(Note: I want to take a moment to sincerely apologize to everyone. I’ve been so caught up that I made a few mistakes previously by confusing the Rare rank with the Epic rank. I will correct this immediately. To clarify, the power hierarchy progresses as follows: Common → Uncommon → Rare → Epic → Legendary. As it stands, Zack has awakened as a Rare talent, granting him a 60% power damage limit.)When the system prompted Jake with the option to awaken Zack, he immediately realized his high-stakes gamble had finally paid off, because the prompt alone had been able to confirm that Zack’s awakening from his coma-like sleep was very much possible.Without a moment’s hesitation, he selected the 'Y' option for yes. Instantly, the pod's hatch door hissed with a chilling, metallic sound, venting clouds of thick steam as it creaked open. Mechanical arms within the pod then slowly pushed Zack's unconscious body forward.Yet, the automated process was far from over, because as his body emerged, ano

One of the C region commanders finally reached the F region domain. Upon arriving, he was escorted directly toward the main base, where James stepped forward to receive him.“Boran,” James greeted him with a crisp salute.“James,” Commander Boran replied, offering a nod after he had returned the salute, under normal circumstances, Commanders of the C region would hardly glance at F region captains, as they would have just usually walked right past them without a second thought.However, with a newly advanced Rare-rank officer now holding down the fort at the F-region base, he had no choice but to show proper respect. Without delay, Boran was guided to the primary briefing room—the same space the captains used for group meetings with their full squads.The topic of discussion was the terms surrounding Annan's release. Although the F region had placed him under arrest, they were fully aware the charges would not result in a conviction, as the Bureau hadn’t started making any investigat

Even after spending a substantial amount of B-Coins, Jake was still confident that he had retained enough B-Coins capital to push for his evolution to the Rare rank and also help push one of his weapon affinity to that level. However, given the intense scrutiny currently focused on the F-rank combatants, he believes that advancing his own evolution to the Rare rank was out of the question for now, instead he has decided to prioritize assisting his Flaming Tiger with its growth.Upon reviewing the system store, he noticed it had updated following his acquisition of a spirit beast, the inventory now accommodated items tailored to spirit beasts, including resources that could directly trigger Ignis evolution to the Lord Rank Realm.This realization sent a thrill through Jake, he was particularly eager considering the massive surge in power beasts experience upon reaching the Lord rank. With the system backing him, he was confident enough that he could not only guide his Tiger to the Lo

Their late arrival clearly displeased the senior Dean, yet he believed punishing them publicly during the opening ceremonies clearly wasn't an option, he could literally see the entire stadium being firmly behind them, as their presence there seems to be fueling a surge of momentum unlike anything seen before, none of the other teams has been able to rile up the crowd the way they were doing, and that wasn't even the most overwhelming part.What truly unsettled everyone in the Vip section was Jake's instant notoriety; his name was already familiar to all present, including the teams from the other three cities.Typically in these tournaments, participants remain oblivious to many of their rival competitors from other cities, with their awareness restricted solely to the captains of the S-, A-, and B-region teams. And that is even because they did a little research as they wanted to know the stronger opponents they would be facing.Yet here, even before any battles had commenced, Jake'

"Tell me, ladies and gentlemen, have you been entertained by the thrilling battles you've witnessed so far?" the middle-aged commentator asked as he stepped into the center of the battle stage."Yesss!" roared the crowd, having just watched three battles end in a blitz, the spectators tried to shout over one another, unable to get enough of the action and eagerly clamoring for more."Well, I have great news!" the commentator announced, pointing toward a glass screen on the first floor. "Any moment now, the battle between Azure Dragon's B team and Phoenix City's F region team will begin.""So make some noise for them!"Behind the screen, the cheering crowd caught sight of the four Awakened participants sitting in pod chairs of the VR pod machines, and the VR Googles secured over their faces as they prepared for the upcoming match.The commentator dashed off the stage without delay because the battle was about to begin, as glowing light-blue lines began to illuminate the ground, follow