MTL - As a Captain, You Must Be Cold - Chapter 6

I lived like any ordinary person when a stranger suddenly approached me, “You are… a hero.”

The ClockA Divine Object that looms eternally in the sky, casting its silent shadow over every corner of the earth. No one remembers when it first appeared—only that it has always been there. And it ticks.Once every ten years, the hand moves. With it, millions are randomly chosen and sent to another realm, forced to fight for their survival. These chosen few are known as Chronists—individuals granted supernatural abilities by the Clock itself.***Jack has always been seen as a misfit—an odd boy with a strange way of thinking. After a life-changing accident, he finds himself shuffled between psychiatrists, as his parents search for answers they can’t seem to find.But everything changes the day a mysterious woman appears before him.From that moment on, Jack's life begins to unravel—and so does his place in a world far stranger than he ever imagined.

Reborn as a mosquito? Got a system that makes you stronger by sucking blood?Regarding this start, Chu Sheng was a bit silent.I've already become a mosquito, how much stronger can I possibly get?But no matter what, I have to give it a try...Chu Sheng randomly flew into a room, and unexpectedly, there was a stunningly beautiful girl inside.Not bad! I'll suck her blood!...Gu Yuexi, an Emperor-Level Beast Tamer, the Empress of the Human Race!In her previous life, she only started on the path of Beast Taming at the age of sixty, and her first Contracted Beast was merely of a Low-Level Bloodline, leading to an unstable foundation and her perishing in a heavenly tribulation.Reborn at the age of eighteen, she must become a Beast Tamer at the first opportunity!She bankrupted her family to buy a High-Level Bloodline Demon Beast and prepared for the Blood Covenant ritual!Just as she was about to sign the Blood Covenant with this Demon Beast, a mosquito landed on her leg and took a mouthful of her blood!!“...”“My name is Gu Yuexi. In this life, it seems I'm ruined...”

“Sometimes it's about remembering and never forgiving.”Jane Devold, the only daughter of the CEO of one of the most successful tech companies in the country, grew up to be a seemingly happy and spoiled young woman, despite her stuttering and fragile condition.However, her rich and elegant way of living ends in a heartbeat when her father goes missing, leaving Jane alone and with an enormous debt on her hands.That's when she reunites with Vernon Lin, her strange and intimidating senior from college, who claims to be the new owner of her father's company and promises to resolve her financial issues if she agrees to marry him.His offer seems harmless, and Jane accepts his helping hand only to realize that Vernon's intentions are not so pure, and his personality is still miles away from that of a knight in shining armor.But what really does feed Vernon's unhealthy obsession with Jane? Whether it's his desire for revenge, his own twisted way of teaching the spoiled young woman how the real life works, or unresolved complicated feelings, he still succeeds in turning Jane's life into a living hell.Until he realizes that without her, his own life is hell, too.