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Chapter 1276 - 1276: Everything Stopped… Except Him · Nov 04, 2026

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1251 Chapter 1251 - 2026-11-04
1252 Chapter 1252 - 2026-11-04
1253 Chapter 1253 - 1253: Storms Are Coming 2026-11-04
1254 Chapter 1254 - 1254: Ten Minutes to War 2026-11-04
1255 Chapter 1255 - 1255: Ashes on the Shore 2026-11-04
1256 Chapter 1256 - 1256: The Man Who Went First 2026-11-04
1257 Chapter 1257 - 1257: When Cities Fall 2026-11-04
1258 Chapter 1258 - 1258: The Next Target: Fallen Star City 2026-11-04
1259 Chapter 1259 - 1259: Tier 18? This Just Got Real 2026-11-04
1260 Chapter 1260 - 1260: Dopey’s Fury 2026-11-04
1261 Chapter 1261 - 1261: The Monster That Fled 2026-11-04
1262 Chapter 1262 - 1262: Shattered Shields and Broken Skulls 2026-11-04
1263 Chapter 1263 - 1263: The Sky Is About to Change 2026-11-04
1264 Chapter 1264 - 1264: This Time… We’re in Trouble 2026-11-04
1265 Chapter 1265 - 1265: I Don’t Fight Battles I Can’t Win 2026-11-04
1266 Chapter 1266 - 1266: Who Gave You the Balls? 2026-11-04
1267 Chapter 1267 - 1267: You Should’ve Thought That Through 2026-11-04
1268 Chapter 1268 - 1268: Then We Take a Bigger One 2026-11-04
1269 Chapter 1269 - 1269: I Can Take It… and Give It Away 2026-11-04
1270 Chapter 1270 - 1270: Twenty Thousand Strong 2026-11-04
1271 Chapter 1271 - 1271: Then They Turned the Guns Around 2026-11-04
1272 Chapter 1272 - 1272: From Today On… This Is Fallen Star City 2026-11-04
1273 Chapter 1273 - 1273: A Million Followed… and He Didn’t Flinch 2026-11-04
1274 Chapter 1274 - 1274: They Knew Where to Go 2026-11-04
1275 Chapter 1275 - 1275: They Ran… the Moment He Arrived 2026-11-04
1276 Chapter 1276 - 1276: Everything Stopped… Except Him 2026-11-04
1277 Chapter 1277 - 1277: Don’t Provoke Them 2026-11-04
1278 Chapter 1278 - 1278: They Sent the Monsters… Now We Visit Them 2026-11-04
1279 Chapter 1279 - 1279: The Whole World Was Watching 2026-11-04
1280 Chapter 1280 - 1280: We Didn’t Come to Negotiate 2026-11-04
1281 Chapter 1281 - 1281: Now They’re Afraid of Us 2026-11-04
1282 Chapter 1282 - 1282: They Ran… Straight Into a Mass Grave 2026-11-04
1283 Chapter 1283 - 1283: Then the World Stopped 2026-11-04
1284 Chapter 1284 - 1284: Even Infernals Weren’t Enough 2026-11-04
1285 Chapter 1285 - 1285: That Debt Doesn’t Fade 2026-11-04
1286 Chapter 1286 - 1286: This Isn’t a Hunting Ground 2026-11-04
1287 Chapter 1287 - 1287: He Learned to Fly 2026-11-04
1288 Chapter 1288 - 1288: Until It All Went Wrong 2026-11-04
1289 Chapter 1289 - 1289: Now It’s Our Turn 2026-11-04
1290 Chapter 1290 - 1290: He Let It Go 2026-11-04
1291 Chapter 1291 - 1291: Second Try 2026-11-04
1292 Chapter 1292 - 1292: Now We Know What We Are 2026-11-04
1293 Chapter 1293 - 1293: There Is No Ceiling 2026-11-04
1294 Chapter 1294 - 1294: If We Can’t Win… We Split Them 2026-11-04
1295 Chapter 1295 - 1295: Next Tribe 2026-11-04
1296 Chapter 1296 - 1296: A Storm Is Coming 2026-11-04
1297 Chapter 1297 - 1297: They Thought We Were Dead 2026-11-04
1298 Chapter 1298 - 1298: Bark 2026-11-04
1299 Chapter 1299 - 1299: You Chose War 2026-11-04
1300 Chapter 1300 - 1300: A Sky Full of Fire 2026-11-04

As soon as the crystal core hit Ethan’s stomach, it melted into pure energy and surged straight into his mind. On the constellation map in his head, the third star lit up.

The power flooded back into his body—and his consciousness slipped into that familiar void again.

Ethan knew this place by now.

He stared at the dense field of floating light-points ahead, his heart thumping anyway.

It had only been a little over a month since he hit Stage C. He hadn’t expected to come back here this fast.

The speed of his tier-ups was ridiculous—so ridiculous even he couldn’t quite believe it.

But there wasn’t time to stand around and marvel. The window was short. Ethan immediately started scanning.

Every time he entered the void space, it looked basically the same… but the skills inside the lights could be worlds apart.

Compared to the earlier spaces, the Stage B pool was clearly stronger.

A Wind-type ”storm” skill was obviously a step up from a tornado. A Fire-type ”sea of flames” would definitely cover more ground than [Rain of Flames].

There were also nasty single-target picks—Lightning-type Thunder Strike, Light-type Spear of Judgment—the kind of abilities that just sounded like they hit like a truck.

And Stage B had a lot more ”weird” stuff too: sensing skills, healing, mental abilities, all kinds of utility options.

Ethan’s gaze flicked across one light after another, hunting for something that made his pulse jump.

He wasn’t exactly lacking right now. He had damage. He had Teleportation. If anything, what he didn’t have was solid control or defense.

But with Teleportation in his pocket, neither of those was truly mandatory.

So this time, he didn’t come in with a strict target. He just wanted something… worth it.

Five minutes.

He was almost out of time when he finally saw it.

A light that made his scalp prickle.

”That’s the one.”

Ethan locked onto it, eyes narrowing.

The light-point shot toward him and drilled into the center of his forehead—

—and his consciousness got kicked out of the void.

Back in the real world, Ethan opened his eyes, grinning with open surprise.

He’d actually found something terrifying.

”Ethan—how’d it go? What skill?” everyone asked at once, leaning in like kids around a magic trick.

Ethan just smiled.

Then he snapped his fingers.

The whole world went quiet.

Leaves caught mid-sway in the wind. The flying mounts circling overhead froze in place. Chris and the others—expressions, breathing, everything—locked like someone had paused a video.

Ethan casually reached over and knocked Big Mike on the head.

Tap.

Then he pulled his hand back like nothing happened.

One second later, the world resumed.

Leaves rustled again. Flint and the others continued circling. Chris and the rest were still staring at Ethan, eyes bright with anticipation—like nothing had occurred at all.

”Captain, quit messing with us,” someone blurted. ”What skill did you get?”

Big Mike suddenly frowned and rubbed his head. ”Huh? Why does my head hurt like hell?”

He squinted suspiciously at Skinny Pete. ”Skinny Pete—did you hit me?”

Skinny Pete stared at him like he’d lost his mind. ”I haven’t moved. Everyone’s watching. Don’t pin your crap on me.”

”Then why does it hurt? It seriously feels like somebody clocked me.” Big Mike turned his head, scanning the area like he expected an assassin to pop out of a bush.

Nothing.

No one.

”…Am I imagining it?” Big Mike scratched at his scalp.

Then his face scrunched again. ”No, I’m not—damn, it still hurts!”

He looked genuinely offended by reality.

Chris shot him an irritated look. ”Stop whining. We’re waiting for Ethan to tell us what he got.”

”Oh.” Big Mike’s shoulders slumped. He nodded, all wounded and pouty, still rubbing his head.

”Uh… I already used it?” Ethan spread his hands.

”???”

”When?” Chris demanded. ”How did we not see anything?”

”Just now.” Ethan’s grin widened.

They all stared at him like he’d grown a second head.

Ethan let it hang for half a beat, then waved it off. ”Alright, alright, I’m done messing with you. My new skill is Absolute Stasis.”

Everyone leaned in.

”It freezes time and space. Once I activate it, everything in the area stops—time, space, all of it. Everything except me.”

”Holy—”

All of them went wide-eyed.

”That’s disgusting.”

”Yeah… that’s terrifying.”

”Ethan,” Chris said slowly, ”that’s a combined time-and-space ability?”

”Mm.” Ethan nodded.

”How long can you hold it?”

Ethan coughed, suddenly a little embarrassed. ”Like… one or two seconds.”

He scratched his cheek. ”The cost is insane. Every extra fraction of a second eats mental energy like crazy. With where I’m at right now, I probably can’t push it past two seconds.”

”That’s still broken,” Sean said flatly. ”That’s absolute control.”

”Yeah,” others chimed in, half jealous, half freaked out. ”Two seconds is enough to kill anyone.”

Ethan smiled. He was honestly pretty satisfied too.

Big Mike finally put it together. ”Wait—so you were the one who hit me!”

Ethan laughed. ”I just wanted to test whether anything that happens during it registers for you guys.”

He tilted his head. ”Looks like it doesn’t.”

”Yeah, I didn’t notice a thing,” Big Mike said, rubbing his head again. ”Just… my skull hurts.”

”That skill is seriously scary,” Emily muttered. A few of them looked unsettled, like they’d just realized how easy it would be to die without even understanding why.

Big Mike, meanwhile, was busy being Big Mike. He sighed dramatically. ”Man… shame it’s so short. If you could hold it longer…”

His grin turned sleazy. ”Dude. You could do whatever you want and they wouldn’t even know. That’s insane.”

Mia narrowed her eyes at him. ”What exactly are you planning to ’do,’ Big Mike?”

Her voice went sweet in that dangerous way. ”I’m telling you right now—if you try to corrupt the captain, I’ll peel you.”

Big Mike instantly shrank. ”Uh…”

He muttered under his breath, ”Like the boss needs me to corrupt him. He’d corrupt me if anything—”

Mia’s head snapped. ”What was that?”

”N-nothing!” Big Mike shot upright. ”I meant in combat! Combat! Mia, don’t overthink it!”

”You’d better mean combat.”

Chris cut in before Mia could keep going. ”Ethan—any changes to your innate ability?”

”Yeah.” Ethan nodded. ”Got a new one: Dread Gaze.”

”What does it do?”

”I look at someone, it shocks them—makes them afraid of me.” Ethan said it casually, like he was describing a flashlight. ”After that, they’ll basically piss themselves when they see me.”

”…Huh?”

”That’s messed up.”

Ethan held up a hand. ”Relax. That’s only if they’re lower tier than me, and Awakened. If they’re higher tier, it’s just a split-second stun—more like a control tool. No damage.”

He shrugged. ”The advantage is it’s sudden.”

Sean stared at him for a second, then let out a laugh. ”Bro, that’s still ridiculous. With your kit, who the hell can even duel you? Fighting up a couple tiers would be like eating breakfast.”

Everyone was openly amazed. Ethan’s self-selected ability was just… unfair. His skills weren’t even on the same scale as normal Awakened. Every major realm breakthrough flipped his strength upside down.

Garrick sighed, a little defeated. ”Man. The gap between us and Ethan keeps getting bigger.”

”Yeah,” Sean said, rubbing his face. ”Not even kidding—Ethan’s already Stage B and we’re what, Tier 14?”

”Quit sulking,” Ethan said. ”The gap isn’t that crazy. We just need to kill more red-skins and stockpile cores. Once you hit Tier 15 peak, you can push straight up to Stage B.”

Sean blinked, then grinned. ”Oh, right. That’s only like one or two tiers.”

Big Mike cracked his knuckles. ”Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go farm.”

The mood flipped instantly. A second ago they were depressed—now they were fired up.

They regrouped and headed straight for the next red-skinned monster location.

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