The Supreme Soldier in the City - Chapter 41 - 40

When the Soul Plague arrived, it struck fast, transforming its victims into soulless monsters. The horde swept across the land unchecked—until the Awakened appeared. These survivors, immune to the plague, turned the tide of war into a bloody stalemate. But while the front lines held, the plague continued to spread and the horde only grew in number.Desperate for reinforcements, the World Government began conducting controlled infections of its able-bodied citizens to produce more Awakened. Hill was one of the conscripts. After going through a harrowing trial induced by the plague, his life was torn apart and remade: he emerged Awakened, endowed with strange new powers—but also bound by a dark curse that resides deep within his own soul.As Hill learns to wield his abilities alongside fellow survivors, he uncovers unsettling truths about the plague’s true nature and the hidden price of becoming one of humanity’s last line of defense.

Genius prodigy ​Ji Yu married the icy ​CEO Gu Yan out of gratitude, assuming their union was a temporary transaction. Wrong. While she breezed through their sham marriage, Gu Yan—her “husband-in-name-only”—quietly rewrote the rules.Post-divorce, Ji Yu thrives: clubbing with models, sipping champagne, and flaunting her freedom. ​Post-divorce, Gu Yan implodes: stalking her parties, hijacking her dates, and growling, “Try replacing me. I dare you.”But fate laughs at their feud. On the night their divorce is finalized, a reckless encounter ignites—hotter, messier, and utterly unforgettable. Now Gu Yan, the once-detached tycoon, is addicted to the wife he never truly let go.“Marry me again. Legally. Shamelessly. Forever.”“No. But thanks for the one-night souvenir, Mr. Ex.”

The dark underground dungeon was filled with countless ancient relics and treasures. Eerie, deformed, cursed objects... The abyss, catacombs, Ancient Gods, mythical races... Mechanics, cursed seal implants, and the gargantuan black towers... A peculiar mix of Alchemy, a drop of steampunk, two spoons of supernatural mystery, blending into a vibrant and colorful fantasy world. I am a puppeteer Alchemist. All that my eyes behold, becomes my puppet. Alone, I am an army!

[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.

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