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Chapter 140

The news cycle had already begun its relentless dissection of the day's events, cameras and microphones thrust toward anyone willing to share their experience of humanity's closest brush with extinction. Television screens across the city flickered with footage of the battle's aftermath twisted metal, scorch marks on concrete, and the hollow shells of buildings that had stood witness to impossibility made manifest.

"Even after that horrible alien attack, seeing our heroes step ...

Chapter 124: The Ancestor's Test

Huang Da's mind went completely blank, all rational thought evaporating like water on hot stone. His heart hammered against his ribs with such violence that he could feel his pulse in his temples, filled with a single, panicked thought that repeated endlessly: How could the barrier have been triggered? The question circled in his skull like a trapped bird, offering no answers, only mounting dread.

He stammered, his voice cracking like an adolescent's, "Ancestor, we... we really...

Chapter 139 ( PLAT )

The AllSpark's energy signature dimmed as Aidan retracted the cosmic artifact into his dimensional storage, its reality-warping presence leaving aftershocks in the local electromagnetic field that made his teeth ache. He floated out from the Wanderer's chest cavity, his boots touching down on Stark Tower's roof .

The stabilization device Dr. Selvig had constructed still hummed with residual energy, its sleek surfaces marked by scorch patterns and stress fractures from the porta...

Chapter 123: Mixing In

I actually have companions, Russell thought to himself, his mind racing through the implications of that shouted demand. The voice had been rough, irritated, and definitely expecting a response from "Grak." But then again, what normal demon would go to the bathroom in such a remote place?

The question answered itself as he considered the real demon's final moments. The creature's desperate attempt to cry out, that throat-expanding scream that Arrogance had cut short it...

Chapter 138

In the infinite expanse of space, the captured Chitauri battleship hung like a dying leviathan against the star-drunk darkness. Its bio-mechanical hull, scarred by plasma fire and twisted by impact damage, no longer pulsed with the aggressive bioluminescence of an active warship. Instead, it drifted in the cosmic void with the stillness , its organic components slowly cooling in the absolute zero of vacuum.

Within the ship's nerve center, Aidan sat with deceptive casualness in ...

Chapter 122: At Their Most Vulnerable

"Let's look for it first."

Russell stood in the abandoned settlement's central plaza, turning in a slow circle as he considered the problem. Somewhere beneath his feet, dozens perhaps hundreds of demons huddled in what they thought was safety. The entrance to their refuge had to be nearby, but where?

For the next hour, he and his summoned cards conducted a systematic search that would have made professional archaeologists proud. They checked every building, examined every suspicio...

Chapter 12: Breaking Through

Inside the president's office at Titan Games headquarters.

Brandon Sterling threw a report on his desk with a cold expression. "How do you manage these campaigns? Why are we losing so much ground in the rankings?"

He was the founder and CEO of Titan Games. As the son of Robert Sterling, who ranked third on the national rich list, he'd started his own business and established Titan Games with family support ten years ago, focusing on VR gaming equipment research, development, and s...

Chapter 11: Total Conversion

Alex couldn't contain his excitement as he scrolled through the game data and reviews. This was exactly the strong start he'd been hoping for. His prediction had been correct Avatar hadn't just caused a viewing sensation in his previous life, but adapted as a dungeon, it could create a gaming phenomenon in this world too.

"Boss, boss, Avatar just hit the trending topics!" David shouted excitedly.

Alex perked up and quickly looked at the screenshot David sent. Sure enough, there wa...

Chapter 10: Rave Reviews

As Pandora's sun disappeared behind the massive floating mountains, the alien world's night sky revealed itself in all its otherworldly glory. The enormous blue gas giant that dominated the horizon cast everything in an ethereal azure glow, its storm-swept surface creating patterns of light and shadow that shifted like a living thing. Smaller moons traced delicate arcs across the star-field, their orbital dance creating celestial geometry that no human had ever witnessed from Earth.<...

Chapter 9: Breathtaking

Marcus settled back in his ergonomic office chair, the familiar weight of professional skepticism pressing down on his shoulders as he prepared to dive into what he expected would be another disappointing submission. The Avatar promotional video had been genuinely impressive, but five years of reviewing amateur game development had taught him that flashy trailers often masked fundamentally broken experiences.

His coffee had gone cold hours ago, abandoned beside a stack of reje...

Chapter 137

The transition from Earth's atmosphere to the infinite void of space hit Aidan's consciousness. Through the Jaeger's enhanced sensors, the universe revealed itself in all its terrible beauty endless expanses of star-drunk darkness punctuated by distant galaxies that painted the cosmic canvas in swirls of impossible color. The silence was absolute and profound, a quietude so complete it seemed to press against his eardrums despite the neural link's artificial mediation.

The portal behind...

Chapter 121: It Disappeared

The black and red silhouette passed through the air , dragging a long wake of vaporized rain behind it. each stroke carrying him hundreds of meters through the storm-darkened sky. The pocket dimension below blurred into an impressionist painting of greens and grays, details lost to speed and distance.

"The rain is starting to get lighter," Russell observed, feeling the change in impact against Arrogance's protective shell. What had been a hammering assault when he'd first enter...

Chapter 8: Game Launch

The afternoon sunlight filtered through the tall windows of the maid cafe, casting long shadows across the polished tables where Danny sat nursing his third espresso of the day. Across from him, Jake methodically stirred sugar into his coffee, his usually carefree expression weighted with an unfamiliar tension that had been building for weeks.

"So Alex is really serious about this whole dungeon development thing?" Danny asked, his voice carrying the kind of forced casualness that betray...

Chapter 136

Tony's HUD painted trajectory lines across his field of vision as he executed the same deadly dance that had worked so well before. The Leviathan behind him moved with terrifying grace for something the size of a city block, its bio-mechanical body cutting through the smoke-filled air with predatory purpose. He released a cascade of brilliant flares, the magnesium-bright points of light searing afterimages across his retinas as they spread in a defensive pattern.

The massive cr...

Chapter 120: Enter

The rain drummed against Russell's phone screen as he opened the mission attachment, water droplets distorting the display before the device's protective enchantments kicked in. What loaded wasn't the crude sketch he'd expected from a military operation, but something that made him whistle softly in appreciation.

The map floated above his phone in full holographic glory, every contour and elevation rendered in exquisite detail. Mountains rose from the display in miniature, comp...

Chapter 7: I Just Want to Focus on My Work

The Avatar trailer had worked like a shot of pure adrenaline. David, Tom, and Sophie threw themselves into development with the kind of manic energy usually reserved for caffeine-fueled all-nighters and championship gaming tournaments. Watching them work, Alex felt something he hadn't experienced in either of his lives: the electric thrill of leading a team toward something extraordinary.

When classes resumed at the university, Alex volunteered to return to campus—a move that had Sara...

Chapter 6: A Dungeon That Will Make You Say "Wow"

Alex had registered a company a long time ago, so this time he directly used the previously registered company to set up the studio, named "Stormwind Studios." At the same time, he also registered a dungeon supplier account on "Infinite Realms," and his current level was Primary.

The dungeon suppliers of "Infinite Realms" were divided into tiers. Generally, newly registered ones were Primary, followed by Intermediate, Advanced, Elite, and the highest Partner level.

The pe...

Chapter 135

The explosion sent shockwaves through the steel and glass structure of Stark Tower, reverberating in Aidan's bones as debris rained down around the platform. Through the acrid smoke and settling dust, a familiar groan cut through the chaos.

"Ugh!"

Loki crashed onto the platform in a tangle of limbs and torn leather, his cape billowing around him like a broken wing. The impact drove the air from his lungs with a sharp wheeze, and for a moment he lay sprawled across the cold metal...

Chapter 134

Washington D.C.

President Dennis sat in the situation room staring at the feeds from New York, and his face looked like he'd been chewing glass. The Chitauri just kept pouring through that portal—now there were these massive Leviathan things crawling all over the buildings like giant metal spiders. Their weapons were tearing through everything, and human firearms might as well have been BB guns.

Only bright spot was that Baymax had somehow seen this com...

Chapter 119: Harvest and Training

A full day of gene harvesting had passed in what felt like minutes. As darkness reclaimed the Gray Ridge Mountains, painting the forest in shades of black and deeper black, Russell stood over his latest "donor"—a magnificent tiger that was currently shaking like a chihuahua in a thunderstorm.

The great predator, easily three hundred pounds of muscle and killing instinct, pressed itself against the ground as if trying to melt into the earth. Its eyes, which should have burned ...

Chapter 133

Cap and the others were getting hammered now. Chitauri flying overhead, soldiers on the ground, and that massive Leviathan just plowing through buildings like they were made of cardboard. But somehow, even in the middle of a war zone, they found time to chat.

"Look, I just don't buy that Aidan's some kind of monster," Cap said, back-to-back with Natasha and Hawkeye, shield up and deflecting energy blasts.

"What, the Hand Island thing?" Natasha asked, putting a bullet thro...

Chapter 132

The Bronx was getting torn apart. Buildings smashed, streets cratered, but there were still Baymax robots down there in the ruins, using their soft bodies to shield whoever they were protecting. Still looked cute as hell while they patched people up with field medical skills that made survivors feel like they'd just been found by angels in a war zone.

Problem was, medical robots weren't built for this. The Chitauri energy cannons kept picking them off.

But it wasn't just ...

Chapter 118: The Gene Harvest

The two hikers hadn't stopped trembling since Russell had revealed himself. Even after he'd assured them—multiple times—that he wasn't planning to eat them ("usually" probably hadn't been the most reassuring addition), they remained frozen in place like deer caught in particularly terrifying headlights.

"Look," Russell said, the dual-voice effect of Arrogance making even casual conversation sound like a demonic business proposal, "I can either leave you here to find your ow...

Chapter 117: Demon Gene

The "monster" was, of course, Russell.

During his free fall through the canopy, branches whipping past his symbiote form, his magical senses had detected two human signatures—rapid heartbeats, elevated stress hormones, the distinctive bioelectric patterns of Homo sapiens in distress. Curiosity piqued, he'd adjusted his trajectory to investigate.

He hadn't expected them to bolt like startled deer the moment he landed.

The impact of his arrival had been more dramat...

Chapter 131

New York City. Stark Tower.

A massive energy beam punched through the sky from the building's roof, extending up until it tore open this dark blue void in the air. And then... things started pouring out. Lots of things. Flying things that looked like a swarm of mechanical locusts.

Tony flew up to meet them in his suit, but Jesus—there were so many of them. The Chitauri army came streaming down on these sleek aircraft, heading straight for the streets. 2025-08-08 09:20:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 130

Aidan followed Hank back to Xavier's school.

"So how'd it go?" Logan appeared in the hallway, looking curious as hell. Xavier was off teaching some class, everyone else was busy with their own stuff, and Logan was... well, Logan didn't really do the whole "schedule" thing.

"Could've been worse," Aidan said as the three of them walked down the corridor, basically taking up the whole space. "After this alien thing's over, I'm gonna build a proper city around the school. Size'll depe...

Chapter 116: Gene Farming

The sensation of Arrogance settling back into his body was like slipping into a perfectly tailored suit after wearing ill-fitting clothes for too long. Russell couldn't help but let out a deep, contented sigh as the symbiote's essence merged with his cells, each one singing with newfound vitality.

"The familiar feeling is back," he murmured, flexing his fingers experimentally. Already he could feel the changes—muscles denser without being bulky, reflexes sharpened to a razor's edge, ...

Chapter 115: [Arrogance]

Russell's workshop had taken on the quality of a ritual chamber. The three materials lay arranged in a perfect triangle on his workbench—[Blood of Resurrection] pulsing with crimson light , [Power Demon] radiating barely contained violence that made the air shimmer, and [Horror Imitator] shifting between forms even while supposedly inert. At the triangle's center sat Arrogance's card, the symbiote practically vibrating with anticipation.

"Time to evolve, partner," Russell murmured, p...

Chapter 5: Studio Establishment

Alex asked the driver to head back home, then rode with Jake to the car modification shop.

This modification shop usually had few customers. Its real value lay in serving Jake and the circle of young racing enthusiasts he ran with. Basically, a few orders each month were enough to keep the operation running smoothly.

The shop had two floors with a total area of nearly 10,000 square feet. The first floor housed the workshop and parts showroom, while the second floor contai...

Chapter 129

After they finished the campus tour, Hank came back with news. "President Dennis agreed to meet. He wants you there." They'd been trying to reach Yinsen first, but the guy wasn't picking up, and now Aidan had just shown up directly. Made things simpler.

After saying goodbye to Xavier, Aidan followed Hank to wherever this meeting was happening.

The whole human-mutant thing had been a mess for years. Only reason it wasn't a complete shitshow right now was because they'd loc...