Three silhouettes moved down the dark path in silence. No beasts remained—Ethan had slaughtered them on the way. He couldn’t gain EXP from low-level kills anymore. He had 100 EXP now; 600 more stood between him and level 8. To break fully into the Awakened tier he’d need level 10. He was ready to push into a Tier 2 dungeon.“Halt—hide!” Gloria hissed, and the trio melted into a shadowed alcove. The corridor’s darkness swallowed them; only someone strong could spot them now. Moments later Corrie and three tanks stumbled down the path, badly injured.Corrie breathed like he’d escaped a pit; dread lined his face. His comrades were worse—gashes marred their armor.“Who’d have thought we’d run into three mutant shadow wraiths?” Corrie said, glancing at the men.“Nonsense. You abandoned us—that’s why two of our men died. If you’d used your rock skill to protect us—” a tanker snapped.Corrie’s temper flared. “The shadow wraiths turn intangible. My rock ability couldn’t stop them!”“You’ll he

They called themselves the Xeridians. They mostly resembled humans, only that they had glazed skin and purple eyes. They were much taller and more built than humans. Their regular militants, which the humans categorized as acolytes, were much stronger than regular awakened. They had red skin. The lieutenants had deep red skin and had the power between ascended and apex level beings. The majors had white skin; they were categorized as suppressors. The generals had black skin and had the power of transcendence level beings, and the last were the 9 elders. They had gold skin and were at the level of supreme beings. Three decades ago, at the edge of galaxy Stellar Nexus (human-conquered galaxy), on a high-tier futuristic planet named Helios, 100 spaceships and a mothership huge like a country appeared. The people were panicking. The planet was owned by the all-powerful Axion Guild. Of course, immediately the transcendence beings responded to the threat, coupled with numerous ascended,

Ethan looked around for a while, then proceeded to walk in."Hey! Who are you? Stop there," a guard in a black suit shouted."I'm here on Miss Gloria's invitation," Ethan replied, pulling something from his pocket."What do I expect from a poor boy like you? Get lost before I hurt you for trespassing," the guard sneered."How will you? You couldn't even shake me," Ethan said calmly. The guard hesitated."Wait here. Let me go and confirm," he grumbled, walking away.In this world, strength was respected everywhere. If Ethan's guess was right, this guard was just a newly Awakened.A few minutes later, the guard returned and welcomed him inside—politely this time.As Ethan entered, many people turned to look. Some sneered, others glared. A poor man walking into a place like this? Disgraceful, in their eyes. But Ethan didn't care. He looked relaxed, following the guard calmly.Bang!Someone threw a glass at him. Ethan caught it without flinching and stopped walking.What he hated most in

On the planet of the forgotten star, the space and time was not in order. At times it would turn dark, at times bright as day. The sky was covered with brown clouds, and Ethan was sure the air wasn't safe for breathing.How did he manage to breathe easily on this planet? It must be the system. Since this place was where he would do his dungeon raid, of course the air would be safe for only him.Ethan set out again, exploring the ruins. He didn't know why, but today he could feel a pair of eyes staring at him. He was on high alert, as there could be hidden danger here.On his way while exploring, he encountered 5 void eyed hounds. Ethan moved quietly as he quickly summoned the ork chief. "Time to put you to test," Ethan said. The ork chief moved swiftly. The void eyed hounds sensed its presence.They lunged at it with crushing force.Bang Bang. The ork chief was strong as it used his war hammer to wipe 2 hounds. Their ribs shattered and they spat blood. But he was a bit slower than the

BANG!There was an explosion between the huge ruins and rubble. Smoke rose high into the sky. A huge, ugly-looking humanoid creature was seen chasing a human.Ethan was in a dire position — he had injuries all over his body, especially his insides.The Night Stalker didn't give Ethan room to recover. Its speed was equal to — or even more than — Ethan's, while its strength easily surpassed his. Ethan had evaded numerous fatal blows, and the ones that landed had left serious damage.Right now, his armor withstood about 50% of the attacks. If it were any other awakened wearing that armor, they would already be dead. The Night Stalker's fighting style wasn't bestial — it fought like a seasoned killer. Its blade-like hands danced mid-air, every strike aiming to harvest Ethan's head.BANG!The Night Stalker hit Ethan's back with its long arm. He flew like an arrow and smashed into a building.For some reason, the wall didn't break like the others."Blueeergh—!" Ethan vomited blood as his HP