Though she didn't want to admit it sometimes, the young man she was looking at had grown considerably pleasing to the eye.
She had yet to fully understand him.
He was funny. He could sometimes be humorless.
He was predictable at times due to her observation and their ‘closeness’ but his unpredictability had always shaken her heart.
He could be wise and stupid at the same time and she always wondered just how the two different personalities could entirely co...
In the blanket of primordial darkness, she smiled in satisfaction.
Within the darkness, her white teeth were the only source of illumination albeit weakly.
The scene was eerie and horrifying as it had the qualifications to feature in a horror movie due to the elements of fear of the unknown and the unseen.
How would you exactly react to a pair of white teeth which are the only visible things in the darkness?
In the same way, a person wouldn't want to share a ro...
As one rises higher and higher, it is inevitable that one might fall as well. This was a law. Nothing ever went as planned. The reality of the world was different.
Murphy existed for a reason. To right the wrongs or make the wrongs more wrong.
A genius, lauded with as many praises and envy as they could ever wish for, could rise and shine brighter than his peers.
A genius was like the full moon and the stars were the normal people surrounding him.
Nan Gongfan, ...
Life is like a fabric woven by numerous interconnections of threads to make it complete - a tapestry holding every moment, our miseries, our joys and experiences.
Every action has a reaction, right? That's Newtonian Physics for you.
And every push has a corresponding pull. This scientific notation was just the surface meaning of life.
If we dig deeper, we see the metaphysical aspects behind the notion of action-reaction interplay - the causal laws or better, cause and ...
'His mind has been shaken and his whole perception of the world around him is slowly being shattered.'
'How sturdy is his willpower?'
'Beyond the veil of a labeled super genius, then what are we left with, eh, Bei Moi?'
Zhao Wei smiled faintly as he studied Bei Moi's face. A face that currently showed no arrogance nor assured confidence but one that showed confusion, fear, disorientation, and a mirror of existential self-questioning.
Bei Moi's eyes were unfocus...
"I like your arrogance but aren't you acting up with such a condescending attitude?" Zhao Wei smiled widely, his white teeth radiating stellar lights for a moment.
Zhao Wei unhurriedly walked towards Bei Moi as if he were taking a casual walk inside a park.
Bei Moi blinked once and he found Zhao Wei to have already covered half the distance.
"Despite how damn slow a tortoise is, it always reaches its destination, friend." Zhao Wei touched his chin in introspection.
You know what? I am fucked.
Humanity was fucked.
Everyone was fucked.
There was a larger threat beyond the boom tube or let's just call it dimensional gate to fit the Korean stereotypical dungeon setting.
I could sense them. There were many. So many.
More menacing. More terrifying.
My bestial instincts couldn't lie.
When had the Pacific Rim Universe ever been dangerous beyond the Kaiju and the masterminds behind it all - The Precursors, ...
"What do you think? Do you want to sail with the wind? Become one with it?" Zhao Wei taunted as he relinquished control over the small tornado that was quickly increasing in size.
From Zhao Wei's palm, the tornado kissed the ground - sweeping and swirling the stones and fallen leaves into a maelstrom.
The tornado was so huge and full of destructive power - it seemed as if it could blow away everything to dust.
It was over 4000 ft tall!
Beads of cold sweat trick...
Far away from Sydney, within certain mountain ranges, in one particular region, there was a small mountain.
No, it was better to call it a hill. The most peculiar thing about it was that it was shaped in the form of a skull but yet it had an earthy appearance.
At the bottom of the hill was an inconspicuous entrance that was well-hidden by deep-green leafy vines.
What could an unassuming door below a hill mean? Well, it was spooky and gave people the impression of being...
[MC's POV]
I didn't need to see to know that Dr. Newton Geiszler's ass had kissed the ground after being spooked crazy by my beastly voice.
I was genuinely amazed by the fact that he was still messing around with man-kaiju neural drifting.
Damn, I think he was already corrupted and addicted to Kaiju drifting and his mental stability was somehow teetering to the edge of a cliff.
As the only remaining kaiju in the whole world currently and the only one capable of ...
Zhao Wei's figure seemed to turn blurry and like how a cell would undergo cell division, his very being seemed to divide into two.
The other Zhao Wei was a mirage brought into existence due to how fast he had moved.
In an instant, Zhao Wei was already a foot away from the startled face of Nan Gongfan. The mirage he had left behind also began to gradually break down into smoke before disappearing.
'Wow, that speed is truly something. How interesting!' Nan Gongfan though...
"Anyway, I am happy that you are going to be a Martial Master very soon," Zhao Wei said to Zhao Yufei as his amused eyes scanned the two new faces at the entrance.
"How did you know?" Zhao Yufei casually asked as her eyes followed Zhao Wei's gaze.
She wondered what could have picked the interest of the hard-to-impress stud.
Two unfamiliar faces? Who are those two?
The two unfamiliar youths easily garnered attention due to their contrasting superficial personali...
The young males who heard how Zhao Yufei intimately addressed another man felt extreme jealousy wishing that it could have been them instead.
Just how lucky could Zhao Wei get to be given exclusive attention by the most beautiful woman in the Sky Guards Battalion?
Even though they had a lot of jealousy and misgivings, they didn't talk shit or throw a tantrum like how a good-for-nothing young master would react, they chose to keep their mouths shut.
It honestly took a l...
It was 31st December 2048 - exactly 10 years have passed since the Kaijus were forever banished from ever causing untold destruction on Earth.
The PPDC - headed by Mako Mori - really saved humanity from the throes of death and extinction.
The Breach, the Kaijus, and the Precursors became old news after it was discovered that they no longer existed.
The war was over and now 10 years later, the human race was experiencing a period of peace and technological advancement i...
"I am a werewolf, awoo. I can grow taller and muscular than you."
"Hmph, I am vampire, hiss. I am faster and more beautiful than you. I can get all the handsome prince charmings while you will get no one."
"Hoho, then I will bite your prince charmings into werewolves and make them my friends."
"Uwuwu, you are so mean, brother."
"Keke, I win."
"I hate you."
"La-la!"
Memories. Ah, the memories of the past.
How blissfully naive had his ch...
"How many years have passed?" I thought aloud as I navigated through the water.
"Well, I was expecting an apocalypse and dimensional gates kind of progression but why the hell is the ocean so damn polluted?" The smell of all kinds of pollution was strong in that part of the ocean.
I could only attribute it to the thermonuclear warhead Striker Eureka detonated and the bombs used by PPDC to destroy the Breach. And there was another factor- Kaiju blue.
It was completely d...
"Phew, that was terrifying." I released a sigh of relief after I blocked the hive mind bitch.
Even though such entities were supposed to be genderless from my understanding, I presumed the Overseer must have leaned much toward the yin side of things.
I had a feeling that the short altercation I had with the Overseer already had me written boldly in her death note.
Or maybe I was just overthinking things and she was just pissed off by stubbornness?
I was a natur...
"You see what, it's not funny anymore. I once had some Primordial sicko do this kind of sh*t to me. I am getting tired of it." I spoke nonchalantly to whoever had the audacity to establish a telepathic link with me.
"So who are you? State what you want!" I acted calmly but inside my mind, I was thinking about all the possibilities, trying to draw out the identity of the unknown entity.
The voice said that the Precursors were their children, right? And it congratulated me for w...
[Primeval Azure Wood Art] was a very good technique and could enable a cultivator to survive in a prolonged battle of stamina and endurance.
As one incurred more and more injuries, their chances of survival would also continue plummeting downwards.
Even then, the [Primeval Azure Wood Art] wasn't absolute and a quick death could invalidate all that healing and endurance bullshit.
With his longevity affected and being left with only 10 years of lifespan, Zhao Wei found t...
"I sleep for a few hours and this is what I get for indirectly saving human asses." I didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
"How undependable!"
I was frustrated and angry toward them but realistically, I knew that in their own point of view, the decision to keep me stranded in the Anteverse was the best option they could ever come up with.
"Why am I even irritated anyway? Instead of being angry and despondent over being locked away in a barren dimension, I should begin l...
When Zhao Wei woke up the next day, he felt refreshed both physically and mentally.
Though he had lost a significant amount of life span, Zhao Wei didn't look withered like a dried-up tree but like someone who brimmed with vitality.
He looked energetic as he briskly walked towards the Treasury Hall.
Clad in white robes, Zhao Wei looked pure and inviolable like a celestial saint.
His mystical air and [event-horizon]-like presence caught the attention of many, du...
***
The people of the world, especially the Pan Pacific Defense Corps, had been dreaming of a moment to just relax ever since the extra-dimensional Kaijus began to spread catastrophe across the Rim.
They hadn't had time to take a breather and they have always been on alert against those agents of destruction. A war that had spanned decades with their losses and despair increasing with each upgrade of the Kaiju category. The wars were won but humanity suffered the most damage. <...
The matter was confusing but I didn't let it exhaust my mental energy.
'Ah, there is this ability that I haven't checked yet. It sounds super useful.'
I wondered what kind of boons it was going to give me.
***
[Metallurgic bioprocessor organ]: It is a biomechanical organ located in the throat and is capable of processing and purifying metal ores of any kind. After processing, if the metal ore is of mystical origin, you can be able to extract its unique properties...
'165 battle points, huh? Just how many bandits did he kill?' Feng Hanyue, the current first-ranked Sky Guard, had slight changes in his expression.
His face first showed surprise, then doubt, and finally, a semblance of understanding.
'I want to not acknowledge his achievement but the results have already been laid bare for all to see. It isn't a conspiracy that Guanjun Corps would come up with to boost the status of just one individual.'
'Guanjun Corps' strictness and ...
'The Anteverse.' I thought as I marveled at the beauty of the strange domain with kaleidoscopic hues.
My eyes drank in the vast, almost limitless reaches of the barren dimension within a few seconds, and couldn't help but feel exhilarated.
This subterranean space didn't have 'water' like the environment above the Breach.
I think it operated under some sort of artificial gravity that kept me suspended in the air even without necessarily using my wings.
The sky w...
Zhao Wei languidly knelt on the ground as a sense of extreme debilitation washed over him. His body became weak and tired all of a sudden.
His face was pale white as if it had been drained of all of its vitality.
"Hahaha, hahaha!" With the energy he had left inside of his body, Zhao Wei began to laugh.
It was laughter devoid of happiness and victory but defeat, sadness, understanding, and enlightenment. It mirrored his current inner feelings. His eyes had been opened w...
[MC's POV]
Predators, beings that were at the top of the biological pyramid, liked those below them to be subservient to their existence.
There was something about lower life forms being fearful, and respectful while at the same time, hateful towards higher life forms.
I let the scared witless human escape due to being in a good mood. He didn't pose a threat and I wouldn't have gained anything from mindlessly killing him.
Humans were fearful of the unknown and a...
'Now this is interesting.'
What was swimming in front of me was peacock mantis shrimp.
These shrimps, to some degree, physically resembled prawns and if one wasn't careful, they would find it hard to distinguish between them.
But the Peacock mantis shrimp's multi-colourism made it easily distinct among the crustaceans.
I used to eat fried shrimp sold on the streets during my school days in Seoul. I liked 'em spicy.
I wouldn't have known about this littl...
[Detected you have consumed a higher Life Form codenamed Leatherback.]
[Analyzing Leatherback's Gene modules…]
[Analysis successfully completed!]
[Mapping out the genes responsible for <EMP discharge>]
[Genes successfully isolated and copied into the Genetic bank.]
[Predation effect triggered!]
[Do you want to merge with the skill <EMP discharge>?]
[Yes/No]
Hmm, that's a no-brainer.
[<EMP discharge> succ...
[MC's POV]
It seemed I was late to the party as I saw the mangled remains of Cherno Alpha and Crimson Typhoon floating in the water.
'You will be remembered for your sacrifices.' My monk self offered a prayer meant for departed souls.
'Amitabha.'
My naughty self felt that my concerns were hypocritical and borderline sarcastic.
I killed to evolve. I killed to survive. I was an apocalyptic monster. Did Buddha teach people to do such atrocious acts, keke?