if we had 5 more minutes

🏆 ["Sliver Medal" in System Category of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"] 🏆 ‘Perhaps being stuck in a game isn’t so bad!’, Kyle thought moments before he was mistaken for a hidden boss by a rather dim, but quite powerful knight. That was the moment he learned what immediate regret meant. Kyle was an ordinary student at an insignificant university. Being the pinnacle of ‘average’, his life was as mundane as it could get, that is, until he found himself unable to log out of the full dive game that had recently released. Life in a game wasn’t too bad, that is if one’s not hunted day and night by the players, who mistook him for a special hidden boss with near human level A.I. And no amount of trying to convince them that he was, in fact, human helped. He survived a while until a knight kicked him though a boss door in a dungeon. Usually, facing a lich at such a low level would be a death sentence. By all means, it should have been. But lady luck smiled on him for once in his absolutely mundane life, and he found himself in the possession of said lich. About as confused as he can get, Kyle’s new life took a rather awkward and bizarre turn. And as such, his life of adventure fille with colourful and quirky characters, ferocious monsters and downright terrifying encounters began!

Maxwell Reed had his life going smoothly for him until he came to discover that his loving girlfriend, Vicky Thorman had been cheating on him with the Governor's son, John Reider. Powerless and poor, the least Maxwell could do was to pack up and lay low so he could endure his disgrace and slowly heal from his heartbreak, but what happens when he comes to find out that he is the long-lost son of a billionaire's descendants? And when his grandmother breaks the silence on how he had been adopted, will this help him reconnect the dots on what happened to his real parents?

"What happened is, you are nothing but a poor and wretched husband, I was stupid leaving my wealthy family to marry a scumbag like you, and now I am an outcast from my own family because of you" Hannah blasted. "But I thought we loved each other" "Yes. I did, but you're not worth it, you can't take good care of me Marcus. I mean look at my skin, it's all dark and filled with spots, one year with you was more than hell. And I'm comfortable with my new job, and I'm earning more than you can ever afford" she abused. When this happens to you, when your wife cheated on you and felt no remorse, when she rejected you in public. There's only one thing to do. Be rich Follow Marcus on his epic journey towards retribution.

Van Everest fell a victim to a horrible implication, and it led him to receive a sentence of five whole years in the state prison. He counted the days till he would be reunited with his wife again. However, when the day finally arrived, Van was met with a divorce letter. Unknown to him, an encounter with a beautiful stranger years ago left her with a baby, and she had a beautiful daughter in secret. Now, after five years of being imprisoned, Van was faced with the most difficult task ever, becoming a father. All characters, location and events that takes place in the story are completely fictional.

Justin is poor and humiliated by his in-laws and everyone. He works hard to make a worthy life but they never appreciate his efforts. His in-laws despises him and everyone else sees him as a failure. His wife gradually starts losing interest in him until the final stroke that made her divorce him. However, Justin was the only son and heir to the Drogonuv family, the greatest family in the country. He exiled himself from the family after the death of his mother and his father marrying a new wife almost immediately. Things didn't work out for him as he planned, he is now poor and wretched. Justin does all he could to retain his marriage to his wife but she ended up divorcing him to be with his boss who seemed more wealthier. Left with no choice, he returns to his father to take over the family business, and now is the most powerful man in the world and the Richest Man Alive. What fate awaits all who despised him? FIND OUT!

Abused, rejected, humiliated and cheated on, Jamal Dashiell had no option but to give up to death but an encounter changed his situation and life forever. He became a quadrillion heir overnight and was ready to pay back everyone that had trampled on him. It's eviction time.

Perfect was the definition of Chris' marriage, it was worth envying to those who hadn't had a peek of it but what happens when he finds out his marriage was based on lies, betrayals, and thorns in the flesh and his loving wife was no more than an enemy of his to begin with. How could he heal from the injuries left in his heart? Would he be willing enough to let another woman claim it or forever hold on to the grudge that women are nothing but scandalous

Zane was filled with rage when he found out his wife had been sleeping with another man, and to his disbelief, his in-laws seemed to accept and even approve of it. Consequently, Zane was expelled and divorced. This incident, however, revealed an unexpected truth to Zane. He had unknowingly inherited wealth and a cultivation technique, which shockingly, turned out to be real in modern times! With his newfound money and power, Zane was determined to prove that he was not careless. He vowed to avenge himself and become the most respected person in the world, making sure to achieve success!

In the mountains sat a small village, populated by normal people. Cows mooed, pigs ate, and humans did their fieldwork. On usual days like these, a normal person in the village would enjoy some fried chicken under the shade of a tree. "Mmm, delicious chicken..." Not everyone had access to the chicken. Only a certain family did. But as time passed, someone arrived in the village and took away the items that helped the villagers live their lives. Some young people left with the man, thinking that they would strike it big. And one of those people was the owner of the chickens. Bai Feng, a connoisseur of food, a monster that's heavier than iron, a fool that's half smart and half dumb. Cultivation isn't for everyone, but with luck, everything is possible. Could Bai Feng cultivate and reach the apex? Or would he have to stumble along the way due to the passions of life, increasing the difficulty of his path? But one thing was for certain. Bai Feng would surely enjoy life along the way. Cultivation or not.

He saw the end of mankind and suffered a miserable death. But when he opened his eyes, he was back thirty years before his death. Since he had a possible second chance, he decided to become the strongest and survive that miserable end. To become the ultimate wizard. ‘This time I will start with the very beginning.’ He wanted to start before the end of the earth, which was bound to happen in five years. The VR game The Endless. The passage to the planet Yuriel before the end of the earth. If he could become the strongest while he was an immortal player, he would have a chance to escape that tragedy. To people who didn’t know the truth, it was just a game. To people who knew the truth, it was their future. To Jason, who knew the future, it was his ticket to survival. … ‘Let me use thirty years of my experience. Ah… I never played The Endless in my previous life. Great!’ ‘I know all about planet Yuriel. But, in five more years….’ ‘I have no time to join a Guild. I can’t babysit anyone.’ … “Join our guild if you want the money to buy a VR cabin. ” … ‘I have to focus all my time on getting stronger.’ “There is no food in the village.” .. “Hey, where are you going? You brought a child here and trying to leave? She is your child now, so take care of her.” “Eh… I will come back soon.” ‘Damn it. Didn’t I say, ‘I don’t want to be a babysitter’?’ … “That child is cursed.” “Did you say she is cursed? Say that again, I will kill you.” … ‘Right. Why did I start playing this game, again?’