MTL - Freelance Artist - Chapter 197 Is your melon ripe?

Facing extinction, humanity seeks salvation in the Astral Verge, a dangerous dimension accessed via portals that threatened to wipe out the entire planet.Few years later, aspiring recruit Daniel Vance enters the Verge for his final assessment, hoping to Awaken a Talent and secure his future. While others gain common abilities, Daniel secretly Awakens the mythical SSS-Grade Talent: [Soul Assimilation]. This allows him to absorb essence, enhancing gear, gaining stats and EXP from slain creatures, and crucially, absorbing attributes and skills from fallen Awakened.Witnessing the swift death of the arrogant Jaxon Rex, Daniel makes a grim choice: he assimilates Jaxon, gaining his first skill, [Kinetic Pulse]. This sets his path: scavenging the aftermath of others’ battles. He enhances gear and, after achieving his first kill on an injured beast, waits patiently to assimilate two more fallen recruits, acquiring [Quick Step] and the invaluable passive [Aura Sense].Starting as average, Daniel rapidly gains power in secret, enhanced gear, multiple skills, and boosted stats , far exceeding his peers while remaining outwardly unremarkable. He navigates the lethal Verge alone, using its inherent dangers to fuel his growth, wrestling with the moral cost of his unique, overwhelming power.

Realistic Zombie Online Game!Scavenge, craft tools, farm, combat monsters, and actively survive while searching for the reasons behind humanity's failure against the zombie virus.16 completed VIP volumes, 23 million words, starting with online gaming and returning to it.

The night is coming, and evil whispers in my ear:

“Give it up, history ends here, your efforts are meaningless… This is destiny.”

Hearing this, the young man drew his sword and stood up, shining brightly on Jiuyou.

“I am the destiny!”

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AN 18+ ALPHA MAFIA SERIESBOOK 1# CAPTIVE MATEBOOK 2# RUNAWAY MATEBOOK 3# DANGEROUS MATE-+-Caspian is the heir to Moonstone Pack but when his parents die, he’s cheated out of his birthright and treated like a prisoner. He decides to leave, running off to Haines City to start a new life.His plans are instantly cut short when he's kidnapped and auctioned off, and he is bought by none other than one of the Mafia Kings running the city, Asher Knight.-+-Asher shrugged his coat off, the heavy outfit falling to the ground with an audible thud.Caspian watched this happen in apprehension, Mafia King Asher had looked huge with the coat on, and with the coat off, there wasn’t much of a difference.“Come here,” He ordered calmly, the earrings in his ears visible with his dark red hair slicked back.Caspian shook his head again, he had no intention of speaking, ever. Because that would only give away his gender.“I don’t like to repeat myself, Omega.” His voice darkened.Caspian’s heart thudded painfully in his chest in fear, he really didn’t want to get anywhere near the Alpha.He eyed the window longingly before forcing himself to take a step forward, then another, and another…+-THIS IS AN 18+ MAFIA STORY SO IT WILL INCLUDE VIOLENT AND MATURE THEMES, READ WITH CAUTION.