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Not to fall into the cycle of reincarnation within the vast world, The heart transmits the Dao among humans. Willing to wield a sword to end myriad calamities, Exchange ruthlessness for a world of emotions!

[Warning: Some content in the novel may be upsetting to some readers. Contents include injuries, sickness, mental health, intense medication, fight scenes, and intense gore. Lastly, this novel is a semi-reality dark fantasy trope. Read at your own risk.] Chapters and Release: Release days: Everyday Release time: 3pm UTC Status: Unedited. (Will edit after main story conclusion. Specifically from the start.) *** Synopsis: A fifteen-year-old schoolgirl happens to find herself approached by a strange woman after a rough day—who happens to know her plans on running away. Astonished, she tried to interrogate, but ended up getting dragged into another universe and another world. There, she finds out that experiments are being ran on fourteen other candidates set aside for her. Being the last candidate, she is told that she might be the first one to face demise. But she is determined to find out what is up with this facility. Eventually, she comes across an astonishing fact—that this whole world and setting is similar to that of a book she read during her younger days. And the protagonist happened to be her own cousin, who also killed her at the near end of the novel. *** (Prologue) Listen... No one is judging no one here. And so am I. The world has been cruel these days. Being modern means being rude to people on the street who are below your rank—That is what they believe. I find this all frustrating, why move with a state of mind that could as well kill you someday. You don't know if this person is a lawyer, a far relative, a doctor, a politician. But you already get the gist, don't you? And like any other teenagers my age, I really want to run away from all this. It's not like I am an orphan or from a poor household. I am from a family which is a standard class in economical terms in this world. And yet, I want to run away. Haha! Anyways. I did succeed. I wonder at what cost? I am away from all that hostility of course... But now I am in another world. Not reincarnated. Not transmigrated to another body. I am with my own soul in my original body, but in another world. This world... is weird. Thinking back, I remember reading a strange book when I was young. This book actually speaks about this world. I am a character there. Funnier thing, I don't know what is up with it either. It appears to me that the writer decided they want to see the 'live-action' version of it. So now... I am the actor playing my own character.

by: 내츄럴향기 『Pressing this button will transport you into the world of the genre I write. (You can leave once the story is finished. But if it’s not completed, who knows.)』 A silly post that appeared on my social media timeline. The problem was that anything seemed interesting during exam period. I quickly pressed ‘Share’ and called my friends to chat, then I must have fallen asleep… I should have fallen into a deep slumber just like that. “Chirp.” What? “Cheep!” What?! Where am I?

Wen Meng transmigrated into a melodramatic interstellar novel, becoming the malicious supporting character and fake heiress. As a result, she was thrown into a desolate star's lake at the beginning and nearly drowned. Fortunately, she awakened the beast-taming ability, and with the help of the system, she successively tamed various young disaster beasts and lived together with the little ones. One day.. A pitch-black serpent coiled around Wen Meng's body, its head affectionately resting against her cheek. "Get off her!!" The white wolf at his feet suddenly transformed into a handsome man He clenched his fists and roared at the black serpent. "What's it to you?" The black snake spoke, its voice human-like. To assert its dominance, it coiled around her even tighter and flicked its tongue against her ear. "Can't you understand?" The man, burning with jealousy, grabbed the snake by the neck. "If you play like this, it won't be fun anymore." The black snake unexpectedly transformed into the handsome 858. The smoke cleared, and the two men were grappling with each other. The scene was extremely ugly. "How did they... turn into humans?!" Wen Meng couldn't believe her eyes. "So childish, still fighting." The big eagle spread his arms and hugged Wen Meng's waist from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder, greedily inhaling the fragrance of her neck. "Only beasts without confidence compete for mates." "Exactly!" The little bear comfortably rested its head on Wen Meng's snow-white thigh, rubbing its furry face vigorously. One of its paws was stretched out, and Wen Meng was trimming its nails. The little bear spoke in a soft, childish voice, "Not like me, I'm a good baby." But at this moment, Wen Meng had already come to her senses. She murmured, "You too can turn into humans, right?" Big Eagle: "..." Little Bear: "..." Later, they all wanted to have her to themselves. Using all their tricks to ruin the reputation of other disaster beasts, Filial piety turns sour, consumed by jealousy. Bai E: "Say you love me, that you love me the most, right?" Wen Meng: ... (I love, universal love) Anaconda: "Why can't we be together? Did you give birth to me?" Wen Meng: ... (You've grown up and become disobedient) Thunderbird: "Open your eyes and look at me. I don't believe your eyes are empty." Wen Meng: "Put your clothes on!!" (nosebleed gushing) Bear King: You think I have no feelings for you? I just go into heat a bit later. Wen Meng: ? (Bear hug, uh, can't breathe) And then later— Wen Meng found the culprit who had plotted against her. "Compete with me? You're not even worthy." That person glanced at Wen Meng with disdain Not a trace of remorse. She had never taken Wen Meng seriously. Wen Meng opened the space card. The most terrifying disaster beast in the galaxy appeared at the same time. The magnetic field and celestial phenomena of the Emperor Star were in complete chaos, as if it were the end of the world. These ancient god-like beasts of calamity bowed to her, Glaring at the enemy with fierce eyes. The woman's face turned pale, filled with terror "Did that scare you?" Wen Meng laughed "I've always wanted to ask you, do you really know, "Actually, you are the impostor?" Finally.. Wen Meng's former fiancé, General of the Empire, roared with reddened eyes, "Tell me! How many more men do I have to defeat to win your heart??" Chief Inspector of the police station, the mad scientist director, the aristocratic business tycoon... all being called out at the same time. And the one, two, three standing behind her... there were too many, Wen Meng couldn't remember them all. This world is a vast battlefield of Asuras.

“Thank you for calling Centerburg Bank and Credit account management. This is Leigh, how may I help you?!” For the millionth time since I started this job, I wonder how I got stuck here in my hometown, when all my other high school friends, even my old crush Donovan, managed to go on to do so many more cool things in way better places. “Hey, Leigh, how was your weekend?” A voice like smoke and velvet flows through the headset that soothes my Lycan ears. Butterflies and sparks make my cheeks flush. How is it possible for a Lycan to fall in love with a voice? *** Mackenzie thought her life working at the local bank was boring and simple until, suddenly, it wasn’t. Can such a simple love survive the return of an old flame, brutal fights with Shifters, and a violent mystery that rocks a small town? It will be a close call, but for Lycans, you can always press one. For Lycans, Press One is created by Meg Carlyle, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

# SURVIVAL # MATERIALIST # HUMOR When Su Yan woke up, he realized the zombie apocalypse had arrived. His door was about to be broken down by zombies and he wasn’t armed with anything. He quickly picked his keyboard up to try and defend himself. It was then he noticed something written on his keyboard. [F1: Move-through-wall] [F2: Invisibility] [F3: All Weapon, Infinite Ammo] [F4: Automated Lock] [F5: See-through Sight] [Ctrl + C: Copy Everything] When Su Yan finally got to the last line of command, he was shocked. [F: World Destruction]

A stubborn young Duke on the verge of being replaced by his heartless and greedy uncle comes to the realization that he needs to fight if he wants to keep what is his. But after the war he lost his will to fight, to live. He no longer fit in with high society, he was scared inside and out and he didn't know how to fight a battle with reputation instead of swords. On a mission to find an imposter, he runs into his late captain's younger sister. In a strange turn of events, she swears a life debt to him and immediately begins to improve his broken reputation with her wild and bright demeanor. The orphaned daughter of an Earl runs circles around her conniving guardians constantly ruining their attempts to marry her off so they can inherit the Earldom, all while secretly preventing the Poor Earldom she loves from going to ruin. Strong-willed and smart she thinks she's got it all figured out. She just needs to block all potential marriages and keep her land and people afloat for another year and a half and she'll be free. But what happens when she's outsmarted and out-maneuvered by someone unexpected? And is she really as immune to good looks and charm as she thought... or was she way overestimating herself?

Mazoku and his friends go on an epic conquest to eliminate all of the Forsaken Realm while also getting stronger to becone the next Power Kings!

-- CAPÍTULOS TODOS OS DOMINGOS ÀS 18:00H!! -- (Obra pausada por algumas semanas!! 09/05/2021) Sinopse: Jhin acorda e percebe que está dentro do primeiro jogo de realidade virtual lançado há pouco tempo, no qual conseguiu ser selecionado para adquirir uma das cópias. No entanto, o que ele não imaginava é que fosse ficar preso dentro deste mundo perigoso e mortal, tendo que lutar por sua própria vida na esperança de zerar Adventure World Online...

Player 2: Press Start For a cynical 35-year-old gamer, real life was a never-ending 'Game Over'. Until Bangkok's most chaotic CEO kidnaps him at a bus stop to win a ridiculous family bet, forcing him to finally press 'Start'. Phab is thirty-five, built like a brick wall, and stuck in the world’s most depressing tutorial. Bouncing between dead-end temp jobs, he hides his massive imposter syndrome by leading high-stakes virtual raids on his PC at 3 AM. He’s a respected Level 80 Tank online, but an absolute NPC in his own reality. Then a massive glitch crashes his system: Win. Brilliant, impeccably dressed, and unapologetically unhinged, Win is a young nanotech CEO who desperately needs a "miserable-looking guy" to win a daily challenge in his eccentric family’s group chat. For triple his daily wage, Phab agrees to play along, unknowingly entering the chaotic world of "The Court of Miracles". Suddenly, the solitary gamer is dragged into a whirlwind of ridiculous co-op missions. From surviving a LARP battle with foam swords to stealing a giant, creepy fiberglass bubble tea mascot in broad daylight, Phab realizes his life will never be the same. But behind the tailored suits and relentless optimism, Win hides a deep vulnerability and scars he refuses to face. Forced to team up, Phab discovers that his strategic gamer mind might just be exactly what Win needs to navigate the real world. Meanwhile, Win’s chaotic light might be the only thing that can pull Phab out of the dark. Two broken players. One unhinged family. It's time to stop hiding in the shadows and play the game on the main server.