Apocalypse Cockroach - Chapter 14: Massive Meal

Max wanted to be a [Baker].

Settle down, bake stuff, and enjoy life.

The gods, however, ruined that dream. Given [Baker] and a black skill, he is now running for his life, trying to grow strong enough to return home.

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In the grimy Black Hound Tavern, disgraced hunter Kael Veymar drowns his failures in ale, his father’s shattered crest a noose around his neck. When a Fallen beast attacks him—spewing acid and cryptic threats about the Harbinger—he’s saved by Lyria, a rogue huntress with a deadly smile and a glowing amulet: the Fractalis, stolen by Kael’s father.Their reunion is cut short by Dren, Kael’s former brother-in-arms, who slit Garrik’s throat for the Guild. After a vicious alley fight, Lyria helps Kael escape, but not before a Fallen’s ooze sears his flesh, leaving veins of corruption that **pulse with the Harbinger’s voice.Seeking answers, they flee to Ms. Miller, an old ally who gifts Kael a sword and a warning: “Find Torin. The skulls will whistle your name.” But the Guild is closing in. At Celestis Rise Dren is humiliated for his failure, while the Dozen Vanguards receive a bone-chilling letter—its author dead, its ink fresh.The stakes sharpen:- The Fractalis is not what it seems.- And Garrik Veymar’s shadow stretches long from the grave.Now, Kael and Lyria ride toward Godsgrave, where Hunter blades go to die—and where the Harbinger’s eclipse waits to rise.

No one knew that the aloof, god-like Jasper Lockwood had fallen for Chloe Sterling at first sight, secretly loving her for a long time.Chloe Sterling was found by her birth parents and returned to Crestfall from the countryside.What awaited her was not a mother's affection and a father's love, but indifference and contempt.“You're worthless, how could you possibly compare to your sister!”“The gap between you is as wide as heaven and earth!”Her heart turning cold, Chloe Sterling left the Sterling Family, only to have a flash marriage with Jasper Lockwood, the CEO of Crestfall's number one prestigious family.After marrying, The Big Boss Lockwood became a wife-doting maniac, like a besotted monarch. Everyone couldn't stand it, wondering what right a mere country bumpkin had.It wasn't until Chloe Sterling's identity was exposed that the crowd realized they were the ones who had been blind!

“Primum non nocere.”