2026-02-09 07:59:05“Where the fuck is the teleportation portal?” Michael yelled on top of his lungs, but all he received was silence. The only response was the thundering roar of the monster, getting closer and closer.
Michael cursed under his breath as he ran as fast as his legs could carry him, but his legs felt like lead, heavy and slow.
The monster's roar grew louder, and Michael was sure that the monster was right next to him. Just when he looked back he saw the monster swiping at him.
In desperation, Michael darted into a narrow alleyway, hoping to lose the creature, and luckily he did with its claws swiping just a few meters away from his face, but even then, its force threw him off balance.
Luckily, the werewolf-like creature continued into the distance.
Every bit felt so real—his heartbeat and everything. He couldn't tell the difference between the so-called “Virtual” and “Real.”
“You should hurry up and go to the Ground of Awakening, you won't survive a day without powers.”
Still reeling from the shock of a moment ago, he failed to notice a girl with striking long red hair leaning against the wall.
Her eyes were black and fixed on the two daggers in her hands, which she brushed against each other. She also had a serious expression on her face.
She wore tight-fitting armor that showcased her developing curves. She looked like she was just his age. Her wear seemed to be black with thin red lines like veins running around the fabric.
Ground of Awakening? Who wants to know about the Ground of Awakening?
Michael's only surviving thought was to get out of this place fast.
“Where is the teleportation portal, please?” Michael asked, wiping the sweat from his face.
He really didn't want to stay here a second more.
The girl's hands paused, and then she looked at Michael with an unreadable expression. It went silent for a bit, and the only sound was the distant roar of the monster.
Then, without a word, she pointed her dagger in the direction the creature had disappeared.
“Over there,” she said.
The girl pushed off from the wall. She sheathed her daggers and began walking away, her long red hair fluttering behind her like a fiery banner.
“Hey, what do you mean ‘over there’?” Michael called out. He was confused.
He really hoped she didn't just point in the direction that scary monster ran to.
The girl paused, her back still turned to him, but didn't respond. She continued walking, disappearing into the alleyway, leaving Michael alone once more.
Michael tried to chase after her, but it seemed like she was never there. She was gone.
“Damnit.” Michael stomped his foot on the ground.
Michael slowly emerged from the alley. He first scanned the outside with caution.
He was still scared and could remember how close he was to death just now.
The street was chaotic, filled with the sounds of screams and shouts, and surprisingly, corpses littered the ground.
But another sight drew Michael's attention.
Michael's gaze was drawn to a group of archers in the same uniform atop a nearby building, firing arrows at the monster as it rampaged through the streets.
The creature roared in pain as some of the arrows hit it. The wolf-like creature howled furiously.
Michael watched in awe as the battle unfolded.
The archers’ skill and precision shocked him.
Michael wanted to stay and watch more, but he really didn't like this place.
With the archers distracting the monster, Michael looked around and finally found a building with the words:
TELEPORTATION PORTAL
This should be it...
Michael whispered to himself as he approached the building.
People were rushing inside, seeking refuge.
Michael joined the crowd, pushing his way through.
He glanced back, seeing the monster continue to roar and the archers' arrows still flying toward it.
Inside, he saw multiple portal-like doors, each one glowing with a soft, pulsing light.
The doors looked magical and strange. Michael didn't think much, though.
People were dashing through the portals, and without hesitation, Michael followed, jumping into one of them.
Before Michael entered, he didn't forget to shout, “Log out!” as he didn't know if there was any formality. Not like he cared.
“I really hope there is nothing wrong with him.”
“Well, let's keep hoping. He is still breathing at least.”
“Is this the game's effect? How weird.”
“Maybe it's not? Because I can only see my bracelet. I can't see his, and it's not on him either. Maybe I should give him CPR in case he fainted.”
Opening his eyes slowly, he saw Alex’s face so close to his, their lips almost touching as Alex stared at him curiously.
“Shit!!” Michael cursed under his breath as he pushed Alex away with almost all the strength he could muster.
Nothing scared him more than the last sentence he just heard. If anything that tragic happened, it would be a scar for the rest of his life, especially when it was going to count as a first kiss.
But something he heard caught him by surprise.
The bracelet wasn't on him?
Indeed, it wasn't. As he stared at his hands, he couldn't see it.
It was... gone?
“What’s wrong, bro?” Maya asked, noticing his unusual expression.
“The bracelet. I wore it, but I can't find it on my wrist,” Michael replied.
Just then, something surprising happened.
The white bracelet reappeared on his hand, seeming to come out from his body.
“What the hell?” Alex’s eyes opened wide. He couldn't believe what he just saw.
Maya and Michael were also speechless.
Michael was shocked by the new discovery, but he didn't really mind.
Maybe, just maybe, that was how the bracelet was for everyone.
He was already late for school and had to get going, as even Alex might be punished because of him for coming so late.
“Let it be for now. When we get back from school,” Michael told Alex, who was looking at his own bracelet with excitement.
“How was it? And when did you get the bracelet? Was it cool?” Alex threw a series of questions at Michael.
“In school,” Michael replied.
“What do you mean by in school?” Alex asked.
“He meant he will tell you about it in school,” Maya rolled her eyes as she prepared to leave.
“Bye, Mike. Bye, Alex.” Maya waved them goodbye.
Michael washed up, wore his backpack, and zoomed out of the house with Alex.
On getting to school, just before Michael could settle down,
A huge-looking guy came up to Michael's desk, hitting it hard to drag his attention.
“50 cents.” The boy said loudly, stretching out his hand in front of Michael.
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187.
The explosion swallowed the battlefield.For several seconds, nobody could see anything.Dust and shattered stone filled the valley, while the protective barriers around the arena flickered dangerously beneath the force of the collision.Then something changed.The darkness came first.It spread from the centre of the battlefield in complete silence, swallowing the dust, the broken ground and even the light around it.One of the older cultivators slowly stood."What is that?"Nobody answered.The darkness continued expanding until the entire valley seemed to have fallen into night.Even the sky above them appeared dim.Inside that darkness, Micheal stood alone.His golden sword had disappeared.His entire body was surrounded by black shadows that moved like living creatures, wrapping around his arms, legs and shoulders before slowly spreading across the battlefield.But there was something else.Something far more terrifying.The aura coming from Micheal had changed.It was no longer
186.
The dark aura surrounding Jack suddenly became heavier.It rolled across the battlefield like smoke, crawling over his arms and shoulders before gathering around his body in thick strands.Micheal watched carefully.Whatever Jack had been holding back was finally coming out.The spectators felt it too.The conversations around the arena gradually died until the entire valley became almost completely silent.Jack lowered his body slightly.Then he disappeared.Micheal's eyes sharpened.He swung his sword.CLANG!Jack's fist collided with the flat of the golden blade, and the force of the impact pushed Micheal several metres backward.Before Micheal could stabilize himself, Jack was already there again.A second punch came toward his chest.Micheal twisted aside.The fist missed him by a narrow margin, but the pressure behind it still tore through his clothes and left a shallow wound across his side.Micheal immediately retaliated.His golden sword swept horizontally toward Jack's neck.
185.
The decision to move the fight outside Central City had been made almost immediately.There was simply no arena inside the city capable of withstanding a battle between two high-tier Platinum cultivators.Even the largest stadiums in Central City had their limits, and nobody wanted to discover what would happen if Micheal and Jack decided to stop holding back in the middle of a populated area.So a special battlefield was prepared several hundred kilometres outside the city.It was an enormous artificial valley surrounded by mountains, with layers of reinforced barriers installed around the perimeter. The ground itself had been strengthened using materials capable of resisting attacks from Platinum-level cultivators, while several observation platforms had been constructed high above the battlefield for spectators.Even then, nobody could guarantee that the barriers would survive.Three days later, the valley was packed.People had travelled from different regions of Elyria just to wi
184. HIGH TIER.
A year was a long time.Long enough for people to forget how weak Green Winners had once been.The guild that had once struggled to survive against established organizations had become something entirely different.Its headquarters had expanded several times, new training grounds had been built around the original compound, and the guild's name had become familiar throughout the higher ranks of Elyria.Green Winners no longer needed to introduce themselves.Other guilds already knew who they were.They had fought and had won.And whenever another guild underestimated them, they usually regretted it.During that year, Green Winners had swallowed up several smaller guilds and even forced one of the established high-ranking guilds to retreat after a series of brutal clashes.Their numbers and resources had grown.Most importantly, their strongest members had grown.There were now several Gold-level cultivators within the guild, something that would have been almost impossible to imagine
183. ONE YEAR.
The Platinum demon took another step toward Micheal.The shattered street groaned beneath its weight as countless smaller demons continued pouring out of the cracks surrounding the city. Every passing second made the battlefield more chaotic. Missiles streaked across the night sky, helicopters circled overhead, and the sound of collapsing buildings mixed with the desperate cries of civilians still trapped beneath the rubble.Micheal tightened his grip on his sword.He had fought many difficult battles inside Elyria, but this was different.Every mistake here carried a real price.There was no resurrection.No second chance.The Platinum demon slowly raised its hand.Before it could move...A voice drifted calmly across the battlefield."That's enough." The voice wasn't loud.Yet somehow...Everyone heard it.The Platinum demon froze.Ryuu stopped in the middle of his swing.Even the roaring monsters instinctively turned toward the same direction.Nathan stood quietly on the roof of a d
182. BATTLE ON EARTH.
The smile on the demon's face had barely faded when the street beneath everyone's feet exploded.BOOM!Chunks of asphalt were hurled dozens of metres into the air as one crack became ten, then a hundred, spreading through the entire intersection like a spider's web.The earth shook violently.And then a series of explosions followed. Sewer covers shot into the sky, smashing through windows and crashing into nearby buildings.A deep growl echoed from below, it wasn't one voice.It was hundreds.The next moment, black claws burst through the fractured streets.One after another, creatures began climbing out of the darkness beneath the city.Some resembled enormous wolves covered in black scales, others walked on two legs with crimson skin and curved horns.Several had four arms, each ending in razor-sharp claws.Their eyes glowed with the same cold golden light.Nobody even dared to move. Even the soldiers who had arrived with heavy weapons could only stare.This wasn't an attack.It
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