[A protagonist who grows + standard superpower story + a more slice-of-life opening + no System + no mindless decisions or cliches]
[An original power system + one heroine + partly feel-good + many elements + comedy + a vast fictional world]
This world is far less safe than you imagine.
Don’t you want to know the truth hidden beneath the calm?
What you see is only what we want you to see!
What you hear is only what we want you to hear!
They really do exist! They do!
What? You mean the clothes I’m wearing?
Yeah, I’m mentally ill, but so are you.
Chen Yu: “You’re the one who’s mentally ill! Your whole family is! I really just want to be an ordinary person!”
That’s what he used to think, until a bullet whizzed past his eyes and he saw with his own eyes those “mentally ill” people use the powers they talked about to kill someone!
That was when Chen Yu realized he had stepped into the “New World” and learned the truth hidden beneath the calm.
Chen Yu: “…Still, I really just want to be an ordinary person…”
(This is a story about urban superpowers and a young man’s growth. There are no elemental powers in this book; it aims to stay as grounded in reality as possible.)
(The first 100,000 words are mostly everyday life and healing, with plenty of groundwork laid to flesh out the protagonist and supporting cast.
The pace will gradually pick up later. I’ll do my best to show you the worldbuilding and power levels of the whole story, along with plenty of schemes, strategy, and thrilling fights. The author is open to feedback.)
Elements already introduced in the book include [Gu] and [corpse-driving]…
