This is really not mechanical ascension - Chapter 1298 - 664: Everything Has Changed

In the year 2057, the world has become a corporate-run utopia for the super-rich, and a hellhole for all the rest.

Catherine 'Cat' Leblanc is an orphan that is about as far from super-rich as one can be. When the Incursion alarms start blaring and the sky starts raining hungry xenos, it's just another blemish on an already piss-poor afternoon.

A cyberpunk magical-girl alien-invasion LitRPG.

It’s exactly as wild as it sounds.

Framed for his father’s death and cast aside as a traitor, Gu Han is left with nothing but a broken body and a single sword (that is also broken ish)In a world where strength is everything, showing mercy is a weakness Gu Han cannot afford. What Gu Han wants, Gu Han gets. Black-heartedness is the way. Repay malice with kindness? No, I prefer justice.Along the way, he crosses paths with all manner of strange characters—arrogant geniuses, eccentric seniors, and fools begging to be slapped back into reality. Bonds were made, tested, and broken.

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING ⚠️This story is targeted towards young adults and it contains Mature Content such as:- Vulgar Language- Graphic Depictions of Violence and Gore- Graphic Depictions of Sex and Nudity- Potentially Offensive Religious ThemesYou must be at least 18 years or older in order to read this story, and by reading it, you do so at your own risk. Reader's discretion is advised.

The cousin that Jing Huan has been closest to since he was a child was labelled as “the other woman” in a certain popular online game: only after devoting herself did she know that the other party was a jerk with a girlfriend.