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CHAPTER 2

As Aidan walked toward the raised platform, the roar of the gymnasium faded into a distant hum. His consciousness split. In the present, his feet moved with practiced confidence across the polished floor. In his mind, he was tumbling through a decade of relentless effort. The System had unlocked his first world, Real Steel, with a deceptively simple directive: Design and manufacture a combat robot.

For the starving orphan he had been, it was a task as monumental as bei...

CHAPTER 1

The gymnasium of Midtown School of Science and Technology was less a high school science fair and more a thunderous symphony of ambition. The air itself felt intelligent, crackling with a palpable energy that vibrated in your teeth. It was a cocktail of competing scents: the sharp, metallic tang of ozone from a miniature particle accelerator spitting angry violet light, the burnt-sugar smell of an over-amped soldering iron from a robotics workbench, and beneath it all, the baseline musk of te...

Chapter 58: Victory!

The swarm of fireballs sputtered uselessly against Seraphina's spinning shield defense. This isn't working, Ethan thought, the heat from his own flames washing over him. She's too good at just batting them away. He glanced at the arena's chronometer; two precious minutes had already burned away. If this dragged on, he would lose by default. A support-type's victory condition was survival, and she was surviving beautifully. A direct assault was the only option.

E...

Chapter 57: Aunt and Uncle

The timeline returns to about half a year ago. At that time, Ethan Atherton had not yet transmigrated to this world and was naturally unaware of anything happening beyond his own life. In fact, at that time, his parents had already received news indicating that there was a way to bring their entire family over to the capital, Pinnacle City. However, Simon had put his foot down, refusing the offer outright. The reason was simple: at that time, Ethan's academic performance was truly abysmal and...

XGO V2 Chapter 11 : The Irony of Control

From his vantage point on the VIP balcony overlooking the main stage, Alex watched Justin Hammer’s pathetic attempt at showmanship with a kind of clinical amusement. The man was a walking, talking masterclass in insecurity, trying so desperately to fill Tony Stark’s shoes that he hadn’t realized they were ten sizes too big. His dance moves were cringe-worthy, his jokes landed with a thud, and the army of Hammer Drones he was presenting—Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine variants...

Chapter 56: Aura Pills

Iris Thorne could barely maintain her cool and detached expression. "Aren't you even going to be a little humble?"

"I trained desperately, working my butt off for so long," Ethan said, his voice ringing with genuine conviction. "Wasn't it all for this exact moment? And you still want me to be humble? The achievements I have are the ones I've earned; they are the result of my hard work, not a fluke."

Iris Thorne thought for a moment. It seemed to make sense. When someone has...

Chapter 55: Victory

The giant Ice Lance and the swirling fire pillar clashed violently, emitting a deafening roar that shook the entire arena. The forces of the two sides countered each other in the center of the stage, forming a heart-stopping, spectacular stalemate of elemental power. At this moment, Iris Thorne displayed the true strength of a Rank Two psionicist. Her ice-elemental Aura grew even stronger, colder, and more potent, while Ethan, on his part, used his enhanced Heatblast form that had absorbed th...

XGO : V2 CHAPTER 10

"Ms. Potts," Alex said, offering a polite nod. "You can just call me Alex."

"Pepper, then," she replied with a practiced, warm smile. "I trust your journey was pleasant?"

"It was adequate," Alex said. His gaze flickered past Pepper to the silent redhead behind her. "And she is?"

"Oh, my apologies. This is Natalie Rushman, my new executive assistant," Pepper said. "Since Tony promoted me, I've needed someone sharp to keep things organized."

"It's a pleasure to meet you,...

Chapter 54: Duel

The moment the referee’s cry faded, Ethan’s hand slapped the face of his watch.

“Heatblast!”

In a flash of brilliant green light, he transformed. On the other side of the stage, Iris Thorne was already channeling her power, a vortex of frigid Aura swirling at her feet. A sheet of slick, white ice spread rapidly outward, seeking to claim the entire stage.

Trying to create a terrain advantage, Ethan sneered internally. He wasn’t about to let that happen. He ...

Chapter 53: The Competition Begins

The minutes crawled by, each one a lifetime. A heavy, palpable silence descended upon the municipal arena as the low hum of thousands of spectators faded into a single, collective held breath. All eyes were locked on the twenty fighting rings spread across the floor, the air itself seeming to crackle with anticipation.

A single, resonant chime echoed through the venue. On the massive scoreboards hanging above each ring, the silent countdowns flashed to 00:00.

The ...

CHAPTER 52 : The Rank Test

The taxi lurched to a sudden, jarring halt, throwing Ethan forward in his seat. He craned his neck out the open window and his jaw went slack. An endless river of brake lights pulsed ahead, a sea of steel and glass stretching as far as the eye could see.

“What’s going on up there?” he asked, the question aimed at no one in particular.

The driver, a weary-looking man with tired eyes, sighed heavily. “No way around this, kid. It’s the city-wide opening competition for all ...

CHAPTER 51: The Opening Competition

The morning sun did little to burn away the gloom clinging to Ethan Atherton. He trudged along the pavement, the strap of his school bag digging into a shoulder that felt heavy with the premature death of summer.

“And so, the nightmare begins,” he groaned, kicking a loose pebble that skittered across the concrete. “Felt like I blinked and the whole vacation was gone.”

A warm, melodic laugh came from his right. “That’s because every day was an adventure,” Seraphina Li...

Chapter 50: School Starts!!!

"School starts~~" Ethan Atherton walked on the road with his school bag slung over one shoulder, looking utterly listless. "How did the time pass so quickly?" he couldn't help but sigh.

Seraphina Linley said with a warm smile, "Every day it was either training or channeling Aura, with the occasional real adventure mixed in. Every single day has been so fulfilling, so of course, you'd feel that time passed quickly."

Chapter 49: Psionic Skill

"This must be my Aura Reservoir," Ethan thought, recalling the plot from a fantasy novel he had read before; all psionic energy was stored in a central core. He then looked at other places within his internal landscape and found that in the area of what was probably his left arm, where the Omnitrix resided, the Aura there was particularly pure and white, and the surrounding psionic gaps and crevices...

Chapter 48: Restrictions

Lily’s expression was stern, her playful demeanor gone. "Not that serious? Ethan, do you truly understand what their development ideology is?"

Ethan raised his head and answered, his voice low, "Of course I know. Humans are inherently flawed, low-level creatures, and monstrous beasts are what humans should evolve into. They are dedicated to completely transforming themselves into monsters, and then… umm~~" As he spoke, Ethan...