All Chapters of Soul Lock: The Ghost City Tycoon: Chapter 101
- Chapter 110
149 chapters
Chapter 101 — The World Behind the Door
The moment Alex and Mei Lin stepped through the doorway,the world behind them collapsed into silence.Not the quiet of night.Not the quiet of fear.A silence like…the universe forgot to breathe.Everything turned weightless.Then—The world snapped back.They stood on a long, endless bridge.No sky.No ground.No horizon.Only white fog stretching forever.But the fog wasn’t normal.It moved.Like it had thoughts.Like it was watching them.Mei Lin gripped Alex’s hand tighter.“…Where is this?”Alex swallowed.“I think—this is before the world starts.”Jin, who had stepped in behind them silently, whispered:“The Zero Cycle.The place that exists before any cycle begins… and after they end.”Mei Lin shivered.“So this is not part of our world?”“No,” Jin said softly.“It’s the world’s memory.”The fog curled toward Alex like curious fingers.When it touched his Burn—BOOM—Gold exploded out of his arm.The bridge shook.Mei Lin almost fell, but Alex pulled her close.“What was tha
Chapter 102 — The First Cycle Begins Again
Alex hit the ground hard. Not stone. Not earth. Something softer. Something that moved. He rolled instinctively, pulling Mei Lin with him, shielding her with his body before he even knew where they were. The pain came late. A deep ache spread through his bones, like he had fallen into a memory that didn’t belong to him. “Mei Lin,” he said quickly. “Answer me.” “I’m here.” Her voice was close. Too close. She was still holding onto his sleeve, fingers locked tight like she’d never let go again. They lay there for a moment, breathing. Then Alex opened his eyes. And immediately wished he hadn’t. They were standing inside a city. But it wasn’t their city. The buildings were wrong—too tall, too narrow, like they were stretched by something unseen. The streets wer
Chapter 103 — The City That Hunts the Past
The city learned his name. That was the moment everything turned wrong. Alex felt it before anything moved— a pressure behind his eyes, a tightening in his chest, like a memory deciding to wake up angry. The streets around them shifted. Not violently. Not yet. Windows closed one by one, slow and deliberate, as if the city were blinking. Streetlights dimmed, then relit in a dull amber glow that made every shadow longer than it should be. Mei Lin stopped walking. “Alex,” she said quietly. Her voice didn’t shake—but her hand did, tightening around his sleeve. “It’s watching us.” He nodded. “I know.” The Burn under his skin reacted—not exploding, not glowing bright, but
Chapter 104 — The Shape of a Memory That Refuses to Die
The fall did not end. It slowed. Not because the ground was close— but because the world itself was deciding how hard they were allowed to land. Alex felt weight vanish, return, then twist sideways. This wasn’t falling through space. It was falling through a moment the city refused to forget. Mei Lin’s fingers were locked around his wrist, tight enough to hurt. He didn’t pull away. If she let go, he knew— he wouldn’t just disappear. He would be replaced. The darkness around them was thick, but not empty. It shifted, folded, adjusted. Not like fog. Not like smoke. Like something thinking without a body. Then the ground appeared. Slowly. Piece by piece. Cracked pavement formed first, followed by burned storefronts, bent
Chapter 105 — The City Learns the Wrong Thing
The city did not attack them. That was the first mistake. The silence stretched too long. Not the quiet of safety— the quiet of something watching, adjusting, waiting for confirmation. Alex could feel it. Not pain. Not pressure. Observation. The Burn in his chest slowed, then matched a rhythm that wasn’t his own. Each pulse echoed outward, disappearing into the streets like a signal sent into water. Mei Lin noticed it too. “Alex,” she whispered, eyes scanning the empty road, “don’t move.” He didn’t ask why. Because the city moved instead. A nearby streetlight flickered. Once. Twice. Then it stabilized—not warm, not cold—but exactly the same dull amber as the memory streets behind them. A door creaked open across the r
Chapter 106 — The City Moves Before He Does
Alex knew something was wrong before he slowed down. That alone terrified him. His legs were still running. His breath was still burning his lungs. But the urgency—the instinct screaming now, now, now—had faded. It was replaced by something colder. Certainty. The street ahead curved left. Alex veered right. The moment he did, the ground behind him folded inward— not chasing him, not blocking him— adjusting. Mei Lin felt it too. She stumbled slightly, catching herself on his arm. “Alex,” she said, breath sharp, “we didn’t choose that turn.” He nodded. “No,” he replied. “It did.” They burst out into a wider intersection. For half a second, relief flickered. Then the traffic lights changed.<
Chapter 107 — The City Makes a Mistake on Purpose
The silence didn’t last. It never did. Alex felt it first—not as sound, not as movement, but as absence. Too clean. Too empty. The people who had been watching them stepped back in perfect order, like actors exiting a stage. Windows opened again. Lights returned to normal color. The street looked… safe. Normal. Mei Lin didn’t relax. Her grip on Alex’s hand tightened instead. “This is wrong,” she said under her breath. “It backed off too easily.” Jin nodded slowly. “Yeah,” he said. “That wasn’t fear.” Marshal scanned the road ahead. “No threats detected,” he muttered. “And that’s exactly the problem.” Alex swallowed.
Chapter 108 — Two Fires, One Silence
The city didn’t wait long. It never punished hesitation with patience. The alert came without sound. No sirens. No lights. Just a sudden, heavy knowing—the kind that pressed into the skull. Alex felt it split. Not pain. Division. Two directions lit up in his mind at the same time. North—an apartment block, old concrete, too many floors, too many people trapped inside a stairwell that wouldn’t open. South—a subway entrance, flooded halfway, shadows coiling along the ceiling, a crowd pressed against locked turnstiles. Both real. Both immediate. Both dying. Alex staggered. “Two,” he whispered. “It’s two.” Mei Lin didn’t ask how he knew. She already felt it—her silver mark vibrating like a warning wire pulled too tight. Jin swore softly. “It’s testing priority,” he said. “Not reaction time.” Marshal’s voice hardened. “Which one is closer?” Alex shook his head. “That’s the point,” he said. “They’re equal.” His body leaned north. Ins
Chapter 109 — The Cost That Arrives Late
The city did nothing. That was the worst part. No alarms. No collapse. No immediate punishment. After Mei Lin’s silver light faded and Alex’s Burn restarted in uneven pulses, the streets simply… resumed. Cars sat still. Buildings stopped leaning. The air lost that sharp, watching tension. It felt wrong. Alex stood there, breathing hard, waiting for impact. Nothing came. Jin frowned. “…That’s not normal.” Marshal scanned the rooftops, grip tight on his weapon. “When it goes quiet like this,” he said slowly, “it means something already moved.” Alex pressed a hand to his chest. The Burn wasn’t calm. It was lagging. Like a pain that hadn’t decided where to land yet. “We should move,” Mei Lin said. Her voice was steady, bu
Chapter 110 — When Blame Finds a Face
The first stone missed Alex by half a meter. It shattered against the wall behind him, spraying dust across his shoulder and neck. The sound echoed—sharp, final. For half a second, no one spoke. Then something broke. “Throw him out!” “You saw what happened after he arrived!” “This wasn’t happening before him!” The city didn’t move. It didn’t glow. It didn’t pulse. It didn’t need to. People did it for it. Alex stood where he was, Burn heavy in his chest, watching anger take shape—raw, uneven, human. This wasn’t possession. This wasn’t mind control. This was choice given a direction. Another stone flew. This one hit the ground at his feet. A third struck a window, shattering glass that rained down like broken ice.