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"Ten years from now, you are my husband. And you are the biggest bastard to ever walk the earth." Raka Satya is a struggling freelance designer living in a suffocating studio apartment, drowning in bills and desperation. His stagnant life is shattered when Luna, a stunning woman in an expensive trench coat, storms into his room claiming he owes her a "debt of happiness". Using futuristic technology, Luna reveals a terrifying truth: in a decade, Raka will become a wealthy, cold-hearted mogul who destroys everyone he loves—especially her. To prevent this future, Luna initiates "Toxic Marriage Training," a series of brutal simulations designed to break Raka's ego and teach him the cost of his future sins. But there is a deadly catch: every spark of genuine affection between them accelerates a countdown on Luna’s wrist, siphoning away her time in the past. As a dark "Echo" from the future hunts them to keep destiny on its cruel tracks, Raka must learn to change his soul before the woman who came to save him disappears forever.

The sky cracked, gravity started charging rent, and Dax Calloway woke up in the wreckage of his own city with a class nobody wants: Attrition Tank, a build that gets stronger only after it nearly dies. Six months later, survival isn't measured in food or fuel — it's measured in a number stamped over every living head, and the man sitting at #1 on that number is Marcus Reyes, the soldier Dax bled to keep alive in two different wars. Marcus doesn't purge the weak because the System told him to. He does it because he's convinced it's mercy. And Dax — still just trying to keep people breathing — is now the highest-profile liability on his old friend's ledger. To save what's left of his people, Dax has to climb a leaderboard he never wanted to be on, fast enough to reach the man at the top before the man at the top decides to erase him. But the deeper Dax fights into the Grid, the clearer it becomes: the Leaderboard was never the game. It's a harvest list — and the countdown is almost at zero.

In his past life, Han was a low-level worker who died as meat shield fodder for the beloved "Hero" Radiant Leon during a monster outbreak. When he dies, he regresses back 100 days before the Great Mana Collapse—the apocalyptic event that turns the surface world into a frozen, acid-raining hellscape. ​Retaining his memories, Han awakens a God-Tier Construction System and two game-changing abilities: the power to see the future value of any land, and an infinite subspace Warehouse that freezes time for anything stored inside. While the royal family and high-ranking Guild Masters drain the kingdom's treasury to build flimsy wooden and stone surface bunkers, Han buys the most mocked piece of real estate in the kingdom—a "cursed," monster-infested mine—for pennies on the gold piece. ​As the 100-day countdown ticks away, Han stockpiles millions of tons of fresh food and builds the ultimate subterranean paradise complete with hot springs, luxury apartments, and automated death traps. When the sky breaks and acid snow buries the surface, the elite class flees for their lives—only to find Han standing behind a magical security door with a lease agreement, a smile, and an absurdly high rent invoice.

"You think you can stop me, Aiden? You're nothing but a pawn in this game." Malrik's voice echoed through the cold, sterile darkness of the virtual world, laced with malice. "In The Abyss, I am the ruler. And you will fall, just like everyone else." Aiden Cross never wanted to return to The Abyss. But when his sister’s mysterious death resurfaces in the form of a cryptic message, he’s pulled back into the deadly virtual world he tried to escape. Now, he must navigate shifting alliances, face dangerous enemies, and confront a hidden AI that holds the key to everything. But with every step, the line between reality and illusion blurs—each move he makes seems to play into the hands of the malevolent forces that control it all. In the fight to uncover the truth and save humanity, Aiden will have to decide: is he a hero, or is he just another pawn in a game he doesn’t understand? But when the virtual world begins to merge with reality... Will Aiden be able to stop Malrik before it’s too late? Or will the game consume him entirely? The countdown has begun. The question is... who will survive the game?

Betrayed by the woman he loved and left to die in the rain, Ethan Cole believed his life was over. But after a mysterious accident, he awakens the Almighty Guardian System and learns a terrifying truth: in just 72 hours, the world will fall into an apocalypse. As dimensional rifts tear open the sky and monsters invade Earth, Ethan is the only person who knows what's coming. Guided by the System, he must complete dangerous quests, build the ultimate underground shelter, gather supplies, unlock powerful abilities, and grow stronger before humanity collapses. Along the way, Ethan discovers that his destiny is tied to the legendary Last Guardian, while a mysterious young woman from his past becomes his greatest ally. Meanwhile, the ex-girlfriend who betrayed him soon realizes she abandoned the one man who could save her. When the countdown reaches zero, will Ethan become humanity's final hope... or will the apocalypse claim even the Last Guardian? Do you think Ethan will be able to find love and romance again. This is not just about the apocalypse it's also about a fight between his ex-girlfriend and his new lover who will win ?

The crimson countdown timer in the sky hit zero, and the global apocalypse began. Portals tore open across the earth, unleashing hordes of vicious monsters. Nineteen-year-old Mark Shola thought he was saved when his talent awakened. Instead, his greedy manager betrayed him, stealing a rare System chest and leaving him behind as monster bait inside a locked shopping mall. But the world didn’t know Mark’s true power. While others awakened ordinary combat traits, Mark unlocked the only SSS-Rank talent: Divine Beast Synthesis. He doesn’t just tame monsters; he can view hidden evolutionary pathways, bypass system cooldowns, and fuse creature genes. An injured stray dog becomes a terrifying, soul-reaping Hellhound. A common pet shop python transforms into an iron-scaled Abyssal Viper. An injured falcon mutates into a lightning-wielding Storm Eagle. With an untamed army of mythical beasts at his side, Mark sets out to reclaim what was stolen. From the depths of the ruined shopping centers to cosmic alien battlefields, those who threw him away will learn what happens when you cross a Beast Master. Step by step, evolution by evolution, Mark will breed the beasts that swallow the world.

Isaac was not a special person at all, he was average in all respects, average height, average appearance, and an average family, but unlike others, when he reached the age of 18, he discovered that he had a type of brain tumor, and unfortunately it was too late for him to recover. All the doctors said that He can live for a maximum of four years Despite that, Isaac did not despair, fortunately he had a beautiful family who supported him, when he became 20 years old, the disease intensified and he had to be hospitalized, when it seemed that the countdown to his life had approached zero, fate had other words Spiritual energy arrived on planet Earth, causing all living things on the planet to begin to transform and gain terrifying abilities, animals turned into terrifying monsters, some plants gained self-awareness, and humans who managed to withstand the wave of spiritual energy awakened the ability to gain skills and became strong By defeating powerful enemies. The entire planet entered a new era where old laws fell and societies collapsed. The only law was the law of the jungle where the strongest devoured the weakest. Isaac who had lost hope in life was surprised the strange message appeared on his retina telling him...

Noah Blake was humanity's last survivor. For ten long years, he watched cities fall, heroes die, and monsters turn the world into a graveyard. In the final battle against the being that brought the apocalypse, Noah gave everything he had... and died. But death wasn't the end. «[The Last Survivor System has been activated.] [Time Reset Successful.] [Returning Host to 10 Years Before the Apocalypse.]» Noah opens his eyes to find himself back in the past, ten years before the world collapses. This time, he knows where the first Gates will appear, which treasures will awaken unimaginable power, and who will betray humanity when it needs them most. Armed with the mysterious Last Survivor System and the memories of a ruined future, Noah is determined to change fate. But every decision he makes creates a new future—one even he cannot predict. Stronger monsters emerge, forgotten enemies awaken, and hidden forces begin watching the man who should have died. As the countdown to the apocalypse begins once more, Noah must grow stronger than ever before. Because saving humanity is only the beginning. The System chose him for a reason... and the true enemy has been waiting long before the end of the world.

Pointus Gray is a struggling young man whose life falls apart when he catches his girlfriend cheating on him. Heartbroken and ready to end it all, he stands on the edge of a bridge—until a mysterious golden light introduces him to the Fortune System. The system grants him $1,000,000 and a simple challenge: spend every dollar within 72 hours without revealing where it came from. As Pointus races against time, he discovers the system rewards him for humiliating enemies, outshining rivals, and taking revenge on those who wronged him. What begins as a chance at wealth quickly becomes something far more dangerous. Pointus learns that other people possess similar systems and are competing in a deadly game where failure means being erased from existence. With the countdown nearing zero, Pointus faces a final showdown at a prestigious charity auction against his cheating ex and her wealthy lover. To survive, he must spend the last of his fortune in a gamble that could either secure his place among the elite Fortune Holders or wipe him from reality forever. Armed with intelligence, courage, and the Fortune System, Pointus rises from an overlooked nobody to a powerful figure feared and respected by all, ultimately achieving the wealth, influence, and life he once only dreamed of.

Xie Yan was nobody — an outer disciple with no talent, no standing, and no one to protect him. When his own sect brother orchestrated a massacre that killed sixty-three of their own and needed someone to blame, they tortured him for three days, buried him alive in the sect's forbidden valley, and walked away without looking back. They should have made sure he stayed dead. In his final breath, Xie Yan binds to the Grief Ledger — a System that doesn't reward strength or virtue, but despair. Every enemy he breaks, every spirit he shatters, becomes currency: Grief, spent on techniques, power, and an ascension no one thought possible for a boy left for dead in an unmarked grave. He claws his way back into a world that buried him, gathering allies along the way — a wandering cultivator carrying her own scars from a System just like his, and an old mentor who fights to keep him human even as the Ledger whispers that mercy is inefficient. But the man who buried him is hunting him to protect a secret far larger than one massacre, and he's bound to a System of his own — one with no interest in keeping him human at all. When his enemy kidnaps the one person Xie Yan has left to lose, the countdown begins. Ten days to become strong enough to save her. Ten days to decide exactly how much of himself he's willing to spend to do it. This is not a story about becoming a hero. This is the price of becoming an emperor.