The Devil's Cage - Chapter 22: Battle Again

An ordinary office worker, bound by routine and indifferent to fantasy, finds an unexpected spark in his vibrant senior colleague. Their quiet connection grows through late-night conversations and shared meals—until a sudden accident turns a mundane life into something else entirely. In the stillness that follows, a new story begins.---Disclaimer:English is not my first language, so please forgive any grammatical or spelling mistakes.

Tang Zhou dreamed that he was cannon fodder in a novel.

Because of prejudice, he misunderstood and hurt the villain, and later was framed by his illegitimate younger brother and became impoverished.

After waking up from his dream, he looked at the innocent and harmless young villain in front of him and decided to change his own ending.

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Fu Shen knew about his past long ago and had been plotting for many years for this reason.

He agreed to Tang Zhou’s harsh demands, pretended to be harmless, and in silence kept a low profile.

The original plan was to turn around and leave naturally after the deed was done.

But unexpectedly, after one night, this person seemed to have changed.

Peeled off the coat of indifference, there was actually a piece of small sugar cake inside.

Fu Shen was born with a sweet tooth, and after having a taste, he couldn’t let go.

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“Not everyone gets a second chance… and not every second chance ends in happiness.”__________Everlearn Snowfall dreamed of greatness.But in Nvidia, where Power Means all, and Core Fusion Affinity defines destiny, he awakened as an FFF-Grade Fusion Affinity failure, the lowest of the low.But instead of falling prey to despair, like most would, he chose another path: Knowledge.He would become a Mech Designer, equal in status to the mighty Corers.Yet before his dream could be realized, he was caught in a clash of powers far above him, his life cut short with a scythe across the skull.But death… was only the beginning.║System Integration: 99%...100%║║The System Is Now Fully Integrated With The Host.║║Congratulations! Host Has Successfully awakened the SSS-grade Mech Devourer System!║Granted a system that allows him to devour the essence of Mechs and claim their power,Everlearn is given one last chance to carve out the greatness he was denied.Will he rise beyond Nvidia, and one day across the Infinite Apex Universe… or will the same tragic fate repeat itself?=============Join the Discord for character illustrations and talk with the author:https://discord.gg/gTkMp93wxW=============OTHER WORKS: Abyss Draconis

The story begins similarlly—a mid-level corporate worker dies and awakens in another world as a 19-year-old—but from there, Eren follows a very different path.Erik, a mid-level office worker, had a simple dream:“Graduate college.Get a job.Screw MILFs.”But reality wasn't so kind to him. Due to his hastiness, he forgot to check the company's background and accidentally enlisted himself into a black company—a corporate hellhole that literally made employees work to death.Such was the fate of our protagonist, Erik.Exhausted after working nonstop 12-hour shifts for seven days straight, he lost his grip on reality and met a meaningless death, collapsing onto his desk in an office nobody would mourn.Yet, reality wasn't entirely cruel either.He suddenly transmigrated into the body of an 18-year-old—young, energetic, muscular, and brimming with vitality. And best of all?He woke up sleeping right next to someone!“What? I'm transmigrated sleeping right next to my step-aunt?!”Even crazier: in this new world, beauty standards were completely reversed. Here, the pinnacle of femininity was a skinny figure with small boobs and an even smaller ass, and women who didn’t fit that mold—busty, curvy MILFs—were mostly ignored, discarded, and lonely.“How crazy is that?” Eren voiced, grinning from ear to ear.But all of that was about to change, since he was here now. He'd make all MILFs his—starting with his deliciously thick, step-aunt.