The Main Heroines are Trying to Kill Me - Chapter 217: Key

Deep below the earth's surface, a mystifying subterranean seascape lurks, an archipelago bathed in inky blackness where suspense and horror hold court. Here lie strange islands and even stranger monsters, far beyond the realms of human imagination. In this domain, mankind is far from dominant; instead, madness and death rule supreme.

Pleading for mercy from the unknown creatures of the deep only leads to a slow, tortured existence. The trapped survivors gradually distort, losing what made them human, both physically and mentally, to the gloom as they remain trapped in this eternal obscurity. Their only hope? A perilous expedition into uncharted sea territories.

Fueled by determination, Charles embark on this daunting voyage aboard his steamship, aiming to reclaim humanity's past glory. Together with his crew, they sought a way out of this hidden sea world, a path back to the sunlit world above, where humans once stood tall.

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I read a few comments from Chinese readers that compared this novel with Lord of Mysteries because of similar elements: Lovecraftian, western fantasy, first industrial revolution, and steampunk. However, I have yet to finish reading Lord of Mysteries to do any actual comparison, but I do think those who have enjoyed that novel would enjoy this as well. Also, the author of LotM, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, also did a shout-out for this novel, so I guess he approves of it too?

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During the first known year, a magical mountain descended into the world from the realm of the Gods. Carved on this enormous mountain was a message: ‘Heaven Prevails’…

After the Grand Descent, a name that was given to the descending of the mountain, the Three Great Sages made their ways to Mystic Mountain where they learned to harvest what we now call magic, establishing the Mystic Cults and eighty-one sacred shrines to help aid mankind with the cult’s mystic powers against the eternal fight to the death with demons.

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My name is Lü Jincheng, there are quite a few who have seen my works, and they call me Boss Lü.Before he had time to properly say goodbye, the top player Boss Lü is reborn in 2014, back to his youth.Suddenly equipped with a masterful skill in wooing women, his career becomes effortlessly successful.In a hedonistic life, there remains only the desire to do as one pleases.This book is also known as 'How to Break Free from the Shackles of Intimate Relationships' and 'Boss Lü’s Life is Destined to be Without Regrets' among others.

Travel through Hokage to become Terumi Mei’s cousin, and become the second in command of Kirigakure Village! Simulate life with a god-level simulator! Get rewarded for doing evil in the simulator!

【Ding! Life simulation on]

[You were born in a commoner family of Konoha, but you have extremely strong Chakra reserves at birth]

【Seven years old, you started school and helped transfer student Kushina Uzumaki】

[Half a year later, Uzumaki Kushina confessed to you, and you accepted it calmly, but in the end suffered the grudge of Namikaze Minato]

[Three wars broke out! You were sent to the battlefield, but you were repeatedly stumbled by Namikaze Minato, you found the right opportunity to kill him]

[The war ended in your hands, and soon you married Uzumaki Kushina and gave birth to eight children]

[A happy and happy life is over, this simulation is rewarded: fairy body]

After the simulation is over, you ask Yakura to announce to Konoha as Mizukage: “You are going to propose marriage to Konoha Kushina!”

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