Terran Guardian Chapter 98 Discussion

This story contains:

NO arrogant young masters

NO harem

NO contrived mysterious dad/mom subplot

NO grandpa ring (but it has a system)

Setting: Grand Qin (human empire) is weakening. Humanity's archenemy: the demons (crowd_booing. Mp3) are steadily growing more powerful. The only thing keeping the demons from massacring everyone in grand Qin and just generally doing spooky sh*t is the DEMON SUPPRESSION DIVISION (DSD). Unfortunately, the DSD is strapped for manpower because there's a whole lot of sissies out there who are too scared of PAIN and VIOLENCE and MANLINESS to join.

So mankind is f*cked, right? Wrong.

Enter stage left: Shen Changqing, but most people just call him Lord Shen. His affiliation with the DSD makes him respected and feared wherever he goes, so don't expect any of the usual face slapping scenes.

What distinguishes Lord Shen from other MCs is the fact that he is not trying to get stronger for himself, instead he wants to get stronger to protect mankind. This nuances his ruthlessness and makes him less of a selfish, unfeeling git compared to your stock eastern fantasy MC. He has a zero-tolerance policy that may come off as barbaric, but he knows that if even a SINGLE demon escapes, thats a whole city that could be massacred later on.

You may have noticed the horror tag. I was actually surprised by some genuinely creepy moments. Reminded me of Terror Infinity. The occasional creepiness enhances the story by making the demons feel like genuinely threatening and malicious beings.

Side characters have been pretty 2D so far, but that's unsurprising for a web novel. At least they don't practice the time honored tradition of "courting death" by getting in the MC's way so the author can pad out a face slap chapter

All in all, this is a great Chinese fantasy story with the bullsh*t cut out. It knows what you want and how to deliver it. You won't be slapping your forehead when the MC turns into an idiot at the first sign of jade beauties. If you want that, go read MGA or something.

10/10 because f*ck the 5 star rating system

Also the translator is a champ. Keep up the good work!