Chapter 359: The Shape of a Future Yet Unborn Vivian folded her arms across her chest and leaned back in her chair, her sharp eyes studying Ryan as though she were trying to peel apart every layer of thought hidden behind his calm expression. "So what you're proposing is a modification of the Core Replacement Project itself?" Ryan gave a firm nod. "Not exactly a replacement of the research. More like an expansion of what it can become." Vivian tapped the table with her finger. "Explain." Ryan immediately grabbed a sheet of paper and sketched several rough shapes. One was a circle. The other was a cube. After placing the paper between them, he pointed toward the circle first. "At the moment, we're taking Dioki from a monster core and trying to move that energy somewhere else." His finger shifted toward the

Chapter 361: Echoes Beneath SteelRyan watched as Chaollete Ashley and Serafina headed for the door together.His eyebrow twitched.That alone was suspicious.Very suspicious.The two girls had spent years building walls around themselves in completely different ways. One hid behind discipline and silence. The other hid behind smiles and holy authority. Yet now they were walking side by side like co-conspirators preparing to commit a crime against common sense."Where exactly are the two of you going?" Ryan asked while leaning back in his chair.Serafina immediately spun around and placed both hands behind her back."A secret."She stuck out her tongue without the slightest shame.Then she grabbed Chaollete's wrist and started pushing her toward the exit."Go away. Shoo. Don't follow us. Don't investigate us. Don't use your familiars to spy on us. If you do, we'll hate you fo

Chapter 363: Scales of Judgment"Silence."The command did not come out as a shout.It did not need to.The instant the word left Anubis's mouth, an invisible force descended upon the courtroom like a mountain crashing onto a field of ants.Yassen's body stiffened.His eyes widened.His lips trembled.Then, to everyone's surprise, his mouth snapped shut.The man immediately grabbed his own jaw with both hands and tried to force it open. Veins bulged across his forehead. His fingers dug into his cheeks. His entire face turned red from exertion.Nothing happened.No matter how much strength he used, his mouth refused to obey him.The authority of the courtroom had already taken effect."You are currently standing before the Supreme Judge," Anubis stated calmly.Golden Dioki drifted around his body like streams of liquid sunlight. The energy carried an

Chapter 365: Debt CollectorThe discussion had already stretched far longer than either of them originally expected, yet Ryan looked completely relaxed as he leaned back in his chair and folded his arms across his chest."So that's everything," Ryan said calmly, narrowing his eyes at the man sitting across from him. "I've explained the interrogation results, the information I extracted, the connections I found, and even the conclusions I reached. That should be more than enough to satisfy your curiosity."Across from him, Sullivan stared silently for several seconds before releasing a low whistle."More than enough?" Sullivan laughed and shook his head. "You're underselling it. This is absurd. We spent months gathering fragments of information, and somehow you managed to pull an entire mountain of secrets out of a single captive. At this point, I honestly can't decide whether my people are incompetent or whether you're just some kind of monst

Chapter 367: Veils Beneath the BanquetThe grand hall of Frexia Academy buzzed with noise from every direction. Crystal chandeliers flooded the room with warm golden light while countless conversations overlapped into a constant wave of sound. Students from every year stood together in clusters, exchanging stories, laughing, arguing, and occasionally staring toward one particular corner of the hall.That corner belonged to Ryan.Whether he wanted the attention or not no longer mattered.The rumors had already spread far beyond the first year."That's really him?""So that idiot is actually going through with it?""I heard he's challenging Alavenya in two days.""No, not challenging. He's practically volunteering for his own funeral."A group of second year students shook their heads while looking at Ryan from across the room.One of them crossed his arms and frowned."I've seen Al