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On the night of his third wedding anniversary, Adrian Reed loses everything. His wife hands him divorce papers, the life he built crumbles before his eyes, and before midnight, masked assassins try to kill him. But instead of dying, Adrian uncovers a truth that shatters his world. His real name is Adrian Vale—the last surviving heir of the legendary Vale family, a bloodline erased from history eighteen years ago. Branded as "Subject 12" and hunted since childhood, Adrian soon discovers that his parents' deaths, his forgotten past, and even his ordinary life were all part of a carefully orchestrated conspiracy. With nothing but a mysterious black card, a one-dollar inheritance, and countless enemies waiting for his downfall, Adrian must reclaim the twelve stolen divisions of the Vale Empire and uncover the secrets hidden behind the world's most powerful organization—the Twelve Thrones. As betrayal turns into war, allies become enemies, and every answer reveals an even darker truth, Adrian must decide whether to inherit the throne built on blood... or destroy the empire that stole his life. Because some kings are born to rule. The Last King of Vale was born to reclaim everything.

On June 17, 2026, dimensional portals tear open across Earth's skies. An alien race known as the Harvesters uses Earth as a massive cultivation server, forcing monsters, mutations, and game-like system laws upon humanity. Overnight, mankind becomes nothing more than livestock. Xander Voss, a 25-year-old skinny, nerdy freelance programmer obsessed with video games and light novels, is in his cluttered apartment in Metro City when a Level 8 predator breaks into his building. Just as he is about to be devoured, his Compatibility Rate is measured at 99.97%—the highest ever recorded on Earth. At that moment, the Nexus Administrator System chooses him as its one and only Administrator.

Everyone believes Elias Kane is the son of a murderer. After his father is killed and blamed for a crime he didn’t commit, nineteen-year-old Elias loses his home, his family, and the life he once knew. Hunted by mysterious men and carrying a pendant his father died protecting, he soon discovers a secret powerful enough to bring an entire empire to its knees. The Black Archive holds the truth. The Circle of Thirteen will kill to keep it buried. But Elias doesn’t know whom to trust—not even the people who claim to have known his father. Because the deeper he digs, the more he realizes one terrifying truth: His father didn’t die trying to save the world. He died preparing Elias to destroy it.

In the heart of New Verona City — a decaying metropolis built on drugs, debt, and deceit — Luca Marino, a streetwise orphan with a sharp mind and a sharper temper, dreams of escaping the slums. But when his brother is murdered by the powerful Valente crime family, Luca’s life spirals into the dark underbelly of organized crime. To survive, he enters the same world that killed his brother, starting at the bottom as a debt collector in a gang-ridden neighborhood. Ruthless yet calculating, Luca quickly learns that loyalty is an illusion and mercy is weakness. Guided by Don Emilio Valente, a charismatic but aging mafia lord, Luca becomes both a protégé and a potential threat. As he rises through the ranks — from street hustler to enforcer to mastermind — Luca forges uneasy alliances, manipulates rival families, and builds a syndicate that answers to no one. But every throne made of concrete is drenched in blood. When love, betrayal, and ambition collide, Luca must decide: is he building an empire… or digging his own grave? “Concrete Thrones” is a gritty tale of survival, deception, and the hunger for dominance — a modern mafia epic where every move could mean power, or death.

Leon Graves was nothing more than a poor butcher with a failing meat shop. Mocked by neighbors, extorted by gangs, and forgotten by the world, he lived a life of quiet suffering. Until one night, when everything changed. After a brutal attack leaves him on the brink of death, Leon awakens a mysterious Butcher’s System. From that moment on, every cut of meat, every strike of his blade, and every enemy he slaughters earns him power. His knives evolve, his body grows stronger, and his senses sharpen beyond human limits. The humble butcher becomes a hunter of men. From gangsters to mafia overlords, no one is safe once The Butcher sharpens his knives. Step by step, Leon carves his way through the bloody underworld, rising from a forgotten shopkeeper to the most feared Overlord of Blood and Steel. The world thought he was weak. Now, the world will learn: The butcher doesn’t just cut meat. He carves destiny.

For Arga Pratama, being an honest police officer in this city feels like living in hell. Time and time again, he uncovers solid evidence to put powerful criminals behind bars—only to watch it all end up in the trash. The suspects? Still partying in luxury bars, protected by powerful “insiders” and bottomless wallets. The breaking point comes when Arga is forced to turn a blind eye after the son of a high-ranking official kills someone in a hit-and-run. Sick of being nothing more than a “guard dog” for corrupt elites, Arga slams his badge onto his superior’s desk. He believes quitting is the only way to remain human. However, the world is far from merciful. That very night, Arga loses the most precious thing in his life. His wife suffers a miscarriage after receiving relentless threats from the syndicate he had been investigating. In the cold hospital corridor, Arga can only sit in silence, staring at the ruins of his existence. No job. No authority. And now… no child. At his absolute lowest point, a floating screen suddenly appears before his eyes: [The Ultimate Detective System Activated.] [Target Detected: Those Who Believe They Are Above the Law.] Arga quickly realizes this is his only chance to rise again. Armed with a system capable of uncovering even the faintest traces of crime, he begins operating as a shadow detective. He does not just want to fix his shattered life—he wants every bastard who ever laughed at him to experience what true justice really means. They once bribed the police to erase evidence. Now, not a single secret can escape Arga’s eyes. Because to Arga, justice no longer needs laws or articles— It only needs flawless execution.

To the world, he was a nobody. To the Mitchell family, he was a stain on their reputation. Ethan Hunt’s life changed forever after a mysterious one-night stand with Lisa Mitchell, the cold and beautiful heiress to a multi-billion dollar empire. Forced into a "slave marriage" to cover up a scandal, Ethan endured six months of hell. He was mocked by the elite, treated like a servant in his own home, and eventually framed for a crime he didn’t commit by the very woman he tried to protect. The betrayal was absolute. Sentenced to five years in the city’s most brutal prison, Ethan was left to rot. But his enemies made one fatal mistake: they didn't know who he truly was. Deep inside his soul, an ancient power has awakened. Ethan is the reincarnation of the Dragon God, and his "Golden Finger" has finally activated. Inside the prison walls, he saves the life of a dying secret trillionaire, inheriting an empire that dwarfs the Mitchells' wealth. Five years later, the gates open. The man who walked in was a broken husband. The man walking out is a hidden tycoon with the power of a god and the bank account of a king. Lisa Mitchell is on the brink of losing everything, and she’s looking for a miracle. She’s about to find out that the man she destroyed is the only one who can save her and this time, he isn’t asking for her love.

Beneath Manhattan’s glittering skyline lies the Silver District — an urban quarantine zone where the city hides its failures. Inside its shadows roam the Lycaon, humans mutated by illegal genetic conditioning. Governments insist they’re extinct. They are very wrong. Caleb Mercer — former security officer turned fugitive — survives on the fringes after escaping a classified experiment known as Program Howl. Every night, he battles a violent transformation ripping his humanity apart. Every day, federal strike teams hunt him as an “uncontrolled biological threat.” When an explosion tears through the Silver District, exposing the existence of a second generation of engineered shapeshifters, Caleb becomes the only one capable of tracking the outbreak’s source. He doesn’t want to be a hero. He just wants revenge — and answers. The truth? Something worse than werewolves is evolving in the city’s bones.

Adira was denied in most of the schools because of her long list record of reasons to be kicked out. Because of that, she stopped going to school and started to build the game station of her brother who disappeared years ago. The modern world evolved so fast that technologies have outdated in a short period of time. And that includes the virtual technology that her genius brother built. Not to mention, her brother’s game brought almost all the users of the said game in their country in a coma. That lead the government to shut it down. She studied everything that her brother wrote in his journal and succeeded in building it again. Just when she started playing, her eyes opened at the amazing virtual world. There she met a few friends of her brother and found out that they were stuck at the game for many years. And unfortunately, it was not a fun game to play. It was not just a virtual reality game. It was a game to kill or be killed.

In a world ruled by the iron law of Beast Taming, your summoned spirit is your entire worth. A high-ranking beast guarantees luxury, power, and respect. A low-ranking beast condemns you to a life of servitude. For seventeen years, Leo lived in the shadows of the city elite, waiting for the Day of Summoning to change his fate. Instead, it became his living nightmare. Humiliated in front of thousands, mocked by the person he trusted most, and left with a trash-tier ranking, Leo became the joke of the city. But when the elite discarded a dying, mutated defect beast and sentenced it to execution, Leo felt a strange, ancient resonance. He chose to form a soul pact with the creature, drawing the ultimate ridicule from the crowd. They thought he had sealed his own doom. They were wrong. What the world saw as a broken defect was actually a dormant, forbidden myth from the dawn of time. As the blood pact activates, a terrifying power begins to wake, and the people who trampled on Leo’s dignity are about to learn that some gods should never be angered.