Chapter: Chapter 313: I can't!In the middle of all that, Viv leaned against a wall that was still okay. Her red hair had blood and dirt in it. Her clothes were torn. Parts were gone. He saw angry, bubbly burns on her arms and neck. One arm hung uselessly. It was clearly broken. But in her good hand, she held a big, smoking Association gun. Its power was gone. She held it like a club. She was surrounded by more bodies. At least two more Unit 7 guys. Maybe three. It was hard to tell. They looked like melted armor and burned meat. She looked up when he and Arachne came out of the fading portal light. A wild, happy, and angry grin showed on her bloody face. "Took you long enough, Boss," she said. Her voice was rough. She coughed. It sounded wet. She spat a thick gob of bloody stuff on the ruined floor. "The party got a little out of hand after you left." Kyle just stared. At the bodies. At the broken stuff. At her. He thought she would be dead. Or caught. Not... this. Not the boss of this terrible place
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Chapter: Chapter 312: Damn it!Natalie coughed. She pushed hair from her face. "Kyle? Are you okay?" Her voice was shaky. She looked scared. Arachne stood up. She swayed a little. One hand pressed her side. "My Lord," she said. Her voice was tight. "That was the Entity. I never thought. The stories are real." "Stories?" Kyle asked. His throat was dry. He stood up. He felt dizzy. "What stories?" "It is a thing that holds stuff," Arachne said. Her eyes looked far away. "The first Creators made it. To hold things they could not destroy. Things from a long time ago." Kyle did not ask "before what." He needed to know something else. He looked around the main hall. It was empty. Only the three of them were there. "Viv," he said. His voice was sharp. "Katherine. Where are they?" Natalie looked confused. "Weren’t they with us?" Arachne looked at Kyle. She focused. "My Lord, they stayed outside the room. In the Spire’s lower levels. When you opened the door to the Lock, they were still fighting Unit 7." Kyle felt ba
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Chapter: Chapter 311: Boss IIKyle knew he needed to get stronger. Not just in terms of raw power, but he needed to be smarter too. This reckless way of charging into things, it was not working out well. Gina had been right about that. He remembered the silver disc he still had in his pocket. The Covenant. Maybe they really did have more answers for him. But first, they all needed to rest. And he needed to make sure his castle was not about to fall down around their ears. He focused inward, trying to feel the current state of his domain. It felt weak, and he could tell it was damaged, but the connection was still there. It was slowly mending, much like his own body was. And that was thanks to Natalie. He closed his eyes for a moment. He had a lot of things to think about. And he had a lot of people he needed to protect. Kyle opened his eyes again. The immediate crisis seemed to be over, but he knew they were far from safe. "Arachne," he said, his voice a bit stronger now, "can you check the castle’s wards? M
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Chapter: Chapter 310: BossKyle looked up at Natalie. Her face was wet from crying, but she also looked very determined. He understood in that moment. She had done something important to help him. "You..." he started to say, but his voice was just a rough sound. He felt incredibly tired, more tired than he had ever been. "Don’t try to talk right now, Kyle," Natalie said, her voice a little shaky but firm. "Just rest. You were... in a really bad way." Viv was there too, and she looked pretty beat up herself. She grumbled, "Yeah, Boss. You gave all of us a real scare this time. You almost checked out for good." She shifted uncomfortably where she knelt. "My arm is seriously killing me, by the way." Arachne watched him, and her usual calm face showed clear signs of exhaustion. "My Lord, your core was almost completely depleted. Natalie was able to... assist in its stabilization." Kyle processed that information slowly. Natalie had helped him. He looked back at her again. She seemed different, stronger in a wa
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Chapter: Chapter 309: Farm?Katherine stumbled back into the main hall, arms laden with a mismatched collection of items. A water skin sloshed precariously. Rolls of clean-looking linen, probably ripped from bedsheets, were tucked under one arm. A small, chipped bowl completed the load.The vast hall was darker now, the air frigid. The faint, intermingled glow from Natalie, Viv, and Arachne’s hands cast the only reliable light, painting their strained faces in hues of white, fiery gold, and deep shadow. Kyle lay utterly still beneath their touch."I... I brought what I could find," Katherine stammered, her voice echoing unnervingly in the oppressive gloom. She hurried towards them, nearly tripping over a loose flagstone.Viv didn’t look up. "Put it down. Anywhere." Her voice was a raw rasp, each word seemingly ground out through sheer effort. Sweat plastered her red hair to her temples, and her good hand, pressed against Kyle's chest, trembled violently.Natalie whimpered softly, a small, broken sound. The white
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Chapter: Chapter 308: DarknessKyle's trembling hand touched the cold, runed steel.A jolt, colder than ice, more potent than any electrical shock, shot up Kyle's arm, slamming into his chest. The Mark of Dominance flared, an agonized, searing supernova of red-black energy. His vision whited out. He heard a distant roaring, like a storm trapped inside his own skull, and the distinct, horrifying sensation of his domain tearing.’No... stop... it’s too much...’ a part of his mind screamed.But another, colder, more resolute part, fueled by guilt and a desperate, stubborn refusal to fail Katherine, pushed back. He gritted his teeth, blood trickling from his bitten lip, and pulled. Not with his physical strength, but with the very essence of his will, his dominion, his fractured power.He poured everything he had left into the Mark, into the connection with the Entity's lock.The runes on the door blazed with an impossible, hungry light, shifting from sickly purple to a deep, void-like black. The air in the tunnel crac
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Will Hudson Rises To Power
William Hudson had it all—money, charm, a last name that opened doors.
Until the day his father was framed, their fortune stolen, and his world burned to ashes.
Now broke and broken, William delivers packages to survive—until betrayal cuts even deeper. His girlfriend is sleeping with the son of the man who destroyed his family. And when the rich decide to make him their punching bag, fate intervenes.
> [System Activation Complete!]
[Welcome, William Hudson. You are now the Host of the Wealth System.]
Suddenly, every outrageous act—every humiliation—comes with a price tag.
Buy the most expensive item in the store? One million dollars.
Outbid a billionaire? Walk away richer.
With every mission, William rises—smarter, sharper, deadlier.
But his ultimate goal isn’t fortune. It’s revenge.
And when he discovers the truth—that his father’s killer is none other than Gregory Hamilton, Manhattan’s untouchable king—William vows to tear down the empire brick by brick.
The elites took everything from him.
Now, he’s coming for everything they’ve built.
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Chapter: Chapter 56: The Hacker WarCipher’s apartment was chaos made real. Wires dangled from every corner, screens flickered against the cracked walls, and the hum of machines filled the air like a restless heartbeat. He hadn’t slept in two days, surviving on instant noodles and coffee that had long gone cold. But his eyes stayed sharp, locked on the lines of code flooding his main monitor. The room smelled of burnt circuits and old ambition. His fingers flew across the keyboard, keys clattering in a rhythm that only hackers understood. “Come on,” he muttered under his breath. “Show me where you’re hiding.” A pulse blinked on the lower corner of the screen. Then another. Then three more. Cipher frowned. “That’s not right.” The pattern on the display was clean. Too clean. No real signal was ever that symmetrical. His eyes narrowed as realization set in. “This isn’t data,” he whispered. “It’s bait.” Before he could disconnect, his cursor froze. The speakers hissed. Every screen in front of him flickered from
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Chapter: Chapter 55: The Lost PrototypeScreens glowed across the walls, lighting up William’s living room with lines of moving numbers. He sat in front of them, his shirt sleeves rolled, focus sharp as if the world outside had stopped existing. Mark sat opposite him, one arm hanging over the chair. “You know, I came here to talk about the company, not to watch you romance a computer.” William’s eyes stayed on the screen. “You mean Hudson Enterprises?” Mark raised a brow. “Of course. The investors have been asking when you plan to show your face again. You disappeared for almost a week. What’s going on?” William tapped the screen without answering right away. The soft hum of the tablet filled the silence before he finally said, “We’re expanding. I want a new branch. Something offshore. Separate from Hudson Enterprises.” Mark frowned. “Offshore? You mean under a fake name?” “Clean name,” William replied calmly. “That sounds like something people do when they’re hiding money.” William gave a half-smile that did
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Chapter: Chapter 54: Selene’s ConfessionWilliam stood by the window, his reflection pale against the glass. He hadn’t changed since last night. His shirt hung open at the collar, sleeves still rolled, eyes shadowed from a night that had refused to end.He could see the faint glow of the city below, but he wasn’t looking at it. His thoughts were elsewhere, circling the system’s silence, the long hours without a single response. That quiet was never a good sign. It felt like something was watching him from behind the static.The phone on his desk buzzed once, a single alert, then went still. He didn’t bother checking.A knock followed soon after.“Come in,” he said.Selene stepped inside quietly, her presence filling the air before she spoke. Her hair was loosely tied, her coat unbuttoned, and her eyes looked like they hadn’t closed all night. She stopped near the desk and hesitated, her fingers tightening around each other.“You didn’t sleep,” she said.“Neither did you,” William replied without turning.She moved closer, s
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Chapter: Chapter 53: The Silent ThreatThe night refused to end. It sat heavy over the city, pressing itself against the glass walls of William Hudson’s penthouse. From where he sat, the streets looked small, rivers of white headlights crossing each other like veins of light. The quiet inside was almost unnatural. He had shut off the music hours ago, but the echo of the last violin note still clung to the air.On the desk beside him, the phone lay dark. The call with Gregory Hamilton had ended two hours earlier, but the man’s words still hung in his head. Every victory has its price. It was a promise, not a warning.William picked up the mug that had gone cold and drank anyway. Bitter coffee grounded him more than warmth ever could. He set the cup down and turned toward the glass again. His reflection stared back. Calm eyes, relaxed shoulders, but tension hid just under the skin.The phone buzzed once. No ringtone. No name. Just a flash of light cutting through the stillness.He unlocked it.A single message glowed on the
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Chapter: Chapter 52: Duel of TonguesThe next evening came quietly, but the storm hadn’t passed. Word from the dinner had spread faster than smoke. Every major investor was talking about how William Hudson had faced Gregory Hamilton and Adrian in one night and walked out untouched.Inside his penthouse, William sat by the glass window with a cup of black coffee. The city glowed far below him. He had barely slept, not because of worry, but because his mind wouldn’t stop turning. Gregory’s offer had been more than business — it was a test.The soft chime of the system echoed in his head.> New directive: Verbal engagement detected.Objective: Maintain dominance in the conversation.Reward: +10 Charisma Points.William smiled faintly. “So, it wasn’t just dinner after all.”The system never sent random alerts. Something was about to happen.Almost on cue, his phone buzzed. A private call came through — no name, no number. He let it ring twice before answering.“Mr. Hudson,” came Gregory’s calm voice. “I trust you had a good
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Chapter: Chapter 51: The Dinner TrapWilliam sat in his study, staring at the silent glow of his computer screen. The night stretched quiet around him. News headlines from earlier still flashed through his mind, each one calling him by the same name — The Ghost of Wealth. The title sounded dramatic, but it served its purpose. People were talking again. He tried to focus on the market analysis open before him when a soft knock came from the main door. The housekeeper entered, holding a black envelope. “Sir, this just arrived. A man in a black suit said it was urgent.” William took it and turned it over. There was no sender’s name, just a gold seal with a crest he recognized. He broke it open and unfolded the card. > Dinner at La Maison. Seven o’clock tomorrow evening. I believe it is time we spoke properly. — Gregory Hamilton He read it again, slower this time. The handwriting was steady, confident, and old-fashioned. Gregory Hamilton never sent a message without purpose. The computer screen flickered, and a fa
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