Who Are You Calling an Awakener? I'm an Independent Calamity!

[High Martial] [Opposing factions] [Playing both sides] [No AI anywhere in the book]

“Fun fact: Awakened people have seven times the defense of Calamities. They don’t need Calamities to protect them. They can protect themselves!”

“Who says Calamities and protection belong together? Every Calamity is an individual, not somebody’s human shield!”

“And who says Calamities are shields? Are you the one who gets to define them?”

Chen Yan transmigrated.

The good news: This is a world where everyone awakens.

Anyone can awaken a Star Soul and gain extraordinary powers straight out of online novels.

The bad news: Star Souls divide people into two categories.

If you’re Awakened, you have to deal with people looting supermarkets for free, and law enforcement officers are highly likely to empty their magazines the moment they see you.

If you’re a Calamity, you’ll face sympathetic judges openly favoring the other side in court, and Calamity Enhancement Chambers that bar Calamities from entering. After the original owner died a miserable death, Chen Yan discovered that he had awakened two Star Souls.

He became the only person in the world with twin Star Souls.

So when faced with law enforcement, Chen Yan would flash his Calamity Star Soul.

“I’m a Calamity. Why are you arresting me? Are you going to make trouble for a Calamity on behalf of another Calamity?”

When he saw an Enhancement Chamber that only Awakened people could enter, he would proudly straighten his back.

“Actually, I’ve been Awakened for ages!”

Once he figured it out, Chen Yan’s plan was simple: stand in the middle, play both sides, and have it both ways.

“What? You saw that I’m Awakened?”

“Who are you calling that? I’m an independent Calamity of the new era! Are you making assumptions about my Star Soul category?”