This is really not mechanical ascension - Chapter 9 - : Overwhelm

Have you been targeted?Maybe, since you’ve been in his range all along.What else can you do but prepare yourself to be killed?

The summer I was 17. A painting I created was sold. For 1.4 billion won.

In a world ravaged by radiation and the remnants of war, Dylan is far from a classic hero. A lieutenant with a tainted past, he's just trying to survive the ruins of a dying world... until the day he wakes up bound and surrounded by the mutilated corpses of his comrades.Captured by monstrous creatures, he soon realizes he’s been transported to another world. A world far more dangerous, far more brutal—where only the strong survive, and even monsters are hunted. Saved in extremis by Maggie, his commanding officer, he begins a desperate escape. Their only hope may lie in their encounter with Élisa, an elf abandoned by her kin, and their discovery of a mysterious power: anima gems—stones imbued with spiritual essence that can enhance body and soul, and unlock the path to awakening.No One under 18 admitted

On a dark and windy night, the legendary military hero Qin Yu found a stunningly beautiful and drunk CEO. From then on, Qin Yu's life was completely transformed...