dead and alive dean koontz

Spiritual Qi Resurgence, Gods descending? Continuous disasters, all living beings suffering? What does it have to do with me? I'm just a patient with an incurable disease, who's been given up on treatment and has a countdown to death. Embarking on the path of exorcising demons and annihilating immortals with my crippled body is not for the sake of protecting my family and country, but because the hazardous duty pay is too tempting, especially the compensation... "This Evil Gods profession system is cursed, even if there's smooth progress in the early stages, the practitioners will eventually commit suicide..." "Give me a set." "This Demon Sword poisons its user and has already taken ninety-nine lives..." "Give me two, and also that man-eating demonic helmet, soul-devouring blood claws, get me a set." "This Magic Potion is harmful to heaven and earth..." "Enough talk, I'll take them all!" However, the problem is, why am I still alive after taking on all these high-risk missions, stepping on every risk, and doing every deadly task? 【Congratulations, congratulations! Ranked first among the Top Ten Heroes Who Moved the World...】 "...Heavens, wasn't the average life expectancy in this line of work three and a half years? I've been here for one cycle of three years after another, I'm almost an S-level hunter, the first of the top ten heroes! Why am I still alive? I just want to make an honor sacrifice, scam some compensation! Is that so hard?!"

Wang Chen unexpectedly transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation. He became a Qi Cultivation junior in the Outer Sect of the Cloud Sun Sect in Dongcang State. Within the sect, the hierarchy was stringent and the power struggles were fierce; Outside the sect gates, Demons roamed and Evil Wraiths were rampant! Wang Chen, who was weak in strength, decided to lay low until the end of time. However, with time goes by… He persisted and was surprised to realize that he had already unexpectedly become a Bigwig!!!

Liszt finds himself reborn as a countryside baron in an alternate world resembling medieval Europe. In this world, there are dragons that can discharge metals, elves that can tend to crops, and missions written in mist that only Liszt can see. With the help of the mysterious missions, can Liszt gradually grow from Baron of Flower Town into something greater, claiming the whole continent and beyond?

As a prison guard, Nathan Evans was not busy with his work. For some reason, all his prisoners were highly obedient and would always respect him even after they got out of prison. However, not everyone would show him respect. Especially when his fiancee Jade broke their engagement in front of everyone. For over a decade, Nathan had been "kind" enough to his prisoners. And now, he would show his "kindness" to the whole world...

Wu Chang has a special talent. He can see the words left by the dead in the form of bloodstains. After being involved into a Global Game, Wu finds his ability exceptionally useful. "Successfully entered 'Desolate—Plane 46957.'" "Dungeon Name: Moonlight Sanatorium." "Dungeon Type: Single Player Survival Dungeon." "Dungeon Difficulty: B." "Dungeon Status: On the verge of losing control."

A new world. A new reality. Something straight out of the novel huh? Well then, let's see what this new world have to offer? Shall i be a good guy?..... Meh. Lets just play it my way. Lets be a freaking villian.

Xu Yun is reborn to his age 15 and awakens a system. When he finally unlocks the system by obtaining his doctor degree, he's sent to a strange place. There's a man before him and when the man turns around, Xu immediately recognizes him, Issac Newton.

Zhang Feng, as a powerful mentor destined to become the next generation Celestial Master, encountered a mishap during the Celestial Master transition ceremony and found himself traversed into this world. Upon opening his eyes, he discovered he had become a forensic scientist and was immediately tasked to perform an autopsy to determine the victim’s cause of death. Zhang Feng expressed his utter breakdown: “I don’t know anything about performing autopsies! What do I do now?” Holding a scalpel, Zhang Feng looked at the pale corpse before him: “Dissection? What nonsense!” “Today, I’m borrowing this body! Arise at my command! Rise!” At the moment the already decomposed corpse on the dissection table sprang to life, the whole world fell silent.

For five years, I played the part of the perfect Luna. My husband, the powerful Alpha King Caleb, saw me only as a spy from the pack that murdered his parents. Our marriage was a cold contract, his touch forbidden. Then, a death sentence: my wolf was fading, giving me one year to earn his mark or be rejected before I died. Desperate, I shed my skin as the obedient wife. My rebellion lit an unexpected fire in him, and for the first time, he truly saw me. But just as I began to trust the pull between us, a rival’s lie shattered everything. He locked me away, and I died in childbirth—alone and betrayed.

"If I can just stay under the radar, I might survive the final chapter." Kim Jowoon woke up in a novel world as the illegitimate fourth son of a marquis, Julian Von Astrea, and it looked like every single character hated him. It was a world where everyone looked like a protagonist—shining eyes, tragic backstories, destiny practically dripping off them. Everyone except him. He didn't even get a script. Then the Affection System popped up and crushed his hopes in one clean line of text: every so-called “hero” in the capital had a solid 0% interest in his continued existence. Naturally, Julian did the most reasonable thing possible—he ran. Straight into the safest job he could think of: tutoring the young son of the Empire's most reclusive (and famously cold) Duke. The plan was foolproof. Win over the kid, stay invisible, collect a fat paycheck, and live long enough to die of old age instead of plot relevance. It didn't go smoothly at first. The child never spoke, the Duke barely appeared, and Julian briefly wondered if he'd chosen the wrong kind of death. But somehow… it worked. The Duke's son quickly warmed up to him. Lessons became warm and fun moments, and silence turned into trust. And even stranger, the Duke's affection level didn't just rise—it skyrocketed into something Julian absolutely had not planned for. For the first time since transmigrating, he felt safe. Then the Emperor began to interfere, so much that he became a madman to Julian. Julian thought he could live quietly. Well... He thought wrong. In this world, his life was never meant to be quiet and everything revolves around him.