Paintings of Terror - Chapter 217: Pawns

Lu Mingshu had never believed in fate.

The world was split into several different realms, each of this realm filled with perilous dangers and Monsters that many would say came from the depths of every nightmare ever dreamt by man.Those that perish in this realms die in reality but those that survive will come back stronger, with special abilities that ruled higher than the normal human could phantom.Humans must transverse the realms to become stronger. Many do it for the purpose of their greed and hunger for power, but others do it to protect the earth as humans can venture into the realms to get stronger, sometimes the monsters from the other worlds can also breach through.Fang Zhen a conqueror in his first life, dies and he is reborn into this world of realms as the son of a Noble Lord. With the goal of becoming the strongest In this world he is blessed with that an especially powerful Ability, an ability born of dragons that might just be his way to reaching the top.But with every great power comes a great flaw, and with every great blessing given to the humans come the greed that rules alongside it.

July, 1946. The existence of an alternate world was confirmed.

It was supposed to be a new world for mankind.

However, the enormous cost, the annihilation of the advance troops, and fierce public opposition led to the signing of a non-aggression treaty.

Mankind turned their eyes towards space.

Half a century later.

A certain company formed a team in order to explore the alternate world’s dungeon.

Five professionals and three artificial intelligences. And one reserve member.

With modern weapons and technology, the adventure was expected to be easy.

However, the ones who had arrived in the alternate world were a defective artificial intelligence and a non-professional.

Through trial and error, they lived, ate, and fought. And, they explored the dungeon.

Quinn Winter is a young man from another world. One day, he is suddenly chosen to become the new Demon King. But the Demon Kingdom is in big trouble – it's losing a terrible war against the human kingdom called Gran'le.To help his people, Quinn comes up with a risky plan. He will sneak into Gran'le and learn their secrets. But things don’t go as planned. A powerful noble sponsors him, and he ends up joining Heavenward Academy, the top school for training future heroes.At the Academy, there's a big challenge called the Selection. The best students become Paladins – magic knights who fight demons. Quinn doesn’t want to become a Paladin. He is a demon king! But now, he’s stuck in the Selection… and if he wins, he’ll become the very thing he’s supposed to destroy.He started the day badly. Now, things are getting even worse.