[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-536":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Divine Path System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1563908,2028,"Chapter 536 Shadow Guardians [2]: The Recruitments","divine-path-system-chapter-536",536,"\u003Cp>\"I-I don't want him to stay as level 3 all his life.\" Misha lowered her head and admitted. \"He won't amount of anything as a low awakener.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mathew was listening with a serious expression but her final words cracked him up. \"Ha-ahahaha! Won't amount to anything. So, low awakeners don't amount to anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he repeated her words, his voice started to turn cold. \"Dear Sister, do you realize that more than 90% of the society is low awakeners?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, in terms of strength, they can't compare to mid and high awakeners. But should a person only measure their self-worth through their strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can be researchers, businessmen, strategists, heck, there are too many things they could contribute in.\" Mathew's tone was on the verge of rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget everything. Did you even ask Barry what he wants to become? Not what you want him to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I….\" Misha was stunned. Looking back, she never asked him. She did what she thought was best. Not what he actually liked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your parents are shitty. Don't be like them. Talk to your goddamn son.\" Mathew walked to the exit and the doors opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right when he was about to exit, he paused and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know the real reason you visited me. You want the miracle potion of the shadow guardians for your son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't want to crush your dreams, but I got it only through Enigma's grace. Unless you join the guardians and risk your life, forget about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha clenched her fists as she looked at her brother's back. And then she thought of her son's bleak face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes. She did terrible things so far. She had been both a horrible mother and a horrible sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the concern she suddenly had for her brother was only a means to an end. She didn't realize it until Mathew said, but yes, the biggest thought in her mind when meeting him was the miracle potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I am such a trashy person.' She felt a sense of disgust toward her own behavior. 'But…is there no chance of redemption?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recalled his parting words and raised her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait! I'm joining!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouting those words, she chased after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excuse me, you do realize this can get you into legal trouble, right?\" A person covered in black clothes from head to toe asked in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I fully understand the risks.\" Misha nodded. \"Please let me join.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a minute.\" The guard tapped on his comm and started to verify her documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha waited nervously as she glanced around to find traces of Mathew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following her repeated requests, he agreed to give her a chance. She followed him all the way from earth to a space city between Mars and Jupiter. From there, she reached a secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike others, she didn't need to bring in the invitation letter. Mathew directly let her pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, she found herself in training grounds filled with tens of thousands of members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secret realm seemed to be recently renovated and the construction of new facilities still seemed to be going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There are only a few staff.' She glanced at the guard evaluating her files. He was a level 7 like her, yet he was doing this menial job. It was most likely due to security reasons. If anything happened, they could immediately control the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's not like they have a choice.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most shadow guardians perished on Earth. The ones alive around earth—like her brother were captured by the Xanders and only recently released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There are some guardians that weren't captured. They did all the preparations.' Misha knew what this meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There must be some powerful leader who coordinated this and oversaw things. Was it Enigma, Blue Flash, or perhaps Dreamer?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she wondered, the guard had tapped his comm again and nodded at her. \"You pass the preliminary. Go in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to a tall rhombus building a few hundred meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next!\" As the guard yelled, a young man stepped forward and presented his files. Without waiting for the guard to ask, he answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My parents were killed by the Order. I want revenge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This one is revenge, huh.' Misha recalled the common reasons she heard and walked to the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My parents were killed by the order.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I want to kill the traitors!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I can't serve in the army, but I can work part-time as a shadow guardian. I can contribute.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I want to contribute.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I want to contribute.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six out of ten, the reasons were because they wanted to 'contribute' something, anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the time, people knew that something was the right thing to do. But they didn't know how to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, they clung to any option they were presented. In this case, Shadow Guardians was the option to 'justice'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Justice brought more than ten thousand people here with utmost secrecy.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha guessed that there were perhaps dozens of such recruitment spots across the solar system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she strongly believed that like in this one, every recruitment spot would have people from all sorts of backgrounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young geniuses who wanted to live a meaningful life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Middle-aged experts who were beginning to realize their life had been meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old veterans who wanted to die a meaningful death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But even getting here is difficult.' As she joined the queue in front of the rhombus-shaped building, Misha sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was only able to enter the secret realm because her 'brother' allowed her to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest didn't get in—they were selected by shadow guardians who were always searching for potential candidates and were invited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, her privilege ended with getting in without an invitation. Whether she'd be selected or not depended on herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I must.' She clenched her fists tightly and advanced in the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha was clear about why she was joining the shadow guardians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was neither for gritty reasons such as revenge. Nor was it for noble reasons such as promoting justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply wanted her son to live a safer life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I won't force him.' She took a breath. 'But I want him to be safe. So, I'll get him the miracle potion. After I die, he can at least protect himself in danger.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't something Mathew could understand. But as a mother, her son's safety was her top priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tests begun.\u003C\u002Fp>",1062,"2026-06-06T07:58:24.165Z",1,"novelbin.me","84784f4c105657c0af319cad2e7888c73bc8e7ab78b01772e3fba1c7635c930b","divine-path-system-chapter-537","divine-path-system-chapter-535",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]