bricky row

[WSA 2025 ENTRY] - This Novel is participating in the 2025 WebNovel Spirity Awards ^^ Due to unfortunate circumstances, "Ari" Ariel Matisse lived in the slums of Los Angeles, also known as Skid Row. One night, on his way home, he was killed while witnessing an old man getting beaten. When he woke up, he had been thrown into a dumpster, and a strange screen flashed across his eyes, and no matter how he looked at it, it reminded him of a status window in a game. [System Integration Complete!] [Become a Global Music Superstar!] For some reason, he gained a system that wanted him to join a survival show and become a globally famous idol. If he refused to complete his given tasks, he would die. But if he succeeded, he would have the money and power to change his life as well as get revenge against the person who killed him. P.s. this story is kind of a love letter to LA and the amazing blend of cultures (American, Asian, Hispanic, African, etc) that can be found there. I hope you all fall in love with the area as much as I love it.

A thousand years ago, a Rain of Evolution fell, and the world entered the Era of Evolution. Animals, plants, and humans all gained the potential to evolve into higher-level life forms. However, the human method of evolution is unique; they must absorb the extracts of higher-level life forms to complete their evolution, and each time they absorb an extract, they also acquire a skill from the extract's original owner. Absorb the extract of an “Undying Salamander” and gain the ability of limb regeneration; Absorb the extract of an “Iron Armor Oyster” and possess a flexible gender; Absorb the extract of a “Forest Giant Cockroach” and transform into an unkillable cockroach; Su Ze has come to this world, but before he can begin his evolution, he must solve his life-and-death crisis. “My name is Su Ze.” “I originally thought I had transmigrated and become a scion of a powerful official, but I never expected that I was just his clone, a scapegoat for him to escape punishment, a tool used for him to fake his death and get away.” “What's worse is, I'm scheduled to be executed tomorrow, but my cheat has not yet arrived...”

Li Dao is reborn into the Daqian Dynasty as a third-class count. During a palace banquet, he accidentally drunkenly broke into a palace, coinciding with the recovery of his past life memories, so his memory was confused and drunkenly ruined the innocence of the mistress of the palace. In the end, the emperor was furious and sent Li Dao to the death camp in the border, wanting him to die outside the border. As a result, he accidentally awakened the 'Kill the Enemy and Explode Attributes' system. From then on, killing people can become infinitely stronger. Since then, Daqian has less of a playboy count, and more of a human hero who has slaughtered countless people. Dynasties fight for supremacy, rivers and lakes are in strife, foreign races invade, overseas rages, and immortal gates are opened. Step by step, Li Dao hacked out an invincible road that belonged to him alone. Years later, when Li Dao returned to the imperial capital with his great war achievements, he stepped into the imperial palace again and found that the woman whose innocence he had destroyed at the beginning was already sitting on the dragon chair. And next to the dragon chair, there was a young daughter whose eyebrows were similar to his. At this moment, there was only one question left in Li Dao's mind. Is this anti or not?

I was sentenced to death for treason. But the execution was never meant to kill me. As the lethal injection entered my neck, I learned the truth — my body had a rare neurological compatibility. I wasn’t a criminal to them. I was a container. They transferred my consciousness to a hidden facility, erased my identity, and attempted to upload the mind of Alex Wieland — the world’s most powerful billionaire — into my brain. They wanted a rebirth. A younger body. A second life for a dying titan. What they didn’t expect was me. Before becoming a death row inmate, I was the top operative of a classified unit trained in consciousness defense. When the billionaire’s mind invaded mine, I didn’t break. I fought back. Inside my own head, a silent war began — memory against memory, will against will. In the end, I consumed him. His knowledge. His skills. His global empire. Now I stand in his place, armed with military tactics, corporate power, and secrets worth trillions. As I uncover others who survived the same experiment, we form a hidden alliance — victims turned predators. The people who created this system believed minds could be traded like assets. They were wrong. Because now, I control the rules. And the world is about to find out who really survived the execution.

Lena Voss is Goldcrest Academy's untouchable top student — cold, calculating, and secretly hilarious in her own head. Nobody gets close. Nobody gets through. That's exactly how she planned it. Until Ethan Cain transfers in, steals her ranking by 0.2 points, and refuses to take any of her hints to leave her alone. What he doesn't know is that their families already decided their fate — a contract binding them together long before they ever met. Lena knows. She's been planning to disappear before he finds out. But plans have a way of falling apart when the one person you're running from keeps finding you anyway.

Vexie is a ghost in the city—a goth baddie with a sharp tongue and a heart fueled by revenge. With only forty dollars to her name, she infiltrates the most exclusive gala in the country to face Silas Thorne, the billionaire who crushed her family's legacy.

Adam was a nobody who conquered ROW Online dying game. Feeling unfulfilled by his hollow victory, he deleted his maxed-out account—a single click that cost him everything. Shortly after, the world changed forever. The game evolved into ROW Online-2v, shattering the boundary between the virtual world and reality. In-game currency became global wealth, and the terrifying 'Ascension System' granted players god-like magical abilities in real life. Left powerless in this new reality, Adam was betrayed by friends, robbed of his hard-earned strategies, and ultimately killed in a pathetic accident. However, death was not the end. Adam opens his eyes to find himself ten years in the past—waking up on the exact morning he was about to hit 'Delete'. Armed with the knowledge of the future and the unmatched skills of an absolute veteran, Adam is no longer just playing a game. He is about to play for his life.

On the verge of death from illness, Yu Zhizhi transmigrates to the Beast World Planet, becoming the lowest-ranking plaything for slaughter. Her destiny was supposed to be a direct slaughter by powerful figures gone Berserk in their beast forms. Fortunately, she awakened the Childbirth System, and the style of the story suddenly changed— The maddened and fallen monster (Wolf): "I'll give you a choice, love me, or be bitten to death by me?" The evil Duke (Snake): "Beautiful maiden, please fall into the abyss of desire with me." The tyrannical Imperial Marshal (Shark): "I command you, you are only permitted to love me!" The wildly arrogant Crown Prince (Tiger): "I will kill all the males who covet you!!" (The list of Beast Husbands is expanding—) As the lowest-ranking female, Yu Zhizhi is doted on wildly by the powerful figures, undergoing Evolution all the way to the top-tier Rare grade and becoming the most noble existence in the Beast World Empire!

Good news: You've awakened. Bad news: You're the villainess. Renee Jennings accidentally obtains a system, allowing her to break free from the plot's control by completing missions. Renee Jennings: "Wait a minute, what's with all the animal dictionaries as a reward?" System: [They can give you an affinity with animals.] Renee Jennings: "Why?" System: [Because a villainess has no affinity with people.] Renee Jennings: "…" This joke is not that funny... * After unlocking animal languages, Renee Jennings embarks on a path of no return— Leading dogs to save a blind woman being stalked by a pervert. Reporting an evil old man who murdered his wife and hid her body, thanks to rats. Helping a kitten catch the murderer who killed its owner and buried the body. Finding tens of millions in stolen goods based on intel from birds. * While others are petting cats, Renee Jennings is riding a tiger. While others are falling in love, Renee Jennings is solving crimes. While others are getting married, Renee Jennings is rescuing endangered animals. While others are having kids, Renee Jennings is serving her country.

After being found and brought back by her wealthy family, Arabella Donovan has an unexpected awakening and discovers that the world she lives in is a mishmash of popular story tropes. Her eldest brother is the tragic guy in a melodramatic, angsty novel; Her second brother is the cannon fodder in an showbiz power-fantasy novel; Her third brother is the scapegoat who ends up with a criminal record in a doting teen romance; Her fourth sister is the vicious villainess in a 'real vs. fake heiress' story; And even her parents are just antagonistic background characters in some sweet, middle-aged romance. Arabella Donovan: This family is a complete collection of misfortunes. The word 'tragic' doesn't even begin to cover it. Her family, after hearing all of her inner thoughts: "..."