GENE DEVOURER - Chapter 20: Torture

Five years ago, she was schemed by her sister and became pregnant. Five years later, she returns with strength and becomes a money god in everyone's eyes.“President Jiang, Mr. Xu sent over two pairs of 10-carat earrings, hoping to collaborate with you.”“Vulgar, throw them away.”“President Jiang, Mr. Zhang bought a plane and sent it over, asking where you plan to invest in the next project?”“President Jiang, the kindergarten teacher called, saying the little miss was bullied.”She drove straight to the school, only to see her brothers nervously surrounding her sister. She smiled lightly and walked over slowly.

In a world where magic intertwines with reality, a dying human girl named Elara awakens to find herself in a foreign land. The air smells of ancient forests, and the sky is painted with hues she’s never seen before. Before her stands the enigmatic Demon Queen, Seraphina, her eyes as cold as the ice that encases her throne.Seraphina proposes a desperate bargain: a contractual marriage between them. In exchange for Elara’s hand, Seraphina promises to save the crumbling human kingdom from impending doom. Elara, with nothing left to lose, accepts, thrust into a web of intrigue, danger, and forbidden emotions.As they embark on their perilous adventure, Elara discovers that Seraphina’s icy demeanor hides a tragic past. The Demon Queen’s power is unmatched, her wrath swift and merciless. Yet, beneath the frost, Elara glimpses vulnerability—a longing for connection that defies her ruthless reputation.

A dangerous neon-lit city in a shattered post-war world.

The wilderness outside the city was wild and uncontrolled, the superhuman roamed beneath the cover of the night’s rain, xenomorphs prowled the streets.

Oligarchic company, extraordinary program, prosthetic limbs, spiritual network, street gangs.

Gu He only desire after transmigrating was to become a salted fish. But even if you wanted to, you couldn’t.

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