Xiao Daidzhao

Growing up with eccentric materialistic parents who left him in the care of his grandfather for a job overseas, Zhang Heng had learned to adapt and be unfettered by the oddities and challenges in life. But he would soon learn the baffling truth about the world he thought he knew when one day at midnight time froze and he found himself in a world so quiet and still it was deafening. That night, he discovered that he had 24 hours more than everybody else and thus, marked the beginning of his adventures. The mysteries surrounding his newfound ability only deepened when a strange old man claimed to have given Zhang Heng that ‘gift of time’ and recruited the young man to participate in a cryptic ‘life-changing’ game on his behalf. Little did Zhang Heng know that accepting those terms meant embroiling himself in many versions of reality and exposing himself to the hidden secrets of the world—a decision he could never undo.

48 Hours a Day

<p>"As you know, there are many types of gladiators—Eques, Parmularius, Retiarius, Secutor, and many other types. All of them carry different roles. Although the school will finally determine the type of gladiator you will become, you can first tell the school the type of gladiator you want to be based on your weapon of choice and fighting style. I will put all your opinions into consideration when making the final sorting.</p>

<p>"Can I have your attention? You'll need to pay full attention to this because it will determine the direction of your development. It doesn't mean that you can't change it once you made up your mind. By changing your mind, however, all the effort that you've put in your previous training will be wasted. This means that you will start your training later than others, and in turn, your chance of passing the final assessment will be lower.</p>

Does It Hurt?