Once Bitten Twice Shy

​Gatot was just an E-rank hunter. The weak one. The one who was always relegated to being a porter for his teammates. ​Until the gate they entered slammed shut. Until, one by one, his comrades died right before his eyes. Until an elf’s blade pierced through his own heart. ​In this world, a hunter's rank never changes. Once you are weak, you are weak forever. ​But in the final second before his death, the System offered him something that had never existed before. ​Will this E-rank hunter remain trash, or will he become the most feared player of all?

“Sign the divorce papers, I’ll make sure you’re compensated - ten million dollars. You can live comfortably when you get out of here” Those were the words that shattered Adrian Kane, once a devoted husband but now dismissed as a dead weight by the woman he gave everything to. She wanted freedom but when the table turns and the truth about his hidden identity surfaces, it’s Elena who must face the man she underestimated, and the truth that the husband she threw away is the one man she can’t afford to lose.

Once a rising star in modern medicine, Rick Franklin was framed by his master and cast out to die. But when lightning fuses an ancient power into his blood, he awakens the Ancient Medical Rising System, a divine force that heals, destroys, and resurrects. Now, in a world ruled by corrupt healers and hidden sects, Rick walks the line between doctor and avenger. Every wound he mends feeds his legend. Every life he saves brings him closer to the truth. And when the master who damned him returns as the Plague God, the final battle for the soul of humanity begins.

Leonard Fincher lived at rock bottom. He worked relentlessly and sacrificed himself, yet all he ever received was humiliation and failure. Until the day he returned to the city and awakened a mysterious system: Infinite Returns: Investment Rebate System. Help someone? Receive a rebate. Make an investment? Get returns multiplied many times over. Do good deeds? The system rewards him. From a poor man with no future to someone impossible to ignore. Those who once looked down on him would soon realize one thing, Leonard Fincher was no longer someone they could reach, let alone touch.

Adler Wings, once a brilliant e-sports athlete, was cast out and hit rock bottom as a dungeon cleaning laborer after being slandered and betrayed. On the brink of death after being abandoned in a lethal dungeon, he activated the Divine Check-in System. With the ability to perform daily 'Check-ins' at unique locations and 'Infinite Synthesis,' Adler begins a systematic journey of revenge. From crushing cruel foremen to toppling kingdoms and challenging divine entities, Adler builds an absolute empire. His journey uncovers a massive conspiracy that robbed him of his past, leading him beyond the limits of mortality to become the supreme entity at the pinnacle of the universe.

Once a ghost, always a ghost. Ethan Vale, a quiet locksmith in East London, hides from a past that officially doesn’t exist. Years ago, he was an MI5 infiltration specialist — until a mission in Prague went wrong, his entire team was killed, and his name was erased. He’s lived in silence since. Until one rain-soaked night, a woman named Clara Daines bursts into his shop with a bleeding shoulder and a biometric case she claims holds evidence of a government conspiracy. Hours later, armed men arrive. Ethan’s calm life is shattered in seconds. When he opens the case, he finds something impossible — an active MI5 kill order with his name on it, dated that same day. Hunted by his own agency, Ethan partners with Detective Isla Hart, a sharp but idealistic investigator chasing a string of assassinations linked to a defunct MI5 unit known as Division 9 — the same unit Ethan once led. As Ethan unravels the mystery, he discovers Division 9 never truly ended — it evolved into The Consortium, a covert alliance manipulating London’s surveillance systems to engineer obedience. Every crime, every target, every “accident” is part of a digital control plan called Project Echelon II. The closer Ethan gets to the truth, the more he realizes: Division 9 didn’t just erase him. It rebuilt him — piece by piece. And now, the ghosts he buried are coming back… wearing his face. The final revelation will force Ethan to confront the deepest question of all: Is he still human — or just another trace in someone else’s code?

Once, Ethan Ashford gave everything for the woman he loved. In return, she betrayed him. Veronica Harrington secretly gave the resources she took from Ethan to her lover, Damien Blackwood, the so-called Chosen One, the Protagonist, the Child of Luck, or whatever else. While Damien and other protagonists took countless "fortuitous encounters" to become the world's heroes, Ethan became the villain everyone despised. Betrayed and tortured, his family was destroyed, his bloodline exterminated, and he died filled with hatred and regret. But fate wasn't finished with him. Ethan awakened a hundred years in the past, before every tragedy began. And that too with a heaven-defying System, called the Villain System, that could give him rewards for changing his own destiny and destroying these protagonists' fortunes. This time, Ethan knew every opportunity the Chosen Ones would obtain, every scheme hidden in the shadows, and every betrayal waiting for him. Did the Divine Healer descend from the mountains? "I'll steal his inheritance." Is the King of Soldiers returning to reclaim his glory? "I'll crush him before he even rises." The destined Son of Fortune? The Heavenly Genius? The Peerless Sword Saint? I'll take every one of their opportunities and leave them with nothing. "As for the heroines who once stood beside those protagonists... If they deserve redemption, they'll stand by my side instead. If they choose my enemies, they'll share their fate." In this life, Ethan would no longer be the stepping stone beneath the protagonists' feet. He would become the nightmare that hunts every Chosen One. After all... "Who says villains are destined to lose?"

Lucas was once the strongest general in the Demon King’s army, a demon whose strength earned him a position second only to the Demon King himself. Alas, decades of faithful service only earned him betrayal. Left with no way out, Lucas chose to take the Demon King down with him, sacrificing his life in a desperate attempt to end the war between demons and humanity. Except he didn’t die. Instead, Lucas awakened in the body of a human boy twelve years in the past, with his former strength gone but his memories intact. Even more surprising, he discovered that he was now the childhood friend of the Hero who sought to kill the Demon King in his previous life, and in a twist he never could’ve anticipated, Lucas awakened the Hero skill himself, becoming the second Hero in a world that was only supposed to have one. Unfortunately, reincarnation hasn’t made his greatest problem disappear. The Demon King is still alive, and sooner or later, he will invade the human world. If Lucas wants to protect his new life and secure the peaceful future he never had, the Demon King has to die. But killing the Demon King won’t be easy, especially when events are unfolding ahead of schedule and every decision Lucas makes changes the future he remembers. With his former strength gone, an unpredictable future ahead, and the Hero who was once his enemy now by his side, Lucas must rewrite his fate before the Demon King destroys everything all over again.

Gerald, a successful writer, decides to take his family on a holiday to a quiet town he once knew as a child. His wife, Caroline, is hesitant. She remembers the horrifying stories of cruel rituals from her own childhood and fears for their safety. Gerald, however, insists that they are nothing more than myths and promises a peaceful family getaway. Caroline, pregnant with their third child, reluctantly agrees, hoping for a break from the pressures of daily life. Their children, Rita and Patrick, are excited as they begin the journey to Bogahill. The road is beautiful, filled with laughter and the joy of family togetherness. But as they approach the town, an eerie feeling settles over them.

Accused of rape, Lin Feng is disowned by his parents and cast aside by his sect and city. Through immense luck, he summons a Primordial Origin Dragon, a very sassy and annoying spirit beast that constantly insults his ancestors. But with Primordial Origin Dragon, more beasts begin to step into Lin Feng's life. A cat, a snake, and even what looks like an elf! “Once I get my revenge and destroy my enemies, I'd build a sect of my own, ensuring a true reign of justice.” Follow Lin Feng on his journey to become the greatest of all cultivators.