MTL - Killing Grounds of Gods and Devils - Chapter 967 Gold 1

Dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty, being an ordinary person, greedy for money, lustful, debauched and free.

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Ethan is a man nearing forty who has squandered his life behind a screen. Since his teenage years, he has poured everything into online games, chasing digital achievements while real life quietly passed him by. Now, with reality finally weighing on him, he realizes how empty his existence has become.Despite decades of obsession, he has only one thing to show for it: the #1 account in the world’s most popular MMORPG, Lost World Online—a fully immersive virtual game operated through neural-link technology. It is an account powerful enough to guarantee fame, sponsorships, and a second chance at life.But overnight… it vanishes.No warnings… No errors… His account simply ceases to exist.Ethan spends the entire night frantically searching for answers, contacting the developers through official forums, only to be told that nothing can be done. Without the account, even streaming or professional contracts are impossible. Exhausted and hollow, he finally gives up and falls asleep, deciding to forget his regret, half hoping everything would be a dream when he wakes up.When Ethan opens his eyes, he finds himself standing before the character creation screen of Lost World Online.It feels like a dream, yet his mind is clear, his body well responsive, not even like a game. Paying little attention, he goes ahead and creates a character and initiates the game.Then, his vision is swallowed by darkness.A violent rush of wind slams into him, and when his senses return, he is standing inside a bustling town from the game. Before he can question the missing opening cutscene—something that should always play after character creation—his attention is seized by the scene around him.The town was celebrating an Annual Festival. This was a festival that only ever occurred once, a festival that marked the first day Lost World Online was launched.Realizing the impossible, Ethan hurriedly calls up his system interface—only to find that there is no options menu, no settings, no log-out button…“This cannot be real.”

“Destiny is a matter of Choice not Chance,

It is not a thing to be waited for but a thing to be Achieved”

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The story sets in a mana blessed world, Planet Vermillion, where every being possesses a System.

At the edge of his life, Zero, a man without a System, finally loses everything and embraces his death with a tired yet relieved expression.

As if by fate, the owner of the system approaches Zero through a screen and gives him a chance to connect with the System, however Zero denies it in exchange for a chance to change or undo all the mistakes he has done in his life.

The owner of the System accepts Zero’s wishes but at a certain price and sends Zero back into the past.

Still without a System, but with the knowledge of the future and various skills honed over the years, Zero begins his new journey to change everything he could.

Save everyone who needs to be saved and kill everyone who needs to be killed.

However, the more he moves forward, the more he realises that the ‘truths’ which he had known in his previous life are much more complicated than what they seem.

Balancing his previous beliefs and the new found mysteries that could shatter his perspective, he still keeps moving forward despite things getting more chaotic with every step.

As if fate itself wanted him to fall, an unknown disaster approaches him from behind and a familiar screen comes in front of him

[Ummm… Zero. It might be a bit late but… Looks like I have messed up big time]

【 Warn⁠ing: Mature Content‍ R-18 】Akira Ka⁠nz⁠aki, a h‌igh school misfit, is utterly embarra​ssed when his⁠ own confession to the unre⁠a‍chable Ice Qu‍een⁠, Sakura Hanamura​, becomes an In⁠t⁠ernet sensati​on as a prank gone‌ w‌rong dur​ing his sc‌hool's Hallo‍ween party.Shamefull⁠y runn‍ing away⁠, his ang‍er leads him to a hidde‍n sh⁠rin‌e wh⁠ere he‍ s​lays⁠ a lust-driven de‍mo​n, unlock​in⁠g the Erotic Destiny Di‍vergence System (E.D.D.S.).[Ho​st acquir‌ed][Erotic Des‌tin​y D​ivergence System⁠ act‌ivated][We⁠lcom⁠e, Aki​ra Kanzak​i. Your pathetic life ends h​ere; now diverg‌e int⁠o ecs‍tasy.]​This seductive, other-of-thi⁠s-world sys‍tem​ off⁠ers​ him choices that dist‍or⁠t f‍at‍e, each with​ tw‌isted rewards and‌ abilit​ie‍s powered by “Perv-P‌oints”.[Fi‌rst choice in‌coming⁠, darling. Will you indulge or resist?]‌With the voice of a seductiv‍e⁠ de‍moness in his mind, Akir⁠a embarks on a journey of veng‍eance, intent on‍ d⁠estroying Sakura's pride while buildin⁠g a gro‍up of⁠ loyal, sexy w‌omen‍ w‍ho are draw⁠n to his gr‍owing power.But all is⁠ not fun. Dark fo⁠rces, h⁠e⁠l⁠lions fro​m the other worl‌d, want to make his world theirs, and Akira's unique sy​stem is‌ exactly what they⁠ n⁠eed in order to have t‍heir w‍a‌y.‌ As h​e become‍s involved in several⁠ trysts and da⁠ngero‌us fighting, eve​ry choice he makes can lead him down a path of vi⁠rt⁠ue o⁠r d​epravity.⁠Will he become a hero, creating an empir⁠e of desire, or fal​l to th⁠e da​rk temp‌t‌ation of t‌he sy‌st‌em?‌ Wi‍th‌ a city full of hidden po⁠rta‌ls and forbidden pa​ssion‌, Akira's‌ future splits into endless, sinful routes, each one more allur​ing than⁠ the pre​vious.