The Strange Adventure of a Broke Mercenary - Chapter 144, From Reward to Partnership

“Is Fate the excuse of the forsaken, is Free Will the delusion of the chosen?”Such was a question that Xavier, the Demon King, never had the chance to ask himself. As he lay defeated, awaiting his death, he wondered about the wretched life he lived.'The hero who killed me, the one who held the same ambitions as me. We both wanted good for the people, for the world. We are both two sides of the same coin, yet, fate decided that he will be the one the light will shine on.Perhaps it was me too, perhaps it was my karma for flowing the rivers of blood with my sword. But still... It was fate that squashed the humanity in me first!Damn fate, if I had one more chance, I would've lived for myself more, I wouldn't have taken this arbitrary role of being a necessary evil... This world, this game of destiny... It can burn to ashes for all I care.'As he sunk into the cold embrace of death, a certain [REDACTED] heard his dying wish with amusement and cast their die, reversing the wheel of time one last time and going all in on him on a risky gamble with the stakes of their world.

Kaka: Huang was the biggest contributor to the night in Istanbul, although he played less often.

Ancelotti: Huang is a super genius, but unfortunately he is not in good health.

Maldini: Huang is the most important player in the team. I suggest that the club renew his contract for another 5 years.

Barcelona: In order to sign Huang Kevin, we decided to sign his cousin with an annual salary of 1 million euros to show our sincerity. Milan’s veterinarian is not good, and he will not be injured when he comes to Barcelona.

Bayern Munich: We have a genius doctor!

Kevin Huang, the biggest jerk in football.

From fishing every day, he was forced to play every three to five games, and finally he was forced to become the savior of the team.

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Possessed an extra with a single rune.After obtaining 7 runes directly according to the original Hidden Piece…A fraudulent rune called [Rune Hunter] was created.

Alex, a socially awkward guy with a mundane life, dies in the most ridiculous way imaginable — slipping on a banana peel while whacking off to an adult film. His embarrassing demise leads to an even stranger fate: he wakes up reincarnated as Jonny Sins, a rising star in a parallel universe where adult film actors are legendary heroes wielding unique powers of charm, seduction, and stamina.But life as a hero-pornstar is more complicated than it looks. Jonny is guided by Lustina, a seductive, snarky AI system offering him power-ups and quests — all with a price. As he navigates the absurdity of this erotic world, Alex discovers deeper mysteries about the System bound to him. Why was he chosen? What is Lustina’s true purpose? And why does the fate of the erotic multiverse seem to rest on his… performance?Armed with special techniques, limitless stamina, and newfound confidence, Alex must embrace his new identity as the Legendary Hero of Many Professions — doctor, soldier, astronaut, teacher… and aggressive step-daddy — to rise through the ranks and confront the ultimate threat to pleasure and freedom.It’s going to be a wild ride.–––[Jonny I've got an audition for you, are you interested?]Jonny: what's that?[Do you wanna act in a porn fraction? The role is an amateur twick is available for now]Jonny: Do you really want me to act as an amateur twick?.[If you aren't ok playing the role of an amateur twick, there is another role available. The role of an aggressive step daddy]Jonny: I choose the step daddy! I always loved to be a stepdad. I was born to play this role.