Tales Of The World Devouring Serpent - Chapter 4: Tree Lizard

Illustration for the characters and location are in my Patreon.=================Dying from a heart attack when playing Minecraft was definitely not the way I thought I would die.Being reincarnated afterward was also not what I thought would happen.But I guess having another chance at life is a great thing!Now, how am I going to live in this world of Swords and Spells?

“She betrayed me. Lied to me. Left me for a richer man...I gave her everything—my time, my love, my dreams. And in return? She walked away like I was nothing.”Chen Yu thought he had it all figured out—a simple life, love, and a future with the girl of his dreams. But when Li Yuxin, one of the most popular girls in the university, chooses wealth over love and leaves him for the arrogant Young Master Kang, Chen Yu's world crumbles.But fate has other plans.Just as he's drowning in heartbreak, a mysterious voice echoes in his mind:“System has found the perfect host. Binding initiated.”Now, with a powerful system in his hands—one that grants him experience in any skill he desires—Chen Yu embarks on a journey of transformation.He doesn’t want revenge.He wants greatness.From rock bottom to the very top, Chen Yu will rise.And those who once looked down on him?They’ll wish they never did.He will have to rise to the top of the world before the EVENT comes.

The village girl who was close to death from illness was about to marry, and her suitor was a strong and hearty hunter.Having time-traveled to a poor and backward mountain village, she had resigned herself to the lack of three square meals a day, but was her new body already halfway into the grave? What's more curious was that someone still wanted to marry her despite being on her deathbed?Driven by curiosity, she went ahead with the marriage, eager to see who the unlucky sap was who'd lose his betrothal gifts and even the coffin money.Cradled in his arms, her body was thin as a rake, and she really wanted to ask him, “Husband, does holding me hurt your hands?”