MTL - The Sweet Stepmother and Her Cute Cubs - Chapter 160

[ Fusion Successful ][ Water Toad + Sky Dragonfly + Nightmare Moth + Bluefang Hyena= Nightmare Hydra ]----Yuki Igarashi, once a terminally ill boy confined to a hospital bed, dies with a silent wish for strength and freedom.That wish is mysteriously granted when he reincarnates into a fantastical new world. Not as a human, but as a newborn Frost Dragon.With his memories intact and curiosity alive, he is soon greeted by a mysterious system called the Dragon God System, which mistakenly binds itself to him, claiming he is not its original host. Still, it is now eternally bound to him.Despite his infant form and weak body, Yuki discovers he can extract bloodlines and skills from other creatures using the Dragon God Codex, and fuse them within a mysterious space called the Fusion Lab.Even more shocking, a glitch in the system allows him to repeatedly Fuse bloodlines without depleting them, opening the door to limitless growth.

Earth Online – a virtual MMORPG that takes place in the future year of 2190 – a game that everyone will bet their futures on. Set in a map that is ten times the size of real-world Earth, players battle for supremacy in the first game to feature personal adventure, territory construction, and grand warfare. For every death you experience in the game, your level would drop back to zero. Ouyang Shuo, an above average player, suffered the ultimate betrayal. For merely a piece of equipment, his sworn brother betrayed and backstabbed him. This time, after he reincarnated in the game, Ouyang Shuo swore to exact vengeance.

However, in an unexpected turn of events, Ouyang Shuo found himself back five years before the betrayal – right before the launch of Earth Online. This time, armed with the knowledge from his past life, Ouyang Shuo would venture upon a new path.

How to perfectly complete quests? What historical battle maps would appear? How should one build up their territory? Utilizing the experience from the predecessors of his last life, Ouyang Shuo makes his bid for the top against all odds. Follow his journey as he seeks to lord over the world!

A different kind of tale that blends historical characters and virtual reality gaming, with heavy emphasis on kingdom building and warfare.

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“Please... give me a baby.”His eyes cut like sharp blades: “Even if it's with your husband's own brother?”I nod, trembling.To save my dying husband, I would cross any line.What started as a deal spun out of control in the darkness.“Look at me,” he grips my chin. “What are you craving?”I shake my head, biting my lip as tears fall.“You want this...” his lips brush mine, “you want me.”