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At this time, a young man was strolling quietly down the wide street in Darian City, which was under federal government rule.
Cars were passing, and people were smiling and having fun.
A little girl with ebony-black hair and a pink skirt above her knee carries a basket full of brightly colored roses.
She intends to sell them to neighboring couples. The little girl knows that it is better to sell flowers to lovers. So, she had the courage to walk in front of them, lovely lips on her face.But alas, she was not paying attention to the pile of pebbles, and she accidentally tripped over her leg.
As the basket of roses fell from her basket, teardrops slowly formed at the corners of her sapphire-blue eyes.The young man, full of compassion, approached her.
"Are you okay?" Then she nodded in response. The young man helped her up and gathered the roses for her.He comforted the sobbing girl and stroked her back.
"What is your name?" She stopped weeping and uttered, "I am little Autumn, Brother~."She giggled while showing her two dimples.
"Thank you for helping Little Autumn."
She seems to have trouble speaking, let alone pronouncing. She should be around 3-4 years old.'Why is she selling flowers at such a young age?' The young man thought.
She giggled, put her hand in the basket, and gave the young man a couple of roses.But when she looks at the roses, she bowed her head in disappointment.
"Sorry brother, the roses are ruined.""It's okay, little Autumn. This Brother has candy."
The young man took the girl's hand and handed her the candy in his pocket. He then patted her on the head to comfort her. "Bye, little Autumn. When we meet again, I'll buy you more candy." The young man starts to walk away. The girl stared at the young man who was slowly disappearing into the distance, still waving at her from a distance.She also smiled and waved her tiny arms.
When she couldn't see the young man anymore, she looked down at her basket and remembered something. "Brother, I forgot to ask your name." She mumbled to herself. …. The young man laughed at himself as he looked at the roses in his hand. "The kids have grown up these days and are already working hard. I want to buy her flowers and pay her more than the value of the roses, but I am in financial difficulty." He paused for a moment. "If I see her in the future, I should bring some candy." The young man continued to walk down the street. He went through a flower shop.The young man stopped, looked in the mirror next to him, and saw his reflection.
There is a young man with a funny-looking face, closely related to prehistoric humans, average height, and a twig-like figure. If others see it, no one will notice, but the zookeepers will. "I couldn't be more ordinary than that. Those who would behold my beauty would die of shame." He sarcastically said, and he then scratched his head. The young man raised his head and looked at the stunning cloudless morning sky with the sun reflecting off his face. The breeze was blowing on the face of the young man. He felt relaxed and carefree.The young man continued to advance and entered an alley between the buildings.
There was a pile of garbage in the driveway, and a rat was passing by.It smelled terrible, but the young man didn't care. He had long since acquired immunity.
This alley is a shortcut to his apartment. The young man came to the entrance of his apartment, looked at the six-story building, and stood for a while.At the entrance to the building, there was a guard.
He got a little bored while looking at the crowd. He then found a familiar figure of a young man.
A bright smile appeared on his face, and while yelling at him. "Hey, Manasi Shalom. How are you today?" When Manasi heard someone call his name, he knew it was Jorge, the guard of the building. That looks like a buffed guy from the gym. "Today is a good day, Jorge! Work hard and don't mess up anything. Have a happy day, Jorge!" When Manasi stopped shouting, he wasn't concerned about what other people across the street would say. "You too, Manasi!" The buffed guard replied with a grinning face. Manasi whispered to himself, "This person is always a happy-go-lucky kind of guy." He continued to move to the less-traveled area behind the building. Few people use the back door of the building.Manasi held the handrails on the side of the stairs and walked up.
On the way to the dimly lit stairs, he met a young couple.The person looks like a wealthy young master, with sunglasses on his shirt and a weird-looking hairdo.
This person was pale, like a junkie. Even if he takes drugs, nobody cares because he can do whatever he wants. The young man came from a large family, and the girl, with her arms dangling by his side, looked like a model. If people commented on them, it would be the fusion of a golden ring on top of a pile of dung. When they met Manasi on the stairs, the second-generation prodigal raised his eyebrows at the dim light. He couldn't see the look on Manasi's face. But when they passed by, the weird-looking guy finally knew who it was. He grinned at Manasi Shalom. "Oh! If it's not that poor guy, how are you? I didn't pay much attention to you. I thought you were dead. By the way, this is my girlfriend. Isn't she gorgeous? Do you want to join our date?" Sarcastically, the prodigal son spoke. The lady just looked at Manasi curiously. Manasi didn't want anything to do with this person, so he ignored him and kept going up. The prodigal son saw Manasi leave without saying a word.His smile stiffened, as he wasn't used to being ignored. He was furious and said threateningly.
"Are you trying to ignore me? Orphan boy!" while saying that he wouldn't want to lose face anymore.Not wasting time on Manasi, he beamed at his girl.
"He's my orphaned classmate, a stupid loser in our school." As he spoke, he kissed her and continued. He isn't even concerned about the nasty things he just said. Hearing the "loser," Manasi clenched his fists, held back, and did not beat the prodigal son because he was right; he was a loser. Manasi took a deep breath and let out a "sigh". Deep in his heart. It is alright for others to say that he is an orphan, but it is too much to say that he is a loser! But what can he do, slap that person in the face? Since he couldn't, he could only swallow his anger. "Not everyone can do whatever they want in life. If I get the chance, I will change my life so that no one can call me a loser." He scratched his head in frustration. 'Maybe God will allow me to do great things in this life. So being depressed doesn't make sense. I'll keep praying until something happens.' He thought in his heart. People who knew Manasi at school said that he was a failure, a person who did not succeed. Without parents and support, it is difficult to find a decent job. He turns twenty-four this year. He has been unemployed for two years. There was a time when he yearned to see his biological parents. "Is it becoming a trend for parents to abandon their children to save them from starvation? I hope the orphanage will continue to provide shelter for the children." Manasi mumbled.Nevertheless, he knew that this dream would be difficult to achieve as the doors of the orphanages were closing one by one, and no one was willing to donate anymore due to a lack of supplies.
He stopped thinking because it only made him frustrated. Finally, Manasi arrives at his room.
There is a plastic chair and a broken-leg table, an empty wardrobe, a dilapidated bed, a small refrigerator, and an old-fashioned television.
He took off his shirt, his lean muscles were laid bare, turned on the television, and laid down on the couch. Manasi closed his tired eyes and listened to the news anchor. She said something about the news this year reaching the whole world about the rapture. The news says that the rapture of the Bible is imminent. Manasi sat on the sofa, always believing that God would help him.But the church leaders began to condemn orphaned children, and he was disappointed. Although he understood their difficulties.
The church believed that Manasi had given up his belief...But he had always sought God, not through religious practice. He wanted to help the church orphanage.
On the table, there was a Bible. He tilted his head and looked at the ceiling. He got up and changed the TV channel. 'Growl' "I'm hungry." He walked over to the cupboard, took out the cup of noodles with a "free tag," opened it, and poured hot water over the noodle cup. 'Sniff.' 'That smells good~.' Manasi brought the cup of noodles to the table, silently said a short prayer, and then sat down on a chair to eat slowly. On the TV screen, the sky is clear, the forest green, a few sheep are grazing, a dog is barking, and a new news anchor is dressed in formal wear. "I've got to admit, she's beautiful." She looks like a person in her early twenties. She interviewed a white-robed shepherd. On his head, there was a symbol. "This is your news anchor, Jessica. And this is Mr. Dave, the owner of this ranch pasture." There was a big smile on Mr. Dave's face. With a calm temper, Mr. Dave nodded to Jessica. "Mr. Dave, you are a well-known figure in the church. Mr. Dave, what do you think of the Doomsday that is always mentioned?" "Thank you, Ms. Jessica. I have a dream that I want to share with everyone because it keeps showing up and it bothers me a bit. It has to do with doomsday." "What kind of dream is it, Mr. Dave?" Jessica asked curiously. "Darkness and destruction.... which is not a good sign." Mr. Dave said calmly. The news anchor took an interest in Mr. Dave's story.When Mr. Dave suddenly stopped talking for a few seconds, the newscaster was about to ask questions.
On television, you can see Mr. Dave's face constantly changing.His expression was relaxed at first, then changed to a shocked face, and finally, he looked scared.
"Mr. Dave?" The News Anchor Jessica asked Mr. Dave if he was okay, but he did not respond.The news anchor was worried, so she waved and patted him on the shoulder.
Suddenly, he shivered all over his body, and a cold sweat formed on his forehead. He kept trembling. His eyes turned red. Mr. Dave's tears rolled down his cheeks. The host, Jessica, panicked. 'Why is this old man suddenly crying?' Mr. Dave felt that the newscaster was very concerned about him. "I'm sorry, Ms. Jessica." Mr. Dave began to speak to the camera with a serious expression. "I am a seer… But… I have never seen anything horrible. What I had seen in the vision was our end… The first sign is the return of the fallen and the abyss....." Mr. Dave stopped speaking and closed his eyes. The ground abruptly shook, and the news anchor, Jessica, nearly tripped. She squatted quickly. Shaking the cameras, from its standpoint, numerous birds could be seen moving away from the forest.As if they sensed the danger of the environment and were escaping from their nests.
Jessica suddenly panicked and crawled away, then the channel was turned off.Manasi, who thought about enjoying and eating his noodles, was speechless. He almost spits out the noodles.
"?" The End of Chapter 1"What just happened?" Manasi had a lot of questions. He contemplated for a moment before continuing to eat. Suddenly, the room shook. "Earthquake?" Then the tremors started to intensify. 'Splash!' Manasi's noodles were strewn across the table. The hot water from the noodles almost spilled on him. As the tremor grew more dangerous, he suddenly thought of Mr. Dave's words about the destruction of the world. He didn't believe it, but since the trembling didn't stop, he started to seriously consider it. The trembling grew stronger and stronger. He had a feeling of crisis in his heart; he was in danger. He was thinking of going out when suddenly the dust fell from the ceiling. The cracks in the wall gradually appeared and continued to spread. "What is happening?" He could feel his heart beating faster. His hands are shaking. "If this situat
Manasi's consciousness returned, as he slowly opened his eyes, and he was inside this white room with no chair or decoration, absolutely nothing! "Hm?" "Where is this place?" He thought for a moment, then started recalling what had happened. He was injured because of the car that hit him, so he tried to lift his arm without difficulty. "Impossible, I'm healed?" Manasi couldn't believe it. He knew how heavily injured he was. He could move his arms like normal and without a scratch while clenching his fist. Unlike when he was hit by the car, almost all of his arm bones were fractured. "Maybe this is heaven?" Manasi said while trying to move his legs. He could regularly move his legs, and it's completely healed. He then touched the left side of his body, and it was also healed. "What the?" Manasi said something was out of place. He slowly stood up but found his legs just waving like he was
As Manasi prepared to teleport to another world, he remembered his guard friend, Jorge, the one he was trying to save in the building. "Spirit System, please check a person named Jorge at a place not far from where we merged." "Contractor, you mean the guy who was lying by the side of the street in a blue suit with his legs broken?" Spirit System "Yes, how did you know?" It mystified Manasi how precise the Spirit System is in recognizing a person. "Contractor, when I came near you, he was watching in your direction until his last breath.' Spirit System Manasi could only close his eyes and slowly accept Jorge's death. "I met Jorge two years ago when I moved out of the church and stayed in the apartment. Jorge, who is in his thirties, has a wife. And their little kid is three years old this year." "At that time, Jorge and I became brothers, because Jorge's wife often came to visit the apartment building and gave her h
"Spirit System, use [Observer] in this world and find the closest shelter." Manasi said while trying to cover his face from the sun. 'Contractor, this desolate planet has a surface area much larger than Earth, after all it is a high rank planet.' 'It's a thousand times larger than the Earth, and it had substantial limitations. It would take a months to fully scan this world.' Spirit System Manasi contemplated for a moment and then said
Most of Sage's words are just taunts and insults, a common strategy to distract his enemies' concentration but very effective in battle. They become serious as the patterns on their body tattoos start to light up a deep blue color. They appear to be extremely scary. When Manasi saw their transformation, he became their fan. They looked very great. Every time they wield their swords, a shock wave of blue color is propagated. It's like painting their surroundings with blue paint. The crowd grew excited as the Sage warriors used their true strength. "It's what I call an epic battle. Watching experts fight benefits me a lot." "Watching the experts fight brightens the mind. Maybe I can learn some kung-fu from them." Manasi greatly benefited from the struggle of the sages. 'It would be great if I had that kind of ability They could read their thoughts if they wanted, so the Spirit System replied.<
In outer space. Inside the Mothership. A three-meter tall humanoid beast could be seen, carrying in its right hand the corpse of a male Sage. When the three-meter-tall beast pushed open the fleshy door. Inside the room are collections of different types of humanoid monsters. Some bodies were hung upside down. It was simply a slaughterhouse.
"Spirit system, I'm entering!" Said Manasi solemnly. When Manasi was about to enter the enormous facility, a notification suddenly popped into his mind. 'Beep! Beep!' [Earths' notification update.] He frowned, knowing that only the biggest events on the planet would be announced. Manasi thinks for a moment. "Spirit System, open the notification." He said solemnly. 'Yes, Contractor.' Spirit System [Earth notification update: The Four Major Nations have brought all national governments together. In an agreement to create an alliance to address global issues on behalf of the peace treaty. They call the alliance of the federal world government the [Salvation Crusade]. The project of the 'salvation crusade' is to restore the destroyed structures of all nations.] 'Contractor, this could be considered good news.' Spirit System Manasi sighed in relief. Suddenly
'Beep!' 'Beep!' 'Beep!' The hologram begins to flash and shows a person with similarities to humans. The sage was 2.5 meters tall and wore a blue robe. "Hmm? a sage race?" Manasi thought, then started to speak. "Hello stranger, My name is Hadem Ironforge. We are the race of the Sages, known for our intellect and wisdom across the vast universe." He said this while taking a deep breath. "Stranger, if you've seen this recording, it means our race is over. The end of our race is caused by our madness. We are so dependent on our intellect that we despise the other races who have caused our destruction. The sages were too proud to befriend other races, and we paid dearly for our arrogance. This is the result of our actions." Hadem Ironforge said, filled with sadness. "This is the Sage world before our annihilation." Sage Hadem On the hologram, Manasi saw countless combat spaceships patrolling outsi
After that great battle against the Calamity Tortoise and the Leviathan, Manasi suggested using the shell of the Calamity Tortoise as material to reconstruct the Amber City.As Ben had found out, the shell of the Calamity Tortoise was the hardest material he had seen.Even the materials on his home planet paled in comparison.When Empress Shenna and Princess Anna heard the decision, they also suggested changing the name of the Amber City, and to Manasi's dismay, the new city would be called by his surname, "Shalom City."The Shalom City would be the very center and safest stronghold of humanity.Hence, he planned to expand the Shalom City ten times more than the Amber City, and the walls would reach a hundred meters tall.A wall that would be purely made from the Deity stage Calamity Tortoise.It had to be mentioned that Ben had used the combination of the Leviathan's thick skin and the shell of the Calamity Tortoise
They had used everything they had. They had run out of options to stop the Leviathan from wreaking havoc on Amber City.Despair could be written on the faces of the civilians."Manasi, where are you..." Blossom could be seen with a pale face as she uttered that while clenching her fist.When everything seemed so hopeless, there was always a light that shone in the darkness.From the carcass of the Calamity Tortoise, its back abruptly erupted, then there was a flash as a silhouette of a man arrived right before the Leviathan charge connected to the Amber City defenses.Little Autumn and Blossom were the first to recognize Manasi, as they were the ones with the highest level in the group.Then, at almost the same time, they shouted."Manasi!""Brother!"......Manasi had just finished absorbing the Calamity Tortoise
Seeing the pitiful action of the second enormous being that was pushing its head toward the huge tortoise creature.As if waking it up, made Ben and the others understand that the battle was far from over."Ben, how many more charges can the Sky Arc fire?" Don Alfonso asked solemnly.He could predict what the octopus-fish like creature would do next.Hearing that, Ben gritted his teeth."Three... No, at most four charges... before the weapon system shuts down."At this very moment....."Rwwrrrr!!!!!"The Leviathan let out an earth shattering roar, filled with rage as it discovered the Calamity Tortoise was dead.The Leviathan's green eyes gazed at the Amber City with animosity.Then the surrounding waters start to rise, wave after wave coming bashing at the walls of the Amber City, crumbling it apart.Seeing that the Amber City was about to be submerged by the waves, Little Autumn, in her
"Hmmm?"Manasi saw the sky blue and brownish clouds of what seemed to be elemental energy that was gathering.Because of its density, it was about to liquify.[Contractor, hurry up and absorb that energy before it disperses, as it came from the final heart of the Calamity Tortoise.]With that being explained, Manasi deactivated his buffs.As his body strength returned to normal, he could then start absorbing the elemental energy with peace of mind.Although that elemental energy was not suitable for him.However, because of the Spirit System that was filtering that elemental energy and converting it into a non-elemental form of energy.Manasi could now easily absorb that energy into his pours.He then took a meditative position, as he had to concentrate and, at the same time, he was submerged by the cloud of energy.His power was noticeable, being raised to its full potential. He could even sense
From the birds' eye, a shockwave that was way bigger than the mountains that were stacked together could be seen heading toward the Amber City that was enveloped by the lightning barrier.At the same time, Ben had positioned the Sky Arc in hopes of preventing the shockwave from passing through, and Little Autumn was already ready to give her all to defend the Amber City.Ultimately, the shockwave arrived as the banging sound of the impact as it struck the lightning barrier, as cracks emerged like glass and scattered into the air.At that very moment, no one knew that a miracle would happen when the lightning barrier collapsed.While the parents were covering their children in their arms while foreseeing their impending doom.However, there was only silence, as the second enormous shockwave that they expected did not come.The little girl in her father's arm peeks out her head."Father, there's no more "waves"..." She
The Calamity Tortoise had no more options left. It had to quickly restore its life essence before the being that was destroying his insides found his heart.With that, the Calamity Tortoise charged at the lightning barrier of the Amber City, at the same time being bombarded by projectiles.However, it did not stop the Calamity Tortoise's desperate charge.Seeing that, the people of Amber City gasped nervously. Even the Empress that was watching from her palace couldn't help but crush the armchair she was sitting on.At that moment, the Calamity Tortoise head connected to the lightning barrier.'Boom!'The impact almost shocked the foundation of the Amber City, but fortunately, the Calamity Tortoise's second attempt was futile, as there was no apparent damage to the barrier.The Calamity Tortoise staggered backward while shaking its head from the impact.It was confusing how the thin barrier was abl
A series of explosives echoed in the air, and the moment the missiles hit their target, the blue liquid inside of the missiles boiled.As it released an intense ice element, causing the left side of the Calamity Tortoise's face to freeze.Making it impossible for the Calamity Tortoise to open its jaws.At this time, a group of rangers came out of the groves, dashing like lightning toward the caravan.Rolf was shocked to see this. He had no idea if these guys were enemies. He was about to fire a warning shot.Just then, he caught a glimpse of a logo of the Amber City on the man's chest.The man then grabbed Rolf's shoulder."We don't have time." This man was a Ranger of the Amber City. He then dropped a disk that created a diagram.Before Rolf could understand what was happening, they were about to be teleported away.He also saw men with the same logo of the Amber City setting a disk on the pe
The red trees of the forest start to violently shake, and smaller hills collapse. Cracks can be seen forming on the surface."Screech!!!""Rwwwrrrr!!!"The hawks and wyverns that lived in those red trees and caves flew away as they sensed a horrifying monster was heading in their direction.Behind a mountain gorge, a gigantic foot came crashing down, flattening the red trees while leaving a massive pit in place.Finally, the Calamity Tortoise was fully revealed.The Calamity Tortoise's tired eyes shone as it saw the hawks and the large wyvern flocking together as they flowed away.The Calamity Tortoise stretched its long neck and opened its maw, as a whirlpool emerged, sucking the air in its throat.At this moment, the frantic hawks and wyvern sensed the airflow was drawing backward.Then, out of nowhere, a strong suction force came out, pulling the hawks and wyvern t
Looking at his daughter, Rod displayed a slight smile. Beside him was an old woman with grey hair.She was wearing a lovely dress. This was Shiela's grandmother.He was also beaming as she witnessed her granddaughter's bravery.The camp's wooden, metal plated door was suddenly pushed open as a man raiding a muscular horse, a breed of warhorse, came rushing in while his forehead was covered in sweat.He was heading to the center of the camp. There was a large tent with golden lines that could be seen.At this time, the new recruits that were training halted their movements as they looked in confusion at the man that was riding on his black horse that was passing by them."Stay focus! Stay focus!" Rod shouted at the new recruits."Yes, sir!" The new recruits resumed their training.Then Rod and Shiela gazed at the man who was heading towar