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Eric Brown was just an ordinary college student—until he acquired a mysterious artificial intelligence. Armed with knowledge far ahead of its time, Eric believed his life was finally about to change for the better. Instead, the AI drew him ever deeper into a world rife with conflict—a world that transformed him into someone both respected and feared, even as it slowly destroyed him.

Thirty days before the world freezes, Ethan Cole is murdered by the two people he trusted most. His girlfriend. His best friend. As blood drains from his body during humanity's final days, Ethan swears revenge. Then he wakes up. Thirty days before the apocalypse. Armed with memories of the future and an Infinite Storage Space capable of storing endless supplies, Ethan begins a ruthless preparation plan. While others waste their final days partying, working, and dreaming of tomorrow, Ethan stockpiles enough resources to survive for decades. Food. Fuel. Weapons. Medicine. Luxury goods. Everything. When the Great Freeze finally arrives and civilization collapses, the people who once mocked him will beg at his door. Including the woman who betrayed him. But this time... Ethan Cole won't be the victim.

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.

The mark on Ji-sung's palm never worked. For years, he was classified F-rank the lowest of the low in a world where Eclipse Gates tear open the sky and monsters pour through. Other Hunters fought. Ji-sung watched. Then he walked into a Dark Eclipse alone. And survived. When he woke up, the mark had changed. Not a system. Not a cheat. Something older a contract with an entity that calls itself the Contractor, offering one ability the Bureau has never recorded in any living Hunter: Absorption. Every enemy he defeats, he consumes. Every power he takes becomes his own. And unlike every other Hunter in history, his rank has no ceiling. But the Gates are not random. The monsters are not mindless. Something on the other side has been watching humanity for twelve thousand years building toward a single moment when the boundary between worlds finally breaks. Ji-sung is not the chosen one. He is the one who chose. ECLIPSE GATE is a progression fantasy about power built from the ground up, a team forged under impossible pressure, and the truth buried beneath a war that was never supposed to be a war at all.

Dimitri Apollo, the illegitimate son of the influential Levan Apollo, was never destined to claim the throne of the Apollo Empire. But when his stepbrother Quinn...a reckless, pleasure-seeking heir...ignites a scandal that shakes their dynasty to its core, chaos takes hold. Framed for their father's brutal murder, Dimitri becomes the perfect scapegoat in a scheme orchestrated by his calculating stepmother. Condemned to seven years in prison, Dimitri loses everything he held dear. Behind bars, however, Dimitri discovers allies in the most unexpected places...a brilliant tech expert, a master thief, a fearless tracker, an incisive data analyst, a charismatic salesman, and a former dancer with lethal precision. Together, they forge a pact: to reclaim the Apollo Empire and bring justice to those who ruined Dimitri’s life. Seven years of meticulous planning. Seven years of unyielding resolve. Now a free man, Dimitri steps into a world that has moved forward without him. The empire he once knew lies in ruins, and his adversaries have only grown stronger. But Dimitri is no longer the marginalized son. With his loyal team by his side, he is determined to seize what was stolen...by any means necessary. The throne was never his birthright. Now, it’s his for the taking.

Despised by his wife she asked for a divorce after bringing another man home into their bed. The heavens seem to roar in fury and when thunder struck his phone, a new app was installed. *Infinite Wealth App: Congratulations New User, let's begin your rise to glory!* *Ding! New car has been awarded!* *Ding! User's bank account has been credited!* *Ding! Property awarded to user!* *Ding! Complete tasks and receive massive rewards!* When his ex wife sees him rise, she falls to her knees in regret. Those who put him down wish they could turn back the hands of time.

Ethan Cole was an ordinary young man until the night his world ended. On his way home, a strange blue screen appeared before his eyes and gave him an impossible mission. Survive. Protect his mother. Become stronger. When monsters begin appearing across Blackridge City, Ethan discovers that the world has entered the first stage of an apocalypse. People are dying, creatures are hunting humans, and a mysterious System is choosing ordinary people to become Players. But Ethan is not an ordinary Player. The System calls him Player Zero. As Ethan fights to survive, he begins gaining experience, growing stronger, and discovering abilities that could change his fate. However, the monsters are not his only enemies. A dangerous group known as the Hunters is searching for him, and they will do anything to capture him before he discovers the truth about his past. Then Ethan learns something even more frightening. Twenty years ago, he was taken to a secret facility and given a name he cannot remember. Subject Zero. His mother has spent years hiding the truth to protect him, while someone from his past has been waiting for him to remember. Now the apocalypse has begun, the Hunters are closing in, and a powerful enemy has entered the city. Ethan must become strong enough to protect the people he loves and uncover why the System chose him. Because if he fails, Blackridge City will fall. And Ethan may discover that the greatest danger in this new world is not the monsters. It is what he was created to become.

[12000~ Words Before Lock!] n a modern world where the "Great Integration" has turned Earth into a global game, dungeons and monsters are the new norm. Leo eD'souza, is a 19-year-old student and part-time librarian at a prestigious magic academy. While others awaken flashy combat classes like Dragon Knight or Grand Mage, Leo awakens a seemingly useless profession: Librarian of the Void. However, his class allows him to enter a Spectral Library where he can find the Remains of lost skills, skills that were murdered or forgotten by history. By solving the mystery of how these skills were lost, he can reconstruct them and summon the original masters as phantom teachers.

In a world where power is measured by stars and fate is written by the strong Vex was never meant to survive Raised in a cult that sacrificed children in the name of demons, Vex become one of few successful experiments, his body capable of withstanding forbidden power But when the church destroy the cult, salvation turns into a hunt. To survive, Vex became a mercenary but that wasn't enough. To escape, he stole a new identity. Now as the son of noble family, Leto enter Rène academy, a place where future rulers of the world are forged. he steps in its halls for strength and power to final guarantee his freedom And his aim is to unroot the church from the earth and anything that threatens unveil his past.

For five years, Liam lived as a nobody. A quiet janitor at Elysian Tower, he kept his head down, pushed his mop, and made sure no one ever noticed him. Until he witnessed his boss being murdered And the killer was the last man Liam ever wanted to see again. Julian Croft. The new CEO of Elysian Tower. The man who adopted Liam as a child, raised him, and later abandoned him like he was worthless. Now Julian is hunting Liam for one reason: a secret code Liam created years ago—one powerful enough to make Julian the richest man alive. But Julian isn’t the only secret Liam is about to uncover…… His ex-girlfriend, who supposedly died five years ago, is alive. His only friend was a spy sent to betray him and his father has been manipulating him from the shadows all along. Everyone thinks Liam is weak, everyone thinks he’s just a janitor. they’re about to learn the truth. Because Liam isn’t hiding anymore and this time, he’s not running. He’s coming for everything Julian Croft stole from him.