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CHAPTER 16

When Batman returned, he didn't look like he was coming home—he looked like he was going to war.

The Dark Knight was absolutely loaded. His batsuit was riddled with scratches from heavy machine gun fire, and he had twin stun batons strapped to his belt. Bat-grenades dangled inside his cape like some kind of doomsday Christmas tree. He didn't look like Gotham's silent protector. He looked like a full-blown, masked vigilante out for blood.

Batman kicked open the front doo...

CHAPTER 15

"Nom nom! Nom nom! No wonder rich people's food tastes so good—this is amazing! Damn it, I'm actually crying over a slice of cream cake! First time in my life!"

Max stuffed another butter roll into his mouth before even swallowing the last bite of cake. He barely chewed—just gulped it down like a vacuum cleaner.

He washed it all down with several big gulps of milk.

The moment he finished, Max felt a jolt of energy. Not because he was full—far from it. ...

CHAPTER 14: The Visitor at the Manor

Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!...

The ancient manor's doorbell rang repeatedly as a chubby little creature flew in front of it, madly pressing the button with its tiny claws. The sound echoed through the empty halls of Wayne Manor, insistent and urgent.

In the Batcave beneath the manor's rear mountain, Alfred pulled up the surveillance feed linked to the doorbell, then suddenly felt like his brain couldn't process what he was seeing. The screen showed something he'd never encoun...

XGO CHAPTER : 49 CONTINUED – X-MEN: THE STRYKER PROTOCOL

The command center they entered was dimly lit, with multiple screens displaying security feeds from throughout the facility. Technicians monitored various systems, barely glancing up as the group entered. At the center stood a holographic projection of what appeared to be Cerebro's schematics, slowly rotating in blue light.

Xavier felt a chill run through him. "Those are designs for Cerebro. How did you—"

"All in good time, Professor," Stryker interrupted. "First, there's someon...

XGO CHAPTER 48 X-MEN: THE STRYKER PROTOCOL

A desolate landscape of jagged mountains and frozen forest surrounded the vast, pristine expanse of Alkali Lake. The wind howled across the water's surface, creating ripples that caught the afternoon sunlight in fleeting diamonds of brilliance.

High above, cutting through wispy clouds, the sleek black X-Jet descended in a controlled spiral. Its engines emitted a distinctive whine as it approached a clearing that appeared completely natural from above. As the jet neared the grou...

CHAPTER 30

"Hey! Look what I brought back!"

In Dormitory Building 1, Room 327 of the Repin Sorcerer's Academy, Jialina struck a proud pose in front of the door.

As one of the top magical schools in the Kingdom of Sutton, the student dorms were usually shared between two people.

"What's the guy sent you this time, some more junk?" Her roommate, Yufi, didn't even lift her head, engrossed in her study materials.

She was preparing for the upcoming Wand Cup Inscription Competition. In...

CHAPTER 29

Unlike the surrounding audience, who were either shocked or frightened, Hoan Carlson was excitedly watching the massive screen hanging in the arena.

What he saw wasn’t just a magic shadow trailer; it was the future of performing arts, his dream.

As the future heir of the Horseman Theater Troupe, he had long grown tired of the current state of drama.

But what had just appeared on the screen was completely different.

The people there didn’t look like they were perfor...

CHAPTER 28

Lagu Kurman sat in the private box on the third floor of the Twin Towers Arena, overlooking the crowd entering under the scorching sun, feeling an immense sense of satisfaction.

He opened a bottle of 18-year-old aged wine and swirled it in a tall glass. He didn’t drink it, as he thought it would cloud his judgment, but he liked the scent—sandalwood and dried orange peel mixed with berry notes. That was the scent of success, and of money.

"Dad, look! That’s Teacher Toto!" His...

CHAPTER 27

Ben tried to take a deep breath to calm his nerves, but his heart kept thumping in his chest, and his hand holding the yo-yo trembled uncontrollably.

In the square, hundreds of contestants, just like him, were waiting. Their ages, races, and backgrounds varied, but they all waited anxiously for the judges.

When he first signed up, he thought it would just be a fun competition. After all, a yo-yo is just a toy—how much fuss could it make?

However, when he arrived on-...

CHAPTER 26

Zhuo Ge poked the unlucky guy on the ground with a claw.

The poor soul had already been submerged in a floating sac. When pressed on the face, water still trickled out from his mouth.

These mermen were so honest. Zhuo Ge had asked them to catch someone and bring him back, but they hadn’t even bothered to take off the armor. They had stubbornly hauled the 250-260 pounds across the sea.

And they still thought they hadn’t done the job right. Now, they were all kneeling on t...

CHAPTER 25

On the third floor of the toy store, an entire wall was covered with a black curtain.

In front of it, there was a black-painted wooden frame with a crest drawn on it, but in the middle, a round hole had been carved, just large enough for Zuo Ge's head to fit through.

On the opposite side, the undead camera was already set up.

Aisha gave a thumbs-up, signaling that everything was ready. “Three, two, one, action!”

Zuo Ge tilted his head to the left, “Roar—...

CHAPTER 24

"The Journey to the Holy Mountain, Crystal Stone 16, Scene 83, Shot 36, First Take, Begin."

Raul, clutching Marlene, ran desperately, ahead of him, a speeding train, behind him, an endless wave of zombies.

Before he could stumble, he pushed his daughter and the half-orc widow onto the train, climbing aboard just in time.

But the frenzied zombies grabbed onto the train’s railing—one, two, countless limbs piled up together, weaving into a writhing blanket ...

CHAPTER 23

Late at night, amidst the stillness, the sound of wheels rolling over the cobblestone street echoed.

Four griffins pulled a cart, speeding through Cornflower Street.

The driver was a bald man with reddish-brown skin, his head involuntarily drooping as he nodded off.

The mist was thick, so thick that even the griffins couldn’t see the road clearly.

Suddenly, a deep red object appeared ahead. The griffins couldn’t avoid it in time and crashed directly into it.

...

CHAPTER 22

Zhuo Ge made an oversized wolf-hair brush to write the name on the film base’s main gate.

Though the hair came from gnolls rather than weasels, it was still “wolf” hair in a sense—close enough.

Funny how after all this time in Twin Spires City, the first time he reverted to his original (larger) form was just to write calligraphy.

He dipped the brush into a vat of paint. It had been ages since he used a brush like this, so he practiced on the ground a bit firs...

CHAPTER 21

Raul held the script in one hand, while the other constantly wiped away sweat. The pages visibly trembled in his grasp.

Aisha found it a little funny and tried to comfort him. “Why are you so nervous? It’s not like we’re going to eat you.”

Raul let out a couple of dry laughs.

Not convincing at all—Julian was still twitching in the corner!

He tried his best to calm down and focus on the script.

When he first signed up, he thought, There’s no way I�...