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Looking for Urban Superpower Stories, Preferably Set in the City Throughout 求都市异能类的，最好是一直在都市的

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Preferably set in the modern city throughout. I don’t want the protagonist flying off to another world or into outer space every other chapter.

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1 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 76.4kReads8.3Score6.6k14d adds
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This is a genius-themed story. The protagonist possesses exceptional comprehension, cultivating true qi through ancient texts, opening up all his meridians, and mastering qi refinement, foundation building, and even communication with spirits and deities. He develops his own unique methods, gradually growing stronger and more self-disciplined. Combined with elements of academic excellence, the writing is excellent, the pacing is comfortable, and it's a very enjoyable slice-of-life story that's engaging, addictive, and easy to get hooked on.
2 I'm Not Mentally Ill! There's Just a God Living Inside Me 我不是精神病！我只是体内有尊神 Lie Flat Salty Fish Bishop躺平的咸鱼主教Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Purely unhinged comedy + a tiny bit of angst, but it won't affect the lunatic plot, hehe + no formulaic tropes + no couples + not an invincible power fantasy (readers who mind, beware) It starts very slowly but takes off completely later! (˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵)] Note: This story contains some mature and unusual content. Please read with discretion! Also, the protagonist is a lifelong bachelor and will never have a romance or flirtation with any character! Don't see a female character and immediately call 14kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
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It's excellent, highly immersive, and visually appealing.
3 Strange Things Arise for No Reason 无端生异 Chiang Mai Tea清迈茶Urban129k WordsOngoing [Superpowers + Overpowered + Invincible in the Mid-to-Late Stages + No CP for the Protagonist + No System] [The first few chapters might not be great, but keep reading and it gets really good!] [Warning: Any character except the protagonist may die] [Most supporting characters don't get much screen time. The ones who do are those with close ties to the protagonist] In 2035, aberrations invaded, and superpowered people emerged out of nowhere. Xi Pan had been an ordinary person with no powers. Be 286Reads—Score—14d adds
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4 Shattered to Pieces, I Took Control of the Universe 被整稀碎后，我掌控宇宙 Mi Duxiu觅独秀Urban206k WordsCompleted Every organ in your body can be replaced. All you need to keep is a mouth to eat with! Shi Jin, an esper, is persecuted by the city lord and forced to flee for his life! If only someone would grant me two mu of good farmland. How could I possibly take control of the universe and rule over all beings? If you don't laugh until you cry after reading this book, I'll say you're one tough kid! One update a day is normal; two a day means inspiration is overflowing; three a day can only mean Great-Grand 2.2kReads8.6Score16414d adds
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Just one look inside and you'll know what true amazement is!
5 The Working Stiff's Cultivation Chronicles 牛马修仙录 Mi Duxiu觅独秀Urban782k WordsOngoing A nationwide online game turns out to be a path to immortality! Paralyzed from the waist down, he is forced to embark on the path to becoming an immortal! By day, Shi Jin is a food delivery guy, ground down by the hardships of life! By night, Shi Jin is a Great Golden Immortal, and all the gods from every direction had better keep their distance! This book has a bit of everything: spoofing Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, and wreaking havoc in the Celestial Court and the Primordi 23.9kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
6 In the City, I Alone Wield Magic: Chinese Class Cards Give Me Superpowers 都市唯我独法：语文卡牌赋我异能 Gongshu Qin公输秦Urban256k WordsCompleted (College Campus + Showing Off on Campus + Urban Daily Life + The Only One with Magic + Chinese Textbooks) Qiao Beiyang, a college junior who works part-time delivering takeout, is struck by lightning. Afterward, a collection of supernatural ability cards appears in his mind, each capable of unlocking a different power. From then on, he makes a stunning comeback, delivering one face-slapping moment after another. Starting with the piano, he rises to become a business titan spanning the entire wor 19Reads—Score—14d adds
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This urban fantasy novel is so good! It's full of everyday urban life and lots of cool antics.
7 From the Start, I Made a Stray Cat the Night-Traveler God 开局封流浪猫当夜游神 Du Jiangyu都江雨Urban125k WordsCompleted Appointed administrator of the Heavenly Dao, he makes a catgirl a Night Wanderer from the start! Then he sets about repairing anomalies and bugs in the world. One strange incident after another unfolds across the city. Who is pulling the strings? Who is behind it all? —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Strange and unusual stories from the city.
8 The Legend’s Agent 传说代行人 Yu Le, Who Refuses to Give Up不摆烂的俞乐Urban101k WordsOngoing In this world, legends are dead and ghosts and gods run rampant. Yu Le accidentally fell into the sea of consciousness and made a ten-year wager with a devil from legend. “When you’re utterly satisfied and call out, ‘Time, please stand still,’ at that very moment, my God, your soul will belong to me.” Now, survive. Live on in the most insane version of this world. I’ll leave you with just one piece of advice: don’t let them know you can see them! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
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Written under a pseudonym by the author of "Golden Fan," it's absolutely fantastic!
9 High Martial: My Mutant Beast Teddy Dog Takes On the Whole World 高武：我的异兽泰迪狗干翻全世界 The Gentleman's False Face君子的伪面Urban67k WordsOngoing A Teddy dog from the start. If you can guess what happens next, I lose. [Unconventional Plot] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Urban Setting] [From Campus to Society] [Multiple Heroines] [A Mix of Spicy and Wholesome] [Transformation into a Mutant Beast] As life on Earth mutates, humans inject themselves with gene serums to transform into mutant beasts and fight off the beast tide. The protagonist, Chen Chuan, is born as a low-level mutant beast: a Teddy dog. The male lead is tim 6Reads—Score—14d adds
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The protagonist transforms into a teddy bear, and all the powerful figures step aside! It subverts tropes; if you can guess the plot, I'll eat my hat! A thrilling and hilarious story where everyone can transform into a mythical beast. An unconventional high-martial arts story with multiple female leads. Highly recommended!! A must-read!!
10 A Record of Funerals in a Small Town 小城丧葬录 Keeper of the Mysteries守玄人Mystery800k WordsCompleted In 2020, Rongcheng was battered by torrential rain. At 32, Chen Yan hit rock bottom after falling from a government post. Forced to resign over an air-gun incident, he crashed while hauling freight, went unpaid by an advertising agency, broke his leg at a construction site, and eventually became a food delivery rider, scraping by between his mortgage and daily expenses. One rainy night, he stopped to help someone and stumbled into the Xiao An Funeral Parlor, where he met Old Yang, who secretly c 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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Great, I was quite moved while reading it. The author is a great storyteller, I'm hooked.
11 Red Boy Reincarnates as a Programmer: Coding with the Samadhi True Fire 红孩儿转世码农，三昧真火敲代码 Child of Wealth, Red Boy善财童红孩儿Urban308k WordsCompleted Red Boy is reincarnated as a software engineer, wielding the Samadhi True Fire to code! Bugs steer clear of him, and clients call him Daddy! [Tempering true gold with fire, burning away falsehood, deploying locally to forge a new world!] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Who could have predicted that a once top programmer would fall into a career slump, be schemed against by an acquaintance and embroiled in a layoff dispute, be critically injured and on the verge of death, awaken the power of his past life as Red Boy, and unleash a cluster of data flames that shocked the entire audience? The whole novel is full of highlights.
12 The Arcane Codex 异能铭录 Nian Qiaoqiao念乔乔Urban715k WordsOngoing [Urban supernatural powers] [Ensemble cast] [Rise of water abilities] [No harem] [Eight Extraordinary Meridians] When a young man awakens his innate power on his eighteenth birthday, is it a sign of mental illness or the inheritance of his bloodline? Beyond the increasingly prosperous life of the city, could people with supernatural abilities exist in a parallel world? Amid your studies and work, have you ever thought about changing the world? Changing the future? Even in the modern society we l 6.8kReads8.3Score58514d adds
13 The Banban Project 板板计划 Phantom Demon of the Deep Shadow深影幻妖Urban294k WordsOngoing Three years ago, a mysterious astronomical spectacle called the “Celestial Rainbow Meteor Shower” appeared in the night sky above this city. To ordinary people, it was nothing more than a rare sight. But to those who knew its secret, it marked the beginning of disaster. The protagonist, Ban Youyue, was an “ordinary” high school girl. Through a “twist of fate,” she met a loli goddess who called herself the [Primordial Origin] and learned the world’s [hidden secrets]. With the goddess’s help, Ban 3Reads—Score—14d adds
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Although I wrote it myself, there is still something there, comrade.
14 The Rat Armor’s Twelve Talismans 鼠甲十二符 A Wooden Horse's Cry木马一声Urban425k WordsOngoing Xiao Hui accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world with a “fake System,” where everyone has a chance to awaken an armor or summon a spirit beast. As an undocumented outsider, Xiao Hui has no choice but to take a job washing dishes to make ends meet. After the day Xiao Hui awakens his armor, all kinds of surprises and opportunities quietly come his way. There’s the eccentric daughter of the proprietress, his scheming auntie from the workplace, and the refined young lady Zhong Xiuxiu. Wat 9Reads—Score—14d adds
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Urban fantasy, superpowers, armored background, twelve talismans as a cheat code, lots of beautiful women—lolis, mature women, secretaries, young wives—plenty of action scenes, lots of jokes, and a great plot. Open your mouth, I'll feed you… [I also highly recommend it][Sparrow's Delight is a masterpiece]
15 749 Told You to Turn It In, So Why Did You Tattoo a Weird God Sequence? 749让你上交，你纹诡神序列？ Little Bear Felt the Spring Breeze Again Last Night小熊昨夜又春风Urban513k WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless] [Freshman Intern at Organization 749] [Supernatural Horror] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Mystic Tattoo Powers] [Tai Sui Fatekeeper] [Gu Wei Nan Ting] [One-Punch Demon Slayer] [Paper Bride] [Sun and Moon Out of Sync] [Passionate Team] "No heroine, no harem! The villains are smart, and no matter how far they run, they will be hunted down!" (About one standalone case every ten chapters, with the overall story tying together in a closed loop. A highly satisfying read with plenty of 451Reads5.8Score—14d adds
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Here it comes! 😅
16 Are You Crazy? Do People with Mental Illness Really Love Money This Much? 疯了吧！精神病这么爱财的吗 January Wind and Snow一月风雪Urban279k WordsCompleted [Superpowers] [System] [Anomalies] [Gods] [Unhinged] [Crazy] [Absurd] [Unconventional] [Tightwad] [No angst, just a little sweetness] Also known as The Other Gods The long night will end, and the anomalies will vanish. Is this a game or reality? Every superpowered individual strives to become a god, but the road to godhood is littered with bones. The gifted emerge from their cocoons reborn. Will they soar high like phoenixes, or sit in meditation until they pass away like old monks? Divinity run 8Reads—Score—14d adds
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17 Guixu: Echoes of the Mountains and Seas 归墟：山海遗音 Reborn as an Angel转世变成天使Urban244k WordsOngoing Myths are history that humanity has forgotten, and the disasters that once ended civilizations have never truly gone away. They each have their own lives and loved ones. Some are willing to walk together, while others refuse to turn back. From modern cities to the lost realms of mountains and seas, the fate of ancient civilizations is once again linked to the human world. This time, people want to leave behind far more than just a few names in legends for future generations. 334Reads—Score11314d adds
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Super exciting and addictive urban fantasy novel 🔥 No melodrama or clichés [Already hooked] A high-quality urban fantasy novel where everyday life in the workplace and daily routines are full of hidden secrets and undercurrents, creating a highly immersive atmosphere!
18 Strange Tales and Oddities of the City 都市之奇闻怪语 Little Confused HF小糊涂HFMystery94k WordsCompleted Stories hidden within urban life: are they true or false? They are worth exploring, one and all. A hundred short stories reveal the many tales of city life... —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Although it's a new book, the quality is good. Reading one chapter at a time doesn't take up too much time.
19 Creating the Uncanny: My Creations Throw the World into Chaos 诡异创造，我的造物们霍乱世界 January Wind and Snow一月风雪Mystery631k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + Supernatural Horror + Lovecraftian + Contamination + No Female Lead + Behind the Scenes + Natural Disasters] Mysterious myths awaken amid natural disasters, while an unknown corruption quietly takes over the world. Abominable creations howl, and contamination continues to spread. Distortion returns alongside the supernatural: eyes that target human nature, domains that twist it, and strange shackles that cannot be broken. Destruction and rebirth intertwine to create a new mytholog 2.1kReads—Score15714d adds
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[Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf]
20 Reborn: My First Love Is Treating Me Like an XP Farm 重生之初恋把我当经验包 Mi Dou Mu Cai米斗木才Urban138k WordsOngoing [Urban Superpowers] + [Ensemble Campus Cast] + [Legacy of Ancient Clans] + [Lighthearted Action] + [Apocalyptic Crisis] In the final semester of their senior year, universities across the country suddenly introduce a mysterious civics course. The exam material isn’t a book or a test paper, but an ancient jade artifact called the Manifestation Jade. Ordinary students think it’s just the school pulling a stunt, but the ancient clans know it’s a test before the war begins. Shi Ye was supposed to re 3Reads—Score—14d adds
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The trials in Nali Village are not about leveling up by defeating monsters; they are about choosing who lives and who dies. This kind of moral dilemma is rare.
21 Useless? I’m the Number One! 废物？我才是第一人！ The Melancholy Ink-Black Wolf忧郁的墨色狼Urban419k WordsOngoing [Male Protagonist] [Face-Slapping] [Another World] [Slaying the Heavens and Gods] [Powerful Technology] [Clever Plot] After losing his job and his girlfriend, Meng Chengyuan awakens the lowest-ranked X-level ability, “Detection,” and is mocked as a good-for-nothing. But in the early days of the Turbulence Era, he becomes the first person to enter another world, turning his fortunes around with his ability to locate portals. When technology becomes widespread, “Detection” is rendered completely u 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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This is it! Absolutely worth reading. The content and setting are extensive, the chapters and plot are engaging, the tropes are varied, the analysis and solutions are clean and concise, without any unnecessary dragging, and it's not just mindless entertainment. Definitely worth a read.
22 I Grow Stronger by Devouring the Dead, but the Goddess Wants to Devour Me 我靠吞噬死者变强，女神却想吞我 Director Little Dot导演小不点Urban350k WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts + varied supernatural abilities + new power system + no System / but a loot-box-style golden finger + intelligent protagonist who grows stronger + satisfying story with brains + mind games and martial combat] Lin Mo is a cleanup worker for the Special Affairs Administration in Shenzhen, tasked with handling the affairs of unclaimed "lonely deaths." During a routine funeral, he unexpectedly awakens the supernatural ability "Echoes of Last Wishes": by touching a dead pers 353Reads—Score—14d adds
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Yes, brothers! New author, new book, new original! Near-future + urban fantasy with high martial arts elements. The main story is set in the Eastern Kingdom in 2049. Every character has clear motivations and is well-developed. No AI, stable updates. If you're tired of formulaic stories, come and try something different!
23 Wings of the Fairies: The Unsung War 妖精之翼：未颂的战争 Guest Before the Book书前客Urban233k WordsCompleted In the final decade before the new century, humanity was still slaughtering one another. From land to sea, and even into the skies that belonged to no beasts, people kept fighting. Many had forgotten what the war was for, but Viola remembered. The predecessors who faced death without flinching amid the smoke and fire of artillery. The enemies who suffered and fell into depravity beneath the burden of survival. Now, the whole edifice is on the verge of collapse! Even if hope is no more than a can 417Reads—Score35614d adds
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A great urban fantasy novel for male readers is here! "Wings of the Fairies: The Unsung War" is set in a bustling city where superpowers and fairies clash. The action is thrilling, the plot is well-paced, and the entire book is complete, so you don't have to wait for updates.
24 A Thousand Forms, a Million Mysteries: While Others Cultivate One Path, I Cultivate Them All 百象千机：别人修一道，我修万道 Mr. Strong Medicine猛药君Urban284k WordsOngoing From the start, I had a God-Slaying Sword in hand, and a thousand-year-old loli called me Dad. Everyone can bind themselves to only one Sacred Artifact in their lifetime, and must choose just one of the myriad paths in the world. My parents mysteriously disappeared, but I unexpectedly awakened the ability to identify Sacred Artifacts. A rusty iron sword at a street stall turned out to be the ancient God-Slaying Sword, a Sacred Artifact of slaughter! A little girl who had remained uncorrupted in 62Reads—Score24714d adds
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In the cultivation of the world, the most important thing is to be single-minded; once a path is chosen, it cannot be changed. Xu Xian, however, can see through illusions and find ancient sacred objects in inconspicuous old goods. He is compatible with all paths, but the origin of this extraordinary talent is shrouded in mystery.
25 E-Rank Realm Warden: I Cross the Abyssal Dream with a Strange Blade E级巡界人：我持诡刃渡渊梦 Watching Snow in the Mountains坐看山中雪Urban183k WordsOngoing Innate rank is fixed for life, and talent determines one's fate. This is an unbreakable law of the Dreamwatch Bureau's world. Lin Wei, an E-rank Realm Warden, was born at the bottom. His body's limits were set in stone, and he had no hope of ever rising in rank. Then the Boundary Pillar disaster struck. His younger sister Xiaoman awakened as a living Boundary Pillar and was dragged by Abyssal Energy into a Level 4 Deep Dream. Her body lay intact in a hospital bed, but her mind would be completel 1.5kReads—Score1.3k14d adds
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The male lead isn't a saint; he's ruthless when it comes to taking action and is willing to risk anything for his sister. His personality is very realistic.
26 Everyone Awakens Superpowers, but I Became the Administrator 全民觉醒异能，我却变成了管理员 Three-Eyed Spider三眼蜘蛛Urban132k WordsOngoing [Superpowers + Strong female lead + Power fantasy + Overpowered progression] Everyone else awakens powers like lightning, fire, superhuman strength, or flight. Me? I awakened an unknown-grade ability: [Administrator Privileges]! From then on, the world became lines of code I could edit! The school bully steals my PowerPoint and tries to hit me? I make him punch himself and fly ten meters backward! The Lightning Lord wants to electrocute me? I turn the ground beneath my feet into an insulator! A 20Reads6.5Score—14d adds
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Superpowers + Infinite Upgrade Flow + Strong Female Lead: While others awaken lightning and superhuman strength, I awaken "administrator privileges"—the world is just lines of code in my eyes!
27 The Day the White Tower Fell 白塔倾倒之日 River Bird Can't Fly江鸟不会飞Urban514k WordsOngoing The author has fallen into a black hole. Signal lost, updates suspended, and the text has been replaced with filler. I've run off with the original manuscript. I'll come back and fill in the gaps once I've stolen some inspiration from a parallel universe. Farewell for now, fellow readers! 103Reads—Score—14d adds
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A unique urban fantasy novel told from the perspective of a heretical cultivator! Full of cinematic flair, with villains who avoid stereotypical portrayals. When the White Tower collapses, the balance of the old world shatters, and a grand upheaval officially begins.
28 I Return from the Forbidden Zone 我自禁区归来 Seven-Leaf Sunshine七叶阳光Urban566k WordsOngoing [No System / No Transmigration / No Rebirth / No Cliches / No Harem. If you want a brainless power fantasy, this isn't for you.] After the Fall Power descended, countless protective barriers appeared across Huaxia, guarding its cities, towns, and villages. Inside the barriers, people were safe. The lands beyond them were known as the Forbidden Zones, because anyone who spent a day in one would lose their mind and turn into a terrifying Fallen Beast. When Bian Ning woke up, he found himself inexp 57Reads—Score—14d adds
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Anyone like urban martial arts novels? [No system] + [No time travel] + [No rebirth] + [No clichés] + [No harem]
29 The World's Only SSS-Rank Superpower Awakening Expert 全球唯一SSS级异能觉醒大佬 Xiao Long Er小龙珥Urban374k WordsOngoing [Ruthless and decisive + System + supernatural abilities + one heroine + a plot that isn't mindless] A global disaster caused by supernatural beasts erupts. At death's door, Bai Xiao awakens the SSS-rank ability [Origin of All Forms], which lets him see the weaknesses of all things and summon ancient heroic spirits to possess him. The price: every heroic spirit's mark becomes a heavy tattoo weighing down his body. The mark of Kalom, a warrior with a broken spear, makes his right arm thirty jin h 20Reads6.9Score—14d adds
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I can see through the weaknesses of all things, and even summon ancient heroes to possess me. While the global front is still fighting the Rift, legends reside within me: Broken Spear Warriors, Shadow Blade Assassins, Spellweavers… They say this is the last ember of a lost civilization. And the god-like being deep within the Rift whispers to me: "The seed, it's time to reclaim it."
30 After the Grim Reaper Retires, Superpowers Collapse Worldwide 活阎王退休后，全球异能崩塌 Seven and Nine in One Cage七九同笼Urban591k WordsCompleted Mu Lei was once the Underworld's most feared top assassin, codenamed the Living Yama. Three years ago, he returned from the brink of death after taking a bullet to the heart. By chance, he awakened an incredible ability: he can see everyone's countdown to death, and whenever someone dies, time resets, letting him reload a save. But what he never expected was that his body was the ultimate product of the Phoenix Project: a living coffin. Every reset loosens the coffin lid and drains his life forc —Reads—Score—14d adds
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This book is truly excellent. The foreshadowing is skillfully executed, unfolding continuously from the opening chapter to the finale, keeping me hooked on every plot point and compelling me to continue reading.

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