Masked Knight - Chapter 257: Prometheus

The village girl who was close to death from illness was about to marry, and her suitor was a strong and hearty hunter.Having time-traveled to a poor and backward mountain village, she had resigned herself to the lack of three square meals a day, but was her new body already halfway into the grave? What's more curious was that someone still wanted to marry her despite being on her deathbed?Driven by curiosity, she went ahead with the marriage, eager to see who the unlucky sap was who'd lose his betrothal gifts and even the coffin money.Cradled in his arms, her body was thin as a rake, and she really wanted to ask him, “Husband, does holding me hurt your hands?”

In a world where most wolves her age have already found their mates and embraced their destined roles, one she-wolf remains unmated—not out of bitterness, but because a deeper calling stirs within her. Haunted by a vivid dream that feels more like a prophecy than a passing vision, she begins to question whether her life was meant for more than becoming someone’s Luna. As her family pleads for caution, she stands at a crossroads: remain in the safety of the familiar, or follow the pull of fate into the unknown, where purpose, danger, and destiny await.

'Nina?'The thought hit me before I even really processed who it was. Nina Shoka from my class. She was just walking along, probably listening to music, totally unaware that this car had lost control and was sliding right toward her.I didn't think about it. Didn't weigh the pros and cons or consider my options. My legs just started moving.I dropped my phone and sprinted toward her. The car was maybe three seconds away from hitting her when I slammed into her side, pushing her as hard as I could toward the sidewalk.She went flying, landing hard on the concrete but definitely out of the car's path.Me? Not so lucky.The impact felt like getting hit by a train. One second I was pushing Nina to safety, the next I was flying through the air. Then I hit the ground and everything went wrong at once.I couldn't move my legs. Couldn't really move much of anything, actually. There was this weird warm feeling spreading across my chest and stomach, and when I tried to breathe, it felt like drowning.'Well, this sucks,' I thought, staring up at the sky. 'Guess that's what I get for being a hero.'My vision started getting all swimmy and weird, but I could make out Nina crawling over to me. She had pulled out her earbuds and there were tears streaming down her face.“Why did you do that?” she kept asking, over and over. “Why would you do that?”I wanted to shrug, but my shoulders weren't really cooperating. It seemed pretty obvious to me - she was in trouble, so I helped. That's what you do, right? Nothing fancy about it.She was talking to me, saying my name a lot. I didn't realize she even knew my name, to be honest. We had been in the same class for like three months and I don't think we had ever actually had a conversation.“Kofi, stay with me, okay?” she was saying. “You're gonna be fine. The ambulance is coming.”

Business elite Wu Bin suddenly died and reincarnated into a college student in a parallel world.Just as he joined the freshman military training, Wu Bin realized something was off.Why was his body weaker than a woman’s?Wu Bin had thought he could use the system to change his physique and reach the pinnacle of life!But who knew, in the next second, the style shifted dramatically!Ding.【Congratulations, Host, for successfully acquiring Acute Myocardial Infarction】【Beware, when your heart rate exceeds 130, Acute Myocardial Infarction will be triggered 100%】Hiss!Are you serious with this crappy system?【High host dissatisfaction value detected, special gift package for beginners】【Congratulations to the host on your gift— Scorn of Death】【Congratulations to the host on your gift — Rebirth from Cocoon】【Congratulations to the host on your gift — Iron Will】Consequently, the ordinary college student Wu Bin became a regular at the major hospitals in Shanghai.The campus belle was smitten with him, the principal prayed for him, and the instructor treated him as his own biological father!“Why can you fracture a bone just by going to the bathroom!”“How dare you travel all over with only 1 platelet?”“This batch of college students, they're very fragile, hard to kill!”