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They went to war as soldiers. They came back as brothers. But when the system they fought for betrays them, loyalty becomes their last weapon. Echo Unit was built from broken men — a reluctant captain, a rebellious sergeant, a quiet strategist, a wisecracking soul, and a young recruit with everything to prove. Together, they form one of the most lethal special operations teams in modern warfare. Deployed into a war that no longer makes sense, Echo Unit faces the brutality of combat and the corruption festering inside their own command. When a mission turns into a massacre and the truth is buried, they are marked as traitors and forced to survive behind enemy lines — abandoned, disavowed, and hunted. But in the smoke and blood of a collapsing system, brotherhood becomes their only compass. Each man must face his own demons — guilt, fear, betrayal — while holding the line for the only thing that still feels pure: each other. Years later, when the truth threatens to resurface, the surviving brothers reunite for one last mission — not for orders, not for glory, but for honor. From the trenches of betrayal to the ashes of redemption, Iron Bonds is a powerful tale of courage, sacrifice, and the unbreakable strength of men who refused to die forgotten. It’s not just a war story. It’s a story about what survives after the war.

‘What will you do if the world ends tomorrow?’ Seth Holden was fed up with that question. ‘I’ll die,’ he used to joke. After all, what could a mere broken home, college student with no future like him could do if faced with the apocalypse? It became reality in a matter of hours. After the first wave invasion hit, the world was filled with dead people hungered for the living ones. Seth should be dead, too, if not for . . . Dong! [Congratulations!] [You are among one hundred lucky people to have receive a System!] [Free only for seven days.] Now, Seth was amongst one hundred people who became Systemist in this infected world. He grew stronger and had a higher survival rate. However, to survive meant he would still be alive when the second wave invasion started. He knew nothing about it, except people could crack and spontaneously exploded. Seth was sure he could tackle it when the time came by levelling up. But, raising a six-year-old while running away from blood-thirsty Systemist hunters in this not-pocalypse? Well, Seth was bound to fuck something up badly. Probably himself. Oh shit. What’s the price of the System’s lifetime subscription again?

“Look here everyone! This poor wretched man brought his disabled sister here to beg for some money, come on let's contribute for these poor freaks” Tyler shouted attracting the customers as they all laughed and started taking pictures of Ava. “No matter what you do, she'll never be as normal as other kids, that's just a curse running through your bloodline.” “You made my sister cry!” Dexter's expression darkened. This was the one thing Dexter would never tolerate, insulting his sister. He looked at Ava's once happy face now filled with tears and sadness. “Who cares. I…” Dexter punched the grin out of Tyler's face. shutting him up from uttering more nonsense. Immediately Tyler felt his bone structure around his face cracked. *** Dexter Pembroke, a poor and a weakling, an orphan. He was the weakest Mage in existence, betrayed by his girlfriend, bullied by his colleagues and almost beaten to death. But then when he thought he would die, he activated the GOD-KIND SYSTEM which gave him the ability to keep LEVELING till INFINITY. Now all he cares about was to be at the top and protect his crippled sister at all cost!

In the Empire of Solara, magic is biology. You are either born with a "Core," or you are "Dross"—worthless commoners used as disposable labor. But Drogo Vance is worse than Dross; he is a "Null." His body acts as a magical void, a condition that makes him a pariah, useful only as a living sponge to absorb toxic magical waste for the highborn. Drogo endures the agonizing poison of the nobility’s excess magic for one reason: to buy medicine for his dying mother and shield his gifted younger sister, Elara, from the Academy’s predatory recruitment. But when an arrogant Duke’s son uses Drogo for target practice and pushes him into the Chasm of Forgotten Gods—a pit where raw magic goes to die—Drogo does not perish. In the crushing dark, his Null physiology resonates with an ancient, sealed entity. [System Initialization: The Abyssal Archive Awakened.] [Host Attribute 'Null' detected. Conversion: Infinite Capacity.] [Legacy Unlocked: The God of Entropy.] Drogo returns not as a mage who borrows power, but as a predator who devours it. He can strip a Grand Wizard of their magic with a touch and turn their own spells into dust. The "Good Commoner" died in the pit. The "God-Slayer" has risen, and he is very, very hungry.

[ Intense full action, adventure, gore bloodshed, and may contain content inappropriate for children. ] "What if technology and systems as weapons of mass destruction?" 40XX, Oakenvale Metropolis State. Since his parents mysteriously disappeared, Seth's life has been chaotic. Seth Vonstein, who lives in the lower caste of Oakenvale State, can do nothing when his wealthy co-workers treat him like scum and abuse him inhumanely. They called Seth a state loser who deserves to die. Anger, disgust, and revenge. Seth only can hold without being able to resist. One day wakes up from his slumber when a mysterious phone warns him that the dangerous secret organization called the codex is after him. At first, Seth did not believe the contents of the mysterious phone and denied it. However, a mob of strangers in black suits comes to his apartment and fires everything. They hunt down Seth in a brutal way. ---------- [ Greetings, Vonstein. I've been searching and watching you all this time. Congratulation, your Assassination System is activated_ ] [ We have a list of the target for your execution_ ] [ Now, you have two choices – do you want to be a hunter as a hero or die to be hunted as a coward?_ ] ***

'Life is never fair for everyone' Lee Seung Tsu works part-time in an internet café and is responsible for taking care of his little sister and grandmother. Lee Seung Tsu was born into a poor family, so he has to work hard for his family. Nevertheless, Lee Seung Tsu never abandoned life and always tried for his family. He simply wanted to ensure that his younger sister could attend school without worrying about their financial situation. The opportunity presented itself with the launch of a game that uses virtual reality called Authority. A game which is called a new era of fusion of the real world with the digital world. Through virtual reality technology, the gaming authority provides absolute richness for players who can master the game. Through the game Authority, Lee Seung Tsu tries to make his dream of being the best in the game come true. Lee Seung Tsu wants to raise a lot of money from the Authority game to support his family's needs.

Dominic Heathley's life is spiraling out of control. Juggling multiple jobs barely keeps him afloat, but it's not enough to save his terminally ill mother or get his disabled sister the urgent medical care she needs. To make matters worse, the love of his life leaves him for another man, and a vengeful young multi-millionaire blacklists him, costing him every job he's got. When loan sharks, in a bid to make him pay up his debts, abduct his sister and abandon his mother to die, Dominic's already fragile world collapses. He fails to save his mother and arrives too late to rescue his sister, with their estranged father refusing to assist in any way. Overwhelmed by grief and guilt, Dominic chooses to end his life. But death isn't the end. An ancient power, the Rune System, greets him on the other side, reviving him with a new purpose. Resurrected and renamed Draàl, the Crimson Knight, he's been given powers and abilities beyond his imagination and tasked with a monumental mission in the physical realm. Little does he know, there are others with their own unique Rune Systems, and their mission is to stop him at all costs.

Liam Conrad, a warehouse supervisor, is stuck in a loveless marriage to Claire Harrington, living like a servant in her rich family's Chicago mansion. They mock him as a nobody, humiliating him constantly. Then an old college friend finds a lost textbook with handwritten seed phrases for a Bitcoin wallet from 2009, 800000 coins now worth 92 billion dollars. Liam plans to buy Harrington Tech as the mysterious John Gray, his 900 million dollar bid threatening the family that despises him. At a fancy gala, insults hit hard, and Claire's harsh words hurt, but Liam's quiet strength hides a scheme that could destroy their world. At a family dinner, mashed potatoes stain his tux as they laugh. Then, Claire reveals the huge offer and they all loved the deal, unaware her worthless husband holds the power. Would Liam let everyone know who he is and plan his sweet revenge? Or there would be other things that would change the course of things? READ MORE TO FIND OUT.

The beautiful and charismatic, Hestia Taylor, the loved 7th daughter of the strongest awakened man on Earth, falls in love with a seamless nobody, Roger. Convincing her father after many difficulties, Hestia marries him with a condition that Roger had to inherit their family name and live with them. Roger, who didn't have any idea about the harsh world, enters the Taylor household, not knowing the sufferings he had to face there. There he finds that the children of the Taylors were nothing short of monsters! Being a matrilocal son-in-law, Roger was constantly humiliated! He was humiliated for being powerless and of common origin. But Roger endured it! From verbal abuse to physical beating! He endured everything all for the sake of his Love! As such three years passed by, along with Roger becoming famous as the Useless son-in-law of the Taylors. He was tired of it! He was fed up with all this humiliation and disgrace! that's when he decided! "No more!!" He took the weapon and jumped into the dungeon thinking, "It's better to die in a dungeon than living this useless life!", not knowing that he would awaken the 'Vengeance system'!! All who humiliated him, be prepared, The raise of the Useless son-in-law of the Taylor family was about to start!! --------- Join discord for updates, link: https://discord.gg/rQWSBzCPjy ---***---

"Your existence is a plague, Jin’er. But your marrow... that is a treasure." ​For eighteen years, Lin Jin was locked away, labeled a "Living Coffin." His body naturally emitted a corrosive poison that rotted everything he touched. He lived in agony, believing his family was searching for a cure. ​He was wrong. On the day he thought he would be saved, his father drove a hollow spike into his spine. The truth? He was never a son. He was livestock. A vessel raised solely to harvest his rare "Corrosion Marrow" to fuel his genius brother’s cultivation. ​Drained, betrayed, and left to die in a collapsing dungeon, Lin Jin heard a voice echo from the empty hollow of his bones. An ancient, forbidden entity that had been sleeping within him all along. ​[They stole your blood? Then take their lives. They broke your bones? Then crush their heavens.] ​The chains shattered. The poison didn't disappear—it evolved. Lin Jin rose from the ashes. He no longer cultivated Spirit Qi. He cultivated Ruin. ​Everyone thought he was trash. Until he turned their legendary swords into rust and their bodies into dust. ​When power corrodes the soul, survival becomes a choice.