MTL - Reign of the Phoenix - Chapter 70 Heartbroken

“I shouldn't have used illegal downloads in the first place.”

Ian woke up in the middle of a strange swamp as his own terrible character.

In a dark era on the verge of destruction, the hopeless character struggles to safely return to reality.

[Fishing essay, easy daily essay, welcome to read it]

Chu Mingcheng, who was approaching thirty, encountered a workplace PUA. Not only did he not get paid for working overtime, but the blind date he had arranged to meet also ran away.

Going back to my hometown to relax at the beach, I didn’t expect to find a mountain of Pipi shrimp on the beach, and unexpectedly awakened a golden finger.

[Current unlock capture method: hand, fishing rod]

[Kou Shrimp Gu, also known as Pippi Shrimp (Level 18)]

[Current experience: 0/190]

[Body size +19%]

【Delicious +19%】

[Catch Chance +19%]

 …

“Going to work? It’s wasting my life.”

“Fall in love with me? Beauty, I only fish, not raise fish!”

Conquering the sea, catching crocodiles, bravely entering the Amazon, wherever there is water, there is Chu Mingcheng.

- Description from novelbuddy

An AI calling itself Schema has assimilated earth into its system. As a consequence, everyone gained access to status screens, power-ups, and skills. This AI turned these concepts from fiction to fact. It's easy to become intoxicated with leveling up and becoming stronger. To some, it's too good to be true like living out a dream.

For Daniel, however, it's closer to a nightmare.

He's in a bit of a predicament. Cracks in our dimensional fabric have unleashed terrifying beasts from dark, abyssal places. Schema organizes these cracks into dungeons, giving the native species of the planet a chance to fight back. Daniel finds himself trapped in one of these dungeons. Not long after, he discovers there's only one way out.

Young and skilled warrior Jincheon finds himself at the heart of chaos when his hometown is suddenly attacked. Amid brutal and deadly battles, he faces an impossible choice – life or death.Surrounded by the flashing, glowing swords of his bodyguards and the shadows of the attackers, Jincheon desperately searches for an escape, only to realize that in this world, there are no easy answers. As he tries to flee through the kitchen of a small, strange, and unusually dark inn, he discovers an even greater danger: the exit is hidden, and the only way out is through a dirty, old drain.But his path is not so simple. Along the way, he encounters a mysterious man whose intentions remain unclear, but who seems to know exactly how to help Jincheon. With time running out and death looming ever closer, Jincheon must decide whether to trust this stranger or face even greater dangers alone.How far is he willing to go to survive? And who will turn out to be an ally, and who an enemy, when every step is a battle between life and death?