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The world didn't end with a nuclear explosion or an alien attack, but with the "Great Silence." Blind monsters called The Sleepers emerged from the bowels of the earth, slaughtering anything that made a sound louder than a breath. Raka, a paranoid night-shift barista, is trapped in his cafe as a massacre unfolds. On the verge of death, a blue hologram appears on his retina. It's not a guardian angel, but the [Doomsday Streaming System]. This system has the personality of a "Toxic Netizen" who craves drama and is sarcastic, and uses Raka as an Avatar for the entertainment of an entity from another dimension. To survive, Raka discovers that caffeine is his power source. The stronger the coffee he drinks, the faster his heart beats, and the slower time passes in his eyes (Bullet Time). Raka becomes the fastest man on earth, but at a fatal risk: if his heart rate reaches 450 beats per minute, his heart will explode. Accompanied by Baginda (the fierce Mutant Swan and System's golden boy), Luna (the mute archer), and Dr. Vanya (the mad surgeon), Raka must run through this silent hell. He fights not only to survive, but to satisfy the "Audience" in exchange for points to upgrade his dying heart. This is a story about a man running against time, fighting monsters, and arguing with a supernatural admin in his head, towards a bitter but relieving finish line.

Every day, people die in hospitals. Some are unavoidable… but some aren’t. Failed intern Dr. Ryeong Bin is on the verge of quitting when a mysterious notification suddenly appears before his eyes—revealing critical patients, death probabilities, and missions he cannot ignore. Now, he can see what no one else can: hidden symptoms, fatal timelines, and the exact moment a patient’s life will end. But the system comes with a cruel condition—it only activates for those destined to die. Saving them means defying senior doctors, breaking protocols, and risking his career every single day. In a place where hierarchy rules and mistakes cost lives, Bin is forced to choose between obedience… or becoming the doctor who challenges death itself. As rivals close in and hospital politics grow more dangerous, the truth behind the system begins to unravel. Bin realizes he’s no longer just treating patients—he’s fighting against fate. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵… 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱?

Tom Sullivan came from a powerful aristocratic family. However, at the age of 18, he was expelled from his family after his cousin, who was also a successor, framed him. On his wedding night, he was found by his clan members and forced to replace his cousin in the military. There, he achieved tremendous success and became the highest commander. But upon his return, his cousin poisoned him, leaving him mentally impaired and living on the streets. Later, he was accidentally encountered by his wife, Lisa, who took him in. Lisa's family regarded Tom as a disgrace and demanded she divorce him. Lisa had no choice but to compromise. At a critical moment, Tom regained his senses. He decided to utilize his military skills and power to help his wife restore her family's respect and take revenge on those opportunists who looked down on them during difficult times, and avenge those who had framed him in the past. What obstacles will he encounter? And how will he overcome the difficulties?

Nathan has spent the last five years trying to leave his past behind. Once an elite operative of The Oath, a secret organization controlling world events from the shadows, he walked away, seeking peace. But one night, he wakes up in a bloodstained room with no memory of the last 48 hours—only to find himself branded as a terrorist and the target of a nationwide manhunt. On the run and unsure if he truly committed the crime, Nathan turns to Riley, a skilled underground hacker, for help. As they dig deeper, they uncover a terrifying truth—his memories have been altered. Clues left behind by Elias Graves reveal that Nathan once broke his unbreakable oath to the organization, but someone wiped his mind to keep him from remembering why. The conspiracy leads to Julian, Nathan’s former best friend, who is orchestrating a global web of deception built on manufactured threats and lies. Determined to uncover the truth, Nathan infiltrates The Oath’s headquarters for a final confrontation with Julian. But the shocking revelation leaves him shattered—Nathan wasn’t framed. He willingly took part in the crime but later chose to erase his own memory to escape the unbearable guilt. A recorded message from his past self forces him to face a critical decision: Expose Julian and bring down The Oath, risking global chaos. Take control of The Oath and become the very thing he once fought against. No matter what he chooses, the cost is high. If he exposes The Oath, the world is thrown into instability, and he is forever hunted. If he takes over, he sacrifices his own ideals, embracing the power he once rejected. In the end, as Nathan looks at his reflection, he sees Julian staring back—proof that the cycle never truly ended.

SYSTEM: Attention on the past equals zero power. Attention on the future calculations levels up. Attention stat uncertain. [Quest: Clean this Mess. Reward: +1 Strength, 5 XP.] When he completes it, he feels a strong physical move of energy. ... Admitted to his dream university, Robert thought his biggest fight was for survival on campus even while people took him to be a random 'Ordinary Schoolboy.' He found himself in a strange world of the diggers and learnt that his most scorned skill, mathematics could be the only system that would save him and make him pay attention to the future. Finally, he needs the best attention stat.

When the media exposed that I was the true heir, they dragged me back from the countryside—not to welcome me, but to shut me up. My mother called me an embarrassment. My three sisters begged my father to keep the fake brother instead. My ex-girlfriend? She laughed and said, "He's everything you'll never be." They don't know that the real heir died years ago. I'm just a transmigrator who woke up in his body and I've already read the novel about this family's downfall. I know the fake brother is planning to bankrupt my father. I know the lottery jackpot he's about to win. I even know the exact moment my mother will kneel and cry for my forgiveness. They want a scapegoat? Fine. I'll play the fool. But by the time they realize I'm not the victim, I'll own everything they love.

“YOU DISGUST ME! I no longer want to see your face again! EVER.” Elena declared, her voice firm, loud and clear. __________ For five years, Alexander Thorne gave up his medical career, his dreams, and nearly his life for Elena Max. Then he learned the truth: his CEO wife had never loved him. She had only kept him as a substitute for the man she truly wanted. So Alex did the one thing she never believed he could do. He signed the divorce papers, walked away from her empire, and returned to the life he had abandoned. This time, he’s going to make every single one who looked down on him bend their knees before him. No matter what.

Additional Tags: #Romance, #Evolution, #Antihero Power in Aethelgard does not come from prayer. It comes from Divine Marks, fragments of Authority carved into existence itself. A single Mark can lift a mortal beyond the limits of flesh. With enough Marks, a being may evolve into a Saint, a Demigod, an Angel, or even a True God. But every Divine Mark has a sequence, a stage, and a burden. Ilyan Morveth was killed for one. His heart was pierced in an abandoned ruin. His killer left him there, waiting for the Divine Mark inside his body to appear. It never did. Before the Mark could manifest, an ancient soul drifted into the corpse. Then the dead man opened his eyes. Now Ilyan wakes with a closed wound over his heart, broken memories that do not belong to him, and a power he does not understand. His first day alive only gets worse. A Beast attacks him in the ruin. A mysterious Divine Mark rises from its corpse. And when Ilyan reaches Blackstone, the city gate already has his name written in the death ledger. According to the records, Ilyan Morveth died before dawn. To survive, he must play the role of a dead man whose life he barely remembers while hiding the impossible power awakening inside him. Because Miracle is not luck. It is not fate. It is the quiet violation of reality itself. A falling stone at the right moment. A wound that should not heal. A question asked one breath too late. A coincidence too perfect to be coincidence. But miracles attract attention. Ilyan is not a chosen hero. He is a survivor wearing a stolen life. And if the world insists that Ilyan Morveth should have stayed dead, then his first miracle will be proving it wrong.

Marcus Chen is a failed building inspector with a dangerous secret. He can read the "structural memories" of any building he touches. When a luxury high-rise collapses, Marcus uncovers a fifteen-year-old murder buried in the foundation, and the killer is the city’s most powerful developer. Framed for the crime and hunted by corrupt police, Marcus must race to find the bodies hidden in the city’s skyline before the trauma of his visions breaks his mind.

When Hagel, a veteran hunter, becomes the hunted, he must turn a city into a battlefield. With his team branded as traitors and monsters in the shadows, his only choice is to make a noise and fight back.