SUPERNATURAL
C.396: Exploring the TempleExplore the Universe through the hardest, truest weapon: the Fist.
Jack Rust was a disillusioned biologist with a PhD—almost. When an extraterrestrial AI calling itself the System invaded Earth and thrust it into a world of aliens and violence, the least Jack hoped for was magic. Unfortunately, the System decided to spawn a forest dungeon around him and a goblin in his face, which left him little choice.
Armed with nothing but his fists, Jack must grow strong enough to survive entire menageries of monsters. He needs to return to civilization and find out what the hell is going on. He might also get magic—or not. Surprising himself, Jack discovers that violence is fun.
In this battle-ridden new world, Jack finds the life he always dreamed about. He won’t just survive. He will thrive.
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C.120 - , Stone Element_l
C.100 endingChang An is a sub-beast who, despite having the talent for the sword, did not have the constitution to support it. And his savior, Hua Yi, is a beastman on the run for his life.
This is a story about how two once innocent children had to grow up in such a cruel beastman world.
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C.68 Ruan Tian is a cat which gained sentience, and is infatuated with the goddess who once saved him. During the college class reunion, Ruan Tian once again confessed to her, but she openly proclaimed that she would only marry Qin Li and no one else.
Qin Li was Ruan Tian’s number one enemy and love rival, and he was born to put Ruan Tian down for a hundred years!
Ruan Tian looked at him furiously. “Let’s battle! Only one of us can remain!”
Qin Li: ▼_▼ Shall we get on the bed?
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C.98 I don't think it's enough (end of text)The top alpha, Major General Ji Cheying, disguises himself as a down-on-his-luck beta in order to carry out a secret mission. One day, when he goes out to take out the garbage, while wearing a pair of torn socks, he comes across the poor nephew of his landlord, Xie Quan, a good-looking beta who was staying in the dirty and terrible basement.
The two look at each other, each feeling a little sorry for the other.
No one expected that one of these two miserable people was the prestigious Major General Ji and the other was the most powerful mecha engineer in the Empire. And to Ji Cheying’s further surprise, this beautiful beta confessed his passionate love for him!
He was torn again and again under the prudent choice to refuse the other, after all, this is a mission, not the time to talk about love.
When the mission was over and it was time to talk about love, it was Xie Quan’s turn to become baffled, “Who do you think likes you? Who confessed? I didn’t, I’m not, don’t talk nonsense.”
Ji Cheying: ???!
It was only then that Xie Quan unexpectedly realized that the Imperial Major General seemed to have mistakenly thought that he was in love with him.
A few months later, Major General Ji, who had entered his susceptible period, was violent and fierce, not able to be approached by strangers. However, his eyes were red and he was tugging at Xie Quan, his voice hoarse, “You little liar, cheating on my feelings and not taking responsibility.”
Xie Quan sighed, lifted his hair, and tore off the invisible gland patch, finally revealing the omega gland at the back of his neck, “Bite it. I’ll give you a bite.”
Ji Cheying gritted his teeth, “You’re a f*cking omega?”
True love has nothing to do with identity and gender.
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C.99 - : This Is Our Secret# little idiot # frivolous # two-faced # fondnessovertime
Eighteen-year-old Liu Li had just entered freshman year. But during her winter vacation, she inexplicably became a married woman?!
Ah, wait. That was a mistake. She became engaged.
What?! They’ve been engaged since childhood! Wouldn’t it be more convincing to say that she had made that decision in her previous life instead?!
Who would believe a story like this? Did they think she was a kid that was born yesterday?!
But then…
Why does she have a love token from the Tang family? And it was something she had worn since young till now.
Can she not get married? No! What to do? She was only eighteen years old.
The law states that girls can only marry once they reach twenty years of age! Oh, they’re not going to register here, so they didn’t need to wait till she reached twenty!
Highlight 1:“Hello, may I know how to get to the Tang family residence?”
With a smile on her face, Liu Li looked at the address on her phone as she asked a driver who had stopped at the side of the road for directions.
Then, her gaze traveled upwards. A man had opened the car door and gotten out of the car, standing in front of her.
He was almost 30cm taller than her! Liu Li couldn’t help but stare. Finally, the kind hearted driver personally escorted her to the Tang family residence.
Wait a minute, he’s the Tang family’s eldest son…
Her fiance!!! Highlight 2: “Do you know that I’m only eighteen years old?”
With an indifferent look on his face, the man glanced at her cooly but didn’t respond. Liu Li puffed up her chest, summoning her courage as she continued, “So, you can’t force a little girl to do something she doesn’t want to do! “I have a list of rules so that we’ll get along after marriage, and we’ll abide by them together. “
First, I sleep on the bed, and you sleep on the couch. If you’re not happy with that, we can do it the other way around too!
“Second, we’ll pretend we don’t know each other if we see each other in public. Of course, you can’t call me ‘wife’ or ‘darling’ either. “Third, this marriage will go on for two years. We’ll sign the divorce agreement first in case you regret it when the time comes.
“Fourth, you have to give me an allowance every month. If you can’t give me one thousand, five hundred is fine too!”
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C.1050 caravanFang Shen’s eyes undergo perplexing changes after being hit by thunder. The change helps him acquire inscrutable and powerful life-death eyes which are able to launch many functions like clairvoyance. With the superb and magical eyes, he can dominate the world.
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~ ●Er 囧's new book "The rest of my life with you, sweet and warm" has been released! ! !“This guy, how heavy is his taste, he’s still able to eat?” Waking up, she looked at her reflection in the mirror, explosive hair, tattoos, and a demon-like face. Look at her for more than a second and you’ll have spicy eyes (your eyes will bleed-aka she looks really ugly).
Before her rebirth, she was in love with someone else, bent on escaping, and after having relations with him, hates him deep to his bones.
After her rebirth, she looked at the beauty on the bed, seriously thinking, the one who left his shadow in the past, seemingly should be him?
In her past life, her mind was muddled. She tried to get rid of the outstandingly beautiful husband that she didn’t want, was victimized by slag men and cheap women, and her most trusted friend brainwashed her. In the end, she found people rebelling and friends deserting (isolated and alone).
In this lifetime, all of the evil people scheming and longing for her divorce should yield. Sorry but this young miss’s IQ is on the line!
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C.352[NO. 4212: ‘Humanity’ has failed the Demotion Match.] [NO. 4212: ‘Humanity’ has been deemed useless. Beginning deletion.] As Earth was being erased after their final game ended in failure, Martial Saint Sung JiHan managed to resist deletion and saw messages pop up in front of him. [To think someone would be able to resist being erased.] [Let’s give him an opportunity to re-challenge.] [Player ‘Sung JiHan’ is returning to the time of initial entry in The League.] When he woke back up, he had regressed back in time. Given a second chance, he swore to himself to stop the fall of Korea and humanity and take flawless vengeance against those that ruined things in his original timeline.
Follow the journey of Korea’s Martial Saint, Sung Jihan, as he struggles to prevent a future of destruction and ascends as the Martial God!
C.1650: EpilogueThey love gold, and they love silver. Even more so, they love gems that dazzle, like stars across the skies.
Firearms, jewelleries, and precious metals; A collector’s world will not be complete without antiques.
Storage auctions, old goods trade, re-estate sales and gold-digging. But the truth is, if one wants to make money, then the supreme way is through searching for the legendary treasures.
Holding the fort, there’s an ocelot, a wolf, and an Andes condor. At the side, there’s a loyal hound, an irascible ape, and an African honey badger. Who said that you can only rely on humans when treasure hunting?!
C.163 Fanwai "In the Mist"Zhou Yu is just an ordinary person. After his heart attack, he was born again. He thought he could enjoy life well, but he didn’t realize that this world was a supernatural world. He always bumps into ghosts and a group of samsaras would use him as a NPC. His lover always turns into a horror movie BOSS.
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C.792 - Swearing RevengeThe trembling Hyuga Kuroto finally got the treasure that he dreamed of!
How exactly will the world of Naruto be perceived with his glowing Sky Blue Tenseigan Eyes.
C.378 Super Saiyan-level destructive powerA teenager finds himself in the Marvel World with the Dragon Balls, and has to find a way to survive!
Shenron: “Say your wish! Any wish can be granted, but you only get one…”
Teenager: “Any wish could be granted?”
Shenron: “Of course!”
“Great!”
Teenager: “Shenron, please get me out of the Marvel World; return me to my original world!”
Shenron: “I’m sorry, I can’t do that…”
“….”
Teenager: “What? What were you bragging about then, saying you can grant any wish?”
Shenron: “Your body is from this world, therefore….”
“….”
Teenager: “Okay, then give me the power of a Super Saiyan! I want be able to beat Thor and Hulk, surpass Captain America and Iron Man!”
Shenron: “I’m sorry, I can’t do that…”
Teenager: “Worthless dragon! What can you do?”
Shenron: “I can…”
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C.236 - Mole ExterminationRenjin Yanase is an ordinary member of society whose occupation is a sales person. His hobby is an online VR game “Einherjar” that has been on for over five years now. It is a game with high degree of freedom and Renjin silently works hard to nurture his subordinate character.
The next day was a holiday so he’s going to use it for boss hunting all night.
When the boss hunt is finished, Renjin falls asleep in the game. He felt like someone was calling his name so he woke up.
Standing in front of the half-asleep Renjin was Eleanor, a character he created.
When Renjin looked outside after being puzzled to the characters who behave like they are alive, the outside scenery changed into one that he did not know at all.
Renjin who surveyed the surrounding, realized that the castle and the 200 subordinates that he created with time and money was transferred to a different world.
The transferred Renjin announced the declaration of the founding of a nation after a week.
C.962 Three lifetimes, three generations, nothing will happenA young orphaned boy named Mu Yi is saved by an old travelling Taoist Priest. They travel the world ‘scamming’ people by ‘exorcising ghosts’ and ‘slaying demons’, that is until the old Taoist Priest dies and Mu Yi is forced to realise that all is not as it seems. He was told stories of armies of ghosts, hordes of zombies, horrifying demons, and worst of all, the cultivators who controlled them.
Mu Yi takes his first steps towards rising to the top of this dark and cruel new world.
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C.20 I woke up in my sleep, and a strange door appeared in my home…Behind every door is a strange world.
In the nightmare world, Jiang Cheng added the news from the strong man to the fat man, and he almost cried when he heard the latter, “If you die here, the whole family will stand upside down and bleed?”
“Is such that.”
“Then I don’t think you are too scared?” The fat man widened his eyes.
Jiang Cheng turned his head and said in a very formal tone: “Because I am an orphan.”
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C.100Lee Seongjin, the strongest hunter who defeated the demon king.
He possessed the body of the pig tr*sh Third Prince, the Holy Imperial Family’s shame.
But the members of this family… there’s something strange about them?
‘Overpowered’ Holy Emperor.
‘Regressor’ First Princess.
‘Player’ First Prince.
Lots of trouble and lots of words
The story of the Holy Emperor and his children.
C.136 - EPILOGUE-THE PROTAGONIST, HIJIRI IORIThere’s a legendary Bishoujo Game that has become popular among Japanese gentlemen.
C.95 Legend has it that the world’s most formidable man Xu Shuangtze owned a cherished portrait of his deceased wife. But no one knew that on its back was another portrait of his arch rival who Xu Shuangtze had killed with his own hands.
Sixteen years ago, the Chief of Immortal Alliance’s Department of Discipline, Gong Wei, brought a blade with him on the Immortal Ascension Platform. His assassination of Xu Shuangtze failed and he was slain on the spot by the sword named No Way Out.
Sixteen years later, Gong Wei opened his eyes and found himself reborn in the body of a beautiful fool who even had to kneel down when talking to Lord Xu.
This was not the only disturbing thing for him.
Because of his ravishing good looks, remarkable power and status as well as his premature death in his previous life, he was now the beloved muse of countless writers. Books and stories featuring him as the main lead to all kinds of relationships were circulated far and wide. Even among the famous sects there were rumours of his forbidden encounters with every sect leader…
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C.333.4 (END) - Finale (Part 2) EndThe first time they met they had battled fiercely, just for a mere bunch of herbs. She needed it to save people, and he wanted to use it to save his own life.
C.60 Ji Bu, the gold medal manager who was trapped and imprisoned, woke up to be a vicious rich second generation Xin Nanyi. He was hated and feared by his girls group he played with, and his uncle deliberately slaughtered him.
Ji Bu had no choice but to go back to his old career, fight against greedy uncles and all kinds of rivals, win the trust of the girls group, lead the “girls” to the top, and hold them up as a powerful girls group with a high traffic rate and a good harvest.
Xin Nanyi just wants to work hard and be a good manager, but there is always a film emperor who is unwilling to let him go, either to press him on the bed or to deceive him.
Shocked! Popular girls group members with the manager intimate hug was photographed, the atmosphere was ambiguous like a couple.
After being chased by fans and reporters, Nan Ge the broker who sent the blade laxatives, found the strongest excuse to clarify on Weibo: “I like men.”
When the words were uttered, it caused a great disturbance, the members of the girls group are silent, the fans are exclaimed and Weibo was paralysed.
A certain film emperor smiled: It’s a coincidence that I’m a man.
Nan Ge: ……
Gentle and kindhearted manager decathlon shou vs Multi-gold shield black belly cold and cute big film emperor gong
Being ugly and fat just after crossing, then gradually lose weight and become handsome, handsome as inspirational chicken stock.
The gong has always been very handsome!!! But still acting.
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C.282: The Might of the Empire ArmyHumans across the world ended up joining a “Demon Kings and Heroes game”.
Several billion people were set down upon another world to act as “Demon Kings” and “Heroes”. Everyone has to chose their starting races from the start.
Zhang Nu was set in the Demon King camp.
He discovered that he could see hidden information that no one else could.
[Slime Demon King]. Low grade demon king bloodline… Not recommended!
[Kobold Demon King]. Low grade demon king bloodline… Not recommended!
[Dark Elf Demon King]. Mid grade demon king bloodline… Can be selected!
[Bloody Giant Demon King]. High grade demon king bloodline… Recommended!
[Abyssal Dragon Demon King]. Strongest starting bloodline… Extremely recommended!
C.580 He was very happy to be reborn, but why was he sixteen again, he can’t bear to look back at that time.
Why does he return to being sixteen years old, yet still meet Doomsday?
It’s alright to encounter the end of the world, so why did he have to fall in love with someone?
Even if he falls in love with another person, why did it have to be a man?
Falling in love with a man is also alright, so why did it need to be a secret one-sided love?
Even a secret and unrequited love is alright, so why is that man his….
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C.638: Grand Final! (The End)The Gura Gura no Mi is known as the strongest fruit in the world of one piece.
C.1532 End of fateA data loving young man from Earth has an accident which transports him to a dark land filled with terrifying creatures and magical powers. Fortunately for him, he has a Biological Assistance Chip to ease his path. However, things in this bizarre and strange world are not always as they seem, and, though it is a tremendous asset, the chip doesn’t always work as expected. With all of the crazy creatures and magical mayhem around him, one can only wonder what the future holds for this young man…
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C.1211 (END) - My House of HorrorsThe hearse with the weird odor slowed to a stop before the entrance. The sound of pebbles could be heard bouncing on the ceiling. There were footsteps coming from the corridor, and there seemed to be someone sawing next door. The door knob to the room rattled slightly, and the faucet in the bathroom kept dripping even though it had been screwed shut. There was a rubber ball that rolled on its own underneath the bed. Wet footsteps started to surface one after another on the floor. At 3 am, Chen Ge held a cleaver in his hand as he hid beside the room heater. The call he was trying to make was finally answered. “Landlord, is this what you meant by ‘the house can be a little crowded at night’!?”
C.580 - I, Joker (End)This is a game that surpasses dimensions.
C.254 Extra 60 yearsOne system connects two worlds. Wu Ye, a timid and unambitious rich second-generation, was suddenly thrown into an apocalyptic world of zombies, equipped with a strong golden finger. To flee, or not to flee?
Qin Wuhua, a cold-faced special forces soldier, with his comrades betrayed by his superiors, showed him one night of “good will.”
To eat, eat, or eat? (Ye: What about the other options we talked about?! Qin: Be good. Ye: …..)
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Side Story 49. The Birth (2)[Would you like to reverse time?] [All stats will be reset.] [Please pick a date.]
C.535Kurono Maou is a high school student who is sensitive of his sharp eyes and bad expression. No girlfriend but gifted with friends in his own way, he had been living a peaceful life.
C.174This is a story of a man named Kim Sae-Jin, who one day, inexplicably wakes up as a Monster. Follow him and his perilous journey to get his life back as a Human, all the while growing even more versatile as a Monster in the process. This should be… complicated, somewhat.
C.593: The FinaleHave you ever thought that the state of the world as it presently is, could revert to the laws of the ancients? When a series of strange incidents beginning with the disappearance of his friend led Luo Yuan to question the possibility of an apocalypse, he becomes embroiled in the midst of a global-scale chaos.
How To Die As Heavy As Mount Tai C.96When a person dies, they either die light as a feather (aka unimportant) or heavy as Mt. Tai (aka very important).
C.233:If I were to fall into a game, I wish I would fall when I was young.
C.197: The Dog Waiting For The PromiseI, a mere con artist, was unjustly imprisoned in Tantalus, the Abyssal Prison meant for the most nefarious of criminals, where I met a regressor.
But when I used my ability to read her mind, I found out that I was fated to die in a year…
and that the world would end 10 years later.
C.164I was stuck in a dungeon explosion while working so hard that I actually died.
But when I opened my eyes, I was back to the time of 3 years ago!
Well, I will live differently in this life. Salary is goodbye to s*ave life. I quit immediately and set up a cafe in the store my grandmother left behind.
There are no customers because she is right in front of a dungeon, but it doesn’t matter. All I want is to work two days and play five days. But.
[Class: I woke up as the cafe owner (F)] [Skill: I have the coffee in my hand (Lv.1)] [Mission: Brew 100 cups of mixed coffee (0/100)] [Item: Mixed Coffee – Increases recovery speed by 100% faster] After leaving my life as a wage s*ave, I became a coffee s*ave.Also, the attractive regular customer who keeps bothering me is somehow unusual.
It doesn’t feel good. Isn’t it like the story of the main character of the RPG, who was just trying to run an errand, and ends up fighting the devil after getting caught up in something annoying?
Yes, I will not. I can not. I have no intention of playing more than the role of a novice innkeeper.”
C.953: Bonus Chapter: MealIn this latest work by Lord of the Mysteries author, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, be prepared for a well-thought out and detailed apocalyptic, cyberpunk world with a setting superseding Lord of the Mysteries!
C.270 (END)10 years ago, after “the Gate” that connected the real world with the monster world opened, some of the ordinary, everyday people received the power to hunt monsters within the Gate. They are known as “Hunters”.
C.143 postscriptFive years ago, Gu Jiayu, who climbed out of the mountain nest, entered the entertainment circle in order to cultivate, and in order to overcome the shortcomings of emotional gaps, he used an excellent acting skill to hook up a Chinese “little nobleman” abroad. After a month of falling in love and feeling love, he ran away with guilty conscience after the other party proposed marriage.
Five years later, Gu Yingdi had become popular all over the country, but he had a four-year-old son beside him.
One day, the little handsome guy pointed at the man who took up the entire page in the financial newspaper and said, “Dad, this man looks like me!” Gu Jiayi glanced at the calm, handsome man in a suit and shoes in the newspaper, and asked with a guilty conscience, “He has an onion head, and his body is black and black like the top post. Are you sure you look like him?” That night, “Top Door Post” came to the door … Gu Jiayu, “My son, hide your tail!”
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C.8200 :round tripI have calculated for people before I was born, and I have all five yin, and I am born with fierce ghosts. A knowledgeable gentleman said that I will not live to be seven years old. After death, I will cultivate blood-clothed little ghosts to harm people.
In order to save me, my grandmother married me a child-in-law, so that I had an Ann birthday, although I later discovered that the daughter-in-law and sister-in-law are not human…
I have been lingering and panting since I was a child, and I have been accustomed to accepting it, but my grandmother was killed.
For this reason, regardless of karma, I inherited my grandmother’s job of raising ghosts and vowed to send everyone who killed her to hell.
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C.185 handsome man“Li Qingshan, as the eldest disciple of the Ascension Sect, the prince of the Dayan Dynasty, was actually bewildered and let go of the Demon Sect Heavenly Concubine, do you know the guilt?”
“I would like to give up my status as a big disciple, be imprisoned in Siguoya, and wipe the forest of steles.”
“Yes, but you must abolish your cultivation base, smash your roots, and you must not go out for the rest of your life!”
Since then, Li Qingshan has been living in seclusion, thinking about crossing the cliff, wiping the forest of monuments, and actually activated his full-level comprehension.
[You watch carefully, stimulate your full-level comprehension, and realize the Dahe sword qi]
[You watch carefully, stimulate full-level comprehension, and comprehend triple sword strike]
[You watch carefully, stimulate full-level comprehension, and comprehend Fantian Yin]
Eighty years later, the Immortal Dao Golden List came, ranking the masters in the world, and Li Qingshan directly occupied the first place.
The list’s evaluation of him – the god of the world!
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C.210Keith, a vieux riche, spoiled and cherished, heir to the Demiliore Consortium, lives his life at large. Power, Wealth, Fame; He has it all.
But is it all just a dream?
With a set of memories, the knowledge of the future, in a play orchestrated by the destiny, knowing well that he is born to be a Villain, will he prevail? Or is he going to fall at the hands of the Child of Destiny just like he did in the nightmare that haunts him?
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Author's Note:
Yes, the story is heavily influenced by Urban-Fantasy Chinese Novels. Don't read if you have a problem with those types of plots. 'Cliche' plot elements are bound to appear, so if you easily get triggered by such things, keep away. And I would advise you to not even start the story if you are the ardent believer of 'Good shall prevail over the Evil'. Keep away! MC here is a Villain! But yes, he is not someone deprived of emotions, even though he is a Scum. So, do not expect an outright Evil MC either.
I don't write Netorare. Don't worry about it!
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Update Schedule:
Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday on WN, SH, MSB. Coming soon on RoyalRoad.
As for the Patrons, almost Daily updates with guaranteed 25 Chapters each month with a possibility of a few more Chapters.
Warnings:
> Incest
> Dark Elements
> Sexual Content
> Traumatising Content
> Gore
> Manipulative MC
> Sexual Abuse
> Parallel World (Almost a new World)
> Fantasy Elements (Full-fledged Fantasy later)
> System
> Slavery
C.568: Destroying My ImageWhen disaster struck, Ling Mo knew that the kinds of zombies depicted in doomsday movies would in fact, be totally different from reality…
C.340 - With a marriage contract forcefully done, he married her, and all she could do was comply, and resent him deeply for that and for all the following misunderstandings they faced.
However, it was already too late when she understood she actually loved him.
C.172In the tenth year after the new era, the world finally came to an end. Zhang Mu truefully waited for his death, but unexpectedly found that he had returned to ten years ago. With his memory about the future, he swore that he would change the calamitous history, saving the earth from being destroyed! Walking dead, zergs, evolvers, and various mutated animals… nothing can stop him! The first step is to retrieve his identity as an era merchant , then find all the treasures he can remember to enhance himself!
C.1501 - 1501 Release That Witch: Side Story (Part 3)Cheng Yan transmigrated only to end up in a medieval Europe like world, becoming Roland, a Royal Prince. But this world doesn’t seem to be the same as his former world, despite some similarities. Witches are real and they actually can use magic?
Follow Roland’s battle for the throne against his siblings. Will he be able to win, even though the king already declared him to be a hopeless case and with the worst starting situation? With his knowledge of modern technologies and the help of the witches, who are known as devils’ servants and are hunted by the the Holy Church, he might have a fighting chance.
Now, let his journey begin.
C.1063-END - A Perfect World (Finale)Anyone who could construct a stable Spell Model could become a Wizard — that was the Wizards’ ultimate secret! Having been given a new life as the son of an aristocrat and armed with a super quantum computer from his past life, Spell Models came as easily as breathing to Merlin. With this overwhelmingly huge advantage, would Merlin become the greatest Grand Wizard of all time?
v16 C.32 agreedA boy from 21st century Earth, met an accident and later was reborn in Naruto’s Ninja World.
He is born in Uchiha Family and becomes the useless brother of Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha…. Let’s see how he changed the Naruto world.
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