Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot! - Chapter 478 - 473: The Candidate

[From the Author of Author's POV...]

Emotions are like a drug to us.

The more we experience them, the more we become addicted.

The hardest part is not letting them consume us.

But it's already too late for me.

I've already been swallowed whole.

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I had no knowledge of the game.

I was meant to have died.

And yet, I found myself in this situation.

A game I had never played before. A character I was unfamiliar with, and... A world that seemed to want to swallow me whole with every move I made.

What the hell is going on?

...and who am I?

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Ethan Crowe walked out of prison after seven years with nothing to his name and nowhere to belong.The world he returned to was unrecognisable.Gates had torn open across the globe, monsters roamed beyond human control, and society now revolved around the Titled - people chosen by mysterious voices and granted supernatural powers that made them heroes, weapons, and rulers all at once.Ethan wasn’t one of them.Not at first.Lost, angry, and with no future worth chasing, Ethan was barely surviving when a voice finally spoke to him.“Your title is… Lord Of Beasts.”But his awakening was wrong.Instead of power manifesting in the real world, Ethan was dragged into the Tower of Beasts - a brutal, game-like realm he could only enter while asleep. There, he hunts, tames, and evolves monstrous beasts that persist beyond his dreams…Registered as an E-Rank Titled with D-Rank potential, Ethan should have been insignificant.Yet the Lord Of Beasts cannot be measured by ordinary means.As Ethan grows stronger at an impossible rate, his existence begins to ripple outward - drawing the attention of elite Titled, criminal syndicates, and the Gates themselves.His past refuses to stay buried. His beasts grow more dangerous. And the truth behind his title hints at something far older and far more terrifying than anyone realises.In a world ruled by power, Ethan Crowe starts at the bottom.But as Lord Of Beasts, it's only a matter of time before he reaches the top!P.S. This is my WSA 2026 Entry - all support with powerstones and reviews is appreciated :)Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to real events, locations, or people are purely coincidental and not intended to portray anything.

Vahn Ryker died watching Earth burn, harvested by the Galactic Market, only to wake up days before the “Convergence”…the moment the digital world of Aetheria merges with reality.Determined to change the future, he enters the tutorial and selects a “glitched” Hidden Class with 0 base stats: The [EXP Architect].During the Academy’s mandatory Awakening ceremony, he uses his powers to disguise himself as the lowest possible tier: an F-rank Magic Apprentice, becoming the laughingstock of the entire school.As the arrogant “Golden Lion” elites and corrupt instructors mock his “trash” status, a cold mechanical voice suddenly rings through his mind:[Ding! Hidden Class: EXP Architect Selected!][You killed a Level 1 Green Slime.][Ding! 10,000x EXP Multiplier has been triggered!][You received 10,000 EXP!]Instantly, he gains enough EXP from a single trash mob to surpass the stats of a Level 10 Elite!————————[You practiced the basic skill [Flashpoint]][10,000x EXP Infusion Activated! Congratulations on mutating it into the Epic-Tier [Temporal Step]!]While others grind for weeks to learn a basic movement skill, Vahn bends the laws of physics and stops time with a single thought!While geniuses celebrate clearing a dungeon in a 40-man raid, Vahn solo-clears the World Boss in seconds![You used [Architect’s Domain] on an enemy spell.][10,000x Conversion Activated!]Congratulations on converting the [Rank 3 Firestorm] into raw EXP! You have leveled up!Armed with a system that treats the universe like editable code, Vahn's path to the throne is paved in data and blood!Mocked for his 0 base stats? He converts EXP directly into agility, moving faster than the eye can see.Laughed at for his F-Rank class? He mutates a basic fireball into [Inferno Nova], a spell capable of melting cities.Challenged by the “Alpha” protagonist? He deletes their skills and rewrites their reality.But the Architect’s greatest power is [Evolution].He doesn't just hoard items; he evolves them.From turning a rusted dagger into a [Soul-Bound Shadow Blade] to hatching a dying egg into Kora, the [Devouring Dragon Goddess].Follow Vahn Ryker as he transforms from a “glitch” into a System Administrator!He will stabilize the Chronos Spire, gather a legion of powerful beauties like the Priestess Aria and the Shield Maiden Sia, and rewrite the laws of the galaxy!

In typical Mary-Sue novel, readers all like the second male lead who only loves the heroine wholeheartedly and is willing to give up everything for the heroine, but the heroine only loves the male lead who once abused her body and heart.

Readers: Why doesn’t the heroine love the second ML, the demon sect leader?!

The demon sect leader: This Devil Venerable also wants to know, why do I like her?

In order to find out why the female lead doesn’t like him, the self-conscious demon sect leader set out to “interview” all the characters in the novel.

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When a book was dropped into his lap, the demon sect leader discovered the world he lived in was described in it. This book said that after he sacrificed himself for the female lead, the 4th male lead, his silent, loyal subordinate, blackened and attempted to kill her.

The demon sect leader, Wen Renhe: Yin Hanjiang, this Devil Venerable wants to know why you wanted to kill the heroine.

Yin Hanjiang was silent.

Wen Renhe: If you refuse to speak, this Devil Venerable will force you to speak!

Yin Hanjiang: …

Wen Renhe: What are you blushing for?!