LEGACY OF THE SILENT WORRIOR
For years, Leo played the role of a low-key, strong but "dim-witted" son-in-law to the influential Zhao family. Despite secretly helping build their empire from the shadows, he was consistently underestimated and treated as a mere tool by his wife and her overbearing relatives. They controlled his every move, belittling his intelligence and even framing him to cover their own faults. However, under the guise of a simple man, Leo was waiting for his moment, carefully concealing his real identity: the "God of War," a legendary strategist feared by both allies and enemies
After a betrayal that nearly destroys him, Leo disappears, leaving his family to face the fallout of their deceit. But soon, he returns, not as the man they remember, but as a force of retribution and justice, orchestrating the fall and rise of their empire at will. As he steps back into the game, his wife and her relatives remain oblivious to the fact that the "fool" they mocked is now their only hope for salvation. With his true identity hidden, Leo sets in motion a plan to test their loyalty and integrity. Now they must prove they are worthy of his help, and the stakes are higher than ever.
Leo’s journey is one of both revenge and self-discovery. While he initially returns with a desire to reclaim his honor and dismantle those who wronged him, he soon realizes that real strength lies in facing his conflicted heart and redefining the family and legacy he truly wants. Now he must grapple with the tension between punishing those who hurt him and the pull of a deeper loyalty—and perhaps even love—that he thought was lost.
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Chapter: Chapter 56: The Birth Of a KingThe scream tore from Leo’s throat, a sound both human and inhuman, echoing off the shattered walls of Sanctum’s dying core. His body trembled violently, caught between two competing dominions: his own iron will, and the invasive consciousness of Victor — the old tyrant who had refused to die even as his body turned to dust.The ground shook beneath him. Above, cracks spidered through the thick steel walls as the nuclear self-destruct counted down its final minutes. The emergency sirens wailed, an endless death knell.Amara, bleeding heavily from her side, staggered forward. “Leo!” she cried, reaching out with a blood-soaked hand. "Fight him! Fight it!"But when Leo turned his gaze upon her, it was no longer entirely his own. His eyes — once sharp, burning with cold fury — now flickered with an unnatural luminescence. The voice that came from his mouth was a jagged mixture of two men’s souls."We were weak before," it said, as Leo advanced. "Bound by emotions, crippled by compassion. B
Last Updated: 2025-04-28
Chapter: Chapter 155: The New GodThe pain was beyond anything Leo had ever imagined.It wasn’t just physical—it was molecular, spiritual, something deeper than nerves and blood. The injection Victor had forced into him tore through his body like a living inferno, rewriting his DNA in real time. Every cell screamed. Every bone cracked. His mind felt as if it were being peeled apart layer by layer.Leo collapsed onto the cold metal floor, convulsing violently, his fingers clawing uselessly at the ground as if he could scrape the agony away.Above him, Victor staggered.The monstrous enhancements that had sustained the old warlord for so long were failing. His skin began to gray and wither, flaking away like burnt paper. The implants fused to his body sparked and popped, releasing oily smoke into the air.Victor smiled—genuine, satisfied."This… is how it must be," he whispered, voice rattling like dry leaves in the wind.He reached out one final time, his fingertips brushing Leo’s forehead in a mockery of a blessing.A
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Chapter: Chapter 154: The King Must FallThe heavy metal door slammed shut behind Leo as he stepped into the heart of Sanctum’s core. Smoke coiled through the dim light, staining the air with the acrid bite of burning circuits and blood. The control room looked less like a command center and more like a decaying shrine to madness—wires hanging like veins from torn panels, the hum of failing systems echoing like a death rattle.At the center stood Victor.The old warlord was no longer fully human.Thick cybernetic implants spiderwebbed across his flesh, fusing man and machine into something monstrous. His arms gleamed under the harsh lights—reinforced alloys wrapped in synthetic muscle. His spine arched unnaturally, thick cables pulsing in rhythm with every breath he took. His once-proud face was stretched into a horrific sneer, his eyes glowing with an unnatural crimson light.Leo’s heart thundered in his chest, but he didn’t slow. He couldn’t afford to. Amara was dying. Evelyn was barely clinging to life. Serena and Kael we
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Chapter: Chapter 153: The Immortal’s Last MoveThe lift screeched to a halt halfway up the crumbling shaft, throwing Leo and his team off balance. Sparks rained down from the torn cables above as the whole structure groaned under the weight of the impending collapse.They were trapped.Leo didn’t waste a second. He shoved open the emergency hatch above them, lifting Evelyn’s fragile body first. Kael and Serena scrambled up next, Amara close behind, blood trailing from a deep gash in her side.Leo’s heart twisted. "Amara, you're bleeding.""I’m fine," she snapped, even as she staggered. "Just move."There was no time to argue. Leo threw himself onto the broken scaffold above, pulling the others with him. Dust and debris filled the air, the taste of blood and smoke thick on his tongue.Somewhere far above, the way out glimmered like a promise just out of reach.But between them and freedom… Victor’s last line of defense stood waiting.Elite Echelon guards, draped in black armor, faces hidden behind polished masks, lined the final pa
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Chapter: Chapter 152: The War of KingsThe underground trembled as the Revenants were unleashed.Victor’s true army—the Revenants—were unlike anything Leo had faced before. Engineered from the most vicious remnants of humanity and bound by layers of mechanical augmentation and chemical rage, they didn’t bleed. They didn't feel fear. They lived only to destroy.And Victor had kept them hidden for this very moment.From the upper passages, the Revenants poured into the ancient tunnels like a tide of darkness, their red optics slicing through the gloom. Leo stood at the head of The Abandoned, heart pounding, the ground vibrating beneath his boots.Kael-7 turned to Leo, his voice devoid of fear. "They are death incarnate. We are forgotten rage. Today, we see which one endures."Leo’s grip tightened around his weapon. He didn't need to give a command. The Abandoned had waited years—decades—for this war. They surged forward as one, the air erupting into a storm of gunfire, screams, and the clash of metal against bone.The battle
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Chapter: Chapter 151: The Forgotten ArmyThe air in the throne room was thick with tension, the metallic scent of blood and ozone lingering from the recent battle. Leo stood at the forefront, flanked by Amara and Serena, while the Abandoned—Victor's forsaken experiments—formed a semi-circle behind them. Their cybernetic enhancements glinted under the dim, flickering lights, a testament to the horrors they had endured.Victor lounged on the throne, a smug smile playing on his lips. "So, you've gathered my discarded toys. Do you truly believe they can help you overthrow me?"One of the Abandoned, a towering figure with a mechanical arm and a face marred by surgical scars, stepped forward. His voice was a guttural growl, laced with both pain and defiance. "We are not your toys, Victor. We are your mistakes. And we will see you undone."Victor's smile faltered for a brief moment before he leaned forward, his eyes narrowing. "Bold words from failed experiments. Do you remember why you were cast aside? Because you couldn't follow
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Chapter: Chapter 160: A New DawnEthan woke early, the first rays of sunlight filtering through the cracks in the old, crumbling building where he had taken refuge. The quiet was almost unnerving, a stark contrast to the chaos he had lived through in the last few months. The fight, the loss, and the burden of survival had all come to an end. Yet, as he stood and stretched, a strange sense of emptiness lingered. What now?He walked to the edge of the building and looked out over the city. The skyline, once dominated by the System's towering structures, was now broken, with smoke still rising in places where battles had been fought. People moved below, rebuilding their homes and lives, their newfound freedom both a blessing and a challenge.As Ethan watched, he felt someone approach. He didn’t need to turn around to know it was Lila.“You’ve been standing there a while,” she said softly, coming to stand beside him. Her voice held a mix of exhaustion and hope.“Just thinking,” Ethan replied. “It’s strange, isn’t it? We
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Chapter: Chapter 159: The Final StepsThe group emerged from the collapsing central hub into the open air. The faint light of dawn painted the sky, signaling the start of a new day. Dust and debris filled the air behind them as the ground trembled one last time before falling silent. Ethan, Lila, and Victor paused to catch their breath, their faces streaked with dirt and sweat.“It’s over,” Victor said softly, his voice tinged with both relief and exhaustion.Ethan looked back at the ruins of the hub, his expression grim. “It doesn’t feel over.”Lila nodded. “The System might be offline, but its influence won’t disappear overnight. People are free now, but they’ll need time to understand what that freedom means.”Victor hesitated, then spoke, “There’s something you need to know. When I disabled the servers, I found traces of a backup—a failsafe.”Ethan’s stomach tightened. “A failsafe?”Victor nodded. “The System was designed to rebuild itself if it ever went offline. It’s dormant for now, but there’s no guarantee it won’
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Chapter: Chapter 158: Echoes of FreedomEthan sat on the edge of a rusted metal bench in the city square. Around him, life was slowly returning to normal. Children played in the streets, their laughter echoing through the air. People were rebuilding, setting up small markets and repairing homes. The weight of the System’s oppression was lifting, but the scars it left behind were still raw.Lila approached, her boots crunching against the gravel. She carried two steaming cups of tea, handing one to Ethan as she sat beside him. Her face, though calm, held a flicker of unease.“Victor’s still working on the fragments,” she said, breaking the silence. “He thinks there’s a way to isolate the System’s remaining influence.”Ethan sipped his tea, the warmth spreading through him. “Do you think we’ll ever be free of it?”Lila looked out at the square, her expression thoughtful. “I don’t know. But we’ve come this far. That has to count for something.”The peace didn’t last long. By midday, Victor called them to the command center. Th
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Chapter: Chapter 157: The Last ShadowsEthan stood at the edge of the underground facility, watching the faint pulses of the dormant core fade into stillness. The eerie glow it emitted no longer felt as threatening as before, but its mere presence filled him with unease. The System wasn’t dead—it was simply waiting, lingering like a shadow too stubborn to fade completely.Beside him, Lila adjusted her gear. “We stabilized it, but for how long? This thing is a ticking bomb, Ethan.”Ethan sighed, his gaze fixed on the core. “I know. But dismantling it could destroy the city. Right now, we don’t have a choice but to leave it.”Victor’s voice buzzed through the comms. “Are you two coming back up, or are you planning to spend the night down there?”Ethan smirked faintly and clicked the comm button. “We’re on our way.”As the team ascended back to the surface, the tension didn’t lift. The thought of leaving the System’s heart intact weighed on everyone. But for now, there were more pressing matters to deal with.Above ground, th
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Chapter: Chapter 156: The Path to RebuildingThe dawn rose slowly, painting the city in hues of orange and gold. For the first time in years, the streets seemed alive—not with the rigid, robotic movements of people under the System’s control, but with the cautious steps of those rediscovering freedom. Laughter mixed with tears, and conversations flowed as if a great weight had been lifted from everyone’s shoulders.Ethan stood on a rooftop overlooking the square, his arms resting on the edge of a crumbling wall. The sight below filled him with mixed emotions. There was joy, yes, but also uncertainty. The System had controlled every aspect of life for so long. How would people adapt to making their own choices again?Lila appeared beside him, carrying two mugs of steaming tea. “You’ve been up here a while,” she said, handing him a cup.“I needed to think,” Ethan replied, taking the mug. “It’s strange, isn’t it? Seeing everyone free but not knowing what comes next.”Lila nodded, sipping her tea. “Freedom is messy. It’s not somethi
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Chapter: Chapter 155: The Cost of FreedomEthan stood motionless in the dimly lit room. The silence pressed down on him, heavy and suffocating, as the events of the past hours played in a relentless loop in his mind. Mara’s final words, her unyielding courage, her sacrifice—they echoed like a haunting melody that wouldn’t fade.Lila entered quietly, her face pale and drawn. “The city is changing,” she said softly, breaking the silence. “People are waking up, Ethan. The System’s grip is gone.”Ethan turned to her, his eyes shadowed with grief. “But at what cost?” His voice cracked, and he clenched his fists to steady himself.Lila moved closer, placing a hand on his arm. “At a cost Mara and Trent were willing to pay. They believed in this. They believed in us.”Ethan’s shoulders slumped as he exhaled shakily. “I just... I can’t shake the feeling that it shouldn’t have been them. They deserved to see this world, Lila. A world where people are free.”She nodded, her own eyes glistening. “But they saw enough to believe it was wor
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Reboot My Heart
In a world ruled by the Universal System, low-level user Kian is heartbroken when Elena, his childhood love and the Federation’s prodigy, rejects their fated Compatibility Score to marry the heroic Marcus. After Marcus is kidnapped, Kian’s Power Level surges, and he becomes Elena’s second-chance partner. Despite their cold marriage, they grow closer, and Elena becomes pregnant.
When Marcus returns with a shocking claim, Kian divorces Elena to protect her, only to discover Marcus’s betrayal and a plot against the Federation. Defeating Marcus, Kian secures the Federation but loses Elena.
Six years later, Kian finds Elena with four children and his former best friend, Darius, now his enemy. As secrets unravel, Kian must fight to win back the love he thought he’d lost forever.
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Chapter: Chapter 80: Flight Through ShadowsThe cold night wrapped around Leo like a shroud as he darted through the ruined alleyways, every breath sharp in his lungs. The city was a labyrinth of broken glass and flickering neon, shadows swallowing whole blocks where the Federation’s patrols no longer dared to tread. But Leo knew better than to trust the darkness. It held dangers beyond the patrols—traitors, informants, and worse.He paused briefly behind a shattered storefront, heart pounding, and checked the small data pad clutched in his hand. The message was simple but chilling:“Elena’s been taken. We lost her in the purge. We don’t know where.”Leo swallowed hard, pressing his back against the cold brick wall.His mind raced back to the moment it happened—the raid on the safehouse. One minute they had the cover of silence, the next a flood of Federation troops smashed through their defenses like a tidal wave. Marcus’s betrayal had been swift and brutal. Elena was gone before he could even react.He clenched his fists, his
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Chapter: Chapter 79: Council of ShadowsThe rain hadn’t stopped. Thunder cracked across the sky as Kian paced beneath the steel awning outside the safehouse, watching crimson streaks flicker along the horizon. The Purge Protocol had begun. And now, the System was no longer a battlefield—it was a dying world.Behind him, Elena rested in one of the lower chambers. Her memories had begun bleeding back in fragments—flashes of children’s laughter, her hands in Kian’s, Marcus’s twisted smile.But Kian’s attention was elsewhere.The voice had spoken again.“The Council awaits. Come to the Rift.”He knew what that meant.The Rift was a space untouched by Federation authority—an unstable sector beyond the southern rim, abandoned after a failed terraforming project. It was there that the Forgotten Ones had once been exiled… and now, where they reigned.Kian turned as Selene approached, her face hard.“You’re leaving again,” she said bluntly.“They’ve summoned me.”Selene folded her arms. “You don’t owe them anything.”“They’re part o
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Chapter: Chapter 78: The Hollow Echo
The safe house walls trembled faintly from the aftershock of the explosion that had shattered Leo’s escape pod only moments before. Smoke coiled through the corridor, and Kian’s heart thundered as he kicked down the last bulkhead door. He stepped into the emergency chamber—charred metal, flickering lights… and Leo. Coughing violently, Leo was slumped against the far wall, blood matting his temple. “Elena,” he rasped. “They took her. Again.” Kian knelt beside him, gripping his brother’s shoulders. “What happened? You said she escaped. You said she was on her way.” Leo’s eyes were fevered, haunted. “She never made it to the rendezvous. It was a decoy. They planted a clone—a mimic. I didn’t know until it was too late.” Kian froze, realization crashing into him like a tidal wave. “The Elena who reached us… the one I protected…” “Wasn’t her,” Leo whispered. A silence stretched between them, thick with betrayal. Kian felt the floor tilt beneath him. The moments—the lingering stares,
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Chapter: Chapter 77: Mirror LiesThe whine of the rebel aircraft’s engines faded into the icy night sky as Kian sat beside Elena, her head resting lightly against his shoulder. The children were safe—for now. But his mind was anything but at ease.That clone.The other Elena.He hadn’t told her what he saw. Not yet. He wasn’t even sure if he believed it himself. Her touch, her memories, her scent—everything was her. But that final glimpse before the escape—the knowing smile in the clone’s eyes—still echoed in his skull like a warning bell.Selene piloted the aircraft in silence, the dashboard awash with blinking lights and encrypted signals. Every few minutes, she’d glance at the sensor readings. No pursuit. No tracking. But Kian wasn’t convinced.“She hasn’t spoken since we left,” Selene finally said, glancing back.“She’s exhausted,” Kian replied quickly. Too quickly.Elena stirred at the sound, then sat up slowly. “No. I’m fine.” Her voice was stronger than before. Sharper.Selene studied her for a moment longer,
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Chapter: Chapter 76: Beneath the Silence
************Flash Back**************The flickering light from the underground corridor painted long, ghostly shadows on the walls as Kian sat beside Leo’s unconscious form. The rain still fell in sheets outside the reinforced safe house, but inside, the silence was deafening.Elena had been taken.Not just abducted—ripped away, again, from everything that made her human. Leo’s cryptic words echoed in Kian’s skull like a war drum: “They have Elena.”Kian had seen her image flicker briefly across the failing rebel network days ago—bruised, restrained, injected with something unnatural. Marcus hadn’t just taken her back; he was changing her. Weaponizing her.The idea clawed at him.Across the room, the children sat huddled together, silent. The oldest boy—Rael—watched Kian with a gaze that felt older than time. He knew something. They all did. These children weren’t normal. Marcus had ensured that.Selene entered from the back room, her face tense. “Leo’s stable. But whatever they did t
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Chapter: Chapter 75: The Price of Power
The world stood still. Aera’s blood soaked into Kian’s gloves as he held her lifeless form. Her body, so recently full of fire and defiance, was now silent—a symbol of what he had failed to protect. Around him, the others moved in shadows and echoes, the weight of the moment sinking in like frost. Leo was the first to speak. “We have to go.” Kian didn’t move. “They killed her, Leo.” “I know.” “She was just a kid.” “She was more than that,” Elena said quietly, stepping closer. Her face was pale, but her eyes burned. “She was proof. That something beyond this war was possible.” Kian gently laid Aera down on the earth, folding her arms across her chest. He didn’t cry. Couldn’t. The rage simmering inside him left no room for tears. From the treeline, Darius was gone—vanished after the shot, like a ghost. But his act had lit a fuse Kian didn’t know he still carried. “Is the Spire sealed for good?” Leo asked, glancing toward the tower’s gleaming gates. Kian shook his head. “No.
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