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 The next morning, as the first rays of sunlight pierced through the cave entrance, I awoke feeling remarkably better. The potion had indeed worked its magic, expediting my recovery process. I looked over to see David already awake, his injuries visibly improved as well.
 "We should continue our journey," David said, his voice filled with determination. "We have no time to waste."
 "Wait a minute, I have some burning questions that need answers. Yesterday, instead of prioritizing their own safety and fleeing, they made the selfless decision to save me. I can't help but wonder why they chose to risk their own lives for mine. If everyone had followed their natural instinct and fled for themselves, few might have survived. So, why did they do that?" I eagerly voiced the question that had been haunting my thoughts ever since the events of yesterday unfolded.
 As I posed the burning question that had consumed my thoughts since the previous day's events, an air of tension settled in the cave. David took a seat, his weariness evident as he prepared to address my inquiry. He exhaled deeply, as if summoning the strength to unravel the intricate complexities that surrounded our circumstances.
 "You see, what transpired yesterday is rooted in a facet of military that is not commonly discussed or taught in the academy. You see when a soldier reaches the level of tier-2 strength, they are required to undergo a rigorous test devised by the empire. This test encompasses various aspects, including physical and mental challenges, as well as assessments of knowledge," David explained, his gaze steady and unwavering.
 Leaning forward, he continued. "However, the most critical and final test involves measuring the depth of loyalty one holds towards their superior. To gauge this loyalty, a tier-7 spell is implanted within our minds. This spell not only determines our ranking within the hierarchy of the military when one advances to next tier, but serves another purpose as well."
 David's words hung in the air; the weight of their implications palpable. He met my gaze directly, his eyes filled with a mixture of solemnity and determination. "In a situation where we are forced to choose between our own lives and that of our superior, the spell compels us to sacrifice ourselves to ensure your survival. Regardless of your rank or perceived power, unless you attain tier-7 status, this spell is woven into the very fabric of every soldier's being. Our lieutenant, Kane, Damion-they too were bound by its influence. It was our solemn duty, our unwavering obligation, to preserve your life at any cost after their demise."
 I listened intently as David unravelled the mystery that had plagued my thoughts since the events of the previous day.
 "So, you're saying that the loyalty spell implanted in your minds compels you to prioritize the safety of your superior, me, even at the cost of your own lives?" I sought clarification, my voice tinged with a mix of awe and trepidation.
 David nodded in agreement. "Exactly. The empire cannot afford to have soldiers who may turn against them. By instilling this spell within us, they ensure our unwavering loyalty and commitment to their cause. It is a measure taken to maintain order and protect the integrity of the empire. But, that's not the main thing now. Let's get out of here."
 As David told me to be prepared to leave the cave before man from day before finds us, his words were interrupted by an unexpected voice reverberating through the cavernous space. We turned our attention towards the source of the sound, and before us stood the man we had encountered the day before, holding something ominous in his hand. His words sent a chill down our spines.
 "I hadn't planned on intruding, but since you've already mentioned me, I suppose I shall make my presence known," the man sneered, his voice dripping with malevolence. His footsteps echoed through the cave, heightening the tension that hung in the air.
 His menacing figure materialized before us, and his gaze fell upon our vulnerable forms. In his hand, he clutched something that hinted at an unfathomable cruelty. A sinister smile twisted across his face as he addressed us with a sadistic proposition.
 "You see, I had intended to spare your lives, but Kellan expressed his dissatisfaction with that decision. However, I am a man of my word. Instead of killing you outright, I shall take a hand from each of you as payment. So, my dear captives, will it be the right hand or the left?"
 As the man's sinister words hung in the air, David and I instinctively recoiled, creating as much distance as possible between us and our tormentor. My mind reeled with disbelief, still struggling to comprehend the events that had unfolded the day before. Amidst the chaos, David's urgent question broke through my daze, forcing me to confront the grim reality before us.
 "Which hand is your dominant one?" he urgently whispered, his eyes filled with a mix of desperation and determination. "We can't win this fight, but if we act swiftly, a tier-3 mage might be able to regrow our severed hands. Hurry, choose left or right before he takes both."
 "Left," I whispered, the word escaping my lips before I could fully process the consequences. My heart pounded in my chest as the realization of what I had just agreed to settled in.
 A twisted smile twisted across the man's face; his sadistic pleasure evident in his eyes. "Very well. One left and one right hand it shall be," he declared with a sickening glee. "A complete set of hands, how delightful."
 My senses were overwhelmed as he swiftly moved towards me, his blade glinting ominously in the dim light of the cave. Fear and despair threatened to consume me, but before I could react, the searing pain of the blade slicing through my flesh tore through my consciousness.
 The world blurred in a haze of agony as I felt warm blood gushing from my severed hand. Nausea surged within me, threatening to overwhelm my senses. The man's sadistic laughter echoed in my ears, mocking my helplessness.
 But then, as if in a cruel twist of fate, the man's demeanor shifted. He inexplicably reached into a pocket and pulled out a vial of liquid. With a mocking grin, he poured the mysterious substance over my severed limb. Miraculously, the bleeding slowed, and the excruciating pain dulled to a throb.
 "Since it seems you lack any healing potions and are destined for a certain death, allow me to provide a small act of kindness," he sneered, his voice laced with cruel satisfaction. "I shall cauterize your wounds, sealing them to prevent immediate bleeding. Consider it a token of my generosity."
 As I looked down at my maimed hand, a mixture of relief and despair washed over me. The wound was temporarily closed.
 David, his own hand freshly severed, stood beside me, his face etched with pain. With a dismissive wave of his hand, the man coldly declared, "You can leave now. You're of no use to me anymore." He turned and exited the cave, taking the severed hands with him, leaving us behind in the dimly lit cave.
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 Author's Note - This is end of first arc, dubbed as "Restart Arc". I will be taking break for about a week. Good bye till then:)
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 What do you think you are willing to wager in exchange for your life? Your money, position, prestige, power, your family or your everything. welcome to the games of gambling where you can stake anything and can get everything from opponents at any cost. PS: Don't Let my poor wording in the SYNOPSIS deter you from trying my novel ~~~ Now Now this is my first novel and I don't think I wrote a good SYNOPSIS to really describe my story but I hope you can give it a try and help me improve on my road as my main character Zack will improve. ~~~~~ English isn't my native English so forgive me for any grammar mistakes and if you notice some you can point at it, although I revisited the chapters before posting to make sure there are no mistake but maybe there be some that go unnoticed
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 Reborn in the fantasy world, just as he was about to lie down, he found himself bound to the prehistoric life simulator.
 [In the first year, you were born and became a baby in the human tribe! 】
 [This year, you found that you met an old man who was riding a bull and was talking about the Jindan Dao. You guessed the identity of the old man, so why did you go up to discuss the Tao? , I was shocked by your Dao Ke Dao very Dao! 】
 [Ten years later, Lao Tzu proved the Tao, you have obtained a small part of the merits of Lao Tzu's certification, your experience points are 10 million points, and a copy of "Tao Te Ching"! 】
 [Thousands of years later, during the Lich War, you plunged headlong into the Chaos Bell when the Eastern Emperor Taiyi died in a fierce battle, and you were killed by the breath of the innate treasure on the spot, and you died! 】
 [The simulation is over, and you will get 1 million experience points, a Tao Te Ching, and the innate treasure Chaos Bell! 】
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 Twenty years ago, Prince Zheng’s beloved Afang Nu gave birth to a son who died.
 This son was later deduced by the Yin-Yang family as a person who was punished by heaven and was cursed.
 King Zhuangxiang of Qin, in order to protect the villages and crops of the Jiangshan Mountains, secretly executed him without the knowledge of the son’s government order.
 That night, the imperial killing god Bai Qi sneaked into the National Teacher’s Mansion and took out a baby…
 Twenty years later, the six kings are completed, and the four seas are one.
 When Ying Zheng dragged his slightly tired body, he ascended the tallest building in the Epang Palace.
 With the vast Qin territory under my feet, there is always a trace of unspeakable regret in my heart…
 On this day, a highly respected old man surnamed Bai died.
 At the same time, the 20-year-old Bai Ze obtained: the Daqin slaughter system.
 The Daqin killing star fell, and the anti-Qin forces from all sides were ready to move.
 But no one thought that the empire would have a more ruthless Jagged Man Tu!
 Ding!&nbsp;You killed 30,000 Huns and got 8,000 Great Snow Dragon Riders!
 Ding!&nbsp;You destroy the Mojia government city and get the two-sleeved green snake!
 Ding!&nbsp;You behead the traitor Zhao Gao…
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 After being reborn, he was forced to marry a dragon, and she was still a female tyrannosaurus.
 Faced with the upcoming life of domestic violence, Jiang Xiaobai was desperate. 
 I have no choice for rebirth, but to marry a violent dragon lady, I choose to be a good person!
 “Ding! Feeling the host’s sincere call, the god-level selection system has been activated.”
 “Option 1: Promise her and reward the dragon spirit and tiger bone pill.”
 “Choice 2: Reject her and reward the demigod level cultivation base.”
 “Choice 3: Strongly frustrate her, reward the innate Dao body, God-level exercises.”
 “Promise… or refuse?”
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 What should I do if I transform into a passerby NPC in the Novice Village who may die at any time? 
 At first, Bai Fu just wanted to survive and increase the player's favorability. She planned to use the power of the players to increase the strength of the NPCs who were not on good terms with her. Unexpectedly, she accidentally increased the favorability. 
 From [the player's most solid backing] to [the lonely watcher at the border], and then to [the first saint in the turbid times of the empire]. 
 Players give full play to their subjective initiative and lift her to the throne. 
 In the 30th millennium of the empire, a former emperor of the empire who did not want to be named loudly accused in an interview with a newspaper. 
 "That group of undead people rushed into the palace shouting friendship and bond, and forcibly put my crown on the head of Bai Fu, the devil. It's really a sin!" 
 Facing the accusation, Bai Fu was extremely indignant. 
 "How can I be a devil? From the beginning to the end, I have been promoting love and justice. Don't talk nonsense with your eyes open... It's hard for me too. Sometimes I look for my own reasons. Have I been a good person for so many years? Why do those undead people only hit you and not me?"
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 This is the story of a male protagonist who has no power to bind the chickens in the world of pirates armed with the weapons of language to the thoughts of the pirates. 
 The male protagonist has no power to bind the chicken because of the modern human body! There is no power to bind a chicken! There is no power to bind a chicken!
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 Lin Feng traveled to a world of global catastrophe and ferocious beasts and monsters.
 Here, human beings awaken their talent soul cards, and then they can seal ferocious beasts and monsters and become magic card masters.
 And Lin Feng awakened the mythical talent soul card, which can check the information of all things and know the evolution route of all magic cards.
 "The Fierce Beast Demon Card [Salamander] has successfully evolved into [Earth Fire Dragon Beast], acquired the Legendary-level talent: Flame Master, and acquired a new skill: Flame Dragon's Breath..."
 "The skill magic card [Wind Blade] has successfully evolved into [Wind Tornado]..."
 "Equip the magic card [Heavy Spirit Armor] and successfully evolve into [Earth Armor]..."
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 Sun Tian, a young man who just graduated from two books, has a hobby since he was a child, watching anime, playing games, and doing nothing after graduation! 
 Unfortunately, he was reborn in the Dragon Ball world in a car accident. Let’s see how Sun Tian competes with others, step by step to the peak of martial arts!
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 In ten days, the Pokémon world will merge with reality.
 Billions of people around the world will get a Poké Ball and start catching Pokémon with their bare hands.
 And Wang Hao, knowing all this in advance, turned on the Pokémon simulator.
 Not only can you simulate the Pokémon world ten days later, but you can also harvest reserved talents from it.
 【Pokémon Simulator is on】
 [Current optional talent: Faith Evolution (Supreme Gold) .. ]
 [Simulation starts—]
 [Day 1: Pokémon is coming, you are already prepared, capture Catterpie at your doorstep, use Faith Evolution to evolve it into Rayquaza, and shock the Quartet. 】
 [Day 2: You tell Gengar that he can open his eyes, and at this moment, the breath of the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye dominates the world. 】
 【...】
 Ten days later, the world of Pokémon descends.
 Wang Hao started a perfect start with ten supreme talents and future information.
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 Su Yan travels to a parallel world, only to find out that this world actually began to recover when the technology tree is about to reach its peak?!
 Facing the complex world, fortunately, as a time traveler, Su Yan's spiritual power far exceeds that of everyone on this plane.
 In the awakening ceremony, even if you don't become an awakened person, you can use mental power to control the machine.
 So, Su Yan knew the truth in his heart.
 Turned on the drama overnight and started posing.
 But he never expected that when he reached out to poke Saber's stupid hair on the screen.
 You actually took out the Holy Grail?!
 Su Yan: There is such a good thing!
 Ever since.
 Pirate full fruit set, magic field, Rinnegan, Shinigami Zanpakutō... even characters from the show!
 On the night of Hokage genocide, Su Yan went online to harvest Sharingan.
 Danzo who came a little late: Where is my Sharingan???
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 Luo Yuan wakes up to find that reality has turned into a Pokémon world with an urban background.
 Inspired to become a chef, he immediately decided to change his career to become a trainer to fulfill his childhood dream.
 However, he who possessed the golden finger abilities of 'Super Chef' and 'Spirit of Spring Yao' discovered that.
 Pokémon will gain abilities and levels if they eat the food they cook themselves, but humans can’t quit after eating it?
 Cynthia, Diantha, Lusamina, and Lillie said that they were so delicious that their clothes would explode.
 The gods and beasts said they wanted to "have another bowl".
 Just why does Trainer play with Pokémon?
 That Pokémon is like a missile with one move, and the steel plate can be broken with one punch, and it can also attack Trainer!
 I can't handle it with my small body! Being a trainer is really too dangerous, it doesn't matter if this trainer is not suitable!
 This is a story of harmony and love between the trainer, the breeder and the chef, and the bond with all Pokémon.
 (This book is also known as: My childhood sweetheart is Latias?)
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 The resources of the parallel world are exhausted. When everyone reaches adulthood, they can enter a huge ocean world with endless resources and become the owner of an island. 
 As long as you can build and defend your own island, you can continue to discover the wealth and mysterious energy in the ocean and become a master. 
 At the age of 18, when everyone rushed to choose a large island first, Chu Chen, who had obtained the infinite evolution system, chose the turtle island that few people chose! 
 Start with a sea turtle, which has evolved into a legendary giant tortoise with a length of thousands of miles. On the back of the sea turtle are mountains, rivers, farmland, cities… 
 . 
 Evolve the killer whale, the ancient giant whale that has grown up to several hundred meters, can swallow a boat in one mouthful, and march across the ocean in groups, and the fleet is terrified when it sees it! 
 Evolve seagulls and evolve into lightning-fast, steel-skinned seagulls fighting**, even fighters** dare not take the front! 
 Evolution of the Mermaid…. One year later, a **little mermaid…
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 Thinking of her genius and beautiful girl with an IQ of 160, she was choked to death by an apple like this. 
 Inexplicably, I came to this wonderful world where I wanted a car without a car, a house but a house, and I could only live in a stone cave. 
 Hey hey! This handsome guy, I don’t give birth to leopards! 
 Wait, that beautiful man, quickly put down this lady’s xx towel! That is not something you can play, she will misunderstand it!… 
 [In short, this is a strange story about a beautiful girl with no morals and high IQ playing in the world of beasts and teasing a beautiful boy. 】 
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