survival

In 2050, everything worked exactly as designed. The economy was optimized. Labor was automated. Risk was calculated, filtered, and reassigned. And yet, millions like him were marked Not Applicable. Born into a stable middle-class family, raised during the final years of prosperity, he believed—like most—that adaptation was enough. Better skills. Better choices. Better timing. He was wrong. As artificial intelligence replaced human labor and wealth concentrated into the hands of the top five percent, society reorganized itself—not through collapse, but through efficiency. Those who fit the system advanced. Those who didn’t quietly disappeared from it. This is not a story about rebellion. There is no hero, no revolution, no saving the world. Instead, it is a record. A record of missed exits: A citizenship application never submitted. Land never purchased when ownership was briefly opened. Opportunities mistaken for stability. Through fragmented memories spanning 2026, 2028, 2030—and the aftermath seen from 2050—this story documents how a functioning system can still fail its people, and how an optimized future can render entire lives irrelevant. This book does not ask what went wrong. It asks something far more unsettling: What if nothing went wrong at all?

Death wasn't the end. It was a syntax error that shattered my reality. I didn't transmigrate as a chosen hero, a scheming villain, or even a living, breathing creature. I woke up as a mere 12 megabytes of anomalous, sentient code. Hunted by a universal Anti-Virus protocol designed to purge my existence, I discovered my only means of survival: dimensional jumping by possessing inanimate objects. Every new world brings a new form. Every new object is a new weapon. My first vessel? The malfunctioning cybernetic eye of a dying teenager in a rain-slicked cyberpunk metropolis. I didn't just give him sight; I hijacked his nervous system and turned his attacker's mechanical arm into a self-destructing toy. But that's just dimension one. Next time, I might be a cursed demonic sword in a high-fantasy realm, corrupting the arrogant "hero" who dares to wield me. Or a luxury smart-home mainframe in a modern world, orchestrating the perfect, untraceable locked-room murder of a corrupt billionaire. Or the mysterious "System" interface itself, issuing twisted quests to desperate players. [Entity Class]: Dimension Hopper / Anomalous Code [Current Vessel]: Cybernetic Implant [Processing Power]: Evolving... Flesh bleeds. Magic fades. But an object with root access to reality? That is absolute. I am not the player. I am the items they equip, the tools they trust, and the glitch that will break their worlds.

Viktor, an elite warrior transmigrator and traitor from the Viltrum civilization, escaped to Earth in a stolen spaceship, seeking peace after abandoning the brutal life he knew, but his plans are interrupted when a Superman appears as he gets close to Earth.

When Bai Qian — Iron-Blooded Sect Master, sovereign of the White Jade Peaks, most feared woman in three cultivation territories — needed a husband, she made a calculated choice. No cultivation. No ambition. No threat. A wandering scholar named Wei Tian with a book under his arm and absolutely nothing remarkable about him. It was the safest decision she had ever made. She was wrong in ways she does not yet have the language to describe. Wei Tian reads. He naps. He eats slowly and sleeps well and occasionally fixes things around the sect with a precision that has no reasonable explanation. The disciples find him useless. The elders find him suspicious. The sect's ancient measuring stones find him so impossible that they simply shatter. He files none of this under problems worth addressing. But beneath the lazy scholar who cannot seem to care about anything — there is something ancient and sealed. Something that stepped through a door no one else could open, into a life no one would think to question, beside a woman he has not yet explained why he chose. The cultivation world is coming for the White Jade Sect. Enemies are moving. Alliances are cracking. And Wei Tian is reading a book on the pavilion roof. He has a threshold. No one wants to find out where it is.

What does an internet troll do when the world turns into the most unplayable horror game in history? Astrad, a professional “rat kid,” finds out when the apocalypse cuts his internet connection and forces him out of his room. To his surprise, all those “wasted” hours on monster forums and wikis are now the only guide to not ending up as lunch for an abomination with way too many teeth. Forced out of his cave, Astrad isn’t looking to save humanity—only himself and his dog. However, fate and his own twisted pragmatism push him into leading a group of survivors as dysfunctional as he is. Armed with a pellet rifle, lethal sarcasm, and a journal full of monster weaknesses, he’ll have to navigate an apocalypse where the greatest threat doesn’t always come with claws and fangs—sometimes it hides in human stupidity. To survive, they won’t need a hero. They’ll need a bastard with a plan.

Max never believed in second chances. In his previous life, he endured humiliation, neglect, and quiet suffering. He survived by staying small—by lowering his head, by kneeling, by learning that silence was safer than resistance. One night he drank himself to death, it felt less like tragedy and more like release. Then he opened his eyes again. Reborn as Lin Yushan—the only heir of a powerful cultivation family—Max finds himself in a world where strength defines worth and weakness invites destruction. The Lin household stands within Clear River City, a human stronghold hidden beneath a powerful formation in a land ruled not by men, but by void beasts that awaken with the night. Survival here demands power. Power demands cultivation. But inheriting Yushan’s body means inheriting his sins. The original Lin Yushan was arrogant, cruel, and careless. His actions left scars—none deeper than those inflicted upon Lin Xue, the servant who endured years of humiliation in silence. When sabotage nearly costs him his life, suspicion falls upon her. And in a moment that will change everything, Max steps forward—not as the entitled heir, but as someone who understands what it means to kneel and wait for pain. He confesses. The punishment is public. Brutal. Sixty lashes under the unblinking eyes of the Enforcement Hall. For the first time in either life, Max chooses not survival—but responsibility. Yet beneath this struggle lies something greater. In this world, cultivation begins with absorbing Void Essence, the raw essence drawn from the boundless void beyond the stars. In a realm where law is visible, power is survival, and weakness is unforgiven— Max must decide what kind of man Lin Yushan will become. And whether borrowed guilt can become chosen strength. Author’s Note: I’m writing the cultivation story I wish existed. If that interests you, stay awhile. Also, this will be my first book, so be patient.

Sarah Johnson disappears in broad daylight, swallowed by a crowd that saw nothing. While her sister Molly searches desperately for answers, chilling messages from an obsessive ex resurface—messages promising he would find her. Detective Brian Dawson begins to suspect this is no random abduction, but something far more calculated. As secrets unravel and trust begins to fracture, Molly and Brian are pulled into a psychological game where the predator may be hiding in plain sight.

After her grandfather's death, Bai Hanyun was disowned by her parents and cast out of the Bai family. With nowhere else to go, she left the city and returned to the countryside. There, by a twist of fate, she discovered an antique mirror hidden in the basement of her newly purchased home. From that moment on, strange events began to unfold—until one day, she stumbled upon a prayer from a young general. Feng Xiyan, besieged by the Yuezhi Tribe and betrayed by the imperial court, had been driven into a desperate corner. With no access to water, food, or medicine, he and the citizens of Xiqiang City could do nothing but await death. But just as all hope seemed lost, Heaven intervened. From that moment on, the Feng Army and the people of Xiqiang City had enough food and water, living lives more prosperous than even the Emperor himself.

Echo of the Vorathar The gods were sealed. Humanity was cursed. And the world never forgot. In a land of endless fog and poisoned marshes, humans live on the edge of extinction — hunted by elves, crushed by orcs, and judged unworthy by dragons. But there is something feared even more than humanity itself. The Vorins. The mere rumor of a Vorin’s awakening is enough to start a hunt. There is no trial. No mercy. Only survival. In a world where every step can be your last, growing stronger means drawing attention. And drawing attention means death. Here, power is not ambition. It is necessity. And survival… always has a cost.

Once, Riven had everything — a name, a future, a throne. Then he lost his arm, and with it, his world. Now, half-dead and dumped in a demonic sect where monsters wear human faces, Riven is told to prove his worth… or die quietly. But what the sect doesn’t realize is this: he’s already died once. And something survived the fall — something buried in his blood that should’ve stayed asleep. Thrown into brutal trials, surrounded by rivals who kill for merit and beasts that kill for sport, Riven doesn’t want revenge. He wants to live. But if he rises? They’ll remember the prince they tried to waste — and regret they ever left him breathing.

"Hmphff… I don’t really care about myself. I’ve always been the forgotten one. The useless one, basically just another side character. So if that’s the case, then I might as well use myself as a weapon, to protect humanity... The ones whose lives actually matter. Even if it means going all alone. I’ll massacre those pathetic creatures all by myself." — Hyzar Kage In one sudden night the world got consumed by terrifying zombies, starving for blood, a boy named Hyzar Kage seizes the chaos, using his sharp gaming instincts and knowledge to protect what remains of humanity. Not knowing that this war was never just against the moaning, skidding dead. It was against something far worse than these mindless monsters… There were more, the ones not merely starving for blood, but driven by something far deeper. A twisted sense of redemption against humanity… Through this war, Hyzar will be forced to endure emotions to their highest calibre like Betrayal. Love. Hate. Heartbreak. And above all else, suffering. A lot of suffering. A battle where he will lose everything.

[ You have prepared a Disaster-class Ember-fang Steak. All party members receive +40% Fire Resistance and +25% Attack ] Ezra was a NEET for four years before he finally got off his ass and booked a flight to do something with his life. But that dream shortly died when the plane crashed. Before he knew it, he was reborn into a strange new land. Stranger yet, he was a.... frontier chef? In a world full of monsters the size of buildings? With nothing but a skill called Appraisal and a giant crab staring him down?! Fortunately, his cooking skills were a lot more useful than they sounded. His knife skills could carve through monster hide, while his newfound fire magic burned stronger as he leveled up. Not to mention, the meals he cooked gave out insane buffs and passives! Maybe this class wasn't as bad as he thought. With a class like this, he was sure he could make it to the very top! However, he soon found himself attached to a squad of hunters just as deadly as the monsters they killed. Every one of them wanted Ezra for themselves—not for his looks—for his cooking. To make matters worse, every single one of them was stupidly attractive. What kind of chef is expected to go on Disaster-class monster hunts!?

Seven college friends reunite for a long-awaited getaway in a luxurious hillside villa. Behind the laughter and warmth of their reunion, dark secrets begin to unravel—betrayals of love, old grudges, scandalous videos, and deep-seated family conflicts. What starts as a perfect escape slowly turns into a bloodstained prison when one of them begins to be terrorized. But who is the real target? And among these lifelong friends, who truly harbors the deepest, most dangerous wounds? Setting: Indonesia

He shaped reality from nothing. Now it is beginning to fracture. In a world governed by deliberate law, a sovereign oversees countless universes beneath structured heavens and a silent abyss. To his daughter Lyra, he is simply her father, the architect who taught her that nothing truly disappears. Beyond their skies lies the Axis Vault, where realities are anchored and watched by beings who stand at the highest tier of existence. When subtle distortions ripple across distant realms and no new realities emerge, the balance of creation begins to falter. As debate turns to exile and termination, Lyra is forced to confront a question her father once avoided: If structure can collapse, was it ever meant to last? A cosmic saga of family, responsibility, and the quiet truth that even gods cannot outrun the consequences of what they create.

Well, I really am in deep now. I was a hospital orderly once—now I’m some kind of undead creature, and they’ve even put a bounty on my head, no less! As if I didn’t have enough problems already, the mere thought of losing control over my own body is bad enough. So. The goal: understand what I’ve become. The task: survive. --- This is a translation! Raw: “Вампир. Эксперимент”

༺❘✦ Ryo thought moderating online fan drama about Llewellyn, the world's most famous hero, was the worst part of his job... What he didn't expect was the System deciding his online arguments counted as combat experience and dropping him into a magical apocalypse with Llewellyn himself! He also didn't expect the Internet to start shipping them! And he certainly didn't expect the System's idea of "combat partner" to involve an absurd amount of physical contact disguised as Healing Bonuses, shared body heat, Dungeon environments that look like dates, or being randomly teleported onto Llewellyn's lap! Llewellyn might be the strongest person on Earth, but he has no one to watch his back. Luckily for him, Ryo has had to deal with his unhinged online following for years… and he is more than willing to get his hands dirty in person. ━━━✦❘༻༺❘✦━━━ Content Note: The rating goes up as the story progresses! Expect mutual attraction, sexual tension, only one bed trope, and explicit scenes between consenting adults. ━━━✦❘༻༺❘✦━━━ Webnovel updates: Mon / Fri Early access available on Patreon (10 chapters ahead and increasing), where I generally upload on Tue/Thu/Sat. Thank you so much for your support! ━━━✦❘༻༺❘✦━━━ BL, Fantasy, System, Romance, M/M, Magic, Action, Character-driven, Feral Partnership, Idiots in Love, Getting Together, Slow Burn, Smut, Ropes, Humor, Banter, Dungeons, Distorted Realms, Magical Apocalypse, Internet Drama, VR Games, Elemental Cafés, a Penguin.

The Exorcist Clans call them Malefics, curses born from humanity’s darkest emotions. Grey Furios was supposed to die the night one found him. Instead, it fused with him. Now he can see the fractures in reality. The emotional residue leaking from strangers. The monsters feeding on suppressed grief and buried rage. The Exorcists want him dead, to them, Grey isn’t a survivor. He’s a ticking time bomb. A walking anomaly. A mistake that should never have existed. Because he didn’t just survive a high-grade Malefic. He absorbed it. Dragged into the hidden world of Exorcist Clans, Grey must master Resonance — the art of weaponising emotion into power — while the entity inside him grows stronger with every crack in his composure.

Maverick Langley went to sleep as a struggling twenty-three-year-old freelancer and woke up as Lilith, a five-year-old girl in the worst possible place: the Warhammer 40,000 universe. In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war. Lilith wakes in agony, trapped in a body that isn't hers, with no memory of how she got there. Beside her is Eve, her twin sister, a child with glowing red eyes and inhuman strength who has never known kindness or warmth. Together, they are experiments. Weapons. Failures. When the creators who made them decide to dispose of their mistakes, the twins must fight for survival in a galaxy that sees them as abominations. With only each other to rely on, they escape into a universe built on faith, fire, and fury. Stranded on a war-torn hive world, the sisters must navigate the watchful eyes of the Imperial Inquisition, learn what it means to be human, and hide secrets that could doom them both. Lilith carries the mind of an adult in a child's broken body. Eve knows only one truth: Lilith is everything to her. Together, they are stronger than alone. Apart, they are vulnerable. And in the Imperium of Man, weakness is heresy. As dangerous powers awaken within Lilith and unseen forces take interest in the strange twins, they must learn to survive in a galaxy where even the Emperor's protection has limits. "In the darkness between stars, who protects the Emperor's broken children?"

SYNOPSIS Hell Mod Game: So in Another World I Reincarnated on Hard Mode Darian Wander Souza Valença died in a banal way. At 38, too creative for a world suffocated by censorship, he awakens as Lars, a four-year-old orphan in a medieval world where magic exists, slavery is real, and growing up slowly is not an option. Lars seeks neither power nor glory. He creates to survive. He improvises, observes, learns—while each advancement makes the world more dangerous and the challenges more complex. The more he evolves, the less room there is for error. And while he struggles to survive, there is something Lars doesn't yet know: the truth about his origin.

Armed with Godly powers at their fingertips, the Order of the Cyberknight arose in a crusade to reform the rotting world of 2069. But all this war is but a game for the God-Emperor of the cyberknights. Even as the Grand Knight, Mike remains an indoctrinated servant of the Empire. However, when the ugly truth becomes too painful to ignore, will he remain a pawn or become the adversary?