Qi Yuan flipped back to the official news reports, and the comments below were just as he had expected.
[Collective Purple Clay Teapots, pfft]
[Request a thorough investigation of this patrol team to give them justice]
[Someone was live streaming just as this incident happened, I suspect someone was messing around behind the scenes, don't fall for it everyone!]
[So what if someone was messing around? Are the things these people said not facts?]
[I advise everyone to not place your hopes on other people, just make sure you have the capability to punch back so others don't dare cause trouble]
Qi Yuan opened his browser and started browsing the news.
Endless chaos was happening all over Shen City, Shen City had become a huge mess.
Although it was common to have intrigues wherever there were people, this was not how things should be done...
Was this the Anti-Esper Association carrying out collective action?
His phone buzzed with a message, it was from the Chairman of the Shen City Esper Association, urgently summoning the A-Rank Espers for a meeting.
Qi Yuan got up and bid farewell to Gao Changze's group, "I need to head out for a bit."
"Things have already exceeded what we can interfere with."
Yin Qingran reminded him, she didn't want Gao Changze to get involved in such dangerous matters.
Even if Qi Yuan threatened them with their secrets, she would not agree.
Furthermore, a young master from a prestigious family like Qi Yuan would not be allowed to act recklessly by his clan either.
"This is the duty of A-Rank Espers."
Whether he wanted to or not, he had to get involved, furthermore this was also an opportunity.
Duty huh, then there's no choice...
Wait a minute, Yin Qingran's group suddenly whipped their heads towards Qi Yuan, crying out in unison.
"You're an A-Rank Esper!?"
"Yup."
Other than making Qi Yuan feel a bit smug, he was more puzzled.
Now that he thought about it carefully, it seemed like he had never told them before.
This made him shocked at the restraint of Shen Cheng University's teachers and students.
The teacher knew, and so did Liao Shiquan.
According to his high school's traditions, it should have already spread like wildfire.
Additionally, this case was obviously not something ordinary students could investigate, yet they had followed him to investigate without even asking if he was an A-Rank Esper.
Uh...
Should this be called fearless? Or did you guys fantasize about something weird again?
"Bro Yuan, why didn't you say earlier you had this level of ability?"
Gao Changze immediately switched his attitude.
Just earlier he had still been calling out gently, "Qi Yuan, Qi Yuan", but now he directly switched to calling him "Bro Yuan".
Yin Qingran uncharacteristically stuttered, "J-just how powerful is your Qi family!?"
Such a young A-Rank Esper, yet the Qi family still dared to let him move around freely. Not asking him to inherit the family business, nor to let him join the patrol teams to accumulate merits...
Just how deep were the Qi family's foundations?
They could even casually let an A-Rank Esper do as he wished, giving Qi Yuan the choice to grow independently.
"Well, let's just say it's different from what you imagine."
Qi Yuan casually replied.
Bullsh*tting about things, who can't do it?
If they became members of his squad, did they think they could still run away?
"Tsk!"
Three sounds of inhaling rang out in the room one after another...
...
Shen Cheng Esper Association Headquarters,
The table side was filled with people, the usually bad-tempered A-Rank Espers were quietly seated, waiting without a shred of impatience.
Yi Shi and the Chairman of the Shen Cheng Branch walked in late, and there was still another person Qi Yuan recognized following behind them.
Xue Shizong blinked his dead fish eyes, looking half-asleep, his presence as pitifully low as always.
He noticed Qi Yuan's gaze and nodded in greeting.
The three of them entered and took their seats in succession.
Xue Shizong looked towards the Esper sitting beside Yi Shi, patting that Esper's shoulder.
"Can you let me have that seat?"
That Esper jumped in fright, his gaze towards Xue Shizong filled with caution as he stood up to let Xue Shizong have his seat.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, the Chairman of the Shen Cheng Branch signaled the female officer to start the meeting.
The female officer briefly summarized what had happened recently, placing emphasis on today's occurrences.
A woman wearing a slim-fit combat uniform said, "We already know what's going on, just tell us straight what the upper echelons have arranged."
As she spoke out, the Espers' discreet probing gaze focused onto Qi Yuan and Xue Shizong.
One was an official whose background shouldn't be pried into, while the other was someone dispatched here during this special period of time.
The Chairman of the Shen Cheng Branch put his hands together, the skin looking as aged and withered as tree bark, heaving a long sigh.
The A-Rank Espers' hearts thumped, the Chairman's behavior undoubtedly heralded bad news.
"Since things have already come to this, I won't hide it from everyone."
"The Nine Seats and all dispatched S-Rank Espers can't make it back, similar events have also happened in Ji Du, they are unable to transfer more manpower to assist us."
An uproar rang out in the conference hall. Although they had already expected this in their hearts, such news was still hard for them to accept.
Someone slammed the table as they anxiously asked, "Why can't they come back!?"
"Because the Cleanup Plan failed, they are trapped in the Monster Zone. This is also why your orders were to investigate the suspected High-Rank Monster case. We need to know whether that Monster has advanced in rank, and if there is still a chance to open the exit for the S-Rank Espers to come back out."
Yi Shi stood up, lacking his usual irritability.
He swiftly finished explaining before this group of A-Rank Espers could ask further questions, "The good news is, according to the information you've gathered over this period, it shows that this Monster has yet to advance in rank. If we can help open the exit and let the S-Rank Espers escape the Monster Zone, things will become much easier to handle."
The Espers: ...
If not for keeping up the image expected of a veteran elder brother over many years, they probably would have spat at Yi Shi.
Are you kidding? What level are we at? Can we even fight? We don't have that kind of capability, do you understand that!?
Most of the S-Rank Espers were trapped inside, yet you want us A-Ranks to resolve things, why don't you go up to Heaven instead!?
Someone asked, "What's above S-Rank?"
Yi Shi looked towards Xue Shizong.
Xue Shizong turned off his phone screen and explained in a steady tone.
"Currently, the standards human society uses to grade Espers, Monsters and so on originate from Betafur's standards of E-Rank to S-Rank. These standards were adopted globally, so we had no choice but to change as well in order to facilitate communication. Later on we discovered that there were even more powerful existences above S-Rank. At first we collectively termed them S+, representing power that surpassed S-Rank."
"It was only a year ago when an extremely powerful Monster that vastly exceeded S+ suddenly appeared in San Zhu's region. From then on we formally split them into the SS-Rank and SSS-Rank."
"Apart from immense boosts in their base abilities, the main difference between SS-Rank Monsters and S-Rank Monsters is that their Monster Zones are no longer immobile, thoroughly liberating their range of activity."
"As for SSS-Rank, the full extent of their power still remains unknown. We only know that if left alone, they potentially have the power to transform the entire globe into Monster Zones."
The entire conference hall fell silent. The massive amount of information overloaded the brains of these A-Rank Espers, leaving their minds buzzing and dizzy.
The frog at the bottom of Qi Yuan's well was also stunned into bewilderment.
He had thought he was just about to hit the level cap and start his happy existence as an immobile money-making turtle, he didn't expect the game publishers to open up new levels again.
Are they playing with him?
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
