Chapter 53 Chapter 53: Dead Debt and the Lockdown
The sealed Eternal Star Core on his chest burned hot enough that his skin started smoking.
Julian's grip on the brass key locked tight. Cold sweat ran down his palm, dripping off the key's teeth onto the counter, sending out ripples.
The sky outside had changed.
The purple-gold lightning bolt, mi...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Chapter 1: The Fire Sale Countdown
2. Chapter 2 Chapter 2: A Reckless Top-Up and a Supreme-Tier Talent
3. Chapter 3 Chapter 3: The Hollow Deep and the Weight of Power
4. Chapter 4 Chapter 4: The Unboxing and the Bidding War
5. Chapter 5 Chapter 5: Toxic Fog, Dead Weight
6. Chapter 6 Chapter 6: A Buying Spree and a Market Cornered
7. Chapter 7 Chapter 7: Tracking the Tycoon's Daughter
8. Chapter 8 Chapter 8: Borrowing a Bear's Claws
9. Chapter 9 Chapter 9: Duke Picks a Fight He Can't Walk Back
10. Chapter 10 Chapter 10: A Dark Night, a Quiet Slaughter
11. Chapter 11 Chapter 11: A Bounty With Teeth
12. Chapter 12 Chapter 12: Fishing Up Something Wicked
13. Chapter 13 Chapter 13: Turning the Tables to Steal a Mask
14. Chapter 14 Chapter 14: A Standoff at the Iron Ore Fields
15. Chapter 15 Chapter 15: Playing Both Sides, Selling Poison
16. Chapter 16 Chapter 16: A Bloodbath Exposes the Cracks
17. Chapter 17 Chapter 17: The Rat King Comes to Collect
18. Chapter 18 Chapter 18: Stripping the Mine Bare
19. Chapter 19 Chapter 19: A Tycoon's Fury, and Her Bitter Loss
20. Chapter 20 Chapter 20: Forging an Iron Army
21. Chapter 21 Chapter 21: Beast Tide Warning, City in a Panic
22. Chapter 22 Chapter 22: A Meeting With a Stranger
23. Chapter 23 Chapter 23: A Bottle of Cheap Medicine
24. Chapter 24 Chapter 24: Conflict Before the Storm
25. Chapter 25 Chapter 25: Into the Mist to Find the Wolf
26. Chapter 26 Chapter 26: Into the Lion's Den
27. Chapter 27 Chapter 27: The Rat King's Heist, and a Wolf's Ransom
28. Chapter 28 Chapter 28: Squeezing the Wolf King for the Crystal
29. Chapter 29 Chapter 29: A Robbery Mid-Ritual
30. Chapter 30 Chapter 30: The Array Comes Online
31. Chapter 31 Chapter 31: Fake Medicine Backfires, Into a Fortune
32. Chapter 32 Chapter 32: Doubled Rent, and a Mantis With Teeth
33. Chapter 33 Chapter 33: The Fisherman Oversteps
34. Chapter 34 Chapter 34: The Blood Pump and a VIP Annual Pass
35. Chapter 35 Chapter 35: Escape Pods and Rent on the Iron Fields
36. Chapter 36 Chapter 36: A Bluetooth Speaker and a Building Permit
37. Chapter 37 Chapter 37: Killing the Chicken to Scare the Monkeys
38. Chapter 38 Chapter 38: The Devil's Toll
39. Chapter 39 Chapter 39: The Landlord's Cross-Border Collections Department
40. Chapter 40 Chapter 40: The Devil's Toll (Round Two)
41. Chapter 41 Chapter 41: The Devil's Demolition Notice
42. Chapter 42 Chapter 42: A Life-or-Death Renovation
43. Chapter 43 Chapter 43: The Devil's Collection Notice
44. Chapter 44 Chapter 44: A Deadbeat's Reckoning
45. Chapter 45 Chapter 45: Violent Collections and a Border Run
46. Chapter 46 Chapter 46: Cross-Dimensional Smuggling and the Return Package
47. Chapter 47 Chapter 47: Corbin's Bounty Hunt Backfires
48. Chapter 48 Chapter 48: The Lakeside Ambush Backfires
49. Chapter 49 Chapter 49: Something Strange Stirs in the Lake
50. Chapter 50 Chapter 50: A Cross-Dimensional Tug-of-War
51. Chapter 51 Chapter 51: Doomsday Shelter and the Toll Sign
52. Chapter 52 Chapter 52: The Gluttony Growth and the Legendary Seal
53. Chapter 53 Chapter 53: Dead Debt and the Lockdown
54. Chapter 54 Chapter 54: Intercepting the Purple Tide
55. Chapter 55 Chapter 55: Forced Hijacking and a Level-20 Freebie
56. Chapter 56 Chapter 56: Intercepting the Abyss, Baiting the Deep
57. Chapter 57 Chapter 57: Illegal Construction and the System's Own Law
58. Chapter 58 Chapter 58: Labor Law and Bonded Labor
59. Chapter 59 Chapter 59: The System Core Outsourcing Deal
60. Chapter 60 Chapter 60: A Capitalist's Mining Crew
61. Chapter 61 Chapter 61: The Foreman Inspects the Work Site
62. Chapter 62 Chapter 62: Forced Bankruptcy Liquidation
63. Chapter 63 Chapter 63: The Ruthless Capitalist
64. Chapter 64 Chapter 64: Whose Master Does This Bell Answer To
65. Chapter 65 Chapter 65: The Landlord Takes His Seat
66. Chapter 66 Chapter 66: Even the Toll Money Isn't Safe
67. Chapter 67 Chapter 67: Cutting a Deal in the Dead of Night
68. Chapter 68 Chapter 68: High-Tier Sightseeing Passes
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