The Desolate Era (Web Novel) - Book 43, Chapter 18 - The First Clash

Zhou Xu, an interstellar military counselor, was selected by the “will not die in peace” system, and as a result, even though he had a great fear of pain, began his journey as villain, forced to die a terrible death over and over again. Zhou Xu, after going through a hundred worlds and dying a hundred times, finally changed. He wanted to retaliate!

World End a virtual reality game praised for its brutal difficulty.Kael Vi-rel, once a top-tier ranker and one of the game’s developers, suddenly finds himself trapped inside the world he helped create!With broken stats and no combat abilities, survival should be impossible.But Kael has one absurd advantage: [Max Luck].SSS-rank skills from random boxes? Easy.Jackpots from rigged systems? A piece of cake.He’s overflowing with game-breaking luck!Can the weakest extra clear a game no one else could just by relying on pure, unstoppable luck?Other Title: I Alone Am The Luckiest Extra

Athena, Earth’s most glamorous lone assassin and the seal bearer of the Death Goddess, met her end on her final mission. She succeeded in eliminating the world’s most powerful Mafia leader with her bare hands, but it came at the ultimate cost, her life.Or so she thought.Instead of the eternal rest she expected, Athena’s soul transmigrated into the body of Athena Demerin, a rising celebrity in the Interstellar Era of the Andromeda Galaxy. As the cherished granddaughter of the Northern Duke on planet Asenus, the original Athena had strived to carve out her own path to stardom without leaning on her family’s immense power. But ambition came with a heavy price. She died from exhaustion… or so the official story claimed. The truth? Someone orchestrated her death.Now, the new Athena has inherited not only this body but its unresolved mysteries. Determined to unravel the secrets behind the original Athena's death and fulfill her dreams, she must also navigate a world of fame, family legacies, and interstellar intrigue.But life throws her another curveball, a marriage to Major General Mors Jericho, the galaxy’s most brilliant young warrior. Revered by millions, he is admired for his strength, intelligence, and commanding presence. Yet beneath the surface of this union lies a web of secrets that could shift the balance of power across the galaxy.As she uncovers the truth behind the forces conspiring against her, Athena must confront her own feelings about Mors.Can a marriage built on duty transform into love? Or will her husband turn out to be her greatest adversary?Will she follow her heart, carve her own destiny, or succumb to the shadows of her past?

“All those who bear the Mark of Ellipse... leave our world.”Laz never imagined he was going to be among the selected few who would be chosen to become bearers of the Mark of Ellipse. Originally meant for the rich, who could afford the ROUTE which was a means of teleportation into the netherworld, his life was a perfect blend of difficulties.Force to his death, he finally transmigrates into the nether world and is to join his fellows to get attributed with a Bloodline which will serve as their sole assistance as they navigate this world.What more?Life seemed to always betray Laz's reality when he inherited a rare bloodline, not ever recorded in history.Consequently, Laz was branded as one to give a quick and easy death, since no one knows how his bloodline worked.Unknown to everyone, his bloodline has the potential to be the greatest of all.