Death... And Me

"Mother," I opened my eyes. Everything around me is a haze. I gazed at the candlelight. It was wobbling from side to side. I noticed a woman seated near me, but everything was fuzzy. I heard a voice unexpectedly. It was a woman's voice, echoing in my ear. She was singing a low-toned lullaby. "Mother, is it you?" I heard my name, "Maxilin, I am here." "Mother," I said with a tremble in my voice. I have no idea what's wrong with me. I reached out cautiously to touch her, but she was out of my reach. "Where are you, mother?" "Oh, my beloved, try to hold me, come here, " "Mother," Maxilin tried to stand up, but he was too weak. Maxi narrowed his eyes in an effort to see her face clearly, but he couldn't because everything was fuzzy. A woman in a white outfit moved in front of his sight. Maxi took a few steps forward while still gripping the chair. "Mother, don't leave," he murmured, dizzily. As he said, he saw in his fuzzy vision that someone had opened the door. "Mother, please don't leave me," Maxilin pleaded. He let go of the chair's hold and dashed behind her. "Mother, don't leave me. Wait." In his frail state, he shouted and followed her. "Huf". In the middle of his path, he stopped. "Mother, you've left me here alone," "Maxi," he heard the voice unexpectedly. Maxi glanced up and looked around. It's all clear now, but he's stuck in the midst of the woods. He gazed up at the sky. A giant moon was staring at him, and a horde of deadly, voracious creatures were roaring around him. "Son," someone touched his shoulder, he looked back, saw a terrifying creature standing in front of him. "Hello, dear."

Fifty thousand fans screamed my name the night I won my third world title. MONARCH. MONARCH. MONARCH. The next morning, I disappeared. Three years later, I'm the useless son-in-law of the Lockwood family. My mother-in-law calls me a lazy bum who plays phone games all day. My wife's cousin laughs in my face. Even her own players call me "the house pet." None of them know who I really am. None of them know why I quit. My eyes are dying. Soon, I'll be blind. But someone is destroying my wife's team with my own stolen moves, and it's someone I once called my brother. So I'll step back into the arena one last time, and I'll make every person who laughed at me watch. The king is back. And this time, he's playing in the dark.

I died and reincarnated into the world of a webcomic I once read. At first, my life was perfect. I was born into a wealthy family, knew the future, and possessed a mysterious ability that allowed me to collect the luck of everyone around me. Good luck. Bad luck. I could store it, use it, and even change my fate. Then everything changed. A mysterious cube fell from the sky and stole my ability. In exchange, it gave me something even stranger. A System. But unlike ordinary systems, mine never stays the same. Whenever my luck reaches a certain limit, the system evolves into a completely different one. If I accumulate enough good luck, I receive absurdly overpowered systems capable of making me rich, powerful, or untouchable. But if bad luck wins... The next system becomes a nightmare. One that gives impossible missions, cruel punishments, and turns my life upside down. Unfortunately, that's not my biggest problem. As mysterious anomalies begin appearing around the world, a secret organization known as ARC is created to investigate them. And somehow... They've mistaken me for one. Now, according to ARC's classified records, I am no longer Leo. I am Anomaly-0004. The fourth anomaly discovered by humanity. Secretly monitored by a global organization, hunted by dangerous anomalies, surrounded by troublesome girls, and trapped in a never-ending cycle of changing systems... I just wanted a peaceful life. Too bad the world has other plans.

They mocked him, calling him useless—the forgotten second son of the richest man alive. When his wife’s family threw him out after using his brilliance to rebuild their empire, the world saw him as a fool. But what they never knew was that the man they humiliated had already built a trillion-dollar empire in secret. Now, the man they looked down on is returning, not to beg—but to reign. Every family that laughed will crawl. Every traitor will pay. “The difference between you and me? You needed me to rise. I only needed betrayal to awaken.”

I died as the Nine Realms’ strongest Sovereign. Or so they thought. I woke up 5 years ago in a broken body — no memories, no cultivation, no name. The Carter family took me in as their live-in son-in-law, a dog they kicked for three years straight. The day my cheating wife threw divorce papers at me, I signed without looking back. At the crossroads, a girl in white was waiting. She called me “Your Majesty”... and returned something I’d buried: a shattered soul bead. With it came whispers. Fragments of a past life. And a truth: my death wasn’t an accident. It was betrayal. Now I have no power, but I have time. Nine soul fragments scattered across the realms. Nine betrayers who took my throne. Nine steps from trash son-in-law to the man who rewrites the heavens. They think I’m crippled. They think I’m done. Let them laugh. Every slap, every insult, every “worthless”... it’s all fuel. Because when the last fragment awakens, the Sovereign returns. And this time, I won’t die alone.

[System + Monster evolution + Weak to strong + Catastrophic class Apex progression] I hatched from an egg in a fantasy world with a system screen. I’m not a hero. I’m not even a person anymore. I’m a Helion - the hatchling form of an apex predator, cursed with a hunger that never stops screaming. In this world, if you don’t level up, you’re just meat. And right now? I’m the smallest, most tempting steak in the forest. The System doesn’t care about my morals. It wants me to kill, to evolve, and to climb the weak-to-strong ladder until I’m the one looking down. But every time I sharpen my claws, I feel the human part of me slipping away. Instinct says devour. My conscience says protect. They call me an Alpha - but they’ve never seen a predator who chooses to stand between the monster and the prey. As Helis, the forgotten energy of creation, begins to burn through my veins, the forest is starting to realize I’m not just another beast to be hunted. I’m the one who’s going to change the rules.

I saw a small figure of a young boy running away from us in the distance.A wolf stood in the boy's shadow.However, this wolf was enormous.It had a head as big as a bear's and stood five feet tall at the top of the hump. It had pale grey fur.The boy was being chased by a worg, not a wolf.The boy had a good lead, but the massive worg's strides would quickly reduce that lead.In a split second, I made up my mind.I made a hasty dash for the boy.Lisa was also moving quickly, and she was following me.However, looking back, she faltered.I was aware that she has not yet regained her strength.Regardless, I turned back to the boy who was still running straight at me and said, "This way!Come to me!The young man gave me a nod and fled as quickly as he could.However, I was aware that the boy would be overtaken by the worg before I could even miss him by a few feet.I raised my arm back and pulled out my hatchet.Duck!”I let the hatchet fly as soon as the boy fell.

They called me a loser. They laughed when I got dumped in the rain. They thought my life was over. They were wrong. My name is Leo Vance. Twenty-four years old, junior analyst, three years of savings thrown away on an engagement ring my ex-girlfriend never wanted. The night she left me for Richard — the arrogant heir of my own company — something inside me broke. Or maybe something finally woke up. An old coin I bought at a flea market years ago cut my palm. Blood met metal. And then I heard it. **[Ding! Omni-Investment System activated.]** Now I see what nobody else can. Above every person, every object, every decision — glowing numbers. Investment return rates. Percentages. Exact outcomes. A beggar on the street? *Invest $50. Return: 10,000%.* A "worthless" painting at auction? *Hidden masterpiece. Return: 4,000%.* A quiet intern everyone ignores? *Key to destroying your enemy. Return: 5,000%.* I started with fifty dollars. Within a week, I had a million. Within a month, Richard was on his knees, his family's empire crumbling because of information only I could see. But money was just the beginning. The deeper I go, the more I realize this system doesn't just show financial returns. It shows martial secrets, ancient techniques, hidden powers buried in this city's underworld. The people who laughed at me? They're about to learn what happens when a nobody sees everything. I don't get angry. I don't beg. I invest. And I always collect.

What happens when you wake up with not just one but HAREM OVERLORDS stock in your head. I wasn't supposed to be here. This world already had its Hero. It already had its Villain. Both were transmigrators. Both possessed legendary Systems. Both died in the war that nearly destroyed the world. So why did their Systems choose me? Now I'm trapped in a land where magic, monsters, and ancient races wage endless wars, carrying a glitched System born from two mortal enemies. One side urges me to protect humanity. The other whispers that only absolute conquest can bring lasting peace. Every quest changes depending on which voice I follow. Every maiden I sleep with unlocks new powers. Every glitch creates abilities that should never exist. And every victory pushes this already broken world one step closer to collapse. The Hero calls me his successor. The Villain calls me his heir. But neither of them knows the truth. I won't become the next Hero. I won't become the next Demon King. I'll become something neither System was ever meant to create... The Glitch that rewrites destiny itself. [HOST ACCEPTED] [BEGINNING FINAL CIRCLE.] ... ... ... [Additional Tags: Adventure - Action - Isekai - System - Harem - Weak to Strong - Handsome ML - Beautiful FLs - Elves - Vampires - Demons - Monster Girls] {A/N: This is a slow paced novel, don't expect the protagonist to suddenly start out overpowered and start dominating left and right, he will become an overlord, yes, but it will take time. }

Julie’s expression hardened, her desperation transforming into a steely determination. "If you really love me, you would do this for me," she insisted. "You have nothing to lose, Jason. But for me, it means everything. My career, my future... It’s all at stake here." Jason Grey felt the weight of her words pressing down on him, a crushing pressure that made it hard to breathe. He loved Julie deeply, but the idea of sacrificing himself for her crime was unthinkable. "Julie, this is insane," he said, his voice strained. "You’re asking me to throw my life away for something you did. I can’t do that." After taking the fall for a crime his wife committed, Jason was released from prison after five years. Upon returning home, he found his wife in an intimate position with his best friend. Feeling betrayed and heartbroken, Jason confronted his wife, only for her to show no remorse and reveal her intention to divorce him. Just as everything seemed to be going wrong for Jason, he received a phone call from a woman who revealed his true identity: he was actually the son of the owner of a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, and his real name was Jason Tempest. Now, with a new identity and a renewed sense of purpose, Jason vowed to take revenge on his wife and best friend for their betrayal. However, he also needed to prove himself worthy and adapt to the cutthroat world of business.