Taogu

In the dystopian world of 2166, District Seventeen, my current abode, earned the dubious honor of being labeled the Federation's most decrepit sector. 
The specter of unemployment looms large...
The count of missing individuals steadily climbs...
A relentless tide of fugitives...
As many people say, Enforcer is the most dangerous career on this planet.
And I, unfortunately, have become one. 
(Cyberpunk + Post-apocalyptic, four completed novels over millions of words. Feel free to read in any way you wish.)

Enforcer Manual

The flickering light of the flames froze at this moment, even the sound and heat wave that should have rapidly spread throughout disappeared.


If he hadn't witnessed this scene with his own eyes, he would find it hard to believe that such an image could appear in real life.


Yes, the scene before his eyes was like a film being paused, as if someone had used a force outside of the movie world to pause the impending disaster at a specific instant.


Yet, time was still ticking away, minute by minute.


He was acutely aware of this. He could still control his own limbs and took a reflexive step back at the sound of the explosion.


Clearly, the epicenter of the explosion was only tens of meters away, but what he felt on his face was a cool breeze.


For some reason, he felt as if time was flowing unusually fast. Under the illumination of the flames, his senses became extraordinarily clear.


Chapter 90: The Secret of Time_1