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POV: LeonI walked down from the high platform, ignoring all the chatter surrounding me. The voices were like a swarm of annoying summer cicadas, unable to penetrate my world. In my world, there was only the objective and the precise steps required to achieve it. I was calculating in my mind the energy the First Progeny had consumed in that single strike, and how much time it would need to repair its tissues before the next encounter."Hey!"A rough, massive voice blocked my path, like a solid wall cutting off the corridor exit. The owner was huge, his bulging muscles nearly tearing through the tight school uniform. His bare arms were covered in old scars—medals from countless battles fought by this man.It was Cassius, known as the "Berserker."Cassius was one of the top ten monsters in the higher grades, and his beast was the "Berserk Bear," renowned for its ferocity and immense destructive power. As soon as he appeared, the noise of the students around us dropped by several decibel
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POV: LeonThe roar of the crowd in the martial assessment arena was deafening. I stood in the preparation area, watching the names leap across the massive electronic screen until the result locked in: Leon vs. Marcus.Whispers erupted around me like crashing waves. I heard someone sneer, "Marcus? The owner of the 'Human Tank'? His Iron Rhino is a rare Elite species; word is his father spent seven figures just for the egg." Another replied with a chuckle, "And who is this Leon? Isn't he the failure who always bombs the theory exams? I heard his beast is just a common worker ant queen or something."I ignored the contemptuous glares hitting the fence of the prep area. Marcus wasn't just an opponent; he represented everything I hated about this system—power bought with money and hollow arrogance. Marcus walked toward me with heavy steps, a condescending smile of fake pity plastered on his face."Leon?" Marcus said loudly enough for everyone to hear. "A word of advice from a classmate: wi
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POV: Leon"Library, 3rd Floor, Zone C." These words were branded into my brain like a searing iron mark. To go, or not to go? To go meant admitting I was a fool who couldn’t understand a textbook and was forced to seek help from a mysterious stranger. Not to go meant waiting for expulsion and being kicked out of this city like a dog.I closed my phone and shoved it into my pocket. I stood up under the pitying or mocking gazes of my classmates and walked straight out of the classroom. But I didn't go to the library immediately. I needed an absolutely quiet place—a place that belonged only to me.I headed to the school’s back mountain, an abandoned old training ground. The weeds there grew taller than a man, and the rusted equipment lay scattered like the skeletons of prehistoric beasts. This was the perfect hiding spot. I found a relatively clean rock, sat down, and closed my eyes.My consciousness receded like a tide, swallowed by endless darkness. In the next heartbeat, I appeared in
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POV: LeonThe tips of my chopsticks hung in mid-air. A drop of oil slid down the edge of the braised pork, dripping onto the white rice and blooming into a small grease stain. I didn’t respond immediately. My brain was working at high speed, analyzing the guy across from me—Lucas—from head to toe. Thin, harmless-looking, wearing glasses thick enough to stop a bullet, he radiated the aura of a total nerd who only cared about books.Yet, this very person had just uttered a sentence that could ruin me."Not a creature of our world."The sentence was like a precision scalpel, slicing through all my disguises. I slowly placed the piece of pork back on my tray, my voice flat and devoid of emotion. I decided to play dumb. Until I knew his background, it was the best choice. "What is this 'Facehugger' you're talking about? And what world are you referring to?"Lucas pushed up his glasses. The lenses reflected the cafeteria’s overhead lights, masking his expression. "Stop pretending. It’s mean
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POV: LeonA deathly silence hung over the entrance of the cafeteria. The beast card that represented the glory of an Ancient Species now lay face down on the cold ground. The image of the Triceratops on the card was dim and lifeless, as if all its vitality had been drained away. Mark, the "invincible" student who had been so full of spirit just moments ago, was now slumped on the ground like a pile of mud, his eyes vacant, muttering something incoherent that no one could catch."He lost... he actually lost?""My god, Mark’s Ancient Species was slaughtered in seconds. Who exactly is this Leon?""That Facehugger... could it be something even more powerful than an Ancient Species? I've never heard of it!"The whispers were like a suppressed volcano, erupting with even greater force after the brief silence. Countless emotions—doubt, awe, fear—all converged on me. I had become the absolute focal point of the school.However, I felt like an outsider to all of it. I didn't even give the coll
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POV: LeonThe silence that followed that hiss was more terrifying than the hiss itself. I stood my ground, calm as a still lake, while Mark trembled across from me in his lavish territory. The shaking of the earth wasn't just a tremor; it was an announcement of the arrival of something that did not belong to the order of this world. I looked at the entrance of the dark cave my Queen had carved, and a flicker of pride ignited in my chest. I had created a biological masterpiece beyond human comprehension.Just as Mark was lost in his daze, a massive black silhouette erupted from the ground, lunging upward. The gargantuan creature stood before him, blotting out the sun. Mark stared up blankly, his jaw nearly hitting the floor in sheer disbelief. His beast, the Triceratops, was whimpering in terror, a strange yellow fluid soaking the ground beneath it."What... what is this? Where have I been taken? Is this still Earth?!" Mark’s pupils dilated, and his entire face froze in a mask of horro
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