Zihan was tied to the central cement pillar, he didn't cry, but he was very strong.

Seeing this scene, Wen Zilong was a little impulsive.

With his current speed and flying ability, he can completely destroy these five people with the power of a bat.

But soon he calmed down.

If the plum bottle remains in the hands of the father, the family will often face such dangers.

It would be better to take this opportunity and let my father take the plum bottle, and the family will be safe in the future.

At the same time, you can chase the plum bottle all the way, follow the vines, and find out the details of Hongmen.

Thereby, Hongmen was completely wiped out.

Another point: Even if you get the Mei Ping, you may not be able to figure out what's inside. You know, this plum bottle is completely closed. If it is forcibly opened, the secret may disappear.

So wait.

After they found out the secret of this plum bottle, it was not too late to kill them.

Having made up his mind, Wen Zilong hung upside down under the hidden eaves and looked at these people.

"Why didn't the old guy come yet?"

A strong man with a dragon on his arm said.

"Relax, he will definitely come. Even if that thing is baby, there is no baby of his daughter."

Another responded.

The brawny dragon with a dragon turned his head to look at Wen Zihan, and a wicked look flashed in his eyes, saying:

"This girl is bright and smooth, and at first glance it is a young bird.

One person said next to him: "Brother Leng confessed, we only take things, but we don't want to have extra branches."

The brawny dragon with a bit of regret is: "I finally came across an eye-catcher, but the result is that I can't eat it, alas ..."

Wen Zilong heard these words, flashing a killer in his eyes.

Although he didn't intend to kill people for the time being in order not to frighten the snake.

But this guy dare to call his father "old guy" and dare to have ideas about his sister.

Then today is your death time!

But he had to let his father shoot Mei Ping first, and then it was not too late to engage this guy.

About half an hour later, Wen Zilong had seen from afar, a figure in the distance was picking up the weeds, and was approaching the paper mill.

It is his own father.

Father held a red wine bag in his hand, which should be a plum bottle.

The strong men in the workshop also noticed the literary father.

"This old guy is finally here."

The strong man with dragons said.

Not long afterwards, Master Wen had entered the factory gate.

The strong man with dragons quickly picked up the telescope next to him and looked away for a moment. He said to several others: "There is no one else. If you want to come to this old guy, you dare not call the police."

Then came to the edge of the stairs without railings and shouted to the following master:

"Old stuff, come up."

The father quickly carried the red bag and hurried up the stairs.

Soon, he came to the third floor.

When he saw Wen Zihan, he was busy: "Zihan, how are you doing?"

Wenzi was stuffed with rags in his mouth, unable to speak.

She shook her head and gestured to her father: I'm fine.

"Old stuff, what about stuff?"

A strong man with dragons said.

The father raised the red bag in his hand and said, "You put my daughter first."

The brawny dragon with a frown frowned: "This old thing, what are you qualified to tell us about the conditions?"

The grandfather stretched out the red bag in his hand outside the stairs.

When the few strong men met, they were all stunned.

Obviously they didn't expect that this honest-looking farmer would be so stiff.

Wen Zilong knew that his father seemed to be just an ordinary farmer and an honest man.

But it has the kind of stubbornness that almost all peasants share.

This is a kind of stubbornness that penetrates into the bone.

This kind of stubbornness cannot allow them to be promoted, and they cannot make them rich.

But they can make them stand upright and be upright.

It is precisely because of this stubbornness that they live real and live happily.

This is something that the dignitaries who have bowed their knees and smiled in exchange for promotion to riches will never be able to realize it.

Wen Zilong regenerates a small mosquito, but has a dragon dream.

By swallowing other creatures, they continue to evolve and gain the ability of these creatures.

Gecko genes can be extracted to regenerate limbs; Viper genes can be extracted to obtain venom capability; bat genes can be extracted to obtain ultrasonic attack; dinosaur egg genes can be obtained to obtain the power of Tyrannosaurus rex; dragon genes can be extracted to grow into a master-level dragon.

The whole world will be dominated by me!

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