[A Secretive Human Weapon X A Two-Faced, Flirtatious Schemer]
Geniuses are always mistaken for monsters, and evolution is often seen as a calamity.
A complete fool showed up at Sacred Thorn Military Academy.
No mental power, a frail body that toppled at a push, the lowest score on the entrance exam, and not even able to make sense of a mecha blueprint.
The bullies were overjoyed and picked her as their next victim.
None of this bothered Xing Liu, until the mecha she'd picked up unexpectedly awakened a consciousness. The only thing that did bother her was that her mecha, which had somehow awakened a mind of its own, wouldn't obey her.
There's a universally accepted principle in the Federation: an awakened mecha resembles its owner's personality and obeys its owner's orders without question.
Xing Liu thought this universally accepted principle was lying to her.
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"The greatest and bravest warrior of the Talen Empire has actually become a Federation woman's dog!"
Shi Zhenhe often heard this bitter complaint.
He had been framed on the battlefield and captured by an enemy nation. Later, by a twist of fate, his consciousness entered an abandoned mecha.
He saw his "master" play sweet and weak with ease, then turn around and kill the leader of the bullies as her coming-of-age gift.
So she was a lunatic hiding in plain sight.
Being a lunatic's dog is pretty damn great.
[Coming Soon] Master
As the youngest and most powerful cultivator of the Heartless Path in the world, Duan Zhuo's path of cultivation had been remarkably smooth.
She entered the Path at three, took up a sword at seven, made the top ten of the Azure Cloud Ranking at thirteen, and broke through delusion to enter the Ninth Realm at sixteen, becoming the foremost person in the immortal sects in a single stroke.
At eighteen, after the sect leader pleaded with her over and over, Duan Zhuo opened a mountain gate and took in a disciple, a child of only modest talent. Though the disciple was disappointing in cultivation, they made up for it by being obedient and well-behaved, which was enough to satisfy her.
Seven years later, the good disciple stole the immortal sect's supreme treasure, deserted the sect, and was slain by her sword. Three months later, Duan Zhuo suddenly abandoned the Heartless Path, crippled her cultivation, and shut herself away.
Everyone thought the foremost cultivator of the immortal sects had fallen for good. Some mocked her, others sighed. But who could have guessed that five years later, Duan Zhuo would emerge from seclusion even stronger than before? The young immortal honored one casually swung her sword, razing the Immortal-Demon Pass and pointing her blade at the Demon King's palace.
On the high platform, a man was bound tightly with heavy, lengthy chains. His clothes were torn, his eyes bloodshot, and demonic markings covered his body.
Duan Zhuo wore a blue robe, just as she had all those years ago. "Come home with me."
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Fu Yu should have vanished on that snowy night. But, by chance, the day he was about to die was the day the being whom the entire immortal world feared and revered emerged from seclusion. She saved his life without a second thought, unaware of the disaster she had set in motion.
Later, he ascended to the divine palace and successfully remained on the highest peak. At the right moment, this chess piece would become a blade pointed at her, leaving behind an ugly, terrifying face in her heart.
Seven years later, the first sword Fu Yu wielded after breaking through his realm was aimed at Duan Zhuo, who had once taught him. The confrontation came so soon. When her icy sword knocked his aside and pierced deep into his chest, Fu Yu felt warmth.
They had no idea how long he had waited for that sword.
Those fools who fancied themselves players had never seen what lay beyond the clouds atop the highest peak, and knew nothing of the days and months engraved there. The strings controlling the chess pieces had long since changed hands, quietly winding around the hem of a blue skirt.
To be killed by the sun is a blessing.
Theme: I want both career and love
