Chapter 5: Laws of the Universe and Abundance
The System Function Card shimmered faintly, pulsing with a rhythm that didn't belong to the room—like it was alive, like it could feel him staring back. His hand didn't shake. He wasn't scared.
He was ready.
Without a word, he crushed it between his fingers.
There was no explosion. No dramatic flash. Just a wave.
A warm current surged through him, not from the outside but from somewhere deeper—like something had crawled under his skin and started reading him, cell by cell, memory by memory.
He could feel it rifling through every moment. Every bruise. Every sleepless night. Every insult, betrayal, and pathetic smile he'd ever forced through clenched teeth.
It wasn't pain. It wasn't even pleasure.
It was clarity.
Then the voice returned—calm, unshaken, and divine.
[Ding! Ultimate System Function Unlocked.]
[System type and all functions are tailored to the Host's desire to rise, dominate, and evolve from a nobody.]