[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-single-wish-rise-of-the-omniscient-paragon":3,"chapter-single-wish-rise-of-the-omniscient-paragon-single-wish-rise-of-the-omniscient-paragon-chapter-285":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Single Wish: Rise Of The Omniscient Paragon",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},998148,1304,"Chapter 285 284: Prisoner?","single-wish-rise-of-the-omniscient-paragon-chapter-285",285,"\u003Cp>With an aura and a gaze that was completely different from when he entered the evolution center, Corey walked out of the evolution center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey squinted his eyes as a bright light entered his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inside of the evolution center was not as bright as daylight, and the sudden bright light caused him to squint his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep manly voice flowed into Corey's ears, and he turned to his left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He furrowed his brows slightly when he noticed a short male with reddish brownish hair sitting a few meters to his left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male was around 1.7m in height, and he also had a large axe strapped to his back. He had a face which would be considered average, and he was bald with no facial hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald short male asked with squinted eyes as he looked at Corey with a tinge of wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know who the young man was, but he could feel a strange aura that was somewhat dangerous coming out from the young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strange aura baffled him since he could sense that the young man before him was still a mortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, he was not certain of the young man's tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What sort of eyes does he have?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald short man frowned as he gazed at Corey's dual colored eyes which gave him a slight chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Scan.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald short man tried to inspect Corey, but he got nothing from his inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald short man's face hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey calmly looked around before gazing at the bald short man who was a mystical being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A tier 4 at least.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey thought, then he showed his Underground Watch to the bald short man who he guessed was the current guard of the Evolution Center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I wonder what happened to the previous guard.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Did they replace him permanently or is it temporary?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey thought as he observed the bald short guard who relaxed slightly upon seeing Corey's U-Watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was taking the tier 2 promotion trial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey calmly spoke as he gestured towards the evolution center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, I don't know how long I spent in the trial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald short man frowned for a few seconds, then he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would not be the first time somebody would spend a long time inside an evolution center so he wasn't too surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's your name? And when did you enter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald short man decided to believe Corey's explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Corey could give him his name, he would be able to search for information on Corey through the Underworld database.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm Smile Reaper. But, I don't know the date of when I entered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey slightly frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he imagining it, or did he see a tinge of surprise in the gaze of the bald short man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey suddenly had a bad feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're Smile Reaper?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald short man asked while looking at Corey from his head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was sort of comical considering the immense height difference between Corey and the bald short man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" Yes. I'm Smile Reaper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although, Corey had a bad feeling, he decided not to act rashly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to know the reason for his bad feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald short man gazed at Corey for a few seconds once again before shaking his head softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the Smile Reaper that was an underling of the prisoner Divine right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Prisoner?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not his underling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Corey hearing the bald guard call Divine a prisoner, Corey still chose to correct the words of the bald short guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, just the thought of people seeing him as an underling of Divine irked Corey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short bald guard was taken aback by Corey's words. He gave Corey a strange look, but Corey did not care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened to Divine? Why is he a prisoner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey asked, after ignoring the short bald guard's strange gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was caught stealing a precious object in the mansion of the Underworld Lord of the Central Area.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey's heart skipped a beat when he heard the guard's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Crap.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going to happen to him? What of the remaining group members?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rosa, Fatty Black Bonez, Dave, Melissa, Triple X?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey asked, and the bald short guard shrugged nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know what happened to them. I was told to give you this information when you came out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Took you long enough by the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey had a strange expression when he heard the bald short man's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flashed with a pondering glint, before flashing with a glint of realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Divine sent you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey said, then he frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. He hired you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey said, and the short bald man replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should get going.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short bald man said, and Corey nodded before walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking two steps, he stopped and turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I forgot to ask how long I spent in the evolution center.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short bald man raised his brows, and he furrowed his brows in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Six months. You've spent four months in the evolution center.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Six months?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey frowned as he heard the bald guard's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although, he knew that a long time would most probably have gone by, he never expected it to be up to six months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six months was a fairly long time for a tier 2 trial, and a lot of things could have happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take for instance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine been a prisoner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, his Neon business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The amount of Neon I left was not meant to last for six months.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey's eyes darkened when he thought of how his Neon business could have crumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although, Divine been a prisoner was sort of worrying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey knew that Divine would survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina had told him that Divine was a child of heaven, and he had a massive amount of luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his luck, something would most likely happen and Divine would survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or, in fact, he'll come out of his predicament stronger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to all of these, Corey was not worried about Divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For all he knew, a lightning bolt or a massive tornado could appear from nowhere, and attack the Underworld. And Divine would be saved in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If the Underworld gets destroyed so as to free Divine, then that would be nice.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corey thought, then he released a soft sigh and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just hoped his drug business was not entirely ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the short bald man watched Corey walk away, the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and an emotionless expression appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know how that guy did it. But, everybody he chose in his group are all extraordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Especially this one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder if this one would survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1127,"2026-06-03T08:32:36.700Z","2026-06-03T08:32:42.635Z",1,"novelbin.me","10598103f084932e3f43f29a65a825c045cd2cb60efcc8d6501b872341a6aebc","single-wish-rise-of-the-omniscient-paragon-chapter-286","single-wish-rise-of-the-omniscient-paragon-chapter-284",1197,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsingle-wish-rise-of-the-omniscient-paragon-cover.jpg"]