Sad Eyes On My Block

In the ruins of a post-apocalyptic world where bloodline is destiny, Mo Fan is a "trash" student with a talent so low he’s destined for the scrap heap. But when he awakens a god-tier Extraction System, the rules of the jungle change forever. ​With a single touch, he can strip the gifts of geniuses and the strength of high-level beasts. No longer a victim of fate, Mo Fan begins his meteoric rise, turning the corpses of his enemies into the stepping stones of his legend. The hunt has begun, and in a world where only the strong survive, he’s about to become the ultimate predator. [Extract the beast’s attributes?] [Yes or No] [Yes]

Phoenix Arizona 2 years ago, Maks made a terrible mistake by trusting an "inner voice" who was actually Pandora, the mother of monsters. He unleashed monsters into the world until a war between the awakeners and the monsters started. Pandora wanted a world where the monsters could be included. But she realised that it was never meant to be. Maks with the help of his friends and allies. Banished the monsters back to the null void and peace was restored. ...But not entirely... Maks sat back brushing his black cat's ears. He was finished with college at 23 and he wanted to go to med school. In a funny turn of events, his bully's father would be funding his med school journey. He wanted to do things for himself and that didn't end well. That wasn't to say that he wasn't going to try. "Maks, to the kitchen." His stepmother Doreen Fletcher-Anderson said. She had come into her life when he was 8. She had trouble conceiving for 3 years before she had his half sister Jessica. He was so conflicted and it took him over a decade to come to love her but he couldn't blame his half sister. He took care of her even though he thought she was a burden. He went to the kitchen and his stepmom gave him a tray of sandwiches. "You haven't been eating, you've lost weight." "I lost the football tryouts, of course I'm trying to lose weight." Doreen turned to him and smiled.

When my daughter, Lila Haye, was declared brain-dead, my wife, Emma Hayes, urged me to consent to organ donation. Consumed by sorrow and struggling to cope, I uncovered a devastating secret: Blake Thompson, Lila’s attending physician, was Emma’s ex-lover. They had lied about Lila’s true state to coerce me into signing the consent form, intending to save Blake’s own daughter, Sophia. The sight of Emma lovingly holding Sophia while appearing like a perfect family shattered me. In a rage, I confronted them, only to be pushed from a building, resulting in my death. However, I was mysteriously given another chance, finding myself back on the day of the consent signing. As I gazed at Lila lying in the hospital bed, I vowed silently that this time, I would ensure both Emma and Blake faced the consequences for their betrayal.

Allen had nothing. Mocked by in-laws. No memory of his childhood. Tossed about by his boss like a stray dog. It was as if life itself was determined to break him. But he kept going until the night his wife slid a divorce letter across the table and called him a burden. That night, everything crumbled. But every end births a new beginning. That same night, Allen received a call: he was the heir to a trillion-dollar consortium. He didn’t believe it—until the next morning, when a convoy of sleek black exotic cars rolled up to his curb. Mens in a tailored suit stepped out, bowed low, and chorused before him, “Sir, it’s time to return.” In a heartbeat, Allen’s world flipped. He was the last bloodline of an ancient and ultra-powerful consortium. In mere days, Allen is pulled into a world of power beyond imagination: Power... Mansions... Wealth, of course but the kind that can alter stock markets with a single whisper. Influence strong enough to make presidents pause. The same world that once spat on him now knelt at his feet. But power comes with a cost. There are enemies who wanted him dead before and hated the fact that he's back— Powerful men who believe it is a mistake to leave such power in the hands of someone as his. But Allen isn’t just back for the showoff. He’s back to make whoever destroyed his family pay. He is no longer the forgotten man. He is Allen Penthorne, heir to a trillion-dollar empire. And this time, he decides who rises and who falls. And this time, he'll make them all pay!

After his billionaire father is framed by his business rivals, Kagern McHegan spends 3 years in poverty, enduring mockery and humiliation. Even his girlfriend decides to cheat on him, calling him a good-for-nothing boyfriend. At that instant, Kagern's father is found guilty and reclaims his title as the richest man in Cereal City. It's time for Kagern to reclaim his status as a rich kid, too. They will soon regret it.

A powerful man works behind the scenes to make his wife a star. But Bianca is so focused on her career that she takes advantage of her husband's love and doesn't even realize who he really is - the wealthy and mysterious Micheal. When she cheats on him and treats him badly, Micheal's love turns to anger. After she asks for a divorce, he starts a careful plan to ruin her fame. With precision and patience, Micheal takes control, leaving Bianca vulnerable and helpless. The question is, how far will he go to get his revenge?

In Sanctum, luck isn't random; it’s engineered. The elite pay for probability enhancers, while the poor rot in the "Zero District," slaves to statistical irrelevance. Joseph Vance is a "Null." A data-analyst who crunches numbers for the underworld but refuses to gamble. He believes in cold, hard math, not the rigged games of the House. But when his sister, Elara, is seized by the "Debt Collectors" for "organ collateral" on their father's unpaid loans, Joseph is forced into the glitzy, neon-soaked arenas he despises. Out of options, he challenges a Sector Boss to a game of high-stakes probability. He loses. Badly. Beaten and thrown into the city's disposal chutes, Joseph lands in a graveyard of discarded tech. Broken and dying, his blood mixes with a prototype military chip rumored to be a myth: The Chaos Engine. [System Booting... Neural Interface Linked.] [Protocol: Entropy Exchange Active.] Joseph doesn’t get magic. He gets a processor capable of hacking the probability of the physical world—but the fuel source is his own biological decay. He can force a lock to open, a bullet to miss, or a card to turn, but every manipulation accelerates his cellular aging. To save his sister, Joseph must bankrupt the House. But in a game where he trades his youth for luck, the question isn’t if he’ll win—it’s if he’ll die of old age before he can cash out.

My wife gave our final piece of meat to her secret lover while I stood freezing in a sixty-below-zero blizzard. The man who had cast aside everything to keep them alive was now a joke, a useless son-in-law left to perish in the cold. They were never aware of the truth. I had been the secret heir to the most powerful family in the city. I had thrown it all away for her. Mocked by my in-laws and treated as a servant, I still believed she loved me. Until the Cold Apocalypse occurred. The world froze, monsters came out, and civilization collapsed. My devotion to blindness brought me a miserable, frozen death. But death wasn‘t the end. It was three days before the end of the world when I finally opened my eyes. This time, the obedient husband is gone, replaced by something much worse. The Chimera King System has loaded. When I carried the carapaces of mutated monsters, I absorbed their DNA and the strength that comes with it. This time, I will not plead. I will not give. I will not love blindly. My wife and her lover believe they will be able to use me once more when the ice thaws. They’re wrong. This time... I will make sure they freeze.

She betrayed him. He vanished. Now he’s back—with silence, power, and a system she never knew existed. Two years ago, Adrian Cole gave Jessica Benson everything—his name, his loyalty, and his love. She gave him lies, a divorce paper, and a broken heart… all for another man. Now, everyone believes Adrian disappeared without a trace. But the truth is darker. After a near-death betrayal, he awakened a Secret System—one that feeds on silence, pain, and precision. He returns with nothing but a quiet fire in his eyes. No explanations. No revenge plans on paper. Just missions, silent upgrades… and a heart growing colder by the day. Jessica? She’s falling apart. The man she left behind is rising—untouchable, unreadable… and more dangerous than ever. But the System knows her secrets. And Adrian’s silence may be the last sound she ever hears.

In the far future, the earth had advanced greatly in technology, ushering humans into a utopian age. Dustin, a young technologist, had dreams of becoming one of the greatest inventors of all time and struggled to make his dream a reality. Unfortunately... in the year 2277, there was an outburst of unknown toxic gas. This gas altered the genetic make-up of living things, turning them into something different... something monstrous... The infected living creatures hunted down the normal humans, and the world was thrown into chaos. The once utopian earth turned apocalyptic as normal humans built shelters and strongholds to protect themselves. Dustin struggles to survive in this new world while also protecting his loved ones. He tries finding his lover who got separated from him during the ruckus, but unfortunately... he gets infected as well. A ray of hope is shone unto the world as new species emerge. -------- PS: Copyright of the image used as book cover belongs to me.