A Guide to Raising a Villainess - Chapter 44: Grace’s birthday (2)

Each stroke of good luck is a triumph over someone else’s misfortune.Jack Grim, the son of two legendary assassins, was born and raised on nothing but coldness, and the skills to spill blood.At seventeen, Jack received his final task as an assassin apprentice under his parents.“Succeed, and you’ll run your own organization — live the life you’ve always dreamed of.”For Jack, it was everything he had ever wanted: the chance to finally become the professional assassin he was born to be.He struck his target at midnight, succeeded, and received everything his parents had promised.But in the wake of victory came a pounding headache, a relentless fever—and then… transmigration.Jack now found himself in Raiden’s body, the keeper of the Book of Ashes, the heart of the Devourer, and the very book the coward Raiden had died protecting with his life.Jack had no desire to live in another world, magic or not. He simply wanted to return to his life as an assassin.But duty had other plans. The balance of this world now rested on his ability to protect the book, and like it or not, the responsibility was his to bear.

A strange accident occurred in Heavenly Spire City, triggering the odd awakening of certain individuals.There was an Higher Being behind it, causing some victims to awaken.While most people barely saw it.Cohen spoke with it.Before vanishing, the being gave him the large remainder of its power.As a result, Cohen awakened a Mythic Class, [Priest of Primordial], along with an SSS Talent, [Baptism].His power allows him to transform creatures into Primordial Beings, beasts that have affinity with different cosmic elements, evolving them into terrifying new forms that follow him with absolute loyalty.[Elax the Frost Dragon has been converted into a Mythic Gray Lunar Dragon.][Slime has been converted into a Mythic Living Dimension Slime.][Dire Hawk has been converted into a Unique Star-Cutting Hawk.]Creatures under his command already wield abilities like [Blink], [Gate Opening], [Gravity Manipulation], [Stellar Blasts] and [Entropy Fangs].But the world is still collapsing.The guilds have grown interest and fear for his abilities. Gates are appearing faster, bringing stronger monsters. And something connected to that mysterious being is beginning to move again.As chaos spreads, Cohen calmly builds his primordial army.The question people ask is no longer whether Cohen will survive the apocalypse.It is whether the world can survive him.

Li Xingwan had transmigrated into a book, becoming a D-list celebrity scandal-ridden and already married.Her husband was a bad omen. Rumor had it, he was a poor and elderly man with hemiplegia. Not only that, she also had to play stepmother.In effect, Li Xingwan was just like a widow.Regarding these rumors, Li Xingwan herself remained silent.The clamoring on the internet grew more intense.“That person who appeared on screen just now, couldn't have been a woman taking care of her hemiplegic husband, could she?”“And what about that ugly freak of a stepson?”“Won't this family put on some sort of tragic drama in front of the camera?”“Li Xingwan, she's just shameless. For money, she'd even marry a hemiplegic.”But...As the camera panned,who was that cold and abstinent Buddha's Disciple? And who was that soft, adorable little bun?!Ahhh! I'm going crazy!!

“In a realm where cultivators command the elements, bending mountains and traversing celestial rivers, their power is unmatched. Among these mighty beings, the body refiners are renowned, their mere presence capable of rending the heavens and reshaping landscapes. Their skill in crafting transformative elixirs commands respect and admiration. A legend in the Upper Realm, known for an ascension gone awry, suffered the loss of his physical form. Yet, in a stroke of fortune, he discovers a way to regain his corporeal existence. Embarking on a rejuvenated journey in this mystical land! Resolved to surpass his past achievements, he vows to ascend beyond the ranks of experts, charting a path filled with power and ancient mysteries.”